Fortuna Düsseldorf

German association football club

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Football club
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Full nameDüsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein
Fortuna 1895 e.V.
Nickname(s)Flingeraner, Fortunen, Rheinländer[citation needed]
Founded5 May 1895; 128 years ago (1895-05-05)
GroundMerkur Spiel-Arena
Capacity54,600[citation needed]
Board membersAlexander Jobst (Chair)[citation needed]
Klaus Allofs
Arnd Hovemann[citation needed]
Head coachDaniel Thioune
League2. Bundesliga
2022–232. Bundesliga, 4th of 18
WebsiteClub website
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Away colours
Third colours
Current season

Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (pronounced [fɔʁˈtuːna ˈdʏsl̩dɔʁf] ), is a German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga.

Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league in 1913 and was a fixture in the top flight from the early 1920s up to the creation of the Bundesliga in 1963. 2023–24 will be their fourth season in a row in the 2. Bundesliga since getting relegated from the Bundesliga in the 2019–20 season. Fortuna captured one German championship in 1933 and two German cup DFB-Pokal wins in 1979 and 1980. Their greatest feat in European competition was a Cup Winners Cup final in 1979 where they lost to Barcelona.

History

Foundation to World War II

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