Borussia Dortmund II
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BV Borussia Dortmund is a Germany sports List of football clubs in Germany based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia and is best known as one of the most successful clubs in German association football. In addition to six German football championships and two DFB Pokal victories, Dortmund won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1966 (becoming the first German team to win a European title) and the UEFA Champions League in UEFA Champions League 1996-97.
History
BVB's early years
Borussia Dortmund II was founded 19 December 1909 by a group of young men unhappy with church-sponsored
Trinity Youth, where they played football under the stern and unsympathetic eye of the local parish priest. Father Dewald was blocked at the door when he tried to break up the organizing meeting being held in a room of the local pub,
Zum Wildschütz. The name
Borussia is Latin for Prussia and was taken from the nearby Borussia brewery. The team began play in blue and white striped shirts with a red sash, and black shorts. In 1913, they donned the black and yellow strip so familiar today.
Over the next decades Borussia Dortmund II enjoyed only modest success playing in local leagues. They had a brush with bankruptcy in 1929 when an attempt to boost Borussia Dortmund II's fortunes by signing some paid professional footballers failed miserably and left Borussia Dortmund II deep in debt. They survived only through the generosity of a local supporter who covered the team's shortfall out of his own pocket.
World War II and the postwar
The 30s saw the rise of the Third Reich which restructured sports and football organizations throughout the nation to suit the regime's goals.
Borussias president was replaced when he refused to join the Nazism party, and a couple of members who surreptitiously used Borussia Dortmund II's offices to produce anti-Nazi pamphlets were executed in the last days of the war. Borussia Dortmund II did have greater success in the newly established Gauliga Westfalen, but would have to wait until after World War II to make a breakthrough. It was during this time that Borussia developed its intense rivalry with FC Schalke 04, the most successful side of the era. Like every other organization in Germany, Borussia was dissolved by the Allied occupation authorities after the war in an attempt to distance the country's institutions from the so-recent Nazi past. There was a short-lived attempt to merge Borussia Dortmund II with two others - Werksportgemeinschaft Hoesch and Freier Sportverein 98 – as Sportgemeinschaft Borussia von 1898, but it was as Ballspiel-Verein Borussia (BVB) that they made their first appearance in the national final in 1949 where they lost 2:3 to VfR Mannheim.
The Oberliga West (1947-63), a first division league which included
Borussia, dominated German football through the late 50s. Borussia Dortmund II claimed its first national title in 1956, followed up with another win the next season, and then made a losing appearance in the 1961 final.
Entry to the Bundesliga
In 1962, the DFB (Deutscher Fussball Bund or German Football Association) met in Dortmund and voted to finally establish a professional football league in Germany to begin play in August 1963 as the Fußball-Bundesliga. Borussia earned its place among the first sixteen sides to play in the new league by winning the last pre-Bundesliga championship. Losing club 1. FC Köln also earned an automatic berth. It was Dortmund's Friedhelm Konietzka who scored the first-ever Bundesliga goal barely a minute into a match which they would eventually lose 2–3 to SV Werder Bremen.
In 1965, Dortmund captured its first German Cup. They had a mixed result the next year when they won the European Cup Winners Cup, but surrendered a commanding position atop the Bundesliga by losing four of their last five league games and finishing second, three points behind champions TSV 1860 München. Ironically, much of 1860's success came on the strength of the play of Konietzka, recently transferred there from Dortmund. The 70s were characterized by financial problems and relegation from the Bundesliga in 1972 and the opening of the Westfalenstadion, named after its home States of Germany, Westphalia in 1974. Borussia Dortmund II earned its return to Bundesliga in 1976, but continued to suffer from financial problems through the 80s.
BVB narrowly avoided being relegated again in 1986 by winning a third decisive play-off-game against Fortuna Köln after finishing the regular season in 16
th place.
Borussia Dortmund II did not enjoy any significant success again until a German Cup win in DFB Cup 1988-89.
The 90s
Fortune smiled on them in 1993 with a run to the UEFA Cup final, which they lost 1–6 on aggregate to Juventus. In spite of this result, Borussia walked away with Deutsche Mark25 million under the prize money pool system in place at the time for German sides participating in the Cup. Cash flush, Dortmund was able to sign players who later brought them a string of honours through the rest of the 1990s. They won Bundesliga championships in Fußball-Bundesliga 1994–95 and Fußball-Bundesliga 1995–96 – with Matthias Sammer from the '96 side being named European Footballer of the Year.
In a memorable 1997 UEFA Champions League Final in Munich Dortmund faced a Juventus F.C. team featuring Zinedine Zidane. Karl-Heinz Riedle put Dortmund ahead finishing from Paul Lambert's cross. Riedle then made it 2 with a bullet header from a corner kick. In the second half Alessandro Del Piero pulled one back for Juve. Then 20 year old substitute and local boy Lars Ricken latched on to a through pass by Andreas Möller. Only sixteen seconds after coming on to the pitch Ricken chipped Angelo Peruzzi in the Juventus goal from over 20 yards with his first touch of the ball. With Zidane unable to make an impression against Lambert's marking Borussia lifted the trophy 3–1.
Borussia then went on to beat Brazilian club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 2–0 in the 1997 Intercontinental Cup Final.
21st century and Borussia "goes public"
At the turn of the millennium, Borussia Dortmund became the first – and so far the only – publicly traded club on the German stock market. Two years later they won their third Bundesliga title. Borussia Dortmund II had a remarkable run at the end of the season to overtake Bayer 04 Leverkusen, securing the title on the final day. In the same season Borussia lost the final of the 2002 UEFA Cup to Dutch side Feyenoord.
Dortmund's fortunes have steadily declined since then. Poor financial management led to a heavy debt load and the sale of their Westfalenstadion ground. The situation was compounded by failure to advance in the UEFA Champions League 2002–03 when Borussia Dortmund II was eliminated on penalties in the qualifying rounds by Club Brugge. Borussia was again driven to the brink of bankruptcy in 2005, the original €11 value of its shares having plummeted by over 80% on the Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (Frankfurt Stock Exchange). The response to the crisis included a 20% pay cut to all players.
The team still plays at the leased Westfalenstadion, named after its home region of Westphalia. To raise capital, the stadium was renamed Signal Iduna Park, after a local insurance company, in 2006 under a sponsorship agreement that runs until 2011. The stadium is currently the largest football stadium in Germany with a capacity of 81,264 spectators, and hosted several matches in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, including a semi-final. Borussia Dortmund enjoys the highest average attendance of any football club in Europe, at Average attendances of European football clubs per match (2007/08).
Current notables on Borussia Dortmund II roster include Alexander Frei, Sebastian Kehl, Roman Weidenfeller, Dedê, Nuri Sahin. The team suffered a miserable start to the Fußball-Bundesliga 2005–06 season, but rallied to finish seventh. Borussia Dortmund II failed to gain a place in the UEFA Cup via the Fair Play draw. The club's management recently indicated that Borussia Dortmund II again showed a profit, however this was largely related to the sale of David Odonkor to Real Betis and Tomas Rosicky to Arsenal F.C..
In the Fußball-Bundesliga 2006–07 season, Borussia Dortmund II unexpectedly faced serious relegation trouble for the first time in years. The team went through three coaches and appointed Thomas Doll on 13 March 2007 after dropping to just one point above the relegation zone. Christoph Metzelder also left Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer.
In the Fußball-Bundesliga 2007–08 season, Borussia Dortmund II has lost to many of the smaller clubs in the Bundesliga. This season was one of the worst in 20 years. Nevertheless they reached the DFB Pokal final against FC Bayern Munich where they lost 2–1 in extra time. The final appearance qualified Dortmund for the UEFA cup because Bayern already qualified for the UEFA Champions League.
Recent seasons
Honours
Borussia Dortmund display a Star (football crest) on their jerseys identifying them as having won at least three national titles in the Bundesliga. Borussia Dortmund II currently has six such titles to its credit, as well as German Cup wins and international honours.
National titles
European titles
International titles
Youth
- German Under 19 championship (football)
- - Champions: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
- - Runners-up: 2009
- German Under 17 championship (football)
- - Champions: 1984, 1993, 1996, 1998
- - Runners-up: 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Under 19 Bundesliga (football)
- - Champions: 2009
- Under 17 Bundesliga (football)
- - Champions: 2008
Records
Borussia Dortmund's name is attached to a number of Bundesliga records:
- Dortmund was on the receiving end of the worst loss ever in a Bundesliga match when they lost 12-0 away to Borussia Mönchengladbach on 29 April 1978.
- Borussia Dortmund II was involved in four of the five Bundesliga matches in which a record twelve goals were scored. They earned an even split at two wins and two losses in those matches.
- On 1 September 1993, BVB and Dynamo Dresden earned a total of five red cards between them. BVB and FC Bayern Munich were carded a record 15 times in a game played 7 April 2001.
- The most penalty shots in a match is five in a game played between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Dortmund on 9 November 1965.
- The first goal ever scored in Bundesliga play was by Dortmund's Friedhelm Konietzka against SV Werder Bremen. Werder Bremen won 3-2.
Players
For recent transfers, see List of German football transfers summer 2009.
Borussia Dortmund II
Manager History
- 07.01.1963 - 06.30.1965 Hermann Eppenhoff
- 07.01.1965 - 06.30.1966 Willi Multhaup
- 07.01.1966 - 04.10.1968 Heinz Murach
- 04.18.1968 - 12.16.1968 Oßwald Pfau
- 12.17.1968 - 03.17.1969 Helmut Schneider
- 03.21.1969 - 06.30.1970 Hermann Lindemann
- 07.01.1970 - 12.21.1971 Horst Witzler
- 01.03.1972 - 06.30.1972 Herbert Burdenski
- 07.01.1972 - 10.30.1972 Detlev Brüggemann
- 11.01.1972 - 03.01.1973 Max Michallek
- 03.02.1973 - 06.30.1973 Dieter Kurrat
- 07.01.1973 - 06.30.1974 Janos Bedl
- 07.01.1974 - 02.01.1976 Otto Knefler
- 02.01.1976 - 06.18.1976 Horst Buhtz
- 06.18.1976 - 04.30.1978 Otto Rehhagel
- 05.21.1978 - 04.29.1979 Carl-Heinz Rühl
- 04.30.1979 - 06.30.1979 Uli Maslo
- 07.01.1979 - 05.10.1981 Udo Lattek
- 05.11.1981 - 06.30.1981 Rolf Bock
- 07.01.1981 - 06.30.1982 Branko Zebec
- 07.01.1982 - 04.05.1983 Karl-Heinz Feldkamp
- 04.06.1983 - 06.30.1983 Helmut Witte (football manager)
- 07.01.1983 - 10.23.1983 Uli Maslo
- 10.31.1983 - 11.15.1983 Heinz-Dieter Tippenhauer
- 11.16.1983 - 06.30.1984 Horst Franz
- 07.01.1984 - 10.24.1984 Friedhelm Konietzka
- 10.28.1984 - 06.30.1985 Erich Ribbeck
- 07.01.1985 - 04.20.1986 Pál Csernai
- 04.20.1986 - 06.26.1988 Reinhard Saftig
- 06.27.1988 - 06.30.1991 Horst Köppel
- 07.01.1991 - 06.30.1997 Ottmar Hitzfeld
- 07.01.1997 - 06.30.1998 Nevio Scala
- 07.01.1998 - 02.04.2000 Michael Skibbe
- 02.05.2000 - 04.12.2000 Bernd Krauss
- 04.16.2000 - 06.30.2000 Udo Lattek
- 07.01.2000 - 06.30.2004 Matthias Sammer
- 07.01.2004 - 12.18.2006 Bert van Marwijk
- 12.19.2006 - 03.12.2007 Jürgen Röber
- 03.13.2007 - 05.19.2008 Thomas Doll
- 07.01.2008 - Present Jürgen Klopp
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