Borussia Dortmund are one of Germany’s two biggest clubs alongside Bayern Munich. They are eight-time German/Bundesliga champions and are five-time DFB Pokal winners. The Yellow and Black can lay claim to being the best-supported football club in all of Europe. Borussia Dortmund have the highest average match attendance for games. In 2019-20, Borussia Dortmund averaged more than 57,290 fans to home matches at Signal Iduna Park. 

Each season, Borussia Dortmund are one of the frontrunners for the Bundesliga title. Although the Yellow and Black have not won the Bundesliga since 2011-12 under the leadership of Jurgen Klopp, they will be backed by many football fans to win it this time around. 

About Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund were founded in 1909, by a group of young men. The youths were unhappy with the local chaplain due to his treatment of their church-sponsored football team. Borussia Dortmund started out as a small club with moderate ambitions. They had to avoid bankruptcy at the end of the 1920s and were not in favour with the Nazi regime, which affected their status. Borussia Dortmund’s first trophy came in the mid-1950s. In 1956 and 1957, the club won two consecutive national titles.

Despite becoming one of Germany’s biggest and best-supported clubs, Borussia Dortmund achieved most of their title success in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Prior to lifting the Bundesliga trophy in 1994-95, Borussia Dortmund had won just three titles. The last had come in 1963. 

Even DFB Pokal wins were few and far between until the end of the 20th century. Before winning the DFB Pokal in 1988-89, Borussia Dortmund had won it just once in 1964-65. Since claiming the trophy under Horst Koppel in 1989, Borussia Dortmund have lifted the DFB Pokal three additional times and appeared in four more cup finals. 

Borussia Dortmund play their home matches at the mammoth Signal Iduna Park. The stadium can accommodate more than 81,000 fans on Bundesliga matchdays. The famed Yellow Wall allows for safe standing and is unlike anything else in world football. 

Borussia Dortmund play two derby matches during the season. They compete in Der Klassiker against Bayern Munich and Der Revierderby versus local rival Schalke 04. 

Bet on Borussia Dortmund

Leading sportsbooks offer betting markets on Borussia Dortmund every matchday of the football season. The long football campaign provides bettors the opportunity to wager on the German club in a variety of ways. Bettors can wager on Borussia Dortmund as the outright winner of the Bundesliga, the Champions League, or the DFB Pokal competitions before they kick off each tournament.

There is the opportunity to bet on one-off matches, players, correct scores, goals, and more. Special offers on big games in the league or European cup competitions are also available with major bookies. Of course, football bettors love to wager on Der Klassiker between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.

Bettors have the chance to select bets on Borussia Dortmund in the transfer market and which player(s) will arrive at the club each transfer window. Bettors can even wager on who will be the next Borussia Dortmund manager, if the club decide to make a change. 

Borussia Dortmund Players

Borussia Dortmund regularly have some of the best players in the Bundesliga. Yet, the club are not afraid to sell their top stars, which was shown once more in 2021 with the sale of Jadon Sancho to Manchester United. Borussia Dortmund will go into the new season with plenty of top talent. Striker Erling Haaland is the team’s dangerman and the best striker in Europe. 

Borussia Dortmund signed the Norwegian out from under the rest of Europe’s noses and since arriving, in total, Haaland has tallied 56 goals in 61 matches in all competitions for the Yellow and Black. Club captain Marco Reus, Giovanni Reyna. Axel Witsel, and Thorgan Hazard are all top players for the team that will have major impacts on the coming season. 

Borussia Dortmund Honours

German Championship/Bundesliga

Winners: 1956, 1957, 1963, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2011–12

Runners-up: 1949, 1961, 1965–66, 1991–92, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20

DFB-Pokal

Winners: 1964–65, 1988–89, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2020–21

Runners-up: 1962–63, 2007–08, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

DFB/DFL-Supercup

Winners: 1989, 1995, 1996, 2013, 2014, 2019

Runners-up: 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2020

UEFA Champions League

Winners: 1996–97

Runners-up: 2012–13

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Winners: 1965–66

UEFA Cup

Runners-up: 1992–93, 2001–02

UEFA Super Cup

Runners-up: 1997

Intercontinental Cup

Winners: 1997

Borussia Dortmund All-Time Top Goalscorers

1. Manfred Burgsmuller – 158 goals
2. Michael Zorc – 158 goals
3. Lothar Emmerich – 148 goals
4. Timo Konietzka – 145 goals
5. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 141 goals 
6. Marco Reus – 140 goals

Borussia Dortmund Legends

Some of Germany’s best-ever players have pulled on the famous yellow shirt of Borussia Dortmund. Michael Zorc is one of the all-time great goalscorers to play for the club. He tallied a club record 158 goals. He played 463 games for the club. Zorc is now an executive at Borussia Dortmund.

Other club legends include Matthias Sammer, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Manfred Burgsmuller, and Jens Lehmann. Each player made a mark on the club whether it was scoring goals or saving them. 

Here are some of the best players to have played for Borussia Dortmund over the years:

• Michael Zorc
• Matthias Sammer
• Karl-Heinz Riedle
• Manfred Burgsmuller
• Jens Lehmann
• Roman Weidenfeller
• Marco Reus
• Jürgen Kohler
• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
• Lukasz Piszczek
• Dede
• Mats Hummels

Borussia Dortmund Managers 

Two of Borussia Dortmund’s most famous coaches are Ottmar Hitzfeld and Jurgen Klopp. The two coaches won silverware at Signal Iduna Park and have left an indelible mark on the club. Hitzfeld led Borussia Dortmund to two Bundesliga and a Champions League trophy.

Unfortunately, Hitzfeld left for Bayern Munich after his time at Borussia Dortmund, leading them to silverware. Klopp won back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2010-11 and 2011-12. The club also won the DFB Pokal in in 2011-12 and reached the 2012-13 Champions League, where they fell to Bayern Munich. Since Klopp’s departure, Borussia Dortmund have been searching for a league title, although they have won two DFB Pokal trophies.