2024–25 Fortuna Düsseldorf season
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Daniel Thioune | |||
| Stadium | Merkur Spiel-Arena | |||
| 2. Bundesliga | 4th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | First round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Tim Rossmann (1) All: Tim Rossmann (1) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 36,103 (10 August 2024 vs. Karlsruher SC) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 36,103 (10 August 2024) | |||
| Biggest win | 2–0 (4 August 2024 vs. Darmstadt) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–2 (18 August 2024 vs. Dynamo Dresden) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 18 August 2024. | ||||
The 2024–25 season is the 130th season in the history of Fortuna Düsseldorf and the fifth consecutive season in 2. Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the DFB-Pokal.
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Benjamin Böckle | Preußen Münster | Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF | Christos Tzolis | Norwich City | €3,500,000 | 1 July 2024 | |
| MF | Noah Mbamba | Bayer Leverkusen | Loan | 1 July 2024 | |
| MF | Tim Rossmann | Karlsruher SC | Free | 1 July 2024 | [1] |
| FW | Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | FC Copenhagen | €2,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | [2] |
| GK | Robert Kwasigroch | Hertha BSC | Loan | 13 July 2024 | [3] |
| GK | Florian Schock | VfB Stuttgart | Free | 13 July 2024 | [4] |
| FW | Dženan Pejčinović | VfL Wolfsburg | Loan | 19 July 2024 | [5] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Marlon Mustapha | Como | Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| FW | Christoph Daferner | 1. FC Nürnberg | Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| GK | Dennis Gorka | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | ||
| GK | Karol Niemczycki | Darmstadt 98 | 1 July 2024 | ||
| DF | Benjamin Böckle | Rapid Wien | €200,000 | 1 July 2024 | |
| MF | Christos Tzolis | Club Brugge | €6,600,000[6] | 4 July 2024 | [7] |
| MF | Ao Tanaka | Leeds United | €4,000,000 | 30 August 2024 | |
| DF | Jordy de Wijs | SC Heerenveen | Loan | 2 January 2025 | [8] |
Friendlies
| 7 July 2024 Friendly | Holzheimer SG | 0–3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Neuss |
| 15:30 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Ludwig-Wolker-Sportanlage |
| 12 July 2024 Friendly | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4–0 | Diósgyőri VTK | Bad Wimsbach, Austria |
| 17:00 | Stadium: HF-Stadion Bad Wimsbach |
| 15 July 2024 Friendly | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 5–2 | Galatasaray | Linz, Austria |
| 19:30 |
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Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena |
| 20 July 2024 Friendly[9] | Kickers Offenbach | 1–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Offenbach |
| 14:00 |
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| Note: Two periods of 30 minutes | ||||
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Offenbach |
| 15:15 | ||||
| Note: Two periods of 30 minutes | ||||
| 27 July 2024 Friendly | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | |
| 16:00 |
| 5 September 2024 Friendly | Twente | 2–4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | |
| 13:00 |
| 10 October 2024 Friendly | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–1 | Heracles Almelo | |
| 13:15 |
| 9 January 2025 Friendly | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–2 | Bodø/Glimt | Spain |
| 15:00 |
| 20 March 2025 Friendly | Heracles Almelo | 0–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | |
| 13:00 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| 2. Bundesliga | 4 August 2024 | 18 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 42.31 | |
| DFB-Pokal | 18 August 2024 | 18 August 2024 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 40.74 | ||||
Last updated: 16 March 2025
Source: Soccerway
2. Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | SC Paderborn | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 55 |
| 5 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 53 |
| 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 53 |
| 7 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 53 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 52 |
Source: Bundesliga
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.)
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.)
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 |
Last updated: 16 March 2025.
Source: soccerway
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2025. Source: worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[11]
| 4 August 2024 1 | Darmstadt 98 | 0–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Darmstadt |
| 13:30 UTC+2 | Nürnberger 54' Vukotić 78' El Idrissi 83' |
Report | Vukotić 55' (o.g.) Hoffmann 79' Jóhannesson 81' Rossmann 86' (Zimmerman) |
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,810 Referee: Robert Kampka |
| 10 August 2024 2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–0 | Karlsruher SC | Düsseldorf |
| 13:00 UTC+2 | Hoffmann 67' Klaus 76' |
Report | Rapp 39' | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 36,103 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 25 August 2024 3 | SSV Ulm | 1–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Ulm |
| 13:30 UTC+2 | Higl 41' (pen.) | Report |
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Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 13,226 Referee: Eric Weisbach |
| 30 August 2024 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–0 | Hannover 96 | Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 UTC+2 | Schmidt 59' | Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 35,416 Referee: Florian Heft |
| 15 September 2024 5 | Hertha BSC | 0–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Berlin |
| 13:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 50,135 Referee: Michael Bacher |
| 21 September 2024 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–2 | 1. FC Köln | Düsseldorf |
| 13:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 51,500 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 27 September 2024 7 | Greuther Fürth | 1–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Fürth |
| 18:30 UTC+2 | Srbeny 45' | Report |
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Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 12,405 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 6 October 2024 8 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–3 | Hamburger SV | Düsseldorf |
| 13:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 51,500 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 19 October 2024 9 | Jahn Regensburg | 0–3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Regensburg |
| 13:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Jahnstadion Attendance: 12,310 Referee: Lukas Benen |
| 26 October 2024 10 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Düsseldorf |
| 20:30 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 44,557 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 1 November 2024 11 | Preußen Münster | 1–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Münster |
| 18:30 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 12,422 Referee: Michael Bacher |
| 9 November 2024 12 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–1 | Paderborn | Düsseldorf |
| 20:30 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Florian Exner |
| 23 November 2024 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–2 | Elversberg | Düsseldorf |
| 13:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Tom Bauer |
| 1 December 2024 14 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Nürnberg |
| 13:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 36,111 Referee: Lars Erbst |
| 8 December 2024 15 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 5–0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Düsseldorf |
| 13:30 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 34,500 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 14 December 2024 16 | Schalke 04 | 1–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Gelsenkirchen |
| 13:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,955 Referee: Florian Heft |
| 20 December 2024 17 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–5 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 33,527 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 17 January 2025 18 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–2 | Darmstadt 98 | Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 UTC+1 |
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Report | Corredor 69' (pen.), 72' | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 51,200 Referee: Robert Kampka |
| 25 January 2025 19 | Karlsruher SC | 2–3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Karlsruhe |
| 13:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 30,374 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger |
| 1 February 2025 20 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–2 | SSV Ulm | Düsseldorf |
| 13:00 UTC+1 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 32,047 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 9 February 2025 21 | Hannover 96 | 1–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hannover |
| 13:30 UTC+1 | Rochelt 35' | Report | van Brederode 26' | Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena Attendance: 32,200 Referee: Max Burda |
| 15 February 2025 22 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–1 | Hertha BSC | Düsseldorf |
| 20:30 UTC+1 | Pejčinović 55', 58' | Report | Reese 13' | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 38,912 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 23 February 2025 23 | 1. FC Köln | 1–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Cologne |
| 13:30 UTC+1 | Kainz 67' | Report | Jóhannesson 90' (pen.) | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Michael Bacher |
| 28 February 2025 24 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–2 | Greuther Fürth | Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 UTC+1 | Jóhannesson 8' | Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 32,598 Referee: Eric Weisbach |
| 8 March 2025 25 | Hamburger SV | 4–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hamburg |
| 20:30 UTC+1 | Report | Kownacki 18' | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Florian Exner |
| 15 March 2025 26 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–0 | Jahn Regensburg | Düsseldorf |
| 13:00 UTC+1 | Zimmermann 41' | Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 31,951 Referee: Nicolas Winter |
DFB-Pokal
| 18 August 2024 First round | Dynamo Dresden | 2–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Dresden |
| 18:00 | Kastenmeier 17' (o.g.) Meißner 69' (Meier) Casar 81' Menzel 81' |
Report | Sobottka 55' De Wijs 74' Klaus 81' Tanaka 85' |
Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 29,660 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
Statistics
- As of 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 2. Bundesliga | DFB Pokal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 3 | DF | GER | André Hoffmann | 23 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | JPN | Ao Tanaka | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER | Joshua Quarshie | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER | Moritz Heyer | 11 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | FRA | Giovanni Haag | 17 | 2 | 13+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | GER | Dženan Pejčinović | 20 | 5 | 6+13 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ISL | Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | 26 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NED | Vincent Vermeij | 19 | 1 | 3+16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NED | Myron van Brederode | 18 | 3 | 11+7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | GER | Felix Klaus | 15 | 1 | 11+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | GER | Moritz Kwarteng | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ISL | Valgeir Lunddal Friðriksson | 17 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | GER | Tim Oberdorf | 27 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | GER | Jona Niemiec | 24 | 2 | 5+18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | GER | Emmanuel Iyoha | 19 | 1 | 15+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | GER | Jamil Siebert | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | GER | Tim Rossmann | 18 | 2 | 12+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | GER | Danny Schmidt | 18 | 2 | 5+12 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | GER | Shinta Appelkamp | 19 | 0 | 9+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | POL | Dawid Kownacki | 21 | 10 | 20+1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | GER | Matthias Zimmermann | 24 | 1 | 17+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | POL | Dennis Jastrzembski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | NED | Jordy de Wijs | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | GER | Marcel Sobottka | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | GER | Florian Kastenmeier | 27 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | FRA | Nicolas Gavory | 11 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | BEL | Noah Mbamba | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | GER | Jan Boller | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | GER | Danny Latza | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | GER | Sima Suso | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | 2. Bundesliga | DFB Pokal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 21 | Tim Rossmann | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Opponent's Own Goal(s) | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Assists
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | 2. Bundesliga | DFB Pokal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DF | 25 | Matthias Zimmermann | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Clean Sheets
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | 2. Bundesliga | DFB Pokal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 22 | Florian Kastenmeier | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | 2. Bundesliga | DFB Pokal | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | André Hoffmann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Ao Tanaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Felix Klaus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | Jordy de Wijs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | Marcel Sobottka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
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