Luxembourg

Luxembourg is a small country in Western Europe. Luxembourg City is the capital and largest city.

History of hockey in Luxembourg
The Luxembourg Ice Hockey Federation was founded in 1912, and the country joined the IIHF on March 23 of the same year.

Hockey in Luxembourg developed slowly due to financial difficulties, and the Luxembourg Championship was first played in the 1993-94 season. After the first season, it was contested yearly from 1998-2003, but has not been held since then. Tornado Luxembourg has won all seven league titles. The Luxembourg Cup was contested annually from 1994-2003, in those years, it included teams from both Luxembourg and other European nations. The Cup has also been contested in the 2006-07 and 2010-11 seasons, featuring teams from Luxembourg only. Tornado Luxembourg won the 2007 Cup, and Lokomotive Luxembourg was victorious in 2010-11.

The men's national team made its international debut in 1992, playing in the C2 Pool of the World Championships. Their first international victory came against Turkey by a score of 10-5. They returned to the international scene in 2000, playing in the D Pool of the World Championships. The national has participated annually at the World Championships since 2002.

The junior national team made its international debut in 2001, playing qualification games for the 2002 World Junior Championship Division III tournament. They lost to Iceland 6-2, and beat Ireland 10-0 for their first international win. They finished second in the qualification tournament, and did not qualify for the 2002 world juniors. They participated in the 2003 World Junior Championship Division III tournament, losing all four games.