Borussia Dortmund (women)
| Founded | October 2020 | |||
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| Ground | Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund | |||
| Capacity | 10,000 | |||
| President | Reinhold Lunow | |||
| CEO | Lars Ricken | |||
| Head coach | Markus Högner | |||
| League | Regionalliga West | |||
| 2024–25 | Westfalenliga, 1st (promoted) | |||
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Borussia Dortmund is a German women's association football team based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia.
The club achieved back-to-back promotions, going unbeaten in their first three seasons, ultimately reaching the Regionalliga and winning the Kreispokal four times in a row.[1]
History
Borussia Dortmund's women's football department was announced in September 2020.[2] The first team debuted in the 2021–22 season of Kreisliga (7th division) under coach Thomas Sulewski, with former professional players such as Christian Timm and Annike Krahn as advisors.[3] On 8 August 2021, Stadion Rote Erde hosted the first match of the women's team, in which they won 3–1 against TSV 1860 Munich.[4] In 2023–24, they achieved promotion to the fourth-tier Westfalenliga.[5]
On 27 April 2025, a record attendance of 10,000 spectators witnessed the women's team victory 2–1 against their rivals FC Schalke 04 in the Stadion Rote Erde.[6] A month later, on 11 May, they secured promotion to the Regionalliga (3rd division) by finishing in first place after a dominant 7–0 victory over SV Fortuna Freudenberg.[7]
On 1 June 2025, Borussia Dortmund defeated FC Schalke 2–0 in the Westfalenpokal final in front of 10,000 spectators in the Stadion Rote Erde. This qualified Borussia Dortmund for the first time to the Playoffs of the 2025–26 DFB-Pokal Frauen.[8]
Statistics
Seasons highlighted in green indicate a promotion; '–' means 'not qualified'.
| Season | Division | League | Place | W | D | L | Goals | Points | DFB-Pokal | Westfalenpokal | Kreispokal |
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| 2021/22 | 7 | Kreisliga A Dortmund Gruppe 2 | 1. | 18 | 0 | 0 | 143:3 | 54 | – | – | Winner |
| 2021/22 | 7 | Promotion Game KL A DO – Gruppe 1 vs. 2 | 1. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 3 | |||
| 2022/23 | 6 | Bezirksliga Staffel 4 | 1. | 24 | 0 | 0 | 143:5 | 72 | – | Quarterfinal | Winner |
| 2023/24 | 5 | Landesliga Staffel 2 | 1. | 23 | 1 | 0 | 124:6 | 70 | – | Semifinal | Winner |
| 2024/25 | 4 | Verbandsliga Westfalen/Westfalenliga | 1. | 24 | 1 | 1 | 115:15 | 73 | – | Winner | Winner |
| 2025/26 | 3 | Regionalliga West | – |
Squad
- As of 11 July 2025[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current staff
- As of 4 July 2025[10]
| Coaching staff | |
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| Markus Högner | Head coach |
| Tim Treude Dustin Wurst |
Assistant coach |
| Josephine Plehn | Goalkeeping coach |
| Marcel Merkel | Team manager |
| Luisa Schulz[11] | Physiotherapist |
| Benedikt Terschluse | Training scientist |
References
- ^ "BVB-Frauen gewinnen Kreispokal" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 1 May 2025.
- ^ "BVB steigt in den Frauenfußball ein - Start in der Kreisliga B" (in German). Eurosport. 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Erste personelle Entscheidungen in der Abteilung Frauenfußball" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 28 February 2021.
- ^ Bahl, Tushar (8 August 2021). "Borussia Dortmund women's team earn 3-1 win in first ever game". BVB Buzz.
- ^ "Derby in der Westfalenliga – die Gegner der BVB-Frauen in der Saison 2024/25" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Erster Derbysieg der Geschichte - BVB-Frauen besiegen Schalke vor Rekordkulisse" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 27 April 2025.
- ^ "7:0! BVB-Frauen besiegen Freudenberg und sind Westfalenliga-Meister" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 11 May 2025.
- ^ "Vor 10.000 Zuschauern: BVB-Frauen bezwingen Schalke und schreiben Geschichte" (in German). Kicker. 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Kader von Borussia Dortmund in der Saison 2025/2026" (in German). www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "BVB-Frauen – 1. Mannschaft" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "SuS Kaiserau verliert wichtige Person an den BVB" (in German). Ruhr Nachrichten. Retrieved 29 May 2025.