| East Germany U-16/17 | |
| Fifa Trigramme: | GDR |
| Association: | Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR |
| Confederation: | UEFA (Europe) |
| Coach: | - |
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| Regional Name: | FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 1 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1989 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Quarterfinals, 1989 |
| 2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 6 |
| 2Ndregional Cup Best: | Runners-up, 1989 |
The East Germany junior football team was the under-16 (continental competitions) and under-17 (world competitions) football team of East Germany.
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).
| UEFA U-16/17 European Championship record | width=1% rowspan=38 | UEFA U-16/17 Championship Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1982 | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 1985 | Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | ||||||||||||||||
 1987 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | ||||||||||||||||
 1988 | Third Place | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | |||||||||||||||||
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 1985 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | ||||||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | |||||||||