Maldives women's national football team

Maldives
Association	Football Association of Maldives
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Mohamed Athif
Captain	Hawwa Haneefa
Top scorer	Fadhuwa Zahir (11)
Home stadium	National Football Stadium
FIFA code	MDV
FIFA ranking
Current	167 (16 June 2026)
Highest	91 (December 2009)
Lowest	167 (December 2025)
First international
	Myanmar 17–0 Maldives ; (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1 October 2004)
Biggest win
	Maldives 3–0 Qatar ; (Malé, Maldives; 27 June 2013); Sri Lanka 2–5 Maldives; (Siliguri, West Bengal; 26 December 2016)
Biggest defeat
	Myanmar 17–0 Maldives ; (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1 October 2004)
SAFF Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 2010)
Best result	Semifinals (2016)

The Maldives women's national football team was first formed in 2003. The team represents Maldives in international women's football and thus falls under the governance of the Football Association of Maldives.^[2] The team played its first official international match against Myanmar on 1 October 2004.

Team image

Home stadium

The Maldives women's national football team plays their home matches on the National Football Stadium.

Results and fixtures

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

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2026

25 May 2026 (2026-05-25) 2026 SAFF GS	Maldives	0–11	India	Margao, India
19:30 (19:00 MVT UTC+5)		Report	Naorem 10', 17' Xaxa 29' A. Singh 34', 66', 70', 86' Dangmei 39' Shirvoikar 52', 68' Basfore 60'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 225 Referee: Sharaban Tahura (Bangladesh)

29 May 2026 (2026-05-29) 2026 SAFF GS	Bangladesh	4–2	Maldives	Margao, India
19:30 (19:00 MVT UTC+5)	Siddiqui 1' Marma 34' Prity 63' Kisku 90+5'	Report	Noora 42' Fazla 57'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 127 Referee: Rachana Kamani (India)

Coaching staff

As of 2025

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Mohamed Athif
Assistant coach	Mariyam Mirfatah
Assistant coach	Aminath Siyana
Goalkeeping coach	Ahmed Fayaz
Physical coach	Sheenez Mohamed

Manager history

Mohamed Athif (2018)
Ahmed Nashid (2019)
Mohamed Nizam (2024–2025)
Mohamed Athif (2025–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against India in December 2024 and January 2025.^[3]

Caps and goals accurate up to and including 13 July 2021.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)
1	1GK	Aminath Leeza	(1986-11-25) 25 November 1986 (age 39)
18	1GK	Saiga Hussain	(1993-03-26) 26 March 1993 (age 33)

6	2DF	Fathimath Afza	(1988-11-01) 1 November 1988 (age 37)
7	2DF	Fathimath Inaasha Adam	(2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 (age 25)
8	2DF	Maryam Shafa Binthi Ahmed Ali
14	2DF	Hawwa Haneefa (Captain)	(1990-01-31) 31 January 1990 (age 36)
22	2DF	Rishma Abdullah
12	2DF	Shahfa Shiuth

13	3MF	Aishath Raveena
17	3MF	Mariyam Rifa	(1992-08-29) 29 August 1992 (age 33)
5	3MF	Shiyana Ahmed Zuhair	(1988-01-01) 1 January 1988 (age 38)
16	3MF	Aishath Ameesha Salaam
4	3MF	Fathimath Sibahath Haneef
9	3MF	Aishath Althaf Mohamed
11	3MF	Fathimath Shahuma

10	4FW	Mariyam Noora	(2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 23)
19	4FW	Raniya Ibrahim	(2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 21)
20	4FW	Maeesha Abdul Hannan
21	4FW	Aminath Fazla
3	4FW	Safiyya Rafa	(1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 28)

12		Faiha Ali Hassan
12		Saha Abdul Hahman
12		Haleemath Hishmaa

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Latest call-up
GK	Fathimath Sausan		Bhutan, 24 October 2024

DF	Zulaikha Habeeb	(1998-08-23) 23 August 1998 (age 27)	Bhutan, 24 October 2024
DF	Aminath Zaahiya	(1993-07-11) 11 July 1993 (age 33)	Bhutan, 24 October 2024

Previous squads

Asian Games

2018 Asian Games – squads

Records

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD		GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1991 to 2003	Did not exist									Did not exist
2007	Did not qualify									Via AFC Women's Asian Cup
2011	Did not qualify									Via AFC Women's Asian Cup
2015	Did not enter									Did not enter
2019	Did not enter									Did not enter
2023	Did not qualify									Via AFC Women's Asian Cup
2027	Did not qualify									Via AFC Women's Asian Cup
2031	To be determined									To be determined
2035	To be determined									To be determined
Total	0/10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1996 to 2004	Did not exist								Did not exist
2008	Did not qualify								3	0	0	3	0	20	−20
2012	Did not enter								Did not enter
2016	Did not enter								Did not enter
2020	Did not qualify								3	0	0	3	2	11	−9
2024	Withdrew from qualification								Withdrew
2028	Did not qualify								Via AFC Women's Asian Cup
2032	To be determined								To be determined
Total	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	0	0	3	2	31	−29

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1975 to 2003	Did not exist									Did not exist
2006	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	10	−10
2008	Did not enter									Did not enter
2010	Did not qualify									4	0	0	4	0	20	−20
2014	Did not enter									Did not enter
2018	Did not enter									Did not enter
2022	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	20	−20
2026	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	0	15	−15
2029	To be determined								To be determined
Total	0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	0	0	11	0	65	−65

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1990 to 2002	Did not exist
2006	Did not participate
2010	Did not participate
2014	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	38	−38
2018	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	21	−21
2022	Did not participate
2026	To be determined
Total	2/10	6	0	0	6	0	59	−59

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

SAFF Women's Championship

SAFF Women's Championship record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2010	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	10	−7
2012	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	9	−8
2014	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	11	−9
2016	Semi-finals	4	2	0	2	8	18	−10
2019	Group stage	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8
2022	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	19	−19
2024	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	25	−25
2026	Group stage	2	0	0	2	2	15	−13
Total	8/8	23	3	2	18	16	116	−100

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

South Asian Games

South Asian Games record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2010	Did not enter
2016	Group stage	4	1	1	2	2	5	−3
2019	Third place	3	1	0	2	2	9	−7
Total	2/3	7	2	1	4	4	14	−10

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFF Women's Championship

AFF Women's Championship record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GA
Invitee
2004	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	43	−43
Total	1/12	3	0	0	3	0	43	−43

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

Regional

South Asian Games

Bronze Medal: 2019

References

↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". 16 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
↑ "Member Association – Maldives". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
↑ "India vs Maldives || 14–0 || FIFA International Women's Friendly 2024 || Football Accent". youtube. 29 December 2024.

External links

(in English) Official website of the Maldives women's national football team
Facebook

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". 16 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.

[2] "Member Association – Maldives". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.

[3] "India vs Maldives || 14–0 || FIFA International Women's Friendly 2024 || Football Accent". youtube. 29 December 2024.

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Team image

Home stadium

Results and fixtures

2026

Coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Previous squads

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Asian Games

SAFF Women's Championship

South Asian Games

AFF Women's Championship

Honours

Regional

See also

References

External links