1969–70 Borussia Mönchengladbach season

Borussia Mönchengladbach
1969–70 season
ChairmanHelmut Beyer
ManagerHennes Weisweiler
BundesligaChampions
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Herbert Laumen (19 goals)
All: Herbert Laumen (21 goals)
Highest home attendance32,000 vs. FC Schalke 04, 1. FC Köln, Hamburger SV
Lowest home attendance15,000 vs. Eintracht Braunschweig

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.

Season overview

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.

Squad

Source:[1]

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

Transfers

Match results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Bundesliga

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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
11 October 1969 8 SV Werder Bremen 0–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Weserstadion, Bremen
15:30 CET Report Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Fritz Seiler (Schmiden)
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)
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)
31 October 1969 (1969-10-31) 11 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–1 Alemannia Aachen Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
20:00 CEST
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Helmut Fritz (Ludwigshafen)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
21 March 1970 (1970-03-21) 28 Alemannia Aachen 0–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Old Tivoli, Aachen
15:30 CET Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (Laatzen)
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)
4 April 1970 30 VfB Stuttgart 0–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
15:30 CET Report Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Jan Redelfs (Hannover)
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)
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)
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)
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)

DFB-Pokal

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)
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)
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)

References

  1. ^ "Borussia Mönchengladbach 1969-70". BDFútbol (in European Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2025.