On Monday evening, the DFL's annual meeting of groundsmen took place in Dortmund. The "Pitch of the Year" award was handed out during the course of the evening, with BVB coming in second place.

On Monday evening, the groundsmen of all the clubs in the top three tiers of German football convened in Dortmund for their annual meeting. The "Pitch of the Year" award was handed out during the course of the evening, with Borussia Dortmund finishing in second place. Since the introduction of the award six years ago, the Black & Yellows have always been among the top three in the Bundesliga. This time around, pole position was occupied by VfL Wolfsburg while Borussia Mönchengladbach finished in third place.