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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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
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 victory takes them into the German championship finals.
The Foals rise
West German Cup winners
Borussia beat 1. FC Köln 3–1 in the West German Cup final.
The regional cup triumph takes the club into the DFB-Pokal.
First DFB-Pokal victory
Borussia beat Karlsruher SC 3–2 in the final.
Albert Brülls scores the winner at Düsseldorf's Rheinstadion.
Regionalliga West champions
A 5–2 win over Rot-Weiss Essen clinches the Regionalliga West championship with a match to spare.
Borussia's 51 points are beyond Alemannia Aachen's reach; the Bundesliga promotion round follows.
First German championship
A 4–3 win over Hamburg secures Borussia's first German championship.
The Foals finish the 1969/70 season ahead of Bayern Munich.
First Bundesliga title defence
A 4–1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt makes Borussia the first club to retain the Bundesliga title.
Günter Netzer and Jupp Heynckes score at the Waldstadion.
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.
Third German championship
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Eintracht BraunschweigLocation: Mönchengladbach Stadium: BökelbergstadionA 2–0 win over Eintracht Braunschweig on the penultimate matchday secures Borussia's third German title in 1974/75.
It is Hennes Weisweiler's final season at Gladbach.
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.
Under Udo Lattek, Borussia remain on top.
Three straight titles and a fifth crown
A 2–2 draw at Bayern completes three consecutive titles.
With five Bundesliga championships, Borussia are then the competition's record champions.
Second UEFA Cup victory
Allan Simonsen's penalty gives Borussia a 1–0 return-leg win against Red Star Belgrade.
After a 1–1 first leg, Borussia lift the UEFA Cup for the second time.
Cup win, relegation and survival
Third DFB-Pokal title
Borussia beat Wolfsburg 3–0 at Berlin's Olympiastadion.
The third DFB-Pokal remains the club's most recent major trophy.
Bundesliga 2 champions
A 3–2 win at SC Paderborn mathematically clinches the Bundesliga 2 championship on the final day.
Before the match, 1. FC Köln could still have drawn level on points. The competition's own championship shield is first awarded from 2008/09.
