ia ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁where ▁they ▁won ▁the ▁D FB - P okal ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁V f L ▁Wolf s burg . ▁Bor uss ia ▁would ▁also ▁win ▁the ▁Super cup ▁against ▁the ▁German ▁champions ▁Bor uss ia ▁Dort mund ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later . ▁▁ 1 9 9 6 – 2 0 1 0 : ▁F irm ▁decl ine ▁and ▁new ▁stad ium ▁ ▁The ▁team ' s ▁performance ▁sli pped ▁significantly ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁Die ▁F oh len ▁soon ▁found ▁themselves ▁struggling ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁Bundes liga ▁table . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 / 9 7 ▁season , ▁Bor uss ia ▁finished ▁ 1 7 th ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁table . ▁The ▁club ▁dismiss ed ▁coach ▁Kra uss ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁sport ing ▁failure . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁M ön ch eng lad bach er ▁were ▁in ▁ 1 1 th ▁place . ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁four ▁coach es ▁to ▁Kra uss ▁remained ▁in ▁office ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁year . ▁Under ▁Fried el ▁R aus ch ▁could ▁Bor uss ia ▁only ▁hold ▁the ▁b undes liga ▁position ▁after ▁a ▁dram atic ▁season ▁finale ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Before ▁the ▁last ▁match day , ▁the ▁Bor uss ia ▁were ▁three ▁points ▁behind ▁a ▁re leg ation ▁zone . ▁On ▁the ▁final ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁season