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Luxembourg national football team

Men's association football team

Luxembourg national football team

Men's association football team

FieldValue
NameLuxembourg
BadgeLuxembourg national football team crest.png
Badge_size165px
Nickname*D'Rout Léiwen
Les Lions Rouges
Die Roten Löwen*
(The Red Lions)
AssociationFédération Luxembourgeoise de Football (FLF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
CoachJeff Strasser
CaptainLaurent Jans
Most capsLaurent Jans (120)
Top scorerGerson Rodrigues (23)
Home StadiumStade de Luxembourg
FIFA TrigrammeLUX
FIFA Rank
FIFA max82
FIFA max dateSeptember 2018
FIFA min195
FIFA min dateAugust 2006
Elo Rank
Elo max69
Elo max date13 May 1945
Elo min190
Elo min date12 October 2005
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First game1–4
(Luxembourg, Luxembourg; 29 October 1911)
Largest win6–0
(Brighton, England; 26 July 1948)
Largest loss9–0
(Berlin, Germany; 4 August 1936)
0–9
(Luxembourg, Luxembourg; 19 October 1960)
9–0
(London, England; 15 December 1982)
9–0
(Almancil, Portugal; 11 September 2023)
Note

the men's team

Les Lions Rouges Die Roten Löwen* (The Red Lions) (Luxembourg, Luxembourg; 29 October 1911) (Brighton, England; 26 July 1948) (Berlin, Germany; 4 August 1936) 0–9 (Luxembourg, Luxembourg; 19 October 1960) 9–0 (London, England; 15 December 1982) 9–0 (Almancil, Portugal; 11 September 2023) The Luxembourg national football team (nicknamed the Red Lions; , , ) 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.

History

Luxembourg played their first ever international match on 29 October 1911, in a friendly match against France; it resulted in a 1–4 defeat. Their first victory came on 8 February 1914, also in a match against France, which they won 5–4.

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). 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.

The Luxembourg team in 1969, before a World Cup qualifier

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]". 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.

On 3 September 2017, Luxembourg faced France in a goalless draw at Stadium Municipal in Toulouse, France. It was the first time France had failed to win against Luxembourg since 1914, when Luxembourg won, 5–4. On 10 November 2017, Luxembourg defeated Hungary 2–1 in a friendly victory.

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. 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, but they lost 2–0 against Georgia. 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.

On 22 March 2025, Luxembourg showed improvement with a convincing victory against Sweden in a friendly match.

Kit

Kit providerPeriod
GER Adidas1976–2005
ITA Erreà2005–2007
GER Jako2008–2013
GER Adidas2014–2018
ITA Macron2018–2022
ITA Erreà2022–present

Home stadium

Stade de Luxembourg

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.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Luxembourg national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2024

  • Korać
  • Rodrigues
  • Price
  • Bradley

2025

  • Korać
  • Vargas
  • Embolo
  • Sinani
  • Svetlin
  • Dardari
  • Reid
  • S. Charles
  • Devenny
  • Rigo
  • Raum
  • Kimmich
  • Gnabry
  • Obert
  • Schranz
  • Woltemade
  • Donley

2026

Staff

Luc Holtz, the Luxembourg manager from 2010 to 2025

As of 2025, the staff of the Luxembourg national team includes the following members:

PositionName
Technical directorLUX Manuel Cardoni
Head coachLUX Jeff Strasser
Assistant coachLUX Mario Mutsch
Goalkeeping coachLUX Rui Forte
Fitness coachLUX Claude Origer
DoctorsLUX Patrick Dang
LUX Lara Heinz
PhysiotherapistsGER Alexander Kähler
LUX Erwan Deshoux
LUX Gilles Hoffmann
Video analystFRA Clément Gonin
Equipment managerLUX Léon Huss
LUX Jos Koecher
LUX Romain Sailer

Coaching history

The following managers have been in charge of Luxembourg's national squad:

  • Luxembourg Paul Feierstein (1933–1948)
  • Luxembourg Jean-Pierre Hoscheid, Jules Müller, & Albert Reuter (1948–1949)
  • Austria Adolf Patek (1949–1953)
  • Hungary Béla Volentik (1953–1955)
  • Austria Eduard Havlicek (1955)
  • Hungary Nándor Lengyel (1955–1959)
  • France Pierre Sinibaldi (1959–1960)
  • West Germany Robert Heinz (1960–1969)
  • Austria Ernst Melchior (1969–1972)
  • France Gilbert Legrand (1972–1977)
  • Luxembourg Arthur Schoos (1978)
  • Luxembourg Louis Pilot (1978–1984)
  • Belgium Jozef Vliers (1984)
  • Luxembourg Josy Kirchens (1985)
  • Luxembourg Paul Philipp (1985–2001)
  • Denmark Allan Simonsen (2001–2004)
  • Luxembourg Guy Hellers (2004–2010)
  • Luxembourg Luc Holtz (2010–2025)
  • Luxembourg 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.

Caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 after the match against Northern Ireland.

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Luxembourg squad during last 12 months and are still eligible for selection. PRE PRE

  • INJ Player is injured
  • PRE Preliminary squad
  • WD Withdrew from squad

Player records

Main article: List of Luxembourg international footballers

|120 |1

2012–present
2
102
4
2005–2019
-
100
7
2007–2021
-
100
4
2008–present
-
5
98
7
1993–2010
-
6
92
3
2000–2013
-
7
90
0
2006–2017
-
8
88
0
2002–2014
-
9
85
1
1978–1998
-
10
80
15
2005–2019
-
}

Top goalscorers

Gerson Rodrigues is Luxembourg's top scorer with 23 goals.
RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer
1Gerson Rodrigues23722017–2025
2Léon Mart16241933–1945
3Gustave Kemp15201938–1945
Aurélien Joachim15802005–2019
5Camille Libar14241938–1947
Danel Sinani14782017–present
7Nicolas Kettel13561946–1959
8François Müller12271949–1954
9Léon Letsch11481947–1963
10Gilbert Dussier9391971–1978

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWDLGFGATotal0/2314881013078464
Uruguay 1930Did not enterDeclined invitation
Italy 1934Did not qualify2002215
France 1938200227
Brazil 1950200248
Switzerland 19544004119
Sweden 19584004319
Chile 19624103521
England 19666006620
Mexico 19706006424
West Germany 19746105214
Argentina 19786006222
Spain 19828008123
Mexico 19868008227
Italy 19908017322
United States 19948017217
France 19988008222
South Korea Japan 2002100010428
Germany 2006120012548
South Africa 201010127425
Brazil 201410136726
Russia 201810136826
Qatar 20228305818
Canada Mexico United States 20266006113
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030To be determinedTo be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship recordQualifying recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWDLGFGATotal0/17128131310264340
France 1960Did not enterDeclined participation
Spain 1964Did not qualify513188
Italy 19686015118
Belgium 19726015123
Yugoslavia 19766006728
Italy 19806015217
France 19848008536
West Germany 19888017223
Sweden 19926006214
England 199610316321
Belgium Netherlands 20008008223
Portugal 20048008021
Austria Switzerland 2008121011223
Poland Ukraine 201210118321
France 201610118627
European Union 20208116716
Germany 2024115241321
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028To be determinedTo be determined
Italy Turkey 2032

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League recordSeasonDivisionGroupPosPldWDLGFGAP/RRKTotal18945271637th
2018–19D22nd631211444th
2020–21C12nd63127539th
2022–23C12nd63219737th
2024–25C3In progress

Olympic Games

Olympic Games recordYearRoundPldWDLGFGASquadTotal82061630
Belgium 1920Round 1100103Squad
France 1924Round 2100102Squad
Netherlands 1928Round 1100135Squad
Nazi Germany 1936100109Squad
United Kingdom 1948210176Squad
Finland 1952210165Squad

Head to head record

As of 17 November 2025 after the match against Northern Ireland, the Luxembourg national team playing record is as follows:

OpponentPWDL
1100
7214
1010
1010
7007
7331
14257
201316
9207
170314
1001
2002
4031
5104
2101
7016
11029
5005
1010
9009
3012
6123
5104
191117
1100
5113
151014
9108
11119
9144
9009
9018
1001
1100
7016
6213
6411
1010
7322
1100
6141
3102
3003
1001
182115
1001
9126
4202
12219
7016
211119
2011
8116
6006
100010
2200
1001
5014
1010
4004
2002
9117
5005
2101
1001
6006
7115
131111
1010
9117
5005
1001
1001
6006
9018

Footnotes

References

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