1977–78 Eintracht Frankfurt season

The 1977–78 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 78th season in the club's football history. In 1977–78 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 15th season in the Bundesliga.

Eintracht Frankfurt
1977–78 season
ChairmanAchaz von Thümen
ManagerGyula Lóránt (resigned 30 November 1977)
Dettmar Cramer (signed 8 December 1977)
Bundesliga7th
DFB-Pokal3rd Round
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Bernd Hölzenbein (15)
All: Bernd Hölzenbein (27)
Highest home attendance58,000 31 August 1977 v Borussia Mönchengladbach (league)
Lowest home attendance7,500 24 September 1977 v VfL Bochum (league)
Average home league attendance25,971

Matches

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

28 June 1977 (1977-06-28) 75th anniversary of SpVgg Griesheim 02SpVgg Griesheim 02 0–8 Eintracht FrankfurtWest Germany
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Scheurer
5 July 1977 (1977-07-05) 75th anniversary of Rödelheimer FC 02Rödelheimer FC 02 0–6 Eintracht FrankfurtWest Germany
Report Attendance: 1,500
6 July 1977 (1977-07-06) Charity match for Kickers OffenbachEintracht Frankfurt 3–1 Kickers OffenbachFrankfurt, West Germany
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Messmer
12 July 1977 (1977-07-12) Eintracht Wetzlar 0–10 Eintracht FrankfurtWetzlar, West Germany
18:00 CET Report
Stadium: Stadion Wetzlar
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Keusch
26 July 1977 (1977-07-26) FSV Frankfurt 1–7 Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt, West Germany
  • Posniak  63'
Report
Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Boos
2 August 1977 (1977-08-02) FC Hanau 93 3–4 Eintracht FrankfurtHanau, West Germany
18:00 CET
Report Stadium: Stadion Wilhelmsbad
Attendance: 6,000
9 August 1977 (1977-08-09) SV Alsdorf / Daadetaler Sportfreunde XI 1–10 Eintracht FrankfurtAlsdorf, West Germany
Report Attendance: 3,000
26 October 1977 (1977-10-26) FC Neustadt 0–11 Eintracht FrankfurtTitisee-Neustadt, West Germany
15:30 CET Report Attendance: 2,000
19 November 1977 (1977-11-19) FC Augsburg 1–3 Eintracht FrankfurtWest Germany
Report Attendance: 1,500
30 December 1977 (1977-12-30) Würzburger FV 2–2 Eintracht FrankfurtWürzburg, West Germany
  • Sterz  12', 63'
Report
Stadium: Stadion an der Frankfurter Straße
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Drescher
13 April 1978 (1978-04-13) Waldhof Mannheim 2–3 Eintracht FrankfurtWest Germany
  • Böhni
  • Vogel
Report Attendance: 1,500
14 April 1978 (1978-04-14) Freiburger FC 2–1 Eintracht FrankfurtWest Germany
  • Derigs  17'
  • Hug  80'
Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Binninger
16 April 1978 (1978-04-16) Wormatia Worms 0–0 Eintracht FrankfurtWorms, West Germany
Report Attendance: 700
Referee: Föckler
5 May 1978 (1978-05-05) Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 MexicoKassel, West Germany
Report
Attendance: 12,000
12 May 1978 (1978-05-12) Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 AFC AjaxOffenbach, West Germany
Report
Stadium: Stadion am Bieberer Berg
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Linn
16 May 1978 (1978-05-16) SSV Dillenburg 3–1 Eintracht FrankfurtWest Germany
  • Beck  14'
  • Engelhardt  38'
  • Köhler  57'
Report
Attendance: 1,500
18 May 1978 (1978-05-18) Hassia Bingen 3–3 Eintracht FrankfurtWest Germany
  • Kaminzke  39'
  • Albert  59'
  • Keller  63'
Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Paulus
21 May 1978 (1978-05-21) 75th anniversary of SpVgg Neu-IsenburgSpVgg Neu-Isenburg 0–16 Eintracht FrankfurtNeu-Isenburg, West Germany
12:00 CET Report
Stadium: Sportparkstadion Neu-Isenburg
Attendance: 3,000
25 May 1978 (1978-05-25) Austria 2–0 Eintracht FrankfurtLinz, Austria
Report Stadium: Linzer Stadion
Attendance: 16,000

Bundesliga

League fixtures and results

6 August 1977 (1977-08-06) 1Eintracht Frankfurt4–01. FC SaarbrückenFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Horstmann
12 August 1977 (1977-08-12) 2FC Schalke 043–2Eintracht FrankfurtGelsenkirchen, West Germany
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Ohmsen
17 August 1977 (1977-08-17) 3Eintracht Frankfurt0–2Hamburger SVFrankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CET Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Engel
27 August 1977 (1977-08-27) 4Borussia Dortmund0–2Eintracht FrankfurtDortmund, West Germany
15:30 CET Report
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Biwersi
31 August 1977 (1977-08-31) 5Eintracht Frankfurt4–2Borussia MönchengladbachFrankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Jensen
3 September 1977 (1977-09-03) 6Hertha BSC2–0Eintracht FrankfurtBerlin, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Hennig
9 September 1977 (1977-09-09) 7Eintracht Frankfurt3–1MSV DuisburgFrankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Linn
17 September 1977 (1977-09-17) 8TSV 1860 Munich2–4Eintracht FrankfurtMunich, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hontheim
24 September 1977 (1977-09-24) 9VfL Bochum0–1Eintracht FrankfurtBochum, West Germany
15:30 CET Report
Stadium: Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Niemann
1 October 1977 (1977-10-01) 10Eintracht Frankfurt1–31. FC KaiserslauternFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ahlenfelder
12 October 1977 (1977-10-12) 11VfB Stuttgart2–1Eintracht FrankfurtStuttgart, West Germany
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Neckarstadion
Attendance: 68,000
Referee: Kindervater
22 October 1977 (1977-10-22) 12Eintracht Frankfurt5–2FC St. PauliFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Burgers
29 October 1977 (1977-10-29) 13Fortuna Düsseldorf2–1Eintracht FrankfurtDüsseldorf, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Roth
5 November 1977 (1977-11-05) 14Eintracht Frankfurt2–21. FC KölnFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Gabor
12 November 1977 (1977-11-12) 15Werder Bremen3–0Eintracht FrankfurtBremen, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Stäglich
26 November 1977 (1977-11-26) 16Eintracht Frankfurt4–0Bayern MunichFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Waltert
3 December 1977 (1977-12-03) 17Eintracht Braunschweig1–1Eintracht FrankfurtBraunschweig, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Eschweiler
10 December 1977 (1977-12-10) 181. FC Saarbrücken0–0Eintracht FrankfurtSaarbrücken, West Germany
15:30 CET Report Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Horstmann
17 December 1977 (1977-12-17) 19Eintracht Frankfurt3–0FC Schalke 04Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Engel
7 January 1978 (1978-01-07) 20Hamburger SV0–0Eintracht FrankfurtHamburg, West Germany
15:30 CET Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Burgers
14 January 1978 (1978-01-14) 21Eintracht Frankfurt2–1Borussia DortmundFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Glasneck
21 January 1978 (1978-01-21) 22Borussia Mönchengladbach2–0Eintracht FrankfurtMönchengladbach, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report Stadium: Bökelbergstadion
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Linn
28 January 1978 (1978-01-28) 23Eintracht Frankfurt0–5Hertha BSCFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Redelfs
4 February 1978 (1978-02-04) 24MSV Duisburg3–0Eintracht FrankfurtDuisburg, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report Stadium: Wedaustadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Luca
11 February 1978 (1978-02-11) 25Eintracht Frankfurt1–0TSV 1860 MunichFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET Report Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Niemann
18 February 1978 (1978-02-18) 26Eintracht Frankfurt5–3VfL BochumFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Hontheim
4 March 1978 (1978-03-04) 28Eintracht Frankfurt2–0VfB StuttgartFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Klauser
11 March 1978 (1978-03-11) 29FC St. Pauli5–3Eintracht FrankfurtHamburg, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Wilhelm-Koch-Stadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ahlenfelder
18 March 1978 (1978-03-18) 30Eintracht Frankfurt4–0Fortuna DüsseldorfFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Engel
25 March 1978 (1978-03-25) 271. FC Kaiserslautern2–0Eintracht FrankfurtKaiserslautern, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report Stadium: Betzenbergstadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Risse
1 April 1978 (1978-04-01) 311. FC Köln0–1Eintracht FrankfurtCologne, West Germany
15:30 CET Report Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Roth
8 April 1978 (1978-04-08) 32Eintracht Frankfurt0–2Werder BremenFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Eschweiler
22 April 1978 (1978-04-22) 33Bayern Munich2–1Eintracht FrankfurtMunich, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kindervater
29 April 1978 (1978-04-29) 34Eintracht Frankfurt2–0Eintracht BraunschweigFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET
Report Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Stäglich

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 15 9 10 49 36 +13 39 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
6 MSV Duisburg 34 15 7 12 62 59 +3 37 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 16 4 14 59 52 +7 36
8 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 16 4 14 64 63 +1 36
9 Schalke 04 34 14 6 14 47 52 5 34
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. As 1. FC Köln also won the DFB-Pokal, the Cup Winners' Cup spot was given to runners-up Fortuna Düsseldorf, while Düsseldorf's original UEFA Cup was transferred to MSV Duisburg.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 16 4 14 59 52  +7 36 12 1 4 42 23  +19 4 3 10 17 29  −12

Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLLLWLWWWLLWLDLWDDWDWLLWWWLWLWWLLW
Position26137410522574681187766479108798876677
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

DFB-Pokal

30 July 1977 (1977-07-30) 1st RoundFC Konstanz1–6Eintracht FrankfurtWest Germany
  • Beck  78'
Report
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Aldinger
20 August 1977 (1977-08-20) 2nd RoundTuS Schloß Neuhaus2–2Eintracht FrankfurtPaderborn, West Germany
  • Schulte  6'
  • Fiege  35'
Report
Stadium: Inselbadstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Glasneck
24 August 1977 (1977-08-24) 2nd Round (Rematch)Eintracht Frankfurt4–0TuS Schloß NeuhausFrankfurt, West Germany
Report Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Föckler
15 October 1977 (1977-10-15) 3rd RoundFC Schalke 041–0Eintracht FrankfurtGelsenkirchen, West Germany
Klaus Fischer  82' Report Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hoffmann

Intertoto Cup

25 June 1977 (1977-06-25) 1Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 Inter BratislavaFrankfurt, West Germany
Report
  • Brezík  25'
  • Mráz  49'
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Linn
2 July 1977 (1977-07-02) 2Wacker Innsbruck 1–1 Eintracht FrankfurtInnsbruck, Austria
  • Šikić  7'
Report
Stadium: Tivoli
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Latzin
9 July 1977 (1977-07-09) 3Eintracht Frankfurt 4–1 FC ZürichFrankfurt, West Germany
Report Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Aldinger
16 July 1977 (1977-07-16) 4Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Wacker InnsbruckFrankfurt, West Germany
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dreher
20 July 1977 (1977-07-20) 5FC Zürich 1–0 Eintracht FrankfurtZürich, Switzerland
Report Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Dörflinger
23 July 1977 (1977-07-23) 6Inter Bratislava 2–5 Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Hudec  63'
  • Šimončič  88'
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jarsa

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Inter Bratislava 6 4 1 1 18 11 +7 9
2 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 2 3 1 13 8 +5 7
3 Wacker Innsbruck 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 6
4 Zürich 6 1 0 5 4 16 12 2
Source:

UEFA Cup

13 September 1977 (1977-09-13) 1st RoundEintracht Frankfurt 5–0 Sliema WanderersFrankfurt, West Germany
Report Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Środecki
13 September 1977 (1977-09-13) 1st RoundSliema Wanderers 0–0 Eintracht FrankfurtTa' Qali, Malta
Report Stadium: Ta' Qali Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ciacci
19 October 1977 (1977-10-19) 2nd RoundFC Zürich 0–3 Eintracht FrankfurtZürich, Switzerland
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Christov
2 November 1977 (1977-11-02) 2nd RoundEintracht Frankfurt 4–3 FC ZürichFrankfurt, West Germany
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ivanov
23 November 1977 (1977-11-23) 3rd RoundEintracht Frankfurt 4–0 Bayern MunichFrankfurt, West Germany
Report Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Rainea
7 December 1977 (1977-12-07) 3rd RoundBayern Munich 1–2 Eintracht FrankfurtMunich, West Germany
  • Rummennigge  3'
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Gussoni
1 March 1978 (1978-03-01) Quarter-finalsEintracht Frankfurt 3–2 Grasshopper Club ZürichFrankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Linemayr
14 March 1978 (1978-03-14) Quarter-finalsGrasshopper Club Zürich 1–0 Eintracht FrankfurtZürich, Switzerland
20:00 CET
Report Stadium: Hardturm
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Maksimović

Squad

Squad and statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalBundesligaDFB-PokalUEFA CupIntertoto Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Heinz-Josef Koitka 500340408040
GK Jürgen Pahl 0000000000
GK Günter Wienhold 2000000020
DF Charly Körbel 420290305050
DF Peter Krobbach 211140005120
DF Helmut Müller 190140003020
DF Willi Neuberger 514342417061
DF Peter Reichel 421271406050
DF Gerd Simons 1000000010
DF Lothar Skala 17180305110
DF Dragoslav Stepanović 412291306130
DF Gert Trinklein 231131302050
DF Roland Weidle 440300306050
MF Jürgen Grabowski 5014349428340
MF Wolfgang Kraus 273273000000
MF Norbert Nachtweih 5050000000
MF Bernd Nickel 51163411427261
MF Wolfgang Trapp 9020104020
MF Hans-Dieter Wacker 2000000020
FW Klaus Beverungen 2000000020
FW Egon Bihn 5030002000
FW Ronny Borchers 8161001010
FW Bernd Hölzenbein 51273415418556
FW Rüdiger Wenzel 48233414436442

Transfers

Sources

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