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| Full name | Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund | |||
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| Nicknames | Die Borussen (The Borussians) Die Schwarzgelben (The Black and Yellows) Der BVB (The BVB) | |||
| Founded | 1909; 117 years ago (1909) | |||
| Ground | Stadion Rote Erde | |||
| Capacity | 9,999 | |||
| President | Reinhard Rauball | |||
| Head coach | Daniel Ríos | |||
| League | Regionalliga West | |||
| 2024–25 | 3. Liga, 17th of 20 | |||
 Current season | ||||
Borussia Dortmund II are thereserve team ofBorussia Dortmund, currently playing in the3. Liga, atStadion Rote Erde. Until 2005, the team played asBorussia Dortmund Amateure. The team won theRegionalliga West in 2009 and became the second reserve team to play in the third tier, after Bayern Munich II. They were immediately relegated back to the fourth level, but won the Regionalliga West again in2011–12. They were relegated in2015 and did not return until the2021–22 season.
The second team ofBorussia Dortmund initially played at theKreisliga and was promoted to theBezirksliga in 1957.[1] After a third-place finish in 1957, they were promoted into theLandesliga Westfalen in 1964. In 1969, Borussia Dortmund II won theLandesliga Westfalen eight points clear ofTeutonia Lippstadt, gaining promotion into theWestfalenliga, the highest amateur league in Westphalia at the time. Three years later, the team got relegated into the Landesliga, and even into the Bezirksliga in 1974.
In 1977, the team gained promotion again into the Landesliga. In the 1977–78 season, the team finished fifth, missing out the promotion play-off by just two points. The team returned to the Westfalenliga in 1983 and went on to become one of the leading teams in the league. In 1987, Borussia Dortmund II finished three points ahead ofSV Langendreer 04 and gained promotion into theOberliga Westfalen. The team finished fourth on the table in 1989, 1991 and 1993, before finishing eighth in 1994, missing out promotion into the then newly establishedRegionalliga West/Südwest.
Meanwhile, the team reached the final of the 1991Westphalia Cup, losing 1–6 againstArminia Bielefeld.[2] Because of that, the team was eligible for the first and only time for theDFB Cup. The team met1. FC Saarbrucken in the first round of the 1991/92 season, with the Saarland club going through at 5–2 in front of 1,800 fans at the Stadion Rote Erde.
Borussia Dortmund continued to play in the Oberliga Westfalen and was runner-up behindFC Gütersloh in 1995. In 1998, under the guidance of coachMichael Skibbe, the team were crowned champions of Oberliga Westfalen with a ten-point advantage ahead ofFC Schalke 04 II. In thefollowing season in the Regionalliga, the team finished fourth last, but avoided the drop asWuppertaler SV andFC 08 Homburg were relegated for failing to pay dues to the league.[3][4] In2000, under coachEdwin Boekamp, the team managed a mid-table finish and qualified for the newly created two-tier Regionalliga.
The team was relegated at the end of the2000–01 season, finishing second last, but won promotion back into the league under coachHorst Köppel the following year. After a fifth-place finish in the 2002–03 season, the team stayed in the Regionalliga for a further two years and was relegated back to the Oberliga at the end of the2004–05 campaign on goal difference behindChemnitzer FC. The team again returned after one year, this time underTheo Schneider, and avoided relegation on goal difference ahead ofHolstein Kiel in the2006–07 Regionalliga West season.
In2008, Borussia Dortmund II finished thirteenth in the Regionalliga and failed to qualify for the new3. Liga by four points. A year later, the team won theRegionalliga West three points ahead ofKaiserslautern under their coach Theo Schneider. Finishing third from bottom in the2009–10 season, the team was relegated. In summer 2011,David Wagner took over as coach. With a 5–3 win atWuppertaler SV on the final day of the2011–12 season, the team gained promotion into the 3. Liga again.
On 9 August 2014, the Stadion Rote Erde was sold out with 9,999 spectators for the first time in its history at a home match of Borussia Dortmund II, for a match againstSSV Jahn Regensburg in the2014–15 3. Liga season. The game was part of a family day and the inauguration of a fan shop near the stadium.[5]
On 5 June 2021, Borussia Dortmund II confirmed their promotion back to the 3. Liga, as they won the2020–21 Regionalliga West with a 2–1 win overWuppertaler SV.[6][7]
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[8][9]
| Year | Division | Tier | Position |
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| 1999–2000 | Regionalliga West/Südwest | III | 10th |
| 2000–01 | Regionalliga Nord | 16th ↓ | |
| 2001–02 | Oberliga Westfalen | IV | 1st ↑ |
| 2002–03 | Regionalliga Nord | III | 5th |
| 2003–04 | Regionalliga Nord | 10th | |
| 2004–05 | Regionalliga Nord | 16th ↓ | |
| 2005–06 | Oberliga Westfalen | IV | 1st ↑ |
| 2006–07 | Regionalliga Nord | III | 14th |
| 2007–08 | Regionalliga Nord | 13th | |
| 2008–09 | Regionalliga West | IV | 1st ↑ |
| 2009–10 | 3. Liga | III | 18th ↓ |
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga West | IV | 6th |
| 2011–12 | Regionalliga West | 1st ↑ | |
| 2012–13 | 3. Liga | III | 16th |
| 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 14th | |
| 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 18th ↓ | |
| 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | IV | 4th |
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 2nd | |
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga West | 4th | |
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 5th | |
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga West | 9th | |
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga West | 1st ↑ | |
| 2021–22 | 3. Liga | III | 9th |
| 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 13th | |
| 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 11th | |
| 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 17th ↓ |
| ↑Promoted | ↓Relegated |
Borussia Dortmund II plays their matches at the Stadion Rote Erde, which has a capacity of 9,999 for league matches. The stadium belongs to theCity of Dortmund. The stadium came under criticism several times due to inadequate space, lack of soil heating and the poor condition of the infrastructure. Because of this, Borussia Dortmund is considering the purchase of the stadium.[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Manager |  Daniel Ríos |
| Assistant manager | Marcel Schmelzer |
| Goalkeeping coach | Thomas Feldhoff |
| Athletic coach | Benjamin Schüßler |
| Video analyst | Jan Frederik Luig |
| Team manager | Ingo Preuß |
| Chief scout | Heiner Finke |
| Scout | Thomas Ramm |
| Scout | Marcus Reis |
| Physiotherapist | Bernd Albers |
| Physiotherapist | Daniel Zolinski |
| Physiotherapist | Markus Langer |
| Educational assistant | Matthias Röben |
| Supporter liaison officer | Christel Oberstadt-Köneke |
| Kit manager | Harald Völkel |
| Kit manager | Paul Jankowski |
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