First German UEFA Cup Winners

Lore & Background

The club has its origin as SG Praunheim, with Praunheim establishing its women's football department in 1973. On 1 January 1999, the women's department left Praunheim to form 1. FFC Frankfurt. In 2019, the club announced a proposed merger with the men's football club Eintracht Frankfurt. The merger was confirmed in June 2020 and, starting from 1 July 2020, the club would now compete as the women's football department of Eintracht Frankfurt.

In Their Own Story

The rain slicked the pitch at the Santiago Bernabéu on that cold May evening in 1980. The air was thick with tension as the German visitors looked to complete the impossible. With the aggregate score level, every pass felt heavy with history. Then, the breakthrough came—a moment of pure instinct from the Frankfurt midfield. As the ball found the net and the red-and-black shirts erupted in celebration, the realization washed over the traveling fans: Germany had its first UEFA Cup winner.

Reader's Guide

Eintracht have won seven German women's football championships, nine Frauen DFB-Pokals, and four UEFA Women's Champions League titles (trailing only Lyon). Eintracht play at the Stadion am Brentanobad, and their biggest rivals are 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam.

Did You Know?

• Eintracht Frankfurt's women's team was originally SG Praunheim before becoming 1. FFC Frankfurt in 1999.
• The club won the inaugural UEFA Women's Cup in 2002.
• The second leg of the 2006 UEFA Women's Cup final was attended by a record crowd of 13,100, with German chancellor Angela Merkel amongst the spectators.
• The second leg of the 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup final was attended by 27,640, a new record attendance for a women's club football game in Europe at the time.