Eintracht Frankfurt facts for kids
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| Full name | Eintracht Frankfurt e. V. | |||
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| Founded | 8 March 1899 | |||
| Ground | Deutsche Bank Park | |||
| Capacity | c. 58,000 | |||
| President | Mathias Beck | |||
| Head coach | Dino Toppmöller | |||
| League | Bundesliga | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga, 5th of 18 | |||
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Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. is a German sports club from Frankfurt. It is most famous for its football club, which started on March 8, 1899. The team plays in the Bundesliga, which is Germany's top football league.
Eintracht has won the German championship once. They have also won the DFB-Pokal five times. The club won the UEFA Europa League twice and was runner-up in the European Cup once. Eintracht was one of the first teams in the Bundesliga. They have played 55 seasons in the top league. This makes them the seventh longest-playing club in Germany's top division.
Since 1925, their home stadium has been the Waldstadion. Today, it is called Deutsche Bank Park because of sponsorship.
Eintracht Frankfurt has a very high number of fans attending their games. Since 2013, about 47,942 people come to watch each match. This is one of the highest attendance rates in the world. Charly Körbel played the most games for Eintracht Frankfurt. He played 602 matches in the Bundesliga. The club's main rival is Kickers Offenbach.
Eintracht Frankfurt is the largest multi-sports club in the world with a professional football team. In 2024, it had almost 14,000 athletes in over 50 different sports.
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History of Eintracht Frankfurt
How the Club Started
The club began with two football teams in 1899. They were Frankfurter Fußball-Club Victoria von 1899 and Frankfurter Fußball-Club Kickers von 1899. These two clubs were among the first to join the new Nordkreis-Liga in 1909.
In May 1911, the two teams joined together. They became Frankfurter Fußball Verein (Kickers-Victoria). This new team quickly became successful. They won three league titles from 1912 to 1914 in the Nordkreis-Liga. They also qualified for the Southern German championship each of those years.
Later, Frankfurter FV joined a gymnastics club. This club was Frankfurter Turngemeinde von 1861. In 1920, they formed TuS Eintracht Frankfurt von 1861. The German word Eintracht means 'harmony' or 'concord'. It is like 'United' in English team names.
In 1927, the gymnasts and footballers separated again. This was due to pressure from gymnastics groups. The football club became Sportgemeinde Eintracht Frankfurt (FFV) von 1899.
In the late 1920s and 1930s, Eintracht won several local championships. They played in the Kreisliga Nordmain and then the Bezirksliga Main. In 1932, they reached the national final. However, Bayern Munich beat them 2–0. Bayern won their first German championship that year.
In 1933, German football was reorganized. Eintracht played in the top division, the Gauliga Südwest. They usually finished in the top half of the table. They won their division in 1938.
After World War II, Eintracht joined the new top division. This was the Oberliga Süd. In 1946, Eintracht won the first Hessenpokal. A year later, they finished third in the Oberliga Süd. In 1953, they won the Oberliga Süd title. This allowed Eintracht to play in the German championship.
National Champions and European Cup Finalists
Paul Oßwald returned as coach in 1958. In the 1958–59 season, the club won their Oberliga title again. This qualified them for the 1959 German championship. Eintracht won all six group games. They reached the final with a perfect record. There, they played against their rivals Kickers Offenbach. Frankfurt won the final 5–3 after extra time. They became German champions for the first time. This happened in front of 75,000 fans in Berlin.
As champions, Frankfurt played in the 1959–60 European Cup. They became well-known internationally. They beat BSC Young Boys and Wiener Sport-Club. In the semi-finals, they played against Rangers from Scotland. Rangers were thought to be the stronger team. Eintracht won the first game at home 6–1. They scored six more goals in the second game at Ibrox. They won 12–4 overall.
Eintracht went back to Glasgow for the final. They played at Hampden Park. They lost 7–3 to Real Madrid. Eintracht scored first, but Real Madrid scored many goals. This final is remembered as one of the best football matches ever.
After their championship year, Eintracht did not win the Oberliga again. They were runners-up in 1961 and 1962. Both times, they finished second in the German championship group stage.
Founding Member of the Bundesliga
Eintracht was one of the first 16 teams chosen for the Bundesliga. This was Germany's new professional football league. It started in 1963. Eintracht played in the Bundesliga for 33 years in a row. They usually finished in the top half of the table. In the first season, Eintracht finished 3rd. This is still their best Bundesliga finish. They also reached the 1964 DFB-Pokal Final.
Eintracht finished in the top half of the Bundesliga every season until 1970–71. They played in other European competitions. They won the 1967 Intertoto Cup. That year, they also reached the semi-final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. They lost to Dinamo Zagreb.
Cup Successes
From 1973 to 1981, Eintracht had a very successful time. They won three DFB-Pokals and the UEFA Cup. Many famous players played for the club during these years. These included Bernd Nickel, Charly Körbel, Bernd Hölzenbein, Jürgen Grabowski, and Cha Bum-kun.
Their first cup win was in the 1973–74 DFB-Pokal. They won 3–1 against Hamburger SV in the final. This final was played in August 1974.
Eintracht won the cup again in 1975. They beat MSV Duisburg 1–0. That season, they played in the European Cup Winners' Cup. They reached the semi-finals in the 1975–76 season. They beat West Ham 2–1 at home. But they lost 3–1 in the second game and were knocked out.
In January 1979, Friedel Rausch became the head coach. Cha Bum-kun also joined Eintracht in July. He was the first Korean player in Europe. He quickly became a favorite in Frankfurt. He scored 12 league goals in his first season.
Eintracht reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. They beat teams like Aberdeen and Feyenoord. In the semi-finals, they played against Bayern Munich. They won 5–1 in extra time to reach the final.
Eintracht lost 3–2 in the first game of the final to Borussia Mönchengladbach. The two away goals they scored were very important. Two weeks later, they played the second game at home. The score was 0–0. Coach Friedel Rausch sent in teenager Fred Schaub. Schaub scored the only goal of the game. Eintracht won the title because of the away goals rule.
Lothar Buchmann became coach after Rausch. Eintracht won their third DFB-Pokal in 1981. This was the end of Eintracht's very successful period. After this, they often had to fight to avoid being relegated.
Mid-80s Challenges and 1988 DFB-Pokal
In 1984, Eintracht finished 16th. They had to play a relegation playoff against MSV Duisburg. They won 6–1 overall to stay in the league. In 1986 and 1987, they finished 15th.
Eintracht had a good 1987–88 season. They finished in the top half of the league. They also won the 1987–88 DFB-Pokal. They beat VfL Bochum 1–0 in the 1988 final. The goal was scored by Lajos Détári. He became a hero to the fans. Détári was sold to Olympiacos two days later. This helped the club pay off its debts.
In 1988–89, Eintracht was again fighting relegation. Jörg Berger became coach. He helped the team stay safe. They won 4–1 against 1. FC Saarbrücken in the playoff.
Title Challenges in the Early 90s and First Relegation
A year later, Berger led the club to 3rd place. He was seen as one of the best coaches. Berger left in 1991. But the team now had some of the Bundesliga's best players. These included Uwe Bein, Uli Stein, Jørn Andersen, Manfred Binz, Tony Yeboah, and Andreas Möller.
Dragoslav Stepanović took over as coach. Eintracht finished 3rd in both seasons he coached. He left before the end of 1992–93. Under Stepanović, Eintracht played some of the best football in Bundesliga history. Fans still love 'Stepi' today.
In 1991–92, the club almost won the Bundesliga. They were at the top of the table before the last game. They only needed to win against Hansa Rostock, who were already relegated. The score was 1–1. Eintracht was denied a clear penalty. They lost 2–1. The referee later said sorry for his decision. But VfB Stuttgart became champions instead.
Eintracht also came close in 1993–94. Under Klaus Toppmöller, they were leading at halftime. But they dropped to 5th place, and Toppmöller was fired.
In 1994, Jupp Heynckes became coach. Things quickly went wrong. Heynckes had problems with key players. These were Tony Yeboah, Maurizio Gaudino, and Jay-Jay Okocha. The club suspended all three players. Yeboah and Gaudino soon left. Heynckes left when the club was in 13th place. Many fans in Frankfurt still dislike Heynckes for breaking up the successful team.
Relegation happened in 1995–96. Neither club legend Charly Körbel nor Dragoslav Stepanovic could save Eintracht. After 33 years in the Bundesliga, Frankfurt was relegated.
Turbulent Years
After a difficult first season in the 2. Bundesliga, Eintracht won the title in 1997–98. They returned to the Bundesliga. Coach Horst Ehrmantraut left in December. Jörg Berger returned to try and save Eintracht again. On the last day of the 1998–99 season, Eintracht was expected to be relegated. But they climbed out of the relegation zone. A late goal from Jan Åge Fjørtoft gave them a 5–1 win over Kaiserslautern.
The next year, the club lost two points for breaking license rules. Eintracht stayed in the league on the last day. They won against SSV Ulm, who were then relegated. Eintracht was relegated the season after. They did not get promoted in 2001–02.
Eintracht returned to the Bundesliga on the last day of the 2002–03 season. They won 6–3 against Reutlingen. They scored 3 goals in the last 10 minutes. They were then relegated straight back to the 2. Bundesliga. But they were promoted again the season after. Friedhelm Funkel was their manager. Funkel helped the team stay safe in 2005–06. He also took Eintracht to the DFB-Pokal final. They lost to Bayern Munich. Since Bayern had already qualified for Europe, Eintracht also qualified for the UEFA Cup. After many stable years under Funkel, Michael Skibbe replaced him in 2009.
The 2010–11 season ended with the club's fourth relegation from the Bundesliga. The club had a record number of points in the first half of the season. But they struggled after the winter break. They went seven games without scoring a goal. Coach Skibbe was replaced by Christoph Daum. But Eintracht was relegated again. They won only once in the second half of the season.
One year later, Eintracht beat Alemannia Aachen 3–0. This was on the 32nd matchday of the 2011–12 season. This win secured their promotion to the Bundesliga. They then finished 6th in the Bundesliga in 2012–13. This qualified Frankfurt for the Europa League.
DFB Pokal and Europa League Winners, European Competitions
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Eintracht finished in the top half in 2014–15. In that season, Eintracht's Alexander Meier was the league's top scorer. The team struggled in 2015–16. Niko Kovač became coach in March 2016. Frankfurt stayed in the league only through a relegation playoff. They finished 16th and beat 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 overall. In Kovač's first full year, his team stayed safe. They also reached the final of the 2017 DFB-Pokal. They lost to Borussia Dortmund.
Eintracht reached their second DFB-Pokal final in a row in 2017–18. This time, they won 3–1 against Bayern Munich. Kovač had already agreed to join Bayern next season. Adi Hütter replaced him.
In 2018–19, Eintracht's attacking players were praised. These were Luka Jović, Ante Rebić, and Sébastien Haller. They scored 41 league goals and 16 Europa League goals. They were called "the Buffalo Herd." Eintracht played very well in the Europa League. They won all six group games. They beat strong teams like Shakhtar Donetsk and Inter Milan. In the semi-finals against Chelsea, Eintracht drew both games 1–1. But they lost on penalties at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea went on to win the tournament.
Jović, Rebić, and Haller all left in the summer of 2019. Eintracht did not do as well in 2019–20. They did not qualify for Europe. But they returned to the Europa League by finishing 5th in 2020–21. After this, Adi Hütter left.
In the 2021–22 Europa League, Eintracht won their group. They surprised Barcelona in the quarter-finals. They took a 3–0 lead at the Camp Nou. They won 3–2 with about 30,000 Frankfurt fans there. Eintracht then beat West Ham in both semi-final games. This set up their first European final since 1980.
In the final in Seville, Frankfurt beat Rangers 5–4 on penalties. The score was 1–1 after extra time. Rafael Santos Borré scored Eintracht's goal and the winning penalty. Goalkeeper Kevin Trapp was named the best player in the final. He made a key save and saved a penalty. Eintracht won the competition without losing a game. Their success also qualified them for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League. This was Eintracht's first time in the Champions League since 1960. Eintracht finished second in their Champions League group. They qualified for the knockout stages. But they lost in the round of 16 against S.S.C. Napoli. The team reached the DFB-Pokal final on June 3, 2023. They lost 2–0 against RB Leipzig.
A 7th-place finish at the end of the 2022–23 season. This secured their spot in the UEFA Europa Conference League.
Colours, Crest and Nicknames
The club's crest comes from the coat of arms of the city of Frankfurt. This coat of arms shows the one-headed Imperial Eagle from the 13th century.
The crest has changed little until 1980. Then, a modern black and white eagle was used. In 1999, for Eintracht's 100th birthday, the club went back to a more traditional eagle crest. Since 2005, Eintracht has a real-life mascot. It is a golden eagle named Attila. Attila is from the nearby Hanau Zoo. He has been at over 200 games.
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The official club colours are red, black, and white. These colours come from the first clubs that joined. Frankfurter FC Viktoria used red and white. Frankfurter FC Kickers used black and white. Red and white are also the colours of the city's coat of arms. Black and white are the colours of Prussia. When the clubs merged, they decided to use all these colours.
Their local rival, Kickers Offenbach, uses red and white. So, Eintracht usually avoids playing in a red and white kit. They prefer to play in black and red, or black and white. For the 2023–2024 season, their home kit is black and red.
In the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, the Eagles played without losing a game. They mostly wore an all-white kit. This earned them the nickname la bestia blanca. This means the white beast in Spanish. It was a play on words from la bestia negra (the black beast or bogey team). They got this nickname after beating FC Barcelona at Camp Nou.
The club's main nickname is "Die Adler" ("The Eagles"). This comes from their eagle logo. Another popular nickname among fans is SGE. This comes from the club's old official name. That name was Sportgemeinde Eintracht (Frankfurt). This means "Sports Community Harmony."
The nickname Launische Diva ("Moody Diva") was common in the early 1990s. This was because the club would easily beat top teams. But then they would surprisingly lose to weaker clubs.
The nickname Schlappekicker ("Slipper Kickers") has been used since the 1920s. A local shoe maker, J. & C. A. Schneider, made slippers. They were a big financial supporter of the club. They helped the club become important nationally.
Honours
National Titles
- German Championship / Bundesliga
- Champions (1): 1959
- Runners-up (1): 1932
- DFB-Pokal
- Winners (5): 1973–74, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1987–88, 2017–18
- Runners-up (4): 1963–64, 2005–06, 2016–17, 2022–23
- 2. Bundesliga
- Winners (1): 1997–98
- Runners-up (1): 2011–12
- DFB / DFL-Supercup
- Runners-up (2): 1988, 2018
Continental Titles
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League
- Runners-up (1): 1959–60
- UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
- Winners (2): 1979–80, 2021–22
- International Football Cup (Intertoto Cup)
- Winners (1): 1966-67
- UEFA Super Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2022
Pre-season Titles
- Cup of the Alps
- Winners: 1967
- Fuji-Cup
- Winners: 1992
- Runners-up: 1994
- Trofeo Bortolotti
- Winners: 2016, 2022
Regional Titles
- Southern German Championship
- Champions: 1929–30, 1931–32
- Runners-up: 1912–13+, 1913–14+, 1927–28, 1930–31
- Oberliga Süd
- Champions: 1952–53, 1958–59
- Runners-up: 1953–54, 1960–61, 1961–62
- Nordkreis-Liga
- Champions: 1911–12+, 1912–13+, 1913–14+
- Kreisliga Nordmain
- Champions: 1919–20+, 1920–21
- Runners-up: 1921–22
- Bezirksliga Main-Hessen:
- Champions: 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32
- Runners-up: 1932–33
- Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen:
- Champions: 1937–38
- Runners-up: 1936–37
- Hesse Cup (Tiers 3–7):
- Winners: 1946, 1969*
- Runners-up: 1949
- Hesse Championship (Tier 3, 4 & 5):
- Champions: 1970*, 2002*, 2023*
- Runners-up: 1978*, 1983*, 1995*
- + As Frankfurter FV
- * Achieved by Reserve Team
League Results
Domestic League Performance
Recent Seasons
All Time League Performance
Green means the highest level of football in Germany. Yellow means the second highest level.
European Competitions
UEFA Club Ranking
| Rank | Nation | Team | Points |
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| 30 |  |
Lazio | 54.000 |
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Real Sociedad | 54.000 |
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Eintracht Frankfurt | 54.000 |
| 33 |  |
Sporting CP | 53.500 |
| 34 |  |
Lille | 50.500 |
Players
Current Squad
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Players Out on Loan
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Kit History
- Current Sport Brand: Nike
- Home Kit: Black shirt with diagonal red lines, black shorts and red socks
- Away Kit: Black shirt, black shorts and black socks
- 3rd Kit: To be announced
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Sponsoring
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| Season | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Sleeve sponsor |
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| 1974–75 | Adidas | Remington | None |
| 1975–76 | Adidas / Admiral | ||
| 1976–77 | Admiral / Adidas | None | |
| 1977–78 | Samson | ||
| 1978–79 | Adidas / Erima | Minolta | |
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| 1981–82 | Infotec | ||
| 1982–83 | Adidas | ||
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| 1984–85 | Portas | ||
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| 1986–87 | Hoechst | ||
| 1987–88 | Puma | ||
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| 1990–91 | |||
| 1991–92 | Samsung | ||
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| 1993–94 | Tetra Pak | ||
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| 1996–97 | Mitsubishi Motors | ||
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| 1998–99 | VIAG Interkom | ||
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| 2000–01 | Puma / Fila | Genion | |
| 2001–02 | Fila | Fraport | |
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| 2003–04 | Jako | ||
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| 2010–11 | |||
| 2011–12 | |||
| 2012–13 | Krombacher | ||
| 2013–14 | Alfa Romeo | ||
| 2014–15 | Nike | ||
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| 2016–17 | Krombacher | ||
| 2017–18 | Indeed.com | Deutsche Börse Group | |
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| 2020–21 | dpd | ||
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| 2022–23 | dpd / JOKA (in UEFA matches) |
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| 2023–24 | Elotrans reload |
Current Club Staff
| Position | Name |
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| Sporting director | Markus Krösche |
| Head coach | Dino Toppmöller |
| Assistant coaches | Nélson Morgado Erwin Bradasch |
| First-team coach | Stefan Buck |
| Goalkeeping coach | Jan Zimmermann |
| Data analysts | Jonas Gabi Niklas Lanwehr Sebastian Saglimbeni Marco Russ Marco Schuster |
| Team manager | Christoph Preuss |
| Physiotherapist | Maik Liesbrock |
| Medical staff |  Koichi Kurokawa |
| Osteopath | Thorsten Ammann |
| Fitness coaches | Markus Murrer Martin Spohrer Andreas Beck Andreas Biritz |
| Equipment managers | Franco Lionti Kay Schulmeyer Ihor Simonov Ljiljana Svrkota |
| Team doctors | Dr. Florian Pfab Christian Haser |
| Academy manager | Charly Körbel |
Club Presidents
- Wilhelm Schöndube (1920–1926)
- Fritz Steffan / Heinrich Berger (1926–1927)
- Horst Rebenschütz (1927)
- Egon Graf von Beroldingen (1927–1933)
Hans Söhngen (1933–1939)- Rudolf Gramlich / Adolf Metzner (1939–1942)
- Anton Gentil (1942–1945) (temporary)
- Christian Kiefer (1945–1946) (temporary)
- Günther Reis (1946)
- Robert Brubacher (1946–1949)
- Anton Keller (1949–1955)
- Rudolf Gramlich (1955–1969)
- Albert Zellekens (1970–1973)
- Achaz von Thümen (1973–1981)
- Axel Schander (1981–1983)
- Klaus Gramlich (1983–1988)
- Joseph Wolf (1988)
- Matthias Ohms (1988–1996)
- Dieter Lindner (1996) (temporary)
- Hans-Joachim Otto (1996)
- Rolf Heller (1996–2000)
- Peter Fischer (2000–2024)
- Mathias Beck (2024–)
Coaches
- Albert Sohn (1919)
Dori Kürschner (1921–1922)
Maurice Parry (1925–1926)- Fritz Égly /
Walter Dietrich (1926–1927) - Gustav Wieser (October 1927 – May 1928)
- Paul Oßwald (1928 – August 1933)
- Willi Spreng (1933–1935)
- Paul Oßwald (1935–1938)
- Otto Boer (1939) (caretaker)
- Péter Szabó (1939)
- Willi Lindner (1941) (caretaker)
- Péter Szabó (1942) (caretaker)
- Willi Balles (1942) (caretaker)
- Willy Pfeiffer (1945) (caretaker)
- Sepp Herberger (1945) (caretaker)
Emil Melcher (1946)- Willi Treml (1947)
- Bernhard Kellerhoff (1948 – December 1948)
- Walter Hollstein (January 1949 – Summer 1950)
- Kurt Windmann (Summer 1950 – July 1956)
- Adolf Patek (July 1956 – April 1958)
- Paul Oßwald (April 1958 – April 1964)
Ivica Horvat (April 1964 – June 1965)
Elek Schwartz (July 1965 – June 1968)- Erich Ribbeck (July 1968 – June 1973)
- Dietrich Weise (July 1973 – June 1976)
- Hans-Dieter Roos (July 1976 – November 1976)
Gyula Lóránt (November 1976 – November 1977)- Jürgen Grabowski (December 1977) (caretaker)
- Dettmar Cramer (December 1977 – June 1978)
- Otto Knefler (July 1978 – December 1978)
- Udo Klug (December 1978 – January 1979) (caretaker)
- Friedel Rausch (January 1979 – June 1980)
- Lothar Buchmann (July 1980 – June 1982)
- Helmut Senekowitsch (July 1982 – September 1982)
- Branko Zebec (September 1982 – October 1983)
- Jürgen Grabowski (October 1983) (caretaker)
- Klaus Mank (October 1983) (caretaker)
- Dietrich Weise (October 1983 – December 1986)
- Timo Zahnleiter (December 1986 – June 1987)
- Karl-Heinz Feldkamp (July 1987 – September 1988)
- Pál Csernai (September 1988 – December 1988)
- Jörg Berger (December 1988 – April 1991)
Dragoslav Stepanović (April 1991 – March 1993)- Horst Heese (March 1993 – June 1993)
- Klaus Toppmöller (July 1993 – April 1994)
- Charly Körbel (April 1994 – June 1994) (caretaker)
- Jupp Heynckes (July 1994 – April 1995)
- Charly Körbel (April 1995 – March 1996)
- Dragoslav Stepanović (April 1996 – December 1996)
- Rudolf Bommer (December 1996) (caretaker)
- Horst Ehrmantraut (December 1996 – December 1998)
- Bernhard Lippert (December 1998 – January 1999) (caretaker)
- Reinhold Fanz (December 1998 – April 1999)
- Jörg Berger (April 1999 – December 1999)
- Felix Magath (December 1999 – January 2001)
- Rolf Dohmen (January 2001 – April 2001) (caretaker)
- Friedel Rausch (April 2001 – May 2001)
- Martin Andermatt (June 2001 – March 2002)
- Armin Kraaz (March 2002 – May 2002) (caretaker)
- Willi Reimann (July 2002 – May 2004)
- Friedhelm Funkel (July 2004 – June 2009)
- Michael Skibbe (July 2009 – March 2011)
- Christoph Daum (March 2011 – May 2011)
- Armin Veh (July 2011 – July 2014)
- Thomas Schaaf (July 2014 – June 2015)
- Armin Veh (June 2015 – March 2016)
Niko Kovač (March 2016 – June 2018)- Adi Hütter (July 2018 – June 2021)
- Oliver Glasner (July 2021 – June 2023)
- Dino Toppmöller (June 2023 – present)
Records
- Home victory, Bundesliga: 9–1 vs Rot-Weiss Essen, October 5, 1974
- Away victory, Bundesliga: 8–1 vs Rot-Weiss Essen, May 7, 1977
- Home loss, Bundesliga: 0–7 vs Karlsruher SC, September 19, 1964
- Away loss, Bundesliga: 0–7 vs 1. FC Köln, October 29, 1983
- Highest home attendance: 81,000 vs FK Pirmasens, May 23, 1959
- Highest away attendance: 127,621 vs Real Madrid, Hampden Park, Glasgow, May 18, 1960
- Highest average attendance, season: 49,176, 2016–17
- Most appearances, all competitions total: 720, Charly Körbel (1972–1991)
- Most appearances, Bundesliga: 602, Charly Körbel (1972–1991)
- Most goals scored, all competitions total: 225, Karl Ehmer (1927–1938)
- Most goals scored, Bundesliga: 160, Bernd Hölzenbein (1967–1981)
- Most goals scored, season, Bundesliga: 28, André Silva, 2020–21
- Richard Kress, born March 6, 1925, is the oldest Bundesliga rookie. He debuted at 38 years and 171 days on August 24, 1963. He scored his first Bundesliga goal at 38 years and 248 days old.
- Eintracht holds the record for most away games without a win (32). This was from August 20, 1985, to August 25, 1987.
Stadium
From 1899 to 1906, the club played on the old Hundswiese field. In 1906, they moved to a new field called Victoriaplatz. This was near the Eschersheimer Landstraße. In 1912, the team moved to a new ground at Roseggerstraße. They then moved to the former Riederwaldstadion in 1920. This was after the clubs joined together.
The stadium was opened as Waldstadion ("Forest Stadium") in 1925. The first game there was the German championship final. It was between FSV Frankfurt and 1. FC Nürnberg.
The stadium was updated for the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany. As of 2023, it can hold 58,000 people for Bundesliga games.
The media often calls the stadium Deutsche Bank Park. But Eintracht fans usually still call it by its original name, Waldstadion.
Reserve Team
Eintracht Frankfurt U21 is the reserve team for Eintracht Frankfurt. The team used to be called U23. This showed that it was a link between the youth academy and the main team. The club decided to stop the team after the 2013–14 season. At that time, they were playing in the fourth tier, the Regionalliga Süd.
On February 14, 2022, Eintracht Frankfurt asked to have a reserve team again. They wanted to join the 5th tier Hessenliga for the 2022–23 season.
In their first season back, Frankfurt II won the Hessenliga. They were promoted to the Regionalliga Südwest, where they play now.
Rivalries and Friendships
The club's main rival is Kickers Offenbach. This team is from across the Main river. The clubs played in the 1959 German championship final. Eintracht won that game.
Eintracht also has rivalries with Darmstadt 98. This is known as the Hesse derby. They also have rivalries with 1. FSV Mainz 05 and 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
The club's first rival was Frankfurt city-rival FSV Frankfurt. In the early years, there was a strong rivalry. But after World War II, Eintracht became the stronger club. The teams played in different leagues. So, the rivalry became less strong. Today, the fans of both clubs are often friendly.
The 2011–12 season was the first time Eintracht played FSV in a league match in almost 50 years. The last league game between them was on January 27, 1962. That was in the Oberliga Süd. For the first match on August 21, 2011, FSV's home game was moved to Eintracht's stadium. FSV's Bornheimer Hang holds less than 11,000 fans. Eintracht won that game 4–0. The second match on February 18, 2012, was another win for Eintracht, 6–1.
Two Eintracht fan clubs have a friendship with fans of English club Oldham Athletic. This friendship has lasted over 30 years. Fans from each club visit the other's stadium at least once a season. Eintracht supporters also have a friendship with fans of Italian club Atalanta.
Other Sections Within the Club
The sports club Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. has nineteen different sports sections:
- Gymnastics (since January 22, 1861)
- Football (since March 8, 1899)
- Athletics (since 1899)
- Field hockey (since 1906 as "1.Frankfurter Hockeyclub")
- Boxing (since 1919)
- Tennis (since spring 1920)
- Handball (since 1921)
- Rugby (since summer 1923 – see Eintracht Frankfurt Rugby)
- Table tennis (since November 1924)
- Basketball (since June 4, 1954)
- Ice stock sport (since December 9, 1959)
- Volleyball (since July 1961)
- Football supporter's section (since December 11, 2000)
- Ice hockey (1959 to 1991 and again since July 1, 2002)
- Darts (since July 1, 2006)
- Triathlon (since January 2008)
- Ultimate (since 2015)
- Table football (since July 2016)
- Esports (since June 2019)
Betty Heidler, the hammer throw world champion in 2007, was part of Eintracht Frankfurt's athletics team. Other Eintracht athletes who competed in the 2008 Olympics include Andrea Bunjes, Ariane Friedrich, Kamghe Gaba, and Kathrin Klaas.
The club's rugby union team reached the final of the German rugby union championship twice. This was in 1940 and 1965.
Within the football section, the main sports club manages the youth teams and the reserve team. The professional football players are part of a separate company. This company is called Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball-AG. It is a part of the main club.
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Historical chart of Eintracht Frankfurt league performance
See also
- List of Eintracht Frankfurt players
- List of Eintracht Frankfurt records and statistics
- Eintracht Frankfurt in European football
- Eintracht Frankfurt II
- Eintracht Frankfurt Women
- Eintracht Frankfurt Basketball
- Eintracht Frankfurt Rugby
