Revierderby
Other namesRuhr derby
Team 1Borussia Dortmund
Team1logoBorussia Dortmund logo.svg
Team 2FC Schalke 04
Team2logoFC Schalke 04 Logo.svg
City or regionNorth Rhine-Westphalia
First contested3 May 1925
Schalke 4–2 Dortmund
StadiumsSignal Iduna Park (Dortmund)
Veltins-Arena (Schalke)
Mostrecent11 March 2023
Bundesliga
Schalke 2–2 Dortmund
Most winsSchalke (60)
Total160
SeriesDortmund: 56
Drawn: 44
Schalke: 60
LargestvictorySchalke 10–0 Dortmund
(20 October 1940)

The Revierderby (ʁeˈviːɐ̯ˌdœɐ̯biː) is the name given to any association football match between two clubs in the Ruhr region – also known in German as the Revier, a contraction of Bergbaurevier (mining area) – in North Rhine-Westphalia, but in most cases it refers to the derby between two most historically successful clubs from the region: Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04. Outside Germany, it is often referred to as the Ruhr derby.

A local derby between other Ruhr teams (for example VfL Bochum, MSV Duisburg, or Rot-Weiss Essen) is often called a kleines Revierderby (minor Revier derby).

It is considered the greatest rivalry in German football.[citation needed]

History and results

1925–1936: The beginning

The rivalry began with a 4–2 Schalke victory on 3 May 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: "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

Schalke: 3 victories, 0 draws, 0 losses

  • 3 May 1925: Schalke 4–2 Dortmund (in Herne)
  • 24 October 1926: Schalke 2–0 Dortmund
  • 16 January 1927: Dortmund 2–7 Schalke

1936–1944: Gauliga era

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, six of the club's to date seven German Championships and one Cup victory date back to the years of 1933 to 1945. Schalke dominated the early meetings, winning 14 matches, and losing only once, with one match played to a draw. August Lenz's goal on 14 November 1943 secured Dortmund's first ever victory against Schalke.

Results

Schalke: 14 victories, 1 draw, 1 loss

  • Season 1936–37
    • 20 December 1936: Schalke 4–1 Dortmund
    • 7 March 1937: Dortmund 0–7 Schalke
  • Season 1937–38
    • 30 January 1938: Dortmund 3–3 Schalke
    • 6 March 1938: Schalke 4–0 Dortmund
  • Season 1938–39
    • 18 September 1938: Schalke 6–0 Dortmund
    • 12 March 1939: Dortmund 3–7 Schalke
  • Season 1939–40
    • 10 December 1939: Schalke 9–0 Dortmund
    • 4 February 1940: Dortmund 0–7 Schalke
  • Season 1940–41
    • 20 October 1940: Schalke 10–0 Dortmund
    • 2 February 1941: Dortmund 0–2 Schalke
  • Season 1941–42
    • 30 November 1941: Dortmund 1–6 Schalke
    • 22 March 1942: Schalke 6–1 Dortmund
  • Season 1942–43
    • 29 November 1942: Schalke 2–0 Dortmund
    • 26 December 1942: Dortmund 0–7 Schalke
  • Season 1943–44
    • 14 November 1943: Dortmund 1–0 Schalke
    • 27 February 1944: Schalke 4–1 Dortmund

1945–1947: post-war era

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

Results

Dortmund: 1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses

  • 18 May 1947: Dortmund 3–2 Schalke (in Herne)

1947–1963: Oberliga era

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

Dortmund: 15 wins, 10 draws, 7 losses

  • Season 1947–48
    • 21 September 1947: Schalke 1–1 Dortmund
    • 18 January 1948: Dortmund 1–0 Schalke
  • Season 1948–49
    • 26 September 1948: Dortmund 5–2 Schalke
    • 30 January 1949: Schalke 0–1 Dortmund
  • Season 1949–50
    • 16 October 1949: Dortmund 5–1 Schalke
    • 12 March 1950: Schalke 2–1 Dortmund
  • Season 1950–51
    • 26 November 1950: Dortmund 3–0 Schalke
    • 22 April 1951: Schalke 0–0 Dortmund
  • Season 1951–52
    • 9 September 1951: Schalke 3–0 Dortmund
    • 20 January 1952: Dortmund 3–0 Schalke
  • Season 1952–53
    • 7 December 1952: Schalke 0–1 Dortmund
    • 19 April 1953: Dortmund 1–0 Schalke
  • Season 1953–54
    • 29 November 1953: Schalke 0–3 Dortmund
    • 4 April 1954: Dortmund 3–4 Schalke
  • Season 1954–55
    • 5 December 1954: Dortmund 0–0 Schalke
    • 17 April 1955: Schalke 0–2 Dortmund
  • Season 1955–56
    • 26 November 1955: Schalke 1–3 Dortmund
    • 8 April 1956: Dortmund 0–2 Schalke
  • Season 1956–57
    • 25 August 1956: Dortmund 3–2 Schalke
    • 12 January 1957: Schalke 3–3 Dortmund
  • Season 1957–58
    • 1 September 1957: Schalke 2–2 Dortmund
    • 5 January 1958: Dortmund 1–1 Schalke
  • Season 1958–59
    • 12 October 1958: Dortmund 1–3 Schalke
    • 22 February 1959: Schalke 1–5 Dortmund
  • Season 1959–60
    • 20 September 1959: Schalke 5–0 Dortmund
    • 24 January 1960: Dortmund 6–3 Schalke
  • Season 1960–61
    • 2 October 1960: Dortmund 0–0 Schalke
    • 5 March 1961: Schalke 2–2 Dortmund
  • Season 1961–62
    • 7 April 1962: Schalke 5–3 Dortmund
    • 25 November 1961: Dortmund 2–2 Schalke
  • Season 1962–63
    • 2 December 1962: Schalke 1–1 Dortmund
    • 28 April 1963: Dortmund 1–0 Schalke

1963–present: Bundesliga and German Cup era

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 20 April 1968, saw the return of Schalke's fortune and the fall of Dortmund. After Dortmund's 0–3 defeat on 4 March 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 5 November 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 9 December 1988. Schalke's relegation after the 1987–88 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 24 August 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 five derbies since 1999 (until 14. April 2012), Dortmund holds the advantage in overall success during this era, winning five Bundesliga championships (1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2010–11 and 2011–12), one German Cup (2012), one UEFA Champions League competition (1997), and one Intercontinental Cup (1997) since 1995, while Schalke won the UEFA Cup once (1997) and the German Cup three times (2001, 2002 and 2011).

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 in Bundesliga

Overall, Dortmund leads the Bundesliga series with 36 wins, 30 draws, and 32 losses.

Schalke in Bundesliga at home

DateVenueScoreAttend.
7 September 1963Glückauf-Kampfbahn
3–1
38,000
26 September 1964Glückauf-Kampfbahn
2–6
40,000
18 September 1965Glückauf-Kampfbahn
2–3
40,000
29 April 1967Glückauf-Kampfbahn
1–4
32,000
20 April 1968Glückauf-Kampfbahn
1–0
38,000
14 September 1968Glückauf-Kampfbahn
4–1
35,000
31 January 1970Glückauf-Kampfbahn
1–1
33,000
27 February 1971Glückauf-Kampfbahn
0–0
30,000
11 September 1971Glückauf-Kampfbahn
1–0
35,000
21 May 1977Parkstadion
4–2
70,600
1 April 1978Parkstadion
0–2
62,000
25 November 1978Parkstadion
5–1
40,000
21 February 1980Parkstadion
2–2
50,000
6 September 1982Parkstadion
1–2
38,000
5 March 1983Parkstadion
1–2
35,000
1 June 1985Parkstadion
3–1
42,000
10 December 1985Parkstadion
6–1
27,000
20 September 1986Parkstadion
2–1
44,500
26 March 1988Parkstadion
3–0
32,300
24 August 1991Parkstadion
5–2
70,200
27 February 1993Parkstadion
0–0
70,200
15 August 1993Parkstadion
1–0
65,000
8 April 1995Parkstadion
0–0
70,925
28 October 1995Parkstadion
1–2
70,960
2 November 1996Parkstadion
1–3
71,021
9 August 1997Parkstadion
1–0
68,200
5 May 1999Parkstadion
1–1
61,700
15 December 1999Parkstadion
0–0
52,420
24 February 2001Parkstadion
0–0
62,109
15 September 2001Arena AufSchalke
1–0
60,204
22 February 2003Arena AufSchalke
2–2
60,878
2 August 2003Arena AufSchalke
2–2
61,014
14 May 2005Arena AufSchalke
1–2
61,524
4 February 2006Veltins-Arena
0–0
61,524
10 December 2006Veltins-Arena
3–1
61,482
18 August 2007Veltins-Arena
4–1
60,482
20 February 2009Veltins-Arena
1–1
61,673
26 February 2010Veltins-Arena
2–1
60,673
19 September 2010Veltins-Arena
1–3
60,069
14 April 2012Veltins-Arena
1–2
61,673
9 March 2013Veltins-Arena
2–1
61,673
26 October 2013Veltins-Arena
1–3
61,673
27 September 2014Veltins-Arena
2–1
61,153
10 April 2016Veltins-Arena
2–2
61,670
1 April 2017Veltins-Arena
1–1
62,271
15 April 2018Veltins-Arena
2–0
61,786
8 December 2018Veltins-Arena
1–2
61,767
26 October 2019Veltins-Arena
0–0
61,873
20 February 2021Veltins-Arena
0–4
0[a]
11 March 2023Veltins-Arena
2–2
61,571
MatchesSchalke winsDrawsDortmund wins
50201614
  1. ^ Match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ Match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ^ Match was played with limited attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. ^ Gerhard Kleppinger, Kevin Kuranyi, Olaf Thon, Klaus Fischer and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

Dortmund in Bundesliga at home

DateVenueScoreAttend.
25 January 1964Rote Erde
3–0
34,000
13 February 1965Rote Erde
4–0
33,000
26 February 1966Rote Erde
7–0
25,000
12 November 1966Rote Erde
6–2
43,000
5 November 1967Rote Erde
2–1
27,000
11 March 1969Rote Erde
0–1
38,000
6 September 1969Rote Erde
1–1
39,000
12 September 1970Rote Erde
1–2
40,000
4 March 1972Rote Erde
0–3
38,000
11 December 1976Westfalenstadion
2–2
54,000
5 November 1977Westfalenstadion
2–1
53,700
19 May 1979Westfalenstadion
2–0
45,000
3 November 1979Westfalenstadion
2–1
54,000
21 February 1981Westfalenstadion
2–2
50,000
18 September 1982Westfalenstadion
2–0
50,000
1 December 1984Westfalenstadion
4–1
41,000
22 April 1986Westfalenstadion
1–1
34,000
11 April 1987Westfalenstadion
1–0
49,000
19 September 1987Westfalenstadion
4–1
44,000
15 February 1992Westfalenstadion
2–0
52,800
22 August 1992Westfalenstadion
0–2
43,000
3 December 1993Westfalenstadion
1–1
42,400
8 October 1994Westfalenstadion
3–2
42,800
13 April 1996Westfalenstadion
0–0
42,400
3 May 1997Westfalenstadion
1–0
55,000
19 December 1997Westfalenstadion
2–2
55,000
14 November 1998Westfalenstadion
3–0
69,000
13 May 2000Westfalenstadion
1–1
68,600
23 September 2000Westfalenstadion
0–4
68,600
16 February 2002Westfalenstadion
1–1
68,600
14 September 2002Westfalenstadion
1–1
68,600
30 January 2004Westfalenstadion
0–1
83,000
5 December 2004Westfalenstadion
0–1
83,000
13 August 2005Westfalenstadion
1–2
80,708
12 May 2007Signal Iduna Park
2–0
81,264
10 February 2008Signal Iduna Park
2–3
80,708
13 September 2008Signal Iduna Park
3–3
80,552
26 September 2009Signal Iduna Park
0–1
80,720
4 February 2011Signal Iduna Park
0–0
80,552
26 November 2011Signal Iduna Park
2–0
80,720
20 October 2012Signal Iduna Park
1–2
80,645
25 March 2014Signal Iduna Park
0–0
77,600
28 February 2015Signal Iduna Park
3–0
79,500
8 November 2015Signal Iduna Park
3–2
79,956
29 October 2016Signal Iduna Park
0–0
80,179
25 November 2017Signal Iduna Park
4–4
80,179
27 April 2019Signal Iduna Park
2–4
80,196
16 May 2020Signal Iduna Park
4–0
0[b]
24 October 2020Signal Iduna Park
3–0
300[c]
17 September 2022Signal Iduna Park
1–0
81,100
MatchesDortmund winsDrawsSchalke wins
50231512

Results in cup matches

DateVenueHome teamScoreCompetitionRoundAttend.
18 October 1975ParkstadionSchalke
2–1
DFB-Pokal2nd round65,000
13 October 1984WestfalenstadionDortmund
1–1 (aet)
DFB-Pokal2nd round37,000
31 October 1984ParkstadionSchalke
3–2
DFB-Pokal2nd round replay45,000
10 December 1988ParkstadionSchalke
2–3
DFB-PokalRound of 1647,300
23 September 1998WestfalenstadionDortmund
1–0 (aet)
DFB-Pokal2nd round60,000
29 November 2000ParkstadionSchalke
2–1
DFB-PokalRound of 1658,400
17 July 2001Nattenberg-StadionNeutral
2–1
DFB-LigapokalSemi-finals15,300
23 July 2011Veltins-ArenaSchalke
0–0 (4–3p)
DFL-SupercupFinal61,673

Statistics

Overall match statistics

CompetitionYearsMatchesWinsDrawsGoals
SchalkeDortmundSchalkeDortmund
Bundesliga1963–present100323731139161
Oberliga West1947–196332715104663
Gauliga Westfalen1936–19441614118411
DFB-Pokal1975–20006321109
DFL-Supercup2011100100
DFL-Ligapokal2001110021
Other matches1925–1927, 19474310157
Competitive matches160605644296252
Friendlies1926–20062411944635
Total184716548342287

Head-to-head ranking in Bundesliga

P.63
64		64
65		65
66		66
67		67
68		68
69		69
70		70
71		71
72		72
73		73
74		74
75		75
76		76
77		77
78		78
79		79
80		80
81		81
82		82
83		83
84		84
85		85
86		86
87		87
88		88
89		89
90		90
91		91
92		92
93		93
94		94
95		95
96		96
97		97
98		98
99		99
00		00
01		01
02		02
03		03
04		04
05		05
06		06
07		07
08		08
09		09
10		10
11		11
12		12
13		13
14		14
15		15
16		16
17		17
18		18
19		19
20		20
21		21
22		22
23		23
24		24
25		25
26
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222222222222222222
333333333333
44444444444
5555555
66666666
777777777777
888888
9999
10101010101010
1111111111
12121212
13131313131313
14141414141414
1515151515
1616161616
17171717
181818

• Total: Dortmund with 33 higher finishes, Schalke with 16 (as of end of 2023–24 season).

Player records

RecordSchalkeDortmund
Most overall appearancesKlaus Fichtel25Michael Zorc26
Most Bundesliga appearancesKlaus Fichtel24Roman Weidenfeller24
Most overall goalsErnst Kuzorra16Lothar Emmerich11
Most Bundesliga goalsFive players[d]5Lothar Emmerich10
Most Bundesliga winsKlaus Fichtel9Michael Zorc10

Notable matches

  • First meeting: 3 May 1925 (Schalke 4–2 Dortmund)
  • First Schalke victory: 3 May 1925 (Schalke 4–2 Dortmund)
  • First match played to a draw: 30 January 1938 (Dortmund 3–3 Schalke)
  • Most goals (both teams): 12 March 1939 (Dortmund 3–7 Schalke)
  • Most goals for Schalke: 20 October 1940 (Schalke 10–0 Dortmund)
  • First Dortmund victory: 14 November 1943 (Dortmund 1–0 Schalke)
  • First scoreless match: 22 April 1951 (Schalke 0–0 Dortmund)
  • Most goals for Dortmund: 26 February 1966 (Dortmund 7–0 Schalke)[1]
  • Schalke's return: 24 August 1991 (Schalke 5–2 Dortmund)[2]
  • Lehmann's miracle goal: 19 December 1997 (Dortmund 2–2 Schalke)[3]
  • Last minute Dortmund disappointment: 30 January 2004 (Dortmund 0–1 Schalke)[4]
  • End of Schalke's streak: 14 May 2005 (Schalke 1–2 Dortmund)[5]
  • Schalke's championship dream falls apart: 12 May 2007 (Dortmund 2–0 Schalke)[6]
  • Dortmund turns a 0–3 into a 3–3 during the last 21 minutes: 13 September 2008 (Dortmund 3–3 Schalke)
  • Schalke turns a 0–4 after 25 minutes into a 4–4: 25 November 2017 (Dortmund 4–4 Schalke)[7]
  • Dortmund title hopes dented and incurs 2 red cards: 27 April 2019 (Dortmund 2–4 Schalke)[8]

Honours

CompetitionSchalkeDortmund
Bundesliga (since 1963–64)05
German championship (until 1962–63)73
DFB-Pokal55
DFL-Supercup16
DFL-Ligapokal10
UEFA Champions League01
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup01
UEFA Cup10
Intercontinental Cup01
Total1522

Players who played for both clubs

Dortmund, then Schalke
Schalke, then Dortmund
From Dortmund to Schalke5
From Dortmund to another club before Schalke5
Total10
From Schalke to Dortmund7
From Schalke to another club before Dortmund7
Total14
Total switches24

Other revierderbies

Match statistics in Bundesliga (as of end of 2024–25 season)

VfL BochumMSV DuisburgRW EssenRW OberhausenWattenscheid 09
PldWDLPldWDLPldWDLPldWDLPldWDL
Schalke 0460341115542012221485185126222
Borussia Dortmund6827231848241311853064118530

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  3. ^ "Borussia Dortmund - FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga 1997/1998 - 20. Spieltag". Fussballdaten
  4. ^ "Borussia Dortmund - FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga 2003/2004 - 18. Spieltag". Fussballdaten
  5. ^ "FC Schalke 04 - Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga 2004/2005 - 33. Spieltag". Fussballdaten
  6. ^ "Borussia Dortmund - FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga 2006/2007 - 33. Spieltag". Fussballdaten
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  8. ^ "Sancho hit by lighter as Dortmund lose". BBC Sport. 27 April 2019. – via bbc.com.