Bundesliga Title (2002)

Sammer wins the league as player and manager.

Borussia Dortmund won their third Bundesliga title in 2002, overtaking Bayer Leverkusen with a strong finish to the season and clinching it on the last matchday.

Quick Facts

Season: 2001-02
Manager: Matthias Sammer
Runners-up: Bayer Leverkusen
Also: 2002 UEFA Cup final lost to Feyenoord

Reader's Guide

Matthias Sammer became the first person in the club's history to win the Bundesliga as both player and manager. The same season Dortmund lost the 2002 UEFA Cup final to Feyenoord, after which heavy debts led to several years of decline.

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