East Germany v France: head-to-head

Clubs from East Germany against clubs from France, counted for the country they played for that season.

Played
28
Results
Goals
39–34
East Germany – France

Key facts

Current run: France: 2 wins in a row

First meeting
18.09.1968 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
3–0, Win
Latest meeting
06.11.1990 · Europe League, Second round
1–0, Loss
Biggest East Germany win
23.11.1977 · Europe League, Third round
4–0, Win
Biggest France win
01.03.1978 · Europe League, Quarter-finals
7–2, Loss

Meetings by season

1968/69: 2 1969/70: 0 1970/71: 0 1971/72: 0 1972/73: 2 1973/74: 0 1974/75: 0 1975/76: 2 1976/77: 0 1977/78: 4 1978/79: 0 1979/80: 0 1980/81: 0 1981/82: 2 1982/83: 2 1983/84: 2 1984/85: 2 1985/86: 0 1986/87: 2 1987/88: 4 1988/89: 0 1989/90: 2 1990/91: 2
Meetings each season
Meetings each season
1968/692
1969/700
1970/710
1971/720
1972/732
1973/740
1974/750
1975/762
1976/770
1977/784
1978/790
1979/800
1980/810
1981/822
1982/832
1983/842
1984/852
1985/860
1986/872
1987/884
1988/890
1989/902
1990/912

By competition

Competition P W D L Goals
Champions League / European Cup 4 1 1 2 3–5
Europa League / UEFA Cup 14 8 1 5 27–23
Cup Winners' Cup 8 2 4 2 5–4
Fairs Cup 2 1 0 1 4–2

Clubs from East Germany with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Dynamo Berliner 8 2 4 2 7–8
Carl Zeiss Jena 6 4 0 2 13–15
Lokomotive Leipzig 6 3 1 2 8–4
FC Magdeburg 4 1 0 3 4–4
Hansa 2 1 0 1 4–2
Dynamo Dresden 2 1 1 0 3–1

Clubs from France with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Bordeaux 10 4 0 6 11–15
Marseille 4 2 1 1 4–1
Saint-Étienne 2 1 1 0 3–1
Lens 2 1 0 1 4–2
AS Monaco 2 0 2 0 1–1
Bastia 2 1 0 1 6–9
Nice 2 1 0 1 4–2
Metz 2 1 1 0 3–1
Angers SCO 2 1 1 0 3–2

All meetings

1990/91

06.11.1990 · Europe League, Second round
1–0, Loss
23.10.1990 · Europe League, Second round
0–1, Loss

1989/90

01.11.1989 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
1–1 away goals, Draw
17.10.1989 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
0–0, Draw

1987/88

30.09.1987 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
1–0, Loss
30.09.1987 · Champions League, First round
0–2, Loss
16.09.1987 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
0–0, Draw
16.09.1987 · Champions League, First round
2–0, Loss

1986/87

22.04.1987 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Semi-finals
0–1 pens 6:5, Loss
08.04.1987 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Semi-finals
0–1, Win

1984/85

07.11.1984 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
0–0, Draw
24.10.1984 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
3–1, Win

1983/84

28.09.1983 · Europe League, First round
4–0, Win
14.09.1983 · Europe League, First round
2–3, Win

1982/83

29.09.1982 · Europe League, First round
5–0, Loss
15.09.1982 · Europe League, First round
3–1, Win

1981/82

01.09.1981 · Champions League, Preliminary round
2–0, Win
26.08.1981 · Champions League, Preliminary round
1–1, Draw

1977/78

15.03.1978 · Europe League, Quarter-finals
4–2, Win
01.03.1978 · Europe League, Quarter-finals
7–2, Loss
07.12.1977 · Europe League, Third round
2–0, Loss
23.11.1977 · Europe League, Third round
4–0, Win

1975/76

01.10.1975 · Europe League, First round
0–1, Win
17.09.1975 · Europe League, First round
3–0, Win

1972/73

27.09.1972 · Europe League, First round
2–1, Win
13.09.1972 · Europe League, First round
1–1, Draw

1968/69

02.10.1968 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
2–1, Loss
18.09.1968 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
3–0, Win

Side by side

Each side's whole European record, whether or not they have met.

East Germany France
Seasons in Europe 35 (1957/58 to 1991/92) 72 (1955/56 to 2026/27)
Matches 532 2433
Won–drawn–lost 213–111–208 1050–555–828
Points per match 1.41 1.52
Goals 770–706 3662–3015
Titles 1 6
Finals 3 (won 1, lost 2) 20 (won 6, lost 14)
Knockout ties won 137 of 265 428 of 765
UEFA ranking No. 17 in 1991/92; best No. 4 (1973/74) No. 5 in 2026/27; best No. 2 (1995/96)
Best run: Champions League / European Cup Quarter-finals Champion ×3
Best run: Europa League / UEFA Cup Semi-finals Final
Best run: Cup Winners' Cup Champion ×1 Champion ×1
Best run: Fairs Cup Quarter-finals Quarter-finals
Best run: Conference League — Semi-finals
Best run: UEFA Super Cup — Champion ×2

Points are 3 for a win in every era. Ranking places are from the 5-year UEFA ranking.

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