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to any match between

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and

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. They are two of the most successful teams in German football, having won a combined total of 25 of the past 29 Bundesliga titles as of 2022. The two teams fought closely for the Bundesliga title in the early 2010s, and met in the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final. However, the nature of the rivalry has been called into question, with many disputing the fixture being a "classic" due to there being little historic rivalry between the teams, in contrast to the long history of many other prominent

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, including Dortmund's

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with

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, the various Bavarian football derbies involving Bayern Munich and 1. FC Nürnberg, and the elder 70s rivalry between Bayern Munich and

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History

First meeting and mutual successes

The first match between the two clubs was a 2–0 win for Dortmund in Munich on 16 October 1965. On 5 May 1966, Dortmund won the 1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup 2–1 against

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in extra time, becoming the first German club to win a European title. Bayern Munich won the same competition the following season. In 1971, Bayern defeated Dortmund 11–1; this remain's Bayern's biggest Bundesliga victory and Dortmund's second worst defeat. (NB: Dortmund's worst defeat was a 12–0 vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach on 29 April 1978) On the other hand, the highest scoring draw in a Bundesliga match between the two teams occurred on 21 May 1983, when Karl-Heinz Rummenigge scored a late equaliser to save Bayern from a defeat against hosts Dortmund, with a final scoreline of 4–4.

The feud begins

The rivalry between the clubs grew during the 1990s, as Dortmund's stature increased to challenge perennial title favourites Bayern, winning two

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titles in 1994–95 and 1995–96. In 1996, Bayern captain

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accused

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teammate

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of being a 'crybaby', wiping imaginary tears from his face; Möller reacted by slapping Matthäus. At the end of that season, Dortmund won the 1997 UEFA Champions League Final which happened to be played at the

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, Bayern's home ground. The teams met in the quarter-finals of the next edition of the Champions League, and Dortmund prevailed over two legs thanks to a single goal from Stéphane Chapuisat. That summer, Bayern hired Dortmund's successful coach

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to work for them. Tempers flared twice during Bayern and Dortmund's second meeting in the

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, as Bayern goalkeeper

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first attempted a flying kung-fu kick at Chapuisat, and later appeared to bite

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's ear. In the early 2000s both clubs remained successful, as Bayern lost one Champions League final (

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) then won another (

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) in addition to more domestic success, while Dortmund won the

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and reached the UEFA Cup final the same year. An angry 2001 league meeting between the pair was notable for 10 yellow cards and three red being shown (a Bundesliga record for indiscipline). However, Dortmund soon fell heavily into debt, and a €2m loan from Bayern in 2004 was a major reason for them being saved from

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. On 19 April 2008, the two sides clashed in the

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for the first time that took place in

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. Luca Toni opened the scoring on 11 minutes, but

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drew BVB level in stoppage time, forcing 30 additional minutes. The Italian completed his double in extra time, thus lifting Bayern to cup glory.

Dortmund revival

By 2010, Dortmund had put together a strong squad, including Mats Hummels,

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and

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, who led the club to the

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and

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Bundesliga titles; it was the first time any club other than Bayern won back-to-back championships since Dortmund in the mid-1990s. Dortmund clinched the 2011–12 league championship in a home match where bananas were tossed at Bayern goalkeeper

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. Dortmund then claimed the first

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of their history by beating Bayern 5–2 in the 2012 DFB-Pokal Final with a Lewandowski hat-trick, which was also their fifth consecutive win over the opponents.

Champions League final at Wembley

After seeing two league championships heading to Dortmund and losing the

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at their own

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, Bayern recovered to clinch the

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in record time, breaking Dortmund's points record which had been set the year before. At the end of that season, the rivals met in the 2013 UEFA Champions League final. The German clubs had eliminated the two Spanish contenders,

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and

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, leading to the term "German Clasico" term first being used at that time, based on the

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between those two Spanish clubs. The game was also notable for the fact that Dortmund's Mario Götze had already agreed to join Bayern in the coming weeks (although he did not play in the final due to injury). In the first all-German European final,

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scored a dramatic 89th-minute winner at

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. Bayern would wrap up the first Treble in their history a week later in the 2013 DFB-Pokal Final.

Domestic finals and player moves

Following the biggest match involving the teams, several domestic finals were played between them in quick succession. In the 2014 DFB-Pokal Final on 17 May 2014, Bayern managed to score two goals in extra time, thus achieving their 17th win in the competition. After that, both clubs met again in the 2014 DFL-Supercup at Dortmund's

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, featuring

who had just moved to Bayern as a

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after his contract with Dortmund ended. The match ended 2–0 to Dortmund. Two years later, the 2016 DFB-Pokal Final was the last match in Dortmund shirt for their captain Mats Hummels before he also moved to Bayern, where his career had begun; Bayern won the trophy on penalties after a 0–0 draw. They clashed again in the 2016 DFL-Supercup after Bayern secured a double, Dortmund being runners-up in

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as well as beaten cup finalists; the Bavarians won that match 2–0. The 2017 DFL-Supercup featured the same teams (champions Bayern and cup holders Dortmund) and the same outcome, this time Bayern winning on penalties after a 2–2 draw. In March 2018, Bayern secured a 6–0 home win over Dortmund in

, the largest margin of victory for either side since the 11–1 result 47 years earlier. The most important recent result has seen Bayern Munich defeat Borussia Dortmund by a score of 3–1 in the 2021 DFL-Supercup.

Results history

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, ,

, , bgcolor=DD0000, 2–1 , - , 2016–17 , , 26.4.2017 , , Bayern, , Dortmund , , bgcolor=FFFF00, 2–3 , - , 2015–16 , , 21.5.2016 , , Bayern , , Dortmund , , bgcolor=DD0000, 0–0 (4–3 pen.) , - , 2014–15 , , 28.4.2015 , , Bayern , , Dortmund , , bgcolor=FFFF00, 1–1 (0–2 pen.) , - , 2013–14 , , 17.5.2014 , , Dortmund , , Bayern , , bgcolor=DD0000, 0–2 , - , 2012–13 , , 27.2.2013 , , Bayern , , Dortmund , , bgcolor=DD0000, 1–0 , - , 2011–12 , , 12.5.2012 , , Dortmund , , Bayern , , bgcolor=FFFF00, 5–2 , - , 2007–08 , , 19.4.2008 , , Dortmund , , Bayern , , bgcolor=DD0000, 1–2 , - , 1992–93 , , 12.9.1992 , , Dortmund , , Bayern , , bgcolor=FFFF00, 2–2 (5–4 pen.) , - , 1981–82 , , 5.12.1982 , , Bayern , , Dortmund , , bgcolor=DD0000, 4–0 , - , 1965–66 , , 2.2.1966 , , Bayern , , Dortmund , , bgcolor=DD0000, 2–0

DFB-Ligapokal

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !Season!! Date !! Home !! Away !! Result , - ,

, , 14.7.1999 , ,

, ,

, , bgcolor=DD0000, 1–0 , - ,

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

, , 23.7.1997 , , Bayern , , Dortmund , , bgcolor=DD0000, 2–0

DFB/DFL-Supercup

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !Season!! Date !! Home !! Away !! Result , - ,

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...

, , 17.8.2021 , ,

, ,

, , bgcolor=DD0000, 1–3 , - ,

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

, , 30.9.2020 , , Bayern , , Dortmund , , bgcolor=DD0000, 3–2 , - ,

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

, , 3.8.2019 , , Dortmund , , Bayern , , bgcolor=FFFF00, 2–0 , - ,

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

, , 5.8.2017 , , Dortmund , , Bayern , , bgcolor=DD0000, 2–2 (4–5 pen.) , - ,

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

, , 14.8.2016 , , Dortmund , , Bayern , , bgcolor=DD0000, 0–2 , - ,

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

, , 13.8.2014 , , Dortmund , , Bayern , , bgcolor=FFFF00, 2–0 , - ,

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

, , 27.7.2013 , , Dortmund , , Bayern , , bgcolor=FFFF00, 4–2 , - ,

, , 12.8.2012 , , Bayern , , Dortmund , , bgcolor=DD0000, 2–1 , - , 1989 , , 25.7.1989 , , Bayern , , Dortmund , , bgcolor=FFFF00, 3–4 , -

UEFA Champions League

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !Season!! Date !! Home !! Away !! Result , - , 2012–13 , , 25.5.2013 , , ,

, ,

, , bgcolor=DD0000, 1–2 , - , rowspan=2, 1997–98 , , 18.3.1998 , , Dortmund , , Bayern , , bgcolor=FFFF00, 1–0 , - , 4.3.1998 , , Bayern , , Dortmund , , bgcolor=808080, 0–0 , -

Overall match statistics

''Table correct as of 8 October 2022.'' {, class="wikitable" style="width:70%; margin:0 left; font-size: 11px" , - !Competition !Played !Bayern wins !Dortmund wins !Draws !Bayern goals !Dortmund goals , - , align=left,

, align=center, 107 , align=center, 52 , align=center, 25 , align=center, 30 , align=center, 215 , align=center, 131 , - , align=left,

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considere ...

, align=center, 11 , align=center, 6 , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3 , align=center, 20 , align=center, 13 , - , align=left,

DFB-Ligapokal The DFL-Ligapokal (, officially Premiere Ligapokal , previously DFB-Ligapokal ) or the ''German League Cup'' was a German football competition that took place before the start of the Bundesliga season, featuring the top five teams of the previous ...

, align=center, 2 , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0 , - , align=left, DFB/DFL-Supercup , align=center, 9 , align=center, 4 , align=center, 4 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 17 , align=center, 18 , - , align=left,

UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...

, align=center, 3 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2 , - class="sortbottom" !align=left, Totals !132 !65 !32 !35 !257 !164

Biggest wins

*Bayern Munich: 11–1, 27 November 1971 *Borussia Dortmund: 4–0, 6 March 1967

Head-to-head ranking in Bundesliga (1964–2022)

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:50%" , - !style="background:#c0c0c0", P. ! 64 ! 65 ! 66 ! 67 ! 68 ! 69 ! 70 ! 71 ! 72 ! 73 ! 74 ! 75 ! 76 ! 77 ! 78 ! 79 ! 80 ! 81 ! 82 ! 83 ! 84 ! 85 ! 86 ! 87 ! 88 ! 89 ! 90 ! 91 ! 92 ! 93 ! 94 ! 95 ! 96 ! 97 ! 98 ! 99 ! 00 ! 01 ! 02 ! 03 ! 04 ! 05 ! 06 ! 07 ! 08 ! 09 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 , - !1 , , , , , , style="background-color:red", 1 , , , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , , , , , , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , , , , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , , , , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:yellow", 1 , style="background-color:yellow", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:yellow", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , , style="background-color:red", 1 , , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:yellow", 1 , style="background-color:yellow", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , style="background-color:red", 1 , - !2 , , , style="background-color:yellow", 2 , , , , style="background-color:red", 2 , style="background-color:red", 2 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:red", 2 , , , style="background-color:red", 2 , style="background-color:yellow", 2 , style="background-color:red", 2 , , , style="background-color:red", 2 , , style="background-color:red", 2 , , , , , , style="background-color:red", 2 , , , , , style="background-color:red", 2 , , , style="background-color:red", 2 , style="background-color:yellow", 2 , style="background-color:yellow", 2 , , style="background-color:yellow", 2 , , , style="background-color:yellow", 2 , style="background-color:yellow", 2 , , style="background-color:yellow", 2 , - !3 , , style="background-color:yellow", 3 , style="background-color:red", 3 , style="background-color:yellow", 3 , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:red", 3 , , , , , , style="background-color:red", 3 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 3 , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 3 , style="background-color:red", 3 , style="background-color:yellow", 3 , , , , , , , , style="background-color:red", 3 , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 3 , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 3 , , - !4 , style="background-color:yellow", 4 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:red", 4 , , , , style="background-color:red", 4 , style="background-color:red", 4 , , , style="background-color:yellow", 4 , , , style="background-color:yellow", 4 , , , style="background-color:yellow", 4 , style="background-color:yellow", 4 , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 4 , , , , , , , , style="background-color:red", 4 , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 4 , , , , , - !5 , , , , , style="background-color:red", 5 , , style="background-color:yellow", 5 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 5 , , , , , , , , , , , , , - !6 , , , , style="background-color:red", 6 , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 6 , , style="background-color:yellow", 6 , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:red", 6 , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 6 , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 6 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - !7 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:red", 7 , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 7 , , style="background-color:yellow", 7 , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 7 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 7 , style="background-color:yellow", 7 , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 7 , , , , , , , , - !8 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 8 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - !9 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 9 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - !10 , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:red", 10 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 10 , style="background-color:red", 10 , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 10 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - !11 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 11 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 11 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - !12 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:red", 12 , style="background-color:yellow", 12 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - !13 , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 13 , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 13 , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 13 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 13 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - !14 , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 14 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 14 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - !15 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - !16 , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 16 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 16 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - !17 , style="background:#c0c0c0", , style="background:#c0c0c0", , , , , , , , style="background-color:yellow", 17 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - !18 , style="background:#c0c0c0", , style="background:#c0c0c0", , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - • Total: Bayern Munich with 44 higher finishes, Borussia Dortmund with 9 (as of the end of the 2021–22 season).

Honours

''Table correct as of 30 July 2022''. {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 11px" ! Team ! Bundesliga ! DFB-Pokal ! DFB-Ligapokal ! DFB/DFL-Supercup ! European Cup/
UEFA Champions League ! UEFA Cup/
Europa League ! Cup Winners' Cup ! UEFA Super Cup ! Intercontinental Cup ! Club World Cup ! Club total , - !

, 32 , 20 , 6 , 10 , 6 , 1 , 1 , 2 , 2 , 2 !82 , - !

, 8 , 5 , 0 , 6 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 !22 , - !Total !40 !25 !6 !16 !7 !1 !2 !2 !3 !2 !104

References

External links

Bundesliga.com- Der Klassiker
{{German football rivalries FC Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund Association football rivalries in Germany 1965 establishments in West Germany