Eintracht Braunschweig

Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig (German pronunciation: [ˈaɪntʁaxt ˈbʁaʊnʃvaɪk]) or BTSV (IPA: [ˌbeː teː ʔɛs ˈfaʊ]), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football pyramid, and have played home games at the 24,406-capacity Eintracht-Stadion since 1923.

Established in 1895 as FuCC Eintracht 1895, the club was a founding member of the German Football Association (DFB) in 1900. They enjoyed regional success prior to World War II, winning the Northern 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 the inaugural Bundesliga season in 1963. Their golden era came in the 1960s and 1970s, when they were crowned Bundesliga champions in 1966–67 under manager Helmut Johannsen and finished third in 1976-77.

Braunchschweig were a Bundesliga mainstay until their relegation in 1985, following which they have spent decades oscillating 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 manager Torsten 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 and 3. Liga.

Nicknamed Die Löwen (The Lions) for the red lion on their crest, Braunschweig's traditional blue and yellow kit colours are derived from the flag of the Duchy of Brunswick. Their longest-standing and fiercest rivalry is with Hannover 96, against whom the contest the Lower Saxony derby.