German national soccer team for women / Olympic Games

Germany

OS record goal scorer :	Birgit Prinz (10)
OS record player:	Birgit Prinz (19)
Rank :	2
Balance sheet
25 OS games 17 wins 3 draws 5 losses 49:21 goals
statistics
First OS game Germany 3-2 Japan Birmingham ( USA ); July 21, 1996
Highest OS victory Germany 8: 0 China Patras ( GRE ); August 11, 2004
Biggest OS defeat Germany 1: 4 Brazil Shanghai ( CHN ); August 18, 2008
successes
Olympic games:
Participation in the finals	5 ( first : 1996 )
Best results	Gold medal ( 2016 )
(As of August 19, 2016 )

This article contains a detailed description of the German national soccer team for women at the Summer Olympics . In the medals table Germany came second and won by the United States the most medals (including 2016 for the first time the gold medal).

The national team at the Olympic Games

Overview

Olympic Games in	Participation until ...	opponent	Result	Comments and special features
Atlanta 1996	Preliminary round	Brazil	Preliminary round	Bettina Wiegmann scores the first Olympic goal
Sydney 2000	3rd place match	Brazil	bronze	First bronze medal since 1988 for a German national soccer team
Athens 2004	3rd place match	Sweden	bronze	Bronze again
Beijing 2008	3rd place match	Japan	bronze	Bronze hat trick
London 2012	-	-	-	After the quarter-finals at the 2011 Home World Cup , the DFB women were unable to qualify for the Olympic Games for the first time
Rio de Janeiro 2016	final	Sweden	gold	First gold medal for a German national soccer team
Tokyo 2020	-	-	-	Germany were eliminated from Sweden in the quarter-finals of the 2019 World Cup. Since the British associations had previously agreed to send a joint team to Tokyo, provided England became one of the top three teams at the World Cup, which then happened and Sweden and the Netherlands made it to the World Cup semi-finals, Germany missed the qualification.

The tournaments

Olympia 1996 in Atlanta

By reaching the World Cup quarter-finals in 1995, Germany qualified for the first Olympic women's football tournament. In the opening game against Japan , Bettina Wiegmann scored the first ever Olympic goal. In the end there was a difficult 3-2 victory. In the second game against Norway , the German team lost 3-2 and were therefore under pressure. In the last group game, they had to win against Brazil , but it was only a 1-1 draw. After the tournament, national coach Gero Bisanz resigned. Tina Theune-Meyer took over the post.

Olympia 2000 in Sydney

Berlin had also applied for the 2000 Games , but failed to vote in the second round. The German team then qualified as one of the three best European teams by reaching the quarter-finals at the 1999 World Cup .

The second Olympic tournament went a lot better than the first time. There were three wins to book after the preliminary round. At first they defeated the Australians 3-0. Then Brazil was defeated 2-1 and successfully retaliated. Birgit Prinz scored the first Olympic brace in this game. At the end there was a 1-0 win against Sweden . As group winners, the Theune Meyer Elf advanced to the semi-finals and met Norway there. Again the DFB-Elf was inferior to the Scandinavians. The decision was made by an unfortunate and curious own goal by Tina Wunderlich . In the small final, the German selection won 2-0 against Brazil and secured the bronze medal. It was the first Olympic medal for the DFB since 1988 .

Olympia 2004 in Athens

At the beginning of the third Olympic women's football tournament, the DFB-Elf caused a bang. The national team of China was swept away 8-0. Birgit Prinz scored four goals in this game alone. In the second group game, Mexico's selection was beaten 2-0 and Germany was the group winner. After a 2-1 win over Nigeria in the quarter-finals, the USA was waiting in the semifinals, defeating the German team 2-1 in extra time. In the small final, the German team defeated the Swedish team with a goal from Renate Lingor and the Theune Meyer team was able to look forward to the bronze medal for the second time.

2008 Olympics in Beijing

During the 2007 World Cup in China, the German team qualified for the Olympic Games. There was a "new edition" of the World Cup final against Brazil in the first group game . Both teams could not score a goal. In the second and third games of the preliminary round against Nigeria and North Korea they won 1-0, so that Germany could qualify for the quarter-finals as second in the group behind Brazil. There Germany met Sweden and won 2-0 after extra time. In the semi-finals, Germany lost a game against Brazil (1: 4) for the first time and played against Japan in the small final . The team defeated the Asians 2-0 with two goals from Fatmire Bajramaj , who came on only 10 minutes before her first goal, and thus finished third again.

Olympia 2012 in London

Due to the elimination in the quarter-finals of the 2011 World Cup against eventual world champions Japan, the German team missed the Olympic football tournament in London, as France and Sweden reached the semi-finals and thus received the two vacant European starting places.

Olympia 2016 in Rio de Janeiro

The German team before their opening game at the 2016 Olympic Games against Zimbabwe

By reaching the quarter-finals at the 2015 World Cup , the German team secured one of the three European starting positions, as only England and France from Europe had reached the quarter-finals besides Germany . For the group draw, the German team was placed in pot 1 together with hosts Brazil and world champions USA. The two other European starters France and Sweden , which had secured third European starting place in a separate tournament , were placed in Pot 2 together with Australia . Since it was not possible to draw two teams from one confederation into one group, it was already clear before the draw that Germany would meet Australia. Canada and newcomer Zimbabwe, against whom Germany has never played before, were drawn as further opponents. Germany started against the newcomer to the Olympics 6: 2, then had to be content with a 2: 2 against Australia, which captain Saskia Bartusiak only secured in the 89th minute. Against Canada, against the 12 times previously obtained, Germany went through an early from Melanie Behringer transformed penalty lead but had against qualified already for the quarterfinals Canadians, without their record national and -torschützin Christine Sinclair and Janine Beckie competed , who had scored three goals in the first two games, still conceded two goals by Melissa Tancredi and thus lost to Canada for the first time. Since Australia, which also defeated Zimbabwe 6-1 in the parallel game, lost 2-0 to Canada against Canada, Germany finished second and met China in the quarter-finals. After a 1-0 win, the team took the opportunity to return the favor in the semi-finals for the group defeat against Canada to reach the final for the first time. In this, Germany prevailed 2-1 against Sweden and thus won the first gold medal in the history of German football.

Olympia 2020 in Tokyo

Due to the quarter-final defeat at the 2019 World Cup against Sweden, the German team missed the Olympic Games. In addition to Sweden, England and the Netherlands were able to qualify for the semi-finals and only the three best European teams from the World Cup were able to qualify for the Olympic Games. In contrast to 2015, British associations had previously agreed to send a joint team to Tokyo if England became one of the top three teams at the World Cup.

statistics

Surname	Tournaments	Games	Gates
Birgit Prinz	1996, 2000, 2004, 2008	19th	10	3	0	0
Kerstin Stegemann	1996, 2000, 2004, 2008	18th	1	1	0	0
Ariane Hingst	2000, 2004, 2008	16	1	1	0	0
Renate Lingor	1996, 2000, 2004, 2008	16	4th	1	0	0
Melanie Behringer	2008, 2016	12	5	0	0	0
Annike Krahn	2008, 2016	12	0	0	0	0
Kerstin Garefrekes	2004, 2008	11	1	0	0	0
Sandra Minnert	1996, 2000, 2004	11	0	0	0	0
Steffi Jones	2000, 2004	10	1	0	0	0
Anja noon	2008, 2016	10	1	0	0	0
Silke Rottenberg	2000, 2004	10	0	0	0	0
Doris Fitschen	1996, 2000	8th	0	1	0	0
Bettina Wiegmann	1996, 2000	8th	3	0	0	0
Simone Laudehr	2008, 2016	7th	1	1	0	0
Nadine Angerer	2008	6th	0	0	0	0
Saskia Bartusiak	2016	6th	1	0	0	0
Lena Goessling	2016	6th	0	0	0	0
Tabea Kemme	2016	6th	0	0	0	0
Melanie Leupolz	2016	6th	1	0	0	0
Leonie Maier	2016	6th	0	1	0	0
Dzsenifer Marozsán	2016	6th	1	1	0	0
Conny Pohlers	2004, 2008	6th	2	0	0	0
Alexandra Popp	2016	6th	1	1	0	0
Almuth Schult	2016	6th	0	0	0	0
Sara Däbritz	2016	5	3	0	0	0
Inca grings	2000	5	1	0	0	0
Maren Meinert	2000	5	0	0	0	0
Pia Wunderlich	1996, 2004	5	2	0	0	0
Fatmire Alushi	2008	4th	2	0	0	0
Linda Bresonik	2008	4th	0	1	0	0
Celia Šašić	2008	4th	0	0	0	0
Sonja Fuss	2004	4th	0	0	0	0
Isabel Kerschowski	2016	4th	0	0	0	0
Viola Odebrecht	2004	4th	0	0	0	0
Babett Peter	2008, 2016	4th	0	0	0	0
Sandra Smisek	2008	4th	0	0	0	0
Petra Wimbersky	2004	4th	1	0	0	0
Birgitt Austermühl	1996	3	0	0	0	0
Isabell Bachor	2004	3	1	1	0	0
Patricia Brocker	1996	3	0	0	0	0
Manuela Goller	1996	3	0	0	0	0
Sarah Günther	2004	3	0	0	0	0
Mandy Islacker	2016	3	0	0	0	0
Heidi Mohr	1996	3	1	0	0	0
Martina Muller	2004	3	1	0	0	0
Jutta Nardenbach	1996	3	0	0	0	0
Melanie Hoffmann	2000	2	0	0	0	0
Silvia Neid	1996	3	0	0	0	0
Svenja Huth	2016	2	0	1	0	0
Josephine Henning	2016	2	0	1	0	0
Navina Omilade	2004	2	0	0	0	0
Martina Voss	1996	2	0	0	0	0
Tina Wunderlich	2000	2	0	0	0	0
Nicole Brandebusemeyer	2000	1	0	0	0	0
Jeannette Gotte	2000	1	0	0	0	0
Stefanie Gottschlich	2000	1	0	0	0	0
Claudia Müller	2000	1	0	0	0	0

So far (as of August 19, 2016) 57 players have been used at the Olympic Games. Renate Lingor, Birgit Prinz and Kerstin Stegemann are the only players to have participated in four Olympic Games so far. Birgit Prinz was the only player to play all games from 1996 to 2008, her 19 games being an Olympic record. 23 players scored a total of 46 goals. So far, no German player has been expelled from the field. As the first opposing player, the Chinese Wang Shanshan was sent off in the quarter-finals in 2016 with a yellow-red card . She received a yellow card one minute after coming on as a substitute for the second half and then the yellow-red card eleven minutes later.

Record against the Olympic champions at the Olympic Games

• Norway : 2 games - 2 defeats - 2: 4 goals
• USA : 1 game - 1 loss - 1: 2 goals

Games

No.	date	Result	opponent	venue	AH/*	occasion	comment
1	07/21/1996	3: 2	Japan	Birmingham ( USA )	*	Preliminary round	First OS game Bettina Wiegmann scores the first goal in women's Olympic football
2	07/23/1996	2: 3	Norway	Washington, DC ( USA )	*	Preliminary round	100th international match by Heidi Mohr
3	07/25/1996	1: 1	Brazil	Birmingham ( USA )	*	Preliminary round	Last international game under Gero Bisanz Last and 111th international game by Silvia Neid
4th	13.09.2000	3-0	Australia	Canberra ( AUS )	A.	Preliminary round	First international game against Australia First game against a reigning Oceania champion
5	09/16/2000	2: 1	Brazil	Canberra ( AUS )	*	Preliminary round
6th	09/19/2000	1-0	Sweden	Melbourne ( AUS )	*	Preliminary round
7th	09/24/2000	0: 1	Norway	Sydney ( AUS )	*	Semifinals
8th	09/28/2000	2-0	Brazil	Sydney ( AUS )	*	3rd place match	Germany wins the Olympic bronze medal for the first time
9	08/11/2004	8-0	China	Patras ( GRE )	*	Preliminary round	Highest OS victory
10	08/17/2004	2-0	Mexico	Athens ( GRE )	*	Preliminary round
11	08/20/2004	2: 1	Nigeria	Patras ( GRE )	*	Quarter finals
12	08/23/2004	1: 2 a.d.	United States	Heraklion ( GRE )	*	Semifinals
13	08/26/2004	1-0	Sweden	Athens ( GRE )	*	3rd place match	Germany wins the Olympic bronze medal for the second time in the 100th international match by Silke Rottenberg
14th	08/06/2008	0-0	Brazil	Shenyang ( CHN )	*	Preliminary round
15th	08/09/2008	1-0	Nigeria	Shenyang ( CHN )	*	Preliminary round
16	08/12/2008	1-0	North Korea	Tianjin ( CHN )	*	Preliminary round
17th	08/15/2008	2: 0 a.d.	Sweden	Shenyang ( CHN )	*	Quarter finals
18th	08/18/2008	1: 4	Brazil	Shanghai ( CHN )	*	Semifinals	Biggest OS defeat
19th	08/21/2008	2-0	Japan	Beijing ( CHN )	*	3rd place match	Germany wins the Olympic bronze medal for the third time Birgit Prinz equalizes with her 188th game Hege Riise's European record 149th and last international game by Renate Lingor
20th	08/03/2016	6: 1	Zimbabwe	Sao Paulo ( BRA )	*	Group game	First game against Zimbabwe. First game in Brazil
21st	08/06/2016	2: 2	Australia	Sao Paulo ( BRA )	*	Group game
22nd	08/09/2016	1: 2	Canada	Brasília ( BRA )	*	Group game	First loss to Canada
23	08/12/2016	1-0	China	Salvador ( BRA )	*	Quarter finals
24	08/16/2016	2-0	Canada	Belo Horizonte ( BRA )	*	Semifinals	300th international win 100th international match by Saskia Bartusiak
25th	08/19/2016	2: 1	Sweden	Rio de Janeiro ( BRA )	*	final	Germany wins the Olympic gold medal for the first time. Last international game under Silvia Neid 137th and last international game by Annike Krahn 123rd and last international game by Melanie Behringer 101st and last international game by Saskia Bartusiak

Records

• Most bronze medals: 3 (2000, 2004 and 2008)
• Biggest win: 8-0 against China (2000, preliminary round)
• First player to score 3 goals in one game: Birgit Prinz in an 8-0 win against China on August 11, 2004 to 1-0, 2-0 and 4-0. In addition, she scored the 7-0, making her the only player to date with four goals in a game.
• Most consecutive minutes of play without conceding a goal: Nadine Angerer 433 minutes, 2008
• Most consecutive games without conceding a goal: 5 (2004–2008)
• Most common pairing: Germany versus Brazil - 5 (1996, 2000/2, 2008/2)

The German team achieved their highest victories against the following countries at the Olympic Games:

•  Australia 3-0 (2000, preliminary round)
•  China 8-0 (2004, preliminary round)
•  Zimbabwe 6-1 (2016, preliminary round, only game against Zimbabwe)

The German team suffered their biggest defeat at the Olympic Games against only two countries:

•  Brazil 1: 4 (2008, semi-finals) - only defeat to Brazil
•  Canada 1: 2 (2016, preliminary round) - only point loss to Canada

Web links

• Women's Olympic Football Tournament - Statistical Kit - Statistics, Facts & Figures 1996 - 2012

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Germany 2: 0 (0: 0) Japan
2. ↑ Olympic draw: you need to know that. In: fifa.com. FIFA, April 8, 2016, accessed April 8, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Draw procedures: Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016. In: fifa.com. FIFA, April 8, 2016, accessed April 8, 2016 .