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{{short description|Women's national association football team representing Malta}}
{{about|the women's team|the men's team|Malta national football team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox national football team
{{Infobox national football team
| Name = Malta
| Name = Malta
| Badge = Malta Football Association.svg
| Badge = Malta Football Association logo.svg
| Badge_size = 170px
| Badge_size = 180px
| FIFA Trigramme = MLT
| FIFA Trigramme = MLT
| Nickname =
| Nickname =
| Association = [[Malta Football Association|Malta Football<br>Association]]
| Association = [[Malta Football Association]]
| Confederation = [[UEFA]] ([[Europe]])
| Confederation = [[UEFA]] (Europe)
| Coach =
| Coach = [[Manuela Tesse]]
| Most caps =
| Captain = [[Emma Lipman]]
| Top scorer =
| Most caps = [[Dorianne Theuma]] (116)
| Captain =
| Top scorer = [[Dorianne Theuma]] (26)
| Home Stadium =
| Home Stadium = [[Centenary Stadium]]
| FIFA Rank = 111
| FIFA Rank = {{nowrap|{{FIFA Women's World Rankings|MLT}}}}
| 1st ranking date = July 2003
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| FIFA max = 74
| FIFA max = 74
| FIFA max date = August 2003
| FIFA max date = August 2003
| FIFA min = 113
| FIFA min = 115
| FIFA min date = December 2006
| FIFA min date = October 2007
| Elo Rankpik i øret =
| Elo Rankpik i øret =
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| Elo max =
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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>
==World Cup record==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:50%;"
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.

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===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>

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{{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}}
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{{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=10|World Cup Finals
!colspan=9|[[FIFA Women's World Cup]] record
|rowspan=13|
!colspan=7|Qualification record
|-
|-
!Year
!Year
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!GA
!GA
!GD
!GD
!GP
|-
!W
||{{flagicon|China|}} [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]]||''Did Not Enter''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
!D*
|-
!L
||{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995]]||''Did Not Enter''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
!GF
|-
!GA
||{{flagicon|USA}} [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999]]||''Did Not Enter''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
!GD
|-
|-
||{{flagicon|USA}} [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]]||''Did Not Enter''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
||{{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|China}} [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
||{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995]]
|colspan=7|''[[UEFA Women's Euro 1995|UEFA Euro 1995]]''
|-
|-
||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
||{{flagicon|USA}} [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999]]
|colspan=7 rowspan=2|''did not enter''
|-
|-
||{{flagicon|Canada}} [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]]||''To Be Determined''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
||{{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''
|'''Total'''||0/6||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
||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 shootout (football)|penalty kicks]].''
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty kicks]].''


===UEFA Women's Championship===
==Overall official record==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan="8"|[[UEFA Women's Championship]] record
|rowspan="17"|
!colspan="6"|Qualifying record
|-
|-
!Year
! Competition !! Stage !! Result !! Opponent !! Position / Notes
!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''
| [[2005 UEFA Women's Championship qualification|2005 EC QS]] || GS: Gr.1 <small>(Class B)</small> || 0-3 0-8 || {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Romania women's national football team|Romania]] ||
|colspan=6 rowspan=8|''did not enter''
|-
|-
| || || 0-1 0-2 || {{flagicon|Bosnia}} [[Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team|Bosnia]] ||
|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[1987 European Competition for Women's Football|1987]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1989 European Competition for Women's Football|1989]]
| || || 0-3 1-4 || {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Croatia women's national football team|Croatia]] ||
|-
|-
| || || 0-9 0-5 || {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Republic of Ireland women's national football team|Ireland]] || 5 / 5
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 1991|1991]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 1993|1993]]
| [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2007 WC QS]] || GS: Gr.1 <small>(Class B)</small> || 1-4 0-1 || {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Croatia women's national football team|Croatia]] ||
|-
|-
| || || 1-4 1-3 || {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Slovenia women's national football team|Slovenia]] ||
|{{flagicon|ENG}}{{flagicon|GER}}{{flagicon|NOR}}{{flagicon|SWE}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 1995|1995]]
|-
|-
| || || 0-3 1-4 || {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Croatia women's national football team|Croatia]] ||
|{{flagicon|Norway}}{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 1997|1997]]
|-
|-
| || || 0-1 1-1 || {{flagicon|Bosnia}} [[Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team|Bosnia]] || 4 / 4
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 2001|2001]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 2005|2005]]||colspan=7 rowspan=5|''did not qualify''
| [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualification|2009 EC QS]] || PR: Gr.3 || 0-0 || {{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Lithuania women's national football team|Lithuania]] ||
||8||0||0||8||1||35
|-
|-
| || || 2-4 || {{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Luxembourg women's national football team|Luxembourg]] ||
|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009|2009]]
||3||0||1||2||2||12
|-
|-
| || || 0-8 || {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Slovakia women's national football team|Slovakia]] || 4 / 4
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013|2013]]
||3||1||1||1||2||3
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 2017|2017]]
| [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2011 WC QS]] || GS: Gr.5 || 0-13 0-9 || {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Croatia women's national football team|Croatia]] ||
||3||2||0||1||9||8
|-
|-
| || || 0-8 0-6 || {{flagicon|England}} [[England women's national football team|England]] ||
|{{flagicon|England}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022|2022]]
||10||3||1||6||11||30
|-
|-
| || || 0-2 0-6 || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Austria women's national football team|Austria]] ||
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[UEFA Women's Euro 2025|2025]]||colspan=7|''to be determined''
|colspan=6|''To be determined''
|-
|-
!Total||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
| || || 0-2 1-5 || {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkey women's national football team|Turkey]] || 5 / 5
!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
| [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying|2013 EC QS]] || PR: Gr.2 || 1-0 || {{flagicon|Georgia}} [[Georgia women's national football team|Georgia]] ||
|-
|-
!Year
| || || 0-2 || {{flagicon|Faroe Islands}} [[Faroe Islands women's national football team|Faroe Islands]] ||
!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]]
| || || 1-1 || {{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Armenia women's national football team|Armenia]] || 2 / 4
|[[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
|}
|}


==External links==
==Honours==
{{Empty section|date=June 2021}}
*[http://www.maltafootball.com/national-teams/women/ Malta Women's National Football Team]
*[http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/teams/team=500088/index.html Profile] on UEFA.com


==See also==
{{International women's football}}
[[Malta International Football Tournament]]
{{UEFA women's teams}}
{{Portal|Europe|Malta|Sports|Association football|Women's association football}}
{{Maltese 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==
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malta Women's National Football Team}}
{{reflist|group=note}}
[[Category:Women's national association football teams]]
[[Category:Football in Malta]]
[[Category:National sports teams of Malta|Women's football]]


==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
{{Malta-sport-stub}}
*[https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/home.htm Official website] {{In lang|en}}
{{national-footy-team-stub}}
* [https://thesportingfan.com/ The Sporting Fan]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134935/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mlt/ FIFA profile]


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{{National sports teams of Malta}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Malta Women's National Football Team}}
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[[Category:European women's national association football teams]]

Latest revision as of 13:42, 12 December 2024

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Malta national football team.

Malta
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationMalta Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachManuela Tesse
CaptainEmma Lipman
Most capsDorianne Theuma (116)
Top scorerDorianne Theuma (26)
Home stadiumCentenary Stadium
FIFA codeMLT
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 86 Increase 1 (13 December 2024)[1]
Highest74 (August 2003)
Lowest115 (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 Romania
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia Croatia
Republic of Ireland Ireland		 5 / 5 0
0
Caruana
0
2007 World Cup qualifying Regular stage
(Class B)		 1–4 0–1
1–4 1–3
0–1 1–1		 Croatia Croatia
Slovenia Slovenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina		 4 / 4 D'Agostino
Theuma, Tonna
Theuma
2009 Euro qualifying Preliminary round 0–0
2–4
0–8		 Lithuania Lithuania
Luxembourg Luxembourg
Slovakia Slovakia		 4 / 4 0
Carabott 2
0
2011 World Cup qualifying Regular stage 0–13 0–9
0–8 0–6
0–2 0–6
0–2 1–5		 Spain Spain
England England
Austria Austria
Turkey Turkey		 5 / 5 0
0
0
N. Pace
2013 Euro qualifying Preliminary round 1–0
0–2
1–1		 Georgia (country) Georgia
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
Armenia Armenia		 2 / 4 D'Agostino
0
Cuschieri
2015 World Cup qualifying Preliminary round 1–1
6–0
2–0		 Albania Albania
Luxembourg Luxembourg
Latvia 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 Israel
Denmark Denmark
Serbia Serbia
Switzerland Switzerland
Iceland Iceland		 6 / 6

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.

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2024

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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)
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

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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Position Name Ref.
Head coach Italy Manuela Tesse [1]
Assistant coach Malta Dionne Tonna [2]
Physical coach Malta Karl Attard [3]

Coaching history

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As of 23 December 2023
Manager Malta career Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
Malta Pierre Brincat 2003–2014 60 11 8 41 018.3
Malta Mark Gatt 2015–2022 66 23 13 30 034.8
Italy Manuela Tesse 2023–Present 10 8 1 1 080.0

Players

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Main article: List of Malta women's international footballers
See also: Category:Malta women's international footballers

Current squad

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Raisa Costantino (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 19) Italy SPD Tharros
1GK Giulia D'Antuono 0 0 Malta Mġarr United FC
1GK Patricia Ebejer (2000-02-23) 23 February 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Malta Mġarr United
2DF Abigail Camilleri 0 0 Malta Mġarr United FC
2DF Mariah Cardona 0 0 Malta Birkirkara FC
2DF Leanne Cefai 0 0 Malta Mġarr United
2DF Alexandra Gatt (2004-10-13) 13 October 2004 (age 20) 0 0 England Durham
4 2DF Emma Lipman (captain) (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 35) 17 1 Italy Como
2 2DF Valentina Rapa (2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 22) Malta Birkirkara
2DF Emma Xuerreb (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 32) 32 2 Malta Swieqi United
16 2DF Charlene Zammit (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33) 40 0 Malta Birkirkara
17 3MF Brenda Borg (1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 (age 27) 27 2 Malta Mġarr United
15 3MF Veronique Mifsud (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21) Malta Birkirkara
20 3MF Nicole Sciberras (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 23) 16 0 Malta Hibernians
2DF Gabriella Zahra (1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 33) Malta Birkirkara
14 3MF Shona Zammit (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 28) 21 3 Malta Swieqi United
21 4FW Haley Bugeja (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20) 20 14 Italy Inter Milan
4FW Yulya Carella Malta Mġarr United
4FW Ylenia Carabott (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35) 83 21 England London Seaward
4FW Alishia Sultana (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27) Malta Birkirkara
4FW Lexine Farrugia (2007-07-06) 6 July 2007 (age 17) Italy Roma
10 4FW Maria Farrugia (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23) 14 1 England Lewes
11 4FW Kailey Willis (2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 (age 21) Italy Meran

Recent call-ups

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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 (1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 28) 21 0 Malta Birkirkara v.  Portugal, 9 April 2024
GK Maya Cachia (2004-12-23) 23 December 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Italy Crotone v.  Portugal, 16 July 2024
DF Amy Busuttil (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 20) 0 0 v.  Belarus, 25 February 2024
DF Jessica Lee Dimech (2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Malta Swieqi United v.  Belarus, 25 February 2024
DF Sarah Urpani 0 0 v.  Belarus, 25 February 2024
DF Tammy Falzon (2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Malta Swieqi United v.  Latvia, 5 December 2023
DF Georgiana Mifsud v.  Andorra, 27 October 2023 PRE
DF Rebecca Bajada (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Malta Mġarr United v.  Portugal, 16 July 2024
DF Stefania Farrugia 0 0 Malta Birkirkara v.  Portugal, 16 July 2024
DF Ann-Marie Said (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 30) 13 0 Malta Birkirkara v.  Portugal, 16 July 2024
DF Jade Schembri (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25) Malta Swieqi United v.  Portugal, 16 July 2024
MF Dorianne Theuma (1984-05-17) 17 May 1984 (age 40) 116 26 Malta Swieqi United v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 4 June 2024
MF Rachel Cuschieri (1992-04-26) 26 April 1992 (age 32) 39 7 Italy Sampdoria v.  Portugal, 16 July 2024
MF Maia Debono (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Malta Mġarr United v.  Portugal, 16 July 2024
FW Sara Saliba (2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 17) 1 0 Italy AC Milan v.  Portugal, 16 July 2024
FW Leah Ayres v.  Andorra, 27 October 2023
FW Jade Flask (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28) Malta Swieqi United v.  Portugal, 16 July 2024
FW Maya Lucia (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Croatia ŽNK Split v.  Portugal, 16 July 2024

Captains

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Records

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See also: Category:Malta women's international footballers
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of July 2021.

Most capped players

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In 2015 Dorianne Theuma was Malta's most capped player with 64 caps.

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

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# Player Year(s) Goals Caps

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 did not enter UEFA Euro 1991
Sweden 1995 UEFA Euro 1995
United States 1999 did not enter
United States 2003
China 2007 did not qualify 6 0 1 5 4 14 −10
Germany 2011 8 0 0 8 1 51 −50
Canada 2015 13 2 1 10 9 56 −47
France 2019 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 8 2 1 5 6 17 −11
Brazil 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

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UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
EnglandItalyNorwaySweden 1984 did not enter did not enter
Norway 1987
West Germany 1989
Denmark 1991
Italy 1993
EnglandGermanyNorwaySweden 1995
NorwaySweden 1997
Germany 2001
England 2005 did not qualify 8 0 0 8 1 35
Finland 2009 3 0 1 2 2 12
Sweden 2013 3 1 1 1 2 3
Netherlands 2017 3 2 0 1 9 8
England 2022 10 3 1 6 11 30
Switzerland 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

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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

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See also

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Malta International Football Tournament

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Malta – Women's". UEFA. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. ^ Duret, Sébastien; Morrison, Neil (19 June 2005). "European Women Championship 2005 – Match Details". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ^ Aquilina, Domenic (18 April 2013). "Malta proud to make history". UEFA. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. ^ Lia, Gianluca (8 February 2015). "Interview with Malta women's national team head coach Mark Gatt". Women's Soccer United. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. ^ "MANUELA TESSE IS THE NEW NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM HEAD COACH". Malta Football Association. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Tesse names squad for international friendly against Italy". Malta Football Association. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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