Luxembourg national football team facts for kids
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Nickname(s) | D'Rout Léiwen Les Lions Rouges Die Roten Löwen (The Red Lions) |
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Association | Luxembourg Football Federation (Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football) |
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
Head coach | Luc Holtz | |||
Captain | Laurent Jans | |||
Most caps | Laurent Jans (114) | |||
Top scorer | Gerson Rodrigues (23) | |||
Home stadium | Stade de Luxembourg | |||
FIFA code | LUX | |||
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FIFA ranking | ||||
Current | 87 ![]() |
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Highest | 82 (September 2018) | |||
Lowest | 195 (August 2006) | |||
Elo ranking | ||||
Current | 118 ![]() |
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Highest | 69 (13 May 1945) | |||
Lowest | 190 (12 October 2005) | |||
First international | ||||
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Biggest win | ||||
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Biggest defeat | ||||
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The Luxembourg national football team is often called the Red Lions. It is the official football team for Luxembourg. The team is managed by the Luxembourg Football Federation. Most of their home games are played at the Stade de Luxembourg in Luxembourg City.
Luxembourg has tried to qualify for every FIFA World Cup since 1934. They have also tried to qualify for the UEFA European Championship since 1964. However, they have never made it to the final tournaments of these big competitions. Luxembourg holds the record for the most qualifying attempts without reaching the finals in both events. They did play in six Olympic football events between 1920 and 1952.
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Team History
Luxembourg played its very first international match on October 29, 1911. It was a friendly game against France, and they lost 1–4. Their first win happened on February 8, 1914, also against France, with a score of 5–4.
The national team took part in six Olympic football events from 1920 to 1952. They even passed the first round twice, in 1948 and 1952. Luxembourg also started playing in qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup, but they have not qualified for the main tournament yet.
Between 1921 and 1981, the Luxembourg national team played many unofficial matches. These were mostly against B-teams from other countries. Some of these teams included Belgium, France, Switzerland, and West Germany.
After their last Olympic tournament in 1952, the team began playing in qualifying groups for UEFA European Championships. They were close to qualifying for the Euro 1964. In the first round, they beat the Netherlands with a total score of 3–2 over two matches. A Dutch newspaper even compared this win to "David Luxembourg" beating "Goliath Netherlands." In the next round, Luxembourg and Denmark played for a spot in the final tournament. Denmark won after three matches with a total score of 6–5.
When the national team wins a competitive match, fans and media often celebrate them. This happened after their 2–1 win against Switzerland in 2008.
On September 3, 2017, Luxembourg played France in Toulouse, France. The game ended in a 0–0 draw. This was the first time France had not won against Luxembourg since 1914. On November 10, 2017, Luxembourg beat Hungary 2–1 in a friendly game.
On March 28, 2021, Luxembourg won against the Republic of Ireland. This was a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match. Gerson Rodrigues scored the winning goal in the 85th minute. In 2023, Luxembourg had some of their best results in European Championship qualifying. They finished third in their group and made it to a play-off for a spot in the finals. However, they lost 2–0 against Georgia. Gerson Rodrigues also became the team's top goalscorer. He scored five goals during the qualifying process, passing Léon Mart's record of 16 goals.
On March 22, 2025, Luxembourg showed great improvement. They had a strong victory against Sweden in a friendly match.
Team Kit
The team's kit (uniform) has been supplied by different companies over the years.
Kit provider | Period |
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1976–2005 |
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2005–2007 |
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2008–2013 |
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2014–2018 |
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2018–2022 |
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2022–present |
Home Stadium
Since September 1, 2021, the Luxembourg national team plays its home games at the Stade de Luxembourg. This is the country's national stadium in Luxembourg City. Before that, the team played at the Stade Josy Barthel. They played 235 games there, including unofficial matches.
Recent Matches
Here are the results of matches played in the last year, and upcoming games.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2024 Matches
5 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League | Northern Ireland ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
19:45 UTC+1 | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 17,213 Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania) |
8 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League | Luxembourg ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
15:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 6,820 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium) |
12 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League | Bulgaria ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Attendance: 15,800 Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia) |
15 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League | Belarus ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Zalaegerszeg, Hungary |
20:45 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: ZTE Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey) |
15 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League | Luxembourg ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
20:45 UTC+1 | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 8,307 Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia) |
18 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League | Luxembourg ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
20:45 UTC+1 | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 6,870 Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan) |
2025 Matches
22 March 2025 Friendly | Luxembourg ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
18:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 9,214 Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland) |
25 March 2025 Friendly | Switzerland ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
St. Gallen, Switzerland |
20:45 UTC+1 |
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Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 8,363 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
6 June 2025 Friendly | Luxembourg ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
20:15 UTC+2 | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 7,508 Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (Malta) |
10 June 2025 Friendly | Luxembourg ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
20:45 UTC+1 | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 6,312 Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria) |
4 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Luxembourg ![]() |
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Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
20:45 UTC+2 | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg |
7 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Luxembourg ![]() |
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Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
20:45 UTC+2 | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg |
10 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Germany ![]() |
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Sinsheim, Germany |
20:45 UTC+2 | Stadium: PreZero Arena |
13 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Slovakia ![]() |
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Trnava, Slovakia |
20:45 UTC+2 | Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium |
14 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Luxembourg ![]() |
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Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
20:45 UTC+1 | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg |
17 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Northern Ireland ![]() |
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Belfast, Northern Ireland |
19:45 UTC±0 | Stadium: Windsor Park |
2026 Matches
26 March 2026 2024-25 Nations League Playoff C/D | Malta ![]() |
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Ta' Qali, Malta |
18:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: National Stadium |
31 March 2026 2024-25 Nations League Playoff C/D | Luxembourg ![]() |
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Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
18:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg |
Team Staff
Here are the main staff members for the Luxembourg national team:
Coaching History
Many different managers have led Luxembourg's national team over the years:
Paul Feierstein (1933–1948)
Jean-Pierre Hoscheid, Jules Müller, & Albert Reuter (1948–1949)
Adolf Patek (1949–1953)
Béla Volentik (1953–1955)
Eduard Havlicek (1955)
Nándor Lengyel (1955–1959)
Pierre Sinibaldi (1959–1960)
Robert Heinz (1960–1969)
Ernst Melchior (1969–1972)
Gilbert Legrand (1972–1977)
Arthur Schoos (1978)
Louis Pilot (1978–1984)
Jozef Vliers (1984)
Josy Kirchens (1985)
Paul Philipp (1985–2001)
Allan Simonsen (2001–2004)
Guy Hellers (2004–2010)
Luc Holtz (2010–present)
Players
Current Squad
These players were chosen for the friendly matches against Slovenia on June 6 and Republic of Ireland on June 10, 2025.
Caps (games played) and goals are as of June 10, 2025, after the match against Republic of Ireland.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | André Barrela | 22 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | GK | Tiago Pereira Cardoso | 7 April 2006 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | GK | Lucas Fox | 2 October 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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2 | DF | Seid Korać | 20 October 2001 | 14 | 2 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Enes Mahmutović | 22 May 1997 | 37 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Dirk Carlson | 1 April 1998 | 64 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | DF | Eric Veiga | 18 February 1997 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | DF | Vahid Selimović | 3 April 1997 | 12 | 1 | ![]() |
17 | DF | Mica Pinto | 4 June 1993 | 40 | 1 | ![]() |
18 | DF | Laurent Jans (Captain) | 5 August 1992 | 114 | 1 | ![]() |
20 | DF | Eldin Džogović | 8 June 2003 | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
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4 | MF | Florian Bohnert | 9 November 1997 | 54 | 1 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Tomás Moreira | 26 June 2005 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Lars Gerson | 5 February 1990 | 100 | 4 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Enzo Duarte | 28 June 2009 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | MF | Vincent Thill | 4 February 2000 | 57 | 3 | ![]() |
16 | MF | Leandro Barreiro | 3 January 2000 | 65 | 2 | ![]() |
21 | MF | Sébastien Thill | 29 December 1993 | 40 | 2 | ![]() |
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5 | FW | Alessio Curci | 16 February 2002 | 17 | 1 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Danel Sinani | 5 April 1997 | 73 | 14 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Gerson Rodrigues | 20 June 1995 | 72 | 23 | ![]() |
19 | FW | Jayson Videira | 17 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | FW | Aiman Dardari | 21 March 2005 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
FW | Brian Madjo | 12 January 2009 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
Recent Call-ups
These players were also called up to the Luxembourg squad in the last 12 months. They can still be chosen for the team.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Ralph Schon | 20 January 1990 | 19 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Anthony Moris | 29 April 1990 | 73 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Marvin Martins | 17 February 1995 | 39 | 3 | ![]() |
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DF | Kevin D'Anzico | 14 August 2000 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Maxime Chanot | 21 November 1989 | 72 | 4 | ![]() |
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DF | Christophe Andrade Brites | 8 June 2007 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Christopher Martins | 19 February 1997 | 75 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Mathias Olesen | 21 March 2001 | 30 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Diego Duarte | 3 May 2006 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Yvandro Borges Sanches | 24 May 2004 | 26 | 3 | ![]() |
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MF | Timothé Rupil | 12 June 2003 | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Chris Philipps | 8 March 1994 | 57 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Fabio Lohei | 12 April 2005 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Sofiane Ikene | 27 February 2005 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Mirza Mustafić | 20 June 1998 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Olivier Thill | 17 December 1996 | 43 | 3 | ![]() |
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FW | Michael Omosanya | 25 December 1999 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Edvin Muratović | 15 February 1997 | 17 | 1 | ![]() |
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RET Player retired from the national team. INJ Player is injured. PRE Preliminary squad.
Player Records
These are the players who have played the most games and scored the most goals for Luxembourg.
- Players in bold are still active with Luxembourg.
Most Games Played
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Years |
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1 | Laurent Jans | 114 | 1 | 2012–present |
2 | Mario Mutsch | 102 | 4 | 2005–2019 |
3 | Daniel da Mota | 100 | 7 | 2007–2021 |
Lars Krogh Gerson | 100 | 4 | 2008–present | |
5 | Jeff Strasser | 98 | 7 | 1993–2010 |
6 | René Peters | 92 | 3 | 2000–2013 |
7 | Jonathan Joubert | 90 | 0 | 2006–2017 |
8 | Eric Hoffmann | 88 | 0 | 2002–2014 |
9 | Carlo Weis | 85 | 1 | 1978–1998 |
10 | Aurélien Joachim | 80 | 15 | 2005–2019 |
Top Goal Scorers
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Gerson Rodrigues | 23 | 72 | 0.32 | 2017–present |
2 | Léon Mart | 16 | 24 | 0.67 | 1933–1945 |
3 | Gustave Kemp | 15 | 20 | 0.75 | 1938–1945 |
Aurélien Joachim | 15 | 80 | 0.19 | 2005–2019 | |
5 | Camille Libar | 14 | 24 | 0.58 | 1938–1947 |
Danel Sinani | 14 | 73 | 0.19 | 2017–present | |
7 | Nicolas Kettel | 13 | 56 | 0.23 | 1946–1959 |
8 | François Müller | 12 | 27 | 0.44 | 1949–1954 |
9 | Léon Letsch | 11 | 48 | 0.23 | 1947–1963 |
10 | Gilbert Dussier | 9 | 39 | 0.23 | 1971–1978 |
Tournament Records
FIFA World Cup
Luxembourg has tried to qualify for the FIFA World Cup many times.
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
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Did not enter | Declined invitation | ||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | ||||||||||
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | ||||||||||
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | ||||||||||
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||||
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 27 | ||||||||||
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8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 22 | ||||||||||
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8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 17 | ||||||||||
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||
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10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 28 | ||||||||||
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12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 48 | ||||||||||
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10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 25 | ||||||||||
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10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 26 | ||||||||||
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10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 26 | ||||||||||
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8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | ||||||||||
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Total | — | 0/22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | 8 | 10 | 124 | 77 | 451 |
UEFA European Championship
Luxembourg has also tried to qualify for the UEFA European Championship.
UEFA European Championship record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 | |||||||||
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 28 | |||||||||
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | |||||||||
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 36 | |||||||||
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8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 23 | |||||||||
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||
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10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 21 | |||||||||
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 23 | |||||||||
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
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12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 23 | |||||||||
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10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | |||||||||
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10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 27 | |||||||||
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8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |||||||||
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11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 21 | |||||||||
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Total | — | 0/17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 13 | 13 | 102 | 64 | 340 |
UEFA Nations League
The UEFA Nations League is a newer competition.
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Season | Division | Group | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK |
2018–19 | D | 2 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | ![]() |
44th |
2020–21 | C | 1 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ![]() |
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2022–23 | C | 1 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ![]() |
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2024–25 | C | 3 | In progress | ||||||||
Total | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 37th |
Olympic Games
Luxembourg has also competed in football at the Olympic Games.
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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Round 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Squad |
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Round 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Squad |
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Round 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Squad |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Squad | |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | Squad | |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | |
Total | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 30 | — |
See also
In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Luxemburgo para niños
- Luxembourg men's national under-21 football team
- Luxembourg men's national under-19 football team
- Luxembourg men's national under-17 football team
- Luxembourg women's national football team