Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt.

The club's origins begin with two football clubs that were founded in 1899: Frankfurter Football-Club Viktoria of 1899 - considered as the first team in the club's history Frankfurter Fussball Club Kickers von 1899. Both clubs were founder members of the brand new Nordkreis-Liga from 1909. Two teams joined in May 1911, forming Frankfurter Fussball Verein (Kickers-Viktoria) which was a huge success immediately with three league championships from 1912 until 1914, in the Nordkreis-Liga and being able to compete to compete in the Southern German championship in each of the seasons. In turn, Frankfurter FV joined the gymnastics club Frankfurter Turngemeinde von 1861 to form TuS Eintracht Frankfurt von 1861 in 1920. In 1920, the German word Eintracht refers to harmony or 'concord'. that's why Eintracht is the same as United in English for the names of teams in sports.

At the time, the sport in Germany were dominated by nationalist gymnastics associations, and under pressure from their authorities that the footballers and gymnasts split up in 1927, forming Turngemeinde Eintracht Frankfurt von 1861 and Sportgemeinde Eintracht Frankfurt (FFV) in 1899.

In the in the 1920s, and well into 1930s Eintracht was able to win a few regional and local championships, initially in the Kreisliga Nordmain, then in the Bezirksliga Main and Bezirksliga Main-Hessen. After being removed from the national playoffs following quarterfinal losses in 1931 and 1930, Eintracht made it into the semi-finals in 1932. In the final, they were defeated by 2-0 Bayern Munich, who claimed their first German championship. After 1933 German soccer was transformed into 16 Gauligen under the supervision of the Third Reich and the club began playing first division football in the Gauliga Sudwest. They were consistently in the upper tier of the table, and ultimately winning their division in 1938.

Eintracht continued the pace they left following World War II, playing as a strong team within the premier division Oberliga Sud and capturing division championships in 1953 and 1959. Their greatest achievement was on the back of the second divisional title after they secured an impressive 5-3 win over local opponents Kickers Offenbach to win the title in 1959. German national championship. They followed that up with a stunning performance in their participation in the European Cup. Eintracht fell 7-3 against Real Madrid in a final that was widely considered to be one of the most memorable soccer matches ever played, which featured a hat-trick for Alfredo Di Stefano and four goals scored by Ferenc Puskas.

The team continued to play well and secured their place as one of the initial 16 teams that were selected to participate in the Bundesliga Germany's first professional football league which was created in 1963. Eintracht was a part of Bundesliga football over 33 consecutive seasons, and finished in the top quartile of the list for the majority of those.

Their greatest Bundesliga performances came from five third-place finishes. They were just two points ahead of the champion VfB Stuttgart in 1991-92.

The team also managed to avoid the drop on multiple occasions. They won the championship in 1984. beat MSV Duisburg 6-1 on aggregate In 1989, they defeated 1. FC Saarbrucken 4-1 on aggregate in two games of playoffs. Eintracht lost their footing and was relegated to 2. Bundesliga during the 1996-97 season. In the year 1996-97, when they were kicked out together with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, these teams were the only two teams playing in the Bundesliga since the league's first season. It appeared that they'd lose in 1998-99, however they came through, beating the reigning champions Kaiserslautern 5-1, and 1. FC Nurnberg unexpectedly lost at home, giving Eintracht the respite they required to remain in the top. In the following year, during another battle to stay out of relegation, the team was "fined" with two penalties by German Football Association (DFB) for financial misdeeds. However, the club was able to prevail thanks to a late goal over SSV Ulm on the last day of the season. The club faced financial problems again in 2004 and was once again removed from the league.

From 1997 to 2005 Eintracht was frequently bouncing in between top and bottom divisions.

The 2010-11 season concluded in the fourth Bundesliga exile. After making a record-breaking effort to score the highest points during the opening part of the season the club was struggling after the winter break. They went 7 games with no scoring. Even though they won the following fixture, Frankfurt sacked coach Michael Skibbe to be replaced by Christoph Daum. The new coach didn't do much to change Eintracht's performance. Frankfurt managed just three draws in the final seven matches of the season. They were eliminated on the 34th matchday.

The following year, Eintracht defeated Alemannia Aachen by 3-0 on the 32nd day of matches in the 2011-12 season earning promotion in the Bundesliga.

In the 2018-19 season, Eintracht had the 21st most attendance in Europe in the league, beating notable clubs such as Olympique Lyonnais, Paris Saint-Germain and Valencia CF.

Eintracht has had successes in competitions outside of the Bundesliga. Eintracht was defeated in their European Cup final to Real Madrid on May 18th, 1960 in Hampden Park 7-3 in front of 127,621 people. In the game, Alfredo Di Stefano scored three goals while Ferenc Puskas scored four goals in the Madrid victory.

The year was 1967 and Eintracht was awarded in 1967 the Intertoto Cup after defeating Inter Bratislava in the final.

Eintracht took home their share of the DFB-Pokal In 1974, in 1975 in 1981 1988, 1974 and in the year 2018, they won in the UEFA Cup over another German team, Borussia Monchengladbach, in 1980. Additionally, Eintracht were the losing finalist during the 2005/06 DFB-Pokal. They were their opponents at the end of their final match, last season's Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, previously qualified to take part as part of the Champions League. This meant that Eintracht won the DFB-Pokal's prize for the winner's seat at the UEFA Cup, where they progressed into the stage of group play. In the 2017 DFB-Pokal lost in the final game by Borussia Dortmund. They continued to progress to the finals where they prevailed 3-1 over Bayern Munich. In the 2018-19 UEFA Europa League, Eintracht reached the semi-finals in the tournament but fell by penalties to final winner, Chelsea.

in 2022. Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers 5-4 with penalties following a 1-1 draw in extra time during the 2022 UEFA Europa League Final.

The club's logo is derived in the arms and coat of armorial of Frankfurt that is an ode to the single-headed imperial eagle from the 13th century.

The logo has changed slowly throughout the years, with no changes until the year the year 1980 when a stylized eagle with the colors of black and white picked to symbolize the team. In Eintracht's centenary year in 1999, the team decided to adopt a traditional eagle-themed logo. In 2005, Eintracht has had a living mascot, which is a golden eagle called Attila from the close Hanau Zoo, who has been present at more than 200 matches.

The club's official colors of black, red white, and red are derived from the colours of the original teams Frankfurter FC Viktoria and Frankfurter FC Kickers with white and red, and black and white, respectively. White and red is the colour of the city's coat of arms and black and white represent the shades of Prussia. 20. When the clubs joined forces, officials decided to use the colours of both teams. Since local rivals Kickers Offenbach sport the colours white and red, Eintracht avoids playing in this kind of kit. Instead, they prefer to play in red and black or black and white.

The club is known as "Die Adler" ("The Eagles") that comes the logo. The most popular nickname among fans is SGE that comes from the club's former officially-named Sportgemeinde Eintracht (Frankfurt), which roughly translate to English into "Sports Unity Harmony."

The name Launische Diva ("Moody Diva") was popularly used during the 1990s' early years when the club could easily beat the top teams, only to be defeated by lesser teams.

The term Schlappekicker ("Slipper Knackers") is known since the 1920s in the 1920s, when J. & C. A. Schneider was a local maker of slippers and shoes (called Schlappe in the regional Hessian dialect) was the main financial supporter of the club. He also contributed to its rise into the national spotlight.

In June 2021, the executive board comprises Axel Hellmann (head of marketing and fan relations), Markus Krosche (head of sports) and Oliver Frankenbach (head of finances).

As per detail below.

German Championship

• Champions: 1959
• Runners-up: 1932

DFB-Pokal

• Winners: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1987–88, 2017–18
• Runners-up: 1963–64, 2005–06, 2016–17

2. Bundesliga

• Winners: 1997–98
• Runners-up: 2011–12

DFB / DFL-Supercup

• Runners-up: 1988, 2018

European Cup / UEFA Champions League

• Runners-up: 1959–60

UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League

• Winners: 1979–80, 2021–22

UEFA Super Cup

• Runners-up: 2022

Intertoto Cup

• Winners: 1967

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)

• Champions: 1970*, 2002*
• Runners-up: 1978*, 1983*, 1995*

As Frankfurter FV

* Achieved by Reserve Team

Detail of the players as below mentioned.

For transfers that have occurred recently, refer to the following list of German football transfers for winter 2021-22 as well as the list of German football transfers for summer 2022.

At the end of August, 2022.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Kevin Trapp 2 DF  FRA Evan Ndicka 4 DF  CMR Jérôme Onguéné 5 DF  CRO Hrvoje Smolčić 6 MF  CRO Kristijan Jakić 8 MF   SUI Djibril Sow 9 FW  FRA Randal Kolo Muani 11 FW  GER Faride Alidou 15 MF  JPN Daichi Kamada 17 MF  GER Sebastian Rode (captain) 18 DF  MLI Almamy Touré 19 FW  COL Rafael Santos Borré 20 MF  JPN Makoto Hasebe 21 FW  ARG Lucas Alario 22 DF  USA Timothy Chandler 24 DF  POR Aurélio Buta 25 DF  GER Christopher Lenz 26 MF  FRA Junior Dina Ebimbe (on loan from PSG) 27 FW  GER Mario Götze 28 MF  GER Marcel Wenig 29 MF  DEN Jesper Lindstrøm 31 GK  GER Jens Grahl 33 DF  ITA Luca Pellegrini (on loan from Juventus) 35 DF  BRA Tuta 36 MF  GER Ansgar Knauff (on loan from Borussia Dortmund) 40 GK  GER Diant Ramaj 42 MF  GER Mehdi Loune 49 DF  GER Jan Schröder — FW  ESP Nacho Ferri

• Current sport brand: Nike
• Home kit: Black shirt with horizontal red lines, black shorts and black socks
• Away kit: White shirt with details on red, white shorts and white socks
• 3rd kit: Yellow or red shirt, yellow or red shorts and yellow or red socks

•  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–)

• Home victory, Bundesliga: 9–1 v Rot-Weiss Essen, 5 October 1974
• Away victory, Bundesliga: 8–1 v Rot-Weiss Essen, 7 May 1977
• Home loss, Bundesliga: 0–7 v Karlsruher SC, 19 September 1964
• Away loss, Bundesliga: 0–7 v 1. FC Köln, 29 October 1983
• Highest home attendance: 81,000 v FK Pirmasens, 23 May 1959
• Highest away attendance: 127,621 v Real Madrid, Hampden Park, Glasgow, 18 May 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 6 March 1925) is the oldest Bundesliga rookie, making his debut at 38 years and 171 days on the opening day of league play on 24 August 1963. He scored his first Bundesliga goal at 38 years and 248 days of age.
• Eintracht hold the record for most consecutive away games without a win (32) from 20 August 1985 to 25 August 1987.

The stadium was officially named Waldstadion ("Forest Stadium") in 1925, with the German final of the championship between FSV Frankfurt and. 1. FC Nurnberg. The stadium was renovated in preparation to host during the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany. For Bundesliga games, the maximum capacity is 51.500 depending on the East Stand next to the visitor's terrace , some spaces are free to ensure security.

While the media generally refer to the stadium using"officially" Deutsche Bank Park, Eintracht supporters typically stick with the name originally used, Waldstadion.

Eintracht Frankfurt U21 is the reserve team of Eintracht Frankfurt. The team played under the name the U23 (Under 23) to highlight the uniqueness and character of the group as the bridge between the academy for youth and the professional team. The club's board was able to decide to break up the team following the 2013-14 season, while playing as a regular league team of the fourth tier, called the Regionalliga Sud. On February 14, 2022, Eintracht Frankfurt applied to have reserve team which would be admitted to the 5th tier of Hessenliga in the season 2022-23.

Eintracht's biggest rival comes located further across the Main river which is the side Kickers Offenbach. They played in at the 1959 German championship final in which Eintracht took home.

Eintracht continue to have rivalries with Darmstadt regionally, also known by the Hesse derby, along with 1. FSV Mainz 05 and 1. FC Kaiserslautern in Rhineland-Palatinate.

The first rival for the club was Frankfurt city rival FSV Frankfurt. In the beginning of both clubs' days, there used to be a bitter rivalry however, in the aftermath of World War II Eintracht proved to be the more powerful club, and the two sides parted and the rivalry became worse due to a lack of contact. The fan relationships nowadays tend to be more friendly. The 2011-12 season witnessed Eintracht compete with FSV for a league game on the same day for the first time since nearly 50 years. The last league match between the two teams was played on January 27, 1962, before moving to the Oberliga Sud. In the first of two games FSV's home match on the 21st of August, 2011 was taken to relocate to Eintracht's stadium since the FSV's Bornheimer Hang only holds less than 11,000 fans. Eintracht won 4-0. The match that followed on February 18, 2012, resulted in a second victory for Eintracht with a 6-1 win.

The friendship among two Eintracht fan clubs as well as supporters from English team Oldham Athletic has lasted for more than 30 years, after supporters from each club gathered at an international football event. A small portion of each club's supporters will make a trip to the other's stadium at least once per season. Eintracht supporters also share an international connection with supporters of the Italian Atalanta. Atalanta.

The sports club Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. is comprised of 19 sections:

1. Gymnastics (since 22 January 1861)
2. Football (since 8 March 1899)
3. Athletics (since 1899)
4. Field hockey (since 1906 as "1.Frankfurter Hockeyclub)
5. Boxing (since 1919)
6. Tennis (since spring 1920)
7. Handball (since 1921)
8. Rugby (since summer 1923 – see Eintracht Frankfurt Rugby)
9. Table tennis (since November 1924)
10. Basketball (since 4 June 1954)
11. Ice stock sport (since 9 December 1959)
12. Volleyball (since July 1961)
13. Football supporter's section (since 11 December 2000)
14. Ice hockey (1959 to 1991 and again since 1 July 2002)
15. Darts (since 1 July 2006)
16. Triathlon (since January 2008)
17. Ultimate (since 2015)
18. Table football (since July 2016)
19. Esports (since June 2019)

Betty Heidler, the hammer throw world champion in 2007 was a part of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletics team. The Eintracht team also includes athletes of 2008 Olympians Andrea Bunjes, Ariane Friedrich, Kamghe Gaba and Kathrin Klaas.

The union section of the club twice made it to the final of the German unions' championships in the years 1940 and 1965.

In the football section the sports club manages directly only the youth program and reserves team. Professional footballers are run as a separate limited entity, Eintracht Frankfurt Fussball-AG, which is an affiliated entity of the parent club.