History
The team climbed up out of local league play into the Amateurliga Niedersachsen (II) in the early 50s and by the middle of the decade was playing the first division Oberliga Nord. They earned only lower table results and were relegated in 1960. Eintracht returned briefly to the top flight two seasons later, but following the formation of the Bundesliga, Germany's first professional league, in 1963, settled firmly into what had become third division play in the Amateurliga. The club's best results came in the 70s; they captured the Niedersachsenpokal (Lower Saxony Cup) in 1974, earned a second place result in the Amateurliga in 1975, and made appearances in DFB Pokal (German Cup) play in 1975, 1978, 1979, and 1981. This was followed by a slide that ended in relegation to the Verbandsliga Niedersachsen (IV) in 1981. The club made a re-appearance in third tier competition in the Oberliga Nord in 1990 but fell to the Verbandsliga Niedersachsen West (V) by 1994. Since then Eintracht has largely played fourth division football in the Oberliga Niedersachsen/Bremen or Oberliga Nord, with the exception of a three season turn in the Regionalliga Nord (III) in the late 90s.
Forward Gert Goolkate was the top goalscorer in Oberliga play across the country in the 2004–05 season with 44 goals.
Eintracht plays its home matches in the Eintracht-Stadion am Heideweg which has a capacity of 7,500.
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