Macau national football team

Macau national football team
Macau national football team
Traditional Chinese	澳門足球代表隊
Simplified Chinese	澳门足球代表队
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Àomén zúqiú dàibiǎoduì
Wade–Giles	Aomen tsu-ch'iu taipiaotui
Yale Romanization	Àumén dzúchyú dàibyǎudwèi
IPA	[âʊmə̌n tsǔtɕʰjǒʊ tâɪpjàʊtwêɪ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Yùkmùhn Jeuikaùh Doihbíudeuih
Jyutping	Juk1 mun4 zeoi3 kau4 doi6 biu2 deoi6
IPA	[jʊ̂kmʊ̏n.tsɵ̄ykɐ̏u.tɔ̀ːipǐːutɵ̀y]

Macau
Nickname(s)	The Greens
Association	Macau Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Tam Iao San
Captain	Cheang Cheng Ieong
Most caps	Cheang Cheng Ieong (44)
Top scorer	Chan Kin Seng (17)
Home stadium	Estádio Campo Desportivo
FIFA code	MAC
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	184 12 (24 November 2016)
Highest	156 (September 1997)
Lowest	204 (October 2013, July 2014)
First international
	Macau 1–5 South Korea ; (Macau; 25 January 1949)
Biggest win
	Macau 6–1 Northern Mariana Islands ; (Yona, Guam; 2009)
Biggest defeat
	Macau 0–10 Japan ; (Muscat, Oman; 25 March 1997) ; Japan 10–0 Macau ; (Tokyo, Japan; 22 June 1997)

The Macau football team (Chinese: 澳門足球代表隊; Template:Lang-pt) represents the Chinese special administrative region of Macau in international association football. The team is supervised by the Macau Football Association (Chinese: 澳門足球總會; Portuguese: Associação de Futebol de Macau). The Macau football team has a ranking that is one of the lowest among the FIFA members. Although usually known as simply Macau, the EAFF refer to the team as Macau, China.

The national team has never qualified to the AFC Asian Cup or EAFF East Asian Championship. The team qualified to the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup, where they got one draw and two losses.

The team had been representing Macau in international football events before 1999 when Macau was a dependent territory of Portugal. It continues to represent Macau even after Macau was handed over to the People's Republic of China by Portugal and became a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China in 1999. This team is separate from the China PR national football team, as the Basic Law and the principle of "one country, two systems" allows Macau to maintain its own representative teams in international sports competitions. In Macau, the Macau football team is colloquially referred as the "Macau team" (Chinese: 澳門隊), while the China PR national football team is referred as the "national team" (Chinese: 國家隊).

FIFA Suspension

Macau had been temporarily barred by the FIFA to enter any international matches because of alleged undue influence of government in forming the committee of its football association. The suspension was subsequently lifted after rectification by Macau.^[3]^[4]

Competition records

World Cup record

1930 to 1978 – Did not enter
1982 to 1986 – Did not qualify
1990 – Did not enter
1994 to 2018 – Did not qualify

Asian Cup record

1956 to 1976 – Did not enter
1980 – Did not qualify
1984 to 1988 – Did not enter
1992 to 2004 – Did not qualify
2007 – Did not enter
2011 to 2019 – Did not qualify

East Asian Cup record

2003 – Did not qualify (3rd place in Preliminary)
2005 – Did not enter
2008 – Did not qualify (4th place in Preliminary)
2010 – Did not qualify (3rd place in Preliminary)
2013 – Did not qualify (2nd place in Preliminary)
2015 – Did not qualify (2nd place in Preliminary)
2017 – Did not qualify (3rd place in Preliminary)

AFC Challenge Cup record

2006 – Round 1
2008 to 2014 – Did not qualify

AFC Solidarity Cup record

2016 – Runner-up

Recent results and fixtures

2016

28 March 2016 Friendly	Malaysia	0–0	Macau	Malacca City, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8				Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium^[5]

30 June 2016 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1	Macau	2–2	Mongolia	Dededo, Guam
14:30 UTC+10	Leong Ka Hang 37' Duarte 43'		Oyuunbatyn 9' (pen.), 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Guam Football Association National Training Center

2 July 2016 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1	Northern Mariana Islands	1–3	Macau	Dededo, Guam
14:30 UTC+10	Griffin 11' (pen.)		Lam Ka Seng 10', 90+4' Duarte 41'	Stadium: Guam Football Association National Training Center

4 July 2016 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1	Chinese Taipei	3–2	Macau	Dededo, Guam
17:00 UTC+10	Lin Chien-hsun 36', 64' Tseng Chih-wei 88'	Report	Chan Man 7' Lei Ka Him 77'	Stadium: Guam Football Association National Training Center

3 November 2016 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup – Group Stage	Macau	2–1	Mongolia	Kuching, Malaysia
19:30 UTC+8	Torrão 15', 75'	Report	Tögöldör 30'	Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 90 Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

6 November 2016 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup – Group Stage	Laos	1–4	Macau	Kuching, Malaysia
16:30 UTC+8	Khamphanh 3'	Report	Lao Pak Kin 21' Leong Ka Hang 67' N. Torrão 79', 87'	Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 67 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

9 November 2016 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup – Group Stage	Sri Lanka	1–1	Macau	Kuching, Malaysia
19:30 UTC+8	Ishan 5'	Report	Choi Weng Hou 86'	Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 93 Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

12 November 2016 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup – Semi-final	Macau	1–1 (4–3 p)	Brunei	Kuching, Malaysia
19:30 UTC+8	Leong Ka Hang 59'	Report	Shahrazen 27'	Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 331 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
	Penalties
	N. Torrão Leong Ka Hang Chan Man Sio Ka Un		Faiq Shahrazen Rosmin Azwan S. Maududi

15 November 2016 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup – Final	Nepal	1–0	Macau	Kuching, Malaysia
19:30 UTC+8	Sujal 29'	Report		Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 157 Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

Win Draw Loss

Squad

Current squad

The following 20 players have been selected to the final squad for the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup.^[6]

Caps and goals as of 15 November 2016, after the match against Nepal.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ho Man Fai	(1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 (age 31)	24	0	Monte Carlo
4	1GK	Lam Chi Pang	(1993-05-22) 22 May 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Lai Chi
22	1GK	Lo Weng Hou	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 (age 28)	1	0	MFA Develop

2	2DF	Lei Ka Him	(1991-08-16) 16 August 1991 (age 33)	20	1	Lai Chi
6	2DF	Lao Pak Kin	(1984-05-22) 22 May 1984 (age 40)	23	1	Ka I
7	2DF	Chan Man	(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 31)	23	2	S.C. Olhanense
8	2DF	Cheang Cheng Ieong (Captain)	(1984-08-18) 18 August 1984 (age 40)	44	0	Monte Carlo
13	2DF	Kam Chi Hou	(1995-04-04) 4 April 1995 (age 29)	5	0	MFA Develop
17	2DF	Kong Cheng Hou	(1986-08-02) 2 August 1986 (age 38)	29	0	Ka I
20	2DF	Choi Weng Hou	(1992-07-04) 4 July 1992 (age 32)	6	1	Chao Pak Kei

11	3MF	Lam Ka Seng	(1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 30)	11	2	MFA Develop
12	3MF	Lee Keng Pan	(1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34)	4	0	Ka I
14	3MF	Kou Ut Cheong	(1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 (age 32)	9	0	Chao Pak Kei
15	3MF	Cheong Hoi San	(1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 26)	5	0	MFA Develop
16	3MF	Ho Chi Fung	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 30)	10	0	Monte Carlo
19	3MF	Sio Ka Un	(1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 32)	19	0	Lai Chi
21	3MF	Pang Chi Hang	(1993-11-03) 3 November 1993 (age 31)	13	0	Lai Chi
23	3MF	Lei Kam Hong	(1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 36)	11	0	Benfica de Macau

9	4FW	Leong Ka Hang	(1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 32)	23	10	Hong Kong Pegasus
10	4FW	Niki Torrão	(1987-11-18) 18 November 1987 (age 37)	10	5	Benfica de Macau

Recent Callups

The following players have also been called up to the Macau squad recently.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Leong Chon Kit	(1980-06-06) 6 June 1980 (age 44)	16	0	Polícia	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1

DF	Vernon	(1989-11-19) 19 November 1989 (age 35)	17	1	Sporting Clube de Macau	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1
DF	Lei Chi Kin	(1990-10-24) 24 October 1990 (age 34)	6	0	Benfica de Macau	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1
DF	Chan Pak Chun	(1985-12-05) 5 December 1985 (age 38)	4	0	Sporting Clube de Macau	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1
DF	Duarte Pilipe	(1985-03-30) 30 March 1985 (age 39)	3	1	Benfica de Macau	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1

MF	Edgar Teixeira	(1989-12-01) 1 December 1989 (age 34)	4	0	Benfica de Macau	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1

FW	Leong Tak Wai	(1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 (age 31)	4	0	Chao Pak Kei	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1

References

^ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
^ "Macao matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Macao. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ "Macau suspended by FIFA due to political interference". ESPN. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
^ "FIFA suspends the Macau Football Association". FIFA. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
^ Zulhilmi Zainal (1 March 2016). "Hang Jebat Stadium to host Malaysia-Macau friendly". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
^ http://the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?stageid=415&tMode=C&fixtureid=10529&teamid=17&view=ajax&show=finalregistration Squad Of Macau, 13 November 2016, AFC

[1] Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 February 2011.

[2] "Macao matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Macao. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

[3] "Macau suspended by FIFA due to political interference". ESPN. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2014.

[4] "FIFA suspends the Macau Football Association". FIFA. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2014.

[5] Zulhilmi Zainal (1 March 2016). "Hang Jebat Stadium to host Malaysia-Macau friendly". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.

[6] ttp://the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?stageid=415&tMode=C&fixtureid=10529&teamid=17&view=ajax&show=finalregistration Squad Of Macau, 13 November 2016, AFC

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