List of Fortuna Düsseldorf seasons
The following is a list of seasons played by Fortuna Düsseldorf from the 1947–48 season up to the most recent season. It is divided into two parts coinciding with the regional league structure of post-war Germany, and the formation of a nationwide league, the Bundesliga.
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1947 to 1963: Oberliga West
| Season | League | Tier | Position | GFC | Cup |
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| 1947–48 | Oberliga West | 1 | 7th | — | |
| 1948–49 | Oberliga West | 1 | 11th | — | |
| 1949–50 | 2. Liga West | 2 | 2nd | — | |
| 1950–51 | Oberliga West | 1 | 5th | — | |
| 1951–52 | Oberliga West | 1 | 12th | — | |
| 1952–53 | Oberliga West | 1 | 9th | — | — |
| 1953–54 | Oberliga West | 1 | 10th | — | — |
| 1954–55 | Oberliga West | 1 | 7th | — | — |
| 1955–56 | Oberliga West | 1 | 6th | — | SF |
| 1956–57 | Oberliga West | 1 | 6th | — | RU |
| 1957–58 | Oberliga West | 1 | 8th | — | RU |
| 1958–59 | Oberliga West | 1 | 3rd | — | — |
| 1959–60 | Oberliga West | 1 | 15th | — | — |
| 1960–61 | 2. Liga West | 2 | 2nd | — | — |
| 1961–62 | Oberliga West | 1 | 9th | — | RU |
| 1962–63 | Oberliga West | 1 | 13th | — | — |
1963 to Present: Formation of the Bundesliga
Since 1963 Fortuna Düsseldorf have played in the top four tiers of the German football league system. Fortuna Düsseldorf's most successful period during these years was from the 1971–72 season until the 1986–87 season. They played 16 consecutive seasons in the Bundesliga, twice won the DFB-Pokal and reached the final of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1980.
| Season | League | Tier | Position | Cup | Europe | Result | Av. Att. | Top Scorer(s) | Goals |
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| 1963–64 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 3rd | — | — | ||||
| 1964–65 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 3rd | — | — | ||||
| 1965–66 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 1st | R1 | — | ||||
| 1966–67 | Bundesliga | 1 | 17th | QF | — | 29,176 |  Waldemar Gerhardt
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| 1967–68 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 6th | — | Intertoto Cup | W | |||
| 1968–69 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 4th | — | — | ||||
| 1969–70 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 4th | — | — | ||||
| 1970–71 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 2nd | SF | — | ||||
| 1971–72 | Bundesliga | 1 | 13th | R2 | — | 15,412 | Reiner Geye
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| 1972–73 | Bundesliga | 1 | 3rd | R1 | — | 26,118 | Reiner Geye
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| 1973–74 | Bundesliga | 1 | 3rd | R1 | UEFA Cup | R3 | 23,912 | Reiner Geye
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| 1974–75 | Bundesliga | 1 | 6th | QF | UEFA Cup | R3 | 22,235 | Reiner Geye
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| 1975–76 | Bundesliga | 1 | 12th | QF | — | 18,324 | Dieter Herzog
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| 1976–77 | Bundesliga | 1 | 12th | R2 | — | 20,471 | Detlev Szymanek Wolfgang Seel
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| 1977–78 | Bundesliga | 1 | 5th | RU | — | 22,576 | Wolfgang Seel
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| 1978–79 | Bundesliga | 1 | 7th | W | Cup Winners' Cup | RU | 18,935 | Klaus Allofs
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| 1979–80 | Bundesliga | 1 | 11th | W | Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | 20,541 | Klaus Allofs
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| 1980–81 | Bundesliga | 1 | 13th | QF | Cup Winners' Cup | R3 | 18,398 | Klaus Allofs
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| 1981–82 | Bundesliga | 1 | 15th | R3 | — | 15,559 | Thomas Allofs
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| 1982–83 | Bundesliga | 1 | 9th | R2 | — | 13,141 |  Atli Eðvaldsson
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| 1983–84 | Bundesliga | 1 | 14th | R1 | — | 20,735 | Günter Thiele
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| 1984–85 | Bundesliga | 1 | 15th | R2 | Intertoto Cup | W | 12,518 | Günter Thiele
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| 1985–86 | Bundesliga | 1 | 14th | R2 | — | 10,312 |  Hans Holmqvist
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| 1986–87 | Bundesliga | 1 | 17th | SF | Intertoto Cup | W | 12,265 |  Henrik Ravn Jensen
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| 1987–88 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 5th | R3 | — | 6,868 | Sven Demandt
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| 1988–89 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 1st | R1 | — | 8,726 | Sven Demandt
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| 1989–90 | Bundesliga | 1 | 9th | QF | — | 19,941 | Uwe Fuchs
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| 1990–91 | Bundesliga | 1 | 12th | R2 | — | 16,588 | Thomas Allofs
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| 1991–92 | Bundesliga | 1 | 20th | R2 | — | 14,000 | Christian Schreier
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| 1992–93 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 21st | R4 | — | 5,726 |  Ryszard Cyroń
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| 1993–94 | Oberliga Nordrhein | 3 | 1st | R2 | — | ||||
| 1994–95 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 3rd | — | — | 9,659 |  Vlatko Glavaš
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| 1995–96 | Bundesliga | 1 | 13th | R3 | — | 25,079 | Ryszard Cyroń
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| 1996–97 | Bundesliga | 1 | 16th | R2 | — | 21,265 |  Sergei Yuran
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| 1997–98 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 7th | R1 | — | 12,124 |  Igli Tare
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| 1998–99 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 18th | R3 | — | 8,888 | Igli Tare
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| 1999–00 | Regionalliga West–Südwest | 3 | 6th | R2 | — | 4,412 |  Ganiyu Shittu
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| 2000–01 | Regionalliga Nord | 3 | 16th | — | — | 5,125 |  Oleg Putilo
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| 2001–02 | Regionalliga Nord | 3 | 17th | — | — | 5,719 | Frank Mayer
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| 2002–03 | Oberliga Nordrhein | 4 | 8th | — | — | 3,750 | Frank Mayer
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| 2003–04 | Oberliga Nordrhein | 4 | 2nd | — | — | 5,500 | Frank Mayer
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| 2004–05 | Regionalliga Nord | 3 | 8th | R1 | — | 8,611 | Frank Mayer
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| 2005–06 | Regionalliga Nord | 3 | 5th | — | — | 7,387 | Marcus Feinbier
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| 2006–07 | Regionalliga Nord | 3 | 10th | — | — | 10,603 | Marcus Feinbier
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| 2007–08 | Regionalliga Nord | 3 | 3rd | — | — | 12,682 |  Axel Lawaree
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| 2008–09 | 3rd Liga | 3 | 2nd | — | — | 14,875 | Marco Christ
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| 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 4th | R1 | — | 28,007 |  Martin Harnik
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| 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 7th | R1 | — | 21,051 | Jens Langeneke
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| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 3rd | R3 | — | 31,900 | Sascha Rösler
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| 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 1 | 17th | R3 | — | 45,991 | Dani Schahin
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| 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 6th | R1 | — | 33,982 |  Charlison Benschop
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| 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 10th | R1 | — | 29,944 | Charlison Benschop
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| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 14th | R2 | — | 25,897 | Kerem Demirbay
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| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 11th | R2 | — | 25,978 | Rouwen Hennings
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| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 1st | R2 | — | 28,913 | Rouwen Hennings
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| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 1 | 10th | R3 | — | 44,339 | Dodi Lukebakio Benito Raman
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