2023–24_Fortuna_Düsseldorf_season
2023–24 Fortuna Düsseldorf season
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 season is Fortuna Düsseldorf's 129th season in existence and fourth consecutive in the 2. Bundesliga. They are also competing in the DFB-Pokal.
Quick Facts season, Head coach ...
| 2023–24 season | ||
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| Head coach | Daniel Thioune | |
| Stadium | Merkur Spiel-Arena | |
| 2. Bundesliga | 3rd | |
| Promotion play-offs | TBD | |
| DFB-Pokal | Semi-finals | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Christos Tzolis (18) All: Christos Tzolis (20) | |
| Highest home attendance | 52,000 vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |
| Lowest home attendance | 27,715 vs Wehen Wiesbaden | |
| Biggest win | SV Elversberg 0–5 Fortuna Düsseldorf | |
| Biggest defeat | Bayer Leverkusen 4–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf | |
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First-team squad
- As of 30 August 2023[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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In
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| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| FW |  Vincent Vermeij |
 SC Freiburg II |
Free | 1 July 2023 | [2] |
| MF | Yannik Engelhardt |
SC Freiburg II |
€600,000 | 2 July 2023 | [3] |
| GK |  Karol Niemczycki |
MKS Cracovia |
Free | 19 July 2023 | [4] |
| MF |  Christos Tzolis |
 Norwich City |
Loan | 6 August 2023 | [5] |
| MF | Dennis Jastrzembski |
Śląsk Wrocław |
Free | 23 August 2023 | [6] |
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Out
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| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| FW | Dawid Kownacki |
Werder Bremen |
Free | 1 July 2023 | [7] |
| DF |  Christoph Klarer |
Darmstadt 98 |
€2,000,000 | 18 July 2023 | [8] |
| MF |  Elione Fernandes Neto |
Red Bull Salzburg |
€3,000,000 | 10 August 2023 | [9] |
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Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Fortuna Düsseldorf 
v VfL Bochum
v VfL Bochum
| 21 July 2023 Friendly | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–1 | VfL Bochum | Düsseldorf |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Paul-Janes-Stadion Attendance: 4,000 |
Overall record
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| 2. Bundesliga | 28 July 2023 | 19 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 051.52 |
| Promotion play-offs | 23 May 2024 | 27 May 2024 | First leg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |
| DFB-Pokal | 13 August 2023 | 3 April 2024 | First round | Semi-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 060.00 |
| Total | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 052.63 | ||||
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Last updated: 11 May 2024
Source: Soccerway
2. Bundesliga
Main article: 2023–24 2. Bundesliga
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | FC St. Pauli (P) | 33 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 66 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel (P) | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 65 | |
| 3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (Q) | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 60 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 55 | |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 52 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2024. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[10]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[10]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results summary
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| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 19 | +21 |
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Last updated: 11 May 2024.
Source: DFB
Results by round
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| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | |
| Position | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[11][12]
Fortuna Düsseldorf v Hertha BSC
| 29 July 2023 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–0 | Hertha BSC | Düsseldorf |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 40,466 Referee: Christian Dingert |
FC St. Pauli v Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 5 August 2023 2 | FC St. Pauli | 0–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hamburg |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v SC Paderborn
| 19 August 2023 3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–2 | SC Paderborn | Düsseldorf |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 30,312 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
SV Elversberg v Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 26 August 2023 4 | SV Elversberg | 0–5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Rostock |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde Attendance: 8,366 Referee: Michael Bacher |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v Karlsruher SC
| 1 September 2023 5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–1 | Karlsruher SC | Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 27,942 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
Hansa Rostock v Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 16 September 2023 6 | Hansa Rostock | 1–3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Rostock |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 24,600 Referee: Nicolas Winter |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v Hannover 96
| 24 September 2023 7 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–1 | Hannover 96 | Düsseldorf |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 35,444 Referee: Florian Lechner |
Hamburger SV v Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 29 September 2023 8 | Hamburger SV | 1–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hamburg |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Bénes  83' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 56,100 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v VfL Osnabrück
| 6 October 2023 9 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Iyoha 60' |
Report | Engelhardt 90' |
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 33,132 Referee: Robert Kampka |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v 1. FC Kaiserslautern
| 21 October 2023 10 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4–3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Düsseldorf |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
Eintracht Braunschweig v Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 27 October 2023 11 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Braunschweig |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Krüger 59' |
Report | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 19,333 Referee: Patrick Alt |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v SV Wehen Wiesbaden
| 3 November 2023 12 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–3 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 UTC+1 | Engelhardt 79' |
Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 27,715 Referee: Florian Heft |
Greuther Fürth v Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 12 November 2023 13 | Greuther Fürth | 1–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Fürth |
| 13:30 UTC+1 | Wagner 48' |
Report | Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 10,790 Referee: Max Burda |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v FC Schalke 04
| 25 November 2023 14 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 5–3 | FC Schalke 04 | Düsseldorf |
| 20:30 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Robert Schröder |
1. FC Nürnberg v Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 2 December 2023 15 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Nürnberg |
| 13:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 33,062 Referee: Richard Hempel |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v Holstein Kiel
| 10 December 2023 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–1 | Holstein Kiel | Düsseldorf |
| 13:30 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 31,042 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
1. FC Magdeburg v Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 16 December 2023 17 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 2–3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Magdeburg |
| 13:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 20,090 Referee: Michael Bacher |
Hertha BSC v Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 21 January 2024 18 | Hertha BSC | 2–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Berlin |
| 13:30 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 42,902 Referee: Robert Kampka |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v FC St. Pauli
| 27 January 2024 19 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–2 | FC St. Pauli | Düsseldorf |
| 20:30 UTC+1 | Tzolis 83' |
Report | Hartel 16' (pen.), 26' |
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena |
Paderborn v Dusseldorf
| 4 February 2024 20 | Paderborn | 4-3 | Dusseldorf | |
| Kinsombi 19'
Hansen 82' |
Engelhardt 49'
Mustapha 90' |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v SV Elversberg
| 10 February 2024 21 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–1 | SV Elversberg | Düsseldorf |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena |
Karlsruher SC v Dusseldorf
| 17 February 2024 22 | Karlsruher SC | 2-2 | Dusseldorf | |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gondorf 48'
Herold 63' |
Tzolis 37, 51' |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v Hansa Rostock
| 25 February 2024 23 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–0 | Hansa Rostock | Düsseldorf |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena |
Hannover 96 v Dusseldorf
| 2 March 2024 24 | Hannover 96 | 2-2 | Dusseldorf | |
| Voglsammer 63'
Teuchert 86' |
Tzolis 11, 19' |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v Hamburger SV
| 8 March 2024 25 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–0 | Hamburger SV | Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 UTC+1 |
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Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Martin Petersen |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v Eintracht Braunschweig
| 7 April 2024 27 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Düsseldorf |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena |
Wehen Wiesbaden v Dusseldorf
| 28 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 0-2 | Dusseldorf | |
Lee  35' |
Applekamp 13'
Johannesson 64' |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v 1. FC Nürnberg
| 3 May 2024 32 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v Greuther Fürth
| 20 April 2024 29 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–0 | Greuther Fürth | Düsseldorf |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v 1. FC Magdeburg
| 19 May 2024 34 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | – | 1. FC Magdeburg | Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena |
DFB-Pokal
Main article: 2023–24 DFB-Pokal
FV Illertissen v Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 13 August 2023 First round | FV Illertissen | 1–3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Illertissen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Vöhlinstadion Referee: Lars Erbst |
SpVgg Unterhaching v Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 31 October 2023 Second round | SpVgg Unterhaching | 3–6 (a.e.t.) | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Unterhaching |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Sportpark Unterhaching Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Alexander Sather |
1. FC Magdeburg v Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 5 December 2023 Round of 16 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 1–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Magdeburg |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: MDCC-Arena |
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