Other sports As a multi-sports club, Eintracht Braunschweig also has departments for athletics, basketball, chess, darts, field hockey, gymnastics, team handball, swimming and water polo, tennis and winter sports. The club was especially successful in athletics and swimming from the 1940s until the 1960s, with the club's athletes, among them the then-current 800 metres world record holder Rudolf Harbig, winning over 40 national championships during that period. Field hockey The field hockey department historically has been one of Eintracht Braunschweig's most successful sections. Eintracht's women's field hockey team has won numerous titles, mostly during the 1970s. Honours Bundesliga: Champions: 1965, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 Runners-up: 1964, 1977 German women's championship (indoor): Champions: 1973, 1974, 1975 Runners-up: 1970, 1978, 1983, 2003 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup: Runners-up: 1975, 1976, 1977 Notable players The list includes current or former players of Eintracht Braunschweig who have won medals at major international tournaments, e.g. the Women's Hockey World Cup or the Summer Olympics. Ice hockey Eintracht Braunschweig's ice hockey department was founded in 1981. After years in the lower divisions, the team played its first and only season in Germany's second division, then named 1. Liga, in 1997–1998. In 2000 the ice hockey section became independent as Eintracht Braunschweig Eissport e.V., and eventually dissolved in 2003. Basketball Eintracht Braunschweig's basketball department was founded in 1956. The club's women's team currently plays in the 2. Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga, the second tier of women's basketball in Germany. In popular culture The German 2009 drama film 66/67: Fairplay Is Over () tells the story of a group of Eintracht Braunschweig hooligans. The title is a reference to Eintracht's championship winning season 1966–67, as well as the name of the fictional supporters club the characters in the film belong to. In 2008 the German jazz funk/hip hop band Jazzkantine produced a musical about Eintracht Braunschweig, titled Unser Eintracht, in cooperation with the Staatstheater Braunschweig. Bibliography References External links Official website of the hockey section The Abseits Guide to German Soccer Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in Lower Saxony Association football clubs established in 1895 Eintracht Multi-sport clubs in Germany Athletics clubs in Germany Ice hockey teams in Germany German handball clubs Water polo clubs in Germany Field hockey clubs in Germany Field hockey clubs established in 1895 Women's basketball teams in Germany Basketball teams established in 1956 1895 establishments in Germany 19th-century establishments in the Duchy of Brunswick Organisations