List of East Germany national football team hat-tricks

This page is a list of the hat-tricks scored for the East Germany national football team. From East Germany's first international match on 21 September 1952 against Poland to their last on 12 September 1990 against Belgium, there were fifteen recorded hat-tricks. The first international hat-trick was scored by Günter Schröter against Norway in an international friendly in 1958. Günter Schröter, alongside Henning Frenzel and Martin Hoffmann, holds the record for most hat-tricks scored by an East German player with two. The most goals scored in a single game is four, a record jointly held by Heino Kleiminger against Ceylon and Hans-Jürgen Kreische against Luxembourg.

Hat-tricks scored by East Germany Scores and results list East Germany's goal tally first. Player DateOpponentVenueGoalsResultCompetition 1Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway3 – (6', 36', 44')5–6Friendly2 (2)Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany3 – (8', 56', 88')4–1Friendly3Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Ceylon4 – (1', 40', 62', 88')12–1Friendly4Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Ceylon3 – (20', 47', 89')12–1Friendly5Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany3 – (62', 78', 85')4–3UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying6 (2)Ostseestadion, Rostock, East Germany3 – (6', 32', 59')7–0Friendly7Hans-Jürgen KreischeStade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg4 – (29', 36', 39', 78')5–0UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying8ESV-Stadion, Ingolstadt, East Germany3 – (39', 51', 89')7–01972 Summer Olympics9Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, Canada3 – (37', 59', 84')7–1Friendly10Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion, Potsdam, East Germany3 – (63' pen, 79', 82')9–01978 FIFA World Cup qualification11Martin HoffmannKarl-Liebknecht-Stadion, Potsdam, East Germany3 – (2', 44', 84')9–01978 FIFA World Cup qualification12Martin Hoffmann (2)Stadion der Weltjugend, East Berlin, East Germany3 – (11', 75', 80')5–2UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying13Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg3 – (60', 76', 81')5–01986 FIFA World Cup qualification14Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland3 – (37', 69', 88')6–0UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying15Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany3 – (17', 31', 66')3–2Friendly

Hat-tricks conceded by East Germany Scores and results list East Germany's goal tally first. Player DateOpponentVenueGoalsResultCompetition 1Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest, Romania3 – (23', 32', 43')1–3Friendly2Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales3 – (38', 44', 37' pen)1–41958 FIFA World Cup qualification3Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway4 – (9', 24', 34', 47')5–6Friendly4Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary3 – (9', 48', 50')1–3UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying5Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria3 – (2', 23' pen, 61')0–31990 FIFA World Cup qualification

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