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 (65)
Omar al-Shamshi (65)
Most points Juma al-Dhaheri (136)
IIHF code UAE
IIHF ranking 44 Increase1
Highest IIHF ranking 44 (2015)
Lowest IIHF ranking 47 (first in 2010)
Team colors                    
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 4 (first in 2010)
Best result 45th (2014)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances 2 (first in 2007)
Best result 6th (2007)
Arab Cup of Ice Hockey
Appearances 1 (first in 2008)
Best result Gold medal icon.png (2008)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances 5 (first in 2009)
Best result Gold medal icon.png (2009, 2012)
Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
Appearances 3 (first in 2010)
Best result Gold medal icon.png (2010, 2012, 2014)
International record (W–L–T)
53–29–3

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The UAE ice hockey team 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 IIHF tournament

UAE decided to withdraw from the Division III tournament in Cape Town, South Africa because the UAE national team refused to compete against Israel, who was also in the tournament.

World Championship record

All-time record against other nations

As of June 12, 2014

Team GP W T L GF GA
Flag of Kuwait.svg.png Kuwait 10 10 0 0 44 9
Flag of Thailand.svg.png Thailand 8 6 0 2 31 25
Flag of Malaysia.svg.png Malaysia 5 5 0 0 36 4
Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong 5 2 1 2 17 13
Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei 5 2 0 3 21 11
Flag of Mongolia.svg.png Mongolia 4 4 0 0 16 4
Flag of Greece.svg.png Greece 3 1 0 2 6 11
Flag of Macau.svg.png Macau 2 2 0 0 15 0
Flag of Algeria.svg.png Algeria 2 2 0 0 16 6
Flag of Oman.svg.png Oman 2 2 0 0 19 3
Flag of Qatar.svg.png Qatar 2 2 0 0 13 3
Flag of Bahrain.svg.png Bahrain 1 1 0 0 25 0
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg.png Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 14 1
Flag of India.svg.png India 1 1 0 0 10 0
Flag of Morocco.svg.png Morocco 1 1 0 0 9 0
Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia 1 1 0 0 9 1
Flag of Singapore.svg.png Singapore 1 1 0 0 4 2
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan 1 0 0 1 0 38
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).png Kyrgyzstan 1 0 0 1 0 14
Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa 1 0 0 1 0 15
Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 3 11
Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea 2 0 0 2 5 14
Flag of Ireland.svg.png Ireland 2 0 0 2 5 15
Total 63 44 1 18 318 200

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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