Luxembourg national football team
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:About Template:Infobox national football team The Luxembourg national football team (nicknamed the Red Lions; Template:Langx, Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is the national football team of Luxembourg, and is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation. The team plays most of its home matches at the Stade de Luxembourg in Luxembourg City.
Luxembourg has participated in every FIFA World Cup qualifiers since those for the 1934 World Cup, and in UEFA European Championship qualifiers since those for Euro 1964. As of 2026, they have never qualified for any of these major tournaments. Luxembourg is the nation with the most qualifying campaigns in both of these competitions without ever making it to the finals. However, they did compete in six Olympic football events between 1920 and 1952.<ref name="results" />
History
Template:Multiple image Luxembourg played their first ever international match on 29 October 1911, in a friendly match against France; it resulted in a 1–4 defeat.<ref name = "results">Template:Cite web</ref> Their first victory came on 8 February 1914, also in a match against France, which they won 5–4.<ref name = "results"/>
The national side of Luxembourg competed in six Olympic football events between 1920 and 1952, and survived the preliminary round twice (in 1948 and 1952).<ref name = "results"/> In between, Luxembourg participated in qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup, but has never qualified.
Starting in 1921, the Luxembourg national A-selection would play 239 unofficial international matches until 1981, mostly against other countries' B-teams like those of Belgium, France, Switzerland and West Germany, as well as a team representing South-Netherlands.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
After their last Olympic tournament in 1952, the national team also started playing in qualifying groups for UEFA European Championships, but could not reach the major European tournament end stages. The only time that the team was close to qualify was for a European or World Championship was for the Euro 1964. In the first qualification round, they defeated the Netherlands with a score of 3–2 on aggregate after two matches. A Dutch newspaper commented this stunt after the second match with "David Luxembourg won with 2–1 [against Goliath Netherlands]".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the round of eight, Luxembourg and Denmark fought for a spot in the final tournament. The winner was decided after three matches; Denmark was the winner with a total aggregate score of 6–5.
When the national team does win a competitive match, they are often celebrated by national media and fans, as was the case after a 2–1 win against Switzerland in 2008.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 3 September 2017, Luxembourg faced France in a goalless draw at Stadium Municipal in Toulouse, France.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was the first time France had failed to win against Luxembourg since 1914, when Luxembourg won, 5–4.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 10 November 2017, Luxembourg defeated Hungary 2–1 in a friendly victory.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 28 March 2021, Luxembourg beat the Republic of Ireland in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match with a goal from Gerson Rodrigues in the 85th minute.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2023, Luxembourg achieved some of their best results in European Championship qualifying, finishing third in their group (of six teams) and qualifying for a play-off for a finals berth,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but they lost 2–0 against Georgia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Rodrigues also became the top goalscorer in the history of the national team, surpassing the 16-goal tally by Léon Mart, by scoring five goals during the qualifying process, a record for a Luxembourgian footballer.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 22 March 2025, Luxembourg showed improvement with a convincing victory against Sweden in a friendly match.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Better source needed
Kit
| Kit provider | Period |
|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Adidas | 1976–2005 |
| Template:Flagicon Erreà | 2005–2007 |
| Template:Flagicon Jako | 2008–2013 |
| Template:Flagicon Adidas | 2014–2018 |
| Template:Flagicon Macron | 2018–2022 |
| Template:Flagicon Erreà | 2022–present |
Home stadium
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As of 1 September 2021, the Luxembourg national team adopted Luxembourg City's Stade de Luxembourg, the country's national stadium, as its home venue. Formerly, the team played at the Stade Josy Barthel, where, at counting in August 2015, it had played 235 games, including unofficial matches.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Results and fixtures
Template:Main The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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2024
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2025
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2026
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Staff
As of 2025, the staff of the Luxembourg national team includes the following members:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Technical director | Template:Flagicon Manuel Cardoni |
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Jeff Strasser |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Mario Mutsch |
| Goalkeeping coach | Template:Flagicon Rui Forte |
| Fitness coach | Template:Flagicon Claude Origer |
| Doctors | Template:Flagicon Patrick Dang |
| Template:Flagicon Lara Heinz | |
| Physiotherapists | Template:Flagicon Alexander Kähler |
| Template:Flagicon Erwan Deshoux | |
| Template:Flagicon Gilles Hoffmann | |
| Video analyst | Template:Flagicon Clément Gonin |
| Equipment manager | Template:Flagicon Léon Huss |
| Template:Flagicon Jos Koecher | |
| Template:Flagicon Romain Sailer |
Coaching history
The following managers have been in charge of Luxembourg's national squad:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Template:Flagicon Paul Feierstein (1933–1948)
- Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Hoscheid, Jules Müller, & Albert Reuter (1948–1949)
- Template:Flagicon Adolf Patek (1949–1953)
- Template:Flagicon Béla Volentik (1953–1955)
- Template:Flagicon Eduard Havlicek (1955)
- Template:Flagicon Nándor Lengyel (1955–1959)
- Template:Flagicon Pierre Sinibaldi (1959–1960)
- Template:Flagicon Robert Heinz (1960–1969)
- Template:Flagicon Ernst Melchior (1969–1972)
- Template:Flagicon Gilbert Legrand (1972–1977)
- Template:Flagicon Arthur Schoos (1978)
- Template:Flagicon Louis Pilot (1978–1984)
- Template:Flagicon Jozef Vliers (1984)
- Template:Flagicon Josy Kirchens (1985)
- Template:Flagicon Paul Philipp (1985–2001)
- Template:Flagicon Allan Simonsen (2001–2004)
- Template:Flagicon Guy Hellers (2004–2010)
- Template:Flagicon Luc Holtz (2010–2025)
- Template:Flagicon Jeff Strasser (2025–)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the matches against Germany on 14 November and Northern Ireland on 17 November 2025.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 after the match against Northern Ireland.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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Recent call-ups
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- INJ Player is injured
- PRE Preliminary squad
- WD Withdrew from squad
Player records
Template:Updated<ref name="RSSSF">Template:Cite web</ref> Players in bold are still active with Luxembourg.
Most capped players
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| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurent JansTemplate:Efn | 120 | 1 | 2012–present |
| 2 | Mario MutschTemplate:Efn | 102 | 4 | 2005–2019 |
| 3 | Daniel da MotaTemplate:Efn | 100 | 7 | 2007–2021 |
| Lars GersonTemplate:Efn | 100 | 4 | 2008–present | |
| 5 | Jeff Strasser | 98 | 7 | 1993–2010 |
| 6 | René PetersTemplate:Efn | 92 | 3 | 2000–2013 |
| 7 | Jonathan Joubert | 90 | 0 | 2006–2017 |
| 8 | Eric HoffmannTemplate:Efn | 88 | 0 | 2002–2014 |
| 9 | Carlo WeisTemplate:Efn | 85 | 1 | 1978–1998 |
| 10 | Aurélien JoachimTemplate:Efn | 80 | 15 | 2005–2019 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerson Rodrigues | 23 | 72 | {{#expr:23/72 round 2}} | 2017–2025 |
| 2 | Léon Mart | 16 | 24 | {{#expr:16/24 round 2}} | 1933–1945 |
| 3 | Gustave KempTemplate:Efn | 15 | 20 | {{#expr:15/20 round 2}} | 1938–1945 |
| Aurélien JoachimTemplate:Efn | 15 | 80 | {{#expr:15/80 round 2}} | 2005–2019 | |
| 5 | Camille Libar | 14 | 24 | {{#expr:14/24 round 2}} | 1938–1947 |
| Danel Sinani | 14 | 78 | {{#expr:14/78 round 2}} | 2017–present | |
| 7 | Nicolas KettelTemplate:Efn | 13 | 56 | {{#expr:13/56 round 2}} | 1946–1959 |
| 8 | François MüllerTemplate:Efn | 12 | 27 | {{#expr:12/27 round 2}} | 1949–1954 |
| 9 | Léon Letsch | 11 | 48 | {{#expr:11/48 round 2}} | 1947–1963 |
| 10 | Gilbert Dussier | 9 | 39 | {{#expr:9/39 round 2}} | 1971–1978 |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
UEFA European Championship
UEFA Nations League
| UEFA Nations League record | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Division | Group | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip |
| 2018–19 | D | 2 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | Template:Rise | 44th |
| 2020–21 | C | 1 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | Template:Same position | 39th |
| 2022–23 | C | 1 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | Template:Same position | 37th |
| 2024–25 | C | 3 | In progress | ||||||||
| Total | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 37th | ||||
Olympic Games
| Olympic Games record<ref name = "results"/> | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Squad |
| Template:Flagicon 1920 | Round 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Squad |
| Template:Flagicon 1924 | Round 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Squad |
| Template:Flagicon 1928 | Round 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Squad |
| Template:Flagicon 1936 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Squad | |
| Template:Flagicon 1948 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | Squad | |
| Template:Flagicon 1952 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 30 | — | |
Head to head record
As of 17 November 2025 after the match against Northern Ireland, the Luxembourg national team playing record is as follows:<ref name = "results"/>
Footnotes
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See also
- 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
References
External links
- Official website
- Luxembourg at FIFA
- Luxembourg at UEFA
- Results (1911–present) at RSSSF
- Results from unofficial games (1921–present) at RSSSF
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