2020–21 Borussia Dortmund season explained

Club:Borussia Dortmund
Season:2020–21
Ownertitle:President
Owner:Reinhard Rauball
Chrtitle:Chairman
Chairman:Hans-Joachim Watzke
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Lucien Favre
(until 13 December)
Edin Terzić
(interim, from 13 December until the end of season)
Stadium:Signal Iduna Park
League:Bundesliga
League Result:3rd
Cup1:DFB-Pokal
Cup1 Result:Winners
Cup2:DFL-Supercup
Cup2 Result:Runners-up
Cup3:UEFA Champions League
Cup3 Result:Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:
Erling Haaland (27)
Season Topscorer:
Erling Haaland (41)
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Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 season was the 112th season in the existence of Borussia Dortmund and the club's 45th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Borussia Dortmund participated in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal, the DFL-Supercup, and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

Out on loan

[1]

Transfers

In

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24 Paris Saint-GermainFree[2]
22MF Jude Bellingham Birmingham City€25,000,000[3]
20MF Reinier Real MadridLoan[4]

Out

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10 PSV Eindhoven[5]
21RetiredContract expired[6]
40 FC UtrechtContract expired
36 Werder Bremen€3,500,000[7]
18 MarseilleLoan[8]
32 FC HeidenheimUndisclosed[9]
PEC ZwolleLoan[10]
27 1. FC KölnLoan[11]

Kits

Goalkeeper

Competitions

Bundesliga

See main article: 2020–21 Bundesliga.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[12]

DFB-Pokal

See main article: 2020–21 DFB-Pokal.

DFL-Supercup

See main article: 2020 DFL-Supercup.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.[13]

Knockout phase

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.[14]

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 March 2021.[15]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

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1FW9Erling Haaland27310141
2MF7Jadon Sancho862016
3FW11Marco Reus821011
4MF32Giovanni Reyna43007
5DF13Raphaël Guerreiro50106
DF15Mats Hummels51006
7MF10Thorgan Hazard12104
MF19Julian Brandt30014
MF22Jude Bellingham12104
10FW18Youssoufa Moukoko30003
11MF8Mahmoud Dahoud10102
DF16Manuel Akanji20002
MF23Emre Can11002
14MF6Thomas Delaney10001
MF20Reinier10001
DF24Thomas Meunier10001
DF26Łukasz Piszczek00101
MF28Axel Witsel00101
DF30Felix Passlack10001
FW36Ansgar Knauff10001
Own goals10001
Totals7520192116
Last updated: 22 May 2021

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BVB verlängert mit Immanuel Pherai - und verleiht ihn an Zwolle . Ruhr Nachrichten . de . 17 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Uersfeld. Stephan. 25 June 2020. Borussia Dortmund sign PSG right-back Thomas Meunier for free. 25 June 2020. ESPN.
  3. Web site: Jude Bellingham to join Borussia Dortmund. 2020-07-20. Birmingham City Football Club. en. 11 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210211030200/https://bcfc.com/news/articles/2020/Jude-Bellingham-to-join-Borussia-Dortmund. dead.
  4. Web site: KGaA. Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. Borussia Dortmund leiht Reinier aus. 2020-08-19. www.bvb.de. de-DE.
  5. Web site: BVB bid farewell to Mario Götze. Borussia Dortmund. 27 June 2020. 3 July 2020.
  6. Web site: Borussia Dortmund and André Schürrle agree to terminate player's contract. Borussia Dortmund. 15 July 2020. 15 July 2020.
  7. Web site: Auslaufende Verträge, Kaufpflicht von Toprak, Bittencourt und Selke: So geht es mit dem Werder-Kader weiter . Sportbuzzer . 27 July 2020 . de . 7 July 2020.
  8. Web site: Leonardo Balerdi agrees to join Olympique Marseille from Borussia Dortmund. 27 July 2020. Mundo Albiceleste.
  9. Web site: Dzenis Burnic joins 1. FC Heidenheim from Borussia Dortmund. 3 August 2020. 3 August 2020.
  10. Web site: BVB send Immanuel Pherai out on loan. 17 September 2020. 17 September 2020.
  11. Web site: FC LOAN OUT MARIUS WOLF. 2 October 2020. 2 October 2020.
  12. Web site: 2020-21 season: DFL publishes Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists. 7 August 2020. 12 August 2020. bundesliga.de.
  13. Web site: Champions League group stage draw made in Geneva. 1 October 2020. 1 October 2020. UEFA.com.
  14. News: Champions League round of 16 draw: all you need to know. 14 December 2020. uefa.com. en-GB.
  15. News: UEFA Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draws: all you need to know. 19 March 2021. UEFA.com.