2025–26 Borussia Dortmund season

Borussia Dortmund
2025–26 season
ChairmanLars Ricken (CEO)
Head coachNiko Kovač
StadiumWestfalenstadion
Bundesliga2nd
DFB-PokalRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Serhou Guirassy (5)

All:
Serhou Guirassy (9)
Highest home attendance81,365 (11 matches)
Average home league attendance81,365
Cup / Europe colours
All statistics correct as of 19 December 2025.

The 2025–26 season is the 117th season in the existence of Borussia Dortmund, and the club's 50th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, the club is competing in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League.

Players

First team squad

As of 29 October 2025[1]

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  SUI Gregor Kobel
2 DF  BRA Yan Couto
3 DF  GER Waldemar Anton
4 DF  GER Nico Schlotterbeck (vice-captain)[2][3]
5 DF  ALG Ramy Bensebaini
6 MF  TUR Salih Özcan
7 MF  ENG Jobe Bellingham
8 MF  GER Felix Nmecha
9 FW  GUI Serhou Guirassy
10 MF  GER Julian Brandt (3rd captain)[2][3]
13 MF  GER Pascal Groß
14 FW  GER Maximilian Beier
16 FW  BEL Julien Duranville
17 MF  ENG Carney Chukwuemeka
20 MF  AUT Marcel Sabitzer
21 FW  POR Fábio Silva
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  GER Emre Can (captain)[2]
24 DF  SWE Daniel Svensson
25 DF  GER Niklas Süle
26 DF  NOR Julian Ryerson
27 FW  GER Karim Adeyemi
28 DF  ARG Aaron Anselmino (on loan from Chelsea)
30 GK  GER Patrick Drewes
31 GK  GER Silas Ostrzinski
32 FW  CUW Jordi Paulina
33 GK  GER Alexander Meyer
37 FW  USA Cole Campbell
39 DF  ITA Filippo Mané
42 DF  GER Almugera Kabar
46 MF  GER Ayman Azhil
49 DF  GER Yannik Lührs

Out on loan

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
GK  GER Diant Ramaj (at 1. FC Heidenheim until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
38 MF  GER Kjell Wätjen (at VfL Bochum until 30 June 2026)

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
GK Diant Ramaj Copenhagen Loan return 1 July 2025 [4]
DF Guille Bueno Darmstadt 98 [5]
28 FW Sébastien Haller Utrecht [6]
18 FW Youssoufa Moukoko Nice [7]
2 DF Yan Couto Manchester City €20,000,000
24 DF Daniel Svensson Nordsjælland €6,500,000 [8]
30 GK Patrick Drewes VfL Bochum €250,000 [9]
17 MF Carney Chukwuemeka Chelsea €20,000,000 26 August 2025 [10]
28 DF Aaron Anselmino Loan 27 August 2025 [11]
21 FW Fábio Silva Wolverhampton Wanderers €22,500,000 29 August 2025 [12]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
18 FW Youssoufa Moukoko Copenhagen €5,000,000 1 July 2025 [13]
35 GK Marcel Lotka Fortuna Düsseldorf Free transfer [14]
38 MF Kjell Wätjen VfL Bochum Loan [15]
2 DF Yan Couto Manchester City End of loan [16]
24 DF Daniel Svensson Nordsjælland [17]
17 MF Carney Chukwuemeka Chelsea 5 July 2025 [18]
43 FW Jamie Gittens €64,300,000 [19][20]
44 DF Soumaïla Coulibaly Strasbourg €7,500,000 7 July 2025 [21]
DF Guille Bueno Valladolid €200,000 20 July 2025 [22]
GK Diant Ramaj 1. FC Heidenheim Loan 28 July 2025 [23]
28 FW Sébastien Haller Utrecht Free transfer 18 August 2025 [24]
21 MF Giovanni Reyna Borussia Mönchengladbach €4,000,000 23 August 2025 [25]

Friendlies

Pre-season

30 July 2025 Friendly Sportfreunde Siegen 1–8 Borussia Dortmund Siegen, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Santo 44'
Report
Stadium: Leimbachstadion
Attendance: 18,400
Referee: Leonidas Exuzidis
2 August 2025 Friendly Borussia Dortmund 3–2 Lille Iserlohn, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Hemberg Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Yannick Rupert (Germany)
10 August 2025 Friendly Borussia Dortmund 1–2 Juventus Dortmund, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Timo Gansloweit (Germany)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 23 August 2025 16 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 15 9 5 1 26 12 +14 060.00
DFB-Pokal 18 August 2025 2 December 2025 First round Round of 16 3 1 1 1 2 2 +0 033.33
UEFA Champions League 16 September 2025 TBD League phase TBD 6 3 2 1 19 13 +6 050.00
Total 24 13 8 3 47 27 +20 054.17

Last updated: 19 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich 15 13 2 0 55 11 +44 41 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Borussia Dortmund 15 9 5 1 26 12 +14 32
3 Bayer Leverkusen 15 9 2 4 33 20 +13 29
4 RB Leipzig 15 9 2 4 30 19 +11 29
5 TSG Hoffenheim 15 8 3 4 29 20 +9 27 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2025. Source: Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[26]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2025–26 DFB-Pokal winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top five of the Bundesliga). If the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top six of the Bundesliga, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
15 9 5 1 26 12  +14 32 5 2 0 13 4  +9 4 3 1 13 8  +5

Last updated: 19 December 2025.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultDWWWWDLWWDDWWDW
Position842222443343332
Points147101314141720212225282932
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 27 June 2025.[27]

23 August 2025 1 FC St. Pauli 3–3 Borussia Dortmund St. Pauli
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 29,546
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
31 August 2025 2 Borussia Dortmund 3–0 Union Berlin Dortmund
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Daniel Schlager
13 September 2025 3 1. FC Heidenheim 0–2 Borussia Dortmund Heidenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
21 September 2025 4 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg Dortmund
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Daniel Siebert
27 September 2025 5 Mainz 05 0–2 Borussia Dortmund Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mewa Arena
Attendance: 33,305
Referee: Tobias Reichel
4 October 2025 6 Borussia Dortmund 1–1 RB Leipzig Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
18 October 2025 7 Bayern Munich 2–1 Borussia Dortmund Munich
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Bastian Dankert
25 October 2025 8 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 1. FC Köln Dortmund
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Benjamin Brand
31 October 2025 9 FC Augsburg 0–1 Borussia Dortmund Augsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Tobias Stieler
8 November 2025 10 Hamburger SV 1–1 Borussia Dortmund Hamburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Tobias Reichel
22 November 2025 11 Borussia Dortmund 3–3 VfB Stuttgart Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Benjamin Brand
29 November 2025 12 Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Tobias Welz
7 December 2025 13 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 TSG Hoffenheim Dortmund
17:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Florian Badstübner
14 December 2025 14 SC Freiburg 1–1 Borussia Dortmund Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 34,700
Referee: Felix Zwayer
19 December 2025 15 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Dortmund
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Sven Jablonski
9 January 2026 16 Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Dortmund Frankfurt
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
13 January 2026 17 Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen Dortmund
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
17 January 2026 18 Borussia Dortmund v FC St. Pauli Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
24 January 2026 19 Union Berlin v Borussia Dortmund Berlin
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
1 February 2026 20 Borussia Dortmund v 1. FC Heidenheim Dortmund
17:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
7 February 2026 21 VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
13 February 2026 22 Borussia Dortmund v Mainz 05 Dortmund
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
21 February 2026 23 RB Leipzig v Borussia Dortmund Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
28 February 2026 24 Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich Dortmund
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
6–8 March 2026 25 1. FC Köln v Borussia Dortmund Cologne
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
13–15 March 2026 26 Borussia Dortmund v FC Augsburg Dortmund
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
20–22 March 2026 27 Borussia Dortmund v Hamburger SV Dortmund
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
3–5 April 2026 28 VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Dortmund Stuttgart
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: MHPArena
10–12 April 2026 29 Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen Dortmund
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
17–19 April 2026 30 TSG Hoffenheim v Borussia Dortmund Sinsheim
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
24–26 April 2026 31 Borussia Dortmund v SC Freiburg Dortmund
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
1–3 May 2026 32 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund Mönchengladbach
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
8–10 May 2026 33 Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt Dortmund
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
16 May 2026 34 Werder Bremen v Borussia Dortmund Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Weserstadion

DFB-Pokal

The first round draw was held on 15 June 2025.[28]

18 August 2025 First round Rot-Weiss Essen 0–1 Borussia Dortmund Essen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Owusu  90+5'
Report
Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße
Attendance: 19,300
Referee: Frank Willenborg
28 October 2025 Second round Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Borussia Dortmund Frankfurt
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 59,300
Referee: Sven Jablonski
Penalties
2 December 2025 Round of 16 Borussia Dortmund 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen Dortmund
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Tobias Stieler

UEFA Champions League

League phase

The draw for the league phase was held on 28 August 2025.[29]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Atlético Madrid 6 4 0 2 15 12 +3 12 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
9 Liverpool 6 4 0 2 11 8 +3 12 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10 Borussia Dortmund 6 3 2 1 19 13 +6 11
11 Tottenham Hotspur 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11
12 Newcastle United 6 3 1 2 13 6 +7 10
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2025. Source: UEFA[30]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round12345678
GroundAHAAHHAH
ResultDWWLWD
Position157614610
Points14771011
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2025. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
16 September 2025 1 Juventus 4–4 Borussia Dortmund Turin, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 41,497
Referee: François Letexier (France)
1 October 2025 2 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 Athletic Bilbao Dortmund, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
21 October 2025 3 Copenhagen 2–4 Borussia Dortmund Copenhagen, Denmark
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 35,058
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
5 November 2025 4 Manchester City 4–1 Borussia Dortmund Manchester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 50,513
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
25 November 2025 5 Borussia Dortmund 4–0 Villarreal Dortmund, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
10 December 2025 6 Borussia Dortmund 2–2 Bodø/Glimt Dortmund, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
20 January 2026 7 Tottenham Hotspur v Borussia Dortmund London, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0) Report Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
28 January 2026 8 Borussia Dortmund v Inter Milan Dortmund, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Westfalenstadion

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  SUI Gregor Kobel 24 0 15 0 3 0 6 0
30 GK  GER Patrick Drewes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK  GER Silas Ostrzinski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK  GER Alexander Meyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF  BRA Yan Couto 14 2 8+1 1 1 0 4 1
3 DF  GER Waldemar Anton 21 2 12 1 3 0 6 1
4 DF  GER Nico Schlotterbeck 17 2 10 2 2 0 4+1 0
5 DF  ALG Ramy Bensebaini 17 3 9+1 1 1+1 0 5 2
24 DF  SWE Daniel Svensson 23 3 11+3 1 3 0 5+1 2
25 DF  GER Niklas Süle 5 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 1 0
26 DF  NOR Julian Ryerson 20 0 8+5 0 2 0 3+2 0
28 DF  ARG Aaron Anselmino 8 1 3+1 1 1 0 2+1 0
39 DF  ITA Filippo Mané 3 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0
42 DF  GER Almugera Kabar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 DF  GER Yannik Lührs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF  TUR Salih Özcan 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
7 MF  ENG Jobe Bellingham 23 1 5+9 0 2+1 0 3+3 1
8 MF  GER Felix Nmecha 23 4 11+3 1 2+1 0 5+1 3
10 MF  GER Julian Brandt 19 8 6+5 4 1+2 1 3+2 3
13 MF  GER Pascal Groß 17 0 7+5 0 1+1 0 0+3 0
17 MF  ENG Carney Chukwuemeka 18 2 5+7 1 1+1 0 1+3 1
20 MF  AUT Marcel Sabitzer 18 0 7+4 0 2 0 4+1 0
23 MF  GER Emre Can 9 1 4+1 1 1 0 0+3 0
46 MF  GER Ayman Azhil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW  GUI Serhou Guirassy 22 9 13 5 1+2 1 5+1 3
14 FW  GER Maximilian Beier 21 4 8+5 4 2+1 0 4+1 0
16 FW  BEL Julien Duranville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW  POR Fábio Silva 16 1 1+8 0 1+1 0 1+4 1
27 FW  GER Karim Adeyemi 21 6 9+5 4 2 0 4+1 2
32 FW  NED Jordi Paulina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW  USA Cole Campbell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
21 MF  USA Giovanni Reyna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 19 December 2025
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 19 December 2025
Rank Pos. No. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Champions League Total
1 FW 9 Serhou Guirassy 5 1 3 9
2 MF 10 Julian Brandt 4 1 3 8
3 FW 27 Karim Adeyemi 4 0 2 6
4 MF 8 Felix Nmecha 1 0 3 4
FW 14 Maximilian Beier 4 0 0 4
6 DF 24 Daniel Svensson 1 0 2 3
DF 5 Ramy Bensebaini 1 0 2 3
8 DF 2 Yan Couto 1 0 1 2
DF 3 Waldemar Anton 1 0 1 2
MF 17 Carney Chukwuemeka 1 0 1 2
11 FW 21 Fábio Silva 0 0 1 1
MF 23 Emre Can 1 0 0 1
DF 28 Aarón Anselmino 1 0 0 1
DF 4 Nico Schlotterbeck 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 19 47

Assists

As of 19 December 2025
Rank Pos. No. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Champions League Total
1 DF 26 Julian Ryerson 3 1 1 5
2 MF 20 Marcel Sabitzer 1 0 2 3
FW 9 Serhou Guirassy 1 0 2 3
FW 14 Maximilian Beier 2 0 1 3
MF 10 Julian Brandt 2 0 1 3
DF 2 Yan Couto 3 0 0 3
FW 21 Fábio Silva 2 0 1 3
8 FW 27 Karim Adeyemi 1 0 1 2
MF 13 Pascal Groß 1 0 1 2
MF 8 Felix Nmecha 2 0 0 2
11 DF 5 Ramy Bensebaini 0 1 0 1
FW 27 Karim Adeyemi 0 0 1 1
MF 7 Jobe Bellingham 0 0 1 1
MF 17 Carney Chukwuemeka 0 0 1 1
DF 4 Nico Schlotterbeck 1 0 0 1
DF 28 Aarón Anselmino 0 0 1 1
DF 24 Daniel Svensson 1 0 0 1
DF 25 Niklas Süle 1 0 0 1
Totals 21 2 14 37

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