Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Borussia Mönchengladbach (boˈʁʊsi̯a ˌmœnçənˈɡlatbax) is a German association football club
based in Mönchengladbach
, North Rhine-Westphalia
. The team plays in the Bundesliga
and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth largest club in Germany. The official mascot of the club is the foal Jünter
. "Borussia" is a Latinized form of Prussia
, a popular term in naming German clubs located within the former Kingdom of Prussia
.
3:2 in the final of the German Cup and the following year took on the now familiar name Borussia VfL Mönchengladbach. Further honours would be another decade in coming. Borussias results in the ten years leading up to the formation of the Bundesliga
in 1963 were not good enough to earn them admission into the ranks of the nation's new top flight professional league and so they played in the second tier Regionalliga West
.
Mönchengladbach played their way into the Bundesliga in the 1965–66 season, alongside future powerhouse Bayern Munich. These two clubs would go on to a fierce struggle as they challenged each other for league supremacy throughout the 1970s. Bayern counted first, winning the Bundesliga championship in 1969. M'gladbach struck back immediately in the next season with a championship of their own and followed up with another one in 1971, becoming the first Bundesliga club ever to successfully defend their title.
in 1973 to win their second German Cup. Under coach Hennes Weisweiler
the young side displayed an offensive minded philosophy and powerful play that attracted fans from all over Germany. The team stayed on the attack and matched Bayerns achievement with three consecutive titles of their own from 1975 to 1977. M'gladbach lost the 1977 final of the European Cup
to Liverpool
, but also made four appearances in the UEFA Cup
with wins in 1975 and 1979 against losses in 1973 and 1980. The club's spectacular run had come to an end with eight trophies to their credit, and although they would continue to be competitive for many years, success would be much harder to come by.
it was not possible to stay on top. Even so, they managed to finish most seasons in the upper half of the league table and, in 1984, they were part of a four way race to the Bundesliga championship, finishing one point ahead of Bayern, and tied on points with Hamburg and champions Stuttgart, but behind on goal difference. That same season M'gladbach lost the German Cup final to Bayern on penalties.
The team's performance slipped significantly in the 90's and they found themselves struggling in the lower half of the Bundesliga table. They lost another German Cup on penalties – this time to Hannover – before winning their last honours to date with a 3–0 Cup win over Wolfsburg
in 1995. Finally, in 1999, they were relegated to 2.Bundesliga where they would spend two seasons. The club's return performance in the Bundesliga was uninspired as they remained mired in the bottom half of the league.
In 2004, M'Gladbach appointed Dick Advocaat
, who had guided the Dutch national team to the semi-finals of the Euro 2004 tournament and was a successful manager at Rangers
, as their new coach. However, he was unable to turn the team's fortunes and resigned in April of the following year. Former Mönchengladbach player and German international Horst Köppel
was appointed caretaker for the remaining five fixtures of the season. Köppel had managed the club's reserves since leaving Borussia Dortmund
in June 2004. For the 2006/2007 season legendary Mönchengladbach player and coach Jupp Heynckes
was appointed as team coach.
Borussia has taken steps to improve their financial situation with the construction of a new state-of-the-art stadium called Borussia-Park
with a permitted capacity of 59,771 spectators (limited to 54,067 for Bundesliga games and to 46,249 for international games). The club had long been hindered by playing in a much smaller and older facility (Bökelberg, capacity 34,500) and with the opening of the new stadium in 2004 can look forward to increased revenues through higher ticket sales and the ability to host lucrative international matches.
On the 31st matchday of the 2006/2007 season Borussia Mönchengladbach were relegated from the Bundesliga after Arminia Bielefeld upset Werder Bremen 3–2 while Borussia lost 1–0 at home to VfB Stuttgart.
They were promoted back to the Bundesliga on the 32nd matchday of the 2007/2008 season after winning the match vs. SV Wehen
3–0.
Off the pitch, the fans have developed a bond with fans of Liverpool FC, having played against each other in a UEFA Cup final and a European Cup final in the 1970s. It is a friendship that is developing every year with supporters of Liverpool FC travelling to Mönchengladbach annually and vice-versa. After the Hillsborough disaster
, fans of Borussia Mönchengladbach donated a large sum of money for the Hillsborough fund. They also provided the opposition for Emlyn Hughes' Testimonial game at Anfield. Many "Borussen" wear Liverpool shirts and scarves in the "Nordkurve" (the BMG Kop) during home games.
and Paul Pohl (1950–51) Fritz Pliska (1951–53) Fritz Silken (1953–55) Klaus Dondorf (1955–57) Fritz Pliska (1957–60) Bernd Oles (1960–62) Fritz Langner (1962–64) Hennes Weisweiler
(1964–75) Udo Lattek
(1975–79) Jupp Heynckes
(1979–87) Wolf Werner (1987–89) Gerd vom Bruch
(1989–91) Jürgen Gelsdorf
(1991–92)
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Bernd Krauss
(1992–96) Hannes Bongartz (1996–97) Norbert Meier
(1997–98) Friedel Rausch
(1998) Rainer Bonhof
(1998–99) Hans Meyer
(1999–03) Ewald Lienen
(2003) Holger Fach
(2003–04) Dick Advocaat
(2004–05) Horst Köppel
(2005–06) Jupp Heynckes
(2006–07) Jos Luhukay
(2007–08) Hans Meyer
(2008–09) Michael Frontzeck
(2009–2011) Lucien Favre
(2011–)
of the "Verdiente Meistervereine".
2-Bundesliga:
German Cup
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German Supercup
:
German League Cup
:
UEFA Cup
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Kirin Cup
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Orange Trophy
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Players of the club achieved the following honours:
Player of the Year – Europe
Player of the Year – Germany
Player of the Year – Australia
Player of the Year – Austria
Player of the Year – Belgium
Player of the Year – Denmark
Player of the Year – Sweden
Player of the Year – USA
Bundesliga Top-Scorers
Goal of the Year
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
based in Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach , formerly known as Münchengladbach, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine half way between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border....
, North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
. The team plays in the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth largest club in Germany. The official mascot of the club is the foal Jünter
Jünter
Jünter is the official mascot for the German football club Borussia Mönchengladbach, named after Borussias legendary player Günter Netzer.He is a person dressed in a large foal costume, wearing the team's football kit with the number 10 over the costume....
. "Borussia" is a Latinized form of Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
, a popular term in naming German clubs located within the former Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
.
Ascent to the Bundesliga
In 1960 the club won its first major honours when they beat Karlsruher SCKarlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...
3:2 in the final of the German Cup and the following year took on the now familiar name Borussia VfL Mönchengladbach. Further honours would be another decade in coming. Borussias results in the ten years leading up to the formation of the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
in 1963 were not good enough to earn them admission into the ranks of the nation's new top flight professional league and so they played in the second tier Regionalliga West
Regionalliga West (1963-74)
The Regionalliga West was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the west of Germany from 1963 until the formation of the 2nd Bundesliga in 1974...
.
Mönchengladbach played their way into the Bundesliga in the 1965–66 season, alongside future powerhouse Bayern Munich. These two clubs would go on to a fierce struggle as they challenged each other for league supremacy throughout the 1970s. Bayern counted first, winning the Bundesliga championship in 1969. M'gladbach struck back immediately in the next season with a championship of their own and followed up with another one in 1971, becoming the first Bundesliga club ever to successfully defend their title.
Borussia's Golden Decade
Bayern then became the first club to win three consecutive titles, with Borussia finishing only a point behind the champions in 1974. Die Fohlen were able to take some consolation in a 2:1 victory over 1. FC Köln1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
in 1973 to win their second German Cup. Under coach Hennes Weisweiler
Hennes Weisweiler
Hans "Hennes" Weisweiler was a German football player and coach....
the young side displayed an offensive minded philosophy and powerful play that attracted fans from all over Germany. The team stayed on the attack and matched Bayerns achievement with three consecutive titles of their own from 1975 to 1977. M'gladbach lost the 1977 final of the European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
to Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, but also made four appearances in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
with wins in 1975 and 1979 against losses in 1973 and 1980. The club's spectacular run had come to an end with eight trophies to their credit, and although they would continue to be competitive for many years, success would be much harder to come by.
1980 and Beyond
Mönchengladbach's golden era ended in the 80's as the club had to sell many of its best players to keep its finances in order, and without talented coaches like Hennes Weisweiler and Udo LattekUdo Lattek
Udo Lattek is a former German football player and coach, and is now a television sportscaster....
it was not possible to stay on top. Even so, they managed to finish most seasons in the upper half of the league table and, in 1984, they were part of a four way race to the Bundesliga championship, finishing one point ahead of Bayern, and tied on points with Hamburg and champions Stuttgart, but behind on goal difference. That same season M'gladbach lost the German Cup final to Bayern on penalties.
The team's performance slipped significantly in the 90's and they found themselves struggling in the lower half of the Bundesliga table. They lost another German Cup on penalties – this time to Hannover – before winning their last honours to date with a 3–0 Cup win over Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the River Aller northeast of Braunschweig , and is mainly notable as the headquarters of Volkswagen AG...
in 1995. Finally, in 1999, they were relegated to 2.Bundesliga where they would spend two seasons. The club's return performance in the Bundesliga was uninspired as they remained mired in the bottom half of the league.
In 2004, M'Gladbach appointed Dick Advocaat
Dick Advocaat
Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat is a Dutch football manager and former player currently the manager of the Russia national football team.He has been moderately successful as a football player and as a coach, which included two stints with the Dutch national football team...
, who had guided the Dutch national team to the semi-finals of the Euro 2004 tournament and was a successful manager at Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
, as their new coach. However, he was unable to turn the team's fortunes and resigned in April of the following year. Former Mönchengladbach player and German international Horst Köppel
Horst Köppel
Horst Köppel is a German football manager and former player, who last worked as Head coach for FC Ingolstadt 04.-Player:* UEFA Euro 1972 winner.* European Cup runner-up: 1977.* UEFA Cup winner: 1975, 1979....
was appointed caretaker for the remaining five fixtures of the season. Köppel had managed the club's reserves since leaving Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
in June 2004. For the 2006/2007 season legendary Mönchengladbach player and coach Jupp Heynckes
Jupp Heynckes
Josef "Jupp" Heynckes is a German football coach and former player. As player he belonged to the core of the team of Borussia Mönchengladbach in its golden era of the 1960s and 1970s where he won many national championships and the Cup as well as the UEFA Cup...
was appointed as team coach.
Borussia has taken steps to improve their financial situation with the construction of a new state-of-the-art stadium called Borussia-Park
Borussia-Park
Borussia-Park in Mönchengladbach is the home stadium of German football Bundesliga team Borussia Mönchengladbach...
with a permitted capacity of 59,771 spectators (limited to 54,067 for Bundesliga games and to 46,249 for international games). The club had long been hindered by playing in a much smaller and older facility (Bökelberg, capacity 34,500) and with the opening of the new stadium in 2004 can look forward to increased revenues through higher ticket sales and the ability to host lucrative international matches.
On the 31st matchday of the 2006/2007 season Borussia Mönchengladbach were relegated from the Bundesliga after Arminia Bielefeld upset Werder Bremen 3–2 while Borussia lost 1–0 at home to VfB Stuttgart.
They were promoted back to the Bundesliga on the 32nd matchday of the 2007/2008 season after winning the match vs. SV Wehen
SV Wehen
SV Wehen Wiesbaden is a German association football club based in Wiesbaden, Hesse.-History:Since the beginning of the 07–08 season the club plays its homegames in nearby Wiesbaden and no longer in Taunusstein...
3–0.
Off the pitch, the fans have developed a bond with fans of Liverpool FC, having played against each other in a UEFA Cup final and a European Cup final in the 1970s. It is a friendship that is developing every year with supporters of Liverpool FC travelling to Mönchengladbach annually and vice-versa. After the Hillsborough disaster
Hillsborough disaster
The Hillsborough disaster was a human crush that occurred on 15 April 1989 at Hillsborough, a football stadium, the home of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. in Sheffield, England, resulting in the deaths of 96 people, and 766 being injured, all fans of Liverpool F.C....
, fans of Borussia Mönchengladbach donated a large sum of money for the Hillsborough fund. They also provided the opposition for Emlyn Hughes' Testimonial game at Anfield. Many "Borussen" wear Liverpool shirts and scarves in the "Nordkurve" (the BMG Kop) during home games.
Manager history
Hans Krätschmer (1946–49) Werner Sottong (1949–50) Heinz DitgensHeinz Ditgens
Heinz Ditgens was a German professional footballer who played club football for Borussia Mönchengladbach. He won three caps for the German national side between 1936 and 1938, participating at the 1936 Summer Olympics, and became Borussia Mönchengladbach's first ever international player in the...
and Paul Pohl (1950–51) Fritz Pliska (1951–53) Fritz Silken (1953–55) Klaus Dondorf (1955–57) Fritz Pliska (1957–60) Bernd Oles (1960–62) Fritz Langner (1962–64) Hennes Weisweiler
Hennes Weisweiler
Hans "Hennes" Weisweiler was a German football player and coach....
(1964–75) Udo Lattek
Udo Lattek
Udo Lattek is a former German football player and coach, and is now a television sportscaster....
(1975–79) Jupp Heynckes
Jupp Heynckes
Josef "Jupp" Heynckes is a German football coach and former player. As player he belonged to the core of the team of Borussia Mönchengladbach in its golden era of the 1960s and 1970s where he won many national championships and the Cup as well as the UEFA Cup...
(1979–87) Wolf Werner (1987–89) Gerd vom Bruch
Gerd vom Bruch
Gerd vom Bruch is a retired German football player and coach. He is currently a player agent.-External links:...
(1989–91) Jürgen Gelsdorf
Jürgen Gelsdorf
Jürgen Gelsdorf is a German football coach and former player who is currently youth teams coordinator at Bayer 04 Leverkusen.-External links:...
(1991–92)
Bernd Krauss
Bernd Krauss is a retired German-Austrian football player and later a football manager.He most recently was the manager of Austrian club SK Schwadorf.-Club career:...
(1992–96) Hannes Bongartz (1996–97) Norbert Meier
Norbert Meier
Norbert Meier is a German former football player. After his playing days were over, Meier became a manager and is now manager of Fortuna Düsseldorf.-Playing career:...
(1997–98) Friedel Rausch
Friedel Rausch
Friedel Rausch is a German football manager and former player.He moved from Meidericher SV to Schalke where he stayed until 1971 playing as a defender. After his retirement he became manager starting at his former club Schalke...
(1998) Rainer Bonhof
Rainer Bonhof
Rainer Bonhof is a former German footballer. He was a defensive midfielder or wing-back.-Playing career:...
(1998–99) Hans Meyer
Hans Meyer (football)
Hans Meyer Hans Meyer Hans Meyer (born 3 November 1942 in Briesen (today near Bílina, Czech Republic) is a German former football player and manager.- Coaching career :...
(1999–03) Ewald Lienen
Ewald Lienen
Ewald Lienen is a German former footballer and manager.-Playing career:Lienen began his professional career at Arminia Bielefeld of the 2.Bundesliga North in 1974. After three seasons, he moved up to the top flight with Borussia Mönchengladbach...
(2003) Holger Fach
Holger Fach
Holger Fach is a former German footballer and a current manager for Lokomotiv Astana. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he could also pitch in at centre back.-Football career:...
(2003–04) Dick Advocaat
Dick Advocaat
Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat is a Dutch football manager and former player currently the manager of the Russia national football team.He has been moderately successful as a football player and as a coach, which included two stints with the Dutch national football team...
(2004–05) Horst Köppel
Horst Köppel
Horst Köppel is a German football manager and former player, who last worked as Head coach for FC Ingolstadt 04.-Player:* UEFA Euro 1972 winner.* European Cup runner-up: 1977.* UEFA Cup winner: 1975, 1979....
(2005–06) Jupp Heynckes
Jupp Heynckes
Josef "Jupp" Heynckes is a German football coach and former player. As player he belonged to the core of the team of Borussia Mönchengladbach in its golden era of the 1960s and 1970s where he won many national championships and the Cup as well as the UEFA Cup...
(2006–07) Jos Luhukay
Jos Luhukay
Jos Luhukay is a Dutch football coach and former player.- Career as a player:He began his career at the age of 15 at his hometown club VVV-Venlo. In 1989, he went to play at SVV Schiedam, where he stayed until 1991...
(2007–08) Hans Meyer
Hans Meyer (football)
Hans Meyer Hans Meyer Hans Meyer (born 3 November 1942 in Briesen (today near Bílina, Czech Republic) is a German former football player and manager.- Coaching career :...
(2008–09) Michael Frontzeck
Michael Frontzeck
Michael Frontzeck is a German football coach and former footballer. For the Germany national football team, he earned 19 caps and was in the squad for Euro 1992.- Player career :...
(2009–2011) Lucien Favre
Lucien Favre
Lucien Favre is a football manager and former Swiss international player. He is the current head coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach.- Playing career :...
(2011–)
Players
For recent transfers, see List of German football transfers summer 2011 and List of German football transfers winter 2010–11.Current squad
As of 24 July 2011Out on loan
Honours
Borussia Mönchengladbachs five Bundesliga championships entitle the club to display two gold starsStar (football crest)
In association football, some national and club sides include one or more stars as part of the crest appearing on their shirt, to represent important trophies the team has previously won. Sometimes this is a unilateral decision by the team concerned rather than a privilege earned and sanctioned...
of the "Verdiente Meistervereine".
National
Bundesliga:- Winners (5): 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77
2-Bundesliga:
- Winners (1): 2007–08Second Fußball-Bundesliga 2007-08- Results :- Top scorers :- Stadia :-See also:* 1. Bundesliga 2007-08* Regionalliga 2007-08* German Cup 2007-08-External links:* * * *...
German Cup
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
:
- Winners (3): 1959–60DFB-Pokal 1959–60The DFB-Pokal 1959–60 was the 17th season of the competition. It began on 7 September 1960 and ended on 5 October 1960. 4 teams competed in the tournament of two rounds...
, 1972–73, 1994–95 - Runners-up (2): 1983–84DFB-Pokal 1983–84The DFB-Pokal 1983–84 was the 41st season of the competition. It began on 16 August 1983 and ended on 31 May 1984. In the final Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 8–7 on penalties to take their seventh title. It was the first time the cup final was decided by a penalty...
, 1991–92
German Supercup
DFB-Supercup
The DFL-Supercup is a match between the winner of the Bundesliga championship and the DFB-Pokal. In 1997, this was superseded by a league cup called DFB-Ligapokal. In 2008, although not officially sanctioned by the DFB, the match returned as the T-Home Supercup featuring Bundesliga champions FC...
:
- Winners (1): 1977 (Unofficial)
- Runners-up (1): 1995
German League Cup
DFB-Ligapokal
The DFB-Ligapokal, or German League Cup, was a German football competition that took place before the start of the Bundesliga season, featuring the top five teams of the previous Fußball-Bundesliga season and the winners of the DFB-Pokal in Germany...
:
- Runners-up (1): 1972-73
European
European Cup:- Runners-up (1): 1977
UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
:
International
Intercontinental CupIntercontinental Cup (football)
The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
:
- Runners-up (1): 1977
Kirin Cup
Kirin Cup
The Kirin Cup is an annual association football tournament sponsored in Japan by the Kirin Brewery Company. The host, Japan, is a participant in every edition. The tournament was founded in 1978 as an international club competition. From 1992 onwards the format was changed to a round robin national...
:
- Winners (1): 1978 (Shared with SE Palmeiras)
Other Trophies
Joan Gamper TrophyJoan Gamper Trophy
The Joan Gamper Trophy or Joan Gamper Cup is an annual friendly football competition held in August, before the start of Spanish club FC Barcelona's La Liga season. The competition is hosted by FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou stadium and is named in honour of Joan Gamper, a founding member, player,...
:
- Winners (1): 1972
Orange Trophy
Orange Trophy
The Orange Trophy is a currently discontinued friendly football tournament organized by Valencia CF first played in 1959.-1959:-1961:-1962:-1964:-1970:...
:
- Winners (1): 1977
Youth
German Under 17 Champions:- Winners (1): 1981
- Under 17 Bundesliga WestUnder 17 Bundesliga (football)The Under 17 Bundesliga is the highest level of play in German football for male juniors between the ages of 15 and 17. It was formed in 2007 and operates in three regional divisions with 14 clubs each...
- Winners (1): 2009
Records
Borussia Mönchengladbach's name is attached to a number of Bundesliga records:- Mönchengladbach has a fearsome record when it comes to laying a drubbing on other teams. On 29 April 1978 they beat Borussia Dortmund 12–0Borussia Mönchengladbach 12–0 Borussia DortmundOn 29 April 1978, the final match day of the 1977–78 Fußball-Bundesliga season, Borussia Mönchengladbach played Borussia Dortmund with the possibility of becoming Bundesliga champions. Knowing that if 1. FC Köln won their game away to FC St. Pauli, Borussia Mönchengladbach would have to win by a...
, the biggest winning margin ever in league history, as well as the most goals scored by a single side in a match. The Dortmund coach, Otto RehhagelOtto RehhagelOtto Rehhagel is a German football coach and former football player. Along with Helmut Schön, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Udo Lattek and Hennes Weisweiler, he is considered one of the most successful German managers....
, was not only immediately fired after the game, he also got the nickname "Torhagel" ("Goal hail"). They also hold second place in the category for beating Schalke 04 (11:0) on 7 January 1967, and third place for a pair of (10:0) victories over Eintracht BraunschweigEintracht BraunschweigEintracht Braunschweig is a German association football club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding members of the Bundesliga in 1963 and won the national title in 1967.-History:...
on 11 November 1984 and Borussia NeunkirchenBorussia NeunkirchenBorussia VfB Neunkirchen is a German association football club based in Neunkirchen, Saarland. The club SC Borussia Neunkirchen was founded out of the 1907 merger of FC 1905 Borussia and SC Neunkirchen.-History:...
on 4 November 1967.
- The most penalties in a match is 5 in a game played between M'gladbach and Dortmund on 9 November 1965.
- In 1961, Borussia became the first German side in the Cup Winners' CupUEFA Cup Winners' CupThe UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
. However, they were defeated by Rangers F.C.Rangers F.C.Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
of Glasgow in the quarterfinals with losses of 0–3 and 0–8. The quarterfinals were the first round then.
- On 20 October 1971 Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7:1 vs Inter Milan. But the match was cancelled due to an empty Coca-Cola tin can was thrown at Inter striker Roberto Boninsegna, who collapsed to the ground, supposedly hit by that tin (“Büchsenwurf vom Bökelberg”). Inter launched a protest against the result and the UEFA granted a re-match to be staged in Germany with Berlin's Olympiastadion chosen, which ended in a goalless draw.
Players' honours
For a list of every Borussia Mönchengladbach player with 50 or more appearances, see List of Borussia Mönchengladbach playersPlayers of the club achieved the following honours:
Player of the Year – Europe
- 1977:
Allan SimonsenAllan SimonsenAllan Rodenkam Simonsen is a former Danish footballer and manager. He most prominently played for German team Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for Barcelona from Spain, winning the 1982 Cup WInners' Cup... - 1986:
Igor BelanovIgor BelanovIhor Ivanovych Belanov is a retired Ukrainian footballer who played as a striker.He made a name for himself at Dynamo Kyiv, winning five major titles and being named European Footballer of the Year in 1986...
Player of the Year – Germany
- 1971:
Berti VogtsBerti VogtsHans-Hubert "Berti" Vogts is a German former footballer. He played for Borussia Mönchengladbach and won the World Cup with West Germany in 1974. He later managed Germany , Scotland and Nigeria...
- 1972: Günter NetzerGünter NetzerGünter Theodor Netzer is a former German football player and team general manager currently working in the media business. As a player, he was considered to be one of the greatest passers in the game's history...
- 1973: Günter Netzer
- 1979: Berti VogtsBerti VogtsHans-Hubert "Berti" Vogts is a German former footballer. He played for Borussia Mönchengladbach and won the World Cup with West Germany in 1974. He later managed Germany , Scotland and Nigeria...
- 1987: Uwe RahnUwe RahnUwe Rahn is a former German football player.Rahn played 318 Bundesliga matches in his professional career, scoring the majority of his 107 Bundesliga goals in his eight years at Borussia Mönchengladbach where he grew to a West Germany international and lifted the kicker-Torjägerkanone award for...
- 1990: Lothar MatthäusLothar MatthäusLothar Herbert Matthäus , is a German football manager and former player.In 1990, he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup...
- 1999: Lothar MatthäusLothar MatthäusLothar Herbert Matthäus , is a German football manager and former player.In 1990, he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup...
Player of the Year – Australia
- 1996:
Damian MoriDamian MoriDamian Mori is an Australian football player who is the top scorer for the Socceroos...
Player of the Year – Austria
- 1986:
Anton PolsterAnton PolsterAnton "Toni" Polster is a retired Austrian footballer. He is the all-time leading goalscorer for Austria and the singer of the Austrian band Achtung Liebe.-Club career:... - 1997: Anton PolsterAnton PolsterAnton "Toni" Polster is a retired Austrian footballer. He is the all-time leading goalscorer for Austria and the singer of the Austrian band Achtung Liebe.-Club career:...
Player of the Year – Belgium
- 2001:
Wesley SonckWesley SonckWesley Sonck is a Belgian football player, who currently plays as a striker for K. Lierse S.K. who signed him in August 2010 and the Belgium national football team. He played for KRC Genk in the Belgian First Division from where he joined AFC Ajax in 2003 for about £5 million...
Player of the Year – Denmark
- 1994: Thomas HelvegThomas HelvegThomas Lund Helveg is a former Danish professional Association football player who played as a defensive midfielder and defender for Odense Boldklub in the Danish Superliga, with whom he won the 1989 Danish championship...
Player of the Year – Sweden
- 1993:
Martin DahlinMartin DahlinMartin Nathaniel Dahlin is a former Swedish football player.-Early life:He is the son of an Afro-Venezuelan father, who was a musician, and a Swedish mother who both decided to name him after Martin Luther King. He was born in Uddevalla, but lived as a child in Lund.-Career:In 1988, he became the... - 1995: Patrik Andersson
- 2001: Patrik Andersson
Player of the Year – USA
- 1997:
Kasey KellerKasey KellerKasey Keller is a retired American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.... - 1999: Kasey KellerKasey KellerKasey Keller is a retired American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer....
- 2005: Kasey KellerKasey KellerKasey Keller is a retired American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer....
Bundesliga Top-Scorers
- 1974 – 30 Goals – Jupp HeynckesJupp HeynckesJosef "Jupp" Heynckes is a German football coach and former player. As player he belonged to the core of the team of Borussia Mönchengladbach in its golden era of the 1960s and 1970s where he won many national championships and the Cup as well as the UEFA Cup...
(jointly with Gerd MüllerGerd MüllerGerhard "Gerd" Müller is a former German football player and one of the most prolific goalscorers of all time.With national records of 68 goals in 62 international appearances, 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga games and the international record of 66 goals in 74 European Club games, he was one of the...
(FC Bayern München)) - 1975 – 29 Goals – Jupp HeynckesJupp HeynckesJosef "Jupp" Heynckes is a German football coach and former player. As player he belonged to the core of the team of Borussia Mönchengladbach in its golden era of the 1960s and 1970s where he won many national championships and the Cup as well as the UEFA Cup...
- 1987 – 24 Goals – Uwe RahnUwe RahnUwe Rahn is a former German football player.Rahn played 318 Bundesliga matches in his professional career, scoring the majority of his 107 Bundesliga goals in his eight years at Borussia Mönchengladbach where he grew to a West Germany international and lifted the kicker-Torjägerkanone award for...
- 1995 – 20 Goals – Heiko HerrlichHeiko HerrlichHeiko Herrlich is a German former football centre forward and the current manager of 3rd Liga club SpVgg Unterhaching.-Career:...
(jointly with Mario BaslerMario BaslerMario Basler is a German former football winger and current manager.- Career :...
(Werder Bremen))
Goal of the Year
- 1971: Ulrik Le FevreUlrik le FevreUlrik le Fevre is a Danish former professional football player and manager, and current FIFA-licensed player agent. He was an elegant and technichal left winger, who had a fierce shot. He played for Danish club Vejle Boldklub, German club Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Brugge in Belgium, and won...
- 1972: Günter NetzerGünter NetzerGünter Theodor Netzer is a former German football player and team general manager currently working in the media business. As a player, he was considered to be one of the greatest passers in the game's history...
- 1973: Günter Netzer
- 1978: Rainer BonhofRainer BonhofRainer Bonhof is a former German footballer. He was a defensive midfielder or wing-back.-Playing career:...
- 1979: Harald NickelHarald NickelHarald Nickel is a German former footballer.-References:**...
- 2005: Kasper Bögelund
- 2006: Oliver NeuvilleOliver NeuvilleOliver Patric Neuville is a retired German footballer who played as a striker.During an 18-year professional career, he played mainly for Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach , amassing Bundesliga totals of 334 games and 91 goals.Neuville gained almost 70 caps for the German national...
External links
- Official website
- fohlen-hautnah.de Supporter Magazine in German
- Seitenwahl.de Supporter Magazine in German
- The Abseits Guide to German Soccer
- Borussia-Park the team's new stadium
- Tactics and LineUps
- Monchengladbach statistics
- FohlenKommando
- Torfabrik