1973–74 Eintracht Frankfurt season

The 1973–74 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 74th season in the club's football history. In 1973–74 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 11th season in the Bundesliga.

Eintracht Frankfurt
1973–74 season
ChairmanAchaz von Thümen
ManagerDietrich Weise
Bundesliga4th
DFB-PokalWinner[note 1]
Top goalscorerLeague: Bernd Hölzenbein (12)
All: Bernd Hölzenbein (17)
Highest home attendance62,000 16 March 1974 v Bayern Munich (league)
Lowest home attendance8,000 4 May 1974 v Werder Bremen (league)
Average home league attendance25,882

The season ended up with Eintracht winning the German cup for the first time.[note 1]

Matches

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

21 July 1973 (1973-07-21) Friedrichsdorf XI 2–11 Eintracht Frankfurt Friedrichsdorf, West Germany
(Report) Attendance: 1,000
22 July 1973 (1973-07-22) VfL Marburg 0–7 Eintracht Frankfurt
(Report)
Attendance: 2,000
27 July 1973 (1973-07-27) FSV Frankfurt 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt, West Germany
  • Stahl  73'
(Report) Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Röder
29 July 1973 (1973-07-29) SV Darmstadt 98 0–5 Eintracht Frankfurt Darmstadt, West Germany
(Report)
Stadium: Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Eichhorn
31 July 1973 (1973-07-31) SpVgg Bad Homburg 1–6 Eintracht Frankfurt Bad Homburg, West Germany
Diehl (Report)
Stadium: Sportplatz Sandelmühle
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Klein
4 August 1973 (1973-08-04) Semi-Finals (Trofeo Ciudad de La Línea de la Concepción) Real Betis 0–0
(4–2 p)
Eintracht Frankfurt La Línea de la Concepción, Spain
(Report) Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Martínez Banegas
Penalties
5 August 1973 (1973-08-05) Third place play-off (Trofeo Ciudad de La Línea de la Concepción) CD Málaga 0–2 Eintracht Frankfurt La Línea de la Concepción, Spain
(Report)
Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Soto Montesinos
7 August 1973 (1973-08-07) Cádiz CF 0–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Cádiz, Spain
(Report)
Attendance: 20,000
28 August 1973 (1973-08-28) SV Sandhausen 3–2 Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Frey  42'
  • Engelhardt  67', 68'
(Report)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Webersdorfer
12 September 1973 (1973-09-12) SSV Dillenburg 0–7 Eintracht Frankfurt Dillenburg, West Germany
(Report) Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Nix
16 September 1973 (1973-09-16) Racing Strasbourg 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt France
(Report) Attendance: 2,000
18 September 1973 (1973-09-18) SpVgg Griesheim 02 3–10 Eintracht Frankfurt
(Report) Attendance: 1,500
26 September 1973 (1973-09-26) Eintracht Frankfurt / Kickers Offenbach XI 5–2 AC Milan Frankfurt, West Germany
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Tschenscher
30 September 1973 (1973-09-30) FC Augsburg 0–5 Eintracht Frankfurt
(Report)
  • Parits
  • Steinhäusler  o.g.'
  • Weidle
  • Andree
  • Brandmair  o.g.'
Attendance: 2,000
9 October 1973 (1973-10-09) FC Dossenheim 1–11 Eintracht Frankfurt Dossenheim, West Germany
  • Jakob
(Report)
Stadium: Jahnstadion
Attendance: 2,000
12 October 1973 (1973-10-12) Stuttgarter Kickers 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Scheuring  35'
  • Holock  69'
(Report)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Joos
21 November 1973 (1973-11-21) Freiburger FC 3–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Freiburg, West Germany
  • Westermann  30', 69'
  • Dries  49'
(Report)
Stadium: Möslestadion
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Wiedemer
25 November 1973 (1973-11-25) Mainz 05 2–8 Eintracht Frankfurt
(Report)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nickel
12 December 1973 (1973-12-12) Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 West Germany youth XI
30 December 1973 (1973-12-30) DJK Gütersloh 0–6 Eintracht Frankfurt
(Report)
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Waltert
21 January 1974 (1974-01-21) Eintracht Frankfurt (combined XI) 4–3 Hesse XI
  • Krauth  6'
  • Rainer Göttmann  45'
  • Rauch  76'
  • Kraus 78'
(Report)
  • Schwab  33', 36'
  • H Müller  58'
Referee: Guth
19 February 1974 (1974-02-19) TuS Neuendorf 2–5 Eintracht Frankfurt Koblenz, West Germany
  • Keil  36'
  • Rath  83' (pen.)
(Report)
Stadium: Stadion Oberwerth
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Hontheim
23 February 1974 (1974-02-23) 1. FC Saarbrücken 3–3 Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Hähnchen  38'
  • Thelen  88', 90'
(Report)
Attendance: 3,500
2 April 1974 (1974-04-02) SV Wiesbaden 3–6 Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Dymalla
  • Stengel
  • Freudenberg
(Report) Attendance: 3,500
30 April 1974 (1974-04-30) BSV Weißenthurm 0–6 Eintracht Frankfurt
(Report)
Attendance: 2,000
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) TV Oberndorf 0–20 Eintracht Frankfurt
(Report)
22 May 1974 (1974-05-22) Semi-finals (Trofeo Ciudad de Zaragoza) FK Partizan 0–0
(4–5 p)
Eintracht Frankfurt Zaragoza, Spain
(Report)
Attendance: 15,000
23 May 1974 (1974-05-23) Final match (Trofeo Ciudad de Zaragoza) Real Zaragoza 1–0 (a.e.t.) Eintracht Frankfurt
  • García Castany  95' (pen.)
(Report) Attendance: 30,000
26 May 1974 (1974-05-26) Zamalek 2–5 Eintracht Frankfurt
(Report) Attendance: 20,000
31 May 1974 (1974-05-31) Zamalek / Ismaily XI 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Damanhur, Egypt
(Report) Attendance: 25,000

Bundesliga

League fixtures and results

11 August 1973 (1973-08-11) 1 1. FC Köln 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Cologne, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 16,000
18 August 1973 (1973-08-18) 2 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 MSV Duisburg Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Biwersi
21 August 1973 (1973-08-21) 3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–4 Eintracht Frankfurt Kaiserslautern, West Germany
20:00
(Report)
Stadium: Betzenbergstadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Eschweiler
25 August 1973 (1973-08-25) 4 Eintracht Frankfurt 4–3 VfB Stuttgart Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hennig
31 August 1973 (1973-08-31) 5 VfL Bochum 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Bochum, West Germany
20:00 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Stadion an der Castroper Straße
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Meuser
8 September 1973 (1973-09-08) 6 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 Hamburger SV Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Bonacker
22 September 1973 (1973-09-22) 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Schulenburg
29 September 1973 (1973-09-29) 9 Bayern Munich 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Munich, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Dr Siepe
6 October 1973 (1973-10-06) 10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4–2 Fortuna Köln Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
  • Kucharski  6', 62'
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gabor
16 October 1973 (1973-10-16) 11 Rot-Weiss Essen 6–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Roth
20 October 1973 (1973-10-20) 12 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 Hertha BSC Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Hillebrand
23 October 1973 (1973-10-23) 7 Kickers Offenbach 5–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Offenbach, West Germany
20:00 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Bieberer Berg
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Redelfs
27 October 1973 (1973-10-27) 13 Wuppertaler SV 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Wuppertal, West Germany
15:30 CEST
  • Cremer  37'
(Report)
Stadium: Stadion am Zoo
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Schäfer
3 November 1973 (1973-11-03) 14 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Schalke 04 Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Biwersi
10 November 1973 (1973-11-10) 15 Werder Bremen 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Bremen, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Kindervater
3 November 1973 (1973-11-03) 16 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Hannover 96 Frankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CEST
(Report)
  • Anders  20'
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Dittmer
8 December 1973 (1973-12-08) 17 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Düsseldorf, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Meuser
5 January 1974 (1974-01-05) 18 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 1. FC Köln Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Ohmsen
12 January 1974 (1974-01-12) 19 MSV Duisburg 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Duisburg, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Wedaustadion
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Basedow
19 January 1974 (1974-01-19) 20 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Kindervater
26 January 1974 (1974-01-26) 21 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Stuttgart, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Neckarstadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Overberg
2 February 1974 (1974-02-02) 22 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 VfL Bochum Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Quindeau
9 February 1974 (1974-02-09) 23 Hamburger SV 4–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Hamburg, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hillebrand
2 March 1974 (1974-03-02) 24 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 Kickers Offenbach Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Hennig
9 March 1974 (1974-03-09) 25 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Mönchengladbach, West Germany
15:30 CEST (Report) Stadium: Bökelbergstadion
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Lutz
16 March 1974 (1974-03-16) 26 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Bayern Munich Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Weyland
23 March 1974 (1974-03-23) 27 Fortuna Köln 3–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Cologne, West Germany
15:30 CEST
  • Wesseler  35'
  • Otters  39'
  • Glock  83'
(Report)
Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Quindeau
30 March 1974 (1974-03-30) 28 Eintracht Frankfurt 6–0 Rot-Weiss Essen Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Picker
6 April 1974 (1974-04-06) 29 Hertha BSC 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Berlin, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Eschweiler
20 April 1974 (1974-04-20) 30 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 Wuppertaler SV Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Basedow
23 April 1974 (1974-04-23) 31 Schalke 04 3–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
20:00 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Ohmsen
4 May 1974 (1974-05-04) 32 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Werder Bremen Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
  • Ohling  78'
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Engel
11 May 1974 (1974-05-11) 33 Hannover 96 0–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Hanover, West Germany
15:30 CEST (Report) Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Weyland
18 May 1974 (1974-05-18) 34 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Nickel

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 21 6 7 93 52 +41 48 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 16 9 9 61 47 +14 41
4 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 15 11 8 63 50 +13 41 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
5 1. FC Köln 34 16 7 11 69 56 +13 39 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 15 8 11 80 69 +11 38
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

DFB-Pokal

[note 1]

2 December 1973 (1973-12-02) 1st Round Tennis Borussia Berlin 1–8 Eintracht Frankfurt Berlin, West Germany
  • Hoffmann  60'
(Report)
Stadium: Mommsenstadion
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Eggers
15 December 1973 (1973-12-15) 2nd Round Hessen Kassel 2–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Kassel, West Germany
  • Martin  46', 86'
(Report)
Stadium: Auestadion
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Haselberger
16 February 1974 (1974-02-16) Quarter-finals Eintracht Frankfurt 4–3 (a.e.t.) 1. FC Köln Frankfurt, West Germany
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Horstmann
13 April 1974 (1974-04-13) Semi-finals Eintracht Frankfurt 3–2 Bayern Munich Frankfurt, West Germany
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Aldinger

Squad

Squad and statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalBundesligaDFB-Pokal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Peter Kunter 18017010
GK Günter Wienhold 20017030
DF Hans-Joachim Andree 18117110
DF Uwe Kliemann 38534540
DF Helmut Müller 19116130
DF Peter Reichel 36232240
DF Gert Trinklein 33230230
MF Bernd Hölzenbein 3717331245
MF Jürgen Kalb 30627531
MF Charly Körbel 38234240
MF Wolfgang Kraus 29028010
MF Bernd Nickel 2310211020
FW Jürgen Grabowski 361132942
FW Raimund Krauth 1029111
FW Thomas Parits 20617234
FW Thomas Rohrbach 32928643
FW Roland Weidle 35431341

Notes

  1. The cup final was held in the 1974-75 season because of the 1974 World Cup in Germany.

References

    Sources

    • Matheja, Ulrich (2011). Unsere Eintracht - Eintracht Frankfurt - Die Chronik. Die Werkstatt. ISBN 978-3-89533-750-5.
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