Borussia Dortmund, one of Germany’s most traditional clubs, is just one of the country’s three teams to have won a Champions League in history – the other two are Bayern Munich and Hamburg.
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The team was champion of the tournament in the 1996/97 season. At that time, he spent second place in Group B, with Atletico Madrid qualifying first.
In the knockout, he took France’s Auxerre with 3-1 and 1-0 triumphs, England’s Manchester United, winning both games 1-0, and hit Juventus in the big decision 3-1.
Lars Ricken and Karl-Heinz Riedle were the scorers of Dortmund that year, with four goals each.
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In addition to the 1996/97 title, Dortmund arrived in two other Champions League finals. In 2012/13, he lost Bayern Munich the decision 2-1. In 2023/24, the defeat went to Real Madrid, 2-0.
All Champions League Champions
| Times | Titles | Vices |
| Real Madrid | 15 | 3 |
| Milan | 7 | 4 |
| Bayern de Munich | 6 | 5 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 4 |
| Barcelona | 5 | 3 |
| Ajax | 4 | 2 |
| Inter Milan | 3 | 3 |
| Manchester United | 3 | 2 |
| Juventus | 2 | 7 |
| Benfica | 2 | 5 |
| Chelsea | 2 | 1 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 |
| Porto | 2 | 0 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 2 |
| Celtic | 1 | 1 |
| Hamburg | 1 | 1 |
| Steaua Bucuresti | 1 | 1 |
| Marseille | 1 | 1 |
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 |
| Feyenoord | 1 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | 1 | 0 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 0 |
| Red Star | 1 | 0 |
| Atlético de Madrid | 0 | 3 |
| Reims | 0 | 2 |
| Valencia | 0 | 2 |
| Fiorentina | 0 | 1 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | 1 |
| Partisan | 0 | 1 |
| Panathinaikos | 0 | 1 |
| Leeds | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Etienne | 0 | 1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 | 1 |
| Club Brugge | 0 | 1 |
| Malmö | 0 | 1 |
| Roma | 0 | 1 |
| Sampdoria | 0 | 1 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | 1 |
| Monaco | 0 | 1 |
| Arsenal | 0 | 1 |
| Tottenham | 0 | 1 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | 1 |
Who are the teams who have already won the Champions League, year a year?
- 1955/56 – Real Madrid
- 1956/57 – Real Madrid
- 1957/58 – Real Madrid
- 1958/59 – Real Madrid
- 1959/60 – Real Madrid
- 1960/61 – Benfica
- 1961/62 – Benfica
- 1962/63 – Milan
- 1963/64 – Inter Milan
- 1964/65 – Inter Milan
- 1965/66 – Real Madrid
- 1966/67 – Celtic
- 1967/68 – Manchester United
- 1968/69 – Milan
- 1969/70 – Feyenoord
- 1970/71 – Ajax
- 1971/72 – Ajax
- 1972/73 – Ajax
- 1973/74 – Bayern
- 1974/75 – Bayern
- 1975/76 – Bayern
- 1976/77 – Liverpool
- 1977/78 – Liverpool
- 1978/79 – Nottingham Forest
- 1979/80 – Nottingham Forest
- 1980/81 – Liverpool
- 1981/82 – Aston Villa
- 1982/83 – Hamburg
- 1983/84 – Liverpool
- 1984/85 – Juventus
- 1985/86 – Steaua Bucareste
- 1986/87 – Porto
- 1987/88 – PSV
- 1988/89 – Milan
- 1989/90 – Milan
- 1990/91 – Red Star
- 1991/92 – Barcelona
- 1992/93 – Olympique Marseille
- 1993/94 – Milan
- 1994/95 – Ajax
- 1995/96 – Juventus
- 1996/97 – Borussia Dortmund
- 1997/98 – Real Madrid
- 1998/99 – Manchester United
- 1999/00 – Real Madrid
- 2000/01 – Bayern
- 2001/02 – Real Madrid
- 2002/03 – Milan
- 2003/04 – Porto
- 2004/05 – Liverpool
- 2005/06 – Barcelona
- 2006/07 – Milan
- 2007/08 – Manchester United
- 2008/09 – Barcelona
- 2009/10 – Inter Milan
- 2010/11 – Barcelona
- 2011/12 – Chelsea
- 2012/13 – Bayern
- 2013/14 – Real Madrid
- 2014/15 – Barcelona
- 2015/16 – Real Madrid
- 2016/17 – Real Madrid
- 2017/18 – Real Madrid
- 2018/19 – Liverpool
- 2019/20 – Bayern
- 2020/21 – Chelsea
- 2021/22 – Real Madrid
- 2022/23 – Manchester City
- 2023/24 – Real Madrid
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Barcelona x Borussia Dortmund: Data Sheet
- Champions League 2024/2025 – Wednesdays (return)
- Data: April 15, Tuesday
- Time: 16h (Brasilia)
- Local: Signal Iduna Park, in Dortmund (Germany)
- Where to watch: TNT (closed TV) and Max (streaming)
Probable lineups
Borussia Dortmund: Cobel; Sulle, Agreement and Anthony; Ryerson, Nmecha, Sevenson, Chukwueme in Gross; Beer and Guirassy. Technical: Niko Kovac.
Barcelona: Szczesny; Koundé, Araujo, Cubarsí and Gerard Martín; Pedri and De Jong; Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Raphinha; Lewandowski. Technical: Hans Flick.
