2020–21 Fortuna Düsseldorf season

The 2020–21 Fortuna Düsseldorf season is the club's 126th season in existence and the first season back in the second flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Fortuna Düsseldorf participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Fortuna Düsseldorf
2020–21 season
Board MembersThomas Röttgermann (President)
Erich Rutemöller
Lutz Pfannenstiel
Head coachUwe Rösler
StadiumMerkur Spiel-Arena
2. Bundesliga5th
DFB-PokalSecond round
All statistics correct as of 23 December 2020.

Players

First-team squad

As of 9 October 2020[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Raphael Wolf
3 MF  GER André Hoffmann
4 DF  AUT Kevin Danso (on loan from Augsburg)
5 DF  AUT Christoph Klarer
6 MF  USA Alfredo Morales
7 DF  GER Florian Hartherz
8 MF  POL Jakub Piotrowski
9 FW  POL Dawid Kownacki
11 FW  TUR Kenan Karaman
12 MF  SWE Kristoffer Peterson
13 MF  POL Adam Bodzek (captain)
14 FW  GHA Kelvin Ofori
15 MF  GER Edgar Prib
18 MF  GER Thomas Pledl
19 FW  GER Emmanuel Iyoha
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  AUS Brandon Borrello (on loan from SC Freiburg)
21 GK  GER Dennis Gorka
22 DF  GRE Leonardo Koutris (on loan from Olympiacos)
23 MF  JPN Shinta Appelkamp
25 DF  GER Matthias Zimmermann
28 FW  GER Rouwen Hennings
29 MF  GER Gökhan Gül
30 GK  RUS Anton Mitryushkin
31 MF  GER Marcel Sobottka
32 DF  SVN Luka Krajnc (on loan from Frosinone)
33 GK  GER Florian Kastenmeier
36 DF  GER Nikell Touglo
39 DF  GER Jean Zimmer
43 DF  GER Jamil Siebert

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  GHA Nana Ampomah (on loan to Royal Antwerp until 30 June 2022)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

18 August 2020 Friendly Fortuna Düsseldorf Cancelled Wehen Wiesbaden Düsseldorf, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Paul-Janes-Stadion
22 August 2020 Friendly Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–0 VfL Bochum Düsseldorf, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Paul-Janes-Stadion
28 August 2020 Friendly Vitesse 2–2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Arnhem, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
8 October 2020 Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Fohlenplatz
Attendance: 300
Referee: Marc Borsch

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
2. Bundesliga 18 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 13 7 2 4 19 18 +1 053.85
DFB-Pokal 12 September 2020 23 December 2020 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 15 8 2 5 22 21 +1 053.33

Last updated: 23 December 2020

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Karlsruher SC 20 10 3 7 33 27 +6 33
6 Hannover 96 20 10 2 8 31 22 +9 32
7 Fortuna Düsseldorf 20 9 5 6 28 26 +2 32
8 Erzgebirge Aue 20 8 5 7 30 28 +2 29
9 SC Paderborn 19 7 5 7 24 23 +1 26
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2021. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[2]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
13 7 2 4 19 18  +1 23 5 1 0 11 4  +7 2 1 4 8 14  −6

Last updated: 20 December 2020.
Source:

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHH
ResultLWLDLWDWLWWWW
Position1411141216165555555
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures will be announced on 7 August 2020.[3]

18 September 2020 1 Hamburger SV 2–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Hamburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Christian Dingert
26 September 2020 2 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–0 Würzburger Kickers Düsseldorf
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kownacki  82' Report Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Robert Hartmann
4 October 2020 (2020-10-04) 3 Holstein Kiel 2–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Kiel
13:30
Report
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 1,973
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
18 October 2020 4 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–2 Jahn Regensburg Düsseldorf
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Kampka
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 5 Hannover 96 3–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Hannover
13:00
Report Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 8,900
Referee: Bastian Dankert
30 October 2020 6 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–0 1. FC Heidenheim Düsseldorf
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Sobottka  33' Report Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
7 November 2020 7 Nürnberg 1–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Nürnberg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
21 November 2020 8 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–0 Sandhausen Düsseldorf
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager

DFB-Pokal

12 September 2020 First round FC Ingolstadt 0–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Ingolstadt
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Tobias Reichel
23 December 2020 Second round Rot-Weiss Essen 3–2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Essen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Essen
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Notes

    References

    1. "Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895: Kader" [Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895: Squad]. f95.de (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
    2. "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de. German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
    3. "Fixtures for the 2020–21 season for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 will be published on 7 August 2020". bundesliga.com. Bundesliga. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
    4. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
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