Fortuna Düsseldorf
2011–12 season
ManagerNorbert Meier
2. Bundesliga3rd
Promotion playoff winner
DFB-Pokal3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Sascha Rösler (11)
All: Sascha Rösler (14)
Highest home attendance33.150 (v. VfL Bochum)
Lowest home attendance21.240 (v. FC Ingolstadt)

The 2011–12 Fortuna Düsseldorf season is the 117th season in club history. The season started on 18 July against VfL Bochum.

Review and events

Overview of season

Fortuna Düsseldorf became the most successful Herbstmeister ("Autumn champion") in 2. Bundesliga history after earning 41 points from 17 matches.[1][2] The 41 points accumulated is the most in history since the three-point system was introduced in 1995.[1] Düsseldorf lost their first six matches in 2010–11 season.[2] since then, they've earned 94 points which is most out of all professional football clubs in Germany.[2]

Hertha BSC vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf

The matches

Fortuna Düsseldorf won a spot in the promotion/relegation playoff against the Bundesliga's Hertha BSC.[3]

First leg

Entering the playoff, Fortuna Düsseldorf had not played in the top flight for 15 seasons.[4] They won the first leg against Hertha BSC 1–2 in Berlin's Olympic Stadium with goals from Thomas Bröker and an own goal from Hertha's Adrián Ramos.[4]

Second leg

In the return leg in Düsseldorf, both teams drew 2–2;[3][5] Fortuna Düsseldorf won on aggregate 4–3.[3][5] However, the match's second half was marred by trouble, first after Hertha supports threw flares onto the pitch after Fortuna scored its second goal of the night to go up 2–1. The other problem was when several Fortuna supporters ran onto the field with around one minute remaining in the match.[3][6][7] It took 21 minutes to restore order[8] and stoppage time ended up being 28 minutes by the time the final whistle blew. With Fortuna winning the two-legged affair, they secured a return to the Bundesliga after 15 seasons.[7]

The appeal

Hertha BSC appealed the result of the match.[9][10] The German Football Association (DFB) met on 18 May 2012 to discuss the incidents of the second leg.[9][10] Campino, singer for Die Toten Hosen, called Hertha BSC's protest "indecent".[11] The hearing at the DFB lasted for six hours.[12] The panel's decision will not be known until a further meeting on Monday.[12] It is expected to make a decision at 15.00 CET.[12] The German Football Association stated that any possible disciplinary action against either club or any of the players will be taken at a later date.[12] The players being investigated are Levan Kobiashvili, Christian Lell, Thomas Kraft and Andre Mijatović.[12] Second leg referee Wolfgang Stark was a key witness at the first hearing.[12] Fortuna canceled a planned trip to Mallorca due to the hearing on 21 May 2012.[13]

Sports law expert Michael Lehner said that Hertha can hope for replay after the second leg of the promotion/relegation playoff.[14] Lehner went on to state, "Is not the game has been properly placed on the principle of equal opportunity at the end there was a break in terms of game development," and, "The team of Hertha BSC through the fault of third parties a real opportunity has been deprived of the game even. get why there should be a replay from a legal point of view."[14]

The sports court of the DFB ultimately rejected Hertha's appeal,[15][16][17] with Hertha ordered to pay the cost of the proceedings.[17] Hertha then appealed the decision of the DFB's sports court.[15][16][17] The sports DFB court president Hans Eberhard Lorenz stated, "The appeal was unsuccessful, because no ground of opposition was to prove the referee has traded at any time conform to the rules, and the alleged Hertha BSC-sided weakness due to the interruption could not be proven..." He also stated that, "There was no Berlin players injured or assaulted or were needed to be replaced. Had this been the case, the objection would have been done."[16] The Federal Court of the German Football Association confirmed the Sports Court decision.[18] Hertha can appeal the decision to the Sports Court for Arbitration.[18] After the final verdict, Hertha players went on vacation, while Fortuna players were not immediately released for vacation.[19]

The disciplinary panel of the DFB decided that Fortuna must play their first home match of next season behind closed doors as a result of their fans running onto the field during the second leg of the promotion/relegation playoff.[20] The club was also sanctioned with a six-figure fine.[20]

Other incidents

Another incident, as reported by Die Welt the next day, was that Hertha players attacked second leg referee Wolfgang Stark.[8] Stark pressed charges against an unknown player for assaulting him off the field.[12] Hertha apologized for the conduct of some of the club's players.[13] The decision on the misconduct of Kobiashvili, Lell, Kraft and Mijatović are due later this week.[15][16] The four players are accused of verbally and physically harassing the referee.[16][17] Fortuna's Andreas Lambertz is also being investigated.[16][17] He celebrated with a torch in his hand after the match.[16]

Match results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

2. Bundesliga

Regular season

MatchDateTime1VenueOpponentResult2ScorersAttendanceLeague
Position[21]		Ref.
118 July 201120:15HomeVfL Bochum2–0Rösler 66', Bröker 88'33,1502[MR 1]
224 July 201115:30AwaySC Paderborn1–1Langeneke 42' (pen.)11,0143[MR 2]
35 August 201118:00HomeFC Ingolstadt4–1Rösler 43', Bröker 50', 72', Fink 54'21,2401[MR 3]
415 August 201120:15AwayEintracht Frankfurt1–1Beister 54'42,0006[MR 4]
519 August 201118:00Home1860 Munich3–1Rösler 43' (pen.), Lambertz 46', Beister 67'28,3005[MR 5]
627 August 201113:00AwayAlemannia Aachen0–0—23,8647[MR 6]
710 September 201113:00HomeKarlsruher SC4–2Langeneke 12' (pen.), Rösler 20', Bröker 67', 75'27,2303[MR 7]
816 September 201118:00AwayErzgebirge Aue4–2Langeneke 14' (pen.), Rösler 22', Lukimya 84', Juanan 89'10,1003[MR 8]
924 September 201113:00HomeEnergie Cottbus4–2Beister 4', 26', Rösler 17', Grimaldi 90'+3'25,4502[MR 9]
103 October 201120:15AwayEintracht Braunschweig1–1Langeneke 85' (pen.)23,0503[MR 10]
1117 October 201120:15AwayFC St. Pauli3–1Lambertz 45+1', 57', Beister 75'24,4873[MR 11]
1221 October 201118:00HomeHansa Rostock2–0Langeneke 27' (pen.), Rösler 54'23,5503[MR 12]
1330 October 201113:30AwayFSV Frankfurt5–2Rösler 16', 55' (pen.), Dum 66', Beister 82', 85'7,7191[MR 13]
144 November 201118:00HomeDynamo Dresden2–1Beister 20', Jovanović 90'+2'32,3001[MR 14]
1519 November 201113:30AwayUnion Berlin0–0—18,4322[MR 15]
1628 November 201120:15HomeGreuther Fürth2–1Fink 18', Langeneke 39' (pen.)33,0171[MR 16]
175 December 201120:15AwayMSV Duisburg2–0Langeneke 57' (pen.), Rösler 59'23,1171[MR 17]
1810 December 201113:00AwayVfL Bochum1–1Rösler 74'17,5001[MR 18]
1916 December 201118:00HomeSC Paderborn2–3Juanan 56', Jovanović 75'25,2401[MR 19]
204 February 201213:00AwayFC Ingolstadt1–1Langeneke 30' (pen.)6,5851[MR 20]
2113 February 201220:15HomeEintracht Frankfurt1–1Langeneke 90+1' (pen.)41,2131[MR 21]
2219 February 201213:30Away1860 Munich1–2Beister 44'21,4004[MR 22]
2327 February 201220:15HomeAlemannia Aachen0–0—28,7125[MR 23]
243 March 201213:00AwayKarlsruher SC5–0Fink 10', Beister 16', Ilsø 49', Rösler 53', Lambertz 76'16,4194[MR 24]
2510 March 201213:00HomeErzgebirge Aue3–1Beister 22', Ilsø 65', Bröker 72'30,2373[MR 25]
2619 March 201220:15AwayEnergie Cottbus1–1Matuszczyk 81'7,8193[MR 26]
2724 March 201213:00HomeEintracht Braunschweig1–1Bröker 47'35,4273[MR 27]
282 April 201220:15HomeFC St. Pauli0–0—47,4843[MR 28]
295 April 201218:00AwayHansa Rostock1–2Jovanović 85'14,5003[MR 29]
3010 April 201217:30HomeFSV Frankfurt1–0Jovanović 55'25,1073[MR 30]
3116 April 201220:15AwayDynamo Dresden1–2Bröker 44'26,3674[MR 31]
3222 April 201213:30HomeUnion Berlin2–1Ilsø 15', Rösler 22' (pen.)33,6373[MR 32]
3329 April 201213:00AwayGreuther Fürth1–1Ilsø 60'15,5003[MR 33]
346 May 201213:30HomeMSV Duisburg2–2Fink 18', Lukimya 21'51,0003[MR 34]

Promotion playoff

As third-place team, Fortuna Düsseldorf faces the 16th-placed 2011–12 Bundesliga side in a two-legged play-off. Hertha BSC finished in 16th place.[22] The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2012–13 Bundesliga.

Dates and times of these matches were determined by the Deutsche Fußball-Liga as following:[23]

Hertha BSC1–2Fortuna Düsseldorf
[4]
Fortuna Düsseldorf2–2Hertha BSC
[5]
Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia

DFB-Pokal

31 July First Round Hessen Kassel 0–3 Fortuna Düsseldorf Kassel
17:30 CEST Match Report 25' Bröker
80' Rösler
80' Fink		 Stadium: Auestadion
Attendance: 14,850
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
25 October Second Round Fortuna Düsseldorf 3–0 1860 Munich Düsseldorf
19:00 CEST Benjamin 15' (o.g.)
Rösler 86', 90'+1' (pen.)		 Match Report Stadium: Esprit Arena
Attendance: 34,413
Referee: Jochen Drees

Player information

Roster and statistics

As of 17 December 2011

Squad Season 2011–12
Sources:[24][25][26]
Player2. BundesligaDFB-PokalPromotion playoffTotals
PlayerNat.Birthdayat Fortuna
since		Previous clubMatchesGoalsMatchesGoalMatchesGoalsMatchesGoals
Goalkeepers
Michael RatajczakGerman16 April 19822007Rot-Weiss Essen17020190
Robert AlmerAustrian20 March 19842011Austria Wien300030
Markus KraussGerman16 September 19872011VfB Stuttgart000000
Defenders
Jeron HazaimehGerman13 February 19922002SV Wersten000000
JuananSpanish27 April 19872011Real Madrid Castilla11210122
Jens LangenekeGerman29 March 19772006Rot Weiss Ahlen19710207
Tobias LevelsGerman22 November 19862011Borussia Mönchengladbach12010130
Assani LukimyaCongolese25 January 19862010Carl Zeiss Jena19120211
Kai SchwertfegerGerman8 September 19881997Mettmanner SC000000
Johannes van den BerghGerman21 November 19862009Borussia Mönchengladbach19020210
Christian WeberGerman15 September 19832009Larissa8020100
Midfielders
Maximilian BeisterGerman6 September 19902010Hamburger SV19820218
Adam BodzekPolish7 September 19852011MSV Duisburg18020200
Sascha DumGerman3 July 19862010Energie Cottbus14120161
Tugrul EratTurkish17 June 19922009Union Nettetal12000120
Oliver FinkGerman6 June 19822009SpVgg Unterhaching17221193
Andreas LambertzGerman15 October 19842002VfR Neuss17320193
Jules SchwadorfGerman19 October 19922011Bayer Leverkusen000000
Forwards
Villyan BijevAmerican3 January 19932011Liverpool000000
Thomas BrökerGerman22 January 19852010Rot Weiss Ahlen17521196
Timo FuruholmFinnish11 October 19872012Inter Turku200020
Adriano GrimaldiGerman5 April 19912011Mainz 05712091
Ken IlsøDanish2 December 19862011Midtjylland13000130
Ranisav JovanovićSerbian5 November 19802008Mainz 05510062
Robbie KruseAustralian5 October 19882011Melbourne Victory11010120
Sascha RöslerGerman28 October 197720101860 Munich1811232014

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