Borussia Dortmund (women)

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Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund logo.svg
FoundedOctober 2020;4 years ago (October 2020)
Ground Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund
Capacity10,000
PresidentReinhold Lunow
CEO Lars Ricken
Head coach Markus Högner
League Regionalliga West
2024–25Westfalenliga, 1st (promoted)

Borussia Dortmund is a German women's association football team based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia.

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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]

On 19 August 2025, Borussia Dortmund defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach (2.Bundesliga) 3-1 in the Playoffs of the DFB-Pokal [9] . In the draw for the next round, FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga-Champions 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025; Winner DFB-Pokal 2025) was drawn as the next opponent in End of September [10] .

Statistics

Seasons highlighted in green indicate a promotion; '–' means 'not qualified'.

SeasonDivisionLeaguePlaceWDLGoalsPointsDFB-PokalWestfalenpokalKreispokal
2021/227Kreisliga A Dortmund Gruppe 21.1800143:354Winner
2021/227Promotion Game KL A DO – Winner Gruppe 1 vs. 21.1004:03
2022/236Bezirksliga Staffel 41.2400143:572QuarterfinalWinner
2023/245Landesliga Staffel 21.2310124:670SemifinalWinner
2024/254Verbandsliga Westfalen/Westfalenliga1.2411115:1573WinnerWinner
2025/26 [11] 3Regionalliga West3.20116:46

Squad

As of 11 July 2025 [12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Laura van der Laan
2 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Mia Böger
3 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Jenske Steenwijk
5 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jasmin Jabbes
6 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Hedda Wahle
7 DF Flag of Jordan.svg  JOR Marah Abu Tayeh
8 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Noreen Günnewig
9 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Dana Marquardt
10 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Rita Schumacher
11 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Nora Willeke
13 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Paula Riemann
14 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Sara Ito
16 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Lucy Wisniewski
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Ronja Leubner
18 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Celina Baum
19 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Annika Enderle
20 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Ann-Sophie Vogel
21 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Frederike Kempe
22 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Melanie Schuster
23 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Caroline Blum
24 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Yasu Wöhrn
27 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Nova Wicke
29 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Emilia Pauls
31 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Deniese Lichatschow
32 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Mia Scholle

Current staff

As of 4 July 2025 [13]
Coaching staff
Flag of Germany.svg Markus Högner Head coach
Flag of Germany.svg Tim Treude
Flag of Germany.svg Dustin Wurst
Assistant coach
Flag of Germany.svg Josephine Plehn Goalkeeping coach
Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Merkel Team manager
Flag of Germany.svg Luisa Schulz [14] Physiotherapist
Flag of Germany.svg Benedikt Terschluse Training scientist

References

  1. "BVB-Frauen gewinnen Kreispokal" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 1 May 2025.
  2. "BVB steigt in den Frauenfußball ein - Start in der Kreisliga B" (in German). Eurosport. 10 September 2020.
  3. "Erste personelle Entscheidungen in der Abteilung Frauenfußball" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 28 February 2021.
  4. Bahl, Tushar (8 August 2021). "Borussia Dortmund women's team earn 3-1 win in first ever game". BVB Buzz.
  5. "Derby in der Westfalenliga – die Gegner der BVB-Frauen in der Saison 2024/25" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 10 July 2024.
  6. "Erster Derbysieg der Geschichte - BVB-Frauen besiegen Schalke vor Rekordkulisse" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 27 April 2025.
  7. "7:0! BVB-Frauen besiegen Freudenberg und sind Westfalenliga-Meister" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 11 May 2025.
  8. "Vor 10.000 Zuschauern: BVB-Frauen bezwingen Schalke und schreiben Geschichte" (in German). Kicker. 1 June 2025.
  9. "BVB-Frauen ziehen nach Sieg über Mönchengladbach in die erste Runde des DFB-Pokals ein" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 20 August 2025.
  10. "„Historisches Spiel": BVB-Frauen freuen sich auf Pokal-Duell mit Bayern München" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 20 August 2025.
  11. "Borussia Dortmund 2025/26" (in German). fussball.de. 31 August 2025.
  12. "Kader von Borussia Dortmund in der Saison 2025/2026" (in German). www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  13. "BVB-Frauen – 1. Mannschaft" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  14. "SuS Kaiserau verliert wichtige Person an den BVB" (in German). Ruhr Nachrichten. Retrieved 29 May 2025.