Borussia Dortmund
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Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German
sport
s club based in Dortmund
, North Rhine-Westphalia
. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga
, the top league of German football. They are the current Bundesliga champions
.
Borussia Dortmund have won 7 German football championships, 2 German Cups
, a record-tying 4 German Supercups, 1 UEFA Champions League
, 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
, and 1 Intercontinental Cup
. Their UEFA Cup Winners' Cup win in 1966 made them the first German team to win a European title.
Since 1974, Dortmund have played their home games at Signal Iduna Park. The stadium is the biggest stadium in Germany and the sixth biggest in Europe. Dortmund has a rivalry with Schalke
, known as the Revierderby
.
for Prussia
but might have been taken from the Borussia beer from the nearby Borussia brewery in Dortmund. The team began playing in blue and white striped shirts with a red sash, and black shorts. In 1913, they donned the black and yellow stripes so familiar today.
Over the next decades the club enjoyed only modest success playing in local leagues. They had a brush with bankruptcy in 1929 when an attempt to boost the club's fortunes by signing some paid professional footballers failed miserably and left the team deep in debt. They survived only through the generosity of a local supporter who covered the team's shortfall out of his own pocket.
, but would have to wait until after World War II
to make a breakthrough. It was during this time that Borussia developed its intense rivalry with Schalke 04
, the most successful side of the era. Like every other organisation in Germany, Borussia was dissolved by the Allied occupation authorities after the war in an attempt to distance the country's institutions from the so-recent Nazi past. There was a short-lived attempt to merge the club with two others – Werksportgemeinschaft Hoesch and Freier Sportverein 98 – as Sportgemeinschaft Borussia von 1898, but it was as Ballspiel-Verein Borussia (BVB) that they made their first appearance in the national final in 1949 where they lost 2–3 to Mannheim
.
, which they lost 2–3 after extra time. The club claimed its first national title in 1956 with a 4–2 against Karlsruher SC
. One year later, Borussia won with exactly the same team their second national title. After this coup the three Alfredos (Alfred Preißler, Alfred Kelbassa
and Alfred Niepieklo) were legends in Dortmund. In 1963 Borussia Dortmund won the last final before the Bundesliga started. It was their third national title.
met in Dortmund and voted to finally establish a professional football league in Germany to begin play in August 1963 as the Bundesliga
. Borussia earned its place among the first sixteen sides to play in the new league by winning the last pre-Bundesliga championship. Losing club Köln
also earned an automatic berth. It was Dortmund's Friedhelm Konietzka who scored the first-ever Bundesliga goal barely a minute into a match which they would eventually lose 2–3 to Werder Bremen
.
In 1965, Dortmund captured its first German Cup
. Dortmund had a mixed result the next year when they won the European Cup Winners Cup, but surrendered a commanding position atop the Bundesliga by losing four of their last five league games and finishing second, three points behind champions 1860 Munich
. Ironically, much of 1860's success came on the strength of the play of Konietzka, recently transferred there from Dortmund. The 70s were characterized by financial problems and relegation from the Bundesliga in 1972 and the opening of the Westfalenstadion
, named after its home Land
, Westphalia
in 1974. The club earned its return to Bundesliga in 1976, but continued to suffer from financial problems through the 80s. BVB narrowly avoided being relegated again in 1986 by winning a third decisive play-off-game against Fortuna Köln
after finishing the regular season in 16th place.
Dortmund did not enjoy any significant success again until a German Cup win in 1989
.
. In spite of this result, Borussia walked away with DM25 million under the prize money pool system in place at the time for German sides participating in the Cup. Cash flush, Dortmund was able to sign players who later brought them numerous honours later in the 1990s.
Dortmund won Bundesliga championships in 1995 and 1996 – with Matthias Sammer
from the '96 side being named European Footballer of the Year.
In a memorable 1997 UEFA Champions League Final
in Munich
, Dortmund faced a Juventus
team featuring Zinedine Zidane
. Karl-Heinz Riedle put Dortmund ahead shooting under the goalkeeper from a cross by Paul Lambert
. Riedle then made it 2 with a bullet header from a corner kick. In the second half, Alessandro Del Piero
pulled one back for Juventus with a back heel. Then 20-year old substitute and local boy Lars Ricken
latched on to a through pass by Andreas Möller
. Only sixteen seconds after coming on to the pitch, Ricken chipped Angelo Peruzzi
in the Juventus goal from over 20 yards with his first touch of the ball. With Zinedine Zidane
unable to make an impression for Juventus against the close marking of Lambert, Dortmund lifted the trophy with a 3–1 victory.
Dortmund then went on to beat Brazil
ian club Cruzeiro
2–0 in the 1997 Intercontinental Cup
Final.
Dortmund's fortunes then steadily declined for a number of years. Poor financial management led to a heavy debt load and the sale of their Westfalenstadion ground. The situation was compounded by failure to advance in the 2003 Champions League when the team was eliminated on penalties in the qualifying rounds by Club Brugge. Borussia was again driven to the brink of bankruptcy in 2005, the original €11 value of its shares having plummeted by over 80% on the Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (Frankfurt Stock Exchange
). The response to the crisis included a 20% pay cut to all players.
The team still plays at the leased Westfalenstadion, named after its home region of Westphalia
. To raise capital, the stadium was renamed Signal Iduna Park
, after a local insurance company, in 2006 under a sponsorship agreement that runs until 2011. The stadium is currently the largest football stadium in Germany with a capacity of 80,720 spectators, and hosted several matches in the 2006 World Cup
, including a semi-final. Borussia Dortmund enjoys the second highest average attendance of any football club in Europe, at 79,250
per match (2010–11).
Dortmund suffered a miserable start to the 2005–06 season, but rallied to finish seventh. The club failed to gain a place in the UEFA Cup via the Fair Play draw. The club's management recently indicated that the club again showed a profit, however, this was largely related to the sale of David Odonkor
to Real Betis
and Tomáš Rosický
to Arsenal
.
In the 2006–07 season, Dortmund unexpectedly faced serious relegation trouble for the first time in years. Dortmund went through three coaches and appointed Thomas Doll
on 13 March 2007 after dropping to just one point above the relegation zone. Christoph Metzelder
also left Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer.
In the 2007–08 season, the club lost to many of the smaller clubs in the Bundesliga. That season was one of the worst in 20 years. Nevertheless, they reached the German Cup
Final against Bayern Munich
where they lost 2–1 in extra time. The final appearance qualified Dortmund for the UEFA Cup because Bayern already qualified for the Champions League
.
In the 2009–10 season, the club qualified for the UEFA Europa League and finished fifth in the Bundesliga. The club missed a possible opportunity to qualify for the Champions League
by not winning either of its two last matches to VfL Wolfsburg
and SC Freiburg
, eighth and fourteenth place teams in the Bundesliga respectively. Nonetheless, Dortmund demonstrated during the season a renewed charisma and passion under the direction of coach Jürgen Klopp
.
Entering the 2010–11 season, Dortmund strategically had a young and vibrant roster and looked to further develop its team and improve its position. On 4 December 2010, Borussia Dortmund achieved the unofficial Herbstmeister (Autumn Champion) title three matches before the end of the autumn period. Sharing the record for the earliest title with Eintracht Frankfurt
(1993/1994) and 1. FC Kaiserslautern
(1997/1998). On 30 April 2011, the club beat 1. FC Nuremberg 2–0 at home to reach its seventh league title with two games left, equalling the number of trophies earned by rivals Schalke 04 and guaranteeing a spot on the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League
group stages. Barrios and Lewandowski scored, and as Leverkusen lost, the title went to Dortmund, as they were 8 points clear with two games to play.
Notable names from the Bundesliga winning team roster include Lucas Barrios
, Mario Götze
, Nuri Şahin
, Mats Hummels
, Robert Lewandowski
, Shinji Kagawa
, Lukasz Piszczek
, and Jakub Blaszczykowski
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
s club based in Dortmund
Dortmund
Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....
, North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
, the top league of German football. They are the current Bundesliga champions
2010–11 Fußball-Bundesliga
The 2010–11 Fußball-Bundesliga was the 48th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season started on the weekend of 21 August 2010 with the traditional season opening match involving the defending champions and ended with the last games on 14 May 2011. The winter...
.
Borussia Dortmund have won 7 German football championships, 2 German Cups
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
, a record-tying 4 German Supercups, 1 UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
, and 1 Intercontinental Cup
Intercontinental Cup (football)
The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
. Their UEFA Cup Winners' Cup win in 1966 made them the first German team to win a European title.
Since 1974, Dortmund have played their home games at Signal Iduna Park. The stadium is the biggest stadium in Germany and the sixth biggest in Europe. Dortmund has a rivalry with Schalke
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
, known as the Revierderby
Revierderby
The region of Ruhr is home to the famous derby in German football between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04.-Overview:...
.
Early years
The club was founded on 19 December 1909 by a group of young men unhappy with church-sponsored Trinity Youth, where they played football under the stern and unsympathetic eye of the local parish priest. Father Dewald was blocked at the door when he tried to break up the organizing meeting being held in a room of the local pub, Zum Wildschütz. The founders were Franz and Paul Braun, Henry Cleve, Hans Debest, Paul Dziendzielle, Julius and Wilhelm Jacobi, Hans Kahn, Gustav Müller, Franz Risse, Fritz Schulte, Hans Siebold, August Tönnesmann, Heinrich and Robert Unger, Fritz Weber and Franz Wendt. The name Borussia is LatinLatin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
for Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
but might have been taken from the Borussia beer from the nearby Borussia brewery in Dortmund. The team began playing in blue and white striped shirts with a red sash, and black shorts. In 1913, they donned the black and yellow stripes so familiar today.
Over the next decades the club enjoyed only modest success playing in local leagues. They had a brush with bankruptcy in 1929 when an attempt to boost the club's fortunes by signing some paid professional footballers failed miserably and left the team deep in debt. They survived only through the generosity of a local supporter who covered the team's shortfall out of his own pocket.
World War II and the postwar
The 1930s saw the rise of the Third Reich which restructured sports and football organizations throughout the nation to suit the regime's goals. Borussias president was replaced when he refused to join the Nazi Party, and a couple of members who surreptitiously used the club's offices to produce anti-Nazi pamphlets were executed in the last days of the war. The club did have greater success in the newly established Gauliga WestfalenGauliga Westfalen
The Gauliga Westphalia was the highest football league in the Prussian province of Westphalia and the small Free State of Lippe from 1933 to 1945...
, but would have to wait until after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
to make a breakthrough. It was during this time that Borussia developed its intense rivalry with Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
, the most successful side of the era. Like every other organisation in Germany, Borussia was dissolved by the Allied occupation authorities after the war in an attempt to distance the country's institutions from the so-recent Nazi past. There was a short-lived attempt to merge the club with two others – Werksportgemeinschaft Hoesch and Freier Sportverein 98 – as Sportgemeinschaft Borussia von 1898, but it was as Ballspiel-Verein Borussia (BVB) that they made their first appearance in the national final in 1949 where they lost 2–3 to Mannheim
VfR Mannheim
VfR Mannheim is a German association football club based in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg formed in 1911 out of the fusion of Mannheimer FG 1896, Mannheimer FG 1897 Union, and FC Viktoria 1897 Mannheim...
.
First national title
The Oberliga West, a first division league which included Borussia, dominated German football through the late 50s. In 1949 Borussia reached the final in Stuttgart against VfR MannheimVfR Mannheim
VfR Mannheim is a German association football club based in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg formed in 1911 out of the fusion of Mannheimer FG 1896, Mannheimer FG 1897 Union, and FC Viktoria 1897 Mannheim...
, which they lost 2–3 after extra time. The club claimed its first national title in 1956 with a 4–2 against Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...
. One year later, Borussia won with exactly the same team their second national title. After this coup the three Alfredos (Alfred Preißler, Alfred Kelbassa
Alfred Kelbassa
Alfred Kelbassa was a German football player.Kelbassa played most notably for Preußen Münster and Borussia Dortmund ....
and Alfred Niepieklo) were legends in Dortmund. In 1963 Borussia Dortmund won the last final before the Bundesliga started. It was their third national title.
Entry to the Bundesliga
In 1962, the DFBGerman Football Association
The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...
met in Dortmund and voted to finally establish a professional football league in Germany to begin play in August 1963 as the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
. Borussia earned its place among the first sixteen sides to play in the new league by winning the last pre-Bundesliga championship. Losing club Köln
1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
also earned an automatic berth. It was Dortmund's Friedhelm Konietzka who scored the first-ever Bundesliga goal barely a minute into a match which they would eventually lose 2–3 to Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
.
In 1965, Dortmund captured its first German Cup
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
. Dortmund had a mixed result the next year when they won the European Cup Winners Cup, but surrendered a commanding position atop the Bundesliga by losing four of their last five league games and finishing second, three points behind champions 1860 Munich
TSV 1860 München
Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season...
. Ironically, much of 1860's success came on the strength of the play of Konietzka, recently transferred there from Dortmund. The 70s were characterized by financial problems and relegation from the Bundesliga in 1972 and the opening of the Westfalenstadion
Westfalenstadion
Westfalenstadion is an association football stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the home stadium of the Borussia Dortmund football team playing in the German Bundesliga....
, named after its home Land
States of Germany
Germany is made up of sixteen which are partly sovereign constituent states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Land literally translates as "country", and constitutionally speaking, they are constituent countries...
, Westphalia
Westphalia
Westphalia is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Arnsberg, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Minden and Münster.Westphalia is roughly the region between the rivers Rhine and Weser, located north and south of the Ruhr River. No exact definition of borders can be given, because the name "Westphalia"...
in 1974. The club earned its return to Bundesliga in 1976, but continued to suffer from financial problems through the 80s. BVB narrowly avoided being relegated again in 1986 by winning a third decisive play-off-game against Fortuna Köln
SC Fortuna Köln
SC Fortuna Köln is a German association football club playing in the city of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The club was formed as on 21 February 1948 through the merger of three local sides: Victoria Köln 1911 , Bayenthaler SV 1920, and Sparkassen-Verein Köln 1927...
after finishing the regular season in 16th place.
Dortmund did not enjoy any significant success again until a German Cup win in 1989
DFB-Pokal 1988–89
The 1988–89 DFB-Pokal was the 46th season of the competition. It began on 6 August 1988 and ended on 24 June 1989. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds. In the final Borussia Dortmund defeated Werder Bremen 4–1.- 1st round :- Replays :...
.
Golden age – the 1990s
Dortmund in 1993 made it to the UEFA Cup final, which they lost 1–6 on aggregate to JuventusJuventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
. In spite of this result, Borussia walked away with DM25 million under the prize money pool system in place at the time for German sides participating in the Cup. Cash flush, Dortmund was able to sign players who later brought them numerous honours later in the 1990s.
Dortmund won Bundesliga championships in 1995 and 1996 – with Matthias Sammer
Matthias Sammer
Matthias Sammer is a retired German football player and coach who is now working as technical director of the DFB . He played as a midfielder, and later in his career as a sweeper....
from the '96 side being named European Footballer of the Year.
In a memorable 1997 UEFA Champions League Final
1997 UEFA Champions League Final
The 1997 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match won 3-1 by Borussia Dortmund of Germany against Juventus from Italy.-Venue, date and colours:The event took place at the Olympiastadion in Munich on 28 May 1997....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Dortmund faced a Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
team featuring Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship...
. Karl-Heinz Riedle put Dortmund ahead shooting under the goalkeeper from a cross by Paul Lambert
Paul Lambert
Paul Christopher Lambert is a Scottish football manager and former player who is the manager of Norwich City. He won numerous trophies as a player, winning the Scottish Cup with St...
. Riedle then made it 2 with a bullet header from a corner kick. In the second half, Alessandro Del Piero
Alessandro Del Piero
Alessandro Del Piero Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus, of which he is also club captain....
pulled one back for Juventus with a back heel. Then 20-year old substitute and local boy Lars Ricken
Lars Ricken
Lars Ricken is a retired German footballer. The skilled midfielder represented Borussia Dortmund during his entire professional career, which spanned 15 years....
latched on to a through pass by Andreas Möller
Andreas Möller
Andreas Möller is a retired German footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was a playmaker known for his range of passing and goalscoring ability...
. Only sixteen seconds after coming on to the pitch, Ricken chipped Angelo Peruzzi
Angelo Peruzzi
Angelo Peruzzi, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian former World Cup-winning football goalkeeper, and a three-time winner of the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year award....
in the Juventus goal from over 20 yards with his first touch of the ball. With Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship...
unable to make an impression for Juventus against the close marking of Lambert, Dortmund lifted the trophy with a 3–1 victory.
Dortmund then went on to beat Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian club Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...
2–0 in the 1997 Intercontinental Cup
1997 Intercontinental Cup
The 1997 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on 2 December 1997 between Borussia Dortmund, winners of the 1996-97 UEFA Champions League, and Cruzeiro, winners of the 1997 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 46,953 fans...
Final.
21st century and Borussia "goes public"
At the turn of the millennium, Borussia Dortmund became the first—and so far the only—publicly traded club on the German stock market. Two years later they won their third Bundesliga title. The club had a remarkable run at the end of the season to overtake Bayer Leverkusen, securing the title on the final day. In the same season, Borussia lost the final of the 2002 UEFA Cup to Dutch side Feyenoord.Dortmund's fortunes then steadily declined for a number of years. Poor financial management led to a heavy debt load and the sale of their Westfalenstadion ground. The situation was compounded by failure to advance in the 2003 Champions League when the team was eliminated on penalties in the qualifying rounds by Club Brugge. Borussia was again driven to the brink of bankruptcy in 2005, the original €11 value of its shares having plummeted by over 80% on the Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is the world's 12th largest stock exchange by market capitalization. Located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is owned and operated by Deutsche Börse, which also owns the European futures exchange Eurex and the clearing company...
). The response to the crisis included a 20% pay cut to all players.
The team still plays at the leased Westfalenstadion, named after its home region of Westphalia
Westphalia
Westphalia is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Arnsberg, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Minden and Münster.Westphalia is roughly the region between the rivers Rhine and Weser, located north and south of the Ruhr River. No exact definition of borders can be given, because the name "Westphalia"...
. To raise capital, the stadium was renamed Signal Iduna Park
Westfalenstadion
Westfalenstadion is an association football stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the home stadium of the Borussia Dortmund football team playing in the German Bundesliga....
, after a local insurance company, in 2006 under a sponsorship agreement that runs until 2011. The stadium is currently the largest football stadium in Germany with a capacity of 80,720 spectators, and hosted several matches in the 2006 World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
, including a semi-final. Borussia Dortmund enjoys the second highest average attendance of any football club in Europe, at 79,250
Average attendances of European football clubs
The following is a table showing average attendances for football clubs in Europe in domestic league matches. The specific seasons are listed alongside each team, with the default being the 2010–11 season...
per match (2010–11).
David Odonkor
David Odonkor is a German footballer who plays for Alemannia Aachen usually as a right winger.He started playing professionally not yet in his 20's, with Borussia Dortmund, appearing in nearly 100 official matches...
to Real Betis
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....
and Tomáš Rosický
Tomáš Rosický
Tomáš Rosický is a Czech footballer who plays for Arsenal and captains the Czech national team. He has a brother named Jiří who is also a footballer...
to Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
.
In the 2006–07 season, Dortmund unexpectedly faced serious relegation trouble for the first time in years. Dortmund went through three coaches and appointed Thomas Doll
Thomas Doll
Thomas Doll is a former footballer and coach. He is currently the Manager of Al-Hilal.- Career :...
on 13 March 2007 after dropping to just one point above the relegation zone. Christoph Metzelder
Christoph Metzelder
Christoph Tobias Metzelder is a German footballer who plays for FC Schalke 04 as a central defender....
also left Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer.
In the 2007–08 season, the club lost to many of the smaller clubs in the Bundesliga. That season was one of the worst in 20 years. Nevertheless, they reached the German Cup
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
Final against Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
where they lost 2–1 in extra time. The final appearance qualified Dortmund for the UEFA Cup because Bayern already qualified for the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
.
In the 2009–10 season, the club qualified for the UEFA Europa League and finished fifth in the Bundesliga. The club missed a possible opportunity to qualify for the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
by not winning either of its two last matches to VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...
and SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg
Sport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German association football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. SC Freiburg has played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, since their promotion in 2009...
, eighth and fourteenth place teams in the Bundesliga respectively. Nonetheless, Dortmund demonstrated during the season a renewed charisma and passion under the direction of coach Jürgen Klopp
Jürgen Klopp
Jürgen Norbert Klopp is a retired German footballer and current manager of Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga....
.
Entering the 2010–11 season, Dortmund strategically had a young and vibrant roster and looked to further develop its team and improve its position. On 4 December 2010, Borussia Dortmund achieved the unofficial Herbstmeister (Autumn Champion) title three matches before the end of the autumn period. Sharing the record for the earliest title with Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
(1993/1994) and 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...
(1997/1998). On 30 April 2011, the club beat 1. FC Nuremberg 2–0 at home to reach its seventh league title with two games left, equalling the number of trophies earned by rivals Schalke 04 and guaranteeing a spot on the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League
2011–12 UEFA Champions League
The 2011–12 UEFA Champions League is the 57th season of the European Cup, Europe's premier football tournament, and the 20th season in its current Champions League format. The final venue will be the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany...
group stages. Barrios and Lewandowski scored, and as Leverkusen lost, the title went to Dortmund, as they were 8 points clear with two games to play.
Notable names from the Bundesliga winning team roster include Lucas Barrios
Lucas Barrios
Lucas Ramón Barrios Cáceres is an Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga. Barrios is known for his effectiveness in the target area...
, Mario Götze
Mario Götze
Mario Götze is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a right winger, although he has also been deployed in central midfield. Götze is considered to be an up-and-coming, potential...
, Nuri Şahin
Nuri Sahin
Nuri Kâzım Şahin is a German-born Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Turkish national team and Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga BBVA...
, Mats Hummels
Mats Hummels
Mats Julian Hummels is a German footballer who plays for Borussia Dortmund, as a central defender.-Club career:...
, Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski is a Polish footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund as a striker, having previously played for Delta Warszawa, Legia Warsaw, Znicz Pruszków and Lech Poznań...
, Shinji Kagawa
Shinji Kagawa
is a Japanese footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. He previously played for Cerezo Osaka. He has been capped by Japan at international level.-Club career:...
, Lukasz Piszczek
Lukasz Piszczek
Łukasz Piszczek is a Polish footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund as a right back, having previously played for Hertha BSC and Zagłębie Lubin...
, and Jakub Blaszczykowski
Jakub Blaszczykowski
Jakub Błaszczykowski , also known by his Bundesliga shirt name Kuba, is a Polish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Borussia Dortmund. He is the captain of Poland national football team.- Early career :...
.
Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 1999–00 | Bundesliga Fußball-Bundesliga The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga... (I) |
11th |
| 2000–01 | Bundesliga (I) | 3rd |
| 2001–02 | Bundesliga (I) | 1st |
| 2002–03 | Bundesliga (I) | 3rd |
| 2003–04 | Bundesliga (I) | 6th |
| 2004–05 | Bundesliga (I) | 7th |
| 2005–06 | Bundesliga (I) | 7th |
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga (I) | 9th |
| 2007–08 | Bundesliga (I) | 13th |
| 2008–09 | Bundesliga (I) | 6th |
| 2009–10 | Bundesliga (I) | 5th |
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga (I) | 1st |
Kit manufacturers
- 1974–1990: AdidasAdidasAdidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
- 1990–2000: NikeNike, Inc.Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
- 2000–2004: Goool.de
- 2004–2009: Nike
- 2009–2012: KappaKappa (company)Kappa is an Italian company specialized at the manufacture of sporting clothes and accessories, that started as a sock and underwear manufacturer in 1916 in Turin.-Logo:...
- starting 2012: PumaPUMA AGPuma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two...
Shirt sponsors
- 1974–1976: City of DortmundDortmundDortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....
- 1976–1978: SamsonBritish American TobaccoBritish American Tobacco p.l.c. is a global tobacco company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s second largest quoted tobacco company by global market share , with a leading position in more than 50 countries and a presence in more than 180 countries...
(tobacco) - 1978–1980: Prestolith (paint and varnish)
- 1980–1983: UHUUHUUHU GmbH & Co. KG is a manufacturer of adhesive products, based in Bühl, Germany. Its company slogan is "Don't say glue, say UHU!". The company logo is yellow with black lettering and in many markets it includes the German phrase: "Der Alleskleber" .- History :In 1905, August Fischer, a dispensing...
(glue) - 1983–1986: Artic (ice cream)
- 1986–1997: Continentale (health insurance)
- 1997–1999: s.OliverS.Olivers.Oliver is a family-owned German fashion company located in Rottendorf, Bavaria. The company offers apparel, shoes, accessories, jewellery, fragrances and eyewear.- Company history :...
(fashion) - 1999–2005: E.ONE.ONE.ON AG, marketed with an interpunct as E•ON, is the holding company of the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means eternity....
(energy) - 2006–present: EvonikEvonik IndustriesEvonik Industries is an industrial corporation in Germany owned by RAG Foundation and one of the world´s leading specialty chemicals companies. It was created on 12 September 2007 as a result of restructuring of the mining and technology group RAG...
(chemicals, energy and real estate)
First-team squad
On loan
For recent transfers, see List of German football transfers summer 2011 and List of German football transfers winter 2010–11.Current technical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Jürgen KloppJürgen Klopp Jürgen Norbert Klopp is a retired German footballer and current manager of Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.... |
| Assistant coach |  Željko Buvač |
| Assistant coach | Peter Krawietz |
| Goalkeeping coach | Wolfgang de Beer Wolfgang de Beer Wolfgang "Teddy" de Beer is a retired German footballer. He is currently a goalkeeping coach with Borussia Dortmund.-Honours:* UEFA Champions League winner: 1996–97* UEFA Cup finalist: 1992–93... |
| Fitness coach |  Oliver Bartlett |
| Fitness coach | Florian Wangler |
| Physiotherapist | Peter Kuhnt |
| Physiotherapist | Thorben Voeste |
| Physiotherapist | Michael Wenzel |
| Physiotherapist | Thomas Zetzmann |
| Club doctor | Dr Markus Braun |
| Chief scout | Sven Mislintat |
| Athletic supervisor | Michael Zorc Michael Zorc Michael Zorc is a retired German footballer who played as a central midfielder.Nicknamed "Susi" in his early days because of his long hair, he spent his entire career with Borussia Dortmund, appearing in nearly 600 official games in 17 seasons... |
| Head of youth development | Lars Ricken Lars Ricken Lars Ricken is a retired German footballer. The skilled midfielder represented Borussia Dortmund during his entire professional career, which spanned 15 years.... |
| Fan attendant | Sigfried Held |
Managers
| Start | End | Manager |
|---|---|---|
| 1 July 1963 | 30 June 1965 | Hermann Eppenhoff Hermann Eppenhoff Hermann Eppenhoff was a German football player and manager.- Career :The forward was a member of FC Schalke 04 squad, which won the German Championship in the years 1939, 1940 and 1942... |
| 1 July 1965 | 30 June 1966 | Willi Multhaup Willi Multhaup Willi Multhaup was a German association football manager who led Borussia Dortmund to victory in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1966.-References:... |
| 1 July 1966 | 10 April 1968 | Heinz Murach |
| 18 April 1968 | 16 December 1968 | Oßwald Pfau |
| 7 December 1968 | 17 March 1969 | Helmut Schneider |
| 21 March 1969 | 30 June 1970 | Hermann Lindemann Hermann Lindemann Hermann Lindermann was a German football player and later manager. He played for a number of German club sides, before participating in an all-star team tour of Iceland in the summer of 1938 while playing as a striker for Eintracht Frankfurt. During the trip he was invited to coach the Icelandic... |
| 1 July 1970 | 21 December 1971 | Horst Witzler |
| 3 January 1972 | 30 June 1972 | Herbert Burdenski Herbert Burdenski Herbert "Budde" Burdenski , was a German football player and coach.-Biography:Burdenski began his football career with the Erle 08 in Gelsenkirchen. In 1935 he was discovered playing in the local school championships by Ernst Kuzorra, who signed him to FC Schalke 04... |
| 1 July 1972 | 30 October 1972 | Detlev Brüggemann |
| 1 November 1972 | 1 March 1973 | Max Michallek |
| 2 March 1973 | 30 June 1973 | Dieter Kurrat Dieter Kurrat Dieter 'Hoppi' Kurrat is a retired German football player and coach. As a player, he spent 9 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund.His brother Hans-Jürgen Kurrat also played football professionally.-Honours:... |
| 1 July 1973 | 30 June 1974 | Janos Bedl Janos Bedl Janos Bedl was a Hungarian football manager.In 1967, he managed the Pittsburgh Phantoms of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1968, the NSPL merged with the United Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League. Bedl then coached the Kansas City Spurs in 1968 and 1969. He... |
| 1 July 1974 | 1 February 1976 | Otto Knefler Otto Knefler Otto Knefler was a German football manager.-External links:... |
| 1 February 1976 | 18 June 1976 | Horst Buhtz Horst Buhtz Horst Buhtz is a retired German football player and manager.- Playing career :Buhtz began his playing career at Fortuna Magdeburg where he played for the senior team aged 16, after a special permit had been obtained... |
| 18 June 1976 | 30 April 1978 | Otto Rehhagel Otto Rehhagel Otto Rehhagel is a German football coach and former football player. Along with Helmut Schön, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Udo Lattek and Hennes Weisweiler, he is considered one of the most successful German managers.... |
| 21 May 1978 | 29 April 1979 | Carl-Heinz Rühl Carl-Heinz Rühl Carl-Heinz Rühl is a retired German football player and manager.-External links:... |
| 30 April 1979 | 30 June 1979 | Uli Maslo Uli Maslo Uli Maslo is a retired German football player and manager.-External links:*... |
| 1 July 1979 | 10 May 1981 | Udo Lattek Udo Lattek Udo Lattek is a former German football player and coach, and is now a television sportscaster.... |
| 11 May 1981 | 30 June 1981 | Rolf Bock Rolf Bock -External links:... |
| 1 July 1981 | 30 June 1982 | Branko Zebec Branko Zebec Branislav "Branko" Zebec was a Croatian football player and coach... |
| 1 July 1982 | 5 April 1983 | Karl-Heinz Feldkamp Karl-Heinz Feldkamp Karl-Heinz Feldkamp is a German football manager and former player.Feldkamp has been coaching football since 1968. In Germany, he has coached Borussia Dortmund, Kaiserslautern, and Eintracht Frankfurt, among others. He previously coached Galatasaray in 1992–93, and also coached another Istanbul... |
| 6 April 1983 | 30 June 1983 | Helmut Witte |
| 1 July 1983 | 23 October 1983 | Uli Maslo Uli Maslo Uli Maslo is a retired German football player and manager.-External links:*... |
| 31 October | 15 November 1983 | Heinz-Dieter Tippenhauer |
| 16 November 1983 | 30 June 1984 | Horst Franz Horst Franz Horst Franz is a German football manager. His son Sascha Franz is a football coach as well, currently, as of 2008, an assistant with FC Augsburg.He began his coaching career in Austria.-External links:... |
| 1 July 1984 | 24 October 1984 | Friedhelm Konietzka |
| 28 October 1984 | 30 June 1985 | Erich Ribbeck |
| 1 July 1985 | 20 April 1986 | Pál Csernai Pál Csernai Pál Csernai was a Hungarian football player and coach. As a player he was denied great successes, but as a coach he revived the fortunes of Bayern Munich in the early 1980s after the end of their golden era.-The Player:... |
| 20 April 1986 | 26 June 1988 | Reinhard Saftig Reinhard Saftig Reinhard Saftig is a German football manager.Saftig has served as head coach of Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Hannover 96, VfL Bochum, and Bayer Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga.-Career:... |
| 27 June 1988 | 30 June 1991 | Horst Köppel Horst Köppel Horst Köppel is a German football manager and former player, who last worked as Head coach for FC Ingolstadt 04.-Player:* UEFA Euro 1972 winner.* European Cup runner-up: 1977.* UEFA Cup winner: 1975, 1979.... |
| 1 July 1991 | 30 June 1997 | Ottmar Hitzfeld Ottmar Hitzfeld Ottmar Hitzfeld is a German former football player and manager, nicknamed der General .... |
| 1 July 1997 | 30 June 1998 | Nevio Scala |
| 1 July 1998 | 4 February 2000 | Michael Skibbe Michael Skibbe Michael Skibbe is a German football manager who coaches Eskişehirspor.-Club career:In his youth, Skibbe played for SG Wattenscheid 09. Then he switched to the professional team of Schalke 04... |
| 5 February 2000 | 12 April 2000 | Bernd Krauss Bernd Krauss Bernd Krauss is a retired German-Austrian football player and later a football manager.He most recently was the manager of Austrian club SK Schwadorf.-Club career:... |
| 16 April 2000 | 30 June 2000 | Udo Lattek Udo Lattek Udo Lattek is a former German football player and coach, and is now a television sportscaster.... |
| 1 July 2000 | 30 June 2004 | Matthias Sammer Matthias Sammer Matthias Sammer is a retired German football player and coach who is now working as technical director of the DFB . He played as a midfielder, and later in his career as a sweeper.... |
| 1 July 2004 | 18 December 2006 | Bert van Marwijk Bert van Marwijk Bert van Marwijk OON is the coach of the Netherlands national football team. He also played for Go Ahead Eagles, AZ, MVV, Fortuna Sittard, and other clubs, as well as for the Dutch national team. In 1982, he began his transition into coaching, retiring as a player in 1988 and becoming a full time... |
| 19 December 2006 | 12 March 2007 | Jürgen Röber Jürgen Röber Jürgen Röber is a German football player and manager, who is head coach of Ankaraspor.-Early life:In 1956 his family moved from the then GDR to Bertlich in Northrhine-Westphalia. There he grew up and started his football career at SuS Bertlich.-Career:His Bundesliga career lasted 12 years with one... |
| 12 March 2007 | 19 May 2008 | Thomas Doll Thomas Doll Thomas Doll is a former footballer and coach. He is currently the Manager of Al-Hilal.- Career :... |
| 1 July 2008 | Jürgen Klopp Jürgen Klopp Jürgen Norbert Klopp is a retired German footballer and current manager of Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.... |
Records
Borussia Dortmund's name is attached to a number of Bundesliga records:- Dortmund was on the receiving end of the worst loss ever in a Bundesliga match when they lost 12–0Borussia Mönchengladbach 12–0 Borussia DortmundOn 29 April 1978, the final match day of the 1977–78 Fußball-Bundesliga season, Borussia Mönchengladbach played Borussia Dortmund with the possibility of becoming Bundesliga champions. Knowing that if 1. FC Köln won their game away to FC St. Pauli, Borussia Mönchengladbach would have to win by a...
away to Borussia MönchengladbachBorussia MönchengladbachBorussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...
on 29 April 1978.
- The club was involved in four of the five Bundesliga matches in which a record twelve goals were scored. They earned an even split at two wins and two losses in those matches.
- On 1 September 1993, BVB and Dynamo DresdenDynamo DresdenSG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
earned a total of five red cards between them. BVB and Bayern MunichFC Bayern MunichFC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
were carded a record of 15 times in a match played on 7 April 2001.
- The most penalties in a match is five in a game played between Borussia MönchengladbachBorussia MönchengladbachBorussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...
and Dortmund on 9 November 1965.
- The first goal ever scored in Bundesliga play was by Dortmund's Friedhelm Konietzka against Werder BremenSV Werder BremenSV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
. Werder Bremen won 3–2.
Domestic
- German Championship
- Winners (7): 1955–56, 1956–57, 1962–63, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2010–112010–11 Fußball-BundesligaThe 2010–11 Fußball-Bundesliga was the 48th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season started on the weekend of 21 August 2010 with the traditional season opening match involving the defending champions and ended with the last games on 14 May 2011. The winter...
- Runners-up (4): 1948–49, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1991–92
- DFB-PokalDFB-PokalThe DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
- Winners (2): 1964–65, 1988–89
- Runners-up (2): 1962–63, 2007–08
- DFB-Supercup/DFL-Supercup
- Winners (4): 19891989 DFB-SupercupThe 1989 DFB-Supercup was the inaugural DFB-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions....
, 1995, 1996, 2008. - Runners-up (1): 20112011 DFL-Supercup-References:...
- DFB-LigapokalDFB-LigapokalThe DFB-Ligapokal, or German League Cup, was a German football competition that took place before the start of the Bundesliga season, featuring the top five teams of the previous Fußball-Bundesliga season and the winners of the DFB-Pokal in Germany...
- Runners-up (1): 20032003 DFB-LigapokalThe 2003 DFB-Ligapokal was the seventh edition of the DFB-Ligapokal. It was won by Hamburger SV, who beat Borussia Dortmund 4–2 in the final, securing their first title.-Preliminary round:-----Semi-finals:----- Final :...
European
- UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
- Winners (1): 1996–97
- UEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Cup Winners' CupThe UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
- Winners (1): 1965–66
- UEFA Cup
- Runners-up (2): 1992–93, 2001–02
- UEFA Super Cup
- Runners-up (1): 19971997 UEFA Super CupThe 1997 UEFA Super Cup was a football match played on 8 January 1998 and 11 March 1998 between Borussia Dortmund of Germany, winner of the 1996-97 UEFA Champions League and Barcelona of Spain, winner of the 1996-97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup...
Worldwide
- Intercontinental CupIntercontinental Cup (football)The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
- Winners (1): 19971997 Intercontinental CupThe 1997 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on 2 December 1997 between Borussia Dortmund, winners of the 1996-97 UEFA Champions League, and Cruzeiro, winners of the 1997 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 46,953 fans...
External links
- Borussia Dortmund at UEFAUEFAThe Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
- Atmosphere at Signal Iduna Park