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
The Foals rise
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.
The broken goalpost at Bökelberg
A goalpost breaks during Borussia's Bundesliga home game against SV Werder Bremen at 0–0.
The match is abandoned and later awarded 0–2 against Borussia; the match card shows that official result.
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
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.
12–0 Bundesliga record
Borussia beat Borussia Dortmund 12–0 at Düsseldorf's Rheinstadion.
It remains the Bundesliga's biggest win, although Cologne retain the title on goal difference.
Cup win, relegation and survival
First Bundesliga relegation confirmed
Werder's 1–0 win in their postponed match against Schalke confirms Gladbach's first Bundesliga relegation.
Bremen now have 32 points in 15th place, while Borussia have 20 and can reach only 29 from their three remaining games. Gladbach finish the season with 21 points in 18th place, their worst Bundesliga placing.
First Bundesliga home match at Borussia-Park
Gladbach play their first Bundesliga home match at the new arena against Borussia Dortmund.
The match ends 2–3.
Second Bundesliga relegation confirmed
Bielefeld's 3–2 win over SV Werder Bremen confirms Borussia's second Bundesliga relegation.
Gladbach have 25 points and can reach only 34 from three remaining games. Frankfurt and Aachen still have to play each other, ensuring that at least one of them will also exceed 34 points. Borussia later finish the season 18th again with 26 points.
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.
With 57 points and one match remaining, Gladbach can no longer be caught by the chasing teams. They finish the season fourth.
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.
Raffael scores both goals.
2025/26 ends in 12th place
Borussia end the 2025/26 Bundesliga season 12th after a 4–0 win over Hoffenheim.
The club finish 34 matches with 38 points and retain their top-flight place.
