Borussia Dortmund 2012-13 Squad

The team

The 2012-13 Borussia Dortmund squad stands among the most celebrated teams Germany has sent onto the continental stage. Representing Dortmund, this was one of the defining sides of 2010s European football, the sort of team whose matches became must-watch occasions. Borussia Dortmund won the Bundesliga and reached the Champions League final that season, a campaign that still shapes how the club is remembered. The side was built on a clear spine: Roman Weidenfeller behind a defence organised by Mats Hummels, with Marco Reus setting the tempo through the middle.

Further forward, Robert Lewandowski and Marco Reus gave the team its cutting edge, turning long spells of control into goals on the biggest European nights. There was depth to match the star quality, with the likes of Mario Götze and İlkay Gündoğan adding options across the pitch. Reassembled here, the lineup is a reminder of why this vintage still sets a standard that later teams chase. Set out in a 4-3-3, the XI captures the balance and ambition that made this Borussia Dortmund team a benchmark of 2010s football — the players, the shape and the identity that made the vintage so hard to forget.