1974–75 Borussia Mönchengladbach season

Borussia Mönchengladbach
1974–75 season
	Borussia Mönchengladbach players with the UEFA Cup
Manager	Hennes Weisweiler
Bundesliga	Winners
DFB-Pokal	Second round
UEFA Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Jupp Heynckes (27 goals); All: Jupp Heynckes (42 goals)
	← 1973–74 1975–76 →

The 1974–75 Borussia Mönchengladbach season was the 75th season in club history. The club won a double of the Bundesliga and UEFA Cup.

Review and events

Borussia Mönchengladbach won the double. The club faced 1. FC Köln 5 times during the season which includes two Bundesliga matches, two UEFA Cup matches and one DFB-Pokal match.^[1] The club won three, drew twice and lost once against 1. FC Köln.^[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	Rainer Bonhof
—	DF	GER	Hans Klinkhammer
—	DF	GER	Norbert Kox
—	DF	GER	Walter Posner
—	DF	GER	Frank Schäffer
—	DF	GER	Ulrich Surau
—	DF	GER	Berti Vogts
—	DF	GER	Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp
—	MF	GER	Dietmar Danner
—	MF	GER	Horst Köppel


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GER	Lorenz-Günther Köstner
—	MF	GER	Christian Kulik
—	MF	GER	Uli Stielike
—	MF	GER	Herbert Wimmer
—	FW	GER	Karl Del'Haye
—	FW	GER	Jupp Heynckes
—	FW	GER	Lorenz Hilkes
—	FW	DEN	Henning Jensen
—	FW	DEN	Allan Simonsen
—	FW	BEL	Roger Roebbens

Match results

Legend

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Borussia Mönchengladbach (C)	34	21	8	5	86	40	+46	50	Qualification to European Cup first round
2	Hertha BSC	34	19	6	9	61	43	+18	44	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	18	7	9	89	49	+40	43	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
4	Hamburger SV	34	18	7	9	55	38	+17	43	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	1. FC Köln	34	17	7	10	77	51	+26	41	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round

Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

24 August 1974 1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–3	Hamburger SV	Mönchengladbach
15:30	Heynckes 57'		Zaczyk 42' Björnmose 55' Eigl 64'	Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Karl Riegg

31 August 1974 2	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Frankfurt
15:30	Holzenbein 38'		Wittkamp 76'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Walter Horstmann

10 September 1974 3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–1	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Mönchengladbach
20:00	Bonhof 36' (pen.) Wittkamp 47' Simonsen 61'		Geyer 17'	Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Jürgen Messmer

14 September 1974 4	Kaiserslautern	1–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Kaiserslautern
20:00	Sandberg 14'		Jensen 34', 66' Simonsen 57'	Stadium: Stadion Betzenberg Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Heinz Aldinger

21 September 1974 5	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4–1	MSV Duisburg	Mönchengladbach
15:30	Wimmer 32' Heynckes 64', 77' Simonsen 70'		Lehmann 76'	Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 23,300 Referee: Peter Gabor

28 September 1974 6	Rot-Weiss Essen	1–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Essen
15:30	Lippens 34'		Jensen 31' Heynckes 62', 86'	Stadium: Georg-Melches-Stadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher

5 October 1974 7	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–0	VfL Bochum	Mönchengladbach
15:30	Jensen 32', 42' Simonsen 54' (pen.)			Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 13,100 Referee: Wolfgang Dittmer

9 October 1974 8	Fortuna Düsseldorf	3–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Düsseldorf
20:00	Brei 35' Zewe 65' Geye 74' (pen.)		Wittkamp 38' Simonsen 60'	Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Wilfried Haselberger

12 October 1974 9	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–2	Bayern Munich	Mönchengladbach
15:30	Wittkamp 36'		Wunder 71' Torstensson 73'	Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 34,500 Referee: Walter Engel

18 October 1974 10	Kickers Offenbach	4–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Offenbach am Main
20:00	Hickersberger 2' Ritschel 47' Kostedde 70' Schwemmle 78'		Simonsen 34', 41' (pen.), 57'	Stadium: Bieberer Berg Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Jan Redelfs

2 November 1974 11	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	Hertha BSC	Mönchengladbach
15:30	Wittkamp 64'		Hermandung 27'	Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Max Klauser

9 November 1974 12	VfB Stuttgart	1–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Stuttgart
15:30	Ohlicher 85'		Heynckes 20'} Entenmann 63' (o.g.)	Stadium: Neckarstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi

16 November 1974 13	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	1. FC Köln	Mönchengladbach
15:30	Jensen 18'		Müller 26'	Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Günter Linn

23 November 1974 14	Wuppertaler SV	1–5	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Wuppertal
15:30	Galbierz 54'		Kulik 20', 73' Heynckes 61', 88' Simonsen 81'	Stadium: Stadion am Zoo Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Jürgen Messmer

22 January 1975 15	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–0	Schalke 04	Mönchengladbach
20:00	Heynckes 66'			Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Karl Riegg

19 January 1975 16	Eintracht Braunschweig	1–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Braunschweig
15:30	Danner 34' (o.g.)		Kulik 12' Jensen 15' Merkhoffer 68' (o.g.)	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher

14 December 1974 17	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4–2	Werder Bremen	Mönchengladbach
15:30	Heynckes 9', 75' Jensen 20' Köstner 34'		Röntved 32', 88'	Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 9,900 Referee: Heinz Quindeau

25 January 1975 18	Hamburger SV	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Hamburg
15:30	Nogly 56'		Jensen 55'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 56,000 Referee: Heinz Aldinher

1 February 1975 19	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Mönchengladbach
15:30	Kulik 24' Simonsen 33' Heynckes 40'			Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 24,300 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi

15 February 1975 20	Tennis Borussia Berlin	1–4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Berlin
15:30	Stolzenburg 33'		Heynckes 27', 50', 88' Bonhof 68'	Stadium: Mommsenstadion Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Walter Horstmann

22 February 1975 21	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–0	Kaiserslautern	Mönchengladbach
15:30	Toppmöller 59' (o.g.) Simonsen 72' Heynckes 90+1'			Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 24,300 Referee: Karl-Heinz Pickler

1 March 1982 22	MSV Duisburg	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Duisburg
15:30	Bücker 83'		Bonhof 24'	Stadium: Wedaustadion Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Klaus Ohmsen

8 March 1975 23	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	Rot-Weiss Essen	Mönchengladbach
15:30	Heynckes 14'		Wörmer 25'	Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 21,500 Referee: Herbert Lutz

22 March 1975 24	VfL Bochum	0–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bochum
15:30				Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Karl Riegg

26 March 1975 25	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–1	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Mönchengladbach
15:30	Jensen 11' Heynckes 40', 48'		Hesse 90'	Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Hermann Schröder

13 April 1975 26	Bayern Munich	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Munich
15:30	Müller 90' (pen.)		Kulik 80'	Stadium: Munich Olympic Stadium Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Volker Roth

5 April 1975 27	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5–1	Kickers Offenbach	Mönchengladbach
15:30	Heynckes 18', 87' Simonsen 19', 79' (pen.) Wittkamp 45'		Kostedde 24' Schimdradner 68'	Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Walter Horstmann

19 April 1975 28	Hertha BSC	2–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Berlin
15:30	Müller 31', 75'		Stielike 23'	Stadium: Berlin Olympic Stadium Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi

3 May 1975 29	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5–1	VfB Stuttgart	Mönchengladbach
15:30	Jensen 3' Danner 38', 69' Kulik 53' Bonhof 60'		Hadewicz 79'	Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Günter Linn

10 May 1975 30	1. FC Köln	1–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Cologne
15:30	Löhr 37' (pen.)		Simonsen 3' Danner 59'	Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Heinz Aldinger

24 May 1975 31	Borussia Mönchengladbach	6–2	Wuppertaler SV	Mönchengladbach
15:30	Simonsen 13' (pen.), 18', 53' Heynckes 41', 51', 88'		Berghaus 25' Jung 65'	Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Wolfgang Dittmer

31 May 1975 32	Schalke 04	1–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Gelsenkirchen
15:30	Kremers 50'		Simonsen 35' (pen.) Bonhof 40' Heynckes 85'	Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Karl Riegg

7 June 1975 33	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Mönchengladbach
15:30	Jensen 88', 90'			Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Wilfried Haselberger

14 June 1975 34	Werder Bremen	1–4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bremen
15:30	Röber 17'		Bonhof 19' Heynckes 40', 87' Köppel 80'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Dieter Berner

DFB-Pokal

7 September 1974 First round	TV Gültstein	0–5	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Ammerstadion, Gültstein
			Köppel 15' Heynckes 22', 58', 79' Wittkamp 72'	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Heinz Kettenbach

29 January 1975 Second round	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–5	1. FC Köln	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
	Heynckes 13' Wimmer 30' Simonsen 34' (pen.)		Flohe 31', 39' (pen.) Konopka 35' Neumann 44' Müller 60'	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rudolf Frickel

UEFA Cup

First round

18 September 1974 First leg	Wacker Innsbruck	2–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Tivoli Stadion Tirol, Innsbruck
20:00	Flindt Bjerg 53', 55'		Heynckes 62'	Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Jozef Korček (Czechoslovakia)

2 October 1974 Second leg	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–0 (2–4 agg.)	Wacker Innsbruck	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
	Vogts 11' Heynckes 66' Jensen 70'			Attendance: 17,041 Referee: Ernst Dörflinger (Switzerland)

Second round

22 October 1974 First leg	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–0	Lyon	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
	Simonsen 8'			Attendance: 4,769 Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia

5 November 1974 Second leg	Lyon	2–5 (6–2 agg.)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Stade de Gerland, Lyon
	Valette 1' Domenech 71'		Bonhof 23', 50' Simonsen 28', 89' Kulik 64'	Attendance: 34,988 Referee: Antonio Camacho Jiménez (Spain)

Third round

27 November 1974 First leg	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5–0	Real Zaragoza	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
	Simonsen 8' (pen.) 32' Heynckes 24', 76' Bonhof 45'			Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Erik Axelryd (Sweden)

11 December 1974 Second leg	Real Zaragoza	2–4 (9–2 agg.)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	La Romareda, Zaragoza
	Violeta 11' Galdós 63'		Simonsen 18' Heynckes 20', 89' Stielike 75'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: William Gow (Wales)

Quarter-finals

5 March 1975 First leg	Baník Ostrava	0–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bazaly, Ostrava
			Heynckes 51'	Attendance: 32,269 Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

19 March 1975 Second leg	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–1 (1–4 agg.)	Baník Ostrava	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
	Mička 10' (o.g.) Heynckes 46' Vogts 50'		Hudeček 67'	Attendance: 10,119 Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)

Semi-finals

9 April 1975 First leg	1. FC Köln	1–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
	Löhr 52'		Simonsen 23', 60' Danner 35'	Attendance: 26,745 Referee: Bob Matthewson (England)

23 April 1975 Second leg	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–0 (1–4 agg.)	1. FC Köln	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
	Danner 48'			Attendance: 29,575 Referee: Milivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia)

Final

7 May 1975 First leg	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–0	FC Twente	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
				Attendance: 42,638 Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)

21 May 1975 Second leg	FC Twente	1–5 (1–5 agg.)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Diekman Stadion, Enschede
	Drost 76'		Simonsen 2', 87' (pen.) Heynckes 9', 50', 60'	Attendance: 21,767 Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)