1979–80 Eintracht Frankfurt season

Eintracht Frankfurt

1979-80 season
Chairman	Achaz von Thümen
Manager	Friedel Rausch
Bundesliga	9th
DFB-Pokal	4th Round
UEFA Cup	Winner
Top goalscorer	League: Cha Bum-kun (12) All: Bernd Hölzenbein (19)
Highest home attendance	60,000 27 October 1979 v Bayern Munich (league)
Lowest home attendance	10,000 (on three occasions) (league)
Average home league attendance	23,118
Home colours Away colours

The 1979–80 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 80th season in the club's football history. In 1974–75 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 17th season in the Bundesliga.

The season ended up with Eintracht winning the UEFA Cup for the first time.

Matches

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

SpVgg Neu-Isenburg v Eintracht Frankfurt

19 July 1979 (1979-07-19)	SpVgg Neu-Isenburg	0–10	Eintracht Frankfurt	Neu-Isenburg, West Germany
		(Report)	Hölzenbein 6', 36' Berndroth 11' (o.g.) Schaub 19' Müller 20', 26' Grabowski 24' Karger 65' Lottermann 69' Nachtweih 80'	Stadium: Sportpark Neu-Isenburg Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ulmer

Wormatia Worms v Eintracht Frankfurt

21 July 1979 (1979-07-21)	Wormatia Worms	2–5	Eintracht Frankfurt	Alsheim, West Germany
	Nathmann 1' Mattern 71'	(Report)	Cha Bum-kun 32' Karger 34' Hölzenbein 48' Borchers 56', 85'	Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Herbold

AS Saint-Étienne v Eintracht Frankfurt

22 July 1979 (1979-07-22)	AS Saint-Étienne	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Mulhouse, France
	Rep 27' Ehrmantraut 31' (o.g.)	(Report)	Hölzenbein 17' (pen.)	Attendance: 8,000

FSV Frankfurt v Eintracht Frankfurt

24 July 1979 (1979-07-24)	FSV Frankfurt	0–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Frankfurt, West Germany
		(Report)	Cha Bum-kun 7' Hölzenbein 12' Nachtweih 86'	Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Jupe

ASV Cham v Eintracht Frankfurt

28 July 1979 (1979-07-28)	ASV Cham	2–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
	Bauer 38' (pen.) Hutterer 89'	(Report)	Lorant 24' Cha Bum-kun 52' Nachtweih 90'	Attendance: 3,000

SpVgg Lam v Eintracht Frankfurt

29 July 1979 (1979-07-29)	SpVgg Lam	1–16	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
	Kuchler 50'	(Report)	Karger 3', 52' Nickel 10', 33', 70', 80' Körbel 25', 79' Neuberger 28' Cha Bum-kun 29' Ehrmantraut 39' Nachtweih 55' Borchers 66', 85' Schaub 75' Hölzenbein 83'	Attendance: 2,300

SK VÖEST Linz v Eintracht Frankfurt

1 August 1979 (1979-08-01)	SK VÖEST Linz	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Linz, Austria
	Kreuz 19' Hagmayr 67'	(Report)	Hölzenbein 13'	Attendance: 12,000

DJK Konstanz v Eintracht Frankfurt

3 August 1979 (1979-08-03)	DJK Konstanz	0–3	Eintracht Frankfurt
		(Report)	Lottermann 27' Grabowski 54' Cha Bum-kun 72'	Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Meßmer

VfB Friedrichshafen v Eintracht Frankfurt

4 August 1979 (1979-08-04)	VfB Friedrichshafen	3–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
	Wohlfahrt 42' Leidensberger 51' Bauer 88'	(Report)	Lorant 3' (pen.) Karger 61' Borchers 72'	Attendance: 3,000

Eintracht Frankfurt v PAOK

6 August 1979 (1979-08-06)	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–2	PAOK	Offenburg, West Germany
	Körbel Borchers 74' Nachtweih 76'	(Report)	Guerino	Attendance: 2,000

Standard Liège v Eintracht Frankfurt

14 August 1979 (1979-08-14)	Standard Liège	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt
	Sigurvinsson 54' Voordecker 87'	(Report)	Lottermann 48'	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Rion

PAOK v Eintracht Frankfurt

20 August 1979 (1979-08-20)	PAOK	1–4	Eintracht Frankfurt	Saloniki, Greece
	Kermanidis 31'	(Report)	Schaub 14', 42', 71' Nickel 89'	Attendance: 28,000

Olympiakos v Eintracht Frankfurt

22 August 1979 (1979-08-22)	Olympiakos	2–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Greece
	Giorgos KokolakisKokolakis 4' Luizzi 16'	(Report)	Nachtweih 8' Lorant	Attendance: 44,000

Israel v Eintracht Frankfurt

4 September 1979 (1979-09-04)	Israel	1–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Ramat Gan, Israel
	Neuman 82'	(Report)	Hölzenbein 9' Cha Bum-kun 34' Nickel 78'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 5,000

SG Höchst v Eintracht Frankfurt

11 September 1979 (1979-09-11)	SG Höchst	2–6	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
	Launhardt 19' Rudloff 73'	(Report)	Pezzey 3' Cha Bum-kun 33' Wagner 34' (o.g.) Nickel 60' Nachtweih 63' Ehrmantraut 85'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dürck

SSV Troisdorf v Eintracht Frankfurt

7 October 1979 (1979-10-07)	SSV Troisdorf	0–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
		(Report)	Trapp 80'	Attendance: 2,200

Union Böckingen v Eintracht Frankfurt

14 October 1979 (1979-10-14)	Union Böckingen	0–9	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
		(Report)	Nickel Cha Bum-kun Lorant Nachtweih Borchers Karger Neuberger	Attendance: 1,800

VfR 19 Limburg v Eintracht Frankfurt

17 October 1979 (1979-10-17)	VfR 19 Limburg	0–9	Eintracht Frankfurt	Limburg, West Germany
		(Report)	Lorant 10' Lottermann 50', 71' Müller 57' Ehrmantraut 77' Blättel 84', 85' Karger 88' Nachtweih	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jupe

Kickers Offenbach v Eintracht Frankfurt

29 December 1979 (1979-12-29)	Kickers Offenbach	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
	Domes 21' Knecht 83'	(Report)	Borchers 27'	Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Dreher

AS Nancy-Lorraine v Eintracht Frankfurt

11 January 1980 (1980-01-11) Semi-final	AS Nancy-Lorraine	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:45 CEST	Rubio 15' Umpiérrez 79'	(Report)		Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Poll

Ivory Coast v Eintracht Frankfurt

13 January 1980 (1980-01-13) 3rd place play-off	Ivory Coast	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Eintracht Frankfurt	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
		(Report)		Attendance: 10,000
	Penalties
	Goba		Pahl Neuberger Nachtweih Lorant Müller

1. FC Nürnberg v Eintracht Frankfurt

3 February 1980 (1980-02-03)	1. FC Nürnberg	4–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Nuremberg, West Germany
	Lieberwirth 58' Szymanek 67' Heidenreich 87', 90'	(Report)	Schaub 26'	Stadium: Städtisches Stadion Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Schmidhuber

FV Biebrich 02 v Eintracht Frankfurt

15 April 1980 (1980-04-15)	FV Biebrich 02	0–6	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
		(Report)	Pezzey 5' Michael Künast 40' Borchers 52' Nickel 58' Künast 70' Peukert 90'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Fenski

FG 02 Seckbach v Eintracht Frankfurt

28 April 1980 (1980-04-28)	FG 02 Seckbach	0–9	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
		(Report)	Karger 12' Pezzey 21' Lottermann 35' Nickel 37' Hölzenbein 42', 77', 83' Nachtweih (79.)(80.) 79', 80'

Olympia Lorsch v Eintracht Frankfurt

29 April 1980 (1980-04-29)	Olympia Lorsch	2–4	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
	Reichenbach Volk	(Report)	Nickel Hölzenbein 74' Karger 83', 88'	Attendance: 1,500

SKV Mörfelden v Eintracht Frankfurt

4 May 1980 (1980-05-04)	SKV Mörfelden	0–11	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
		(Report)	Nickel Neuberger Lottermann Cha Bum-kun Hölzenbein Gruber Funk	Attendance: 2,000

SV Neuhof v Eintracht Frankfurt

10 May 1980 (1980-05-10)	SV Neuhof	1–9	Eintracht Frankfurt	Neuhof, West Germany
16:00 CEST		(Report)	Körbel Trapp Nachtweih Hölzenbein Lottermann Pezzey	Stadium: Glückauf-Stadion Attendance: 3,000

FC Burgsolms v Eintracht Frankfurt

11 May 1980 (1980-05-11)	FC Burgsolms	1–12	Eintracht Frankfurt	Burgsolms, West Germany
		(Report)	Hölzenbein Nachtweih Nickel Lottermann Lorant Blättel Künast	Attendance: 3,000

Waldeck XI v Eintracht Frankfurt

25 May 1980 (1980-05-25)	Waldeck XI	2–5	Eintracht Frankfurt	Vöhl, West Germany
		(Report)	Nachtweih Nickel Lorant Trapp (o.g.)	Attendance: 2,500

SC Freiburg v Eintracht Frankfurt

27 May 1980 (1980-05-27)	SC Freiburg	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bad Krozingen, West Germany
	Schulzke 69'	(Report)		Attendance: 3,500

FC Sportfreunde Schwalbach v Eintracht Frankfurt

1 June 1980 (1980-06-01)	FC Sportfreunde Schwalbach	0–12	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
		(Report)	Cha Bum-kun Hölzenbein 22', 30', 41', 50', 77' Körbel 27' Nickel (pen.) 89' Künast 42' Peukert 83'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Schmitt

SV 1920 Bonames v Eintracht Frankfurt

3 June 1980 (1980-06-03)	SV 1920 Bonames	2–14	Eintracht Frankfurt	Frankfurt, West Germany
18:00 CEST		(Report)	Lottermann Nachtweih Cha Bum-kun Nickel Künast Otto	Stadium: Sportplatz Harheimer Weg Attendance: 2,000

TuS Dehrn v Eintracht Frankfurt

5 June 1980 (1980-06-05)	TuS Dehrn	2–8	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
		(Report)	Otto Lorant Nachtweih Nickel Hölzenbein Blättel	Attendance: 3,000

Eintracht Frankfurt v CR Flamengo

7 June 1980 (1980-06-07)	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–3	CR Flamengo	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Nachtweih 3'	(Report)	Zico 11' (pen.) Nunes 49' Andrade 86'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Walz

South Korea v Eintracht Frankfurt

12 June 1980 (1980-06-12)	South Korea	1–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Seoul, South Korea
	Kwon Oh-son 71'	(Report)	Nachtweih 17' Lorant 51' (pen.)	Attendance: 30,000

South Korea v Eintracht Frankfurt

13 June 1980 (1980-06-13)	South Korea	0–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Busan, South Korea
		(Report)	Cha Bum-kun 80'	Attendance: 30,000

South Korea v Eintracht Frankfurt

15 June 1980 (1980-06-15)	South Korea	2–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Seoul, South Korea
15:00 KST	Lee Jung-il 3' Huh Jung-moo 84'	(Report)	Cha Bum-kun 9' Hölzenbein 14' Nickel 55'	Attendance: 25,000

Hallelujah FC v Eintracht Frankfurt

18 June 1980 (1980-06-18)	Hallelujah FC	0–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Incheon, South Korea
		(Report)	Schaub 17', 46'	Attendance: 25,000

Bundesliga

Main article: 1979–80 Bundesliga

League fixtures and results

Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Dortmund

11 August 1979 (1979-08-11) 1	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–1	Borussia Dortmund	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST		(Report)	Vöge 21'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Roth

Fortuna Düsseldorf v Eintracht Frankfurt

18 August 1979 (1979-08-18) 2	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Düsseldorf, West Germany
15:30 CEST	T Allofs 35'	(Report)	Neuberger 23' Nachtweih 31', 85'	Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Redelfs

Eintracht Frankfurt v VfB Stuttgart

28 August 1979 (1979-08-28) 3	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–0	VfB Stuttgart	Frankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CEST	Hölzenbein 49' Cha Bum-kun 52'	(Report)		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Horstmann

Eintracht Braunschweig v Eintracht Frankfurt

1 September 1979 (1979-09-01) 4	Eintracht Braunschweig	2–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Braunschweig, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Worm 25' Popivoda 78'	(Report)	Cha Bum-kun 32' Hölzenbein 47', 73'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Eschweiler

Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayer Leverkusen

8 September 1979 (1979-09-08) 5	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Pezzey 22' Körbel 42' Cha Bum-kun 80'	(Report)		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Walz

Schalke 04 v Eintracht Frankfurt

15 September 1979 (1979-09-15) 6	Schalke 04	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Fischer 5'	(Report)		Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Meuser

Eintracht Frankfurt v Hamburger SV

22 September 1979 (1979-09-22) 7	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–2	Hamburger SV	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Pezzey 35' Karger 69', 77'	(Report)	Buljan 31', 72'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Luca

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt

6 October 1979 (1979-10-06) 8	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Mönchengladbach, West Germany
20:00 CEST	Nielsen 11' Lienen 27' Nickel 37' (pen.) Wohlers 88'	(Report)	Müller 2'	Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Hontheim

Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern Munich

27 October 1979 (1979-10-27) 9	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–2	Bayern Munich	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Körbel 67' Nickel 70' Karger 78'	(Report)	Horsmann 18' Rummenigge 61'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Joos

Hertha BSC v Eintracht Frankfurt

27 October 1979 (1979-10-27) 10	Hertha BSC	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Berlin, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Remark 82'	(Report)		Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Assenmacher

Eintracht Frankfurt v MSV Duisburg

3 November 1979 (1979-11-03) 11	Eintracht Frankfurt	6–0	MSV Duisburg	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Cha Bum-kun 23' Nickel 24' Körbel 36' Karger 51' Hölzenbein 83', 86'	(Report)		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Brückner

1. FC Kaiserslautern v Eintracht Frankfurt

10 November 1979 (1979-11-10) 12	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Kaiserslautern, West Germany
15:30 CEST		(Report)	Hölzenbein 65'	Stadium: Betzenbergstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Gabor

VfL Bochum v Eintracht Frankfurt

17 November 1979 (1979-11-17) 13	VfL Bochum	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bochum, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Abel 80' (pen.)	(Report)		Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Treib

Eintracht Frankfurt v 1. FC Köln

24 November 1979 (1979-11-24) 14	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–0	1. FC Köln	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Cha Bum-kun 26', 79' Karger 44'	(Report)		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Niemann

Werder Bremen v Eintracht Frankfurt

1 December 1979 (1979-12-01) 15	Werder Bremen	4–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bremen, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Dreßel 4', 38' Bracht 54' Reinders 57'	(Report)	Karger 22' Lottermann 44' Nachtweih 65'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Uhlig

Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayer Uerdingen

8 December 1979 (1979-12-08) 16	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–0	Bayer Uerdingen	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Borchers 51' Lottermann 85'	(Report)		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Horeis

TSV 1860 München v Eintracht Frankfurt

15 December 1979 (1979-12-15) 17	TSV 1860 München	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Munich, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Bitz 21', 75'	(Report)	Hölzenbein 81'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Waltert

Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt

19 January 1980 (1980-01-19) 18	Borussia Dortmund	0–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Dortmund, West Germany
15:30 CEST		(Report)	Hölzenbein 50'	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Linn

Eintracht Frankfurt v Fortuna Düsseldorf

26 January 1980 (1980-01-26) 19	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–2	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Karger 38'	(Report)	T Allofs 2' Zewe 82'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Gabor

VfB Stuttgart v Eintracht Frankfurt

2 February 1980 (1980-02-02) 20	VfB Stuttgart	4–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Stuttgart, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Müller 49' Klotz 55' Kelsch 57', 58'	(Report)	Borchers 39' Cha Bum-kun 80'	Stadium: Neckarstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Eschweiler

Eintracht Frankfurt v Eintracht Braunschweig

9 February 1980 (1980-02-09) 21	Eintracht Frankfurt	7–2	Eintracht Braunschweig	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Pezzey 25' Cha Bum-kun 38' Nachtweih 45' Nickel 51' Hölzenbein 62', 63' Borchers 82'	(Report)	Trimhold 30' Eggeling 73'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Hennig

Bayer Leverkusen v Eintracht Frankfurt

22 February 1980 (1980-02-22) 22	Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Leverkusen, West Germany
20:00 CEST	Szech 15' (84)	(Report)	Hölzenbein 48'	Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Horstmann

Eintracht Frankfurt v Schalke 04

1 March 1980 (1980-03-01) 23	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–2	Schalke 04	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Karger 59' Cha Bum-kun 80' Nachtweih 82'	(Report)	Drexler 37' Fischer 52'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Roth

Hamburger SV v Eintracht Frankfurt

8 March 1980 (1980-03-08) 24	Hamburger SV	5–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Hamburg, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Hrubesch 7', 86' Kaltz 25' Milewski 29' Reimann 30'	(Report)		Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Engel

Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Mönchengladbach

15 March 1980 (1980-03-15) 25	Eintracht Frankfurt	5–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Frankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CEST	Borchers 1' Nachtweih 7' Körbel 44' Cha Bum-kun 83' Karger 86'	(Report)	Hannes 41' Bödeker 43'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Heitmann

Bayern Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt

22 March 1980 (1980-03-22) 26	Bayern Munich	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Munich, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Lorant 32' (o.g.) Horsmann 45'	(Report)		Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Hennig

Eintracht Frankfurt v Hertha BSC

29 March 1980 (1980-03-29) 27	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–4	Hertha BSC	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST		(Report)	Agerbeck 25', 55' Toppel 39' Diefenbach 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Uhlig

MSV Duisburg v Eintracht Frankfurt

20 April 1980 (1980-04-20) 28	MSV Duisburg	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Duisburg, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Steiner 44'	(Report)		Stadium: Wedaustadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Horeis

Eintracht Frankfurt v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

19 April 1980 (1980-04-19) 29	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–5	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Nickel 6' Cha Bum-kun 18' Lorant 58' (pen.)	(Report)	Wendt 19', 90' Briegel 65', 68' Neues 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Brückner

Eintracht Frankfurt v VfL Bochum

26 April 1980 (1980-04-26) 30	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–1	VfL Bochum	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST		(Report)	Kaczor 55'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Hontheim

1. FC Köln v Eintracht Frankfurt

3 May 1980 (1980-05-03) 31	1. FC Köln	2–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Cologne, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Neumann 4' Schuster 21'	(Report)	Cha Bum-kun 43' Nickel 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Meuser

Eintracht Frankfurt v Werder Bremen

17 May 1980 (1980-05-17) 32	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–2	Werder Bremen	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Nachtweih 56' Künast 77' Peukert 90'	(Report)	Röber 41' (pen.) Dreßel 53'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Eschweiler

Bayer Uerdingen v Eintracht Frankfurt

24 May 1980 (1980-05-24) 33	Bayer Uerdingen	3–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Krefeld, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Funkel 8', 48' Mattsson 45'	(Report)	Lottermann 69' Nickel 85'	Stadium: Grotenburg-Stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Quindeau

Eintracht Frankfurt v TSV 1860 München

31 May 1980 (1980-05-31) 34	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1	TSV 1860 München	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Zander 7' (o.g.)	(Report)	Senzen 56'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Burgers

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Borussia Mönchengladbach	34	12	12	10	61	60	+1	36
8	Schalke 04	34	12	9	13	40	51	−11	33
9	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	15	2	17	65	61	+4	32	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
10	VfL Bochum	34	13	6	15	41	44	−3	32
11	Fortuna Düsseldorf	34	13	6	15	62	72	−10	32	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round

Source: www.dfb.de [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Eintracht Frankfurt won the 1979–80 UEFA Cup and thereby automatically qualified as defending champions.

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 1979–80 DFB-Pokal

Eintracht Frankfurt v BSK Olympia Neugablonz

25 August 1979 (1979-08-25) 1st Round	Eintracht Frankfurt	6–1	BSK Olympia Neugablonz	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Hölzenbein 6', 43', 88' Lottermann 12' Grabowski 13' Nickel 75'	(Report)	Bayer 83'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nickel

Freiburger FC v Eintracht Frankfurt

29 September 1979 (1979-09-29) 2nd Round	Freiburger FC	1–4	Eintracht Frankfurt
15:30 CEST	Seubert 80'	(Report)	Lorant 9' Karger 59' Hölzenbein 70' Nickel 71'	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Joos

Eintracht Frankfurt v SV Waldhof Mannheim

5 January 1980 (1980-01-05) 3rd Round	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–0	SV Waldhof Mannheim	Frankfurt, West Germany
15:30 CEST	Pezzey 4' Borchers 65'	(Report)		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Nickel

VfB Stuttgart v Eintracht Frankfurt

16 February 1980 (1980-02-16) 4th Round	VfB Stuttgart	3–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Stuttgart, West Germany
	Volkert 60' Ohlicher 67', 69'	(Report)	Hölzenbein 28' Borchers 41'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Redelfs

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1979–80 UEFA Cup

Aberdeen v Eintracht Frankfurt

19 September 1979 (1979-09-19) 1st Round	Aberdeen	1–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Aberdeen, Scotland
20:30 CEST	Harper 53'	(Report)	Cha Bum-kun 13'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Agnolin

Eintracht Frankfurt v Aberdeen

3 October 1979 (1979-10-03) 1st Round	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	Aberdeen	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Hölzenbein 50'	(Report)		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Castillo

Dinamo București v Eintracht Frankfurt

24 October 1979 (1979-10-24) 2nd Round	Dinamo București	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bucharest, Romania
	Mulțescu 20' (pen.) Augustin 88'	(Report)		Stadium: Stadionul Dinamo Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Foote

Eintracht Frankfurt v Dinamo București

7 November 1979 (1979-11-07) 2nd Round	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–0 (a.e.t.)	Dinamo București	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Cha Bum-kun 73' Hölzenbein 90' Nickel 93'	(Report)		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Fredriksson

Eintracht Frankfurt v Feyenoord Rotterdam

28 November 1979 (1979-11-28) 3rd Round	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–1	Feyenoord Rotterdam	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Cha Bum-kun 20' Nickel 30' Müller 55' Lottermann 58'	(Report)	Stafleu 86'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Hunting

Feyenoord Rotterdam v Eintracht Frankfurt

12 December 1979 (1979-12-12) 3rd Round	Feyenoord Rotterdam	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:00 CEST	Peters 90'	(Report)		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 64,000 Referee: Vautrot

Eintracht Frankfurt v Zbrojovka Brno

5 March 1980 (1980-03-05) Quarter-finals	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–1	Zbrojovka Brno	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Nachtweih 13' Lorant 44' (pen.) Nickel 51' Karger 72'	(Report)	Horný 31'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Farrell

Zbrojovka Brno v Eintracht Frankfurt

19 March 1980 (1980-03-19) Quarter-finals	Zbrojovka Brno	3–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Brno, Czechoslovakia
16:30 CEST	Horný 10' Kotásek 89' Kopenec 90'	(Report)	Karger 18' Neuberger 77'	Stadium: Stadion Za Lužánkami Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Amundsen

Bayern Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt

9 April 1980 (1980-04-09) Semi-finals	Bayern Munich	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Munich, West Germany
	Hoeneß 50' Breitner 76' (pen.)	(Report)		Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Padar

Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern Munich

22 April 1980 (1980-04-22) Semi-finals	Eintracht Frankfurt	5–1 (a.e.t.)	Bayern Munich	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Pezzey 31', 87' Karger 103', 107' Lorant 118' (pen.)	(Report)	Dremmler 105'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: McGinlay

Final

Main article: 1980 UEFA Cup Final

First leg

7 May 1980

Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–2	Eintracht Frankfurt
Kulik 44', 88' Matthäus 76'	Report Overview	Karger 37' Hölzenbein 71'

Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain)

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Eintracht Frankfurt

GK 1 Wolfgang Kneib RB 2 Frank Schäffer CB 3 Winfried Schäfer CB 4 Wilfried Hannes LB 5 Norbert Ringels CM 6 Lothar Matthäus CM 8 Christian Kulik (c) CM 10 Carsten Nielsen  66' RF 7 Karl Del'Haye  72' CF 9 Harald Nickel LF 11 Ewald Lienen Substitutes: FW 12 Steen Thychosen  66' MF 13 Ralf Bödeker  72' Manager: Jupp Heynckes

GK 1 Jürgen Pahl RB 3 Willi Neuberger CB 5 Bruno Pezzey CB 4 Charly Körbel LB 2 Horst Ehrmantraut CM 6 Werner Lorant CM 9 Ronny Borchers CM 10 Bernd Nickel RF 11 Cha Bum-kun CF 8 Harald Karger  81' LF 7 Bernd Hölzenbein (c)  79' Substitutes: MF 12 Norbert Nachtweih  79' MF 13 Wolfgang Trapp  81' Manager: Friedel Rausch

Second leg

21 May 1980

Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Schaub 81'	Report Overview

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 59,000

Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

Eintracht Frankfurt

Borussia Mönchengladbach

GK 1 Jürgen Pahl RB 3 Willi Neuberger CB 5 Bruno Pezzey CB 4 Charly Körbel LB 2 Horst Ehrmantraut CM 6 Werner Lorant CM 10 Bernd Nickel CM 9 Ronny Borchers RF 11 Cha Bum-kun CF 8 Norbert Nachtweih  77' LF 7 Bernd Hölzenbein (c) Substitutes: CF 15 Fred Schaub  77' Manager: Friedel Rausch

GK 1 Wolfgang Kneib RB 2 Jürgen Fleer CB 4 Wilfried Hannes CB 3 Winfried Schäfer LB 5 Norbert Ringels CM 6 Lothar Matthäus  86' CM 8 Christian Kulik (c) CM 10 Carsten Nielsen  68' RF 7 Ralf Bödeker CF 9 Harald Nickel LF 11 Ewald Lienen Substitutes: FW 12 Karl Del'Haye  68' FW 13 Steen Thychosen  86' Manager: Jupp Heynckes

3–3 on aggregate. Eintracht Frankfurt won on away goals.

Squad

Squad and statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		UEFA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	FRG	Klaus Funk	36	0	25	0	3	0	8	0
	GK	FRG	Jürgen Pahl	14	0	9	0	1	0	4	0
	DF	FRG	Horst Ehrmantraut	18	0	13	0	1	0	4	0
	DF	FRG	Rigobert Gruber	14	0	12	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	FRG	Charly Körbel	48	4	32	4	4	0	12	0
	DF	FRG	Helmut Müller	37	2	25	1	2	0	10	1
	DF	FRG	Willi Neuberger	47	2	32	1	3	0	12	1
	DF	AUT	Bruno Pezzey	28	6	14	3	2	1	12	2
	DF	FRG	Wolfgang Trapp	11	0	8	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	FRG	Claus-Peter Zick	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	FRG	Michael Blättel	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	FRG	Jürgen Grabowski	36	1	25	0	4	1	7	0
	MF	FRG	Werner Lorant	40	4	26	1	3	1	11	2
	MF	FRG	Stefan Lottermann	32	5	25	3	3	1	4	1
	MF	FRG	Norbert Nachtweih	47	8	32	7	4	0	11	1
	MF	FRG	Bernd Nickel	36	11	26	6	3	2	7	3
	FW	FRG	Ronny Borchers	41	6	28	4	4	2	9	0
	FW	KOR	Cha Bum-kun	46	15	31	12	4	0	11	3
	FW	FRG	Bernd Hölzenbein	42	19	29	11	4	5	9	3
	FW	FRG	Harald Karger	37	15	23	9	4	1	10	5
	FW	FRG	Michael Künast	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
	FW	FRG	Christian Peukert	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
	FW	FRG	Fred Schaub	8	1	6	0	1	0	1	1

Notes

References

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
• 1979–80 Bundesliga season at Fussballdaten.de (in German)