BV Borussia Dortmund Thread [2005-2006]

[Voltaic Borusse]

04-05 [Standing] :: 7th: 15-10-9 (55 pts.)

Club Synopsis (Courtesy of Wikipedia.org):

Borussia Dortmund (full name Ballspiel-Verein Borussia 1909 e.V. Dortmund, often short BVB) is a German football team based in Dortmund. They play in the Bundesliga, and have achieved international success. The football department is the most famous of the club, but it also has a handball and table tennis department.

The club was founded on December 19, 1909 in a room of the pub Zum Wildschütz in Dortmund. The name Borussia (latin for Prussia) was adopted from the nearby Borussia brewery. Borussia Dortmund was the first German football team to be placed on the stock market in 2000. In 2005, the club is on the brink of insolvency.

The club has the largest stadium in the Bundesliga, the 82,678 capacity Westfalenstadion, named after the Nordrhein-Westfalen region where the club was established. Current famous players include Jan Koller, Tomas Rosicky, Ewerthon and Christoph Metzelder.

The arch rival of Borussia is FC Schalke 04 of nearby Gelsenkirchen.

Titles:

· German Championship [6]: 1956, 1957, 1963, 1995, 1996, 2002
· German Cup [2]: 1965, 1989
· Champions League [1]: 1997
· Cup Winners' Cup [1]: 1966
· Intercontinental Cup [1]: 1997

• Full Name: Ballspiel-Verein Borussia 1909 e.V. Dortmund
• Nick Names: BVB, Dortmund, The Borussen, Black & Yellows (Schwarz-Gelbe)
• Year Founded: 1909
• Stadium: Westfalen Stadion
• Stadium Capacity: 80,000+
• Average Attendance: 77,000+
• Kit Colors: Black, Yellow
• Kit Manufacturer: Nike
• Manager: Bert van Marwijk

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• 2005/2006 Squad:

· Roman Weidenfeller (GER)
· Bernd Meier (GER) [PENDING]
· Dennis Gentenaar (NED) [O]

· Dede (BRA)
· Christoph Metzelder (GER)
· Christian Wörns (GER)
· Markus Brzenska (GER)
· Phillipp Degen (SUI) [O]
· Niclas Jensen (DEN)
· Sascha Rammel (GER)

· Marc-André Kruska (GER)
· Sebastian Kehl (GER)
· Florian Kringe (GER)
· Tomás Rosicky (CZE)
· Lars Ricken (GER)
· Euzebiusz Smolarek (POL) [O]

· Jan Koller (CZE)
· Henrique Ewerthon (BRA)
· Delron Buckley (RSA) [O]
· David Odonkor (GER)
· Salvatore Gambino (ITA/GER)
· Mehmet Akgün (TUR/GER)

• Players Released:

· Malte Metzelder
· Guy Demel
· Thiago
· Evanilson
· Sunday Oliseh
· Ahmed Madouni
· André Bergdölmo
· Juan Ramon Fernandez [CA River Plate]
· Otto Addo [FSV Mainz]
· Guillaume Warmuz [AS Monaco]

• Players In [O]:

· Euzebiusz Smolarek [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
· Phillipp Degen [FC Basel]
· Delron Buckley [Arminia Bielefeld]
· Bernd Meier [LR Ahlen]
· Dennis Gentenaar [NEC Nijmegen]

• Loaned Players:

· Sahr Senesie [Grasshoppers Zürich]
· Timo Achenbach [FC Köln]

God-bless bullets.