Eintracht Frankfurt was founded on 8 March 1899, with the modern club emerging from the merger of two earlier Frankfurt clubs in 1920. Based in the financial capital of Germany, the club has played at the Waldstadion (now Deutsche Bank Park) since 1925, with major renovations for the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cups.
Frankfurt's most celebrated chapter came in 1959-60, when the club won its only German championship and went on to reach the 1960 European Cup final — losing 7-3 to Real Madrid in what is widely considered the greatest match in European Cup history. The club's striker Erwin Stein scored two goals in that final at Hampden Park, but Alfredo Di Stéfano (3) and Ferenc Puskás (4) inscribed Real Madrid into football folklore. Two decades later, in 1979-80, Frankfurt won the UEFA Cup, defeating Borussia Mönchengladbach in an all-German final on away goals — the side built around Bernd Hölzenbein, Bernd Nickel and Cha Bum-kun.
The modern era's signature triumph arrived in 2021-22, when Oliver Glasner's Frankfurt won the UEFA Europa League — beating Rangers on penalties in Seville after a thrilling unbeaten run that included victories over Barcelona and West Ham. Filip Kostić, Daichi Kamada and Rafael Borré starred. The club's nickname "Die Adler" (the Eagles) reflects its eagle crest. Five DFB-Pokal triumphs and a culture of selling and developing star talent — Anthony Yeboah, Sébastien Haller, Randal Kolo Muani, Hugo Ekitiké, Omar Marmoush — define Frankfurt's modern identity.