Revierderby


The Revierderby 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 – in North Rhine-Westphalia, but almost always refers to the derby between FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund.
A local derby between other Ruhr teams is often called a kleines Revierderby.

History and Results

Schalke currently lead the overall series with 60 wins, 43 draws, and 52 losses.

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 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
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
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
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
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.
against Schalke in 2009
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, Dortmund holds the advantage in overall success during this era, winning five Bundesliga championships, one German Cup, one UEFA Champions League competition, and one Intercontinental Cup since 1995, while Schalke won the UEFA Cup once and the German Cup three times.
Recent years have seen the first-ever Bundesliga derby aired live on free TV, 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

Dortmund: 34 wins, 30 draws, 32 losses
Schalke in Bundesliga at home
DateVenueScoreAttendance
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

MatchesSchalke winsDrawsDortmund wins
48201513

Dortmund in Bundesliga at home
DateVenueScoreAttendance
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

MatchesDortmund winsDrawsSchalke wins
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Results in cup matches

DateVenueHome teamScoreCompetitionRoundAttendance
18 October 1975ParkstadionSchalke
2–1
DFB-Pokal2nd Round65,000
13 October 1984WestfalenstadionDortmund
1–1
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
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
DFL-SupercupFinal61,673

Statistics

Overall match statistics

Head-to-head ranking in Bundesliga

• Total: Dortmund with 31 higher finishes, Schalke with 16.

Player records

Notable matches

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