Tunisia men's national ice hockey team

The Tunisia national ice hockey team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لهوكي الجليد, French: Équipe de Tunisie de hockey sur glace) is the national men's ice hockey team of Tunisia. The team is controlled by the Tunisian Ice Hockey Association and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 22 September 2021.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]} Tunisia is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and has not entered in any IIHF World Championship events.

Tunisia

The flag of Tunisia is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Association	Association Tunisienne de Hockey sur Glace
Team colors
IIHF code	TUN
Ranking
Current IIHF	NR (28 May 2023)^[1]
First international
Kuwait 11–4 Tunisia  (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 7 May 2023)
Biggest win
Tunisia 24–3 Saudi Arabia  (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 10 May 2023)
Biggest defeat
Kuwait 11–4 Tunisia  (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 7 May 2023)
Arab Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2023)
Best result	6th (2023)
International record (W–L–T)
2–3–0

History

The Tunisian Ice Hockey Association was founded in 2009.^[8] On 14 June 2014, the national team played its first unofficial game against a French club team, Coqs de Courbevoie, in Courbevoie, France. They were defeated by the Coqs 6–5.^[9] On 22 September 2021, Tunisia became an official member of the IIHF.^[7]

After a long period of inactivity, Tunisia played its first international tournament at the 2023 Arab Cup in Kuwait.^[10][11][12]

Tournament record

World Championships

Year	Host	Result	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L
1930 through 2021		Not an IIHF member
2022 through 2023		did not enter
Total		0/0	–	–	–	–	–

Arab Cup

Year	Host	Result	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L
2023	Kuwait City	6th	5	2	0	0	3
Total		1/1	4	2	0	0	2

All-time record against other national teams

Last match update: 10 May 2023

Key

	Positive balance (more Wins)
	Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
	Negative balance (more Losses)

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	24	3
Algeria	2	1	0	1	11	18
Bahrain	1	0	0	1	2	7
Kuwait	1	0	0	1	4	11
Total	5	2	0	3	41	33

All-time record against clubs and B teams

Last match update: 14 June 2014^[13]

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA
Coqs de Courbevoie	1	0	0	1	5	6
Total	1	0	0	1	5	6

See also

• Ice hockey in Africa
• Algeria men's national ice hockey team
• Morocco men's national ice hockey team
• South Africa men's national ice hockey team

References

1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
2. George Kariuki (11 November 2015). "Tunisian team win the first African Ice Hockey Championship – CCTV Africa – Strengthening news coverage in Africa". CCTV Africa. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
3. "Montrealer keen to represent Tunisia in first-ever African Ice Hockey Cup – Montreal – CBC News". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
4. "Il rêve d'importer le hockey en Tunisie – le Parisien". Le Parisien. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
5. Bertrand Guay (20 April 2011). "Ihab Ayed, président de l'Association tunisienne de hockey sur glace, lors d'un entraînement à Courbevoie, en banlieue parisienne, le 10 juin 2014 | Afficher la photo". Yahoo! Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
6. "Le premier match de hockey tunisien de l'Histoire aura lieu le 14 juin". Huffpostmaghreb.com. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
7. "Welcome Tunisia". iihf.com. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
8. "Un mot du président". tunisie-hockey.com. 14 June 2014.
9. "Tunisia Shows Great Strides in First International Hockey Game". thehockeyhouse.net. 14 June 2014.
10. "Kuwait to host Arab Ice Hockey Championship in May". Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). 5 April 2023.
11. "KUNA : First Arab Cup of Ice Hockey kicks off in Kuwait Sun. - Sports - 06/05/2023". كونا. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
12. "ARAB CUP KUWAIT 2023". Kuwait Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
13. (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. 29 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2018.

External links

• IIHF profile
• National Teams of Ice Hockey profile