The Andorra national ice hockey team () 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. 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.
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.
Tournament record World Championship YearHostResult1930 through 1994 Not a member of the IIHF1995 through 2026 Did not enterTotal 0/0 – – – – –
IIHF Development Cup YearHostResult 2017 Canillo 4th place 4 0 0 1 3 2018 Füssen 4th place 5 0 0 0 5 2022 5th place 5 1 – * 3 2023 Bratislava Did not participate 2024 Bratislava 2025 Canillo 6th place 5 0 0 0 5Total 3/3 14 1 0 2 16
All-time record against other national teams
Team 1 0 0 1 5 14 1 0 0 1 4 7 1 0 0 1 3 8 1 0 0 1 4 7 4 0 1 3 20 25 2 0 0 2 6 32 1 0 0 1 3 9 2 0 0 2 7 15 5 1 0 4 22 34 1 0 0 1 1 15 Total 19 1 1 17 75 166
References
External links Official website IIHF profile National Teams of Ice Hockey