MSV Duisburg

Heartbreak#3216.8

Duisburg, Rhine-Ruhr · Germany · Bundesliga

Top-4 finishes
1

Power-ranking history

Rank (1 = best)1564Score (per-season normalised)0.00.51.064/6569/7074/7579/8084/8589/9094/9599/0004/05

Against expectation

Every German top-flight match this club has played in the Bundesliga, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 28 seasons from 1963-64 to 2007-08 it has fallen short of them by −12.5 match points.

1963-64 to 2007-08one bar per season · height in match points

Best season against expectation
1996-97 +8.6 league pts
45 points on 36.5 expected as MSV Duisburg
Worst season against expectation
1999-00 −20.1 league pts
22 points on 42.1 expected as MSV Duisburg

Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1995-96 and three from it; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable. Played as Meidericher SV, then MSV Duisburg.

1991-92 table not final: source truncated on 1992-04-25, last 4 matchdays absent, 340 of 380.

Rhine-Ruhr against expectation →How this is measured →

Greatest games

MSV Duisburg's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play. H, A and N mark home, away and a neutral venue; a ★ is a curated all-time classic (tap it for the model's own score).All-time board.

1
1994-04-23 · Bundesliga
69.1
game score
2
1998-05-16 · DFB-Pokal · Final
67.9
game score
3
Budapest Honvéd FC
1979-03-21 · UEFA Cup · Quarterfinals · 2nd leg, agg 4-4
64.8
game score
4
Budapest Honvéd FC
1979-03-07 · UEFA Cup · Quarterfinals · 1st leg
62.3
game score
5
1971-06-05 · Bundesliga
61.5
game score
6
1975-06-21 · DFB-Pokal · Final
61.4
game score
7
1980-04-19 · Bundesliga
58.4
game score
8
1979-04-10 · UEFA Cup · Semifinals · 1st leg
56.8
game score
9
1977-05-14 · Bundesliga
55.6
game score
10
1994-04-06 · Bundesliga
55.1
game score

Footprint

Tiers played
L1
Top-flight (L1) seasons
28
Pre-Bundesliga national playoff appearances
2
First season
1929
Most recent season
2008

The Heartbreak Index6.8 · #321

The Tortured · Never won it, waiting since 1964

6.8
Heartbreak
#321
of 1,138 clubs
#202
in Football
6.8
agony
The clocks
  • First major trophy since 19647.9
  • Major final appearance since 20111.5
Heaviest wounds

lost the national cup final, 2011 · relegated from the top flight, 2008 · relegated from the top flight, 2006 · relegated from the top flight, 2000

One formula, every club the site covers. See the whole board →

Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers Bundesliga only. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

2008
Bundesliga (1) · P18↓
34 P · 8-5-21 · 36:55 · -19
29
pts
2006
Bundesliga (1) · P18↓
34 P · 5-12-17 · 34:63 · -29
27
pts
2000
Bundesliga (1) · P18↓
34 P · 4-10-20 · 37:71 · -34
22
pts
1999
Bundesliga (1) · P8
34 P · 13-10-11 · 48:45 · +3
49
pts
CWC
1998
Bundesliga (1) · P8
34 P · 11-11-12 · 43:44 · -1
44
pts
PokalCWC
1997
Bundesliga (1) · P9
34 P · 12-9-13 · 44:49 · -5
45
pts
UC
1995
Bundesliga (1) · P17↓
34 P · 6-8-20 · 31:64 · -33
20
pts
1994
Bundesliga (1) · P9
34 P · 14-8-12 · 41:52 · -11
36
pts
1992
Bundesliga (1) · P19↓
38 P · 7-16-15 · 43:55 · -12
30
pts
1982
Bundesliga (1) · P18↓
34 P · 8-3-23 · 40:77 · -37
19
pts
1981
Bundesliga (1) · P12
34 P · 10-9-15 · 45:58 · -13
29
pts
1980
Bundesliga (1) · P14
34 P · 11-7-16 · 43:57 · -14
29
pts
Domestic Cup Finals

Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.

2011
DFB-Pokal
Runner-up
1998
DFB-Pokal
Runner-up
1975
DFB-Pokal
Runner-up
1966
DFB-Pokal
Runner-up
European competition appearances

Most recent first. One row per entry showing the deepest round reached. A Cup Winner badge marks tournaments the club won: gold for the European Cup / Champions League, silver for every other UEFA or Intercontinental trophy.

1998-99
Cup Winners Cup(CWC)
Group stage
1978-79
UEFA Cup(UC)
Semi-final
1975-76
UEFA Cup(UC)
Group stage