Season 1999/00: the 30-million-euro star ensemble that Dortmund had assembled produced a ludicrous season of collapses. Among the signings were Victor Ikpeba and the Germany internationals Fredi Bobic and Christian Woerns. Installed as title favorites and at times league leaders, Dortmund only just avoided relegation after two coaching changes.\n\nRookie coach Matthias Sammer and veteran Udo Lattek, then 65 and seven years out of the game, had to rescue the staggering club.
They still finished only 11th. From Matchday 18 to Matchday 32 of that disaster season Dortmund went without a win and equaled the club negative record of six defeats in a row set in the relegation season of 1971/72.