Borussia Mönchengladbach, officially known as Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V., is a professional German football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. Founded on 1 August 1900 in the Eicken district, the club has developed into one of Germany's established football institutions. Its professional men's team competes in the Bundesliga and plays its home matches at the ista-Borussia-Park. The club has won five German league championships, three DFB-Pokal titles and two UEFA Cup titles. Its traditional colours are black, white and green, and the team is popularly known as Die Fohlen (The Foals), a nickname associated with its attacking style and successful young teams during the 1970s. Borussia Mönchengladbach operates a wider sporting structure beyond its senior men's team. Its departments include women's and girls' football, handball and table tennis, alongside esports football activities. The women's and girls' football department was established in 1995, while the club also maintains youth development programmes for boys and girls. The professional football operations, including the senior team and youth teams from U16 to U23, are managed through Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach GmbH. The registered association remains the sole shareholder of this company. The club has a substantial membership base, with more than 100,000 members reported on its official website. Its business operations employ approximately 250 full-time and 40 part-time staff. Beyond football, Borussia Mönchengladbach engages in social responsibility and sustainability initiatives through its FohlenVerantwortung programme and Borussia Foundation. These activities focus on community participation, education, health, inclusion and environmental responsibility. The club's headquarters and stadium facilities are located at Hennes-Weisweiler-Allee 1 in Mönchengladbach.