Malta women's national football team: Difference between revisions
m update ranking |
|||
(392 intermediate revisions by more than 100 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ |
{{short description|Women's national association football team representing Malta}} |
||
{{about|the women's team|the men's team|Malta national football team}} |
|||
| Name = Malta |
|||
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} |
|||
| Badge = Malta.png |
|||
{{Infobox national football team |
|||
| FIFA Trigramme = MLT |
|||
| Name = Malta |
|||
| Nickname = |
|||
| |
| Badge = Malta Football Association logo.svg |
||
| |
| Badge_size = 180px |
||
| |
| FIFA Trigramme = MLT |
||
| |
| Nickname = |
||
| |
| Association = [[Malta Football Association]] |
||
| |
| Confederation = [[UEFA]] (Europe) |
||
| |
| Coach = [[Manuela Tesse]] |
||
| |
| Captain = [[Emma Lipman]] |
||
| Most caps = [[Dorianne Theuma]] (116) |
|||
| 1st ranking date = July 2003 |
|||
| Top scorer = [[Dorianne Theuma]] (26) |
|||
| Home Stadium = [[Centenary Stadium]] |
|||
| FIFA Rank = {{nowrap|{{FIFA Women's World Rankings|MLT}}}} |
|||
<!-- Warning: Page using Template:Infobox national football team with unknown parameter "1st ranking date" | 1st ranking date = July 2003 --> |
|||
| FIFA max = 74 |
| FIFA max = 74 |
||
| FIFA max date = August 2003 |
| FIFA max date = August 2003 |
||
| FIFA min = |
| FIFA min = 115 |
||
| FIFA min date = |
| FIFA min date = October 2007 |
||
| Elo Rankpik i øret = |
| Elo Rankpik i øret = |
||
| Elo max = |
| Elo max = |
||
Line 22: | Line 26: | ||
| Elo min = |
| Elo min = |
||
| Elo min date = |
| Elo min date = |
||
| pattern_la1 |
| pattern_la1 = _mlt22h |
||
| pattern_b1 = _mlt22h |
|||
| leftarm1=CE3431 | body1=CE3431 | rightarm1=CE3431 | shorts2=CE3431 | socks1=CE3431 |
|||
| pattern_ra1 = _mlt22h |
|||
| pattern_la2=_Malta2 | pattern_b2=_Malta2 | pattern_ra2=_Malta2 |
|||
| pattern_sh1 = _mlt22h |
|||
| leftarm2=FFFFFF | body2=FFFFFF | rightarm2=FFFFFF | shorts1=ffffff | socks2=FFFFFF |
|||
| |
| pattern_so1 = _mlt22h |
||
| |
| leftarm1 = FF0000 |
||
| |
| body1 = FF0000 |
||
| |
| rightarm1 = FF0000 |
||
| shorts1 = FF0000 |
|||
| socks1 = FF0000 |
|||
| pattern_la2 = _mlt22a |
|||
| pattern_b2 = _mlt22a |
|||
| pattern_ra2 = _mlt22a |
|||
| pattern_sh2 = _mlt22a |
|||
| pattern_so2 = _mlt22a |
|||
| leftarm2 = FFFFFF |
|||
| body2 = FFFFFF |
|||
| rightarm2 = FFFFFF |
|||
| shorts2 = FFFFFF |
|||
| socks2 = FFFFFF |
|||
| First game = {{fbw|ROM}} 3–0 {{fbw-rt|MLT}}<br>([[Bucharest]], Romania; 10 August 2003) |
|||
| Largest win = {{fbw|MLT}} 6–0 {{fbw-rt|LUX}}<br>([[Ta' Qali]], Malta; 6 April 2013) |
|||
| Largest loss = {{fbw|MLT}} 0–13 {{fbw-rt|ESP}}<br>([[Ta' Qali]], Malta; 9 September 2009) |
|||
| Famous int. match = |
|||
| World cup apps = |
| World cup apps = |
||
| World cup first = |
| World cup first = |
||
| World cup best = |
| World cup best = |
||
| Regional name = |
| Regional name = |
||
| Regional cup apps = |
| Regional cup apps = |
||
| Regional cup first = |
| Regional cup first = |
||
| Regional cup best = |
| Regional cup best = |
||
| type = women |
|||
}} |
}} |
||
The '''Malta women's national football team''' ({{langx|mt|Tim nazzjonali tal-futbol ta' Malta tan-nisa}}) represents the [[Malta Football Association]] in international [[women's association football|women's football]] matches sanctioned by [[UEFA]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/teams/team=500088/index.html|title=Malta – Women's|publisher=[[UEFA]]|access-date=23 June 2017}}</ref> |
|||
==History== |
|||
The '''Malta women's national football team''' represents the [[Malta Football Association]] in international football matches approved by [[UEFA]]. In 2003, the team's played its first competitive international match, in a game against [[Romania women's national football team|Romania]], which the latter won 3–0. |
|||
<!-- {{main|History of the Malta women's national football team}} --> |
|||
The team first appeared in official competitions in the [[2005 UEFA Women's Championship qualification|2005 European Championship's qualifying]], debuting on August 10, 2003 in [[Bucharest]] with a 3–0 loss to [[Romania women's national football team|Romania]]. Malta lost all eight games in the qualifiers, scoring once and conceding 35 goals. The team's first goal was scored by [[Sarah Caruana]] on November 16, 2003, against [[Croatia women's national football team|Croatia]] in a match played at the [[Gozo Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eur-women05det.html|title=European Women Championship 2005 – Match Details|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|website=[[RSSSF]]|first1=Sébastien|last1=Duret|first2=Neil|last2=Morrison|date=19 June 2005|access-date=23 June 2017}}</ref> |
|||
After 13 losses, Malta achieved its first draw on June 7, 2006 against [[Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] in the last match of the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2007 World Cup's qualifying]]. The team played in the [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2011 World Cup's qualifying]], losing all games including a record 0–13 defeat to [[Spain women's national football team|Spain]]. On March 3, 2011, Malta won an official match for the first time in the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying|2013 European Championship qualifying]]'s preliminary round, beating [[Georgia women's national football team|Georgia]] 1–0 with a goal by D'Agostino in injury time. |
|||
The national team coach is [[Pierre Brincat]]. |
|||
On April 6, 2013 Malta beat [[Luxembourg women's national football team|Luxembourg]] 6–0 in the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2015 World Cup qualifying]]'s preliminary round. The team also defeated [[Latvia women's national football team|Latvia]] and drew with [[Albania women's national football team|Albania]] to top the group and make it past a preliminary round for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/newsid=1942377.html|title=Malta proud to make history|publisher=[[UEFA]]|first=Domenic|last=Aquilina|date=18 April 2013|access-date=23 June 2017}}</ref> |
|||
The team was coached from its foundation until 2014 by [[Pierre Brincat]], and then from 2015 till 2022 by former U19 coach [[Mark Gatt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/mark-gatt-interview/|title=Interview with Malta women's national team head coach Mark Gatt|publisher=Women's Soccer United|first=Gianluca|last=Lia|date=8 February 2015|access-date=23 June 2017}}</ref> Former Italian international [[Manuela Tesse]] was appointed as the head coach from 1 January 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mfa.com.mt/news/general/manuela-tesse-is-the-new-national-womens-team-coach/?fbclid=IwAR2xCn_q7Sp9pP0A_l1OTaXKKUkce7quuvAROg4CrBEyH3VwrHw3aI1M_zI|title=MANUELA TESSE IS THE NEW NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM HEAD COACH|publisher=Malta Football Association|date=15 December 2022|access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> |
|||
==Team image== |
|||
===Home stadium=== |
|||
The Malta women's national team play their home matches at the [[Centenary Stadium]]. |
|||
==Overall official record== |
|||
{| class="wikitable" |
|||
|- |
|||
!style="background:#0070FF;"|<span style="color:white;">Competition</span> !!style="background:#0070FF;"|<span style="color:white;">Stage</span> !!style="background:#0070FF;"|<span style="color:white;">Result</span> !!style="background:#0070FF;"|<span style="color:white;">Opponent</span> !!style="background:#0070FF;"|<span style="color:white;">Position</span> !!style="background:#0070FF;"|<span style="color:white;">Scorers</span> |
|||
|- |
|||
| [[2005 UEFA Women's Championship qualification|2005 Euro qualifying]] || Regular stage <br/><small>(Class B)</small> || 0–3 0–8<br>0–1 0–2<br>0–3 1–4<br>0–9 0–5 || {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Romania women's national football team|Romania]]<br>{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]<br>{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Croatia women's national football team|Croatia]]<br>{{flagicon|IRE}} [[Ireland women's national football team|Ireland]] || align=center| 5 / 5 || {{0}}<br>{{0}}<br>[[Sarah Caruana|Caruana]]<br>{{0}} |
|||
|- |
|||
| [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2007 World Cup qualifying]] || Regular stage<br/> <small>(Class B)</small> || 1–4 0–1<br>1–4 1–3<br>0–1 1–1 || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Croatia women's national football team|Croatia]]<br>{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Slovenia women's national football team|Slovenia]]<br>{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]|| align=center| 4 / 4 || [[Rebecca D'Agostino|D'Agostino]]<br>[[Dorianne Theuma|Theuma]], [[Dionne Tonna|Tonna]]<br>[[Dorianne Theuma|Theuma]] |
|||
|- |
|||
| [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualification|2009 Euro qualifying]] || Preliminary round || 0–0<br>2–4<br>0–8 || {{flagicon|LIT}} [[Lithuania women's national football team|Lithuania]]<br>{{flagicon|LUX}} [[Luxembourg women's national football team|Luxembourg]]<br>{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Slovakia women's national football team|Slovakia]]|| align=center| 4 / 4 || {{0}}<br>[[Ylenia Carabott|Carabott]] 2<br>{{0}} |
|||
|- |
|||
| [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2011 World Cup qualifying]] || Regular stage || 0–13 0–9<br>0–8 0–6<br>0–2 0–6<br>0–2 1–5 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Spain women's national football team|Spain]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[England women's national football team|England]]<br>{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Austria women's national football team|Austria]]<br>{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Turkey women's national football team|Turkey]] || align=center| 5 / 5 || {{0}}<br>{{0}}<br>{{0}}<br>[[Natasha Pace|N. Pace]] |
|||
|- |
|||
| [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying|2013 Euro qualifying]] || Preliminary round || 1–0<br>0–2<br>1–1 || {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Georgia women's national football team|Georgia]]<br>{{flagicon|Faroe Islands}} [[Faroe Islands women's national football team|Faroe Islands]]<br>{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Armenia women's national football team|Armenia]]|| align=center| 2 / 4 || [[Rebecca D'Agostino|D'Agostino]]<br>{{0}}<br>[[Rachel Cuschieri|Cuschieri]] |
|||
|- |
|||
| rowspan=2 |[[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2015 World Cup qualifying]] || Preliminary round || 1–1<br>6–0<br>2–0 || {{flagicon|ALB}} [[Albania women's national football team|Albania]]<br>{{flagicon|LUX}} [[Luxembourg women's national football team|Luxembourg]]<br>{{flagicon|LAT}} [[Latvia women's national football team|Latvia]]|| align=center| 1 / 4 || [[Dorianne Theuma|Theuma]]<br>[[Dorianne Theuma|Theuma]] 2, [[Nicole Buttigieg|Buttigieg]], [[Ylenia Carabott|Carabott]], [[Rachel Cuschieri|Cuschieri]], [[Emma Xuereb|Xuereb]]<br>[[Rachel Cuschieri|Cuschieri]], [[Dorianne Theuma|Theuma]] |
|||
|- |
|||
| Regular stage || 0–2 0–2<br>0–5 0–8<br>0–3 0–5<br>0–11 0–5<br>0–8 0–5|| {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Israel women's national football team|Israel]]<br>{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark women's national football team|Denmark]]<br>{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Serbia women's national football team|Serbia]]<br>{{flagicon|SWI}} [[Switzerland women's national football team|Switzerland]]<br>{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Iceland women's national football team|Iceland]] || align=center| 6 / 6 || |
|||
|} |
|||
==Results and fixtures== |
|||
<!-- {{Main|Malta women's national football team results}} --> |
|||
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. |
|||
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} |
|||
{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} |
|||
{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Lose|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} |
|||
{{legend2|#FFFFFF|Fixture|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} |
|||
===2024=== |
|||
{{Football box collapsible |
|||
|format = 1 |
|||
|date = 22 February |
|||
|time = 18:00 |
|||
|round = [[Visit Malta Women's Tournament 2024]] |
|||
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|MLT}} |
|||
|score = 2–0 |
|||
|report = |
|||
|team2 = {{fbw|FRO}} |
|||
|goals1 = *[[Alishia Sultana|Sultana]] {{goal|55}} |
|||
*[[Haley Bugeja|Bugeja]] {{goal|59}} |
|||
|goals2 = |
|||
|stadium =[[Tony Bezzina Stadium]] |
|||
|location = [[Paola, Malta]] |
|||
|attendance = |
|||
|referee = |
|||
|result = W |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Football box collapsible |
|||
| format = 1 |
|||
| round = [[Visit Malta Women's Tournament 2024]] |
|||
| date = 25 February |
|||
| time = 18:00 |
|||
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|MLT}} |
|||
| score = 1–1 |
|||
| report = |
|||
| team2 = {{fbw|BLR}} |
|||
| goals1 = [[Brenda Borg|Borg]] {{goal|58}} |
|||
| goals2 = [[Jana Arcišeŭskaja|Arcišeŭskaja]] {{goal|90+2}} |
|||
|stadium =[[Tony Bezzina Stadium]] |
|||
|location = [[Paola, Malta]] |
|||
| attendance = |
|||
| referee = |
|||
| result = D |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Football box collapsible |
|||
| format = 1 |
|||
| round = [[UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B|Euro 2025 qualifying]] |
|||
| date = 5 April |
|||
| time = |
|||
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|NIR}} |
|||
| score = 0–0 |
|||
| team2 = {{fbw|MLT}} |
|||
| goals1 = |
|||
| goals2 = |
|||
| stadium = [[Windsor Park]] |
|||
| location = [[Belfast]] |
|||
| attendance = |
|||
|referee=[[Maria Marotta]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]]) |
|||
|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040354/ |
|||
| result = D |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Football box collapsible |
|||
| format = 1 |
|||
| round = [[UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B|Euro 2025 qualifying]] |
|||
| date = 9 April |
|||
| time = |
|||
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|MLT}} |
|||
| score = 0–2 |
|||
| team2 = {{fbw|POR}} |
|||
| goals1 = |
|||
| goals2 = |
|||
| stadium = [[Centenary Stadium]] |
|||
| location = [[Ta' Qali]] |
|||
| attendance = |
|||
|referee=[[Katalin Sipos]] ([[Hungarian Football Federation|Hungary]]) |
|||
|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040381/ |
|||
| result = l |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Football box collapsible |
|||
| format = 1 |
|||
| round = [[UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B|Euro 2025 qualifying]] |
|||
|id=MLT v BIH |
|||
|date=31 May |
|||
|time=19:30 |
|||
|team1={{fbw-rt|MLT}} |
|||
|score=0–1 |
|||
|team2={{fbw|BIH}} |
|||
|goals1= |
|||
|goals2= |
|||
*[[Milena Nikolić|Nikolić]] {{Goal|88}} |
|||
|stadium=[[Centenary Stadium]] |
|||
| location =[[Ta' Qali]] |
|||
|attendance=661 |
|||
|referee=Emily Heaslip ([[The Football Association|England]]) |
|||
|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040407/ |
|||
| result = l |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Football box collapsible |
|||
| format = 1 |
|||
| round = [[UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B|Euro 2025 qualifying]] |
|||
|id=BIH v MLT |
|||
|date=4 June |
|||
|time=16:00 |
|||
|team1={{fbw-rt|BIH}} |
|||
|score=2–1 |
|||
|team2={{fbw|MLT}} |
|||
|goals1= |
|||
*[[Milena Nikolić|Nikolić]] {{goal|64||90+4}} |
|||
|goals2= |
|||
*[[Maria Farrugia|Farrugia]] {{goal|10}} |
|||
|stadium=[[Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre]] |
|||
| location =[[Zenica]] |
|||
|attendance= |
|||
|referee=[[Sofik Torosyan]] ([[Football Federation of Armenia|Armenia]]) |
|||
|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040426/ |
|||
| result = l |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Football box collapsible |
|||
| format = 1 |
|||
| round = [[UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B|Euro 2025 qualifying]] |
|||
|id=MLT v NIR |
|||
|date=12 July |
|||
|time=19:30 |
|||
|team1={{fbw-rt|MLT}} |
|||
|score=0–2 |
|||
|team2={{fbw|NIR}} |
|||
|goals1= |
|||
|goals2= |
|||
|stadium=[[Centenary Stadium]] |
|||
| location = [[Ta' Qali]] |
|||
|attendance= |
|||
|referee= |
|||
|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040455/ |
|||
| result = L |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Football box collapsible |
|||
| format = 1 |
|||
| round = [[UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B|Euro 2025 qualifying]] |
|||
|id=POR v MLT |
|||
|date=16 July |
|||
|time=19:00 {{small|(18:00 [[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])}} |
|||
|team1={{fbw-rt|POR}} |
|||
|score=3–1 |
|||
|team2={{fbw|MLT}} |
|||
|goals1= |
|||
|goals2= |
|||
|stadium=[[Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa]] |
|||
| location =[[Leiria]] |
|||
|attendance= |
|||
|referee= |
|||
|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040474/ |
|||
| result = L |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Football box collapsible |
|||
| format = 1 |
|||
| round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |
|||
| date = 25 October |
|||
| time = 18:15 |
|||
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|ITA}} |
|||
| score = 5–0 |
|||
| report = |
|||
| team2 = {{fbw|MLT}} |
|||
| stadium = [[Stadio Tre Fontane]] |
|||
| location = [[Rome|Roma]] |
|||
| attendance = |
|||
| referee = |
|||
| result = L |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Football box collapsible |
|||
| format = 1 |
|||
| round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |
|||
| date = 29 November |
|||
| time = 14:00 |
|||
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|MLT}} |
|||
| score = 1-3 |
|||
| report = |
|||
| team2 = {{fbw|HUN}} |
|||
|goals1=[[Haley Bugeja|Bugeja]]{{goal|??}} |
|||
|goals2=*[[Dóra Zeller|Zeller]]{{goal|33||55}} |
|||
*??{{goal|71||.og}} |
|||
| stadium = [[Centenary Stadium]] |
|||
| location = [[Ta' Qali]],Malta |
|||
| attendance = |
|||
| referee = |
|||
| result = l |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Football box collapsible |
|||
| format = 1 |
|||
| round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |
|||
| date = 3 December |
|||
| time = 14:00 |
|||
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|MLT}} |
|||
| score = 1-1 |
|||
| report = |
|||
| team2 = {{fbw|HUN}} |
|||
|goals1=[[Haley Bugeja|Bugeja]]{{goal|53}} |
|||
|goals2=[[Henrietta Csizar|Csizar]]{{goal|46}} |
|||
| stadium = [[Centenary Stadium]] |
|||
| location = [[Ta' Qali]],Malta |
|||
| attendance = |
|||
| referee = |
|||
| result = d |
|||
}} |
|||
*[https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/national-team/nationalteam/13/womens-friendlies.htm?feature=fixtures Official Malta Fixtures (Friendly matches only) – MFA.com.mt] |
|||
*[https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/national-team/nationalteam/13/womens-friendlies.htm?feature=results Official Malta Results (Friendly matches only) – MFA.com.mt] |
|||
*[https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/malta/malta/4118/ Malta Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com] |
|||
==Coaching staff== |
|||
===Current coaching staff=== |
|||
{| class="wikitable" |
|||
|- |
|||
! Position |
|||
! Name |
|||
! Ref. |
|||
|- |
|||
| [[Coach (sport)#Association football|Head coach]] |
|||
| {{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Manuela Tesse]] |
|||
| [https://www.mfa.com.mt/news/general/manuela-tesse-is-the-new-national-womens-team-coach/?fbclid=IwAR2xCn_q7Sp9pP0A_l1OTaXKKUkce7quuvAROg4CrBEyH3VwrHw3aI1M_zI] |
|||
|- |
|||
| [[Coach (sport)#Association football|Assistant coach]] |
|||
| {{Flagicon|Malta}} [[Dionne Tonna]] |
|||
| [https://mfa.com.mt/news/general/celebrating-20-years-of-womens-football-in-malta-honoring-pioneers/] |
|||
|- |
|||
| [[Coach (sport)#Association football|Physical coach]] |
|||
| {{Flagicon|Malta}} [[Karl Attard]] |
|||
| [https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/role-of-strength-conditioning-is-key-physical-trainer-attard.789569] |
|||
|- |
|||
|} |
|||
=== Coaching history === |
|||
{{updated|23 December 2023}} |
|||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |
|||
|- |
|||
!Manager |
|||
!Malta career |
|||
!Played |
|||
!Won |
|||
!Drawn |
|||
!Lost |
|||
!Win % |
|||
|- |
|||
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Malta}} {{sortname|Pierre|Brincat|nolink=1}} |
|||
|2003–2014 |
|||
{{WDL|decimals=1|60 |
|||
|11 |
|||
|8 |
|||
|41}} |
|||
|- |
|||
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Malta}} {{sortname|Mark|Gatt|nolink=1}} |
|||
|2015–2022 |
|||
{{WDL|decimals=1|66 |
|||
|23 |
|||
|13 |
|||
|30}} |
|||
|- |
|||
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} {{sortname|Manuela|Tesse}} |
|||
|2023–Present |
|||
{{WDL|decimals=1|10 |
|||
|8 |
|||
|1 |
|||
|1}} |
|||
|- |
|||
|} |
|||
{{notelist|group=coaching-history}} |
|||
==Players== |
|||
{{Main|List of Malta women's international footballers}} |
|||
{{See also|Category:Malta women's international footballers}} |
|||
===Current squad=== |
|||
*The following players were part of the squad ahead of the [[international friendly]] match against [[Italy women's national football team|Italy]] on the October 2024, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mfa.com.mt/news/national-teams/tesse-names-squad-for-international-friendly-against-italy/|title=Tesse names squad for international friendly against Italy|date=2024-10-12|access-date=2024-10-20|publisher=Malta Football Association }}</ref> |
|||
{{nat fs g start}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Raisa|Costantino}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|5|23}}|caps= |goals= |club=[[SPD Tharros]] |clubnat=ITA |latest=}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Giulia|D'Antuono}}|age= |caps=0|goals=0|club=Mġarr United FC |clubnat=MLT|latest=v}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Patricia|Ebejer}}|age={{Birth date and age|2000 |2 |23 |df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Mġarr United F.C.|Mġarr United]]|clubnat=MLT|latest=}} |
|||
{{nat fs break}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Abigail|Camilleri}}|age= |caps=0|goals=0|club=Mġarr United FC |clubnat=MLT |latest=}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Mariah|Cardona}}|age= |caps=0|goals=0|club=Birkirkara FC |clubnat=MLT |latest= }} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Leanne|Cefai}}|age= |caps=0|goals=0|club=Mġarr United |clubnat=MLT |latest= }} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Alexandra|Gatt}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|10|13 |df=y}} |caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Durham W.F.C.|Durham]]|clubnat= ENG|latest=}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Emma|Lipman}}|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|2|23}}|caps=17|goals=1|club=[[SSD FC Como Women|Como]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Valentina|Rapa}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|2|14}}|caps= |goals= |club=[[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] |clubnat=MLT}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Emma|Xuerreb}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|1|5}}|caps=32|goals=2|club=[[Swieqi United Football Club|Swieqi United]]|clubnat=MLT|latest=}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Charlene|Zammit}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|1|18}}|caps=40|goals=0|club=[[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]]|clubnat=MLT}} |
|||
{{nat fs break}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Brenda|Borg}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|5|1}}|caps=27|goals=2|club=[[Mġarr United F.C.|Mġarr United]]|clubnat=MLT}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Veronique|Mifsud}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|2|11}}|caps= |goals= |club=[[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]]|clubnat=MLT}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Nicole|Sciberras}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|4|28}}|caps=16|goals=0|club=[[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]]|clubnat=MLT}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Gabriella|Zahra}}|age={{Birth date and age|1991|05|02|df=y}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]]|clubnat=MLT|latest=}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Shona|Zammit}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|6|15}}|caps=21|goals=3|club=[[Swieqi United Football Club|Swieqi United]]|clubnat=MLT}} |
|||
{{nat fs break}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Haley|Bugeja}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2004|5|5}}|caps=20 |goals=14 |club=[[Inter Milan (women)|Inter Milan]] |clubnat=ITA}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Yulya|Carella}}|age= |caps= |goals= |club=[[Mġarr United F.C.|Mġarr United]]|clubnat=MLT|latest= }} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Ylenia|Carabott}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|3|2}}|caps=83|goals=21|club=[[London Seaward FC|London Seaward]]|clubnat=ENG|latest= }} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Alishia|Sultana}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|4|9}}|caps= |goals= |club=[[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]]|clubnat=MLT|latest= }} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Lexine|Farrugia}}|age={{Birth date and age|2007|07|06|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club=[[AS Roma (women)|Roma]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Maria|Farrugia}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|1|9}}|caps=14|goals=1|club=[[Lewes F.C. Women|Lewes]]|clubnat=ENG}} |
|||
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Kailey|Willis}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|5|18}}|caps= |goals= |club=[[ASD Meran Women|Meran]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=}} |
|||
{{nat fs g end}} |
|||
===Recent call-ups=== |
|||
<!-- SORT BY positions, latest call-ups, caps, goals, last name, first name --> |
|||
The following players were also named to a squad in the last 12 months. |
|||
{{nat fs r start}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Janice|Xuereb}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|8|1}}|caps=21|goals=0|club=[[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]] |clubnat=MLT|latest=v. {{fbw|POR}}, 9 April 2024}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Maya|Cachia}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2004|12|23}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC Crotone|Crotone]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fbw|POR}}, 16 July 2024}} |
|||
{{nat fs break}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Amy|Busuttil}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2004|11|28}}|caps=0|goals=0|club= |clubnat=|latest=v. {{fbw|BLR}}, 25 February 2024}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Jessica Lee|Dimech}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|6|22}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Swieqi United Football Club|Swieqi United]]|clubnat=MLT|latest=v. {{fbw|BLR}}, 25 February 2024}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Sarah|Urpani}}|age= |caps=0|goals=0|club= |clubnat= |latest=v. {{fbw|BLR}}, 25 February 2024}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Tammy|Falzon}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|8|5}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Swieqi United Football Club|Swieqi United]]|clubnat=MLT|latest=v. {{fbw|LAT}}, 5 December 2023}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Georgiana|Mifsud}}|age= |caps= |goals= |club= |clubnat=|latest=v. {{fbw|AND}}, 27 October 2023 <sup>PRE</sup>}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Rebecca|Bajada}}|age={{Birth date and age|1994 |12 |22 |df=y}} |caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Mġarr United F.C.|Mġarr United]]|clubnat=MLT |latest=v. {{fbw|POR}}, 16 July 2024}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Stefania|Farrugia}}|age= |caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Birkirkara FC (women)|Birkirkara]]|clubnat=MLT |latest=v. {{fbw|POR}}, 16 July 2024}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=3|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Ann-Marie|Said}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|7|2}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[Birkirkara F.C. (women)|Birkirkara]]|clubnat=MLT|latest=v. {{fbw|POR}}, 16 July 2024}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Jade|Schembri}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|5|8}}|caps= |goals= |club=[[Swieqi United Football Club|Swieqi United]]|clubnat=MLT|latest=v. {{fbw|POR}}, 16 July 2024}} |
|||
{{nat fs break}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Dorianne|Theuma}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|5|17}} |caps=116 |goals=26 |club=[[Swieqi United Football Club|Swieqi United]]|clubnat=MLT|latest=v. {{fbw|BIH}}, 4 June 2024}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=8|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Rachel|Cuschieri}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|4|26}}|caps=39|goals=7|club=[[UC Sampdoria (women)|Sampdoria]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fbw|POR}}, 16 July 2024}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Maia|Debono}}|age={{Birth date and age|2001|11|07|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Mġarr United F.C.|Mġarr United]]|clubnat=MLT |latest=v. {{fbw|POR}}, 16 July 2024}} |
|||
{{nat fs break}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Sara|Saliba}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2007|3|26}} |caps=1 |goals=0 |club=[[AC Milan Women|AC Milan]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fbw|POR}}, 16 July 2024}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name= Leah Ayres |age= |caps= |goals= |club= |clubnat=|latest=v. {{fbw|AND}}, 27 October 2023}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Jade|Flask}}|age={{Birth date and age|1996|8|4|df=y}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Swieqi United Football Club|Swieqi United]]|clubnat=MLT|latest=v. {{fbw|POR}}, 16 July 2024}} |
|||
{{nat fs r player|no=13|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Maya|Lucia}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|7|6}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[ŽNK Split]]|clubnat=CRO|latest=v. {{fbw|POR}}, 16 July 2024}} |
|||
{{nat fs end}} |
|||
===Captains=== |
|||
{{Expand section|date=July 2021}} |
|||
*[[Dorianne Theuma]] (????–????) |
|||
*'''[[Emma Lipman]]''' (????–) |
|||
==Records== |
|||
<!-- {{Main|List of Malta women's international footballers}} --> |
|||
{{See also|Category:Malta women's international footballers}} |
|||
:''*Active players in '''bold''', statistics correct as of July 2021.'' |
|||
===Most capped players=== |
|||
[[File:Dorianne.PNG|200px|thumb|right|In 2015 [[Dorianne Theuma]] was Malta's most capped player with 64 caps.]] |
|||
Below is a list of the 10 players with the most [[Cap (sport)#Association football|caps]] for Malta.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} |
|||
<!-- Goals scored are not to be used as "tie-breakers". --> |
|||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
|||
|- |
|||
!width=20px|# |
|||
! style="width:150px;"|Player |
|||
! style="width:100px;"|Period |
|||
!width=50px|Caps |
|||
!width=50px|Goals |
|||
|- |
|||
| 1 |
|||
| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Dorianne Theuma]]''' |
|||
| 2003–present |
|||
| 114 |
|||
| 29 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 2 |
|||
| style="text-align: left;"|[[Rebecca D'Agostino]] |
|||
| 2003–2014 |
|||
| 57 |
|||
| 4 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 3 |
|||
| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Ylenia Carabott]]''' |
|||
| 2005–present |
|||
| 56 |
|||
| 11 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 4 |
|||
| style="text-align: left;"|[[Natasha Pace]] |
|||
| 2003–2014 |
|||
| 48 |
|||
| 3 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 5 |
|||
| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Rachel Cuschieri]]''' |
|||
| 2007–present |
|||
| 42 |
|||
| 6 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 6 |
|||
| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Charlene Zammit]]''' |
|||
| 2009–present |
|||
| 33 |
|||
| 0 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 6 |
|||
| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Mandy Debono]]''' |
|||
| 2006–present |
|||
| 33 |
|||
| 0 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 6 |
|||
| style="text-align: left;"|[[Maria Azzopardi]] |
|||
| 2003–2011 |
|||
| 33 |
|||
| 0 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 9 |
|||
| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Stefania Farrugia]]''' |
|||
| 2007–present |
|||
| 32 |
|||
| 1 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 10 |
|||
| style="text-align: left;"|[[Kathleen Saliba]] |
|||
| 2004–2012 |
|||
| 31 |
|||
| 1 |
|||
|} |
|||
===Top goalscorers=== |
|||
{{Expand section|date=October 2020}} |
|||
{| class="wikitable sortable" |
|||
|- |
|||
!width =|# |
|||
!width =|Player |
|||
!width =|Year(s) |
|||
!width =|Goals |
|||
!width =|Caps |
|||
<!-- |
|||
|- |
|||
|align=center|'''1'''|| || ||align=center| ||align=center| |
|||
|- |
|||
|align=center|'''2'''|| || ||align=center| ||align=center| |
|||
|- |
|||
|align=center|'''3'''|| || ||align=center| ||align=center| |
|||
|- |
|||
|align=center|'''4'''|| || ||align=center| ||align=center| |
|||
|- |
|||
|align=center|'''5'''|| || ||align=center| ||align=center| |
|||
|- |
|||
|align=center|'''6'''|| || ||align=center| ||align=center| |
|||
|- |
|||
|align=center|'''7'''|| || ||align=center| ||align=center| |
|||
|- |
|||
|align=center|'''8'''|| || ||align=center| ||align=center| |
|||
|- |
|||
|align=center|'''9'''|| || ||align=center| ||align=center| |
|||
|- |
|||
|align=center|'''10'''|| || ||align=center| ||align=center| |
|||
--> |
|||
|} |
|||
==Competitive record== |
|||
===FIFA Women's World Cup=== |
|||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
|||
|- |
|||
!colspan=9|[[FIFA Women's World Cup]] record |
|||
|rowspan=13| |
|||
!colspan=7|Qualification record |
|||
|- |
|||
!Year |
|||
!Result |
|||
!GP |
|||
!W |
|||
!D* |
|||
!L |
|||
!GF |
|||
!GA |
|||
!GD |
|||
!GP |
|||
!W |
|||
!D* |
|||
!L |
|||
!GF |
|||
!GA |
|||
!GD |
|||
|- |
|||
||{{flagicon|China}} [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]]||colspan=8 rowspan=4 | ''did not enter'' |
|||
|colspan=7|''[[UEFA Women's Euro 1991|UEFA Euro 1991]]'' |
|||
|- |
|||
||{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995]] |
|||
|colspan=7|''[[UEFA Women's Euro 1995|UEFA Euro 1995]]'' |
|||
|- |
|||
||{{flagicon|USA}} [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999]] |
|||
|colspan=7 rowspan=2|''did not enter'' |
|||
|- |
|||
||{{flagicon|USA}} [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]] |
|||
|- |
|||
||{{flagicon|China}} [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]]||colspan=8 rowspan=5|''did not qualify'' |
|||
||6||0||1||5||4||14||−10 |
|||
|- |
|||
||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]] |
|||
||8||0||0||8||1||51||−50 |
|||
|- |
|||
||{{flagicon|Canada}} [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]] |
|||
||13||2||1||10||9||56||−47 |
|||
|- |
|||
||{{flagicon|France}} [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019]] |
|||
||3||1||1||1||3||2||+1 |
|||
|- |
|||
||{{flagicon|Australia}}{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023]] |
|||
||8||2||1||5||6||17||−11 |
|||
|- |
|||
||{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[2027 FIFA Women's World Cup|2027]]||colspan="8" | ''To be determined'' |
|||
|colspan=7|''to be determined'' |
|||
|- |
|||
!Total||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
!38||5||1||29||23||140||−117 |
|||
|} |
|||
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty kicks]].'' |
|||
===UEFA Women's Championship=== |
|||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
|||
!colspan="8"|[[UEFA Women's Championship]] record |
|||
|rowspan="17"| |
|||
!colspan="6"|Qualifying record |
|||
|- |
|||
!Year |
|||
!Result |
|||
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} |
|||
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}} |
|||
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} |
|||
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} |
|||
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} |
|||
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} |
|||
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} |
|||
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}} |
|||
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} |
|||
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} |
|||
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} |
|||
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|ENG}}{{flagicon|ITA}}{{flagicon|NOR}}{{flagicon|SWE}} [[1984 European Competition for Women's Football|1984]]||colspan=7 rowspan=8|''did not enter'' |
|||
|colspan=6 rowspan=8|''did not enter'' |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[1987 European Competition for Women's Football|1987]] |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1989 European Competition for Women's Football|1989]] |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 1991|1991]] |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 1993|1993]] |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|ENG}}{{flagicon|GER}}{{flagicon|NOR}}{{flagicon|SWE}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 1995|1995]] |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|Norway}}{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 1997|1997]] |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 2001|2001]] |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|England}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 2005|2005]]||colspan=7 rowspan=5|''did not qualify'' |
|||
||8||0||0||8||1||35 |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009|2009]] |
|||
||3||0||1||2||2||12 |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013|2013]] |
|||
||3||1||1||1||2||3 |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 2017|2017]] |
|||
||3||2||0||1||9||8 |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|England}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022|2022]] |
|||
||10||3||1||6||11||30 |
|||
|- |
|||
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 2025|2025]]||colspan=7|''to be determined'' |
|||
|colspan=6|''To be determined'' |
|||
|- |
|||
!Total||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |
|||
!27||6||3||18||25||88 |
|||
|} |
|||
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.'' |
|||
=== UEFA Nations League === |
|||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
|||
|- |
|||
!colspan="13"|[[UEFA Nations League]] record |
|||
|- |
|||
!Year |
|||
!Division |
|||
!Group |
|||
!Round |
|||
!Position |
|||
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} |
|||
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}} |
|||
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} |
|||
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} |
|||
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} |
|||
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} |
|||
!width=35 |{{Tooltip|P/R|Promotion/relegation at end of season}} |
|||
!width=28 |{{Tooltip|RK|Overall rank}} |
|||
|- |
|||
|[[2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League|2023–24]] |
|||
|[[2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C|C]] |
|||
|[[2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C#Group 1|1]] |
|||
|Group stage |
|||
|1st |
|||
|6||5||1||0||13||1||P||34th |
|||
|- |
|||
|[[2025–26 UEFA Women's Nations League|2024–25]] |
|||
|[[2025–26 UEFA Women's Nations League B|B]] |
|||
|colspan=11 {{Pending|''To be determined''}} |
|||
|- |
|||
!colspan=2|Total |
|||
! |
|||
!Group stage |
|||
!1/1 |
|||
!6 |
|||
!5 |
|||
!1 |
|||
!0 |
|||
!13 |
|||
!1 |
|||
!colspan=2|34th |
|||
|} |
|||
==Honours== |
|||
{{Empty section|date=June 2021}} |
|||
==See also== |
|||
[[Malta International Football Tournament]] |
|||
{{Portal|Europe|Malta|Sports|Association football|Women's association football}} |
|||
*[[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 national football team|Malta men's national football team]] |
|||
***[[Malta national under-21 football team|Malta men's national under-21 football team]] |
|||
***[[Malta national under-19 football team|Malta men's national under-19 football team]] |
|||
***[[Malta national under-17 football team|Malta men's national under-17 football team]] |
|||
==Notes== |
|||
{{reflist|group=note}} |
|||
==References== |
|||
{{reflist}} |
|||
==External links== |
==External links== |
||
*[https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/home.htm Official website] {{In lang|en}} |
|||
*[http://www.maltafootball.com/national-teams/women/ Malta Women's National Football Team] |
|||
* [https://thesportingfan.com/ The Sporting Fan] |
|||
*[http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/teams/team=500088/index.html Profile] on UEFA.com |
|||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134935/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mlt/ FIFA profile] |
|||
{{ |
{{Malta national football team}} |
||
{{Football in Malta}} |
|||
{{UEFA women's teams}} |
{{UEFA women's teams}} |
||
{{National sports teams of Malta}} |
|||
{{Maltese football}} |
|||
[[Category:Women's national association football teams|Malta]] |
|||
[[Category:Football in Malta]] |
|||
[[Category:National sports teams of Malta|Women's football]] |
|||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malta Women's National Football Team}} |
|||
[[de:Maltesische Fußballnationalmannschaft der Frauen]] |
|||
[[Category:Malta women's national football team| ]] |
|||
[[nl:Maltees vrouwenvoetbalelftal]] |
|||
[[Category:European women's national association football teams]] |
|||
[[no:Maltas kvinnelandslag i fotball]] |
|||
[[pt:Seleção Maltesa de Futebol Feminino]] |
Latest revision as of 13:42, 12 December 2024
Association | Malta Football Association | ||
---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
| |||
FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 86 1 (13 December 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 74 (August 2003) | ||
Lowest | 115 (October 2007) | ||
First international | |||
Romania 3–0 Malta (Bucharest, Romania; 10 August 2003) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Malta 6–0 Luxembourg (Ta' Qali, Malta; 6 April 2013) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Malta 0–13 Spain (Ta' Qali, Malta; 9 September 2009) |
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]
History
[edit]The 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 in the qualifiers, scoring once and conceding 35 goals. 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 from 1 January 2023[6]
Team image
[edit]Home stadium
[edit]The Malta women's national team play their home matches at the Centenary Stadium.
Overall official record
[edit]Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 Euro qualifying | Regular stage (Class B) |
0–3 0–8 0–1 0–2 0–3 1–4 0–9 0–5 |
Romania Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Ireland |
5 / 5 | Caruana |
2007 World Cup qualifying | Regular stage (Class B) |
1–4 0–1 1–4 1–3 0–1 1–1 |
Croatia Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina |
4 / 4 | D'Agostino Theuma, Tonna Theuma |
2009 Euro qualifying | Preliminary round | 0–0 2–4 0–8 |
Lithuania Luxembourg Slovakia |
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 |
Spain England Austria Turkey |
5 / 5 | N. Pace |
2013 Euro qualifying | Preliminary round | 1–0 0–2 1–1 |
Georgia Faroe Islands Armenia |
2 / 4 | D'Agostino Cuschieri |
2015 World Cup qualifying | Preliminary round | 1–1 6–0 2–0 |
Albania Luxembourg Latvia |
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 |
Israel Denmark Serbia Switzerland Iceland |
6 / 6 |
Results and fixtures
[edit]The 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
2024
[edit]22 February Visit Malta Women's Tournament 2024 | Malta | 2–0 | Faroe Islands | Paola, Malta |
18:00 | Stadium: Tony Bezzina Stadium |
25 February Visit Malta Women's Tournament 2024 | Malta | 1–1 | Belarus | Paola, Malta |
18:00 | Borg 58' | Arcišeŭskaja 90+2' | Stadium: Tony Bezzina Stadium |
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Northern Ireland | 0–0 | Malta | Belfast |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Maria Marotta (Italy) |
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Malta | 0–2 | Portugal | Ta' Qali |
Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary) |
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying | Malta | 0–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ta' Qali |
19:30 | Report |
|
Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 661 Referee: Emily Heaslip (England) |
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–1 | Malta | Zenica |
16:00 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Referee: Sofik Torosyan (Armenia) |
12 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Malta | 0–2 | Northern Ireland | Ta' Qali |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium |
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Portugal | 3–1 | Malta | Leiria |
19:00 (18:00 UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa |
25 October Friendly | Italy | 5–0 | Malta | Roma |
18:15 | Stadium: Stadio Tre Fontane |
29 November Friendly | Malta | 1-3 | Hungary | Ta' Qali,Malta |
14:00 | Bugeja ??' |
|
Stadium: Centenary Stadium |
3 December Friendly | Malta | 1-1 | Hungary | Ta' Qali,Malta |
14:00 | Bugeja 53' | Csizar 46' | Stadium: Centenary Stadium |
- Official Malta Fixtures (Friendly matches only) – MFA.com.mt
- Official Malta Results (Friendly matches only) – MFA.com.mt
- Malta Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com
Coaching staff
[edit]Current coaching staff
[edit]Position | Name | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Head coach | Manuela Tesse | [1] |
Assistant coach | Dionne Tonna | [2] |
Physical coach | Karl Attard | [3] |
Coaching history
[edit]- As of 23 December 2023
Manager | Malta career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pierre Brincat | 2003–2014 | 60 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 18.3 |
Mark Gatt | 2015–2022 | 66 | 23 | 13 | 30 | 34.8 |
Manuela Tesse | 2023–Present | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 80.0 |
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- The following players were part of the squad ahead of the international friendly match against Italy on the October 2024, respectively.[7]
Recent call-ups
[edit]The 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Janice Xuereb | 1 August 1996 | 21 | 0 | Birkirkara | v. Portugal, 9 April 2024 |
GK | Maya Cachia | 23 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | Crotone | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
DF | Amy Busuttil | 28 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | v. Belarus, 25 February 2024 | |
DF | Jessica Lee Dimech | 22 June 2002 | 0 | 0 | Swieqi United | v. Belarus, 25 February 2024 |
DF | Sarah Urpani | 0 | 0 | v. Belarus, 25 February 2024 | ||
DF | Tammy Falzon | 5 August 2005 | 0 | 0 | Swieqi United | v. Latvia, 5 December 2023 |
DF | Georgiana Mifsud | v. Andorra, 27 October 2023 PRE | ||||
DF | Rebecca Bajada | 22 December 1994 | 0 | 0 | Mġarr United | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
DF | Stefania Farrugia | 0 | 0 | Birkirkara | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 | |
DF | Ann-Marie Said | 2 July 1994 | 13 | 0 | Birkirkara | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
DF | Jade Schembri | 8 May 1999 | Swieqi United | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 | ||
MF | Dorianne Theuma | 17 May 1984 | 116 | 26 | Swieqi United | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 4 June 2024 |
MF | Rachel Cuschieri | 26 April 1992 | 39 | 7 | Sampdoria | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
MF | Maia Debono | 7 November 2001 | 0 | 0 | Mġarr United | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
FW | Sara Saliba | 26 March 2007 | 1 | 0 | AC Milan | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
FW | Leah Ayres | v. Andorra, 27 October 2023 | ||||
FW | Jade Flask | 4 August 1996 | Swieqi United | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 | ||
FW | Maya Lucia | 6 July 2003 | 1 | 0 | ŽNK Split | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
Captains
[edit]This 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
[edit]Below is a list of the 10 players with the most caps for Malta.[citation needed]
# | Player | Period | Caps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
[edit]This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2020) |
# | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |
---|
Competitive record
[edit]FIFA Women's World Cup
[edit]FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1991 | did not enter | UEFA Euro 1991 | ||||||||||||||
1995 | UEFA Euro 1995 | |||||||||||||||
1999 | did not enter | |||||||||||||||
2003 | ||||||||||||||||
2007 | did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | ||||||||
2011 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 51 | −50 | |||||||||
2015 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 56 | −47 | |||||||||
2019 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |||||||||
2023 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 | |||||||||
2027 | 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
[edit]UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1984 | did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||
1987 | ||||||||||||||
1989 | ||||||||||||||
1991 | ||||||||||||||
1993 | ||||||||||||||
1995 | ||||||||||||||
1997 | ||||||||||||||
2001 | ||||||||||||||
2005 | did not qualify | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 35 | |||||||
2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||
2013 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
2017 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||
2022 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 30 | ||||||||
2025 | to be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||
Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 88 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Nations League
[edit]UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
[edit]This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (June 2021) |
See also
[edit]Malta 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 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.
- ^ "Tesse names squad for international friendly against Italy". Malta Football Association. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in English)
- The Sporting Fan
- FIFA profile