Malta women's national football team

Malta

Association	Malta Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
FIFA code	MLT
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	105
Highest	74 (August 2003)
Lowest	113 (December 2006)

The Malta women's national football team represents the Malta Football Association in international women's football matches sanctioned by UEFA. As of March 2012 Malta ranks 111th in FIFA's Women's World Ranking.

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, with a 1-35 goal average. The team's first goal was scored by Rebecca D'Agostino on November 20, 2003 against Croatia.

After 13 losses Malta achieved its first tie on June 7, 2006 against Bosnia in the last match of the 2007 World Cup's qualifying. The team played for the first time against elite national teams in the 2011 World Cup, 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.

The team is coached by Pierre Brincat.

World Cup record

World Cup Finals
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	To Be Determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

No.	Pos.	Player	Club
	GK	Sharon Costantino	Mosta
	GK	Stephanie Cremona	Hibernians
	GK	Dorianne Grech	Tarxien
	DF	Rebecca D'Agostino	Mosta
	DF	Maria Azzopardi	Hibernians
	DF	Rebecca Chircop	Mosta
	DF	Stefania Farrugia	Birkirkara
	DF	Kirsty Feasey	Reading
	DF	Ann Marie Said	Gozo
	DF	Corissa Vella	Hibernians
	DF	Charlene Zammit	Hibernians
	DF	Michelle Zuber	Gozo
	MF	Grech Amber	Pembroke
	MF	Orianna Bedingfeld	Mosta
	MF	Rachel Cuschieri	Birkirkara
	MF	Mandy Debono	Hibernians
	MF	Chantal Fenech	Birkirkara
	MF	Kelly Pace	Birkirkara
	MF	Natasha Pace	Mosta
	MF	Antoinette Sammut	Mgarr
	MF	Dorianne Theuma	Mosta
	MF	Emma Xuereb	Mosta
	FW	Nicole Buttigieg	Ingersoll Flyers
	FW	Ylenia Carabott	Hibernians
	FW	Kathleen Saliba	Hibernians
	FW	Gabriella Zahra	Birkirkara

Overall official record

Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent	Position / Notes
2005 EC QS	GS: Gr.1 (Class B)	0-3 0-8	Romania
		0-1 0-2	Bosnia
		0-3 1-4	Croatia
		0-9 0-5	Ireland	5 / 5
2007 WC QS	GS: Gr.1 (Class B)	1-4 0-1	Croatia
		1-4 1-3	Slovenia
		0-1 1-1	Bosnia	4 / 4
2009 EC QS	PR: Gr.3	0-0	Lithuania
		2-4	Luxembourg
		0-8	Slovakia	4 / 4
2011 WC QS	GS: Gr.5	0-13 0-9	Spain
		0-8 0-6	England
		0-2 0-6	Austria
		0-2 1-5	Turkey	5 / 5
2013 EC QS	PR: Gr.2	1-0	Georgia
		0-2	Faroe Islands
		1-1	Armenia	2 / 4

External links

• Malta Women's National Football Team
• Profile on UEFA.com