As national champions, the club competent to Participate in within the UEFA Champions League in 1992–ninety three, but were eliminated in the very first round by Leeds United following a tie-breaking 3rd match in Barcelona which was necessary as a consequence of mentor Christoph Daum obtaining substituted a fourth non-German player in the tie's n

In 1992, Hitzfeld led Borussia Dortmund to a 2nd-location finish inside the Bundesliga, and might have received the title experienced VfB Stuttgart not won their last video game to be champions instead.One year afterwards, Dortmund correctly defended of its Bundesliga title by using a win in excess of Borussia Mönchengladbach, again around the 32n