Fan friendship: a bond formed between idyllic Freiburg and the rough Ruhr. Dortmund first helped Freiburg stay up on the final day of 1993/94 in the long-distance battle with Nuremberg. A year later both clubs celebrated again: Freiburg secured third place and a UEFA Cup spot at Schalke, Dortmund were crowned champions.
They partied together in the beer city. Dortmund also won their title-clinching matches against Freiburg in 1996 and 2012, and even celebrated their centenary game in 2009 against Robin Dutt’s SC, in minus-20-degree weather.