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| Full name | Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Die Borussen (The Prussians) Die Schwarzgelben (The Black and Yellow) Der BVB (The BVB) |
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| Short name | BVB | |||
| Founded | 19 December 1909 | |||
| Ground | Signal Iduna Park | |||
| Capacity | 81,365 | |||
| President | Reinhold Lunow | |||
| CEO | Lars Ricken | |||
| Head coach | Nuri Şahin | |||
| League | Bundesliga | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga, 3rd of 18 | |||
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Borussia Dortmund, also known as BVB, is a famous German professional sports club. It is based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club is most famous for its men's professional football team. This team plays in the Bundesliga, which is the top football league in Germany.
Borussia Dortmund has won many titles. They have won eight league championships, five DFB-Pokals (German Cups), one UEFA Champions League, one Intercontinental Cup, and one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
The club was started in 1909 by eighteen football players from Dortmund. It is a very large sports club with over 189,000 members in 2023. This makes Borussia Dortmund one of the biggest sports clubs in the world by membership. The club also has a women's handball team.
Since 1974, Dortmund has played its home games at the Westfalenstadion. This stadium is the largest in Germany. Dortmund also has the highest average attendance of any football club in the world.
Borussia Dortmund's team colors are black and yellow. This is why they are nicknamed die Schwarzgelben, which means "The Black and Yellow". They have a big rivalry with their neighbors Schalke 04, which is called the Revierderby. They also have a famous rivalry with Bayern Munich, known as Der Klassiker.
In the 2010s, Borussia Dortmund became known for finding and developing talented young players. They focus a lot on their youth system. In 2024, Dortmund had the second-highest earnings among German football clubs. They were also the 12th highest-earning football team in the world, according to Deloitte's Football Money League.
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History of Borussia Dortmund
How the Club Started
Borussia Dortmund was founded on December 19, 1909. A group of young men started the club because they were not happy with how football was organized by their local church. They met in a pub called Zum Wildschütz to create the club. The name Borussia comes from the Latin word for Prussia. It was also the name of a local brewery in Dortmund.
At first, the team wore blue and white striped shirts with a red sash, and black shorts. In 1913, they changed to their famous black and yellow colors.
For many years, the club only had small successes in local leagues. In 1929, they almost went bankrupt. They tried to improve the team by signing some paid professional players, but it didn't work out and left them with a lot of debt. A kind local supporter helped them out of trouble by paying their debts.
In the 1930s, the Third Reich (Nazi Germany) changed how sports were organized. Borussia's president was replaced because he refused to join the Nazi Party. Some club members who secretly printed anti-Nazi leaflets were sadly killed at the end of the war. The club did have more success in the new Gauliga Westfalen league. During this time, their strong rivalry with Schalke 04 began. After World War II, the club was temporarily closed by the Allied forces, like all other organizations in Germany, to remove Nazi influence. They later reformed as Ballspiel-Verein Borussia (BVB). In 1949, they reached their first national league final but lost 2–3 to VfR Mannheim.
Winning First National Titles
From 1946 to 1963, Borussia played in the Oberliga West, a top league in German football. In 1949, they played in the final in Stuttgart but lost.
The club won its first national title in 1956 by beating Karlsruher SC 4–2. A year later, in 1957, Borussia won their second national title by defeating Hamburger SV 4–1. After these wins, three players known as the "three Alfredos" (Alfred Preißler, Alfred Kelbassa, and Alfred Niepieklo) became very famous in Dortmund. In 1963, Borussia won the last German Football Championship before the new Bundesliga started. This was their third national title.
Starting in the Bundesliga
In 1962, the DFB decided to create a professional football league called the Bundesliga. It started in August 1963. Borussia Dortmund earned a spot as one of the first sixteen clubs because they won the last national championship.
Dortmund's Friedhelm Konietzka scored the very first Bundesliga goal just one minute into their first match. However, they ended up losing that game 2–3 to Werder Bremen.
In 1965, Dortmund won their first DFB-Pokal (German Cup). In 1966, they won the European Cup Winners' Cup by beating Liverpool 2–1 in extra time. The goals were scored by Sigfried Held and Reinhard Libuda. In the same year, they almost won the Bundesliga title but finished second, three points behind 1860 München.
The 1970s were tough for the club. They had money problems and were relegated from the Bundesliga in 1972. However, their new stadium, the Westfalenstadion, opened in 1974. The club returned to the Bundesliga in 1976.
Dortmund continued to face financial difficulties in the 1980s. In 1986, BVB avoided being relegated again by winning a special playoff game. They didn't have much success until they won the DFB-Pokal 4–1 against Werder Bremen in 1989. This was Horst Köppel's first trophy as manager. Dortmund then won the 1989 DFL-Supercup 4–3 against their rivals Bayern Munich.
The Golden Age of the 1990s
After finishing tenth in the Bundesliga in 1991, manager Horst Köppel was replaced by Ottmar Hitzfeld.
In 1992, Hitzfeld led Borussia Dortmund to a second-place finish in the Bundesliga. They almost won the title but VfB Stuttgart won their last game to become champions.
Dortmund also reached the UEFA Cup final in 1993, but they lost 6–1 to Juventus over two games. Even though they lost, Borussia earned a lot of money from participating in the Cup. This money helped Dortmund sign new players who brought them many victories in the 1990s.
With Matthias Sammer as their captain, Borussia Dortmund won two Bundesliga titles in a row in 1995 and 1996. They also won the DFL-Supercup in 1995 and 1996.
In 1996–97, the team reached its first European Cup final. In a memorable match in Munich, Dortmund played against the champions Juventus. Karl-Heinz Riedle scored two goals for Dortmund. Then, 20-year-old substitute Lars Ricken scored a fantastic goal just 16 seconds after coming onto the field. Dortmund won the trophy with a 3–1 victory. After this success, Hitzfeld left as manager, and Nevio Scala took over.
Dortmund then beat the Brazilian club Cruzeiro 2–0 in the 1997 Intercontinental Cup final. This made them world club champions. Borussia Dortmund was the second German club to win the Intercontinental Cup.
As defending champions, Dortmund reached the Champions League semi-final in 1998. They were missing some important players due to injuries. They played Real Madrid and lost 2–0 over two games.
The 21st Century and Financial Challenges
In October 2000, Borussia Dortmund became the first football club in Germany to be listed on the stock market. This meant people could buy shares in the club.
In 2002, Borussia Dortmund won their third Bundesliga title. They had a great finish to the season, passing Bayer Leverkusen on the final day. Manager Matthias Sammer became the first person to win the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund as both a player and a manager. In the same season, Borussia lost the final of the 2001–02 UEFA Cup to the Dutch club Feyenoord.
After this, Dortmund's performance declined for several years. Poor financial decisions led to a lot of debt. They even had to sell their stadium grounds. In 2003, Bayern Munich loaned Dortmund €2 million for a few months to help them pay their players. Borussia was almost bankrupt again in 2005.
To fix the problems, Hans-Joachim Watzke became CEO and made big changes. Players agreed to a 20% pay cut. In 2006, to reduce debt, the Westfalenstadion was renamed "Signal Iduna Park" after an insurance company. This naming rights deal was set to last until 2021.
Dortmund had a difficult start to the 2005–06 season but finished seventh. In the 2006–07 season, Dortmund faced serious risk of being relegated for the first time in years. They changed coaches three times, with Thomas Doll taking over in March 2007.
In the 2007–08 season, Dortmund finished 13th in the Bundesliga. However, they reached the DFB-Pokal final against Bayern Munich, losing 2–1 in extra time. Because Bayern had already qualified for the Champions League, Dortmund's final appearance meant they qualified for the UEFA Cup. Thomas Doll resigned in May 2008 and was replaced by Jürgen Klopp.
The Klopp Era and Return to Success
In the 2009–10 season, Jürgen Klopp's Dortmund team improved, finishing fifth in the Bundesliga. This qualified them for the UEFA Europa League.
For the 2010–11 season, Dortmund had a young and energetic team. On December 4, 2010, Borussia became Herbstmeister ("Autumn Champion"), meaning they were leading the league at the winter break. On April 30, 2011, the club beat 1. FC Nürnberg 2–0 at home. Second-place Bayer Leverkusen lost, giving Dortmund an eight-point lead with two games left. This championship was their seventh national title, matching rivals Schalke 04. It also guaranteed them a spot in the 2011–12 Champions League group stages.
A year later, Dortmund successfully defended their Bundesliga title. They set a new record with 81 points in one Bundesliga season. This was later broken by Bayern Munich. This fifth Bundesliga title and eighth German championship overall meant the club could wear two stars above its crest. The club completed a historic season by winning the double for the first time, beating Bayern 5–2 in the final of the DFB-Pokal. Borussia Dortmund is one of only four German clubs to win both the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal in the same season.
Borussia Dortmund finished the 2012–13 season in second place in the Bundesliga. They played in their second UEFA Champions League final against Bayern Munich on May 25, 2013, which was the first all-German club final. They lost 2–1 at Wembley Stadium.
In the 2013–14 season, Borussia Dortmund won the 2013 DFL-Supercup 4–2 against Bayern Munich. They started the season with five straight wins, their best start ever. However, injuries to key players affected their season. They finished second in the Bundesliga and reached the 2014 DFB-Pokal final, losing 0–2 to Bayern in extra time. They started their 2014–15 season by beating Bayern in the 2014 DFL-Supercup 2–0.
Despite this Supercup win, their league performance was inconsistent. They even dropped to the bottom of the table at times during the winter. However, they climbed out of the relegation zone with four wins in February. On April 15, 2015, Jürgen Klopp announced he would leave Dortmund after seven years. Four days later, Thomas Tuchel was announced as his replacement. Klopp's final season saw the team rise to seventh place and reach the DFB-Pokal final, qualifying for the 2015–16 Europa League.
After Klopp
In the 2015–16 season, Dortmund started strong, winning their first five league games. They became the best Bundesliga runner-up team ever, winning 24 out of 34 league games. In the Europa League, they reached the quarter-finals but were knocked out by Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool in a dramatic match. In the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal, Dortmund reached the final for the third year in a row but lost to Bayern Munich on penalties.
On April 11, 2017, there were three explosions near the team's bus on its way to a Champions League match. Defender Marc Bartra was injured. Dortmund lost the game 2–3 to AS Monaco. They were eliminated from the Champions League after losing the second leg as well. On April 26, Dortmund beat Bayern Munich 3–2 to reach the 2017 DFB-Pokal final. On May 27, Dortmund won the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal 2–1 against Eintracht Frankfurt, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring the winning penalty.
Before the 2017–18 season, Thomas Tuchel left as manager. Peter Bosz was hired but was replaced by Peter Stöger as interim coach after a difficult period. During that season, Aubameyang and Bartra left the club. Stöger coached Dortmund to a fourth-place finish in the Bundesliga before stepping down.
In the summer of 2018, Lucien Favre became the new manager. After signing eight new players, Dortmund performed very well, competing with Bayern Munich for the league title until the very last matchday. They narrowly missed out on the title by two points. A four-part Amazon Prime Video documentary series called Inside Borussia Dortmund was made about this season.
The next season, Dortmund made some big signings hoping to win the Bundesliga title. They won the DFL Supercup, but it was their only trophy that season. They were also knocked out of the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League. The season was stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. When it restarted, Dortmund finished second behind Bayern Munich.
Dortmund had a shaky start to the 2020–21 season. After a 5–1 defeat to Stuttgart, Lucien Favre was fired. Assistant manager Edin Terzić became the caretaker coach. Under Terzić, Dortmund finished third in the Bundesliga and reached the Champions League quarter-finals. The team then won the DFB-Pokal, defeating RB Leipzig 4–1 in the final.
Marco Rose was appointed manager for the 2021–22 season, with Terzić becoming the technical director. Rose led the club to a second-place finish in the league. However, he was sacked before the 2022–23 season, and Terzić was reappointed as manager. Before the final match day of that season, Dortmund was at the top of the league. But they lost the Bundesliga title to Bayern Munich on goal difference after a 2–2 home draw against Mainz.
After selling star player Jude Bellingham to Real Madrid for €103 million, Dortmund had a disappointing Bundesliga season in 2023–24, finishing fifth. However, they had more success in the UEFA Champions League, reaching the final for the first time in eleven years. They lost 2–0 to Real Madrid in the final.
Recently, the club announced a sponsorship deal with the military weapons manufacturer Rheinmetall. This partnership has been strongly criticized by many BVB fans.
Club Crests
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1964–1974
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1974–1976 and 1978–1993
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1993–present
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2012–present
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Home Grounds
Stadiums
The Westfalenstadion is the home stadium of Borussia Dortmund. It is the largest stadium in Germany and the seventh-largest in Europe. The stadium is called "Signal Iduna Park" because an insurance company bought the rights to use that name. However, for FIFA and UEFA events, it is known as "BVB Stadion Dortmund" because these organizations do not allow corporate names that are not official tournament partners.
The stadium can hold up to 81,365 fans for league matches. For international matches, which require all fans to be seated, it holds 65,829 spectators. The famous southern grandstand, where many standing fans usually gather, is fitted with seats for these games.
In 1974, the Westfalenstadion replaced the Stadion Rote Erde, which is next door and is now used by Borussia Dortmund II. As Borussia Dortmund became more popular in the 1960s, their old stadium was too small. The city of Dortmund couldn't afford a new stadium. But in 1971, Dortmund was chosen to host games for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, replacing Cologne. The money meant for Cologne's stadium was given to Dortmund, and the new stadium was built.
The Westfalenstadion has been renovated several times to make it bigger, including for the 2006 World Cup. In 2008, the Borusseum, a museum about Borussia Dortmund, opened inside the stadium. In 2011, solar panels were installed on the stadium roof to generate electricity.
Borussia Dortmund has the highest average attendance of any football club in the world. In 2014, it was estimated that about 1,000 British fans attended each home game, attracted by the lower ticket prices compared to the Premier League.
Training Ground
Borussia Dortmund's training ground and academy are located in Brackel, a district of Dortmund. This complex has areas for physical fitness, recovery, and therapy. It also includes saunas, steam rooms, weight rooms, classrooms, and offices. There are five grass pitches, one artificial grass field, and smaller pitches. The site covers a large area of 18,000 square meters. The club also uses a special training robot called a Footbonaut.
The training complex and youth center are being expanded. These improvements will make BVB one of the best-equipped football clubs in Germany for training facilities.
The BVB Evonik Football Academy uses the Strobelallee Training Centre for its training. The main Bundesliga team also used to train there.
Club Organization and Money
Borussia Dortmund is run by a management board and a board of directors. The main people in charge are the president, Dr. Reinhard Rauball, and the CEO, Hans-Joachim Watzke.
The professional football part of the club is run by a company called Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA. This company is listed on the stock market. This means that parts of the club can be bought and sold as shares. Borussia Dortmund was the first and is still the only German sports club to be publicly traded on the stock market. The sports club itself, Borussia Dortmund e.V., owns a part of this company (4.61%).
According to a report in 2015, BVB earned €262 million during the 2013–14 season. This money comes from things like ticket sales, TV rights, and sponsorships.
Kits and Sponsors
Dortmund's main sponsor and shirt sponsor is Evonik. Since the 2012–13 season, their equipment supplier has been Puma. The club also has a deal with Opel to be their sleeve sponsor.
There are different levels of partners for the club. BVBChampionPartner includes companies like Opel, bwin, and Hankook. BVBPartner includes MAN, Coca-Cola, and REWE. BVBProduktPartner includes companies like ofo and TEDi.
Since 2012, the Brixental region in Austria has also been a BVB sponsor. The team often holds its summer training camps there.
Kit Manufacturers
| Period | Brand | Source |
| 1974–1990 | Adidas | |
| 1990–2000 | Nike | |
| 2000–2004 | Goool.de | |
| 2004–2009 | Nike | |
| 2009–2012 | Kappa | |
| 2012– | Puma |
Shirt Sponsors
| Period | Sponsor | Source |
| 1974–1976 | City of Dortmund | |
| 1976–1978 | Samson | |
| 1978–1980 | Prestolith | |
| 1980–1983 | UHU | |
| 1983–1986 | Arctic | |
| 1986–1997 | Continentale | |
| 1997–2000 | s.Oliver | |
| 2000–2006 | E.ON | |
| 2006–2007 | ! | |
| 2007–2020 | Evonik | |
| 2020– | 1&1 Ionos (Bundesliga matches only) Evonik (DFB Pokal and UEFA competitions only) |
Sleeve Sponsors
| Period | Sponsor | Source |
| 2017–2022 | Opel | |
| 2022 – | GLS |
^ 1: Due to changes in the company, the name was unknown at the time. A picture of an exclamation mark by artist Otmar Alt was used as a placeholder.
Charity Work
Borussia Dortmund has raised money for many good causes. On May 17, 2011, they held a charity game to help victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Ticket sales and €1 million from their main sponsor Evonik went to help.
In November 2012, Borussia Dortmund started a charity called leuchte auf (meaning "light up"). This trust helps important social projects with money. Its logo is a star made from the streets that meet at Dortmund's Borsigplatz, where the club was founded. On July 6, 2013, Borussia Dortmund played another charity game to raise money for victims of the 2013 European floods in Germany.
In March 2020, Borussia Dortmund, along with Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig, and Bayer Leverkusen, gave €20 million to other German football teams that were struggling financially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since 1996, during the Christmas season, Borussia Dortmund players visit the children's hospital in Dortmund. They meet the young patients and give them gifts.
Players
Current Squad
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Players on Loan
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Reserve and Youth Teams
Club Captains
Since 1963, 19 players have been the club captain for Borussia Dortmund. The first captain in the Bundesliga era was Alfred Schmidt (1963–1965). The player who served longest as captain was Michael Zorc, from 1988 to 1998. He also won the most trophies as captain, including two Bundesliga titles and one Champions League.
The current club captain is Emre Can. He took over from Marco Reus for the 2023–24 season.
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| 1963–1965 |  Alfred Schmidt |
First club captain in the Bundesliga era |
| 1965–1968 | Wolfgang Paul |
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| 1968–1971 | Sigfried Held |
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| 1971–1974 | Dieter Kurrat |
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| 1974–1977 | Klaus Ackermann |
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| 1977–1979 | Lothar Huber |
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| 1979–1983 | Manfred Burgsmüller |
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| 1983–1985 | Rolf Rüssmann |
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| 1985–1987 | Dirk Hupe |
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| 1987–1988 | Frank Mill |
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| 1988–1998 | Michael Zorc |
Longest-serving captain in Borussia Dortmund's history |
| 1998–2003 | Stefan Reuter |
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| 2003–2004 | Christoph Metzelder |
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| 2004–2008 | Christian Wörns |
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| 2008–2014 | Sebastian Kehl |
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| 2014–2016 | Mats Hummels |
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| 2016–2018 | Marcel Schmelzer |
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| 2018–2023 | Marco Reus |
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| 2023– | Emre Can |
Non-Playing Staff
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 Nuri Şahin |
Head coach | |
 João Tralhão |
Assistant coach | |
| Ertuğrul Arslan |
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 Łukasz Piszczek |
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| Matthias Kleinsteiber |
Goalkeeping coach | |
| Athletic Department | ||
 Shad Forsythe |
Head of department | |
| Mathias Kolodziej |
Athletic coach | |
 Marcelo Martins |
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| Dennis Morschel |
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| Florian Wangler |
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| Medical Department | ||
| Dr. Markus Braun |
First team doctor | |
| Thorben Voeste |
Rehabilitation coach | |
| Olaf Wehmer |
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| Dr. Philipp Laux |
Sport psychologist | |
| Scouting & Recruitment | ||
| Kai-Norman Schulz |
Coordinator sports technology | |
| Serdar Ayar |
Video analyst | |
 Laurent Busser |
Chief scout | |
| Benjamin Frank |
Scout | |
| Sebastian Frank |
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| Jan Heidermann |
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| Artur Płatek |
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| Waldemar Wrobel |
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| Organization & Management | ||
| Sebastian Kehl |
Director of football | |
| Ingo Preuß |
Head of reserve-team football | |
| Wolfgang Springer |
Head of youth department | |
| Lars Ricken |
Youth coordinator | |
| Matthias Sammer |
External advisor | |
 Suresh Letchmanan |
Head of BVB Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. | |
| Benjamin Wahl |
Head of BVB China | |
| Patrick Owomoyela |
International ambassador | |
| Karl-Heinz Riedle |
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| Roman Weidenfeller |
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| Norbert Dickel |
Stadium announcer | |
| Teddy de Beer |
Fan relations manager | |
| Sigfried Held |
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| Frank Gräfen |
Kit manager | |
Head Coaches
In July 1935, Fritz Thelen became the club's first full-time head coach. However, player Ernst Kuzorra had to take over for the first few months. In 1966, Willi Multhaup led his team to win the European Cup Winners' Cup, making them the first German team to win a European trophy. Horst Köppel brought a major trophy to the club after more than 20 years, winning the DFB-Pokal in 1989.
Ottmar Hitzfeld is the club's most successful coach. He won the Bundesliga and Supercup twice. In 1997, Hitzfeld led Dortmund to an unexpected Champions League victory. Dortmund also won the Intercontinental Cup in 1997 under head coach Nevio Scala. In 2001–02, former BVB player Matthias Sammer brought the league title back to Dortmund.
In 2008–09, the club hired Jürgen Klopp as head coach. He won the club's seventh championship title in 2010–11. In his fourth season, Dortmund won both the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal. This was the first time in the club's history they won both the league and cup in the same season. His successor, Thomas Tuchel, won the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal.
On May 22, 2018, Lucien Favre became the new head coach. He won the 2019 DFL-Supercup on August 3, 2019. On December 12, 2020, after a big loss, Favre was fired.
| No. | Nationality | Head coach | From | Until | Honours won |
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Ernst Kuzorra (interim) | July 1935 | Aug 1935 | |
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Fritz Thelen | Sept 1935 | June 1936 | |
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Ferdinand Swatosch | July 1936 | May 1939 | |
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Willi Sevcik | June 1939 | unknown | |
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Fritz Thelen | 10 January 1946 | 31 July 1946 | |
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Ferdinand Fabra | 1 August 1946 | 31 July 1948 | 1 Oberliga West |
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Eduard Havlicek | 1 August 1948 | 31 July 1950 | 2 Oberliga West |
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Hans-Josef Kretschmann | 1 August 1950 | 31 July 1951 | |
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Hans Schmidt | 1 August 1951 | 31 July 1955 | 1 Oberliga West |
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Helmut Schneider | 1 August 1955 | 31 July 1957 | 2 Oberliga West, 2 Championships |
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Hans Tauchert | 1 August 1957 | 24 June 1958 | |
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Max Merkel | 14 July 1958 | 31 July 1961 | |
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Hermann Eppenhoff | 1 August 1961 | 30 June 1965 | 1 Championship, 1 Cup |
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Willi Multhaup | 1 July 1965 | 30 June 1966 | 1 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 15 | |
Heinz Murach | 1 July 1966 | 10 April 1968 | |
| 16 | |
Oswald Pfau | 18 April 1968 | 16 December 1968 | |
| 17 | |
Helmut Schneider | 17 December 1968 | 17 March 1969 | |
| 18 | |
Hermann Lindemann | 21 March 1969 | 30 June 1970 | |
| 19 | |
Horst Witzler | 1 July 1970 | 21 December 1971 | |
| 20 | |
Herbert Burdenski | 3 January 1972 | 30 June 1972 | |
| 21 | |
Detlev Brüggemann | 1 July 1972 | 31 October 1972 | |
| 22 | |
Max Michallek | 1 November 1972 | 1 March 1973 | |
| 23 | |
Dieter Kurrat | 1 March 1973 | 30 June 1973 | |
| 24 |  |
János Bédl | 1 July 1973 | 14 February 1974 | |
| 25 | |
Dieter Kurrat | 14 February 1974 | 30 June 1974 | |
| 26 | |
Otto Knefler | 1 July 1974 | 1 February 1976 | |
| 27 | |
Horst Buhtz | 1 February 1976 | 30 June 1976 | |
| 28 | |
Otto Rehhagel | 1 July 1976 | 30 April 1978 | |
| 29 | |
Carl-Heinz Rühl | 1 July 1978 | 29 April 1979 | |
| 30 | |
Uli Maslo | 30 April 1979 | 30 June 1979 | |
| 31 | |
Udo Lattek | 1 July 1979 | 10 May 1981 | |
| 32 | |
Rolf Bock (interim) | 11 May 1981 | 30 June 1981 | |
| 33 |  |
Branko Zebec | 1 July 1981 | 30 June 1982 | |
| 34 | |
Karl-Heinz Feldkamp | 1 July 1982 | 5 April 1983 | |
| 35 | |
Helmut Witte (interim) | 6 April 1983 | 30 June 1983 | |
| 36 | |
Uli Maslo | 1 July 1983 | 23 October 1983 | |
| 37 | |
Helmut Witte (interim) | 23 October 1983 | 31 October 1983 | |
| 38 | |
Heinz-Dieter Tippenhauer | 31 October 1983 | 15 November 1983 | |
| 39 | |
Horst Franz | 16 November 1983 | 30 June 1984 | |
| 40 | |
Timo Konietzka | 1 July 1984 | 24 October 1984 | |
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Reinhard Saftig (interim) | 25 October 1984 | 27 October 1984 | |
| 42 | |
Erich Ribbeck | 28 October 1984 | 30 June 1985 | |
| 43 | |
Pál Csernai | 1 July 1985 | 20 April 1986 | |
| 44 | |
Reinhard Saftig | 21 April 1986 | 30 June 1988 | |
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Horst Köppel | 1 July 1988 | 30 June 1991 | 1 Cup, 1 Supercup |
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Ottmar Hitzfeld | 1 July 1991 | 30 June 1997 | 2 Championships, 2 Supercups, 1 Champions League |
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Nevio Scala | 1 July 1997 | 30 June 1998 | 1 Intercontinental Cup |
| 48 | |
Michael Skibbe | 1 July 1998 | 4 February 2000 | |
| 49 | |
Bernd Krauss | 6 February 2000 | 13 April 2000 | |
| 50 | |
Udo Lattek (interim) | 14 April 2000 | 30 June 2000 | |
| 51 | |
Matthias Sammer | 1 July 2000 | 30 June 2004 | 1 Championship |
| 52 |  |
Bert van Marwijk | 1 July 2004 | 18 December 2006 | |
| 53 | |
Jürgen Röber | 19 December 2006 | 12 March 2007 | |
| 54 | |
Thomas Doll | 13 March 2007 | 19 May 2008 | |
| 55 | |
Jürgen Klopp | 1 July 2008 | 30 June 2015 | 2 Championships, 1 Cup, 2 Supercups |
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Thomas Tuchel | 1 July 2015 | 30 May 2017 | 1 Cup |
| 57 | |
Peter Bosz | 1 July 2017 | 10 December 2017 | |
| 58 | |
Peter Stöger | 10 December 2017 | 30 June 2018 | |
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Lucien Favre | 1 July 2018 | 13 December 2020 | 1 Supercup |
| 60 | |
Edin Terzić (interim) | 13 December 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 1 Cup |
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Marco Rose | 1 July 2021 | 20 May 2022 | |
| 62 | |
Edin Terzić | 23 May 2022 | 13 June 2024 | |
| 63 | |
Nuri Şahin | 14 June 2024 |
Club Records
Borussia Dortmund holds several records in the Bundesliga and European competitions:
- The player with the most appearances for Borussia Dortmund is Michael Zorc, who played 572 games in all competitions.
- The player with the most goals for Borussia Dortmund is Alfred Preissler, with 177 goals in all competitions.
- The game with the most goals ever in a UEFA Champions League match (12 goals) happened when Dortmund beat Legia Warsaw 8–4 in the 2016–17 season.
- Youssoufa Moukoko became the youngest player in Bundesliga history (at 16 years and 1 day old) when he played for Borussia Dortmund against Hertha BSC on November 21, 2020.
- Moukoko also became the youngest player in UEFA Champions League history (at 16 years and 18 days old) when he played for Dortmund against Zenit Saint Petersburg on December 8, 2020.
- Moukoko became the youngest goalscorer in Bundesliga history and the youngest player to score for Dortmund (at 16 years and 28 days old) after scoring against Union Berlin on December 18, 2020.
- Dortmund experienced their worst loss ever in a Bundesliga match when they were defeated 12–0 by Borussia Mönchengladbach on April 29, 1978.
- BVB and Bayern Munich received a record 15 cards (3 for Dortmund, 12 for Bayern) in a match played on April 7, 2001.
- The most penalties given in a Bundesliga match was five, in a game between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Dortmund on November 9, 1965.
- The very first goal scored in Bundesliga play was by Dortmund's Friedhelm Konietzka against Werder Bremen. However, Werder Bremen won the game 3–2.
- Former Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is one of only three players to have scored in ten straight Bundesliga matchdays. He was also the first player to score in the first eight matchdays of a Bundesliga season.
Honors and Trophies
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | German Champions/Bundesliga | 8 |
1956, 1957, 1963, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2011–12 |
| DFB-Pokal | 5 |
1964–65, 1988–89, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2020–21 |
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| DFB/DFL-Supercup | 6 |
1989, 1995, 1996, 2013, 2014, 2019 |
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| Continental | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 1996–97 |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | 1 |
1965–66 |
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| Worldwide | Intercontinental Cup | 1 | 1997 |
Regional Titles
- Oberliga West/West German Championship:
- Winners: 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1956–57 (record)
- Runners-up: 1960–61, 1962–63
- Westphalia Cup:
- Winners: 1947
UEFA Club Ranking
| Rank | Nation | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | |
Roma | 90.000 |
| 6 | |
Paris Saint-Germain | 85.000 |
| 7 |  |
Villarreal | 82.000 |
| 8 | |
Borussia Dortmund | 79.000 |
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Chelsea | ||
| 10 | |
Inter Milan | 76.000 |
| 11 | |
Bayer Leverkusen | 72.000 |
Partner Clubs Around the World
Borussia Dortmund has partnerships with the following clubs:
Hyderabad
Buriram United
Marconi Stallions
Iwate Grulla Morioka
Hoa Binh
BVB International Academy Waterloo
Aris Thessalonikis
Persib Bandung
See also
In Spanish: Borussia Dortmund para niños
- Borussia Dortmund II
- Borussia Dortmund Youth Sector
- List of Borussia Dortmund seasons
