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| Association        = [[Kuwait Ice Hockey Association]]
| Association        = [[Kuwait Ice Hockey Association]]
| Nickname            = الصقور ''(The Falcons)''
| Nickname            = الصقور ''(The Falcons)''
| Most games          = Meshal al-Ajmi & 2 others tied with (42)
| Most games          = Ahmad Al-Ajmi (107)
| Top scorer          =  
| Top scorer          = Ahmad Al-Ajmi (71)
| Most points        = Meshal al-Ajmi (89)
| Most points        = Ahmad Al-Ajmi (133)
| Home Stadium        =  
| Home Stadium        = Kuwait Winter Games Club Ice Skating Rink
| IIHF code          = KUW
| IIHF code          = KUW
| IIHF Rank          =  
| IIHF Rank          = 52
| IIHF max            =  
| IIHF max            = 50
| IIHF max date      =  
| IIHF max date      = 2018–19, 2023
| IIHF min            =  
| IIHF min            = 52
| IIHF min date      =  
| IIHF min date      = 2022, 2024
| Team_Colors        = {{color box|red}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|blue}}
| Team_Colors        = {{color box|red}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|blue}}
| First game          = {{ih|JPN}} 44 – 1 {{ih-rt|KUW}}<br>([[Gangneung]], [[South Korea]]; January 30, 1999)
| First game          = {{ih|JPN}} 44 – 1 {{ih-rt|KUW}}<br>([[Gangneung]], [[South Korea]]; January 30, 1999)
| Largest win        = {{ih|KUW}} 39 – 2 {{ih-rt|IND}}<br>([[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]; April 26, 2011)
| Largest win        = {{ih|KUW}} 39 – 2 {{ih-rt|IND}}<br>([[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]; April 26, 2011)
| Largest loss        = {{ih|JPN}} 44 – 1 {{ih-rt|KUW}}<br>([[Gangneung]], [[South Korea]]; January 30, 1999)
| Largest loss        = {{ih|JPN}} 44 – 1 {{ih-rt|KUW}}<br>([[Gangneung]], [[South Korea]]; January 30, 1999)
| World champ apps    =  
| World champ apps    = 4
| World champ first  =  
| World champ first  = 2018
| World champ best    =  
| World champ best    = 49th ([[2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2022]])
| Olympic apps        =
| Olympic first      =
| Olympic medals      =
 
| World champ2 name  = [[Ice hockey at the Asian Winter Games|Asian Winter Games]]
| World champ2 name  = [[Ice hockey at the Asian Winter Games|Asian Winter Games]]
| World champ2 apps  = 3
| World champ2 apps  = 4
| World champ2 first  = [[Ice hockey at the 1999 Asian Winter Games|1999]]
| World champ2 first  = [[Ice hockey at the 1999 Asian Winter Games|1999]]
| World champ2 best  = 6th ([[Ice hockey at the 1999 Asian Winter Games|1999]])
| World champ2 best  = 6th ([[Ice hockey at the 1999 Asian Winter Games|1999]])
| Regional name      = [[Arab Cup of Ice Hockey|Arab Cup]]
| Regional cup apps  = 2
| Regional cup first  = [[2008 Arab Cup of Ice Hockey|2008]]
| Regional cup best  = [[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]] 2nd ([[2008 Arab Cup of Ice Hockey|2008]], [[2023 Arab Cup of Ice Hockey|2023]])
| Regional2 name      = [[IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship]]
| Regional2 cup apps  = 8
| Regional2 cup first = [[2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2010]]
| Regional2 cup best  = 4th ([[2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2011]], [[2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2012]], [[2013 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2013]])
| Regional3 name      = [[Gulf Ice Hockey Championship|GCC Gulf Championship]]
| Regional3 cup apps  = 4
| Regional3 cup first = [[2010 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship|2010]]
| Regional3 cup best  = [[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]] 2nd ([[2010 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship|2010]], [[2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship|2012]], [[2014 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship|2014]])
| Record              = 46–65–1
}}
The '''Kuwait national ice hockey team'''  (Arabic: منتخب الكويت لهوكي الجليد) is the national men's ice hockey team of [[Kuwait]], and an associate member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]].
==History==
In 1985 Kuwait joined the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF) but were expelled in 1992 due to a lack of activity.<ref name="IIHFKUWAIT">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/kuwait.html | title = Kuwait | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-05-19 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="IIHFEUROPEBREAKUP">{{Cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-42.html|title=Story #42;Breakup of old Europe creates a new hockey world|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|accessdate=2009-06-09|year=2008|author=Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew|authorlink=#Podmon}}</ref> In 1999 Kuwait rejoined the IIHF and played their first games at the 1999 [[Asian Winter Games]] against [[Japan men's national ice hockey team|Japan]], [[China men's national ice hockey team|China]], and [[Mongolia national ice hockey team|Mongolia]], losing all three.<ref name="IIHFKUWAIT"/><ref name="NATIONALTEAMSOFICEHOCKEY">{{cite web | url = http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Kuwait_All_Time_Results.pdf | title = Kuwait All Time Results | publisher = National Teams of Ice Hockey | date = | accessdate = 2010-05-19 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> In 2007 they returned to international play at the [[2007 Asian Winter Games]] where they recorded their first win against [[Macau National Team|Macau]].<ref name="NATIONALTEAMSOFICEHOCKEY"/> The following year they competed in the [[Arab Cup of Ice Hockey]] finishing second after losing to the United Arab Emirates in the final.<ref name="2008UAEWIN">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/arab-cup-victory-for-emirates.html | title = Arab Cup victory for Emirates | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-05-14 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> In 2010, Kuwait competed in their first Challenge Cup of Asia, finishing seventh overall,<ref name="2010IIHFCCOA">{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2010-men.html |title=2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |access-date=13 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419225144/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2010-men.html |archive-date=19 April 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> and in 2014, finishing 6th overall, losing all five games, and were relegated to Division I. Also they participated in the Kuwaiti organized [[Gulf Ice Hockey Championship|Gulf Championship]], finishing second behind the United Arab Emirates.<ref name="IIHF GULF2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/uae-wins-gulf-championship.html |title=UAE wins Gulf Championship |first=Martin |last=Merk |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |date=8 June 2010 |access-date=9 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611082859/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/uae-wins-gulf-championship.html |archive-date=11 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Tournament record==
===World Championships===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=30|Year
!width=150|Host
!width=120|Result
!width=30|{{tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|L|Losses}}
|-
| colspan=2|[[1930 Ice Hockey World Championships|1930]] ''through'' [[1992 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1992]] || colspan=6|''did not enter''
|-
| colspan=2|[[1993 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1993]] ''through'' [[2008 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2008]] || colspan=6|''Expelled from IIHF''<ref name="IIHFEUROPEBREAKUP" />
|-
| colspan=2|[[2009 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2009]] ''through'' [[2017 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2017]] || colspan=6|''did not enter''
|-
| [[2018 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2018]] || {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Sarajevo]] || 50th place<br>{{nowrap|{{small|(4th in [[2018 IIHF World Championship Division III#Division III qualification tournament|Division III Q]])}}}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3
|-
| [[2019 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2019]] || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]] || 51st place<br>{{nowrap|{{small|(5th in [[2019 IIHF World Championship Division III#Division III qualification tournament|Division III Q]])}}}} || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-
| colspan=2|2020 and 2021 || colspan=6 align=center|''Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/18277/iihf-cancels-march-tournaments|title=IIHF cancels March tournaments|date=2 March 2020|work=iihf.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations|access-date=18 November 2020|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation}}</ref>
|-
| [[2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2022]] || {{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Bishkek]] || 49th place<br>{{nowrap|{{small|(5th in [[2022 IIHF World Championship Division IV|Division IV]])}}}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-
| [[2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2023]] || {{flagicon|MGL}} [[Ulaanbaatar]] || 54th place<br>{{nowrap|{{small|(3rd in [[2023 IIHF World Championship Division IV|Division IV]])}}}} || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
| [[2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]] || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait City]] || 54th place<br>{{nowrap|{{small|(3rd in [[2024 IIHF World Championship Division IV|Division IV]])}}}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1
|}
===Asian Winter Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=30|Year
!width=150|Host
!width=120|Result
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 1999 Asian Winter Games|1999]] || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Gangneung]] || 6th place || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 2003 Asian Winter Games|2003]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Aomori, Aomori|Aomori]] || colspan=6|''did not participate''
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 2007 Asian Winter Games|2007]] || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Changchun]] || 7th place || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Ice hockey at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|2011]] || rowspan=2|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Astana]] || 11th place<br>{{nowrap|{{small|([[Ice hockey at the 2011 Asian Winter Games#Premier division|6th in Premier Division]])}}}} || 6 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5
|-
| colspan=6|{{small|''Competed as {{flagicon|IOC}} Athletes from Kuwait''}}
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games|2017]] || rowspan=2|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sapporo]] || 16th place<br>{{nowrap|{{small|([[Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games – Men's tournament#Division II|6th in Division II]])}}}} || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
| colspan=6|{{small|''Competed as {{flagicon|IOC}} Independent Olympic Athletes''}}
|}
===Arab Cup/GCC Gulf Championship===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=30|Year
!width=150|Host
!width=120|Result
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
|-
!colspan=8|Arab Cup (2008)
|-
| [[2008 Arab Cup of Ice Hockey|2008]] || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]] || bgcolor="#c0c0c0"|[[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]] 2nd place || 5 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
!colspan=8|GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016)
|-
| [[2010 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship|2010]] || style="border: 3px solid red;"|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait City]] || bgcolor="#c0c0c0"|[[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]] 2nd place || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
| [[2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship|2012]] || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]] || bgcolor="#c0c0c0"|[[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]] 2nd place || 5 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| [[2014 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship|2014]] || style="border: 3px solid red;"|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait City]] || bgcolor="#c0c0c0"|[[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]] 2nd place || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
| [[2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship|2016]] || {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Doha]] || bgcolor="#cd7f32"|[[File:Bronze medal icon.png|16px]] 3rd place || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
!colspan=8|GCC Games (2022)
|-
| [[2022 GCC Games|2022]] || style="border: 3px solid red;"|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait City]] || bgcolor="#cd7f32"|[[File:Bronze medal icon.png|16px]] 3rd place || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
!colspan=8|Arab Cup (2023–)
|-
| [[2023 Arab Cup of Ice Hockey|2023]] || style="border: 3px solid red;"|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait City]] || bgcolor="#c0c0c0"|[[File:Silver medal icon.ong|16px]] 2nd place || 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1
|}


| Regional name      = [[Arab Cup of Ice Hockey]]
===Asia and Oceania Championship===
| Regional cup apps  = 1
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
| Regional cup first = 2008
|-
| Regional cup best  = [[File:Silver medal icon.png]] ([[2008 Arab Cup of Ice Hockey|2008]])
!width=30|Year
!width=150|Host
!width=120|Result
!width=30|{{tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|L|Losses}}
|-
| colspan=2|[[2008 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2008]] and [[2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2009]] || colspan=6|''did not participate''
|-
| [[2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2010]] || {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Taipei|Taipei City]] || 7th place || 6 || 2 || – || 1{{tooltip|'''*'''|Indicates a tie game}} || 3
|-
| [[2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2011]] || style="border: 3px solid red;"|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait City]] || 4th place || 5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 3
|-
| [[2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2012]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dehradun]] || 4th place || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-
| [[2013 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2013]] || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Bangkok]] || 4th place || 7 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5
|-
| [[2014 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2014]] || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]] || 6th place || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5
|-
| [[2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2015]] || style="border: 3px solid red;"|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait City]] || 6th place<br>{{nowrap|{{small|(1st in [[2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I|Division I]])}}}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2016]] || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]] || colspan=6|''did not participate''
|-
| [[2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2017]] || style="border: 3px solid red;"|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait City]] || 6th place<br>{{nowrap|{{small|(1st in [[2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I|Division I]])}}}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2018]] || {{flagicon|PHI}} [[Pasay]] || 5th place || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3
|}


| Regional2 name      = [[IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia]]
==All-time record against other national teams==
| Regional2 cup apps  = 4
<small>''Last match update: 22 April 2024''<ref name="NATIONALTEAMSOFICEHOCKEY"/></small>
| Regional2 cup first = 2010
| Regional2 cup best  = 4th ([[2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2011]], [[2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2012]], [[2013 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2013]])


| Regional3 name      = [[Gulf Ice Hockey Championship]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
| Regional3 cup apps  = 2
|-
| Regional3 cup first = 2010
!width=180|Team
| Regional3 cup best  = [[File:Silver medal icon.png]] ([[Gulf Ice Hockey Championship|2010]], [[2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship|2012]])
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
| Record              = 18–25–1
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|ALG}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 14 || 4
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|BHR}} || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 67 || 12
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|BIH}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 17
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|CHN}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 46
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|TPE}} || 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 14 || 60
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|HKG}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 3 || 36
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|IND}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 70 || 11
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|INA}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 9
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|IRN}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 9
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|JPN}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 44
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|KGZ}} || 5 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 18 || 37
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|LIB}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 9
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|MAC}} || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 35 || 7
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|MAS}} || 9 || 5 || 0 || 4 || 49 || 35
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|MGL}} || 8 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 12 || 50
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|MAR}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 15 || 3
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|OMA}} || 11 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 94 || 13
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|QAT}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 26 || 16
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|KSA}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 15 || 10
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|SIN}} || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 11 || 12
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|THA}} || 10 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 17 || 81
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|{{ih|TUN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 4
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|TKM}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 24
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|{{ih|UAE}} || 17 || 0 || 0 || 17 || 19 || 83
|-class="sortbottom"
! Total !! 112 !! 46 !! 1 !! 65 !! 516 !! 667
|}


The '''Kuwait national ice hockey team''' is the national men's ice hockey team of [[Kuwait]], and an associate member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]].
==References==
{{reflist}}


==History==
In 1985 Kuwait joined the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF) but were expelled in 1992 due to a lack of activity.<ref name="IIHFKUWAIT">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/kuwait.html | title = Kuwait | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-05-19 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="IIHFEUROPEBREAKUP">{{Cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-42.html|title=Story #42;Breakup of old Europe creates a new hockey world|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|accessdate=2009-06-09|year=2008|author=Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew|authorlink=#Podmon}}</ref> In 1999 Kuwait rejoined the IIHF and played their first games at the 1999 [[Asian Winter Games]] against [[Japan men's national ice hockey team|Japan]], [[China men's national ice hockey team|China]], and [[Mongolia national ice hockey team|Mongolia]], losing all three.<ref name="IIHFKUWAIT"/><ref name="NATIONALTEAMSOFICEHOCKEY">{{cite web | url = http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Kuwait_All_Time_Results.pdf | title = Kuwait All Time Results | publisher = National Teams of Ice Hockey | date = | accessdate = 2010-05-19 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> In 2007 they returned to international play at the [[2007 Asian Winter Games]] where they recorded their first win against [[Macau National Team|Macau]].<ref name="NATIONALTEAMSOFICEHOCKEY"/> The following year they competed in the [[Arab Cup of Ice Hockey]] finishing second after losing to the United Arab Emirates in the final.<ref name="2008UAEWIN">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/arab-cup-victory-for-emirates.html | title = Arab Cup victory for Emirates | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-05-14 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> In 2010 Kuwait competed in their first [[IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia]], finishing seventh overall.<ref name="2010IIHFCCOA">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2010-men.html | title = 2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-04-13 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5oymuj7F3 |archivedate=2010-04-14 |deadurl=no}}</ref> In May they participated in the Kuwaiti organised [[Gulf Ice Hockey Championship]], finishing second behind the [[Emirati National Team]].<ref name="IIHF GULF2010">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/uae-wins-gulf-championship.html | title = UAE wins Gulf Championship |first = Martin |last = Merk | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = 2010-06-08 | accessdate = 2010-06-09 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5qLralkW4 |archivedate=2010-06-09 |deadurl=no}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:43, 5 August 2024

Kuwait
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) الصقور (The Falcons)
Association Kuwait Ice Hockey Association
Most games Ahmad Al-Ajmi (107)
Top scorer Ahmad Al-Ajmi (71)
Most points Ahmad Al-Ajmi (133)
Home stadium Kuwait Winter Games Club Ice Skating Rink
IIHF code KUW
IIHF ranking 52
Highest IIHF ranking 50 (2018–19, 2023)
Lowest IIHF ranking 52 (2022, 2024)
Team colors               
First international
Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan 44 – 1 Kuwait Flag of Kuwait.svg.png
(Gangneung, South Korea; January 30, 1999)
Biggest win
Flag of Kuwait.svg.png Kuwait 39 – 2 India Flag of India.svg.png
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; April 26, 2011)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan 44 – 1 Kuwait Flag of Kuwait.svg.png
(Gangneung, South Korea; January 30, 1999)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 4 (first in 2018)
Best result 49th (2022)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances 4 (first in 1999)
Best result 6th (1999)
Arab Cup
Appearances 2 (first in 2008)
Best result Silver medal icon.png 2nd (2008, 2023)
IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship
Appearances 8 (first in 2010)
Best result 4th (2011, 2012, 2013)
GCC Gulf Championship
Appearances 4 (first in 2010)
Best result Silver medal icon.png 2nd (2010, 2012, 2014)
International record (W–L–T)
46–65–1

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The Kuwait national ice hockey team (Arabic: منتخب الكويت لهوكي الجليد) is the national men's ice hockey team of Kuwait, and an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

History

In 1985 Kuwait joined the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) but were expelled in 1992 due to a lack of activity.[1][2] In 1999 Kuwait rejoined the IIHF and played their first games at the 1999 Asian Winter Games against Japan, China, and Mongolia, losing all three.[1][3] In 2007 they returned to international play at the 2007 Asian Winter Games where they recorded their first win against Macau.[3] The following year they competed in the Arab Cup of Ice Hockey finishing second after losing to the United Arab Emirates in the final.[4] In 2010, Kuwait competed in their first Challenge Cup of Asia, finishing seventh overall,[5] and in 2014, finishing 6th overall, losing all five games, and were relegated to Division I. Also they participated in the Kuwaiti organized Gulf Championship, finishing second behind the United Arab Emirates.[6]

Tournament record

World Championships

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
1930 through 1992 did not enter
1993 through 2008 Expelled from IIHF[2]
2009 through 2017 did not enter
2018 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 50th place
(4th in Division III Q)		 3 0 0 0 3
2019 Flag of United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 51st place
(5th in Division III Q)		 5 1 0 0 4
2020 and 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[7][8]
2022 Flag of Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 49th place
(5th in Division IV)		 4 0 0 0 4
2023 Flag of Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 54th place
(3rd in Division IV)		 3 1 0 0 2
2024 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait City 54th place
(3rd in Division IV)		 3 2 0 0 1

Asian Winter Games

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
1999 Flag of South Korea Gangneung 6th place 2 0 0 0 2
2003 Flag of Japan Aomori did not participate
2007 Flag of China Changchun 7th place 4 2 0 0 2
2011 Flag of Kazakhstan Astana 11th place
(6th in Premier Division)		 6 1 0 0 5
Competed as Flag of International Olympic Committee Athletes from Kuwait
2017 Flag of Japan Sapporo 16th place
(6th in Division II)		 3 1 0 0 2
Competed as Flag of International Olympic Committee Independent Olympic Athletes

Arab Cup/GCC Gulf Championship

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
Arab Cup (2008)
2008 Flag of United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Silver medal icon.png 2nd place 5 3 0 1 1
GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016)
2010 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait City Silver medal icon.png 2nd place 3 2 0 0 1
2012 Flag of United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Silver medal icon.png 2nd place 5 3 0 1 1
2014 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait City Silver medal icon.png 2nd place 5 3 0 0 2
2016 Flag of Qatar Doha Bronze medal icon.png 3rd place 5 3 0 0 2
GCC Games (2022)
2022 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait City Bronze medal icon.png 3rd place 3 1 0 0 2
Arab Cup (2023–)
2023 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait City File:Silver medal icon.ong 2nd place 5 4 0 0 1

Asia and Oceania Championship

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
2008 and 2009 did not participate
2010 Flag of Chinese Taipei Taipei City 7th place 6 2 – 1* 3
2011 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait City 4th place 5 2 0 0 3
2012 Flag of India Dehradun 4th place 6 2 0 0 4
2013 Flag of Thailand Bangkok 4th place 7 2 0 0 5
2014 Flag of United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 6th place 5 0 0 0 5
2015 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait City 6th place
(1st in Division I)		 5 5 0 0 0
2016 Flag of United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi did not participate
2017 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait City 6th place
(1st in Division I)		 3 3 0 0 0
2018 Flag of Philippines Pasay 5th place 4 0 0 1 3

All-time record against other national teams

Last match update: 22 April 2024[3]

Team GP W T L GF GA
Flag of Algeria.svg.png Algeria 2 2 0 0 14 4
Flag of Bahrain.svg.png Bahrain 6 6 0 0 67 12
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 0 2 1 17
Flag of China.svg.png China 2 0 0 2 1 46
Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei 5 1 0 4 14 60
Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong 4 0 0 4 3 36
Flag of India.svg.png India 4 4 0 0 70 11
Flag of Indonesia.svg.png Indonesia 2 2 0 0 12 9
Flag of Iran.png Iran 1 0 0 1 2 9
Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan 1 0 0 1 1 44
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).png Kyrgyzstan 5 2 0 3 18 37
Flag of Lebanon.svg.png Lebanon 1 0 0 1 4 9
Flag of Macau.svg.png Macau 5 4 1 0 35 7
Flag of Malaysia.svg.png Malaysia 9 5 0 4 49 35
Flag of Mongolia.svg.png Mongolia 8 0 0 8 12 50
Flag of Morocco.svg.png Morocco 2 2 0 0 15 3
Flag of Oman.svg.png Oman 11 11 0 0 94 13
Flag of Qatar.svg.png Qatar 4 3 0 1 26 16
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg.png Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 1 15 10
Flag of Singapore.svg.png Singapore 4 2 0 2 11 12
Flag of Thailand.svg.png Thailand 10 0 0 10 17 81
Flag of Tunisia.svg.png Tunisia 1 1 0 0 11 4
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg.png Turkmenistan 1 0 0 1 2 24
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png United Arab Emirates 17 0 0 17 19 83
Total 112 46 1 65 516 667

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kuwait". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/kuwait.html. Retrieved 2010-05-19. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew (2008). "Story #42;Breakup of old Europe creates a new hockey world". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-42.html. Retrieved 2009-06-09. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Kuwait All Time Results". National Teams of Ice Hockey. http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Kuwait_All_Time_Results.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-19. 
  4. ↑ "Arab Cup victory for Emirates". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/arab-cup-victory-for-emirates.html. Retrieved 2010-05-14. 
  5. ↑ "2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/2010-men.html. 
  6. ↑ Merk, Martin (8 June 2010). "UAE wins Gulf Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/uae-wins-gulf-championship.html. 
  7. ↑ "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/18277/iihf-cancels-march-tournaments. 
  8. ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations. 


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