The 2012–13 Fortuna Düsseldorf season is the 118th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It is the clubs first season back in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2012. Fortuna Düsseldorf beat Hertha BSC in the promotion/relegation Playoff to earn a spot in the 2012–13 Bundesliga season. The sports court and the Federal Court of the German Football Association (DFB) confirmed the club's promotion after Hertha BSC appealed the result of the second leg and lost on both accounts.[1][2]
| 2012–13 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Director | Wolf Werner | |||
| Manager | Norbert Meier | |||
| Stadium | Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, NRW | |||
| Bundesliga | 17th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Round of 16 | |||
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The club also takes part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it reached the second round and will face fellow Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach next.[3]
Review and events edit
Andreas Lambertz will start the season with a two match ban.[4] The ban is for celebrating with a torch in his hand after the second leg of the promotion/relegation playoff when Fortuna defeated Hertha BSC on aggregate.[5] The disciplinary panel of the German Football Association decided that Fortuna must play their first home match with no supporters for the supporters running onto the field during the second leg of the promotion/relegation playoff.[6] The club was also hit with a €100,000 fine.[6][7] After an appeal, the ban on supporters inside the stadium for the first home match was overturned and are now limited to 25,000 supporters for the first two home matches which includes 5,000 visiting supporters.[8] However, the €100,000 fine was increased to €150,000.[8]
Pre-season training commenced on 28 June 2012.[9]
Matches edit
Legend edit
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Bundesliga edit
League results and fixtures edit
| 25 August 2012 1 | FC Augsburg | 0–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Augsburg |
| 15:30 | Report | Schahin  68', 79' |
Stadium: SGL arena Attendance: 30,401 Referee: Knut Kircher |
| 1 September 2012 2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 29,999 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 15 September 2012 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,039 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 22 September 2012 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–0 | SC Freiburg | Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 26,862 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 26 September 2012 5 | Greuther Fürth | 0–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Fürth |
| 20:00 | Report | Fink 26' Ilsø 34' |
Stadium: Trolli Arena Attendance: 16,573 Referee: Tobias Welz (Wiesbaden) |
| 29 September 2012 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–2 | Schalke 04 | Düsseldorf |
| 20:30 | Schahin 47', 77' |
Report | Huntelaar 13' Matip 20' |
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 54,600 Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen) |
| 6 October 2012 7 | Mainz 05 | 1–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Mainz |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Noveski  23', 85' Díaz 43' Kirchhoff 52' Baumgartlinger 57' |
Report | Fink 22'  78' Schahin 42' Kruse 45' |
Stadium: Coface Arena Attendance: 31,577 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| 20 October 2012 8 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–5 | Bayern Munich | Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 | Levels 38' Lambertz 41' Van der Bergh 42' |
Report (in German) | Mandžukić 28' Luiz Gustavo 36' Müller 55', 86' Dante 67' Rafinha 87' |
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 27 October 2012 9 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–4 | VfL Wolfsburg | Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 | Fink 59'  77'Langeneke 71' (pen.)Ilsø 82' |
Report (in German) | Dost 50', 64' Olić 53'Josué 72'Diego 78' (pen.) |
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 45,673 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 4 November 2012 10 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 | Sam 16' Schürrle 41' Rolfes 65' Castro 66' |
Report (in German) | Rafael 40' Kruse 85' Bodzek 86' Langeneke 90+4' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 27,153 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 10 November 2012 11 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 | Kruse 4' Levels 77' |
Report (in German) | Firmino 33' Joselu 39' Compper 47' 51' |
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 41,200 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 18 November 2012 12 | Werder Bremen | 2–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Bremen |
| 15:30 | Arnautović 33' Lukimya 36' 77' Petersen 51' Hunt 78' De Bruyne 82' |
Report (in German) | 19' (pen.) Langeneke 37' Ilsø 74' Giefer 75' Lambertz |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Peter Sippel |
| 23 November 2012 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–0 | Hamburger SV | Düsseldorf |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kruse 45+2' Reisinger 63' Rafael 78' Lambertz 80' |
Report (in German) | Mancienne 48' Beister 52' Arslan 85' |
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Peter Gagelmann |
| 27 November 2012 14 | Borussia Dortmund | 1–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Dortmund |
| 20:00 | Błaszczykowski 43' Subotić 65' |
Report (in German) | Paurević 75' 87' Reisinger 78'Kruse 89' |
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 80,100 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach) |
| 30 November 2012 15 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4–0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Düsseldorf |
| 20:30 | Reisinger 38' Fink 42', 56' Rafael 58' Balogun 62' Bellinghausen 85' |
Report (in German) | Matmour 27' 34' Meier 70' Celozzi 73' |
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 51,345 Referee: Michael Weiner |
| 8 December 2012 16 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 | Nilsson 9' Polter 27' Feulner 90' |
Report (in German) | Lambertz 14' Reisinger 26' Kruse 45' Bodzek 57' Balogun 67' Giefer 86' |
Stadium: easyCredit-Stadion Attendance: 37,041 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 15 December 2012 17 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–1 | Hannover 96 | Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 | Fink 28' Schahin 39' Bodzek 80' Ilsø 83' |
Report (in German) | Eggimann 64' Diouf 69', 77' Pinto 90' |
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 47,623 Referee: Knut Kircher |
| 20 January 2013 18 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–3 | FC Augsburg | Düsseldorf |
| 17:30 | Reisinger 73', 90' |
Report (in German) | Baier 12' Klavan 32' Mölders 39', 40', 71' Koo 45' Ostrzolek 52' |
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 40,623 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
| 26 January 2013 19 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 | Juanan 6' (o.g.) Herrmann 14' Marx 39' |
Report (in German) | Schahin 50' (pen.) |
Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Peter Gagelmann |
| 2 February 2013 20 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 | Kruse 10', 37', 55' Malezas 12' Fink 76' |
Report (in German) | Sakai 39' Gentner 60' Kvist 66' Felipe 80' |
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 44,153 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
| 10 February 2013 21 | SC Freiburg | 1–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Freiburg |
| 17:30 | Schuster 54' Krmaš 87' |
Report (in German) | Balogun 51' Lanbertz 55' Bodzek 90' |
Stadium: Mage Solar Stadion Attendance: 21,200 Referee: Jochen Drees |
| 16 February 2013 22 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–0 | Greuther Fürth | Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 | Bellinghausen 18' Fink 49' Robert Tesche 56' |
Report (in German) | Varga 12' 38' Mavraj 62' Nehrig 71' |
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 37,378 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 23 February 2013 23 | Schalke 04 | 2–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:30 | Matip 29', 81' Jones 41' |
Report (in German) | Bodzek 20' Bellinghausen 56' Giefer 90' |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,673 Referee: Michael Weiner |
| 3 March 2013 24 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–1 | Mainz 05 | Düsseldorf |
| 17:30 | Svensson 6' (o.g.) Latka 20' Lambertz 82' Rafael 88' |
Report (in German) | Zabavník 15' Klasnić 40' N. Müller 71' |
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 40,226 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 9 March 2013 25 | Bayern Munich | 3–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Munich |
| 15:30 | Müller 45' Luiz Gustavo 58' Ribéry 73' Boateng 86' |
Report (in German) | Bolly 16' Latka 38' Lambertz 71' |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 71,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 15 March 2013 26 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Wolfsburg |
| 20:30 | Josué 17' Olić 51' Orozco 84' |
Report (in German) | Bolly 37' Malezas 82' Tesche 88' |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,540 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 30 March 2013 27 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 | Balogun 22' Lambertz 39' Schwabb 41' (o.g.) Malezas 82' |
Report (in German) | Castro 20' Kießling 22' (pen.), 88' Reinartz 38' Schürrle 62', 84' |
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 53,265 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 5 April 2013 28 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Sinsheim |
| 20:30 | Firmino 11' Lambertz 75' (o.g.)Volland 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
| 13 April 2013 29 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–2 | Werder Bremen | Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 | Reisinger 2', 48' |
Report | Junuzović 16' Latka 70' |
Stadium: Düsseldorf Arena Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 20 April 2013 30 | Hamburger SV | 2–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hamburg |
| 15:30 | van der Vaart 14', 20' |
Report | Schahin 35' |
Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 27 April 2013 31 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 | Bodzek 88' |
Report | Şahin 20' Błaszczykowski 70' |
Stadium: Düsseldorf Arena Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Michael Weiner (Ottenstein) |
| 4 May 2013 32 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Frankfurt |
| 15:30 | Meier 30', 87' Lakić 50' |
Report | Schahin 78' |
Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 51,500 Referee: Peter Sippel |
| 11 May 2013 33 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 | Balitsch 23' (o.g.) |
Report | Mak 58' Plattenhardt 64' |
Stadium: Düsseldorf Arena Attendance: 53,500 Referee: Knut Kircher |
| 18 May 2013 34 | Hannover 96 | 3–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hanover |
| 15:30 | Diouf 36' Ya Konan 61', 76' |
Report | Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Peter Gagelmann |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 34 | |
| 15 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 33 | |
| 16 | 1899 Hoffenheim (O) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 67 | −25 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 30 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | Greuther Fürth (R) | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 60 | −34 | 21 |
Source: Bundesliga.de, kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
League summary table edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
Last updated: 1 December 2012.
Source: kicker.de
DFB-Pokal edit
| 19 August 2012 1st Round | Wacker Burghausen | 0–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Burghausen |
| 18:30 | Holz 55' Leberfinger 70' Kulabas 86' |
Report | 55' Levels 76' Reisinger 67' Langeneke 89' Kruse |
Stadium: Wacker-Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 31 October 2012 2nd Round | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Düsseldorf |
| 20:30 | Rafael 97' |
Report | Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 52,500 Referee: Knut Kirchner |
| 18 December 2012 Round of 16 | Kickers Offenbach | 2–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Offenbach am Main |
| 20:30 | Husterer 2' Kleineheismann 14' Fetsch 76' Hahn 82' Vogler 85' |
Report (in German) | Levels 75' |
Stadium: Sparda Bank Hessen Stadium Attendance: 18,400 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
Squad information edit
Squad and statistics edit
- As of 31 May 2012.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  AUT
|
Robert Almer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK |  GER
|
Michael Ratajczak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | GER
|
Markus Krauß | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | GER
|
Christian Weber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  ESP
|
Juanan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | GER
|
Jens Langeneke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | GER
|
Johannes van den Bergh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | GER
|
Jeron Hazaimeh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | GER
|
Kai Schwertfeger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF |  BRA
|
Bruno Soares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | GER
|
Oliver Fink | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GER
|
Sascha Dum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF |  POL
|
Adam Bodzek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GER
|
Andreas Lambertz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF |  TUR
|
Tugrul Erat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | GER
|
Jules Schwadorf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GER
|
Ranisav Jovanović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  DEN
|
Ken Ilsø | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW |  USA
|
Villyan Bijev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |  AUS
|
Robbie Kruse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers edit
In edit
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |
|
Bruno Soares | Non-EU | MSV Duisburg | Free | Summer | 2015 | Free | [10] |
Out edit
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | MF |
|
Maximilian Beister | 21 | EU | Hamburger SV | End of loan | Summer | Free | |
| 5 | DF | 
|
Assani Lukimya-Mulongoti | 26 | Non-EU | Werder Bremen | Summer | [11] | ||
| 18 | FW |
|
Thomas Bröker | 27 | EU | 1. FC Köln | Summer | [12] | ||
| 19 | DF |
|
Tobias Levels | 25 | EU | Borussia Mönchengladbach | End of loan | Summer | Free | |
| 30 | FW |
|
Sascha Rösler | 34 | EU | Alemannia Aachen | End of contract | Summer | Free |
Sources edit
- ^ "DFB rejects Hertha replay request". Deutsche Welle. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Hertha scheitert — Chaosspiel wird nicht wiederholt". Die Welt (in German). 25 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ DFB-Pokal 2012/2013 .:. Spielplan (in German) DFB-Pokal 2012–13, accessed: 13 September 2012
- ^ "Kontrollausschuss fordert ein Jahr Sperre für Kobiashvili". Die Welt (in German). 30 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ "Einspruch abgewiesen: Doch Hertha geht vors Bundesgericht". kicker (in German). 21 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ a b "DFB fordert "Geisterspiel" für Fortuna Düsseldorf". Die Welt (in German). 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "DFB bestraft Fortuna Düsseldorf mit "Geisterspiel"". Die Welt (in German). 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ a b "DFB begnadigt Düsseldorf – Vorwürfe gegen Hertha". Die Welt (in German). 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "Mannschaft tritt ihren Urlaub an". Fortuna Düsseldorf (in German). 30 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ "Fortuna verstärkt sich mit Bruno Soares". Kicker (in German). 28 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Werder angelt sich Lukimya". Kicker (in German). 23 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Bröker entscheidet sich für den FC". Kicker (in German). 30 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
External links edit
- 2012–13 Fortuna Düsseldorf season at Weltfussball.de (in German)
- 2012–13 Fortuna Düsseldorf season at kicker.de (in German)
- 2012–13 Fortuna Düsseldorf season at Fussballdaten.de (in German)