Borussia Dortmund has a total of 8 German League championships, 5 of which are Bundesliga championships, 5 German Cup championships and 6 German Super Cup championships. In Europe, it played in the UEFA Champions League final three times, in the 1996-97, 2012-13 and 2023-24 seasons, and won the championship once by beating the Italian team Juventus in the 1996-97 season.
In addition, it became the first German football team to lift a trophy in Europe with its success in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in the 1965-66 season. The team's arch rivals are Bayern Mรผnchen and Schalke 04.
Borussia Dortmund has been playing its home matches at Signal Iduna Park, Germany's largest stadium, since 1974. According to a study covering the year 2025, the club with the highest average number of fans in the world is Borussia Dortmund. Additionally, the club has 230,000 members as of 2025, making it the second club with the most members in Germany after Bayern Mรผnchen.
Dortmund's colors are black and yellow, so fans have given the club the nickname "die Schwarzgelben", meaning "The Black-and-Yellows". Additionally, the club's motto is "Echte Liebe", which means "True Love".
According to Deloitte's Football Money League revenue yearbook, Dortmund is the 2nd largest club in Germany and the 11th largest club in the world. The current president of the club is Reinhard Rauball and the CEO is Hans-Joachim Watzke.
History
Foundation and early years
The club was founded on 19 December 1909, in the northeast of the city of Dortmund, by a group of young people who left the church-sponsored Catholic Holy Trinity club where they played football. The name of the district where it was established is Borsigplatz. When they become champions, the fans take a long walk from the stadium to this neighborhood.
Franz and Paul Braun, who founded the club, Henry Cleve, Hans Debest, Paul Dziendzielle, Julius and Wilhelm Jacobi, Hans Kahn, Gustav Mรผller, Franz Risse, Fritz Schulte, Hans Siebold, August Tรถnnesmann, Heinrich and Robert Unger, Fritz Weber and Franz Wendt; They made this decision at a local bar. The name of the club is taken from the "Borussia" beer produced by the Borussia brewery. Also, Borussia means Prussia in Latin.
The team started playing with a blue-white striped jersey with a red belt. In 1913, they changed their colors to yellow-black and started wearing striped jerseys in these colors.
Jersey sponsors and manufacturers
- 1974-1976 โ Adidas โ City of Dortmund
- 1976-1978 โ Adidas โ Samson
- 1978-1980 โ Adidas โ Prestolith
- 1980-1983 โ Adidas โ UHU
- 1983-1986 โ Adidas โ Artic (ice cream)
- 1986-1990 โ Adidas โ Die Continentale
- 1990-1997 โ Nike โ Die Continentale
- 1997-2000 โ Nike โ s.Oliver
- 2000-2004 โ Goool.de โ E.ON
- 2004-2005 โ Nike โ E.ON
- 2005-2006 โ Nike โ RAG
- 2006-2009 โ Nike โ Evonik
- 2009-2012 โ Kappa โ Evonik
- 2012-2020 โ Puma โ Evonik
- 2020-present โ Puma โ 1&1 Ionos (Bundesliga matches only) Evonik (Cup and European matches)
Staff
- As of May 30, 2025
club staff
- Lukasz Piszczek โ Assistant Coach
- Joรฃo Tralhรฃo โ Assistant Coach
- Jan Reckert โ Goalkeeping Coach
- Dr. Andreas Schlumberger โ Rehabilitation, Athletics and Fitness Coach
- Andreas Beck โ Athletics Trainer
- Florian Wangler โ Athletic Trainer
- Peter Kuhnt โ Physiotherapist
- Thorben Voeste โ Physiotherapist
- Thomas Zetzmann โ Physiotherapist
- Dr. Markus Braun โ Team Doctor
- Frank Grรคfen โ Equipment Manager
Good luck
ย Germany
- German League/Bundesliga
- Champion (8): 1955-56, 1956-57, 1962-63, 1994-95, 1995-96, 2001-02, 2010-11, 2011-12
- Second (12): 1948-49, 1960-61, 1965-66, 1991-92, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2018-19,2019-20,2021-22, 2022-23, 2025-26
- DFB-Pokal
- Champion (5): 1964-65, 1988-89, 2011-12, 2016-17, 2020-21
- Finalist (5): 1962-63, 2007-08, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16
- Franz Beckenbauer Supercup
- Champion (6): 1989, 1995, 1996, 2013, 2014, 2019
- Finalist (7): 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2026
- DFL-Ligapokal
- Finalist (1): 2003
- Oberliga West
- Champion (6): 1947-48, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1952-53, 1955-56, 1956-57
- Second (2): 1960-61, 1962-63
- Westphalia Cup
- Champion (1): 1947
Europe
- UEFA Champions League
- Champion (1): 1996-97
- Finalist (2): 2012-13, 2023-24
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- Champion (1): 1965-66
- UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
- Finalist (2): 1992-93, 2001-02
- UEFA Super Cup
- Finalist (1): 1997
International
- Intercontinental Cup
- Champion (1): 1997
