Borussia Dortmund draw 30,000 fans to Signal Iduna Park for the 2016-17 squad presentation

30,000 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) supporters attended the "Evonik Team Presentation", an event organised by the German club to present its 2016-17 squad, at the Signal Iduna Park (81,359 seats) on 13/08/2016. The event is named after Evonik, the shirt sponsor and a shareholder of Borussia Dortmund.

All the club's players - except the Germans Sven Bender and Matthias Ginter who are currently participating in the Olympic Games in Rio - were presented to the fans. Videos of the eight players recruited by the club were shown before they came onto the pitch, after the rest of the squad.

At the end of the presentation, players participated in a training session lasting 75 minutes, which was also open to the public.

• With 81,178 fans on average per Bundesliga match at the Signal Iduna Park (81,359 seats), Borussia Dortmund were the European club with the highest average attendance in 2015-16.
• Borussia finished in 2^nd place (78 points) in 2015-16 Bundesliga table.
  • The club begins its 2016-17 Bundesliga season against 1.FSV Mainz 05 at Signal Ignula Park, on Sunday, 27/08/2016.