Borussia Dortmund Youth Sector


Borussia Dortmund Youth Sector is the youth set-up of Borussia Dortmund. The club operates the system for boys from the age of nine upwards and a total of 15 youth teams. Home games are staged at the club's training ground Hohenbuschei.
Lars Ricken, a former Dortmund player and German international, has been the youth coordinator since 2008.
The youth team has educated many players who have become regulars in the Bundesliga and the Germany national football team, such as Eike Immel, Lars Ricken and the current club Director for Sport Michael Zorc. Most recent graduates include first team regulars Marco Reus, Nuri Şahin and Marcel Schmelzer. The club has notably produced World Cup champions Mario Götze and Kevin Großkreutz.

Organization

The club recruits young players and teach them football skills required to play at that club's standard. The young apprentices offered the chance to train in close proximity to the professional players.
The club launched partnerships with United States sides Cincinnati United and La Roca Futbol Club. The cooperation will include training philosophies and drills for their coaches and annual training camps with Dortmund coaching staff.
The Evonik-Fußballschule des BVB was opened in July 2011 to provide mainstream education for the youth players who do not reside in the Dortmund area.
In 2014, a new dormitory for young players from outside of Dortmund was opened. It houses the young sportsmen who are trained to become a part of the club's professional teams.

Youth teams

Under-19

The team currently competes in the Under 19 Bundesliga and the UEFA Youth League. It also participates in the DFB-Junioren-Vereinspokal und the Under 19 Westphalian Cup. Former Under 17 head coach Benjamin Hoffmann has been the head coach since September 2016.

Under-17

The team currently competes in the Under 17 Bundesliga and the Under 17 Westphalian Cup. Sebastian Geppert has been the head coach since September 2016.

Current technical staff

Honours

This is a list of former Borussia Dortmund youth graduates with at least one appearance for a youth setup who have gone on to represent their country at full international level.
NameNational football teamNotes
Augustine Ahinful Ghana
Mihail Aleksandrov Bulgaria
Enis Alushi Kosovo
Viktor Angelov North Macedonia
Jacob Bruun Larsen Denmark
Vladimir But Russia
Kerem Demirbay GermanyWinner Confederations Cup 2017
Jeremy Dudziak Tunisia-
Bashiru Gambo Ghana
Daniel Gordon Jamaica
Mario Götze GermanyWinner World Cup 2014; Third-place European Championship 2012 & European Championship 2016
Kevin Großkreutz GermanyWinner World Cup 2014
Eike Immel GermanyWinner European Championship 1980; Runner-up World Cup 1982 & World Cup 1986
Issa Issa Lebanon
Helmut Kapitulski Germany
Erdal Keser Turkey
August Lenz Germany
Patrick Njambe Cameroon
David Odonkor GermanyRunner-up European Championship 2008; Third-place World Cup 2006
Yasin Öztekin Turkey
Christian Pulisic United States
Marco Reus Germany
Lars Ricken GermanyRunner-up World Cup 2002
Antonio Rüdiger GermanyWinner Confederations Cup 2017
Nuri Şahin Turkey
Kosi Saka DR Congo
Jadon Sancho England
Marcel Schmelzer Germany
Ibrahim Tanko Ghana
Sebastian Tyrała Poland
Miroslav Votava GermanyWinner European Championship 1980
Michael Zorc Germany

Fritz Walter Medal

First awarded in 2005, the Fritz Walter Medal is a series of annual awards given by the German Football Association to German youth footballers. The following youth graduates have won the medal.
YearCategoryMetalPlayer
2005Under 18 GoldMarc-André Kruska
2005Under 17 BronzeSebastian Tyrała
2009Under 17 GoldMario Götze
2010Under 18 GoldMario Götze
2012Under 19 GoldAntonio Rüdiger
2015Under 17 GoldFelix Passlack
2018Under 17 BronzeLuca Unbehaun