List of first ice hockey internationals per country: 1909–1999

The following is a list of first international men's ice hockey matches for each (past or present) country, played from 1909 through 1999. The matches are listed chronologically.

Before 1920

Bohemia (Czechia) and France
Chamonix Cup
January 23, 1909[1][2]		France 8 – 1
(3–0, 5–1)		 BohemiaChamonix, France
France as Club des Patineurs de Paris

Great Britain and Switzerland
Chamonix Cup
January 23, 1909[3][4]		Great Britain 3 – 0
(1–0, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandChamonix, France
Great Britain as Princes Ice Hockey Club
Switzerland as Club des Patineurs de Lausanne

Belgium
Chamonix Cup
January 23, 1909[5]		France 1 – 0
(1–0, 0–0)		 BelgiumChamonix, France
Belgium as Fédération des Patineurs de Belgique
France as Club des Patineurs de Paris

Germany
European Championship
January 11, 1910[6]		Germany 5 – 3
(?–?, ?–?)		 BelgiumLes Avants, Switzerland
Berliner Schlittschuhclub as Germany

Austria-Hungary (Austria)
European Championship
February 4, 1912[7]		Bohemia 5 – 0
(2–0, 3–0)		 Austria-HungaryPrague, Austria-Hungary
The European Championship 1912 was annulled, as Austria was not a member of the IIHF.
SK Slavia Prague as Bohemia, DEHG Prag as Austria.

1920s

Sweden
Olympic Games
April 23, 1920[8]		Sweden 8 – 0
(5–0, 3–0)		 BelgiumAntwerp, Belgium

United States
Olympic Games
April 24, 1920[9]		United States 29 – 0
(15–0, 14–0)		  SwitzerlandAntwerp, Belgium

Canada and Czechoslovakia (Czechia)
Olympic Games
April 24, 1920[10][1]		Canada 15 – 0
(5–0, 10–0)		 CzechoslovakiaAntwerp, Belgium
Winnipeg Falcons as Canada

Spain
European Championship
March 14, 1924[11]		Switzerland  17 – 0
(8–0, 9–0)		 SpainMilan, Italy

Italy
Friendly
March 14, 1924[12]		Sweden 7 – 1
(?–?, ?–?)		 ItalyMilan, Italy

Austria
European Championship
January 9, 1925[7]		Czechoslovakia 3 – 0
(1–0, 2–0)		 AustriaStrbske Pleso, Czechoslovakia

Poland
Friendly
January 11, 1926[13]		Austria 13 – 1
(?–?, ?–?)		 PolandDavos, Switzerland

Hungary
European Championship
January 24, 1927[14]		Austria 6 – 0
(4–0, 2–0)		 HungaryVienna, Austria

Finland
Friendly
January 29, 1928[15]		Sweden 8 – 1
(?–?, ?–?)		 FinlandHelsinki, Finland

1930s

Japan
Friendly
January 24, 1930[16]		Czechoslovakia 12 – 2
(3–1, 8–0, 1–1)		 JapanDavos, Switzerland

Romania
World Championship
February 2, 1931[17]		United States 15 – 0
(7–0, 5–0, 3–0)		 RomaniaKrynica-Zdrój, Poland

Latvia and Lithuania
Friendly
February 27, 1932[18][19]		Latvia 3 – 0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 LithuaniaRiga, Latvia

Norway
Friendly
January 10, 1934[20]		Canada 11 – 1
(?–?, ?–?, ?–?)		 NorwayOslo, Norway

Yugoslavia (Serbia)
Friendly
January 30, 1934[21]		Romania 1 – 0
(?–?, ?–?, ?–?)		 YugoslaviaLjubljana, Yugoslavia

Netherlands
Friendly
January 5, 1935[22]		Belgium 4 – 0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 NetherlandsAmsterdam, Netherlands

Estonia
Friendly
February 20, 1937[23]		Finland 2 – 1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 EstoniaHelsinki, Finland

1940s

Bohemia-Moravia
Friendly
January 11, 1940[24]		Bohemia-Moravia 5 – 1
(2–1, 1–0, 2–0)		 GermanyPrague, Bohemia-Moravia

Slovakia
International Winter Sports Week
February 1, 1940[25]		Bohemia-Moravia 12 – 0
(5–0, 4–0, 3–0)		 SlovakiaGarmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Internationale Wintersportwoche in German

Croatia
Friendly
February 9, 1941[26]		Slovakia 6 – 1
(4–0, 0–1, 2–0)		 CroatiaBratislava, Czechoslovakia

Bulgaria
Friendly
January 17, 1942[27]		Bulgaria 4 – 2
(2–1, 1–0, 1–1)		 YugoslaviaBucharest, Romania

Denmark
World Championship
February 12, 1949[28]		Canada 47 – 0
(13–0, 16–0, 18–0)		 DenmarkStockholm, Sweden

1950s

East Germany
Friendly
January 28, 1951[29]		Poland 8 – 3
(5–0, 2–1, 1–2)		 East GermanyEast Berlin, East Germany

Soviet Union (Russia)
Friendly
April 22, 1951[30]		Soviet Union 23 – 2
(?–?, ?–?, ?–?)		 East GermanyEast Berlin, East Germany

1960s

Australia
Olympic Winter Games
February 20, 1960[31]		Czechoslovakia 18 – 1
(7–1, 3–0, 8–0)		 AustraliaSquaw Valley, United States

South Africa
World Championship Group C
March 3, 1961[32]		Yugoslavia 12 – 3
(4–0, 3–1, 5–2)		 South AfricaLausanne, Switzerland

1970s

China
Friendly
February 12, 1972[33]		Romania 6 – 4
(2–1, 3–1, 1–2)		 ChinaBucharest, Romania

North Korea
World Championship Group C
March 8, 1974[34]		Italy 11 – 2
(1–2, 4–0, 6–0)		 North KoreaGrenoble, France

South Korea
World Championship Group C
March 16, 1979[35]		Spain 7 – 1
(2–1, 1–0, 4–0)		 South KoreaBarcelona, Spain

1980s

Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) and Hong Kong
Friendly
March 3, 1987[36][37]		Chinese Taipei 2 – 2
(?–?, ?–?, ?–?)		 Hong KongPerth, Australia
Chinese Taipei competed unofficially in the 1987 World Championship Group D tournament in Perth, Australia. Due to the political status of Taiwan and related issues with China, the games were considered as exhibition games and the results does not count towards the standings of the tournament.

New Zealand
World Championship Group D
March 13, 1987[38]		South Korea 35 – 2
(9–1, 11–1, 15–0)		 New ZealandPerth, Australia

1990s

Slovenia
Friendly
March 20, 1992[39]		Austria 1 – 0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 SloveniaKlagenfurt, Austria

Greece and Turkey
World Championship Group C2
March 21, 1992[40][41]		Greece 15 – 3
(4–0, 3–1, 8–2)		 TurkeyJohannesburg, South Africa

Luxembourg
World Championship Group C2
March 21, 1992[42]		South Africa 23 – 0
(5–0, 9–0, 9–0)		 LuxembourgJohannesburg, South Africa

Israel
World Championship Group C2
March 22, 1992[43]		Spain 23 – 4
(8–0, 6–1, 9–3)		 IsraelJohannesburg, South Africa

Russia
Friendly
April 12, 1992[30]		Russia 2 – 2
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)		 SwedenSaint Petersburg, Russia

Kazakhstan and Ukraine
Friendly
April 14, 1992[44][45]		Kazakhstan 5 – 1
(4–0, 0–0, 1–1)		 UkraineSaint Petersburg, Russia

Belarus
World Championship Group C Qualification
November 7, 1992[46]		Ukraine 4 – 1
(0–0, 1–0, 3–1)		 BelarusMinsk, Belarus

Czechia
Sweden Hockey Games
February 11, 1993[1]		Czechia 6 – 1
(1–0, 2–0, 3–1)		 RussiaStockholm, Sweden

FR Yugoslavia (Serbia)
World Championship Group C1
March 20, 1995[21]		Ukraine 15 – 3
(4–1, 5–1, 6–1)		 FR YugoslaviaSofia, Bulgaria

Kuwait
Asian Winter Games
January 30, 1999[47]		Japan 44 – 1
(15–0, 11–1, 18–0)		 KuwaitGangneung, South Korea

Mongolia
Asian Winter Games
January 31, 1999[48]		South Korea 14 – 1
(6–1, 2–0, 6–0)		 MongoliaGangneung, South Korea

Iceland
World Championship Group D
April 14, 1999[49]		Israel 11 – 0
(5–0, 4–0, 2–0)		 IcelandKrugersdorp, South Africa

See also

References
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  2. "France Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  3. "Great Britain Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  4. "Switzerland Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  5. "Belgium Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  6. "Germany Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  7. "Austria Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
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  12. "Italy Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
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  15. "Finland Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
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  17. "Romania Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  18. "Latvia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  19. "Lithuania Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  20. "Norway Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  21. "Serbia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  22. "Netherlands Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  23. "Estonia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  24. "Bohemia-Moravia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  25. "Slovakia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  26. "Croatia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  27. "Bulgaria Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  28. "Denmark Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  29. "East Germany Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  30. "Russia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  31. "Australia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  32. "South Africa Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  33. "China Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  34. "North Korea Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  35. "South Korea Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  36. "Chinese Taipei Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  37. "Hong Kong Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  38. "New Zealand Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  39. "Slovenia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  40. "Greece Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  41. "Turkey Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  42. "Luxembourg Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  43. "Israel Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  44. "Kazakhstan Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  45. "Ukraine Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  46. "Belarus Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  47. "Kuwait Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  48. "Mongolia Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  49. "Iceland Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
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