Fortuna Düsseldorf

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.

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

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.

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