Maldives national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The great yellowfin, Green heroes | ||
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| Association | Football Association of Maldives |
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach |  István Urbányi |
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| Top scorer | Ibrahim Fazeel (14) | ||
| Home stadium | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium | ||
| FIFA ranking | 156 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 126 (July 2006) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 183 (August 1997) | ||
| Elo ranking | 172 | ||
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| First international | |||
 Seychelles 9 - 0 Maldives  (Réunion; August 27, 1979) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Maldives 12 - 0 Mongolia (Male, Maldives; December 3, 2003) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Iran 17 - 0 Maldives(Damascus, Syria; June 2, 1997) |
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| South Asian Football Federation Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Winners - 2008 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s Football | ||
| South Asian Games | ||
| Bronze | 1984 Kathmandu | Team |
| Silver | 1991 Colombo | Team |
The Maldives National Football Team is the national team of the Maldives and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. A member of the AFC, it qualified for the second stage of Asian qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, where it drew with South Korea at home 0-0.
Maldives most significant success was winning the 2008 SAFF Championship when they beat India in the final 1-0.
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[edit] World Cup record
[edit] Asian Cup record
- 1956 to 1992 - Did not enter
- 1996 to 2004 - Did not qualify
- 2007 - Did not enter
- 2011 - Did not qualify
[edit] AFC Challenge Cup Record
- 2010 - Did not qualify
[edit] South Asian Football Federation Cup record
- 1993 - Did not enter
- 1995 - Withdrew
- 1997 - Runners Up
- 1999 - Third Place
- 2003 - Runners Up
- 2005 - Semi Finals
- 2008 - Champions (Co-Host)
[edit] Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2011 Asian Cup preliminary qualifying game.
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| Preceded by 2005 India  |
South Asian Champions 2008 (First title) |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
[edit] External links
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