Revierderby
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The region of Ruhr (in German: Ruhrgebiet) is home to the famous derby
in German
football
between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04.
match played between two clubs of Ruhr
area, in North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
. Strictly speaking, Revierderby almost always refers to matches played between Borussia Dortmund
and Schalke
, while a match between two other Ruhr Area teams will often be denoted as a Kleines Revierderby ("Small Derby of the Area").
The rivalry began with a 4-2 Schalke victory on May 3, 1925. Schalke's style of play at the time was described by a newspaper of the era as a "wandering ball from man to man" in a series of short, flat passes. The Schalker Kreisel (literally: the "Schalke gyroscope"; "Schalke spinning top") was born. Schalke won all three matches played in the years 1925-1927. The two teams did not meet again until the creation of the Gauliga in 1936.
With the creation of the Gauliga in 1936, Dortmund developed its intense rivalry with Schalke. Schalke was the most successful German club of the era, winning four German championships and one German cup during these eight years. Schalke dominated the early meetings, winning 14 matches, and losing only once, with one match played to a draw. August Lenz's goal on November 14, 1943 secured Dortmund's first ever victory against Schalke.
Dortmund win the Westphalia championship final 3-2 over Schalke, ending Schalke's domination in the region.
The years 1947-63 continued to be a reversal of fortune for Dortmund, winning 9 of the first 13 Revierderbies during this era, and losing only 7 of 32 overall. Dortmund also won three Oberliga championships in these years.
The creation of the Bundesliga in 1963 began with Dortmund continuing their winning ways, by taking 8 of the first 10 meetings.
Schalke's 1-0 victory on April 20, 1968, saw the return of Schalke's fortune and the fall of Dortmund. After Dortmund's 0-3 defeat on March 4, 1972, and subsequent relegation from the league, the teams did not play each other again until 1975.
After Dortmund's return to the Bundesliga, Lothar Huber
's goal in the 87th minute on November 5, 1977 gave Dortmund their first victory over Schalke in nearly ten years. The following years belonged to Dortmund, winning eleven matches to Schalke's six, culminating in a 3-2 victory in a German Cup match on December 9, 1988. Schalke's relegation after the 1988-89 season resulted in these teams not playing again until the 1991-92 campaign.
Schalke's next Revierderby was remarkable. With Schalke managing only three goals in their first four matches after returning to the Bundesliga, Dortmund seemed assured of continuing their success. On August 24, 1991, in front of over 70,000 fans, former Dortmund midfielder Ingo Anderbrügge
scored in the 2nd minute to put Schalke ahead 1-0. However, Dortmund equalized in the 36th and the 1st half finished with the scored tied 1-1. In the 2nd half, Schalke exploded, stunning Dortmund 5-2. Dortmund's overall success that season eclipsed the defeat, winning the next Revierderby 2-0, and finishing the league in second place that year, tied in points, but losing out to VfB Stuttgart
on goal differential.
The following years saw Schalke holding a slim advantage since 1991, winning 11, drawing 14, and losing 8 of the matches. Despite Schalke's recent Revierderby success, including losing only two derbies since 1999, Dortmund holds the advantage in overall success during this era, winning three Bundesliga championships, one UEFA Champions League
competition, and one Intercontinental Cup
since 1995, while Schalke won the UEFA Cup
once and the German Cup twice.
Recent years have seen the first-ever Bundesliga derby aired live on free TV (January 2004, shown on ARD), as well as two famous Dortmund victories. One of these, in 2005, ended a nearly seven-year undefeated streak for Schalke in the derby, while the other, in May 2007, took on almost traumatic proportions, as Schalke lost the derby and the league lead, which they had held for three months, on the penultimate day of the season in Dortmund. After each of these victories, Borussia Dortmund took the unprecedented step of selling specially-decorated replica shirts to commemorate the occasion. In 2008, Dortmund fan groups celebrated Schalke's fifty years without a league title.
Local derby
In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby means a sporting fixture between two, generally local, rivals, particularly in association football...
in German
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...
football
Football (soccer)
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between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04.
Overview
Revierderby ("Derby of the Area"; Revier being a colloquial form for "region", "area") is the name historically given to any footballFootball (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
match played between two clubs of Ruhr
Ruhr Area
The Ruhr, by German-speaking geographers and historians more accurately called Ruhr district or Ruhr region , is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With 4435 km² and a population of some 5.2 million , it is the largest urban agglomeration in Germany...
area, in 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...
, Germany
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...
. Strictly speaking, Revierderby almost always refers to matches played between Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports 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...
and 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...
, while a match between two other Ruhr Area teams will often be denoted as a Kleines Revierderby ("Small Derby of the Area").
History and Results
Schalke currently lead the overall series with 50 wins, 33 draws, and 44 losses.History
The rivalry began with a 4-2 Schalke victory on May 3, 1925. Schalke's style of play at the time was described by a newspaper of the era as a "wandering ball from man to man" in a series of short, flat passes. The Schalker Kreisel (literally: the "Schalke gyroscope"; "Schalke spinning top") was born. Schalke won all three matches played in the years 1925-1927. The two teams did not meet again until the creation of the Gauliga in 1936.
Results
- May 3, 1925: Schalke 4:2 Dortmund (in HerneHerne, GermanyHerne is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area directly between the cities of Bochum and Gelsenkirchen.- History :Like most other cities in the region Herne was a tiny village until the 19th century...
) - October 24, 1926: Schalke 2:0 Dortmund
- January 16, 1927: Dortmund 2:7 Schalke
History
With the creation of the Gauliga in 1936, Dortmund developed its intense rivalry with Schalke. Schalke was the most successful German club of the era, winning four German championships and one German cup during these eight years. Schalke dominated the early meetings, winning 14 matches, and losing only once, with one match played to a draw. August Lenz's goal on November 14, 1943 secured Dortmund's first ever victory against Schalke.
Results
- Season 1936-37
- December 20, 1936: Schalke 4:1 Dortmund
- March 7, 1937: Dortmund 0:7 Schalke
- Season 1937-38
- January 30, 1938: Dortmund 3:3 Schalke
- March 6, 1938: Schalke 4:0 Dortmund
- Season 1938-39
- September 18, 1938: Schalke 6:0 Dortmund
- March 12, 1939: Dortmund 3:7 Schalke
- Season 1939-40
- December 10, 1939: Schalke 9:0 Dortmund
- February 4, 1940: Dortmund 0:7 Schalke
- Season 1940-41
- October 20, 1940: Schalke 10:0 Dortmund
- February 2, 1941: Dortmund 0:2 Schalke
- Season 1941-42
- November 30, 1941: Dortmund 1:6 Schalke
- March 22, 1942: Schalke 6:1 Dortmund
- Season 1942-43
- November 29, 1942: Schalke 2:0 Dortmund
- December 26, 1942: Dortmund 0:7 Schalke
- Season 1943-44
- November 14, 1943: Dortmund 1:0 Schalke
- February 27, 1944: Schalke 4:1 Dortmund
History
Dortmund win the Westphalia championship final 3-2 over Schalke, ending Schalke's domination in the region.
History
The years 1947-63 continued to be a reversal of fortune for Dortmund, winning 9 of the first 13 Revierderbies during this era, and losing only 7 of 32 overall. Dortmund also won three Oberliga championships in these years.
Results
- Season 1947-48
- September 21, 1947: Schalke 1:1 Dortmund
- January 18, 1948: Dortmund 1:0 Schalke
- Season 1948-49
- September 26, 1948: Dortmund 5:2 Schalke
- January 30, 1949: Schalke 0:1 Dortmund
- Season 1949-50
- October 16, 1949: Dortmund 5:1 Schalke
- March 12, 1950: Schalke 2:1 Dortmund
- Season 1950-51
- November 26, 1950: Dortmund 3:0 Schalke
- April 22, 1951: Schalke 0:0 Dortmund
- Season 1951-52
- September 9, 1951: Schalke 3:0 Dortmund
- January 20, 1952: Dortmund 3:0 Schalke
- Season 1952-53
- December 7, 1952: Schalke 0:1 Dortmund
- April 19, 1953: Dortmund 1:0 Schalke
- Season 1953-54
- November 29, 1953: Schalke 0:3 Dortmund
- April 4, 1954: Dortmund 3:4 Schalke
- Season 1954-55
- December 5, 1954: Dortmund 0:0 Schalke
- April 17, 1955: Schalke 0:2 Dortmund
- Season 1955-56
- November 26, 1955: Schalke 1:3 Dortmund
- April 8, 1956: Dortmund 0:2 Schalke
- Season 1956-57
- August 25, 1956: Dortmund 3:2 Schalke
- January 12, 1957: Schalke 3:3 Dortmund
- Season 1957-58
- September 1, 1957: Schalke 2:2 Dortmund
- January 5, 1958: Dortmund 1:1 Schalke
- Season 1958-59
- October 12, 1958: Dortmund 1:3 Schalke
- February 22, 1959: Schalke 1:5 Dortmund
- Season 1959-60
- September 20, 1959: Schalke 5:0 Dortmund
- January 24, 1960: Dortmund 6:3 Schalke
- Season 1960-61
- October 2, 1960: Dortmund 0:0 Schalke
- March 5, 1961: Schalke 2:2 Dortmund
- Season 1961-62
- April 7, 1962: Schalke 5:3 Dortmund
- November 25, 1961: Dortmund 2:2 Schalke
- Season 1962-63
- December 2, 1962: Schalke 1:1 Dortmund
- April 28, 1963: Dortmund 1:0 Schalke
History
The creation of the Bundesliga in 1963 began with Dortmund continuing their winning ways, by taking 8 of the first 10 meetings.
Schalke's 1-0 victory on April 20, 1968, saw the return of Schalke's fortune and the fall of Dortmund. After Dortmund's 0-3 defeat on March 4, 1972, and subsequent relegation from the league, the teams did not play each other again until 1975.
After Dortmund's return to the Bundesliga, Lothar Huber
Lothar Huber
Lothar Huber is a German football coach and a former player and currently manager of TSG Sprockhövel.- Career :As a player, he spent 15 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1...
's goal in the 87th minute on November 5, 1977 gave Dortmund their first victory over Schalke in nearly ten years. The following years belonged to Dortmund, winning eleven matches to Schalke's six, culminating in a 3-2 victory in a German Cup match on December 9, 1988. Schalke's relegation after the 1988-89 season resulted in these teams not playing again until the 1991-92 campaign.
Schalke's next Revierderby was remarkable. With Schalke managing only three goals in their first four matches after returning to the Bundesliga, Dortmund seemed assured of continuing their success. On August 24, 1991, in front of over 70,000 fans, former Dortmund midfielder Ingo Anderbrügge
Ingo Anderbrügge
Ingo Anderbrügge is a retired German footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder.-Football career:...
scored in the 2nd minute to put Schalke ahead 1-0. However, Dortmund equalized in the 36th and the 1st half finished with the scored tied 1-1. In the 2nd half, Schalke exploded, stunning Dortmund 5-2. Dortmund's overall success that season eclipsed the defeat, winning the next Revierderby 2-0, and finishing the league in second place that year, tied in points, but losing out to VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
on goal differential.
The following years saw Schalke holding a slim advantage since 1991, winning 11, drawing 14, and losing 8 of the matches. Despite Schalke's recent Revierderby success, including losing only two derbies since 1999, Dortmund holds the advantage in overall success during this era, winning three Bundesliga championships, one 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...
competition, and one 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...
since 1995, while Schalke won the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
once and the German Cup twice.
Recent years have seen the first-ever Bundesliga derby aired live on free TV (January 2004, shown on ARD), as well as two famous Dortmund victories. One of these, in 2005, ended a nearly seven-year undefeated streak for Schalke in the derby, while the other, in May 2007, took on almost traumatic proportions, as Schalke lost the derby and the league lead, which they had held for three months, on the penultimate day of the season in Dortmund. After each of these victories, Borussia Dortmund took the unprecedented step of selling specially-decorated replica shirts to commemorate the occasion. In 2008, Dortmund fan groups celebrated Schalke's fifty years without a league title.
Dortmund in the league at home
Date | Venue | Score | Competition | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
25 January 1964 | Rode Erde | Bundesliga | 34,000 | |
13 February 1965 | Rode Erde | Bundesliga | 33,000 | |
26 February 1966 | Rode Erde | Bundesliga | 25,000 | |
12 November 1966 | Rode Erde | Bundesliga | 43,000 | |
05 November 1967 | Rode Erde | Bundesliga | 27,000 | |
11 March 1969 | Rote Erde | Bundesliga | 38,000 | |
06 September 1969 | Rote Erde | Bundesliga | 39,000 | |
12 September 1970 | Rote Erde | Bundesliga | 40,000 | |
04 March 1972 | Rote Erde | Bundesliga | 38,000 | |
11 December 1976 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 54,000 | |
05 November 1977 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 53,700 | |
19 May 1979 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 45,000 | |
03 November 1979 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 54,000 | |
21 February 1981 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 50,000 | |
18 September 1982 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 50,000 | |
01 December 1984 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 41,000 | |
22 April 1986 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 34,000 | |
11 April 1987 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 49,000 | |
19 September 1987 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 44,000 | |
15 February 1992 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 52,800 | |
22 August 1992 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 43,000 | |
03 December 1993 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 42,400 | |
08 October 1994 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 42,800 | |
13 April 1996 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 42,400 | |
03 May 1997 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 55,000 | |
19 December 1997 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 55,000 | |
14 November 1998 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 69,000 | |
13 May 2000 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 68,600 | |
23 September 2000 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 68,600 | |
16 February 2002 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 68,600 | |
14 September 2002 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 68,600 | |
30 January 2004 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 83,000 | |
05 December 2004 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 83,000 | |
13 August 2005 | Westfalenstadion | Bundesliga | 80,708 | |
12 May 2007 | Signal Iduna Park | Bundesliga | 81,264 | |
10 February 2008 | Signal Iduna Park | Bundesliga | 80,708 | |
13 September 2008 | Signal Iduna Park | Bundesliga | 80,552 | |
26 September 2009 | Signal Iduna Park | Bundesliga | 80,720 | |
04 February 2011 | Signal Iduna Park | Bundesliga | 80,552 | |
26 November 2011 | Signal Iduna Park | Bundesliga | 80,720 | |
Schalke in the league at home
Date | Venue | Score | Competition | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
07 September 1963 | Glück-Auf Kampfbahn | Bundesliga | 38,000 | |
26 September 1964 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 40,000 | |
18 September 1965 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 40,000 | |
29 April 1967 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 32,000 | |
20 April 1968 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 38,000 | |
14 September 1968 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 35,000 | |
31 January 1970 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 33,000 | |
27 February 1971 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 30,000 | |
11 September 1971 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 35,000 | |
21 May 1977 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 70,600 | |
01 April 1978 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 62,000 | |
25 November 1978 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 40,000 | |
21 February 1980 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 50,000 | |
06 September 1982 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 38,000 | |
05 March 1983 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 35,000 | |
01 June 1985 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 42,000 | |
10 December 1985 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 27,000 | |
20 September 1986 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 44,500 | |
26 March 1988 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 32,300 | |
24 August 1991 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 70,200 | |
27 February 1993 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 70,200 | |
15 August 1993 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 65,000 | |
08 April 1995 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 70,925 | |
28 October 1995 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 70,960 | |
02 November 1996 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 71,021 | |
09 August 1997 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 68,200 | |
05 May 1999 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 61,700 | |
15 December 1999 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 52,420 | |
24 February 2001 | Parkstadion | Bundesliga | 62,109 | |
15 September 2001 | Arena AufSchalke | Bundesliga | 60,204 | |
22 February 2003 | Arena AufSchalke | Bundesliga | 60,878 | |
02 August 2003 | Arena AufSchalke | Bundesliga | 61,014 | |
14 May 2005 | Arena AufSchalke | Bundesliga | 61,524 | |
04 February 2006 | Veltins-Arena | Bundesliga | 61,524 | |
10 December 2006 | Veltins-Arena | Bundesliga | 61,482 | |
18 August 2007 | Veltins-Arena | Bundesliga | 60,482 | |
20 February 2009 | Veltins-Arena | Bundesliga | 61,673 | |
26 February 2010 | Veltins-Arena | Bundesliga | 60,673 | |
19 September 2010 | Veltins-Arena | Bundesliga | 60,069 | |
Cup Matches
Date | Venue | Home team | Score | Competition | Round | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 October 1975 | Parkstadion | Schalke | DFB-Pokal | 2nd Round | 65,000 | |
13 October 1984 | Westfalenstadion | Dortmund | DFB-Pokal | 2nd Round | 37,000 | |
31 October 1984 | Parkstadion | Schalke | DFB-Pokal | 2nd Round replay | 45,000 | |
10 December 1988 | Parkstadion | Schalke | DFB-Pokal | Round of 16 | 47,300 | |
23 September 1998 | Westfalenstadion | Dortmund | DFB-Pokal | 2nd Round | 60,000 | |
29 November 2000 | Parkstadion | Schalke | DFB-Pokal | Round of 16 | 58,400 | |
17 July 2001 | Nattenberg Stadion | Neutral | DFB-Ligapokal | Semi-finals | 15,300 | |
23 July 2011 | Veltins-Arena | Schalke | DFL-Supercup | Final 2011 DFL-Supercup -References:... |
Overall Match Statistics
- As of 20 September 2010
Early matches Club P W D L + - = Schalke 04 4 3 0 1 15 7 +8 Borussia Dortmund 4 1 0 3 7 15 -8 Gauliga Club P W D L + - = Schalke 04 16 14 1 1 84 11 +73 Borussia Dortmund 16 1 1 14 11 84 -73 Oberliga Club P W D L + - = Borussia Dortmund 32 15 10 7 63 43 +17 Schalke 04 32 7 10 15 43 63 -17 Bundesliga Club P W D L + - = Borussia Dortmund 75 27 21 27 113 103 +10 Schalke 04 75 27 21 27 103 113 -10 DFB Cup Club P W D L + - = Schalke 04 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 Borussia Dortmund 6 2 1 3 9 10 -1 DFB League Cup Club P W D L + - = Schalke 04 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 Overall Club P W D L + - = Schalke 04 132 55 33 46 260 204 +56 Borussia Dortmund 132 46 33 55 204 260 -56
Notable Games
- First meeting: May 3, 1925 (Schalke 4:2 Dortmund)
- First Schalke victory: May 3, 1925 (Schalke 4:2 Dortmund)
- First match played to a draw: January 30, 1938 (Dortmund 3:3 Schalke)
- Most Goals (both teams): March 12, 1939 (Dortmund 3:7 Schalke)
- Most Goals (Schalke): October 20, 1940 (Schalke 10:0 Dortmund)
- First Dortmund victory: November 14, 1943 (Dortmund 1:0 Schalke)
- First scoreless match: April 22, 1951 (Schalke 0:0 Dortmund)
- Most Goals (Dortmund): February 26, 1966 (Dortmund 7:0 Schalke)http://www.fussballdaten.de/bundesliga/1966/23/dortmund-schalke/
- Schalke's Return: August 24, 1991 (Schalke 5:2 Dortmund)http://www.fussballdaten.de/bundesliga/1992/5/schalke-dortmund/
- Lehmann's Miracle Goal: December 19, 1997 (Dortmund 2:2 Schalke)http://www.fussballdaten.de/bundesliga/1998/20/dortmund-schalke/
- Last Minute Dortmund Disappointment: January 30, 2004 (Dortmund 0:1 Schalke)http://www.fussballdaten.de/bundesliga/2004/18/dortmund-schalke/
- End of Schalke's streak: May 14, 2005 (Schalke 1:2 Dortmund)http://www.fussballdaten.de/bundesliga/2005/33/schalke-dortmund/
- Schalke's championship dream falls apart (also called "Mother of all Derbys"): May 12, 2007 (Dortmund 2:0 Schalke)http://www.fussballdaten.de/bundesliga/2007/33/dortmund-schalke/
- Dortmund turns a 0:3 into a 3:3 during the last 21 minutes: September 13, 2008 (Dortmund 3:3 Schalke)
External links
- Dortmund vs. Schalke page on footballderbies.com
- BVB Dortmund official team site (in German, English and Chinese)
- FC Schalke 04 official team site (in German, English and Russian)
- German football statistics and information (in German)