Buy Eintracht Frankfurt vs FC Koln for the 2026/27 season and the date to work to is Saturday 17 October 2026, kick-off 15:30 local time at Deutsche Bank Park. Matchday six brings a fixture with sixty-three years of Bundesliga history behind it, first played at this ground on 12 October 1963. Eintracht Frankfurt vs FC Koln tickets sit against a membership base of roughly 155,000 people competing for 59,500 places, which is the real constraint on any Frankfurt home fixture.
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The two clubs have met forty-nine times in the Bundesliga in Frankfurt. The hosts lead that record 22-13, with fourteen draws, though the last four league meetings at the ground have all finished level. Anyone following Eintracht Frankfurt through the campaign will recognise the shape of it: tight games, big crowds, very little reaching open sale.
For a buyer the decision that matters is terrace or seat. Deutsche Bank Park runs one of the largest standing curves in European football alongside conventional seating on both long sides. The price gap between the two is wider here than at most grounds. Settle that first.
FC Koln travel in numbers that few Bundesliga clubs match. They finished fourteenth in 2025/26 on 32 points in their first season back after promotion, which tells you little about how many people follow them to Hesse. Cologne is under two hours away by train, so this is one of the more accessible away days on their calendar.
The Frankfurt side of the equation is arithmetic. Around 155,000 members chase 59,500 places, a ratio that makes Eintracht the fourth largest club in Germany by membership. The member priority window absorbs most of what season-card holders release, so general sale for any fixture people actually want is short.
The Nordwestkurve is the specific pressure point. Standing places on the terrace start at roughly thirteen to fifteen euros at face value, the lowest-priced inventory in the building, sitting in its most atmospheric corner. Those go first on every fixture regardless of opponent, which is why the terrace is almost never the section still available a fortnight out.
Then there is the visiting allocation. German league practice reserves up to a tenth of capacity for the away club, with the Ostkurve blocks set aside here fitted throughout with safe standing rails. A club with Koln's following fills what it is given, which removes several thousand places before Frankfurt sell a seat to a neutral.
Scarcity is compounded by how the calendar has fallen. Koln spent 2024/25 in the second division, so this is only the second league meeting at Deutsche Bank Park in three years. Fixtures that return after an absence sell differently from the ones that come round every season.
The 15:30 Saturday slot adds to it. That window is shared with four or five other Bundesliga matches, so it is the default day out for the regional audience across Hesse rather than a scheduling problem to work around. It also suits a day trip from the Rhineland, which is exactly the catchment this particular visitor draws from.
Yes, though the club's own route is the hard one. Frankfurt run the standard German sequence: season-card holders confirm or release, members buy in a priority window, then whatever survives reaches free sale. With a membership base that size, free sale is short and heavily oversubscribed.
Joining does not solve it either. Membership buys access to future priority windows rather than to this one. Terrace Dauerkarten in the Nordwestkurve are held tightly and passed down, because they pair the lowest price in the ground with its most sought-after position. Turnover among those holders is minimal.
A resale marketplace works on the other side of that sequence. Season-card holders who cannot make a particular Saturday release their places, which is how seats in blocks that never reach public sale become available at all. Building a weekend in Frankfurt around a general sale window that may produce nothing is the alternative, so a confirmed place converts an uncertain plan into a fixed one.
Groups need to think about it differently again. The Nordwestkurve terrace cannot hold a group together in any meaningful sense, since places there are unreserved and the curve fills by arrival order. Anyone buying for four or more who wants to sit together should be looking at the seated blocks, where the block and row are printed on the ticket.
Five variables set the number on a Deutsche Bank Park listing. Stand position is the floor, because the terrace and the main-stand seating sit at opposite ends of the same fixture. Demand adjusts it for the opponent. Fixture timing matters, since a Saturday afternoon draws more casual buyers than a Friday night.
Competition context lifts everything when league position is at stake. Hospitality then runs on a separate scale entirely.
For the top of the market, the visit of Bayern Munich to Deutsche Bank Park prices well clear of this one. Koln sit in the band below: a well-supported visitor rather than the fixture that empties the calendar.
| Ticket Type | Resale Price Range | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace and upper tier behind the goals | £35 – £80 | Atmosphere, lower budgets | Nordwestkurve standing plus the seated tier above it, unreserved on the terrace itself |
| Longside standard, upper tier | £70 – £130 | Reading the shape of the game | Upper blocks on both long sides, full view of both penalty areas |
| Lower tier, central | £115 – £200 | Proximity to the play | Pitch level at the halfway line, main camera side, nearest the benches |
| Premium seating | £200 – £360+ | Comfort with lounge access | Business seating in the central main-stand blocks, indoor space before kick-off and at half-time |
| Hospitality and VIP | £260 – £700+ | Groups, corporate guests, occasion buyers | Catering and drinks alongside the seat, separate entry away from the main turnstiles |
Prices reflect typical resale ranges and may change as demand and availability shift closer to the match.
The ground is a continuous two-tier bowl with named sections rather than four separate stands. The Nordwestkurve is the home terrace, safe standing throughout, the loudest part of the stadium and the home of Eintracht's organised support. The Ostkurve sits at the opposite end and carries the visiting section.
The two long sides were renamed after club legends and are now the Bernd-Hölzenbein-Tribüne and the Jürgen-Grabowski-Tribüne, between them holding the main-stand seating plus the business areas. Blocks are numbered rather than lettered, so a listing tells you the section and the tier together. A full breakdown of blocks by tier sits on the Deutsche Bank Park seating plan.
| Area | What It Suits | Pricing Bracket | Guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordwestkurve, lower terrace | Noise, flags, standing culture | £35 – £75 | Unreserved with safe standing rails, so position depends entirely on arrival time. Not the place for a first visit with a fixed plan |
| Nordwestkurve, upper tier | The atmosphere without standing | £45 – £90 | Seated directly above the terrace, so the sound carries while you keep an allocated place |
| Bernd-Hölzenbein-Tribüne, lower central | The closest view of the play | £115 – £200 | Halfway line at pitch level, main camera side, quickest access to the concourse |
| Bernd-Hölzenbein-Tribüne, upper | Comfort with a complete view | £85 – £150 | Elevated main-stand angle, covered, the easiest section to fill for a pair or a four |
| Jürgen-Grabowski-Tribüne | Touchline viewing at a lower outlay | £70 – £130 | Facing the main stand, a similar angle for consistently less money |
| Ostkurve, blocks 17 to 21 | Travelling Koln support only | Set by the visiting club | Away section across both tiers, seated and standing, safe standing rails throughout |
Neutral buyers and anyone undecided should look at the Jürgen-Grabowski-Tribüne rather than the terrace. The view of the pitch matches the main stand for less money, plus you hold an allocated seat rather than a position won by queueing. The sound from the Nordwestkurve reaches you across the width of the pitch. Listings for other fixtures at the ground are grouped under Deutsche Bank Park.
| Hospitality Option | Typical Buyer | Main Appeal |
|---|---|---|
| Business seat | Couples, solo travellers marking the trip | Padded central seat with lounge access before kick-off and at half-time |
| Lounge package | Corporate pairs, guests being hosted | Seated meal, drinks service and an indoor base for the full afternoon |
| Private box | Groups of roughly eight to twenty | Enclosed space with catering, dedicated entrance, no queueing on the concourse |
| Package with parking | Buyers driving in from Hesse or the Rhineland | Reserved parking alongside the seat, worth having when the forest car parks fill early |
Frankfurt's hospitality sits inside the main-stand structure rather than in a separate building, a consequence of the ground being rebuilt as a football-only stadium in the mid-2000s. The walk from table to seat takes under a minute, so a package does not cost you the build-up in the way an off-site marquee can.
Scale works in a buyer's favour here. A 59,500 bowl carries more premium inventory than a mid-sized Bundesliga ground, so hospitality tends to survive later into the sales cycle than terrace or upper-tier seating. For this fixture it is usually the category still holding stock in the final fortnight.
| Delivery Type | What to Confirm |
|---|---|
| Mobile transfer | That the transfer is accepted on your phone before you travel, since German clubs release digital tickets close to matchday |
| E-ticket PDF | That you hold a saved file plus a printed copy, because barcode scanning at a busy turnstile is quicker from paper |
| Local collection in Frankfurt | The collection window, the address and whether photo identification is needed at handover |
| Courier to a home or hotel address | That the address is right and somebody can sign, which is the weak point for a hotel booked for the same day |
Read the listing notes before committing. They set out the delivery method, the expected timing and any identification requirement, which is the difference between walking in and standing outside. Bring valid photo identification: Germany runs no national supporter card scheme, though identification matching the ticket can be requested on concessions and at higher-risk fixtures.
One detail worth knowing before you plan the journey. A valid match ticket includes free travel across the RMV, NVV and VRN networks, which covers most of Hesse, so the ticket in your phone is also the fare to the ground. Charge the phone accordingly, because a flat battery costs you both the seat and the train.
1BoxOffice has traded as a verified marketplace since 2006 and backs every order with a 150% money-back guarantee, so the sequence below is the whole of it.
Step1
Decide terrace or seat first
This is the fork that matters at Deutsche Bank Park. The Nordwestkurve lower tier is standing with no allocated position, while every seated block gives you a numbered place. Filtering on price alone tends to put people on the terrace without meaning to.
Step2
Set up your buyer profile
Browsing works without signing in, though you will need to create an account to complete an order or save a search. Doing it in advance saves minutes at the point where minutes decide which block you end up in.
Step3
Filter by quantity before anything else
Set the number of places first. Listings that cannot be split to your group size drop out immediately, which stops you planning around a set of four that was only ever sold as a pair.
Step4
Read the section name, not just the number
Nordwestkurve means the home end. Ostkurve means the visiting end. The two Tribüne names cover the long sides. The section tells you more about the afternoon than the block number does.
Step5
Compare both long sides before deciding
The two touchline stands give a near-identical angle on the play. One usually sits a full band below the other for that view, so run the comparison rather than defaulting to the main stand because the name is familiar.
Step6
Match the delivery method to your trip
Mobile transfer suits anyone arriving the day before. Courier delivery needs a reliable address. Local collection works if you reach Frankfurt with time in hand. Pick the method that fits your itinerary rather than reshaping the trip around the ticket.
Step7
Finish the order in one sitting
Listings on a well-supported fixture move while you deliberate. Once the section, the quantity and the delivery method all work, complete the purchase instead of opening a second tab to keep looking.
Step8
Follow the order through to delivery
Use track order to watch the status from confirmation to the ticket reaching you. A confirmed order still undelivered a few weeks out is normal in Germany, where clubs issue digital tickets late by design.
Frankfurt is the easiest German city to reach from outside Europe, with the country's largest airport twenty minutes from the centre and rail connections in every direction. The stadium sits in the Stadtwald south-west of the city. Take the S7, S8 or S9 from Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof to Stadion, which leaves a walk of roughly 800 metres through the forest to the turnstiles, or use tram 21, which serves the ground directly. Matchday driving is discouraged and the forest car parks fill early.
For delivery, mobile transfer or a courier to your hotel are the two methods that suit an overseas buyer. A local collection point works if you land during the day. Seats together are worth requesting rather than assuming, because sets of three or more thin out faster than singles on a fixture with this much travelling support.
Build flexibility into the date. Bundesliga kick-off times within a matchday window are confirmed several weeks ahead, though broadcast selections can move a fixture between the Saturday and the Sunday, so refundable travel is sensible on a trip built around one match. Anyone wanting the return instead can look at FC Koln vs Eintracht Frankfurt in February.
This is not a derby, though it is one of the Bundesliga's oldest pairings. Both clubs were founder members in 1963 and they have met in every season since where both held their place, which is fewer than you might expect: Koln have spent eight separate spells in the second division, Frankfurt three. Forty-nine league meetings in Frankfurt is the product of sixty-three years with gaps in it.
The balance at this ground favours the hosts. Frankfurt have won twenty-two and lost thirteen, scoring 94 against 72, a home record that has survived both clubs' worst decades. The pattern that has not survived is the decisive result: the last four Bundesliga meetings in Frankfurt have all been drawn, three of them 1-1, which is a run without precedent in the fixture.
The lopsided scorelines cluster in one period. Between 1973 and 1982, when both clubs were at or near their strongest, Frankfurt won seven of ten home meetings and scored thirty goals across them, including the 5-0 and two separate 4-0 wins. Koln were German champions in 1977/78 and Frankfurt were winning DFB-Pokal finals in the same era, so these were not one-sided fixtures on paper. They simply produced one-sided afternoons at this ground.
Both clubs carry serious history into it. Koln were German champions in 1962, took the inaugural Bundesliga title in 1963/64 and did the double in 1977/78, adding four DFB-Pokal wins along the way. Frankfurt hold the 1959 German championship, five DFB-Pokal titles plus two European trophies, the 1980 UEFA Cup and the 2022 Europa League. Between them that is more silverware than most fixtures in the division can claim.
All figures below cover Bundesliga meetings at the Waldstadion, now Deutsche Bank Park, with Eintracht Frankfurt as hosts. Away fixtures in Cologne, DFB-Pokal ties, second-division meetings and the pre-Bundesliga championship rounds are excluded.
| Metric | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 49 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt wins | 22 |
| FC Koln wins | 13 |
| Draws | 14 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt goals | 94 |
| FC Koln goals | 72 |
| Biggest Eintracht Frankfurt win | 5-0 |
| Biggest FC Koln win | 1-5 |
| First Bundesliga meeting in scope | 12 October 1963 |
| Most recent meeting in scope | 5 April 2026 |
Figures compiled from the match-by-match record below, cross-referenced against the worldfootball.net Bundesliga archive and fussballdaten.de club balance records.
Every Bundesliga match between the clubs at this ground, newest first, with Frankfurt's score given first.
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 05 Apr 2026 | 2-2 |
| 03 Sep 2023 | 1-1 |
| 21 Aug 2022 | 1-1 |
| 25 Sep 2021 | 1-1 |
| 14 Feb 2021 | 2-0 |
| 18 Dec 2019 | 2-4 |
| 10 Feb 2018 | 4-2 |
| 05 Nov 2016 | 1-0 |
| 12 Sep 2015 | 6-2 |
| 04 Oct 2014 | 3-2 |
| 07 May 2011 | 0-2 |
| 30 Jan 2010 | 1-2 |
| 07 Feb 2009 | 2-2 |
| 22 Oct 2005 | 6-3 |
| 25 Oct 2003 | 2-0 |
| 27 Jan 2001 | 1-5 |
| 18 Nov 1995 | 1-0 |
| 20 Aug 1994 | 0-0 |
| 19 Nov 1993 | 0-3 |
| 27 Feb 1993 | 2-1 |
| 15 Feb 1992 | 1-2 |
| 22 Sep 1990 | 1-0 |
| 12 May 1990 | 3-1 |
| 19 Aug 1988 | 1-0 |
| 17 Oct 1987 | 1-1 |
| 28 Feb 1987 | 1-2 |
| 07 Dec 1985 | 2-2 |
| 27 Oct 1984 | 1-4 |
| 14 Apr 1984 | 0-2 |
| 30 Oct 1982 | 3-0 |
| 06 Feb 1982 | 4-2 |
| 11 Apr 1981 | 4-0 |
| 24 Nov 1979 | 3-0 |
| 14 Apr 1979 | 1-4 |
| 05 Nov 1977 | 2-2 |
| 29 Jan 1977 | 4-0 |
| 15 May 1976 | 2-2 |
| 23 May 1975 | 3-2 |
| 05 Jan 1974 | 2-1 |
| 19 May 1973 | 5-0 |
| 21 Aug 1971 | 2-2 |
| 20 Mar 1971 | 1-1 |
| 06 Dec 1969 | 0-0 |
| 15 Mar 1969 | 1-2 |
| 11 Nov 1967 | 1-2 |
| 27 Aug 1966 | 4-0 |
| 18 Mar 1966 | 0-0 |
| 17 Oct 1964 | 1-4 |
| 12 Oct 1963 | 2-1 |
Gaps in the sequence reflect seasons when the clubs were not in the same division. Koln were in the second tier for 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2018/19 and 2024/25, Frankfurt for 1996/97, 1997/98 and 2011/12, with both down together in 2002/03 and 2004/05.
No. Membership only governs the club's own priority windows. A verified marketplace sells places released by season-card holders, which is where seats in the reserved blocks come from.
In the Ostkurve, across both tiers, in blocks numbered from 17 to 21. Visiting colours are not welcome in home areas, so buy a home place only if you are content to watch quietly.
The lower tier is a standing terrace with safe standing rails and no allocated position, which is why capacity drops for all-seater internationals. The tier above it is conventional seating.
Yes. A valid match ticket includes travel across the RMV, NVV and VRN networks, which covers most of Hesse, so no separate fare is needed to reach the ground.
Ninety minutes is comfortable for an allocated seat, allowing for the walk through the forest from the station. Terrace holders should aim earlier, because position there is settled purely by arrival order.
Sources: worldfootball.net Bundesliga head-to-head archive; fussballdaten.de club balance records; official club records and seating plans published by Eintracht Frankfurt and 1. FC Koln; Deutsche Bank Park stadium information; Bundesliga match records; RMV regional transport information.