Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly called Borussia Dortmund (German pronunciation:"[bo'RUsia] 'doatmUnt]), BVB (pronounced [be:faU'be:[be:faU'be] (listen)) also known as Dortmund (pronounced"'doRtmUnt") is an German professional soccer club located within Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club is most famous for its professional men's soccer team, which is on the Bundesliga which is the highest tier in the German football league system. The club has been awarded eight league championships, five DFB-Pokals and the UEFA Champions League, one Intercontinental Cup, and one the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
In 1909, by 18 footballers from Dortmund The football club makes up a member-based club with more than 145,000 members which makes Borussia Dortmund the second-largest sports club by membership size in Germany. There are active departments in various other sports, specifically in the women's handball. In 1974 and since then, Dortmund have played their home matches at the Westfalenstadion which is the stadium is the biggest in Germany and Dortmund is home to the largest number of fans in every association soccer team around the globe.
Borussia Dortmund's colors are yellow and black which gives the club its nickname Die Schwarzgelben. They have a long-running battle against Ruhr neighbors Schalke 04 which they play in their own version of the Revierderby. They also play Der Klassiker with Bayern Munich.
In the context of the Deloitte's Annual Football Money League, Dortmund was in 2015 ranked the second-highest-income soccer club of Germany and the 12th most wealthy football club around the globe. Additionally, under the leadership under the direction of Michael Zorc in the decade of 2010, Dortmund have cultivated a reputation for discovering emerging talent and they have been focussed on developing an effective youth program. The club has also been praised for their general adhering to an offensive footballing approach.
