2024–25 Borussia Dortmund season explained

The 2024–25 season is 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 are also competing in the DFB-Pokal, the UEFA Champions League, and the newly expanded FIFA Club World Cup for the first time.

This season is 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.^[1]

Players

First team squad

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Out on loan

Transfers

In

		scope=col	Player	Transferred from	scope=col; style"width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
7			Nottingham Forest	Loan return		[4]
36			Holstein Kiel			[5]
44			Antwerp			[6]
3			VfB Stuttgart	€22,500,000		[7]
9				€18,000,000		[8]
13			Brighton & Hove Albion	€7,000,000		[9]
2			Manchester City	Loan		[10]
14			TSG Hoffenheim	€29,500,000		[11]

Out

		scope=col	Player	Transferred to	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
2			Mallorca	Free transfer		[12] [13]
11			LA Galaxy			[14] [15]
15			Roma			[16] [17]
17			Augsburg			[18]
47			Lugano			[19] [20]
48			VfL Bochum			[21]
10			Manchester United	Loan return		[22]
22			Chelsea			[23]
30			Rio Ave	€1,600,000		[24]
14			West Ham United	€27,000,000		[25]
36			Union Berlin	€5,000,000		[26]
—			Monaco	€4,000,000		[27]
32			Portsmouth	Undisclosed		[28]
—			Darmstadt 98	Loan		[29]
6			VfL Wolfsburg			[30]
18			Nice			[31]
48			Brest			[32]
9			Leganés			[33]

Friendlies

Pre-season

Competitions

Bundesliga

See main article: 2024–25 Bundesliga.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 4 July 2024.^[34]

DFB-Pokal

See main article: 2024–25 DFB-Pokal.

The first round draw was held on 1 June 2024.^[35]

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League.

League phase

See main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league phase.

The draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2024.

FIFA Club World Cup

See main article: 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

Group 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 out during the season|-

Goalscorers

width=15		width=15		width=15		width=15		width=145	Player	width=120	Bundesliga	width=120	DFB-Pokal	width=150	Champions League	width=150	Club World Cup	width=120	Total
1	FW	9		Serhou Guirassy	6	0	4	0	10
2	FW	43		Jamie Gittens	4	0	4	0	8
3	FW	27		Karim Adeyemi	2	0	3	0	5
4	MF	23		Emre Can	2	1	1	0	4
5	FW	21		Donyell Malen	2	0	1	0	3
	MF	8		Felix Nmecha	2	0	1	0	3
7	MF	10		Julian Brandt	1	1	0	0	2
	FW	14		Maximilian Beier	2	0	0	0	2
	DF	5		Ramy Bensebaini	1	0	1	0	2
10	DF	3		Waldemar Anton	0	1	0	0	1
	FW	16		Julien Duranville	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	26		Julian Ryerson	1	0	0	0	1
Own goals					0	0	0	0	0
Totals					23	4	16	0	43

Assists

width=15		width=15		width=15		width=15		width=145	Player	width=120	Bundesliga	width=120	DFB-Pokal	width=150	Champions League	width=150	Club World Cup	width=120	Total
1	MF	10		Julian Brandt	3	0	2	0	5
2	MF	13		Pascal Groß	1	2	1	0	4
3	FW	27		Karim Adeyemi	3	0	0	0	3
	FW	9		Serhou Guirassy	1	0	2	0	3
	FW	43		Jamie Gittens	3	0	0	0	3
	DF	5		Ramy Bensebaini	3	0	0	0	3
6	MF	8		Felix Nmecha	1	0	1	0	2
	DF	4		Nico Schlotterbeck	1	0	1	0	2
8	DF	2		Yan Couto	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	26		Julian Ryerson	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	23		Emre Can	0	0	1	0	1
	FW	21		Donyell Malen	0	0	1	0	1
	FW	14		Maximilian Beier	1	0	0	0	1
Totals					18	3	9	0	30

Notes and References

1. https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/edin-terzic-resigns-coach-champions-111146941.html Edin Terzic resigns as coach of Champions League runner-up Borussia Dortmund
2. Web site: Borussia Dortmund Squad . UEFA Champions League . 4 October 2024.
3. News: 6 August 2024 . de . Kicker . Can bleibt BVB-Kapitän - Sahin bestimmt neue Stellvertreter . 9 August 2024.
4. Web site: Reyna extends his contract and moves to England until the end of the season. Broussia Dortmund. 31 January 2024. 31 January 2024.
5. News: 27 June 2023 . Borussia Dortmund . Tom Rothe signs contract extension and leaves on loan . 28 June 2023.
6. News: Royal Antwerp F.C. . RAFC TREKT JONGE FRANSE VERDEDIGER AAN. RAFC SUITS YOUNG FRENCH DEFENDER . 11 August 2023 . 11 August 2023 . nl.
7. News: 8 July 2024 . Borussia Dortmund . Waldemar Anton signs until 2028 . 8 July 2024.
8. News: 18 July 2024 . Borussia Dortmund . BVB sign Serhou Guirassy . 18 July 2024.
9. News: 1 August 2024 . Borussia Dortmund . Borussia Dortmund sign Pascal Groß . 1 August 2024.
10. News: 3 August 2024 . Borussia Dortmund . BVB sign Yan Couto . 3 August 2024.
11. News: 12 August 2024 . Borussia Dortmund . BVB sign Maximilian Beier . 12 August 2024.
12. News: 18 May 2024 . Borussia Dortmund . Last home game for Wolf, Morey and Addo . 29 May 2024.
13. News: 5 July 2024 . es . Mateu Morey, primer fichaje de la temporada 24-25 . 6 July 2024 . RCD Mallorca.
14. News: 3 May 2024 . BVB and Reus do not extend contract . 5 June 2024 . Borussia Dortmund.
15. News: 15 August 2024 . LA Galaxy Sign Midfielder Marco Reus . 15 August 2024 . LA Galaxy.
16. News: 14 June 2024 . de . BVB und Hummels beenden Zusammenarbeit . 14 June 2024 . Borussia Dortmund.
17. News: 4 September 2024 . Mats Hummels signs for the Giallorossi . 4 September 2024 . AS Roma.
18. News: 8 August 2024 . de . FCA verpflichtet Marius Wolf . 8 August 2024 . FC Augsburg.
19. News: 22 May 2024 . de . Borussia Dortmund . U23 verabschiedet 13 Spieler . 29 May 2024.
20. News: 5 June 2024 . it . Dal Borussia Dortmund ecco Antonios Papadopoulos . 5 June 2024 . FC Lugano.
21. News: 12 June 2024 . de . VfL Bochum . VfL verpflichtet Samuel Bamba . 12 June 2024.
22. News: 12 January 2024 . BVB sign Jadon Sancho on loan until end of season . 12 January 2024 . Borussia Dortmund.
23. News: 12 January 2023 . BVB sign Ian Maatsen on loan . 12 January 2024 . Borussia Dortmund.
24. News: 2 July 2024 . Borussia Dortmund . Pohlmann moves to Portugal . 2 July 2024.
25. News: 5 August 2024 . Borussia Dortmund . Niclas Füllkrug moves to West Ham United . 5 August 2024.
26. News: 7 August 2024 . Borussia Dortmund . Rothe moves to Union Berlin . 7 August 2024.
27. News: 16 August 2024 . Borussia Dortmund . Paris Brunner moves to AS Monaco . 16 August 2024.
28. News: 20 August 2024 . Portsmouth F.C. . Pompey Sign Abdoulaye Kamara . 20 August 2024.
29. News: 22 August 2024 . de . Guille Bueno wechselt leihweise nach Darmstadt . 22 August 2024 . SV Darmstadt 98.
30. News: 28 August 2024 . Özcan joins Wolfsburg on loan . 28 August 2024 . Borussia Dortmund.
31. News: 28 August 2024 . Borussia Dortmund . Moukoko to join Nice on loan . 28 August 2024.
32. News: 29 August 2024 . Coulibaly signs for Brest on loan . 29 August 2024 . Borussia Dortmund.
33. News: 31 August 2024 . Sébastien Haller moves to CD Leganes on loan . 31 August 2024 . Borussia Dortmund.
34. News: 2024/25 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists to be released on 4 July. 7 June 2024. Bundesliga.
35. Web site: Nils Petersen lost erste Pokalrunde aus . dfb.de . . 28 May 2024 . 6 June 2024 . de.