Eintracht Frankfurt wants to register U23 as the second team again

Abolished in 2014

Eintracht Frankfurt is reintroducing a second team after eight years. According to the club, the SBU received approval from the Hessian Football Association (HFV) on Monday. A week ago, the “Adlerträger” had made their project public. The Bundesliga club primarily wants to increase the permeability of talent from their own youth into the professional team. The club discontinued its U23s after the 2013/14 season. Eintracht Frankfurt II will therefore compete in the Hessenliga from the 2022/23 season.

“For our further strategic orientation in the youth field and as a transition to the professional team, it is important to have a strong foundation,” explained sporting director Markus Krösche. “But it is not only important that young talents have the opportunity to play in competitive men’s football week after week and can thus take the next steps in their development, but also of great importance that young prospective players from the first team who are not yet part of the regular squad, gain game and competition practice at the highest possible level.”

With the approval, “the formal course has now been set in order to be able to further advance the promotion of young people at Eintracht Frankfurt. In terms of future direction, the reintroduction of a second team is a milestone for Eintracht Frankfurt,” said Krösche

The Hessian Football Association (HFV) has approved the application for a second team. #SGE pic.twitter.com/k2KISNo2uv

— EF performance center (@eintracht_lz) February 21, 2022

Note: A first version of this article appeared on Transfermarkt on February 14 at 7:20 p.m

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