Having narrowly escaped relegation the previous season, Borussia Mönchengladbach climbed to 12th in the final table, eight points clear of the relegation play-offs.
Kit
Borussia Mönchengladbach's kit was manufactured by Italian company Lotto and sponsored by German bank Postbank.
^Colautti was born in Córdoba, Argentina, but obtained Israeli citizenship after marrying an Israeli and made his international debut for Israel in September 2006.
^Bobadilla was born in Formosa, Argentina, but also qualified to represent Paraguay internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Paraguay in March 2015.
^Lamidi was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented Germany at U-20 level.
^Neuville was born in Locarno, Switzerland, but also qualified to represent Italy and Germany internationally through his mother and father respectively and made his debut for Germany in September 1998.
^Matmour was born in Strasbourg, France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally and made his international debut for Algeria in February 2007.