Eintracht Frankfurt Codexery

1974-75 Bundesliga Season (Runners-up)

The Eagles of Frankfurt – German champions, European Cup finalists, and a club of 155,000 members.

Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system.

Quick Facts

Final position
Runners-up (2nd)
Coach
Dietrich Weise
Top scorer
Bernd Hölzenbein
Key rivalry matchup
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Bayern Munich
Notable achievement
Best Bundesliga finish since 1960-61

Lore & Background

Eintracht have won the German championship once, the DFB-Pokal five times, the UEFA Europa League twice and finished as runner-up in the European Cup once. The team was one of the founding members of the Bundesliga and has spent 57 seasons in the top division. The club has 155,000 members, making it the fourth largest club playing in German football. Since 1925 their stadium has been the Waldstadion, currently named Deutsche Bank Park. The player with the highest number of Bundesliga appearances (602), Charly Körbel, spent his entire senior career as a defender for Eintracht Frankfurt. The club's primary rival is local club Kickers Offenbach.

Reader's Guide

Eintracht Frankfurt have either won or drawn more than three-quarters of their games and have finished the majority of their seasons in the top half of the table, but also have the highest number of losses in the league (717). With an average attendance of 59,071 in the 2025-26 Bundesliga season, the 4th highest attendance in the league. With almost 14,000 active athletes in over 50 sports in 2024, Eintracht Frankfurt is the largest multi-sports club in the world with a professional football team.

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