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. With a more cautious style of play than his predecessor, Lattek led the club to their second consecutive Bundesliga title and fourth overall. 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. 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."
Squad
Competitions Bundesliga
League table
Matches WinDrawLoss + Bundesliga match resultsMatchDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance115:30Hannover 96Away3–3Jensen 7', Stielike 34', Heynckes 66'54,500215:301. FC KaiserslauternHome3–0Riedl 36' o.g., Simonsen 72', 73'18,000315:30Hamburger SVAway0–0—62,000420:00MSV DuisburgHome3–0Simonsen 4', 62', Stielike 77'30,000515:30Rot-Weiss EssenAway3–1Wörmer 13' o.g., Jensen 30', Simnosen 55'25,000615:30VfL BochumHome1–1Heynckes 10'23,000715:30Eintracht FrankfurtAway1–1Klinkhammer 56'45,000815:30Bayern MünchenHome4–1Stielike 15', Simonsen 56', Danner 65', Jensen 81'34,500919:30Hertha BSCAway0–3—45,0001015:30Eintracht BraunschweigHome0–0—26,4001115:30Karlsruher SCAway4–2Heynckes 26', 69', Fuchs 27' o.g., Wimmer 81'46,0001220:00Werder BremenHome3–0Jensen 40', Heynckes 70', 83' pen.18,4001314:30Bayer 05 UerdingenAway1–1Simonsen 79'23,0001415:30Fortuna DüsseldorfHome1–0Heynckes 72'21,5001515:30FC Schalke 04Away2–2Jensen 49', 87'70,3001620:00Kickers OffenbachHome2–0Simonsen 13', 48' pen.13,0001715:301. FC KölnAway4–0Simonsen 24', Heynckes 34', Jensen 37', 62'61,1181815:30Hannover 96Home2–0Wimmer 29', Wesche 75' o.g.19,2001915:301. FC KaiserslauternAway3–0Heynckes 16', Simonsen 31', Danner 84'36,0002015:30Hamburger SVHome1–1Heynckes 21'29,7002115:30MSV DuisburgAway3–2Simonsen 18', Bonhof 71' pen., Vogts 90'14,0002215:30Rot-Weiss EssenHome1–2Wimmer 22'15,0002315:30VfL BochumAway0–2—25,0002415:30Eintracht FrankfurtHome4–2Wittkamp 35', Simonsen 43', Heynckes 64', Hannes 66'23,0002515:30Bayern MünchenAway0–4—75,0002615:30Hertha BSCHome1–1Heynckes 90+1'21,2002715:30Eintracht BraunschweigAway0–0—35,0002815:30Karlsruher SCHome4–0Wittkamp 40', Bonhof 58', Simonsen 62', Klinkhammer 74'28,0002915:30Werder BremenAway2–2Jensen 32', Bonhof 53'33,0003015:30Bayer 05 UerdingenHome6–1Simonsen 11', Stielike 24', Wittkamp 64', 75', Bonhof 73', 86'18,0003115:30Fortuna DüsseldorfAway1–1Jensen 41'36,0003215:30FC Schalke 04Home0–2—32,0003315:30Kickers OffenbachAway1–1Simonsen 81'30,0003415:301. FC KölnHome2–1Jensen 6', Wittkamp 35'30,000
DFB-Pokal
WinDrawLoss + DFB-Pokal match resultsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst roundWerder BremenAway3–0Jensen 8', Assauer 34' o.g., Wimmer 50'22,000Second roundRot-Weiß HasbornHome3–0Heynckes 59', Danner 64', Simonsen 66'5,000Third roundMSV DuisburgAway1–0Vogts 40'31,000Round of 16Fortuna DüsseldorfAway2–3Jensen 55', Bonhof 86' pen.60,000
European Cup
WinDrawLoss + European Cup match resultsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst roundSSW InnsbruckHome1–1Simonsen 83' pen.18,636First roundSSW InnsbruckAway6–1Stielicke 44', Simonsen 63', Heynckes 64', 68', 75', 88'18,384Round of 16JuventusHome2–0Heynckes 26', Simonsen 36'57,195Round of 16JuventusAway2–2Danner 69', Simonsen 87'62,773Quarter-finalsReal MadridHome2–2Jensen 2', Wittkamp 27'67,069Quarter-finalsReal MadridAway1–1Heynckes 26'85,956
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