BVB women dream of a record: 80,000 fans in the stadium? | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund’s women continue their success story and will face FC Bayern in the DFB Cup. Soon, they could even play in front of 80,000 fans at Signal Iduna Park.

Since their founding in 2020, the BVB women have developed into a true success story. In the current 2025/26 season, they are competing in the Regionalliga and continue to aim higher—the long-term goal is the Bundesliga. The team is already making waves: the upcoming cup match against reigning German champions and cup winners FC Bayern Munich promises excitement.

“There was a huge cheer,” describes Svenja Schlenker, head of the BVB women, recalling her reaction to the draw on the WAZ podcast Echte Tiefe – Understanding BVB. “If you had asked me four years ago when this match would take place, I couldn’t have given you a year or a date.”

The BVB women currently play their home games at the historic Rote Erde stadium. A move to Signal Iduna Park is not on the agenda just yet, even though the plans for the future are ambitious. Schlenker explains: “We haven’t thought about a new home ground yet because we love Rote Erde. We’re happy to be able to play there. Otherwise, only our U23 plays there. It’s a nostalgic stadium with a lot of pathos.”

Borussia Dortmund’s women on the way to historic attendance figures?

The ambitions of the team, however, go far beyond their current venue. Schlenker is convinced: “There will be many more special matches in our still young history. I am absolutely certain that we will eventually break the attendance record and have 80,000 fans in the stadium cheering for the black-and-yellow women.” The derby against Schalke 04 in May 2025, played in a packed Rote Erde, already showed that the fans are enthusiastically supporting the women’s team.

The attention of club boss Hans-Joachim Watzke is now unmistakable as well. At important matches like the derby against Schalke, he closely followed the team’s performance and was impressed by their commitment and development.

The BVB women are clearly on an upward trajectory—both in sporting terms and in terms of fan response. If this development continues, it may only be a matter of time before they play their home games, at least for selected matches, in Germany’s largest football temple and set new records in women’s football.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.