The history of Borussia Mönchengladbach
Milestones and background from the club's history, in chronological order.
More milestones and background for each event.
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Competitions
Nicknames through the years Three names tell a story of near misses, late goals and an unbeaten season. Read the storiesClose the stories
The Foals rise
The 7–1 win over Inter is annulled
Borussia beat Inter Milan 7–1 on the pitch.
Following the can-throwing incident, the European Cup match is annulled and replayed.
Championships and Europe
First UEFA Cup final
Borussia win the return leg against Liverpool 2–0 but lose the final 2–3 on aggregate.
The Bökelberg match follows a 0–3 defeat in Liverpool.
European Cup final in Rome
Borussia lose 1–3 to Liverpool in the Rome final.
Allan Simonsen briefly equalises; it remains the club's only appearance in this final.
Intercontinental Cup final
Representing Europe, Borussia draw the first leg 2–2 with Boca Juniors.
They lose the return leg 0–3 at Karlsruhe's Wildparkstadion, and Boca win the 1977 Intercontinental Cup.
Third UEFA Cup final
After a 3–2 home win, Borussia lose 0–1 away to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Frankfurt take the UEFA Cup on away goals.
Cup win, relegation and survival
DFB-Pokal final against Bayern
Borussia draw 1–1 with Bayern Munich after extra time at Frankfurt's Waldstadion.
Gladbach lose the penalty shoot-out 6–7.
DFB-Pokal final against Hannover
Borussia return to the final at Berlin's Olympiastadion.
The match against second-tier Hannover 96 remains 0–0 after extra time; Gladbach lose the shoot-out 3–4.
