Germany national football team honours explained

The Germany national football team (de|Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft or Die Mannschaft) has represented Germany in men's international football since 1908.^[1] The team is governed by the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund), founded in 1900.^[2] ^[3] Ever since the DFB was reinaugurated in 1949 the team has represented the Federal Republic of Germany. Under Allied occupation and division, two other separate national teams were also recognised by FIFA: the Saarland team representing the Saarland (1950–1956) and the East German team representing the German Democratic Republic (1952–1990). Both have been absorbed along with their records^[4] ^[5] by the current national team. The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" following the reunification in 1990.

Germany is one of the most successful national teams in international competitions, having won four World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014), three European Championships (1972, 1980, 1996), and one Confederations Cup (2017). They have also been runners-up three times in the European Championships, four times in the World Cup, and a further four third-place finishes at World Cups. East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976.^[6]

Germany is the only nation to have won both the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Women's World Cup.^[7] ^[8] At the end of the 2014 World Cup, Germany earned the highest Elo rating of any national football team in history, with a record 2,205 points.^[9] Germany is also the only European nation that has won a FIFA World Cup in the Americas.

Men's Honours

See main article: Germany national football team.

Major competitions

FIFA World Cup

Champions (4): 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
Runners-up (4): 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002
Third place (4): 1934, 1970, 2006, 2010
Fourth place (1): 1958

UEFA European Championship

Champions (3): 1972, 1980, 1996
Runners-up (3): 1976, 1992, 2008
Third place (3): 1988, 2012, 2016

Summer Olympic Games

Gold Medal (1): 1976 (East Germany)
Silver Medal (2): 1980 (East Germany), 2016 (Germany)
Bronze Medal (3): 1964, 1972 (East Germany), 1988 (West Germany)
Fourth Place (1): 1952 (West Germany)

FIFA Confederations Cup

Champions (1): 2017
Third place (1): 2005

Minor competitions

U.S. Cup

Champions (1): 1993

Swiss Centenary Tournament

Champions (1): 1995

Four Nations Tournament

Third place (1): 1988

Azteca 2000 Tournament

Third place (1): 1985

Awards

FIFA Team of the Year

Winners (3): 1993, 2014, 2017

FIFA World Cup Fair Play Trophy

Winners (1): 1974

FIFA World Cup Most Entertaining Team

Winners (1): 2010

FIFA Confederations Cup Fair Play Award

Winners (1): 2017

Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year

Winners (1): 2015

World Soccer World Team of the Year

Winners (2): 1990, 2014

Gazzetta Sports World Team of the Year

Winners (3): 1980, 1990, 2014

German Sports Team of the Year

Winners (10): 1966, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014

Unofficial Football World Championships

Winners: 31 times

Silbernes Lorbeerblatt

Winners (7): 1954, 1972, 1974, 1980, 1990, 1996, 2014

Bambi Award

Winners (2): 1986, 1996

Deutscher Fernsehpreis

Winners (1): 2010

Golden Hen

Winners (3): 2006, 2010, 2014

Women's Honours

See main article: Germany women's national football team.

Major competitions

FIFA Women's World Cup

Champions (2): 2003, 2007
Runners-up (1): 1995
Fourth Place (2): 1991, 2015

UEFA Women's European Championship

Champions (8): 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013
Runners-up (1): 2022
Fourth Place (1): 1993

Summer Olympic Games

Gold Medal (1): 2016
Bronze Medal (3): 2000, 2004, 2008, 2024

UEFA Women's Nations League

Third Place (1): 2024

Minor competitions

Algarve Cup

Champions (4): 2006, 2012, 2014, 2020
Runners-up (3): 2005, 2010, 2013
Third place (1): 2015
Fourth place (3): 2002, 2008, 2009

Women's World Invitational Tournament

Champions (2): 1981, 1984
Third place (1): 1987

SheBelieves Cup

Runners-up (2): 2016, 2017
Fourth place (1): 2018

Four Nations Tournament

Runners-up (1): 2002
Third place (3): 2003, 2005, 2007

Mundialito Cup

Runners-up (1): 1984

Arnold Clark Cup

Fourth place (1): 2022

Awards

FIFA Women's World Cup Fair Play Trophy

Winners (1): 1991

FIFA Women's World Cup Most Entertaining Team

Winners (1): 2003

German Sports Team of the Year

Winners (2): 2003, 2009

Silbernes Lorbeerblatt

Winners (11): 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2016

Bambi Award

Winners (2): 2003, 2007

Notes and References

Web site: All matches of The National Team in 1908 . . 1 August 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023003534/http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500395&no_cache=1&action=showMatchesByYear&lang=E&liga=Nationalmannschaft&year=1908&cHash=6854a10c202d81c907c2a45218db5c32 . 23 October 2012 .
Web site: Germany . https://web.archive.org/web/20070603061207/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ger/index.html . dead . 3 June 2007 . FIFA . 14 January 2012.
Web site: Germany's strength in numbers . UEFA . 14 January 2012.
Web site: Statistics – Most-capped players . DFB . 11 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608152502/https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500396 . 8 June 2011 .
Web site: Statistics – Top scorers . DFB . 11 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608152526/https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500398 . 8 June 2011 .
Web site: Olympic Football Tournament Montreal 1976 . FIFA . 28 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120119231416/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197121/index.html . 19 January 2012 .
Web site: – Germany on . https://web.archive.org/web/20070603061207/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ger/index.html . dead . 3 June 2007 . FIFA . 7 June 2012.
Web site: – Tournaments . https://web.archive.org/web/20070602023645/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/index.html . dead . 2 June 2007 . FIFA . 7 June 2012.
News: Silver . Nate . Germany May Be the Best National Soccer Team Ever . Nate Silver . 13 July 2014 . 15 July 2014 . FiveThirtyEight.