World Football Club Crests by Leonard Jägerskiöld Nilsson

Author:Leonard Jägerskiöld Nilsson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781472954244
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2018-12-09T16:00:00+00:00

1993–present. Today’s emblem is near enough the same as the one from 1945, and differs only in the colour and in leaving out the name of the town. A simple badge with the club’s initials and the year it was founded – it doesn’t have to be any more complicated than that.

Dortmund’s Klaus Ackermann wearing the unpopular Samson tobacco-influenced club crest in 1976.

BORUSSIA MÖNCHENGLADBACH

THE GREAT PRUSSIAN CLUB

Although Borussia Mönchengladbach won the German Cup in 1960, that wasn’t enough for them to gain a place in the first line-up of the Bundesliga in 1963. The club had to wait until the 1965/66 season, when they were promoted alongside Bayern Munich. Thus began a rivalry that defined German football for a decade. Bayern were the first of the two to win the league in 1969, but Mönchengladbach were quick to respond. In 1970 the club won their first league title and the following year they were the first to defend the Bundesliga shield. Led by the legendary coach Udo Lattek, Gladbach went on to lift the shield a further three times in the 1970s, a decade which also brought a runner-up place in the European Cup and four UEFA Cup final appearances, of which two ended in victory.

For a while, Borussia Mönchengladbach were one of the best teams in Europe, but harsh reality caught up with them in the 1980s. Financial problems meant that the club was forced to sell its best players. Bayern Munich took over as the dominant team in the Bundesliga while Gladbach slowly sank downwards in the table. They were gradually overtaken by their rivals, and in 1999 they were relegated. At that point, the iconic centre-back Patrik Andersson left a shattered Mönchengladbach team to move to Bayern Munich.

Founded in 1900 as FC Borussia, Borussia Mönchengladbach has been rejuvenated in recent years. This is thanks to the combination of the Borussia-Park stadium, inaugurated in 2004, wisely chosen coaches and the equally wise purchases of players.

CLUB: Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach

NICKNAMES: Die Fohlen (the Foals) and Die Borussen (the Prussians)

FOUNDED: 1900

STADIUM: Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach (54,057 capacity)

HISTORIC PLAYERS: Jupp Heynckes, Berti Vogts, Allan Simonsen, Uwe Kamps and Marco Reus

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