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Borussia Dortmund

Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}German pronunciation: [boˈʁʊsi̯a ˈdɔʁtmʊnt] ⓘ) or by its initialism BVB…

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Founded
19 December 1909; 116 years ago (1909-12-19)
2025–26
Bundesliga, 2nd of 18
Capacity
81,365
CEO
Lars Ricken
Full name
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund
Head coach
Niko Kovač

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History

Club identity and supporters

Grounds

Organisation and finance

Kits and sponsorship

Controversy

Charity

Players

Non-playing staff

Records

Honours

Affiliated clubs

Women's team

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Borussia Dortmund

Nodes333
Edges332
Triples209
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Density0.006006
Components1

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Borussia Dortmund

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related to Records · 29
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related to Club identity and supporters · 25
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related to Charity · 22
Borussia Dortmund → Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund KGaA, Bundesliga, COVID-19, Dortmund's, Dortmund's Borsigplatz, Evonik, German, German UEFA Champions League, In March, In November, Japan, July, May, On, RB Leipzig, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Team Japan
related to Stadiums · 22
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related to Bundesliga debut · 17
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related to Controversy · 14
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related to Training ground · 12
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related to 21st century and Borussia "goes public" · 11
Borussia Dortmund → Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia, Bundesliga, Dortmund, Dutch, Feyenoord, German, In, In October, Manager Matthias Sammer, UEFA Cup
related to Organisation and finance · 11
Borussia Dortmund → Borussia Dortmund GmbH, Co, Dortmund, Dr, Gerd Pieper, KGaA, Professional, Reinhard Rauball, Reinhold Lunow, The, This
related to Club captains · 10
Borussia Dortmund → Alfred Schmidt, Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, DFL-Supercups, Emre Can, Marco Reus, Michael Zorc, Since, The, UEFA Champions League

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dortmund borussia bundesliga club season league first uefa munich team final football champions bayern won bvb german dfb-pokal cup match

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Borussia Dortmund2025–26Bundesliga, 2nd of 181.00infobox
Borussia DortmundCapacity81,3651.00infobox
Borussia DortmundCEOLars Ricken1.00infobox
Borussia DortmundFounded19 December 1909; 116 years ago (1909-12-19)1.00infobox
Borussia DortmundFull nameBallspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund1.00infobox
Borussia DortmundHead coachNiko Kovač1.00infobox
Borussia DortmundLeagueBundesliga1.00infobox
Borussia DortmundNicknamesDie Borussen (The Prussians) Die Schwarzgelben (The Black and Yellow)1.00infobox
Borussia DortmundPresidentHans-Joachim Watzke1.00infobox
Borussia DortmundShort nameBVB1.00infobox
Borussia DortmundStadiumSignal Iduna Park1.00infobox
Borussia DortmundWebsitebvb.de1.00infobox

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