ch eng lad bach , ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁sports ▁club ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁FC ▁Bor uss ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁" B or uss ia " ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁Latin ized ▁form ▁of ▁Pr uss ia , ▁the ▁kingdom ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁M ön ch eng lad bach ▁was ▁situated ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Die ▁Bor ussen ▁found ▁itself ▁in ▁the ▁Ver band sl iga , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁highest ▁division ▁the ▁club ▁could ▁play ▁in . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁club ▁purchased ▁De ▁K ull , ▁the ▁ground ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁B ö kel berg stad ion ▁would ▁be ▁built . ▁The ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁halt ed ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁stad ium ▁and ▁FC ▁Bor uss ia , ▁but ▁by ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁play ▁games ▁once ▁more . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁FC ▁Bor uss ia ▁merged ▁with ▁another ▁local ▁club , ▁Turn verein ▁Germania ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁becoming ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁V f Tu R ▁M . G lad bach . ▁The ▁club ▁achieved ▁its ▁first ▁major ▁success ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁defe ating ▁K öl ner ▁BC ▁ 3 – 1 ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁West deutsch e ▁Meister schaft ▁final . ▁ ▁The ▁union ▁between ▁Germania ▁and ▁Bor uss ia ▁only ▁last