Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Full name
Borussia VfL 1900
Mönchengladbach e.V.
Nicknames
Die Fohlen
(The Foals)
Die Borussen
(The Borussians)
Founded
1 August 1900
Ground
Stadion im Borussia-Park
Capacity
54,057
President
Rolf Königs
Head coach
André Schubert
League
Bundesliga
2014-15
3rd
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.
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 60,000 members as of September 2013 and is the fifth largest club in Germany.
Their main rivals are 1. FC Köln.
"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 (The Foals), coined in the 1970s due to having a young team with a fast, aggressive playing style.
The official mascot of the club is the foal Jünter.
Players
Mohamed Salah becomes the joint most expensive African player.
Traore joined Monchengladbach in 2014.
Gabon's Aubameyang ends Bundesliga season as top scorer
Salomon Kalou went to Hertha Berlin from Lille in 2014.
German Antoine Hey has been appointed as the new head coach of Rwanda.
Nabil Bentaleb has scored five times in 27 appearances for Schalke.
Gabon's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang marks his return.
Ousman Manneh made his Bundesliga debut on 21 September.
Tottenham loan Algerian midfielder Nabil Bentaleb to Schalke.
Gernot Rohr previously coached Gabon, Niger and Burkina Faso.
