First German UEFA Cup Winners

Lore & Background

The origins of the club go back to two football clubs founded in 1899: Frankfurter Fußball-Club Victoria von 1899 and Frankfurter Fußball-Club Kickers von 1899. They merged in May 1911 to become Frankfurter Fußball Verein (Kickers-Victoria). In 1920, Frankfurter FV joined the gymnastics club Frankfurter Turngemeinde von 1861 to form TuS Eintracht Frankfurt von 1861. The gymnasts and footballers separated again in 1927. Eintracht won the German championship in 1959 and reached the 1960 European Cup final, losing 7–3 to Real Madrid. The club won the UEFA Cup in 1979–80.

Reader's Guide

Eintracht Frankfurt's stadium since 1925 has been the Waldstadion, currently named Deutsche Bank Park. The club has 155,000 members, making it the fourth largest club 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 Frankfurt. The club's primary rival is local club Kickers Offenbach, though the two have only played two league matches within the last 40 years.

Did You Know?

• Eintracht Frankfurt have the highest number of losses in the Bundesliga (717).
• The club's average attendance in the 2025–26 Bundesliga season was 59,071, the 4th highest 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.