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The Luxembourg national football team (nicknamed the Red Lions; Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuergesch Foussballnationalekipp, French: Équipe du Luxembourg de football, German: Luxemburgische Fußballnationalmannschaft) 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.

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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 2024, 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.[2]

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History

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The Luxembourg national football team in 1920 (above), and in 2015

Luxembourg played their first ever international match on 29 October 1911, in a friendly match against France; it resulted in a 1–4 defeat.[2] Their first victory came on 8 February 1914, also in a match against France, which they won 5–4.[2]

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).[2] In between, Luxembourg started participating at qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup, but has never qualified as of 2022.

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.[3]

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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]".[4] 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.[5][6]

On 3 September 2017, Luxembourg faced France in a goalless draw at Stadium Municipal in Toulouse, France.[7] It was the first time France had failed to win against Luxembourg since 1914, when Luxembourg won, 5–4.[8][9] On 10 November 2017, Luxembourg defeated Hungary 2–1 in a friendly victory.[10]

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.[11][12] 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,[13][14][15][16][17][18] but they lost 2–0 against Georgia.[19] 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.[20][21]

On 22 March 2025, Luxembourg showed improvement with a convincing victory against Sweden in a friendly match.[22][better source needed]

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Home stadium

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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.[23]

Results and fixtures

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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

5 June 2024 Friendly France  3–0  Luxembourg Longeville-lès-Metz, France
21:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
8 June 2024 Friendly Belgium  3–0  Luxembourg Brussels, Belgium
20:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
5 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League Northern Ireland  2–0  Luxembourg Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 17,213
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
8 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League Luxembourg  0–1  Belarus Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
15:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
Attendance: 6,820
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
12 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League Bulgaria  0–0  Luxembourg Plovdiv, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev
Attendance: 15,800
Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)
15 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League Belarus  1–1  Luxembourg Zalaegerszeg, Hungary[a]
20:45 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: ZTE Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey)
15 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League Luxembourg  0–1  Bulgaria Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:45 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
Attendance: 8,307
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
18 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League Luxembourg  2–2  Northern Ireland Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
Attendance: 6,870
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

2025

22 March 2025 Friendly Luxembourg  1–0  Sweden Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
18:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
Attendance: 9,214[25]
Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland)
25 March 2025 Friendly Switzerland  3–1  Luxembourg St. Gallen, Switzerland
20:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 8,363
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

2026

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Staff

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Luc Holtz, the current Luxembourg manager

The staff of the Luxembourg national team includes the following members:[26]

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Coaching history

The following managers have been in charge of Luxembourg's national squad:[27]

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Players

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Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Sweden on 22 March and Switzerland on 25 March 2025.[28]

Caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 after the match against Switzerland.[29]

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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.

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RET Player retired from the national team. INJ Player is injured.

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Player records

As of 27 March 2025[30]
Players in bold are still active with Luxembourg.

Most capped players

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Laurent Jans is Luxembourg's most capped player with 111 appearances.
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Top goalscorers

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Gerson Rodrigues is Luxembourg's top scorer with 23 goals.
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Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

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UEFA European Championship

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UEFA Nations League

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Olympic Games

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Hectic phase during the goal-rich Olympic defeat against Belgium in 1928 (5–3)
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Head to head record

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As of 25 March 2025 after the match against Switzerland, the Luxembourg national team playing record is as follows:[2]

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Footnotes

  1. Due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus are required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors.[24]
  2. Laurent Jans also played in Luxembourg's match against Belgium in 2014, but Belgium used seven substitutions, rendering the match unofficial according to FIFA regulations.
  3. Mario Mutsch also played in Luxembourg's match against Belgium in 2014, but Belgium used seven substitutions, rendering the match unofficial according to FIFA regulations.
  4. Daniel da Mota also played in Luxembourg's match against Belgium in 2014, but Belgium used seven substitutions, rendering the match unofficial according to FIFA regulations.
  5. Lars Gerson also played in Luxembourg's match against Belgium in 2014, but Belgium used 7 substitutions, rendering the match unofficial according to FIFA regulations.
  6. René Peters also played and scored against Faroe Islands in 2004, but this was not recognised as a full A-international by FIFA.
  7. Eric Hoffmann also played and scored against Faroe Islands in 2004, but this was not recognised as a full senior international match by FIFA.
  8. Carlo Weis also played in three matches against France Amateur, West Germany B and France B, but these are not recognised as full senior international matches by FIFA.
  9. Aurélien Joachim also played and scored in Luxembourg's match against Belgium in 2014, but Belgium used seven substitutions, rendering the match unofficial according to FIFA regulations.
  10. Gustave Kemp also played a match at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but this was not recognised as a full senior international match by FIFA.
  11. Nicolas Kettel also played and scored at the 1948 Summer Olympics, however these matches are not recognised as full A-internationals by FIFA.
  12. François Müller also played at the 1952 Summer Olympics, however these matches are not recognised as full A-internationals by FIFA.
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