Who owns Borussia Dortmund?
Borussia Dortmund is owned by Borussia Dortmund KGaA (Germany).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA Annual Report 2025/2026, 28 September 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Dortmund
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Dortmund
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Live & sport › Sports leagues
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund is the German football club whose professional squad plays in the Bundesliga, where it finished second with 73 points in the 2025/2026 season and so qualified for the Champions League. The professional side is run by a listed company, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, which also owns subsidiaries for merchandise, catering, travel and a football academy. That company is in turn managed by a general partner belonging wholly to the members' club, Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund, so most of the shares are in public hands but the club keeps control of the management.
Ownership timeline of Borussia Dortmund
- Current owner Borussia Dortmund KGaA [1] reported The listed company runs the professional football operation and its commercial subsidiaries. It is managed by a general partner, Borussia Dortmund Geschäftsführungs-GmbH, whose sole shareholder is the members' club Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund.
Where Borussia Dortmund sits in Borussia Dortmund KGaA
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Borussia Dortmund KGaA
Borussia Dortmund KGaA controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- Signal Iduna Park (1974)
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About the owner: Borussia Dortmund KGaA
Borussia Dortmund KGaA is a publicly listed company headquartered in Dortmund, Germany. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control.
Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA is the listed company that runs the professional football of Borussia Dortmund and calls itself the first listed German football company; it marked 25 years on the stock exchange in December 2025 and its shares trade in the Prime Standard segment in Frankfurt. It is managed by a general partner whose sole shareholder is the members' club, Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund, which also holds 5.90 per cent of the shares. Bernd Geske has 8.60 per cent, Evonik Industries 8.20, Signal Iduna 5.98, Puma 5.32 and Ralph Dommermuth Beteiligungen 5.03, with 60.97 per cent in free float.
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🇩🇪 Borussia Dortmund and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 243 brands that began in Germany. 90 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Borussia Dortmund is not one of them.
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- A. Lange & Söhne — Richemont 🇨🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Borussia Dortmund?
The parent company of Borussia Dortmund is Borussia Dortmund KGaA, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is Borussia Dortmund German?
Yes. Borussia Dortmund originated in Germany and its owner, Borussia Dortmund KGaA, is also headquartered in Germany.
Is Borussia Dortmund still owned by Borussia Dortmund KGaA?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Borussia Dortmund is still owned by Borussia Dortmund KGaA. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA Annual Report 2025/2026 — Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, Annual report, published 28 September 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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