Borussia Mönchengladbach Quiz
How well do you know Gladbach? From the Bökelberg and Weisweiler's Fohlenelf to Reus, ter Stegen and the 2020-21 Champions League run. Test yourself.
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Gladbach's 2020-21 Champions League run ended in the round of 16, with both legs played in Budapest. Who knocked them out?
WhyManchester City won both legs 2-0. COVID travel rules moved both games to the Puskás Aréna in Budapest. -
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Marco Reus left Gladbach in summer 2012, after a season in which they finished fourth in the Bundesliga. Which club did he join?
WhyReus returned to Borussia Dortmund, where he had been a youth player, after Dortmund met his release clause. -
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Stefan Effenberg returned to Gladbach in 1994 from which Italian club?
WhyEffenberg spent 1992 to 1994 in Italy, then rejoined Gladbach and helped them win the 1995 DFB-Pokal. -
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Who managed Gladbach to promotion back to the Bundesliga in 2001?
WhyHans Meyer took over in 1999 and won promotion from the 2. Bundesliga in 2000-01. -
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Who was Gladbach's coach when they won the 1995 DFB-Pokal?
WhyBernd Krauss led the side that beat Wolfsburg 3-0. Meyer, Rausch and Bonhof all coached Gladbach later. -
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Which coach built the young 'Fohlenelf' side that took Gladbach into the Bundesliga in 1965?
WhyHennes Weisweiler took over in 1964. His young team, the 'Foals', went on to win the club's first league titles in the 1970s. -
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Gladbach survived the 2011 relegation play-off, winning 1-0 at home and drawing 1-1 away. Which 2. Bundesliga club did they beat?
WhyIgor de Camargo scored the only goal of the home leg against VfL Bochum, and a 1-1 draw in Bochum kept Gladbach up. -
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Gladbach's first major trophy was the 1960 DFB-Pokal. Which club did they beat 3-2 in the final?
WhyBorussia beat Karlsruher SC 3-2 in the 1960 final in Düsseldorf, the club's first major honour. -
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Marco Rose became Gladbach manager in summer 2019, arriving from which club?
WhyRose came from Red Bull Salzburg, where he had won the Austrian title. He left Gladbach for Dortmund in 2021. -
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Gladbach signed Granit Xhaka in 2012 from which Swiss club?
WhyXhaka came from Basel in 2012 and was sold to Arsenal in 2016. -
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Who coached Gladbach to the 2. Bundesliga title in 2007-08?
WhyJos Luhukay won the second-tier title at the first attempt after the 2007 relegation. -
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In November 2020, Gladbach won 6-0 away from home in the Champions League group stage, with Alassane Pléa scoring a hat-trick. Who were the opponents?
WhyGladbach thrashed Shakhtar Donetsk 6-0 in Kyiv on 3 November 2020, with Pléa scoring three. -
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Marco Reus joined Gladbach in 2009 from which club?
WhyReus moved from Rot Weiss Ahlen in 2009, then left for his hometown club in 2012. -
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In the 2016-17 Europa League round of 32, Gladbach lost the home leg 0-1 but then won 4-2 away, with Lars Stindl scoring a hat-trick. Who were the opponents?
WhyGladbach came from 2-0 down in Florence to win 4-2. Stindl scored three and Andreas Christensen got the fourth. -
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Adi Hütter, Gladbach manager for the 2021-22 season, joined from which Bundesliga club?
WhyGladbach triggered Hütter's release clause. He lasted one season at Borussia-Park. -
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Gladbach won the 1995 DFB-Pokal final 3-0 in Berlin. Which club did they beat?
WhyMartin Dahlin, Stefan Effenberg and Heiko Herrlich scored against VfL Wolfsburg, then a 2. Bundesliga side. -
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After finishing fourth in 2011-12, Gladbach lost a Champions League play-off in August 2012. Who beat them?
WhyDynamo Kyiv won 3-1 in Mönchengladbach. Gladbach's 2-1 win in Kyiv was not enough, so they went out 4-3 on aggregate. -
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In the 2016-17 Europa League round of 16, Gladbach went out on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate draw with which Bundesliga club?
WhyThe legs finished 1-1 in Gelsenkirchen and 2-2 at Borussia-Park, so Schalke went through on away goals. -
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Christoph Kramer started the 2014 World Cup final while on loan at Gladbach. Which club owned him at the time?
WhyKramer was on loan from Bayer Leverkusen from 2013 to 2015. Gladbach signed him permanently in 2016. -
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Gladbach lost the 1992 DFB-Pokal final on penalties after a 0-0 draw. Who beat them?
WhyHannover 96, then a 2. Bundesliga side, won the shoot-out 4-3, the first second-tier club to win the cup. -
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Günter Netzer came off the bench to score the extra-time winner for Gladbach in the 1973 DFB-Pokal final. Who were the opponents?
WhyGladbach beat 1. FC Köln 2-1 after extra time. It was Netzer's last game for the club before he joined Real Madrid. -
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Gladbach lost the 1980 UEFA Cup final on away goals to which other West German club?
WhyGladbach won the first leg 3-2 at home but lost the second leg 1-0, and the trophy went the other way on away goals. -
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In which season were Gladbach relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time?
WhyGladbach finished bottom in 1998-99, their first relegation since joining the Bundesliga in 1965. Their second came in 2006-07. -
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Marcus Thuram joined Gladbach in summer 2019 from which French club?
WhyThuram came from Guingamp, who had just been relegated from Ligue 1. He left for Inter on a free transfer in 2023. -
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Lucien Favre, who led Gladbach to third place in 2014-15, had earlier managed which other Bundesliga club?
WhyFavre managed Hertha BSC from 2007 to 2009 before taking over at Gladbach in February 2011. -
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Gladbach won promotion to the Bundesliga in 1965. Which other club was promoted through the same promotion round that year?
WhyGladbach and Bayern Munich both came up in 1965. Dortmund, Bremen and Köln were founder members of the Bundesliga in 1963. -
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In summer 2018, Gladbach paid a then-club-record fee, reported at around €23m, to sign striker Alassane Pléa from which club?
WhyPléa arrived from OGC Nice. Most outlets reported the fee as €23m, a club record when he signed. -
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Lucien Favre replaced which coach at Gladbach in February 2011, with the club bottom of the Bundesliga?
WhyMichael Frontzeck was sacked in February 2011. Favre then kept the club up through the relegation play-off. -
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In which year was the club that became Borussia Mönchengladbach founded?
WhyThe club was founded on 1 August 1900 as FC Borussia 1900 München-Gladbach. -
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In 2014, Gladbach's academy-graduate goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen left the club for which side?
WhyTer Stegen joined Barcelona in summer 2014, and Gladbach replaced him with Yann Sommer. -
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Before moving to Borussia-Park in 2004, at which ground did Gladbach play their home games?
WhyGladbach played at the Bökelberg from 1919 until 2004, when they moved to the new Borussia-Park. -
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Gladbach lost the 1977 European Cup final in Rome. Which club beat them?
WhyLiverpool won 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico, their first European Cup.
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The club that became Borussia Mönchengladbach was founded on 1 August 1900 as FC Borussia 1900 München-Gladbach. From 1919 Gladbach played at the Bökelberg. In 2004 they moved to the new Borussia-Park. Their first major honour was the 1960 DFB-Pokal, won 3-2 against Karlsruher SC in the final in Düsseldorf.
Hennes Weisweiler took over in 1964 and built a young side known as the Fohlenelf, or the Foals. They won promotion to the Bundesliga in 1965, and Bayern Munich came up the same year. That team went on to win the club's first league titles in the 1970s. In the 1973 DFB-Pokal final, Günter Netzer came off the bench and scored the extra-time winner in a 2-1 win over 1. FC Köln. It was his last game for the club before he joined Real Madrid. Gladbach also reached two European finals. They lost the 1977 European Cup final 3-1 to Liverpool in Rome, and they lost the 1980 UEFA Cup final to Eintracht Frankfurt on away goals.
The 1990s and 2000s brought highs and lows. In the 1992 DFB-Pokal final, Gladbach drew 0-0 with Hannover 96, then a 2. Bundesliga side, and lost the shoot-out 4-3. Three years later, Bernd Krauss's team beat VfL Wolfsburg 3-0 in Berlin to win the 1995 DFB-Pokal. Stefan Effenberg, back from Fiorentina, scored in that final along with Martin Dahlin and Heiko Herrlich. In 1998-99 Gladbach were relegated for the first time. Hans Meyer took them back up in 2000-01. A second relegation followed in 2006-07, and Jos Luhukay won the 2. Bundesliga title at the first attempt in 2007-08.
In February 2011 Lucien Favre replaced Michael Frontzeck with Gladbach bottom of the Bundesliga. His side stayed up by beating VfL Bochum in the relegation play-off. The next season they finished fourth, and Marco Reus then left for Borussia Dortmund. In 2014 Marc-André ter Stegen, who came through the academy, joined Barcelona, and Yann Sommer arrived from Basel to replace him. Favre's team finished third in 2014-15. In 2018 the club signed Alassane Pléa from Nice for a then-record fee reported at around €23m. In November 2020 Pléa scored a hat-trick in a 6-0 Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk in Kyiv. That campaign ended in the round of 16 against Manchester City, with both legs played in Budapest.
Borussia Mönchengladbach quiz answers, explained
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Gladbach's 2020-21 Champions League run ended in the round of 16, with both legs played in Budapest. Who knocked them out?
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Manchester City. Manchester City won both legs 2-0. COVID travel rules moved both games to the Puskás Aréna in Budapest.
Marco Reus left Gladbach in summer 2012, after a season in which they finished fourth in the Bundesliga. Which club did he join?
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Borussia Dortmund. Reus returned to Borussia Dortmund, where he had been a youth player, after Dortmund met his release clause.
Stefan Effenberg returned to Gladbach in 1994 from which Italian club?
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Fiorentina. Effenberg spent 1992 to 1994 in Italy, then rejoined Gladbach and helped them win the 1995 DFB-Pokal.
Who managed Gladbach to promotion back to the Bundesliga in 2001?
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Hans Meyer. Hans Meyer took over in 1999 and won promotion from the 2. Bundesliga in 2000-01.
Who was Gladbach's coach when they won the 1995 DFB-Pokal?
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Bernd Krauss. Bernd Krauss led the side that beat Wolfsburg 3-0. Meyer, Rausch and Bonhof all coached Gladbach later.
Which coach built the young 'Fohlenelf' side that took Gladbach into the Bundesliga in 1965?
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Hennes Weisweiler. Hennes Weisweiler took over in 1964. His young team, the 'Foals', went on to win the club's first league titles in the 1970s.
Gladbach survived the 2011 relegation play-off, winning 1-0 at home and drawing 1-1 away. Which 2. Bundesliga club did they beat?
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VfL Bochum. Igor de Camargo scored the only goal of the home leg against VfL Bochum, and a 1-1 draw in Bochum kept Gladbach up.
Gladbach's first major trophy was the 1960 DFB-Pokal. Which club did they beat 3-2 in the final?
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Karlsruher SC. Borussia beat Karlsruher SC 3-2 in the 1960 final in Düsseldorf, the club's first major honour.
Marco Rose became Gladbach manager in summer 2019, arriving from which club?
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Red Bull Salzburg. Rose came from Red Bull Salzburg, where he had won the Austrian title. He left Gladbach for Dortmund in 2021.
Gladbach signed Granit Xhaka in 2012 from which Swiss club?
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Basel. Xhaka came from Basel in 2012 and was sold to Arsenal in 2016.
Who coached Gladbach to the 2. Bundesliga title in 2007-08?
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Jos Luhukay. Jos Luhukay won the second-tier title at the first attempt after the 2007 relegation.
In November 2020, Gladbach won 6-0 away from home in the Champions League group stage, with Alassane Pléa scoring a hat-trick. Who were the opponents?
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Shakhtar Donetsk. Gladbach thrashed Shakhtar Donetsk 6-0 in Kyiv on 3 November 2020, with Pléa scoring three.
Marco Reus joined Gladbach in 2009 from which club?
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Rot Weiss Ahlen. Reus moved from Rot Weiss Ahlen in 2009, then left for his hometown club in 2012.
In the 2016-17 Europa League round of 32, Gladbach lost the home leg 0-1 but then won 4-2 away, with Lars Stindl scoring a hat-trick. Who were the opponents?
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Fiorentina. Gladbach came from 2-0 down in Florence to win 4-2. Stindl scored three and Andreas Christensen got the fourth.
Adi Hütter, Gladbach manager for the 2021-22 season, joined from which Bundesliga club?
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Eintracht Frankfurt. Gladbach triggered Hütter's release clause. He lasted one season at Borussia-Park.
Gladbach won the 1995 DFB-Pokal final 3-0 in Berlin. Which club did they beat?
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VfL Wolfsburg. Martin Dahlin, Stefan Effenberg and Heiko Herrlich scored against VfL Wolfsburg, then a 2. Bundesliga side.
After finishing fourth in 2011-12, Gladbach lost a Champions League play-off in August 2012. Who beat them?
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Dynamo Kyiv. Dynamo Kyiv won 3-1 in Mönchengladbach. Gladbach's 2-1 win in Kyiv was not enough, so they went out 4-3 on aggregate.
In the 2016-17 Europa League round of 16, Gladbach went out on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate draw with which Bundesliga club?
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Schalke 04. The legs finished 1-1 in Gelsenkirchen and 2-2 at Borussia-Park, so Schalke went through on away goals.
Christoph Kramer started the 2014 World Cup final while on loan at Gladbach. Which club owned him at the time?
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Bayer Leverkusen. Kramer was on loan from Bayer Leverkusen from 2013 to 2015. Gladbach signed him permanently in 2016.
Gladbach lost the 1992 DFB-Pokal final on penalties after a 0-0 draw. Who beat them?
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Hannover 96. Hannover 96, then a 2. Bundesliga side, won the shoot-out 4-3, the first second-tier club to win the cup.
Günter Netzer came off the bench to score the extra-time winner for Gladbach in the 1973 DFB-Pokal final. Who were the opponents?
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1. FC Köln. Gladbach beat 1. FC Köln 2-1 after extra time. It was Netzer's last game for the club before he joined Real Madrid.
Gladbach lost the 1980 UEFA Cup final on away goals to which other West German club?
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Eintracht Frankfurt. Gladbach won the first leg 3-2 at home but lost the second leg 1-0, and the trophy went the other way on away goals.
In which season were Gladbach relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time?
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1998-99. Gladbach finished bottom in 1998-99, their first relegation since joining the Bundesliga in 1965. Their second came in 2006-07.
Marcus Thuram joined Gladbach in summer 2019 from which French club?
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Guingamp. Thuram came from Guingamp, who had just been relegated from Ligue 1. He left for Inter on a free transfer in 2023.
Lucien Favre, who led Gladbach to third place in 2014-15, had earlier managed which other Bundesliga club?
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Hertha BSC. Favre managed Hertha BSC from 2007 to 2009 before taking over at Gladbach in February 2011.
Gladbach won promotion to the Bundesliga in 1965. Which other club was promoted through the same promotion round that year?
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Bayern Munich. Gladbach and Bayern Munich both came up in 1965. Dortmund, Bremen and Köln were founder members of the Bundesliga in 1963.
In summer 2018, Gladbach paid a then-club-record fee, reported at around €23m, to sign striker Alassane Pléa from which club?
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Nice. Pléa arrived from OGC Nice. Most outlets reported the fee as €23m, a club record when he signed.
Lucien Favre replaced which coach at Gladbach in February 2011, with the club bottom of the Bundesliga?
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Michael Frontzeck. Michael Frontzeck was sacked in February 2011. Favre then kept the club up through the relegation play-off.
In which year was the club that became Borussia Mönchengladbach founded?
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1900. The club was founded on 1 August 1900 as FC Borussia 1900 München-Gladbach.
In 2014, Gladbach's academy-graduate goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen left the club for which side?
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Barcelona. Ter Stegen joined Barcelona in summer 2014, and Gladbach replaced him with Yann Sommer.
Before moving to Borussia-Park in 2004, at which ground did Gladbach play their home games?
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Bökelberg. Gladbach played at the Bökelberg from 1919 until 2004, when they moved to the new Borussia-Park.
Gladbach lost the 1977 European Cup final in Rome. Which club beat them?
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Liverpool. Liverpool won 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico, their first European Cup.
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