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Eintracht Frankfurt Basketball

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Eintracht Frankfurt Basketball
LeaguesOberliga
Founded1954
LocationFrankfurt am Main, Germany
WebsiteOfficial website

Eintracht Frankfurt Basketball is a German professional sports club located in Frankfurt am Main. The club played three seasons in the Basketball Bundesliga. (1967–69, 1979/80)[1]

It is the men's basketball department of Eintracht Frankfurt, a major multi-sport club.

There is a close cooperation between Eintracht Frankfurt and the nearby Skyliners Frankfurt. To be more competitive, the two clubs have merged their top youth teams.[2]

History

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The club was founded in 1954. In 1966-67 they managed to win promotion to the National League for the following season staying for 2 years.In 1978-79 they won the 2. Basketball Bundesliga and returned to the top flight of German basketball.

Honours

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German Second division

  • Champions (1): 1979

Notable players

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To appear in this section a player must have either:

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

References

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  1. ^ Eintrach Frankfurt e.V. - Historie, Eintracht-Frankfurt.de. Retrieved 19 March 2016. (in German)
  2. ^ Teams der NBBL Südwest - Eintracht Frankfurt / FRAPORT SKYLINERS Archived 2016-09-12 at the Wayback Machine, nbbl-basketball.de. Retrieved 29 March 2016. (in German)
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