Athletic development
Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund chalked up 57 points in the 2024/2025 Bundesliga season to finish in fourth place and qualify directly for the UEFA Champions League in the 2025/2026 season.
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2024/2025 |
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2023/2024 |
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Wins |
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17 |
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18 |
Draws |
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6 |
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9 |
Lost |
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11 |
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7 |
Goals for |
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71 |
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68 |
Goals against |
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51 |
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43 |
Points |
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57 |
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63 |
UEFA Champions League
Borussia Dortmund finished the league phase of the UEFA Champions League in tenth place in the overall table with 15 points and thus advanced to the knockout phase play-offs, where it eliminated Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon with a 3–0 away win and a 0–0 home draw. The team advanced to the quarter-finals with a 1–1 home draw and a 2–1 away win against French club OSC Lille. Borussia Dortmund was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League by Spanish club FC Barcelona. After a 4–0 defeat in Barcelona, the 3–1 home win at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK was not enough for the team to advance to the next round.
DFB Cup
A 1–4 away win against regional league side 1. FC Phönix Lübeck in the first round of the DFB Cup saw Borussia Dortmund advance to the next round, where they suffered a 1–0 loss away to Bundesliga rivals VfL Wolfsburg on 29 October 2024.
2025 FIFA Club World Cup
At the new edition of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, which was held in the summer of 2025 and for the first time featured 32 teams, Borussia Dortmund topped Group F with seven points following wins against the South African club Mamelodi Sundowns (4–3) and South Korean side Ulsan HD (1–0) and a draw against the Brazilian club Fluminense (0–0). In the round of 16, Borussia Dortmund won 2–1 against CF Monterrey from Mexico. Borussia Dortmund’s opponents in the quarter-finals on 5 July 2025 were Real Madrid.