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Malta
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Knights of Malta, Ħomor (Reds), Falcons
AssociationMalta Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachGilbert Agius (Caretaker Manager)
CaptainSteve Borg
Most capsMichael Mifsud (143)
Top scorerMichael Mifsud (42)
Home stadiumTa' Qali Stadium
FIFA codeMLT
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 169 Increase 2 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest66 (September 1994, September 1995)
Lowest191 (July 2017, September 2017)
First international
 Malta 2–3 Austria 
(Gżira, Malta; 24 February 1957)
Biggest win
 Malta 7–1 Liechtenstein 
(Ta' Qali, Malta; 26 March 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 12–1 Malta 
(Seville, Spain; 21 December 1983)

The Malta national football team (Maltese: Tim nazzjonali tal-futbol ta' Malta) represents Malta in international football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association, the governing body for football in Malta.

The first official game played by Malta was a 3–2 defeat in a friendly against Austria in 1957.[3] Their competitive debut arrived five years later, playing against Denmark in the preliminary round of the 1964 European Nations' Cup.[4] Since becoming a UEFA member in 1960 and a FIFA member in 1959,[5] Malta have competed in every qualifier for the European Championship and World Cup, but have never made it to the finals of any major international competition.

History

Malta played its first international game on 24 February 1957 at the Empire Stadium, losing 2–3 to Austria. That match was played in front of a capacity crowd at the old Empire Stadium. The Malta Football Association joined FIFA in 1959 and UEFA a year later. However, in late 1959, Malta played in the 1960 Summer Olympics African Qualifiers against Morocco and Tunisia, in which they finished last in the group with two draws and two losses. Since then, Malta has largely maintained the status as one of Europe's weakest teams, though its fortunes have increased since late 2010s.

The Maltese international side first competed in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA European Nations Cup in 1962, and in FIFA World Cup qualification in 1971.[6] Malta's first competitive draw ended 1–1 against Greece in 1970. Malta's first two competitive wins were victories of 2–0 and 2–1 at home to Greece and Iceland in European Championship qualifiers in 1975 and 1982 respectively. In 1979, Malta drew 0–0 with West Germany in a European championship qualifier and they met again on 16 December 1984 for a memorable World Cup Qualifier in front of a record attendance at the Ta'Qali stadium, where the 1982 & eventual 1986 World Cup runners-up only managed a 2–3 win. Another prestigious result was achieved in March 1987 when Malta drew 2–2 in Portugal, in a qualifier for Euro'88 and the side also twice drew against Hungary during the qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and recorded four friendly wins during 1991 and 1992.[4]

Malta's third competitive win came with a 1–0 victory away to Estonia in a 1993 World Cup qualifier in which Kris Laferla scored.[7] In October 1994 Malta held Czech Republic 0–0 in a qualifier for the UEFA Euro 1996, in which the latter ended runners-up. Six years later, in October 2000, in a group qualifying match for the 2002 World Cup, once again Malta managed another 0–0 draw vs Czech Republic which eventually cost the latter a place at the following major tournament. In June 2000, Malta played England, then managed by Kevin Keegan. Trailing 2–1 going into the final minutes, Malta were awarded a penalty, however David Carabott's effort was saved by Richard Wright.[8] Through November 2001 and May 2002, Malta played and remained undefeated in 6 international matches and in between they won the locally hosted (Rothmans) International Tournament. During 2005, Malta drew 1–1 against Croatia and Bulgaria. Another positive result was the 1–1 home draw in a friendly match against Northern Ireland, though George Mallia missed an injury time penalty which would have given them a win.[9] On 11 October 2006, Malta managed another competitive victory, a 2–1 triumph over Hungary in the European Championship qualifying with André Schembri scoring twice.[7]

On 7 February 2007, Malta drew 1–1 with one of the hosts of Euro 2008, Austria. The game was played to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first international match played by the Maltese national team.[10] On 8 September 2007, Malta managed another draw against Turkey in a Euro 2008 qualifying match, the game finishing 2–2.[11] On 26 March 2008, Malta achieved its largest ever victory, a 7–1 defeat of Liechtenstein in a friendly at the Ta' Qali Stadium, with Michael Mifsud scoring five goals.[12] A 2–0 friendly win over Georgia followed in 2009.[13]

In May 2010, sponsorship of the Maltese national side was taken on by sportswear firm Givova, who also designed a range of new kits for the team.[14] One month later, however, the side had fallen to their lowest ever FIFA world ranking position, of 169th in the world.[13] In 2009, Malta had a 0–0 draw with Albania at home. This was their only point for the 2010 World Cup qualifying. On 11 August 2010, Malta drew 1–1 at home against FYR Macedonia in a friendly game, with Michael Mifsud scoring a brilliant diving header for Malta.[15]

In February 2011, the national football team of Malta achieved a 0–0 draw against Switzerland, in which goalkeeper Justin Haber saved two penalties.[13] On 6 September 2011, Malta won their first Euro 2012 qualifying point, with a 1–1 draw against Georgia. During the years of 2010 and 2011, Malta did not get many positive results, and coach John Buttigieg and assistant coach Carmel Busittil were both sacked in October 2011.[16] For the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, Malta won their first World Cup qualifying match in 20 years, nabbing a 1–0 win over Armenia in June 2013.[17] In June 2017, Malta defeated Ukraine 1–0 in a friendly match, thanks to a lone goal by defender Zach Muscat.[18] Malta recorded their 7th all-time competitive win (and their first in the UEFA Nations League) on October 13, 2020, defeating Latvia 1–0 in Riga, scoring the winning goal in the 97th minute.

Kits

Kit provider Period
Germany Adidas 		1978–1988
England Umbro 		1988–1990
Italy Lotto 		1990–1999
Italy Kronos 		1999–2001
Italy Erreà 		2001–2005
Italy Diadora 		2005–2009
Italy Givova 		2009–2022
Italy Erreà 		2022–

Results and fixtures

Main article: Malta national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2022

25 March Friendly Malta  1–0  Azerbaijan Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+01:00
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: César Soto Grado (Spain)
29 March Friendly Malta  2–0  Kuwait Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+01:00
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Thomas Owen (Wales)
1 June Friendly Malta  0–1  Venezuela Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+01:00 Report Rondón 34' Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
5 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League San Marino  0–2  Malta Serravalle, San Marino
15:00 UTC+01:00 Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle
Attendance: 558
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
9 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Malta  1–2  Estonia Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 UTC+01:00
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 3,422
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
12 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Malta  1–0  San Marino Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 UTC+01:00
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 2,646
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
23 September 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Estonia  2–1  Malta Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 UTC+01:00
Report
Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium
Attendance: 5,539
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
27 September Friendly Malta  2–1  Israel Ta' Qali, Malta
21:00 UTC+01:00
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)
17 November Friendly Malta  2–2  Greece Ta' Qali, Malta
18:00 UTC+01:00 Degabriele 55'
Teuma 67' (pen.)		 Report 39' Bakasetas
86' Fountas		 Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)
20 November Friendly Malta  0–1  Republic of Ireland Ta' Qali, Malta
20:00 UTC+01:00 Report 55' Robinson Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)

2023

23 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying North Macedonia  v  Malta Skopje, North Macedonia
20:45 UTC+01:00 Stadium: Philip II Arena
26 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Malta  v  Italy Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 UTC+01:00 Stadium: National Stadium
16 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Malta  v  England Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 UTC+01:00 Stadium: National Stadium
19 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Ukraine  v  Malta
20:45 UTC+01:00
12 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Malta  v  North Macedonia Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 UTC+01:00 Stadium: National Stadium
14 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Italy  v  Malta
20:45 UTC+01:00
17 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Malta  v  Ukraine Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 UTC+01:00 Stadium: National Stadium
17 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying England  v  Malta London, England
20:45 UTC+01:00 Stadium: Wembley Stadium

Coaching staff

As of 7 November 2022[19]
Manager (Caretaker) Malta Gilbert Agius
Assistant Manager Italy Davide Mazzott
Italy Alessandro Zinnari
Goalkeeping Coach Italy Mario Capece
Fitness Coaches Italy Luca Pagani
Italy Francesco Zanasi
Match Analyst Italy Facundo Styk
Team Manager Malta Keith Fenech

Coaching history

As of 30 November 2022
Manager Malta career Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
Malta Joe A. Griffiths 1957–1961 6 2 2 2 033.3
Malta Carm Borg 1961–1964 9 0 2 7 000.0
Hungary Janos Bedl 1966 2 2 0 0 100.0
Malta Tony Formosa[a] 1966 10 1 1 8 010.0
Malta Joseph Attard 1969 1 0 0 1 000.0
Malta Saviour Cuschieri 1970 1 0 1 0 000.0
Malta Victor Scerri 1973 2 1 0 1 050.0
Italy Terrenzio Polverini 1974–1976 9 1 2 6 011.1
Malta John Calleja 1976–1978 11 2 1 8 018.2
Malta Victor Scerri 1978–1983 26 3 3 20 011.5
Bulgaria Guentcho Dobrev 1984–1987 21 1 4 16 004.8
Germany Horst Heese 1988–1991 36 3 8 25 008.3
Malta Pippo Psaila 1991–1993 17 5 4 8 029.4
Italy Pietro Ghedin 1993–1995 24 4 5 15 016.7
Malta Robert Gatt 1996 3 0 1 2 000.0
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milorad Kosanović 1996–1997 15 0 2 13 000.0
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josif Ilić 1997–2001 41 5 4 32 012.2
Germany Sigfried Held 2001–2003 21 4 5 12 019.0
Germany Horst Heese[b] 2003–2006 15 1 2 12 006.7
Czech Republic Dušan Fitzel[b] 2006–2009 34 3 4 27 008.8
Malta John Buttigieg[b] 2009–2011 21 2 3 16 009.5
Malta Robert Gatt[c] 2012 1 1 0 0 100.0
Italy Pietro Ghedin 2012–2017 48 7 6 35 014.6
Belgium Tom Saintfiet 2017–2018 3 0 0 3 000.0
Malta Ray Farrugia 2018–2019 18 1 4 13 005.6
Italy Devis Mangia 2019–2022 26 9 5 12 034.6
Malta Gilbert Agius[d] 2022– 2 0 1 1 000.0
  1. ^ One match was managed with Janos Bedl
  2. ^ a b c Assisted by Carmel Busuttil
  3. ^ Managed the team on a one-off basis as caretaker manager
  4. ^ Managed the team as caretaker manager

Players

Current squad

  • The following players were called-up for the friendly matches.[20]
  • Match dates: 17 and 21 November 2022
  • Opposition:  Greece and  Republic of Ireland
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 17 November 2022, after the match against  Greece
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Rashed Al-Tumi (2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Malta Sliema Wanderers
1GK Henry Bonello (1988-10-13) 13 October 1988 (age 36) 43 0 Malta Ħamrun Spartans
1GK Jake Galea (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 28) 5 0 Luxembourg Etzella Ettelbruck
2DF Ferdinando Apap (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 (age 32) 12 1 Malta Hibernians
2DF Jean Borg (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 26) 14 0 Malta Valletta
2DF Steve Borg (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 36) 70 3 Malta Ħamrun Spartans
2DF Karl Micallef (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 (age 28) 8 0 Malta Gudja United
2DF Zach Muscat (1993-08-22) 22 August 1993 (age 31) 56 3 Portugal Farense
2DF Adam Magri Overend (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 24) 3 0 Malta Floriana
2DF Enrico Pepe (1989-11-12) 12 November 1989 (age 34) 16 0 Malta Birkirkara
2DF Kurt Shaw (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 (age 25) 18 0 Malta Hibernians
3MF Ryan Camenzuli (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 30) 31 0 Malta Ħamrun Spartans
3MF Shaun Dimech (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 23) 16 2 Malta Valletta
3MF Matthew Guillaumier (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 26) 23 2 Malta Ħamrun Spartans
3MF Bjorn Kristensen (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 31) 35 0 Malta Hibernians
3MF Brandon Diego Paiber (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 29) 7 0 Malta Floriana
3MF Steve Pisani (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 32) 37 0 Malta Gżira United
3MF Teddy Teuma (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 (age 31) 26 3 Belgium Union SG
3MF Dunstan Vella (1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 (age 28) 14 0 Malta Hibernians
4FW Juan Corbalan (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 27) 18 1 Malta Ħamrun Spartans
4FW Jurgen Degabriele (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 28) 24 6 Malta Hibernians
4FW Luke Gambin (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 31) 35 1 England Sutton United
4FW Jodi Felice Jones (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997 (age 27) 3 0 England Oxford United
4FW Joseph Essien Mbong (1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 (age 27) 43 2 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
4FW Paul Mbong (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 23) 15 0 Malta Birkirkara
4FW Luke Montebello (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 29) 26 0 Malta Ħamrun Spartans
4FW Kyrian Nwoko (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 27) 21 3 Malta Floriana
4FW Alexander Satariano (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 23) 23 3 Malta Balzan

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Tristan Caruana (1991-09-15) 15 September 1991 (age 33) 11 1 Malta Valletta v.  Israel, 27 September 2022
DF James Brown (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Scotland St Johnstone v.  Israel, 27 September 2022
MF Cain Attard (1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 (age 30) 14 2 Malta Birkirkara v.  Israel, 27 September 2022
MF Matías García (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Malta Floriana v.  Israel, 27 September 2022
MF Yannick Yankam (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26) 0 0 Malta Birkirkara Training camp, May 2022
MF Nikolai Muscat (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 28) 4 0 Malta Gżira United v.  Kuwait,29 March 2022
FW Jan Busuttil (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 25) 2 1 Malta Floriana v.  Israel, 27 September 2022
FW Jake Grech (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 26) 20 0 Malta Hibernians v.  Venezuela, 1 June 2022
FW Mattia Veselji (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Malta Floriana v.  Venezuela, 1 June 2022

INJ Player is injured
COV Withdrew due to covid
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Player records

Main articles: List of Malta international footballers and List of Malta national football team captains
As of 7 September 2021[21]
Players in bold are still active with Malta.

Most capped players

Michael Mifsud is Malta's most capped player and all-time top scorer.
Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1 Michael Mifsud 143 42 2000–2020
2 David Carabott 122 12 1987–2005
3 Gilbert Agius 120 8 1993–2008
4 Carmel Busuttil 113 23 1982–2001
5 Andrei Agius 103 6 2006–2022
Joe Brincat 103 6 1988–2004
7 Roderick Briffa 100 1 2003–2018
8 John Buttigieg 97 1 1984–2000
9 André Schembri 94 3 2006–2018
10 Brian Said 91 5 1996–2009

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Goals Caps Average Career
1 Michael Mifsud 42 143 0.29 2000–2020
2 Carmel Busuttil 23 113 0.21 1982–2001
3 David Carabott 12 122 0.09 1987–2005
4 Hubert Suda 8 70 0.11 1988–2003
Gilbert Agius 8 120 0.07 1993–2008
6 Jurgen Degabriele 6 22 0.27 2018–
Raymond Xuereb 6 45 0.13 1971–1985
Kristian Laferla 6 65 0.09 1986–1998
Andrei Agius 6 103 0.06 2006–2022
Joe Brincat 6 103 0.06 1988–2004

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 6 0 0 6 1 20
Argentina 1978 6 0 0 6 0 27
Spain 1982 4 0 0 4 2 15
Mexico 1986 8 0 1 7 6 25
Italy 1990 8 0 2 6 3 18
United States 1994 10 1 1 8 3 23
France 1998 10 0 0 10 2 37
South Korea Japan 2002 10 0 1 9 4 24
Germany 2006 10 0 3 7 4 32
South Africa 2010 10 0 1 9 0 26
Brazil 2014 10 1 0 9 5 28
Russia 2018 10 0 1 9 3 25
Qatar 2022 10 1 2 7 9 30
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined
Total 0/22 112 3 12 97 42 330

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Not a UEFA member Not a UEFA member
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 9
Italy 1968 Did not enter Did not enter
Belgium 1972 Did not qualify 6 0 1 5 2 16
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 1 0 5 2 20
Italy 1980 6 0 1 5 2 21
France 1984 8 1 0 7 5 37
West Germany 1988 8 0 2 6 4 21
Sweden 1992 8 0 2 6 2 23
England 1996 10 0 2 8 2 22
Belgium Netherlands 2000 8 0 0 8 6 27
Portugal 2004 8 0 1 7 5 24
Austria Switzerland 2008 12 1 2 9 10 31
Poland Ukraine 2012 10 0 1 9 4 21
France 2016 10 0 2 8 3 16
Europe 2020 10 1 0 9 3 27
Germany 2024 To be determined 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0/16 106 4 14 94 52 315

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Year Division Group Round Position Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 D 3 Group stage 4th 6 0 3 3 5 14 Same position 54th
2020–21 D 1 Group stage 2nd 6 2 3 1 8 6 Same position 52nd
2022–23 D 2 Group stage 2nd 4 2 0 2 5 4 Same position 52nd
2024–25 D To be determined
Total Group stage 3/3 16 4 6 6 18 24 52nd

Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Egypt 1951 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 1955 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanon 1959 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 1963 - 4 0 0 4 4 18
Tunisia 1967 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 1971 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algeria1975 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morocco 1983 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Syria 1987 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 – present See Malta national under-20 team
Total 1/10 4 0 0 4 4 18

Other records

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Tunisia 7th November Cup 1993 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 2 4

Head-to-head record

As of 13 June 2022[22][23]

  Positive record   Neutral record   Negative record

  1. ^ Includes matches against Czechoslovakia.
  2. ^ Includes matches against West Germany.
  3. ^ Includes matches against FR Yugoslavia.

FIFA rankings

As of 10 February 2022[24]

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