BVB women miss promotion: Popp remains in regional league

The ambitious project of Borussia Dortmund in women's football suffers a setback. The BVB women lose the decisive head-to-head against the second team of 1. FC Cologne and thus miss out on promotion to the 2nd division. This means football star Alexandra Popp must start with Dortmund in the third league, the regional league.

Borussia Dortmund's women's football team has missed the championship in the regional league, despite the project starting with great ambitions. Promotion to the second-highest division was the stated goal for the first season. Instead, the team must now prove itself in the regional league – a league where local rival Schalke 04 will also provide strong competition.

Path to Bundesliga delayed

The BVB project "Bundesliga" could stall, as observers warn. Alexandra Popp, one of the most well-known players in German women's football, had joined the ambitious Dortmund project. With the missed promotion, the path to the Bundesliga is now delayed by at least one year. The team must first prove itself in the regional league and fight for promotion again.

For Dortmund, this is a setback after the great new beginning. The project was meant to show that a major traditional club like BVB can also be competitive in women's football. With the failure in the first season, the question now arises of how quickly the team can adjust its goals and refocus.