The Club & The Roots

Borussia Dortmund began on 19 December 1909 in the Zum Wildschütz pub, named for the brewery across the road, playing on a field called the Weiße Wiese. This is the deep past — the earliest surviving film, the first German championships of 1956, 1957 and 1963, and the move to the Westfalenstadion in 1974.

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79 moments in this segment.

1. 1949-06-26 — 1949 German championship final vs VfR Mannheim — BVB's first national final. Oldest genuine BVB match film found — the club's first German championship final. Silent black-and-white newsreel match film; archive clip series that posts raw period reels with no presenter or narration Via BVBounty: “Die schwarz gelbe Nacht // Deutsche Meisterschaft 1949 // VFR Mannheim - Borussia Dortmund”.
2. 1955 — Oberliga West 1955/56 at Schalke 04 (3-1) — the championship season. Derby win from the season that ended in BVB's first German title. Original black-and-white Oberliga newsreel. Matchday date approximate within the season. Via Königsblaues Archiv: “Oberliga West 55/56 - FC Schalke 04 vs. Borussia Dortmund 1:3”.
3. 1963-06-29 — 1963 German championship final vs 1. FC Köln — full match — closing stages. The complete 1963 final as it was televised. 90-minute full-length black-and-white broadcast recording; the length itself rules out a modern edit Via Judge Dread: “Deutsche Meisterschaft 1963 Finale Borussia Dortmund v 1. FC Köln”. Chapter 3 of 3, deep-linked into the full 91-minute recording from 60:00.
4. 1963-06-29 — 1963 German championship final vs 1. FC Köln — full match — first half. The complete 1963 final as it was televised. 90-minute full-length black-and-white broadcast recording; the length itself rules out a modern edit Via Judge Dread: “Deutsche Meisterschaft 1963 Finale Borussia Dortmund v 1. FC Köln”. Chapter 1 of 3, deep-linked into the full 91-minute recording from 0:00.
5. 1963-06-29 — 1963 German championship final vs 1. FC Köln — full match — second half. The complete 1963 final as it was televised. 90-minute full-length black-and-white broadcast recording; the length itself rules out a modern edit Via Judge Dread: “Deutsche Meisterschaft 1963 Finale Borussia Dortmund v 1. FC Köln”. Chapter 2 of 3, deep-linked into the full 91-minute recording from 30:00.
6. 1963-12-04 — European Cup: BVB 5-0 Benfica at the Rote Erde. BVB thrashing Eusebio's Benfica 5-0 — one of the great early European nights. Contemporaneous black-and-white European Cup newsreel highlights, dated to the exact match day Via sp1873: “1963 December 4 Borussia Dortmund West Germany 5 Benfica Portugal 0 Champions Cup”.
7. 1965-02-06 — Bundesliga 1964/65 at 1860 München. BVB in the Bundesliga's second season, on genuine broadcast film. Original black-and-white German TV match recording; archive channel indexes by season and matchday. Date approximate within the season. Via portoaffe2: “1964/1965 20. Spieltag 1860 München - Borussia Dortmund”.
8. 1965 — DFB-Pokal 1963 vs Alemannia Aachen. Period cup football from the year the Bundesliga was founded. Short black-and-white cup-tie reel from the archive clip series. Exact tie date not stated; year is certain. Via BVBounty: “Die schwarz gelbe Nacht // DFB Pokal 1963 // Borussia Dortmund - Alemannia Aachen”.
9. 1966-01-01 — The 1965/66 Borussia Dortmund side. The team that would win Europe, filmed in its own season. Short black-and-white reel of the 1965/66 squad from a vintage-football archive channel; no modern narration apparent from the title Via StorieDiCalcio: “1965-66 Borussia Dortmund”.
10. 1966-05-05 — Cup Winners' Cup final vs Liverpool — newsreel cut with Libuda's winner. Short period cut of the 1966 final, including the famous lob that won it. Contemporaneous newsreel highlights of the final; same archive channel as the 1963 Benfica reel Via sp1873: “1966 (May 5) Borussia Dortmund (West Germany) 2-Liverpool (England) 1 (Cup Winners Cup)”.
11. 1966-05-05 — Cup Winners' Cup final vs Liverpool — full match with extra time — closing stages. The complete Hampden Park final as British viewers saw it in 1966. Full-length original 1966 TV transmission (2h20m); the channel exists to archive period British television broadcasts Via English Football on TV: “(5th May 1966) European Cup Winners Cup Final - Liverpool v Borussia Dortmund”. Chapter 3 of 3, deep-linked into the full 141-minute recording from 93:00.
12. 1966-05-05 — Cup Winners' Cup final vs Liverpool — full match with extra time — first half. The complete Hampden Park final as British viewers saw it in 1966. Full-length original 1966 TV transmission (2h20m); the channel exists to archive period British television broadcasts Via English Football on TV: “(5th May 1966) European Cup Winners Cup Final - Liverpool v Borussia Dortmund”. Chapter 1 of 3, deep-linked into the full 141-minute recording from 0:00.
13. 1966-05-05 — Cup Winners' Cup final vs Liverpool — full match with extra time — second half. The complete Hampden Park final as British viewers saw it in 1966. Full-length original 1966 TV transmission (2h20m); the channel exists to archive period British television broadcasts Via English Football on TV: “(5th May 1966) European Cup Winners Cup Final - Liverpool v Borussia Dortmund”. Chapter 2 of 3, deep-linked into the full 141-minute recording from 46:00.
14. 1969-06-07 — Bundesliga 1968/69 final matchday vs Kickers Offenbach. BVB in the late-1960s Bundesliga, on genuine broadcast film. Original German TV match recording from the season/matchday archive channel. Date approximate (final matchday of the season). Via portoaffe2: “1968/1969 34. Spieltag Borussia Dortmund - Kickers Offenbach”.
15. 1969-09-06 — Bundesliga 1969/70 Revierderby vs Schalke 04. The derby at the Rote Erde at the turn of the 1970s. Period German TV match recording; archive channel indexes by season and matchday. Date approximate within the season. Via portoaffe2: “1969/1970 04. Spieltag Borussia Dortmund - FC Schalke 04”.
16. 1974 — The new Westfalenstadion at the 1974 World Cup — amateur Super 8 film. The brand-new stadium filmed by a fan weeks after it opened, for the World Cup it was built for. Explicitly Super 8 — amateur cine film shot at the ground during the 1974 World Cup; the format itself dates the footage Via B1toDO: “Dortmund Westfalenstadion WM 74 - Super 8”.
17. 1995-11-09 — Deutscher Fußballmeister 1995-Borussia Dortmund. Wikimedia Commons, dated 1995-11-09 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Deutsche Post AG. Public domain.
18. 2004-12-30 — Revierderby. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2004-12-30 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Daniel FR Hey!. Public domain.
19. 2005 — Michael Meier. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2005-00-00 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Helmut S. (Die Kirsche Redaktion). Public domain.
20. 2006-04-23 — Erstligapositionen-des-BVB. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2006-04-23 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: selbst erstellt (Badehaubendealer 22:03, 23. Apr 2006 (CEST)). CC BY-SA 3.0.
21. 2009-10-04 — StadionRoteErdeTribüne1. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2009-10-04 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Helfmann. CC BY-SA 3.0.
22. 2009-10-04 — StadionRoteErdeTribüne. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2009-10-04 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Helfmann. CC BY-SA 3.0.
23. 2009-10-04 — StadionRoteErdeTribüne3. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2009-10-04 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Helfmann. CC BY-SA 3.0.
24. 2009-10-04 — StadionRoteErdeSpielfeld. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2009-10-04 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Helfmann. CC BY-SA 3.0.
25. 2009-10-04 — StadionRoteErdeTribüne2. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2009-10-04 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Helfmann. CC BY-SA 3.0.
26. 2009-10-24 — Mehmet Scholl Trainer. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2009-10-24 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Helfmann. CC BY-SA 3.0.
27. 2010-05-01 — Südtribüne Dortmund. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2010-05-01 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Christopher Neundorf. Attribution.
28. 2010-07-04 — Borusseum, Fußball-Weltpokal 1997. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2010-07-04 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Christopher Neundorf. Attribution.
29. 2010-07-04 — Vereinsbus BVB 09 bis 2010. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2010-07-04 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Guandalug at de.wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
30. 2010-10-09 — Kampfbahn Rote Erde. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2010-10-09 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Dankersen. CC BY-SA 3.0.
31. 2011-01-19 — Dortmund 19.01.2011 13-53-32. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2011-01-19 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Rudko. CC0.
32. 2011-03-21 — Dortmund-13699-Kreuzviertel. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2011-03-21 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Mbdortmund. GFDL 1.2.
33. 2011-04-27 — Stadion Rote Erde. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2011-04-27 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Dankersen. CC BY-SA 3.0.
34. 2011-05-13 — Borsigplatz und Borussia Dortmund 2. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2011-05-13 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: own work. CC BY-SA 3.0.
35. 2011-05-13 — Borsigplatz und Borussia Dortmund 3. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2011-05-13 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: own work. CC BY-SA 3.0.
36. 2011-05-14 — Borussia dortmund celebration 2011. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2011-05-14 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Martin Davidsen. CC BY 2.0.
37. 2011-07-04 — Borussia Dortmund Squad (before a football match and greeted by BVB fans). ). Wikimedia Commons, dated 2011-07-04 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Axel Schwenke. CC BY-SA 2.0.
38. 2011-08-13 — 1899 Hoffenheim - Borussia Dortmund 13.08.2011. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2011-08-13 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Michael Csáki. CC BY-SA 2.0.
39. 2011-12-28 — RoteErdeMarathontor1. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2011-12-28 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Helfmann. CC BY-SA 3.0.
40. 2011-12-28 — RoteErdeMarathontor. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2011-12-28 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Helfmann. CC BY-SA 3.0.
41. 2012-04-28 — Koexitenz. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2012-04-28 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Pelz. CC BY-SA 3.0.
42. 2012-05-20 — Meisterfeier 2012 Borsigplatz 01 Panorama Stereografisch. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2012-05-20 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: DerMische. CC BY-SA 4.0.
43. 2012-05-20 — BVB Meisterfeier 2012 Borsigplatz Panorama. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2012-05-20 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: DerMische. CC BY-SA 4.0.
44. 2013-05-22 — Aki Schmidt at the Stadion Rote Erde, 1966. The Rote Erde, BVB's home before the Westfalenstadion, filmed in its own era. Local Dortmund archive channel (same uploader as the Super-8 Westfalenstadion film) posting 1966 footage of BVB's pre-1974 home ground Via B1toDO: “[BvB 09] 1966 Aki Schmidt - Stadion Rote Erde”.
45. 2013-05-25 — BVB-Fans in Wembley. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2013-05-25 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Radoslaw Zak. CC BY-SA 3.0.
46. 2014-04-06 — Franz-Jacobi-Grab-Dortmund. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2014-04-06 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Michael Schilling. CC BY-SA 3.0.
47. 2014-10-18 — Stadion Rote Erde BVB II - VfL Osnabrück 2014. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2014-10-18 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: N9713. CC BY-SA 4.0.
48. 2015-01-24 — Fortuna Düsseldorf - Borussia Dortmund (Testspiel). ). Wikimedia Commons, dated 2015-01-24 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Tim Reckmann from Hamm, Deutschland. CC BY 2.0.
49. 2015-01-24 — Fortuna Düsseldorf - Borussia Dortmund (Testspiel). ). Wikimedia Commons, dated 2015-01-24 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Tim Reckmann from Hamm, Deutschland. CC BY 2.0.
50. 2015-01-24 — BVB Aufwärmtraining. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2015-01-24 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Tim Reckmann from Hamm, Deutschland. CC BY 2.0.
51. 2015-03-15 — Foto 15.03.15 21 39 24 Kopie. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2015-03-15 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: DortmunderWestfront. CC BY-SA 4.0.
52. 2015-07-22 — Dahme 1678. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2015-07-22 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Ein Dahmer. CC BY-SA 4.0.
53. 2015-12-04 — Borussia Bus. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2015-12-04 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: BEN Rijks. CC BY-SA 2.0.
54. 2016-03-10 — BorussiaDortmundTabellenplatzentwicklung. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2016-03-10 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Sam230288. CC BY-SA 4.0.
55. 2016-05-10 — Tod und Hass dem S04. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2016-05-10 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Joehawkins. CC BY-SA 4.0.
56. 2016-05-20 — Unique Hotel Dortmund. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2016-05-20 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Joehawkins. CC BY-SA 4.0.
57. 2016-05-20 — Unique Hotel Dortmund. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2016-05-20 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Joehawkins. CC BY-SA 4.0.
58. 2016-06-13 — Unitymedia Dortmund, Westenhellweg. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2016-06-13 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Joehawkins. CC BY-SA 4.0.
59. 2016-06-17 — Pommesbude Mittelstraße Ecke Hohe Straße. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2016-06-17 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Joehawkins. CC BY-SA 4.0.
60. 2016-06-28 — BVB Fanhouse, Borsigplatz Dortmund. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2016-06-28 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Joehawkins. CC BY-SA 4.0.
61. 2016-06-28 — BVB-Gründungsort. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2016-06-28 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Joehawkins. CC BY-SA 4.0.
62. 2016-06-28 — BVB-Gründungsort. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2016-06-28 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Joehawkins. CC BY-SA 4.0.
63. 2016-06-28 — BVB-Gründungsort. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2016-06-28 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Joehawkins. CC BY-SA 4.0.
64. 2016-07-21 — D-AIZR Eurowings Airbus A320-214(WL) coming from Prague (PRG - LKPR) @ Düsseldorf - Rhein-Ruhr International (DUS - EDDL. ) - 21.07.2016. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2016-07-21 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Oliver Holzbauer. CC BY-SA 2.0.
65. 2016-09-14 — JU-1015. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2016-09-14 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Alec Wilson from Khon Kaen, Thailand. CC BY-SA 2.0.
66. 2017-02-14 — Benfica vs BVB Dor 1-0 ida octavos de final 2017 UCL. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2017-02-14 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Tuculet2017. CC BY-SA 4.0.
67. 2017-05-22 — A-Junioren-Meisterschaft Finale 2017. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2017-05-22 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: SeanH. Copyrighted free use.
68. 2017-05-28 — BVB Pokalfeier 2017. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2017-05-28 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Simon Bierwald from Dortmund, Germany. CC BY-SA 2.0.
69. 2018-12-24 — Avropa Liqası Muzeyi Bakıda 41. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2018-12-24 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Tərxan Paşazadə. CC BY-SA 4.0.
70. 2020-07-04 — Evonik Fußballakademie. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2020-07-04 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Sandra Tetzlaff. CC0.
71. 2021-05-01 — Linienstraße Dortmund 07. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2021-05-01 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Joehawkins. CC BY-SA 4.0.
72. 2021-06-12 — HeinrichKwiatkowski2. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2021-06-12 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Joehawkins. CC BY-SA 4.0.
73. 2023-05-03 — Lothar Emmerich, BVB's 1960s goalscorer. The striker of the 1966 European-winning side, in his own footage. Official club-archive goal compilation; the visible footage is 1960s black-and-white match film, though it carries modern titling. Verify no presenter segments before use. Via Borussia Dortmund: “Lothar Emmerich – King of the serial brace-makers”.
74. 2023-05-13 — BVB Borussia Dortmund Mannschaftsbus in der Schönaugasse. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2023-05-13 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Armin Ademovic. CC BY-SA 4.0.
75. 2023-06-04 — HAM D-AEWM 1. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2023-06-04 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Andrzej Otrębski. CC BY-SA 4.0.
76. 2023-06-04 — HAM D-AEWM 2. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2023-06-04 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Andrzej Otrębski. CC BY-SA 4.0.
77. 2023-06-04 — HAM D-AEWM 3. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2023-06-04 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Andrzej Otrębski. CC BY-SA 4.0.
78. 2024-05-04 — Unterellen BVB. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2024-05-04 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Dk0704. CC BY-SA 4.0.
79. 2024-08-14 — Borussia Dortmund fan article for the 2011 championship; Short motorcycle license plate DO BVB 09; No official registrat. ion in Germany;. Wikimedia Commons, dated 2024-08-14 from the file's own EXIF capture time. Photograph: Lupus in Saxonia. CC BY-SA 4.0.