The 7–1 against Bayern: Fortuna never got closer to the Bundesliga title than their third-place finishes in 1972/73 and 1973/74. But on 9 December 1978 the old bowl of the Rheinstadion witnessed a champion-level performance. Fortuna Düsseldorf blew mighty Bayern Munich away 7–1, still Bayern’s heaviest away defeat in Bundesliga history. Klaus Allofs scored twice, Wolfgang Seel twice, Emanuel Günther twice, with Gerd Zimmermann adding the other goal.
To this day, a photo of the scoreboard from that match appears on T-shirts worn by Fortuna supporters.