1996–97_Eintracht_Frankfurt_season

1996–97 Eintracht Frankfurt season

1996–97 Eintracht Frankfurt season

Eintracht Frankfurt 1996–97 football season


The 1996–97 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 97th season in the club's football history. In 1996–97 the club played in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It was the club's 1st season in the 2. Bundesliga after being relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time.

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Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

19 June 1996 (1996-06-19) SG Westend Frankfurt 1–5 Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany
Wagner 3' (pen.) (Report) Güntensperger 13'
König 32'
Flick 55'
Bindewald 56'
Reuter 81'
Stadium: Sportanlage Sondershausenstraße
Attendance: 500
2 July 1996 (1996-07-02) FC Tirol Innsbruck 4–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Westendorf, Austria
Mayrleb 33', 48'
Brzęczek 60'
Hobel 85'
(Report) Menze 17'
Gaudino 25'
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 1,600
5 July 1996 (1996-07-05) FC Linz 2–4 Eintracht Frankfurt Zirl, Austria
Popović 3'
Brenner 70'
(Report) Bommer 41'
Tskhadadze 53'
Becker 80'
König 83'
Attendance: 250
7 July 1996 (1996-07-07) CSKA Kyiv 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Leogang, Austria
Patyunin 6' (Report) Becker 45' Attendance: 300
10 July 1996 (1996-07-10) 1. FC Traunstein 0–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Traunstein, Germany
(Report) Ekström 35'
Menze 53'
Attendance: 400
13 July 1996 (1996-07-13) Dillenburg XI 1–8 Eintracht Frankfurt Dillenburg, Germany
19:00 CEST Richter (Report) Güntensperger
Gaudino
Beuchel
Becker
Ekström
Reuter
Stadium: Stadion auf der Bleiche
Attendance: 1,500
17 July 1996 (1996-07-17) Mühlheim XI 1–5 Eintracht Frankfurt
Estevez 81' (Report) Gaudino 27'
Güntensperger 38'
Roth 51'
Becker 54', 60'
Attendance: 2,000
20 July 1996 (1996-07-20) Hessen Kassel 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt
15:00 CEST Melchin 40' (Report) Attendance: 2,500
24 July 1996 (1996-07-24) Germania Schwanheim 0–7 Eintracht Frankfurt
(Report) Ekström 2'
Pejović 18'
Flick 36'
Dworschak 64'
Reuter 77'
Bindewald 81'
Becker 87'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Wolf
26 July 1996 (1996-07-26) Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Wetzlar, Germany
Gaudino 32' (Report) Hori 53' Stadium: Stadion Wetzlar
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Wolf
28 July 1996 (1996-07-28) FSV Großenhausen 0–5 Eintracht Frankfurt Linsengericht, Germany
(Report) Menze 17', 60'
Güntensperger 26', 71'
Reuter 90'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kolb
3 September 1996 (1996-09-03) Worms XI 1–6 Eintracht Frankfurt Worms, Germany
Sackreuther 70' (pen.) (Report) Becker 9', 77'
Rossi 18'
Ekström 31', 40'
Gaudino 37'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Weber
18 September 1996 (1996-09-18) Upper Hesse XI 0–3 Eintracht Frankfurt
(Report) Reuter 4'
Pejović 43'
Guht 80'
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Kristek
25 September 1996 (1996-09-25) TSV Großen-Linden 0–5 Eintracht Frankfurt Linden, Germany
(Report) Beuchel
Becker
Güntensperger
Gaudino
Bommer
Stadium: Sportplatz Großen-Linden
Attendance: 2,000
26 November 1996 (1996-11-26) Eintracht Frankfurt 0–5 German Football Association Reserves XI
(Report)



Attendance: 3,000
29 January 1997 (1997-01-29) Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 SV Wehen Frankfurt, Germany
Gaudino 30' (Report) Stohn 61' Stadium: Ancillary pitch at the Waldstadion
Attendance: 100
2 February 1997 (1997-02-02) Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 SV Bernbach Frankfurt, Germany
Gaudino 20'
Becker 82' (pen.)
(Report) Grimm Stadium: Ancillary pitch at the Waldstadion
5 February 1997 (1997-02-05) Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 FC Homburg
Gaudino 36' (Report)
16 February 1997 (1997-02-16) SV Raunheim 0–3 Eintracht Frankfurt
(Report) Guht
Becker
Komljenović
Attendance: 500
22 April 1997 (1997-04-22) Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 Bayern Munich Frankfurt, Germany
19:30 CEST Guht (Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 25,000
27 May 1997 (1997-05-27) Friedberg district XI 1–4 Eintracht Frankfurt Karben, Germany
(Report) Guht
Zarczynski (guest player)
Kistner (guest player)
Attendance: 1,800
6 June 1997 (1997-06-06) Eintracht Rüsselsheim 0–11 Eintracht Frankfurt Rüsselsheim
(Report) Becker 4' (pen), 38'
Ekström 19'
Bičanić (guest player) 40', 62', 86'
Glöckner 67'
König 75'
Guht 80'
Nold 83' (o.g.)
Greul 90'
Stadium: Stadion am Sommerdamm
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Reitz

Indoor soccer tournaments

Frankfurt

4 January 1997 (1997-01-04) First match Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 Brøndby IF Frankfurt, Germany


(Report) Stadium: Ballsporthalle
Attendance: 4,000
4 January 1997 (1997-01-04) Second match Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 SC Freiburg Frankfurt, Germany


(Report) Stadium: Ballsporthalle
Attendance: 4,000
4 January 1997 (1997-01-04) Third match Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 Arminia Bielefeld Frankfurt, Germany
(Report)
Stadium: Ballsporthalle
Attendance: 4,000
5 January 1997 (1997-01-05) Semi-Final Eintracht Frankfurt 4–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Amateure Frankfurt, Germany



(Report) Stadium: Ballsporthalle
Attendance: 4,000
5 January 1997 (1997-01-05) Final Eintracht Frankfurt 4–1 Arminia Bielefeld Frankfurt, Germany



(Report) Stadium: Ballsporthalle
Attendance: 4,000

Essen

6 January 1997 (1997-01-06) First match Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Essen, Germany
(Report) Stadium: Grugahalle
6 January 1997 (1997-01-06) Second match Hamburger SV 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Essen, Germany
(Report) Stadium: Grugahalle
6 January 1997 (1997-01-06) Third match FC Schalke 04 1–6 Eintracht Frankfurt Essen, Germany
(Report)




Stadium: Grugahalle
6 January 1997 (1997-01-06) Final VfL Bochum 3–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Essen, Germany


(Report) Stadium: Grugahalle

Koblenz

7 January 1997 (1997-01-07) First match TuS Koblenz 3–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Koblenz, Germany
König
Janßen
Flick
(Report)
Stadium: Sporthalle Oberwerth
Attendance: 4,000
7 January 1997 (1997-01-07) Second match Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 1. FC Köln Koblenz, Germany
Flick
Guht
(Report)
Stadium: Sporthalle Oberwerth
Attendance: 4,000
7 January 1997 (1997-01-07) Semi-Final Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Slavia Prague Koblenz, Germany
König
Gaudino
(Report) Stadium: Sporthalle Oberwerth
Attendance: 4,000
7 January 1997 (1997-01-07) Final Eintracht Frankfurt 4–2 1. FC Köln Koblenz, Germany
Pejović
Güntensperger
Guht
Glöckner
(Report)
Stadium: Sporthalle Oberwerth
Attendance: 4,000

Kiel

8 January 1997 (1997-01-08) First match Werder Bremen 3–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Kiel, Germany


(Report) Attendance: 7,000
8 January 1997 (1997-01-08) Second match Brøndby IF 5–5 Eintracht Frankfurt Kiel, Germany




(Report) Dickhaut
Guht
Dworschak
Güntensperger
Attendance: 7,000

Schwerin

9 January 1997 (1997-01-09) First match Brøndby IF 0–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Schwerin, Germany
(Report) Stadium: Sport- und Kongresshalle
9 January 1997 (1997-01-09) Semi-Final Werder Bremen 5–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Schwerin, Germany




(Report) Becker Stadium: Sport- und Kongresshalle
9 January 1997 (1997-01-09) 3rd place play-off Hamburger SV 5–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Schwerin, Germany




(Report)

Stadium: Sport- und Kongresshalle

Hannover

13 January 1997 (1997-01-13) First match Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Hanover, Germany

(Report) Reuter
Kresović
Dworschak
13 January 1997 (1997-01-13) Second match Widzew Łódź 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Hanover, Germany
(Report) Guht
Janßen
13 January 1997 (1997-01-13) Semi-Final Hannover 96 2–2
(6–4 p)
Eintracht Frankfurt Hanover, Germany

(Report) Flick
Güntensperger
13 January 1997 (1997-01-13) Final Fortuna Düsseldorf 3–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Hanover, Germany


(Report) Hubchev
Guht

Dortmund

17 January 1997 (1997-01-17) First match PSV 4–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Dortmund, Germany



(Report)
17 January 1997 (1997-01-17) Second match Borussia Dortmund 3–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Dortmund, Germany


(Report) Guht
18 January 1997 (1997-01-18) Third match Bayer Leverkusen 1–5 Eintracht Frankfurt Dortmund, Germany
(Report) Reuter
Kresović
Flick
Dickhaut
o.g.'

Munich

25 January 1997 (1997-01-25) First match Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Werder Bremen Munich, Germany
Dickhaut (Report)
27 January 1996 (1996-01-27) Second match Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Munich, Germany
Becker
Gaudino
(Report)
27 January 1996 (1996-01-27) Third match FC Bayern München 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Munich, Germany
(Report) Gaudino

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

2. Bundesliga

League table

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Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results by round

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Source: kicker.de
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

4 August 1996 (1996-08-04) 1 VfB Lübeck 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Lübeck, Germany
15:00 CEST Tskhadadze 82' (o.g.) (Report) Menze 56' Stadium: Stadion an der Lohmühle
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Heynemann
7 August 1996 (1996-08-07) 2 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 FSV Zwickau Frankfurt, Germany
19:30 CEST Ekström 43'
Gaudino 53'
(Report) Kunze 12' Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Buchhart
19 August 1996 (1996-08-19) 3 Waldhof Mannheim 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Mannheim, Germany
19:30 CEST Hofmann 8' (Report) Gaudino 17'
Güntensperger 74'
Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Koop
25 August 1996 (1996-08-25) 4 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 Fortuna Köln Frankfurt, Germany
15:00 CEST Gaudino 47', 80'
Güntensperger 90'
(Report) Lottner 78' Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Hilmes
9 September 1996 (1996-09-09) 5 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–1 SV Meppen Frankfurt, Germany
19:30 CEST (Report) Claaßen 3'
Winter Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Stark
15 September 1996 (1996-09-15) 6 SpVgg Unterhaching 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Unterhaching, Germany
15:00 CEST Reich 9'
Schmöller 54'
(Report) Becker 77'
Roth Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card
Tskhadadze Red card 85'
Stadium: Sportpark Unterhaching
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Friedrichs
22 September 1996 (1996-09-22) 7 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–1 Stuttgarter Kickers Frankfurt, Germany
(Report) Sailer 14' Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Fleischer
30 September 1996 (1996-09-30) 8 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Jena, Germany
19:30 CEST Holetschek 80' (pen.) (Report) Guht 27' Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kasper
4 October 1996 (1996-10-04) 9 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–1 KFC Uerdingen 05 Frankfurt, Germany
(Report) Wollitz 20' Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Pohlmann
14 October 1996 (1996-10-14) 10 Mainz 05 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Mainz, Germany
19:30 CEST Akrapović 55'
Ouakili 61'
(Report) Ekström 7'
Reuter 77'
Stadium: Stadion am Bruchweg
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Kemmling
19 October 1996 (1996-10-19) 11 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg Frankfurt, Germany
Komljenović 45' (Report) Meissner 28' Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Keßler
28 October 1996 (1996-10-28) 12 Hertha BSC 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Berlin, Germany
Kruse 23' (pen.) (Report) Ekström 47'
Becker 87'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Lange
2 November 1996 (1996-11-02) 13 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–3 VfB Leipzig Frankfurt, Germany
18:30 CEST Bommer 13'
Ekström 62'
Reuter Red card 72'
(Report) Bindewald 47' (o.g.)
Däbritz Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card
Heidrich 87', 90'
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Werthmann
17 November 1996 (1996-11-17) 14 FC Gütersloh 3–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Gütersloh, Germany
Landgraf 54'
van der Ven 64'
Bonan 74'
(Report) Schur 57' Stadium: Heidewaldstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Müller
22 November 1996 (1996-11-22) 15 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 Rot-Weiss Essen Frankfurt, Germany
19:00 CEST Schur 4'
Bindewald 29'
Ekström 86'
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Weiner
2 December 1996 (1996-12-02) 16 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Kaiserslautern, Germany
Kuka 44', 53'
Rische 61', 63'
Franck 90'
(Report) Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Hufgard
7 December 1996 (1996-12-07) 17 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–3 VfB Oldenburg Frankfurt, Germany
Dickhaut 11'
Hubchev Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card
Gaudino 56'
(Report) Tammen 43'
Elberfeld 45'
Goch 86'
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Prengel
22 February 1997 (1997-02-22) 18 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 VfB Lübeck Frankfurt, Germany
15:00 CEST Becker 11' (pen.)
Güntensperger 25', 56'
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Jansen
2 March 1997 (1997-03-02) 19 FSV Zwickau 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Zwickau, Germany
15:00 CEST Kirsten 21' (Report) Rossi Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card Stadium: Westsachsenstadion
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Byernetzky
10 March 1997 (1997-03-10) 20 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 Waldhof Mannheim Frankfurt, Germany
19:30 CEST Güntensperger 50' (Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Stark
14 March 1997 (1997-03-14) 21 Fortuna Köln 0–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Cologne, Germany
(Report) Stadium: Südstadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Schütz
23 March 1997 (1997-03-23) 22 SV Meppen 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Meppen, Germany
15:00 CEST Vorholt 56' (pen.) (Report) Marell 50' (o.g.)
Bindewald Red card 64'
Stadium: Emslandstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Blumenstein
30 March 1997 (1997-03-30) 23 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 SpVgg Unterhaching Frankfurt, Germany
15:30 CEST Bucher 28' (o.g.) (Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Casper
24 April 1997 (1997-04-24) 24 Stuttgarter Kickers 0–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Stuttgart, Germany
(Report) Stadium: Waldau-Stadion
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Weiner
11 April 1997 (1997-04-11) 25 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 FC Carl Zeiss Jena Frankfurt, Germany
19:30 CEST Gaudino 86' (Report) Zimmermann 62' Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Gettke
19 April 1997 (1997-04-19) 26 KFC Uerdingen 05 3–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Krefeld, Germany
Grammozis 23'
Jüptner 73'
Onderka 88'
(Report) Stadium: Grotenburg-Stadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hauer
27 April 1997 (1997-04-27) 27 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 Mainz 05 Frankfurt, Germany
19:30 CEST Neustädter 45' (o.g.) (Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Müller
3 May 1997 (1997-05-03) 28 VfL Wolfsburg 4–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Wolfsburg, Germany
15:30 CEST Tyszkiewicz 11'
Ballwanz 32'
Dammeier 67' (pen.)
Deering 75'
(Report) Janßen 27' Stadium: VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Dehmelt
12 May 1997 (1997-05-12) 29 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 Hertha BSC Frankfurt, Germany
19:30 CEST Gaudino 18', 52'
Weidemann 80' (o.g.)
(Report) Kruse 35' Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Fleischer
17 May 1997 (1997-05-17) 30 VfB Leipzig 2–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Leipzig, Germany
Däbritz 21'
Heidrich 87' (pen.)
(Report) Schur 48'
Güntensperger 71', 82'
Stadium: Bruno-Plache-Stadion
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Frey
22 May 1997 (1997-05-22) 31 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 FC Gütersloh Frankfurt, Germany
19:00 CEST Gaudino 44' (pen.)
Becker 52'
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Kadach
25 May 1997 (1997-05-25) 32 Rot-Weiss Essen 4–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Essen, Germany
Holick 5'
Vier 42', 89' (pen.)
Schürmann 71'
(Report) Becker 16' Stadium: Georg-Melches-Stadion
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Schütz
1 June 1997 (1997-06-01) 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Frankfurt, Germany
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Buchhart
11 June 1997 (1997-06-11) 34 VfB Oldenburg 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Oldenburg, Germany
19:00 CEST Goch 4' (Report) Dickhaut 36'
Weber 45'
Stadium: Marschweg-Stadion
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Zerr

DFB-Pokal

11 August 1996 (1996-08-11) 1st Round Holstein Kiel 2–4 Eintracht Frankfurt
17:30 CEST Habermann 40'
Bertermann 82'
(Report) Tskhadadze 11'
Ekström 33'
Gaudino 47'
Güntensperger 90'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Byernetzki
31 August 1996 (1996-08-31) 2nd Round SV Meppen 6–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Meppen, Germany
15:30 CEST Ukrow 1'
Helmer 5'
Claaßen 37'
Lau 48'
Bujan 58'
Winter 59'
(Report) Ekström 17' Stadium: Emslandstadion
Attendance: 10,000

Squad

Squad and statistics

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Notes


    References

      Sources

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

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