The East Germany Olympic football team, recognized as Germany DR by FIFA, was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of East Germany for Olympic football events, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany.
After German reunification in 1990, the Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR (DFV), and with it the East German team, joined the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB).
Summer Olympics record Gold medalists Silver medalists Bronze medalists
Summer OlympicsQualificationYearHostRoundSquad1960Did not qualifyPR2002141964Bronze medal6411124SquadR274211461968Did not qualifyF43011461972Bronze medal7412239SquadR24310701976Gold medal5410102Squad1st6420911980Silver medal6411122SquadQualified as holders1984Qualified but withdrew1st86111451988Did not qualify2nd8431125Total2416485717—3924967127
Honours Major competitions Olympic Games Gold medal (1): 1976 Silver medal (1): 1980 Bronze medal (2): 1964, 1972
Friendly Malta International Football Tournament Champions (1): 1988
See also East Germany national football team East Germany national under-21 football team Germany Olympic football team
Notes
External links DFB statistics of the national team (contains information on East Germany caps and goalscorers) RSSSF archive of East Germany results RSSSF history of East Germany national team RSSSF record of East Germany international caps and goals