Meet The Borussia Dortmund's Beautiful Fan

Despite this extraordinary level of support, the club ran into serious financial difficulties in the early 1980s. Their fortunes on the field suffered accordingly. Borussia Dortmund was forced into a relegation play-off against second division Fortuna Cologne in 1985-6 but clung onto their top-flight status. A revival followed at the end of the decade. Borussia made the 1989 DFB German Cup final, defeating Werder Bremen 4-1 for the first trophy in 23 years.