Borussia Dortmund

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BV Borussia 09 Dortmund
220px-Borussia Dortmund logo.svg.png
Full nameBallspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund
Nickname(s)Die Borussen
Die Schwarzgelben (The Black and Yellows)
Der BVB (The BVB)
Founded1909
GroundSignal Iduna Park
Ground Capacity81,264
Head CoachSoluna
LeagueSHC Premier League
2019 SHC Season1st

Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund, Dortmund, or BVB, is a German football club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Borussia Dortmund's motto is "Echte Liebe" (English: "True Love").

History

Foundation and early years

Borussia Dortmund in 1913

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 Latin for Prussia but was 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.

The club was refounded to join SHC Premier League in 2013.

Grounds

Signal Iduna Park is the biggest stadium in Germany
The Borusseum, a museum about Borussia Dortmund

The Westfalenstadion is the home stadium of Borussia Dortmund. It is Germany's biggest stadium and the seventh biggest stadium in Europe. This includes standing terraces used for SHC Premier League matches. The all-seated capacity is not the largest in Germany; that distinction is held by the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. The stadium is officially named Signal Iduna Park. The insurance company Signal Iduna purchased the rights to name the stadium until 2021. The Stadium now hosts up to 80,645 fans (standing and seated) for league matches, and 65,829 seated spectators for international games. For these, the characteristic Southern grandstand is re-equipped with seats to conform with FIFA regulations.

In 1974, the Westfalenstadion replaced the Stadion Rote Erde, which is located next door and serves now as the training grounds. After the increasing popularity of Borussia Dortmund in the 1960s, it became obvious that the traditional ground was too small for the increasing number of Borussia Dortmund supporters. The city of Dortmund, however, was not able to finance a new stadium and federal institutions were unwilling to help. But in 1971, Dortmund was selected to replace the city of Cologne, which was forced to withdraw its plans to host games in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. The funds originally set aside for the projected stadium in Cologne were thus re-allocated to Dortmund and a new stadium became a reality.

The Westfalenstadion has undergone several renovations throughout the years to increase the size of the stadium, including an expansion of the stadium for the 2006 World Cup. In 2008, the Borusseum, a museum about Borussia Dortmund opened in the stadium. In 2011, Borussia Dortmund agreed a partnership with Q-Cells. The company installed 8,768 solar cells on the roof of the Westfalenstadion to generate up to 860,000 kWh per year.

Borussia Dortmund has the highest average attendance of any football club worldwide.

Current Management and Board

As of October 2015

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA
Member Position
Soluna Chairman, managing director, and manager
Team board
Player Note
Clifford Pascoe 1st Captain
Raphael Blisset 2nd Captain
Nelson de Oliveira 3rd Captain

Honors

Winners (0):
Runner-Up (0):
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Runner-Up (0):

List of Seasons

Season League SHC Admin Cup Top goalscorer Notes
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
2013 PL 5 3 1 1 12 6 10 4th None
2014 PL 14 5 1 8 29 33 16 6th Nigeria.png Olusegun Egbedi 8
2015 PL 14 7 2 5 24 17 23 4th Semi-Final England.png Clifford Pascoe 4
2016 PL 14 4 4 6 25 24 16 6th Quarterfinal Italy.png Alessandro Recchi 9
2017 PL 14 4 1 9 19 29 13 7th None Italy.png Alessandro Recchi 7
2018 PL 30 18 4 8 67 34 58 5th Italy.png Alessandro Recchi 16 League expanded to 16 teams.

Records

Player Records

Statics below show the all-time regular-season club leaders. Bold indicates active Borussia Dortmund players.

  • Games: Portugal.png Nelson de Oliveira, England.png Clifford Pascoe (97)
  • Goals: Italy.png Alessandro Recchi (40)
  • Assists: England.png Clifford Pascoe (25)
  • Xpert11s: Italy.png Alessandro Recchi (44)
  • Xpert11 Captains: Italy.png Alessandro Recchi (3)

Last updated November 2, 2015.

  • All-Time regular season record: 38-12-36

Most Valuable Player

Year Name Nation
2014 Clifford Pascoe England.png England
2015 Clifford Pascoe England.png England
2016 Alessandro Recchi Italy.png Italy
2017 Alessandro Recchi Italy.png Italy
2018 Alessandro Recchi Italy.png Italy

External Links

Borussia Dortmund team page on xpert11