East Germany v Portugal: head-to-head

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

Played
22
Results
Goals
29–18
East Germany – Portugal

Key facts

First meeting
22.02.1962 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
1–1, Draw
Latest meeting
27.09.1989 · Europe League, First round
2–2, Draw
Biggest East Germany win
25.02.1962 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
1–3, Win
Biggest Portugal win
26.11.1969 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
2–0, Loss

Meetings by season

1961/62: 2 1962/63: 0 1963/64: 0 1964/65: 0 1965/66: 0 1966/67: 2 1967/68: 0 1968/69: 0 1969/70: 2 1970/71: 4 1971/72: 0 1972/73: 2 1973/74: 2 1974/75: 2 1975/76: 0 1976/77: 2 1977/78: 0 1978/79: 0 1979/80: 0 1980/81: 2 1981/82: 0 1982/83: 0 1983/84: 0 1984/85: 0 1985/86: 0 1986/87: 0 1987/88: 0 1988/89: 0 1989/90: 2
Meetings each season
Meetings each season
1961/622
1962/630
1963/640
1964/650
1965/660
1966/672
1967/680
1968/690
1969/702
1970/714
1971/720
1972/732
1973/742
1974/752
1975/760
1976/772
1977/780
1978/790
1979/800
1980/812
1981/820
1982/830
1983/840
1984/850
1985/860
1986/870
1987/880
1988/890
1989/902

By competition

Competition P W D L Goals
Champions League / European Cup 4 3 1 0 6–2
Europa League / UEFA Cup 4 3 1 0 6–3
Cup Winners' Cup 12 5 4 3 13–10
Fairs Cup 2 1 0 1 4–3

Clubs from East Germany with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Carl Zeiss Jena 8 4 3 1 11–6
FC Magdeburg 4 2 1 1 4–4
Dynamo Dresden 4 3 1 0 5–1
Lokomotive Leipzig 2 1 0 1 4–3
Chemnitzer 2 1 1 0 3–2
Vorwärts Berlin 2 1 0 1 2–2

Clubs from Portugal with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Benfica 10 4 3 3 11–7
Sporting 4 3 1 0 7–4
Porto 2 2 0 0 3–1
Académica 2 1 0 1 1–2
Leixões 2 1 1 0 4–2
Boavista 2 1 1 0 3–2

All meetings

1989/90

27.09.1989 · Europe League, First round
2–2, Draw
13.09.1989 · Europe League, First round
1–0, Win

1980/81

22.04.1981 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Semi-finals
1–0, Loss
08.04.1981 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Semi-finals
2–0, Win

1976/77

29.09.1976 · Champions League, First round
0–0, Draw
15.09.1976 · Champions League, First round
2–0, Win

1974/75

06.11.1974 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
0–0 away goals, Draw
23.10.1974 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
1–1, Draw

1973/74

24.04.1974 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Semi-finals
2–1, Win
10.04.1974 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Semi-finals
1–1, Draw

1972/73

13.12.1972 · Europe League, Third round
1–0, Win
29.11.1972 · Europe League, Third round
1–2, Win

1970/71

04.11.1970 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
2–0 pens 5:3, Win
04.11.1970 · Champions League, Second round
1–2, Win
21.10.1970 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
2–0, Loss
21.10.1970 · Champions League, Second round
2–1, Win

1969/70

26.11.1969 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
2–0, Loss
12.11.1969 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
1–0, Win

1966/67

07.03.1967 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Third round
2–1, Loss
21.12.1966 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Third round
3–1, Win

1961/62

25.02.1962 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
1–3, Win
22.02.1962 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
1–1, Draw

Side by side

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

East Germany Portugal
Seasons in Europe 35 (1957/58 to 1991/92) 72 (1955/56 to 2026/27)
Matches 532 2098
Won–drawn–lost 213–111–208 898–471–729
Points per match 1.41 1.51
Goals 770–706 3095–2547
Titles 1 8
Finals 3 (won 1, lost 2) 22 (won 8, lost 14)
Knockout ties won 137 of 265 403 of 715
UEFA ranking No. 17 in 1991/92; best No. 4 (1973/74) No. 6 in 2026/27; best No. 4 (1964/65)
Best run: Champions League / European Cup Quarter-finals Champion ×4
Best run: Europa League / UEFA Cup Semi-finals Champion ×2
Best run: Cup Winners' Cup Champion ×1 Champion ×1
Best run: Fairs Cup Quarter-finals Quarter-finals
Best run: Conference League — Round of 16
Best run: UEFA Super Cup — Champion ×1

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

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