Maldives national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The great yellowfin, Green heroes | ||
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| Association | Football Association of Maldives | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach |  István Urbányi | ||
| Top scorer | Ibrahim Fazeel (14) | ||
| Home stadium | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | MDV | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 148 | ||
| Highest | 126 (July 2006) | ||
| Lowest | 183 (August 1997) | ||
| First international | |||
 Seychelles 9 - 0 Maldives  (Réunion; August 27, 1979) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Maldives 12 - 0 Mongolia (Male, Maldives; December 3, 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Iran 17 - 0 Maldives(Damascus, Syria; June 2, 1997) | |||
| 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 | ||
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1984 Kathmandu | Team |
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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.
World Cup record
Asian Cup record
- 1956 to 1992 - Did not enter
- 1996 to 2004 - Did not qualify
- 2007 - Did not enter
- 2011 - Did not qualify
AFC Challenge Cup Record
- 2010 - Did not qualify
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)
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2011 Asian Cup preliminary qualifying game.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Imran Mohamed | Victory SC
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| 2 | DF | Ibrahim Amil | New Radiant
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| 3 | DF | Mohamed Sifan | Victory SC
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| 4 | DF | Mohamed Umair | Victory SC
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| 5 | FW | Ibrahim Fazeel | 14 | Victory SC
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| 6 | MF | Mohamed Arif | New Radiant
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| 7 | FW | Ali Ashfaq 
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VB Sports Club
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| 8 | DF | Mohamed Jameel | Club Valencia
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| 9 | FW | Ahmed Thoriq | New Radiant
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| 10 | FW | Ali Umar | VB Sports Club
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| 11 | MF | Shamweel Qasim | New Radiant
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| 13 | DF | Assadh Abdul Ghani | Club Valencia
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| 14 | FW | Shinaz Hilmy | VB Sports Club
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| 15 | MF | Ahmed Saeed | Victory SC
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| 16 | MF | Ismail Mohamed | Victory SC
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| 17 | DF | Sabah Ibrahim | Club Valencia
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| 18 | GK | Hussain Rameez | Club Valencia
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| 23 | MF | Mukhthar Naseer | 17 | 2 | Victory SC
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External links
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| Africa (CAF) | ||
| North America (CONCACAF) | ||
| South America (CONMEBOL) | ||
| Oceania (OFC) | ||
| Europe (UEFA) | ||
| Inter-Continental | ||
| Non-FIFA | ||
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