1973–74 Borussia Mönchengladbach season

Borussia Mönchengladbach

1973–74 season
Manager	Hennes Weisweiler
Bundesliga	Runners-up
DFB-Pokal	Round-of-16
European Cup Winners' Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Jupp Heynckes (30 goals) All: Jupp Heynckes (42 goals)
Home colours Away colours

The 1973–74 Borussia Mönchengladbach season was the 74th season in the club's history.

Review and events

Borussia Mönchengladbach would reach runners-up in the 1973–74 Bundesliga which would lead them to qualify for the 1974-75 UEFA Cup. They would also reach the round-of-16, losing out to Hertha BSC via penalties.^[1]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  GER Wolfgang Kleff — GK  GER Gregor Quasten — DF  GER Berti Vogts — DF  GER Klaus-Dieter Sieloff — DF  GER Rainer Bonhof — DF  GER Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp — DF  GER Ulrich Surau — DF  GER Walter Posner — MF  GER Dietmar Danner — MF  GER Horst Köppel — MF  GER Herbert Wimmer

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  GER Uli Stielike — MF  GER Christian Kulik — MF  GER Lorenz-Günther Köstner — MF  GER Hans Klinkhammer — MF  GER Heinz Michallik — FW  GER Jupp Heynckes — FW  GER Bernd Rupp — FW  DEN Henning Jensen — FW  DEN Allan Simonsen — FW  GER Lorenz Hilkes

Match Results

Bundesliga

Borussia Mönchengladbach v SC Fortuna Köln

11 August 1973 (1973-08-11) 1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–1	SC Fortuna Köln	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST	Köppel 32', 49' Danner 37' (pen.)	Report	Glock 89'	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Heinz Aldinger (Waiblingen)

Rot-Weiss Essen v Borussia Mönchengladbach

18 August 1973 (1973-08-18) 2	Rot-Weiss Essen	2–6	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Georg-Melches-Stadion, Essen
15:30 CEST	de Vlugt 7', 37'	Report	Danner 21' Heynckes 36', 48', 53', 71' Wimmer 76'	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Alfons Betz (Regensburg)

Wuppertaler SV v Borussia Mönchengladbach

25 August 1973 (1973-08-25) 3	Wuppertaler SV	2–4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Stadion am Zoo, Wuppertal
15:30 CEST	Stöckl 9' Bonhof 18' (o.g.)	Report	Danner 15' Köppel 30', 45' Heynckes 72'	Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Paul Kindervater (Köln)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hertha BSC

29 August 1973 (1973-08-29) 4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	Hertha BSC	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
20:00 CEST	Danner 38'	Report	Hermandung 58'	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Max Klauser (Vaterstetten)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v FC Schalke 04

1 September 1973 (1973-09-01) 5	Borussia Mönchengladbach	6–0	FC Schalke 04	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST	Köppel 14', 35' Rupp 47' Heynckes 40', 50' Danner 60'	Report		Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Karl Riegg (Augsburg)

SV Werder Bremen v Borussia Mönchengladbach

8 September 1973 (1973-09-08) 6	SV Werder Bremen	2–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Georg-Melches-Stadion, Essen
15:30 CEST	Weist 24' Höttges 43'	Report	Heynckes 70', 87' Rupp 76'	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Rudolf Frickel (Munich)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hannover 96

14 September 1973 (1973-09-14) 7	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4–3	Hannover 96	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
20:00 CEST	Köppel 22' Stielike 39' Rupp 53' Jensen 67'	Report	Peitsch 6' Kasperski 80' Deterding 82'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Fritz Seiler (Schmiden)

Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Mönchengladbach

22 September 1973 (1973-09-22) 8	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Waldstadion, Frankfurt
15:30 CEST	Rohrbach 47'	Report		Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (Laatzen)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1. FC Köln

29 September 1973 (1973-09-29) 9	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	1. FC Köln	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST	Rupp 48'	Report	Konopka 40'	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Wilfried Hilker (Bochum)

MSV Duisburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach

6 October 1973 (1973-10-06) 10	MSV Duisburg	1–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Wedaustadion, Duisburg
15:30 CEST	Linßen 78'	Report	Köppel 43' Simonsen 79'	Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Max Klauser (Vaterstetten)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

17 October 1973 (1973-10-17) 11	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–2	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST	Heynckes 9' Sieloff 87'	Report	Toppmöller 74' Laumen 89'	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Wilfried Haselberger (Reutlingen)

VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Mönchengladbach

20 October 1973 (1973-10-20) 12	VfB Stuttgart	6–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
15:30 CEST	Handschuh 20' Brenninger 40' (pen.) Ohlicher 55' (57) Ettmayer 74' (78)	Report	Heynckes 48'	Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Wolfgang Dittmer (Mutterstadt)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfL Bochum

27 October 1973 13	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–0	VfL Bochum	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30	Jensen 21' Heynckes 24'	[2][3]		Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Herbert Kollmann (Obertal)

Hamburger SV v Borussia Mönchengladbach

3 November 1973 (1973-11-03) 14	Hamburger SV	1–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
15:30 CEST	Kaltz 53'	Schema Report		Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Heinz Aldinger (Waiblingen)

Kickers Offenbach v Borussia Mönchengladbach

10 November 1973 (1973-11-10) 15	Kickers Offenbach	2–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bieberer Berg, Offenbach
15:30 CEST	Ritschel 23' (pen.) Semlitsch 26'	Report	Heynckes 41' Danner 67' Jensen 73'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Herbert Lutz (Bremen)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Fortuna Düsseldorf

17 November 1973 (1973-11-17) 16	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–2	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST	Heynckes 64'	Report	Herzog 58' Geye 77'	Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (Mannheim)

Bayern Munich v Borussia Mönchengladbach

8 December 1973 (1973-12-08) 17	Bayern Munich	4–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Olympiastadion, Munich
15:30 CEST	Roth 4' Müller 20' Zobel 23' Hoeneß 64'	Report	Wimmer 6' Jensen 18' Bonhof 88'	Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Walter Engel (Reimsbach)

SC Fortuna Köln v Borussia Mönchengladbach

5 January 1974 (1974-01-05) 18	SC Fortuna Köln	3–5	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Radrennbahn, Köln
15:30 CEST	Kucharski 8' Mödrath 50' Glock 53'	Report	Rupp 17' Köstner 41' Heynckes 59', 74', 79'	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Fritz Seiler (Schmiden)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Rot-Weiss Essen

12 January 1974 (1974-01-12) 19	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–2	Rot-Weiss Essen	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST	Bonhof 31' Danner 50'	Report	de Vlugt 17' Bast 88', pen.'	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Heinz Aldinger (Waiblingen)

Hertha BSC v Borussia Mönchengladbach

19 January 1974 (1974-01-19) 20	Hertha BSC	3–4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Olympiastadion, Munich
15:30 CEST	Hermandung 8' Horr 54' Erich Beer 59'	Report	Weiner 2' (o.g.) Vogts 23' Heynckes 23' Jensen 52'	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Gert Meuser (Ingelheim)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Borussia Mönchengladbach

19 January 1974 (1974-01-19) 21	Borussia Mönchengladbach	7–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST	Heynckes 27', 71' (pen.) Vogts 34' Danner 34' Jensen 59' Stielike 64' Rupp 66'	Report	Kohle 41'	Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Walter Eschweiler (Euskirchen)

FC Schalke 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach

2 February 1974 (1974-02-02) 22	FC Schalke 04	2–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST	Scheer 45' Fichtel 79'	Report		Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (Bliesransbach)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Werder Bremen

15 February 1974 (1974-02-15) 23	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–1	Werder Bremen	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST	Jensen 78', 84' Heynckes 81'	Report	Görts 21'	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Volker Huster (Lahnstein)

Hannover 96 v Borussia Mönchengladbach

2 March 1974 (1974-03-02) 24	Hannover 96	0–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover
15:30 CEST		Report	Jensen 7' Heynckes 25'	Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Karl Riegg (Augsburg)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt

9 March 1974 (1974-03-09) 25	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST		(Report)		Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Herbert Lutz (Bremen)

1. FC Köln v Borussia Mönchengladbach

16 March 1974 (1974-03-16) 26	1. FC Köln	0–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover
15:30 CEST		Report	Heynckes 87'	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Peter Gabor (Berlin)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v MSV Duisburg

23 March 1974 (1974-03-23) 27	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3-2	MSV Duisburg	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST	Heynckes 17' Bonhof 31' (pen.) Vogts 45'	Report	Wunder 26' (50)	Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Dieter Berner (Enzberg)

1. FC Kaiserslautern v Borussia Mönchengladbach

23 March 1974 (1974-03-23) 28	1. FC Kaiserslautern	2-4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Betzenberg, Kaiserslautern
15:30 CEST	Diehl 83' (pen.) Meier 86'	Report	Danner 9' Heynckes 11', 19' Wittkamp 46'	Attendance: 32,200 Referee: Dieter Dreher (Bickenbach)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfB Stuttgart

6 April 1974 (1974-04-06) 28	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3-1	VfB Stuttgart	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST	Rupp 2', 55' Wittkamp 36'	Report	Handschuh 90'	Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Volker Huster (Lahnstein)

VfL Bochum v Borussia Mönchengladbach

20 April 1974 30	VfL Bochum	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bochum, Stadion an der Castroper Straße
15:30 CEST	Walitza 56'	[4][5]	Rupp 28'	Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (Mannheim)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hamburger SV

27 April 1974 (1974-04-27) 31	Borussia Mönchengladbach	6-1	Hamburger SV	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST	Rupp 23' Köppel 34', 56', 68' Stielike 36' Sieloff 76'	Report	Krobbach 50'	Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Volker Huster (Lahnstein)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Kickers Offenbach

4 May 1974 (1974-05-04) 32	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5-1	Kickers Offenbach	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST	Bonhof 35' Wittkamp 45' Köppel 47' Heynckes 71' (pen.), 80'	Report	Kostedde 55'	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Jan Redelfs (Hannover)

Fortuna Düsseldorf v Borussia Mönchengladbach

11 May 1974 (1974-05-11) 33	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1-0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST	Geye 8'	Report		Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Walter Engel (Reimsbach)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayern Munich

18 May 1974 (1974-05-18) 34	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5–0	Bayern Munich	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST	Heynckes 30', 45' Simonsen 34' Bonhof 41' Köstner 71'	Report		Attendance: 34,500 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (Bliesransbach)

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 1973–74 DFB-Pokal

VfB Oldenburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach

1 December 1973 (1973-12-01) First round	VfB Oldenburg	0–5	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Marschweg-Stadion, Oldenburg
14:30 CEST	Heynckes 30', 45' Simonsen 34' Bonhof 41' Köstner 71'	Report	Rupp 21' Heynckes 31', 65' Wimmer 44' Rainer Bonhof 77' Köppel 85'	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Peter Gabor (Berlin)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hamburger SV

15 December 1973 (1973-12-15) Round-of-16	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–2	Hamburger SV	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST		Report		Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dieter Berner (Enzberg)

Hamburger SV v Borussia Mönchengladbach

21 December 1973 (1973-12-21) Round-of-16	Hamburger SV	3–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
15:30 CEST		Report		Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Alfons Betz (Regensburg)

European Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup

First Round

ÍB Vestmannaeyja v Borussia Mönchengladbach

20 September 1973 First leg	ÍB Vestmannaeyja	0–7	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
			Heynckes 8', 56', 75' Sigurgeirsson 37' (o.g.) Kulik 39', 48' Finnbogason 62' (o.g.)	Attendance: 2,742 Referee: Pat Partridge (England)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v ÍB Vestmannaeyja

3 October 1973 Second leg	Borussia Mönchengladbach	9–1	ÍB Vestmannaeyja	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
	Wimmer 3', 56' Valtýsson 23' (o.g.) Simonsen 28', 33', 68' Köppel 34', 39' Rupp 81'		Óskarsson 65'	Attendance: 4,838 Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 16-1 on aggregate.

Second Round

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Rangers

24 October 1973 First leg	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–0	Rangers	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
	Heynckes 21', 64' Rupp 87'			Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium)

Rangers v Borussia Mönchengladbach

7 November 1973 Second leg	Rangers	3–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
	Conn 11' Jackson 32' MacDonald 61'		Jensen 27', 71'	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Francisco Lobo (Portugal)

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 5-3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Glentoran v Borussia Mönchengladbach

5 March 1974 First leg	Glentoran	0–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	The Oval, Belfast
			Heynckes 8' Köppel 70'	Attendance: 7,066 Referee: Anton Bucheli (Switzerland)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Glentoran

20 March 1974 Second leg	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5–0	Glentoran	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
	Wimmer 20' Heynckes 22', 63' Köppel 57' Vogts 60'			Attendance: 11,332 Referee: Bohumil Kopcio (Czechoslovakia)

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7-0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Milan v Borussia Mönchengladbach

10 April 1974 First leg	Milan	2–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	San Siro, Milan
	Bigon 18' Chiarugi 52'			Attendance: 61,285 Referee: Erich Linemayr, (Austria)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Milan

24 April 1974 Second leg	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–0	Milan	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
	Sabadini 23' (o.g.)			Attendance: 67,081 Referee: Ángel Franco Martínez (Spain)

Milan won 2-1 on aggregate.

References

1. "Borussia M'gladbach – Termine". Retrieved 3 September 2012.
2. "Borussia Mönchengladbach – VfL Bochum, 27.10.1973" (in German). German Football Association.
3. "Borussia Mgladbach – VfL Bochum 2:0" (in German). kicker.
4. "VfL Bochum – Borussia Mönchengladbach, 20.04.1974" (in German). German Football Association.
5. "VfL Bochum – Borussia Mgladbach 1:1" (in German). kicker.

External link

• "Borussia Mönchengladbach 1973-74". BDFutbol.com. Retrieved 8 January 2025.