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East Germany
Nickname(s)"Weltmeister in Freundschaftsspielen" (World champion in friendly games)
AssociationDeutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR — DFV
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
FIFA codeGDR
First colours
Second colours
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances4 (first in 1964)
Best resultGold Medal, 1976
Medal record
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Team
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team

The East Germany Olympic football team, recognized as Germany DR by FIFA, was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of East Germany, 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).

Overall record

Year Round Position Pld Won Drawn* Lost GF GA
Finland 1952 Did not enter
Australia 1956 Withdrew
Italy 1960 Did not qualify
Japan 1964 Bronze medal
(as United Team of Germany) 		3rd 6 4 1 1 12 4
Mexico 1968 Did not qualify
West Germany 1972 Bronze medal (Shared) 3rd (Shared) 7 4 1 2 23 9
Canada 1976 Gold medal 1st 5 4 1 0 10 2
Soviet Union 1980 Silver medal 2nd 6 4 1 1 12 2
United States 1984 Withdrew
South Korea 1988 Did not qualify
Total 1 Gold Medal, 1 Silver medal, 2 Bronze medal 4/10 24 16 4 4 57 17

See also

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