The 2024–25 season was the 116th season in the existence of Borussia Dortmund, and the club's 49th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, the club also competed in the DFB-Pokal, the UEFA Champions League, and the newly expanded FIFA Club World Cup for the first time.
This season was the first since 2011–12 without midfielder and former club captain Marco Reus, and the first since 2018–19 without defender and former club captain Mats Hummels, who both departed after the end of their contracts, marking the first Borussia Dortmund season since 2006–07 without either of the two at the club.
Summary On 13 June, Dortmund announced the departure of coach Edin Terzić after spending two seasons in his second spell with the club.Edin Terzic resigns as coach of Champions League runner-up Borussia Dortmund
On 22 January, Sebastian Kehl and CEO Lars Ricken announced Nuri Şahin would leave the club with immediate effect, after suffering 4 straight defeats in the first 4 games of 2025.
Niko Kovač, who was appointed on 2 February, led the club from eleventh place to a fourth-placed finish, securing qualification to the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League.
In the UEFA Champions League, BVB were unable to turn over the 4–0 away defeat against Barcelona despite a 3–1 win at the Signal-Iduna-Park on April 15, resulting in the club's elimination from the competition.
With 21 goals in the Bundesliga, Serhou Guirassy finished the season as the second highest goalscorer, for the second season running, behind Bayern Munich's Harry Kane with 26 goals.
In the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Dortmund were drawn into Group F alongside Fluminense, Ulsan HD and Mamelodi Sundowns.
Players First team squad
Out on loan
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFee DateSource7 Nottingham ForestLoan return 36 Holstein Kiel44 Antwerp3 VfB Stuttgart€22,500,0009€18,000,00013 Brighton & Hove Albion€7,000,0002 Manchester CityLoan14 TSG Hoffenheim€28,500,000— LeganésLoan return6 VfL Wolfsburg17 ChelseaLoan24 Nordsjælland— Ajax€5,000,00044 BrestLoan return77 Sunderland€30,500,000
Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource2 MallorcaFree transfer11 LA Galaxy15 Roma17 Augsburg47 Lugano48 VfL Bochum10 Manchester UnitedEnd of loan22 Chelsea30 Rio Ave€1,600,00014 West Ham United€27,000,00036 Union Berlin€5,000,000— Monaco€4,000,00032 Portsmouth€1,700,000— Darmstadt 98Loan6 VfL Wolfsburg18 Nice48 Brest9 Leganés— Utrecht21 Aston Villa€25,000,000— CopenhagenLoan
Friendlies Pre-season
Competitions Overall record
Bundesliga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 4 July 2024.
DFB-Pokal
The first round draw was held on 1 June 2024.
UEFA Champions League
League phase
The draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2024.
Knockout phase
Knockout phase play-offs The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 31 January 2025.
Round of 16 The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025.
Quarter-finals The draw for the order of the quarter-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, after the draw for the round of 16.
FIFA Club World Cup
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 5 December 2024.
Knockout stage
Statistics Appearances and goals
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred/loaned out during the season
Goalscorers PlayerBundesligaDFB-PokalChampions LeagueClub World CupTotal1FW9Serhou Guirassy210134382FW27Karim Adeyemi705012FW43Jamie Gittens8040124FW14Maximilian Beier8011105MF8Felix Nmecha40116MF10Julian Brandt51006MF23Emre Can312068FW21Donyell Malen302059DF3Waldemar Anton21003DF5Ramy Bensebaini1020311MF7Giovanni Reyna20002DF24Daniel Svensson10012DF26Julian Ryerson2000214MF13Pascal Groß00101FW16Julien Duranville01001MF17Carney Chukwuemeka10001MF20Marcel Sabitzer10001MF77Jobe Bellingham00011Own goals20013Totals714319115
Assists PlayerBundesligaDFB-PokalChampions LeagueClub World CupTotal1MF10Julian Brandt10051162MF13Pascal Groß10220143FW27Karim Adeyemi601294DF5Ramy Bensebaini601075FW9Serhou Guirassy204066DF4Nico Schlotterbeck40105FW14Maximilian Beier500058DF24Daniel Svensson30003DF26Julian Ryerson30003FW43Jamie Gittens3000311DF3Waldemar Anton20002MF8Felix Nmecha1010213DF2Yan Couto01001MF7Giovanni Reyna00101FW21Donyell Malen00101MF23Emre Can00101MF77Jobe Bellingham00011Totals55318480
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