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Fortuna Düsseldorf

Düsseldorfer TuS Fortuna 1895

Kit impression

Founded

1895

Years standing

131

Home ground

Merkur Spiel-Arena

Capacity

54,600 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

German championship: 1933
Runners-up: 1936
2. Bundesliga (II): 1988–89, 2017–18
Regionalliga West (II): 1965–66
Oberliga Nordrhein (III): 1993–94
DFB-Pokal: 1978–79, 1979–80
Runners-up: 1936–37, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1977–78
European Cup Winners' Cup
Runners-up: 1978–79
Intertoto Cup: 1967, 1984, 1986
Trophy Ciudad de Palma: 1989
Western German championship (I): 1930–31
Gauliga Niederrhein/Berg-Mark (I): 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1946–47
Western German Cup (I–II): 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1970–71 (II)
German amateur football championship (III): 1976–77

Nickname: Flingeraner, Fortunen, F95

Why Fortuna Düsseldorf

Fortuna Düsseldorf are not a spare club. They are Germany 3. Liga, Merkur Spiel-Arena, and 131 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.

Deep roots
Founded in 1895, Fortuna Düsseldorf were playing organised football before floodlights, substitutes or televised highlights existed. You are adopting 131 years of accumulated grudges.
Loaded cabinet
12 distinct honours on record, including German championship: 1933. Adopt them and you inherit expectation, which is more fun than it sounds when the trophies keep coming.
Proper ground
Merkur Spiel-Arena takes roughly 54,600, big enough for atmosphere, small enough that you can learn where the singing corner is on your first visit.
You get a nickname
Known as Flingeraner, Fortunen, F95. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Merkur Spiel-Arena. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Düsseldorf Airport (DUS)

4 km / 2 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Terminal C

2.9 km / 2 miles out

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near Merkur Spiel-Arena

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Merkur Spiel-Arena