East Germany Olympic football 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.
| Nickname(s) | "Weltmeister in Freundschaftsspielen" (World champion in friendly games) | ||
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| Association | Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR — DFV | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| FIFA code | GDR | ||
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| Summer Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1964) | ||
| Best result | Gold Medal, 1976 | ||
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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).
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