Borussia Dortmund Handball

Borussia Dortmund Handball
Full nameBallspielverein Borussia 1909 e. V. Dortmund
Short nameBorussia Dortmund
Founded1909
ArenaSporthalle Wellinghofen, Dortmund
Capacity2,500
PresidentReinhard Rauball
Head coachHenk Groener
LeagueHBL
2024–254th
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Borussia Dortmund (Ballspielverein Borussia 1909 e.V. Dortmund, BVB, BVB 09) is a German professional women's handball team from Dortmund. They are currently competing in the 2025–26 Handball-Bundesliga and the 2025–26 Women's EHF Champions League.[1]

The team promoted to the Handball-Bundesliga Frauen in the 2015–2016 season, the top division in Germany. They officially won the German championship for the first time in 2021, after having previously won in 2020. The 2019–20 season was canceled with no winner declared due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

Kits

Honours

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025-26 season [4]

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Notable former players

Statistics

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

(All-Time) – Last updated on 20 December 2025[5]
Rank Name Seasons

played

Goals
1 Germany Alina Grijseels 3 165
2 Netherlands Merel Freriks 2 78
3 Netherlands Laura van der Heijden 2 76
4 Spain Jennifer Gutiérrez 2 59
5 Netherlands Kelly Vollebregt 2 56
6 Netherlands Inger Smits 1 55
7 Norway Tina Abdulla 2 47
8 Germany Mia Zschocke 1 41
9 Germany Dana Bleckmann 3 38
10 France Déborah Lassource 1 35

European record

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2020–21 Champions League Group stage
Group B
Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 0–10 10–0 7th place
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 24–34 25–38
Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost 26–28 27–31
Russia CSKA Moscow 28–29 28–35
France Brest Bretagne 29–41 33–33
Denmark Odense Håndbold 27–32 32–24
Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica 26–25 32–31
Round of 16 France Metz Handball 0–10 0–10 0–20
2021–22 Champions League Group stage
(Group A)
France Brest Bretagne Handball 30–27 25–31 6th place
Montenegro Budućnost 30–34 34–29
Romania CSM București 22–25 29–33
Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 25–25 21–23
Russia Rostov-Don 25–31 27–37
Denmark Team Esbjerg 29–32 24–34
Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica 38–14 32–24
Playoffs France Metz Handball 22–30 19–32 41–62
2025–26 EHF Champions League Group A France Metz Handball 29–38
Norway Storhamar HE 22–26
Romania Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud 32–36 32–36
Denmark Team Esbjerg 29–36
Hungary Győri ETO KC 30–43
Montenegro OTP Group Budućnost 30–24
Hungary DVSC Schaeffler 28–26
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
1996–97 EHF Cup Qualifying Round North Macedonia RK Pelister 31–18 21–19 52–37
Round of 16 Norway Bækkelagets SK 23–22 23–23 46–45
Quarter-finals Ukraine Automobilist Brovary 31–23 40–20 71–43
Semifinals Romania Otelul Galați 26–26 19–20 45–36
Final Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 30–26 18–26 48–52
1998–99 EHF Cup Qualifying Round France ASU Lyon Vaulx en Velin 34–15 27–20 61–35
Round of 16 Greece A.C. Filippos Verias 35–17 30–13 65–30
Quarter-finals Denmark Viborg HK 21–29 24–31 45–60
1999–00 EHF Cup Round of 16 Ukraine Automobilist Brovary 29–27 35–30 64–57
Quarter-finals France ESBF Besançon 25–22 23–22 48–44
Semifinals Norway Tertnes HE 25–25 22–25 47–50
2000–01 EHF Cup Round 3 Turkey T.M.O. Ankara 24–20 19–25 43–45
2018–19 EHF Cup Round 2 Romania HC Zalău 24–20 25–25 49–45
Round 3 Romania SCM Craiova 17–19 18–19 35–38
2022–23 EHF European League Round 3 Serbia ŽRK Železničar Inđija 43–22 31–15 74–37
Group A Norway Molde Elite 33–32 32–24 1st
France ESBF Besançon 31–21 30–27
Hungary Siófok KC 26–23 24–27
Quarter-finals France Neptunes de Nantes 32–22 19–28 51–50
Semifinal Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 33–35
Third-place match Germany Thüringer HC 28–23
2023–24 EHF European League Round 3 Romania HC Dunărea Brăila 24–25 22–27 46–52
2024–25 EHF European League Round 3 Czech Republic DHK Baník Most 36–32 37–23 73–55
Group B Denmark Ikast Håndbold 30–27 25–29 3rd
Norway Sola HK 29–28 30–32
Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 31–31 27–32
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
1994–95 EHF Cup Winners' Cup Round of 32 Slovakia SC Impex Topolniky 24–21 18–16 42–37
Last 16 Belarus HC Universitet Gomel 36–23 29–18 65–41
Quarter-finals Slovenia RK Krim 24–24 28–20 52-44
Semifinals Germany TV Lützellinden 24–24 24–30 48-54
1997–98 EHF Cup Winners' Cup Last 16 Slovakia HC Plastika Nitra 37–19 35–32 72–51
Quarter-finals Ukraine Brovary HC 29–23 35–25 64–48
Semifinals Croatia Kras Zagreb 27–21 24–32 51–53
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2002–03 EHF Challenge Cup Round 3 Romania Universitatea Remin Deva 27–20 20–24 47–44
Round 4 Ukraine HC Dnepryanka Kherson 30–23 27–12 57–35
Quarter-finals Greece A.O. Thriamvos Ormi Patras 28–19 22–24 50–43
Semifinals Germany DJK / MJC Trier 29–22 27–33 56–55
Final Romania HC Selmont Baia Mare 24–16 21–27 43–45
2003–04 EHF Challenge Cup Last 16 Switzerland Spono Nottwil 25–15 35–23 60–38
Quarter-finals Romania Universitatea Remin Deva 29–27 29–33 58–60

References

  1. ^ "BV Borussia Dortmund - Players, Team & Season Info". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Handball Bundesliga Frauen: Dortmund verteidigt weiße Weste, Metzingen springt auf Platz 3" (in German). www.handball-world.news. 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Meister-Streit im Frauenhandball: BVB verzichtet auf Klage" (in German). www.handball-world.news. 24 April 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  4. ^ "BVB First Team". bvb.de. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Borussia Dortmund". European Handball Federation.