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This is a list of internationalfootball matches of theGermany national football team from 1908 until 1929.[1]
Between their first match in 1908 and 1929, Germany played in 74 matches, resulting in 26 victories, 14 draws and 34 defeats.[2] Germany made steady progress from early heavy defeats toEngland's amateur squad, managing to win two games in a row only in 1924.
Throughout this period they participated in twoOlympic Football Tournaments in1912 and in1928, and on both occasions, Germany failed to go any further than the quarter-finals. On the latter occasion, they were eliminated by the eventual championsUruguay in what was their first-ever game against a non-European team.[3] Notable figures during these years wasGottfried Fuchs who become Germany's all-time top scorer with 13 goals after scoring 10 goals in a 16–0 win againstRussia at the1912 Olympic consolation tournament, becoming the top scorer of the tournament.[4]
| 5 April 1908International Friendly | Switzerland | 5–3 | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Kämpfer Jordan Pfeiffer | Report | Becker Förderer | Stadium:Landhof Attendance: 3,500 Referee:Patrick Devitte (Switzerland) |
| Note: First official match (also first away match); first goal for Germany (byFritz Becker); first own-goal for Germany (byErnst Jordan) first defeat (also first away defeat). | ||||
| 20 April 1908International Friendly | England Amateurs | 5–1 | Berlin-Mariendorf, Germany | |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Stapley Woodward Purnell | Report Report | Förderer | Stadium:Viktoria field Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Paul Neumann (Germany) |
| Note: First match against England (Am); first home match; first home defeat. | ||||
| 7 June 1908International Friendly | Austria | 3–2 | Vienna, Austria | |
| 18:00 (UTC+1:00) | Dlabac Studnicka Andres | Report | Kipp Jäger | Stadium:Cricketer-Platz Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Wagstaffe Simmons (England) |
| Note: First match againstAustria. | ||||
| 13 March 1909International Friendly | England Amateurs | 9–0 | Oxford, England | |
| 15:30 | Porter Hoare Dunning Chapman | Report Report | Stadium:Oxford Ground Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Thomas Kyle (England) | |
| Note: Biggest defeat and biggest away defeat. | ||||
| 4 April 1909International Friendly | Germany | 1–0 | Karlsruhe, Germany | |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Kipp | Report | Stadium:KFV Telegrafenkaserne ground Attendance: 7,000 Referee:Albert Sohn (Germany) | |
| Note: First win (also first home win). | ||||
| 4 April 1909International Friendly | Hungary | 3–3 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Borbás Schlosser Sebestyén | Report | Worpitzky Ugi | Stadium:Millenáris Sporttelep Attendance: 9,000 Referee:Hugo Meisl (Austria) |
| Note: First match againstHungary; first draw (also first away draw). | ||||
| 3 April 1910International Friendly | Switzerland | 2–3 | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Müller Renand | Report | Hiller Kipp | Stadium:Landhof Attendance: 5,000 Referee:Patrick Devitte (Switzerland) |
| Note: First away win andEugen Kipp set the goal scoring record for Germany (4 goals) | ||||
| 24 April 1910International Friendly | Netherlands | 4–2 | Arnhem, Netherlands | |
| 14:30 (UTC+0:20) | Lutjens Thomée Hempel | Report | Kipp Fick | Stadium:Klarenbeek Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Jack Howcroft (England) |
| Note: First match against Netherlands.Eugen Kipp set the goal scoring record for Germany (5 goals) | ||||
| 16 May 1910International Friendly | Germany | 0–3 | Duisburg, Germany | |
| 16:30 (UTC+0:20) | Report | Saeys Van Staceghem | Stadium:Sportplatz am Grunewald Attendance: 8,000 Referee:Herbert Willing (Netherlands) | |
| Note: First match against Belgium and the first substitution whenAndreas Breynk came-on forDr.Joseph Bauwens in the 55th minute. | ||||
| 16 October 1910International Friendly | Germany | 1–2 | Kleve, Germany | |
| 15:30 (UTC+1:00) | Queck | Report | Thomée van Berckel | Stadium:Sportplatz an der Triftstraße Attendance: 4,000 Referee:Hubert Istace (Belgium) |
| 26 March 1911International Friendly | Germany | 6–2 | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 15:30 (UTC+1:00) | Fuchs Breunig Kipp Förderer Gablonsky | Report | Weiss Collet | Stadium:Kickers-Stadion Degerloch Attendance: 8,000 Referee:Hubert Istace (Belgium) |
| Note:Eugen Kipp set the goal scoring record for Germany (6 goals) | ||||
| 14 April 1911International Friendly | Germany | 2–2 | Berlin-Mariendorf, Germany | |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Möller | Report Report | Webb Wright | Stadium:Union ground Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Herbert Willing (Netherlands) |
| Note: First home draw. | ||||
| 23 April 1911International Friendly | Belgium | 2–1 | Liège, Belgium | |
| 15:00 | Vanhoute Saeys | Report | Förderer | Stadium:Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 3,000 Referee:Dicky Schumacher (England) |
| 18 June 1911International Friendly | Sweden | 2–4 | Solna, Sweden | |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Gustafsson | Report | Dumke Kipp | Stadium:Råsundastadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee:Charles Buchwald (Denmark) |
| Note: First match against Sweden andEugen Kipp set the goal scoring record for Germany (7 goals) | ||||
| 10 September 1911International Friendly | Germany | 1–2 | Dresden, Germany | |
| Worpitzky | Report | Neumann Špindler | Stadium:Güntzwiesen Sport Ground Attendance: 7,500 Referee:Herbert Willing (Netherlands) |
| 29 October 1911International Friendly | Germany | 1–3 | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Möller | Report | Börjesson Ohlson | Stadium:Stadion Hoheluft Attendance: 6,000 Referee:Herbert Willing (Netherlands) |
| 17 December 1911International Friendly | Germany | 1–4 | Munich, Germany | |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Worpitzky | Report | Sebestyén Schlosser Bodnár | Stadium:Männer-Turn-Verein Attendance: 8,000 Referee:Hugo Meisl (Austria) |
| 24 March 1912International Friendly | Netherlands | 5–5 | Zwolle, Netherlands | |
| 14:30 (UTC+0:20) | Thomée Francken Breunig | Report | Fuchs Hirsch | Stadium:ZAC-Platz Veerallee Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Jack Howcroft (England) |
| Note: Highest scoring draw. | ||||
| 14 April 1912International Friendly | Hungary | 4–4 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 16:00 (UTC+0:20) | Schlosser Bodnár | Report | Möller Kipp Worpitzky Jäger | Stadium:Üllői úti stadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Hugo Meisl (Austria) |
| Note:Eugen Kipp set the goal scoring record for Germany (8 goals) | ||||
| 5 May 1912International Friendly | Switzerland | 1–2 | Espenmoos, Switzerland | |
| Weiss | Report | Kipp Mechling | Stadium:St. Gallen Attendance: 5,200 Referee:Patrick Devitte (Switzerland) | |
| Note:Eugen Kipp set the goal scoring record for Germany (9 goals) | ||||
| 29 June 19121912 Olympic Games First Round | Austria | 5–1 | Stockholm | |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Merz Studnicka Neubauer Cimera | Report | Jäger | Stadium:Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee:Humbert Willing (Netherlands) |
| Note: First match at neutral venue; first match atOlympic Games. | ||||
| 1 July 19121912 Summer Olympics consolation tournament First Round | Germany | 16–0 | Solna,Stockholm | |
| 17:00 (UTC+1:00) | Fuchs Förderer Burger Oberle | Report | Stadium:Råsunda IP Attendance: 2,000 Referee:Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands) | |
| Note: First match against Russia; biggest win (also biggest win at neutral venue) and first double-digit win; andGottfried Fuchs set the goal scoring record for Germany (12 goals). | ||||
| 3 July 19121912 Olympics consolation tournament Semi-final | Hungary | 3–1 | Stockholm | |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Schlosser | Report | Förderer | Stadium:Tranebergs Idrottsplats Attendance: 2,000 Referee:Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands) |
| 6 October 1912International Friendly | Denmark | 3–1 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Middelboe Olsen | Report | Jäger | Stadium:Idrætspark Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Herbert Willing (Netherlands) |
| Note: First match against Denmark. | ||||
| 17 November 1912International Friendly | Germany | 2–3 | Leipzig, Germany | |
| 14:30 (UTC+1:00) | Jäger | Report | Francken Haak | Stadium:Sport ground Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Ede Herczog (Hungary) |
| 21 March 1913International Friendly | Germany | 0–3 | Berlin-Mariendorf, Germany | |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report Report | Douglas Woodward | Stadium:Viktoria field Attendance: 17,000 Referee:Herbert Willing (Netherlands) |
| 18 May 1913International Friendly | Germany | 1–2 | Freiburg, Germany | |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Kipp | Report | Collet Märki | Stadium:FFC-Platz Schwarzwaldstraße Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Charles Barette (Belgium) |
| 26 October 1913International Friendly | Germany | 1–4 | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Jäger | Report | Nielsen | Stadium:Stadion Hoheluft Attendance: 15,000 Referee:Herbert Willing (Netherlands) |
| 23 November 1913International Friendly | Belgium | 6–2 | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| 14:00 | Brébart Van Cant | Report | Wegele Fuchs | Stadium:Stadion Broodstraat Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Albert Meerum Terwogt (Netherlands) |
| Note: Biggest defeat against Belgium andGottfried Fuchs set the goal scoring record for Germany (13 goals). | ||||
| 5 April 1914International Friendly | Netherlands | 4–4 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 14:30 (UTC+0:20) | Vos Buitenweg Lotsij | Report | Queck Jäger Harder Wegele | Stadium:Altes Stadium Attendance: 22,129 Referee:Jack Howcroft (England) |
| Note: Final match before the outbreak of theFirst World War, and this draw meant the end of longest run of defeats (7 matches). | ||||
| 27 June 1920International Friendly | Switzerland | 4–1 | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Meyer Afflerbach Ramseyer | Report | Jäger | Stadium:Utogrund Attendance: 8,000 Referee:László Bálint (Hungary) |
| Note: First match after theFirst World War. | ||||
| 26 September 1920International Friendly | Austria | 3–2 | Vienna, Austria | |
| 15:30 (UTC+1:00) | Swatosch | Report | Sutor Seiderer | Stadium:Simmeringer Had Attendance: 30,000 Referee:Ákos Fehéry (Hungary) |
| 24 October 1920International Friendly | Germany | 1–0 | Berlin, Germany | |
| 15:30 (UTC+1:00) | Jäger | Report | Stadium:Deutsches Stadion Attendance: 55,000 Referee:Jacques Hirrlé (Switzerland) | |
| Note: First win after longest winless run (1 draw, 9 defeats). | ||||
| 5 May 1921International Friendly | Germany | 3–3 | Dresden, Germany | |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Popp Träg Seiderer | Report | Kuthan Wondrak Uridil | Stadium:Stadion am Ostragehege Attendance: 20,000 Referee:Willem Eijmers (Netherlands) |
| 5 June 1921International Friendly | Hungary | 3–0 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 17:30 (UTC+1:00) | Schlosser Guttmann Braun | Report | Stadium:MTK-Stadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee:Heinrich Retschury (Austria) | |
| Note: First substutition made by opposition whenGyörgy Orth left forDezsö Gencsy) | ||||
| 18 September 1921International Friendly | Finland | 3–3 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| 13:00 (UTC+2:00) | Eklöf Thorn Öhman | Report | Herberger Kalb | Stadium:Töölön Pallokenttä Attendance: 8,000 Referee:Gösta Björk (Sweden) |
| Note: First match againstFinland. | ||||
| 26 March 1922International Friendly | Germany | 2–2 | Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Franz Seiderer | Report | Sturzenegger Merkt | Stadium:Riederwaldstadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Willem Boas (Netherlands) |
| 23 April 1922International Friendly | Austria | 0–2 | Vienna, Austria | |
| 16:30 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Weißenbacher Jäger | Stadium:Hohe Warte Stadium Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Ferenc Gerő (Hungary) |
| 2 July 1922International Friendly | Germany | 0–0 | Bochum, Germany | |
| 17:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Stadium:Stadion an der Castroper Straße Attendance: 35,000 Referee:Heinrich Retschury (Austria) | ||
| Note: First scoreless match. | ||||
| 1 January 1923International Friendly | Italy | 3–1 | Milan, Italy | |
| 14:30 (UTC+1:00) | Cevenini Santamaria Migliavacca | Report | Seiderer | Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Eugène Stutz (Switzerland) |
| Note: First match againstItaly. | ||||
| 10 May 1923International Friendly | Germany | 0–0 | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Stadium:Stadion Hoheluft Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Artur Björklund (Sweden) |
| 3 June 1923International Friendly | Switzerland | 1–2 | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Pache | Report | Hartmann | Stadium:Schützenmatte Attendance: 17,000 Referee:Giovanni Mauro (Italy) |
| 29 June 1923International Friendly | Sweden | 2–1 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 19:00 (UTC+1:00) | Seiderer | Report | H. Dahl A. Dahl | Stadium:Olympic Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee:Ragnvald Smedvik (Norway) |
| 12 August 1923International Friendly | Germany | 1–2 | Dresden, Germany | |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Claus-Oehler | Report | Müller Linna | Stadium:Dresdner Kampfbahn Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Job Mutters (Netherlands) |
| 4 November 1923International Friendly | Germany | 1–0 | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Harder | Report | Stadium:Stadion Hoheluft Attendance: 20,000 Referee:Theo van Zwieteren (Netherlands) | ||
| Note: First match againstNorway. | ||||
| 13 January 1924International Friendly | Germany | 4–3 | Nuremberg, Germany | |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Auer Franz | Report | Swatosch Jiszda Horvath | Stadium:Zabo Attendance: 20,000 Referee:Ernst Hebak (Czechoslovakia) |
| 21 April 1924International Friendly | Netherlands | 0–1 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 14:30 (UTC+1:20) | Report | Auer | Stadium:Altes Stadium Attendance: 26,000 Referee:Félix Herren (Switzerland) |
| 15 June 1924International Friendly | Norway | 0–2 | Oslo, Norway | |
| 12:30 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Sutor Wieder | Stadium:Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee:Artur Björklund (Sweden) |
| 31 August 1924International Friendly | Germany | 1–4 | Berlin, Germany | |
| 16:30 (UTC+1:00) | Harder | Report | Wenzel Malm Rydberg Carlsson | Stadium:Deutsches Stadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee:Félix Herren (Switzerland) |
| Note: Germany play with six debutants, as the players ofSpVgg Fürth and1. FC Nürnberg refused to play together in the national team. | ||||
| 21 September 1924International Friendly | Hungary | 4–1 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Szentmiklóssy Lang Takács | Report | Harder | Stadium:Ferencváros-Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee:Heinrich Retschury (Austria) |
| 23 November 1924International Friendly | Germany | 0–1 | Duisburg, Germany | |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Janni | Stadium:Wedaustadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee:Theo van Zwieteren (Netherlands) |
| 14 December 1924International Friendly | Germany | 1–1 | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Harder | Report | Dietrich | Stadium:Stuttgarter Sport Club Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Job Mutters (Netherlands) |
| 29 March 1925International Friendly | Netherlands | 2–1 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 14:30 (UTC+0:20) | de Haas Volkers | Report | Voß | Stadium:Altes Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee:Félix Herren (Switzerland) |
| 21 June 1925International Friendly | Sweden | 1–0 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Johansson | Report | Stadium:Olympic Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 26 June 1925International Friendly | Finland | 3–5 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| 19:00 (UTC+2:00) | Kelin Koponen | Report | Pömpner Ruch Voß | Stadium:Töölön Pallokenttä Attendance: 3,500 Referee:Sigfrid Benzer (Sweden) |
| 25 October 1925International Friendly | Switzerland | 0–4 | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 14:45 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Harder Hochgesang | Stadium:Rankhof Attendance: 15,000 Referee:Eugen Braun (Austria) |
| 18 April 1926International Friendly | Germany | 4–2 | Düsseldorf, Germany | |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Pöttinger Harder | Report | Tap Kuchlin | Stadium:Rheinstadion Attendance: 60,000 Referee:Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 20 June 1926International Friendly | Germany | 3–3 | Nuremberg, Germany | |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Harder | Report | Hallbäck Olsson | Stadium:Zabo Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 31 October 1926International Friendly | Netherlands | 2–3 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 14:00 (UTC+0:20) | Tap | Report | Wieder Harder Verlegh | Stadium:Altes Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee:Albert Prince-Cox (England) |
| Note: First match underOtto Nerz. | ||||
| 12 December 1926International Friendly | Germany | 2–3 | Munich, Germany | |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Hochgesang Scherm | Report | Brand Weiler Fink | Stadium:Sechzgerstadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee:Job Mutters (Netherlands) |
| 2 October 1927International Friendly | Denmark | 3–1 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Rohde Hansen | Report | Kießling | Stadium:Idrætspark Attendance: 19,000 Referee:Ragnvald Smedvik (Norway) |
| 23 October 1927International Friendly | Germany | 6–2 | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Hochgesang Pöttinger Kalb Hofmann | Report | Dahl Gundersen | Stadium:Altonaer Stadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee:Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 20 November 1927International Friendly | Germany | 2–2 | Köln, Germany | |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Pöttinger | Report | Weber Smeets | Stadium:Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 60,000 Referee:Albert Prince-Cox (England) |
| 15 April 1928International Friendly | Switzerland | 2–3 | Bern, Switzerland | |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Jäggi | Report | Hofmann Pöttinger Albrecht | Stadium:Neufeld Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Stanley Rous (England) |
| 28 May 19281928 Olympic Games first Round | Germany | 4–0 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:20) | Hofmann Hornauer | Report | Stadium:Olympic Stadium Attendance: 16,158 Referee:Willem Eymers (Netherlands) |
| 3 June 19281928 Olympic Games Quarter final | Uruguay | 4–1 | Amsterdam, | |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:20) | Petrone Castro | Report | Hofmann | Stadium:Olympic Stadium Attendance: 25,131 Referee:Youssuf Mohamed (Egypt) |
| Note: First match againstUruguay; first match against a non-European team. Also,Hans Kalb andRichárd Hoffmann become the first players to be sent off. | ||||
| 16 September 1928International Friendly | Germany | 2–1 | Nuremberg, Germany | |
| 15:30 (UTC+1:00) | Heidkamp Hofmann | Report | Jørgensen | Stadium:Städtisches Stadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Paul Ruoff (Switzerland) |
| 23 September 1928International Friendly | Norway | 0–2 | Oslo, Norway | |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Schmitt Kuzorra | Stadium:Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 16,400 Referee:Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 30 September 1928International Friendly | Sweden | 2–0 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Lundahl Olsson | Report | Stadium:Olympic Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Sophus Hansen (Denmark) |
| 10 February 1929International Friendly | Germany | 7–1 | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Frank Sobek Pöttinger | Report | Abegglen | Stadium:Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee:Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 28 April 1929International Friendly | Italy | 1–2 | Turin, Italy | |
| 15:30 (UTC+1:00) | Rossetti | Report | Hornauer Frank | Stadium:Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Harry Ernest Gray (England) |
| Note: First broadcast of a Germany match. | ||||
| 1 June 1929International Friendly | Germany | 1–1 | Berlin, Germany | |
| 18:00 (UTC+1:00) | Ruch | Report | Imrie | Stadium:Deutsches Stadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee:Otto Ohlsson (Sweden) |
| Note: First match againstScotland. | ||||
| 23 June 1929International Friendly | Germany | 3–0 | Köln, Germany | |
| 17:00 (UTC+1:00) | Hofmann | Report | Stadium:Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 52,000 Referee:Eugen Braun (Austria) |
| 20 October 1929International Friendly | Germany | 4–0 | Altona, Germany | |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Szepan Sackenheim Hofmann | Report | Stadium:Altonaer Stadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee:Bjarne Bech (Norway) |