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 FrankfurtFriedrichsdorf, 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 FrankfurtFrankfurt, 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 FrankfurtDarmstadt, West Germany
(Report)
Stadium: Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Eichhorn
31 July 1973 (1973-07-31) SpVgg Bad Homburg 1–6 Eintracht FrankfurtBad 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 FrankfurtLa 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 FrankfurtLa 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 FrankfurtCádiz, 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 FrankfurtDillenburg, West Germany
(Report)
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Nix
16 September 1973 (1973-09-16) Racing Strasbourg 2–1 Eintracht FrankfurtFrance
 (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 MilanFrankfurt, 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 FrankfurtDossenheim, 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 FrankfurtFreiburg, 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 FrankfurtKoblenz, 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
28 April 1974 (1974-04-28) TSV Nördlingen 1–10 Eintracht Frankfurt
 (Report)
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 FrankfurtZaragoza, 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 FrankfurtDamanhur, Egypt
 (Report) Attendance: 25,000
2 June 1974 (1974-06-02) Zamalek / El-Olympi XI 0–0 Eintracht FrankfurtCairo, Egypt
(Report) Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Bundesliga
Main article: 1973–74 Bundesliga

League fixtures and results
11 August 1973 (1973-08-11) 11. FC Köln1–1Eintracht FrankfurtCologne, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 16,000
18 August 1973 (1973-08-18) 2Eintracht Frankfurt3–0MSV DuisburgFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Biwersi
21 August 1973 (1973-08-21) 31. FC Kaiserslautern1–4Eintracht FrankfurtKaiserslautern, West Germany
20:00
(Report)
Stadium: Betzenbergstadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Eschweiler
25 August 1973 (1973-08-25) 4Eintracht Frankfurt4–3VfB StuttgartFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hennig
31 August 1973 (1973-08-31) 5VfL Bochum1–1Eintracht FrankfurtBochum, West Germany
20:00 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Stadion an der Castroper Straße
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Meuser
8 September 1973 (1973-09-08) 6Eintracht Frankfurt1–0Hamburger SVFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Bonacker
22 September 1973 (1973-09-22) 8Eintracht Frankfurt1–0Borussia MönchengladbachFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Schulenburg
29 September 1973 (1973-09-29) 9Bayern Munich2–2Eintracht FrankfurtMunich, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Dr Siepe
6 October 1973 (1973-10-06) 10Eintracht Frankfurt4–2Fortuna KölnFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
  • Kucharski  6', 62'
 Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gabor
16 October 1973 (1973-10-16) 11Rot-Weiss Essen6–3Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Roth
20 October 1973 (1973-10-20) 12Eintracht Frankfurt2–0Hertha BSCFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Hillebrand
23 October 1973 (1973-10-23) 7Kickers Offenbach5–2Eintracht FrankfurtOffenbach, West Germany
20:00 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Bieberer Berg
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Redelfs
27 October 1973 (1973-10-27) 13Wuppertaler SV1–1Eintracht FrankfurtWuppertal, West Germany
15:30 CEST
  • Cremer  37'
 (Report)
Stadium: Stadion am Zoo
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Schäfer
3 November 1973 (1973-11-03) 14Eintracht Frankfurt2–1Schalke 04Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Biwersi
10 November 1973 (1973-11-10) 15Werder Bremen1–2Eintracht FrankfurtBremen, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Kindervater
3 November 1973 (1973-11-03) 16Eintracht Frankfurt1–1Hannover 96Frankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CEST
(Report)
  • Anders  20'
 Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Dittmer
8 December 1973 (1973-12-08) 17Fortuna Düsseldorf1–0Eintracht FrankfurtDüsseldorf, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Meuser
5 January 1974 (1974-01-05) 18Eintracht Frankfurt2–11. FC KölnFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Ohmsen
12 January 1974 (1974-01-12) 19MSV Duisburg1–1Eintracht FrankfurtDuisburg, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Wedaustadion
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Basedow
19 January 1974 (1974-01-19) 20Eintracht Frankfurt3–11. FC KaiserslauternFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Kindervater
26 January 1974 (1974-01-26) 21VfB Stuttgart3–1Eintracht FrankfurtStuttgart, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Neckarstadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Overberg
2 February 1974 (1974-02-02) 22Eintracht Frankfurt3–1VfL BochumFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Quindeau
9 February 1974 (1974-02-09) 23Hamburger SV4–2Eintracht FrankfurtHamburg, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hillebrand
2 March 1974 (1974-03-02) 24Eintracht Frankfurt2–2Kickers OffenbachFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Hennig
9 March 1974 (1974-03-09) 25Borussia Mönchengladbach0–0Eintracht FrankfurtMönchengladbach, West Germany
15:30 CEST (Report) Stadium: Bökelbergstadion
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Lutz
16 March 1974 (1974-03-16) 26Eintracht Frankfurt1–1Bayern MunichFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Weyland
23 March 1974 (1974-03-23) 27Fortuna Köln3–2Eintracht FrankfurtCologne, 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) 28Eintracht Frankfurt6–0Rot-Weiss EssenFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Picker
6 April 1974 (1974-04-06) 29Hertha BSC2–1Eintracht FrankfurtBerlin, West Germany
15:30 CEST
  • Brück  40'
  • Grau  72'
 (Report)
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Eschweiler
20 April 1974 (1974-04-20) 30Eintracht Frankfurt1–0Wuppertaler SVFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Basedow
23 April 1974 (1974-04-23) 31Schalke 043–1Eintracht FrankfurtGelsenkirchen, West Germany
20:00 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Ohmsen
4 May 1974 (1974-05-04) 32Eintracht Frankfurt1–1Werder BremenFrankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
(Report)
  • Ohling  78'
 Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Engel
11 May 1974 (1974-05-11) 33Hannover 960–0Eintracht FrankfurtHanover, West Germany
15:30 CEST (Report) Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Weyland
18 May 1974 (1974-05-18) 34Eintracht Frankfurt2–1Fortuna DüsseldorfFrankfurt, 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]

Main article: 1973–74 DFB-Pokal
2 December 1973 (1973-12-02) 1st RoundTennis Borussia Berlin1–8Eintracht FrankfurtBerlin, West Germany
  • Hoffmann  60'
 (Report)
Stadium: Mommsenstadion
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Eggers
15 December 1973 (1973-12-15) 2nd RoundHessen Kassel2–3Eintracht FrankfurtKassel, West Germany
  • Martin  46', 86'
 (Report)
Stadium: Auestadion
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Haselberger
16 February 1974 (1974-02-16) Quarter-finalsEintracht Frankfurt4–3 (a.e.t.)1. FC KölnFrankfurt, West Germany
 (Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Horstmann
13 April 1974 (1974-04-13) Semi-finalsEintracht Frankfurt3–2Bayern MunichFrankfurt, 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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