Eintracht Frankfurt

1988–89 season
Chairman	Matthias Ohms
Manager	Karl-Heinz Feldkamp (sacked 13 September 1988) Timo Zahnleiter (Represented the diseased Feldkamp since 16 August 1988) Pal Csernai (signed 14 September 1988, sacked 12 December 1988) Jörg Berger (signed 2 January 1989)
Bundesliga	16th (relegation play-offs)
DFB-Pokal	2nd Round
European Cup Winners' Cup	Quarter-finals
DFB-Supercup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Jørn Andersen (7) All: Jørn Andersen and Janusz Turowski (7)
Highest home attendance	47,500 18 February 1989 v Bayern Munich (league)
Lowest home attendance	8,000 3 December 1988 v Hannover 96 (league)
Average home league attendance	17,971
Home colours

The 1988–89 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 89th season in the club's football history. In 1988–89 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 26th season in the Bundesliga.

Matches

Friendlies

FV Breidenbach v Eintracht Frankfurt

29 June 1988 (1988-06-29)	FV Breidenbach	0–7	Eintracht Frankfurt	Breidenbach, West Germany
18:00 CEST		Report	Schulz 5' Andersen 30' Binz 37' Sievers 55' Détári 69', 88' Haub 73'	Stadium: Stadion Gunterstal Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Kurt Schmidt

SV 45 Reinheim v Eintracht Frankfurt

1 July 1988 (1988-07-01)	SV 45 Reinheim	0–15	Eintracht Frankfurt	Reinheim, West Germany
		Report	Andersen 18', 27', 40', 48' Gründel 25' Klepper 38' Haub 49', 66' Schulz 57', 74', 80', 85' Balzis 68', 83' Schlindwein 77'	Stadium: Sportzentrums Reinheim Attendance: 1,500

Dieburg XI v Eintracht Frankfurt

3 July 1988 (1988-07-03)	Dieburg XI	0–11	Eintracht Frankfurt	Dieburg, West Germany
16:00 CEST		Report	Détári 21' (pen.) Körbel 39' Binz 40', 67' Schlindwein 42' Turowski 46', 81' Sievers 47' Schulz 50' Haub 77' Gründel 81'	Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Keller

SG Franken 06 Sennfeld v Eintracht Frankfurt

5 July 1988 (1988-07-05)	SG Franken 06 Sennfeld	0–7	Eintracht Frankfurt	Sennfeld, West Germany
		Report	Schulz 8', 90' Andersen 22', 26' Détári 42', 65' Körbel 53'	Attendance: 1,700

Trebur XI v Eintracht Frankfurt

7 July 1988 (1988-07-07)	Trebur XI	0–18	Eintracht Frankfurt	Trebur, West Germany
18:30 CEST		Report	Détári 2', 48' (pen.), 62' Andersen 4', 26', 34', 38' Gründel 5' Heitkamp 10' Balzis 15', 71', 73', 74' Schulz 51', 66', 80' Turowski 76' Heidenreich 90'	Stadium: Stadion Trebur Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Jürgen Müller

SG 01 Hoechst v Eintracht Frankfurt

9 July 1988 (1988-07-09)	SG 01 Hoechst	1–5	Eintracht Frankfurt	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Dörr 33' (pen.)	Report	Détári 7' (pen.), 34' (pen.), 51' Heitkamp 80' Andersen 86'	Stadium: Stadion am Stadtpark Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Steier

Holstein Kiel v Eintracht Frankfurt

10 July 1988 (1988-07-10)	Holstein Kiel	0–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Kiel, West Germany
18:00 CEST		Report	Studer 8' Heitkamp 37'	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Dittrich

Kehdingen XI v Eintracht Frankfurt

13 July 1988 (1988-07-13)	Kehdingen XI	1–11	Eintracht Frankfurt	Oederquart, West Germany
19:30 CEST	Pye 89'	Report	Andersen 2', 25', 44' Schulz 17', 36', 48', 81' Pistauer 46' Balzis 65', 78' Heitkamp 70'	Stadium: Sportplatz Oederquart Attendance: 800

FC St. Pauli v Eintracht Frankfurt

15 July 1988 (1988-07-15)	FC St. Pauli	0–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Ratekau, West Germany
		Report	Körbel 37'	Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Zimmermann

Eutin 08 v Eintracht Frankfurt

16 July 1988 (1988-07-16)	Eutin 08	0–6	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
		Report	Gründel 19' Schulz 58', 88' Schlindwein 68' Binz 75', 85'	Attendance: 1,000

Olympiacos v Eintracht Frankfurt

8 August 1988 (1988-08-08)	Olympiacos	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Athens, Greece
	Mitropoulos 28'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Vutsaras

Friedberg XI v Eintracht Frankfurt

17 January 1989 (1989-01-17)	Friedberg XI	0–18	Eintracht Frankfurt	Echzell, West Germany
		Report	Studer 15' Balzis 23', 42', 44', 87' Eckstein 37', 41' Turowski 40', 48', 66', 86' Gründel 45', 84' Biernat 53' Hobday 59' Heidenreich 72' Binz 75' Bindewald 78'	Attendance: 800 Referee: Altvater

Viktoria Aschaffenburg v Eintracht Frankfurt

22 January 1989 (1989-01-22)	Viktoria Aschaffenburg	0–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	West Germany
		Report		Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tränk

RWO Alzey v Eintracht Frankfurt

25 January 1989 (1989-01-25)	RWO Alzey	0–8	Eintracht Frankfurt	Alzey, West Germany
18:30 CEST		Report	Hobday 2' Eckstein 6', 9' (pen.) Bakalorz 11' Balzis 60', 68' Turowski 66', 81'	Stadium: Wartbergstadion Attendance: 800

Louletano DC v Eintracht Frankfurt

31 January 1989 (1989-01-31)	Louletano DC	0–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Loule, Portugal
		Report	Bakalorz 33' Hobday 70'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Tiago

SC Olhanense v Eintracht Frankfurt

1 February 1989 (1989-02-01)	SC Olhanense	0–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Olhão, Portugal
		Report	Gründel 35' Hobday 75'	Attendance: 400

CSKA Sofia v Eintracht Frankfurt

4 February 1989 (1989-02-04)	CSKA Sofia	v	Eintracht Frankfurt	Portugal
Note: The scheduled fixture was cancelled since CSKA Sofia travelled home early.

Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Dnipro

11 February 1989 (1989-02-11)	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–3	FC Dnipro	Frankfurt, West Germany
	Eckstein 66'	Report	Bahmut 35' Idin 56' Kabayev 84'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 2,300

CD Málaga v Eintracht Frankfurt

22 April 1989 (1989-04-22)	CD Málaga	0–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Málaga, Spain
17:30 CEST		Report	Eckstein 18' Klepper  83' Körbel  83' Turowski  83' Bakalorz 90'	Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda Attendance: 2,300 Referee: López Nieto

European Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup

Grasshopper Club Zürich v Eintracht Frankfurt

6 September 1988 (1988-09-06) 1st Round	Grasshopper Club Zürich	0–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Basel, Switzerland
20:00 CEST		Report	Sievers  77'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: George Smith

Eintracht Frankfurt v Grasshopper Club Zürich

4 October 1988 (1988-10-04) 1st Round	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Frankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CEST	Bakalorz 33' Gründel  78'	Report	Ugras  78'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Dušan Krchňák

Eintracht Frankfurt v Sakaryaspor

26 October 1988 (1988-10-26) 2nd Round	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–1	Sakaryaspor	Frankfurt, West Germany
20:00 CEST	Sievers 9' Balzis 31' Studer 43'	Report	Pešić 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 28,000 Referee: John Spillane

Sakaryaspor v Eintracht Frankfurt

9 November 1988 (1988-11-09) 2nd Round	Sakaryaspor	0–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Adapazarı, Turkey
		Report	Sievers 9' Binz 35' Schulz 66'	Stadium: Sakarya Atatürk Stadı Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hubert Forstinger

Eintracht Frankfurt v KV Mechelen

1 March 1989 (1989-03-01) Quarter-finals	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–0	KV Mechelen	Frankfurt, West Germany
19:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Bo Karlsson

KV Mechelen v Eintracht Frankfurt

15 March 1989 (1989-03-15) Quarter-finals	KV Mechelen	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt
20:00 CEST	Wilmots 67'	Report		Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Alexey Spirin

Squad

Squad and statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB- Supercup		DFB- Pokal		Relegation play-offs		European Cup Winners' Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	FRG	Hans-Jürgen Gundelach	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	FRG	Uli Stein	46	0	34	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	6	0
	DF	FRG	Manfred Binz	46	4	34	2	1	0	3	0	2	1	6	1
	DF	FRG	Charly Körbel	45	3	33	3	1	0	3	0	2	0	6	0
	DF	FRG	Björn Pistauer	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	FRG	Dietmar Rompel	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	FRG	Dietmar Roth	45	1	33	1	1	0	3	0	2	0	6	0
	DF	FRG	Dieter Schlindwein	20	0	14	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
	DF	FRG	Stefan Studer	33	3	23	2	1	0	3	0	2	0	4	1
	MF	FRG	Dirk Bakalorz	28	6	21	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	5	1
	MF	POL	Jarosław Biernat	6	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	FRG	Uwe Bindewald	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	FRG	Heinz Gründel	32	2	25	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	3	0
	MF	FRG	Maximilian Heidenreich	17	0	13	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	FRG	Dirk Heitkamp	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Peter Hobday	23	2	15	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	4	0
	MF	FRG	Thomas Klepper	32	0	26	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	FRG	Michael Kostner	8	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	FRG	Thomas Lasser	16	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
	MF	FRG	Frank Schulz	23	4	18	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	1
	MF	FRG	Ralf Sievers	37	2	28	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	4	2
	FW	NOR	Jørn Andersen	32	7	20	2	1	0	3	4	2	1	6	0
	FW	FRG	Ralf Balzis	19	2	14	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	1
	FW	FRG	Dieter Eckstein	27	6	25	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	POL	Janusz Turowski	36	7	27	7	0	0	2	0	2	0	5	0

Transfers

In: No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  NOR Jørn Andersen (from 1. FC Nürnberg) — MF  FRG Dirk Bakalorz (from Borussia Mönchengladbach) — MF  POL Jarosław Biernat (loan return from Union Solingen) — DF  FRG Uwe Bindewald (from Eintracht Frankfurt Amateure) — FW  FRG Dieter Eckstein (from 1. FC Nürnberg) — MF  FRG Heinz Gründel (from Hamburger SV) — MF  FRG Maximilian Heidenreich (loaned from Hannover 96, previously loaned to TSV 1860 Munich) — MF  ENG Peter Hobday (from Hannover 96) — MF  FRG Thomas Lasser (from Eintracht Frankfurt Amateure) — DF  FRG Björn Pistauer (from Eintracht Frankfurt Amateure) — DF  FRG Dietmar Rompel (from Kickers Offenbach) — MF  FRG Stefan Studer (from FC St. Pauli)

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  HUN Lajos Détári (to Olympiacos ) — GK  FRG Thomas Ernst (to Eintracht Frankfurt Amateure) — FW  FRG Holger Friz (to Viktoria Aschaffenburg) — FW  FRG Ralf Haub (to Viktoria Aschaffenburg) — DF  FRG Armin Kraaz (to Rot-Weiss Frankfurt) — MF  FRG Uwe Müller (to FC Admira Wacker) — DF  FRG Volker Münn (to VfL Marburg) — FW  POL Włodzimierz Smolarek (to Feyenoord) — DF  FRG Klaus Theiss (to Viktoria Aschaffenburg)

Notes

Sources

External links

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