The United Arab Emirates national ice hockey team () is the national men's ice hockey team of the United Arab Emirates. It is operated under the UAE Ice Sports Federation and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The UAE currently competes in Division II Group A tournament of the World Championships. As of 2025, it is currently ranked 32nd in the IIHF World Ranking and 5th in the Asian Ranking.
History In June 2008, the UAE took part in the inaugural Arab Cup in Abu Dhabi, also involving the national teams of Algeria, Morocco, and Kuwait. They went on to finish first in the standings and won the gold medal after defeating Kuwait, 4–1. They won the gold in the 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia also in Abu Dhabi.
In 2010, the UAE became the first from an Arab nation to play in the IIHF World Championship when they participated in Division III. Although the UAE was not ranked in the world rankings until they played against Ireland, Luxembourg, and Greece, and finished last in Group A with a record of four losses. Their new head coach was Teemu Taruvuori of Finland. In May 2010, the UAE participated in the Kuwaiti organized GCC Gulf Championship, finishing first after winning all three of their games.
Withdrawal from 2011 and 2016 IIHF tournaments The UAE decided to withdraw from the 2011 Division III tournament in Cape Town, South Africa because they refused to compete against Israel, who was also in the tournament. They also withdrew from the 2016 Division III tournament, with no reason cited.
Tournament record World Championships YearHostResult1930 through 2009 did not enter 2010 Kockelscheuer 46th place 3 0 0 0 3 2011 Cape Town Withdrew from tournament 2012 Erzurum did not participate 2013 Cape Town 46th place 5 0 0 0 5 2014 Kockelscheuer 45th place 5 1 0 1 3 2015 İzmir 46th place 6 1 0 1 4 2016 Istanbul Withdrew from tournament 2017 Sofia 47th place 4 0 0 0 4 2018 Sarajevo 49th place 3 1 0 0 2 2019 Abu Dhabi 47th place 5 4 0 0 12020 and 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Kockelscheuer 37th place 4 4 0 0 0 2023 Istanbul 35th place 5 5 0 0 0 2024 Belgrade 31st place 5 3 0 0 2 2025 Belgrade 31st place 5 2 0 0 4 2026 Al Ain Cancelled due to the 2026 Iran WarTotal 11/14 50 21 0 2 27
Asian Winter Games YearHostResult1986 through 2003 did not enter 2007 Changchun 6th place 4 2 0 0 2 2011 Astana 8th place 6 4 0 0 2 2017 Sapporo 7th place 5 3 0 0 2 2025 Harbin WithdrewTotal 3/4 15 9 0 0 6
Arab Cup/GCC Gulf Championship YearHostResultArab Cup (2008) 2008 Abu Dhabi 1st place 5 4 1 0 0GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016) 2010 Kuwait City 1st place 3 3 0 0 0 2012 Abu Dhabi 1st place 5 4 1 0 0 2014 Kuwait City 1st place 5 5 0 0 0 2016 Doha 1st place 5 5 0 0 0GCC Games (2022) 2022 Kuwait City 1st place 3 3 0 0 0Total 6/6 26 24 2 0 0
Challenge Cup of Asia YearHostResult 2008 did not participate 2009 Abu Dhabi 1st place 5 5 0 0 0 2010 Taipei City 2nd place 5 3 0 1 1 2011 Kuwait City 2nd place 5 4 0 0 1 2012 Dehradun 1st place 5 5 0 0 0 2013 Bangkok 6th place 5 2 0 1 2 2014 Abu Dhabi 2nd place 5 3 1 0 1 2015 Taipei City 2nd place 4 3 0 0 1 2016 Abu Dhabi 2nd place 4 3 0 0 1 2017 Bangkok 1st place 4 3 1 0 0 2018 Pasay did not participate 2019 Kuala Lumpur 2020 Total 9/13 42 31 2 2 7
All-time record against other nations Last match update: 5 May 2025 + Key Positive balance (more Wins) Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) Negative balance (more Losses) Team 2 2 0 0 16 6 2 2 0 0 8 5 4 4 0 0 60 2 2 2 0 0 12 3 5 4 0 1 27 14 2 1 0 1 12 13 10 3 0 7 39 39 1 0 0 1 1 4 4 2 0 2 19 26 3 1 0 2 6 11 9 4 1 4 37 27 1 1 0 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 10 0 1 1 0 0 9 6 2 0 0 2 5 15 2 1 0 1 12 9 1 0 0 1 0 38 17 17 0 0 83 19 3 0 0 3 8 30 7 2 0 5 19 48 3 3 0 0 22 0 6 6 0 0 46 7 1 1 0 0 9 4 8 8 0 0 38 12 1 1 0 0 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 7 1 4 0 0 4 6 33 6 6 0 0 47 9 4 4 0 0 28 3 2 2 0 0 19 2 2 0 0 2 3 9 4 4 0 0 30 6 2 0 0 2 0 23 13 10 0 3 58 39 3 2 0 1 21 19 2 1 0 1 10 8 Total 137 92 1 44 708 490
See also Emirates Ice Hockey League Ice hockey in the United Arab Emirates
References
External links
IIHF profile National Teams of Ice Hockey