# 2014–15 Borussia Mönchengladbach season

The 2014–15 Borussia Mönchengladbach season was the 115th season in the club's football history. In the previous season, Borussia finished in fifth place and thus qualified for the UEFA Europa League Play-off Round. In the Bundesliga, it was the club's seventh consecutive season, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2008.

## Players
### Squad

As of 6 July 2014
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SUI | Yann Sommer |
| 3 | DF | BEL | Filip Daems (captain) |
| 4 | DF | NED | Roel Brouwers |
| 6 | MF | GER | Mahmoud Dahoud |
| 7 | MF | GER | Patrick Herrmann |
| 8 | MF | GUI | Ibrahima Traoré |
| 10 | FW | GER | Max Kruse |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Raffael |
| 14 | MF | GER | Thorben Marx |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Álvaro Domínguez |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Håvard Nordtveit |
| 17 | DF | SWE | Oscar Wendt |
| 18 | DF | GER | Marvin Schulz |
| 19 | DF | USA | Fabian Johnson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | GER | Nico Brandenburger |
| 21 | GK | GER | Janis Blaswich |
| 23 | MF | GER | Christoph Kramer (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen) |
| 24 | DF | GER | Tony Jantschke |
| 26 | FW | BEL | Thorgan Hazard |
| 27 | DF | GER | Julian Korb |
| 28 | FW | GER | André Hahn |
| 31 | FW | SWE | Branimir Hrgota |
| 33 | GK | GER | Christofer Heimeroth |
| 34 | MF | SUI | Granit Xhaka |
| 39 | DF | AUT | Martin Stranzl (vice-captain) |

### Transfers
#### In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SUI | Yann Sommer (from FC Basel) |
| 8 | MF | GUI | Ibrahima Traoré (from VfB Stuttgart) |
| 19 | DF | USA | Fabian Johnson (from 1899 Hoffenheim) |
| 26 | MF | BEL | Thorgan Hazard (from Chelsea) |
| 28 | MF | GER | André Hahn (from FC Augsburg) |

#### Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | GER | Marc-André ter Stegen (at Barcelona) |
| — | FW | NED | Luuk de Jong (at PSV) |
| — | FW | GER | Elias Kachunga (at SC Paderborn) |
| — | MF | VEN | Juan Arango (at Tijuana) |
| — | MF | GER | Lukas Rupp (at SC Paderborn) |

## Season overview
### August

In the first round draw of the DFB-Pokal, Mönchengladbach were drawn against FC 08 Homburg. The match took place on 16 August. Mönchengladbach got two goals from Branimir Hrgota and an extra goal from André Hahn. Hahn gave Mönchengladbach a 1–0 lead before Marc Gallego for Homburg equalized in the 20th minute. Then Hrgota scored in the 45th and 51st minutes to give Mönchengladbach a 3–1 lead.
In Borussia Mönchengladbach's opening match of the Bundesliga campaign, on matchday 1, on 24 August, resulted in a 1–1 draw against VfB Stuttgart. Christoph Kramer scored for Mönchengladbach and Alexandru Maxim scored for Stuttgart. Maxim gave Stuttgart the lead in the 51st minute than Kramer equalized in the 90th minute. Mönchengladbach finished the matchday in 10th place.
On matchday 2, on 31 August, Mönchengladbach and SC Freiburg finished their match in a 0–0 draw. There were three yellow cards handed out in the match. Mönchengladbach finished the matchday in 11th place.

### September

On matchday 3, on 13 September, Mönchengladbach defeated Schalke 04 4–1. Mönchengladbach got two goals from André Hahn and a goal each from Max Kruse, Raffael and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored for Schalke. Hahn gave Mönchengladbach a 2–0 lead when he scored his two goals in the 17th and 50th minutes. Chuopo-Moting pulled Schalke a goal back in the 52nd minute before Kruse restored the two-goal lead in the 56th minute. Raffael put Mönchengladbach up 4–1 in the 79th minute. Mönchengladbach finished the matchday in sixth place.
The match between Mönchengladbach and 1. FC Köln, on matchday 4, on 21 September, finished in a 0–0 draw. Mönchengladbach finished the matchday in Seventh place.
Then on matchday 5, on 24 September, Mönchengladbach defeated Hamburger SV 1–0 with a 24th-minute goal from Max Kruse. Mönchengladbach finished the matchday in sixth place.
Then on matchday 6, on 27 September, Mönchengladbach defeated SC Paderborn 2–1. Patrick Herrmann and Raffael scored for Mönchengladbach and Jens Wemmer scored for Paderborn. Herrmann scored in the eighth minute and Raffael scored in the 14th minute to give Mönchengladbach a 2–0 lead. Wemmer pulled Paderborn a goal back in the 70th minute. Mönchengladbach finished the matchday in second place.

### October

The match between Mönchengladbach and Mainz 05 on matchday 7, on 5 October, finished in a 1–1 draw. Max Kruse scored for Mönchengladbach and Jonas Hofmann scored for Mainz. Kruse gave Mönchengladbach a 1–0 lead in the 15th minute before Hofmann equalized from a penalty shot in the 31st minute. Mönchengladbach finished the matchday in third place.
On matchday 8, on 18 October, Mönchengladbach defeated Hannover 96 3–0 with two goals from Max Kruse and a goal from Granit Xhaka. Kruse scored his first goal in the 14th minute, then Xhaka made it 2–0 in the 49th minute, Kruse got his second goal in the 90th minute. Mönchengladbach finished the matchday in second place.
The match between Mönchengladbach and Bayern Munich, on matchday 9, on 26 October, finished in a 0–0 draw. Mönchengladbach finished the matchday in second place.
In the second round of the DFB-Pokal, Mönchengladbach were drawn against Eintracht Frankfurt. The match took place on 29 October. Mönchengladbach won 2–1. Thorgan Hazard and Ibrahima Traoré scored for Mönchengladbach and Václav Kadlec scored for Frankfurt. Hazard scored in the 17th minute and Traoré scored in the 67th minute to put Mönchengladbach up 2–0. Kadlec pulled one back in the 89th minute.

### November

On matchday 10, on 2 November, Mönchengladbach defeated 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1. Mönchengladbach got two goals from Patrick Herrmann and a goal from André Hahn. Anthony Modeste scored for Hoffenheim. Hahn scored in the 12th minute to give Mönchengladbach the lead. Then Modeste equalized in the 30th minute. Mönchengladbach reclaimed the lead when Herrmann scored two minutes later. He got his second goal of the match in the 52nd minute. Mönchengladbach finished the matchday in third place.

### March

In the round 3 draw of the DFB-Pokal, Mönchengladbach were drawn against Kickers Offenbach. The match took place on 4 March. Mönchengladbach won 2–0 with goals from Max Kruse and Patrick Herrmann. Kruse scored in the 52nd minute from a penalty shot and Herrmann scored in the 83rd minute.
The match on matchday 24, on 7 March, between Mönchengladbach and 1. FSV Mainz 05 finished in a 2–2 draw. Mönchengladbach took a 2–0 lead when Raffael scored in the 27th and 67th minutes. However, Mainz came back to score two goals from Johannes Geis and Shinji Okazaki. Mönchengladbach finished the matchday in third place.
On matchday 25, on 15 March, Mönchengladbach defeated Hannover 95 2–0 with two goals from Patrick Herrmann. Herrmann scored in the 43rd and 75th minutes. Mönchengladbach finished the matchday in third place.
On matchday 26, on 22 March, Mönchengladbach defeated Bayern 2–0 with two goals by Raffael. Raffael scored in the 30th and 77th minutes. Mönchengladbach finished the matchday in third place.

### April

In the quarter-final draw of the DFB-Pokal, Mönchengladbach were drawn against Arminia Bielefeld. The match took place on 9 April. The match drew at 1–1, and after extra time, went into penalties. Mönchengladbach lost 4–5 on penalties.

## Competitions
### Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 80 | 18 | +62 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal, VfL Wolfsburg, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Schalke 04; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, Borussia Dortmund.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 9 May 2015. Source: Matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L |
| Position | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Europa League
#### Play-off round
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MGB | VIL | ZUR | APL |
| 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Villarreal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–2 | — | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Zürich | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 7 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Apollon Limassol | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 3 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 32
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SUI | Yann Sommer | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | GER | Janis Blaswich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | GER | Christofer Heimeroth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | BEL | Filip Daems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NED | Roel Brouwers | 20 | 1 | 15+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Álvaro Domínguez | 24 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SWE | Oscar Wendt | 26 | 2 | 25+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | USA | Fabian Johnson | 24 | 1 | 15+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | GER | Tony Jantschke | 31 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | GER | Julian Korb | 24 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | AUT | Martin Stranzl | 19 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | GER | Mahmoud Dahoud | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | GER | Patrick Herrmann | 32 | 11 | 26+6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GUI | Ibrahima Traoré | 24 | 2 | 8+16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | GER | Thorben Marx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Håvard Nordtveit | 22 | 2 | 11+11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | GER | Christoph Kramer | 30 | 2 | 28+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | SUI | Granit Xhaka | 30 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | GER | Max Kruse | 32 | 11 | 29+3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Raffael | 31 | 12 | 28+3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | BEL | Thorgan Hazard | 28 | 1 | 7+21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | GER | André Hahn | 23 | 3 | 15+8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | SWE | Branimir Hrgota | 17 | 2 | 8+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 May 2015 Source: BDFutbol

### Goalscorers

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 7 | | Patrick Herrmann | 11 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 1 | FW | 11 | | Raffael | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | FW | 10 | | Max Kruse | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | FW | 31 | | Branimir Hrgota | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | FW | 28 | | André Hahn | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | 34 | | Granit Xhaka | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | FW | 26 | | Thorgan Hazard | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | MF | 8 | | Ibrahima Traoré | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | MF | 16 | | Håvard Nordtveit | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | 23 | | Christoph Kramer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 17 | | Oscar Wendt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 24 | | Tony Jantschke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 4 | | Roel Brouwers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 19 | | Fabian Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 53 | 7 | 25 | 85 |
Last updated: 30 May 2015

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Nat | Player | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 1 | MF | 23 | | Christoph Kramer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | DF | 26 | | Tony Jantschke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | MF | 28 | | André Hahn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | GK | 1 | | Yann Sommer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | 8 | | Ibrahima Traoré | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | 27 | | Julian Korb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | 34 | | Granit Xhaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | 39 | | Martin Stranzl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Last updated on 25 September 2014