2007–08 Eintracht Frankfurt season

Eintracht Frankfurt started the 2007–08 season competing in the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal.

Eintracht Frankfurt
2007–08 season
ChairmanPeter Fischer
ManagerFriedhelm Funkel
StadiumCommerzbank-Arena
Bundesliga9th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Top goalscorerIoannis Amanatidis (11)
Average home league attendance48,300

Players edit

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MKD Oka Nikolov[notes 1]
2 DF   GER Patrick Ochs
3 DF   MEX Aarón Galindo
4 DF   GER Christoph Preuß
5 DF   MKD Aleksandar Vasoski
6 MF   GER Michael Fink
7 MF   GER Benjamin Köhler
8 FW   GRE Vangelis Mantzios (on loan from Panathinaikos)
9 MF   GER Marcel Heller
10 MF   AUT Markus Weissenberger
14 MF   GER Alexander Meier
15 DF   IRN Mehdi Mahdavikia
16 DF   SUI Christoph Spycher
17 FW   CZE Martin Fenin
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   GRE Ioannis Amanatidis
20 MF   JPN Junichi Inamoto
21 GK   GER Markus Pröll
22 MF   CRO Krešo Ljubičić[notes 2]
23 DF   GER Marco Russ
24 DF   GER Martin Hess
26 FW   GER Juvhel Tsoumou[notes 3]
27 DF   GER Sotirios Kyrgiakos
28 GK   GER Jan Zimmermann
29 DF   BRA Chris
30 MF   BRA Caio
31 DF   GER Mounir Chaftar
32 MF   GER Faton Toski[notes 4]

Left club during season edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF   GER Albert Streit[notes 5] (to Schalke 04)
11 FW   GER Michael Thurk (to Augsburg)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   JPN Naohiro Takahara (to Urawa Red Diamonds)

Eintracht Frankfurt II edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW   GER Danny Galm
33 DF   GER Jürgen Mössmer
34 GK   GER Pablo Álvarez
35 DF   GER Norman Theuerkauf
GK   GER Erman Muratagic
DF   GER Timothy Chandler[notes 6]
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   GER Stefano Cincotta[notes 7]
DF   GER Sebastian Jung
MF   GER Marcel Titsch-Rivero
MF   GER Richard Weil
FW   GER Marcos Álvarez
FW   GER Cenk Tosun[notes 8]

Transfers edit

In:

Player From Fee
  Caio Grêmio Recreativo Barueri €4,000,000
  Daniyel Cimen Eintracht Braunschweig Was on loan
  Martin Fenin FK Teplice €3,500,000
  Aarón Galindo Grasshopper Club Zürich Free
  Danny Galm VfB Stuttgart II Free
  Martin Hess VfB Stuttgart II Free
  Junichi Inamoto Galatasaray Free
  Krešo Ljubičić Eintracht Frankfurt academy Free
  Mehdi Mahdavikia Hamburger SV Free
  Evangelos Mantzios Panathinaikos €300,000 (on loan)

Out:

Player To Fee
  Daniyel Cimen Kickers Offenbach Free
  Benjamin Huggel FC Basel €400,000
  Jermaine Jones FC Schalke 04 Free
  Christopher Reinhard Karlsruher SC Free
  Marko Rehmer Retired Free
  Albert Streit FC Schalke 04 €2,500,000
  Naohiro Takahara Urawa Red Diamonds €1,500,000
  Michael Thurk FC Augsburg €300,000

Results edit

Results for Eintracht Frankfurt for season 2007–08.

NOTE: scores are written Eintracht first

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Eintracht scorers Match Report
July 7, 2007 Parkstadion, Zell am Ziller WSG Wattens 1–0 F Meier eintracht-archiv.de
July 10, 2007 Sportanlage Bramberg, Bramberg am Wildkogel Dinamo București 1–3 F Thurk eintracht-archiv.de
July 14, 2007 Rheingaustadion, Geisenheim SV Wehen 0–2 F eintracht-archiv.de
July 17, 2007 Sportanlage Frankfurter Straße, Ober-Roden Germania Ober-Roden 6–0 F Amanatidis, Thurk (2), Meier (2), Fink eintracht-archiv.de
July 20, 2007 Zoo-Stadion, Wuppertal Wuppertaler SV Borussia 1–0 F Amanatidis eintracht-archiv.de
July 25, 2007 Vivaris Arena Emsland, Meppen SV Meppen 0–2 F eintracht-archiv.de
July 28, 2007 Bomag-Stadion, Boppard TuS Koblenz 3–1 F Meier, Streit, Ljubičić eintracht-archiv.de
August 1, 2007 Stadion auf der Bleiche, Dillenburg Dillenburg XI 10–0 F Meier (3), Thurk (2), Amanatidis (3), Galm, Chaftar eintracht-archiv.de
August 5, 2007 Alte Försterei, Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin 4–1 GC Meier (3), Amanatidis eintracht-archiv.de
August 7, 2007 Sportpark Kelsterbach, Kelsterbach Viktoria 07 Kelsterbach 6–1 F Amanatidis (2), Ochs, Thurk, Weissenberger, Toski eintracht-archiv.de
August 11, 2007 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt Hertha BSC Berlin 1–0 BL Amanatidis ESPN
August 14, 2007 Stadion an die Schwarzbachstraße, Hausen FC Teutonia 07 Hausen 15–2 F Vogel (og), Köhler, Galm, Ljubičić (3), Weissenberger (2), Thurk (4), Hess (3) eintracht-archiv.de
August 18, 2007 Stadion Alm, Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld 2–2 BL Meier, Russ ESPN
August 21, 2007 Sportplatz "In der Witz", Mainz-Kastel FVgg. Kastel 06 10–0 F Hess, Köhler (3), Weissenberger (3), Bonß (og), Toski, Galm eintracht-archiv.de
August 26, 2007 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt FC Hansa Rostock 1–0 BL Meier ESPN
August 28, 2007 Bezirkssportanlage an der Hahnstraße, Frankfurt-Niederrad FC Union Niederrad 07 11–0 F Toski (2), Fink, Thurk (4), Weissenberger, Hess, Galm (2) eintracht-archiv.de
September 1, 2007 Weserstadion, Bremen SV Werder Bremen 1–2 BL Thurk ESPN
September 11, 2007 Sportpark, Raunheim FSV Raunheim 07 23–0 F Preuß, Thurk (3), Galindo, Galm (8), Weissenberger, Hess (3), Toski, Ljubičić, Chaftar, Meier (3) eintracht-archiv.de
September 15, 2007 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt Hamburger SV 2–1 BL Meier (2) ESPN
September 21, 2007 Ruhrstadion, Bochum VfL Bochum 0–0 BL ESPN
September 26, 2007 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt Karlsruher SC 0–1 BL ESPN
September 30, 2007 Stadion der Freundschaft, Cottbus FC Energie Cottbus 2–2 BL Amanatidis (2,1 pen) ESPN
October 7, 2007 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 BL Kyrgiakos (2) ESPN
October 12, 2007 Stadion am Schönbusch, Aschaffenburg Viktoria Aschaffenburg 5–1 F Mahdavikia, Chris, Köhler, Toski, Heller eintracht-archiv.de
October 20, 2007 EasyCredit-Stadion, Nuremberg 1. FC Nürnberg 1–5 BL Takahara ESPN
October 26, 2007 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt Hannover 96 0–0 BL ESPN
October 31, 2007 Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund Borussia Dortmund 1–2 GC Amanatidis eintracht-archiv.de
November 3, 2007 Allianz Arena, Munich FC Bayern Munich 0–0 BL ESPN
November 10, 2007 Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund Borussia Dortmund 1–1 BL Amanatidis ESPN
November 15, 2007 Nidda-Sportfeld, Bad Vilbel FV Bad Vilbel 8–1 F Fink, Köhler, Russ, Hess (4), Galm eintracht-archiv.de
November 24, 2007 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt VfB Stuttgart 1–4 BL Köhler ESPN
December 1, 2007 Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 BL Chris, Fink ESPN
December 8, 2007 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt FC Schalke 04 2–2 BL Toski, Amanatidis ESPN
December 16, 2007 MSV Arena, Duisburg MSV Duisburg 1–0 BL Amanatidis ESPN
January 4, 2008 Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt Kickers Offenbach 2–3 IT Fenin, Köhler eintracht-archiv.de
January 4, 2008 Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt SV Wehen 4–2 IT Galm, Russ, Toski, Hess eintracht-archiv.de
January 4, 2008 Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt FSV Mainz 05 2–0 IT (semi-final match) Toski, Köhler eintracht-archiv.de
January 4, 2008 Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt SV Wehen 3–3 (5–6 PSO) IT (final match) Inamoto, Russ, Ochs eintracht-archiv.de
January 5, 2008 SAP Arena, Mannheim TSG Hoffenheim 4–4 IT Galm, Hess, Russ, Fink eintracht-archiv.de
January 5, 2008 SAP Arena, Mannheim Kickers Offenbach 0–0 IT eintracht-archiv.de
January 5, 2008 SAP Arena, Mannheim Karlsruher SC 3–4 IT (semi-final match) Köhler (2), Russ eintracht-archiv.de
January 5, 2008 SAP Arena, Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim 4–0 IT (third place play-off) Köhler, Russ, Galm, Ochs eintracht-archiv.de
January 10, 2008 TBA, Portimão 1. FC Nürnberg 1–1 F Amanatidis eintracht-archiv.de
January 12, 2008 TBA, Vale do Lobo VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 F Amanatidis eintracht-archiv.de
January 19, 2008 Hermann Löns Stadium, Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 1–1 F Fink eintracht-archiv.de
January 26, 2008 BRITA-Arena, Wiesbaden SV Wehen 2–0 F Amanatidis, Caio eintracht-archiv.de
February 2, 2008 Olympic Stadium, Berlin Hertha BSC Berlin 3–0 BL Fenin (3) ESPN
February 8, 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt Arminia Bielefeld 2–1 BL Amanatidis, Fenin ESPN
February 16, 2008 DKB-Arena, Rostock FC Hansa Rostock 0–1 BL ESPN
February 23, 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt SV Werder Bremen 1–0 BL Amanatidis ESPN
March 2, 2008 HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg Hamburger SV 1–4 BL Kyrgiakos ESPN
March 8, 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt VfL Bochum 1–1 BL Toski ESPN
March 15, 2008 Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC 1–0 BL Fink ESPN
March 20, 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt FC Energie Cottbus 2–1 BL Caio, Russ ESPN
March 25, 2008 Grotenburg-Stadion, Krefeld KFC Uerdingen 05 2–1 F Galm, Weil eintracht-archiv.de
March 29, 2008 BayArena, Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 BL Kießling (og), Mantzios ESPN
April 5, 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt 1. FC Nürnberg 1–3 BL Fink ESPN
April 12, 2008 AWD-Arena, Hanover Hannover 96 1–2 BL Russ ESPN
April 16, 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt FC Bayern Munich 1–3 BL Köhler ESPN
April 22, 2008 Am Sauerborn, Bad Soden SG Bad Soden / FV Neuenhain XI 21–0 F Mahdavikia (4), Mantzios (3), Caio (3), Amanatidis (5, 2 pen), Weissenberger, Mössmer, Fink (3) eintracht-archiv.de
April 25, 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt Borussia Dortmund 1–1 BL Köhler ESPN
May 3, 2008 Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart 1–4 BL Amanatidis ESPN
May 7, 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 BL Amanatidis (pen), Weissenberger ESPN
May 10, 2008 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen FC Schalke 04 0–1 BL ESPN
May 17, 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt MSV Duisburg 4–2 BL Amanatidis, Fenin (2), Heller ESPN

Key:

  • BL = Bundesliga
  • GC = German Cup (DFB-Pokal)
  • F = Friendly match
  • IT = Indoor tournament

Notes edit

  1. ^ Nikolov was born in Erbach im Odenwald, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Macedonia (now North Macedonia) internationally and made his international debut for Macedonia in September 1998.
  2. ^ Ljubičić was born in Hanau, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally and represented Croatia at U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20 and U-21 level.
  3. ^ Tsoumou was born in Brazzaville, the Congo, but was raised in Germany from the age of 10 and represented Germany at U-18 and U-19 level before making his international debut for the Congo in September 2017.
  4. ^ Toski was born in Gjilan, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but was raised in Germany and represented Germany at U-19 level before making his international debut for Kosovo in March 2014.
  5. ^ Streit was born in Bucharest, Romania, but was raised in Germany and represented Germany at U-16, U-17, U-18 and B level.
  6. ^ Chandler was born in Frankfurt, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent the United States internationally through his father and made his international debut for the United States in March 2011.
  7. ^ Cincotta was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, but was raised in Germany and also qualified to represent Italy internationally through his father, and represented Germany at U-17, U-19 and U-20 level before making his international debut for Guatemala in 2015.
  8. ^ Tosun was born in Wetzlar, Germany, and represented Germany at U-16, U-18, U-19 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented Turkey at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Turkey in October 2013.

Sources edit

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