1975–76 Borussia Mönchengladbach season

{{Infobox football club season

|club = Borussia Mönchengladbach

|season = 1975–76

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|chairman =

|owner =

|manager = Udo Lattek

|stadium = Bökelbergstadion

|league = Bundesliga

|league result = 1st

|cup1 = DFB-Pokal

|cup1 result = Round of 16

|cup2 = European Cup

|cup2 result = Quarter-finals

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|prevseason = 1974–75

|nextseason = 1976–77

}}

The 1975–76 season was the 76th season in the history of Borussia Mönchengladbach. They competed in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, the DFB-Pokal and the European Cup. They were German football champions for the fourth time in their history and for the second consecutive season, having won the Bundesliga with 45 points. They were eliminated from the DFB-Pokal at the Round of 16 stage and from the European Cup at the quarter-final stage.

Season summary

Under manager Hennes Weisweiler, Borussia Mönchengladbach won both the Bundesliga and the European Cup in the 1974–75 season, though Weisweiler left the club at the end of the season to manage FC Barcelona, and was replaced by Udo Lattek.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2015/06/10/germany-bundesliga/500340-what-happened-to-borussia-monchengladbachs-european-heroes.html|title=What happened to Borussia Mönchengladbach's European heroes?|date=12 March 2021|website=VAVEL|access-date=19 June 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/hennes_weisweiler_jahrhundert_trainer-764174/artikel|title=Hennes Weisweiler - Jahrhundert-Trainer|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}} With a more cautious style of play than his predecessor, Lattek led the club to their second consecutive Bundesliga title and fourth overall.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duitchamp.html|title=(West) Germany - List of Champions|website=RSSSF|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=19 June 2021}} He also took the club to a European Cup quarter-final against Real Madrid where, after a 2–2 draw at home in the first leg, the club draw 1–1 away on 17 March 1976 which allowed Real to advance to the semi-finals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/drama-in-madrid-gladbachs-gestohlenes-wunder-a-375603.html|title=Drama in Madrid: Gladbachs gestohlenes Wunder|last=Walstra|first=Harry|website=Der Spiegel|access-date=19 June 2021|language=de}} With the score at 1–1, Mönchengladbach had two goals disallowed, leading to accusations from the Gladbach support that the referee was biased, whilst the club's vice president stated that "we haven't lost against Real Madrid, but rather the referee."{{Cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/champions-league/2020/10/27/5f983228e2704e947a8b45c8.html|title=Real Madrid vs Borussia Monchengladbach: Sparks flew in 1976|date=27 October 2020|website=MARCA|access-date=19 June 2021}}

Squad

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=GK|name=Wolfgang Kleff}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=GK|name=Hans-Jakob Klingen}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Berti Vogts}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Frank Schäffer}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Dietmar Danner}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Rainer Bonhof}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Hans Klinkhammer}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Wilfried Hannes}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Ulrich Surau}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Horst Wohlers}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Horst Köppel}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Herbert Wimmer}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Uli Stielike}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Christian Kulik}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Hans-Jürgen Offermanns}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=DEN|pos=FW|name=Allan Simonsen}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=DEN|pos=FW|name=Henning Jensen}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=Jupp Heynckes}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=Karl Del'Haye}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=Norbert Ringels}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=BEL|pos=FW|name=Roger Roebben}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=Gert Engels}}

{{Fs end}}

Competitions

=Bundesliga=

{{main|1975–76 Bundesliga}}

==League table==

{{:1975–76 Bundesliga|showteam=BMG}}

==Matches==

class="wikitable"

| style="background-color: #ccffcc;" |Win

| style="background-color: #ffffcc;" |Draw

| style="background-color: #ffcccc;" |Loss

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Bundesliga match results

!Match!!Date!!Time!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result
F–A!!class=unsortable|Scorers!!Attendance!!class=unsortable|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

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|1

{{dts|1975|8|9|format=dmy}}15:30Hannover 96Away3–3Jensen 7', Stielike 34', Heynckes 66'54,500{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/hannover-gegen-mgladbach-1975-bundesliga-16487/schema|title=Spielschema | Hannover 96 - Bor. Mönchengladbach 3:3 | 1. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|2

{{dts|1975|8|16|format=dmy}}15:301. FC KaiserslauternHome3–0Riedl 36' o.g., Simonsen 72', 73'18,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-klautern-1975-bundesliga-16496/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3:0 | 2. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ffffcc"

|3

{{dts|1975|8|23|format=dmy}}15:30Hamburger SVAway0–062,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/hsv-gegen-mgladbach-1975-bundesliga-16505/schema|title=Spielschema | Hamburger SV - Bor. Mönchengladbach 0:0 | 3. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|4

{{dts|1975|8|26|format=dmy}}20:00MSV DuisburgHome3–0Simonsen 4', 62', Stielike 77'30,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-duisburg-1975-bundesliga-16514/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - MSV Duisburg 3:0 | 4. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|5

{{dts|1975|8|30|format=dmy}}15:30Rot-Weiss EssenAway3–1Wörmer 13' o.g., Jensen 30', Simnosen 55'25,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/essen-gegen-mgladbach-1975-bundesliga-16523/schema|title=Spielschema | Rot-Weiss Essen - Bor. Mönchengladbach 1:3 | 5. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ffffcc"

|6

{{dts|1975|9|6|format=dmy}}15:30VfL BochumHome1–1Heynckes 10'23,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-bochum-1975-bundesliga-16532/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - VfL Bochum 1:1 | 6. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ffffcc"

|7

{{dts|1975|9|13|format=dmy}}15:30Eintracht FrankfurtAway1–1Klinkhammer 56'45,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/frankfurt-gegen-mgladbach-1975-bundesliga-16541/schema|title=Spielschema | Eintracht Frankfurt - Bor. Mönchengladbach 1:1 | 7. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|8

{{dts|1975|9|20|format=dmy}}15:30Bayern MünchenHome4–1Stielike 15', Simonsen 56', Danner 65', Jensen 81'34,500{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-bayern-1975-bundesliga-16550/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - Bayern München 4:1 | 8. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|9

{{dts|1975|9|27|format=dmy}}19:30Hertha BSCAway0–345,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/hertha-gegen-mgladbach-1975-bundesliga-16559/schema|title=Spielschema | Hertha BSC - Bor. Mönchengladbach 3:0 | 9. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ffffcc"

|10

{{dts|1975|10|4|format=dmy}}15:30Eintracht BraunschweigHome0–026,400{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-braunschweig-1975-bundesliga-16568/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - Eintracht Braunschweig 0:0 | 10. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|11

{{dts|1975|10|26|format=dmy}}15:30Karlsruher SCAway4–2Heynckes 26', 69', Fuchs 27' o.g., Wimmer 81'46,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/karlsruhe-gegen-mgladbach-1975-bundesliga-16577/schema|title=Spielschema | Karlsruher SC - Bor. Mönchengladbach 2:4 | 11. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|12

{{dts|1975|10|31|format=dmy}}20:00Werder BremenHome3–0Jensen 40', Heynckes 70', 83' pen.18,400{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-bremen-1975-bundesliga-16586/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - Werder Bremen 3:0 | 12. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ffffcc"

|13

{{dts|1975|11|8|format=dmy}}14:30Bayer 05 UerdingenAway1–1Simonsen 79'23,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/uerdingen-gegen-mgladbach-1975-bundesliga-16595/schema|title=Spielschema | Bayer 05 Uerdingen - Bor. Mönchengladbach 1:1 | 13. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|14

{{dts|1975|11|15|format=dmy}}15:30Fortuna DüsseldorfHome1–0Heynckes 72'21,500{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-duesseldorf-1975-bundesliga-16604/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - Fortuna Düsseldorf 1:0 | 14. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ffffcc"

|15

{{dts|1975|11|22|format=dmy}}15:30FC Schalke 04Away2–2Jensen 49', 87'70,300{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/schalke-gegen-mgladbach-1975-bundesliga-16613/schema|title=Spielschema | FC Schalke 04 - Bor. Mönchengladbach 2:2 | 15. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|16

{{dts|1975|11|28|format=dmy}}20:00Kickers OffenbachHome2–0Simonsen 13', 48' pen.13,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-offenbach-1975-bundesliga-16622/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - Kickers Offenbach 2:0 | 16. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|17

{{dts|1975|12|6|format=dmy}}15:301. FC KölnAway4–0Simonsen 24', Heynckes 34', Jensen 37', 62'61,118{{Cite web |title=Spielschema | 1. FC Köln - Bor. Mönchengladbach 0:4 | 17. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76 |url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-mgladbach-1975-bundesliga-16631/schema |access-date=19 June 2021 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|18

{{dts|1976|1|17|format=dmy}}15:30Hannover 96Home2–0Wimmer 29', Wesche 75' o.g.19,200{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-hannover-1976-bundesliga-16640/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - Hannover 96 2:0 | 18. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|19

{{dts|1976|1|24|format=dmy}}15:301. FC KaiserslauternAway3–0Heynckes 16', Simonsen 31', Danner 84'36,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/klautern-gegen-mgladbach-1976-bundesliga-16649/schema|title=Spielschema | 1. FC Kaiserslautern - Bor. Mönchengladbach 0:3 | 19. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ffffcc"

|20

{{dts|1976|2|7|format=dmy}}15:30Hamburger SVHome1–1Heynckes 21'29,700{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-hsv-1976-bundesliga-16658/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - Hamburger SV 1:1 | 20. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|21

{{dts|1976|2|14|format=dmy}}15:30MSV DuisburgAway3–2Simonsen 18', Bonhof 71' pen., Vogts 90'14,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/duisburg-gegen-mgladbach-1976-bundesliga-16667/schema|title=Spielschema | MSV Duisburg - Bor. Mönchengladbach 2:3 | 21. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|22

{{dts|1976|2|21|format=dmy}}15:30Rot-Weiss EssenHome1–2Wimmer 22'15,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-essen-1976-bundesliga-16676/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - Rot-Weiss Essen 1:2 | 22. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|23

{{dts|1976|3|6|format=dmy}}15:30VfL BochumAway0–225,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/bochum-gegen-mgladbach-1976-bundesliga-16685/schema|title=Spielschema | VfL Bochum - Bor. Mönchengladbach 2:0 | 23. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|24

{{dts|1976|3|13|format=dmy}}15:30Eintracht FrankfurtHome4–2Wittkamp 35', Simonsen 43', Heynckes 64', Hannes 66'23,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-frankfurt-1976-bundesliga-16694/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - Eintracht Frankfurt 4:2 | 24. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|25

{{dts|1976|3|20|format=dmy}}15:30Bayern MünchenAway0–475,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-mgladbach-1976-bundesliga-16703/schema|title=Spielschema | Bayern München - Bor. Mönchengladbach 4:0 | 25. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ffffcc"

|26

{{dts|1976|3|27|format=dmy}}15:30Hertha BSCHome1–1Heynckes 90+1'21,200{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-hertha-1976-bundesliga-16712/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - Hertha BSC 1:1 | 26. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ffffcc"

|27

{{dts|1976|4|10|format=dmy}}15:30Eintracht BraunschweigAway0–035,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/braunschweig-gegen-mgladbach-1976-bundesliga-16721/schema|title=Spielschema | Eintracht Braunschweig - Bor. Mönchengladbach 0:0 | 27. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|28

{{dts|1976|4|17|format=dmy}}15:30Karlsruher SCHome4–0Wittkamp 40', Bonhof 58', Simonsen 62', Klinkhammer 74'28,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-karlsruhe-1976-bundesliga-16730/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - Karlsruher SC 4:0 | 28. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ffffcc"

|29

{{dts|1976|5|1|format=dmy}}15:30Werder BremenAway2–2Jensen 32', Bonhof 53'33,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/bremen-gegen-mgladbach-1976-bundesliga-16739/schema|title=Spielschema | Werder Bremen - Bor. Mönchengladbach 2:2 | 29. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|30

{{dts|1976|5|8|format=dmy}}15:30Bayer 05 UerdingenHome6–1Simonsen 11', Stielike 24', Wittkamp 64', 75', Bonhof 73', 86'18,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-uerdingen-1976-bundesliga-16748/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - Bayer 05 Uerdingen 6:1 | 30. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ffffcc"

|31

{{dts|1976|5|15|format=dmy}}15:30Fortuna DüsseldorfAway1–1Jensen 41'36,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/duesseldorf-gegen-mgladbach-1976-bundesliga-16757/schema|title=Spielschema | Fortuna Düsseldorf - Bor. Mönchengladbach 1:1 | 31. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
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|32

{{dts|1976|5|29|format=dmy}}15:30FC Schalke 04Home0–232,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-schalke-1976-bundesliga-16766/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - FC Schalke 04 0:2 | 32. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
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|33

{{dts|1976|6|4|format=dmy}}15:30Kickers OffenbachAway1–1Simonsen 81'30,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/offenbach-gegen-mgladbach-1976-bundesliga-16775/schema|title=Spielschema | Kickers Offenbach - Bor. Mönchengladbach 1:1 | 33. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|34

{{dts|1976|6|12|format=dmy}}15:301. FC KölnHome2–1Jensen 6', Wittkamp 35'30,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-koeln-1976-bundesliga-16784/schema|title=Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - 1. FC Köln 2:1 | 34. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1975/76|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=19 June 2021}}

=DFB-Pokal=

{{main|1975–76 DFB-Pokal}}

class="wikitable"

| style="background-color: #ccffcc;" |Win

| style="background-color: #ffffcc;" |Draw

| style="background-color: #ffcccc;" |Loss

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ DFB-Pokal match results

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result
F–A!!class=unsortable|Scorers!!Attendance!!class=unsortable|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|First round

{{dts|1975|8|2|format=dmy}}Werder BremenAway3–0Jensen 8', Assauer 34' o.g., Wimmer 50'22,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/dfb-pokal-1975-1976-1-runde-werder-bremen-bor-moenchengladbach/|title=Werder Bremen - Bor. Mönchengladbach 0:3 (DFB-Pokal 1975/1976, 1. Round)|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|Second round

{{dts|1975|10|18|format=dmy}}Rot-Weiß HasbornHome3–0Heynckes 59', Danner 64', Simonsen 66'5,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/dfb-pokal-1975-1976-2-runde-bor-moenchengladbach-rot-weiss-hasborn/|title=Bor. Mönchengladbach - Rot-Weiß Hasborn 3:0 (DFB-Pokal 1975/1976, 2. Round)|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=19 June 2021}}
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|Third round

{{dts|1975|12|12|format=dmy}}MSV DuisburgAway1–0Vogts 40'31,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/dfb-pokal-1975-1976-3-runde-msv-duisburg-bor-moenchengladbach/|title=MSV Duisburg - Bor. Mönchengladbach 0:1 (DFB-Pokal 1975/1976, 3. Round)|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=19 June 2021}}
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|Round of 16

{{dts|1976|1|31|format=dmy}}Fortuna DüsseldorfAway2–3Jensen 55', Bonhof 86' pen.60,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/dfb-pokal-1975-1976-achtelfinale-fortuna-duesseldorf-bor-moenchengladbach/|title=Fortuna Düsseldorf - Bor. Mönchengladbach 3:2 (DFB-Pokal 1975/1976, Round of 16)|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=19 June 2021}}

=European Cup=

{{main|1975–76 European Cup}}

class="wikitable"

| style="background-color: #ccffcc;" |Win

| style="background-color: #ffffcc;" |Draw

| style="background-color: #ffcccc;" |Loss

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ European Cup match results

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result
F–A!!class=unsortable|Scorers!!Attendance!!class=unsortable|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

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|First round

{{dts|1975|9|17|format=dmy}}SSW InnsbruckHome1–1Simonsen 83' pen.18,636{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/champions-league-1975-1976-1-runde-bor-moenchengladbach-fc-wacker-innsbruck/|title=Bor. Mönchengladbach - SSW Innsbruck 1:1 (Champions League 1975/1976, 1. Round)|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=19 June 2021}}
bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|First round

{{dts|1975|10|1|format=dmy}}SSW InnsbruckAway6–1Stielicke 44', Simonsen 63', Heynckes 64', 68', 75', 88'18,384{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/champions-league-1975-1976-1-runde-fc-wacker-innsbruck-bor-moenchengladbach/|title=SSW Innsbruck - Bor. Mönchengladbach 1:6 (Champions League 1975/1976, 1. Round)|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=19 June 2021}}
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|Round of 16

{{dts|1975|10|22|format=dmy}}JuventusHome2–0Heynckes 26', Simonsen 36'57,195{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/champions-league-1975-1976-achtelfinale-bor-moenchengladbach-juventus/|title=Bor. Mönchengladbach - Juventus 2:0 (Champions League 1975/1976, Round of 16)|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=19 June 2021}}
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|Round of 16

{{dts|1975|11|5|format=dmy}}JuventusAway2–2Danner 69', Simonsen 87'62,773{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/champions-league-1975-1976-achtelfinale-juventus-bor-moenchengladbach/|title=Juventus - Bor. Mönchengladbach 2:2 (Champions League 1975/1976, Round of 16)|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=19 June 2021}}
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|Quarter-finals

{{dts|1976|3|3|format=dmy}}Real MadridHome2–2Jensen 2', Wittkamp 27'67,069{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/champions-league-1975-1976-viertelfinale-bor-moenchengladbach-real-madrid/|title=Bor. Mönchengladbach - Real Madrid 2:2 (Champions League 1975/1976, Quarter-finals)|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=19 June 2021}}
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|Quarter-finals

{{dts|1976|3|17|format=dmy}}Real MadridAway1–1Heynckes 26'85,956{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/champions-league-1975-1976-viertelfinale-real-madrid-bor-moenchengladbach/|title=Real Madrid - Bor. Mönchengladbach 1:1 (Champions League 1975/1976, Quarter-finals)|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=19 June 2021}}

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