Bundesliga Founding Member Status 1963
Founding member of the Bundesliga since 1963.
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. The team was one of the founding members of the Bundesliga at its inception in 1963.
Quick Facts
- Kit colors
- Red and Black
Lore & Background
Eintracht Frankfurt earned a place as one of the original 16 teams selected to play in the Bundesliga, Germany's new professional football league, formed in 1963. In the inaugural season, Eintracht finished 3rd behind 1. FC Köln and Meidericher SV – the club has still never managed a better Bundesliga finish – and also reached the 1964 DFB-Pokal Final.
Reader's Guide
The club's traditional home colors are red and black, not red and white. Since 1925 their stadium has been the Waldstadion, which is currently named Deutsche Bank Park for sponsorship reasons.
Did You Know?
- Eintracht Frankfurt have spent a total of 57 seasons in the top division, making them the seventh longest participating club in the highest tier of the German 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.
- Eintracht Frankfurt 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.
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