2018–19 Fortuna Düsseldorf season

The 2018–19 Fortuna Düsseldorf season is the 124th season in the football club's history and 24th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2018. In addition to the domestic league, Fortuna Düsseldorf also are participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 15th season for Düsseldorf in the Merkur Spiel-Arena, located in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Fortuna Düsseldorf
2018–19 season
ChairmanRobert Schäfer
ManagerFriedhelm Funkel
StadiumMerkur Spiel-Arena
Bundesliga10th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dodi Lukebakio
Benito Raman
(10 goals each)
All:
Dodi Lukebakio
(14 goals)
Highest home attendance53,400
Lowest home attendance34,394
Average home league attendance44,339
Biggest winKoblenz 0–5 Düsseldorf
Biggest defeatFrankfurt 7–1 Düsseldorf
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2019.

Players

Squad information
As of 1 February 2020[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Michael Rensing
3 DF André Hoffmann
4 DF Kasim Nuhu (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim)
5 DF Kaan Ayhan
6 MF Alfredo Morales
7 MF Oliver Fink (captain)
8 MF Aymen Barkok (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt)
9 FW Dawid Kownacki
10 MF Valon Berisha (on loan from Lazio)
11 MF Kenan Karaman
13 DF Adam Bodzek (3rd captain)
14 MF Kelvin Ofori
15 MF Erik Thommy (on loan from VfB Stuttgart)
18 MF Thomas Pledl
19 DF Mathias Jørgensen (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
20 FW Steven Skrzybski (on loan from Schalke 04)
No. Position Player
22 MF Kevin Stöger
23 DF Niko Gießelmann
24 GK Zack Steffen (on loan from Manchester City)
25 DF Matthias Zimmermann
26 DF Diego Contento
27 FW Opoku Ampomah
28 FW Rouwen Hennings (vice-captain)
29 DF Markus Suttner
30 GK Raphael Wolf
31 MF Marcel Sobottka
32 DF Robin Bormuth
33 GK Florian Kastenmeier
37 FW Bernard Tekpetey (on loan from Schalke 04)
38 GK Tim Wiesner
39 DF Jean Zimmer
40 DF Johannes Bühler

Transfers

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 25 August 2018 18 May 2019 Matchday 1 34 13 5 16 49 65 −16 038.24
DFB-Pokal 19 August 2018 6 February 2019 First round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 066.67
Total 37 15 5 17 60 70 −10 040.54

Last updated: 25 May 2019

Source: Competitions

Bundesliga
Main article: 2018–19 Bundesliga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Werder Bremen 34 14 11 9 58 49 +9 53
9 1899 Hoffenheim 34 13 12 9 70 52 +18 51
10 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 13 5 16 49 65 −16 44
11 Hertha BSC 34 11 10 13 49 57 −8 43
12 Mainz 05 34 12 7 15 46 57 −11 43
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 goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off.[2]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 13 5 16 49 65  −16 44 9 0 8 27 28  −1 4 5 8 22 37  −15

Last updated: 25 May 2019.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultLDWDLLLLLLWDLLWWWWLDWLWWLLWWLLWDLW
Position111289131517181717171718181615141414141212121111121110101010101110
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2019. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 1Fortuna Düsseldorf1–2FC AugsburgDüsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Raman  39' Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 40,996
Referee: Markus Schmidt
2 September 2018 (2018-09-02) 2RB Leipzig1–1Fortuna DüsseldorfLeipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Augustin  68' Report Zimmermann  47' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 34,975
Referee: Marco Fritz
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 3Fortuna Düsseldorf2–11899 HoffenheimDüsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Nelson  86' Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 40,111
Referee: Tobias Stieler
21 September 2018 (2018-09-21) 4VfB Stuttgart0–0Fortuna DüsseldorfStuttgart
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 54,410
Referee: Robert Hartmann
26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) 5Fortuna Düsseldorf1–2Bayer LeverkusenDüsseldorf
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Hennings  90+4' (pen.) Report Volland  50', 60' Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 40,046
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 61. FC Nürnberg3–0Fortuna DüsseldorfNuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 36,102
Referee: Harm Osmers
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 7Fortuna Düsseldorf0–2Schalke 04Düsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Sven Jablonski
19 October 2018 (2018-10-19) 8Eintracht Frankfurt7–1Fortuna DüsseldorfFrankfurt
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Lukebakio  53' Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 9Fortuna Düsseldorf0–3VfL WolfsburgDüsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 38,043
Referee: Daniel Schlager
4 November 2018 (2018-11-04) 10Borussia Mönchengladbach3–0Fortuna DüsseldorfMönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,022
Referee: Felix Brych
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 11Fortuna Düsseldorf4–1Hertha BSCDüsseldorf
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Selke  88' Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 38,743
Referee: Robert Hartmann
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 12Bayern Munich3–3Fortuna DüsseldorfMunich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Lukebakio  44', 77', 90+3' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Sven Jablonski
30 November 2018 (2018-11-30) 13Fortuna Düsseldorf0–1Mainz 05Düsseldorf
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Mateta  67' Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 37,091
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
7 December 2018 (2018-12-07) 14Werder Bremen3–1Fortuna DüsseldorfBremen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Lukebakio  43' (pen.) Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Marco Fritz
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 15Fortuna Düsseldorf2–0SC FreiburgDüsseldorf
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Ayhan  55', 79' Report Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 39,301
Referee: Harm Osmers
18 December 2018 (2018-12-18) 16Fortuna Düsseldorf2–1Borussia DortmundDüsseldorf
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Alcácer  81' Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Tobias Welz
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 17Hannover 960–1Fortuna DüsseldorfHanover
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Fink  90+2' Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 34,200
Referee: Bastian Dankert
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 18FC Augsburg1–2Fortuna DüsseldorfAugsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Schmid  64' Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 27,568
Referee: Christian Dingert
27 January 2019 (2019-01-27) 19Fortuna Düsseldorf0–4RB LeipzigDüsseldorf
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 34,394
Referee: Robert Hartmann
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 201899 Hoffenheim1–1Fortuna DüsseldorfSinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Kramarić  16' (pen.) Report Hennings  46' Stadium: PreZero Arena
Attendance: 24,747
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
10 February 2019 (2019-02-10) 21Fortuna Düsseldorf3–0VfB StuttgartDüsseldorf
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 40,211
Referee: Christian Dingert
17 February 2019 (2019-02-17) 22Bayer Leverkusen2–0Fortuna DüsseldorfLeverkusen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 27,717
Referee: Markus Schmidt
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 23Fortuna Düsseldorf2–11. FC NürnbergDüsseldorf
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Löwen  41' Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 48,816
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 24Schalke 040–4Fortuna DüsseldorfGelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 60,322
Referee: Felix Brych
11 March 2019 (2019-03-11) 25Fortuna Düsseldorf0–3Eintracht FrankfurtDüsseldorf
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 41,419
Referee: Robert Hartmann
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 26VfL Wolfsburg5–2Fortuna DüsseldorfWolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 25,350
Referee: Bastian Dankert
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 27Fortuna Düsseldorf3–1Borussia MönchengladbachDüsseldorf
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Zakaria  83' Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 52,500
Referee: Tobias Stieler
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 28Hertha BSC1–2Fortuna DüsseldorfBerlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Grujić  41' Report Raman  35', 61' Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin
Attendance: 51,604
Referee: Christian Dingert
14 April 2019 (2019-04-14) 29Fortuna Düsseldorf1–4Bayern MunichDüsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Lukebakio  89' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 54,600
Referee: Felix Zwayer
20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 30Mainz 053–1Fortuna DüsseldorfMainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Lukebakio  19' Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 29,205
Referee: Markus Schmidt
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 31Fortuna Düsseldorf4–1Werder BremenDüsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Kruse  28' (pen.) Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 52,500
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 32SC Freiburg1–1Fortuna DüsseldorfFreiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Grifo  9' (pen.) Report Kownacki  31' Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Tobias Welz
11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 33Borussia Dortmund3–2Fortuna DüsseldorfDortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Tobias Stieler
18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) 34Fortuna Düsseldorf2–1Hannover 96Düsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Müller  78' Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Benjamin Cortus

DFB-Pokal
Main article: 2018–19 DFB-Pokal
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) First roundRot-Weiss Koblenz0–5Fortuna DüsseldorfKoblenz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadion Oberwerth
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Second roundSSV Ulm1–5Fortuna DüsseldorfUlm
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Morina  1' Report
Stadium: Donaustadion
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Florian Badstübner
6 February 2019 (2019-02-06) Round of 16Schalke 044–1Fortuna DüsseldorfGelsenkirchen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Hennings  71' Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 56,638
Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalBundesligaDFB-Pokal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Michael Rensing 29028010
16 GK Jaroslav Drobný 302010
30 GK Raphael Wolf 100010
38 GK Tim Wiesner 000000
Defenders
3 DF André Hoffmann 1107+2020
5 DF Kaan Ayhan 27424430
13 DF Adam Bodzek 18017+1000
14 DF Markus Suttner 403010
23 DF Niko Gießelmann 29027020
24 DF Georgios Siadas 000000
25 DF Matthias Zimmermann 32130120
26 DF Diego Contento 10000+10
32 DF Robin Bormuth 1106+4010
35 DF Marcin Kamiński 26026000
39 DF Jean Zimmer 20117+1120
Midfielders
6 MF Alfredo Morales 23116+412+10
7 MF Oliver Fink 16212+320+10
8 MF Aymen Barkok 1104+6010
11 MF Kenan Karaman 1816+1110+10
19 MF Davor Lovren 200+2000
20 MF Dodi Lukebakio 301419+8102+14
22 MF Kevin Stöger 24220+112+11
31 MF Marcel Sobottka 15011+3010
33 MF Takashi Usami 21110+9120
40 MF Kianz Froese 000000
Forwards
9 FW Benito Raman 281016+1091+11
10 FW Marvin Ducksch 1948+8133
21 FW Emir Kujović 000000
27 FW Dawid Kownacki 825+220+10
28 FW Rouwen Hennings 29716+10532
Players transferred out during the season
16 FW Håvard Nielsen 21110+10

Last updated: 20 April 2019
Source: Competitions


References
  1. "Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895: Kader" [Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895: Squad]. f95.de (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 1 July 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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