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2017–18 Fortuna Düsseldorf season

{{Infobox football club season

| club = Fortuna Düsseldorf

| season = 2017–18

| chairman = Robert Schäfer

| manager = Friedhelm Funkel

| stadium = ESPRIT arena

| league = 2. Bundesliga

| league result = 1st

| cup1 = DFB-Pokal

| cup1 result = Second round

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| highest attendance =

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| largest win =

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The 2017–18 Fortuna Düsseldorf season was the 123rd season in the football club's history. For the 5th consecutive season, Düsseldorf played in the 2. Bundesliga. They also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Players

=Squad information=

{{updated|31 January 2018|{{cite web|url=http://www.f95.de/profis/team/kader/|title=Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895:Kader|website=www.f95.de|accessdate=3 June 2017}}}}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=GER|name=Michael Rensing|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=GER|name=André Hoffmann|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=GER|name=Julian Schauerte|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=TUR|name=Kaan Ayhan|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=GER|name=Florian Neuhaus|pos=MF|other=on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach}}

{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=GER|name=Oliver Fink|pos=MF|other=captain}}

{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=USA|name=Jerome Kiesewetter|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=9|nat=BEL|name=Benito Raman|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=GER|name=Axel Bellinghausen|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=POL|name=Adam Bodzek|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=15|nat=GER|name=Lukas Schmitz|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=NOR|name=Håvard Nielsen|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=GER|name=Gökhan Gül|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=CRO|name=Davor Lovren|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=SWE|name=Emir Kujović|pos=FW}}

{{fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=GER|name=Niko Gießelmann|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=JPN|name=Justin Kinjo|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=25|nat=JPN|name=Genki Haraguchi|pos=MF|other=on loan from Hertha BSC}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=GER|name=Taylan Duman|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=GER|name=Rouwen Hennings|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=GER|name=Raphael Wolf|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=31|nat=GER|name=Marcel Sobottka|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=32|nat=GER|name=Robin Bormuth|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=33|nat=JPN|name=Takashi Usami|pos=MF|other=on loan from FC Augsburg}}

{{Fs player|no=35|nat=CRO|name=Karlo Majić|pos=FW}}

{{fs player|no=36|nat=GER|name=Anderson Lucoqui|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=38|nat=GER|name=Tim Wiesner|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=39|nat=GER|name=Jean Zimmer|pos=DF|other=on loan from VfB Stuttgart}}

{{Fs player|no=40|nat=CAN|name=Kianz Froese|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=—|nat=SEN|name=Jean Ndecky|pos=DF}}

{{Fs end}}

Competitions

{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

=Bundesliga=

{{main article|2017–18 2. Bundesliga}}

==League table==

{{:2017–18 2. Bundesliga|showteam=DÜS}}

==Results summary==

{{Fb rs |hw=10 |hd=4 |hl=3 |hgf=30 |hga=20 |aw=9 |ad=2 |al=6 |agf=27 |aga=24 }}

{{Fb rs footer |u=13 May 2018 |s=[http://www.bundesliga.com/en/stats/table/ Bundesliga] |date=August 2017 }}

==Results by round==

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b

|header=Round

|label1= Ground

| res1=H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A

|label2= Result

| res2=D /W /W /W /W /L /W /W /W /W /W /D /D /L /L /D /L /W /W /W /W /L /D /L /W /W /W /L /L /L /W /W /D /W

|text_H=Home|text_A=Away

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win

|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw

|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color_3=3rd|color_16=red3|color_17-=red1

|label3= Position

| res3=7 /4 /3 /1 /1 /3 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /3 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /2 /1

|updated=13 May 2018

|source=[http://www.bundesliga.com/en/stats/matchday/ Bundesliga]

|date=August 2017

}}

==Matches==

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|+2. Bundesliga match details

!Match!!Date!!Time!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result
F–A!!class="unsortable"|Scorers!!Attendance!!Referee!!class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

bgcolor="#ffc"

|1

|{{dts|2017|07|31|format=dmy}}

|20:30

|Eintracht Braunschweig

|H

|2–2

|Sobottka 9', Neuhaus 79'

|25,492

|Dingert

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/2-bundesliga/spieltagtabelle/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2248972|title = Spieltag/Tabelle| date=11 March 2014 }}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|2

|{{dts|6 August 2017}}

|15:30

|Erzgebirge Aue

|A

|2–0

|Hennings 42', Sobottka 48'

|9,150

|Brych

|{{Cite web |title=Erzgebirge Aue vs. Fortuna Dusseldorf - 6 August 2017 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/06/germany/2-bundesliga/fc-erzgebirge-aue/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/2480584/ |website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|3

|{{dts|19 August 2017}}

|13:00

|1. FC Kaiserslautern

|H

|2–0

|Neuhaus 76', Bebou 43'

|25,227

|Dankert

|{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/19/germany/2-bundesliga/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/1-fc-kaiserslautern/2480592/|title = Fortuna Dusseldorf vs. Kaiserslautern - 19 August 2017|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|4

|{{dts|27 August 2017}}

|13:30

|SV Sandhausen

|A

|2–1

| Bebou 51', Hennings 90'

|6,769

|Heft

|{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/27/germany/2-bundesliga/sv-sandhausen/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/2480600/|title = Sandhausen vs. Fortuna Dusseldorf - 27 August 2017|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|5

|{{dts|10 September 2017}}

|13:30

|Union Berlin

|H

|3–2

| Sobottka 17', Usami 84', Neuhaus 90'

|26,341

|Aarnink

|{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/10/germany/2-bundesliga/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/1-fc-union-berlin/2480610/|title = Fortuna Dusseldorf vs. Union Berlin - 10 September 2017|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#fcc"

|6

|{{dts|17 September 2017}}

|13:30

|Greuther Fürth

|A

|1–3

| Gießelmann 62' pen.

|8,535

|Petersen

|{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/17/germany/2-bundesliga/spvgg-greuther-furth/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/2480617/|title = Greuther Fürth vs. Fortuna Dusseldorf - 17 September 2017|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|7

|{{dts|20 September 2017}}

|18:30

|Jahn Regensburg

|H

|1–0

| Kujović 54'

|19,380

|Kempter

|{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/20/germany/2-bundesliga/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/ssv-jahn-2000-regensburg/2480628/|title=Fortuna Dusseldorf vs. Jahn Regensburg - 20 September 2017|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|8

|{{dts|23 September 2017}}

|13:00

|FC St Pauli

|A

|2–1

| Usami 9', Hennings 23'

|29,546

|Brych

|{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/23/germany/2-bundesliga/fc-st-pauli-von-1910-ev/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/2480634/|title = St. Pauli vs. Fortuna Dusseldorf - 23 September 2017|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|9

|{{dts|2 October 2017}}

|20:30

|MSV Duisburg

|H

|3–1

| Hennings 2', Zimmer 6', Raman 55'

|41,764

|Schröder

|{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/10/02/germany/2-bundesliga/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/msv-duisburg/2480645/|title=Fortuna Dusseldorf vs. MSV Duisburg - 2 October 2017|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|10

|{{dts|14 October 2017}}

|13:00

|Arminia Bielefeld

|A

|2–0

| Raman 35', Neuhaus 76'

|21,554

|Stieler

|{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/10/14/germany/2-bundesliga/dsc-arminia-bielefeld/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/2480656/|title=Arminia Bielefeld vs. Fortuna Dusseldorf - 14 October 2017|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|11

|{{dts|20 October 2017}}

|18:30

|Darmstadt 98

|H

|1–0

| Kujović 2'

|27,674

|Willenborg

|{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/10/20/germany/2-bundesliga/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/sv-darmstadt-1898-ev/2480663/|title = Fortuna Dusseldorf vs. Darmstadt 98 - 20 October 2017|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#ffc"

|12

|{{dts|30 October 2017}}

|20:30

|VfL Bochum

|A

|0–0

|

|27,599

|Cortus

|{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/10/30/germany/2-bundesliga/vfl-bochum-1848-fussballgemeinschaft-ev/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/2480673/|title=Bochum vs. Fortuna Dusseldorf - 30 October 2017|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#ffc"

|13

|{{dts|5 November 2017}}

|13:30

|1. FC Heidenheim

|H

|2–2

| Hennings 78', Raman 90+1'

|23,956

|Koslowski

|{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/05/germany/2-bundesliga/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/1-fc-heidenheim-1846/2480680/|title = Fortuna Dusseldorf vs. Heidenheim - 5 November 2017|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#fcc"

|14

|{{dts|19 November 2017}}

|13:30

|FC Ingolstadt 04

|A

|0–1

|

|11,648

|Schlager

|{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/19/germany/2-bundesliga/fc-ingolstadt-04/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/2480686/|title = Ingolstadt vs. Fortuna Dusseldorf - 19 November 2017|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#fcc"

|15

|{{dts|27 November 2017}}

|20:30

|Dynamo Dresden

|H

|1–3

| Raman 31'

|22,602

|Brand

|{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/27/germany/2-bundesliga/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/sg-dynamo-dresden/2480699/|title = Fortuna Dusseldorf vs. Dynamo Dresden - 27 November 2017|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#ffc"

|16

|{{dts|2 December 2017}}

|13:00

|Holstein Kiel

|A

|2–2

| Raman 43', Hennings 85'

|11,748

|Petersen

|{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/02/germany/2-bundesliga/kieler-sv-holstein-von-1900-ev/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/2480712/|title=Holstein Kiel vs. Fortuna Dusseldorf - 2 December 2017|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#fcc"

|17

|{{dts|11 December 2017}}

|20:30

|1. FC Nürnberg

|H

|0–2

|

|22,248

|Rohde

|{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/11/germany/2-bundesliga/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/1-fc-nurnberg/2480718/|title = Fortuna Dusseldorf vs. Nürnberg - 11 December 2017|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|18

|{{dts|15 December 2017}}

|18:30

|Eintracht Braunschweig

|A

|1–0

| Lovren 9'

|19,725

|Alt

|{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/15/germany/2-bundesliga/braunschweiger-tsv-eintracht-von-1895-ev/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/2480722/|title=Eintracht Braunschweig vs. Fortuna Dusseldorf - 15 December 2017|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|19

|{{dts|24 January 2018}}

|20:30

|Erzgebirge Aue

|H

|2–1

|Raman 30', Hennings 70' pen.

|19,617

|Badstübner

|{{Cite web |title=Fortuna Dusseldorf vs. Erzgebirge Aue - 24 January 2018 |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/01/24/germany/2-bundesliga/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/fc-erzgebirge-aue/2480736/ |website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|20

|{{dts|27 January 2018}}

|13:00

|1. FC Kaiserslautern

|A

|3–1

|Haraguchi 64' pen., Raman 78', Schmitz 89'

|21,739

|Stieler

|{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/01/27/germany/2-bundesliga/1-fc-kaiserslautern/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/2480745/|title=Kaiserslautern vs. Fortuna Dusseldorf - 27 January 2018|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|21

|{{dts|2 February 2018}}

|18:30

|SV Sandhausen

|H

|1–0

| Hoffmann 2'

|23,288

|Jöllenbeck

|{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/02/02/germany/2-bundesliga/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/sv-sandhausen/2480754/|title=Fortuna Dusseldorf vs. Sandhausen - 2 February 2018|website=Soccerway}}

bgcolor="#fcc"

|22

|{{dts|10 February 2018}}

|13:00

|Union Berlin

|A

|1–3

| Neuhaus 41'

|22,012

|Hartmann

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=2480758|title=Livescores — Soccer — Scoresway}}

bgcolor="#ffc"

|23

|{{dts|17 February 2018}}

|13:00

|Greuther Fürth

|H

|1–1

| Usami 76'

|23,849

|Storks

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=2480771|title=Livescores — Soccer — Scoresway}}

bgcolor="#fcc"

|24

|{{dts|23 February 2018}}

|18:30

|Jahn Regensburg

|A

|3–4

| Hennings 3', Raman 13', Usami 15'

|10,963

|Fritz

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/regensburg-gegen-duesseldorf-2018-bundesliga-3828100/analyse|title = "Jahnsinn" in Regensburg: 4:3 nach 0:3!}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|25

|{{dts|4 March 2018}}

|13:30

|FC St Pauli

|H

|2–1

|Hoffmann 8, Usami 74'

|37,208

|Gerach

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/duesseldorf-gegen-st-pauli-2018-bundesliga-3828106/analyse|title = Hoffmanns Hüfte bringt Düsseldorf zurück an die Spitze}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|26

|{{dts|11 March 2018}}

|13:30

|MSV Duisburg

|A

|2–1

|Hennings 40', Usami 88'

|28,000

|Stegemann

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/duisburg-gegen-duesseldorf-2018-bundesliga-3828117/analyse|title = Hennings befeuert den Traum vom Aufstieg}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|27

|{{dts|16 March 2018}}

|18:30

|Arminia Bielefeld

|H

|4–2

|Hennings 31', Sobottka 57', Bodzek 68', Raman 71'

|29,567

|Jöllenbeck

|{{Cite web |date=16 March 2018 |title=Entfesselte Fortuna entscheidet Partie in 14 Minuten |url=https://www.kicker.de/duesseldorf-gegen-bielefeld-2018-bundesliga-3828123/analyse |access-date=24 October 2021 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}

bgcolor="#fcc"

|28

|{{dts|2 April 2018}}

|20:30

|Darmstadt 98

|A

|0–1

|

|17,400

|Reichel

|{{Cite web |date=2 April 2018 |title=Zehn Darmstädter ringen die Fortuna nieder |url=https://www.kicker.de/darmstadt-gegen-duesseldorf-2018-bundesliga-3828128/analyse |access-date=24 October 2021 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}

bgcolor="#fcc"

|29

|{{dts|6 April 2018}}

|18:30

|VfL Bochum

|H

|1–2

|Hennings 80' pen.

|35,600

|Zwayer

|{{Cite web |date=6 April 2018 |title=Eisfelds Hammer bringt Bochum auf Kurs |url=https://www.kicker.de/duesseldorf-gegen-bochum-2018-bundesliga-3828141/analyse |access-date=24 October 2021 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}

bgcolor="#fcc"

|30

|{{dts|15 April 2018}}

|13:30

|1. FC Heidenheim

|A

|1–3

|Usami 51'

|12,800

|Dietz

|{{Cite web |date=15 April 2018 |title=Dovedan-Doppelpack zwingt Fortuna in die Knie |url=https://www.kicker.de/heidenheim-gegen-duesseldorf-2018-bundesliga-3828149/analyse |access-date=24 October 2021 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|31

|{{dts|22 April 2018}}

|13:30

|FC Ingolstadt 04

|H

|3–0

|Hennings 7', Gießelmann 39', Bormuth 65'

|33,925

|Gräfe

|{{Cite web |date=22 April 2018 |title=Am Ende eine Gala: Düsseldorf schießt Ingolstadt ab |url=https://www.kicker.de/duesseldorf-gegen-ingolstadt-2018-bundesliga-3828159/analyse |access-date=24 October 2021 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|32

|{{dts|28 April 2018}}

|13:00

|Dynamo Dresden

|A

|2–1

|Neuhaus 9', Hennings 90'

|30,953

|Hartmann

|{{Cite web |date=28 April 2018 |title=Hennings schießt Düsseldorf in Liga eins |url=https://www.kicker.de/dresden-gegen-duesseldorf-2018-bundesliga-3828166/analyse |access-date=24 October 2021 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}

bgcolor="#ffc"

|33

|{{dts|6 May 2018}}

|15:30

|Holstein Kiel

|H

|1–1

|Raman 50'

|50,000

|Ittrich

|{{Cite web |date=6 May 2018 |title=Kiel sichert Relegation: Ducksch kontert Raman sehenswert |url=https://www.kicker.de/duesseldorf-gegen-kiel-2018-bundesliga-3828178/analyse |access-date=24 October 2021 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}

bgcolor="#cfc"

|34

|{{dts|13 May 2018}}

|15:30

|1. FC Nürnberg

|A

|3–2

|Usami 37', Gießelmann 59', Ayhan 90+1'

|50,000

|Steinhaus

|{{Cite web |date=13 May 2018 |title=Ayhan köpft Düsseldorf im Aufsteigerduell zu Platz eins |url=https://www.kicker.de/nuernberg-gegen-duesseldorf-2018-bundesliga-3828187/analyse |access-date=24 October 2021 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}

=DFB-Pokal=

{{main article|2017–18 DFB-Pokal}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+DFB-Pokal match details

!Round!!Date!!Time!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result
F–A!!class="unsortable"|Scorers!!Attendance!!Referee!!class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

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|First round

|{{dts|2017|08|12|format=dmy}}

|18:30

|Arminia Bielefeld

|A

|3–1 {{aet}}

|Hennings 68', 96', Fink 120+1'

|19,825

|Osmers

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247866|title=Arminia Bielefeld 1:3 n.V. Fortuna Düsseldorf|date=10 May 2014 }}

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|Second round

|{{dts|2017|10|24|format=dmy}}

|18:30

|Borussia Mönchengladbach

|H

|0–1

|

|52,500

|Gräfe

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249114|title= Fortuna Düsseldorf 0:1 Borussia Mönchengladbach|date= 10 May 2014}}

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