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| Nickname(s) | D'Rout Léiwen Les Lions Rouges Die Roten Löwen (The Red Lions) | |||
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| Association | Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football (FLF) | |||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
| Head coach | Jeff Strasser | |||
| Captain | Laurent Jans | |||
| Most caps | Laurent Jans (120) | |||
| Top scorer | Gerson Rodrigues (23) | |||
| Home stadium | Stade de Luxembourg | |||
| FIFA code | LUX | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 102 | |||
| Highest | 82 (September 2018) | |||
| Lowest | 195 (August 2006) | |||
| First international | ||||
(Luxembourg, Luxembourg; 29 October 1911) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
(Brighton, England; 26 July 1948) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
(Berlin, Germany; 4 August 1936) (Luxembourg, Luxembourg; 19 October 1960) (London, England; 15 December 1982) (Almancil, Portugal; 11 September 2023) | ||||
The Luxembourg national football team (nicknamed the Red Lions; Luxembourgish : Lëtzebuergesch Foussballnationalekipp, French : Équipe du Luxembourg de football, German : Luxemburgische Fußballnationalmannschaft) is the national football team of Luxembourg, and is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation. The team plays most of its home matches at the Stade de Luxembourg in Luxembourg City.
Luxembourg has participated in every FIFA World Cup qualifiers since those for the 1934 World Cup, and in UEFA European Championship qualifiers since those for Euro 1964. As of 2026, they have never qualified for any of these major tournaments. Luxembourg is the nation with the most qualifying campaigns in both of these competitions without ever making it to the finals. However, they did compete in six Olympic football events between 1920 and 1952. [2]
Luxembourg played their first ever international match on 29 October 1911, in a friendly match against France; it resulted in a 1–4 defeat. [2] Their first victory came on 8 February 1914, also in a match against France, which they won 5–4. [2]
The national side of Luxembourg competed in six Olympic football events between 1920 and 1952, and survived the preliminary round twice (in 1948 and 1952). [2] In between, Luxembourg participated in qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup, but has never qualified.
Starting in 1921, the Luxembourg national A-selection would play 239 unofficial international matches until 1981, mostly against other countries' B-teams like those of Belgium, France, Switzerland and West Germany, as well as a team representing South-Netherlands. [3]
After their last Olympic tournament in 1952, the national team also started playing in qualifying groups for UEFA European Championships, but could not reach the major European tournament end stages. The only time that the team was close to qualify was for a European or World Championship was for the Euro 1964. In the first qualification round, they defeated the Netherlands with a score of 3–2 on aggregate after two matches. A Dutch newspaper commented this stunt after the second match with "David Luxembourg won with 2–1 [against Goliath Netherlands]". [4] In the round of eight, Luxembourg and Denmark fought for a spot in the final tournament. The winner was decided after three matches; Denmark was the winner with a total aggregate score of 6–5.
When the national team does win a competitive match, they are often celebrated by national media and fans, as was the case after a 2–1 win against Switzerland in 2008. [5] [6]
On 3 September 2017, Luxembourg faced France in a goalless draw at Stadium Municipal in Toulouse, France. [7] It was the first time France had failed to win against Luxembourg since 1914, when Luxembourg won, 5–4. [8] [9] On 10 November 2017, Luxembourg defeated Hungary 2–1 in a friendly victory. [10]
On 28 March 2021, Luxembourg beat the Republic of Ireland in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match with a goal from Gerson Rodrigues in the 85th minute. [11] [12] In 2023, Luxembourg achieved some of their best results in European Championship qualifying, finishing third in their group (of six teams) and qualifying for a play-off for a finals berth, [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] but they lost 2–0 against Georgia. [19] Rodrigues also became the top goalscorer in the history of the national team, surpassing the 16-goal tally by Léon Mart, by scoring five goals during the qualifying process, a record for a Luxembourgian footballer. [20] [21]
On 22 March 2025, Luxembourg showed improvement with a convincing victory against Sweden in a friendly match. [22] [ better source needed ]
| Kit provider | Period |
|---|---|
| | 1976–2005 |
| | 2005–2007 |
| | 2008–2013 |
| | 2014–2018 |
| | 2018–2022 |
| | 2022–present |
As of 1 September 2021, the Luxembourg national team adopted Luxembourg City's Stade de Luxembourg, the country's national stadium, as its home venue. Formerly, the team played at the Stade Josy Barthel, where, at counting in August 2015, it had played 235 games, including unofficial matches. [23]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
| 18 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League | Luxembourg | 2–2 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 6,870 Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan) |
| 22 March 2025 Friendly | Luxembourg | 1–0 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | |
| 18:00 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 9,214 [24] Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland) |
| 25 March 2025 Friendly | Switzerland | 3–1 | St. Gallen, Switzerland | |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 8,363 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
| 6 June 2025 Friendly | Luxembourg | 0–1 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | |
| 20:15 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 7,508 Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (Malta) |
| 10 June 2025 Friendly | Luxembourg | 0–0 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 6,312 Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria) |
| 4 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Luxembourg | 1–3 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 9,214 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
| 7 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Luxembourg | 0–1 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 8,487 Referee: Nicholas Walsh (Scotland) |
| 10 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Germany | 4–0 | Sinsheim, Germany | |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 25,249 Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia) |
| 13 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Slovakia | 2–0 | Trnava, Slovakia | |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium Attendance: 13,010 Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia) |
| 14 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Luxembourg | 0–2 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 9,214 Referee: John Brooks (England) |
| 17 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 19:45 UTC+0 | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 18,037 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia) |
| 26 March 2026 2024-25 Nations League Playoff C/D | Malta | v | Ta' Qali, Malta | |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: National Stadium |
| 31 March 2026 2024-25 Nations League Playoff C/D | Luxembourg | v | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg |
As of 2025, the staff of the Luxembourg national team includes the following members: [25]
| Position | Name |
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| Technical director | |
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Doctors | |
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| Physiotherapists | |
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| Video analyst | |
| Equipment manager | |
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The following managers have been in charge of Luxembourg's national squad: [26]
The following players were called up for the matches against Germany on 14 November and Northern Ireland on 17 November 2025. [27]
Caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 after the match against Northern Ireland. [28]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Anthony Moris | 29 April 1990 | 79 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Tiago Pereira Cardoso | 7 April 2006 | 6 | 0 | |
| 23 | GK | Lucas Fox | 2 October 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Seid Korać | 20 October 2001 | 19 | 2 | |
| 13 | DF | Dirk Carlson | 1 April 1998 | 69 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Eric Veiga | 18 February 1997 | 10 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Vahid Selimović | 3 April 1997 | 14 | 1 | Unattached |
| 18 | DF | Laurent Jans (Captain) | 5 August 1992 | 120 | 1 | |
| 20 | DF | Eldin Džogović | 8 June 2003 | 13 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Marvin Martins | 17 February 1995 | 41 | 3 | Unattached |
| DF | Florian Bohnert | 9 November 1997 | 59 | 1 | | |
| 4 | MF | Mirza Mustafić | 20 June 1998 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Tomás Moreira | 26 June 2005 | 12 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Aiman Dardari | 21 March 2005 | 10 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Christopher Martins | 19 February 1997 | 79 | 1 | |
| 15 | MF | Olivier Thill | 17 December 1996 | 48 | 3 | Unattached |
| 16 | MF | Leandro Barreiro | 3 January 2000 | 71 | 2 | |
| 19 | MF | Mathias Olesen | 21 March 2001 | 36 | 1 | |
| 21 | MF | Sébastien Thill | 29 December 1993 | 43 | 2 | |
| 3 | FW | Adulai Djabi Embalo | 20 June 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | FW | Alessio Curci | 16 February 2002 | 19 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Kenan Avdusinovic | 3 March 1998 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Danel Sinani | 5 April 1997 | 78 | 14 | |
| 11 | FW | Edvin Muratović | 15 February 1997 | 21 | 1 | |
The following players have also been called up to the Luxembourg squad during last 12 months and are still eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | André Barrela | 22 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | | v. |
| DF | Enes Mahmutović | 22 May 1997 | 41 | 0 | | v. |
| DF | Mica Pinto | 4 June 1993 | 41 | 1 | Unattached | v. |
| MF | Enzo Duarte | 28 June 2009 | 3 | 0 | | v. |
| MF | Lars Gerson | 5 February 1990 | 100 | 4 | | v. |
| MF | Vincent Thill | 4 February 2000 | 57 | 3 | | v. |
| MF | Diego Duarte | 3 May 2006 | 0 | 0 | | v. |
| FW | Yvandro Borges Sanches | 24 May 2004 | 28 | 3 | | v. |
| FW | Gerson Rodrigues | 20 June 1995 | 72 | 23 | | v. |
| FW | Brian Madjo | 12 January 2009 | 3 | 0 | | v. |
| FW | Jayson Videira | 17 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | | v. |
| FW | Michael Omosanya | 25 December 1999 | 4 | 0 | | v. |
Players in bold are still active with Luxembourg.
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurent Jans [a] | 120 | 1 | 2012–present |
| 2 | Mario Mutsch [b] | 102 | 4 | 2005–2019 |
| 3 | Daniel da Mota [c] | 100 | 7 | 2007–2021 |
| Lars Gerson [d] | 100 | 4 | 2008–present | |
| 5 | Jeff Strasser | 98 | 7 | 1993–2010 |
| 6 | René Peters [e] | 92 | 3 | 2000–2013 |
| 7 | Jonathan Joubert | 90 | 0 | 2006–2017 |
| 8 | Eric Hoffmann [f] | 88 | 0 | 2002–2014 |
| 9 | Carlo Weis [g] | 85 | 1 | 1978–1998 |
| 10 | Aurélien Joachim [h] | 80 | 15 | 2005–2019 |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerson Rodrigues | 23 | 72 | 0.32 | 2017–2025 |
| 2 | Léon Mart | 16 | 24 | 0.67 | 1933–1945 |
| 3 | Gustave Kemp [i] | 15 | 20 | 0.75 | 1938–1945 |
| Aurélien Joachim [h] | 15 | 80 | 0.19 | 2005–2019 | |
| 5 | Camille Libar | 14 | 24 | 0.58 | 1938–1947 |
| Danel Sinani | 14 | 78 | 0.18 | 2017–present | |
| 7 | Nicolas Kettel [j] | 13 | 56 | 0.23 | 1946–1959 |
| 8 | François Müller [k] | 12 | 27 | 0.44 | 1949–1954 |
| 9 | Léon Letsch | 11 | 48 | 0.23 | 1947–1963 |
| 10 | Gilbert Dussier | 9 | 39 | 0.23 | 1971–1978 |
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| | Did not enter | Declined invitation | ||||||||||||||
| | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||
| | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
| | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||
| | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||
| | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | ||||||||||
| | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | ||||||||||
| | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | ||||||||||
| | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||
| | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||
| | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||||
| | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 27 | ||||||||||
| | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 22 | ||||||||||
| | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 17 | ||||||||||
| | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||
| | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 28 | ||||||||||
| | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 48 | ||||||||||
| | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 25 | ||||||||||
| | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 26 | ||||||||||
| | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 26 | ||||||||||
| | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | ||||||||||
| | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||
| | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
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| Total | — | 0/23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 148 | 8 | 10 | 130 | 78 | 464 | ||
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
| | Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||
| | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 | |||||||||
| | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 28 | |||||||||
| | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | |||||||||
| | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 36 | |||||||||
| | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 23 | |||||||||
| | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||
| | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 21 | |||||||||
| | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 23 | |||||||||
| | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
| | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 23 | |||||||||
| | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | |||||||||
| | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 27 | |||||||||
| | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |||||||||
| | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 21 | |||||||||
| | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
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| Total | — | 0/17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 13 | 13 | 102 | 64 | 340 | |
| UEFA Nations League record | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Division | Group | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK |
| 2018–19 | D | 2 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 44th | |
| 2020–21 | C | 1 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 39th | |
| 2022–23 | C | 1 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 37th | |
| 2024–25 | C | 3 | In progress | ||||||||
| Total | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 37th | ||||
| Olympic Games record [2] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| | Round 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Squad |
| | Round 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Squad |
| | Round 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Squad |
| | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Squad | |
| | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | Squad | |
| | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 30 | — | |
As of 17 November 2025 after the match against Northern Ireland, the Luxembourg national team playing record is as follows: [2]