The Revierderby () is the name given to any association football match between two clubs in the Ruhr region – also known in German as the , a contraction of Bergbaurevier (mining area) – in North Rhine-Westphalia, but in most cases it refers to the derby between two most historically successful clubs from the region: Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04. Outside Germany, it is often referred to as the Ruhr derby.
A local derby between other Ruhr teams (for example VfL Bochum, MSV Duisburg, or Rot-Weiss Essen) is often called a kleines Revierderby (minor Revier derby).
It is considered the greatest rivalry in German football.
History and results
1925–1936: The beginning The rivalry began with a 4–2 Schalke victory on 3 May 1925. Schalke's style of play at the time was described by a newspaper of the era as a "wandering ball from man to man" in a series of short, flat passes. The Schalker Kreisel (literally: "Schalke spinning top") was born. Schalke won all three matches played in the years 1925–1927. The two teams did not meet again until the creation of the Gauliga in 1936.
Results Schalke: 3 victories, 0 draws, 0 losses
3 May 1925: Schalke 4–2 Dortmund (in Herne) 24 October 1926: Schalke 2–0 Dortmund 16 January 1927: Dortmund 2–7 Schalke
1936–1944: Gauliga era With the creation of the Gauliga in 1936, Dortmund developed its intense rivalry with Schalke. Schalke was the most successful German club of the era, six of the club's to date seven German Championships and one Cup victory date back to the years of 1933 to 1945. Schalke dominated the early meetings, winning 14 matches, and losing only once, with one match played to a draw. August Lenz's goal on 14 November 1943 secured Dortmund's first ever victory against Schalke.
Results Schalke: 14 victories, 1 draw, 1 loss
Season 1936–37 20 December 1936: Schalke 4–1 Dortmund 7 March 1937: Dortmund 0–7 Schalke Season 1937–38 30 January 1938: Dortmund 3–3 Schalke 6 March 1938: Schalke 4–0 Dortmund Season 1938–39 18 September 1938: Schalke 6–0 Dortmund 12 March 1939: Dortmund 3–7 Schalke Season 1939–40 10 December 1939: Schalke 9–0 Dortmund 4 February 1940: Dortmund 0–7 Schalke Season 1940–41 20 October 1940: Schalke 10–0 Dortmund 2 February 1941: Dortmund 0–2 Schalke Season 1941–42 30 November 1941: Dortmund 1–6 Schalke 22 March 1942: Schalke 6–1 Dortmund Season 1942–43 29 November 1942: Schalke 2–0 Dortmund 26 December 1942: Dortmund 0–7 Schalke Season 1943–44 14 November 1943: Dortmund 1–0 Schalke 27 February 1944: Schalke 4–1 Dortmund
1945–1947: post-war era Dortmund win the Westphalia championship final 3–2 over Schalke, ending Schalke's domination in the region.
Results Dortmund: 1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses
18 May 1947: Dortmund 3–2 Schalke (in Herne)
1947–1963: Oberliga era The years 1947–63 continued to be a reversal of fortune for Dortmund, winning 9 of the first 13 Revierderbies during this era, and losing only 7 of 32 overall. Dortmund also won three Oberliga championships in these years.
Results Dortmund: 15 wins, 10 draws, 7 losses
Season 1947–48 21 September 1947: Schalke 1–1 Dortmund 18 January 1948: Dortmund 1–0 Schalke Season 1948–49 26 September 1948: Dortmund 5–2 Schalke 30 January 1949: Schalke 0–1 Dortmund Season 1949–50 16 October 1949: Dortmund 5–1 Schalke 12 March 1950: Schalke 2–1 Dortmund Season 1950–51 26 November 1950: Dortmund 3–0 Schalke 22 April 1951: Schalke 0–0 Dortmund Season 1951–52 9 September 1951: Schalke 3–0 Dortmund 20 January 1952: Dortmund 3–0 Schalke Season 1952–53 7 December 1952: Schalke 0–1 Dortmund 19 April 1953: Dortmund 1–0 Schalke Season 1953–54 29 November 1953: Schalke 0–3 Dortmund 4 April 1954: Dortmund 3–4 Schalke Season 1954–55 5 December 1954: Dortmund 0–0 Schalke 17 April 1955: Schalke 0–2 Dortmund Season 1955–56 26 November 1955: Schalke 1–3 Dortmund 8 April 1956: Dortmund 0–2 Schalke Season 1956–57 25 August 1956: Dortmund 3–2 Schalke 12 January 1957: Schalke 3–3 Dortmund Season 1957–58 1 September 1957: Schalke 2–2 Dortmund 5 January 1958: Dortmund 1–1 Schalke Season 1958–59 12 October 1958: Dortmund 1–3 Schalke 22 February 1959: Schalke 1–5 Dortmund Season 1959–60 20 September 1959: Schalke 5–0 Dortmund 24 January 1960: Dortmund 6–3 Schalke Season 1960–61 2 October 1960: Dortmund 0–0 Schalke 5 March 1961: Schalke 2–2 Dortmund Season 1961–62 7 April 1962: Schalke 5–3 Dortmund 25 November 1961: Dortmund 2–2 Schalke Season 1962–63 2 December 1962: Schalke 1–1 Dortmund 28 April 1963: Dortmund 1–0 Schalke
1963–present: Bundesliga and German Cup era The creation of the Bundesliga in 1963 began with Dortmund continuing their winning ways, by taking 8 of the first 10 meetings.
Schalke's 1–0 victory on 20 April 1968, saw the return of Schalke's fortune and the fall of Dortmund. After Dortmund's 0–3 defeat on 4 March 1972, and subsequent relegation from the league, the teams did not play each other again until 1975.
After Dortmund's return to the Bundesliga, Lothar Huber's goal in the 87th minute on 5 November 1977 gave Dortmund their first victory over Schalke in nearly ten years. The following years belonged to Dortmund, winning eleven matches to Schalke's six, culminating in a 3–2 victory in a German Cup match on 9 December 1988. Schalke's relegation after the 1987–88 season resulted in these teams not playing again until the 1991–92 campaign.
Schalke's next Revierderby was remarkable. With Schalke managing only three goals in their first four matches after returning to the Bundesliga, Dortmund seemed assured of continuing their success. On 24 August 1991, in front of over 70,000 fans, former Dortmund midfielder Ingo Anderbrügge scored in the 2nd minute to put Schalke ahead 1–0. However, Dortmund equalized in the 36th and the 1st half finished with the scored tied 1–1. In the 2nd half, Schalke exploded, stunning Dortmund 5–2. Dortmund's overall success that season eclipsed the defeat, winning the next Revierderby 2–0, and finishing the league in second place that year, tied in points, but losing out to VfB Stuttgart on goal differential.
The following years saw Schalke holding a slim advantage since 1991, winning 11, drawing 14, and losing 8 of the matches. Despite Schalke's recent Revierderby success, including losing only five derbies since 1999 (until 14. April 2012), Dortmund holds the advantage in overall success during this era, winning five Bundesliga championships (1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2010–11 and 2011–12), one German Cup (2012), one UEFA Champions League competition (1997), and one Intercontinental Cup (1997) since 1995, while Schalke won the UEFA Cup once (1997) and the German Cup three times (2001, 2002 and 2011).
Recent years have seen the first-ever Bundesliga derby aired live on free TV (January 2004, shown on ARD), as well as two famous Dortmund victories. One of these, in 2005, ended a nearly seven-year undefeated streak for Schalke in the derby, while the other, in May 2007, took on almost traumatic proportions, as Schalke lost the derby and the league lead, which they had held for three months, on the penultimate day of the season in Dortmund. After each of these victories, Borussia Dortmund took the unprecedented step of selling specially-decorated replica shirts to commemorate the occasion. In 2008, Dortmund fan groups celebrated Schalke's fifty years without a league title.
Results in Bundesliga Overall, Dortmund leads the Bundesliga series with 36 wins, 30 draws, and 32 losses.
Schalke in Bundesliga at home DateVenueScoreAttend.7 September 1963Glückauf-Kampfbahn38,00026 September 1964Glückauf-Kampfbahn40,00018 September 1965Glückauf-Kampfbahn40,00029 April 1967Glückauf-Kampfbahn32,00020 April 1968Glückauf-Kampfbahn38,00014 September 1968Glückauf-Kampfbahn35,00031 January 1970Glückauf-Kampfbahn33,00027 February 1971Glückauf-Kampfbahn30,00011 September 1971Glückauf-Kampfbahn35,00021 May 1977Parkstadion70,6001 April 1978Parkstadion62,00025 November 1978Parkstadion40,00021 February 1980Parkstadion50,0006 September 1982Parkstadion38,0005 March 1983Parkstadion35,0001 June 1985Parkstadion42,00010 December 1985Parkstadion27,00020 September 1986Parkstadion44,50026 March 1988Parkstadion32,30024 August 1991Parkstadion70,20027 February 1993Parkstadion70,20015 August 1993Parkstadion65,0008 April 1995Parkstadion70,92528 October 1995Parkstadion70,9602 November 1996Parkstadion71,0219 August 1997Parkstadion68,2005 May 1999Parkstadion61,70015 December 1999Parkstadion52,42024 February 2001Parkstadion62,10915 September 2001Arena AufSchalke60,20422 February 2003Arena AufSchalke60,8782 August 2003Arena AufSchalke61,01414 May 2005Arena AufSchalke61,5244 February 2006Veltins-Arena61,52410 December 2006Veltins-Arena61,48218 August 2007Veltins-Arena60,48220 February 2009Veltins-Arena61,67326 February 2010Veltins-Arena60,67319 September 2010Veltins-Arena60,06914 April 2012Veltins-Arena61,6739 March 2013Veltins-Arena61,67326 October 2013Veltins-Arena61,67327 September 2014Veltins-Arena61,15310 April 2016Veltins-Arena61,6701 April 2017Veltins-Arena62,27115 April 2018Veltins-Arena61,7868 December 2018Veltins-Arena61,76726 October 2019Veltins-Arena61,87320 February 2021Veltins-Arena011 March 2023Veltins-Arena61,571
MatchesSchalke winsDrawsDortmund wins50201614
Dortmund in Bundesliga at home DateVenueScoreAttend.25 January 1964Rote Erde34,00013 February 1965Rote Erde33,00026 February 1966Rote Erde25,00012 November 1966Rote Erde43,0005 November 1967Rote Erde27,00011 March 1969Rote Erde38,0006 September 1969Rote Erde39,00012 September 1970Rote Erde40,0004 March 1972Rote Erde38,00011 December 1976Westfalenstadion54,0005 November 1977Westfalenstadion53,70019 May 1979Westfalenstadion45,0003 November 1979Westfalenstadion54,00021 February 1981Westfalenstadion50,00018 September 1982Westfalenstadion50,0001 December 1984Westfalenstadion41,00022 April 1986Westfalenstadion34,00011 April 1987Westfalenstadion49,00019 September 1987Westfalenstadion44,00015 February 1992Westfalenstadion52,80022 August 1992Westfalenstadion43,0003 December 1993Westfalenstadion42,4008 October 1994Westfalenstadion42,80013 April 1996Westfalenstadion42,4003 May 1997Westfalenstadion55,00019 December 1997Westfalenstadion55,00014 November 1998Westfalenstadion69,00013 May 2000Westfalenstadion68,60023 September 2000Westfalenstadion68,60016 February 2002Westfalenstadion68,60014 September 2002Westfalenstadion68,60030 January 2004Westfalenstadion83,0005 December 2004Westfalenstadion83,00013 August 2005Westfalenstadion80,70812 May 2007Signal Iduna Park81,26410 February 2008Signal Iduna Park80,70813 September 2008Signal Iduna Park80,55226 September 2009Signal Iduna Park80,7204 February 2011Signal Iduna Park80,55226 November 2011Signal Iduna Park80,72020 October 2012Signal Iduna Park80,64525 March 2014Signal Iduna Park77,60028 February 2015Signal Iduna Park79,5008 November 2015Signal Iduna Park79,95629 October 2016Signal Iduna Park80,17925 November 2017Signal Iduna Park80,17927 April 2019Signal Iduna Park80,19616 May 2020Signal Iduna Park024 October 2020Signal Iduna Park30017 September 2022Signal Iduna Park81,100
MatchesDortmund winsDrawsSchalke wins50231512
Results in cup matches
DateVenueHome teamScoreCompetitionRoundAttend.18 October 1975ParkstadionSchalkeDFB-Pokal2nd round65,00013 October 1984WestfalenstadionDortmundDFB-Pokal2nd round37,00031 October 1984ParkstadionSchalkeDFB-Pokal2nd round replay45,00010 December 1988ParkstadionSchalkeDFB-PokalRound of 1647,30023 September 1998WestfalenstadionDortmundDFB-Pokal2nd round60,00029 November 2000ParkstadionSchalkeDFB-PokalRound of 1658,40017 July 2001Nattenberg-StadionNeutralDFB-LigapokalSemi-finals15,30023 July 2011Veltins-ArenaSchalkeDFL-SupercupFinal61,673
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