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Borussia
Supporters Clubs & The Fanprojekt (FP-MG-Supporterclub)
There are about 650 supporters clubs spread over
Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and UK.
The Fanprojekt is an umbrella
organisation for supporters (3.600 Members / Nov.07) in
individual groups to co-ordinate travel,
ticket requests and other associated activities.
One of the more
important aspects of our work is liaison with the German DFB and the
police. In this respect we're similar to the FSA in Liverpool - but
tied to the interests of one set of supporters. We are also committed
to improving relations between rival sets of supporters and eradicating
match-day violence. We are heavily supported by the club itself and
have our own representative at Borussia. The Fanprojekt even has its
own souvenir shop selling specific Fanprojekt merchandise.
Contact:
FP-MG
Postfach 102031
41020 Mönchengladbach
Germany
Phone: +49 2161--9293 1520
E-Mail: info@fanprojekt.de
The story of
Fanprojekt (FP-MG-Supporterclub)
Who we are?
We are footballfans of the German football club Borussia
Mönchengladbach !!!
What?
One of those drunken, crazy and shouting rowdies ??
No!! Just the opposite !
We would like to show the audience, that we are as
normal people as they are and that we do not need any help by social
studied people. At this point we're connected to a club with about
3.500 members it.
How did this happen?
Since the early 80's there have been instances of organising fans. In
1983 an interest group had been founded by fan clubs of Borussia
Mönchengladbach. Later we developed the so called Fanprojekt
Mönchengladbach e.V. What do we want to do?
- Self organisation / Independence
- Connecting the fans
- Connecting fans and police
- Reduction of anonymity
- Contact to Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Reduction of violence on our stands and outside
- Publicity
What did we do?We founded the Fanprojekt. There is no problem becoming
a member, but there are some rules, like no violence. For a year you
have to pay 35,- €uro. Fanprojekt is lead by eight persons and many
helpers.
Our friendships Liverpool FC:
The 'friendship' between Borussia Mönchengladbach and LFC has its
official roots in the Hillsborough disaster nearly a decade ago. In
June 1991 BMG fan clubs organised a series of events that raised
21,000 DM for the disaster fund, the cash being presented to Trevor
Hicks, Ron Yeats an ex-director Sid Moss. We are proud of the fact that
we are the first and only German supporters club to be united with
Liverpool under the banner "You'll never walk alone". A year later, in
August '92, 100 BMG fans visited Merseyside to pay their respects at
the Hillsborough Memorial and stand on the Spion Kop. These visits
usually coincided with fans' football games vs. the ISC or other
Supporters Clubs. In 1994 we again made the lengthy trek to Anfield
despite having no matches organised to show we want to build the
friendship high and to party with our friends from the ISC. Just
remember our visit in the pouring rain for draw with QPR. We brought
150 fans with us. In July 1995 the pre-season tournament in
Mönchengladbach meant that the Reds could travel over to Germany
and savour our hospitality. In the pubs and bars of
Mönchengladbach the supporters of both teams were twinned in a big
party. Now, we have been visited by the Reds several times. And still
there is a friendship between us. Many 'Borussen' stand with Liverpool
shirts and scarves in the 'Nordkurve' our stand. Join us, you will
see!
Something
about Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia VfL 1900
e.V.
Mönchengladbach were founded in 1900 as a sports club and
currently has 35.000 members.
Borussia is the latin word for Prussia (Preussen).
VfL means 'Club for Physical Culture' (Verein
für Leibesübungen).
The
team's nick-name is 'Die Fohlen' - the foals. The name comes from the
early 70's and stems from the teams attacking and attractive style. The
12-0 win vs. Borussia Dortmund in 1978 is still the highest score ever
in the Bundesliga!
Borussia's original club colours were the colours
of black and white (Prussia). Green was added in 1970.
So is now black-with-green!
| League Champions: |
1970, 1971, 1975,
1976, 1977 |
| DFB-Pokal (German Cup
Winner): |
1960, 1973, 1995 |
| UEFA Cup: |
1975, 1979 |
| European Cup
Finalists: |
1977 |
More english
Websites about Borussia & BMG Supporters:
The off. Website from Borussia in in english http://www.borussia.de/en/home,116282,0.html
See also the "Liverpool
&
Borussia Fan-Friendship-Page",
which is done by
a
member of the Fanprojekt-comittee: http://www.liverpool-gladbach.de.gg
Fan-Clubs:
BMG Fan-Club British Borussen
2005
The first Borussia Fan-Club in UK: http://www.freewebs.com/britishborussen
BMG Fan-Club Eifelpower Polch`80
One of the oldest Fan-Club in the
Borussia-Fan-Szene with english Websites: www.eifelpower.de
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