Malta national futsal team

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Malta
Nickname(s)Knights of Malta, Ħomor (Reds), Falcons
Association Malta Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coachZeljko Anicic
Asst coachCarlo Scicluna
CaptainMark Zammit
FIFA code MLT
FIFA ranking 114 [1]
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Home colours
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Away colours
First international
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1–7 Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svg
(Malta; 18 January 2007)
Biggest win
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 1–5 Malta  Flag of Malta.svg
(Serravalle, San Marino; 26 September 2015)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 0–13 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
(Malta; 19 January 2007)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 13–0 Malta  Flag of Malta.svg
(Paola, Malta; 2 March 2008)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 13–0 Malta  Flag of Malta.svg
(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.

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Competition history

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup recordFIFA Futsal World Cup qualification record
YearRoundPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1989 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1992
Flag of Spain.svg 1996
Flag of Guatemala.svg 2000
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 2004
Flag of Brazil.svg 2008 Did not qualify3003217
Flag of Thailand.svg 2012 3003024
Flag of Colombia.svg 2016 3003616
Flag of Lithuania.svg 2021 3003220
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2024 3011319
Total (0/5)1501131396

UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Championship recordUEFA Futsal Championship qualification record
YearRoundPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Spain.svg 1996 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Spain.svg 1999
Flag of Russia.svg 2001
Flag of Italy.svg 2003
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2005
Flag of Portugal.svg 2007 Did not qualify3003325
Flag of Hungary.svg 2010 3003413
Flag of Croatia.svg 2012 3003218
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2014 2002113
Flag of Serbia.svg 2016 3003015
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2018 3003415
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2022 3012518
Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg 2026 To be determinedTo be determined
Total (0/7)20001816103

Current squad

The following players were named for the matches against Northern Ireland to be played on 26 and 27 October 2018. [2]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Stefan Vella Flag of Malta.svg Valletta
1 GK Clint Mifsud Flag of Malta.svg Luxol St Andrews

2 DF Jovica Milijić (1986-02-20) 20 February 1986 (age 37) Flag of Malta.svg Valletta
2 DF Melvin Borg (1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 (age 37) Flag of Malta.svg Valletta
2 DF Giancarlo Sammut (1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 31) Flag of Malta.svg Luxol St Andrews

4 FW Matthew Attard (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 27) Flag of Malta.svg Luxol St Andrews
4 FW Carl Azzopardi (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 34) Flag of Malta.svg Luxol St Andrews
4 FW Karl Sciortino (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 28) Flag of Malta.svg Swieqi United
4 FW Mark Zammit (captain) (1986-02-08) 8 February 1986 (age 37) Flag of Malta.svg Luxol St Andrews
4 FW Andy Mangion (1989-06-12) 12 June 1989 (age 34) Flag of Malta.svg Luxol St Andrews
4 FW Dylan Musu (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 (age 33) Flag of Malta.svg Valletta
Andre Ciancio Flag of Malta.svg Swieqi United
Kurt Bartolo Flag of Malta.svg Pietà Hotspurs
Rennie Tanti Flag of Malta.svg Birkirkara
Lee Grech Flag of Malta.svg University
Marwan Telisi Flag of Malta.svg Birkirkara
Gary Inguanez Flag of Malta.svg Birkirkara

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References

  1. "Futsal World Ranking".
  2. "Hermans calls squad for N. Ireland futsal friendlies". Malta Football Association. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.