For the 110th anniversary of the club, the club brought out a DVD on which the club's story is told in a 110-minute film. In the 1983–84 season Borussia played for the title. Helmut Beyer, who remained in office for 30 years, took over the responsibility of president that season and Helmut Grashoff took over as second chairman. After a 2–0 against Rheydt and two victories over Düsseldorf teams (4–1 against Britannia Düsseldorf, 4–1 against Union Düsseldorf), the first home game was held in Reyerhütterstraße against Preußen Krefeld. The club signed in the season 1968–69 their future coach Horst Köppel, who had already had first experiences in the national team, and from hitherto unknown amateur VfL Schwerte the then long-time goalkeeper Wolfgang Kleff and Hartwig Bleidick, Gerd Zimmermann and Winfried Schäfer, who played ten seasons at Borussia. As a consequence, the DFB obliged the clubs to provide a replacement for both goals. The team scored 2–1 victories over both Blitz Neuwerk and Germania Mönchengladbach and a 4–2 victory over Rheydt FC. In the 2019–20 Bundesliga, Mönchengladbach started the season well, and was on top of the league in December 2019, after defeating Bayern Munich 2–1. This saw the team play against the competitors of Wormatia Worms (Second in the Regionalliga Südwest), SSV Reutlingen (Second in the Regionalliga Süd) and Holstein Kiel (Champions in the Regionalliga Nord) in first and second matches. After a 0–2 loss at home against FC Eintracht Mönchengladbach, Borussia regained its footing, beating Viktoria Mönchengladbach 4–1 in an away game and drawing them 2–2 at home. On 17 November 1899, thirteen of these young men formed a new club, this time specifically focussed on association football, in the Zum Jägerhof pub. Finally, in 1999, Gladbach were relegated to 2. FC Köln in the Rheinland derby by a goal by Günter Netzer in 1973 to win their second DFB-Pokal. Mönchengladbach, This page was last edited on 10 April 2021, at 03:02. FC Viersen in the first round of the 1977–78 DFB-Pokal. They missed out on qualification to the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League after losing 4–3 on aggregate to Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv in the playoff round. Borussia competed in two relegation matches against the second league team VfL Bochum and were able to prevent relegation with a 1–0 at home and a 1–1 draw in Bochum.[40][41][42]. In total, Borussia played 18 games in the 1914–15 season, in spite of the logistical difficulties caused by the war. On 22 April 1987, Borussia lost against the Scottish representative Dundee United after defeat at home in Bökelberg in the UEFA Cup semi-final. Manchester City gegen Gladbach: Ort, Datum, Schiedsrichter. As a consequence of the descent, several top performers, including goalkeeper Robert Enke, defender Patrik Andersson and midfielder Karlheinz Pflipsen and Sebastian Deisler all left the club. The club has won five League titles, three DFB-Pokals, and two UEFA Europa League titles.[4]. For the first time in the Bundesliga first and second were tied after the end of the season. [10], In a step down from the previous season's outstanding performance, Borussia proved to struggle in the 1912–13 season. Die Fohlen were able to take some consolation in a 2–1 victory over 1. Eventually, Mönchengladbach resumed play in June 1946, gaining successive promotions to the Landesliga Niederrhein (the regional second tier) in 1949 and the top flight, the Oberliga West, in 1950. To add insult to injury, Cologne was back under the leadership of Hennes Weisweiler, the personified point of contention between both clubs. [17] He pressed Players not in a fixed game system, but promoted individualism and gave them considerable freedom on the field. In the 1973–74 season Jupp Heynckes' 30 goals made him the top-scorer in the Bundesliga, the first Borussia Monchengladbach player to be so. The club bought Peter Meyer and Peter Dietrich and thus compensated for the departure of seasoned players. The 77–78 season has become remembered in both club's collective memories: Although Mönchengladbach defeated Borussia Dortmund in the highest victory in Bundesliga history with a crushing 12–0, Cologne carried the championship with a 5–0 win over FC St. Pauli due to their slightly better goal difference (+45 versus +42 in Cologne's favour). [citation needed], In addition to celebrity fans like Theo Zwanziger, Wolfgang Thierse, Sven Ottke, Kai Ebel, Mickie Krause, Matthias Opdenhövel, Peer Steinbrück and Hannelore Kraft, there are fan clubs in many countries, as far as California, South Africa and New Zealand. [39] After the team had been in the last place in the table until the 30th match day, they achieved three wins in a row and reached after a 1–1 draw at the last game day 16th place, which allowed one last chance to remain in the league. [citation needed] They finished the 2014–15 Bundesliga season in third place, saving the club a place for direct qualification to the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage. M.Gladbach.[13]. Conversely, followers from Liverpool still use a visit to Mönchengladbach to symbolise the mutual fan friendship of both clubs. [8], Borussia's early years were faced with the problems typical for association football teams in the German Empire: the sport, only recently imported from the UK in the 1880s, was not yet institutionally accepted, and as a result there were logistical shortages of football fields, goals, changing rooms, and player equipment. Other Jubiläumstorschützen were Jupp Heynckes (500), Carsten Nielsen (1000), Uwe Rahn (1500) and Martin Dahlin (2000). In 1993, the club signed the players Heiko Herrlich and Patrik Andersson, and in 1994, Stefan Effenberg came back, who played for Borussia Mönchengladbach from 1987 to 1990. Borussia won against Borussia Dortmund 12–0 on the final day of the season, still the highest victory in the history of the Bundesliga. The anthem by Gerry & the Pacemakers, "You'll Never Walk Alone", which is sung by numerous clubs around Europe is frequently heard. Borussia was qualified for a promotion tournament to determine the team to be promoted to A class, but lost 0–6 to Viktoria Mönchengladbach. Antonia Raabe. In July 1962, Borussia signed Fritz Langner, who had won the West German championship in 1959 with Westfalia Herne, as their new coach. Eberl deutet an: Neuer Trainer steht schon fest – Schweigt Gladbach aus Respekt zur SGE? Borussia nonetheless entered the season with the clear goal to earn the district championship. On 3 March 1976, on Ash Wednesday, was the next sensational international appearance of Borussia. At home, the team won against Eintracht Frankfurt 3–2. Mönchengladbach enjoyed its first taste of the Bundesliga in the 1965–66 season, earning promotion alongside future powerhouse Bayern Munich. The club found itself in a tough group[43] together with Juventus, Manchester City and Sevilla and although they finished bottom of the group, they claimed a respectable points tally of five, claiming draws home and away against Juventus and defeating eventual Europa League winners Sevilla 4–2 at home. In the international arena, the season was disappointing despite two victories in the first round of the UEFA Cup against Arsenal. Der FC Bayern ist am Samstag wieder in der Bundesliga gefordert. Jupp Heynckes moved for the former record transfer fee of 275,000 DM to Hannover 96, Bernd Rupp moved to SV Werder Bremen, and Eintracht Braunschweig signed Gerhard Elfert. [15] They earned the nickname "foals" due to their low average age as well as their carefree and successful play. An Corona erkrankt! By contrast, there is a strong sporting rivalry between Mönchengladbach and the regional rival 1. The aftermath of the war interrupted the blossoming football of 1918–19, as only seven of Borussia's 14 planned games were held due to the occupation of the region by the Belgian Armed Forces. Manchester City hat keines seiner 5 Champions League-Spiele gegen Borussia Mönchengladbach verloren (S4 U1) und bei jedem der 4 Siege zumindest 2 Tore geschossen. Borussia would have been able to decide the championship in their favour had they won the match against 1. In the next season, 1964–65, the club signed the youngsters, Jupp Heynckes and Bernd Rupp, and some of the youth team joined the professional squad. It was Werner's release on 21 November 1989 that saw first premature dismissal of a coach at Borussia at all. As part of the celebrations, next to coach Hennes Weisweiler the following players were elected by Borussia supporters in the so-called century Elf: As goalkeeper Wolfgang Kleff, in defence Berti Vogts, Hans-Günter Bruns, Wilfried Hannes and Patrik Andersson, in midfield Rainer Bonhof, Stefan Effenberg, Herbert Wimmer and Günter Netzer and in attack Jupp Heynckes and Allan Simonsen. Bundesliga, where they would spend two seasons. In August 1960, Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated 1. Four points were missing for direct promotion. The first home game against SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin Borussia won 5–0. Borussia Mönchengladbach verliert gegen den FC Augsburg Foto: dpa/Matthias Balk Borussia Mönchengladbach hat seinen sportlichen Abwärtstrend in der Fußball-Bundesliga fortgesetzt. In the Bundesliga they succeeded after 16 years in getting.the first victory against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, but at the end of the preliminary round, the club were in last place. [7] Their secondary rivals include Borussia Dortmund, Fortuna Düsseldorf, and Bayer Leverkusen. Under coach Bernd Krauss, they managed a renewed connection to the Bundesliga top end. The commitment of Weisweiler as coach pointed the way for the sporting success of the club in the Bundesliga. With a home win against Hamburger SV on 30 April 1970, the 33rd Round of the season, Borussia were named as champions. However, the Domstädter won their last game 5:0 at FC St. Pauli: they had a better goal difference by three goals and so won the championship. Also in the season 2003–04 Borussia missed participation in the UEFA Cup. In 2004, Mönchengladbach appointed Dick Advocaat, who had guided the Netherlands national team to the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2004 and was a successful manager at Rangers, as their new coach. Die Ansteckungsrate (R-Wert) wird vom Robert-Koch-Institut (RKI) mit 0,82 angegeben (Vortag: 0,65). In the second leg (17 March 1976), which ended 1–1, the referee Leonardus van der Kroft did not recognise two Mönchengladbach goals, in the 68th minute a goal by Henning Jensen and in the 83rd minute by Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp. Due to the seasonally poor athletic performance, a merger of leaders from the local economy founded the initiative Borussia, which accused the club management of mismanagement. Borussia reached the final. The club's tenth anniversary had seen a record 143 registered members, up from 32 in 1906 and 75 in 1908. Udo Lattek, who came from the rival Bayern Munich, although he had already signed with Rot-Weiss Essen, took over the club in the 1975–76 season. After the DFB Cup match against the 1. [16] The achievement of the first place made promotion to the Bundesliga safe. Borussia subsequently moved to grounds near the Catholic graveyard, and finished fourth in the league. Also while under the Third Reich, Mönchengladbach's first ever international player was capped; Heinz Ditgens playing in a 9–0 win over Luxembourg for Germany in the 1936 Olympic Games. In the 1974–75 season Borussia laid the foundation for a feat previously unheard of in the Bundesliga. The club achieved its first major success in 1920, defeating Kölner BC 3–1 to win the 1920-1921 West German championship final. The first recorded game of this phase was a 5–0 over Rheydt SV on 15 August 1918, followed by the turnaround in the form of a 2–7 thrashing at the hands of Rheydt SV in the return fixture a week later. The club nominated Wolf Werner as the new coach. In the 2016–17 season, Borussia drew a difficult group in the Champions League, but managed to finish in third place above Celtic and qualify for the UEFA Europa League knockout phase. Bitte aktualisieren Sie Ihren Browser, um Ihren Besuch bei uns zu verbessern.✖, Sie sind offline und sehen daher eventuell veraltete Nachrichten.✖, Sie sind offline, bitte prüfen Sie Ihre Internetverbindung.✖, Daten konnten nicht für Offline-Nutzung gespeichert werden.✖, Daten wurden für Offline-Nutzung gespeichert.✖, Die von Ihnen aufgerufene Adressse ist leider nicht (mehr) verfügbar. As early as 1902, Borussia crossed international borders for the first time, losing 0–2 against Helmondia Helmond in the Netherlands before playing the Dutch team to a 1–1 draw at home. Once a foul must have preceded the goal, once the referee decided on offside, although it had been not indicated by the linesman. The head was a Telstar- style ball with eyes and black, curly hair. The club's fortunes immediately changed, as it won six-straight Bundesliga matches and eventually finishing the season in fourth position, earning qualification to the Champions League for a second successive season. Nobody in the world would have won against this team today. The team topped the Championship on the twelfth round of the season, with a victory over Werder Bremen and Eintracht Braunschweig, and retained that lead to the end of the season. In the 1984–85 season Borussia won 10–0 on Matchday 8 against Eintracht Braunschweig which is so far the last two-digit victory in Bundesliga history. 15.03.2021 – 10:30. [25] The nearest international final with Mönchengladbach participation took place on 7 May 1975. Their average age of 21.5 years was the lowest of all regional league teams. Fuji-Cup. Die Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach GmbH hat das Geschäftsjahr 2020 (1. Borussia made the hat-trick and won on 21 May 1977 for the third time in a row and for the fifth time overall the German championship title. On 7 May 1980 Borussia Mönchengladbach was again in a final for the UEFA Cup. It was the first season in a long time in which the club finished with a negative goal-difference. 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.[4]. Later, large-format posters with images of the players on the north and east sides were attached to the steel exterior of the stadium in Borussia Park. The Borussia finished the first season in the Bundesliga on the 13th place in the table. Regular play continued, after more than a year of absence, in the second class of the second district, against teams like FC Mönchengladbach II, FC Eintracht Mönchengladbach and various teams from Düsseldorf and Krefeld, among others. FC Köln in the West German Cup. Dezember 2020) mit einem Jahresfehlbetrag von 16,8 Millionen Euro abgeschlossen. In the 1980s, Borussia could no longer build on the titles of the past decade and fell behind of the former rival from Munich. In 1962–63, the club hoped in vain to join the circle of DFB clubs which would start next year in the newly founded Bundesliga. Notably, Mönchengladbach is more likely to win than FC Köln even in away matches (24–10–17 in Mönchengladbach's favour). On 28 July 2010 it was premiered in a cinema in Mönchengladbach. With a transfer fee of 1.15 million DM this was the hitherto most expensive new purchase. Whereas FC Mönchengladbach was decently established, young Borussia found it difficult to guarantee regular access to training grounds and equipment. [14] The proceeds from the transfer enabled Langner to rebuild the squad with the signing of players like Heinz Lowin, Heinz Crawatzo and Siegfried Burkhardt. Borussia received a 0–11 thrashing at the hands of Borussia Cologne in October 1903 in the away fixture, before somewhat improving the performance by losing 1–4 at home in the return game. The first Bundesliga match in the 1965–66 season took place away against Borussia Neunkirchen and ended 1–1, the first Bundesliga goal scorer was Gerhard Elfert. FSV Mainz 05 on 25 October 1994, a 6–4 win for Mönchengladbach, a fan friendship developed between Mainz and Borussia, which is now maintained by only a few supporters. Reporter Wilhelm August Hurtmanns coined the nickname in his articles in the Rheinische Post. The 1970s went down as the most successful in the club's history. Das macht Borussia Hoffnung, in dieser Saison vielleicht doch noch vor Fans spielen zu dürfen. Aside from a noteworthy 11–2 victory over rivals Rheydt SV, the season was another mediocre performance for Borussia. In the ninth edition of the Telekom Cup, Borussia had as early as January of the same year again to be content with the fourth and last place after a defeat on penalties against Werder Bremen and against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (pronounced [boˈʁʊsi̯aː mœnçn̩ˈɡlatbax]), Mönchengladbach or Gladbach (abbreviated as Borussia MG), is a professional football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that plays in the Bundesliga, the top flight of German football. Lattek did not succeed in offsetting these departures with appropriate new signings. FC Köln gegen Borussia Mönchengladbach – Oberliga West 1960/1961 – 14. The club signed with Berti Vogts and Heinz Wittmann, both players whose names should be closely linked to the sporting successes of Borussia. [47] The fans of Mönchengladbach collected 21,000 DM for the families of the 96 dead in the stadium disaster in Sheffield (1989) and presented it to Liverpool FC in 1991 in Mönchengladbach. [10] The new grounds was known as Stadion am Rosengarten. They were promoted back to the Bundesliga on the 32nd match-day of the 2007–08 season after winning the match against SV Wehen 3–0. After having won the district cup, Borussia competed for the third class federation cup against, among others, teams from Essen and Cologne, ultimately losing the title to Kölner FC 99. In Wolfgang Kneib, who came from SV Wiesbaden, Lattek found a safe substitute. Borussia continued playing local and regional opponents like Britannia Düsseldorf and BV Solingen. It is accompanied by the sonorous announcement "Tor für die Borussia", by Rolf Göttel, who worked as honorary announcer of Borussia in Bökelbergstadion for decades. Still, the team at times struggled against mightier opponents. Alles zu Borussia Mönchengladbach: News, Interviews, Hintergründe, Analysen und Kommentare rund um die Fohlen. In the 1986–87 season was again a coach change. Und wir wollen als BVB in die nächste Runde einziehen", sagte BVB-Trainer Terzic, der im … FC Mönchengladbach, founded six years earlier in 1894, quickly became Borussia's first rival. The match in front of 51,515 spectators in the Borussia Park Mönchengladbach was won 1–0.[50]. After the first round of the 1996–97 season, Borussia finished 17th place in the table. The following season, 2011–12, followed this up with a strong season in which they were for much of the year in contention for the championship and eventually finished in fourth place. Weeks later, the club won the DFB-Pokal, clinching their first national honours after defeating Karlsruher SC 3–2 in the final. In the first 23 years from 1964 to 1987 Borussia only had three instructors; Since the departure of Heynckes, Borussia had committed 16 new coaches until 2008, with the exception of interim solutions. With rapidly changing player lineups, Borussia contested the war cup (German: Kriegspokal), beating Düren 7–0. At the same time a rivalry developed with FC Bayern Munich, with which Borussia together ascended in 1965 to the Bundesliga. The 1961–62 season in the Oberliga ended again with Borussia in 13th place in the table. However, a shaky run of results in the second half of the season meant they ultimately finished in fourth place, 17 points behind champions Bayern. Dies ist das Ergebnis des vom Wirtschaftsprüfer geprüften Jahresabschlusses. After no goals had been scored in the regular season in Munich's Olympiastadion, Søren Lerby converted a penalty kick against Borussia goalkeeper Ulrich Sude in the 101st minute. As Wolfgang Kleff was injured, the club signed a new goalkeeper. Gladbach started into the higher league with significant issues, bringing Rheydt SpV only to a 2–2 at home before struggling with a crushing defeat in the 0–9 away fixture. After unsuccessful attempts at repair and no replacement goal could be set up, the referee stopped the game at the score of 1:1. Wir haben Sie daher auf unsere Homepage umgeleitet.✖, Eine neue Version von GladbachLIVE steht zur Verfügung:  ↻ Aktualisieren, Folgt Hütter in Gladbach auf Rose? Hier gibt es aktuelle News und Transfergerüchte zu Gladbach: Transfers, Aufstellungen, Spiele und Kommentare zu Borussia Mönchengladbach nur bei 90min. Hecking began with three wins in four Bundesliga matches as Borussia rose to ninth place and also earned a place in the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal. Borussia therefore qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1960–61, where they were defeated 11–0 on aggregate by the Scottish club, Rangers. Weisweiler is a central figure in both clubs' mythologies; the mascot of Cologne is named Hennes in his honour, whereas Mönchengladbach venerates Weisweiler as the coach of its "team of the century". 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That year, the A-Youth team won the West German championship with a squad that included future professional footballers, Jupp Heynckes and Herbert Laumen. In the European Champions Cup, Borussia Mönchengladbach played against Real Madrid, where now Günter Netzer and Paul Breitner were under contract, 2: 2. Weisweiler knew how to give the team tactical freedom and to promote the individual enthusiasm of the players. Matthäus subsequently joined Bayern Munich for a then-record fee of 2.25 million DM, leading some fans to question whether he had deliberately missed his penalty.[29]. [12], The decades-long struggle to find a usable locale to play continued, as De Kull was not yet ready to be used. FC Köln the upper hand and "overwintered" after a final 3–1 home win against Hamburger SV to half-time as sixth with 28 points from eight wins, four draws and five defeats. On the final day of the season succeeded a 2–0 away win at VfL Wolfsburg; Karlsruher SC lost to Hansa Rostock and went down due to the worse goal difference. The first round of the DFB Cup 2017–18 was able to make Borussia victorious. The season forced Borussia to once again move the playing ground, after the Schweizerhaus grounds were deemed to dangerous in response to complaints by opposing teams. Further honours would have to wait a decade. On 12 June 1976 Mönchengladbach won a fourth league title. By contrast, the financial data in the 2017 financial year was more positive. After a shaky start including a 1–4 friendly game loss to Borussia Düsseldorf, Borussia found its footing in the league, and briefly rivalled Krefeld for the first place in January 1916. Although Mönchengladbach lost the 1977 final of the European Cup to Liverpool in Rome(25 May 1977), they also made four appearances in the UEFA Cup with wins in 1975 and 1979 against losses in 1973 and 1980. Former Mönchengladbach player and German international Horst Köppel was appointed caretaker for the remaining five fixtures of the season. He was taken with the style of Borussia and wrote that they would play like young foals. Games at the new grounds go well, with a 5–1 win over Borussia Köln, which had inflicted a painful 0–11 loss on Borussia in 1903, as well as a 5–3 against Rheydt. Borussia Mönchengladbach gave away a 5–1 win over Real Madrid on 27 November 1985 in Düsseldorf (11 December 1985) when the club lost 4–0 in Madrid and dropped out of the UEFA Cup. On 8 January 1905, Borussia additionally scored a respectable 1–0 win over its city rival FC Mönchengladbach, albeit only against the third team, confirming an earlier 6–1 win over FC Mönchengladbach on 26 December 1904. Borussia ended the season in sixth place in the league, at eight wins, two draws and eight losses. Rangers won 3–0 in Germany and 8–0 in Glasgow. Ultimately, Borussia finished second in the league. Borussia gibt Geschäftsergebnis 2020 bekannt. The team stayed on the attack, and matched Bayern's achievement, with three consecutive titles from 1975 to 1977. Mönchengladbach wird zur Modell-Kommune für Öffnungsschritte aus dem Shutdown. In Deutschland sind jetzt mindestens 15,2 Prozent der Bevölkerung mindestens einmal gegen Covid-19 geimpft worden. On Matchday 17, the "foals" topped the league table and did not relinquish the league lead until winning the championship on 14 June 1975. [11], In March 1914, the club purchased De Kull, a decommissioned gravel pit and the grounds on which the later Bökelbergstadion would be built. Due to the good goal difference, the team was able to complete the season on the eighth place in the table. The team remained until the end of the season in 18th place. They chose the word Borussia (Latin: "Prussia") as their association's new title, although this was not yet the club's official founding. The team joined the Bundesliga in 1965, and saw the majority of its success in the 1970s, where, under the guidance of Hennes Weisweiler and then Udo Lattek, they captured five league championships with Die Fohlen [diː ˈfoːlən] (The Colts) team; a term coined as the squad were young with a fast, aggressive playing style. Bayern took first blood in the struggle for supremacy between the two: winning the Bundesliga championship in 1969. [8], Ultimately, Borussia acquired a patch of land on Reyerhütterstraße in Mönchengladbach to enable organized play, at a time when the growing spread of football made it more and more of a hassle in terms of property damage and noise pollution. [15] By April 1965, the team had won the Regionalliga West and thus secured the participation in the Bundesliga promotion round in Group 1. In the second leg on 21 May 1980 Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 against Borussia Mönchengladbach and secured the trophy due to the larger number of away goals scored. But Borussia was skipped for promotion regardless; the club was once again assigned to the second class (now called B-Klasse) as result of a league reform.