The Malta women's national football team (Maltese: Tim nazzjonali tal-futbol ta' Malta tan-nisa) represents the Malta Football Association in international women's football matches sanctioned by UEFA.[2]
Association | Malta Football Association | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Manuela Tesse | ||
Captain | Emma Lipman | ||
Most caps | Dorianne Theuma (116) | ||
Top scorer | Dorianne Theuma (26) | ||
Home stadium | Centenary Stadium | ||
FIFA code | MLT | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 87 | ||
Highest | 74 (August 2003) | ||
Lowest | 115 (October 2007) | ||
First international | |||
(Bucharest, Romania; 10 August 2003) | |||
Biggest win | |||
(Ta' Qali, Malta; 6 April 2013) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
(Ta' Qali, Malta; 9 September 2009) |
History
editThe team first appeared in official competitions in the 2005 European Championship's qualifying, debuting on August 10, 2003 in Bucharest with a 3–0 loss to Romania. Malta lost all eight games, scoring once and conceding 35. The team's first goal was scored by Sarah Caruana on November 16, 2003, against Croatia in a match played at the Gozo Stadium.[3]
After 13 losses, Malta achieved its first draw on June 7, 2006 against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last match of the 2007 World Cup's qualifying. The team played in the 2011 World Cup's qualifying, losing all games including a record 0–13 defeat to Spain. On March 3, 2011 Malta won an official match for the first time in the 2013 European Championship qualifying's preliminary round, beating Georgia 1–0 with a goal by D'Agostino in injury time.
On April 6, 2013 Malta beat Luxembourg 6–0 in the 2015 World Cup qualifying's preliminary round. The team also defeated Latvia and drew with Albania to top the group and make it past a preliminary round for the first time.[4]
The team was coached from its foundation until 2014 by Pierre Brincat, and then from 2015 till 2022 by former U19 coach Mark Gatt.[5] Former Italian international Manuela Tesse was appointed as the head coach as from 1 January 2023[6]
Team image
editHome stadium
editThe Malta women's national team play their home matches on the Centenary Stadium.
Overall official record
editCompetition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position | Scorers |
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2005 Euro qualifying | Regular stage (Class B) |
0–3 0–8 0–1 0–2 0–3 1–4 0–9 0–5 |
5 / 5 | Caruana | |
2007 World Cup qualifying | Regular stage (Class B) |
1–4 0–1 1–4 1–3 0–1 1–1 |
4 / 4 | D'Agostino Theuma, Tonna Theuma | |
2009 Euro qualifying | Preliminary round | 0–0 2–4 0–8 |
4 / 4 | Carabott 2 | |
2011 World Cup qualifying | Regular stage | 0–13 0–9 0–8 0–6 0–2 0–6 0–2 1–5 |
5 / 5 | N. Pace | |
2013 Euro qualifying | Preliminary round | 1–0 0–2 1–1 |
2 / 4 | D'Agostino Cuschieri | |
2015 World Cup qualifying | Preliminary round | 1–1 6–0 2–0 |
1 / 4 | Theuma Theuma 2, Buttigieg, Carabott, Cuschieri, Xuereb Cuschieri, Theuma | |
Regular stage | 0–2 0–2 0–5 0–8 0–3 0–5 0–11 0–5 0–8 0–5 |
6 / 6 |
Results and fixtures
editThe following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023
edit22 September 2023 Nations League C | Latvia | 0–1 | | Jūrmala, Latvia |
Report | Bugeja |
Stadium: Sloka Stadium Attendance: 311 Referee: Jana Van Laere (Belgium) |
26 September 2023 Nations League C | Malta | 2–0 | | Ta' Qali, Malta |
20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 674 Referee: Michaela Pachtova (Czech Republic) |
27 October 2023 Nations League C | Malta | 5–0 | | Ta' Qali, Malta |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 682 |
31 October 2023 Nations League C | Andorra | 0–3 | | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadi Nacional Attendance: 603 Referee: Sofik Torosyan (Armenia) |
1 December 2023 Nations League C | Moldova | 0–0 | | Chișinău, Moldova |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 353 Referee: Louise Thompson (Northern Ireland) |
5 December 2023 Nations League C | Malta | 2–1 | | Ta' Qali, Malta |
16:00 | Willis Farrugia |
Report | Miksone |
Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Rita Vehapi (Kosovo) |
2024
edit22 February Visit Malta Women's Tournament 2024 | Malta | 2–0 | | Paola, Malta |
18:00 | Stadium: Tony Bezzina Stadium |
25 February Visit Malta Women's Tournament 2024 | Malta | 1–1 | | Paola, Malta |
18:00 | Borg |
Arcišeŭskaja |
Stadium: Tony Bezzina Stadium |
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Northern Ireland | 0–0 | | Belfast |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Maria Marotta (Italy) |
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Malta | 0–2 | | Ta' Qali |
Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary) |
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying | Malta | 0–1 | | Ta' Qali |
19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 661 Referee: Emily Heaslip (England) |
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–1 | | Zenica |
16:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Referee: Sofik Torosyan (Armenia) |
12 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Malta | 0–2 | | Ta' Qali |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium |
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Portugal | 3–1 | | Leiria |
19:00 (18:00 UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa |
Coaching staff
editCurrent coaching staff
editPosition | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | [1] | |
Assistant coach | [2] | |
Physical coach | [3] |
Coaching history
edit- As of 23 December 2023
Manager | Malta career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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2003–2014 | 60 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 18.3 | |
2015–2022 | 66 | 23 | 13 | 30 | 34.8 | |
2023–Present | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 80.0 |
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- The following players were part of the squad ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying match against Northern Ireland and Portugal on the 12 and 16 July 2024 , respectively .[7]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Maya Cachia | 23 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | ||
GK | Raisa Costantino | 23 May 2005 | ||||
GK | Patricia Ebejer | 23 February 2000 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Rebecca Bajada | 22 December 1994 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Stephania Farrugia | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | Alexandra Gatt | 13 October 2004 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | Emma Lipman (captain) | 23 February 1989 | 17 | 1 | |
2 | DF | Valentina Rapa | 14 February 2002 | |||
3 | DF | Ann-Marie Said | 2 July 1994 | 13 | 0 | |
DF | Jade Schembri | 8 May 1999 | ||||
DF | Emma Xuerreb | 5 January 1992 | 32 | 2 | ||
16 | DF | Charlene Zammit | 18 January 1991 | 40 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Brenda Borg | 1 May 1997 | 27 | 2 | |
8 | MF | Rachel Cuschieri | 26 April 1992 | 39 | 7 | |
MF | Maia Debono | 7 November 2001 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | MF | Veronique Mifsud | 11 February 2003 | |||
20 | MF | Nicole Sciberras | 28 April 2001 | 16 | 0 | |
DF | Gabriella Zahra | 2 May 1991 | Birkirkara FC | |||
14 | MF | Shona Zammit | 15 June 1996 | 21 | 3 | |
21 | FW | Haley Bugeja | 5 May 2004 | 20 | 14 | |
10 | FW | Maria Farrugia | 9 January 2001 | 14 | 1 | |
FW | Lexine Farrugia | 6 July 2007 | ||||
FW | Jade Flask | 4 August 1996 | ||||
13 | FW | Maya Lucia | 6 July 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Kailey Willis | 18 May 2003 |
Recent call-ups
editThe following players were also named to a squad in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Janice Xuereb | 1 August 1996 | 21 | 0 | v. | |
GK | Giulia D'Antuono | 0 | 0 | v. | ||
DF | Stefania Farrugia | 11 September 1991 | 37 | 3 | v. | |
DF | Sarah Urpani | 0 | 0 | v. | ||
DF | Amy Busuttil | 28 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Jessica Lee Dimech | 22 June 2002 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Tammy Falzon | 5 August 2005 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Georgiana Mifsud | v. | ||||
DF | Mariah Cardona | 0 | 0 | v. | ||
MF | Yulya Carella | v. | ||||
MF | Dorianne Theuma | 17 May 1984 | v. | |||
FW | Ylenia Carabott | 2 March 1989 | 83 | 21 | v. | |
FW | Leah Ayres | v. | ||||
FW | Raina Giusti | v. | ||||
FW | Alishia Sultana | 9 April 1997 | v. | |||
FW | Sara Saliba | 26 March 2007 | 1 | 0 | v. |
Captains
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2021) |
- Dorianne Theuma (????–????)
- Emma Lipman (????–)
Records
edit- *Active players in bold, statistics correct as of July 2021.
Most capped players
editBelow is a list of the 10 players with the most caps for Malta.[citation needed]
# | Player | Period | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Dorianne Theuma | 2003–present | 114 | 29 |
2 | Rebecca D'Agostino | 2003–2014 | 57 | 4 |
3 | Ylenia Carabott | 2005–present | 56 | 11 |
4 | Natasha Pace | 2003–2014 | 48 | 3 |
5 | Rachel Cuschieri | 2007–present | 42 | 6 |
6 | Charlene Zammit | 2009–present | 33 | 0 |
6 | Mandy Debono | 2006–present | 33 | 0 |
6 | Maria Azzopardi | 2003–2011 | 33 | 0 |
9 | Stefania Farrugia | 2007–present | 32 | 1 |
10 | Kathleen Saliba | 2004–2012 | 31 | 1 |
Top goalscorers
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2020) |
# | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |
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Competitive record
editFIFA Women's World Cup
editFIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
did not enter | UEFA Euro 1991 | |||||||||||||||
UEFA Euro 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | |||||||||
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 51 | −50 | ||||||||||
13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 56 | −47 | ||||||||||
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | ||||||||||
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 | ||||||||||
To be determined | to be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 23 | 140 | −117 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship
editUEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
did not enter | did not enter | |||||||||||||
did not qualify | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 30 | |||||||||
to be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 88 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Nations League
editUEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||||
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Year | Division | Group | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK |
2023–24 | C | 1 | Group stage | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | P | 34th |
2024–25 | B | To be determined | ||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 1/1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 34th |
Honours
editThis section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (June 2021) |
See also
editMalta International Football Tournament
- Sport in Malta
- Football in Malta
- Women's football in Malta
- Malta women's national football team
- Malta women's national under-20 football team
- Malta women's national under-17 football team
- Malta men's national football team
- Malta men's national under-21 football team
- Malta men's national under-19 football team
- Malta men's national under-17 football team
- Football in Malta
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Malta – Women's". UEFA. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ Duret, Sébastien; Morrison, Neil (19 June 2005). "European Women Championship 2005 – Match Details". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ Aquilina, Domenic (18 April 2013). "Malta proud to make history". UEFA. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ Lia, Gianluca (8 February 2015). "Interview with Malta women's national team head coach Mark Gatt". Women's Soccer United. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "MANUELA TESSE IS THE NEW NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM HEAD COACH". Malta Football Association. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "FINAL SHOWDOWN: MALTA WNT TO FACE NORTHERN IRELAND AND PORTUGAL IN UEFA QUALIFIERS". Malta Football Association. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in English)
- The Sporting Fan
- FIFA profile