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Borussia Dortmund

Champions League winners in 1997.

Borussia Dortmund are a German club from Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, who play in the Bundesliga.

Quick Facts

Full name
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund
Nickname
Die Borussen (The Prussians); Die Schwarzgelben (The Black and Yellow)
Short name
BVB
Founded
19 December 1909
Stadium
Signal Iduna Park
Capacity
81,365
Owner
Hans-Joachim Watzke
Chairman
Lars Ricken

Lore & Background

Dortmund reached their first European Cup final in 1996-97 and won it; as holders they reached the semi-finals in 1998. In 2003-04 they went out on penalties to Club Brugge in qualifying. Their league title in 2011 put them back in the group stage for 2011-12.

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