Kuwait men's national ice hockey team

The Kuwait national ice hockey team (Arabic: منتخب الكويت لهوكي الجليد) is the national men's ice hockey team of Kuwait, and an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
==History==
In 1985 Kuwait joined the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) but were expelled in 1992 due to a lack of activity. In 1999 Kuwait rejoined the IIHF and played their first games at the 1999 Asian Winter Games against Japan, China, and Mongolia, losing all three. In 2007 they returned to international play at the 2007 Asian Winter Games where they recorded their first win against Macau. The following year they competed in the Arab Cup of Ice Hockey finishing second after losing to the United Arab Emirates in the final. In 2010, Kuwait competed in their first Challenge Cup of Asia, finishing seventh overall, and in 2014, finishing 6th overall, losing all five games, and were relegated to Division I. Also they participated in the Kuwaiti organized Gulf Championship, finishing second behind the United Arab Emirates.
==Tournament record==
===World Championships===
Year 	Host 	Result 	 	 	 	 	
1930 through 1992	1930 through 1992	did not enter 	did not enter 	did not enter 	did not enter 	did not enter 	did not enter
1993 through 2008	1993 through 2008	Expelled from IIHF 	Expelled from IIHF 	Expelled from IIHF 	Expelled from IIHF 	Expelled from IIHF 	Expelled from IIHF
2009 through 2017	2009 through 2017	did not enter 	did not enter 	did not enter 	did not enter 	did not enter 	did not enter
2018 	Sarajevo 	50th place 	3 	0 	0 	0 	3
2019 	Abu Dhabi 	51st place 	5 	1 	0 	0 	4
2020 and 2021 	2020 and 2021 	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 	Bishkek 	49th place 	4 	0 	0 	0 	4
2023 	Ulaanbaatar 	54th place 	3 	1 	0 	0 	2
2024 	Kuwait City 	54th place 	3 	2 	0 	0 	1
===Asian Winter Games===
Year	Host 	Result 	 	 	 	 	
1999	Gangneung	6th place 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2
2003	Aomori 	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate
2007	Changchun	7th place 	4 	2 	0 	0 	2
2011	Astana 	11th place 	6 	1 	0 	0 	5
2011	Astana 	 	 	 	 	 	
2017	Sapporo 	16th place 	3 	1 	0 	0 	2
2017	Sapporo 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Arab Cup/GCC Gulf Championship===
Year 	Host 	Result 	 	 	 	 	
Arab Cup (2008) 	Arab Cup (2008) 	Arab Cup (2008) 	Arab Cup (2008) 	Arab Cup (2008) 	Arab Cup (2008) 	Arab Cup (2008) 	Arab Cup (2008)
2008 	Abu Dhabi 	2nd place 	5 	3 	0 	1 	1
GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016)	GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016)	GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016)	GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016)	GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016)	GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016)	GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016)	GCC Gulf Championship (2010–2016)
2010 	Kuwait City 	2nd place 	3 	2 	0 	0 	1
2012 	Abu Dhabi 	2nd place 	5 	3 	0 	1 	1
2014 	Kuwait City 	2nd place 	5 	3 	0 	0 	2
2016 	Doha 	3rd place 	5 	3 	0 	0 	2
GCC Games (2022) 	GCC Games (2022) 	GCC Games (2022) 	GCC Games (2022) 	GCC Games (2022) 	GCC Games (2022) 	GCC Games (2022) 	GCC Games (2022)
2022 	Kuwait City 	3rd place 	3 	1 	0 	0 	2
Arab Cup (2023–) 	Arab Cup (2023–) 	Arab Cup (2023–) 	Arab Cup (2023–) 	Arab Cup (2023–) 	Arab Cup (2023–) 	Arab Cup (2023–) 	Arab Cup (2023–)
2023 	Kuwait City 	2nd place 	5 	4 	0 	0 	1
===Asia and Oceania Championship===
Year 	Host 	Result 	 	 	 	 	
2008 and 2009	2008 and 2009	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate
2010 	Taipei City 	7th place 	6 	2 	– 	1 	3
2011 	Kuwait City 	4th place 	5 	2 	0 	0 	3
2012 	Dehradun 	4th place 	6 	2 	0 	0 	4
2013 	Bangkok 	4th place 	7 	2 	0 	0 	5
2014 	Abu Dhabi 	6th place 	5 	0 	0 	0 	5
2015 	Kuwait City 	6th place 	5 	5 	0 	0 	0
2016 	Abu Dhabi 	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate	did not participate
2017 	Kuwait City 	6th place 	3 	3 	0 	0 	0
2018 	Pasay 	5th place 	4 	0 	0 	1 	3
==All-time record against other national teams==
Last match update: 22 April 2024
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	2 	2 	0	0 	14 	4
 	6 	6 	0	0 	67 	12
 	2 	0 	0	2 	1 	17
 	2 	0 	0	2 	1 	46
 	5 	1 	0	4 	14 	60
 	4 	0 	0	4 	3 	36
 	4 	4 	0	0 	70 	11
 	2 	2 	0	0 	12 	9
 	1 	0 	0	1 	2 	9
 	1 	0 	0	1 	1 	44
 	5 	2 	0	3 	18 	37
 	1 	0 	0	1 	4 	9
 	5 	4 	1	0 	35 	7
 	9 	5 	0	4 	49 	35
 	8 	0 	0	8 	12 	50
 	2 	2 	0	0 	15 	3
 	11 	11	0	0 	94 	13
 	4 	3 	0	1 	26 	16
 	2 	1 	0	1 	15 	10
 	4 	2 	0	2 	11 	12
 	10 	0 	0	10	17 	81
 	1 	1 	0	0 	11 	4
 	1 	0 	0	1 	2 	24
 	17 	0 	0	17	19 	83
Total	112	46	1	65	516	667
==References==
==References==
==External links==
*National Teams of Ice Hockey
Category:National ice hockey teams in Asia