1961–62 Eintracht Frankfurt season

Eintracht Frankfurt 1961–62 football season
Eintracht Frankfurt
1961–62 season
ChairmanRudolf Gramlich
ManagerPaul Oßwald
Oberliga Süd2nd / Runners-up
DFB-Pokal / South German Cup1st round / Quarter-finals (qualification for DFB-Pokal)
German football championship2nd / Runners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Lothar Schämer (26)
All: Erwin Stein (30)
Highest home attendance71,000 15 April 1962 v 1. FC Nürnberg (league)
Lowest home attendance9,000 7 January 1962 v SV Waldhof (league)
Average home league attendance18,933
1962–63 →

The 1961–62 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 62nd season in the club's football history. In Oberliga Süd the club played in the Oberliga Süd, then one of many top tiers of German football. It was the club's 17th season in the Oberliga Süd. Eintracht finished the league as runners-up. In the German Championship Qualifiers the Eagles finished as 2nd.

Matches

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

Bayern Hof Germany v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
22 July 1961 (1961-07-22) Bayern Hof Germany 1–5 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Hof, West Germany
  • Stark 75'
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Grüne Au
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kandelbinder
1. FC Haßfurt Germany v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
23 July 1961 (1961-07-23) 1. FC Haßfurt Germany 3–3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Haßfurt, West Germany
  • Bayer 16'
  • Kreh (64.)(80.)
 Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Scheuring
Rot-Weiss Frankfurt Germany v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
1 August 1961 (1961-08-01) Rot-Weiss Frankfurt Germany 1–8 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt, West Germany
  • Becker 58'
 Report
  • Stein (5.)(80.)(87.)(89.)
  • Kress 31'
  • Kreuz (53.)(71.)(77.)
 Stadium: Stadion am Brentanobad
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Berg
Standard de Liège Belgium v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
22 August 1961 (1961-08-22) Standard de Liège Belgium 0–2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Liège, Belgium
Report
  • Kreuz 20', 67'
 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Piavier
SV Wiesbaden Germany v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
19 September 1961 (1961-09-19) SV Wiesbaden Germany 1–6 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Wiesbaden, West Germany
  • Erber 19'
 Report
  • Landerer 21' (pen.)
  • Dieter Kraft 34', 38'
  • Stein 36', 66'
  • Lindner 40'
 Stadium: Stadion an der Berliner Straße
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Schreiner
SL Benfica Portugal v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
4 October 1961 (1961-10-04) SL Benfica Portugal 2–3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Lisbon, Portugal
 Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 35,000
Rangers Scotland v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
17 October 1961 (1961-10-17) Rangers Scotland 2–3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Glasgow, Scotland
19:30 BST
  • Davis 52', 55'
 Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 104,679
Referee: Davidson
Sheffield United England v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
19 October 1961 (1961-10-19) Sheffield United England 3–1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt England
19:30 BST
  • Pace 3'
  • Russell 24'
  • Landerer 29' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Stein 77'
 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Leafe
Panathinaikos Greece v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
15 May 1962 (1962-05-15) Panathinaikos Greece 0–0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Athens, Greece
Report Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Malaya Federation of Malaya v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
19 May 1962 (1962-05-19) Malaya Federation of Malaya 2–4 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
 Report
Stadium: Stadium Merdeka
Attendance: 10,000
Bangkok XI Thailand v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
21 May 1962 (1962-05-21) Bangkok XI Thailand 1–6 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Report
Hong Kong XI Hong Kong v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
23 May 1962 (1962-05-23) Hong Kong XI Hong Kong 1–5 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Hong Kong
 Report
  • Büttner 20', 43'
  • Kress 38'
  • 44'
  • Stein
Hong Kong XI Hong Kong v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
26 May 1962 (1962-05-26) Hong Kong XI Hong Kong 3–7 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Hong Kong
 Report Attendance: 5,000
San Francisco XI United States v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
30 May 1962 (1962-05-30) San Francisco XI United States 2–3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt San Francisco, United States
 Report
  • Stein
  • Büttner
Attendance: 8,000
Sheffield United England v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
2 June 1962 (1962-06-02) Sheffield United England 4–1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Vancouver, Canada
Report
  • Büttner
Attendance: 18,000
Winnipeg XI Canada v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
6 June 1962 (1962-06-06) Winnipeg XI Canada 1–6 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Winnipeg, Canada
 Report
Attendance: 6,500
Sheffield United England v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
9 June 1962 (1962-06-09) Sheffield United England 4–0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Toronto, Canada
Report Attendance: 12,000
DAFB (German-American soccer association) United States v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
12 June 1962 (1962-06-12) DAFB (German-American soccer association) United States 1–4 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt New York City, United States
  • Erbach 60'
 Report
  • Stein 28', 50'
  • Stinka 67'
  • Büttner 84'
 Stadium: Eintracht Oval
Attendance: 2,500
SG Büdingen Germany v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
20 June 1962 (1962-06-20) SG Büdingen Germany 0–7 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Büdingen, West Germany
Report
  • Solz 13', 56', 84', 85'
  • Stein 41', 89'
  • Kress 49'
 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Gehwal

Oberliga Süd

League fixtures and results

1860 Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt
6 August 1961 (1961-08-06) 1 1860 Munich 1–6 Eintracht Frankfurt Munich, West Germany
Report
Stadium: Städtisches Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Handwerker
Eintracht Frankfurt v Kickers Offenbach
13 August 1961 (1961-08-13) 2 Eintracht Frankfurt 5–4 Kickers Offenbach Frankfurt, West Germany
15:00 CEST
  • Stein 1', 47'
  • Kreuz 3' (pen.)
  • Schämer 24', 42'
 Report
  • Lotz 21'
  • Gast 41', 58'
  • Kraus 44'
 Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kreitlein
SV Waldhof v Eintracht Frankfurt
20 August 1961 (1961-08-20) 3 SV Waldhof 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Mannheim, West Germany
  • Diehl 52'
 Report
Stadium: Stadion am Alsenweg
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Meißner
Eintracht Frankfurt v SSV Reutlingen
27 August 1961 (1961-08-27) 4 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 SSV Reutlingen Frankfurt, West Germany
15:00 CEST
  • Horn 51'
  • Stein 72'
 Report
  • Scheurer 46'
  • Dulz 83'
 Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kandelbinder
BC Augsburg v Eintracht Frankfurt
3 September 1961 (1961-09-03) 5 BC Augsburg 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Augsburg, West Germany
  • Späth 4'
  • Haller 43' (pen.)
  • Hochstätter I Red card 72'
 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hubbuch
FSV Frankfurt v Eintracht Frankfurt
10 September 1961 (1961-09-10) 6 FSV Frankfurt 0–5 Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt, West Germany
Report
  • Stein 31'
  • Schämer 43'
  • Kreuz 60'
  • Lindner 75', 84'
 Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tschenscher
Eintracht Frankfurt v VfR Mannheim
16 September 1961 (1961-09-16) 7 Eintracht Frankfurt 9–0 VfR Mannheim Frankfurt, West Germany
16:30 CEST
Report Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Freimuth
Karlsruher SC v Eintracht Frankfurt
24 September 1961 (1961-09-24) 8 Karlsruher SC 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Karlsruhe, West Germany
15:00 CEST
  • Witlatschil 32'
 Report
Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Dusch
Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern Munich
1 October 1961 (1961-10-01) 9 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 Bayern Munich Frankfurt, West Germany
15:00 CEST
  • Stein 6'
  • Lindner 15'
 Report
Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Schneider
VfB Stuttgart v Eintracht Frankfurt
15 October 1961 (1961-10-15) 10 VfB Stuttgart 0–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Stuttgart, West Germany
Report
  • Kreuz 19'
  • Stein 42'
  • Stinka 84'
 Stadium: Neckarstadion
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jakobi
Eintracht Frankfurt v SpVgg Fürth
29 October 1961 (1961-10-29) 11 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 SpVgg Fürth Frankfurt, West Germany
15:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Klein
Bayern Hof v Eintracht Frankfurt
5 November 1961 (1961-11-05) 12 Bayern Hof 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Hof, West Germany
  • Greim 88'
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Grüne Au
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Treiber
Eintracht Frankfurt v Schwaben Augsburg
11 November 1961 (1961-11-11) 13 Eintracht Frankfurt 5–1 Schwaben Augsburg Frankfurt, West Germany
14:30 CEST
  • Stein 8', 18'
  • Kreuz 15', 24'
  • Kress 25'
 Report
  • Metzger 46'
 Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Handwerker
Eintracht Frankfurt v Schweinfurt 05
19 November 1961 (1961-11-19) 14 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Schweinfurt 05 Frankfurt, West Germany
14:30 CEST Report
  • Kupfer 36'
 Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Hubbuch
1. FC Nürnberg v Eintracht Frankfurt
26 November 1961 (1961-11-26) 15 1. FC Nürnberg 0–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Nuremberg, West Germany
Report
Stadium: Städtisches Stadion
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Tschenscher
Eintracht Frankfurt v 1860 Munich
10 December 1961 (1961-12-10) 16 Eintracht Frankfurt 4–2 1860 Munich Frankfurt, West Germany
 Report Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Neumeier
Kickers Offenbach v Eintracht Frankfurt
17 December 1961 (1961-12-17) 17 Kickers Offenbach 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Offenbach, West Germany
14:15 CEST
Report Stadium: Stadion am Bieberer Berg
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Kreitlein
Eintracht Frankfurt v SV Waldhof
7 January 1962 (1962-01-07) 18 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 SV Waldhof Frankfurt, West Germany
14:15 CEST
Report Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ommerborn
SSV Reutlingen v Eintracht Frankfurt
14 January 1962 (1962-01-14) 19 SSV Reutlingen 4–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Reutlingen, West Germany
  • Wodarzik 21'
  • Fritschi 46'
  • Scheurer 59', 77'
 Report
  • Stein 6', 88'
 Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Fischer
Eintracht Frankfurt v BC Augsburg
21 January 1962 (1962-01-21) 20 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 BC Augsburg Frankfurt, West Germany
14:15 CEST
Report Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Seiler
Eintracht Frankfurt v FSV Frankfurt
27 January 1962 (1962-01-27) 21 Eintracht Frankfurt 4–0 FSV Frankfurt Frankfurt, West Germany
14:30 CEST
Report Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Jakobi
VfR Mannheim v Eintracht Frankfurt
4 February 1962 (1962-02-04) 22 VfR Mannheim 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Mannheim, West Germany
  • Sauter 14'
 Report
  • Horn 19'
 Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Reil
Eintracht Frankfurt v Karlsruher SC
10 February 1962 (1962-02-10) 23 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 Karlsruher SC Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Eckel
Bayern Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt
18 February 1962 (1962-02-18) 24 Bayern Munich 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Munich, West Germany
 Report Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tschenscher
Eintracht Frankfurt v VfB Stuttgart
25 February 1962 (1962-02-25) 25 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 VfB Stuttgart Frankfurt, West Germany
14:30 CEST
Report
  • Höller 65'
  • Neupert 89'
 Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mors
SpVgg Fürth v Eintracht Frankfurt
11 March 1962 (1962-03-11) 26 SpVgg Fürth 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Fürth, West Germany
Report Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Treiber
Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern Hof
24 March 1962 (1962-03-24) 27 Eintracht Frankfurt 5–2 Bayern Hof Frankfurt, West Germany
16:30 CEST
Report
  • Greim 35'
  • Winterstein 67'
 Stadium: Riederwaldstadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Fritz
Schwaben Augsburg v Eintracht Frankfurt
1 April 1962 (1962-04-01) 28 Schwaben Augsburg 1–4 Eintracht Frankfurt Augsburg, West Germany
  • Georg Lechner 53'
 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kreitlein
Schweinfurt 05 v Eintracht Frankfurt
8 April 1962 (1962-04-08) 29 Schweinfurt 05 3–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Schweinfurt, West Germany
  • Schweighöfer 25', 65'
  • Kupfer 69'
 Report Stadium: Willy-Sachs-Stadion
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Neumeier
Eintracht Frankfurt v 1. FC Nürnberg
15 April 1962 (1962-04-15) 30 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 1. FC Nürnberg Frankfurt, West Germany
15:00 CEST
  • Stein 16', 26'
 Report
  • Flachenecker 25'
 Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: Tschenscher


League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Nürnberg 30 20 3 7 70 30 +40 43 Qualification to German championship
2 Eintracht Frankfurt 30 19 5 6 81 37 +44 43
3 Bayern Munich 30 17 6 7 67 55 +12 40
4 Kickers Offenbach 30 16 5 9 65 50 +15 37
5 VfB Stuttgart 30 13 8 9 66 53 +13 34
6 Bayern Hof 30 12 8 10 55 56 −1 32
7 1860 Munich 30 11 8 11 64 57 +7 30
8 SSV Reutlingen 30 12 5 13 57 51 +6 29
9 Karlsruher SC 30 8 12 10 47 44 +3 28
10 VfR Mannheim 30 9 10 11 47 59 −12 28
11 BC Augsburg 30 9 8 13 55 63 −8 26
12 SpVgg Fürth 30 6 12 12 31 39 −8 24
13 Schwaben Augsburg 30 10 3 17 43 78 −35 23
14 Schweinfurt 05 30 9 4 17 39 63 −24 22
15 FSV Frankfurt 30 7 7 16 35 65 −30 21 Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd
16 SV Waldhof 30 6 8 16 39 61 −22 20
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;

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
30 19 5 6 81 37  +44 43 11 3 1 48 18  +30 8 2 5 33 19  +14

Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2021. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

German football championship

League fixtures and results

Eintracht Frankfurt v 1. FC Köln
21 April 1962 (1962-04-21) 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–3 1. FC Köln Frankfurt, West Germany
17:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Ott
Eintracht Frankfurt v FK Pirmasens
28 April 1962 (1962-04-28) 2 Eintracht Frankfurt 8–1 FK Pirmasens Stuttgart, West Germany
  • Stein 19', 26', 49', 59', 77'
  • Lindner 22', 88'
  • Kress 63'
 Report Stadium: Neckarstadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Treichel
Hamburger SV v Eintracht Frankfurt
5 May 1962 (1962-05-05) 3 Hamburger SV 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Hamburg, West Germany
 Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 61,000
Referee: Schörnich

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Köln 3 3 0 0 14 1 +13 6 Qualified to final
2 Eintracht Frankfurt 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 4
3 Hamburger SV 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 2
4 FK Pirmasens 3 0 0 3 4 24 −20 0
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;

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
3 2 0 1 11 5  +6 4 1 0 1 9 4  +5 1 0 0 2 1  +1

Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

Round123
GroundHHA
ResultLWW
Position422
Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2021. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

DFB-Pokal / SFV-Pokal

DFB-Pokal

Eintracht Frankfurt v 1. FC Köln
28 July 1961 (1961-07-28) 1st Round Eintracht Frankfurt 2–3 (a.e.t.) 1. FC Köln Frankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CEST
  • Stein 10'
  • Horn 44'
 Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Deuschel

SFV-Pokal

VfR 07 Limburg v Eintracht Frankfurt
23 December 1961 (1961-12-23) 1st Round VfR 07 Limburg 3–5 (a.e.t.) Eintracht Frankfurt Limburg, West Germany
  • Becker 8', 13', 39'
 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Wenzel
SV Wiesbaden v Eintracht Frankfurt
18 March 1962 (1962-03-18) 2nd Round SV Wiesbaden 0–5 Eintracht Frankfurt West Germany
Report
  • Stein 1', 10', 42', 51'
  • Stierstorfer 11' (o.g.)
 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Handwerker
Eintracht Frankfurt v SpVgg Neu-Isenburg
9 May 1962 (1962-05-09) 3rd Round Eintracht Frankfurt 3–2 SpVgg Neu-Isenburg Frankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CEST
  • Stein 34' (pen.)
  • Lindner 58'
  • Landerer 74' (pen.)
 Report
  • Kranz 40'
  • E Schneider 44'
 Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Sparing
Eintracht Frankfurt v SV Waldhof
13 May 1962 (1962-05-13) Quarter-finals Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 SV Waldhof Frankfurt, West Germany
 Report Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 2,500
Note: The tournament didn't continue after the quarter-finals since it already counted as qualification for the DFB-Pokal

Squad

Squad and statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Oberliga DFB-Pokal German
Championship
round
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Germany GER Egon Loy 36 0 30 0 3 0 3 0
GK Germany GER Wolfgang Zscherlich 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
DF Germany GER Hermann Höfer 37 3 29 3 5 0 3 0
DF Germany GER Eberhard Schymik 26 2 20 2 3 0 3 0
MF Germany GER Peter Büttner 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
MF Germany GER Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt 33 0 26 0 4 0 3 0
MF Germany GER Ludwig Landerer 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
MF Germany GER Friedel Lutz 22 2 20 2 2 0 0 0
MF Germany GER Dieter Stinka 34 8 27 6 4 2 3 0
MF Germany GER Hans Weilbächer 31 2 23 1 5 0 3 1
FW Germany GER Alfred Horn 23 5 18 3 3 2 2 0
FW Germany GER Richard Kress 37 7 30 4 4 1 3 2
FW Germany GER Ernst Kreuz 24 8 22 8 2 0 0 0
FW Germany GER Dieter Lindner 24 12 18 9 3 1 3 2
FW Germany GER Erich Meier 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
FW Germany GER Lothar Schämer 35 28 30 26 3 2 2 0
FW Germany GER Wolfgang Solz 10 1 7 1 2 0 1 0
FW Germany GER Erwin Stein 37 30 29 16 5 8 3 6

Transfers

In:

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Germany GER Peter Büttner (from Eintracht Frankfurt Academy)
— FW Germany GER Alfred Horn (from Bayern Hof)
— MF Germany GER Ludwig Landerer (from TSG Ulm 1846)
— GK Germany GER Wolfgang Zscherlich (from Eintracht Frankfurt academy)

Out:

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Germany GER Hans-Günter Kirchhof (to FSV Frankfurt)
— FW Germany GER Alfred Pfaff (retired)

Sources

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

See also

External links

  • Official English Eintracht website Archived 2 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
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