The history of Borussia Mönchengladbach
Key milestones in the club's history, in chronological order.
The key milestones at a glance.
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Nicknames through the years Three names tell a story of near misses, late goals and an unbeaten season. Read the storiesClose the stories
Founding and early years
Borussia football club is founded
The Borussia 1900 M.-Gladbach football club is founded on August 1, 1900.
Merger creates VfTuR
Borussia joins Turnverein Germania 1889 to form VfTuR 1889 München-Gladbach.
First West German championship
Playing as VfTuR, Borussia beat Kölner BC 3–1 after extra time in the West German championship final in Neuss.
The Borussia name returns
The football section separates from the gymnastics association and resumes playing as Borussia VfL 1900.
A forced merger
The Nazi regime orders Borussia to merge with Sport-Club 1894 München-Gladbach.
Heinz Ditgens becomes an international
Heinz Ditgens becomes Borussia's first Germany international.
The present legal name
Since 1955 the club's legal name has been Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V.
The Foals rise
West German Cup winners
Borussia beat 1. FC Köln 3–1 in the West German Cup final.
First DFB-Pokal victory
Borussia beat Karlsruher SC 3–2 in the final.
Regionalliga West champions
A 5–2 win over Rot-Weiss Essen clinches the Regionalliga West championship with a match to spare.
Promotion to the Bundesliga
A 1–1 draw with Wormatia Worms completes Borussia's Bundesliga promotion round as group winners and sends the club into the top division for the first time.
First German championship
A 4–3 win over Hamburg secures Borussia's first German championship.
First Bundesliga title defence
A 4–1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt makes Borussia the first club to retain the Bundesliga title.
Championships and Europe
First UEFA Cup final
Borussia win the return leg against Liverpool 2–0 but lose the final 2–3 on aggregate.
Netzer settles the cup final
Borussia beat 1. FC Köln 2–1 after extra time.
Third German championship
Borussia Mönchengladbach2:0
Eintracht BraunschweigLocation: Mönchengladbach Stadium: BökelbergstadionA 2–0 win over Eintracht Braunschweig on the penultimate matchday secures Borussia's third German title in 1974/75.
Fourth German championship
Kickers Offenbach1:1Borussia MönchengladbachLocation: Offenbach am Main Stadium: Stadion am Bieberer BergA 1–1 draw at Kickers Offenbach secures the 1975/76 championship with a game to spare.
Three straight titles and a fifth crown
A 2–2 draw at Bayern completes three consecutive titles.
European Cup final in Rome
Borussia lose 1–3 to Liverpool in the Rome final.
12–0 Bundesliga record
Borussia beat Borussia Dortmund 12–0 at Düsseldorf's Rheinstadion.
Intercontinental Cup final
Representing Europe, Borussia draw the first leg 2–2 with Boca Juniors.
Second UEFA Cup victory
Allan Simonsen's penalty gives Borussia a 1–0 return-leg win against Red Star Belgrade.
Third UEFA Cup final
After a 3–2 home win, Borussia lose 0–1 away to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Cup win, relegation and survival
DFB-Pokal final against Bayern
Borussia draw 1–1 with Bayern Munich after extra time at Frankfurt's Waldstadion.
DFB-Pokal final against Hannover
Borussia return to the final at Berlin's Olympiastadion.
Third DFB-Pokal title
Borussia beat Wolfsburg 3–0 at Berlin's Olympiastadion.
First Bundesliga relegation confirmed
Werder's 1–0 win in their postponed match against Schalke confirms Gladbach's first Bundesliga relegation.
Return to the Bundesliga
A 3–0 win over Chemnitzer FC makes Borussia's Bundesliga return mathematically certain.
First Bundesliga home match at Borussia-Park
Gladbach play their first Bundesliga home match at the new arena against Borussia Dortmund.
Second Bundesliga relegation confirmed
Bielefeld's 3–2 win over SV Werder Bremen confirms Borussia's second Bundesliga relegation.
Immediate return to the top flight
A 3–0 win over SV Wehen Wiesbaden on Bundesliga 2 matchday 32 secures Borussia's immediate promotion.
Bundesliga 2 champions
A 3–2 win at SC Paderborn mathematically clinches the Bundesliga 2 championship on the final day.
Last-minute play-off victory
Borussia beat Bochum 1–0 in the first leg of the relegation play-off.
Bundesliga survival in Bochum
Marco Reus equalises in the second leg for a 1–1 draw.
A return to Europe
Champions League qualifying place secured
A 0–0 draw with Augsburg secures Borussia a top-four finish and at least a place in Champions League qualifying.
Third place and the Champions League
A 2–0 win at SV Werder Bremen secures Borussia third place in the Bundesliga and direct entry to the 2015/16 Champions League group stage.
First qualification for the Champions League round of 16
Real Madrid2:0
Borussia MönchengladbachMatch 1 · December 9, 2020 · Location: Madrid Stadium: Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano
Inter Milan0:0
Shakhtar DonetskMatch 2 · December 9, 2020 · Location: Milan Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe MeazzaBorussia qualify for the Champions League round of 16 for the first time despite losing 2–0 at Real Madrid, as Inter and Shakhtar Donetsk draw 0–0.
First Champions League round-of-16 match
Borussia play their first Champions League round-of-16 match.
Borussia turns 125
Borussia mark 125 years since their founding in 1900.
