Borussia Dortmund (Ballspielverein Borussia 1909 e.V. Dortmund, BVB, BVB 09) is a German professional women's handball team from Dortmund. They are currently competing in the 2025–26 Handball-Bundesliga and the 2025–26 Women's EHF Champions League.
The team promoted to the Handball-Bundesliga Frauen in the 2015–2016 season, the top division in Germany. They officially won the German championship for the first time in 2021, after having previously won in 2020. The 2019–20 season was canceled with no winner declared due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Honours Handball-Bundesliga Frauen: Champions: 2021 Runners-Up: 2026 Bronze: 2000 DHB-Pokal: Winners: 1997, 2026 Finalists: 2016 EHF Challenge Cup: Winners: 2003
Team
Current squad Squad for the 2026-27 season
Goalkeepers 1 Teodora Roncevic 11 Nicole Wiggins 12 Sarah Wachter Wingers LW 3 Anna-Lena Hausherr 24 Ona Vegué i Pena 44 Lara Egeling RW 26 Pam Korsten 31 Kelly Vollebregt Line players 9 Lisa Antl 20 Merel Freriks 29 Emma Olsson
Back players LB 33 Guro Nestaker 66 Dana Bleckmann CB 2 Mareike Thomaier 4 Alina Grijseels RB 14 Alieke van Maurik 17 Alicia Langer (maternity leave) 19 Iva Mladenovska 6 Laetitia Quist
Transfers
Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Merel Freriks (LP) (from CSM București) Nicole Wiggins (GK) (from BM Bera Bera) Ona Vegué i Pena (LW) (from HSG Blomberg-Lippe) Mareike Thomaier (CB) (from HSG Bensheim-Auerbach) Pam Korsten (RW) (from VfL Oldenburg) Iva Mladenovska (RB) (from ESBF Besançon) Laetitia Quist (RB) (from Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE)
Leaving Lois Abbingh (LB) (retires) Kaja Kamp (LP) (to HØJ Elite) Melinda Szikora (GK) (retires) Guro Berland Husebø (LW) (to Ajax København) Déborah Lassource (CB) (to Jeanne d'Arc Dijon) Mareike Kusian (RW) (to TuS Metzingen) Lara Müller (LB) (to VfL Oldenburg)
Notable former players
Franziska Heinz Eike Bram Michaela Erler Silke Gnad Nadine Härdter Ulrike Stange Nadja Nadgornaja Clara Woltering Alina Grijseels Svenja Huber Isabell Roch Jennifer Rode Mia Zschocke Amelie Berger Madita Kohorst Lena Degenhardt Kelly Vollebregt Kelly Dulfer Inger Smits Rinka Duijndam Laura van der Heijden Merel Freriks Yara ten Holte Zoë Sprengers Harma van Kreij Tess Lieder Ágnes Farkas Míra Emberovics Virág Vaszari Bogna Sobiech Aleksandra Zych Emilia Galińska Tonje Sagstuen Kari Solem Tina Abdulla Frida Nåmo Rønning Irene Espínola Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo Carmen Campos Narcisa Lecușanu Lidia Drăgănescu Asuka Fujita Haruno Sasaki Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir Clara Monti Danielsson Kim Eun-mi Sally Potocki
Statistics Top scorers in the EHF Champions League (All-Time) – Last updated on 20 December 2025 RankNameSeasons playedGoals1 Alina Grijseels31652 Merel Freriks2783 Laura van der Heijden2764 Jennifer Gutiérrez2595 Kelly Vollebregt2566 Inger Smits1557 Tina Abdulla2478 Mia Zschocke1419 Dana Bleckmann33810 Déborah Lassource135
European record EHF Champions League
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate2020–21Champions League Group stage Group B SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 0–10 10–0 7th place Győri Audi ETO KC 24–34 25–38 ŽRK Budućnost 26–28 27–31 CSKA Moscow 28–29 28–35 Brest Bretagne 29–41 33–33 Odense Håndbold 27–32 32–24 RK Podravka Koprivnica 26–25 32–31Round of 16 Metz Handball 0–10 0–10 0–202021–22Champions League Group stage(Group A) Brest Bretagne Handball 30–27 25–31 6th place Budućnost 30–34 34–29 CSM București 22–25 29–33 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 25–25 21–23 Rostov-Don 25–31 27–37 Team Esbjerg 29–32 24–34 RK Podravka Koprivnica 38–14 32–24Playoffs Metz Handball 22–30 19–32 41–622025–26 EHF Champions League Group A Metz Handball 29–38 Storhamar HE 22–26 Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud 32–36 32–36 Team Esbjerg 29–36 Győri ETO KC 30–43 OTP Group Budućnost 30–24 DVSC Schaeffler 28–26
EHF European League (EHF Cup)
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate1996–97EHF CupQualifying Round RK Pelister 31–18 21–19 52–37Round of 16 Bækkelagets SK 23–22 23–23 46–45Quarter-finals Automobilist Brovary 31–23 40–20 71–43Semifinals Otelul Galați 26–26 19–20 45–36Final Olimpija Ljubljana 30–26 18–26 48–521998–99EHF CupQualifying Round ASU Lyon Vaulx en Velin 34–15 27–20 61–35Round of 16 A.C. Filippos Verias 35–17 30–13 65–30Quarter-finals Viborg HK 21–29 24–31 45–601999–00EHF CupRound of 16 Automobilist Brovary 29–27 35–30 64–57Quarter-finals ESBF Besançon 25–22 23–22 48–44Semifinals Tertnes HE 25–25 22–25 47–502000–01EHF CupRound 3 T.M.O. Ankara 24–20 19–25 43–452018–19EHF CupRound 2 HC Zalău 24–20 25–25 49–45Round 3 SCM Craiova 17–19 18–19 35–382022–23EHF European LeagueRound 3 ŽRK Železničar Inđija 43–22 31–15 74–37Group A Molde Elite 33–32 32–24 1st ESBF Besançon 31–21 30–27 Siófok KC 26–23 24–27Quarter-finals Neptunes de Nantes 32–22 19–28 51–50Semifinal Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 33–35Third-place match Thüringer HC 28–232023–24EHF European LeagueRound 3 HC Dunărea Brăila 24–25 22–27 46–522024–25EHF European LeagueRound 3 DHK Baník Most 36–32 37–23 73–55Group B Ikast Håndbold 30–27 25–29 3rd Sola HK 29–28 30–32 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 31–31 27–32
EHF Cup Winners' Cup
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate1994–95EHF Cup Winners' CupRound of 32 SC Impex Topolniky 24–21 18–16 42–37Last 16 HC Universitet Gomel 36–23 29–18 65–41Quarter-finals RK Krim 24–24 28–20 52-44Semifinals TV Lützellinden 24–24 24–30 48-541997–98EHF Cup Winners' CupLast 16 HC Plastika Nitra 37–19 35–32 72–51Quarter-finals Brovary HC 29–23 35–25 64–48Semifinals Kras Zagreb 27–21 24–32 51–53
EHF Challenge Cup
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate2002–03EHF Challenge CupRound 3 Universitatea Remin Deva 27–20 20–24 47–44Round 4 HC Dnepryanka Kherson 30–23 27–12 57–35Quarter-finals A.O. Thriamvos Ormi Patras 28–19 22–24 50–43Semifinals DJK / MJC Trier 29–22 27–33 56–55Final HC Selmont Baia Mare 24–16 21–27 43–452003–04EHF Challenge CupLast 16 Spono Nottwil 25–15 35–23 60–38Quarter-finals Universitatea Remin Deva 29–27 29–33 58–60
References
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