2020–21 Fortuna Düsseldorf season

The 2020–21 Fortuna Düsseldorf season was 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 covered 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

Review and events

Fortuna Düsseldorf started the 2020–21 season on 12 September 2020 against FC Ingolstadt 04 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[1] Fortuna Düsseldorf won the match 1–0 against FC Ingolstadt 04.[2] However, they were knocked out of the DFB–Pokal in the following round against Rot-Weiss Essen.[3]

The first 2. Bundesliga match happened against Hamburger SV on 18 September 2020.[1] Fortuna Düsseldorf lost the match 2–1.[4] Fortuna Düsseldorf's first league win came on 20 September 2020 against Würzburger Kickers.[1] Fortuna Düsseldorf won 1–0.[5] They finished September in 11th place.[6] In October, they went on a three–match winless streak before winning the final match of the month.[1] They lost matchday 3[1] and 5[1] against Holstein Kiel[7] and Hannover 96[8] they drew matchday four 2–2 against Jahn Regensburg,[9] and won matchday six against 1. FC Heidenheim.[10] Fortuna Düsseldorf finished October tied for 12th place with SV Sandhausen.[11] on 30 November 2020, Fortuna Düsseldorf lost to VfL Bochum 5–0.[12] Fortuna Düsseldorf finished November in 12th place.[13] Fortuna Düsseldorf won all four league matches in December.[1] Fortuna Düsseldorf defeated SV Darmstadt 98,[14] Karlsruher SC,[15] VfL Osnabrück,[16] and FC St. Pauli.[17] Fortuna Düsseldorf finished December in fifth place.[18] Fortuna Düsseldorf started 2021 with a win against SC Paderborn 07.[1] This was their fifth win in a row.[19] Their five–match winning streak finished when they drew Eintracht Braunschweig 0–0.[20] A victory against Erzgebirge Aue on 16 January 2021 (matchday 16)[21] put Fortuna Düsseldorf in third place for a playoff for promotion to the 2021–22 Bundesliga season.[22] However, a draw against Greuther Fürth on 22 January 2021 (matchday 17)[23] dropped Fortuna Düsseldorf down to fourth place[24] and a 0–0 draw against Hamburg on 26 February 2021 (matchday 18)[25] dropped Fortuna Düsseldorf down to fifth place.[26] Fortuna Düsseldorf finished January with a 2–1 loss to Würzburger Kickers on 29 January 2021.[27] Fortuna Düsseldorf finished January in sixth place.[28] This was Fortuna Düsseldorf's first loss since losing 5–0 to Bochum.[1]

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)
  • Karaman 44'
 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 5th 34 16 8 10 55 46 +9 047.06
DFB-Pokal 12 September 2020 23 December 2020 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 36 17 8 11 58 49 +9 047.22

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga
Main article: 2020–21 2. Bundesliga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Holstein Kiel 34 18 8 8 57 35 +22 62 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Hamburger SV 34 16 10 8 71 44 +27 58
5 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 16 8 10 55 46 +9 56
6 Karlsruher SC 34 14 10 10 51 44 +7 52
7 Darmstadt 98 34 15 6 13 63 55 +8 51
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.[29]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 16 8 10 55 46  +9 56 11 4 2 32 20  +12 5 4 8 23 26  −3

Source: kicker.de

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWLDLWDWLWWWWWDWDDLLDWL
Position14111412161655555555777777777
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2021. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[30]

2. Bundesliga match details
MatchDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRefereeRef.
1 18 September 2020 18:30 Hamburger SV Away 1–2 Zimmermann 90+3' 1,000 Dingert [31]
2 26 September 2020 13:00 Würzburger Kickers Home 1–0 Kownacki 82' 7,500 Hartmann [32]
3 4 October 2020 13:30 Holstein Kiel Away 1–2 Meffert 59' o.g. 1,973 Ittrich [33]
4 18 October 2020 13:30 Jahn Regensburg Home 2–2 Karaman 81', Hennings 86' 0 Kampka [34]
5 24 October 2020 13:00 Hannover 96 Away 0–3 8,900 Dankert [35]
6 30 October 2020 18:30 1. FC Heidenheim Home 1–0 Sobottka 33' 0 Stegemann [36]
7 7 November 2020 13:00 1. FC Nürnberg Away 1–1 Karaman 30' 0 Schröder [37]
8 21 November 2020 13:00 SV Sandhausen Home 1–0 Hennings 59' pen. 0 Schlager [38]
9 30 November 2020 20:30 VfL Bochum Away 0–5 0 Willenborg [39]
10 4 December 2020 18:30 Darmstadt 98 Home 3–2 Hennings 56', Karaman 77', Kownacki 89' 0 Alt [40]
11 13 December 2020 13:30 Karlsruher SC Away 2–1 Krajnc 12', Peterson 57' 0 Reichel [41]
12 16 December 2020 18:30 VfL Osnabrück Home 3–0 Appelkamp 11', Hennings (2) 89', 90+2' 0 Lechner [42]
13 20 December 2020 13:30 FC St. Pauli Away 3–0 Zimmermann 10', Hennings 64', Prib 90+3' 0 Schröder [43]
14 4 January 2021 20:30 SC Paderborn Home 2–1 Peterson 22', Karaman 55' 0 Aarnink [44]
15 11 January 2021 20:30 Eintracht Braunschweig Away 0–0 0 Sather [45]
16 16 January 2021 13:00 Erzgebirge Aue Away 3–0 Kownacki 24', Karaman 82', Pledl 89' 0 Günsch [46]
17 22 January 2021 18:30 Greuther Fürth Home 3–3 Karaman 35', Peterson 49', Danso 83' 0 Willenborg [47]
18 26 January 2021 20:30 Hamburger SV Home 0–0 0 Cortus [48]
19 29 January 2021 18:30 Würzburger Kickers Away 1–2 Hennings 25' 0 Schmidt [49]
20 8 February 2021 20:30 Holstein Kiel Home 0–2 0 Storks [50]
21 13 February 2021 13:00 Jahn Regensburg Away 1–1 Karaman 52' 0 Gerach [51]
22 21 February 2021 13:30 Hannover 96 Home 3–2 Hennings 28' pen., Klaus 52', Appelkamp 76' 0 Zwayer [52]
23 28 February 2021 13:30 1. FC Heidenheim Away 2–3 Sobottka 63', Peterson 76' 0 Heft [53]
24 7 March 2021 13:30 1. FC Nürnberg Home 3–1
25 13 March 2021 13:00 SV Sandhausen Away 0–0
26 22 March 2021 20:30 VfL Bochum Home 0–3
274 April 2021:Darmstadt 98Away2–1
2918 April 2021:VfL OsnabrückAway3–0
3021 April 2021:FC St. PauliHome2–0
3124 April 2021:SC PaderbornAway1–2
283 May 2021:Karlsruher SCHome3–2
328 May 2021:Eintracht BraunschweigHome2–2
3316 May 2021:Erzgebirge AueHome3–0
3423 May 2021:Greuther FürthAway2–3

DFB-Pokal
Main article: 2020–21 DFB-Pokal
DateRoundOpponentVenueResult
F–A		GoalscorersAttendanceRef.
12 September 2020First roundFC Ingolstadt 04Away1–0Pledl0[2]
23 December 2020Second roundRot-Weiss EssenAway2–3Hennings (2)0[3]

Player details

First-team squad
As of 9 October 2020[54]

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

Transfers

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 Ghana GHA Nana Ampomah (on loan to Royal Antwerp until 30 June 2022)

Notes

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