France men's national ice hockey team

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France
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Les Bleus (The Blues)
Association Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace
Most games Denis Perez (297)
Most points Philippe Bozon (170)
IIHF code FRA
IIHF ranking 14
Highest IIHF ranking 12 (2014–15, 2018)
Lowest IIHF ranking 19 (2006–07)
Team colors               
France national ice hockey team Home & Away Jerseys.png
First international
Belgium Flag of Belgium.svg.png 3–0 Flag of France.svg.png France
(Brussels, Belgium; 4 March 1905)
Biggest win
Flag of France.svg.png France 24–1 North Korea Flag of North Korea.svg.png
(Budapest, Hungary; 15 March 1983)
Biggest defeat
Flag of the United States.svg.png United States 22–0 France Flag of France.svg.png
(Chamonix, France; 30 January 1924)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 60 (first in 1930)
Best result 6th (1930)
European Championships
Appearances 4 (first in 1923)
Best result Gold medal icon.png (1924)
Olympics
Appearances 10 (first in 1920)
International record (W–L–T)
486–644–92

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The French men's national ice hockey team has participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games. As of 2014, it is ranked 12th in the world in the IIHF World Rankings. The team is overseen by the Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace. Notable recent wins include upsets against Russia at the 2013 IIHF World Championship, Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, and a triumphant 5–1 over Finland as the tournament host of 2017 IIHF World Championship.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Games Finish
Flag of Belgium 1920 Antwerp 5th place
Flag of France 1924 Chamonix 5th place
Flag of Switzerland 1928 St. Moritz 6th place
Flag of Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 9th place
Flag of France 1968 Grenoble 14th place
Flag of Canada 1988 Calgary 11th place
Flag of France 1992 Albertville 8th place
Flag of Norway 1994 Lillehammer 10th place
Flag of Japan 1998 Nagano 11th place
Flag of United States 2002 Salt Lake 14th place

World Championship

See: Ice Hockey World Championships and List of IIHF World Championship medalists
Note: Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year. World Championship tournaments were not held in the Olympic years of 1980, 1984, and 1988.[1]
Championship Finish Rank
Flag of France/Flag of Austria/Flag of Germany 1930 Chamonix/Vienna/Berlin First round 6th
Flag of Poland 1931 Krynica-Zdrój Consolation round 9th
Flag of Italy 1934 Milan Consolation round 11th
Flag of Switzerland 1935 Davos Consolation round 7th
Flag of the United Kingdom 1937 London Consolation round 7th
Flag of the United Kingdom 1950 London Consolation round 9th
Flag of France 1951 Paris 2nd in the Pool B 9th
Flag of Belgium 1952 Liege 6th in the Pool B 15th
Flag of Switzerland 1953 Zürich/Basel 5th in the Pool B 8th
Flag of Switzerland 1961 Geneva/Lausanne 2nd in the Pool C 16th
Flag of United States 1962 Denver/Colorado Springs 3rd in the Pool B 11th
Flag of Sweden 1963 Stockholm 6th in the Pool B 14th
Flag of Finland 1965 Tampere 9th in the Pool B 17th
Flag of Romania 1966 Bucharest Qualifying round Group B/C
Flag of Austria 1967 Vienna 4th in the Pool C 20th
Flag of Romania 1970 Galaţi 3rd in the Pool C 17th
Flag of Netherlands 1971 Eindhoven 2nd in the Pool C 16th
Flag of Netherlands 1973 Geleen/Rotterdam/Nijmegen/Utrecht/Tilburg/The Hague 6th in the Pool C 20th
Flag of France 1974 Grenoble/Gap/Lyon 5th in the Pool C 19th
Flag of Bulgaria 1975 Sofia 5th in the Pool C 19th
Flag of Poland 1976 Gdańsk 3rd in the Pool C 19th
Flag of Denmark 1977 Copenhagen/Hørsholm 4th in the Pool C 21st
Flag of Spain 1978 Canary Islands 6th in the Pool B 22nd
Flag of Spain 1979 Barcelona 3rd in the Pool C 21st
Flag of China 1981 Beijing 5th in the Pool C 21st
Flag of Spain 1982 Jaca 4th in the Pool C 20th
Flag of Hungary 1983 Budapest 5th in the Pool C 21st
Flag of France 1985 Megève/Chamonix/Saint-Gervais 1st in the Pool B 17th
Flag of Netherlands 1986 Eindhoven 4th in the Pool B 12th
Flag of Italy 1987 Canazei 4th in the Pool B 12th
Flag of Norway 1989 Oslo/Lillehammer 3rd in the Pool B 11th
Flag of France 1990 Lyon/Megève 4th in the Pool B 12th
Flag of Yugoslavia 1991 Ljubljana/Bled/Jesenice 3rd in the Pool B 11th
Flag of Czechoslovakia 1992 Prague/Bratislava Consolation round 11th
Flag of Germany 1993 Munich/Dortmund Consolation round 10th
Flag of Italy 1994 Bolzano/Canazei/Milan First round 10th
Flag of Sweden 1995 Stockholm Quarterfinals 8th
Flag of Austria 1996 Vienna Consolation round 11th
Flag of Finland 1997 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku Consolation round 10th
Flag of Switzerland 1998 Zürich/Basel First round 13th
Flag of Norway 1999 Hamar/Lillehammer Qualifying Round 15th
Flag of Russia 2000 Saint Petersburg Consolation round 15th
Flag of France 2001 Grenoble 2nd in Division I, Group A 20th
Flag of Netherlands 2002 Eindhoven 2nd in Division I, Group A 19th
Flag of Croatia 2003 Zagreb 1st in Division I, Group B 18st
Flag of the Czech Republic 2004 Prague/Ostrava Relegation round 16th
Flag of Netherlands 2005 Eindhoven 2nd in Division I, Group B 19th
Flag of France 2006 Amiens 2nd in Division I, Group A 20th
Flag of China 2007 Qiqihar 1st in Division I, Group A 18th
Flag of Canada 2008 Halifax/Quebec Relegation round 14th
Flag of Switzerland 2009 Bern/Schluefweg/Kloten Qualifying round 12th
Flag of Germany 2010 Cologne/Mannheim/Gelsenkirchen Relegation round 14th
Flag of Slovakia 2011 Bratislava/Košice Qualifying round 12th
Flag of Finland/Flag of Sweden 2012 Helsinki/Stockholm Preliminary round 9th
Flag of Sweden/Flag of Finland 2013 Stockholm/Helsinki Preliminary round 13th
Flag of Belarus 2014 Minsk Quarterfinals 8th
Flag of the Czech Republic 2015 Prague/Ostrava Preliminary round 12th
Flag of Russia 2016 Moscow/Saint Petersburg Preliminary round 14th
Flag of Germany/Flag of France 2017 Cologne/Paris Preliminary round 9th
Flag of Denmark 2018 Copenhagen/Herning Preliminary round 12th
Flag of Slovakia 2019 Bratislava/Košice Relegation (but was later on promoted back after Russia and Belarus were disqualified due to the invasion of Ukraine) 15th
Flag of Slovenia 2020 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
Flag of Slovenia 2021 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
Flag of Finland 2022 Tampere/Helsinki Preliminary round 12th
Flag of Finland/Flag of Latvia 2023 Tampere/Riga Preliminary round 12th
Flag of the Czech Republic 2024 Prague/Ostrava Preliminary round 14th

European Championship

Games GP W T L GF GA Finish Rank
1910–1922 did not participate.
Flag of Belgium 1923 Antwerp 4 3 0 1 13 8 Round-robin 1
Flag of Italy 1924 Milan 3 3 0 0 17 1 Final 1
Flag of Czechoslovakia 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec did not participate.
Flag of Switzerland 1926 Davos 4 2 0 2 5 6 Second round 5th
Flag of Austria 1927 Wien did not participate.
Flag of Hungary 1929 Budapest did not participate.
Flag of Germany 1932 Berlin 4 2 2 0 10 4 Consolation round 6th

All-time record

As of 22 April 2024.

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia 3 3 0 0 32 4 +28
Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria 68 23 10 35 189 257 -68
Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus 32 9 1 22 59 101 -42
Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium 53 37 2 14 303 115 +188
Flag of Bohemia svg.png Bohemia 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7
Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria 29 18 2 9 156 89 +67
Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada 55 11 5 39 100 247 -147
Flag of China.svg.png China 11 6 2 3 67 41 -26
Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia 4 4 0 0 29 3 +26
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic 15 1 0 14 29 84 −55
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png Czechoslovakia 12 1 3 8 22 43 −21
Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark 85 43 5 37 291 242 +49
Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany 11 3 0 8 26 58 -32
Flag of England.svg.png England 17 12 1 4 53 28 +25
Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia 4 2 1 1 19 7 +12
Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland 21 1 0 20 26 116 −90
Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany 44 15 4 25 86 125 -39
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain 33 15 3 15 117 130 -13
Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary 52 22 4 26 203 216 -13
Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel 1 1 0 0 9 0 +9
Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy 92 36 6 50 257 313 -56
Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan 30 17 2 11 120 101 +19
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan 18 10 1 7 53 48 +5
Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia 54 16 4 34 110 183 -73
Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania 4 4 0 0 24 8 +16
Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands 43 26 4 13 222 159 +63
Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea 4 4 0 0 65 6 +59
Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway 97 25 14 58 223 337 -114
Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland 53 26 6 21 150 144 +6
Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania 28 12 4 12 114 139 -25
Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia 15 2 0 13 14 75 −61
Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia 34 5 3 26 42 149 -107
Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia 33 19 1 13 96 76 +20
Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa 1 1 0 0 11 2 +9
Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea 4 4 0 0 49 9 +40
Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain 8 8 0 0 70 15 +55
Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden 21 3 0 18 30 93 −63
Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland 67 18 2 47 133 274 -141
Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine 16 10 0 6 41 47 -6
Flag of the United States.svg.png United States 25 1 2 22 39 137 −98
Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia 24 11 0 13 105 115 -10
Total 1 222 486 92 644 3 792 4 337 -545

References

External links


Men's National teams
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Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan - Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan - Flag of Kuwait.svg.png Kuwait - Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg.png Kyrgyzstan - Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia - Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania - Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg
Flag of Macau.svg.png Macau - Flag of Malaysia.svg.png Malaysia - Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico - Flag of Mongolia.svg.png Mongolia - Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea - Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand - Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png The Netherlands - Flag of the Philippines.svg.png Philippines - Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland - Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania - Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia - Flag of Serbia.svg.png Serbia
Flag of Singapore.svg.png Singapore - Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia - Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia - Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain - Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa - Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea
Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden - Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland - Flag of Thailand.svg.png Thailand - Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey - Flag of Turkmenistan.svg.png Turkmenistan - Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine - Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png UAE
Flag of the United States.svg.png United States
Defunct teams: Flag of Bohemia svg.png Bohemia - Flag of Bohmen und Mahren svg.png - Bohemia and Moravia - Flag of the CIS svg.png CIS - Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czechoslovakia

Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany - Flag of Serbia and Montenegro svg.png Serbia and Montenegro - Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png U.S.S.R. - Flag of Germany.svg.png West Germany - Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia


Teams that do not participate in IIHF competitions:
Flag of Algeria.svg.png Algeria - Flag of Andorra.svg.png Andorra - Flag of Argentina.svg.png Argentina - Flag of Azerbaijan.svg.png Azerbaijan - Flag of Brazil.svg.png Brazil - Flag of the Chile.svg.png Chile - Flag of Colombia.png Colombia - Flag of Egypt.png Egypt
Flag of India.svg.pngIndia - Flag of Jamaica.svg.png Jamaica - Flag of Lebanon.svg.png Lebanon - Flag of Liechtenstein.svg.png Liechtenstein - Flag of Morocco.svg.png Morocco - Flag of Macedonia.svg.png North Macedonia
Flag of Oman.svg.png Oman - Flag of Portugal.svg.png Portugal - Flag of Puerto Rico.svg.png Puerto Rico - Flag of Tunisia.svg.png Tunisia - Flag of Qatar.svg.png - Qatar - Flag of Uzbekistan.svg.png Uzbekistan
Non IIHF members: Flag of Bahrain.svg.png Bahrain - Flag of Costa Rica.png Costa Rica - Flag of Haiti.png Haiti - Flag of Falkland Islands.png Falkland Islands - Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg.png Saudi Arabia - Flag of Venezuela.svg.png Venezuela
Other teams: Flag of Basque Country.svg.png Basque Country - Flag of Catalonia.svg.png Catalonia - Flag of England.svg.png - England - Flag of Ulster.svg.png Northern Ireland - Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg.png - Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Flag of Scotland.svg.png Scotland - Logo of Team Europe WCH 2016.png Team Europe - Logo of Team North America WCH 2016.png Team North America

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