Athletic development
Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund finished the 2025/2026 Bundesliga season in second place with 73 points. As runners-up, Borussia Dortmund also qualified directly for the league phase of the UEFA Champions League in the 2026/2027 season.
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2025/2026 |
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2024/2025 |
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Wins |
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22 |
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17 |
Draws |
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7 |
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6 |
Lost |
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5 |
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11 |
Goals for |
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70 |
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71 |
Goals against |
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34 |
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51 |
Points |
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73 |
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57 |
UEFA Champions League
Borussia Dortmund finished the league phase of the UEFA Champions League in 17th place in the overall table with 11 points and thus advanced to the knockout phase play-offs. Despite winning the first leg 2–0 at home, Borussia Dortmund lost the second leg 1–4 away to Italian side Atalanta Bergamo.
DFB Cup
A 1–0 away win against third-division side RW Essen in the first round of the DFB Cup saw head coach Niko Kovač and his team advance to the next round, where on the road on 28 October 2025 they beat Eintracht Frankfurt 5–3 on penalties. On 2 December 2025, Borussia Dortmund lost 0–1 to Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the round of 16 at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK.
2025 FIFA Club World Cup
Borussia Dortmund chalked up a 2–1 win over Mexican side CF Monterrey in the round of 16 of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup on 2 July 2025 – the first to be held in the 32-team format – before going on to lose 2–3 against Real Madrid in the quarter-finals on 5 July 2025.