Popp scores hat-trick as Dortmund beat Schalke 4:0 in record Regionalliga crowd

The derby result

Borussia Dortmund's women beat Schalke 04 4:0 (2:0) in the Regionalliga West on 15 November 2026, in front of 17,555 spectators at the sold-out Stadion Rote Erde. Alexandra Popp scored three goals and Frederike Kempe added the fourth. Dortmund are top of the table with 39 points from 13 matches, having won all 13 and scored 63 goals while conceding one. BVB president Hans-Joachim Watzke and Schalke sporting director Frank Baumann watched the game from the stands.

Before the match, Popp had stressed the need to control the emotions around the fixture.

“It will be important to channel the emotions. Not only because of the spectators, but also because of the derby character on the pitch.”

Goals and timing

Popp gave Dortmund the lead in the 3rd minute and headed the second goal before half-time, in the 40th minute. Schalke, the visitors from Gelsenkirchen, were at times level with the hosts. Popp completed her hat-trick in the 86th minute, after anticipating a Schalke back pass, and Kempe scored the final goal in the second minute of stoppage time (90+2).

Record crowd

The attendance of 17,555 is a record for the women's football Regionalliga. The previous highest figure was 14,500, recorded in May at Berlin's Olympiastadion, where Hertha BSC played 1. FFV Erfurt in the Nordost division. The sold-out Rote Erde was full for the Revierderby.

Dortmund vs Schalke, 15 Nov17,555

Hertha BSC vs 1. FFV Erfurt, May14,500

Dortmund vs Schalke, 15 Nov

17555 spectators

Hertha BSC vs 1. FFV Erfurt, May

14500 spectators

Data from the article text

Squad and season

Dortmund strengthened their squad over the summer with several former Bundesliga players, including Popp, a three-time German Footballer of the Year. The team is coached by Markus Högner and marketed as 'Dortmunder Mädchen'. Popp, 35, spent many years at VfL Wolfsburg and played 336 Bundesliga matches there. She has 145 caps for Germany and 67 goals, and with 20 goals she leads the Regionalliga West scoring charts.