2021-22 UEFA Europa League Campaign

Lore & Background

The club's origins go back to Frankfurter Fußball-Club Victoria von 1899 and Frankfurter Fußball-Club Kickers von 1899, which merged in 1911 to become Frankfurter Fußball Verein (Kickers-Victoria). In 1920, Frankfurter FV joined Frankfurter Turngemeinde von 1861 to form TuS Eintracht Frankfurt von 1861. The gymnasts and footballers separated in 1927. Eintracht won the German championship in 1959 and reached the European Cup final in 1960, losing 7–3 to Real Madrid. The club has won the DFB-Pokal five times and the UEFA Europa League twice.

In Their Own Story

The floodlights of Seville beat down on the pitch, illuminating the sweat and tension of eighty-five minutes of stalemate. In the penalty shootout, the world seemed to hold its breath. Kevin Trapp stood tall between the posts, his eyes locked on the ball as Rangers' players approached one by one. With every save, the roar of the traveling 'Eagles' grew louder, a wall of sound that echoed through the stadium. When the final whistle blew after the decisive penalty, it was not just a victory; it was an exorcism of past disappointments and a coronation of a new golden era.

Reader's Guide

Eintracht Frankfurt's stadium has been the Waldstadion since 1925, currently named Deutsche Bank Park. The club has 155,000 members, making it the fourth largest club playing in German football. The player with the highest number of Bundesliga appearances (602) is Charly Körbel, who spent his entire senior career as a defender for Eintracht. The club's primary rival is local club Kickers Offenbach.

Did You Know?

• Eintracht Frankfurt have the highest number of losses in the Bundesliga (717).
• The club has almost 14,000 active athletes in over 50 sports, making it the largest multi-sports club in the world with a professional football team.