Borussia Dortmund is a German women's association football team based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia.
The club achieved back-to-back promotions, going unbeaten in their first three seasons, ultimately reaching the Regionalliga and winning the Kreispokal four times in a row.
Borussia Dortmund's women's football department was announced in September 2020. The first team debuted in the 2021âÂÂ22 season of Kreisliga (7th division) under coach Thomas Sulewski, with former professional players such as Christian Timm and Annike Krahn as advisors. On 8 August 2021, Stadion Rote Erde hosted the first match of the women's team, in which they won 3âÂÂ1 against TSV 1860 Munich. In 2023âÂÂ24, they achieved promotion to the fourth-tier Westfalenliga.
On 27 April 2025, a record attendance of 10,000 spectators witnessed the women's team victory 2âÂÂ1 against their rivals FC Schalke 04 in the Stadion Rote Erde. A month later, on 11 May, they secured promotion to the Regionalliga (3rd division) by finishing in first place after a dominant 7âÂÂ0 victory over SV Fortuna Freudenberg.
On 1 June 2025, Borussia Dortmund defeated FC Schalke 2âÂÂ0 in the Westfalenpokal final in front of 10,000 spectators in the Stadion Rote Erde. This qualified Borussia Dortmund for the first time to the playoffs of the 2025âÂÂ26 DFB-Pokal Frauen. In their first DFB-Pokal participation, they secured a 3âÂÂ1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach in the playoffs. However, they were eliminated in the next round, following a 2âÂÂ0 defeat to reigning champions Bayern Munich.
Seasons highlighted in green indicate a promotion; 'âÂÂ' means 'not qualified'.