Borussia Dortmund (women)

This article is about the women's football team. For the men's football team, see Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund
FoundedOctober 2020 (October 2020)
GroundStadion Rote Erde, Dortmund
Capacity10,000
PresidentReinhold Lunow
CEOLars Ricken
Head coachMarkus Högner
LeagueRegionalliga West
2024–25Westfalenliga, 1st (promoted)
Active teams of Borussia Dortmund
Football Football II Football
(U17/U19)
Football
(Canadian academy)		 Handball
(women)

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

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) was drawn as the next opponent in End of September[10].

Statistics

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

Season Division League Place W D L Goals Points DFB-Pokal Westfalenpokal Kreispokal
2021/22 7 Kreisliga A Dortmund Gruppe 2 1. 18 0 0 143:3 54 – – Winner
2021/22 7 Promotion Game KL A DO – Winner Gruppe 1 vs. 2 1. 1 0 0 4:0 3
2022/23 6 Bezirksliga Staffel 4 1. 24 0 0 143:5 72 – Quarterfinal Winner
2023/24 5 Landesliga Staffel 2 1. 23 1 0 124:6 70 – Semifinal Winner
2024/25 4 Verbandsliga Westfalen/Westfalenliga 1. 24 1 1 115:15 73 – Winner Winner
2025/26 3 Regionalliga West –

Squad

As of 11 July 2025[11]

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

Current staff

As of 4 July 2025[12]
Coaching staff
Germany Markus Högner Head coach
Germany Tim Treude
Germany Dustin Wurst 		Assistant coach
Germany Josephine Plehn Goalkeeping coach
Germany Marcel Merkel Team manager
Germany Luisa Schulz[13] Physiotherapist
Germany 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. ^ "Kader von Borussia Dortmund in der Saison 2025/2026" (in German). www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  12. ^ "BVB-Frauen – 1. Mannschaft" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  13. ^ "SuS Kaiserau verliert wichtige Person an den BVB" (in German). Ruhr Nachrichten. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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