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| owner       = Dr [[Reinhard Rauball]]
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| manager     = [[Lars Ricken]]
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'''Borussia Dortmund Youth Sector''' is the [[youth system|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 [[Germany national football team|German]] international, has been the youth coordinator since 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lars Ricken Is Borussia's New Youth Coordinator |url=http://www.bvb.de/eng/News/Overview/Lars-Ricken-Is-Borussia-s-New-Youth-Coordinator |publisher=bvb.de |date=11 July 2008 |access-date=28 July 2013}}</ref>

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 [[FIFA World Cup|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=BVB announce partnership with football clubs in the US |url=http://www.bvb.de/eng/News/Overview/BVB-announce-partnership-with-football-clubs-in-the-US |publisher=bvb.de |date=2 July 2014 |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=BVB Evonik Fußballschule eröffnet - 500 Kinder trainieren im Schatten des Signal Iduna Park |url=http://www.bvb.de/News/Uebersicht/BVB-Evonik-Fussballschule-eroeffnet-500-Kinder-trainieren-im-Schatten-des-Signal-Iduna-Park |publisher=bvb.de |date=25 July 2011 |access-date=16 November 2014 |language=de}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Das neue Jugendhaus: Schwarzgelbe Talent-WG |url=http://www.bvb.de/News/Uebersicht/Das-neue-Jugendhaus-Schwarzgelbe-Talent-WG |publisher=bvb.de |date=28 May 2014 |access-date=16 November 2014 |language=de}}</ref>

==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.

{{updated|31 August 2018|<ref name=U19>{{cite web |title=A-Junioren-Bundesliga, Saison 2018/2019 U19-Junioren |url=http://nachwuchs.bvb.de/Teams/U19/Die-Mannschaft |publisher=nachwuchs.bvb.de |access-date=31 August 2018 |language=de}}</ref>}}

{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=1|nat=GER  |pos=GK |name=Marian Kirsch}}
{{fs player|no=2|nat=SWE  |pos=DF |name=William Rashidi}}
{{fs player|no=3|nat=GER  |pos=DF |name=[[Tom Rothe]]}}
{{fs player|no=4|nat=GER  |pos=DF |name=[[Nnamdi Collins]] | other= [[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{fs player|no=5|nat=GER  |pos=DF |name=Jonah Husseck}}
{{fs player|no=6|nat=GER  |pos=DF |name=Faroukou Cissé}}
{{fs player|no=7|nat=CRO  |pos=MF |name=Noa-Gabriel Šimić}}
{{fs player|no=8|nat=GER  |pos=MF |name=Vasco Walz}}
{{fs player|no=9|nat=HOL  |pos=FW |name=[[Julian Rijkhoff]]}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=GER |pos=FW |name=Samuel Bamba}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=GER |pos=FW |name=Isaak Nwachukwu}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=GER |pos=GK |name=Marlon Zacharias}}
{{fs player|no=13|nat=HOL |pos=DF |name=[[Prince Aning]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=14|nat=GER |pos=MF |name=Jaden Korzynietz}}
{{fs player|no=15|nat=GER |pos=MF |name=Rafael Lubach}}
{{fs player|no=18|nat=GER |pos=MF |name=Michel Ludwig}}
{{fs player|no=19|nat=GER |pos=FW |name=Paris Brunner}}
{{fs player|no=20|nat=GER |pos=FW |name=Bismark Quayson}}
{{fs player|no=21|nat=GER |pos=DF |name=Hendry Blank}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=DEN |pos=GK |name=Gustav Aabro}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=ITA |pos=MF |name=Vincenzo Onofrietti}}
{{fs player|no=24|nat=GER |pos=MF |name=Mika Lenninghaus}}
{{fs player|no=25|nat=GER |pos=FW |name=Ayukayoh Mengot}}
{{fs player|no=26|nat=ITA |pos=DF |name=Filippo Mané}}
{{fs player|no=27|nat=GER |pos=FW |name=Marlon Ubani}}
{{fs player|no=28|nat=GER |pos=FW |name=Raúl König}}
{{fs end}}

===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.

{{updated|31 August 2018|<ref name=U17>{{cite web |title=B-Junioren-Bundesliga, Saison 2018/2019 U17-Junioren |url=http://nachwuchs.bvb.de/Teams/U17/Die-Mannschaft |publisher=nachwuchs.bvb.de |access-date=31 August 2017 |language=de}}</ref>}}

{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=1|nat=GER |pos=GK |name=Leon Herdes}}
{{fs player|no=2|nat=GER |pos=DF |name=Dustin Plöger}}
{{fs player|no=3|nat=POL |pos=DF |name=Nico Adamczyk}}
{{fs player|no=4|nat=GER |pos=DF |name=Tyler Meiser}}
{{fs player|no=5|nat=GER |pos=DF |name=Elias Benkara}}
{{fs player|no=6|nat=TUR |pos=MF |name=Gökdeniz Gürpüz}}
{{fs player|no=7|nat=GER |pos=FW |name=Raúl König}}
{{fs player|no=8|nat=GER |pos=MF |name=Kjell Wätjen}} | other= [[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{fs player|no=9|nat=GER |pos=FW |name=Paris Brunner}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=ICL |pos=FW |name=Cole Campbell}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=GER |pos=FW |name=Charles Herrmann}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=GER |pos=GK |name=Aaron Held}}
{{fs player|no=13|nat=GER |pos=DF |name=Bruno Numbisie}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=14|nat=GER |pos=DF |name=Anas Mahjoubi}}
{{fs player|no=15|nat=SWE |pos=DF |name=William Rashidi}}
{{fs player|no=16|nat=GER |pos=MF |name=Johannes Kerlen}}
{{fs player|no=17|nat=AUS |pos=MF |name=Jakob Zickler}}
{{fs player|no=18|nat=GER |pos=DF |name=Almugera Kabar}}
{{fs player|no=19|nat=GER |pos=FW |name=Alex Niziolek}}
{{fs player|no=20|nat=GER |pos=MF |name=Venis Uka}}
{{fs player|no=21|nat=GER |pos=FW |name=Joshua Burstedde}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=GER |pos=GK |name=Robin Lisewski}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=DEN |pos=GK |name=Gustav Aabro}}
{{fs player|no=24|nat=GER |pos=FW |name=Shayan Sadeghi}}
{{fs player|no=25|nat=GER |pos=MF |name=Abolfazl Masjedizadah}}
{{fs player|no=26|nat=GER |pos=FW |name=Joshua Bäcker}}
{{fs end}}

==Current technical staff==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Role
!Under-19<ref name=U19/>
!Under-17<ref name=U17/>
|-I
!Head coach
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mike Tullberg]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} Karsten Gorges
|-
!Assistant coach
|{{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Rios
|{{flagicon|GER}} Patrick Fritsch<br>{{flagicon|GER}} Eren Yilmaz
|-
!Goalkeeper coach
|{{flagicon|GER}} Tobias Ritz
|{{flagicon|GER}} Andreas Braun<br>{{flagicon|GER}} Michael Strzys
|}

==Honours==
*'''[[Under 19 Bundesliga|Under 19 championship]]'''
:''Winners (8):'' 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19
:''Runners-up (1):'' 2008–09

*'''[[Under 17 Bundesliga|Under 17 championship]]'''
:''Winners (7):'' 1983–84, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18
:''Runners-up (7):'' 1998–99, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2015–16, 2018–19

*'''[[Under 19 Bundesliga|Under 19 Bundesliga West]]'''
:''Winners (3):'' 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17
:''Runners-up (3):'' 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20

*'''[[Under 17 Bundesliga|Under 17 Bundesliga West]]'''
:''Winners (6):'' 2007–08, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
:''Runners-up (4):'' 2006–07, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2019–20

*'''DFB Junioren Vereinspokal'''
:''Runners-up (1):'' 2008–09

*'''Under 19 Westphalia Cup
:''Winners (5):'' 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15
:''Runners-up (1):'' 2012–13

*'''Under 17 Westphalia Cup
:''Winners (3):'' 2006–07, 2008–09, 2013–14
:''Runners-up (4):'' 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18

==International youth graduates==
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.
{{updated|13 November 2020}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!scope="col"|Name
!scope="col"|National football team
!scope="col"|Notes
|-
|[[Augustine Ahinful]]
|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
|
|-
|[[Mihail Aleksandrov]]
|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
|
|-
|[[Enis Alushi]]
|{{flagicon|KOS}} [[Kosovo national football team|Kosovo]]
|
|-
|[[Etienne Amenyido]]
|{{flagicon|TOG}} [[Togo national football team|Togo]]
|
|-
|[[Viktor Angelov]]
|{{flagicon|MKD}} [[North Macedonia national football team|North Macedonia]]
|
|-
|[[Jacob Bruun Larsen]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] 
|
|-
|[[Vladimir But]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Russia national football team|Russia]]
|
|-
|[[Kerem Demirbay]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|Winner [[FIFA Confederations Cup|Confederations Cup]] [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup|2017]]
|-
|[[Jeremy Dudziak]]
|{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]]
|-
|[[Bashiru Gambo]]
|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
|
|-
|[[Daniel Gordon (footballer)|Daniel Gordon]]
|{{flagicon|JAM}} [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]
|
|-
|[[Jon Gorenc Stanković]]
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]]
|
|-
|[[Mario Götze]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|Winner [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]; Third-place [[UEFA European Championship|European Championship]] [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012]] & [[UEFA European Championship|European Championship]] [[UEFA Euro 2016|2016]]
|-
|[[Kevin Großkreutz]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|Winner [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
|-
|[[Eike Immel]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|Winner [[UEFA European Championship|European Championship]] [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980]]; Runner-up [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] & [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
|-
|[[Issa Issa]]
|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]]
|
|-
|[[Helmut Kapitulski]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|
|-
|[[Erdal Keser]]
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]
|
|-
|[[August Lenz]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|
|-
|[[Franck Patrick Njambe|Patrick Njambe]]
|{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]
|
|-
|[[David Odonkor]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|Runner-up [[UEFA European Championship|European Championship]] [[UEFA Euro 2008|2008]]; Third-place [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
|-
|[[Yasin Öztekin]]
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]
|
|-
|[[Christian Pulisic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
|
|-
|[[Marco Reus]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|
|-
|[[Lars Ricken]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|Runner-up [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
|-
|[[Giovanni Reyna]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
|
|-
|[[Antonio Rüdiger]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|Winner [[FIFA Confederations Cup|Confederations Cup]] [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup|2017]]
|-
|[[Nuri Şahin]]
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]
|
|-
|[[Kosi Saka]]
|{{flagicon|COD}} [[DR Congo national football team|DR Congo]]
|
|- 
|[[Jadon Sancho]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[England national football team|England]]
|
|- 
|[[Marcel Schmelzer]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|
|-
|[[Ibrahim Tanko]]
|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
|
|-
|[[Sebastian Tyrała]]
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Poland national football team|Poland]]
|
|- 
|[[Miroslav Votava]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|Winner [[UEFA European Championship|European Championship]] [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980]]
|- 
|[[Michael Zorc]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany national football team|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.

{{updated|24 July 2018}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Category
!Metal
!Player
|-
| 2005 || Under 18 || [[File:Gold medal icon.svg]] Gold     || [[Marc-André Kruska]]
|-
| 2005 || Under 17 || [[File:Bronze medal icon.svg]] Bronze || [[Sebastian Tyrała]]{{Cref|1}}
|-
| 2009 || Under 17 || [[File:Gold medal icon.svg]] Gold     || [[Mario Götze]]
|-
| 2010 || Under 18 || [[File:Gold medal icon.svg]] Gold     || Mario Götze
|-
| 2012 || Under 19 || [[File:Gold medal icon.svg]] Gold     || [[Antonio Rüdiger]]
|-
| 2015 || Under 17 || [[File:Gold medal icon.svg]] Gold     || [[Felix Passlack]]
|-
| 2018 || Under 17 || [[File:Bronze medal icon.svg]] Bronze || Luca Unbehaun
|}
{{Cnote|1|Tyrała began his career with the [[Germany national youth football team]]. Later he switched to [[Poland national football team|Poland]].}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.bvb.de/?%9EY%1B%E7%F4%9D Borussia Dortmund Jugend] {{in lang|de}}
{{Borussia Dortmund}}
{{U19 Bundesliga West}}
{{U17 Bundesliga West}}

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