Association | UAE Ice Sports Federation |
---|---|
GM | Khaled Al-Qubaisi |
Head coach | Artyom Senkevich |
Assistants | Mikhail Klimin Sergei Zadelenov |
Captain | Juma Al-Dhaheri |
Most games | Juma Al-Dhaheri & Omar Al-Shamisi (65) |
Most points | Juma Al-Dhaheri (136) |
Home stadium | Abu Dhabi Ice Rink |
IIHF code | UAE |
IIHF ranking | 46 ![]() |
Highest IIHF ranking | 44 (first in 2015) |
Lowest IIHF ranking | 48 (first in 2019) |
Team colours | |
First international | |
United Arab Emirates ![]() ![]() (Changchun, China; 26 January 2007) | |
Biggest win | |
United Arab Emirates ![]() ![]() (Astana, Kazakhstan; 31 January 2011) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Kazakhstan ![]() ![]() (Changchun, China; 27 January 2007) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 7 (first in 2010) |
Best result | 45th (2014) |
Arab Cup of Ice Hockey | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2008) |
Best result | ![]() |
International record (W-L-T) | |
77–38–1 |
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
Roster[]
Current roster of UAE as of 2019[6]
Medal record |
---|
Tournament record[]
World Championships[]
Year | Host | Result | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1930 through 2009 | Did not enter | ||||||
2010 | ![]() |
46th place (4th in Division III A) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2011 | ![]() |
Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) | |||||
2012 | ![]() |
Did not participate | |||||
2013 | ![]() |
46th place (6th in Division III) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2014 | ![]() |
45th place (5th in Division III) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2015 | ![]() |
46th place (6th in Division III) |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
2016 | ![]() |
Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) | |||||
2017 | ![]() |
47th place (7th in Division III) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2018 | ![]() |
49th place (3rd in Division III Q) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | ![]() |
47th place (1st in Division III Q) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | ![]() |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[7] | |||||
2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8] | ||||||
Total | 8/11 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
Asian Winter Games[]
Year | Host | Result | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986 through 2003 | Did not enter | ||||||
2007 | ![]() |
6th place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2011 | ![]() |
8th place (3rd in Premier Division) |
6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | ![]() |
7th place (3rd in Division I) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 3/3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Arab Cup/GCC Gulf Championship[]
Year | Host | Result | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arab Cup (2008) | |||||||
2008 | ![]() |
![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016) | |||||||
2010 | ![]() |
![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | ![]() |
![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | ![]() |
![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | ![]() |
![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 5/5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Challenge Cup of Asia[]
Year | Host | Result | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | ![]() |
Did not participate | |||||
2009 | ![]() |
![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | ![]() |
![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2011 | ![]() |
![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | ![]() |
![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | ![]() |
6th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2014 | ![]() |
![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | ![]() |
![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | ![]() |
![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | ![]() |
![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | ![]() |
Did not participate | |||||
2019 | ![]() | ||||||
2020 | ![]() | ||||||
Total | 9/13 | 42 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
All-time record against other nations[]
Last match update: 6 April 2019
Positive balance (more Wins) | |
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
Negative balance (more Losses) |
Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 16 |
![]() |
13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 39 |
![]() |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 |
![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 |
![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 |
![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 |
![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 27 |
![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
![]() |
9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 27 |
![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 33 |
![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 43 |
![]() |
9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 37 |
Total | 116 | 77 | 1 | 38 | 586 | 410 |
Note: The UAE was awarded a 5–0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III after Bosnia and Herzegovina forfeited the game.[9]
See also[]
- Emirates Ice Hockey League
- Ice hockey in the United Arab Emirates
References[]
- ↑ IIHF Men's World Ranking (6 June 2021).
- ↑ UAE ice hockey team 'know we can compete' | The National.
- ↑ Loonen, Joeri (20 April 2010). From Abu Dhabi to the Acropolis. International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ↑ Merk, Martin (8 June 2010). UAE wins Gulf Championship. International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ↑ Men's Div. III begins. IIHF.com (31 March 2016).
- ↑ UAE at eliteprospects.com.
- ↑ Men’s Division II, III cancelled. IIHF.
- ↑ IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations. International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ↑ Bosnia withdraws. International Ice Hockey Federation.
External links[]
This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at United Arab Emirates men's national ice hockey team. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with Ice Hockey Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA). |