The history of Borussia Mönchengladbach
Milestones and background from the club's history, in chronological order.
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1900–1959
Founding and early years
Heinz Ditgens becomes an international
Heinz Ditgens becomes Borussia's first Germany international.
He appears at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
1972–1980
Championships and Europe
Netzer settles the cup final
Borussia beat 1. FC Köln 2–1 after extra time.
Günter Netzer scores the winner at the Rheinstadion to claim the club's second DFB-Pokal.
Since 2012
A return to Europe
Comeback in Florence
After a 0–1 first-leg loss and a 0–2 deficit in Florence, Borussia win 4–2.
Lars Stindl's hat-trick takes the team into the Europa League round of 16.




