Borussia Verein fur Leibesubungen 1900 and. V. Monchengladbach, popularly referred to as Borussia Monchengladbach Monchengladbach (also known as Gladbach or Gladbach (abbreviated to Borussia the MG BMG) (BMG) is a professional soccer club based within Monchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and is part of the Bundesliga, which is the highest level in German football. The club has been awarded five League titles as well as 3 DFB-Pokals as well as two UEFA Europa League championships.
Borussia Monchengladbach was established in the year 1900, with the name being derived from the Latinized version that was derived from the word Prussia that was a common term used by German clubs that were part of the old Kingdom of Prussia. The club joined the Bundesliga in the year 1965 and enjoyed the most of its success during the 1970s. In that time under the direction by Hennes Weisweiler and later Udo Lattek they won five league titles with Die Fohlen(The Colts) team. This term was used to describe the team as young and fast-paced. athletic style of play. Monchengladbach also took home 2 UEFA Cup titles during this time, and also reached the European Cup final in 1977..
Since 2004 Borussia Monchengladbach has played in Borussia-Park and previously played on Bokelbergstadion since 1919. Bokelbergstadion from 1919. Based on the number of members, Borussia Monchengladbach is the fifth-largest team in Germany with more than 75,000 members in 2016 and 93,000 by 2021. The main opponents of the club are 1. FC Koln, against whom they compete in their annual Rheinland Derby. Their secondary rivals include Borussia Dortmund, Fortuna Dusseldorf, and Bayer Leverkusen.
