Maldives national under-23 football team

Maldives
Nickname(s)	Red Snappers
Association	Football Association of Maldives
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Ali Suzain
FIFA code	MDV
First international
	Maldives 0-4 south korea

The Maldives national Under-23 football team, also known as Maldives Under-23s or Maldives U23(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the Maldives national football team, and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives.

Asian Games

2002

This was the Maldives U-23s' first competitive tournament. They were eliminated from the preliminary round, after being defeated 4–0 to South Korea, 3–1 to Malaysia and 5–0 to Oman. The only goal for the Maldives was scored by Ibrahim Fazeel.

2006

In this year, Maldives were drawn to play in the Group A of the second round, alongside India, Hong Kong and Iran. Ashad Ali scored the only goal in the 3–1 loss against Iran. In the match against India, Ali Ashfaq scored the equalizing goal for Maldives, but they couldn't hold India till the end and lost for 2–1 as India scored the winning goal in the 89th minute of the game. The last match of the group was against Hong Kong. Maldives lost 1–0 to them as Maldives were conceded in the 11th minute of the game.

2010

Maldives ended up the competition at the 3rd position of Group F in the 2010 Asian Games held at China. They lost the first match, 3–0 to Oman,^[1] but they managed to draw with a score of 0–0 against Pakistan^[2] and Thailand.^[3]

AFC U-22 Asian Cup

2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualification

In 2012 it was announced that Maldives U23 would participate in the qualifying round of the inaugural AFC U-22 Asian Cup in June 2012.^[4]

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympics Record
Host nation / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1896	No football tournament was held
1900	did not enter
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932	No football tournament was held
1936	did not enter
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008	did not qualify
2012	did not qualify
Total	-	0/25	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

Asian Games Record
Host nation / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	Round 1	22	3	0	0	3	1	12
2006	Round 2	19	3	0	0	3	2	6
2010	Round 1	17	3	0	2	1	3	3
2014	Round 1	21	3	1	0	2	3	8
Total	-	4/4	12	1	2	9	9	29

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-22 Asian Cup

AFC U-22 Asian Cup
Host nation / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2014	did not qualify
2016	did not qualify
Total	-	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa U-23 International Football Trophy

H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy
Host nation / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2012	Champions	1st	4	3	0	1	6	2
Total	1 Title	1/1	4	3	0	1	6	2

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Recent fixtures and results

2012

Date	Tournament	Location	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Maldivian Scorers
3 June 2012	Friendly	Malé, Maldives	Sri Lanka	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium	1–1	Nizam 4'
17 Jun 2012	Friendly	Bangkok, Thailand	Vietnam	Rajamangala National Stadium	5–0
19 Jun 2012	Friendly	Bangkok, Thailand	Myanmar	Rajamangala National Stadium	0–1	Nizam 85'
23 June 2012	2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualifiers	Malacca, Malaysia	Qatar	Hang Jebat Stadium	2–0
25 June 2012	2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualifiers	Malacca, Malaysia	Tajikistan	Hang Jebat Stadium	2–1	Imaaz 45+1' Thoriq 90+4' (o.g.)
28 June 2012	2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualifiers	Malacca, Malaysia	Iran	Hang Jebat Stadium	0–7
1 July 2012	2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualifiers	Malacca, Malaysia	Bahrain	Hang Jebat Stadium	1–2	Nizam 61'
3 July 2012	2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualifiers	Malacca, Malaysia	Kuwait	Hang Tuah Stadium	0–8
3 December 2012	2012 Mahinda Rajapaksa Int'l Trophy	Nawalapitiya, SL	Sri Lanka	Jayathilake Sports Complex	0–3	Assadhulla Adhuham (pen.)
5 December 2012	2012 Mahinda Rajapaksa Int'l Trophy	Nawalapitiya, SL	Pakistan	Jayathilake Sports Complex	0–1	Imaaz
7 December 2012	2012 Mahinda Rajapaksa Int'l Trophy	Nawalapitiya, SL	Bangladesh	Jayathilake Sports Complex	1–0
9 December 2012	2012 M. Rajapaksa Int'l Trophy Final	Nawalapitiya, SL	Pakistan	Jayathilake Sports Complex	1–2	Rilwan 57' Assadhulla 61'

2013

Date	Tournament	Location	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Maldivian Scorers
21 November 2013	2013 Media Nusantara Citra Cup	Jakarta, Indonesia	Papua New Guinea	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium	0–1	Fasir 37'
22 November 2013	2013 Media Nusantara Citra Cup	Jakarta, Indonesia	Laos	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium	2–1	Akram 90+2'
24 November 2013	2013 Media Nusantara Citra Cup	Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium	2–1	Fasir 12'

2014

Date	Tournament	Location	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Maldivian Scorers
15 September 2014	2014 Asian Games	Goyang, South Korea	Thailand	Goyang Sports Complex	2–0
18 September 2014	2014 Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	Indonesia	Incheon Football Stadium	4–0
22 September 2014	2014 Asian Games	Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	Timor-Leste	Ansan Wa~ Stadium	3–2	Amdhan 27' Yaamin 63' Irufaan 73'

2015

Date	Tournament	Location	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Maldivian Scorers
23 March 2015	2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers	Muscat, Oman	Lebanon	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex	1–2	Irufaan 4'
25 March 2015	2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers	Muscat, Oman	Bahrain	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex	0–3
27 March 2015	2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers	Muscat, Oman	Iraq	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex	1–7	Hamza 27'
23 March 2015	2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers	Muscat, Oman	Oman	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex	0–5

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Team Manager	Mohamed Adhuham
Head coach	Ali Suzain
Assistant coach	Mohammed Shahid
Assistant coach	Sabah Mohamed
Goalkeeping coach	Haseeb Hameed
Team Doctor	Hisham Ali Zaki

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Ali Naajih	(1999-12-08) December 8, 1999 (age 24)	2	United Victory
2	1GK	Hassan Aleef Ahmed	(2000-10-01) October 1, 2000 (age 24)		Eagles
3	2DF	Ali Ajfan Amjad			Eydhafushi
4	2DF	Hassan Nahwaash	(2000-03-28) March 28, 2000 (age 24)	1	Maziya
5	3MF	Moosa Azeem Hassan		2	United Victory
6	2DF	Ishaq Rasheedh		1	Green Streets
7	2DF	Husain Faisal	(1999-05-15) May 15, 1999 (age 25)	2	Valencia
8	2DF	Hassan Eanaaz		2	TC
9	2DF	Hamdhoon Abdhul Latheef		1	TC
10	2DF	Ahnaf Rasheed	(2001-11-23) November 23, 2001 (age 22)	1	Super United
11	2DF	Ahmed Naahil Ibrahim	(2002-07-03) July 3, 2002 (age 22)		Green Streets
12	2DF	Haisham Hassan	(1999-07-21) July 21, 1999 (age 25)	2	Maziya
13	3MF	Shaifulla Ibrahim	(1999-05-29) May 29, 1999 (age 25)		Eagles
14	3MF	Hussain Ahusam Moosa	(2001-03-20) March 20, 2001 (age 23)	2	TC
15	3MF	Abdulla Yaameen	(2001-12-30) December 30, 2001 (age 22)	2	Valencia
16	3MF	Zain Zafar	(2003-04-20) April 20, 2003 (age 21)	2	Eagles
17	3MF	Ismail Zaan Amir	(2000-10-11) October 11, 2000 (age 24)	2	Valencia
18	4FW	Zayaan Naseer		2	TC
19	4FW	Haisham Rasheed		1	TC
20	4FW	Ahmad Bassam	(2001-01-17) January 17, 2001 (age 23)	2	United Victory
22	4FW	Nishaam Mohamed Rasheed	(1999-01-31) January 31, 1999 (age 25)	2	TC
23	4FW	Mohamed Jailam	(1999-10-13) October 13, 1999 (age 25)	2	Green Streets
25	4FW	Hassan Nazeem	(2001-05-24) May 24, 2001 (age 23)	2	Maziya

Coaches

Name	Nat	Period
István Urbányi		2011–2013
Drago Mamić		2014
Assad Abdul Ghanee^[5]		2015
René Hiddink^[6]		2021–

References

^ "Maldives-U23 1-3 Oman-U23". envivo24.com. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
^ "Maldives 0 - 0 Pakistan: Maldives loses a golden chance". maldivesoccer.com. 10 November 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
^ "Asian Games: Maldives held Thailand to finish third". maldivesoccer.com. 11 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
^ "AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualifiers draw results". the-afc.com. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
^ Assad to coach u23 side. Vaguthu (Dhivehi)
^ Rene Hiddink selected as the head coach of u-23 team at Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). access date: 14 June 2021

External links

Football Association of Maldives - Official website

[1] "Maldives-U23 1-3 Oman-U23". envivo24.com. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

[2] "Maldives 0 - 0 Pakistan: Maldives loses a golden chance". maldivesoccer.com. 10 November 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

[3] "Asian Games: Maldives held Thailand to finish third". maldivesoccer.com. 11 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

[4] "AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualifiers draw results". the-afc.com. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

[5] Assad to coach u23 side. Vaguthu (Dhivehi)

[6] Rene Hiddink selected as the head coach of u-23 team at Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). access date: 14 June 2021

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v t e National under-23 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA

Asian Games

2002

2006

2010

AFC U-22 Asian Cup

2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualification

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Asian Games

AFC U-22 Asian Cup

H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa U-23 International Football Trophy

Recent fixtures and results

2012

2013

2014

2015

Coaching staff

Current squad

Coaches

See also

References

External links