First-half goals from Lucas Barrios and Robert Lewandowski were enough to earn the Westphalians the three points that, combined with Bayer Leverkusen’s defeat at Cologne, enabled them to move eight points clear at the top of the table.
Jurgen Klopp’s side therefore clinched the title, sparking scenes of joy from over 80,000 fans inside the Westfalenstadion as Dortmund won the title for the first time since 2002.
Dortmund needed a while to get warmed up, but they took their first chance of the game through Barrios in the 32nd minute.
Mario Gotze’s low shot was only parried by Raphael Schafer and Barrios showed a predatory instinct to poke the rebound across the line.
A huge weight appeared to have been lifted from the Dortmund players, who began playing with the confidence which had taken them to within touching distance of the title.
And the second goal was a logical consequence of this renewed confidence.
It arrived just two minutes before half time with Lewandowski lifting his shot over Schafer after holding off Javier Pinola to reach Mats Hummels’ through ball.
Ilkay Gundogan, who is expected to join Dortmund next season, came on for Nurnberg at the start of the second half, but he was unable to inspire the visitors into action.
The only cheers in the second half were reserved for the result from Cologne, where title rivals Leverkusen fell a goal behind in the 67th minute.
As things stood, Dortmund were assured of the title.
A second huge cheer echoed around the Westfalenstadion with 10 minutes to go and even Klopp realised that the title was no longer going to be taken away from his side.
The stadium prepared itself for its first title celebration in eight years, and the party commenced punctually after 90 minutes.
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Borussia Dortmund Win German Bundesliga Title