The tale of Borussia Dortmund is spun from the loom of history, as they were established in the rather distant year of 1909. They've laid their roots deep in the fertile footballing soil of Germany, with the venerable Signal Iduna Park serving as their homestead.
As an outfit, Dortmund's battalion boasts a cumulative market value that totals near about £393m, a figure that arises from the meticulous calculations and databases of Transfermarkt.
The corps comprises 23 players, each donned in Dortmund's black and yellow. Their average age does not venture far beyond the first quarter century, loitering around 25. Youth and vigour, it would seem, are Dortmund's chosen weapons of choice.
When it comes to engagement in the battlefield that is football, Dortmund diversifies their forces across four competitions this season. They are currently holding their own, modestly perched at the 11th place on the Bundesliga table. Battling on, they have managed to claw their way to the second round of the illustrious DFB-Pokal cup. In the Group F of the Club World Cup, Dortmund are also leaving their mark. More impressively still, they have smashed through to the quarter finals in the Champions League, no mean feat in the grand scheme of things.
