After a run of mid-table finishes Bernd Krauss led his Mönchengladbach side to a succesful 1994-95campaign which brought a fifth-placed Bundesliga finish and the club's third DFB-Pokal success.
The later rounds took die Fohlen past Mainz-05, Schalke 04 and Kaiserlautern and on to a final appearance against Wolfsburg. A one-sided game brought a comfortable 3-0 Mönchengladbach win with the goals scored by the team's key players that season-midfiled general Stefan Effenberg, powerful Swedish forward Martin Dahlin and breakout striker Heiko Herrlich who completed an excellent season with 26.