Malta national under-17 football team

The Malta national under-17 football team represents Malta in international football competitions such as the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Malta Football Association. In October 2009, Malta qualified from its group to the Elite Round that was played in March 2010. This success came around following a victory over the Netherlands 2-1 and an 0-0 draw with group host nation Andorra, after having lost the first match against Northern Ireland 2-0. Malta qualified as the best third-placed team.

 Malta
Nickname(s)Knights of Malta
Ħomor (Reds)
Falcons
AssociationMalta Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coach Sergio Soldano
Home stadiumTa' Qali National Stadium
FIFA codeMLT
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Malta 1-6 Switzerland  
(Valletta, Malta; March 4, 1981)
Biggest win
 Malta 2-0 Estonia 
(Prague, Czech Republic; October 20, 1994)
Biggest defeat
 Czechoslovakia 9-0 Malta 
(Slaný, Czechoslovakia; October 25, 1989)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2014)
Best resultGroup Stage (2014)

UEFA European Under-17 Championship record
  • 2002: Did not qualify
  • 2003: Did not qualify
  • 2004: Did not qualify
  • 2005: Did not qualify
  • 2006: Did not qualify
  • 2007: Did not qualify
  • 2008: Did not qualify
  • 2009: Did not qualify
  • 2010: Did not qualify - Elite Round
  • 2011: Did not qualify
  • 2012: Did not qualify
  • 2013: Did not qualify
  • 2014: Group Stage - (hosts)
  • 2015: Did not qualify
  • 2016: Did not qualify
  • 2017: Did not qualify
  • 2018: TBD

Recent results
9 May 2014 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Malta  0–3  England Ta' Qali, Malta
18:00 Report
  • Roberts 15', 48'
  • Armstrong 25'
 Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
12 May 2014 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Malta  2–5  Netherlands Gozo, Malta
15:15
  • Mbong 37'
  • Friggieri 64'
 Report
  • Schuurman 5', 27', 42'
  • Bergwijn 13', 69'
 Stadium: Gozo Stadium
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
15 May 2014 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Turkey  4–0  Malta Ta' Qali, Malta
11:00
  • Alici 43', 58'
  • Aktay 70', 76'
 Report Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

Current squad

The following is the list of players selected for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jamie Azzopardi (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 0 0 Rabat Ajax
12 1GK Mikhail Sciberras (1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 0 0 Balzan
2 2DF Daniel Buckle (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 12 0 Hibernians
3 2DF Jean Borg (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 0 0 Valletta
4 2DF Nick Ghio (1998-06-18) 18 June 1998 0 0 Pietà Hotspurs
6 2DF Christian Degabriele (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 0 0 Pietà Hotspurs
14 2DF Iousef Meli (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 0 0 Sliema Wanderers
16 2DF Neil Spiteri (1997-06-03) 3 June 1997 0 0 Floriana
5 3MF Matthew Guillaumier (1996-11-30) 30 November 1996 0 0 St. Andrews
8 3MF Jake Grech (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 0 0 Ħamrun Spartans
10 3MF Conor Borg (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 0 0 Floriana
13 3MF Myles Beerman (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 0 0 Floriana
15 3MF Mark Scicluna (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 0 0 Sliema Wanderers
17 3MF Juan Corbalan (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 3 0 Balzan
18 3MF Neil Tabone (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 0 0 Floriana
7 4FW Aidan Friggieri (1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 0 0 Sliema Wanderers
9 4FW Kieran Nwoko (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 0 0 St. Andrews
11 4FW Joseph Mbong (1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 0 0 Hibernians

References
  1. "Malta - Under-17". UEFA].


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