The 1971–72 Borussia Mönchengladbach season was the 73rd season in the club's history and the 7th in the top-flight of German football. The season began on 14 August 1971 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern and finished on 5 April 1972 against FC Schalke 04.
Season overview In the 1971–72 season, Borussia Mönchengladbach, coached by Hennes Weisweiler, finished the 1971–72 Bundesliga in 3rd place with a total of 18 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses. The team's top scorer was Jupp Heynckes with 19 goals. In the 1971–72 European Cup, Borussia Mönchengladbach were eliminated in the round of 16 by Inter Milan, after losing 4–2 in Milan and drawing 0–0 in Berlin in the replay of the first leg. During the initial first leg match, which went down in history as the Match of the Can, Borussia had won 7-1 but the result had not been approved by UEFA due to a Mönchengladbach fan throwing a can of Coca-Cola that hit Italian forward Roberto Boninsegna.
Squad Source:
Transfers +Transfers In DateNameFromTransfer FeeSummer 1972 Dietmar Danner VfR MannheimSummer 1972 Christian Kulik Alemannia AachenSummer 1972 Heinz Michallik GüterslohSummer 1972 Ulrich Surau Alemannia AachenSummer 1972 Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp FC Schalke 04Total Transfer Fees +Transfer OutDateNameToTransfer FeeSummer 1971 Werner Adler Karlsruher SCSummer 1971 Peter Dietrich Werder BremenSummer 1971 Horst Köppel VfB StuttgartSummer 1971 Herbert Laumen Werder BremenTotal Transfer Fees
Match results Legend
Bundesliga
DFB-Pokal First Round
Round of 16
Quarter finals
European Cup
First leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–1 on aggregate.
Second Round
Inter Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.
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