Revierderby

The region of Ruhr (in German: Ruhrgebiet) is home to the famous derby in German football between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04.

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Overview

Revierderby ("Derby of the Area"; Revier being a colloquial form for "region", "area") is the name historically given to any football match played between two clubs of Ruhr area, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Strictly speaking, Revierderby almost always refers to matches played between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke, while a match between two other Ruhr Area teams will often be denoted as a Kleines Revierderby ("Small Derby of the Area").

Borussia Dortmund vs. FC Schalke 04

History and Results

Schalke currently lead the overall series with 50 wins, 33 draws, and 44 losses.

1925-1936 (The Beginning)

Schalke: 3 victories, 0 draws, 0 losses

History

The rivalry began with a 4-2 Schalke victory on May 3, 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: the "Schalke gyroscope"; "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

1936-1944 (Gauliga Era)

Schalke: 14 victories, 1 draw, 1 loss

History

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, winning four German championships and one German cup during these eight years. Schalke dominated the early meetings, winning 14 matches, and losing only once, with one match played to a draw. August Lenz's goal on November 14, 1943 secured Dortmund's first ever victory against Schalke.

Results

1945-1947 (Post-war Era)

Dortmund: 1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses

History

Dortmund win the Westphalia championship final 3-2 over Schalke, ending Schalke's domination in the region.

Results

1947-1963 (Oberliga Era)

Dortmund: 15 wins, 10 draws, 7 losses

History

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

1963-2008 (Bundesliga and German Cup Era)

Dortmund: 27 wins, 21 draws, 25 losses

History

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 April 20, 1968, saw the return of Schalke's fortune and the fall of Dortmund. After Dortmund's 0-3 defeat on March 4, 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 November 5, 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 December 9, 1988. Schalke's relegation after the 1988-89 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 August 24, 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 two derbies since 1999, Dortmund holds the advantage in overall success during this era, winning three Bundesliga championships, one UEFA Champions League competition, and one Intercontinental Cup since 1995, while Schalke won the UEFA Cup once and the German Cup twice.

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

Dortmund in the league at home

Date Venue Score Competition Attendance
25 January 1964 Rode Erde
3–0
 Bundesliga 34,000
13 February 1965 Rode Erde
4–0
 Bundesliga 33,000
26 February 1966 Rode Erde
7–0
 Bundesliga 25,000
12 November 1966 Rode Erde
6–2
 Bundesliga 43,000
05 November 1967 Rode Erde
2–1
 Bundesliga 27,000
11 March 1969 Rote Erde
0–1
 Bundesliga 38,000
06 September 1969 Rote Erde
1–1
 Bundesliga 39,000
12 September 1970 Rote Erde
1–2
 Bundesliga 40,000
04 March 1972 Rote Erde
0–3
 Bundesliga 38,000
11 December 1976 Westfalenstadion
1–1
 Bundesliga 54,000
05 November 1977 Westfalenstadion
2–1
 Bundesliga 53,700
19 May 1979 Westfalenstadion
2–0
 Bundesliga 45,000
03 November 1979 Westfalenstadion
2–1
 Bundesliga 54,000
21 February 1981 Westfalenstadion
2–2
 Bundesliga 50,000
18 September 1982 Westfalenstadion
2–0
 Bundesliga 50,000
01 December 1984 Westfalenstadion
4–1
 Bundesliga 41,000
22 April 1986 Westfalenstadion
1–1
 Bundesliga 34,000
11 April 1987 Westfalenstadion
1–0
 Bundesliga 49,000
19 September 1987 Westfalenstadion
4–1
 Bundesliga 44,000
15 February 1992 Westfalenstadion
2–0
 Bundesliga 52,800
22 August 1992 Westfalenstadion
0–2
 Bundesliga 43,000
03 December 1993 Westfalenstadion
1–1
 Bundesliga 42,400
08 October 1994 Westfalenstadion
3–2
 Bundesliga 42,800
13 April 1996 Westfalenstadion
0–0
 Bundesliga 42,400
03 May 1997 Westfalenstadion
1–0
 Bundesliga 55,000
19 December 1997 Westfalenstadion
2–2
 Bundesliga 55,000
14 November 1998 Westfalenstadion
3–0
 Bundesliga 69,000
13 May 2000 Westfalenstadion
1–1
 Bundesliga 68,600
23 September 2000 Westfalenstadion
0–4
 Bundesliga 68,600
16 February 2002 Westfalenstadion
1–1
 Bundesliga 68,600
14 September 2002 Westfalenstadion
1–1
 Bundesliga 68,600
30 January 2004 Westfalenstadion
0–1
 Bundesliga 83,000
05 December 2004 Westfalenstadion
0–1
 Bundesliga 83,000
13 August 2005 Westfalenstadion
1–2
 Bundesliga 80,708
12 May 2007 Signal Iduna Park
2–0
 Bundesliga 81,264
10 February 2008 Signal Iduna Park
2–3
 Bundesliga 80,708
13 September 2008 Signal Iduna Park
3–3
 Bundesliga 80,552
26 September 2009 Signal Iduna Park
0–1
 Bundesliga 80,720
04 February 2011 Signal Iduna Park
0–0
 Bundesliga 80,552
26 November 2011 Signal Iduna Park
2–0
 Bundesliga 80,720

Schalke in the league at home

Date Venue Score Competition Attendance
07 September 1963 Glück-Auf Kampfbahn
3–1
 Bundesliga 38,000
26 September 1964 Parkstadion
2–6
 Bundesliga 40,000
18 September 1965 Parkstadion
2–3
 Bundesliga 40,000
29 April 1967 Parkstadion
1–4
 Bundesliga 32,000
20 April 1968 Parkstadion
1–0
 Bundesliga 38,000
14 September 1968 Parkstadion
4–1
 Bundesliga 35,000
31 January 1970 Parkstadion
1–1
 Bundesliga 33,000
27 February 1971 Parkstadion
0–0
 Bundesliga 30,000
11 September 1971 Parkstadion
1–0
 Bundesliga 35,000
21 May 1977 Parkstadion
4–2
 Bundesliga 70,600
01 April 1978 Parkstadion
0–2
 Bundesliga 62,000
25 November 1978 Parkstadion
5–1
 Bundesliga 40,000
21 February 1980 Parkstadion
2–2
 Bundesliga 50,000
06 September 1982 Parkstadion
1–2
 Bundesliga 38,000
05 March 1983 Parkstadion
1–2
 Bundesliga 35,000
01 June 1985 Parkstadion
3–1
 Bundesliga 42,000
10 December 1985 Parkstadion
6–1
 Bundesliga 27,000
20 September 1986 Parkstadion
2–1
 Bundesliga 44,500
26 March 1988 Parkstadion
3–0
 Bundesliga 32,300
24 August 1991 Parkstadion
5–2
 Bundesliga 70,200
27 February 1993 Parkstadion
0–0
 Bundesliga 70,200
15 August 1993 Parkstadion
1–0
 Bundesliga 65,000
08 April 1995 Parkstadion
0–0
 Bundesliga 70,925
28 October 1995 Parkstadion
1–2
 Bundesliga 70,960
02 November 1996 Parkstadion
1–3
 Bundesliga 71,021
09 August 1997 Parkstadion
1–0
 Bundesliga 68,200
05 May 1999 Parkstadion
1–1
 Bundesliga 61,700
15 December 1999 Parkstadion
0–0
 Bundesliga 52,420
24 February 2001 Parkstadion
0–0
 Bundesliga 62,109
15 September 2001 Arena AufSchalke
1–0
 Bundesliga 60,204
22 February 2003 Arena AufSchalke
2–2
 Bundesliga 60,878
02 August 2003 Arena AufSchalke
2–2
 Bundesliga 61,014
14 May 2005 Arena AufSchalke
1–2
 Bundesliga 61,524
04 February 2006 Veltins-Arena
0–0
 Bundesliga 61,524
10 December 2006 Veltins-Arena
3–1
 Bundesliga 61,482
18 August 2007 Veltins-Arena
4–1
 Bundesliga 60,482
20 February 2009 Veltins-Arena
1–1
 Bundesliga 61,673
26 February 2010 Veltins-Arena
2–1
 Bundesliga 60,673
19 September 2010 Veltins-Arena
1–3
 Bundesliga 60,069

Cup Matches

Date Venue Home team Score Competition Round Attendance
18 October 1975 Parkstadion Schalke
2–1
 DFB-Pokal 2nd Round 65,000
13 October 1984 Westfalenstadion Dortmund
1–1 (aet)
 DFB-Pokal 2nd Round 37,000
31 October 1984 Parkstadion Schalke
3–2
 DFB-Pokal 2nd Round replay 45,000
10 December 1988 Parkstadion Schalke
2–3
 DFB-Pokal Round of 16 47,300
23 September 1998 Westfalenstadion Dortmund
1–0 (aet)
 DFB-Pokal 2nd Round 60,000
29 November 2000 Parkstadion Schalke
2–1
 DFB-Pokal Round of 16 58,400
17 July 2001 Nattenberg Stadion Neutral
2–1
 DFB-Ligapokal Semi-finals 15,300
23 July 2011 Veltins-Arena Schalke
p0–0
 DFL-Supercup Final

Overall Match Statistics

Early matches
Club P W D L + - =
Schalke 04 4 3 0 1 15 7 +8
Borussia Dortmund 4 1 0 3 7 15 -8
Gauliga
Club P W D L + - =
Schalke 04 16 14 1 1 84 11 +73
Borussia Dortmund 16 1 1 14 11 84 -73
Oberliga
Club P W D L + - =
Borussia Dortmund 32 15 10 7 63 43 +17
Schalke 04 32 7 10 15 43 63 -17
Bundesliga
Club P W D L + - =
Borussia Dortmund 75 27 21 27 113 103 +10
Schalke 04 75 27 21 27 103 113 -10
DFB Cup
Club P W D L + - =
Schalke 04 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1
Borussia Dortmund 6 2 1 3 9 10 -1
DFB League Cup
Club P W D L + - =
Schalke 04 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
Overall
Club P W D L + - =
Schalke 04 132 55 33 46 260 204 +56
Borussia Dortmund 132 46 33 55 204 260 -56

Notable Games

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