Malta national futsal team

Malta

Nickname(s)	Knights of Malta, Ħomor (Reds), Falcons
Association	Malta Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Gabriel Dobre
Asst coach	Carlo Scicluna
Captain	Mark Zammit
FIFA code	MLT
FIFA ranking	111 8 (4 April 2025) [1]
Home colours Away colours
First international
Malta 1–7 Cyprus   (Malta; 18 January 2007)
Biggest win
San Marino 1–5 Malta   (Serravalle, San Marino; 26 September 2015)
Biggest defeat
Malta 0–13 Kazakhstan   (Malta; 19 January 2007)   Slovenia 13–0 Malta   (Paola, Malta; 2 March 2008)   Belgium 13–0 Malta   (Bern, Switzerland; 17 December 2010)

The Malta national futsal team represents Malta in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships, and is controlled by the Malta Football Association.

With 65 caps Mark Zammit is Malta's most capped player of all time. ^[2]

Debut on the European futsal stage

Malta was set to make its debut on the European futsal stage when 12 nations competed in the preliminary round of the 2007 UEFA Futsal Championship. The Group C matches were played in Malta, with the national team facing Cyprus, Kazakhstan, and Georgia. ^[3]

The following 20 players were named in the preliminary squad for selection:

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Bjorn Vassallo
Goalkeeper	Benny Gialanze
Goalkeeper	Jonathan Pisani
Goalkeeper	Ian Farrugia
Defender	Nicholas Bilocca
Defender	John Cutajar
Defender	Mark Ellul Sullivan
Defender	Michael Portelli
Defender	George Taliana
Defender	Jeanbert Gatt
Forward	Tyron Borg
Forward	Noel Bray
Forward	Alvin Cacciattolo
Forward	Roderick Caruana
Forward	Robert Magro
Forward	Roberto Micallef
Forward	Nebojsa Mijailović
Forward	Branko Pantelić
Forward	Paul Bugeja
Forward	Rene Sciberras

Competition history

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record									FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not enter								Did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008	Did not qualify								3	0	0	3	2	17
2012									3	0	0	3	0	24
2016									3	0	0	3	6	16
2021									3	0	0	3	2	20
2024									3	0	1	1	3	19
Total (0/5)									15	0	1	13	13	96

UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Championship record									UEFA Futsal Championship qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not enter								Did not enter
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Did not qualify								3	0	0	3	3	25
2010									3	0	0	3	4	13
2012									3	0	0	3	2	18
2014									2	0	0	2	1	13
2016									3	0	0	3	0	15
2018									3	0	0	3	4	15
2022									3	0	1	2	5	18
2026	To be determined							To be determined
Total (0/7)								20	0	0	18	16	103

Current squad

The following players were named for the matches against Northern Ireland to be played on 26 and 27 October 2018. ^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Stefan Vella				Valletta
	1 GK	Clint Mifsud				Luxol St Andrews
	2 DF	Jovica Milijić	(1986-02-20) 20 February 1986 (age 39)			Valletta
	2 DF	Melvin Borg	(1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 (age 38)			Valletta
	2 DF	Giancarlo Sammut	(1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 33)			Luxol St Andrews
	4 FW	Matthew Attard	(1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 29)			Luxol St Andrews
	4 FW	Carl Azzopardi	(1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 35)			Luxol St Andrews
	4 FW	Karl Sciortino	(1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 29)			Swieqi United
	4 FW	Mark Zammit (captain)	(1986-02-08) 8 February 1986 (age 39)			Luxol St Andrews
	4 FW	Andy Mangion	(1989-06-12) 12 June 1989 (age 36)			Luxol St Andrews
	4 FW	Dylan Musu	(1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 (age 35)			Valletta
		Andre Ciancio				Swieqi United
		Kurt Bartolo				Pietà Hotspurs
		Rennie Tanti				Birkirkara
		Lee Grech				University
		Marwan Telisi				Birkirkara
		Gary Inguanez				Birkirkara

References

1. "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
2. "The Futsal Malta Association would like to take this opportunity to thank Malta captain Mark Zammit". Facebook. Futsal Malta Association. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
3. "Malta Makes its debut in the 2007 Futsal UEFA Championship". The Malta Independent. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
4. "Hermans calls squad for N. Ireland futsal friendlies". Malta Football Association. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

External links

• Official site of the Malta Football Association
• Futsal Malta Association