Luxembourg national football team

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Luxembourg
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Nickname(s) D'Roud Léiwen
Les Lions Rouges
Die Roten Löwen

(The Red Lions)
Association Luxembourg Football Federation
(Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Luc Holtz
Captain Laurent Jans
Most caps Mario Mutsch (102)
Top scorer Léon Mart (16)
Home stadium Stade de Luxembourg
FIFA code LUX
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Second colours
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FIFA ranking
Current 92 Steady2.svg (22 December 2022) [1]
Highest82 (September 2018)
Lowest195 (August 2006)
First international
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1–4 France  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg
(Luxembourg, Luxembourg; 29 October 1911)
Biggest win
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 6–0 Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg
(Brighton, England; 26 July 1948)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany 9–0 Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg
(Berlin, Germany; 4 August 1936)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0–9 England  Flag of England.svg
(Luxembourg, Luxembourg; 19 October 1960)
Flag of England.svg  England 9–0 Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg
(London, England; 15 December 1982)
Website flf.lu

The Luxembourg national football team (nicknamed the Red Lions; Luxembourgish : Lëtzebuergesch Foussballnationalequipe, 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.

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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 2020, 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]

History

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The Luxembourg national football team in 1920 (above), and in 2015

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 started participating at qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup, but as of 2018 they still 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]

The Luxembourg team in 1969, before a World Cup qualifier Voorronde van Wereldkampioenschap voetbal te Rotterdam, Nederland tegen Luxembur, Bestanddeelnr 922-2390.jpg
The Luxembourg team in 1969, before a World Cup qualifier

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]

On 3 September 2017, Luxembourg held France to a 0–0 draw at Stadium Municipal in Toulouse, France. [6] It was the first time France had failed to win against Luxembourg since 1914, when Luxembourg won, 5–4. [7] [8] On 10 November 2017, Luxembourg pulled off an upset by defeating Hungary 2–1 in a friendly. [9] 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. [10]

Kit

Traditionally, the badge on Luxembourg's team outfit displays a shield very similar to Luxembourg's lesser coat of arms, a red lion on a white-blue striped background – hence the team's nickname Red Lions. In modern times, the team played home games in entirely red strips, in accordance with their nickname, and wore white as away colour.

Home stadium

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. [11] It is also used for rugby union and athletics.

Results and forthcoming fixtures

As of 26 March 2023 after the match against Portugal, the Luxembourg national team playing record is as follows: [2]

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Recent results and fixtures are as follows:

2022

4 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg0–2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Vilnius, Lithuania
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) Report
  • Sinani Soccerball shade.svg44', 87'
Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 3,009
Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)
14 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg2–2Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
Attendance: 5,325
Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy)
22 September 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 12,708
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
25 September 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg1–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:45 Report Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
Attendance: 5,340
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
17 November 2022 Friendly Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg2–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
Attendance: 3,571
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)
20 November 2022 (2022-11-20) Friendly Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
15:00 Report Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
Attendance: 4,718
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

2023

26 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–6Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:45 Report
Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
Attendance: 9,231
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
11 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svgvFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg TBD, Portugal
19:45 Report Stadium: TBD

Current staff

Current Luxembourg manager Luc Holtz Luc Holtz.jpg
Current Luxembourg manager Luc Holtz

The crew that guides the Luxembourg national team includes following members: [12]

PositionName
Technical Director Flag of Luxembourg.svg Manuel Cardoni
Head coach Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luc Holtz
Assistant coach Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mario Mutsch
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Luxembourg.svg Rui Forte
Fitness coach Flag of Luxembourg.svg Claude Origer
Doctor Flag of Luxembourg.svg Dr. Patrick Dang
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Dr. Lara Heinz
Physiotherapists Flag of Luxembourg.svg Erwan Deshoux
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Hoffmann
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Kähler
Video analyst Flag of France.svg Clément Gonin
Equipment manager Flag of Luxembourg.svg Léon Huss
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Jos Koecher
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Romain Sailer

Coaching history

The following managers have been in charge of Luxembourg's national squad: [13]

Players

In 2004, the Luxembourg Football Federation selected Louis Pilot as their Golden Player, Luxembourg's greatest player of the past 50 years. [14]

Current squad

The following players were called up for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Slovakia on 23 March 2023 and Portugal on 26 March 2023. [15]

Caps and goals as of 26 March 2023 after the match against Portugal. [16] [17]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Anthony Moris (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 (age 32)550 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Union SG
121 GK Ralph Schon (1990-01-20) 20 January 1990 (age 33)170 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Wiltz 71
231 GK Tiago Pereira Cardoso (2006-04-07) 7 April 2006 (age 16)00 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Mönchengladbach

22 DF Maxime Chanot (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 (age 33)593 Flag of the United States.svg New York City FC
32 DF Enes Mahmutovic (1997-05-22) 22 May 1997 (age 25)230 Flag of Bulgaria.svg CSKA Sofia
72 DF Lars Krogh Gerson (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 33)924 Flag of Norway.svg Kongsvinger
132 DF Dirk Carlson (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 25)460 Flag of the Netherlands.svg ADO Den Haag
152 DF Tim Hall (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 25)40 Flag of Hungary.svg Újpest
172 DF Mica Pinto (1993-06-04) 4 June 1993 (age 29)281 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sparta Rotterdam
182 DF Laurent Jans (Captain) (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 30)921 Flag of Germany.svg Waldhof Mannheim
222 DF Marvin da Graça (1995-02-17) 17 February 1995 (age 28)263 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Wien
2 DF Eldin Dzogovic (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 19)10 Flag of Germany.svg Magdeburg

43 MF Florian Bohnert (1997-11-09) 9 November 1997 (age 25)361 Flag of France.svg Bastia
83 MF Christopher Martins (1997-02-19) 19 February 1997 (age 26)571 Flag of Russia.svg Spartak Moscow
93 MF Danel Sinani (1997-04-05) 5 April 1997 (age 25)539 Flag of England.svg Norwich City
113 MF Vincent Thill (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 23)473 Flag of Sweden.svg AIK
143 MF Dejvid Sinani (1993-04-02) 2 April 1993 (age 29)10 Flag of Luxembourg.svg F91 Dudelange
163 MF Leandro Barreiro (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 23)452 Flag of Germany.svg Mainz 05
193 MF Mathias Olesen (2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 (age 22)100 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Köln
203 MF Timothé Rupil (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 19)70 Flag of Germany.svg Mainz 05
213 MF Sébastien Thill (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 29)322 Flag of Germany.svg Hansa Rostock

54 FW Alessio Curci (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 21)21 Flag of Germany.svg Mainz 05
64 FW Yvandro Borges Sanches (2004-05-24) 24 May 2004 (age 18)181 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Mönchengladbach
104 FW Gerson Rodrigues (1995-06-20) 20 June 1995 (age 27)5315 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Wehda

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Luxembourg squad during last 12 months and are still eligible for selection.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Eldin Latik (2002-12-22) 22 December 2002 (age 20)00 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Progrès Niederkorn v. Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania , 25 September 2022

DF Sofiane Ikene (2005-02-27) 27 February 2005 (age 18)10 Flag of Germany.svg FC Nürnberg v. Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria , 20 November 2023
DF Fabio Lohei (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 (age 17)10 Flag of France.svg Metz v. Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria , 20 November 2023
DF Eric Veiga (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 26)60 Flag of Portugal.svg Vilafranquense v. Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania , 25 September 2022

MF Diogo Pimentel (1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 25)10 Flag of Luxembourg.svg UNA Strassen v. Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria , 20 November 2023 [18]
MF Aldin Skenderovic (1997-06-28) 28 June 1997 (age 25)270 Flag of Luxembourg.svg F91 Dudelange v. Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania , 25 September 2022
MF Olivier Thill (1996-12-17) 17 December 1996 (age 26)403 Flag of Turkey.svg Eyüpspor v. Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands , 14 June 2022

FW James Alves Rodrigues (2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 18)00 Flag of Italy.svg Venezia v. Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria , 20 November 2023
FW Selim Turping (2004-11-12) 12 November 2004 (age 18)00 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Mönchengladbach v. Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria , 20 November 2023
FW Maurice Deville (1992-07-31) 31 July 1992 (age 30)613 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Swift Hesperange v. Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania , 25 September 2022
FW Michael Omosanya (1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 (age 23)20 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Fola Esch v. Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania , 25 September 2022
FW Edvin Muratović (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 26)111 Flag of Luxembourg.svg RFCU v. Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands , 14 June 2022

RET Player retired from the national team.

Player records

As of 26 March 2023 [19]
Players in bold are still active with Luxembourg.

Most capped players

RankPlayerCapsGoalsYears
1 Mario Mutsch [lower-alpha 1] 10142005–2019
2 Daniel da Mota [lower-alpha 2] 10072007–present
3 Jeff Strasser 9871993–2010
4 Lars Krogh Gerson [lower-alpha 3] 9242008–present
René Peters [lower-alpha 4] 9232000–2013
Laurent Jans [lower-alpha 5] 9212012–present
7 Jonathan Joubert 9002006–2017
8 Eric Hoffmann [lower-alpha 6] 8802002–2014
9 Carlo Weis [lower-alpha 7] 8511978–1998
10 Aurélien Joachim [lower-alpha 8] 80152005–2019

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer
1 Léon Mart 16240.671933–1945
2 Gustave Kemp [lower-alpha 9] 15200.751938–1945
Gerson Rodrigues 15530.282017–present
Aurélien Joachim [lower-alpha 8] 15800.192005–2019
5 Camille Libar 14240.581938–1947
6 Nicolas Kettel [lower-alpha 10] 13560.231946–1959
7 François Müller [lower-alpha 11] 12270.441949–1954
8 Léon Letsch 11480.231947–1963
9 Gilbert Dussier 9390.231971–1978
Danel Sinani 9530.172017–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Uruguay.svg 1930 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 1934 Did not qualify2002215
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1938 200227
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg 1950 200248
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1954 4004119
Flag of Sweden.svg 1958 4004319
Flag of Chile.svg 1962 4103521
Flag of England.svg 1966 6006620
Flag of Mexico.svg 1970 6006424
Flag of Germany.svg 1974 6105214
Flag of Argentina.svg 1978 6006222
Flag of Spain.svg 1982 8008123
Flag of Mexico.svg 1986 8008227
Flag of Italy.svg 1990 8017322
Flag of the United States.svg 1994 8017217
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1998 8008222
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Flag of Japan.svg 2002 100010428
Flag of Germany.svg 2006 120012548
Flag of South Africa.svg 2010 10127425
Flag of Brazil.svg 2014 10136726
Flag of Russia.svg 2018 10136826
Flag of Qatar.svg 2022 8305818
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2026 To be determinedTo be determined
Total0/2214281012478451

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1960 Did not enterDeclined participation
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 1964 Did not qualify513188
Flag of Italy.svg 1968 6015118
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1972 6015123
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1976 6006728
Flag of Italy.svg 1980 6015217
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1984 8008536
Flag of Germany.svg 1988 8017223
Flag of Sweden.svg 1992 6006214
Flag of England.svg 1996 10316321
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2000 8008223
Flag of Portugal.svg 2004 8008021
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2008 121011223
Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Ukraine.svg 2012 10118321
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2016 10118627
Flag of Europe.svg 2020 8116716
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 To be determinedTo be determined
Total0/161118119851319

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
YearDivisionGroupPosPldWDLGFGAP/RRK
2018–19 D 2 2nd6312114Green Arrow Up Darker.svg44th
2020–21 C 1 2nd631275Equals-sign-blue.gif39th
2022–23 C 1 2nd632197Equals-sign-blue.gif37th
2024–25 C To be determined
Total18945271637th

Olympic Games

Hectic phase during the goal-rich Olympic defeat against Belgium in 1928 (5-3) BEL-LUX SO1928.JPG
Hectic phase during the goal-rich Olympic defeat against Belgium in 1928 (5–3)
Olympic Games record [2]
YearRoundPldWDLGFGASquad
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1920 Round 1100103 Squad
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1924 Round 2100102 Squad
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1928 Round 1100135 Squad
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1936 100109 Squad
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1948 210176 Squad
Flag of Finland.svg 1952 210165 Squad
Total82061630

Head to head record

As of 26 March 2023 after the match against Portugal.

Footnotes

  1. Mario Mutsch also played in Luxembourg's match against Belgium in 2014 however Belgium used 7 substitutions rendering the match unofficial according to FIFA regulations
  2. Daniel da Mota also played in Luxembourg's match against Belgium in 2014 however Belgium used 7 substitutions rendering the match unofficial according to FIFA regulations
  3. Lars Gerson also played in Luxembourg's match against Belgium in 2014 however Belgium used 7 substitutions rendering the match unofficial according to FIFA regulations
  4. René Peters also played and scored against Faroe Islands in 2004 however this was not recognised as a full A-international by FIFA
  5. Laurent Jans also played in Luxembourg's match against Belgium in 2014 however Belgium used 7 substitutions rendering the match unofficial according to FIFA regulations
  6. Eric Hoffmann also played and scored against Faroe Islands in 2004 however this was not recognised as a full A-international by FIFA
  7. Carlo Weis also played in three matches against France Amateur, West Germany B and France B however these are not recognised as full A-internationals by FIFA
  8. 1 2 Aurélien Joachim also played and scored in Luxembourg's match against Belgium in 2014 however Belgium used 7 substitutions rendering the match unofficial according to FIFA regulations
  9. Gustave Kemp also played a match at the 1936 Summer Olympics however this is not recognised as a full A-international by FIFA
  10. Nicolas Kettel also played and scored at the 1948 Summer Olympics however these matches are not recognised as full A-internationals by FIFA
  11. François Müller also played at the 1952 Summer Olympics however these matches are not recognised as full A-internationals by FIFA

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