Germany v USSR: head-to-head

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

Played
48
Results
Goals
68–54
Germany – USSR

Key facts

First meeting
29.11.1972 · Europe League, Third round
2–0, Loss
Latest meeting
01.11.1989 · Europe League, Second round
5–0, Win
Biggest Germany win
01.11.1989 · Europe League, Second round
5–0, Win
Biggest USSR win
24.10.1987 · Europe League, Second round
4–1, Loss

Meetings by season

1972/73: 2 1973/74: 2 1974/75: 4 1975/76: 4 1976/77: 4 1977/78: 2 1978/79: 4 1979/80: 2 1980/81: 2 1981/82: 4 1982/83: 4 1983/84: 0 1984/85: 2 1985/86: 2 1986/87: 2 1987/88: 4 1988/89: 0 1989/90: 4
Meetings each season
Meetings each season
1972/732
1973/742
1974/754
1975/764
1976/774
1977/782
1978/794
1979/802
1980/812
1981/824
1982/834
1983/840
1984/852
1985/862
1986/872
1987/884
1988/890
1989/904

By competition

Competition P W D L Goals
Champions League / European Cup 10 6 0 4 15–9
Europa League / UEFA Cup 28 13 4 11 44–28
Cup Winners' Cup 8 1 2 5 9–14
UEFA Super Cup 2 0 0 2 0–3

Clubs from Germany with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Bayern 8 2 2 4 4–7
Stuttgart 8 4 0 4 15–11
Bremen 6 3 1 2 14–12
Eintracht 6 2 0 4 8–7
Köln 6 2 1 3 5–5
Hamburger 4 3 0 1 10–5
Kaiserslautern 4 2 0 2 7–4
Hertha 2 1 0 1 2–1
Mönchengladbach 2 1 0 1 2–1
Eintracht Braunschweig 2 0 2 0 1–1

Clubs from USSR with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Dynamo Kyiv 14 4 2 8 14–16
Spartak Moskva 10 4 1 5 17–13
Dinamo Tbilisi 6 4 1 1 11–6
Torpedo Moscow 6 1 2 3 7–10
Ararat 4 2 0 2 4–3
Zenit 2 2 0 0 6–0
Shakhtar Donetsk 2 1 0 1 3–1
Chornomorets 2 1 0 1 4–4
SKA 2 1 0 1 2–1

All meetings

1989/90

01.11.1989 · Europe League, Second round
5–0, Win
01.11.1989 · Europe League, Second round
0–0, Draw
18.10.1989 · Europe League, Second round
3–1, Win
18.10.1989 · Europe League, Second round
0–1, Win

1987/88

05.12.1987 · Europe League, Third round
1–1, Draw
25.11.1987 · Europe League, Third round
2–1, Win
03.11.1987 · Europe League, Second round
6–2 aet, Win
24.10.1987 · Europe League, Second round
4–1, Loss

1986/87

05.11.1986 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
3–5, Loss
22.10.1986 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
2–0, Loss

1985/86

02.10.1985 · Europe League, First round
3–2 away goals, Win
18.09.1985 · Europe League, First round
2–1, Loss

1984/85

12.12.1984 · Europe League, Third round
2–0, Win
28.11.1984 · Europe League, Third round
1–0, Loss

1982/83

16.03.1983 · Champions League, Quarter-finals
1–2, Loss
02.03.1983 · Champions League, Quarter-finals
0–3, Win
29.09.1982 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
0–0 away goals, Draw
15.09.1982 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
1–1, Draw

1981/82

04.11.1981 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
2–0, Win
Flag SKA
04.11.1981 · Europe League, Second round
4–0, Win
21.10.1981 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
Flag SKA
1–0, Loss
21.10.1981 · Europe League, Second round
2–1, Loss

1980/81

01.10.1980 · Europe League, First round
3–0, Win
17.09.1980 · Europe League, First round
1–0, Loss

1979/80

07.11.1979 · Champions League, Second round
2–3, Win
24.10.1979 · Champions League, Second round
3–1, Win

1978/79

01.11.1978 · Europe League, Second round
1–0, Loss
01.11.1978 · Europe League, Second round
2–0, Win
18.10.1978 · Europe League, Second round
2–0, Win
18.10.1978 · Europe League, Second round
2–1, Loss

1977/78

28.09.1977 · Europe League, First round
0–0 away goals, Draw
14.09.1977 · Europe League, First round
1–1, Draw

1976/77

20.04.1977 · Champions League, Semi-finals
2–0, Win
06.04.1977 · Champions League, Semi-finals
1–0, Loss
16.03.1977 · Champions League, Quarter-finals
2–0, Loss
02.03.1977 · Champions League, Quarter-finals
1–0, Win

1975/76

05.11.1975 · Europe League, Second round
0–1, Loss
22.10.1975 · Europe League, Second round
2–0, Loss
06.10.1975 · UEFA Supercup, Final
2–0, Loss
09.09.1975 · UEFA Supercup, Final
0–1, Loss

1974/75

19.03.1975 · Champions League, Quarter-finals
1–0, Loss
05.03.1975 · Champions League, Quarter-finals
2–0, Win
05.11.1974 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
2–1, Loss
23.10.1974 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
2–3, Loss

1973/74

12.12.1973 · Europe League, Third round
3–0, Win
27.11.1973 · Europe League, Third round
2–0, Loss

1972/73

13.12.1972 · Europe League, Third round
2–0 pens 5:4, Win
29.11.1972 · Europe League, Third round
2–0, Loss

Side by side

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

Germany USSR
Seasons in Europe 72 (1955/56 to 2026/27) 26 (1965/66 to 1991/92)
Matches 3300 494
Won–drawn–lost 1623–691–986 243–107–144
Points per match 1.69 1.69
Goals 5895–4019 735–500
Titles 21 4
Finals 54 (won 21, lost 33) 6 (won 4, lost 2)
Knockout ties won 733 of 1134 144 of 250
UEFA ranking No. 4 in 2026/27; best No. 1 (1989/90) No. 9 in 1991/92; best No. 2 (1987/88)
Best run: Champions League / European Cup Champion ×8 Semi-finals
Best run: Europa League / UEFA Cup Champion ×7 Quarter-finals
Best run: Cup Winners' Cup Champion ×4 Champion ×3
Best run: Fairs Cup Semi-finals —
Best run: Conference League Quarter-finals —
Best run: UEFA Super Cup Champion ×2 Champion ×1

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

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