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.
| 2017–18 season | ||||
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| President | Rolf Königs | |||
| Manager | Dieter Hecking | |||
| Stadium | Borussia-Park | |||
| Bundesliga | 9th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Thorgan Hazard (10) All: Thorgan Hazard (11) | |||
| Biggest win | Gladbach 3–0 Wolfsburg | |||
| Biggest defeat | Dortmund 6–1 Gladbach | |||
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Players edit
Squad information edit
- 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.
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Transfers edit
In edit
| No. | Pos | Player | From | Type | Window | Ends | Fee | Source |
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| 3 | DF |  Reece Oxford
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West Ham United
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Loan | Summer | 2018 | Free | |
| 8 | MF |  Denis Zakaria
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Young Boys
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Transfer | Summer | 2022 | €12,000,000 | |
| 20 | FW |  Julio Villalba
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Cerro Porteño
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Loan return | Summer | Free | ||
| 26 | FW | Raúl Bobadilla
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FC Augsburg | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | €2,000,000 | |
| 27 | MF |  Michaël Cuisance
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Nancy
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Transfer | Summer | 2022 | €250,000 | |
| 28 | DF |  Matthias Ginter
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Borussia Dortmund | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | €17,000,000 | |
| 32 | MF |  Vincenzo Grifo
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SC Freiburg | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | €6,000,000 | |
| 39 | FW |  Kwame Yeboah
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Borussia Mönchengladbach II | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | |
| — | MF | Florian Neuhaus
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1860 Munich | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | Free |
Out edit
| No. | Pos | Player | To | Type | Window | Fee | Source |
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| 3 | DF |  Andreas Christensen
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Chelsea
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Loan return | Summer | Free | |
| 8 | MF | Mahmoud Dahoud
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Borussia Dortmund | Transfer | Summer | €12,000,000 | |
| 14 | DF | Nico Schulz
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1899 Hoffenheim | Transfer | Summer | €3,000,000 | |
| 20 | MF | Djibril Sow
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Young Boys
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Transfer | Summer | €2,000,000 | |
| 26 | MF | Tsiy William Ndenge
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 Roda JC
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Loan | Summer | Free | |
| 27 | DF | Julian Korb
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Hannover 96 | Transfer | Summer | €3,000,000 | |
| 28 | FW | André Hahn
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Hamburger SV | Transfer | Summer | €6,000,000 | |
| — | MF | Florian Neuhaus
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Fortuna Düsseldorf | Loan | Summer | €80,000 | |
| — | MF | Marvin Schulz
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FC Luzern
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Transfer | Summer | Free |
Competitions edit
Win Draw Loss
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| 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 | 38.24 |
| DFB-Pokal | 11 August 2017 | 20 December 2017 | First round | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 66.67 |
| Total | 37 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 40.54 | ||||
Last updated: 21 May 2018
Source: Competitions
Bundesliga edit
League table edit
| 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 for the 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 results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[2]
Notes:
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:
- ^ Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 edit
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2018. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
| 20 August 2017 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 2 | FC Augsburg | 2–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 29,243 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 9 September 2017 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 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 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 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 6–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Dortmund |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stindl 66' |
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,360 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
| 30 September 2017 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 8 | Werder Bremen | 0–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bremen |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
| 21 October 2017 9 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–5 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Johnson 7' |
Report |
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Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 53,053 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 28 October 2017 10 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Demirbay 25' |
Report |
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Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 4 November 2017 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 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 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 14 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Wolfsburg |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,250 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
| 9 December 2017 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 25 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–2 | Werder Bremen | Mönchengladbach |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 52,211 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
| 10 March 2018 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 27 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–3 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 51,049 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 1 April 2018 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 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 30 | Bayern Munich | 5–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Munich |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Drmić 9' |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Robert Kampka |
| 20 April 2018 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 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 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 34 | Hamburger SV | 2–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Hamburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Drmić 28' |
Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Felix Brych |
DFB-Pokal edit
| 11 August 2017 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 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 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 edit
Appearances and goals edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SUI
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Yann Sommer | 33 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | GK | GER
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Tobias Sippel | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 35 | GK | GER
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Moritz Nicolas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG
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Mandela Egbo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | ENG
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Reece Oxford | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF | DEN
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Jannik Vestergaard | 34 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | DF |  SWE
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Oscar Wendt | 31 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | DF | GER
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Tony Jantschke | 14 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | DF | GER
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Matthias Ginter | 37 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | DF | FRA
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Mamadou Doucouré | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | DF | SUI
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Nico Elvedi | 36 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 38 | DF | GER
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Marcel Benger | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 42 | DF | GER
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Florian Mayer | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | GER
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Tobias Strobl | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | MF | GER
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Christoph Kramer | 28 | 3 | 26+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | MF | GER
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Patrick Herrmann | 26 | 0 | 12+11 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF | SUI
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Denis Zakaria | 33 | 2 | 29+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | MF |  GUI
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Ibrahima Traoré | 9 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | MF |  USA
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Fabian Johnson | 12 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | MF |  SVK
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László Bénes | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | MF | GER
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Jonas Hofmann | 25 | 1 | 12+11 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | ||||
| 27 | MF | FRA
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Michaël Cuisance | 26 | 0 | 9+15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | MF | ITA
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Vincenzo Grifo | 18 | 0 | 9+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 10 | FW |  BEL
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Thorgan Hazard | 37 | 11 | 33+1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 11 | FW |  BRA
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Raffael | 29 | 10 | 23+4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 13 | FW | GER
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Lars Stindl | 34 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | FW | SUI
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Josip Drmić | 14 | 4 | 4+9 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | FW | PAR
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Julio Villalba | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | FW | PAR
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Raúl Bobadilla | 14 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
Last updated: 12 May 2018
Source: Competitions
References edit
- ^ "Squad – Borussia Mönchengladbach". borussia.de. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2017.