1971–72 Borussia Mönchengladbach season
| 1971–72 season | |||
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| Chairman | Helmut Beyer | ||
| Manager | Hennes Weisweiler | ||
| Bundesliga | 3rd | ||
| DFB-Pokal | Quarter-finals | ||
| European Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jupp Heynckes (19 goals) All: Jupp Heynckes (22 goals) | ||
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The 1971–72 Borussia Mönchengladbach season was the 73rd season in the club's history and the 7th in the top-flight of German football. The season began on 14 August 1971 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern and finished on 5 April 1972 against FC Schalke 04.
Season overview
In the 1971–72 season, Borussia Mönchengladbach, coached by Hennes Weisweiler, finished the 1971–72 Bundesliga in 3rd place with a total of 18 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses. The team's top scorer was Jupp Heynckes with 19 goals. In the 1971–72 European Cup, Borussia Mönchengladbach were eliminated in the round of 16 by Inter Milan, after losing 4–2 in Milan and drawing 0–0 in Berlin in the replay of the first leg. During the initial first leg match, which went down in history as the Match of the Can, Borussia had won 7-1 but the result had not been approved by UEFA due to a Mönchengladbach fan throwing a can of Coca-Cola that hit Italian forward Roberto Boninsegna.
Squad
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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.
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Transfers
| Date | Name | From | Transfer Fee |
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| Summer 1972 |  Dietmar Danner
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VfR Mannheim
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| Summer 1972 | Christian Kulik
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Alemannia Aachen
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| Summer 1972 | Heinz Michallik
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Gütersloh
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| Summer 1972 | Ulrich Surau
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Alemannia Aachen
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| Summer 1972 | Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp
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FC Schalke 04
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| Total Transfer Fees |
| Date | Name | To | Transfer Fee |
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| Summer 1971 | Werner Adler
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Karlsruher SC
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| Summer 1971 | Peter Dietrich
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Werder Bremen
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| Summer 1971 | Horst Köppel
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VfB Stuttgart
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| Summer 1971 | Herbert Laumen
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Werder Bremen
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Match results
Legend
Win Draw Loss
Bundesliga
| 14 August 1971 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Betzenbergstadion, Kaiserslautern |
| 15:30 CET | Bitz  71' |
Report | Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Karl Riegg (Augsburg) |
| 21 August 1971 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5–1 | Arminia Bielefeld | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET | Heynckes 33', 37' Netzer 39', 87' (pen.)Fevre 67' |
Report | Kasperski 60' |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Diedrich Basedow (Hamburg) |
| 28 August 1971 3 | VfL Bochum | 0–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Stadion an der Castroper Straße, Bochum |
| 15:30 | [2] | Heynckes 34' Wloka 70' |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (Mannheim) |
| 1 September 1971 4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Walter Horstmann (Groß Escherde) |
| 3 September 1971 5 | Bayern Munich | 2–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Munich |
| 20:00 CET | Roth 27' Hoeneß 31' |
Report | Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Klaus Ohmsen (Hamburg) |
| 11 September 1971 6 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–0 | Hannover 96 | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET | Netzer 18' (pen.) Bonhof 45'Wittkamp 57' |
Report | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (Bliesransbach) |
| 18 September 1971 7 | MSV Duisburg | 1–5 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Wedaustadion, Duisburg |
| 15:30 CET | Wunder 59' |
Report | Müller 15', 53' Wloka 27'Heynckes 70'Fevre 84' |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Horst Bonacker (Quadrath-Ichendorf) |
| 25 September 1971 8 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–0 | Hamburger SV | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET | Netzer 75' |
Report | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Heinz Aldinger (Waiblingen) |
| 2 October 1971 9 | 1. FC Köln | 4–3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne |
| 15:30 CET | Hemmersbach 15' Flohe 44'Scheermann 47', 80' |
Report | Netzer 21', 68' Fevre 42' |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (Laatzen) |
| 13 October 1971 10 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 20:00 CET | Müller 22' (pen.) Wittkamp 30'Danner 63', 70'Heynckes 81' (pen.), 89' (pen.) |
Report | Konca 1' Grabowski 64' |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Herbert Lutz (Bremen) |
| 16 October 1971 11 | Borussia Dortmund | 0–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund |
| 15:30 CET | Report | Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Walter Eschweiler (Euskirchen) |
| 23 October 1971 12 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 7–0 | FC Schalke 04 | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET | Heynckes 4', 29' Netzer 6' (pen.), 64'Bleidick 23'Fevre 36', 52' |
Report | Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Rudolf Schröck (Riegelsberg) |
| 30 October 1971 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Flinger Broich, Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 CET | Report | Heynckes 32' Kulik 36' |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Gert Meuser (Ingelheim) |
| 6 November 1971 14 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5–2 | Hertha BSC | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET | Report | Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (Mannheim) |
| 13 November 1971 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Stadion an der Hamburger Straße, Braunschweig |
| 15:30 CET | Grzyb 52' Bäse 71' |
Report | Heynckes 42' |
Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Dieter Berner (Enzberg) |
| 27 November 1971 16 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5–2 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET | Kulik 49' Netzer 57'Wimmer 70'Bonhof 72'Fevre 90' |
Report | Hollmann 3' Hoffmann 26' |
Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Fritz Seiler (Schmiden) |
| 11 December 1971 17 | Werder Bremen | 2–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Weserstadion, Bremen |
| 15:30 CET | Hasebrink 65' Laumen 73' |
Report | Sieloff 39' Kulik 47' |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Alfons Betz (Regensburg) |
| 22 January 1972 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET | Netzer 47' (rig) Danner 70' |
Report | Vogt 20' |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Philipp Geng (Freiburg) |
| 29 January 1972 19 | Arminia Bielefeld | 2–3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld |
| 15:30 CET | Roggensack 43' Słomiany 52' |
Report | 51' Vogts 63' Sieloff 88' Heynckes |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Karl-Heinz Picker (Hamburg) |
| 8 February 1972 20 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 20:00 CET | Kulik 79' |
[3] | Walitza 29' |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Wolfgang Dittmer (Mutterstadt) |
| 19 February 1972 21 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart |
| 15:00 CET | Report | Heynckes 52' |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Diedrich Basedow (Hamburg) |
| 26 February 1972 22 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–2 | Bayern Munich | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET | Heynckes 4', 20' |
Report | Schneider 23' Roth 47' |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (Hamburg) |
| 4 March 1972 23 | Hannover 96 | 2–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover |
| 15:30 CET | Keller 41' Weller 61' |
Report | Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Fritz Seiler (Schmiden) |
| 11 March 1972 24 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–0 | MSV Duisburg | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET | Wimmer 53' Heynckes 55'Fevre 84' |
Report | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Heinz Aldinger (Waiblingen) |
| 18 March 1972 25 | Hamburger SV | 1–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Volksparkstadion, Hannover |
| 15:30 CET | Seeler 25' |
Report | Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Alfons Betz (Regensburg) |
| 25 March 1972 26 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–0 | 1. FC Köln | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET | Netzer 28' Fevre 75'Wimmer 85' |
Report | Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (Bliesransbach) |
| 8 April 1972 27 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Waldstadion, Frankfurt |
| 15:30 CET | Grabowski 23' Heese 59'Hölzenbein 66' |
Report | Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Diedrich Basedow (Hamburg) |
| 15 April 1972 28 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 7–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET | Fevre 20', 76' Netzer 28' (rig), 48', 52'Wimmer 55'Danner 80' |
Report | Bücker 67' |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Walter Horstmann (Groß Escherde) |
| 22 April 1972 29 | FC Schalke 04 | 1–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Glückauf-Kampfbahn, Gelsenkirchen |
| 15:30 CET | Lütkebohmert 54' |
Report | Netzer 42' |
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Horst Herden (Hamburg) |
| 6 May 1972 30 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET | Netzer 40' |
Report | Geye 10' Herzog 66' |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Erich Pfleiderer (Heilbronn) |
| 27 May 1972 31 | Hertha BSC | 2–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
| 15:30 CET |
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Report | Heynckes 80' |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Roth (Salzgitter) |
| 3 June 1972 32 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET | Sieloff 37' Wittkamp 54', 83'Wimmer 87' |
Report | Gersdorff 68' |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Max Klauser (Vaterstetten) |
| 23 June 1972 33 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 0–4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Niederrheinstadion, Oberhausen |
| 20:00 CET | Report | 5' Heynckes 40' Wittkamp 69' Wimmer 87' (rig) Netzer |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Karl-Heinz Fork (Unna-Massen) |
| 28 June 1972 34 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–2 | Werder Bremen | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET | Heynckes 2' Wittkamp 35' |
Report | Dietrich 50' Weist 59' |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Rudolf Schröck (Riegelsberg) |
DFB-Pokal
First Round
| 5 December 1971 First leg | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 0–3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen |
| CET | Report | Sieloff 17' (pen.) Wimmer 41'Fevre 80' |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Wilfried Hilker (Bochum) |
| 14 December 1971 Second leg | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| CET | Wimmer 10' Wittkamp 32'Danner 34'Sieloff 48' |
Report | Surau 57' (o.g.) Strelczyk 82' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hans Georg Merboth (Schiffweiler) |
Round of 16
| 13 February 1972 First leg | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| CET | Fevre 16' Bonhof 62'Wittkamp 69'Nickel 75' (aut) |
Report | Nickel 47' Konca 49' |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (Bliesransbach) |
| 22 February 1972 Second leg | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Waldstadion, Frankfurt |
| CET | Weidle 31' Grabowski 61'Hölzenbein 75' |
Report | Heynckes 35' Netzer 81' |
Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Jan Redelfs (Hannover) |
Quarter finals
| 1 April 1972 First leg | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–2 | FC Schalke 04 | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| CET | Fevre 72' Heynckes 76' (pen.) |
Report | Fischer 11', 48' |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Klaus Ohmsen (Hamburg) |
| 5 April 1972 Second leg | FC Schalke 04 | 1–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Glückauf-Kampfbahn, Gelsenkirchen |
| CET | Scheer 88' |
Report | Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Rudolf Frickel (Munich) |
European Cup
First leg
| 15 September 1971 First round | Cork Hibernians  | 0–5 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Flower Lodge, Cork |
| Report | Wloka 5', 30' Heynckes 19'Le Fevre 32', 39' |
Attendance: 8,513 Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium) |
| 29 September 1971 Second leg | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–1 | Cork Hibernians | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| Sieloff 60' Wimmer 82' |
Report | Dennehy 32' |
Attendance: 9,098 Referee: Josef Krnavek (Czechoslovakia) |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–1 on aggregate.
Second Round
| 20 October 1971 First leg | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 7–1 |  Inter Milan | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach |
| Heynckes 7', 44' Le Fevre 21', 34'Netzer 42', 52'Sieloff 83' (pen.) |
Report | Boninsegna 20' |
Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Jef Dorpmans (Netherlands) |
| 3 November 1971 First round - replay | Inter Milan | 4–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | San Siro, Milan |
| Bellugi 10' Boninsegna 13'Jair 57'Ghio 90' |
Report | Le Fevre 38' Wittkamp 89' |
Attendance: 57,413 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland) |
| 1 December 1971 Second leg | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–0 | Inter Milan | Olympiastadion, West Berlin |
| Report | Attendance: 84,561 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
Inter Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.
References
- ^ "Borussia Mönchengladbach 1971-72". BDFútbol (in European Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "VfL Bochum – Borussia Mgladbach 0:2" (in German). kicker.
- ^ "Borussia Mgladbach – VfL Bochum 1:1" (in German). kicker.