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 (Maltese : Tim nazzjonali tal-futbol ta' Malta tan-nisa) represents the Malta Football Association in international women's football matches sanctioned by UEFA. [2]
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 in the qualifiers, scoring once and conceding 35 goals. 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 from 1 January 2023 [6]
The Malta women's national team play their home matches at the Centenary Stadium.
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 |
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
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 |
| Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 661 Referee: Emily Heaslip (England) |
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–1 | Malta | Zenica |
16:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Referee: Sofik Torosyan (Armenia) |
12 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Malta | 0–2 | Northern Ireland | Ta' Qali |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium |
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Portugal | 3–1 | Malta | Leiria |
19:00 (18:00 UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa |
25 October Friendly | Italy | 5–0 | Malta | Roma |
18:15 | Stadium: Stadio Tre Fontane |
29 November Friendly | Malta | 1-3 | Hungary | Ta' Qali,Malta |
14:00 | Bugeja ??' |
| Stadium: Centenary Stadium |
Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Manuela Tesse | |
Assistant coach | Dionne Tonna | |
Physical coach | Karl Attard | |
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 |
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 | Janice Xuereb | 1 August 1996 | 21 | 0 | Birkirkara | v. Portugal, 9 April 2024 |
GK | Maya Cachia | 23 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | Crotone | v. Portugal, 16 July 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 | Sarah Urpani | 0 | 0 | v. Belarus, 25 February 2024 | ||
DF | Tammy Falzon | 5 August 2005 | 0 | 0 | Swieqi United | v. Latvia, 5 December 2023 |
DF | Georgiana Mifsud | v. Andorra, 27 October 2023 PRE | ||||
DF | Rebecca Bajada | 22 December 1994 | 0 | 0 | Mġarr United | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
DF | Stefania Farrugia | 0 | 0 | Birkirkara | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 | |
DF | Ann-Marie Said | 2 July 1994 | 13 | 0 | Birkirkara | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
DF | Jade Schembri | 8 May 1999 | Swieqi United | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 | ||
MF | Dorianne Theuma | 17 May 1984 | 116 | 26 | Swieqi United | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 4 June 2024 |
MF | Rachel Cuschieri | 26 April 1992 | 39 | 7 | Sampdoria | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
MF | Maia Debono | 7 November 2001 | 0 | 0 | Mġarr United | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
FW | Sara Saliba | 26 March 2007 | 1 | 0 | AC Milan | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
FW | Leah Ayres | v. Andorra, 27 October 2023 | ||||
FW | Jade Flask | 4 August 1996 | Swieqi United | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 | ||
FW | Maya Lucia | 6 July 2003 | 1 | 0 | ŽNK Split | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
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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 |
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# | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |
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FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | 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 |
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 | P/R | Rnk | |
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 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | [a] | 30th | ||||||||
2029 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 88 | 30th |
UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||||
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Year | League | Group | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | |
2023–24 | C | 1 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 34th | ||
2025 | C | 2 | To be determined | |||||||||
Total | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 34th |
Promoted at end of season | |
No movement at end of season | |
Relegated at end of season | |
* | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
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