Friendly arranged: Borussia Dortmund to visit Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | OneFootball

The 2025/26 season is not even over yet. But preparations for the coming campaign are already in full swing at all Bundesliga clubs. Borussia Dortmund are no exception.

The schedule for the 2026/27 summer pre-season is taking shape: BVB will play their first friendly on Saturday, July 18. At 5 p.m., Niko Kovac’s (54) side will face Regionalliga club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen at Stadion Niederrhein. It will be a repeat of the meeting from summer 2023, which the Black and Yellows narrowly won 3-2 at the time. Details on advance ticket sales will be announced shortly.

The match against the Cloverleaves will also mark the 100th anniversary of Stadion Niederrhein. The venue officially opened on February 28, 1926, with a friendly between Duisburger SpV and Arminia Bielefeld.

BVB against RWO in the Regionalliga

In the current season, Borussia Dortmund’s U23 lost twice 2-1 to RWO in the Regionalliga. The former Bundesliga club can still hope for promotion. With four rounds remaining, the gap between the second-placed side and leaders Fortuna Köln stands at six points. However, Oberhausen still have one extra match to play.

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BVB and RWO have faced each other in 30 competitive matches since 1947. While the Black and Yellows won 18 times, the Red and Whites recorded seven victories. Their most recent meeting to date came in the 1986/87 season. In the first round of the DFB-Pokal, the Westphalians beat the then second-division side 3-1 in front of 7,000 spectators. Norbert Dickel scored a brace for head coach Reinhard Saftig’s team, while Michael Zorc added the third goal. Marinus van Roon scored the interim 2-1.

Due to the FIFA World Cup, the start of the upcoming Bundesliga season will be pushed back by one week. The opening match is scheduled for August 28, 2026.

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