The club was founded on August 1, 1900 (under the name FK Borussia 1900). Borussia play at the Borussia-Park (54,067 seats). The club colours are black, white and green, and membership exceeds 85,000. They are Germany's sixth-largest club (as of December 2019) with more than 1,000 fan clubs across the country.
The professional football division is operated by the capital company Borussia VfL 1900 Moenchengladbach GmbH, which is 100% owned by the registered association.