1969–70 Borussia Mönchengladbach season

Borussia Mönchengladbach

1969–70 season
Chairman	Helmut Beyer
Manager	Hennes Weisweiler
Bundesliga	Champions
DFB-Pokal	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Herbert Laumen (19 goals) All: Herbert Laumen (21 goals)
Highest home attendance	32,000 vs. FC Schalke 04, 1. FC Köln, Hamburger SV
Lowest home attendance	15,000 vs. Eintracht Braunschweig
Home colours Away colours

The 1969–70 Borussia Mönchengladbach season was the 71st season in the club's history and the 5th in the top-flight of German football. The season began on 16 August 1969 against FC Schalke 04 and finished on 3 May 1970 against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. This season saw the club win their first national title through the 1969–70 Bundesliga, winning the tournament with 51 points.

In the 1969–70 season, Borussia Mönchengladbach, coached by Hennes Weisweiler, won the 1969–70 Bundesliga. In the 1969–70 DFB-Pokal, Borussia Mönchengladbach were eliminated in the quarter-finals by 1. FC Köln. This season was notable for the signing of the club's second foreign player through Danish forward Ulrik le Fevre following Yugoslav defender Vladimir Durković in the 1966–67 season.

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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 Volker Danner — GK  GER Wolfgang Kleff — DF  GER Heinz Koch — DF  GER Berti Vogts — DF  GER Klaus-Dieter Sieloff — DF  GER Rainer Bonhof — DF  GER Ludwig Müller — DF  GER Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp — DF  GER Heinz Wittmann — DF  GER Hartwig Bleidick — MF  GER Winfried Schäfer

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  GER Werner Kaiser — MF  GER Gerd Zimmermann — MF  GER Herbert Wimmer — MF  GER Peter Dietrich — MF  GER Hans-Jürgen Wloka — MF  GER Erwin Spinnler — FW  GER Günter Netzer — FW  DEN Ulrik le Fevre — FW  GER Horst Köppel — FW  GER Peter Kracke — FW  GER Peter Meyer

In Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source MF Werner Kaiser Borussia Mönchengladbach II Summer 1969 FW Ulrik le Fevre Vejle BK Summer 1969 FW Ludwig Müller Vejle BK Summer 1969 FW Klaus-Dieter Sieloff VfB Stuttgart Summer 1969

Out Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source GK Klaus Ackermann 1. FC Kaiserslautern Summer 1969 DF Manfred Kempers 1. FC Saarbrücken Summer 1969 FW Erwin Kremers Kickers Offenbach Summer 1969 DF Helmut Kremers Kickers Offenbach Summer 1969 DF Egon Milder Luzern Summer 1969 MF Gerd Pittscheidt Viktoria Köln Summer 1969 MF Rudolf Pöggeler SV Victoria 11 Köln Summer 1969 MF Klaus Winkler Kickers Offenbach Summer 1969

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FC Schalke 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach

16 August 1969 1	FC Schalke 04	2–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Glückauf-Kampfbahn, Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET	Wittkamp 35' Wüst 80'	Report		Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (Mannheim)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayern Munich

23 August 1969 (1969-08-23) 2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–1	Bayern Munich	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Kaiser 48' Laumen 72'	Report	Starek 11'	Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (Hamburg)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Rot-Weiss Essen

30 August 1969 3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–1	Rot-Weiss Essen	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Kaiser 52' Schäfer 75'	Report	Beer 4'	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Günter Linn (Altendiez)

Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Mönchengladbach

5 September 1969 4	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Waldstadion, Frankfurt
20:00 CET	Schämer 59'	Report	Kaiser 13' Laumen 19'	Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Walter Horstmann (Groß Escherde)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

12 September 1969 5	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
20:00 CET	Vogts 21'	Report	Geisert 85'	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Franz Wengenmayer (Munich)

Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Mönchengladbach

27 September 1969 6	Borussia Dortmund	2–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund
15:30 CET	Weist 61', 89'	Report	41' Kaiser	Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Heinz Siebert (Mannheim)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Eintracht Braunschweig

4 October 1969 7	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Netzer 27' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rudolf Schröck (Riegelsberg)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v MSV Duisburg

15 October 1969 9	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4–1	MSV Duisburg	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
20:00 CET	Vogts 26' Laumen 29', 46' Wimmer 66'	Report	Sondermann 34'	Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Elmar Schäfer (Neustadt/Rübenberge)

TSV 1860 Munich v Borussia Mönchengladbach

25 October 1969 10	TSV 1860 Munich	0–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Grünwalder Stadion, Munich
15:30 CET		Report	Müller 14' Laumen 58', 77'	Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Horst Herden (Hamburg)

Hertha BSC v Borussia Mönchengladbach

8 November 1969 12	Hertha BSC	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30 CET	Wild 90'	Report	Laumen 81'	Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Diedrich Basedow (Hamburg)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfB Stuttgart

15 November 1969 13	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–0	VfB Stuttgart	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Köppel 8', 33', 61'	Report		Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Jan Redelfs (Hannover)

1. FC Köln v Borussia Mönchengladbach

29 November 1969 14	1. FC Köln	0–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
15:30 CET		Report	Fevre 88'	Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (Mannheim)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hannover 96

5 December 1969 15	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5–0	Hannover 96	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
20:00 CET	Laumen 43', 53' Wimmer 50' Dietrich 57', 78'	Report		Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (Bliesransbach)

Hamburger SV v Borussia Mönchengladbach

13 Decenmber 1969 16	Hamburger SV	1–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
15:30 CET	Hönig 86'	Report	Dietrich 65' Laumen 67' Fevre 85'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Alfred Ott (Rheinbrohl)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

19 December 1969 17	Borussia Mönchengladbach	6–1	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
20:00 CET	Laumen 15' Fevre 30' Vogts 32', 46' Dietrich 62' Bleidick 88'	Report	Dausmann 75'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Klaus Ohmsen (Hamburg)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v FC Schalke 04

11 March 1970 18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–0	FC Schalke 04	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
20:00 CET	Netzer 31' Laumen 70'	Report		Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Heinz Aldinger (Waiblingen)

Bayern Munich v Borussia Mönchengladbach

15 April 1970 (1970-04-15) 19	Bayern Munich	1–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Grünwalder Stadion, Munich
20:00 CET	Roth 28'	Report		Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Horst Herden (Hamburg)

Rot-Weiss Essen v Borussia Mönchengladbach

21 April 1970 20	Rot-Weiss Essen	1–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Georg-Melches-Stadion, Essen
20:00 CET	Lippens 79'	Report		Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Heinz Siebert (Mannheim)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt

31 January 1970 21	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Köppel 68'	Report	Hölzenbein 57' Heese 63'	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (Bliesransbach)

1. FC Kaiserslautern v Borussia Mönchengladbach

7 February 1970 22	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1–4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Betzenbergstadion, Kaiserslautern
15:30 CET	Geisert 22'	Report	Wimmer 15' Netzer 57' Laumen 62' Köppel 78'	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Klaus Ohmsen (Hamburg)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund

14 February 1970 23	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4–2	Borussia Dortmund	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Sieloff 21' Netzer 34' Laumen 38' Köppel 53'	Report	Schütz 52' Weist 73'	Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Albert Binder (Holzgerlingen)

Eintracht Braunschweig v Borussia Mönchengladbach

24 March 1970 24	Eintracht Braunschweig	0–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Stadion an der Hamburger Straße, Braunschweig
20:00 CET		Report	Wimmer 61'	Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Rudolf Frickel (Munich)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Werder Bremen

28 February 1970 25	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–0	Werder Bremen	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Fevre 88'	Report		Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (Mannheim)

MSV Duisburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach

7 March 1970 26	MSV Duisburg	0–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Wedaustadion, Duisburg
15:30 CET		Report	Fevre 17'	Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Alfons Betz (Regensburg)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v TSV 1860 Munich

14 March 1970 27	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–1	TSV 1860 Munich	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Fevre 30' Wimmer 45' Schäfer 68'	Report	Müller 21' (o.g.)	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Horst Herden (Hamburg)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hertha BSC

28 March 1970 29	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	Hertha BSC	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Köppel 18'	Report	Steffenhagen 61'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Walter Horstmann (Groß Escherde)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1. FC Köln

11 April 1970 31	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–0	1. FC Köln	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Sieloff 35' Laumen 50'	Report		Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (Mannheim)

Hannover 96 v Borussia Mönchengladbach

18 April 1970 32	Hannover 96	1–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover
15:30 CET	Siemensmeyer 33'	Report		Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Fritz Seiler (Schmiden)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hamburger SV

30 April 1970 33	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4–3	Hamburger SV	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Laumen 14' Vogts 38' Köppel 45' Bleidick 47'	Report	Kremer 54' Dörfel 69' Fock 85'	Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Karl Riegg (Augsburg)

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen v Borussia Mönchengladbach

3 May 1970 34	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	3–4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Niederrheinstadion, Oberhausen
15:30 CET	Krauthausen 16', 76' Fritsche 65'	Report	Dietrich 8' Laumen 33' Netzer 84' Fevre 90'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Dieter Heckeroth (Frankfurt/Main)

Eintracht Gelsenkirchen v Borussia Mönchengladbach

2 January 1970 First round	Eintracht Gelsenkirchen	1–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Südstadion, Gelsenkirchen
CET	Kontny 65' (pen.)	Report	Laumen 47', 85' Schäfer 61'	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Gert Meuser (Ingelheim)

Hannover 96 v Borussia Mönchengladbach

29 July 1970 Round of 16	Hannover 96	1–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover
CET	Keller 64'	Report	Müller 16' Heynckes 48' Köppel 52'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Dieter Wohlfarth (Bergen-Enkheim)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1. FC Köln

5 August 1970 Quarterfinals	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–3	1. FC Köln	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
CET	Vogts 52' Müller 60' (pen.)	Report	Löhr 31' Biskup 87' (pen.) Hemmersbach 93'	Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Franz Wengenmayer (Munich)