2011–12 Eintracht Frankfurt season

The 2011–12 season was Eintracht Frankfurt's 112th season and their 1st season in the 2. Bundesliga after being relegated from the Bundesliga for the 4th time.

Eintracht Frankfurt
2011–12 season
ChairmanHeribert Bruchhagen
ManagerArmin Veh
2. Bundesliga2nd
DFB-Pokal2nd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Alexander Meier (17)
All: Alexander Meier (17)
Highest home attendance50,800 29 April 2012 v TSV 1860 München (league)
Lowest home attendance16,500 25 July 2011 v St. Pauli (league)
(limited capacity due to a league judgement)
Average home league attendance38,118 (league)

The 2011–12 season saw Eintracht play local rival FSV Frankfurt in a league match for the first time in almost 50 years. The last league game between the two had been played on 27 January 1962, then in the Oberliga Süd. For the first of the two matches, FSV's home game on 21 August 2011, the decision was made to move to Eintracht's stadium as FSV's Volksbankstadion only holds less than 11,000 spectators and in excess of 40,000 spectators were expected for the game.[1] The game, held in front of over 50,000 spectators, ended in a 4–0 victory for Eintracht.[2]

Transfers edit

Summer transfers in edit

Summer transfers out edit

Winter transfers in edit

Winter transfers out edit

Results edit

Pre-season matches

19 June 2011 Friendly Senica 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Sportplatz, St. Ulrich, Austria
18:30 CET Smetana   44' Report Fenin   52'
Rode   90'
Attendance: 500
22 June 2011 Friendly Košice 1–5 Eintracht Frankfurt Sportzentrum Aug, Seekirchen, Austria
18:30 CET Karaš   79' Report Hoffer   6'
Meier   44'
Caio   59'
Fenin   71' (pen.)
Djakpa   78'
Attendance: 150
29 June 2011 Friendly 1. FC Eschborn 1–5 Eintracht Frankfurt Heinrich-Graf-Sportanlage, Eschborn
18:30 CET Wade   74' Report Meier   22'
Caio   39'
Caio   42'
Gekas   60'
Alvarez   62'
Attendance: 3,000
2 July 2011 Friendly Young Boys 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Liebefeld, Köniz, Switzerland
15:30 CET Silberbauer   67' (pen.) Report Caio   41' (pen.)
Meier   72'
Fenin   73'
Attendance: 2,900

League matches

15 July 2011 2. Bundesliga
(day 1)
SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Trolli Arena, Fürth
20:30 CET Nöthe   20'
Nöthe   44'
Report Meier   56'
Meier   64'
Matmour   89'
Attendance: 14,200
25 July 2011 2. Bundesliga
(day 2)
Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 FC St. Pauli Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
20:15 CET Meier   78' Report Bartels   38' Attendance: 16,500
(limited capacity due to a league judgement)

Domestic Cup

League matches

15 August 2011 2. Bundesliga
(day 4)
Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
20:15 CET Jung   3'
Meier   89'  
Report Beister   54' Attendance: 42,000
21 August 2011 2. Bundesliga
(day 5)
FSV Frankfurt 0–4 Eintracht Frankfurt Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
13:30 CET Report Rode   17'
Gekas   31' (pen.)
Köhler   40'
Köhler   89'
Attendance: 50,250

Test match

24 August 2011 Friendly SG Huttengrund 0–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Sportplatz, Bad Soden-Salmünster
18:00 CET Report Alvarez
Hoffer
Match abandoned after 10 minutes due to severe weather
Attendance: 2,200

League matches

Test match

3 September 2011 Friendly KSV Baunatal 1–7 Eintracht Frankfurt Parkstadion, Baunatal
15:00 CET Frerking   70' Report Idrissou   25'
Friend   32'
Idrissou   60'
Gekas   65'
Gekas   77'
Friend   81'
Friend   85'
Attendance: 1,200

League matches

10 September 2011 2. Bundesliga
(day 7)
Energie Cottbus 3–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Stadion der Freundschaft, Cottbus
13:00 CET Rangelov   10'
Rangelov   50'
Adlung   70'
Report Friend   66'
Korkmaz   72'
Idrissou   89'
Attendance: 13,520
16 September 2011 2. Bundesliga
(day 8)
Eintracht Frankfurt 4–1 Hansa Rostock Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
18:00 CET Idrissou   2'
Meier   52'
Idrissou   56'
Djakpa   90'
Report Jänicke   71' Attendance: 38,500

Test match

21 September 2011 Friendly Germania Großkrotzenburg 1–6 Eintracht Frankfurt Oberwaldstadion, Großkrotzenburg
17:30 CET Capone   5' Report Hoffer   13'
Lehmann   47'
Gekas   61'
Korkmaz   75'
Bell   79'
Gekas   80'
Attendance: 2,000

League matches

26 September 2011 2. Bundesliga
(day 9)
Dynamo Dresden 1–4 Eintracht Frankfurt Glücksgas Stadium, Dresden
20:15 CET Fiél   31' Report Gekas   35'
Gekas   40'
Idrissou   84'
Idrissou   87'
Attendance: 28,976
30 September 2011 2. Bundesliga
(day 10)
Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 Union Berlin Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
18:00 CET Gekas   30'
Meier   38'
Hoffer   90'
Report Quiring   75' Attendance: 35,100

Test match

7 October 2011 Friendly SG Huttengrund 0–18 Eintracht Frankfurt Sportplatz, Bad Soden-Salmünster
17:00 CET Report Schwegler   7'
Caio   12'
Friend   15'
Friend   16'
Hoffer   23'
Caio   28'
Hoffer   34'
Köhler   38'
Friend   41'
Belegu   48'
Bellaïd   51'
Hoffer   53'
Ehlert   61'
Caio   62'
Hoffer   74'
Friend   81'
Ehlert   83'
Friend   86'
Attendance: 1,700

League matches

14 October 2011 2. Bundesliga
(day 11)
VfL Bochum 0–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Ruhrstadion, Bochum
18:00 CET Report Acquistapace   16' (o.g.)
Köhler   36'
Attendance: 20,132
23 October 2011 2. Bundesliga
(day 12)
Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 MSV Duisburg Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
13:30 CET Hoffer   35'
Hoffer   53'
Meier   65'
Report Attendance: 39,900

Domestic Cup

League matches

30 October 2011 2. Bundesliga
(day 13)
FC Ingolstadt 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Audi Sportpark, Ingolstadt
13:30 CET Leitl   73' Report Matmour   90' Attendance: 9,843
7 November 2011 2. Bundesliga
(day 14)
Erzgebirge Aue 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Erzgebirgsstadion, Aue
20:15 CET König   45'
Lachheb   74'
Report Hoffer   40'
Idrissou   86'
Attendance: 8,600
20 November 2011 2. Bundesliga
(day 15)
Eintracht Frankfurt 4–3 Alemannia Aachen Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
13:30 CET Idrissou   9'
Köhler   12'
Hoffer   81'
Matmour   89'
Report Auer   78'
Radu   82'
Demai   87'
Attendance: 38,500
26 November 2011 2. Bundesliga
(day 16)
1860 Munich 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Allianz Arena, Munich
13:00 CET Rakić   1'
Volland   67'
Report Gekas   90' Attendance: 30,660
3 December 2011 2. Bundesliga
(day 17)
Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 Karlsruher SC Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
13:00 CET Gekas   1'
Gekas   66'
Report Attendance: 37,100
19 December 2011 2. Bundesliga
(day 19)
FC St. Pauli 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg
20:15 CET Morena   32'
Kruse   68'
Report Attendance: 24,487

Indoor soccer tournament

5 January 2010 Indoor soccer
(Hessen Cup)
Eintracht Frankfurt 1–6 VfL Wolfsburg SAP Arena, Mannheim
20:03 CET Alvarez Report Attendance: 12,000

Indoor soccer tournament

Test matches

13 January 2012 Friendly Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 VfR Aalen Training pitch at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
16:00 CET Meier   7'
Schwegler   82'
Kittel   84'
Report Attendance: closed session
22 January 2012 Friendly Aspire Intl XI 0–6 Eintracht Frankfurt ?, Doha, Qatar
17:30 AST Report Matmour   9'
Jung   13'
Lehmann   16'
Caio   17'
Matmour   43'
Hoffer   59'
Attendance: 27

League matches

13 February 2012 2. Bundesliga
(day 21)
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf
20:15 CET Langeneke   90' (pen.)
Rösler   90'  
Report Köhler   69' Attendance: 41,213
18 February 2012 2. Bundesliga
(day 22)
Eintracht Frankfurt 6–1 FSV Frankfurt Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
13:00 CET Matmour   14'
Matmour   33'
Meier   61'
Kittel   67'
Hoffer   70'
Matmour   79'
Report Mitsanski   68' Attendance: 40,700
26 February 2012 2. Bundesliga
(day 23)
SC Paderborn 4–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Energieteam Arena, Paderborn
13:30 CET Proschwitz   6'
Kara   18'
Rupp   58'
Wemmer   64'
Report Köhler   26'
Meier   42'
Attendance: 15,000

Test matches

7 March 2012 Friendly Eintracht Frankfurt 6–0 Rot-Weiss Frankfurt Training pitch at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
15:30 CET Schwegler   2'
Idrissou   13'
Butscher   33'
Idrissou   44'
Korkmaz   77'
Friend   83'
Report Attendance: 300

League matches

11 March 2012 2. Bundesliga
(day 25)
Hansa Rostock 1–5 Eintracht Frankfurt DKB-Arena, Rostock
13:30 CET R. Müller   63' Report Köhler   13'
Schildenfeld   42'
Kittel   77'
Rode   84'
Idrissou   87'
Attendance: 13,300
16 March 2012 2. Bundesliga
(day 26)
Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 Dynamo Dresden Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
18:00 CET Meier   3'
Schuppan   14' (og.)
Idrissou   34'
Report Attendance: 37,100
(Away supporters officially banned)

Test matches

21 March 2012 Friendly TSG Neu-Isenburg 1–6 Eintracht Frankfurt Sportpark Neu-Isenburg, Neu-Isenburg
18:30 CET Peters   69' (pen.) Report Friend   12'
Hoffer   48'
Caio   51' (pen.)
Matmour   65'
Bellaïd   74'
Hoffer   80'
Attendance: 1,000

League matches

26 March 2012 2. Bundesliga
(day 27)
Union Berlin 0–4 Eintracht Frankfurt Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin
20:15 CET Report Idrissou   9'
Hoffer   57'
Meier   73'
Meier   89'
Attendance: 16,589
(Away supporters officially banned)
30 March 2012 2. Bundesliga
(day 28)
Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 VfL Bochum Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
18:00 CET Idrissou   18'
Meier   32'
Hoffer   35'
Report Attendance: 39,300

Test matches

3 April 2012 Friendly FC Bierstadt 0–11 Eintracht Frankfurt Helmut-Schön-Sportpark, Wiesbaden
18:00 CET Report Schaaf   2'
Pokar   4'
Lehmann   7' (pen.)
Caio   16'
Caio   21'
Kittel   27' (pen.)
Friend   31'
Lehmann   41'
Soriano   65'
Nazarov   71'
Soriano   89'
Attendance: 2,500

League matches

14 April 2012 2. Bundesliga
(day 31)
Eintracht Frankfurt 4–0 Erzgebirge Aue Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
13:00 CET Meier   28'
Kittel   44'
Jung   54'
Köhler   83'
Report Attendance: 46,600

Test matches

17 April 2012 Friendly Kelsterbach XI 0–8 Eintracht Frankfurt Sportpark Kelsterbach, Kelsterbach
17:30 CET Report Korkmaz   10'
Friend   28'
Caio   43'
Amin   48'
Friend   65'
Wolfert   73'
Nazarov   75'
Friend   78'
Attendance: 1,000

League matches

23 April 2012 2. Bundesliga
(day 32)
Alemannia Aachen 0–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Tivoli, Aachen
20:15 CET Report Idrissou   45'
Idrissou   47'
Olajengbesi   73'
Attendance: 27,942
29 April 2012 2. Bundesliga
(day 33)
Eintracht Frankfurt 0–2 1860 Munich Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
13:30 CET Djakpa   65' Report S Jung   17' (o.g.)
Vallori   21'
Attendance: 50,800

Test matches

8 May 2012 Friendly Eintracht Wetzlar 0–7 Eintracht Frankfurt Stadion Wetzlar, Wetzlar
18:30 CET Butscher   8'
Idrissou   39'
Caio   42'
Idrissou   49'
Friend   55'
Caio   73'
Köhler   84'
Attendance: 1,500
9 May 2012 Friendly SpVgg Hainstadt 0–13 Eintracht Frankfurt Sportzentrum Am Katzenfeld, Hainburg
18:00 CET Wolfert   12'
Caio   17'
Köhler   34'
Anderson Bamba   45'
Streker   50'
Friend   51'
Wolfert   67'
Matmour   68'
Friend   69'
Friend   73'
Friend   83'
Pokar   88'
Wolfert   90'
Attendance: 1,000
10 May 2012 Friendly TSV Holzhausen 2–17 Eintracht Frankfurt Bernhardt-Vocke-Sportzentrum, Immenhausen
18:00 CET Mergard   45'
Kumpe   78'
Friend   3'
Wolfert   17'
Friend   20'
Caio   21'
Caio   27'
Caio   30'
Pokar   37'
Wolfert   43'
Amedick   47'
Wolfert   49'
Caio   59'
Caio   61'
Meier   63'
Wolfert   80'
Wolfert   88'
Djakpa   90'
Kühn   91'
Attendance: 2,000

Source: [citation needed]
Notes: * Fixture date not yet fixed

References edit

  1. ^ Das Frankfurter Derby elektrisiert (in German) www.kicker.de, published: 21 August 2011, accessed: 21 August 2011
  2. ^ 2. Bundesliga 2011/2012 .:. 5. Spieltag: FSV v Eintracht (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 21 August 2011

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