Borussia Mönchengladbach

1) Club Overview

Borussia Mönchengladbach, better known as just Gladbach, is a professional football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The club competes in the Bundesliga, the top flight of German football. Nicknamed “Die Fohlen” (The Foals), Borussia Mönchengladbach has a rich history and a passionate fan base.

2) Name, Nickname, Slogan & Home Ground

• Name: Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach
• Nickname: Die Fohlen (The Foals)
• Home Ground: Borussia-Park (Capacity: 54,057)

3) History

The club was founded in 1900, with its name derived from a Latinized form of Prussia. The team joined the Bundesliga in 1965 and saw the majority of its success in the 1970s. Under the guidance of coaches like Hennes Weisweiler and Udo Lattek, Gladbach won the Bundesliga five times, the UEFA Cup twice, and reached a European Cup final in 1977.

4) Achievements

• German Championships: Five
• DFB-Pokals: Three
• UEFA Cup Titles: Two

5) Biggest Rivalry/Derby

The club’s main rivals are 1. FC Köln, with whom they contest the Rheinland Derby. Their secondary rivals include Borussia Dortmund, Fortuna Düsseldorf, and Bayer Leverkusen.

6) Biggest Wins

• Official: Borussia Mönchengladbach 12–0 Borussia Dortmund (Düsseldorf, Germany; 29 April 1978)
• Unofficial: Borussia Mönchengladbach 21–4 Vatican City (Mönchengladbach, Germany; 13 August 2016)

7) Biggest Loss

The club suffered their heaviest ever German Cup defeat, losing 0–5 to Bayern Munich ¹.

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