Borussia Mönchengladbach Colors, Facts and History

Borussia Mönchengladbach history

Started in 1900, the club took the name Borussia from a Latin form of Prussia, a popular choice for German teams in the old Kingdom of Prussia. Most people just say Gladbach, and the nickname Die Fohlen means The Foals, a fit for a club that won with young players.

Gladbach entered the Bundesliga in 1965 and peaked in the 1970s. Under Hennes Weisweiler and later Udo Lattek, a youthful squad played a quick, aggressive game and took five league titles and two UEFA Cups and reached the 1977 European Cup final. Add three DFB-Pokals and the honor roll is long. Home moved from the Bökelbergstadion, used since 1919, to Borussia-Park in 2004. Membership topped 75,000 in 2016 and reached 93,000 by 2021, fifth in Germany. The fiercest rival is 1. FC Köln in the Rhine derby, with Dortmund, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Leverkusen also on the list.

Did you know?

• Gladbach played at the Bökelbergstadion from 1919 until 2004.
• The name Borussia is a Latinized form of Prussia.
• Mönchengladbach reached the European Cup final in 1977.