document_title: History of the Germany national football team

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text: History of the Germany national football team

text: History[edit]

text: Early years[edit]

text: Between 1899 and 1901, prior to the formation of a national team, there were five unofficial international matches between different German and English selection teams, which all ended as large defeats for the German teams. Eight years after the establishment of the German Football Association (DFB), the first official match of the Germany national football team[6] was played on 5 April 1908, against Switzerland in Basel, with the Swiss winning 5–3.[2] Coincidentally, the first match after World War I in 1920, the first match after World War II in 1950 when Germany was still banned from most international competitions, and the first match in 1990 with former East German players were all against Switzerland as well. Germany's first championship title was even won in Switzerland.

text: At that time the players were selected by the DFB, as there was no dedicated coach. The first manager of the Germany national team was Otto Nerz, a school teacher from Mannheim, who served in the role from 1926 to 1936.[7] The German FA could not afford travel to Uruguay for the first World Cup staged in 1930 during the Great Depression, but finished third in the 1934 World Cup in their first appearance in the competition. After a poor showing at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Sepp Herberger became coach. In 1937 he put together a squad which was soon nicknamed the Breslau Elf (the Breslau Eleven) in recognition of their 8–0 win over Denmark in the then German city of Breslau, Lower Silesia (now Wrocław, Poland).[8][9]

text: After Austria became part of Germany in the Anschluss of March 1938, that country's national team – one of Europe's better sides at the time due to professionalism – was disbanded despite having already qualified for the 1938 World Cup. As required by Nazi politicians, five or six ex-Austrian players, from the clubs Rapid Vienna, Austria Vienna, First Vienna FC, were ordered to join the all-German team on short notice in a staged show of unity orchestrated for political reasons. In the 1938 World Cup that began on 4 June in France, this "united" German team lead 1-0 against Switzerland, but managed only a 1–1 draw. After leading 2-0 in the replay, held again in Paris, they lost 2–4 in front of a hostile crowd. That early yet undefeated (the replay being considered a tie-breaker like a penalty shootout) exit in the round of 16 stands as Germany's worst ever World Cup result (excluding the 1930 and 1950 tournaments in which they did not compete). They appeared in all other World Cups and advanced to the final eight, or better.

text: During World War II, the team played over 30 international games between September 1939 and November 1942, when national team games were suspended, as most players had to join the armed forces. Many of the national team players, and even ethnic German players from other national teams like Ernst Willimowski, were gathered together under coach Herberger as Rote Jäger through the efforts of a sympathetic air force officer trying to protect the footballers from the most dangerous wartime service.

text: Three German teams[edit]

text: After the Second World War, Germany was banned from competition in most sports until about 1950, with none of the three new German states, West Germany, East Germany and Saarland, entering the 1950 World Cup qualifiers, since the DFB was only reinstated as full FIFA member after this World Cup.

text: West Germany[edit]

text: As in most aspects of life, the pre-war traditions and organisations of Germany were carried on by the Federal Republic of Germany, which was referred to as West Germany. This applied also to the restored DFB which had its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main and still employed coach Sepp Herberger. With recognition by FIFA and UEFA, the DFB maintained and continued the record of the pre-war team. Neighbouring Switzerland was once again the first team that played West Germany in 1950, with Turkey and Republic of Ireland being the only non-German speaking nations to play them in friendly matches during 1951.[10]

text: After only 18 post war games in total, West Germany qualified for the 1954 World Cup, having prevailed against Norway and the "third German state", the Saarland.

text: Saarland[edit]

text: The Saar protectorate, otherwise known as Saarland, was split from Germany and put under French control between 1947 and 1956. Saarland did not want to join French organisations and was barred from participating in pan-German ones. Thus, they sent separate teams to the 1952 Summer Olympics and also to the 1954 World Cup qualifiers, when Saarland finished below West Germany but above Norway in their qualification group, having won in Oslo. Legendary coach Helmut Schön was the manager of the Saarland team from 1952 until 1957, when the territory acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. He went on to coach the championship-winning team of the 1970s.

text: East Germany[edit]

text: In 1949, the communist German Democratic Republic was founded in the Soviet-occupied eastern part of the country. A separate football competition emerged in what was commonly known as East Germany. In 1952 the Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR (DFV) was established and the East Germany national football team took to the field. They were the only team to beat the 1974 World Cup winning West Germans in a highly symbolic event for the divided nation that was the only meeting of the two sides. East Germany went on to win the gold medal at the 1976 Olympics. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and German reunification in 1990, the eastern football competition was reintegrated into the DFB.

text: Das Wunder von Bern[edit]

text: West Germany, captained by Fritz Walter, met in the 1954 World Cup some of the teams they had played in friendly matches, namely Turkey, Yugoslavia and Austria. When playing favourites Hungary in the group stage, with good chances to qualify for the next round even in case of defeat, coach Sepp Herberger did not field his best players, saving them from the experience of a 3–8 loss. West Germany would go on to meet Hungary again in the final, facing the legendary team of Mighty Magyars again, which had gone unbeaten for 32 consecutive matches. In a shocking upset, West Germany came back from an early two goal deficit to win 3–2, with Helmut Rahn scoring the winning goal with only six minutes remaining.[11] The success is called "The Miracle of Bern" (Das Wunder von Bern).[12] The unexpected victory created a sense of euphoria throughout a divided postwar Germany. The triumph is credited with playing a significant role in securing the postwar ideological foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany.

text: Memorable losses: Wembley goal and Game of the Century[edit]

text: After finishing third in the 1958 World Cup and reaching only the quarter-finals in the 1962 World Cup, the DFB had to make changes. Following examples set abroad, professionalism was introduced, and the best clubs from the various Regionalligas were assembled into the new Bundesliga. In 1964, Helmut Schön took over as coach, replacing Herberger who had been in office for 28 years.

text: In the 1966 World Cup, West Germany reached the final after beating the USSR in the semifinal, facing hosts England at Wembley Stadium. Wolfgang Weber's last minute goal took the game into extra time, a goal claimed to be controversial by the English, with the ball appearing to hit the hand of a German player as it travelled through the England penalty area before he prodded it in. The first extra time goal by Geoff Hurst, nicknamed Wembley-Tor (Wembley goal) in Germany, is still controversial after all this time. As the Swiss referee did not see the situation properly, the opinion of the Soviet linesman Tofik Bakhramov who believed that the ball bounced back from the net rather than the crossbar led to one of the most contentious goals in the history of football. While the Germans pushed hard to tie the game, spectators entered the field in the final seconds, and Hurst scored another controversial goal giving England a 4–2 win.[13][14]

text: West Germany gained a measure of revenge in the 1970 World Cup by knocking England out in the quarter-finals 3–2, having been 2–0 down, before they suffered another memorable extra time loss, this time in the semi-final against Italy at Estadio Azteca. Karl-Heinz Schnellinger scored during injury time to level the match at 1–1, and during extra time, both teams held the lead at one time. Memorably, Franz Beckenbauer remained on the field even with a dislocated shoulder, his arm in a sling strapped to his body, as West Germany had used up their two allowed substitutions. Eventually won 4–3 by Italy, this match with five goals in extra time is one of the most dramatic in World Cup history, and is called "Game of the Century" in both Italy (Partita del secolo) and Germany (Jahrhundertspiel).[15][16] While the exhausted Italians[according to whom?] lost to Brazil, West Germany went on to claim third place by beating Uruguay 1–0, and Gerd Müller finished as the tournament's top scorer with 10 goals.

text: World Cup title on home soil[edit]

text: In 1971, Franz Beckenbauer became captain of the national team, and he led West Germany to great success as they became both the European and World Champions. They won the European Championship on their first try at Euro 1972, defeating the Soviet Union 3–0 in the final.[17][18] Then, as hosts of the 1974 World Cup, they won their second World Cup, defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final at the Olympiastadion in Munich.[19]

text: Two matches in the 1974 World Cup stood out for West Germany. The first group stage saw a politically charged match as West Germany played a game against East Germany. Both teams already were qualified for advance to the next round, and the East Germans won 1–0.[20] The West Germans adjusted their line up after the loss and advanced to the final which was the other outstanding match, against the Johan Cruijff-led Dutch team and their brand of "Total Football". Cruijff was brought down early in the German penalty area following a solo run before any of the German players had even touched the ball, and the Dutch took the lead from the ensuing penalty with just a minute gone on the clock. However, West Germany managed to come back, tying the match on a penalty scored by Paul Breitner, and winning it with Gerd Müller's goal just before half-time. A second goal by Müller was ruled offside.[21][22]

text: Late 1970s and early 1980s[edit]

text: West Germany failed to defend their titles in the next two major international tournaments. They lost to Czechoslovakia in the final of Euro 1976 in a penalty shootout by a score of 5–3 after the match finished 2–2, with Uli Hoeneß famously kicking the ball sky high.[23] Since that loss, Germany has not lost a penalty shootout in major international tournaments. In fact, until Lukas Podolski's shot was saved by the Serbian goalkeeper Vladimir Stojković during group play of the 2010 World Cup, the last penalty missed by a German player dates back to the 1982 World Cup semifinals when the French goalkeeper Jean-Luc Ettori saved Uli Stielike's shot.[24]

text: In the 1978 World Cup, Germany was eliminated in the second group stage after losing 2–3 to Austria, who had already been eliminated from the round of 16. Schön retired as coach afterward, and the post was taken over by his assistant, Jupp Derwall.

text: West Germany's first tournament under Derwall was successful, as they earned their second European title at Euro 1980 after defeating Belgium 2–1 in the final.[25] West Germany then reached the final of the 1982 World Cup, though not without difficulties. They were upset 1–2 by Algeria in their first match,[26] but managed to advance to the second round with a controversial 1–0 win over Austria. Then, in the semifinal against France, they came back from down 1–3 during extra time to tie the match 3–3 and won the following penalty shootout 5–4.[27][28] In the final, they were defeated by Italy 1–3.[29]

text: During this period, West Germany also had one of the world's most productive goal scorers in Gerd Müller, who racked up fourteen goals in two World Cups (1970 and 1974). His ten goals in 1970 are the third-most ever in a tournament, behind France's Just Fontaine and Hungarian Sándor Kocsis. Though Müller's all-time World Cup record of 14 goals was broken by Ronaldo in 2006, it took Ronaldo three tournaments to do so (1998, 2002, and 2006) before Germany's Miroslav Klose surpassed the mark with 16 goals, scored over four tournaments (2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014).[30]

text: Beckenbauer's triumph as coach[edit]

text: After West Germany were unexpectedly eliminated in the first round of Euro 1984, Franz Beckenbauer returned to the national team to replace Derwall as coach.[31] In the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, West Germany had a slow start to the tournament thanks partly to the hot climate and high altitude- conditions that were for the most part foreign to nearly all of the European teams. In the warm, rainy aridity and high altitude of Queretaro they drew with Uruguay 1-1, were beaten 2-0 by a flying Denmark side and beat Scotland 2-1, finishing runner up behind Denmark in their group. They then traveled to the intense heat and humidity of Monterrey to face Morocco, which they won 1-0 and then to face the hosts Mexico. After a goalless draw, West Germany won on penalties 5-4, and they would then travel to the tropical heat, rain and altitude of Guadalajara to face a strong Michel Platini-led French side- a rematch between the two sides after a classic duel during the previous World Cup in Spain. West Germany held their nerve to beat the French 2-0, and they then traveled to the 7,380 ft altitude of Mexico City to face a Diego Maradona-led Argentina in the final at the famous Azteca Stadium. Argentina took a 2-0 lead but Karl-Heinz Rumenigge and Rudi Voller tied the game in the second half, but Argentina scored a 3rd in the 85th minute and West Germany finished as runners-up for the second consecutive tournament.[32][33] In Euro 1988, West Germany's hopes of winning the tournament on home soil were spoiled by the Netherlands, as the Dutch gained revenge of their loss in 1974 by beating them 2–1 in the semifinals.[34]

text: In the 1990 World Cup, West Germany finally won their third World Cup title in its unprecedented third consecutive final appearance. [35] Captained by Lothar Matthäus, they defeated Yugoslavia (4–1) where Matthäus scored a goal from the halfway line; they then confidently thumped the United Arab Emirates (5–1) and drew with Colombia 1-1, all in Milan. In the Round of 16, they then played bitter rivals the Netherlands in Milan, which proved to be a bad-tempered, ugly game that was somewhat reflective of the whole tournament. Striker Rudi Völler and Dutch midfielder Frank Rijkaard were both sent off by the temperamental and emotionally aggressive Argentine referee after arguing and violently tackling each other in the span of a few minutes, including a blatant handball by a furious Voller. Goals by Jurgen Klinsmann and Andreas Brehme meant that Germany went on to win 2-1, and then in their quarter-final match they beat Czechoslovakia 1–0 in Milan. For their semi-final they went to play England in Turin, which proved to be a closely contested match between 2 equally skilled sides. Brehme scored a fluke goal in the first half, but England's Gary Lineker equalized in the second half and the match ended 1–1, but West Germany went on to win 4-3 on penalties, and the Germans were on the way to a final rematch against Argentina in Rome.[36][37] West Germany won an ugly and difficult match 1–0, with the only goal being a penalty scored in the 85th minute by Andreas Brehme after Klinsmann was fouled in the Argentine penalty box.[35] Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup as the national team's captain in 1974, thus became the second person ever (preceded only by Mário Zagallo) to win the World Cup as both player and coach, and the first as both captain and coach. West Germany were also the tournament top scorers,scoring 14 goals.[31]

text: Olympic football[edit]

text:
Medal record

Olympic Games

 1988 Seoul
Team

text: Prior to 1984, Olympic football was an amateur event, meaning that only non-professional players could participate. Due to this, West Germany was never able to achieve the same degree of success at the Olympics as at the World Cup, with the only medal coming in the 1988 Olympics, when they won the bronze medal. Since then, however, no German team has managed to qualify for the Olympics, even after the change of rules to include professionals, among them three athletes over 23 years old. West Germany also reached the second round in both 1972 and 1984. On the other hand, East Germany did far better, winning a gold, a silver and two bronze medals (one representing the United Team of Germany).

text: Berti Vogts years (1990–1998)[edit]

text: In February 1990, months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the draw for the 1992 European Championship qualifying tournament saw East Germany and West Germany drawn together in Group 5. After West Germany's 1990 World Cup win, with assistant Berti Vogts taking over as the national team coach, the retiring Beckenbauer infamously predicted that the German team, with additional former East Germans to choose from, would be invincible for years to come. The reunification of Germany was confirmed in August to take effect on 3 October 1990, with the accession of the former GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany. The members of the East German association Deutscher Fußball-Verband acceded to the DFB in November, while the 1990–91 seasons would continue, with the restructuring of leagues scheduled for 1991–92. The first game with a unified German team, including former East German internationals such as Matthias Sammer and Ulf Kirsten, was against Switzerland on 19 December.

text: In Euro 1992, Germany reached the final, but lost 0–2 to surprise winners Denmark.[38] As the defending champions in the 1994 World Cup, this tournament proved to be rough for the German squad, who hadn't changed much since the 1990 World Cup, but they were still a strong side: Matthaus was still captaining the team and Klinsmann, Brehme, Voller and Ilgner were retained. The German squad beat Bolivia 1-0 in the tournament's opening match and they drew with Spain 1-1, playing both matches in Chicago. Then, they traveled down to the intense 35°C (95°F) heat of Dallas to play South Korea, a match they won 3-2 with Klinsmann scoring 2 goals. After this victory, midfielder Stefan Effenberg was sent home by Vogts after he gave an obscene hand gesture to German fans and journalists after being substituted out during the 75th minute. Germany then advanced to the Round of 16, and they beat European rivals Belgium 3-2 in Chicago; Voller scored 2 goals in the first half. And then, a low point in German football came about. The tough German squad then went to Giants Stadium just outside New York City to play Bulgaria in the quarter-finals, and they were upset 1–2 by the lowly ranked team, even though they led for the first part of the match after Matthaus scored from a penalty 2 minutes into the second half. But Bulgarian star player Hristo Stoichkov scored in the 75th minute, and the German team effectively fell apart, and this allowed Yordan Letchkov to score 3 minutes later, and the Germans were never able to equalize. Vogts returned home to face a barrage of criticism, although he stayed on as manager.[39][40]

text: Reunified Germany won their first major international title at Euro 1996, becoming the European champions for the third time.[41] They defeated hosts England on penalty kicks (6–5 after a 1–1 draw) in the semifinals[42] and the Czech Republic 2–1 in the final, a match decided by a golden goal scored by Oliver Bierhoff.[43] Matthias Sammer won the Ballon d'Or in 1996 for his performances for Germany and Borussia Dortmund.

text: However, in the 1998 World Cup, Germany were again eliminated by a less-heralded opponent in the quarterfinals, this time in a 0–3 defeat to Croatia.[44] Vogts stepped down afterwards and was replaced by Erich Ribbeck.[45]

text: Oliver Kahn/Michael Ballack era[edit]

text: Following another early World Cup exit in 1998 along with the retirement of many key players and discouraging results under Ribbeck, Germany's standing as one of the world's elite national sides was in question. Questionable performance...

text: In Euro 2000, the aging team went out in the first round after failing to win any of their three matches, including an embarrassing 0–3 loss to an understrength Portugal side (who had already advanced to the next round).[46] Ribbeck resigned amid strong public criticism and was replaced temporarily and then permanently by Rudi Völler – after planned successor Christoph Daum was involved in a drug scandal.[47][48][49]

text: Coming into the 2002 World Cup, expectations of the German team were low due to poor results in the qualifiers. This included not directly qualifying for the finals for the first time. The team nonetheless dealt a thrashing to Saudi Arabia 8–0 in their first match.[50] In the knockout stages, riding on the heroics of Oliver Kahn and Michael Ballack they produced three consecutive 1–0 wins against Paraguay,[51] the United States,[52] and co-hosts South Korea,[53] setting up a final against Brazil, the first World Cup meeting between the two. Unfortunately Ballack was suspended for the final due to accumulated yellow cards and Kahn was injured during the final proper. In a hard-fought match, Germany thus lost 0–2.[54] Nevertheless, Miroslav Klose won the Silver Boot and German captain and goalkeeper Oliver Kahn won the Golden Ball,[55] the first time in the World Cup's history that a goalkeeper was named the best player of the tournament, as well as the Yashin-Award for the best goalkeeper in the tournament.[56]

text: Germany failed to build on their success in 2002 and again exited in the first round of Euro 2004, this time drawing their first two matches and losing the third. As was the case in 2000, the team exited losing to an understrength side that had already advanced, in this case the Czech Republic. Even though Germany dominated the match, they could not score, losing to a Czech goal scored on the break.[57] Völler resigned afterwards,[58] denouncing the constant media criticism in a famous TV interview. The national team had to find their third new coach in six years after having had only six coaches in the previous 75 years. When prospective candidates including Ottmar Hitzfeld and Otto Rehhagel turned down the job,[59][60] former national team player Jürgen Klinsmann, who had never held any coaching jobs before, was appointed.[61] In similar style to Beckenbauer's former role as team manager without a coaching license, the experienced Joachim Löw from Stuttgart was appointed to assist him. Klinsmann made Michael Ballack the captain following Euro 2004. Klinsmann's main task was to lead the national team to a good showing at the 2006 World Cup being hosted in Germany.

text: Prior to the start of the tournament, hopes were not as high for Germany as in previous tournaments (even in Germany itself), even though it was the host nation. Critics pointed out the apparent lack of quality players in the squad and coach Klinsmann's decision to live in America rather than Germany. However, Germany won the opening game of the World Cup against Costa Rica 4–2.[62] They continued to develop both confidence and support across the group stage, conceding no further goals as they beat Poland 1–0[63] and Ecuador 3–0, with Miroslav Klose scoring twice and Lukas Podolski adding another in the last match.[64] Germany finished on top of their group with three wins. The team went on to defeat Sweden 2–0 in the round of 16, with Lukas Podolski netting both goals in only 12 minutes, from assists by Miroslav Klose.[65]

text: Germany faced favorites Argentina in the quarter-finals, a team that Germany had not defeated since the 1990 World Cup. Germany's clean sheet streak was broken shortly after half time as Argentina scored first to grab a 0–1 lead. However, Michael Ballack's cross, flicked on by Tim Borowski, allowed Klose to head in the equalizer with 10 minutes to spare. During the subsequent penalty shootout, goalkeeper Jens Lehmann saved two shots while his teammates all converted their shots to win the shootout 4–2.[66][67][68] After the game, the Argentinians started a brawl, which later resulted in a match ban for midfielder Torsten Frings after Italian television networks showed video footage of him participating in the fight.[69]

text: Expectations rose in Germany following these results, with many thinking that a record eighth appearance in the World Cup final was possible even though a starter was missing and the players were tired after already playing a tough 120 minutes against Argentina. In the semifinal match against Italy, the match went to extra time again, and hopes grew high that another penalty shootout would take the team to the final match in Berlin. However, despite Klinsmann's focus on fitness, the speed and concentration of the German players faded, and they conceded two goals in the final ninety seconds of extra time.[70]

text: Despite having their dreams of playing in the final dashed, Klinsmann's squad quickly recovered their composure, and journalists noted the team's upbeat mood in the practices leading up to the third-place match. Three starters, including captain Michael Ballack, would not be available for the third place match, and their opponent Portugal's goalkeeper, Ricardo, had up to that point conceded only one goal in regular play. Nonetheless, Germany thoroughly defeated Portugal 3–1, at one point leading 3–0 due to Bastian Schweinsteiger's two goals and an own goal, also off his shot, by Portugal's Petit.[71]

text: With this victory, Germany ended the World Cup on a high, not only with the 3–1 win over Portugal in the battle for third place, but also with several awards: Miroslav Klose was awarded the Golden Boot for his tournament-leading five goals,[72] becoming the first player from the united Germany to earn it, and fellow striker Lukas Podolski won the 'Best Young Player' award.[73] Furthermore, four of Germany's players (Jens Lehmann, Philipp Lahm, Michael Ballack, and Miroslav Klose) were selected for the tournament All-Star Team.[74] In addition, with 14 goals scored, the German side scored more goals than any other team in the tournament.[75] After the tournament, over 500,000 people honored the team by giving them a hero's welcome at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

text: Rejuvenation under Joachim Löw[edit]

text: Germany's entry into the Euro 2008 qualifying round was marked partially by the promotion of Joachim Löw to head coach, since Klinsmann retired in spite of a public outcry for him to continue managing the Mannschaft.[76][77] Löw did not have the sweeping charisma of his predecessor, but the reputation of being a shrewd and capable tactician. He quickly became notable for continually introducing talented young players into his team, leading to a continuous rejuvenation of the squad. In a group with the Czech Republic and the Republic of Ireland, Germany qualified comfortably, defeating San Marino in a record 13–0 away win along the way.[78]

text: For the final tournament, Germany were placed into Group B alongside Poland, Croatia and longtime rivals Austria.[79] Germany defeated Poland 2–0[80] but suffered an ignominious 1–2 defeat to Croatia, compounded by a red card for Bastian Schweinsteiger for an aggressive off-the-ball incident.[81] Germany entered the knockout round with a victory over Austria in the last match of group play.[82] The only scorer of the game was Michael Ballack, who scored in the 49th minute with a powerful long-distance free-kick that was later chosen as the German Goal of the Year. Their quarterfinal opponent was Portugal. Germany started well and took an early lead after Schweinsteiger converted a cross from Lukas Podolski. Miroslav Klose made it 2–0 after heading in a free kick by Schweinsteiger. Portugal responded with a goal right before halftime, but Germany reclaimed their two-goal lead in the second half when Schweinsteiger assisted another header, this time by Michael Ballack. Germany saw out the rest of the match comfortably, conceding a late consolation goal, leaving the final score at 3–2.[83]

text: Germany went into their semifinal match against Turkey as the favourites. However, the team put up a nervous and shaky performance, falling behind due to Uğur Boral's goal in the 22nd minute. Bastian Schweinsteiger equalised, and Miroslav Klose put Germany ahead with less than twelve minutes left only for Semih Şentürk to level the score in the last minutes of the match. Just as the game was heading for extra time, defender Philipp Lahm cut inside past Colin Kazim-Richards, exchanged passes with Thomas Hitzlsperger, and stole in at the near post to score in the final minute, sending Germany into the final against Spain.[84]

text: Spain were the heavy favourites but Germany was believed to be one of the few sides able to challenge them. Spain controlled the game and took the lead through Fernando Torres. Germany ended up losing the match 0–1, finishing as the runners-up of the tournament.[85]

text: For the qualification for World Cup 2010, Germany were placed in a group with Azerbaijan (led by former Germany coach Berti Vogts), Finland, Liechtenstein, Russia, and Wales.[86] Germany comfortably qualified as top of the group with 8 wins and two draws (both against Finland).

text: 2010 FIFA World Cup finals[edit]

text: The 2010 World Cup draw, which took place on 4 December 2009, placed Germany in Group D, along with Australia, Serbia, and Ghana.[87] Throughout the tournament, Germany impressed by playing an attractive, attacking style of football. On 13 June 2010, they played their first match of the tournament against Australia and won 4–0.[88] They lost their second match 0–1 to Serbia.[89] Their next match against Ghana was won 1–0 by a goal from Mesut Özil.[90] Germany went on to win the group and advanced to the knockout stage. In the round of 16, Germany defeated England 4–1, England's highest World Cup loss to date.[91] At 2–1, however, the game controversially had a goal by Frank Lampard disallowed, despite video replays that showed the ball beyond the goal line.[92][93][94] In the quarterfinals, Germany defeated Argentina 4–0;[95] this match was also celebrated striker Miroslav Klose's 100th international cap and the match in which he tied German legend Gerd Müller's record of 14 World Cup goals, one behind the all-time record of 15 World Cup goals, which is held by Ronaldo of Brazil.[30][96][97][98] In the semi-final on 7 July, Germany lost 1–0 to Spain, in an almost flashback to the finals of Euro 2008.[99] Germany played Uruguay for Third Place, as in 1970, and won the match 3–2 on 10 July.[100]

text: Germany scored the most with a total of 16 goals in the 2010 World Cup, in comparison, the winning nation Spain scored only 8 goals.[101] The German team became the first team since Brazil in 1982 to record the highest goal difference in a World Cup without winning it. In an internet poll, Germany was voted the World Cups Most Entertaining Team, although FIFA discontinued the official award. German youngster Thomas Müller won the Golden Boot with the most goals and assists scored (succeeding teammate Miroslav Klose),[102] and he was also given the Best Young Player Award (succeeding teammate Lukas Podolski).[103]

text: The German team reflected the changing demographic of Germany. It was significantly multicultural, as 11 of the players in the final 23-man World Cup Finals roster were eligible to play for other countries, despite 10 of the 11 being born or raised in Germany. The 11th, Cacau, arrived from Brazil in his late teens.[104] Despite this transition, Germany kept the traditional strength as a team that excels when playing at major tournaments with a well-attuned team. Prior to the World Cup the Mannschaft lost in a friendly to England 2–1,[105] another friendly against Argentina 1–0,[106] and less than a year after the World Cup Germany lost against Australia 2–1.[107] While losing on home soil in friendlies, Germany decisively thrashed all these three teams in the tournament in South Africa, scoring four goals in each match.

text: Euro 2012 qualification[edit]

text: Germany qualified top of Group A in qualification for UEFA Euro 2012 with a record of 10 wins out of ten matches against Kazakhstan, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, and Azerbaijan.[108]

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Germany

10

10

0

0

34

7

+27

30

Qualify for final tournament

—

3–0

3–1

6–2

6–1

4–0

2

 Turkey

10

5

2

3

13

11

+2

17

Advance to play-offs

1–3

—

3–2

2–0

1–0

2–1

3

 Belgium

10

4

3

3

21

15

+6

15

0–1

1–1

—

4–4

4–1

4–1

4

 Austria

10

3

3

4

16

17

−1

12

1–2

0–0

0–2

—

3–0

2–0

5

 Azerbaijan

10

2

1

7

10

26

−16

7

1–3

1–0

1–1

1–4

—

3–2

6

 Kazakhstan

10

1

1

8

6

24

−18

4

0–3

0–3

0–2

0–0

2–1

—

text: Euro 2012 finals[edit]

text: The draw for the final tournament took place on 2 December 2011 at the Ukraine Palace of Arts in Kiev, Ukraine.[109][110] Germany was placed in group B along with Portugal, Netherlands, and Denmark, thus making it the group of death.

text: As the only team to have won all three group matches, Germany went on to defeat Greece in the quarter-final and set a historic record in international football of 15 consecutive wins in all competitive matches.[111] In the semi-final match against Italy, despite high expectations, Germany was unable to break the record to defeat Italy in any competitive matches.

text:
Germany

1–0

 Portugal

Gómez  72'

Report

text:
Netherlands

1–2

 Germany

Van Persie  73'

Report

Gómez  24 ',  38'

text:
Denmark

1–2

 Germany

Krohn-Dehli  24'

Report

Podolski  19'Bender  80'

text:
Germany

4–2

 Greece

Lahm  39'Khedira  61'Klose  68'Reus  74'

Report

Samaras  55'Salpingidis  89' (pen.)

text:
Germany

1–2

 Italy

Özil  90+2' (pen.)

Report

Balotelli  20 ',  36'

text: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification[edit]

text: On 30 July 2011 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary draw, Germany were placed in Group C. They commenced their qualifying campaign in late 2012 in a group that featured contenders Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Austria, Faroe Islands and Kazakhstan.[112]

text:
Teamvte

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

 Germany

10
9
1
0
36
10
+26
28

 Sweden

10
6
2
2
19
14
+5
20

 Austria

10
5
2
3
20
10
+10
17

 Republic of Ireland

10
4
2
4
16
17
−1
14

 Kazakhstan

10
1
2
7
6
21
−15
5

 Faroe Islands

10
0
1
9
4
29
−25
1

Austria

—

6–0

1–2

4–0

1–0

2–1

Faroe Islands

0–3

—

0–3

1–1

1–4

1–2

Germany

3–0

3–0

—

4–1

3–0

4–4

Kazakhstan

0–0

2–1

0–3

—

1–2

0–1

Republic of Ireland

2–2

3–0

1–6

3–1

—

1–2

Sweden

2–1

2–0

3–5

2–0

0–0

—

text: 2014 FIFA World Cup finals[edit]

text: The draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals placed Germany in Group G along with Portugal, Ghana, and the United States.[113] The German Football Association constructed a purpose built training base, Campo Bahia, for their stay in Brazil. Germany started the tournament with a 4–0 defeat of Portugal, with Thomas Muller scoring a hat trick. They drew their next match with Ghana 2–2. Miroslav Klose tied Ronaldo's record of fifteen World Cup finals goals in the match. Germany won their final game against the United States 1–0. They played Algeria in the round of 16 in a rematch of their encounter in 1982. Germany prevailed 2–1 after extra time. They then defeated France 1–0 in the quarterfinals. They faced Brazil in the semi-finals where they won a decisive 7–1 victory. Klose scored the second goal of the game, surpassing Ronaldo for the record of most goals in the World Cup. Germany defeated Argentina 1–0 in the final on 13 July and obtained its fourth title.[114]

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Germany

3

2

1

0

7

2

+5

7

Advance to knockout stage

2

 United States

3

1

1

1

4

4

0

4

3

 Portugal

3

1

1

1

4

7

−3

4

4

 Ghana

3

0

1

2

4

6

−2

1

text:
Germany

2–1 (a.e.t.)

 Algeria

Schürrle  92'
Özil  120'

Report

Djabou  120+1'

text:
France

0–1

 Germany

Report

Hummels  13'

text:
Brazil

1–7

 Germany

Oscar  90'

Report

Müller  11'
Klose  23'
Kroos  24', 26'
Khedira  29'
Schürrle  69', 79'

text:
Germany

1–0 (a.e.t.)

 Argentina

Götze  113'

Report

text: Euro 2016[edit]

text: After finishing first in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D, Germany managed to win their group ahead of Poland, Northern Ireland and Ukraine. In the knock-out stages, they overcome Slovakia with a 3–0 win, then they won against Italy 6–5 in a penalty shootout (after a 1–1 draw) for the first time in a major tournament.[115][116] Their journey ended in the semi-finals after a 2–0 loss against the host-nation France, the French first competitive win against Germany in 58 years.[117]

text: 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup[edit]

text: Having qualified as the 2014 World Cup Champion, the German coach Joachim Löw decided to participate in the competition with a young team captained by Julian Draxler. The team won their group ahead of Chile, Australia and Cameroon. Then, they won against Mexico 4–1 in the semi-finals to progress to the final. Unexpectedly, the young team managed to win Germany their first FIFA Confederations Cup title ever after a 1–0 win against Chile at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg.[118]

text: 2018 FIFA World Cup finals[edit]

text: Despite winning their 10 matches in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. Germany went out from the World Cup group stage, first exit in the first round since 1938, after two losses and only one win. The first match was against Mexico, the team which they beat in the FIFA Confederations Cup a year earlier, the match ended with a 1–0 win for the Mexicans, the German first loss in an opening match since the 1982 World Cup. The second match was against Sweden which ended in a 2–1 win, thanks to Toni Kroos's 95th minute goal. In the last match, Germany needed a "one-goal" win against South Korea to reach the next round, but two late goals during second-half stoppage time from South Korea made the defending champion leave the competition with only bad memories.[119][120]

text: Germany, known in German as a "Tournament Team" (German: Turniermannschaft), came to the 2018 tournament without their 2014 heroes Mario Götze and André Schürrle. The retirement of key players such as Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, and Miroslav Klose meant the loss of leading players. During the tournament, poor performances by main players such as Thomas Müller and Sami Khedira, as well as wrong team selection by the coach Joachim Löw were the main factors in the devastating early exit.[121] Moreover, complacency and lack of sharpness of the attacking players were obvious according to former player and coach Jürgen Klinsmann.[122]

text: Competition records[edit]

text: FIFA World Cup record[edit]

text:
FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup Qualification record

Year

Round

Position

Pld

W

D*

L

GF

GA

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

 1930

Did Not Enter

–

–

–

–

–

–

 1934

Third Place

3rd

4

3

0

1

11

8

1

1

0

0

9

1

 1938

First Round

10th

2

0

1

1

3

5

3

3

0

0

11

1

 1950

Banned

–

–

–

–

–

–

 1954

Champions

1st

6

5

0

1

25

14

4

3

1

0

12

3

 1958

Fourth Place

4th

6

2

2

2

12

14

Qualified as Defending Champions

 1962

Quarter-Final

7th

4

2

1

1

4

2

4

4

0

0

11

5

 1966

Runners-up

2nd

6

4

1

1

15

6

4

3

1

0

14

2

 1970

Third Place

3rd

6

5

0

1

17

10

6

5

1

0

20

3

 1974

Champions

1st

7

6

0

1

13

4

Qualified as Hosts

 1978

Second Group Stage

6th

6

1

4

1

10

5

Qualified as Defending Champions

 1982

Runners-up

2nd

7

3

2

2

12

10

8

8

0

0

33

3

 1986

Runners-up

2nd

7

3

2

2

8

7

8

5

2

1

22

9

 1990

Champions

1st

7

5

2

0

15

5

6

3

3

0

13

3

 1994

Quarter-Final

5th

5

3

1

1

9

7

Qualified as Defending Champions

 1998

Quarter-Final

7th

5

3

1

1

8

6

10

6

4

0

23

9

  2002

Runners-up

2nd

7

5

1

1

14

3

10

6

3

1

19

12

 2006

Third Place

3rd

7

5

1

1

14

6

Qualified as Hosts

 2010

Third Place

3rd

7

5

0

2

16

5

10

8

2

0

26

5

 2014

Champions

1st

7

6

1

0

18

4

10

9

1

0

36

10

 2018

Group Stage

22nd

3

1

0

2

2

4

10

10

0

0

43

4

 2022

To be determined

To be determined

Total

4 Titles

19/21

109

67

20*

22

226

125

94

74

18

2

292

70

text: UEFA European Championship record[edit]

text:
UEFA European Championship record

UEFA European Championship Qualification record

Year

Round

Position

Pld

W

D*

L

GF

GA

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

 1960

Did Not Enter

Did Not Enter

 1964

 1968

Did Not Qualify

4

2

1

1

9

2

 1972

Champions

1st

2

2

0

0

5

1

8

5

3

0

13

3

 1976

Runners-up

2nd

2

1

1

0

6

4

8

4

4

0

17

5

 1980

Champions

1st

4

3

1

0

6

3

6

4

2

0

17

1

 1984

Group Stage

5th

3

1

1

1

2

2

8

5

1

2

15

5

 1988

Semi Final

3rd

4

2

1

1

6

3

Qualified as Hosts

 1992

Runners-up

2nd

5

2

1

2

7

8

6

5

0

1

13

4

 1996

Champions

1st

6

4

2

0

10

3

10

8

1

1

27

10

  2000

Group Stage

14th

3

0

1

2

1

5

8

6

1

1

20

4

 2004

Group Stage

12th

3

0

2

1

2

3

8

5

3

0

13

4

  2008

Runners-up

2nd

6

4

0

2

10

7

12

8

3

1

35

7

  2012

Semi Final

3rd

5

4

0

1

10

6

10

10

0

0

34

7

 2016

Semi Final

3rd

6

3

2

1

8

3

10

7

1

2

7

4

 2020

Total

3 titles

11/14

43

23

10*

10

65

45

92

64

20

8

220

56

text: FIFA Confederations Cup record[edit]

text:
FIFA Confederations Cup record

Year

Round

Position

GP

W

D*

L

GS

GA

Squad

 1992

Did Not Enter [123]

 1995

Did Not Qualify

 1997

Did Not Enter [124]

 1999

Group Stage

5th

3

1

0

2

2

6

Squad

  2001

Did Not Qualify

 2003

Did Not Enter [125]

 2005

Third Place

3rd

5

3

1

1

15

11

Squad

 2009

Did Not Qualify

 2013

 2017

Champions

1st

5

4

1

0

12

5

Squad

Total

Third Place

3/10

13

8

2

3

29

22

text: Note All tournaments from 1950 to 1990 inclusively were competed as West Germany.

text: Honours[edit]

text: Senior team[edit]

text:
FIFA World Cup
Winner (4): 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
Runner-up (4): 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002
Third place (4): 1934, 1970, 2006, 2010
Fourth place (1): 1958
UEFA European Championship
Winner (3): 1972, 1980, 1996
Runner-up (3): 1976, 1992, 2008
Semi-finals (2): 1988, 2012, 2016
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner (1): 2017
Third place (1): 2005
U.S. Cup
Winner (1): 1993

text: Olympic team[edit]

text:
Olympic Games
Winner (1): 1976
Runner-up (1): 1980, 2016
Bronze Medal (3): 1964, 1972, 1988

text: Historical kits[edit]

text:
1908

World Cup  1934

World Cup  1938 [127]

World Cup  1954

World Cup  1970

World Cup  1974

World Cup  1978

Euro 1980 and World Cup 1982

text:
Euro  1984

World Cup  1986

Euro 1988 and World Cup 1990

Euro  1992

World Cup  1994

Euro  1996

World Cup  1998

Euro  2000

text:
World Cup  2002

Euro  2004

World Cup  2006

Euro  2008

World Cup  2010

Euro  2012

World Cup  2014

Euro  2016

text:
Confederations Cup  2017

World Cup  2018

text:
World Cup  1954–1958

World Cup  1966–1970

World Cup  1974–1978

Euro 1980 – World Cup 1982

Euro 1984 – World Cup 1986

Euro 1988 – World Cup 1990

Euro  1992

World Cup  1994

text:
Euro  1996

World Cup  1998

Euro  2000

World Cup  2002

Euro  2004

ConFed Cup  2005

World Cup  2006

Euro  2008

text:
World Cup  2010

Euro  2012

World Cup  2014

Euro  2016

World Cup  2018

text: Previous squads[edit]

text:
FIFA World Cup squads

1934 FIFA World Cup squad
1938 FIFA World Cup squad
1954 FIFA World Cup squad
1958 FIFA World Cup squad
1962 FIFA World Cup squad
1966 FIFA World Cup squad
1970 FIFA World Cup squad
1974 FIFA World Cup squad
1978 FIFA World Cup squad
1982 FIFA World Cup squad
1986 FIFA World Cup squad
1990 FIFA World Cup squad
1994 FIFA World Cup squad
1998 FIFA World Cup squad
2002 FIFA World Cup squad
2006 FIFA World Cup squad
2010 FIFA World Cup squad
2014 FIFA World Cup squad
2018 FIFA World Cup squad

UEFA European Football Championship squads

UEFA Euro 1972 squad
UEFA Euro 1976 squad
UEFA Euro 1980 squad
UEFA Euro 1984 squad
UEFA Euro 1988 squad
UEFA Euro 1992 squad
UEFA Euro 1996 squad
UEFA Euro 2000 squad
UEFA Euro 2004 squad
UEFA Euro 2008 squad
UEFA Euro 2012 squad
UEFA Euro 2016 squad

FIFA Confederations Cup squads

1999 FIFA Confederations Cup squads
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squads
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup squads

text: Managers[edit]

text:
Name

Period

Matches

Wins

Draws1

Losses

Win %

Honours

DFB committee

1908–1926

58

16

12

30

27.59

Otto Nerz

1926–1936

70

42

10

18

60.00

Third place at the 1934 World Cup

Sepp Herberger2

1936–19421950–1964

167

94

27

46

56.29

Winner of the 1954 World Cup, Fourth place at the 1958 World Cup

Helmut Schön

1964–1978

139

87

31

21

62.59

Runner-up of the 1966 World Cup, Third place at the 1970 World Cup, Winner of Euro 1972, Winner of the 1974 World Cup, Runner-up of Euro 1976

Jupp Derwall

1978–1984

67

44

12

11

65.67

Winner of Euro 1980, Runner-up of the 1982 World Cup

Franz Beckenbauer

1984–1990

66

34

20

12

51.52

Runner-up of the 1986 World Cup, Winner of the 1990 World Cup

Berti Vogts

1990–1998

102

66

24

12

64.71

Runner-up of Euro 1992, Winner of Euro 1996

Erich Ribbeck

1998–2000

24

10

6

8

41.67

Rudi Völler

2000–2004

53

29

11

13

54.72

Runner-up of the 2002 World Cup

Jürgen Klinsmann

2004–2006

34

20

8

6

58.82

Third place at the 2005 Confederations Cup, Third place at the 2006 World Cup

Joachim Löw3

2006–2020

165

108

30

27

65.46

Runner-up of Euro 2008, Third place at the 2010 World Cup, Third place at the Euro 2012, Winner of the 2014 World Cup, Winner of the 2017 Confederations Cup

Total3

945

550

191

204

55.37

text:
Includes matches won or lost on penalty shoot-outs.
Record includes periods of pre-division Germany (1936–1942 – 70 matches: 42 wins, 13 draws, 15 losses) and West Germany (1950–1964 – 97 matches: 52 wins, 14 draws, 31 losses; no national team matches and no national coaches between 1942 and 1950).[128]

tag: ol

text: Captains[edit]

text: This is the list of Germany captains since Germany's first participation in a World Cup in 1934 (current as of 23 November 2014).[128][129]Note: the column "games" signifies overall games as captain, not overall caps. East German captains are not included. Captained games outside the player's main period are also included.

text:
Player

Period

Games

Notes

Fritz Szepan

1934–1939

30

Paul Janes

1939–1942

31

Fritz Walter

1951–1956

30

Honorary captain

Hans Schäfer

1957–1962

16

Helmut Rahn

1957–1959

8

Herbert Erhardt

1959–1962

18

Uwe Seeler

1961–1970

40

Honorary captain

Wolfgang Overath

1968–1971

14

Franz Beckenbauer

1971–1977

50

Honorary captain

Berti Vogts

1977–1978

20

Bernard Dietz

1978–1981

19

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

1980–1986

50

Harald Schumacher

1984–1986

11

Klaus Allofs

1986–1988

8

Lothar Matthäus

1987–1999

72

Honorary captain

Jürgen Klinsmann

1995–1998

36

Honorary captain

Oliver Bierhoff

1998–2001

22

Oliver Kahn

2000–2006

48

Michael Ballack

2004–2010

54

Philipp Lahm

2010–2014

51

Bastian Schweinsteiger

2014–2016

13

Manuel Neuer

2016–present

21

text: Tournament records[edit]

text:
Most World Cups played in: Lothar Matthäus – 5 (All-time record tied with Mexico's Antonio Carbajal)[30]
Most World Cup match appearances: Lothar Matthäus – 25 (All-time record)[30][130][131]
Most World Cup goals: Miroslav Klose – 16 (All-time record leading goalscorer)[97]
Most European Championship match appearances: Philipp Lahm – 14[132]
Most European Championship goals: Jürgen Klinsmann – 5[133]


document_title: Perichondrium

question_text: what is the function of the chondrogenic layer of the perichondrium

root

text: Perichondrium

text:
Perichondrium

Details

Location
Developing bone

Identifiers

Latin
Perichondrium

TA
A02.0.00.008

TH
H2.00.03.5.00019

FMA
75446

Anatomical terminology
[edit on Wikidata]

tag: table

text: The perichondrium (from Greek περί (peri 'around') and χόνδρος (chondros 'cartilage')) is a layer of dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds the cartilage of developing bone. It consists of two separate layers: an outer fibrous layer and inner chondrogenic layer. The fibrous layer contains fibroblasts, which produce collagenous fibers. The chondrogenic layer remains undifferentiated and can form chondroblasts or chondrocytes. Perichondrium can be found around the perimeter of elastic cartilage and hyaline cartilage.

tag: p

text: Perichondrium is a type of irregular collagenous ordinary connective tissue, and also functions in the growth and repair of cartilage.


document_title: List of Houston Rockets seasons

question_text: when was the last time houston rockets were in the finals

text: List of Houston Rockets seasons

text: Table key[edit]

text:
AMVP
All-Star Game Most Valuable Player

COY
Coach of the Year

DPOY
Defensive Player of the Year

EOY
Executive of the Year

Finish
Final position in league or division standings

FMVP
Finals Most Valuable Player

GB
Games behind first-place team in division[a]

L
Number of regular-season losses

JWKC
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship

MVP
Most Valuable Player

ROY
Rookie of the Year

W
Number of regular-season wins

text: Seasons[edit]

text: Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2017–18 season.

text:
NBA Champions(1968–present)

Conference Champions(1971–present)

Division Champions(1971–present)

Playoff Berth(1968–present)

text:
Season

League

Conference

Finish

Division

Finish

Wins

Losses

Win%

GB

Playoffs

Awards

San Diego Rockets

1967–68

NBA

—

—

Western

6th

15

67

.183

41

—

1968–69

NBA

—

—

Western

4th

37

45

.461

18

Lost Division Semifinals (Hawks) 4–2[4]

—

1969–70

NBA

—

—

Western

7th

27

55

.329

21

—

1970–71

NBA

Western

7th

Pacific[b]

3rd

40

42

.488

8

—

Houston Rockets

1971–72

NBA

Western

7th

Pacific

4th

34

48

.415

35

—

1972–73

NBA

Eastern

5th

Central

3rd

33

49

.402

19

—

1973–74

NBA

Eastern

6th

Central

3rd

32

50

.390

15

—

1974–75

NBA

Eastern

4th

Central

2nd

41

41

.500

19

Won First Round (Knicks) 2–1Lost Conference Semifinals (Celtics) 4–1[7]

—

1975–76

NBA

Eastern

6th

Central

3rd

40

42

.488

9

—

1976–77

NBA

Eastern

2nd

Central

1st

49

33

.598

—

Won Conference Semifinals (Bullets) 4–2Lost Conference Finals (76ers) 4–2[8]

Tom Nissalke (COY)Ray Patterson (EOY)

1977–78

NBA

Eastern

9th

Central

6th

28

54

.341

24

—

1978–79

NBA

Eastern

4th

Central

2nd

47

35

.573

1

Lost First Round (Hawks) 2–0[9]

Calvin Murphy (JWKC)Moses Malone (MVP)

1979–80

NBA

Eastern

4th

Central

2nd

41

41

.500

9

Won First Round (Spurs) 2–1Lost Conference Semifinals (Celtics) 4–0[10]

—

1980–81

NBA

Western

6th

Midwest

3rd[c]

40

42

.488

12

Won First Round (Lakers) 2–1Won Conference Semifinals (Spurs) 4–3Won Conference Finals (Kings) 4–1Lost NBA Finals (Celtics) 4–2[12]

—

1981–82

NBA

Western

6th

Midwest

3rd[d]

46

36

.561

2

Lost First Round (SuperSonics) 2–1[14]

Moses Malone(MVP)

1982–83

NBA

Western

12th

Midwest

6th

14

68

.171

39

—

1983–84

NBA

Western

12th

Midwest

6th

29

53

.354

16

Ralph Sampson(ROY)

1984–85

NBA

Western

3rd

Midwest

2nd

48

34

.585

4

Lost First Round (Jazz) 3–2[15]

Ralph Sampson(AMVP)

1985–86

NBA

Western

2nd

Midwest

1st

51

31

.622

—

Won First Round (Kings) 3–0Won Conference Semifinals (Nuggets) 4–2Won Conference Finals (Lakers) 4–1Lost NBA Finals (Celtics) 4–2[16]

—

1986–87

NBA

Western

6th

Midwest

3rd

42

40

.512

13

Won First Round (Trail Blazers) 3–1Lost Conference Semifinals (SuperSonics) 4–2[17]

—

1987–88

NBA

Western

6th

Midwest

4th

46

36

.561

8

Lost First Round (Mavericks) 3–1[18]

—

1988–89

NBA

Western

5th

Midwest

2nd

45

37

.549

6

Lost First Round (SuperSonics) 3–1[19]

—

1989–90

NBA

Western

8th

Midwest

5th

41

41

.500

15

Lost First Round (Lakers) 3–1[20]

—

1990–91

NBA

Western

6th

Midwest

3rd

52

30

.634

3

Lost First Round (Lakers) 3–0[21]

Don Chaney(COY)

1991–92

NBA

Western

9th

Midwest

3rd

42

40

.512

13

—

1992–93

NBA

Western

2nd

Midwest

1st

55

27

.671

—

Won First Round (Clippers) 3–2Lost Conference Semifinals (SuperSonics) 4–3[22]

Hakeem Olajuwon(DPOY)

1993–94

NBA

Western

2nd

Midwest

1st

58

24

.707

—

Won First Round (Trail Blazers) 3–1Won Conference Semifinals (Suns) 4–3Won Conference Finals (Jazz) 4–1Won NBA Finals (Knicks) 4–3[23]

Hakeem Olajuwon(MVP, FMVP, DPOY)

1994–95

NBA

Western

6th

Midwest

3rd

47

35

.573

15

Won First Round (Jazz) 3–2Won Conference Semifinals (Suns) 4–3Won Conference Finals (Spurs) 4–2Won NBA Finals (Magic) 4–0[24]

Hakeem Olajuwon(FMVP)

1995–96

NBA

Western

5th

Midwest

3rd

48

34

.585

11

Won First Round (Lakers) 3–1Lost Conference Semifinals (SuperSonics) 4–0[25]

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1996–97

NBA

Western

3rd

Midwest

2nd

57

25

.695

7

Won First Round (Timberwolves) 3–0Won Conference Semifinals (SuperSonics) 4–3Lost Conference Finals (Jazz) 4–2[26]

—

1997–98

NBA

Western

8th

Midwest

4th

41

41

.500

21

Lost First Round (Jazz) 3–2[27]

—

1998–99[e]

NBA

Western

5th

Midwest

3rd

31

19

.620

6

Lost First Round (Lakers) 3–1[29]

—

1999–2000

NBA

Western

11th

Midwest

6th

34

48

.415

21

Steve Francis[f](ROY)

2000–01

NBA

Western

9th

Midwest

5th

45

37

.549

13

—

2001–02

NBA

Western

11th

Midwest

5th

28

54

.341

30

—

2002–03

NBA

Western

9th

Midwest

5th

43

39

.524

17

—

2003–04

NBA

Western

7th

Midwest

5th

45

37

.549

13

Lost First Round (Lakers) 4–1[31]

—

2004–05

NBA

Western

5th

Southwest

3rd

51

31

.622

8

Lost First Round (Mavericks) 4–3[32]

—

2005–06

NBA

Western

12th

Southwest

5th

34

48

.415

29

—

2006–07

NBA

Western

5th

Southwest

3rd

52

30

.634

15

Lost First Round (Jazz) 4–3[33]

—

2007–08

NBA

Western

5th

Southwest

3rd

55

27

.671

1

Lost First Round (Jazz) 4–2[34]

—

2008–09

NBA

Western

5th

Southwest

2nd

53

29

.646

1

Won First Round (Trail Blazers) 4–2Lost Conference Semifinals (Lakers) 4–3

Dikembe Mutombo(JWKC)

2009–10

NBA

Western

9th

Southwest

3rd

42

40

.512

13

Aaron Brooks(MIP)

2010–11

NBA

Western

9th

Southwest

5th

43

39

.524

18

—

2011–12[g]

NBA

Western

9th

Southwest

4th

34

32

.515

16

—

2012–13

NBA

Western

8th

Southwest

3rd

45

37

.549

15

Lost First Round (Thunder) 4–2

—

2013–14

NBA

Western

4th

Southwest

2nd

54

28

.659

8

Lost First Round (Trail Blazers) 4–2

—

2014–15

NBA

Western

2nd

Southwest

1st

56

26

.683

—

Won First Round (Mavericks) 4–1Won Conference Semifinals (Clippers) 4–3 Lost Conference Finals (Warriors) 4–1

—

2015–16

NBA

Western

8th

Southwest

4th

41

41

.500

26

Lost First Round (Warriors) 4–1

—

2016–17

NBA

Western

3rd

Southwest

2nd

55

27

.671

6

Won First Round (Thunder) 4–1 Lost Conference Semifinals (Spurs) 4–2

Mike D'Antoni (COY)Eric Gordon (SMOY)

2017–18

NBA

Western

1st

Southwest

1st

65

17

.793

—

Won First Round (Timberwolves) 4–1 Won Conference Semifinals (Jazz) 4–1 Lost Conference Finals (Warriors) 4–3

James Harden (MVP)Daryl Morey (EOY)

Total (51 seasons)
2,172
1,962
.525

2 NBA Championships

text: All-time records[edit]

text:
Statistic

Wins

Losses

Win%

San Diego Rockets regular season record (1968–1971)

119

209

.363

Houston Rockets regular season record (1971–present)

2,053

1,753

.539

All-time regular season record (1968–2018)

2,172

1,962

.525

San Diego Rockets post-season record (1969)

2

4

.333

Houston Rockets post-season record (1975–present)

145

148

.495

All-time post-season record (1969–2018)

147

152

.492

All-time regular and post-season record

2,319

2,114

.523

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Jump up ^ The Western Division was renamed to the Western Conference and split into the Midwest and Pacific divisions.[5][6]

Jump up ^ Though the Rockets had the same record as the Kansas City Kings in the Midwest Division, the Rockets lost the tiebreaker and finished third.[11]

Jump up ^ Though the Rockets had the same record as the Denver Nuggets in the Midwest Division, the Rockets lost the tiebreaker and finished third.[13]

Jump up ^ Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50-game regular season schedule.[28]

Jump up ^ Francis shared Rookie of the Year honors with Elton Brand of the Chicago Bulls.[30]

Jump up ^ Due to a lockout, the season did not start until December 25, 2011 and all 30 teams played a shortened 66 game regular season schedule.[35]


document_title: Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya

question_text: who won the fight between oscar dela hoya and bernard hopkins

text: Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya

text: Background[edit]

text: After losing the WBA and WBC light middleweight titles to Shane Mosley in September 2003, five-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya decided to move up to the middleweight division to challenge undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins, who had been middleweight champion for nearly a decade and had not lost a fight in over 11 years. Before the two would fight each other, De La Hoya and Hopkins would first have to get past Felix Sturm and Robert Allen, respectively. In a doubleheader event broadcast by HBO pay-per-view, Hopkins easily defeated Allen by a lopsided unanimous decision to retain his undisputed title, but De La Hoya struggled in his match with Sturm and only narrowly escaped with a unanimous decision (115–113 on all three scorecards) to capture Sturm's WBO middleweight title (becoming the first six-division champion in boxing history) and officially put his anticipated match with Hopkins on.[1]

text: Many, including Sturm himself, felt that De La Hoya had clearly lost the fight and had been gifted the decision in order for the lucrative Hopkins–De La Hoya bout to continue forward. Sturm and his promoter filed a protest with the Nevada Athletic Commission in attempt to have decision overturned, but commission head Marc Ratner turned it down, stating there was no basis for a review.[2]

text: With Sturm's protest out of the way, De La Hoya and Hopkins would proceed with their fight and agreed to a catchweight – a rarity for championship fights – of 158 pounds, in order to level the playing fields for the smaller De La Hoya, who had only one middleweight bout to his credit. Because of Hopkins' size advantage and his vast experience in the middlweight division, De La Hoya, for the first time in his professional career, was considered the "underdog",[3] with the odds makers in Las Vegas favoring Hopkins at 2–1. De La Hoya, however, was scheduled to make a career high $30 million, while Hopkins would net $10 million, also a career high.[3]

text: The fight[edit]

text: Through the first eight rounds, the two boxers fought a largely tactical, defense-oriented match. Going into the deciding ninth round, Hopkins was well ahead on two of the judges' official scorecards with scores of 79–73 and 78–74, while De La Hoya held a narrow lead on the third with a score of 77–75. In the ninth, Hopkins began to aggressively attack De La Hoya, and with 1:34 left in the round, sent De La Hoya down with a well-executed left hook to De La Hoya's liver. De La Hoya crumpled to the mat in pain and made no effort to answer the referee's 10-count as he was counted out at 1:38 of the round, giving Hopkins the knockout victory.[4] For De La Hoya it was his first knockout loss in his professional career. It also remains the final knockout victory of Hopkins' career to date. The nine wins he has picked up since have all been by way of decision.

text: Aftermath[edit]

text: Prior to the fight, there had been talks of De La Hoya retiring after the Hopkins fight, but after his loss, he hinted that he would continue his career, stating, "I know I'm a better fighter than I [showed]".[5] Instead, De La Hoya took a 20-month hiatus, sitting out all of 2005, before announcing in January 2006 that he would return to fight Ricardo Mayorga for the WBC light-middleweight title in May of that year.[6] Despite his lengthy layoff, De La Hoya dominated Mayorga en route to a sixth-round knockout victory to recapture the WBC light-middleweight title.[7]

text: Hopkins, meanwhile, followed his victory over De La Hoya with a unanimous decision victory over the highly ranked British fighter Howard Eastman in February 2005. The victory was a historic one, as Hopkins tied Larry Holmes' record of 20 consecutive successful title defenses.[8] The victory over Eastman marked both the final successful defense of his middleweight title and his final win as a middleweight. He dropped the titles in his next fight to Jermain Taylor and, after an unsuccessful bid to regain the titles in a rematch with Taylor, moved up to the light-heavyweight division.

text: Sales[edit]

text: The fight drew approximately one million pay–per–view buys and grossed $56 million in revenue. For a time, this made the fight the second most lucrative non-heavyweight bout in boxing history, behind only De La Hoya's 1999 match with Félix Trinidad, which drew 1.4 million buys and $71 million in revenue. This gave De La Hoya the top four most lucrative non-heavyweight fights in boxing history, as his 2002 bout (935,000 buys) against Fernando Vargas and his 2003 rematch with Shane Mosley (950,000 buys) were also on the list.[9]

text: Undercard[edit]

text: WBA (Super)/IBF featherweight championship bout:  Juan Manuel Márquez vs.  Orlando Salido

tag: ul

text: Márquez defeats Salido by unanimous decision (118–110, 117–111, 117–111)

text: WBO light middleweight eliminator bout:  Kofi Jantuah vs.  Marco Antonio Rubio

text: Jantuah defeats Rubio by first-round knockout

text: Middleweight bout:  Kelly Pavlik vs.  Carlton Holland

text: Pavlik defeats Holland by second-round knockout