Malta women's national football team
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| Association | Malta Football Association | ||
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Mark Gatt | ||
| Captain | Dorianne Theuma | ||
| Most caps | Dorianne Theuma (100) | ||
| Top scorer | Dorianne Theuma (28) | ||
| Home stadium | Centenary Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | MLT | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 94  1 (25 March 2022)[1] | ||
| Highest | 74 (August 2003) | ||
| Lowest | 113 (December 2006) | ||
| First international | |||
 Romania 3–0 Malta  (Bucharest, 10 August 2003) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Malta 6–0 Luxembourg  (Ta'Qali, 6 April 2013) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Malta 0–13 Spain  (Ta'Qali, 9 September 2009) | |||
The Malta women's national football team 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.[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 2015 by Pierre Brincat, and then from 22 January 2015 till now by former U19 coach Mark Gatt.[5]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
2021
| 10 June 2021 Friendly | Malta | 1–2 |  Montenegro | |
| Report (SW) |
| 13 June 2021 Friendly | Malta | 1–0 | Montenegro | |
| Report (SW) |
| 16 September 2021 World Cup 2023 qualifying | Denmark | 7–0 | Malta | Viborg, Denmark |
| Report | Stadium: Viborg Stadion Referee: Karoline Wacker (Germany) |
| 21 September 2021 World Cup 2023 qualifying | Malta | 2–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ta' Qali |
| 18:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland) |
| 21 October 2021 World Cup 2023 qualifying | Russia  | 3–0 | Malta | Khimki |
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Report | Stadium: Arena Khimki Referee: Miriama Matulova (Slovakia) |
| 26 October 2021 World Cup 2023 qualifying | Azerbaijan  | 1–2 | Malta | Baku |
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Report | Stadium: ASK Arena Referee: Réka Molnar (Hungary) |
| 26 November 2021 World Cup 2023 qualifying | Malta | 0–2 | Montenegro | Ta' Qali |
| Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Kateryna Usova (Ukraine) |
| 30 November 2021 World Cup 2023 qualifying | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | Malta | Zenica |
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Report | Stadium: FF BH Football Training Centre Referee: Gamze Durmuş (Turkey) |
2022
| 16 February Malta International Tournament | Malta | 3–1 |  Moldova | Paola |
| Report |
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Stadium: Hibernians Stadium Referee: Hibernians Stadium, Paola |
| 19 February Malta International Tournament | Morocco  | 1–0 | Malta | Paola, Malta |
| 16:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Hibernians Stadium |
| 8 April 2022 World Cup 2023 qualifying | Malta | 0–2 | Denmark | |
| Report |
| 12 April 2022 World Cup 2023 qualifying | Malta | Postponed | Russia | |
| Report |
| 2 September 2022 World Cup 2023 qualifying | Malta | v | Azerbaijan | |
| Report |
| 6 September 2022 World Cup 2023 qualifying | Montenegro | v | Malta | |
| Report |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Mark Gatt | |
Manager history
- Mark Gatt (????–)
Players
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 World Cup qualification matches against Russia and Azerbaijan on 21 and 26 October 2021.[6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jodie Attard | 7 January 2000 | 0 | 0 | Swieqi United | |
| GK | Maya Cachia | 23 December 2004 | 0 | 0 |  Crotone | |
| GK | Patricia Ebejer | 23 February 2000 | 0 | 0 | Mġarr United | |
| DF | Maia Debono | 7 November 2001 | 0 | 0 | Mġarr United | |
| DF | Jessica Dimech | 22 June 2002 | 0 | 0 | Swieqi United | |
| DF | Stefania Farrugia | 11 September 1991 | 35 | 1 | Birkirkara | |
| DF | Jade Flask | 4 August 1996 | 21 | 1 | Swieqi United | |
| DF | Jade Schembri | 8 May 1999 | 0 | 0 | Swieqi United | |
| DF | Nicole Sciberras | 28 April 2001 | 16 | 0 | Tavagnacco | |
| DF | Alishia Sultana | 9 April 1997 | 14 | 0 | Birkirkara | |
| DF | Charlene Zammit | 18 January 1991 | 40 | 0 | Birkirkara | |
| MF | Brenda Borg | 1 May 1997 | 27 | 2 | Mġarr United | |
| MF | Kayleigh Chetcuti | 2 September 2000 | 2 | 0 | Swieqi United | |
| MF | Rachel Cuschieri | 26 April 1992 | 39 | 7 | Lazio | |
| MF | Emma Lipman (captain) | 23 February 1989 | 9 | 0 | Como | |
| MF | Ann-Marie Said | 2 July 1994 | 13 | 0 | Birkirkara | |
| MF | Dorianne Theuma | 17 May 1984 | 100 | 28 | Swieqi United | |
| MF | Shona Zammit | 15 June 1996 | 21 | 3 | Swieqi United | |
| FW | Ylenia Carabott | 2 March 1989 | 83 | 21 | Keynsham Town | |
| FW | Francesca Chircop | 20 October 1993 | 4 | 0 | Mġarr United | |
| FW | Maria Farrugia | 9 January 2001 | 14 | 1 | Sunderland | |
| FW | Emma Xuerreb | 5 January 1992 | 32 | 2 | Swieqi United | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Janice Xuereb | 1 August 1996 | 22 | 0 | Birkirkara |
v. Denmark, 16 September 2021 |
| DF | Alexandra Gatt | 13 October 2004 | 0 | 0 | v. Denmark, 16 September 2021 | |
| DF | Gabriella Zahra | 2 May 1991 | 24 | 0 | Birkirkara |
v. Denmark, 16 September 2021 |
| MF | Veronique Mifsud | 11 February 2003 | 5 | 0 | Birkirkara |
v. Montenegro, 10 June 2021 |
| MF | Simone Buttigieg | 31 October 1994 | 2 | 0 | Kirkop United |
v. Montenegro, 10 June 2021 |
| FW | Martina Borg | 24 October 1996 | 16 | 1 | Torres |
v. Denmark, 16 September 2021 |
| FW | Haley Bugeja | 5 May 2004 | 10 | 5 | Sassuolo |
v. Montenegro, 10 June 2021 |
| FW | Kailey Willis | 18 May 2003 | 1 | 0 | Hellas Verona |
v. Montenegro, 10 June 2021 |
Captains
- Dorianne Theuma (????–????)
- Emma Lipman (????–)
Records
- *Active players in bold, statistics correct as of July 2021.
Most capped players
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.
| # | Player | Period | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorianne Theuma | 2003–present | 64 | 21 |
| 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
| # | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |
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Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| 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 | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2015 |
13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 56 | -47 | |||||||||
 2019 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}  2023 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 123 | -106 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | 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 | ||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 88 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
- Sport in Malta
- Football in Malta
- Women's football in Malta
- 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
Notes
References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Malta - Women's". UEFA. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- Duret, Sébastien; Morrison, Neil (19 June 2005). "European Women Championship 2005 - Match Details". www.rsssf.com. 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.
- "Mark Gatt names women's national team ahead of Russia, Azerbaijan matches". Malta Football. 18 October 2021.
External links
- Official website (in English)
- FIFA profile
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