Borussia Dortmund Quiz

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1. As of 2026, who is the manager that engineered Borussia Dortmund's dramatic 2024-25 turnaround — taking over with the club 11th and dragging them to a final-day fourth place and Champions League qualification?

   • Marco Rose
   • Edin Terzic
   • Nuri Sahin
   • Niko Kovac
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   Answer: Niko Kovac

   Kovac, a former Bayern and Frankfurt boss, replaced Nuri Sahin mid-season in early 2025 and later extended his BVB contract into 2027.

2. As of 2024, Borussia Dortmund had won eight German championships in total. Counting both the pre-Bundesliga and Bundesliga eras, how many of those titles came in the Bundesliga era specifically?

   • 8
   • 3
   • 6
   • 5
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   Answer: 5

   Three titles (1956, 1957, 1963) predate the Bundesliga; five Bundesliga-era crowns followed in 1995, 1996, 2002, 2011 and 2012.

3. Dortmund's 2011-12 double-winning side set what was then a Bundesliga points record for a single season. How many points?

   • 77
   • 79
   • 81
   • 84
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   Answer: 81

   Klopp's young team amassed 81 points in 2011-12, a Bundesliga record at the time before Bayern later surpassed it.

4. Borussia Dortmund's official motto is two German words capturing the bond between club and fans. What are they?

   • Schwarz-Gelb
   • Echte Liebe
   • Niemals allein
   • Wahre Treue
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   Answer: Echte Liebe

   'Echte Liebe' (literally 'Real Love') came from a 2009 brand campaign built on loyalty, intensity and unconditional devotion — embodied by the Yellow Wall.

5. In 2020 which Dortmund striker became the youngest player ever to appear in the Bundesliga, aged just 16 years and one day?

   • Karim Adeyemi
   • Jude Bellingham
   • Giovanni Reyna
   • Youssoufa Moukoko
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   Answer: Youssoufa Moukoko

   Moukoko debuted on his 16th birthday-plus-one against Hertha Berlin in November 2020.

6. After one dazzling season, Dortmund sold French winger Ousmane Dembélé in 2017 to which club for a fee that could rise past €140m?

   • Bayern Munich
   • Barcelona
   • Real Madrid
   • Paris Saint-Germain
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   Answer: Barcelona

   Dembélé forced through a move to Barcelona in 2017, one of the biggest fees BVB ever received.

7. In 1966, Borussia Dortmund achieved a German first by beating Liverpool 2-1 after extra time at Hampden Park. What did this victory make them?

   • The first German club to win a European trophy
   • The first German club to play at Wembley
   • The first German club in the European Cup
   • The first German club with a foreign coach
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   Answer: The first German club to win a European trophy

   The 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup, won with goals from Sigfried Held and Reinhard Libuda, was the first European silverware brought to Germany.

8. Which Swiss striker, a huge Yellow Wall favourite nicknamed 'Chappi', helped Dortmund win the 1995 and 1996 titles?

   • Kubilay Türkyilmaz
   • Blaise Nkufo
   • Alexander Frei
   • Stéphane Chapuisat
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   Answer: Stéphane Chapuisat

   Stéphane Chapuisat was a beloved goalscorer of Dortmund's mid-90s title sides.

9. Dortmund's Westfalenstadion was built for the 1974 World Cup only because another city pulled out, freeing up the funds. Which city's withdrawal handed Dortmund its stadium?

   • Cologne
   • Düsseldorf
   • Wuppertal
   • Essen
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   Answer: Cologne

   This cathedral city's planned World Cup stadium ran nearly four times over budget, so it dropped out in 1971 — and Dortmund, using a cheap prefabricated-pallet design, scooped up the money instead.

10. Klopp's first Bundesliga title with Dortmund in 2010-11 was built on a remarkably young squad. Which midfielder, a Dortmund academy product, did Klopp infamously 'lose' to rivals Bayern in 2013?

    • Nuri Sahin
    • Sven Bender
    • Ilkay Gündogan
    • Mario Götze
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    Answer: Mario Götze

    Götze's €37m release clause was triggered in April 2013, weeks before the all-German Champions League final between the two clubs — which he then missed through injury. The move stunned BVB fans.

11. Dortmund's famous Südtribüne earns its nickname 'Die Gelbe Wand' (The Yellow Wall) for a specific reason. What record does this terrace hold?

    • Largest standing terrace in European football
    • Oldest continuously-used stand in Germany
    • Loudest measured crowd in the world
    • Steepest stand in any stadium
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    Answer: Largest standing terrace in European football

    Holding around 25,000 standing fans, it's the biggest standing terrace in Europe and a key reason Signal Iduna Park is so intimidating.

12. In the 2013 Champions League semi-final first leg, one Dortmund striker scored all four goals in a 4-1 win over Real Madrid. Who?

    • Marco Reus
    • Robert Lewandowski
    • Mario Götze
    • Jakub Blaszczykowski
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    Answer: Robert Lewandowski

    Lewandowski's four-goal haul against Real Madrid became one of the great individual Champions League performances.

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