Early in 2005, Augenthaler was fired as supervisor following the club acquired off[tone] to its worst Bundesliga commence in above 20 years, with just one acquire in its very first 4 league matches in addition to a 0–1 residence loss to CSKA Sofia in the 1st leg of its UEFA Cup match-up.[28] Former Germany national workforce manager Rudi Völler,

1 year afterwards, Dortmund correctly defended of its Bundesliga title which has a earn in excess of Borussia Mönchengladbach, once more around the 32nd match working day. Because of the 34th and remaining match day, Dortmund experienced set a fresh record with probably the most details—81—attained by a club in a single Bundesliga year.[25][26