Maldives women's national football team

Maldives

Nickname(s)	Daughters of the waves
Association	Football Association of Maldives
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Naoko Kawamoto
Captain	Fadhuwa Zahir
Home stadium	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium
FIFA code	MDV
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	119 15 (22 June 2018)
Highest	91 (December 2009)
Lowest	133 (September 2015)
First international
Myanmar 17–0 Maldives  (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; 1 October 2004)
Biggest win
Maldives 3–0 Qatar  (Malé, Maldives; 27 April 2013)
Biggest defeat
Myanmar 17–0 Maldives  (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; 1 October 2004)

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. The team played its first official international match against Myanmar on October 1, 2004.

World Cup record

World Cup Finals
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup record

Women's Asian Cup
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1975	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1977	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1979	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1981	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

South Asian Games record

South Asian Games
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2010	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	3	10	-7
Total	1/1	3	0	1	2	3	10	-7

Asian Games record

Asian Games
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2014	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	38	–38
Total	1/7	3	0	0	3	0	38	-38

Squad

The following is the Maldives squad in the women's football tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.^[1]

Head Coach: Athif Mohamed

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Aminath Leeza	(1986-11-25)25 November 1986 (aged 31)			Police Club
18	1GK	Aishath Abdul Razzaq	(1980-10-20)20 October 1980 (aged 37)
22	1GK	Saiga Hussain	(1993-03-26)26 March 1993 (aged 25)			MNDF
2	2DF	Fathimath Zahira	(1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 27)			Police Club
4	2DF	Aishath Maahin	(1988-08-06)6 August 1988 (aged 30)			Ooredoo Maldives
6	2DF	Fathimath Afza	(1988-11-01)1 November 1988 (aged 29)			Dhivehi Sifainge Club
15	2DF	Aminath Zaahiya	(1993-07-11)11 July 1993 (aged 25)			Team Fenaka
17	2DF	Hawwa Haneefa	(1990-01-31)31 January 1990 (aged 28)			WAMCO
19	2DF	Sheeneez Mohamed	(1986-11-25)25 November 1986 (aged 31)			Police Club
21	2DF	Sanfa Ibrahim Didi	(1985-04-27)27 April 1985 (aged 33)			Police Club
5	3MF	Shiyana Ahmed Zubair	(1988-01-01)1 January 1988 (aged 30)			STO
7	3MF	Fadhuwa Zahir	(1986-05-07)7 May 1986 (aged 32)			Police Club
9	3MF	Shahula Thaufeeq	(1992-12-08)8 December 1992 (aged 25)			Team Fenaka
11	3MF	Aishath Samaa	(1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 24)			New Radiant
14	3MF	Mariyam Mirfath	(1985-05-16)16 May 1985 (aged 33)			Club Immigration
24	3MF	Azina Abdul Matheen	(1991-09-10)10 September 1991 (aged 26)			Customs RC
8	4FW	Mariyam Rifa	(1992-08-29)29 August 1992 (aged 25)			MPL
10	4FW	Aminath Shamila	(1993-05-14)14 May 1993 (aged 25)			MPL
12	4FW	Mariyam Nishfa Faid	(2002-03-08)8 March 2002 (aged 16)
13	4FW	Safiyya Rafa	(1998-04-09)9 April 1998 (aged 20)			WAMCO

See also

• Maldives women's national football team results – 2000s

References