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NICKNAME – Die Fohlen (The Foals)
FOUNDED – 1900
LOCATED IN – Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia
STADIUM – Borussia-Park
BY BUS – 15 minutes from Gladbach Train Station (Line 17 or shuttle)
CAPACITY – 54,057
PROMOTED – 2008
BEST LEAGUE FINISH – Winners (5 times)
BEST DFB POKAL RUN – Winners (3 times)
BEST EC/CL FINISH – Runners Up (1976/1977)
BEST UC/EL FINISH – Winners (Twice)
BEST CWC FINISH – SF (1973/1974)
RECORD GOALSCORER – Jupp Heynckes (292)
2022/2023 FINISH – 10th
FIVE FACTS ABOUT BORUSSIA MÖNCHENGLADBACH
1. “Borussia” is a Latinised version of “Prussia”.
2. They picked up the nickname of The Foals thanks to the young and pacy side they fielded in the 1970s.
3. During this decade, the Foals won 5 Bundesliga titles, 1 German Cup and 2 UEFA Cups, reaching 5 European finals in the process.
4. 1. FC Köln are their main rivals in the region, but they also fight out the “Borussengipfel” with Dortmund.
5. They recorded the largest ever win in Bundesliga history in a final day Borussia derby in 1978. Needing a swing of 10 on goal difference to move past Köln, they won 12-0, only for Köln to win their fixture 5-0 and take the championship.
FIVE FACTS ABOUT MÖNCHENGLADBACH
1. It was formerly known as München Gladbach, but changed to Mönchen Gladbach then Mönchengladbach to avoid confusion with the city in Bayern.
2. Confusingly, it contains two ‘main’ railway stations, as it used to be two distinct cities (Rheydt and Gladbach).
3. Lying close to the Dutch border, it nearly became a part of the Netherlands after World War II.
4. The headquarters of the British Armed Forces in Germany were based here until 2013.
5. You could have a cardboard version of yourself placed in the stadium to “support the team” for 19 Euros while games went on behind closed doors due to coronavirus.
INTERESTING VIDEO LINKS
Goal music
“Elf vom Niederrhein”
“Die Seele brennt”
A look around Mönchengladbach
OTHER GERMAN TEAMS
Arminia Bielefeld, Augsburg, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Bochum, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia MG, Darmstadt, Eintracht Frankfurt, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Freiburg, Greuther Fürth, Heidenheim, Hertha Berlin, Hoffenheim, Köln, Leipzig, Mainz, Paderborn, Schalke, Stuttgart, Union Berlin, Werder Bremen, Wolfsburg