East Germany

Nickname(s)	"Weltmeister in Freundschaftsspielen" (World champion in friendly games)
Association	Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR — DFV
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
FIFA code	GDR
First colours Second colours
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances	4 (first in 1964)
Best result	Gold Medal, 1976
Medal record 1976 Montreal Team 1980 Moscow Team 1964 Tokyo Team 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 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).

Overall record

Summer Olympic Games record											Qualifications record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1952	did not enter										did not enter						—
1956	Withdrew										Withdrew						1956
1960	did not qualify										2	1	0	1	1	4	1960
1964[a]	Bronze Medal	3rd	6	4	1	1	12	4	Squad		7	4	2	1	14	6	1964
1968	did not qualify										6	5	0	1	16	6	1968
1972	Bronze Medal	3rd	7	4	1	2	23	9	Squad		4	3	1	0	7	0	1972
1976	Gold Medal	1st	5	4	1	0	10	2	Squad		6	4	2	0	9	1	1976
1980	Silver Medal	2nd	6	4	1	1	12	2	Squad		Qualified as defending champions						1980
1984	Withdrew										Withdrew						1984
1988	did not qualify										8	4	3	1	12	5	1988
Total	1 Gold Medal	4/10	24	16	4	4	57	17	–		33	21	8	4	59	22	—