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.
| Full name | Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Flingeraner, Fortunen, Rheinländer | |||
| Founded | 5 May 1895 | |||
| Ground | Merkur Spiel-Arena | |||
| Capacity | 54,600 | |||
| Board members | Alexander Jobst (Chair) Klaus Allofs Arnd Hovemann | |||
| Head coach | Daniel Thioune | |||
| League | 2. Bundesliga | |||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga, 4th of 18 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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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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