Borussia Dortmund is a German football club.
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund , commonly known as Borussia Dortmund [ boˈʁʊsi̯aː ˈdɔʁtmʊnt ] , BVB , or simply Dortmund , is a German sports club based in Dortmund , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Borussia is the Latin equivalent of Prussia ) . Dortmund holds a long-standing rivalry with Ruhr neighbours Schalke 04 , known as the Revierderby . Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V. , commonly known as FC Schalke 04 ( [ ʔɛf t͡seː ˈʃalkə nʊl fiːɐ̯ ] ) , Schalke or abbreviated as S04 ( [ ˈʔɛs nʊl fiːɐ̯ ] ) , is a professional German association-football club and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen , North Rhine-Westphalia . Schalke holds a long-standing rivalry with Ruhr neighbours Borussia Dortmund , arguably one of the most widespread and well-known rivalries in German football , and matches between the two teams are referred to as the Revierderby . The Westfalenstadion ( [ vɛstˈfaːlnˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn ] ) is a football stadium in Dortmund , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany , which is the home of Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund .