Borussia Mönchengladbach

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Borussia Mönchengladbach
Full name	Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach e.V.
Nickname(s)	Die Fohlen (The Foals) Die Borussen (The Borussians)
Short name	BM
Founded	1 August 1900
Ground	Stadion im Borussia-Park (Capacity: 54,057)
Chairman	Rolf Königs
Head Coach	Marco Rose
Current League	Bundesliga
2019-20	Bundesliga, 4th
Website	Club home page

Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach e.V., commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mönchengladbach or Gladbach, is a German football club in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. Founded in 1900, Borussia Mönchengladbach play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system, making their first appearance in the league during the 1965–66 season. Subsequently the club became one of Germany's best-known, best-supported, and most successful teams, winning the Bundesliga five times during the 1970s. The club has won five League titles, three DFB-Pokals, and two UEFA Europa League titles.

Since 2004, Borussia Mönchengladbach have played at Borussia-Park, having previously played at the Bökelbergstadion since 1919. The club's main rivals are FC Köln, against whom they contest the Rheinland Derby.

Players

Current squad

As of 6 February 2020

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK Yann Sommer (vice-captain) 4 DF Mamadou Doucouré 5 MF Tobias Strobl 6 MF Christoph Kramer 7 MF Patrick Herrmann 8 MF Denis Zakaria 10 FW Marcus Thuram 11 FW Raffael 13 FW Lars Stindl (captain) 14 FW Alassane Pléa 16 MF Ibrahima Traoré 17 DF Oscar Wendt 18 DF Stefan Lainer

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF Fabian Johnson 21 GK Tobias Sippel 22 MF László Bénes 23 MF Jonas Hofmann 24 DF Tony Jantschke 25 DF Ramy Bensebaini 26 FW Torben Müsel 28 DF Matthias Ginter 30 DF Nico Elvedi 31 GK Max Grün 32 MF Florian Neuhaus 36 FW Breel Embolo 37 MF Keanan Bennetts

Retired numbers

• 12 – the 12th man, dedicated to fans

Loans

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK Moritz Nicolas (on loan to Union Berlin until 30 June 2021) — DF Andreas Poulsen (on loan to Austria Vienna until 30 June 2020) — DF Louis Beyer (on loan to Hamburger SV until 30 June 2020)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF Michael Lang (on loan to Werder Bremen until 30 June 2020) — FW Julio Villalba (on loan to SC Rheindorf Altach until 30 June 2020)

Club alumni

Former players

Main article: Borussia Mönchengladbach players

Managers

Main article: Borussia Mönchengladbach managers

Honours

Domestic

Bundesliga:

• Winners: 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77
• Runners-up: 1973–74, 1977–78

2. Bundesliga:

• Winners: 2007–08

DFB-Pokal:

• Winners: 1959–60, 1972–73, 1994–95
• Runners-up: 1983–84, 1991–92

German Supercup:

• (Unofficial winners): 1977

European

European Cup:

• Runners-up: 1976–77

UEFA Cup:

• Winners: 1974–75, 1978–79
• Runners-up: 1972–73, 1979–80

International

Intercontinental Cup:

• Runners-up: 1977

Youth

German Under 17 Champions:

• Winners: 1981

Under 17 Bundesliga West

• Winners: 2009

Double

• 1974–75: League and UEFA Cup

External links

• Official website
• English language homepage
• Borussia-Park the team's new stadium
• tactics and line-ups
• Moenchengladbach statistics
• FohlenKommando
• Torfabrik
• Fussballreport

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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