9 4 9 ▁and ▁the ▁top ▁flight , ▁the ▁Ober liga ▁West , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁Following ▁many ▁years ▁of ▁prom ot ions ▁and ▁re leg ations , ▁Bor uss ia ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁Ober liga ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 – 5 9 ▁season . ▁▁ 1 9 5 9 – 1 9 6 5 : ▁Prom otion ▁to ▁the ▁Bundes liga ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Bor uss ia ▁M ön ch eng lad bach ▁defeated ▁ 1 . ▁FC ▁Köln ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁German ▁Cup . ▁We eks ▁later , ▁the ▁club ▁won ▁the ▁D FB - P okal , ▁cl inch ing ▁their ▁first ▁national ▁hon ours ▁after ▁defe ating ▁Kar ls ru her ▁SC ▁ 3 – 2 ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁Bor uss ia ▁therefore ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁European ▁Cup ▁W inners ' ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 – 6 1 , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁defeated ▁ 1 1 – 0 ▁on ▁aggregate ▁by ▁the ▁Scottish ▁club , ▁R angers . ▁ ▁R angers ▁won ▁ 3 – 0 ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁ 8 – 0 ▁in ▁Glasgow . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁the ▁club ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁now - famil iar ▁name ▁Bor uss ia ▁V f L ▁M ön ch eng lad bach ▁after ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁München - G lad bach ▁became ▁M ön ch eng lad bach . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 1 – 6 2 ▁season