Malta women's national football team
Association | Malta Football Association | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Manuela Tesse | ||
Captain | Emma Lipman | ||
Most caps | Dorianne Theuma (116) | ||
Top scorer | Dorianne Theuma (26) | ||
Home stadium | Centenary Stadium | ||
FIFA code | MLT | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 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 (Template:Lang-mt) represents the Malta Football Association in international women's football matches sanctioned by UEFA.[2]
History
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, scoring once and conceding 35. The team's first goal was scored by Sarah Caruana on November 16, 2003, against Croatia in a match played at the Gozo Stadium.[3]
After 13 losses, Malta achieved its first draw on June 7, 2006 against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last match of the 2007 World Cup's qualifying. The team played in the 2011 World Cup's qualifying, losing all games including a record 0–13 defeat to Spain. On March 3, 2011 Malta won an official match for the first time in the 2013 European Championship qualifying's preliminary round, beating Georgia 1–0 with a goal by D'Agostino in injury time.
On April 6, 2013 Malta beat Luxembourg 6–0 in the 2015 World Cup qualifying's preliminary round. The team also defeated Latvia and drew with Albania to top the group and make it past a preliminary round for the first time.[4]
The team was coached from its foundation until 2014 by Pierre Brincat, and then from 2015 till 2022 by former U19 coach Mark Gatt.[5] Former Italian international Manuela Tesse was appointed as the head coach as from 1 January 2023[6]
Team image
Home stadium
The Malta women's national team play their home matches on the Centenary Stadium.
Overall official record
Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position | Scorers |
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2005 Euro qualifying | Regular stage (Class B) |
0–3 0–8 0–1 0–2 0–3 1–4 0–9 0–5 |
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
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
2023
22 September 2023 Nations League C | Latvia | 0–1 | Malta | Jūrmala, Latvia |
Report | Bugeja 83' | Stadium: Sloka Stadium Attendance: 311 Referee: Jana Van Laere (Belgium) |
26 September 2023 Nations League C | Malta | 2–0 | Moldova | Ta' Qali, Malta |
20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 674 Referee: Michaela Pachtova (Czech Republic) |
27 October 2023 Nations League C | Malta | 5–0 | Andorra | Ta' Qali, Malta |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 682 |
31 October 2023 Nations League C | Andorra | 0–3 | Malta | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadi Nacional Attendance: 603 Referee: Sofik Torosyan (Armenia) |
1 December 2023 Nations League C | Moldova | 0–0 | Malta | Chișinău, Moldova |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 353 Referee: Louise Thompson (Northern Ireland) |
5 December 2023 Nations League C | Malta | 2–1 | Latvia | Ta' Qali, Malta |
16:00 | Willis 58' Farrugia 73' |
Report | Miksone 50' (pen.) | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Rita Vehapi (Kosovo) |
2024
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 |
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Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 661 Referee: Emily Heaslip (England) |
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–1 | Malta | Zenica |
16:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Referee: Sofik Torosyan (Armenia) |
12 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Malta | v | Northern Ireland | Ta' Qali |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium |
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Portugal | v | Malta | Leiria |
19:00 (18:00 UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa |
- 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
Current coaching staff
Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Manuela Tesse | [1] |
Assistant coach | Dionne Tonna | [2] |
Physical coach | Karl Attard | [3] |
Coaching history
- As of 23 December 2023
Manager | Malta career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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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
Current squad
- The following players were part of the squad ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on the 31 May and 4 June 2024 , respectively .[7]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Maya Cachia | 23 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | Crotone | |
GK | Patricia Ebejer | 0 | 0 | Mġarr United FC | ||
DF | Rebecca Bajada | 0 | 0 | Mġarr United FC | ||
DF | Maia Debono | 0 | 0 | Mġarr United FC | ||
DF | Stephania Farrugia | 0 | 0 | Birkirkara FC | ||
4 | DF | Emma Lipman (captain) | 23 February 1989 | 17 | 1 | Como |
2 | DF | Valentina Rapa | 14 February 2002 | Birkirkara | ||
3 | DF | Ann-Marie Said | 2 July 1994 | 13 | 0 | Birkirkara |
16 | DF | Charlene Zammit | 18 January 1991 | 40 | 0 | Birkirkara |
17 | MF | Brenda Borg | 1 May 1997 | 27 | 2 | Mġarr United |
8 | MF | Rachel Cuschieri | 26 April 1992 | 39 | 7 | Sampdoria |
15 | MF | Veronique Mifsud | 11 February 2003 | Birkirkara | ||
20 | MF | Nicole Sciberras | 28 April 2001 | 16 | 0 | Hibernians |
6 | MF | Dorianne Theuma | 17 May 1984 | Swieqi United | ||
DF | Gabriella Zahra | Birkirkara FC | ||||
14 | MF | Shona Zammit | 15 June 1996 | 21 | 3 | Swieqi United |
21 | FW | Haley Bugeja | 5 May 2004 | 20 | 14 | Inter Milan |
10 | FW | Maria Farrugia | 9 January 2001 | 14 | 1 | Lewes |
FW | Jade Flask | Swieqi United FC | ||||
13 | FW | Maya Lucia | 6 July 2003 | 1 | 0 | ŽNK Split |
9 | FW | Alishia Sultana | 9 April 1997 | Birkirkara | ||
11 | FW | Kailey Willis | 18 May 2003 | Meran Women | ||
FW | Sara Saliba | Birkirkara FC |
Recent call-ups
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 |
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GK | Giulia D'Antuono | 0 | 0 | v. Andorra,PRE 27 October 2023 | ||
GK | Raisa Costantino | 23 May 2005 | SPD Tharros | v. Portugal,9 April 2024 | ||
GK | Janice Xuereb | 1 August 1996 | 21 | 0 | Birkirkara | v. Portugal,9 April 2024} |
DF | Georgiana Mifsud | v. Andorra,PRE 27 October 2023 | ||||
DF | Mariah Cardona | 0 | 0 | v. Andorra, 27 October 2023 | ||
DF | Tammy Falzon | 5 August 2005 | 0 | 0 | Swieqi United | v. Latvia, 5 December 2023 |
DF | Jade Schembri | 8 May 1999 | Swieqi United | v. Latvia, 5 December 2023 | ||
DF | Sarah Urpani | 0 | 0 | v. Belarus, 25 February 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 | Stefania Farrugia | 11 September 1991 | 37 | 3 | Birkirkara | v. Portugal,9 April 2024} |
DF | Alexandra Gatt | 0 | 0 | Durham | v. Portugal,9 April 2024} | |
DF | Emma Xuerreb | 5 January 1992 | 32 | 2 | Swieqi United | v. Portugal,9 April 2024} |
MF | Yulya Carella | Mgarr Untied FC | v. Portugal,9 April 2024} | |||
FW | Raina Giusti | v. Moldova, 26 September 2023 | ||||
FW | Leah Ayres | v. Andorra, 27 October 2023 | ||||
FW | Ylenia Carabott | 2 March 1989 | 83 | 21 | London Seaward | v. Belarus, 25 February 2024 |
Captains
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- Dorianne Theuma (????–????)
- Emma Lipman (????–)
Records
- *Active players in bold, statistics correct as of July 2021.
Most capped players
Below is a list of the 10 players with the most caps for Malta.[citation needed]
# | Player | Period | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Dorianne Theuma | 2003–present | 114 | 29 |
2 | Rebecca D'Agostino | 2003–2014 | 57 | 4 |
3 | Ylenia Carabott | 2005–present | 56 | 11 |
4 | Natasha Pace | 2003–2014 | 48 | 3 |
5 | Rachel Cuschieri | 2007–present | 42 | 6 |
6 | Charlene Zammit | 2009–present | 33 | 0 |
6 | Mandy Debono | 2006–present | 33 | 0 |
6 | Maria Azzopardi | 2003–2011 | 33 | 0 |
9 | Stefania Farrugia | 2007–present | 32 | 1 |
10 | Kathleen Saliba | 2004–2012 | 31 | 1 |
Top goalscorers
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# | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |
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Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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
UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||
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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
UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||||
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Year | Division | Group | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK |
2023–24 | C | 1 | Group stage | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | P | 34th |
2024–25 | B | To be determined | ||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 1/1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 34th |
Honours
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See also
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
References
- ^ "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 ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR BOSNIA DOUBLE". Malta Football Association. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
External links
- Official website (in English)
- The Sporting Fan
- FIFA profile