Fußball-Bundesligist: Borussia Dortmund verbucht zweistelligen Millionen-Verlust

Borussia Dortmund, a member of the German football league, has reported a two-digit million euro loss for the 2025/26 season. The German-based company revealed that the loss of 21.7 million euros occurred in the previous financial year, ending in June 2025. This is a significant drop from the 6.5 million euros profit the club made the previous year. The overall revenue for the 2025/26 season declined by about 12% to 460.5 million euros.

Dortmund was eliminated early in the Champions League and also had a disappointing performance in the DFB-Pokal, which both contributed to the financial setback. The team finished the Bundesliga season in second place with 73 points, an impressive year according to Carsten Cramer, the spokesman for the management. However, Cramer admitted that the club failed to meet both sporting and financial expectations in the Champions League and DFB-Pokal.

The loss of two digits in euros is not a pleasing outcome, but it doesn't deter the management from looking forward. They are confident about the positive financial development of the club, stating they have implemented the right measures including cost reductions. They aim to stay among the top three teams in the Bundesliga for the 2026/27 season and aim to reach at least the eighth round in the DFB-Pokal and the Champions League.

For the current financial year, the management predicts a black balance or even a profit of up to ten million euros, with a revenue corridor ranging between 485 and 495 million euros, which is roughly 25 million euros higher than the previous year.