List of Eintracht Frankfurt records and statistics explained

This article details various records of German football club Eintracht Frankfurt under the categories listed below.

Player records

Appearances

• Record appearances: Charly Körbel, 728, 1972–1991
• Record league appearances: Charly Körbel, 602, 1972–1991
• Record DFB-Pokal appearances: Charly Körbel, 70
• Record European football appearances: Charly Körbel, 53
• Most capped player: Makoto Hasebe, 114, Japan
• Most capped German player: Andreas Möller, 85
• Most caps gained while at Eintracht: Jürgen Grabowski, 44
• First capped player: Fritz Becker (at Eintracht predecessor FC Frankfurter Kickers) (for Germany v Switzerland, 3–5, 5 April 1908)

All-time appearances

See main article: List of Eintracht Frankfurt players.

	Name	Career	Appearances	Goals
1	Charly Körbel		728	51
2	Jürgen Grabowski	1965 - 1980	536	140
3	Bernd Nickel	1967 - 1983	528	175
4	Bernd Hölzenbein	1967 - 1981	516	207
5	Uwe Bindewald	1988 - 2004	442	9
6	Adolf Bechtold	1942 - 1960	433	3
7	Dieter Lindner	1956 - 1971	416	72
8	Oka Nikolov	1995 - 2013	415	0
9	Manfred Binz	1985 - 1996	411	38
10	Werner Heilig	1939 - 1957	397	58

Goalscorers

• All-time record goalscorer: Karl Ehmer, 225 goals, 1927 - 1938
• Most Bundesliga goals: Bernd Hölzenbein, 160 goals, 1967 - 1981
• Most Bundesliga goals in one season: André Silva, 28 goals, 2020–21
• Most DFB-Pokal goals: Bernd Hölzenbein, 23 goals
• Most European goals: Bernd Hölzenbein, 24 goals

All-time goalscorers

Top goalscorers

	Name	Career	Apps	Goals	Average
1	Karl Ehmer		222	225	1.01
2	Bernd Hölzenbein	1967 - 1981	516	207	0.40
3	Bernd Nickel	1967 - 1983	528	175	0.33
4	Jürgen Grabowski	1965 - 1980	536	140	0.26
5	Adam Schmitt	1935 - 1949	233	138	0.59
6	Erwin Stein	1959 - 1966	200	138	0.69
7	Alexander Meier	2004 - 2018	379	137	0.36
8	Alfred Pfaff	1949 - 1961	358	136	0.38
9	Alfred Kraus	1935 - 1947 1949 - 1952	106	103	0.97
10	Fritz Schaller	1925 - 1933	180	101	0.56

Club records

Scores

• Record Bundesliga win: 9–1 vs. Rot-Weiss Essen, Waldstadion (H), 5 October 1974
• Record DFB-Pokal win:
  • 8–0 vs. Karlsruher SC, Wildparkstadion (A), 12 April 1959
  • 8–0 vs. Rödelheimer FC 02, venue unknown (A), 19 December 1959
  • 10–2 vs. Hertha Zehlendorf, Waldstadion (H), 15 October 1976
• Record European win: 9–0 vs. Widzew Łódź, Waldstadion (H), 30 September 1992
• Record Bundesliga defeat: 0–7, vs. Karlsruher SC, Waldstadion (H), 19 October 1964

Firsts

• First match: (as FFC Victoria) vs. 1. Bockenheimer FC 1899, Friendly, 4–1, venue unknown (H), 19 March 1899
• First match: (as Eintracht Frankfurt) vs. SV Wiesbaden, Friendly, 2–2, venue unknown (H), 2 May 1920
• First DFB-Pokal match: vs. SC Opel Rüsselsheim, 1–3, venue unknown (H), 11 May 1935
• First Bundesliga match: vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern, 0-0, Waldstadion (H), 24 August 1963
• First match at Waldstadion: vs. Boca Juniors, Friendly, lost 0–2, 27 May 1925
• First European match: vs. Young Boys, won 4–1, European Cup, Wankdorfstadion (A), 4 November 1959

Attendances

• Record home attendance: 81,000 vs. FK Pirmasens, won 3–2, Waldstadion (H), 23 May 1959
• Record European attendance: 127,621 vs. Real Madrid, lost 3–7, Hampden Park, (N), 18 May 1960
• Record season average attendance: 56,959 2023–24

Transfers

Bought

Rank	Fee	Player	From	Year
1	€22,340,000	Luka Jović	Benfica	2019
2	€16,500,000	Hugo Ekitike	Paris Saint-Germain	2024
3	€14,000,000	Djibril Sow	Young Boys	2019
4	€13,650,000	Willian Pacho	Royal Antwerp	2023
5	€12,000,000	Sébastien Haller	Utrecht	2017

Sold

Rank	Fee	Player	To	Year
1	€95,000,000	Randal Kolo Muani	Paris Saint-Germain	2023
2	€63,000,000	Luka Jović	Real Madrid	2019
3	€50,000,000	Sébastien Haller	West Ham United	2019
4	€40,000,000	Willian Pacho	Paris Saint-Germain	2024
5	€30,000,000	Jesper Lindstrøm	SSC Napoli	2023

Bundesliga records

Club records

Wins and losses

• Lowest number of losses in a season closing half: 0 by Eintracht Frankfurt (1976–77) same as Bayern Munich (1986–87, 2012–13 and 2019–20) and Borussia Dortmund (2011–12)^[1]
• Lowest number of losses in a season at home (34 games): 0 by Eintracht Frankfurt (1971–72 and 1973–74) same as 1860 Munich (1965–66), Bayern Munich (1970–71 to 1973–74, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2007–08 and 2016–17), MSV Duisburg (1970–71), Schalke 04 (1970–71), 1. FC Köln (1972–73 and 1987–88), Hertha BSC (1974–75 and 1977–78), Eintracht Braunschweig (1975–76), Hamburger SV (1981–82, 1982–83 and 1995–96), 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1981–82 and 1994–95), Werder Bremen (1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86 and 1992–93), Borussia Mönchengladbach (1983–84), Karlsruher SC (1992–93), Bayer Leverkusen (1999–2000), VfL Wolfsburg (2008–09 and 2014–15), Borussia Dortmund (2008–09, 2015–16 and 2016–17) and Hannover 96 (2011–12)
• Highest number of losses: 697 by Eintracht Frankfurt^[2]
• Lowest number of wins in a season away: 0 by Eintracht Frankfurt (1986–87 and 1995–96) same as Tasmania Berlin (1965–66), Karlsruher SC (1965–66, 1967–68 and 1976–77), Borussia Neunkirchen (1967–68), Borussia Dortmund (1967–68 and 1978–79), Hannover 96 (1969–70, 1971–72 and 2018–19), Alemannia Aachen (1969–70), Arminia Bielefeld (1971–72), Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (1972–73), Hertha BSC (1972–73 and 1982–83) Wuppertaler SV (1974–75), VfB Stuttgart (1974–75 and 2000–01), VfL Bochum (1975–76), Tennis Borussia Berlin (1976–77), Rot-Weiß Essen (1976–77), Bayern Munich (1977–78), Eintracht Braunschweig (1979–80), Bayer 05 Uerdingen (1980–81), Fortuna Düsseldorf (1981–82), MSV Duisburg (1981–82), 1. FC Nürnberg (1983–84), Kickers Offenbach (1983–84), FC 08 Homburg (1986–87), SV Waldhof Mannheim (1986–87), FC St. Pauli (1988–89 and 2001–02), Dynamo Dresden (1992–93), SG Wattenscheid 09 (1993–94), Borussia Mönchengladbach (1998–99 and 2004–05), 1. FC Köln (2003–04), SC Freiburg (2003–04), Schalke 04 (2020–21) and Greuther Fürth (2021–22)

Goals

• Lowest number of goals scored in a season opening half: 8 by Eintracht Frankfurt (1988–89) same as Tasmania Berlin (1965–66)

Runs

• Highest number of consecutive games unbeaten from start of the season closing half: 17 by Eintracht Frankfurt (1976–77) same as Bayern Munich (1986–87, 2012–13 and 2019–20) and Borussia Dortmund (2011–12)

Player and manager records

Appearances

• Highest number of appearances as a player for one club: 602 by Charly Körbel for Eintracht Frankfurt (1972–73 to 1990–91)
• Highest number of appearances as a player for one club having not played for another club: 602 by Charly Körbel for Eintracht Frankfurt (1972–73 to 1990–91)
• Oldest age for a player making his debut appearance: 38 years and 171 days by Richard Kress for Eintracht Frankfurt (matchday 1 of 1963–64)
• Highest number of seasons as a player for one club: 19 by Charly Körbel for Eintracht Frankfurt (1972–73 to 1990–91) same as Klaus Fichtel (1965–66 to 1979–80 and 1984–85 to 1987–88) for Schalke 04, Manfred Kaltz for Hamburger SV (1971–72 to 1988–89 and 1990–91)
• Highest number of seasons as a player for one club having not played for another club: 19 by Charly Körbel for Eintracht Frankfurt (1972–73 to 1990–91)

Runs

• Highest number of consecutive seasons as a player for one club: 19 by Charly Körbel for Eintracht Frankfurt (1972–73 to 1990–91)
• Highest number of consecutive seasons as a player for one club, having not played for another club: 19 by Charly Körbel for Eintracht Frankfurt (1972–73 to 1990–91)

Cards

• Shortest elapsed timespan before receiving a red card: 43 seconds (after being substituted onto the pitch) by Marcel Titsch-Rivero of Eintracht Frankfurt (matchday 34 of 2010–11)^[3]

Honours and achievements

National

• German Championship / Bundesliga^[4]
  • Champions: 1958–59
  • Runners-up: 1931–32
  • Third place: 1963–64, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93
• DFB-Pokal^[4]
  • Winners: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1987–88, 2017–18
  • Runners-up: 1963–64, 2005–06, 2016–17, 2022–23
• 2. Bundesliga^[4]
  • Winners: 1997–98
  • Runners-up: 2011–12
• DFB / DFL-Supercup^[4]
  • Runners-up: 1988, 2018
• DFB-Hallenpokal
  • Runners-up: 1988

International

• European Cup / UEFA Champions League^[4]
  • Runners-up: 1959–60
  • Round of 16: 2022–23
• UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League^[4]
  • Winners: 1979–80, 2021–22
  • Semi-finals: 2018–19
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  • Semi-finals: 1975–76
• UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • Winners: 1966–67
  • Runners-up: 1977
• UEFA Super Cup
  • Runners-up: 2022

Regional

• Southern German Championship ^[5]
  • Champions: 1929–30, 1931–32
  • Runners-up: 1912–13+, 1913–14+, 1927–28, 1930–31
• Oberliga Süd
  • Champions: 1952–53, 1958–59
  • Runners-up: 1953–54, 1960–61, 1961–62
• Nordkreis-Liga
  • Champions: 1911–12+, 1912–13+, 1913–14+
• Kreisliga Nordmain
  • Winners: 1919–20+, 1920–21
  • Runners-up: 1921–22
• Bezirksliga Main:
  • Runners-up: 1923–24, 1926–27
• Bezirksliga Main-Hessen:
  • Winners: 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32
  • Runners-up: 1932–33
• Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen:
  • Winners: 1937–38
  • Runners-up: 1936–37
• Hesse Cup (Tiers 3-7):
  • Winners: 1946, 1969^*
  • Runners-up: 1949
• Hesse Championship (Tier 3, 4 & 5):
  • Champions: 1970^*, 2002^*, 2023^*
  • Runners-up: 1978^*, 1983^*, 1995^*
• + As Frankfurter FV
• ^* Achieved by Reserve Team

Other

Friendly

• Cup of the Alps
  • Winners: 1967
• Trofeo Conde de Fenosa:
  • Winners: 1972
• Tournoi de Paris:
  • Runners-up: 1981
• Fuji-Cup:
  • Winners: 1992
  • Runners-up: 1994
• Antalya Cup:
  • Winners: 2011
• Frankfurt Main Finance Cup:
  • Winners: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
• Trofeo Bortolotti:
  • Winners: 2016, 2022
• Saitama City Cup:
  • Runners-up: 2022
• Orange Trophy:
  • Runners-up: 2024

Honours and awards

• German Sportsteam of the Year
  • Winner: 2022

Youth

• German Under 19 championship
  • Champions: 1982, 1983, 1985
  • Runners-up: 1987
• Southern German Under 19 championship
  • Champions: 1970
• Under 19 Hessenliga
  • Champions: 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996
• Under 19 Gauliga Hessen-Nassau
  • Champions: 1943
• German Under 17 championship
  • Champions: 1977, 1980, 1991, 2010
  • Runners-up: 1981, 1982
• Southern German Under 17 championship
  • Champions: 1977
• Under 17 Hessenliga
  • Champions: 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004
• Southern German Under 15 championship
  • Champions: 1980, 1989, 1995, 2005, 2009, 2014
  • Runners-up: 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018
• Under 15 Hessenliga
  • Champions: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

External links

• eintracht-archiv.de
• eintracht-stats.de

Notes and References

1. Web site: Possible records of 2011-12 for BvB . bundesliga.de . de . 8 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108021501/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2011/knackt-der-bvb-den-ewigen-rekord-_0000210494.php . 8 January 2014 . dmy-all .
2. Web site: Bundesliga Ewige Tabelle . Bundesliga Eternal Table . de . Fussballdaten.de . 18 August 2024.
3. Web site: Achthundertsiebenundzwanzig . Eighthundredtwentyseven . 11freunde.de . de . 14 January 2016 . 2 December 2016 . Ivo . Szonn.
4. Web site: Germany - Eintracht Frankfurt - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news . Soccerway . Perform Group . 28 February 2017.
5. eintracht.de Erfolge / Rekorde (https://museum.eintracht.de/erfolge-rekorde/.