Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund: which is the best team in Germany?

Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund: which is the best team in Germany?

Sospeter Itolondo
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:59 PM

The Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund debate is the greatest rivalry in German football. The two are some of the best football teams globally, having won many titles and accolades in Europe. So come with us as we put Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund head to head to see who comes on top.

Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund: which is the best team in Germany?
Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund display at the Wembley Stadium during the UEFA Champions League Final in 2013. Photo: Andreas Gebert
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The two German clubs have given the most exciting matches in Bundesliga's history. The rivalry peaked in the Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund Champions League final in 2013, where the two teams dominated European football. The Reds won that tie 2-1. Now let us look comprehensively at the Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund record.

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Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund

The two Bundesliga giants have met a couple of times. You might be wondering who is better, Borussia Dortmund or Bayern Munich? The two teams have met 132 times in their match named 'Der Klassiker' with the Reds edging out Borussia 65 times.

Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund: which is the best team in Germany?
Bayern Munich players celebrate winning the Bundesliga title with their former coach Hansi Flick in May 2021. Photo: Stefan Matzke
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Have you been wondering how many times Dortmund has beaten Bayern? Dortmund has beaten Bayern 33 times in all competitions. Bayern is the clear favourite in their meetings. So, is Bayern Munich the best team in Germany? According to most statistics, yes definitely.

In their meetings, Bayern has scored a total of 257 goals, while Dortmund has scored 161 goals. The top scorer for their meetings is Robert Lewandowski, with 31 goals. He has played for both clubs. BM has won the most consecutive Bundesligas titles, DFK Pokal and Champions Leagues.

Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund: which is the best team in Germany?
Bayern Munich's top scorer, Robert Lewandowski with the Super Cup they won in 2021. Photo: Alex Gottschalk
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Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund trophies

The two teams have won a record 24 of the last 28 Bundesliga titles; this shows their dominance in the league. However, in the Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga titles debate, The FCB comes on top. The club has won 31 Bundesliga titles, while Dortmund has won only 8.

The Munichs made history by winning the Bundesliga, the DFB- Pokal and the UEFA Champions League. So, was Bayern Munich the best team in the world in 2020? The stats show so, yes. They showed dominance in every competition they were in, with the peak beating Barcelona 8-2.

Bayern's trophies

  • 31 Bundesliga titles
  • 6 UEFA Champions League
  • 20 DFB Pokals
  • 1 Europa League
  • 6 Liga Pokal
  • 9 Super Cups
  • 2 UEFA Super Cups
  • 2 FIFA Club World Cups
  • 3 Audi Cups
  • 2 Intercontinental Cups
  • 1 UEFA Cup Winners Cup

Dortmund's trophies

Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund: which is the best team in Germany?
Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland celebrates winning the DFB Cup in 2021. Photo: Martin Rose
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  • 8 Bundesliga titles
  • 1 UEFA Champions League
  • 5 DFB Pokal
  • 6 Super Cups
  • 1 Inter Continental Cup
  • 1 UEFA Cup Winners Cup

The two are the most successful clubs in Germany at the moment. Bayern is leading the records as of March 2022 and has been throughout history.

Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund legends

Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have some of the most famous legends worldwide performing at high levels. Some of Bayern Munich's greatest legends include:

  • Franz Beckenbauer
  • Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
  • Gerd Muller
  • Oliver Kahn
  • Lothar Matthaus
  • Paul Breitner
  • Stefan Effenberg
  • Uli Hoeness
  • Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
  • Sepp Maier
  • Philip Lahm
  • Bastian Schweinsteiger
  • Michael Ballack

Some of Borussia Dortmund’s greatest legends include:

  • Matthias Sammer
  • Jurgen Kohler
  • Michael Zorc
  • Manfred Burgsmuller
  • Lars Ricken
  • Stefan Reuter
  • Andreas Moller
  • Karl Heins Riedle
  • Stefan Klos
  • Stephane Chapuisat
  • Paul Lambert
  • Jan Koller
  • Jens Lehmann

Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund squad

The Red’s first-team squad comprises:

  • Manuel Neuer
  • Sven Ulreich
  • Christian Fruchtl
  • Dayot Upamecano
  • Omar Richards
  • Niklas Sule
  • Benjamin Pavard
  • Alphonos Davies
  • Bouna Sarr
  • Lucas Hernandez
  • Tanguy Biabzou
  • Josip Stanisic
  • Joshua Kimmich
  • Leon Goretzka
  • Paul Wanner
  • Marcel Sabitzer
  • Marc Roca
  • Corentin Tolisso
  • Serge Gnabry
  • Robert Lewandowski
  • Leroy Sane
  • Kingsley Coman
  • Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
  • Thomas Muller
  • Malik Tillman
  • Jamal Musiala

Borussia Dortmund's first-team squad consists of:

Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund: which is the best team in Germany?
Dortmund's team players pose for a photo before a match in 2019. Photo: Pablo Morano
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  • Gregor Kobel
  • Luca Unbehaun
  • Silas Ostrzinski
  • Marwin Hitz
  • Roman Burki
  • Stefan Drljaca
  • Mateu Morey
  • Soumaila Coulibaly
  • Dan-Axel Zagadou
  • Raphael Guerreiro
  • Nico Schulz
  • Mats Hummels
  • Manuel Akanji
  • Marcel Schemelzer
  • Marin Pongracic
  • Nnamdi Collins
  • Lennard Maloney
  • Giovanni Reyna
  • Mahmoud Dahoud
  • Thorgan HazardMarco Reus
  • Julian Brandt
  • Reinier
  • Jude Bellingham
  • Emre Can
  • Thoman Meunier
  • Axel Witsel
  • Felix Passlack
  • Abdoulaye Kamara
  • Marius Wolf
  • Goktan Gurpuz
  • Immanuel Pherai
  • Antonios Papadopoulos
  • Erling Haaland
  • Youssoufa Moukoko
  • Donyell Malen
  • Steffen Tigges
  • Marco Pasalic

Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund coaches

Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund: which is the best team in Germany?
Julian Nagelsmann of Bayern and Marco Rose of Borussia Dortmund offer instructions to their teams in a match. Photo: Stefan Matzke/Mario Hommes( Modified by author)
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The FCB’s coach is Nagelsman Julian. He has been their coach since July 2021. So far, he has won the DFL-Supercup, German Manager of the year in 2017, VDV-Manager of the season in 2016/2017 and came third in UEFA MEn'sMEn's coach of the year in 2019/2020.

Dortmund’s coach is Marco Rose. He joined the club in February 2021. He has won the UEFA Youth league in 2016/2017, the Austrian Bundesliga in 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 and the Austrian Cup in 2018/2019.

BM takes the cake in the Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund debate. Though both teams have dominated German football, Bayern Munich has had the upper hand in wins, trophies and total goals scored. It is one of the best teams in the world and hopes to clinch another Champions League title in 2022.

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