Coach Hitzfeld and several key players from the roster moved on, and a raft of costly, big-name replacements failed to match expectations. The nadir came in 1999-2000 as Borussia were left teetering on the brink of relegation.On 30 October 2000, Dortmund became the first German club to seek a public listing. Most of the revenue from the flotation was spent on new players. The club duly sealed a sixth German championship in 2002 and made the Uefa Cup final, only to fall 3-2 against Feyenoord of Rotterdam. But the return to glory proved short-lived. Severe financial problems returned to plague the club as debts mounted to over €100 million. Officials were able to fend off the threat of a compulsory winding-up order.
