Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund, commonly known as
Borussia Dortmund ,
Dortmund, or
BVB, is a German sports
club based in
Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. The football team is part of a large membership-based sports club with more than 115,000 members, making BVB the third largest
sports club by membership in Germany. Dortmund plays in the
Bundesliga, the top tier of the
German football league system. Dortmund is one of the most successful clubs in German
football history.