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| Full name | Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V. | ||
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| Nickname | Die Löwen (The Lions) | ||
| Founded | 15 December 1895; 129 years ago (1895-12-15) | ||
| Ground | Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig | ||
| Capacity | 23,325 | ||
| President | Nicole Kumpis | ||
| Head coach | Heiner Backhaus | ||
| League | 2. Bundesliga | ||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga, 16th of 18 | ||
| Website | eintracht.com | ||
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Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known asEintracht Braunschweig (German pronunciation:[ˈaɪntʁaxtˈbʁaʊnʃvaɪk]) orBTSV (IPA:[ˌbeːteːʔɛsˈfaʊ]), is a Germanfootball andsports club based inBraunschweig,Lower Saxony. They compete in the2. Bundesliga, the second tier of theGerman football pyramid, and have played home games at the 24,406-capacityEintracht-Stadion since 1923.
Established in 1895 asFuCC Eintracht 1895, the club was a founding member of theGerman Football Association (DFB) in 1900. They enjoyed regional success before World War II, winning theNorthern German Championship in 1908 and 1913. After the war, Braunschweig re-established itself in the Oberliga Nord and was among the original 16 clubs admitted to theinaugural Bundesliga season in 1963. Their golden era came in the 1960s and 1970s, when they were crowned Bundesliga champions in1966–67 under managerHelmut Johannsen and finished third in1976-77.
Braunchschweig were a Bundesliga mainstay until their relegation in1985, following which they have spent decadesoscillating between the second and third tiers. The club survived a financial crisis and near-relegation to the fourth tier in the late 2000s. A dramatic resurgence under managerTorsten Lieberknecht saw their promotion to the Bundesliga in 2013 after a 28-year absence, though the return lasted just one season. In recent years, the club has remained a yo-yo side between the 2. Bundesliga and3. Liga.
NicknamedDie Löwen (The Lions) for the red lion on their crest, Braunschweig's traditional blue and yellow kit colours are derived from the flag of theDuchy of Brunswick. Their longest-standing and fiercest rivalry is withHannover 96, against whom they contest theLower Saxony derby.
Eintracht Braunschweig was founded as the football andcricket club FuCC Eintracht 1895 in 1895, became FC Eintracht von 1895 in 1906, and then SV Eintracht in 1920.[1]
The team has a colourful history and it quickly became one of northern Germany's favourite sides. In 1900, Eintracht Braunschweig was among thefounding members of theGerman Football Association (DFB).[1] It enjoyed success early on, playing in the upper-tier league, winning theNorthern German championship in 1908 and 1913, and placing three players on theGermany national team by 1914. Under theThird Reich, the team played in theGauliga Niedersachsen and managed two appearances in thenational final rounds. According to a book about theMassaker von Prerau, the mass murdererKarol Pazúr played for Eintracht Braunschweig in 1940.[2] In1942–43, Eintracht Braunschweig went into the national championship play-offs as one of the favourites.[3] The team under managerGeorg "Schorsch" Knöpfle had just won the newly formedGauliga Südhannover-Braunschweig with a record of 17 wins and 1 draw in 18 games, scoring 146 goals in the process. After a convincing 5–1 win overVictoria Hamburg in the first round, the draw saw the club paired with the other favourites for the title,Helmut Schön'sDresdner SC. Dresden won the game held inDresden with 4–0, and subsequently won the German championship, with an undefeated season.[4]
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As part of thedenazification of Germany afterWorld War II, theBritish authorities dissolved all previously existing sports clubs in Braunschweig and demanded the creation of a single, united sports club for the city. As such, Eintracht Braunschweig was merged into the new clubTSV Braunschweig on 2 November 1945.[1] TSV Braunschweig finally took on the club's current name,Braunschweiger TSV Eintracht von 1895, on 1 April 1949.[citation needed]
The club continued to play in the top division – now theOberliga Nord – after the war, except a single season (1952–53) spent in tier II. The side was touched by tragedy in 1949 when goalkeeper Gustav Fähland died of internal bleeding a few days after being injured during a game in a collision with aWerder Bremen striker.[5] Another appearance in the final round of the national championship came in1958.[citation needed]
Eintracht Braunschweig's consistently high standard of play and financial stability helped it to become one of the16 teams selected out of a group of 46 applicants for play in theBundesliga, the new federal professional league formed in 1963. Once again the side enjoyed early success, winning the national title in the1966–67 season under managerHelmuth Johannsen with solid defensive play. That championship team gave up only 27 goals against, which stood as a Bundesliga record until bettered by Werder Bremen in 1988.[6] Another ten players joined the national side from the team, mostly through the 1960s and 1970s.
The club was hit by tragedy again during the winter break of the1968–69 season when forwardJürgen Moll, aged 29 at the time, and his wife died in a car accident. Two charity matches were played for the benefit of the Molls' children, the first featured West Germany's1954 FIFA World Cup-winning squad in the line-up of thetournament's final, and the second saw a combined squad of Eintracht Braunschweig and rivalsHannover 96 take on a Bundesliga all-star team.[7]
The club found itself embroiled in theBundesliga scandal of 1971, but with a somewhat unusual twist. Several players accepted payments totalling 40,000DM – not to underperform and so lose or tie a game, but rather to put out an extra effort to win.[8] Ultimately, two players were suspended and another ten were fined.
In 1973, in the face of some opposition from the league, Braunschweig became the first Bundesliga side to sport a sponsor logo on its jerseys – that ofWolfenbüttel-based liquor producerJägermeister. The move paid the team 100,000 DM and introduced a new way of doing business to football that is worth millions today. Other clubs quickly followed suit. Braunschweig's game againstSchalke 04 on 24 March 1973 became the first Bundesliga match to feature a club having sponsorship on its jersey.[9] Jägermeister continued to sponsor the club until 1987, although a later attempt to rename the team "Jägermeister Braunschweig" was finally refused by the DFB in 1983.[10]
Eintracht Braunschweig just missed a second title in1977 when it finished third, one point back of championBorussia Mönchengladbach and just behind second-place finisher Schalke 04 on goal difference. The club made news[tone] after the season by signing 1974 World Cup winnerPaul Breitner fromReal Madrid for a transfer fee of 1.6 million DM. Breitner, however, did not fit into the team at all and was sold toBayern Munich after just one season.[11]
Since the 1985–86 season, the side has played at the tier II and III levels, with the exception of the 2013–14 season. In 1987, Braunschweig set a mark even as they were demoted; it became the only team ever to have been relegated with a positive goal difference. The side counted a casualty in theCold War in the death ofLutz Eigendorf, who fledEast Germany in 1979, where he played forDynamo Berlin, to come to the west to play for1. FC Kaiserslautern. Shortly after his transfer to Braunschweig in 1983, he died in a motor vehicle accident, which was revealed in 2000 as the assassination of a "traitor" arranged by theStasi, East Germany's secret police.[12][13]
The club played in the Bundesliga through to the mid-1980s, having been relegated just twice, playing in the second division in 1973–74 and again in1980–81. During the club's run of 322 games in the Bundesliga from 1963 to 1973, it set a record that still stands by not seeing a single playerred-carded.[14] In1984–85, Eintracht Braunschweig was relegated from the Bundesliga for the third time.
al difference, with 52 goals for and 47 against. After having been stuck in theRegionalliga for most of the 1990s, Eintracht Braunschweig moved constantly between the2. Bundesliga and the Regionalliga during the 2000s. At the end of the2007–08 Regionalliga season, the club was facing a severe crisis, both financially and on the field: Eintracht was in danger of missing out on qualification for Germany's new nationwide third-tier league3. Liga, which would have meant Braunschweig's first ever relegation to the fourth level of theGerman football league system.
However, under new manager Torsten Lieberknecht—who had taken on the role just a few weeks earlier—Eintracht Braunschweig secured qualification for the 3. Liga on the last matchday of the season. Moreover, under Lieberknecht and also newly appointeddirector of footballMarc Arnold, the club continued to steadily improve throughout the next few seasons; a resurgence on and off the field that was widely recognized by the German media.[15][16][17] In2010–11, the team won promotion back to the 2. Bundesliga as champions of the 3. Liga. There, Eintracht Braunschweig re-established itself quickly, finishing the2011–12 season comfortably mid-table. The2012–13 season should prove even more successful: on the second matchday, Braunschweig took over a direct promotion spot and kept it for the rest of the season. On the 31st matchday, the club secured its return to the Bundesliga after 28 years in the second and third divisions with a 1–0 away win overFC Ingolstadt 04.[citation needed]
The team finished the2013–14 Bundesliga season in 18th place and was therefore relegated again after one season in the top-flight. Eintracht Braunschweig had spent most of the season in a relegation spot, but had a chance to stay in the league until the last matchday. However, the club was officially relegated on 10 May 2014 after a 3–1 loss at1899 Hoffenheim. Eintracht came close to a return to the Bundesliga in2016–17: the club finished third in the 2. Bundesliga and qualified for the promotion play-off to the Bundesliga, but lost 2–0 on aggregate toVfL Wolfsburg to remain in the 2. Bundesliga.[citation needed]
On 13 May 2018, Eintracht Braunschweig were relegated to the 3. Liga after a 6–2 loss toHolstein Kiel.[citation needed]
In2018–19, poor performances on the pitch meant that Braunschweig almost got relegated to the fourth tier,Regionalliga Nord, surviving relegation on goal difference. In the following season, the club finished third to be promoted back to the 2. Bundesliga, before being relegated in 2020–21, followed by another promotion after a second-place finish.[citation needed]
Traditionally, Eintracht Braunschweig plays its home games in the colours blue and yellow. These colours are derived from the flag of theDuchy of Brunswick.
        1963–1964 |    1964–1966 | 1966–1971 | 1971–1981 |    1981–1987 |
The club's crest contains a red lion on a white ground. This symbol is derived from thecoat of arms of the city ofBraunschweig, which in turn is based on theinsignia ofHenry the Lion. The club badge went through various different versions during its history, most of the time however, it consisted of a circular badge in blue and yellow, with a red lion on a white shield in the center of the circle.
In 1972–73, Eintracht Braunschweig scrapped the original crest and replaced it with a new design based on the logo of its sponsor,Jägermeister.[18] This was initially done to circumvent the DFB's ban on shirt sponsors – a loophole in those rules allowed to club to put a very close looking symbol on their shirt as long as it was the club's official crest. In 1986, after Jägermeister stopped the sponsorship of the club, Eintracht Braunschweig adopted a new, diamond-shaped logo containing the traditional red lion as well as the club's colours blue and yellow.
In 2011, the club members voted to return to the club's more traditional round crest. In March 2012, the club then presented the new version of the crest, which was adopted as the official logo at the start of the 2012–13 season.[19] For the 2016–17 season, the club wore a special anniversary crest to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the club's 1966–67 Bundesliga title.[20]
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Eintracht Braunschweig plays at theEintracht-Stadion in Braunschweig, built in 1923. Currently the stadium has a capacity of ca. 25,000, during the 1960s it held up to 38,000 people.[21] Before the construction of the Eintracht-Stadion, the club played its home games atSportplatz an der Helmstedter Straße, which held 3,000 people.[21]
Despite spending recent years in the lower divisions, the club's fan support has remained strong: with 21,396 per game, Eintracht Braunschweig had the 24th-highest average attendance of any sports team in Germany during the 2011–12 season.[22]
While friendly fan relations exist with1. FC Magdeburg,[23]Waldhof Mannheim,[24] and Swiss clubBasel,[25] Eintracht Braunschweig has a strong rivalry withHannover 96.[26][27][28][29]
Because ofWolfsburg's immediate proximity to Braunschweig, journalists often report a rivalry withVfL Wolfsburg. Matches between the two are often referred to as a derby. This is denied by the fans of Eintracht Braunschweig as well as those of Hannover 96, who only consider their matches against each other as the only trueLower Saxony derby.[30]
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| Year | Division | Tier | Position |
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| 1963–64 | Bundesliga | I | 11th |
| 1964–65 | Bundesliga | 9th | |
| 1965–66 | Bundesliga | 10th | |
| 1966–67 | Bundesliga | 1st | |
| 1967–68 | Bundesliga | 9th | |
| 1968–69 | Bundesliga | 4th | |
| 1969–70 | Bundesliga | 16th | |
| 1970–71 | Bundesliga | 4th | |
| 1971–72 | Bundesliga | 12th | |
| 1972–73 | Bundesliga | 17th ↓ | |
| 1973–74 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 1st ↑ |
| 1974–75 | Bundesliga | I | 9th |
| 1975–76 | Bundesliga | 5th | |
| 1976–77 | Bundesliga | 3rd | |
| 1977–78 | Bundesliga | 13th | |
| 1978–79 | Bundesliga | 9th | |
| 1979–80 | Bundesliga | 18th ↓ | |
| 1980–81 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 2nd ↑ |
| 1981–82 | Bundesliga | I | 11th |
| 1982–83 | Bundesliga | 15th | |
| 1983–84 | Bundesliga | 9th | |
| 1984–85 | Bundesliga | 18th ↓ | |
| 1985–86 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 12th |
| 1986–87 | 2. Bundesliga | 17th ↓ | |
| 1987–88 | Amateur-Oberliga Nord | III | 1st ↑ |
| 1988–89 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 9th |
| 1989–90 | 2. Bundesliga | 7th | |
| 1990–91 | 2. Bundesliga | 13th | |
| 1991–92 | 2. Bundesliga | 7th | |
| 1992–93 | 2. Bundesliga | 19th ↓ | |
| 1993–94 | Amateur-Oberliga Nord | III | 2nd |
| 1994–95 | Regionalliga Nord | 6th | |
| 1995–96 | Regionalliga Nord | 2nd | |
| 1996–97 | Regionalliga Nord | 2nd | |
| 1997–98 | Regionalliga Nord | 2nd | |
| 1998–99 | Regionalliga Nord | 3rd | |
| 1999–2000 | Regionalliga Nord | 3rd | |
| 2000–01 | Regionalliga Nord | 8th | |
| 2001–02 | Regionalliga Nord | 2nd ↑ | |
| 2002–03 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 15th ↓ |
| 2003–04 | Regionalliga Nord | III | 6th |
| 2004–05 | Regionalliga Nord | 1st ↑ | |
| 2005–06 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 12th |
| 2006–07 | 2. Bundesliga | 18th ↓ | |
| 2007–08 | Regionalliga Nord | III | 10th |
| 2008–09 | 3. Liga | 13th | |
| 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 4th | |
| 2010–11 | 3. Liga | 1st ↑ | |
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 8th |
| 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 2nd ↑ | |
| 2013–14 | Bundesliga | I | 18th ↓ |
| 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 6th |
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 8th | |
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 3rd | |
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 17th ↓ | |
| 2018–19 | 3. Liga | III | 16th |
| 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 3rd ↑ | |
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 17th ↓ |
| 2021–22 | 3. Liga | III | 2nd ↑ |
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 15th |
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 15th | |
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 16th |
| ↑Promoted | ↓Relegated |
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Between 1904 and 1985, Eintracht Braunschweig spent all but three seasons inGermany's top division. Between 1985 and 2013, the club then alternated between the second and third level of the German league pyramid, before returning to the top flight for the first time in 28 years at the end of the 2012–13 season.
2Includes2. Bundesliga Nord (1974–81).
1No championship was played in 1914 and 1915
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| Season | Competition | Round | Nation | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | Result |
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| 1967–68 | European Cup | 1st round |  | Dinamo Tirana | – | – | (w/o) | Win |
| 2nd round |  | Rapid Wien | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | Win | ||
| Quarter-finals |  | Juventus | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–31 | Loss | ||
| 1971–72 | UEFA Cup | 1st round |  | Glentoran | 6–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 | Win |
| 2nd round |  | Atlético Bilbao | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | Win | ||
| 3rd round |  | Ferencváros | 1–1 | 2–5 | 3–6 | Loss | ||
| 1976–77 | UEFA Cup | 1st round |  | Holbæk B&I | 7–0 | 0–1 | 7–1 | Win |
| 2nd round | | Español | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | Loss | ||
| 1977–78 | UEFA Cup | 1st round |  | Dinamo Kiev | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–12 | Win |
| 2nd round |  | Start | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | Win | ||
| 3rd round |  | PSV | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | Loss |
1 Juventus beat Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 in a play-off inBern to reach the semi-finals.
2 Eintracht Braunschweig progressed to the second round on away goals.
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The list includes players with at least 250 games or 50 goals for Eintracht Braunschweig's first team, as well as players with at least one cap for their country's national or Olympic football team. However, players who did not receive any of their caps while playing for Eintracht Braunschweig are only included if they made at least ten appearances for the club.
Holger Aden (1989–1992)Joachim Bäse (1959–1973)Karim Bellarabi (2008–2011, 2013–2014)Mirko Boland (2009–2018)Paul Breitner (1977–1978)Ludwig Bründl (1971–1975)Bernd Buchheister (1985–1993)
Konrad "Otto" Bülte (1903–1911)Bernd Dörfel (1968–1970)Wolfgang Dremmler (1973–1979)Dietmar Erler (1970–1981)Wolfgang Frank (1974–1978)Bernd Franke (1971–1985)Willi Fricke (1938–1952)Bernd Gersdorff (1969–1977)Klaus Gerwien (1961–1974)Wolfgang Grzyb (1966–1978)Friedhelm Haebermann (1969–1978)Otto Harder (1909–1913)Winfried Herz (1951–1961)Reiner Hollmann (1973–1984)Hans Jäcker (1956–1967)Peter Kaack (1963–1973)Dennis Kruppke (2008–2015)Ludwig Lachner (1934–1949)Max Lorenz (1969–1972)Peter Lux (1981–1985, 1990–1993)Erich Maas (1964–1970)Franz Merkhoffer (1968–1984)Jürgen Moll (1957–1968)Harald Nickel (1978–1979)Walter Poppe (1904–1912)Richard Queck (1907–1914)Tobias Rau (1999–2001)Uwe Reinders (1987–1988)Walter Schmidt (1959–1969)Dirk Schuster (1990–1991)Albert Sukop (1930–1948)Werner Thamm (1950–1962)Lothar Ulsaß (1964–1971)Horst Wolter (1961–1972)Ronald Worm (1979–1987)Heinz Wozniakowski (1951–1958)Dieter Zembski (1975–1980)Mushaga Bakenga (2014–2015)
Ihor Belanov (1991–1994)
Magnús Bergs (1984–1985)
Ermin Bičakčić (2012–2014)
Hasse Borg (1977–1983)
Serge Branco (1998–2000)Tommy Christensen (1988–1989)
Daniel Davari (2009–2014)
Fahed Dermech (1999–2000)
Randy Edwini-Bonsu (2011–2013)Omar Elabdellaoui (2013–2014)
Sergei Fokin (1992–2000)
Milton Griffiths (2000–2001)Vegar Eggen Hedenstad (2014–2015)Reinhold Hintermaier (1984–1986)
Alexander Huber (2007)
Rudi Istenič (2001–2002)Simeon Jackson (2013)Bent Jensen (1972–1973)
Bekim Kastrati (2006–2007)
Yahiro Kazama (1988–1989)
Miloš Kolaković (1995–2001)Jameleddine Limam (1990–1991)Mohamed Ali Mahjoubi (1991–1993)
Adam Matuszczyk (2015–2017)
Michél Mazingu-Dinzey (2002–2004)Allan Michaelsen (1972–1974)
Valentin Năstase (2007–2009)Håvard Nielsen (2014–2015)
Phil Ofosu-Ayeh (2015–2017)Nik Omladič (2015–2017)Viktor Pasulko (1993–1996)
Danilo Popivoda (1975–1981)
Horst Rick (1960–1961)
André Schembri (2007–2008)Damir Vrančić (2009–2016)
Josephus Yenay (2000–2001)Ilija Zavišić (1980–1984)
Zhang Chengdong (2012–2013)| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Heiner Backhaus |
| Athletic trainer | Rolf Berghauser |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ronny Teuber |
| Sporting director | Peter Vollmann |
| Physiotherapist | Florian Horn |
| Physiotherapist | Goce Janevski |
| Physiotherapist | Philipp Glawe |
| Club doctor | Florian Brand |
| Club internist | Simon Fitzner |
| Club internist | Andreas Düker |
| Club chiropractor | Dr. Alexander Ruhe |
| Team manager | Holm Stelzer |
| Kit and equipment manager/Bus driver | Christian Skolik |
Caretaker managers initalics.
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The list includes former presidents and chairmen of Eintracht Braunschweig who have their own Wikipedia article.
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As a multi-sports club, Eintracht Braunschweig also has departments forathletics,basketball,chess,darts,field hockey,gymnastics,team handball,swimming andwater polo,tennis andwinter sports. The club was especially successful in athletics and swimming from the 1940s until the 1960s, with the club's athletes, among them the then-current800 metresworld record holderRudolf Harbig, winning over 40 national championships during that period.[35]
The field hockey department historically has been one of Eintracht Braunschweig's most successful sections. Eintracht's women's field hockey team has won numerous titles, mostly during the 1970s.
The list includes current or former players of Eintracht Braunschweig who have won medals at major international tournaments, e.g. theWomen's Hockey World Cup or theSummer Olympics.
Eintracht Braunschweig's ice hockey department was founded in 1981. After years in the lower divisions, the team played its first and only season inGermany's second division, then named1. Liga, in 1997–1998. In 2000, the ice hockey section became independent asEintracht Braunschweig Eissport e.V., and eventually dissolved in 2003.
Eintracht Braunschweig's basketball department was founded in 1956. The club's women's team currently[when?] plays in the2. Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga [de], the second tier of women's basketball in Germany.
The German 2009 drama film66/67: Fairplay Is Over (German:66/67: Fairplay war gestern) tells the story of a group of Eintracht Braunschweighooligans. The title is a reference to Eintracht's championship winning season 1966–67, as well as the name of the fictional supporters club the characters in the film belong to.[36]
In 2008, the Germanjazz funk/hip hop bandJazzkantine produced a musical about Eintracht Braunschweig, titledUnser Eintracht, in cooperation with theStaatstheater Braunschweig.[37]
