United Arab Emirates men's national ice hockey team

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United Arab Emirates
Shirt badge/Association crest
The United Arab Emirates uses their national emblem as the badge on the teams jerseys
Nickname(s) فريق دبي (Team Dubai)
Association UAE Ice Hockey Association
Most games Juma Al-Dhaheri (113)
Top scorer Juma Al-Dhaheri (108)
Most points Juma Al-Dhaheri (227)
IIHF code UAE
IIHF ranking 36 Increase3
Highest IIHF ranking 36 (2024)
Lowest IIHF ranking 48 (2019)
Team colors                    
United Arab Emirates national ice hockey team Home & Away Jerseys.png
First international
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png United Arab Emirates 4–0 Thailand Flag of Thailand.svg.png
(Changchun, China; January 26, 2007)
Biggest win
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png United Arab Emirates 25–0 Bahrain Flag of Bahrain.svg.png
(Astana, Kazakhstan; January 31, 2011)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan 38–0 United Arab Emirates Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png
(Changchun, China; January 27, 2007)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 10 (first in 2010)
Best result 31st (2024)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances 3 (first in 2007)
Best result 6th (2007)
Arab Cup of Ice Hockey
Appearances 1 (first in 2008)
Best result Gold medal icon.png 1st (2008)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances 9 (first in 2009)
Best result Gold medal icon.png 1st (2009, 2012, 2017)
Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
Appearances 4 (first in 2010)
Best result Gold medal icon.png 1st (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
International record (W–L–T)
92–39–1

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The UAE ice hockey team (Arabic: منتخب الإمارات العربية المتحدة لهوكي الجليد) is the national ice hockey team of the United Arab Emirates. The team is operated under the UAE Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

History

In June 2008, UAE took part in the inaugural Arab Cup of Ice Hockey in Abu Dhabi, also involving the national teams of Algeria, Morocco and Kuwait. UAE went on to finish first in the standings and won the gold medal after defeating Kuwait 4-1. UAE won gold in the 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia.

In 2010, the team became the first from an Arab nation to play in the IIHF World Championships when they participated in the IIHF Division III World Championship.[1] Although the team was not ranked in the world rankings, they played against Ireland, Luxembourg, and Greece, and finished last in the group with a record of four losses. Their new head coach is Teemu Taruvuori of Finland. In May they participated in the Kuwaiti organised Gulf Ice Hockey Championship, finishing first after winning all three of their games.[2]

Withdrawal from 2011 and 2016 IIHF tournaments

The UAE decided to withdraw from the 2011 Division III tournament in Cape Town, South Africa because they refused to compete against Israel, who was also in the tournament. They also withdrew from the 2016 Division III tournament, with no reason cited.[3]

Tournament record

World Championships

Year Host Result GP W OTW OTL L
1930 through 2009 did not enter
2010 Flag of Luxembourg Kockelscheuer 46th place
(4th in Division III A)
3 0 0 0 3
2011 Flag of South Africa Cape Town Withdrew from tournament
2012 Flag of Turkey Erzurum did not participate
2013 Flag of South Africa Cape Town 46th place
(6th in Division III)
5 0 0 0 5
2014 Flag of Luxembourg Kockelscheuer 45th place
(5th in Division III)
5 1 0 1 3
2015 Flag of Turkey İzmir 46th place
(6th in Division III)
6 1 0 1 4
2016 Flag of Turkey Istanbul Withdrew from tournament
2017 Flag of Bulgaria Sofia 47th place
(7th in Division III)
4 0 0 0 4
2018 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 49th place
(3rd in Division III Q)
3 1 0 0 2
2019 Flag of United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 47th place
(1st in Division III Q)
5 4 0 0 1
2020 and 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4][5]
2022 Flag of Luxembourg Kockelscheuer 37th place
(1st in Division III A)
4 4 0 0 0
2023 Flag of Turkey Istanbul 35th place
(1st in Division II B)
5 5 0 0 0
2024 Flag of Serbia Belgrade 31st place (3rd in Division II A) 5 3 0 0 2
Total 11/14 45 19 0 2 24

Asian Winter Games

Year Host Result GP W OTW OTL L
1986 through 2003 did not enter
2007 Flag of China Changchun 6th place 4 2 0 0 2
2011 Flag of Kazakhstan Astana 8th place
(3rd in Premier Division)
6 4 0 0 2
2017 Flag of Japan Sapporo 7th place
(3rd in Division I)
5 3 0 0 2
Total 3/3 15 9 0 0 6

Arab Cup/GCC Gulf Championship

Year Host Result GP W OTW OTL L
Arab Cup (2008)
2008 Flag of United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Gold medal icon.png 1st place 5 4 1 0 0
GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016)
2010 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait City Gold medal icon.png 1st place 3 3 0 0 0
2012 Flag of United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Gold medal icon.png 1st place 5 4 1 0 0
2014 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait City Gold medal icon.png 1st place 5 5 0 0 0
2016 Flag of Qatar Doha Gold medal icon.png 1st place 5 5 0 0 0
GCC Games (2022)
2022 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait City Gold medal icon.png 1st place 3 3 0 0 0
Total 6/6 26 24 2 0 0

Challenge Cup of Asia

Year Host Result GP W OTW OTL L
2008  Hong Kong did not participate
2009 Flag of United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Gold medal icon.png 1st place 5 5 0 0 0
2010 Flag of Chinese Taipei Taipei City Silver medal icon.png 2nd place 5 3 0 1 1
2011 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait City Silver medal icon.png 2nd place 5 4 0 0 1
2012 Flag of India Dehradun Gold medal icon.png 1st place 5 5 0 0 0
2013 Flag of Thailand Bangkok 6th place 5 2 0 1 2
2014 Flag of United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Silver medal icon.png 2nd place 5 3 1 0 1
2015 Flag of Chinese Taipei Taipei City Silver medal icon.png 2nd place 4 3 0 0 1
2016 Flag of United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Silver medal icon.png 2nd place 4 3 0 0 1
2017 Flag of Thailand Bangkok Gold medal icon.png 1st place 4 3 1 0 0
2018 Flag of Philippines Pasay did not participate
2019 Flag of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
2020  Singapore
Total 9/13 42 31 2 2 7

All-time record against other nations

Last match update: 27 April 2024[6]

Key
     Positive balance (more Wins)
     Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
     Negative balance (more Losses)
Team GP W T L GF GA
Flag of Algeria.svg.png Algeria 2 2 0 0 16 6
Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia 1 1 0 0 5 4
Flag of Bahrain.svg.png Bahrain 4 4 0 0 60 2
Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium 1 1 0 0 4 3
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 4 0 1 27 14
Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria 2 1 0 1 12 13
Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei 10 3 0 7 39 39
Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia 1 0 0 1 1 4
Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia 4 2 0 2 19 26
Flag of Greece.svg.png Greece 3 1 0 2 6 11
Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong 9 4 1 4 37 27
Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland 1 1 0 0 7 2
Flag of India.svg.png India 1 1 0 0 10 0
Flag of Iran.png Iran 1 1 0 0 9 6
Flag of Ireland.svg.png Ireland 2 0 0 2 5 15
Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel 1 1 0 0 10 6
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan 1 0 0 1 0 38
Flag of Kuwait.svg.png Kuwait 17 17 0 0 83 19
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).png Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 3 8 30
Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg 7 2 0 5 19 48
Flag of Macau.svg.png Macau 3 3 0 0 22 0
Flag of Malaysia.svg.png Malaysia 6 6 0 0 46 7
Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico 1 1 0 0 9 4
Flag of Mongolia.svg.png Mongolia 8 8 0 0 38 12
Flag of Morocco.svg.png Morocco 1 1 0 0 9 0
Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand 1 1 0 0 7 1
Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea 4 0 0 4 6 33
Flag of Oman.svg.png Oman 6 6 0 0 47 9
Flag of Qatar.svg.png Qatar 4 4 0 0 28 3
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg.png Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 19 2
Flag of Serbia.svg.png Serbia 1 0 0 1 2 5
Flag of Singapore.svg.png Singapore 4 4 0 0 30 6
Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa 2 0 0 2 0 23
Flag of Thailand.svg.png Thailand 13 10 0 3 58 39
Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey 3 2 0 1 21 19
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg.png Turkmenistan 2 1 0 1 10 8
Total 132 90 1 41 694 477

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Men's National teams
Flag of Armenia.svg.png Armenia - Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia - Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria - Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium - Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus - Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia - Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria
Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada - Flag of China.svg.png China - Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei - Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia - Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic - Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia - Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland - Flag of France.svg.png France - Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany - Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia - Flag of Greece.svg.png Greece - Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain
Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong - Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary - Flag of Ireland.svg.png Ireland - Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland - Flag of Indonesia.svg.png Indonesia - Flag of Iran.png Iran - Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel - Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy
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