Luxembourg national football team
Nickname (s) | The red lions | ||
Association | Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football | ||
confederacy | UEFA | ||
Technical sponsor | Macron | ||
Head coach | Luc Holtz (since 2010) | ||
Assistant coach | Emmanuel Leblond | ||
captain | Laurent Jans | ||
Record scorer | Léon Mart (16) | ||
Record player | Mario Mutsch (101) | ||
Home stadium | Josy Barthel Stadium | ||
FIFA code | LUX | ||
FIFA rank | 98th (1236 points) (as of July 16, 2020) |
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Balance sheet | |||
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405 games 40 wins 48 draws 317 losses |
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First international game Luxembourg 1: 4 France ( Luxembourg City , Luxembourg ; October 29, 1911 )
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Biggest win Luxembourg 6-0 Afghanistan ( Brighton , England ; July 26, 1948 )
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Biggest defeats German Empire 9: 0 Luxembourg ( Berlin , Germany ; August 4, 1936 ) Luxembourg 0: 9 England ( Luxembourg City , Luxembourg ; October 19, 1960 ) England 9: 0 Luxembourg ( London , England ; December 15, 1982 )
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(As of July 15, 2020) |
The Luxembourg national football team was founded in 1908 and joined the world football association FIFA in 1910 . The team is organized by the Fédération Luxembourgeoise du Football (FLF) and has been coached by Luc Holtz since 2010 .
In the FIFA world rankings, the team is currently 98th (as of June 11, 2020).
Football is the most popular sport in Luxembourg . The most famous former players of the Luxembourg national team are Vic Nurenberg , Nico Braun , Louis Pilot , François Konter , Armin Krings , Guy Hellers , Jeff Strasser and Jeff Saibene .
history
Luxembourg have never been able to qualify for a European or World Cup. In qualifying for the European Championship in 1964 , Luxembourg just failed to make it to the semi-finals. After defeating the Netherlands, they faced Denmark in the quarter-finals. The first two games ended in a draw. Only in the third game could Denmark prevail with a 1-0 victory. In qualifying for the 2004 European Championship , the national team did not manage to win or score a single goal. Even in qualifying for the 2006 World Cup , Luxembourg remained pointless despite scoring five goals. The lowest points in history were the years 1980 to 1985, in which the country's selection suffered 35 defeats in a row, and October 13, 2004. On this day, Luxembourg lost the home game against Liechtenstein 0: 4 in the 2006 World Cup qualification . In return, narrow defeats against major football nations could be celebrated like victories. For example, in 1990 the team lost 3-2 to Germany in qualifying for the European Championship, and 0-1 to the Netherlands in 2007 . The Czech Republic was defeated 1-0 in 1995 with a goal from Guy Hellers . On 13 October 2007, the team succeeded in Homel the 1: 0 win against Belarus after more than twelve years back a victory in a European Championship qualifier (updated on September 6, 1995 against Malta ). Fons Leweck scored the goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time. The Luxembourg national team achieved a sensation with the 2-1 victory on September 10, 2008 in the World Cup qualifier in Zurich against the highly-favored Swiss national team. On June 4, 2014, the national team succeeded in another surprise when they scored 1-1 in a friendly against Italy in Perugia .
In qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil , Luxembourg met Azerbaijan , Israel , Northern Ireland , Portugal and Russia . Luxembourg had never played against Northern Ireland before. Except for a win on October 8, 1961 against Portugal in qualifying for the 1962 World Cup , Luxembourg had not yet won a game against any of these teams. With two draws against Azerbaijan and one win and one draw against Northern Ireland, Luxembourg was able to achieve the best result in a World Cup qualification since the introduction of the three-point rule with 6 points. However, it was not enough for a place in the World Cup finals or the playoffs. In qualifying for the 2016 European Championship in France , Luxembourg met Belarus, Macedonia , Spain , Ukraine and Slovakia . With one win and one draw you could win four points and finished second to last in the table, tied with Macedonia.
In the preliminary rounds for the 2018 World Cup in Russia , Luxembourg met Bulgaria , Sweden , Belarus, the Netherlands and runner-up European champions France and won with six points (one win against Belarus and three draws, including a 0-0 away game against France) Penultimate of the group. The national soccer team climbed into the top 100 of the FIFA world rankings (84th place) and thus achieved their best world ranking to date.
In the newly founded UEFA Nations League 2018/19 , they celebrated two wins against Moldova (4: 0) and San Marino (3: 0) in Liga D - Group 2 . In the end, it was only enough to place 2nd in the group behind Belarus .
Reinhold Breu from Germany has held the position of Technical Director of the Luxembourg Football Association since 2011 and is therefore also responsible for the association's talent development program and for training coaches. Under Breu's leadership, youth training was centralized along the lines of the French model; the youth players completed their training during the week in the youth national teams and only stayed at their clubs on weekends. In addition, many young players moved to foreign clubs. Influences from the Spanish youth training and from coaches such as Antonio Conte , Diego Simeone and Pep Guardiola also flow into the training at the academy of the Luxembourg Football Association in Monnerich .
The Luxembourg U15 national team has defeated Turkey (4: 1) and Belgium (4: 2) since Breus took up his post as Technical Director (as of March 25, 2019); The Luxembourg U18 also managed to beat their neighbor from Belgium, with Breu acting as coach.
So far, the selection has been voted Luxembourg Team of the Year twelve times : 1963, 1980, continuously from 1987 to 1991, 1995, 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2017.
Current squad
(Players without numbers are injured or were not recently nominated.)
Trainer
- Paul Feierstein (1933–1948)
- Jean-Pierre Hoscheid & Albert Reuter (1948–1949)
- Adolf Patek (1949–1953)
- Bela Volentik (1953–1955)
- Eduard Havlicek (1955)
- Nandor Lengyel (1955-1959)
- Pierre Sinibaldi (1959-1960)
- Robert Heinz (1960–1969)
- Ernst Melchior (1969–1972)
- Gilbert Legrand (1972-1977)
- Arthu Schoos (1978)
- Louis Pilot (1978-1984)
- Jeff Vliers (1984)
- Josy Churches (1985)
- Paul Philipp (1985-2001)
- Allan Simonsen (2002-2004)
- Guy Hellers (2005-2010)
- Luc Holtz (2010-present)
Record player
As of July 15, 2020
rank | Surname | Calls | Gates | position | Period | Record holder |
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1. | Mario Mutsch | 101 | 4th | midfield | 2005-2019 | since September 11, 2018 |
2. | Jeff Strasser | 98 | 7th | Defense | 1993-2010 | March 28, 2009 to September 11, 2018 (89 to 98 games) |
Daniel da Mota | 98 | 7th | attack | 2007− | ||
4th | René Peters | 93 | 4th | midfield | 2000-2013 | |
5. | Jonathan Joubert | 90 | 0 | goalkeeper | 2006-2017 | |
6th | Eric Hoffmann | 89 | 0 | Defense | 2002-2014 | |
7th | Carlo Weis | 88 | 1 | midfield | 1978-1998 | October 11, 1995 to March 28, 2009 (78 to 88 games) |
8th. | Aurélien Joachim | 79 | 14th | attack | 2005− | |
9. | François counterattack | 77 | 4th | Defense | 1955-1969 | November 26, 1966 to October 11, 1995 (58 to 77 games) |
10. | Lars Gerson | 74 | 4th | Defense | 2008– | |
11. | Robert Langers | 73 | 8th | midfield | 1980-1998 | |
Ben Payal | 73 | 0 | midfield | 2006-2016 | ||
13. | Manuel Cardoni | 69 | 5 | midfield | 1993-2004 | |
Remarks: |
Record goal scorers
The best Luxembourg scorers scored their goals against mostly B and amateur teams. The best players who only scored against senior national teams are Aurélien Joachim , Robert Langers , Jeff Strasser and Daniel Da Mota .
As of July 15, 2020
rank | Surname | Gates | Calls | Quota | Period | |
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1. | Léon Mart | 16 | 24 | 0.67 | 1939-1945 | |
2. | Gustave Kemp | 15th | 21st | 0.71 | 1936-1945 | |
3. | Nicolas Kettel | 15th | 57 | 0.26 | 1946-1959 | |
4th | Aurélien Joachim | 14th | 77 | 0.18 | 2005− | |
5. | Camille Libar | 13 | 24 | 0.54 | 1937-1950 | |
6th | François Muller | 12 | 29 | 0.41 | 1949-1955 | |
7th | Jules Gales | 11 | 26th | 0.42 | 1948-1952 | |
8th. | Léon Letsch | 10 | 53 | 0.19 | 1947-1961 | |
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12. | Robert Langers | 8th | 73 | 0.11 | 1980-1998 | |
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15th | Jeff Strasser | 7th | 98 | 0.07 | 1993-2010 | |
Daniel Da Mota | 7th | 98 | 0.07 | 2007– | ||
Remarks:
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Sources: Luxembourg - Record International Players, PLAYERS for Luxembourg
International match records
Luxembourg has the following records against other national teams (at least ten games; as of July 15, 2020).
country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Goal difference | Important encounters |
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Belgium | 18th | 1 | 3 | 14th | 12:60 |
-48 |
Round of 16 of the 1928 Olympic Games, World Cup qualification 1938, 1990, European Championship qualification 1968, 1988, 1992 |
Bulgaria | 14th | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9:39 |
-30 |
World Cup qualification 1970, 1986, 1998, 2018 European Championship qualification 1988, 2000, 2008 |
Denmark | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8th | 8:29 |
-21 |
EM quarter-finals 1964, World Cup qualification 1982, EM qualification 1984, 2004 |
Germany | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11:60 |
-49 |
World Cup qualification 1934, round of 16 of the 1936 Summer Olympics, European Championship qualification 1992 |
France | 18th | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12:71 |
-59 |
World Cup qualification 1934, 1954, 1966, 1986, 2018 European Championship qualification 1968, 1980, 2012 |
Netherlands | 18th | 2 | 1 | 15th | 14:67 |
-48 |
Round of 16 of the 1920 Summer Olympics, World Cup qualification in 1938, 1958, 1970, 2018, round of 16 in 1964, qualification in 1972, 1996, 2008 |
Norway | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8th | 9:24 |
-15 |
World Cup qualification 1966, European Championship qualification 1996, 2004 |
Portugal | 17th | 1 | 1 | 15th | 7:51 |
-39 |
World Cup qualification 1962, 1990, 2006, 2014, European Championship qualification 2020 |
Russia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3:35 |
-32 |
World Cup qualification 1998, 2002, 2006, 2014 |
Switzerland | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9:30 |
-21 |
World Cup qualification 1950, 1974, 1990, 2002, 2010 |
Hungary | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14:49 |
-35 |
World Cup qualification 1994, European Championship qualification 1976, 1984 |
Belarus | 12 | 2 | 4th | 6th | 5:12 |
–7 |
World Cup qualification 2018, European Championship qualification 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016, Nations League 2018 |
Participation of Luxembourg in soccer world championships
Participation of Luxembourg in the European football championships
Participation of Luxembourg in the Olympic Games open to senior national teams
1908 in London | not participated |
1912 in Stockholm | not participated |
1920 in Antwerp | Round of 16 |
1924 in Paris | Round of 16 |
1928 in Amsterdam | Round of 16 |
1936 in Berlin | Round of 16 |
1948 in London | Round of 16 |
See also
- List of international matches for the Luxembourg national football team
- Luxembourg national football team (U-17 juniors)
Web links
- Official homepage of the association
- All games of the Luxembourg national team since 1911
- Player with the most stakes and the most goals in the statistics
Individual evidence
- ↑ The FIFA / Coca-Cola World Ranking. In: fifa.com. July 16, 2020, accessed July 21, 2020 .
- ^ "Luxembourg defeated Belarus 1-0" ( Memento from December 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Luxemburger Wort (online version) from October 13, 2007.
- ↑ Technical Director Breu on flf.lu
- ^ A b Revolution in Luxemburg: Much more than just a dwarf uprising
- ^ Squad of Luxembourg. transfermarkt.de, accessed on August 30, 2019 .
- ^ Luxembourg - Record International Players. RSSSF , accessed June 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Luxembourg national football team individual records and stats. In: eu-football.info. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
- ↑ The game of March 1, 2006 was canceled due to snowfall when the score was 0: 2 and is not included in the balance sheet