What a Bundesliga!

With only two match rounds to go, Borussia Dortmund are sure that they will have the fewest defeats of all the teams in the 2008/2009 Bundesliga, according to Infostrada.

“Die Borussen” have lost only five matches so far in the season. VfL Wolfsburg, Bayern München and VfB Stuttgart all have seven defeats.

Dortmund’s highest possible final ranking in the Bundesliga is fourth. The lowest ranking for a team to have the fewest defeats in a Bundesliga season is third.

Eighth ranked Schalke 04 are on pace to become the club with the fewest goals conceded in the 2008/2009 season.

In the 1995/1996 season only 1 FC Köln were ranked lower (12th) as the team that conceded the fewest goals that season in the Bundesliga.

Lowest ranked team with fewest defeats in a Bundesliga season

Final ranking	Club	Season	Matches lost
6*	Borussia Dortmund	2008/2009	5
3	Eintracht Braunschweig	1976/1977	6
3	1. FC Köln	1987/1988	4
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	1991/1992	6
3	Borussia Dortmund	2000/2001	8
3	Bayern München	2001/2002	6
2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1977/1978	6
2	VfB Stuttgart	1978/1979	6
2	Hamburger SV	1979/1980	6
2	Werder Bremen	1985/1986	5
2	Borussia Dortmund	1991/1992	6
2	Bayern München	1992/1993	5
2	Bayer Leverkusen	1999/2000	3
2	FC Schalke 04	2000/2001	8

* Note: After 32 of 34 match rounds

Lowest ranked team with fewest goals conceded in a Bundesliga season

Final ranking	Club	Season	Goals conceded
12	1. FC Köln	1995/1996	35
8*	FC Schalke 04	2008/2009	32
6	1. FC Nürnberg	2006/2007	32
5	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1977/1978	36
5	FC Schalke 04	1997/1998	32
4	Hamburger SV	1974/1975	38
4	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1980/1981	37
4	Bayern München	1982/1983	33
4	VfB Stuttgart	2003/2004	24
4	Hertha BSC	2004/2005	31

* Note: After 32 of 34 match rounds

Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund go for Manchester United

Today, Schalke 04 host Borussia Dortmund in the 74th league edition of the highly anticipated Revierderby. This marks the showcase of arguably the most football crazy region in all of Europe, since both clubs rank among the top six in Europe when it comes to average attendance per league home match.

Borussia Dortmund draw 72,400 spectators to each home match and on a European level rank second only to England’s Manchester United, according to Infostrada Sports.

Schalke 04, averaging well over 61,000 spectators each home match, are ranked sixth in Europe.

Highest average attendance per 2008/2009 domestic league home match – European clubs
Avg Team Stadium Competition Spectators Matches

75,280 Manchester United Old Trafford Premier League (ENG) 828,076 11
72,400 Borussia Dortmund Signal Iduna Park Bundesliga (GER) 796,404 11
71,958 Real Madrid Bernabéu Liga BBVA (ESP) 863,500 12
69,000 Bayern München Allianz-Arena Bundesliga (GER) 621,000 9
66,384 FC Barcelona Camp Nou Liga BBVA (ESP) 796,604 12
61,496 Schalke 04 Veltins-Arena Bundesliga (GER) 553,465 9
60,010 Arsenal Emirates Stadium Premier League (ENG) 720,115 12
58,150 AC Milan San Siro Serie A TIM (ITA) 697,794 12
57,319 Celtic Celtic Park Premier League (SCO) 745,151 13
54,858 Hamburger SV HSH Nordbank Arena Bundesliga (GER) 548,584 10