Andorra men's national ice hockey team

{{Infobox national hockey team

| Name = Andorra

| Badge = Coat of arms of Andorra.svg

| Badge_size = 150px

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| Association = Federació Andorrana d'Esports de Gel

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| Coach = Oriol Boronat

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| Top scorer = Gerard Ávila (12)

| Most points = Gerard Ávila (16)

| Home Stadium = Palau de Gel d'Andorra[https://www.palaudegel.ad/ Palau de Gel - Andorra] {{in lang|ca}}

| IIHF code = AND

| IIHF Rank = {{IIHF World Ranking|AND}}

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| Team_Colors = {{color box|black|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#1C3F94|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#FFEE00|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#CE1126|border=darkgray}}

| First game = {{ih-rt|POR}} 3–2 {{ih|AND}}
{{small|(Canillo, Andorra; 29 September 2017)}}

| Largest win = {{ih-rt|AND}} 12–0 {{ih|POR}}
{{small|(Füssen, Germany; 6 May 2022)}}

| Largest loss = {{ih-rt|LIE}} 24–2 {{ih|AND}}
{{small|(Canillo, Andorra; April 26, 2025)}}

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| World champ2 name = IIHF Development Cup

| World champ2 apps = 3

| World champ2 first = 2017

| World champ2 best = 4th (2017, 2018)

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| Record = 1–12–1

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The Andorra national ice hockey team ({{langx|ca|Selecció d'hoquei sobre gel d'Andorra}}) is the national men's ice hockey team of Andorra. The team is controlled by the Federació Andorrana d'Esports de Gel (FAEG) and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

History

Ice hockey in Andorra as a sport began in 1987, with the opening of the Palau de Gel, the principality's only ice rink, in the town of Canillo. The Andorran Federation of Ice Sports, known in Catalan as the Federació Andorrana d'Esports de Gel (FAEG), was established in 1992 and later joined the IIHF on 4 May 1995.{{cite web|title=Andorra slowly growing|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12033&cHash=8264c1c4dd3bd8829b4f3f003e2cd15c|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=7 December 2017|date=6 October 2017}} Despite not having a national team nor entering in any IIHF tournaments, Canillo was the host city of the 1997 IIHF World Championship Group D tournament, as well as the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A tournament.

However, it was only in 2017, when an official Andorra national team was organized. The national team made its debut at the 2017 IIHF Development Cup which was hosted in Canillo. Andorra played Portugal, Ireland, and Morocco. They lost all of their matches in the tournament, including a 5–3 defeat to Portugal in the bronze medal match. Andorra's first match was on 29 September 2017 against Portugal, the match ended in a 3–2 defeat in penalty shootout.{{cite web|title=Andorra|url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/andorra/|website=National Teams of Ice Hockey|access-date=7 December 2017}}

In 2022, Andorra applied to participate in the IIHF World Championships, though the Andorran federation noted that the country had difficulty fulfilling IIHF criteria, which include having 60 registered players and a domestic league.{{cite web | title=Andorra formarà part de la Federació Internacional d'Hoquei Gel a | website=Andorra Difusió | date=2022-10-05 | url=https://www.andorradifusio.ad/esports/andorra-formara-part-federacio-internacional-hoquei | language=ca | access-date=2024-04-10}}

Tournament record

=World Championship=

width=30\|Year !width=150\|Host !width=120\|Result !width=30\|{{Tooltip\|Pld\|Games played}} !width=30\|{{Tooltip\|W\|Wins}} !width=30\|{{Tooltip\|OTW\|Overtime wins}} !width=30\|{{Tooltip\|OTL\|Overtime losses}} !width=30\|{{Tooltip\|L\|Losses}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=2\|1930 through 1994	colspan=6\|Not a member of the IIHF
colspan=2\|1995 through 2022	colspan=6\|Did not enter
colspan=2\|Total	0/0	–	–	–	–	–

=IIHF Development Cup=

width=30\|Year !width=150\|Host !width=120\|Result !width=30\|{{Tooltip\|Pld\|Games played}} !width=30\|{{Tooltip\|W\|Wins}} !width=30\|{{Tooltip\|OTW\|Overtime wins}} !width=30\|{{Tooltip\|OTL\|Overtime losses}} !width=30\|{{Tooltip\|L\|Losses}}
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2017	{{flagicon\|AND}} Canillo	4th place	4	0	0	1	3
2018	rowspan=2\|{{flagicon\|GER}} Füssen	4th place	5	0	0	0	5
2022	5th place	5	1	–	{{Tooltip\|1\|Indicates a tie game}}*	3
2023	{{flagicon\|SVK}} Bratislava	colspan=6 rowspan=2\| Did not participate
2024	{{flagicon\|SVK}} Bratislava
2025	{{flagicon\|AND}} Canillo	colspan=6 \| ''To be determined'
colspan=2\|Total	3/3	14	1	0	2	11

All-time record against other national teams

{{updated|7 May 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Ice Hockey in Andorra |url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/andorra/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=National Teams of Ice Hockey |language=en-US}}

width=165\|Team !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|GP\|Games played}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|W\|Wins}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|T\|Ties}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|L\|Losses}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !width=40\|{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}}
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bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|align=left\|{{ih\|ALG}}	1	0	0	1	5	14
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|align=left\|{{ih\|COL}}	1	0	0	1	3	8
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|align=left\|{{ih\|IRL}}	4	0	1	3	20	25
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|align=left\|{{ih\|LIE}}	1	0	0	1	4	8
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|align=left\|{{ih\|MAR}}	1	0	0	1	3	9
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|align=left\|{{ih\|MKD}}	2	0	0	2	7	15
bgcolor=#FFCCCC \|align=left\|{{ih\|POR}}	4	1	0	3	19	19
Total	14	1	1	12	61	98

References

External links

[https://www.faeg.ad/ Official website]
[https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/322/andorra/ IIHF profile]
[https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/andorra/ National Teams of Ice Hockey]

National

Category:National ice hockey teams in Europe

Ice hockey

Category:Men's national ice hockey teams

Category:2017 establishments in Andorra

Category:National sports teams established in 2017