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1958–59 Eintracht Frankfurt season

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Eintracht Frankfurt
1958–59 season
ChairmanRudolf Gramlich
ManagerPaul Oßwald
Oberliga Süd1st / Champions
DFB-Pokal / SFV-PokalFinal (SFV-Pokal)[note 1]
Top goalscorerLeague: Eckehard Feigenspan (21)
All: Eckehard Feigenspan (36)
Highest home attendance50,000 on two occasions (league)
Lowest home attendance4,000 13 December 1958 v VfR Mannheim (league)
Average home league attendance17,333

The 1958–59 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 59th season in the club's football history. In 1958–59 the club played in the Oberliga Süd, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 14th season in the Oberliga Süd.

The season ended up with Eintracht winning the German championship for the first time, beating their local rivals Kickers Offenbach in the final match.

Matches

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Legend

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

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27 July 1958 (1958-07-27) SpVgg Neu-Isenburg West Germany 1–4 West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Krapf 81'
(Report)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Schreiner
2 August 1958 (1958-08-02) Union Böckingen West Germany 3–3 West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Dietz 4', 78'
  • Freudenberger 30'
(Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Huber
3 August 1958 (1958-08-03) SV Waldhof West Germany 2–3 West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Hornberg, Germany
  • Straub
  • Lebefromm 75'
(Report) Attendance: 3,000
6 August 1958 (1958-08-06) SC Preußen Frankfurt West Germany 3–7 West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany
  • Kraus 11', 88'
  • Wischnewski 79'
(Report)
Stadium: Sportplatz am Dachsberg
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Heise
10 August 1958 (1958-08-10) Eintracht Frankfurt West Germany 9–0 West Germany TuS Bremerhaven 93 Frankfurt, Germany
(Report) Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Birr
27 September 1958 (1958-09-27) SV Wiesbaden West Germany 1–4 West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Dingler 61'
(Report) Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lunkenbein
7 October 1958 (1958-10-07) Eintracht Frankfurt West Germany 7–2 West Germany Tennis Borussia Berlin Frankfurt, Germany
19:30 CEST
(Report)
  • Seeger 35'
  • Eder 50'
Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Fürchtenicht
19 July 1958 (1958-07-19) Borussia Neunkirchen West Germany 0–1 West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Neunkirchen, West Germany
(Report)
Stadium: Ellenfeldstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carle
4 January 1959 (1959-01-04) Eintracht Frankfurt West Germany 4–0 Switzerland FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
(Report) Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Gathof
27 March 1959 (1959-03-27) Viktoria 89 Berlin West Germany 1–1 West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Berlin, West Germany
  • Schultz 57'
(Report) Attendance: 12,000

Oberliga

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League fixtures and results

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17 August 1958 (1958-08-17) 1 Kickers Offenbach 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Offenbach, West Germany
13:00 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Bieberer Berg
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Kandelbinder
24 August 1958 (1958-08-24) 2 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–1 SpVgg Fürth Frankfurt, West Germany
15:00 CEST (Report)
  • Bucklisch 15'
Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Neumeyer
31 August 1958 (1958-08-31) 3 VfB Stuttgart 0–4 Eintracht Frankfurt Stuttgart, West Germany
(Report)
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Fischer
7 September 1958 (1958-09-07) 4 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 TSV 1860 München Frankfurt, West Germany
(Report) Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Stemmler
14 September 1958 (1958-09-14) 5 Karlsruher SC 2–4 Eintracht Frankfurt Karlsruhe, West Germany
15:00 CEST
(Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Meißner
21 September 1958 (1958-09-21) 6 Eintracht Frankfurt 4–1 FSV Frankfurt Frankfurt, West Germany
15:00 CEST
(Report)
  • Schmeißer 79'
Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Treiber
5 October 1958 (1958-10-05) 7 1. FC Nürnberg 4–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Nuremberg, West Germany
(Report)
Stadium: Sportpark Zerzabelshof
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Handwerker
12 October 1958 (1958-10-12) 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 SSV Reutlingen 05 Frankfurt, West Germany
15:00 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Reil
19 October 1958 (1958-10-19) 9 FC Bayern Munich 4–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Munich, West Germany
  • Siedl 15', 34', 51'
  • Jobst 55'
(Report) Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Merz
1 November 1958 (1958-11-01) 10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4–1 Viktoria Aschaffenburg Frankfurt, West Germany
15:00 CEST
(Report)
  • Buchwalder 10'
Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Klein
9 November 1958 (1958-11-09) 11 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 TSG Ulm 1846 Frankfurt, West Germany
14:30 CEST
Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Freimut
16 November 1958 (1958-11-16) 12 SV Waldhof 1–4 Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Cornelius 77'
(Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dusch
30 November 1958 (1958-11-30) 13 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 Frankfurt, West Germany
14:30 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ritter
7 December 1958 (1958-12-07) 14 BC Augsburg 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Augsburg, West Germany
  • Biesinger 36' (pen.)
(Report) Stadium: Rosenaustadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Fierhauser
13 December 1958 (1958-12-13) 15 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 VfR Mannheim Frankfurt, West Germany
15:00 CEST (Report)
  • Langlotz 52'
Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Scheuring
11 January 1959 (1959-01-11) 16 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 Kickers Offenbach Frankfurt, West Germany
14:30 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Kandelbinder
18 January 1959 (1959-01-18) 17 SpVgg Fürth 0–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Fürth, West Germany
(Report) Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Treiber
25 January 1959 (1959-01-25) 18 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 VfB Stuttgart Frankfurt, West Germany
(Report)
Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Fischer
1 February 1959 (1959-02-01) 19 TSV 1860 München 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Munich, West Germany
  • Börstler 6'
(Report) Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Handwerker
15 February 1959 (1959-02-15) 20 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 Karlsruher SC Frankfurt, West Germany
14:30 CEST (Report) Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Meißner
22 February 1959 (1959-02-22) 21 FSV Frankfurt 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt, West Germany
14:30 CEST
  • Buchenau 70' (pen.)
(Report)
Stadium: Sportplatz Bornheimer Hang
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sparring
1 March 1959 (1959-03-01) 22 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 1. FC Nürnberg Frankfurt, West Germany
15:00 CEST (Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Karle
8 March 1959 (1959-03-08) 23 SSV Reutlingen 05 0–4 Eintracht Frankfurt Reutlingen, West Germany
(Report)
Stadium: Stadion an der Kreuzeiche
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ommerborn
14 March 1959 (1959-03-14) 24 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 FC Bayern Munich Frankfurt, West Germany
16:30 CEST (Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Handwerker
22 March 1959 (1959-03-22) 25 Viktoria Aschaffenburg 0–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Aschaffenburg, West Germany
(Report) Stadium: Stadion am Schönbusch
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Hubbuch
12 April 1959 (1959-04-12) 26 TSG Ulm 1846 0–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Ulm, West Germany
(Report) Stadium: Donaustadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jakobi
19 April 1959 (1959-04-19) 27 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 SV Waldhof Frankfurt, West Germany
15:00 CEST
(Report)
  • Lebefromm 48'
Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Scheuring
26 April 1959 (1959-04-26) 28 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 0–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Schweinfurt, West Germany
(Report)
Stadium: Willy-Sachs-Stadion
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Fierhauser
3 May 1959 (1959-05-03) 29 Eintracht Frankfurt 4–0 BC Augsburg Frankfurt, West Germany
(Report) Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Moers
10 May 1959 (1959-05-10) 30 VfR Mannheim 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Mannheim, West Germany
  • Meyer 53'
(Report)
Stadium: Stadion an den Brauereien
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Meißner

League table

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Position Team Played Goals Points
01. Eintracht Frankfurt 30 71-25 49-11
02. Kickers Offenbach 30 73-31 47-13
03. 1. FC Nürnberg 30 80-38 43-17
04. FC Bayern Munich 30 79-49 39-21
05. VfB Stuttgart 30 61-49 30-30
06. TSV 1860 München 30 61-57 30-30
07. SpVgg Fürth 30 47:45 30:30
08. VfR Mannheim 30 65-71 29-31
09. Karlsruher SC (C) 30 73-69 28-32
10. 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 30 47-59 25-35
11. FSV Frankfurt 30 49-69 24-36
12. SSV Reutlingen 05 30 44-71 24-36
13. TSG Ulm 1846 (P) 30 39-57 22-38
14. Viktoria Aschaffenburg 30 43-69 22-38
15. BC Augsburg 30 53-85 20-40
16. SV Waldhof (P) 30 43-84 18-42
Participation at the 1959 German football championship round
Relegated to 1959–60 2. Oberliga Süd
(C) 1957–58 Oberliga Süd champions
(P) Promoted from 1957–58 2. Oberliga

Championship round

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification SGE KOE FKP SVW
1 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 6 0 0 26 11 2.364 12 Advance to final 2–1 3–2 4–2
2 1. FC Köln 6 2 1 3 10 14 0.714 5 2–4 3–2 2–2
3 FK Pirmasens 6 2 0 4 16 18 0.889 4 2–6 4–0 4–1
4 Werder Bremen 6 1 1 4 12 21 0.571 3 2–7 0–2 5–2
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
16 May 1959 (1959-05-16) 1 Werder Bremen 2–7 Eintracht Frankfurt Bremen, West Germany
(Report)
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Baumgärtel
23 May 1959 (1959-05-23) 2 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–2 FK Pirmasens Frankfurt, West Germany
18:00 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 81,000
Referee: Schulenburg
30 May 1959 (1959-05-30) 3 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 1. FC Köln Frankfurt, West Germany
18:00 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Treichel
7 June 1959 (1959-06-07) 4 1. FC Köln 2–4 Eintracht Frankfurt Cologne, West Germany
(Report) Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Dusch
13 June 1959 (1959-06-13) 5 FK Pirmasens 2–6 Eintracht Frankfurt Ludwigshafen, West Germany
18:00 CEST
(Report)
Stadium: Südweststadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Malka
20 June 1959 (1959-06-20) 6 Eintracht Frankfurt 4–2 Werder Bremen Frankfurt, West Germany
18:00 CEST
(Report) Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Thier

Final

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Eintracht Frankfurt5–3 (a.e.t.)Kickers Offenbach
Report
Attendance: 75,000

DFB-Pokal / SFV-Pokal

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[note 1]

28 December 1958 (1958-12-28) 1st Round VfL Marburg 1–8 Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Runkel 76'
(Report)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rosenkranz
7 February 1959 (1959-02-07) 2nd Round Hessen Kassel 2–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Kassel, West Germany
  • Müller 9', 63'
(Report) Stadium: Auestadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Webner
12 April 1959 (1959-04-12) 3rd Round Karlsruher SC 0–8 Eintracht Frankfurt Karlsruhe, West Germany
(Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kandelbinder

Squad

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Squad and statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Oberliga Championship round DFB-Pokal/SFV-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK West Germany FRG Helmut Abraham 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK West Germany FRG Helmut Henig 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
GK West Germany FRG Egon Loy 31 0 22 0 7 0 2 0
DF West Germany FRG Adolf Bechtold 8 0 6 0 0 0 2 0
DF West Germany FRG Hermann Höfer 39 2 30 2 7 0 2 0
DF West Germany FRG Friedel Lutz 28 0 25 0 3 0 0 0
MF West Germany FRG Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt 12 0 5 0 5 0 2 0
MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Ivica Horvat 31 0 26 0 3 0 2 0
MF West Germany FRG Eberhard Schymik 29 2 24 1 2 1 3 0
MF West Germany FRG Dieter Stinka 17 1 10 0 6 1 1 0
MF West Germany FRG Hans Weilbächer 35 5 28 3 5 0 2 2
FW West Germany FRG Erich Bäumler 12 5 9 3 1 0 2 2
FW West Germany FRG Eckehard Feigenspan 36 36 27 21 7 12 2 3
FW West Germany FRG Richard Kress 32 12 23 6 7 5 2 1
FW West Germany FRG Dieter Lindner 25 10 22 5 3 5 0 0
FW West Germany FRG Erich Meier 15 8 13 7 2 1 0 0
FW West Germany FRG Alfred Pfaff 33 14 27 9 4 2 2 3
FW Hungary HUN István Sztáni 27 13 25 10 2 3 0 0

Transfers

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b The cup competition was continued in the 1959-60 season due to the club's participation in the championship round.

Sources

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