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Eintracht Frankfurt facts for kids
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| Full name | Eintracht Frankfurt e. V. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Die Adler - The Eagles SGE - Sportgemeinde Eintracht) Launische Diva (vom Main) - Moody diva (from Main) |
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| Founded | 8 March 1899 | ||
| Ground | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main |
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| Capacity | 51,500 | ||
| Chairman | Peter Fischer | ||
| Manager | Niko Kovač | ||
| League | 1. Bundesliga | ||
| 2015–16 | 1. Bundesliga, 16th | ||
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Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, best known for the football section.
The club plays in the Bundesliga. They have won the German Championship once and German Cup (DFB-Pokal) 4 times and the UEFA Cup once.
They were founded in 1899. The team colours are red, black and white. They play at Commerzbank-Arena (former Waldstadion). The current captain of the side is midfielder Alexander Meier from Germany. The coach of Eintracht Frankfurt is Niko Kovač.
Eintracht has also 16 other sections such as athletics, basketball and ice hockey.
The players in the season 2016–17
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Images for kids
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Eintracht's eagle (Adler) over the years: the logo of Frankfurter FV 1911, the red eagle of TuS Eintracht Frankfurt 1920, Sportgemeinde Eintracht Frankfurt 1967, and the predominantly black crest in use ca. 1980–1999 before today's more traditional style logo was adopted.
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Manager Paul Oßwald (right) led Eintracht Frankfurt to the German championship in 1959 and the European Cup final in 1960.
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Karl-Heinz Körbel has the most appearances in Eintracht Frankfurt and Bundesliga history