1977–78 Eintracht Frankfurt season

Eintracht Frankfurt 1977–78 football season

Eintracht Frankfurt
1977–78 season
Chairman	Achaz von Thümen
Manager	Gyula Lóránt (resigned 30 November 1977) Dettmar Cramer (signed 8 December 1977)
Bundesliga	7th
DFB-Pokal	3rd Round
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Bernd Hölzenbein (15) All: Bernd Hölzenbein (27)
Highest home attendance	58,000 31 August 1977 v Borussia Mönchengladbach (league)
Lowest home attendance	7,500 24 September 1977 v VfL Bochum (league)
Average home league attendance	25,971
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

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.

Matches

Legend

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Friendlies

SpVgg Griesheim 02

Eintracht Frankfurt

28 June 1977 (1977-06-28) 75th anniversary of SpVgg Griesheim 02	SpVgg Griesheim 02	0–8	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
		Report	Nickel 6' Borchers 8', 24' Stein 13' (o.g.) Weidle 69' Hans-Dieter Wacker 80' Krobbach 85' Grabowski 88'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Scheurer

Rödelheimer FC 02

Eintracht Frankfurt

5 July 1977 (1977-07-05) 75th anniversary of Rödelheimer FC 02	Rödelheimer FC 02	0–6	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
		Report	Wenzel Hölzenbein	Attendance: 1,500

Eintracht Frankfurt

Kickers Offenbach

6 July 1977 (1977-07-06) Charity match for Kickers Offenbach	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–1	Kickers Offenbach	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Wenzel 13' Grabowski 17' (pen.) pen.'	Report	Krause 28' (pen.)	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Messmer

Eintracht Wetzlar

Eintracht Frankfurt

12 July 1977 (1977-07-12)	Eintracht Wetzlar	0–10	Eintracht Frankfurt	Wetzlar, West Germany
18:00 CET		Report	Grabowski 7' (pen.), 24', 25' Neuberger 9' Hölzenbein 31' Kraus 41' Stepanović 71' Beverungen 73', 90' Krobbach 74'	Stadium: Stadion Wetzlar Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Keusch

FSV Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt

26 July 1977 (1977-07-26)	FSV Frankfurt	1–7	Eintracht Frankfurt	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Posniak 63'	Report	Kraus 3' Neuberger 13', 55' Weidle 23' Wenzel 34' Killmaier 75' (o.g.) Beverungen 83'	Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Boos

FC Hanau 93

Eintracht Frankfurt

2 August 1977 (1977-08-02)	FC Hanau 93	3–4	Eintracht Frankfurt	Hanau, West Germany
18:00 CET		Report	Körbel Hölzenbein Kraus Nickel	Stadium: Stadion Wilhelmsbad Attendance: 6,000

SV Alsdorf / Daadetaler Sportfreunde XI

Eintracht Frankfurt

9 August 1977 (1977-08-09)	SV Alsdorf / Daadetaler Sportfreunde XI	1–10	Eintracht Frankfurt	Alsdorf, West Germany
		Report	Wenzel Beverungen Kraus Stepanović Nickel Neuberger	Attendance: 3,000

FC Neustadt

Eintracht Frankfurt

26 October 1977 (1977-10-26)	FC Neustadt	0–11	Eintracht Frankfurt	Titisee-Neustadt, West Germany
15:30 CET		Report	Hölzenbein Nickel Kraus Borchers	Attendance: 2,000

FC Augsburg

Eintracht Frankfurt

19 November 1977 (1977-11-19)	FC Augsburg	1–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
		Report	Nickel Grabowski	Attendance: 1,500

Würzburger FV

Eintracht Frankfurt

30 December 1977 (1977-12-30)	Würzburger FV	2–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Würzburg, West Germany
	Sterz 12', 63'	Report	Grabowski 50' (pen.) Nickel 57'	Stadium: Stadion an der Frankfurter Straße Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Drescher

Waldhof Mannheim

Eintracht Frankfurt

13 April 1978 (1978-04-13)	Waldhof Mannheim	2–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
	Böhni Vogel	Report	Wenzel Nickel Trapp	Attendance: 1,500

Freiburger FC

Eintracht Frankfurt

14 April 1978 (1978-04-14)	Freiburger FC	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
	Derigs 17' Hug 80'	Report	Nickel 26'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Binninger

Wormatia Worms

Eintracht Frankfurt

16 April 1978 (1978-04-16)	Wormatia Worms	0–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Worms, West Germany
		Report		Attendance: 700 Referee: Föckler

Eintracht Frankfurt

Mexico

5 May 1978 (1978-05-05)	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–2	Mexico	Kassel, West Germany
	Nickel Grabowski	Report		Attendance: 12,000

Eintracht Frankfurt

AFC Ajax

12 May 1978 (1978-05-12)	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1	AFC Ajax	Offenbach, West Germany
	Wenzel 76'	Report	Schoenaker 11'	Stadium: Stadion am Bieberer Berg Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Linn

SSV Dillenburg

Eintracht Frankfurt

16 May 1978 (1978-05-16)	SSV Dillenburg	3–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
	Beck 14' Engelhardt 38' Köhler 57'	Report	Wenzel 72'	Attendance: 1,500

Hassia Bingen

Eintracht Frankfurt

18 May 1978 (1978-05-18)	Hassia Bingen	3–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
	Kaminzke 39' Albert 59' Keller 63'	Report	Wenzel 50', 88' Nachtweih 60'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Paulus

SpVgg Neu-Isenburg

Eintracht Frankfurt

21 May 1978 (1978-05-21) 75th anniversary of SpVgg Neu-Isenburg	SpVgg Neu-Isenburg	0–16	Eintracht Frankfurt	Neu-Isenburg, West Germany
12:00 CET		Report	Weidle 6', 24' Grabowski 28', 37', 45', 71' H Müller 33' Kraus 35', 59', 73' Skala 53', 85' Wenzel 57', 68' Stepanović 84' Körbel 89'	Stadium: Sportparkstadion Neu-Isenburg Attendance: 3,000

Austria

Eintracht Frankfurt

25 May 1978 (1978-05-25)	Austria	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Linz, Austria
	Kreuz 16' Prohaska 76'	Report		Stadium: Linzer Stadion Attendance: 16,000

Bundesliga

League fixtures and results

Eintracht Frankfurt v 1. FC Saarbrücken

6 August 1977 (1977-08-06) 1	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–0	1. FC Saarbrücken	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET	Nickel 40', 42', 69' Trinklein 71'	Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Horstmann

FC Schalke 04 v Eintracht Frankfurt

12 August 1977 (1977-08-12) 2	FC Schalke 04	3–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
20:00 CET	Fischer 25' H Kremers 29', 86'	Report	Wenzel 57' Grabowski 65'	Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Ohmsen

Eintracht Frankfurt v Hamburger SV

17 August 1977 (1977-08-17) 3	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–2	Hamburger SV	Frankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CET		Report	Magath 77' Volkert 90'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Engel

Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt

27 August 1977 (1977-08-27) 4	Borussia Dortmund	0–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Dortmund, West Germany
15:30 CET		Report	Wenzel 24', 42'	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Biwersi

Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Mönchengladbach

31 August 1977 (1977-08-31) 5	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Frankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CET	Hölzenbein 38', 55' Nickel 51' (pen.) Wenzel 70'	Report	Heynckes 3' Nielsen 76'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Jensen

Hertha BSC v Eintracht Frankfurt

3 September 1977 (1977-09-03) 6	Hertha BSC	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Berlin, West Germany
15:30 CET	Granitza 43' Nüssing 85'	Report		Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Hennig

Eintracht Frankfurt v MSV Duisburg

9 September 1977 (1977-09-09) 7	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–1	MSV Duisburg	Frankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CET	Wenzel 6' Stepanović 18' Jakobs 71' (o.g.)	Report	Jara 40'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Linn

TSV 1860 Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt

17 September 1977 (1977-09-17) 8	TSV 1860 Munich	2–4	Eintracht Frankfurt	Munich, West Germany
15:30 CET	Hartwig 71' Haunstein 89'	Report	Wenzel 20', 35' Kraus 53' Hölzenbein 67'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Hontheim

VfL Bochum v Eintracht Frankfurt

24 September 1977 (1977-09-24) 9	VfL Bochum	0–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bochum, West Germany
15:30 CET		Report	Wenzel 58'	Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Niemann

Eintracht Frankfurt v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

1 October 1977 (1977-10-01) 10	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET	Hölzenbein 71' (pen.)	Report	Wendt 61' Riedl 88' Pirrung 90'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ahlenfelder

VfB Stuttgart v Eintracht Frankfurt

12 October 1977 (1977-10-12) 11	VfB Stuttgart	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Stuttgart, West Germany
20:00 CET	Ohlicher 48', 66'	Report	Neuberger 27'	Stadium: Neckarstadion Attendance: 68,000 Referee: Kindervater

Eintracht Frankfurt v FC St. Pauli

22 October 1977 (1977-10-22) 12	Eintracht Frankfurt	5–2	FC St. Pauli	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET	Hölzenbein 11', 67' Kraus 43' Nickel 49' Grabowski 87'	Report	Gerber 7' Box 80'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Burgers

Fortuna Düsseldorf v Eintracht Frankfurt

29 October 1977 (1977-10-29) 13	Fortuna Düsseldorf	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Düsseldorf, West Germany
15:30 CET	Zimmermann 1', 84'	Report	Grabowski 13'	Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Roth

Eintracht Frankfurt v 1. FC Köln

5 November 1977 (1977-11-05) 14	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–2	1. FC Köln	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET	Grabowski 24' Hölzenbein 36'	Report	D Müller 19' Flohe 60'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Gabor

Werder Bremen v Eintracht Frankfurt

12 November 1977 (1977-11-12) 15	Werder Bremen	3–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bremen, West Germany
15:30 CET	Røntved 17' Bracht 34' Röber 46' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Stäglich

Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern Munich

26 November 1977 (1977-11-26) 16	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–0	Bayern Munich	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET	Hölzenbein 4' Wenzel 38' Kraus 56' Grabowski 75'	Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Waltert

Eintracht Braunschweig v Eintracht Frankfurt

3 December 1977 (1977-12-03) 17	Eintracht Braunschweig	1–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Braunschweig, West Germany
15:30 CET	Lübeke 28'	Report	Grabowski 37'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Eschweiler

1. FC Saarbrücken v Eintracht Frankfurt

10 December 1977 (1977-12-10) 18	1. FC Saarbrücken	0–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Saarbrücken, West Germany
15:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Horstmann

Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Schalke 04

17 December 1977 (1977-12-17) 19	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–0	FC Schalke 04	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET	Hölzenbein 32' Wenzel 73' Grabowski 78'	Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Engel

Hamburger SV v Eintracht Frankfurt

7 January 1978 (1978-01-07) 20	Hamburger SV	0–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Hamburg, West Germany
15:30 CET		Report	Kraus 41'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Burgers

Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Dortmund

14 January 1978 (1978-01-14) 21	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–1	Borussia Dortmund	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET	Wenzel 65' Nickel 80'	Report	Burgsmüller 23'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Glasneck

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt

21 January 1978 (1978-01-21) 22	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Mönchengladbach, West Germany
15:30 CET	Wohlers 55' Lienen 80'	Report		Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Linn

Eintracht Frankfurt v Hertha BSC

28 January 1978 (1978-01-28) 23	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–5	Hertha BSC	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET		Report	Weiner 36' Kristensen 53' Gersdorff 56', 70' Brück 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Redelfs

MSV Duisburg v Eintracht Frankfurt

4 February 1978 (1978-02-04) 24	MSV Duisburg	3–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Duisburg, West Germany
15:30 CET	Worm 9', 89' Bücker 77' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Wedaustadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Luca

Eintracht Frankfurt v TSV 1860 Munich

11 February 1978 (1978-02-11) 25	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	TSV 1860 Munich	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET	Hölzenbein 4'	Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Niemann

Eintracht Frankfurt v VfL Bochum

18 February 1978 (1978-02-18) 26	Eintracht Frankfurt	5–3	VfL Bochum	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET	Nickel 10', 69' (pen.) Hölzenbein 32', 42' Neuberger 86'	Report	Abel 16' Bast 26' Herget 82'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Hontheim

Eintracht Frankfurt v VfB Stuttgart

4 March 1978 (1978-03-04) 28	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–0	VfB Stuttgart	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET	Wenzel 84' Grabowski 89'	Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Klauser

FC St. Pauli v Eintracht Frankfurt

11 March 1978 (1978-03-11) 29	FC St. Pauli	5–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Hamburg, West Germany
15:30 CET	Beverungen 5' Sturz 45', 73' Oswald 77' Gerber 81'	Report	Reichel 36' Borchers 44' Grabowski 55'	Stadium: Wilhelm-Koch-Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ahlenfelder

Eintracht Frankfurt v Fortuna Düsseldorf

18 March 1978 (1978-03-18) 30	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–0	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET	Nickel 24' Hölzenbein 45' Wenzel 64', 67'	Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Engel

1. FC Kaiserslautern v Eintracht Frankfurt

25 March 1978 (1978-03-25) 27	1. FC Kaiserslautern	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Kaiserslautern, West Germany
15:30 CET	Wendt 10' Toppmöller 53'	Report		Stadium: Betzenbergstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Risse

1. FC Köln v Eintracht Frankfurt

1 April 1978 (1978-04-01) 31	1. FC Köln	0–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Cologne, West Germany
15:30 CET		Report	Hölzenbein 69'	Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Roth

Eintracht Frankfurt v Werder Bremen

8 April 1978 (1978-04-08) 32	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–2	Werder Bremen	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET		Report	Röber 43' Dreßel 90'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Eschweiler

Bayern Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt

22 April 1978 (1978-04-22) 33	Bayern Munich	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Munich, West Germany
15:30 CET	Hoeneß 11' G Müller 81' (pen.)	Report	Nickel 18'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Kindervater

Eintracht Frankfurt v Eintracht Braunschweig

29 April 1978 (1978-04-29) 34	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CET	Hölzenbein 14' Nickel 28'	Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Stäglich

League table

This section is transcluded from 1977–78 Bundesliga. (edit | history)

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]
6	MSV Duisburg	34	15	7	12	62	59	+3	37	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]
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:

^ ^a ^b 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


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

DFB-Pokal

FC Konstanz v Eintracht Frankfurt

30 July 1977 (1977-07-30) 1st Round	FC Konstanz	1–6	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
	Beck 78'	Report	Kraus 5', 33' Schaffner 14' (o.g.) Nickel 16' Grabowski 45' Wenzel 58'	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Aldinger

TuS Schloß Neuhaus v Eintracht Frankfurt

20 August 1977 (1977-08-20) 2nd Round	TuS Schloß Neuhaus	2–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Paderborn, West Germany
	Schulte 6' Fiege 35'	Report	Wenzel 62' Neuberger 67'	Stadium: Inselbadstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Glasneck

Eintracht Frankfurt v TuS Schloß Neuhaus

24 August 1977 (1977-08-24) 2nd Round (Rematch)	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–0	TuS Schloß Neuhaus	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Hölzenbein 31' Grabowski 50' Nickel 70' Kraus 83'	Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Föckler

FC Schalke 04 v Eintracht Frankfurt

15 October 1977 (1977-10-15) 3rd Round	FC Schalke 04	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
	Klaus Fischer 82'	Report		Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Hoffmann

Intertoto Cup

Eintracht Frankfurt

Inter Bratislava

25 June 1977 (1977-06-25) 1	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–2	Inter Bratislava	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Nickel 44' Beverungen 58'	Report	Brezík 25' Mráz 49'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Linn

Wacker Innsbruck

Eintracht Frankfurt

2 July 1977 (1977-07-02) 2	Wacker Innsbruck	1–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Innsbruck, Austria
	Šikić 7'	Report	Stering 53' (o.g.)	Stadium: Tivoli Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Latzin

Eintracht Frankfurt

FC Zürich

9 July 1977 (1977-07-09) 3	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–1	FC Zürich	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Hölzenbein 26', 80' Kraus 65' Neuberger 86'	Report	Torstensson 56'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Aldinger

Eintracht Frankfurt

Wacker Innsbruck

16 July 1977 (1977-07-16) 4	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1	Wacker Innsbruck	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Hölzenbein 12' (pen.)	Report	Welzl 9'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Dreher

FC Zürich

Eintracht Frankfurt

20 July 1977 (1977-07-20) 5	FC Zürich	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Zürich, Switzerland
	Cucinotta 10'	Report		Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dörflinger

Inter Bratislava

Eintracht Frankfurt

23 July 1977 (1977-07-23) 6	Inter Bratislava	2–5	Eintracht Frankfurt
	Hudec 63' Šimončič 88'	Report	Wenzel 7', 11' Hölzenbein 44', 78', 83'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jarsa

Table

Pos	Team v t e	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	SSW Innsbruck	6	2	2	2	10	10	0	6
4	Zürich	6	1	0	5	4	16	−12	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

UEFA Cup

Eintracht Frankfurt

Sliema Wanderers

13 September 1977 (1977-09-13) 1st Round	Eintracht Frankfurt	5–0	Sliema Wanderers	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Nickel 19', 35' Wenzel 21' Kraus 58' Grabowski 78'	Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Środecki

Sliema Wanderers

Eintracht Frankfurt

13 September 1977 (1977-09-13) 1st Round	Sliema Wanderers	0–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Ta' Qali, Malta
		Report		Stadium: Ta' Qali Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ciacci

FC Zürich

Eintracht Frankfurt

19 October 1977 (1977-10-19) 2nd Round	FC Zürich	0–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Zürich, Switzerland
		Report	Hölzenbein 28' Wenzel 77' Grabowski 90'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Christov

Eintracht Frankfurt

FC Zürich

2 November 1977 (1977-11-02) 2nd Round	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–3	FC Zürich	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Kraus 1' Grabowski 62' Stepanović 68' Krobbach 87'		Risi 45' (pen.), 60' Torstensson 82'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ivanov

Eintracht Frankfurt

Bayern Munich

23 November 1977 (1977-11-23) 3rd Round	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–0	Bayern Munich	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Grabowski 23' Hölzenbein 37' Kraus 66' Skala 67'	Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Rainea

Bayern Munich

Eintracht Frankfurt

7 December 1977 (1977-12-07) 3rd Round	Bayern Munich	1–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Munich, West Germany
	Rummennigge 3'	Report	Wenzel 83' Hölzenbein 86'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Gussoni

Eintracht Frankfurt

Grasshopper Club Zürich

1 March 1978 (1978-03-01) Quarter-finals	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–2	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Frankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CET	Kraus 58' Hölzenbein 68', 91' (pen.)	Report	Bosco 36' Ponte 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Linemayr

Grasshopper Club Zürich

Eintracht Frankfurt

14 March 1978 (1978-03-14) Quarter-finals	Grasshopper Club Zürich	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Zürich, Switzerland
20:00 CET	Ponte 33' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Maksimović

Squad

Squad and statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		UEFA Cup		Intertoto Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	FRG	Heinz-Josef Koitka	50	0	34	0	4	0	8	0	4	0
	GK	GDR	Jürgen Pahl	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	FRG	Günter Wienhold	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	FRG	Charly Körbel	42	0	29	0	3	0	5	0	5	0
	DF	FRG	Peter Krobbach	21	1	14	0	0	0	5	1	2	0
	DF	FRG	Helmut Müller	19	0	14	0	0	0	3	0	2	0
	DF	FRG	Willi Neuberger	51	4	34	2	4	1	7	0	6	1
	DF	FRG	Peter Reichel	42	1	27	1	4	0	6	0	5	0
	DF	FRG	Gerd Simons	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	FRG	Lothar Skala	17	1	8	0	3	0	5	1	1	0
	DF	YUG	Dragoslav Stepanović	41	2	29	1	3	0	6	1	3	0
	DF	FRG	Gert Trinklein	23	1	13	1	3	0	2	0	5	0
	DF	FRG	Roland Weidle	44	0	30	0	3	0	6	0	5	0
	MF	FRG	Jürgen Grabowski	50	14	34	9	4	2	8	3	4	0
	MF	FRG	Wolfgang Kraus	27	3	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	GDR	Norbert Nachtweih	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	FRG	Bernd Nickel	51	16	34	11	4	2	7	2	6	1
	MF	FRG	Wolfgang Trapp	9	0	2	0	1	0	4	0	2	0
	MF	FRG	Hans-Dieter Wacker	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	FRG	Klaus Beverungen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	FRG	Egon Bihn	5	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	FRG	Ronny Borchers	8	1	6	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
	FW	FRG	Bernd Hölzenbein	51	27	34	15	4	1	8	5	5	6
	FW	FRG	Rüdiger Wenzel	48	23	34	14	4	3	6	4	4	2

Transfers

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GDR	Norbert Nachtweih (from Hallescher FC Chemie, after expiration of FIFA ban following a defection)
—	GK	GDR	Jürgen Pahl (from Hallescher FC Chemie, after expiration of FIFA ban following a defection)
—	DF	FRG	Lothar Skala (from Kickers Offenbach)
—	MF	FRG	Wolfgang Trapp (from Eintracht Frankfurt academy)
—	MF	FRG	Hans-Dieter Wacker (from Eintracht Frankfurt academy)

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	FRG	Klaus Beverungen (to FC St. Pauli)
—	DF	FRG	Rainer Dörr (to FC Augsburg)

Sources

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

External links

Official English Eintracht website Archived 2 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
German archive site (in German)

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West Germany	1978 FIFA World Cup (Group 2) (Group A) Helmut Schön

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