List of Borussia Dortmund seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Borussia Dortmund in German and European football, from 1911 (the year of the club's first competitive season) to the most recent completed season. Borussia Dortmund were founded on 19 December 1909.

The club has won the German Championship eight times, the German Cup five times and the German Supercup six times. They also won the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup in 1997 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1966. Borussia Dortmund was the first German club to win a UEFA competition.

This list details the club's achievements in all competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

Seasons

	Promoted
	Relegated
	Competition not held
—	Did not participate

Season	League									German Cup Competitions			European Competitions				International Competitions	Top goalscorer(s)
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos	DFB-Pokal	DFB-Ligapokal	DFL-Supercup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	UEFA Super Cup	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Intercontinental Cup	Player(s)	Goals
1911–12	C-Klasse								1st
1912–13	B-Klasse								3rd
1913–14									1st
1914–15	A-Klasse	10				22	23	9	4th
1915–16	Only friendlies
1916–17	A-Klasse	10				18	11	11	3rd
1917–18	Only friendlies
1918–19	A-Klasse	7				18	8	8	3rd
1919–20		18	11	3	4	49	27	25	3rd
1920–21		18	13	4	1	50	17	30	1st
1921–22	1. Kreisliga	18	4	4	10	25	37	12	9th
1922–23									1st
1923–24		30	8	4	18	38	47	20	13th
1924–25		14	8	5	1	43	16	21	1st
1925–26	2. Bezirksklasse	30	18	6	4	91	26	42	2nd
1926–27	1. Bezirksklasse	16	5	0	11	28	59	10	9th
1927–28	2. Bezirksklasse	16	11	1	4	59	34	23	2nd
1928–29		16	4	4	8	21	28	12	6th
1929–30		20	11	3	6	56	38	25	4th
1930–31	1. Bezirksklasse	18	6	6	6	40	35	18	7th
1931–32		20	15	2	3	72	31	32	1st
1932–33		22	14	6	2	62	26	34	2nd
1933–34	Bezirksklasse Westfalen	22	8	5	9	50	47	21	6th
1934–35		24	14	5	5	69	33	33	2nd
1935–36		24	16	4	4	70	29	36	1st	—
1936–37	Gauliga Westfalen	18	9	1	8	39	39	19	3rd	—
1937–38		18	11	4	3	45	28	26	2nd	Quarter-finals
1938–39		18	7	6	5	46	40	20	3rd	First round
1939–40		18	5	1	12	35	60	11	9th	Second round
1940–41		22	10	4	8	62	50	24	4th	—
1941–42		18	11	2	5	58	38	24	2nd	—
1942–43		18	6	5	7	46	46	17	6th	—
1943–44		18	10	4	4	46	21	24	3rd	—
1944–45 [lower-alpha 1]		2	2	0	0	7	1	4	1st
1945–46	Landesliga Westfalen	16	7	5	4	49	33	19	4th
1946–47		18	11	6	1	54	18	28	1st
1947–48	Oberliga West	24	17	2	5	62	22	36	1st [lower-alpha 2]									August Lenz	22
1948–49		24	17	4	3	79	30	38	1st [lower-alpha 3]									Alfred Preißler	26
1949–50		30	20	3	7	76	36	43	1st [lower-alpha 4]									Alfred Preißler	24
1950–51		30	14	11	5	52	36	39	3rd									Josef Linneweber	18
1951–52		30	13	8	9	79	53	34	4th									Alfred Niepieklo	19
1952–53		30	20	6	4	87	36	46	1st [lower-alpha 5]	First round								Alfred Preißler	21
1953–54		30	14	4	12	69	58	32	5th	—								Alfred Niepieklo	15
1954–55		30	12	6	12	63	57	30	5th	—								Alfred Preißler	18
1955–56		30	20	5	5	78	36	45	1st [lower-alpha 6]	—			—					Alfred Niepieklo	34
1956–57		30	17	7	6	73	33	41	1st [lower-alpha 7]	—			First round					Alfred Kelbassa	36
1957–58		30	14	7	9	67	44	35	5th	—			Quarter-finals					Alfred Kelbassa	25
1958–59		30	15	5	10	59	47	35	5th	—			—					Alfred Schmidt	12
1959–60		30	14	7	9	81	62	35	3rd	—			—					Jürgen Schütz	36
1960–61		30	15	9	6	70	46	39	2nd [lower-alpha 8]	—			—			—		Jürgen Schütz	31
1961–62		30	12	8	10	67	51	32	8th	—			—			—	—	Jürgen Schütz	20
1962–63		30	19	2	9	77	39	40	2nd [lower-alpha 9]	Runners-up			—			—	—	Jürgen Schütz	29
1963–64	Bundesliga	30	14	5	11	73	57	33	4th	First round			Semi-finals			—	—	Friedhelm Konietzka	24
1964–65		30	15	6	9	67	48	36	3rd	Winners			—			—	—	Friedhelm Konietzka	25
1965–66		34	19	9	6	70	36	47	2nd	—			—			Winners	—	Lothar Emmerich	45
1966–67		34	15	9	10	70	41	39	3rd	First round			—			Second round	—	Lothar Emmerich	30
1967–68		34	12	7	15	60	59	31	14th	Semi-finals			—			—	—	Lothar Emmerich	19
1968–69		34	11	8	15	49	54	30	16th	First round			—			—	—	Lothar Emmerich	12
1969–70		34	14	8	12	60	67	36	5th	Round of 16			—			—	—	Werner Weist	19
1970–71		34	10	9	15	54	60	29	13th	Round of 16			—			—	—	Werner Weist	10
1971–72		34	6	8	20	34	83	20	17th	First round			—	—		—	—	Jürgen Schütz	11
1972–73	Regionalliga West	34	16	9	9	77	45	41	4th	—	Group stage		—	—		—	—	Two players [lower-alpha 10]	17
1973–74		34	15	7	12	63	50	37	6th	First round			—	—	—	—	—	Burkhard Segler	20
1974–75	2. Bundesliga	38	17	12	9	65	44	46	6th	Semi-finals			—	—		—	—	Burkhard Segler	17
1975–76		38	22	8	8	93	37	52	2nd	Second round			—	—	—	—	—	Hans-Werner Hartl	20
1976–77	Bundesliga	34	12	10	12	73	64	34	8th	Third round			—	—	—	—	—	Erwin Kostedde	17
1977–78		34	14	5	15	57	71	33	11th	Second round			—	—	—	—	—	Manfred Burgsmüller	21
1978–79		34	10	11	13	54	70	31	12th	Round of 16			—	—	—	—	—	Manfred Burgsmüller	20
1979–80		34	14	8	12	64	56	36	6th	Semi-finals			—	—	—	—	—	Manfred Burgsmüller	29
1980–81		34	13	9	12	69	59	35	7th	Third round			—	—	—	—	—	Manfred Burgsmüller	28
1981–82		34	18	5	11	59	40	41	6th	Third round			—	—		—	—	Manfred Burgsmüller	26
1982–83		34	16	7	11	78	62	39	7th	Semi-finals			—	First round	—	—	—	Manfred Burgsmüller	20
1983–84		34	11	8	15	54	65	30	13th	First round			—	—	—	—	—	Bernd Klotz	10
1984–85		34	13	4	17	51	65	30	14th	Second round			—	—	—	—	—	Three players [lower-alpha 11]	8
1985–86		34	10	8	6	49	65	28	16th	Semi-finals			—	—		—	—	Jürgen Wegmann	21
1986–87		34	15	10	9	70	50	40	4th	Second round			—	—	—	—	—	Norbert Dickel	22
1987–88		34	9	11	14	51	54	29	13th	Round of 16		—	—	Third round	—	—	—	Frank Mill	15
1988–89		34	12	13	9	56	40	37	7th	Winners		—	—	—	—	—	—	Norbert Dickel	15
1989–90		34	15	11	8	51	35	41	4th	Second round		Winners	—	—	—	Second round	—	Michael Zorc	12
1990–91		34	10	14	10	46	57	34	10th	First round		—	—	Third round	—	—	—	Michael Rummenigge	9
1991–92		38	20	12	6	66	47	52	2nd	Third round		—	—	—	—	—	—	Stéphane Chapuisat	21
1992–93		34	18	5	7	61	43	41	4th	Round of 16		—	—	Runners-up	—	—	—	Stéphane Chapuisat	20
1993–94		34	15	9	10	49	45	39	4th	Second round		—	—	Quarter-finals	—	—	—	Stéphane Chapuisat	21
1994–95		34	20	9	5	67	33	49	1st	Second round		—	—	Semi-finals	—	—	—	Andreas Möller	17
1995–96		34	19	11	4	76	38	68	1st	Quarter-finals		Winners	Quarter-finals	—	—	—	—	Michael Zorc	17
1996–97		34	19	6	9	63	41	63	3rd	First round		Winners	Winners	—	—	—	—	Stéphane Chapuisat	16
1997–98		34	11	10	13	57	55	43	10th	Round of 16	Semi-finals		Semi-finals	—	Runners-up	—	Winners	Stéphane Chapuisat	20
1998–99		34	16	9	9	48	34	57	4th	Round of 16	—		—	—	—	—	—	Stéphane Chapuisat	8
1999–2000		34	9	13	12	41	38	40	11th	Third round	—		—	Fourth round	—		—	Fredi Bobic	12
2000–01		34	16	10	8	62	42	58	3rd	Round of 16	—		—	—	—		—	Three players [lower-alpha 12]	10
2001–02		34	21	7	6	62	33	70	1st	First round	Semi-finals		—	Runners-up	—		—	Márcio Amoroso	26
2002–03		34	15	13	6	51	27	58	3rd	Second round	Semi-finals		Second round	—	—		—	Jan Koller	22
2003–04		34	16	7	11	59	48	55	6th	Second round	Runners-up		—	Second round	—		—	Two players [lower-alpha 13]	19
2004–05		34	15	10	9	47	44	55	7th	Round of 16	—		—	—	—		—	Jan Koller	16
2005–06		34	11	13	10	45	42	46	7th	First round	—		—	—	—			Ebi Smolarek	13
2006–07		34	12	8	14	41	43	44	9th	Second round	—		—	—	—			Alexander Frei	17
2007–08		34	10	10	14	50	62	40	13th	Runners-up	—		—	—	—			Mladen Petrić	18
2008–09		34	15	14	5	60	37	59	6th	Round of 16			—	First round	—			Alexander Frei	14
2009–10		34	16	9	9	54	42	57	5th	Round of 16			—	—	—			Lucas Barrios	23
2010–11		34	23	6	5	67	22	75	1st	Second round		—	—	Group stage	—			Lucas Barrios	21
2011–12		34	25	6	3	80	25	81	1st	Winners		Runners-up	Group stage	—	—			Robert Lewandowski	30
2012–13		34	19	9	6	81	42	66	2nd	Quarter-finals		Runners-up	Runners-up	—	—			Robert Lewandowski	36
2013–14		34	22	5	7	80	38	71	2nd	Runners-up		Winners	Quarter-finals	—	—			Robert Lewandowski	28
2014–15		34	13	7	14	47	42	46	7th	Runners-up		Winners	Round of 16	—	—			Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	25
2015–16		34	24	6	4	82	34	78	2nd	Runners-up		—	—	Quarter-finals	—			Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	39
2016–17		34	18	10	6	72	40	64	3rd	Winners		Runners-up	Quarter-finals	—	—			Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	40
2017–18		34	15	10	9	64	47	55	4th	Round of 16		Runners-up	Group stage	Round of 16	—			Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	21
2018–19		34	23	7	4	81	44	76	2nd	Round of 16		—	Round of 16	—	—			Marco Reus	21
2019–20		34	21	6	7	84	41	69	2nd	Round of 16		Winners	Round of 16	—	—			Jadon Sancho	20
2020–21		34	20	4	10	75	46	64	3rd	Winners		Runners-up	Quarter-finals	—	—			Erling Haaland	41
2021–22		34	22	3	9	85	52	69	2nd	Round of 16		Runners-up	Group stage	Knockout round play-offs	—			Erling Haaland	29
2022–23		34	22	5	7	83	44	71	2nd	Quarter-finals		—	Round of 16	—	—			Jude Bellingham	14
2023–24		34	18	9	7	68	43	63	5th	Round of 16		—	TBA	—	—			TBA
Season	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos	DFB-Pokal	DFB-Ligapokal	DFL-Supercup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	UEFA Super Cup	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Intercontinental Cup	Player(s)	Goals
	League									German Cup Competitions			European Competitions				International Competitions	Top goalscorer(s)

Footnotes

1. The season was abandoned due to World War II.
2. Eliminated in the German Championship semi-finals vs. FC St. Pauli.
3. Lost the German Championship final vs. VfR Mannheim.
4. Eliminated in the first round of the German Championship vs. VfR Mannheim.
5. Eliminated in the group stage of the German Championship. Finished second in the group behind VfB Stuttgart.
6. Won the German Championship final vs. Karlsruher SC.
7. Won the German Championship final vs. Hamburger SV.
8. Lost the German Championship final vs. 1. FC Nürnberg.
9. Won the German Championship final vs. 1. FC Köln.
10. Horst Bertl
    Theo Bücker
11. Michael Zorc
    Wolfgang Schüler
    Jürgen Wegmann
12. Fredi Bobic
    Giuseppe Reina
    Heiko Herrlich
13. Ewerthon
    Jan Koller

References

• Borussia Dortmund at Fußballdaten.de (in German)
• BVB-Statistik at Schwatzgelb.de (in German)
• Grüne, Hardy (1996). Vom Kronprinzen bis zur Bundesliga. Kassel: Agon Sportverlag. ISBN   3-89784-057-X.
• Schulze-Marmeling, Dietrich (2005). Der Ruhm, der Traum und das Geld: Die Geschichte von Borussia Dortmund. Göttingen: Die Werkstatt. ISBN   3-89533-480-4.