2003 Bundesliga Return Campaign
The Eagles of Frankfurt – tradition, passion, and harmony since 1899.
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. 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 a total of 57 seasons in the top division. The club has 155,000 members. Since 1925 their stadium has been the Waldstadion, currently named Deutsche Bank Park.
Quick Facts
- League
- Bundesliga
- Season context
- 2002-03 Campaign
- Stadium
- Waldstadion (Frankfurt)
- Status
- Mid-table Consolidation
- Key outcome
- Secured Bundesliga Safety
Lore & Background
The club's primary rival is local club Kickers Offenbach, though due to spending most of their history in different divisions, the two have only played two league matches within the last 40 years. 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.
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 placed in the top half of the table, but also have the highest number of losses in the league (717). Their average attendance in the 2025-26 Bundesliga season was 59,071, the 4th highest in the league. The player with the highest number of appearances (602) in the Bundesliga, Charly Körbel, spent his entire senior career as a defender for Eintracht Frankfurt.
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