2017–18 Borussia Mönchengladbach season

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Borussia Mönchengladbach
2017–18 season
PresidentRolf Königs
ManagerDieter Hecking
StadiumBorussia-Park
Bundesliga9th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Thorgan Hazard (10)

All:
Thorgan Hazard (11)
Biggest winGladbach 3–0 Wolfsburg
Biggest defeatDortmund 6–1 Gladbach

The 2017–18 Borussia Mönchengladbach season was the 118th season in the football club's history and 10th consecutive and 50th 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 14th season for Mönchengladbach in the Borussia-Park, located in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The season covered a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Players[]

Squad information[]

As of 24 February 2018[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
2 DF England ENG Mandela Egbo
3 DF England ENG Reece Oxford (on loan from West Ham United)
4 DF Denmark DEN Jannik Vestergaard
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)
16 MF Guinea GUI Ibrahima Traoré
17 DF Sweden SWE Oscar Wendt (Vice-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
22 MF Slovakia SVK László Bénes
23 MF Germany GER Jonas Hofmann
24 DF Germany GER Tony Jantschke
26 FW Paraguay PAR Raúl Bobadilla
27 MF France FRA Michaël Cuisance
28 DF Germany GER Matthias Ginter
29 DF France FRA Mamadou Doucouré
30 DF Switzerland  SUI Nico Elvedi
32 MF Italy ITA Vincenzo Grifo
35 GK Germany GER Moritz Nicolas
38 DF Germany GER Marcel Benger
42 DF Germany GER Florian Mayer

Transfers[]

In[]

No. Pos Player From Type Window Ends Fee Source
3 DF England Reece Oxford England West Ham United Loan Summer 2018 Free
8 MF Switzerland Denis Zakaria Switzerland Young Boys Transfer Summer 2022 €12,000,000
20 FW Paraguay Julio Villalba Paraguay Cerro Porteño Loan return Summer Free
26 FW Paraguay Raúl Bobadilla FC Augsburg Transfer Summer 2019 €2,000,000
27 MF France Michaël Cuisance France Nancy Transfer Summer 2022 €250,000
28 DF Germany Matthias Ginter Borussia Dortmund Transfer Summer 2021 €17,000,000
32 MF Italy Vincenzo Grifo SC Freiburg Transfer Summer 2021 €6,000,000
39 FW Australia Kwame Yeboah Borussia Mönchengladbach II Transfer Summer 2019 Free
MF Germany Florian Neuhaus 1860 Munich Transfer Summer 2022 Free

Out[]

No. Pos Player To Type Window Fee Source
3 DF Denmark Andreas Christensen England Chelsea Loan return Summer Free
8 MF Germany Mahmoud Dahoud Borussia Dortmund Transfer Summer €12,000,000
14 DF Germany Nico Schulz 1899 Hoffenheim Transfer Summer €3,000,000
20 MF Switzerland Djibril Sow Switzerland Young Boys Transfer Summer €2,000,000
26 MF Germany Tsiy William Ndenge Netherlands Roda JC Loan Summer Free
27 DF Germany Julian Korb Hannover 96 Transfer Summer €3,000,000
28 FW Germany André Hahn Hamburger SV Transfer Summer €6,000,000
MF Germany Florian Neuhaus Fortuna Düsseldorf Loan Summer €80,000
MF Germany Marvin Schulz Switzerland FC Luzern Transfer Summer Free


Competitions[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 20 August 2017 12 May 2018 Matchday 1 9th 34 13 8 13 47 52 −5 038.24
DFB-Pokal 11 August 2017 20 December 2017 First round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 066.67
Total 37 15 8 14 50 54 −4 040.54

Last updated: 21 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 VfB Stuttgart 34 15 6 13 36 36 0 51
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 14 7 13 45 45 0 49 Qualification to Europa League group stage[a]
9 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 13 8 13 47 52 −5 47
10 Hertha BSC 34 10 13 11 43 46 −3 43
11 Werder Bremen 34 10 12 12 37 40 −3 42
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal.

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 13 8 13 47 52  −5 47 9 4 4 28 20  +8 4 4 9 19 32  −13

Last updated: 21 May 2018.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round[]

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GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDLDWLWWLWDWWLDLWLWLLLLWDLDDWLWDWL
Position5591079758684444866578101078999888999
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2018. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 1. FC Köln Mönchengladbach
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Elvedi 49' Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,018
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
26 August 2017 (2017-08-26) 2 FC Augsburg 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 29,243
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 3 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Boateng 13' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 51,431
Referee: Robert Kampka
16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 4 RB Leipzig 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 42,558
Referee: Marco Fritz
19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) 5 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 VfB Stuttgart Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Raffael 57', 74' (pen.) Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 44,063
Referee: Sören Storks
23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) 6 Borussia Dortmund 6–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Dortmund
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stindl 66' Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,360
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
30 September 2017 (2017-09-30) 7 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 Hannover 96 Mönchengladbach
15:40 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Harnik 71' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 50,542
Referee: Christian Dingert
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 15:30 CEST, was delayed to 15:40 CEST due to a traffic jam outside the stadium.
15 October 2017 (2017-10-15) 8 Werder Bremen 0–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bremen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Markus Schmidt
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 9 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–5 Bayer Leverkusen Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Johnson 7' Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 53,053
Referee: Bastian Dankert
28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) 10 1899 Hoffenheim 1–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Demirbay 25' Report
Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Harm Osmers
4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) 11 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 Mainz 05 Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Vestergaard 67' Report Diallo 19' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 52,659
Referee: Sven Jablonski
18 November 2017 (2017-11-18) 12 Hertha BSC 2–4 Borussia Mönchengladbach Berlin
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin
Attendance: 48,304
Referee: Bastian Dankert
25 November 2017 (2017-11-25) 13 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 Bayern Munich Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Vidal 74' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,018
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
3 December 2017 (2017-12-03) 14 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Wolfsburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 24,250
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 15 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 Schalke 04 Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Kramer 24' Report Vestergaard 62' (o.g.) Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,018
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
12 December 2017 (2017-12-12) 16 SC Freiburg 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Freiburg
20:40 CET (UTC+1) Petersen 20' (pen.) Report Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 23,800
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
15 December 2017 (2017-12-15) 17 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 Hamburger SV Mönchengladbach
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Hahn 53' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 51,409
Referee: Markus Schmidt
14 January 2018 (2018-01-14) 18 1. FC Köln 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Raffael 69' Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
20 January 2018 (2018-01-20) 19 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 FC Augsburg Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 42,016
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus
26 January 2018 (2018-01-26) 20 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Frankfurt
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Marco Fritz
3 February 2018 (2018-02-03) 21 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–1 RB Leipzig Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Lookman 89' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 49,018
Referee: Tobias Stieler
11 February 2018 (2018-02-11) 22 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Ginczek 5' Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 53,296
Referee: Frank Willenborg
18 February 2018 (2018-02-18) 23 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–1 Borussia Dortmund Mönchengladbach
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Reus 32' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,018
Referee: Bastian Dankert
24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) 24 Hannover 96 0–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Hanover
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Kramer 72' Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Robert Kampka
2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) 25 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 Werder Bremen Mönchengladbach
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 52,211
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) 26 Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,809
Referee: Robert Hartmann
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) 27 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–3 1899 Hoffenheim Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 51,049
Referee: Martin Petersen
1 April 2018 (2018-04-01) 28 Mainz 05 0–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Mainz
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 30,173
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) 29 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 Hertha BSC Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Hazard 75', 79' (pen.) Report Kalou 40' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 51,417
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus
14 April 2018 (2018-04-14) 30 Bayern Munich 5–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Munich
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Drmić 9' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Robert Kampka
20 April 2018 (2018-04-20) 31 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg Mönchengladbach
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 47,797
Referee: Tobias Stieler
28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) 32 Schalke 04 1–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Caligiuri 45+3' (pen.) Report Raffael 32' Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 62,271
Referee: Harm Osmers
5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 33 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 SC Freiburg Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Kleindienst 59' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,018
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) 34 Hamburger SV 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Hamburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Hunt 11' (pen.)
  • Holtby 63'
Report Drmić 28' Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Felix Brych

DFB-Pokal[]

11 August 2017 (2017-08-11) First round Rot-Weiss Essen 1–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Essen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Baier 29' Report
Stadium: Stadion Essen
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
24 October 2017 (2017-10-24) Second round Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Düsseldorf
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Hazard 52' Stadium: Esprit Arena
Attendance: 52,500
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) Round of 16 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen Mönchengladbach
18:40 CET (UTC+1) Report Bailey 70' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 49,016
Referee: Manuel Gräfe


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 33 0 30 0 3 0
21 GK Germany GER Tobias Sippel 5 0 4+1 0 0 0
35 GK Germany GER Moritz Nicolas 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Mandela Egbo 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Reece Oxford 4 0 2+1 0 1 0
4 DF Denmark DEN Jannik Vestergaard 34 3 32 3 2 0
17 DF Sweden SWE Oscar Wendt 31 1 28 1 3 0
24 DF Germany GER Tony Jantschke 14 0 8+5 0 1 0
28 DF Germany GER Matthias Ginter 37 5 34 5 3 0
29 DF France FRA Mamadou Doucouré 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Switzerland  SUI Nico Elvedi 36 2 33 2 3 0
38 DF Germany GER Marcel Benger 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
42 DF Germany GER Florian Mayer 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF Germany GER Tobias Strobl 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
6 MF Germany GER Christoph Kramer 28 3 26+1 3 1 0
7 MF Germany GER Patrick Herrmann 26 0 12+11 0 1+2 0
8 MF Switzerland  SUI Denis Zakaria 33 2 29+1 2 3 0
16 MF Guinea GUI Ibrahima Traoré 9 0 1+6 0 2 0
19 MF United States USA Fabian Johnson 12 1 5+5 1 0+2 0
22 MF Slovakia SVK László Bénes 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
23 MF Germany GER Jonas Hofmann 25 1 12+11 0 0+2 1
27 MF France FRA Michaël Cuisance 26 0 9+15 0 2 0
32 MF Italy ITA Vincenzo Grifo 18 0 9+8 0 0+1 0
Forwards
10 FW Belgium BEL Thorgan Hazard 37 11 33+1 10 3 1
11 FW Brazil BRA Raffael 29 10 23+4 9 2 1
13 FW Germany GER Lars Stindl 34 6 31 6 3 0
18 FW Switzerland  SUI Josip Drmić 14 4 4+9 4 0+1 0
20 FW Paraguay PAR Julio Villalba 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
26 FW Paraguay PAR Raúl Bobadilla 14 0 5+8 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 12 May 2018
Source: Competitions

References[]

  1. ^ "Squad – Borussia Mönchengladbach". borussia.de. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de. German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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