2018–19 Borussia Mönchengladbach season

Borussia Mönchengladbach 2018–19 football season
Borussia Mönchengladbach
2018–19 season
PresidentRolf Königs
ManagerDieter Hecking
StadiumBorussia-Park
Bundesliga5th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alassane Pléa
(12 goals)

All:
Alassane Pléa
(15 goals)
Biggest winHastedt 1–11 Gladbach
Biggest defeatGladbach 0–5 Leverkusen
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2018–19 Borussia Mönchengladbach season was the 119th season in the football club's history and 11th consecutive and 51st overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2008. In addition to the domestic league, Borussia Mönchengladbach also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 15th season for Mönchengladbach in the Borussia-Park, located in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The season covered a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Players

Squad information

As of 29 January 2019[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland SUI Yann Sommer (vice-captain)
2 DF England ENG Mandela Egbo
3 DF Switzerland SUI Michael Lang
5 MF Germany GER Tobias Strobl
6 MF Germany GER Christoph Kramer
7 MF Germany GER Patrick Herrmann
8 MF Switzerland SUI Denis Zakaria
10 FW Belgium BEL Thorgan Hazard
11 FW Brazil BRA Raffael
13 FW Germany GER Lars Stindl (captain)
14 FW France FRA Alassane Pléa
15 DF Germany GER Jordan Beyer
16 MF Guinea GUI Ibrahima Traoré
17 DF Sweden SWE Oscar Wendt (3rd captain)
18 FW Switzerland SUI Josip Drmić
19 MF United States USA Fabian Johnson
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Paraguay PAR Julio Villalba
21 GK Germany GER Tobias Sippel
23 MF Germany GER Jonas Hofmann
24 DF Germany GER Tony Jantschke
26 FW Germany GER Torben Müsel
27 MF France FRA Mickaël Cuisance
28 DF Germany GER Matthias Ginter
29 DF France FRA Mamadou Doucouré
30 DF Switzerland SUI Nico Elvedi
32 MF Germany GER Florian Neuhaus
35 GK Germany GER Moritz Nicolas
37 MF England ENG Keanan Bennetts
38 DF Germany GER Marcel Benger
40 DF Denmark DEN Andreas Poulsen
42 DF Germany GER Florian Mayer

Loans

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Slovakia SVK László Bénes (on loan to Holstein Kiel until 30 June 2019)

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player From Type Window Ends Fee Source
3 DF Switzerland Michael Lang Switzerland FC Basel Transfer Summer 2022 €2,800,000
14 FW France Alassane Pléa France Nice Transfer Summer 2023 €23,000,000
32 MF Germany Florian Neuhaus Fortuna Düsseldorf Loan return Summer 2022 Free
37 MF England Keanan Bennetts England Tottenham Hotspur U23 Transfer Summer 2022 €2,250,000
40 MF Denmark Andreas Poulsen Denmark FC Midtjylland Transfer Summer 2022 €4,500,000
42 DF Germany Florian Mayer Borussia Mönchengladbach II Promoted Summer 2019 Free
DF Germany Jordan Beyer Borussia Mönchengladbach U19 Promoted Summer Free
GK Germany Janis Blaswich Hansa Rostock Loan return Summer 2019 Free
MF Germany Tsiy William Ndenge Netherlands Roda JC Loan return Summer 2019 Free
FW Australia Kwame Yeboah SC Paderborn Loan return Summer 2019 Free

Out

No. Pos Player To Type Window Fee Source
3 DF England Reece Oxford England West Ham Loan return Summer Free
4 DF Denmark Jannik Vestergaard England Southampton Transfer Summer €25,000,000
26 FW Paraguay Raúl Bobadilla Argentina Argentinos Juniors Transfer Summer €1,800,000
32 FW Italy Vincenzo Grifo 1899 Hoffenheim Transfer Summer €5,500,000
33 GK Germany Christofer Heimeroth Retired Summer
44 FW Germany Ba-Muaka Simakala Borussia Mönchengladbach II Transfer Summer Free
GK Germany Janis Blaswich Netherlands Heracles Almelo Transfer Summer Undisclosed
MF Germany Tsiy William Ndenge Borussia Mönchengladbach II Transfer Summer Free
FW Australia Kwame Yeboah SC Fortuna Köln Transfer Summer Undisclosed

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 25 August 2018 18 May 2019 Matchday 1 5th 34 16 7 11 55 42 +13 047.06
DFB-Pokal 19 August 2018 31 October 2018 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 11 6 +5 050.00
Total 36 17 7 12 66 48 +18 047.22

Last updated: 25 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 RB Leipzig 34 19 9 6 63 29 +34 66 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Bayer Leverkusen 34 18 4 12 69 52 +17 58
5 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 16 7 11 55 42 +13 55 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 VfL Wolfsburg 34 16 7 11 62 50 +12 55
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 15 9 10 60 48 +12 54 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa League second qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 16 7 11 55 42  +13 55 9 3 5 31 22  +9 7 4 6 24 20  +4

Last updated: 25 May 2019.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2019. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 Bayer Leverkusen Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 53,087
Referee: Christian Dingert
FC Augsburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 2 FC Augsburg 1–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Gregoritsch 12' Report Pléa 68' Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Frank Willenborg
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Schalke 04
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 3 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 Schalke 04 Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Embolo 90+3' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,022
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
Hertha BSC v Borussia Mönchengladbach
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 4 Hertha BSC 4–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin
Attendance: 51,852
Referee: Markus Schmidt
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt
26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) 5 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Mönchengladbach
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Rebić 74' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 41,257
Referee: Sven Jablonski
VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 6 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 24,100
Referee: Felix Zwayer
Bayern Munich v Borussia Mönchengladbach
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 7 Bayern Munich 0–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Munich
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Frank Willenborg
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Mainz 05
21 October 2018 (2018-10-21) 8 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 Mainz 05 Mönchengladbach
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 51,123
Referee: Sören Storks
SC Freiburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach
26 October 2018 (2018-10-26) 9 SC Freiburg 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Freiburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Hazard 20' (pen.) Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Fortuna Düsseldorf
4 November 2018 (2018-11-04) 10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,022
Referee: Felix Brych
Werder Bremen v Borussia Mönchengladbach
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 11 Werder Bremen 1–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Şahin 59' Report Pléa 39', 48', 52' Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Sören Storks
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hannover 96
25 November 2018 (2018-11-25) 12 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–1 Hannover 96 Mönchengladbach
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Wood 1' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 48,692
Referee: Daniel Siebert
RB Leipzig v Borussia Mönchengladbach
2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) 13 RB Leipzig 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 41,939
Referee: Markus Schmidt
Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfB Stuttgart
9 December 2018 (2018-12-09) 14 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 VfB Stuttgart Mönchengladbach
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 48,590
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
1899 Hoffenheim v Borussia Mönchengladbach
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 15 1899 Hoffenheim 0–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1. FC Nürnberg
18 December 2018 (2018-12-18) 16 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 1. FC Nürnberg Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 42,323
Referee: Robert Schröder
Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Mönchengladbach
21 December 2018 (2018-12-21) 17 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Dortmund
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Kramer 45+1' Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Felix Zwayer
Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Mönchengladbach
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 18 Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Pléa 37' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,628
Referee: Daniel Siebert
Borussia Mönchengladbach v FC Augsburg
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 19 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 FC Augsburg Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 42,509
Referee: Harm Osmers
Schalke 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 20 Schalke 04 0–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 62,271
Referee: Marco Fritz
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hertha BSC
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 21 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–3 Hertha BSC Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 48,232
Referee: Martin Petersen
Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Mönchengladbach
17 February 2019 (2019-02-17) 22 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Da Costa 45+1' Report Zakaria 82' Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfL Wolfsburg
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 23 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 48,041
Referee: Robert Kampka
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayern Munich
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 24 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–5 Bayern Munich Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stindl 37' Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,022
Referee: Felix Zwayer
Mainz 05 v Borussia Mönchengladbach
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 25 Mainz 05 0–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Mainz
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Elvedi 63' Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 30,405
Referee: Markus Schmidt
Borussia Mönchengladbach v SC Freiburg
15 March 2019 (2019-03-15) 26 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 SC Freiburg Mönchengladbach
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Pléa 16' Report Grifo 10' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 46,832
Referee: Robert Kampka
Fortuna Düsseldorf v Borussia Mönchengladbach
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 27 Fortuna Düsseldorf 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Düsseldorf
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Zakaria 83' Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 52,500
Referee: Tobias Stieler
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Werder Bremen
7 April 2019 (2019-04-07) 28 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 Werder Bremen Mönchengladbach
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Neuhaus 49' Report Klaassen 79' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,022
Referee: Daniel Schlager
Hannover 96 v Borussia Mönchengladbach
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 29 Hannover 96 0–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Hanover
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Raffael 53' Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 40,200
Referee: Felix Brych
Borussia Mönchengladbach v RB Leipzig
20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 30 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 RB Leipzig Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Pléa 61' Report Halstenberg 17' (pen.), 53' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 51,757
Referee: Harm Osmers
VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Mönchengladbach
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 31 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Stuttgart
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Donis 56' Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 56,730
Referee: Bastian Dankert
Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1899 Hoffenheim
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 32 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 1899 Hoffenheim Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 51,807
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
1. FC Nürnberg v Borussia Mönchengladbach
11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 33 1. FC Nürnberg 0–4 Borussia Mönchengladbach Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Frank Willenborg
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund
18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) 34 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–2 Borussia Dortmund Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,022
Referee: Manuel Gräfe

DFB-Pokal

BSC Hastedt v Borussia Mönchengladbach
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) First round BSC Hastedt 1–11 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Kücük 88' Report
Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11
Attendance: 4,997
Referee: Christof Günsch
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen
31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Second round Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–5 Bayer Leverkusen Mönchengladbach
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 48,755
Referee: Tobias Welz

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Switzerland SUI Yann Sommer 35 0 34 0 1 0
21 GK Germany GER Tobias Sippel 1 0 0 0 1 0
35 GK Germany GER Moritz Nicolas 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Mandela Egbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Switzerland SUI Michael Lang 18 1 15+2 1 1 0
15 DF Germany GER Jordan Beyer 10 0 8+1 0 1 0
17 DF Sweden SWE Oscar Wendt 34 1 30+2 1 2 0
24 DF Germany GER Tony Jantschke 15 0 10+4 0 1 0
28 DF Germany GER Matthias Ginter 29 2 27 2 2 0
29 DF France FRA Mamadou Doucouré 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Switzerland SUI Nico Elvedi 31 2 30 2 1 0
38 DF Germany GER Marcel Benger 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF Denmark DEN Andreas Poulsen 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
42 DF Germany GER Florian Mayer 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF Germany GER Tobias Strobl 30 0 26+3 0 1 0
6 MF Germany GER Christoph Kramer 19 2 13+5 2 1 0
7 MF Germany GER Patrick Herrmann 25 3 10+14 3 0+1 0
8 MF Switzerland SUI Denis Zakaria 32 4 21+10 4 0+1 0
16 MF Guinea GUI Ibrahima Traoré 17 0 5+11 0 0+1 0
19 MF United States USA Fabian Johnson 18 1 11+7 1 0 0
23 MF Germany GER Jonas Hofmann 29 6 21+6 5 2 1
27 MF France FRA Michaël Cuisance 13 0 1+10 0 0+2 0
32 MF Germany GER Florian Neuhaus 34 4 25+7 3 2 1
37 MF England ENG Keanan Bennetts 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
10 FW Belgium BEL Thorgan Hazard 35 13 33 10 2 3
11 FW Brazil BRA Raffael 14 5 5+8 2 1 3
13 FW Germany GER Lars Stindl 22 3 19+2 3 1 0
14 FW France FRA Alassane Pléa 35 15 28+6 12 1 3
18 FW Switzerland SUI Josip Drmić 5 2 2+3 2 0 0
20 FW Paraguay PAR Julio Villalba 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Germany GER Torben Müsel 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
22 MF Slovakia SVK László Bénes 1 0 0+1 0 0 0

Last updated: 18 May 2019
Source: Competitions

References

  1. ^ "Squad – Borussia Mönchengladbach". borussia.de. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2018.
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