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| Home Stadium      =  
| Home Stadium      =  
| IIHF code          = FRA
| IIHF code          = FRA
| IIHF Rank          = 12
| IIHF Rank          = 14
| IIHF max          = 12
| IIHF max          = 12
| IIHF max date      = first in 2014
| IIHF max date      = 2014–15, 2018
| IIHF min          = 19
| IIHF min          = 19
| IIHF min date      = first in 2006
| IIHF min date      = 2006–07
| Team_Colors        = {{color box|#0055A4}} {{color box|#EF4135}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| Team_Colors        = {{color box|#0055A4}} {{color box|#EF4135}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| Jerseys            = [[File:France national ice hockey team Home & Away Jerseys.png|115px]]
| Jerseys            = [[File:France national ice hockey team Home & Away Jerseys.png|115px]]
| First game        = {{ih|FRA}} 8–1 {{ih-rt|BOH}} <br> <small>([[Chamonix]], France; 23 January 1909)</small>
| First game        = {{ih-rt|BEL}} 3–0 {{ih|FRA}}<br><small>([[Brussels]], Belgium; 4 March 1905)</small>
| Largest win        = {{ih|FRA}} 24–1 {{ih-rt|PRK}} <br> <small>([[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]; 15 March 1983)</small>
| Largest win        = {{ih|FRA}} 24–1 {{ih-rt|PRK}} <br> <small>([[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]; 15 March 1983)</small>
| Largest loss      = {{ih|USA|1912}} 22–0 {{ih-rt|FRA}} <br> <small>([[Chamonix]], France; 30 January 1924)</small>
| Largest loss      = {{ih|USA|1912}} 22–0 {{ih-rt|FRA}} <br> <small>([[Chamonix]], France; 30 January 1924)</small>
| World champ apps  = 56
| World champ apps  = 60
| World champ first  = 1930
| World champ first  = 1930
| World champ best  = 6th ([[1930 World Ice Hockey Championships|1930]])
| World champ best  = 6th ([[1930 World Ice Hockey Championships|1930]])
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| Olympic first      = [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920]]
| Olympic first      = [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920]]
| Olympic medals    =  
| Olympic medals    =  
| Record            = 366–482–92
| Record            = 486–644–92
}}
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The '''French men's national ice hockey team''' has participated in the [[IIHF]] European Championships, the [[Ice Hockey World Championships|IIHF World Hockey Championships]] and the [[Olympic Games]]. As of 2014, it is ranked 12th in the world in the [[IIHF World Ranking]]s. 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]] and Canada at the [[2014 IIHF World Championship]].
The '''French men's national ice hockey team''' has participated in the [[IIHF]] European Championships, the [[Ice Hockey World Championships|IIHF World Hockey Championships]] and the [[Olympic Games]]. As of 2014, it is ranked 12th in the world in the [[IIHF World Ranking]]s. 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==
==Tournament record==
===Olympic Games===  
===Olympic Games===  
*[[1920 Summer Olympics|1920]] – Finished in 5th place
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*[[1924 Winter Olympics|1924]] – Finished tied for 5th place
|-
*[[1928 Winter Olympics|1928]] – Finished in 6th place
! Games !! Finish
*[[Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics|1936]] – Finished tied in 9th place
|-
*[[1968 Winter Olympics|1968]] – Finished in 14th place
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ice hockey at the 1920 Winter Olympics|1920]] [[Antwerp]] || 5th place
*[[1988 Winter Olympics|1988]] – Finished in 11th place
|-
*[[1992 Winter Olympics|1992]] – Finished in 8th place
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics|1924]] [[Chamonix]] || 5th place
*[[1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] – Finished in 10th place
|-
*[[1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] – Finished in 11th place
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics|1928]] [[St. Moritz]] || 6th place
*[[2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] – Finished in 14th place
|-
| {{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} [[Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics|1936]] [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]] || 9th place
|-
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics|1968]] [[Grenoble]] || 14th place
|-
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988]] [[Calgary]] || 11th place
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992]] [[Albertville]] || 8th place
|-
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] [[Lillehammer]] || 10th place
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics - Men's tournament|1998]] [[Nagano (city)|Nagano]] || 11th place
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics - Men's tournament|2002]] [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake]] || 14th place
|}


===World Championship===
===World Championship===
:''See: [[Ice Hockey World Championships]] and [[List of IIHF World Championship medalists]]''
:''See: [[Ice Hockey World Championships]] and [[List of IIHF World Championship medalists]]''
:''Note: Between 1920 and 1968, the [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Olympic hockey tournament]] was also considered the World Championship for that year.''<ref>See: [[Ice Hockey World Championships]].</ref> ''World Championship tournaments were not held in the Olympic years of 1980, 1984, and 1988.''<ref>{{cite web| title=All Medalists: Men: IIHF World Championships| publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation| url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/all-medallists/men.html|accessdate=2 March 2010}}</ref>
:''Note: Between 1920 and 1968, the [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Olympic hockey tournament]] was also considered the [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championship]] for that year.'' ''World Championship tournaments were not held in the Olympic years of 1980, 1984, and 1988.''<ref>{{cite web| title=All Medalists: Men: IIHF World Championships| website=International Ice Hockey Federation| url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/all-medallists/men.html|access-date=2 March 2010}}</ref>


*1930 – Finished tied for 6th place
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*1931 – Finished in 9th place
|-
*1934 – Finished in 11th place
! Championship
*1935 – Finished in 7th place
! Finish
*1937 – Finished in 7th place
! Rank
*1950 – Finished in 9th place
|-
*1951 – Finished in 9th place (2nd in the "B" Pool)
|{{flagicon|France}}/{{flagicon|AUT}}/{{flagicon|GER}} [[1930 World Ice Hockey Championships|1930 Chamonix/Vienna/Berlin]]
*1952 – Finished in 15th place (6th in the "B" Pool)
| First round
*1953 – Finished in 8th place (5th in the "B" Pool)
| 6th
*1961 – Finished in 16th place (2nd in the "C" Pool)
|-
*1962 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in the "B" Pool)
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[1931 World Ice Hockey Championships|1931 Krynica-Zdrój]]
*1963 – Finished in 14th place (6th in the "B" Pool)
| Consolation round
*1965 – Finished in 17th place (9th in the "B" Pool)
| 9th  
*1966 – Finished in 20th place (4th in the "C" Pool)
|-
*1967 – Finished in 20th place (4th in the "C" Pool)
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1934 World Ice Hockey Championships|1934 Milan]]
*1968 – Finished in 14th place (6th in the "B" Pool)
| Consolation round
*1970 – Finished in 18th place (4th in the "C" Pool)
| 11th
*1971 – Finished in 16th place (2nd in the "C" Pool)
|-
*1973 – Finished in 20th place (6th in the "C" Pool)
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[1935 World Ice Hockey Championships|1935 Davos]]
*1974 – Finished in 19th place (5th in the "C" Pool)
| Consolation round
*1975 – Finished in 19th place (5th in the "C" Pool)
| 7th
*1976 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in the "C" Pool)
|-
*1977 – Finished in 21st place (4th in the "C" Pool)
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[1937 World Ice Hockey Championships|1937 London]]
*1978 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in the "C" Pool)
| Consolation round
*1979 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in the "C" Pool)
| 7th
*1981 – Finished in 21st place (5th in the "C" Pool)
|-
*1982 – Finished in 20th place (4th in the "C" Pool)
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[1950 World Ice Hockey Championships|1950 London]]
*1983 – Finished in 21st place (5th in the "C" Pool)
| Consolation round
*1985 – Finished in 17th place (1st in the "C" Pool)
| 9th
*1986 – Finished in 12th place (4th in the "B" Pool)
|-
*1987 – Finished in 12th place (4th in the "B" Pool)
|{{flagicon|France}} [[1951 World Ice Hockey Championships|1951 Paris]]
*1989 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in the "B" Pool)
| 2nd in the Pool B
*1990 – Finished in 12th place (4th in the "B" Pool)
| 9th
*1991 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in the "B" Pool)
|-
*[[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] – Finished in 11th place
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics|1952 Liege]]
*[[1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1993]] – Finished in 12th place
| 6th in the Pool B
*[[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994]] – Finished in 10th place
| 15th
*[[1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1995]] – Finished in 8th place
|-
*[[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]] – Finished in 11th place
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[1953 Ice Hockey World Championships|1953 Zürich/Basel]]
*[[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997]] – Finished in 11th place
| 5th in the Pool B
*[[1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1998]] – Finished in 13th place
| 8th
*[[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1999]] – Finished in 15th place
|-
*[[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2000]] – Finished in 15th place
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[1961 World Ice Hockey Championships|1961 Geneva/Lausanne]]
*[[2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2001]] – Finished in 20th place (2nd in Division I, Group A)
| 2nd in the Pool C
*[[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2002]] – Finished in 19th place (2nd in Div. I, Group A)
| 16th
*[[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003]] – Finished in 18th place (1st in Div. I, Group B)
|-
*[[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]] – Finished in 16th place
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[1962 Ice Hockey World Championships|1962 Denver/Colorado Springs]]
*[[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005]] – Finished in 20th place (2nd in Div. I, Group B)
| 3rd in the Pool B
*[[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2006]] – Finished in 20th place (2nd in Div. I, Group A)
| 11th
*[[2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2007]] – Finished in 18th place (1st in Div. I, Group A)
|-
*[[2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2008]] – Finished in 14th place
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[1963 Ice Hockey World Championships|1963 Stockholm]]
*[[2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2009]] – Finished in 12th place
| 6th in the Pool B
*[[2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2010]] – Finished in 14th place
| 14th
*[[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011]] – Finished in 12th place
|-
*[[2012 IIHF World Championship|2012]] – Finished in 9th place
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[1965 World Ice Hockey Championships|1965 Tampere]]
*[[2013 IIHF World Championship|2013]] – Finished in 13th place
| 9th in the Pool B
*[[2014 IIHF World Championship|2014]] – Finished in 8th place
| 17th
*[[2015 IIHF World Championship|2015]] – Finished in 12th place
|-
|{{flagicon|ROM}} [[1966 World Ice Hockey Championships|1966 Bucharest]]
| Qualifying round Group B/C
| —
|-
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[1967 World Ice Hockey Championships|1967 Vienna]]
| 4th in the Pool C
| 20th
|-
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[1970 World Ice Hockey Championships|1970 Galaţi]]
| 3rd in the Pool C
| 17th
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[1971 World Ice Hockey Championships|1971 Eindhoven]]
| 2nd in the Pool C
| 16th
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[1973 World Ice Hockey Championships|1973 Geleen/Rotterdam/Nijmegen/Utrecht/Tilburg/The Hague]]
| 6th in the Pool C
| 20th
|-
| {{flagicon|France}} [[1974 World Ice Hockey Championships|1974 Grenoble/Gap/Lyon]]
| 5th in the Pool C
| 19th
|-
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[1975 World Ice Hockey Championships|1975 Sofia]]
| 5th in the Pool C
| 19th
|-
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[1976 World Ice Hockey Championships|1976 Gdańsk]]
| 3rd in the Pool C
| 19th
|-
| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[1977 World Ice Hockey Championships|1977 Copenhagen/Hørsholm]]
| 4th in the Pool C
| 21st
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[1978 World Ice Hockey Championships|1978 Canary Islands]]
| 6th in the Pool B
| 22nd
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[1979 World Ice Hockey Championships|1979 Barcelona]]
| 3rd in the Pool C
| 21st
|-
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[1981 World Ice Hockey Championships|1981 Beijing]]
| 5th in the Pool C
| 21st
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[1982 World Ice Hockey Championships|1982 Jaca]]
| 4th in the Pool C
| 20th
|-
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[1983 World Ice Hockey Championships|1983 Budapest]]
| 5th in the Pool C
| 21st
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[1985 World Ice Hockey Championships|1985 Megève/Chamonix/Saint-Gervais]]
| 1st in the Pool B
| 17th
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[1986 World Ice Hockey Championships|1986 Eindhoven]]
| 4th in the Pool B
| 12th
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987 Canazei]]
| 4th in the Pool B
| 12th
|-
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[1989 World Ice Hockey Championships|1989 Oslo/Lillehammer]]
| 3rd in the Pool B
| 11th
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[1990 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1990 Lyon/Megève]]
| 4th in the Pool B
| 12th
|-
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1991 Ljubljana/Bled/Jesenice]]
| 3rd in the Pool B
| 11th
|-
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992 Prague/Bratislava]]
| Consolation round
| 11th
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1993 Munich/Dortmund]]
| Consolation round
| 10th
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994 Bolzano/Canazei/Milan]]
| First round
| 10th
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1995 Stockholm]]
| Quarterfinals
| 8th
|-
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996 Vienna]]
| Consolation round
| 11th
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku]]
| Consolation round
| 10th
|-
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1998 Zürich/Basel]]
| First round
| 13th
|-
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[1999 IIHF World Championship|1999 Hamar/Lillehammer]]
| Qualifying Round
| 15th
|-
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2000 IIHF World Championship|2000 Saint Petersburg]]
| Consolation round
| 15th
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[2001 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2001 Grenoble]]
| 2nd in Division I, Group A
| 20th
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2002 Eindhoven]]
| 2nd in Division I, Group A
| 19th
|-
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[2003 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2003 Zagreb]]
| 1st in Division I, Group B
| 18st
|-
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[2004 IIHF World Championship|2004 Prague/Ostrava]]
| Relegation round
| 16th
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[2005 IIHF World Championship Division I|2005 Eindhoven]]
| 2nd in Division I, Group B
| 19th
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[2006 IIHF World Championship Division I|2006 Amiens]]
| 2nd in Division I, Group A
| 20th
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2007 IIHF World Championship Division I|2007 Qiqihar]]
| 1st in Division I, Group A
| 18th
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[2008 IIHF World Championship|2008 Halifax/Quebec]]
| Relegation round
| 14th
|-
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[2009 IIHF World Championship|2009 Bern/Schluefweg/Kloten]]
| Qualifying round
| 12th
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010 Cologne/Mannheim/Gelsenkirchen]]
| Relegation round
| 14th
|-
|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011 Bratislava/Košice]]
| Qualifying round
| 12th
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}}/{{flagicon|SWE}} [[2012 IIHF World Championship|2012 Helsinki/Stockholm]]
| Preliminary round
| 9th
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}}/{{flagicon|FIN}} [[2013 IIHF World Championship|2013 Stockholm/Helsinki]]
| Preliminary round
| 13th
|-
|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[2014 IIHF World Championship|2014 Minsk]]
| Quarterfinals
| 8th
|-
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[2015 IIHF World Championship|2015 Prague/Ostrava]] 
| Preliminary round
| 12th
|-
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2016 IIHF World Championship|2016 Moscow/Saint Petersburg]] 
| Preliminary round
| 14th
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}}/{{flagicon|FRA}} [[2017 IIHF World Championship|2017 Cologne/Paris]]
| Preliminary round
| 9th
|-
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[2018 IIHF World Championship|2018 Copenhagen/Herning]] 
| Preliminary round
| 12th
|-
|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[2019 IIHF World Championship|2019 Bratislava/Košice]]
| Relegation (but was later on promoted back after Russia and Belarus were disqualified due to the invasion of Ukraine)
| 15th
|-
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[2020 IIHF World Championship Division I|2020 Ljubljana]]
| colspan=2 align=center|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic<ref>{{cite web |last1=Steiss |first1=Adam |title=2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm/news/18344/2020-iihf-ice-hockey-world-championship-cancelled |website=iihf.com |publisher=IIHF |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[2021 IIHF World Championship Division I|2021 Ljubljana]]
| colspan=2 align=center|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic<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>
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[2022 IIHF World Championship|2022 Tampere/Helsinki]]
| Preliminary round
| 12th
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}}/{{flagicon|LAT}} [[2023 IIHF World Championship|2023 Tampere/Riga]]
| Preliminary round
| 12th
|-
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[2024 IIHF World Championship|2024 Prague/Ostrava]]
| Preliminary round
| 14th
|}


===European Championship===
===European Championship===
*1923 – {{Sica}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*1924 – {{Goca}}
|-
*1926 – 5th place
! Games
*1932 – 6th place
! GP
! W
! T
! L
! GF
! GA
! Finish
! Rank
|-
|1910–1922 || colspan=8|''did not participate.''
|-
|bgcolor= silver| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ice Hockey European Championship 1923|1923 Antwerp]]
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 8
| Round-robin
| {{Silver02}}
|-
|bgcolor= gold| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ice Hockey European Championship 1924|1924 Milan]]
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 1
| Final
| {{Gold01}}
|-
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ice Hockey European Championship 1925|1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec]]
| colspan=8|''did not participate.''
|-
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Ice Hockey European Championship 1926|1926 Davos]]
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 6
| Second round
| 5th
|-
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ice Hockey European Championship 1927|1927 Wien]]
| colspan=8|''did not participate.''
|-
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ice Hockey European Championship 1929|1929 Budapest]]
| colspan=8|''did not participate.''
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Ice Hockey European Championship 1932|1932 Berlin]]
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 4
| Consolation round
| 6th
|}


==All-time record==
''As of 22 April 2024''.
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Opponent
! Played
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! GF
! GA
! GD
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|AUS}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 32 || 4 || +28
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|AUT}} || 68 || 23 || 10 || 35 || 189 || 257 || -68
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|BLR}} || 32 || 9 || 1 || 22 || 59 || 101 || -42
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|BEL}} || 53 || 37 || 2 || 14 || 303 || 115 || +188
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|''{{ih|BOH}}'' || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 1 || +7
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|BUL}} || 29 || 18 || 2 || 9 || 156 || 89 || +67
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|CAN}} || 55 || 11 || 5 || 39 || 100 || 247 || -147
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|CHN}} || 11 || 6 || 2 || 3 || 67 || 41 || -26
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|CRO}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 29 || 3 || +26
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|CZE}} || 15 || 1 || 0 || 14 || 29 || 84 || −55
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|''{{ih|TCH}}'' || 12 || 1 || 3 || 8 || 22 || 43 || −21
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|DEN}} || 85 || 43 || 5 || 37 || 291 || 242 || +49
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|''{{ih|GDR}}'' || 11 || 3 || 0 || 8 || 26 || 58 || -32
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|''{{ih|ENG}}'' || 17 || 12 || 1 || 4 || 53 || 28 || +25
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|EST}} || 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 19 || 7 || +12
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|FIN}} || 21 || 1 || 0 || 20 || 26 || 116 || −90
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|GER}} || 44 || 15 || 4 || 25 || 86 || 125 || -39
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|{{ih|GBR}} || 33 || 15 || 3 || 15 || 117 || 130 || -13
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|HUN}} || 52 || 22 || 4 || 26 || 203 || 216 || -13
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|ISR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 0 || +9
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|ITA}} || 92 || 36 || 6 || 50 || 257 || 313 || -56
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|JPN}} || 30 || 17 || 2 || 11 || 120 || 101 || +19
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|KAZ}} || 18 || 10 || 1 || 7 || 53 || 48 || +5
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|LAT}} || 54 || 16 || 4 || 34 || 110 || 183 || -73
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|LTU}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 24 || 8 || +16
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|NED}} || 43 || 26 || 4 || 13 || 222 || 159 || +63
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|PRK}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 65 || 6 || +59
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|NOR}} || 97 || 25 || 14 || 58 || 223 || 337 || -114
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|POL}} || 53 || 26 || 6 || 21 || 150 || 144 || +6
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|{{ih|ROU}} || 28 || 12 || 4 || 12 || 114 || 139 || -25
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|RUS}} || 15 || 2 || 0 || 13 || 14 || 75 || −61
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|SVK}} || 34 || 5 || 3 || 26 || 42 || 149 || -107
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|SLO}} || 33 || 19 || 1 || 13 || 96 || 76 || +20
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|RSA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 2 || +9
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|KOR}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 49 || 9 || +40
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|ESP}} || 8 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 70 || 15 || +55
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|SWE}} || 21 || 3 || 0 || 18 || 30 || 93 || −63
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|SUI}} || 67 || 18 || 2 || 47 || 133 || 274 || -141
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|UKR}} || 16 || 10 || 0 || 6 || 41 || 47 || -6
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|USA}} || 25 || 1 || 2 || 22 || 39 || 137 || −98
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|''{{ih|YUG}}'' || 24 || 11 || 0 || 13 || 105 || 115 || -10
|-
!Total !! 1 222 || 486 || 92 || 644 || 3 792 || 4 337 || -545
|}
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

Latest revision as of 16:51, 6 August 2024

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

  1. ↑ "All Medalists: Men: IIHF World Championships". http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/all-medallists/men.html. 
  2. ↑ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm/news/18344/2020-iihf-ice-hockey-world-championship-cancelled. 
  3. ↑ "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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