Borussia Dortmund

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NICKNAME – Die Schwarzgelben (The Black and Yellows), Der BVB
FOUNDED – 1909
LOCATED IN – Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
STADIUM – Signal Iduna Park
BY TRAIN – 5 minutes from Dortmund’s main train station
CAPACITY – 81,365
PROMOTED – 1976
BEST LEAGUE FINISH – Winners (8 times)
BEST DFB POKAL RUN – Winners (5 times)
BEST EC/CL FINISH – Winners (1996/1997)
BEST UC/EL FINISH – Runners Up (Twice)
BEST CWC FINISH – Winners (1965/1966)
RECORD GOALSCORER – Alfred Preissler (174)
2022/2023 FINISH – 2nd

FIVE FACTS ABOUT BORUSSIA DORTMUND
1. The club was founded in a pub by a Catholic youth group and was named after the local “Borussia” brewery.
2. They contest the two biggest derbies in Germany, the “Revierderby” (against Schalke) and the “Klassiker” (against Bayern).
3. They won their only Champions League title at Bayern’s Olympiastadion against Juventus.
4. Dortmund have the highest average attendance of any football club in the world and the largest stadium in Germany.
5. They share their club song of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” with both Liverpool and Celtic.

FIVE FACTS ABOUT DORTMUND
1. Despite a history of coal and steel, Dortmund has been redeveloped to the point that half the city now consists of green areas.
2. Its Christmas market attracts over 3 million visitors each year, with a 45m high tree the centrepiece.
3. The city is a centre for electronic dance music and techno.
4. Dortmund “Salt Cakes” are a popular local snack.
5. The German Football Museum is located right next to the train station.

INTERESTING VIDEO LINKS
Goal music
“Ole, jetzt kommt der BVB” (Full version)
“You’ll never walk alone” (BVB and Liverpool fans)
A look around Dortmund

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