Borussia Monchengladbach
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| Full name | Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach e.V. |
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| Nickname(s) |
Die Fohlen (The Foals) Die Borussen (The Borussians) A German Team |
| Founded | 1 August 1900 |
| Ground | Stadion im Borussia-Park |
| Capacity | 54,057 |
| President | Rolf Königs |
| Head coach | Dieter Hecking |
| League | Bundesliga |
| 2015–16 | 4th |
| Website | Club home page |
Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach e.V., commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (pronounced [boˈʁʊsi̯aː mœnçn̩ˈɡlatbax]),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.
Since 2004, Borussia Mönchengladbach have played at the 54,057 capacity Borussia-Park, having previously played at the smaller Bökelbergstadion since 1919. Borussia-Park is famous for its "Nordkurve" (or North stand), a single-tiered stand. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 75,000 members as of April 2016 and is the fifth largest club in Germany. Their main rivals are 1. FC Köln, who they compete against in the Rheinland Derby.
"Borussia" is a Latinized form of Prussia, a popular term for German clubs in the former Kingdom of Prussia. The club's nickname is Die Fohlen [diː ˈfoːlən] ("The Foals"), coined in the 1970s due to having a young team with a fast, aggressive playing style. They also frequently refer to themselves as Die Fohlenelf ("The Foals' Eleven"), a nickname displayed on their shirts. The official mascot of the club is the foal Jünter.
Borussia Mönchengladbach were formed as FC Borussia in 1900 in the Eicken district of Mönchengladbach. Borussia derives from the Latinized form of Prussia, the Kingdom in which Mönchengladbach was situated from 1815. By 1912, Die Borussen found themselves in the Verbandsliga, at the time the highest division the club could play in.
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