East Germany v Italy: head-to-head

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

Played
39
Results
Goals
47–51
East Germany – Italy

Key facts

Current run: Italy: 2 wins in a row

First meeting
13.11.1968 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Second round
3–2, Win
Latest meeting
06.12.1989 · Europe League, Third round
0–1, Loss
Biggest East Germany win
01.10.1980 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
4–0, Win
Biggest Italy win
26.11.1969 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Second round
3–0, Loss

Meetings by season

1968/69: 2 1969/70: 4 1970/71: 2 1971/72: 0 1972/73: 2 1973/74: 5 1974/75: 2 1975/76: 2 1976/77: 4 1977/78: 0 1978/79: 0 1979/80: 0 1980/81: 4 1981/82: 0 1982/83: 0 1983/84: 2 1984/85: 0 1985/86: 2 1986/87: 0 1987/88: 0 1988/89: 6 1989/90: 2
Meetings each season
Meetings each season
1968/692
1969/704
1970/712
1971/720
1972/732
1973/745
1974/752
1975/762
1976/774
1977/780
1978/790
1979/800
1980/814
1981/820
1982/830
1983/842
1984/850
1985/862
1986/870
1987/880
1988/896
1989/902

By competition

Competition P W D L Goals
Champions League / European Cup 6 2 0 4 6–9
Europa League / UEFA Cup 18 8 1 9 22–25
Cup Winners' Cup 9 3 3 3 10–9
Fairs Cup 6 4 0 2 9–8

Clubs from East Germany with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
FC Magdeburg 9 3 0 6 9–12
Carl Zeiss Jena 6 3 1 2 9–7
Lokomotive Leipzig 6 3 1 2 8–8
Hansa 4 2 0 2 6–8
Dynamo Dresden 4 3 0 1 8–3
Vorwärts Berlin 4 1 2 1 3–5
Chemnitzer 2 0 0 2 1–3
Dynamo Berliner 2 1 0 1 2–4
Zwickau 2 1 0 1 1–1

Clubs from Italy with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Juventus 10 2 0 8 8–16
Roma 6 4 0 2 10–7
Fiorentina 4 2 0 2 5–5
Torino 4 3 0 1 6–5
Milan 3 2 0 1 5–3
Internazionale 2 1 0 1 2–4
Sampdoria 2 0 1 1 2–4
Napoli 2 0 1 1 1–3
Bologna 2 0 2 0 1–1
Cagliari 2 2 0 0 3–0

All meetings

1989/90

06.12.1989 · Europe League, Third round
0–1, Loss
22.11.1989 · Europe League, Third round
2–1, Loss

1988/89

07.12.1988 · Europe League, Third round
0–2, Win
23.11.1988 · Europe League, Third round
2–0, Win
09.11.1988 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
3–1, Loss
09.11.1988 · Europe League, Second round
2–0, Loss
26.10.1988 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
1–1, Draw
26.10.1988 · Europe League, Second round
1–1, Draw

1985/86

06.11.1985 · Europe League, Second round
3–1 away goals, Win
23.10.1985 · Europe League, Second round
2–0, Loss

1983/84

21.03.1984 · Champions League, Quarter-finals
2–1, Win
07.03.1984 · Champions League, Quarter-finals
3–0, Loss

1980/81

05.11.1980 · Europe League, Second round
1–0, Win
22.10.1980 · Europe League, Second round
3–1, Loss
01.10.1980 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
4–0, Win
17.09.1980 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
3–0, Loss

1976/77

16.03.1977 · Europe League, Quarter-finals
1–0, Loss
03.03.1977 · Europe League, Quarter-finals
1–3, Loss
29.09.1976 · Europe League, First round
3–1, Loss
15.09.1976 · Europe League, First round
3–0, Win

1975/76

05.11.1975 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
1–0 pens 5:4, Win
22.10.1975 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
1–0, Loss

1974/75

02.10.1974 · Europe League, First round
3–0, Loss
18.09.1974 · Europe League, First round
2–1, Win

1973/74

08.05.1974 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Final
2–0, Win
03.10.1973 · Europe League, First round
2–1, Win
03.10.1973 · Champions League, First round
3–2, Loss
19.09.1973 · Europe League, First round
1–2, Win
19.09.1973 · Champions League, First round
2–0, Win

1972/73

08.11.1972 · Champions League, Second round
0–1, Loss
25.10.1972 · Champions League, Second round
1–0, Loss

1970/71

30.09.1970 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
1–1 away goals, Draw
16.09.1970 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
0–0, Draw

1969/70

26.11.1969 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Second round
3–0, Loss
26.11.1969 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Second round
0–1, Win
12.11.1969 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Second round
2–1, Win
12.11.1969 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Second round
2–0, Win

1968/69

27.11.1968 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Second round
2–1 away goals, Loss
13.11.1968 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Second round
3–2, Win

Side by side

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

East Germany Italy
Seasons in Europe 35 (1957/58 to 1991/92) 72 (1955/56 to 2026/27)
Matches 532 3282
Won–drawn–lost 213–111–208 1602–789–891
Points per match 1.41 1.71
Goals 770–706 5148–3426
Titles 1 40
Finals 3 (won 1, lost 2) 79 (won 40, lost 39)
Knockout ties won 137 of 265 739 of 1115
UEFA ranking No. 17 in 1991/92; best No. 4 (1973/74) No. 2 in 2026/27; best No. 1 (1998/99)
Best run: Champions League / European Cup Quarter-finals Champion ×12
Best run: Europa League / UEFA Cup Semi-finals Champion ×10
Best run: Cup Winners' Cup Champion ×1 Champion ×7
Best run: Fairs Cup Quarter-finals Champion ×1
Best run: Conference League — Champion ×1
Best run: UEFA Super Cup — Champion ×9

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

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