On 8 March 1899, 15 men congregated at the Friedrichshof restaurant at 14 Düsseldorfer Straße, near the city’s train station, and founded Eintracht’s oldest known predecessor club – Frankfurter Fußballclub Victoria.
The old Riederwald – Eintracht’s home from 1920 to 1943. The complex also features an additional football pitch, tennis courts, a hockey pitch and a restaurant with a beer garden. The stadium was not rebuilt after being destroyed by bombs in the Second World War, with Eintracht moving to the ‘new’ Riederwald stadium in the nearby Seckbach district.
The new stadium was officially opened on 17 August 1952 with a match between Eintracht and an Egyptian Olympic XI.
An eagle’s eye view: The Riederwald complex in 1957.
Outside the Riederwald in 1997. The club’s sports performance centre is located at 5 Alfred-Pfaff-Straße, named after the 1954 World Cup winner affectionately known as Don Alfredo.
Another bird’s eye view of Eintracht’s Riederwald home.
The clock on the scoreboard ticks past 15:30 – the best time of the day for fans at Frankfurt’s Waldstadion.
If you were looking to stock up on tickets or merchandise, the Eintracht Shop – run by former Eagles player Bernd Nickel – was always worth a visit. Established in April 1975 on Bethmannstraße, the store closed its doors for the last time on 12 January 2018. Eintracht CEO Axel Hellmann, who bought his first Eintracht shirt here as a child, attended the closing ceremony.
Eintracht’s Waldstadion had to be renovated in time for the 2006 World Cup. The arena, which is now known as Deutsche Bank Park, became an exclusive football stadium.
Deutsche Bank Park now holds up to 58,000 fans for Eintracht matches. At the end of 2023, the newly extended north-west stand was filled to capacity for the first time.
Since 2021, the world’s best postal address is ‘Im Herzen von Europa 1’ – Eintracht’s ProfiCamp home near Deutsche Bank Park.
When they’re not taking on big-name opponents at Deutsche Bank Park, Eintracht Women play their games at the Stadion am Brentanobad.
The Ahorn Camp Sportpark in Dreieich is home to Eintracht’s U21 side. The 35,000m2 complex features a stadium and a multipurpose artificial pitch.