Malta national football team
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Nickname(s) | Knights of Malta, Ħomor (Reds), Falcons | ||
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Association | Malta Football Association | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Ray Farrugia | ||
Captain | Michael Mifsud | ||
Most caps | Michael Mifsud (134) | ||
Top scorer | Michael Mifsud (41) | ||
Home stadium | Ta' Qali Stadium | ||
FIFA code | MLT | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current |
183 | ||
Highest | 66 (September 1994, September 1995) | ||
Lowest | 191 (July 2017, September 2017) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current |
163 | ||
Highest | 98 (February 1992) | ||
Lowest | 165 (September 2017, September 2018, October 2018) | ||
First international | |||
(Gżira, Malta; 24 February 1957) | |||
Biggest win | |||
(Ta' Qali, Malta; 26 March 2008) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
(Seville, Spain; 21 December 1983) |
The Malta national football team (Maltese: Tim nazzjonali tal-futbol ta' Malta) represents Malta in international football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association, the governing body for football in Malta.
The first official game played by Malta was a 2–3 defeat in a friendly against Austria in 1957.[1] Their competitive debut arrived five years later, playing against Denmark in the preliminary round of the 1964 European Nations' Cup.[2] Since becoming a UEFA member in 1960 and a FIFA member in 1959,[3] Malta have competed in every qualifier for the European Championship and World Cup, without ever making it to the finals of any major international competition.
History
Malta played its first international game on 24 February 1957 at the Empire Stadium, losing 2–3 to Austria. That match was played in front of a capacity crowd at the old Empire Stadium. The Malta Football Association joined FIFA in 1959 and UEFA a year later. The international side first competed in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA European Nations Cup in 1962, and in FIFA World Cup qualification in 1971.[4]
Malta's first competitive draw ended 1–1 against Greece in 1970. Malta's first two competitive wins were victories of 2–0 and 2–1 at home to Greece and Iceland in European Championship qualifiers in 1975 and 1982 respectively. In 1979, Malta drew 0–0 with West Germany in a European championship qualifier and they met again on 16 December 1984 for a memorable World Cup Qualifier in front of a record attendance at the Ta'Qali stadium, where the 1982 & eventual 1986 World Cup runners-up only managed a 2–3 win. Another prestigious result was achieved in March 1987 when Malta drew 2–2 in Portugal, in a qualifier for Euro'88 and the side also twice drew against Hungary during the qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and recorded four friendly wins during 1991 and 1992.[2]
Malta's third competitive win came with a 1–0 victory away to Estonia in a 1993 World Cup qualifier in which Kris Laferla scored.[5] In October 1994 Malta held Czech Republic 0–0 in a qualifier for the UEFA Euro 1996, in which the latter ended runners-up. Six years later, in October 2000 in a group qualifying match for the 2002 World Cup, once again Malta managed another 0–0 draw vs Czech Republic which eventually cost the latter a place at the following major tournament. In June 2000 Malta played England, then managed by Kevin Keegan. Trailing 2–1 going into the final minutes Malta were awarded a penalty, however David Carabott's effort was saved by Richard Wright.[6] Through November 2001 and May 2002 Malta played and remained undefeated in 6 international matches and in between they won the locally hosted (Rothmans) International Tournament. During 2005, Malta drew 1–1 against Croatia and Bulgaria. Another positive result was the 1–1 home draw in a friendly match against Northern Ireland, though George Mallia missed an injury time penalty which would have given them a win.[7] On 11 October 2006, Malta managed another competitive victory, a 2–1 triumph over Hungary in the European Championship qualifying with Andre Schembri scoring twice.[5]
On 7 February 2007, Malta drew 1–1 with one of the hosts of Euro 2008, Austria. The game was played to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first international match played by the Maltese national team.[8] On 8 September 2007 Malta managed another draw against Turkey in a Euro 2008 qualifying match, the game finishing 2–2.[9] On 26 March 2008, Malta achieved its largest ever victory, a 7–1 defeat of Liechtenstein in a friendly at the Ta' Qali Stadium, with Michael Mifsud scoring five goals.[10] A 2–0 friendly win over Georgia followed in 2009.[11]
In May 2010, sponsorship of the Maltese national side was taken on by sportswear firm Givova, who also designed a range of new kits for the team.[12] One month later, however, the side had fallen to their lowest ever FIFA world ranking position, of 169th in the world.[11] In 2009, Malta had a 0–0 draw with Albania at home. This was their only point for the 2010 World Cup qualifying. On 11 August 2010 Malta drew 1–1 at home against FYR Macedonia in a European Championship qualifying game, with Michael Mifsud scoring a brilliant diving header for Malta.[13]
In February 2011 the side achieved a 0–0 draw against Switzerland, in which goalkeeper Justin Haber saved two penalties.[11] On 6 September 2011, Malta won their first Euro 2012 qualifying point, with a 1–1 draw against Georgia. During the years of 2010 and 2011, Malta did not get many positive results, and coach John Buttigieg and assistant coach Carmel Busittil were both sacked in October 2011.[14] For the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, Malta won their first World Cup qualifying match in 20 years, nabbing a 1–0 win over Armenia in June 2013.[15] In June 2017, Malta defeated Ukraine 1–0 in a friendly match, thanks to a lone goal by defender Zach Muscat.[16]
Coaching staff
- As of 8 May 2018
Manager | |
Assistant Manager | |
Goalkeeping Coach | |
Physical Trainer | |
Players
Current squad
The following players were named for the match against Kosovo on 11 October 2018 and Azerbaijan on 14th October 2018 .[17]
Caps and goals are correct as of 11 October 2018, after the match against Kosovo.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Zach Muscat | 22 August 1993 | 28 | 1 | v. | |
DF | Myles Beerman | 13 March 1999 | 5 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Jurgen Pisani | 3 September 1992 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Jean Borg | 8 January 1998 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Alex Muscat | 14 December 1984 | 35 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Ryan Scicluna | 30 July 1993 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Daniel Zerafa | 8 April 1994 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Ryan Fenech | 20 April 1986 | 47 | 1 | v. | |
MF | Johann Bezzina | 30 May 1994 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Luke Gambin | 16 March 1993 | 16 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Dunstan Vella | 27 April 1996 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Tristan Caruana | 15 September 1991 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Mark Scerri | 16 January 1990 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Kyrian Nwoko | 4 July 1997 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Jurgen Degabriele | 10 October 1996 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Siraj Arab | 25 March 1994 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Lydon Micallef | 16 May 1992 | 0 | 0 | v. |
Results and fixtures
2017
26 March 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Malta | 1–3 | Ta' Qali, Malta | |
20:45 (UTC+2) |
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Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium Attendance: 4,980 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey) |
6 June Friendly | Ukraine | 0–1 | Graz, Austria | |
19:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Z. Muscat |
Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria) |
10 June 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Slovenia | 2–0 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
18:00 (UTC+2) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 7,839 Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales) |
1 September 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Malta | 0–4 | Ta' Qali, Malta | |
20:45 (UTC+2) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium Attendance: 16,994 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
4 September 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Scotland | 2–0 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
20:45 (UTC+1) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 26,371 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) |
5 October 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Malta | 1–1 | Ta' Qali, Malta | |
20:45 (UTC+2) |
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Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
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Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium Attendance: 3,431 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia) |
8 October 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Slovakia | 3–0 | Trnava, Slovakia | |
18:00 (UTC+2) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského Attendance: 17,774 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy) |
2018
22 March Friendly | Malta | 0–1 | Ta' Qali, Malta | |
18:00 (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
26 March Friendly | Finland | 5–0 | Belek, Turkey | |
18:00 (UTC+3) | Pukki Taimi Jensen Soiri |
Report | Stadium: Gloria Sports Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey) |
29 May Friendly | Armenia | 1–1 | Wattens, Austria | |
20:00 (UTC+3) | Yagan |
Report | Agius |
Stadium: Gernot Langes Stadion Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria) |
1 June Friendly | Georgia | 1–0 | Schwaz, Austria | |
20:00 (UTC+3) | Kashia |
Report | Stadium: Silberstadt Arena Schwaz Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria) |
7 September 2018–19 UEFA Nations League | Faroe Islands | 3–1 | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | |
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Edmundsson Joensen Hansson |
Report | Mifsud |
Stadium: Tórsvøllur Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland) |
10 September 2018–19 UEFA Nations League | Malta | 1–1 | Ta' Qali, Malta | |
20:45 | Agius |
Report | Khalilzade |
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
11 October 2018–19 UEFA Nations League | Kosovo | 3–1 | Pristina, Kosovo | |
20:45 | Kololli Muriqi |
Report | Agius |
Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary) |
14 October 2018–19 UEFA Nations League | Azerbaijan | 1–1 | Baku, Azerbaijan | |
18:00 | Abdullayev |
Report | Muscat |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
17 November 2018–19 UEFA Nations League | Malta | v | Ta' Qali, Malta | |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium |
20 November 2018–19 UEFA Nations League | Malta | v | Ta' Qali, Malta | |
20:45 | Report | Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium |
Records
- As of 14 October 2018[18]
Most capped players
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.
# | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Michael Mifsud | 2000– | 134 | 41 |
2 | David Carabott | 1987–2005 | 122 | 12 |
3 | Gilbert Agius | 1993–2008 | 119 | 8 |
4 | Carmel Busuttil | 1982–2001 | 111 | 23 |
5 | Joe Brincat | 1988–2004 | 101 | 6 |
6 | Roderick Briffa | 2003– | 97 | 1 |
7 | John Buttigieg | 1984–2000 | 97 | 1 |
8 | Andre Schembri | 2006– | 92 | 3 |
9 | Brian Said | 1996–2009 | 91 | 5 |
10 | Silvio Vella | 1988–2000 | 90 | 1 |
Top goalscorers
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
# | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Mifsud | 2000– | 41 | 134 | 0.3060 |
2 | Carmel Busuttil | 1982–2001 | 23 | 111 | 0.2072 |
3 | David Carabott | 1987–2005 | 12 | 122 | 0.0984 |
4 | Hubert Suda | 1988–2003 | 8 | 70 | 0.1143 |
Gilbert Agius | 1993–2008 | 8 | 119 | 0.0672 | |
6 | Raymond Xuereb | 1971–1985 | 6 | 43 | 0.1395 |
Kristian Laferla | 1986–1998 | 6 | 65 | 0.0923 | |
Joe Brincat | 1988–2004 | 6 | 101 | 0.0594 | |
9 | George Mallia | 1999–2008 | 5 | 63 | 0.0794 |
Brian Said | 1996–2009 | 5 | 91 | 0.0549 |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | ||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 25 | ||||||||||
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 23 | ||||||||||
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 37 | ||||||||||
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 32 | ||||||||||
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 28 | ||||||||||
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 25 | ||||||||||
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/21 | 102 | 2 | 10 | 90 | 33 | 300 | ||||||||
UEFA European Football Championship
UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship qualifying record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | ||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20 | ||||||||||
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 37 | ||||||||||
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 21 | ||||||||||
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 23 | ||||||||||
10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 27 | ||||||||||
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 24 | ||||||||||
12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 31 | ||||||||||
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 21 | ||||||||||
10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 16 | ||||||||||
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/15 | 102 | 3 | 14 | 85 | 49 | 288 | ||||||||
Mediterranean Games record
Mediterranean Games record | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
- | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1991 – present | See Malta national under-20 team | ||||||||
Total | 1/10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
All-time team record
- As of 10 September 2018[19]
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | % Win |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 12.50% | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0% | |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0% | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 16.66% | |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 42.85% | |
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 0% | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0% | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 25% | |
13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 38 | −33 | 0% | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 66.66% | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0% | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% | |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0% | |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 16.66% | |
12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 34 | −29 | 0% | |
9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 32 | −28 | 0% | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0% | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0% | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0% | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 33.33% | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 20% | |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 12.50% | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0% | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% | |
9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 11.11% | |
9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 38 | −35 | 0% | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0% | |
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 10% | |
12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 28 | −22 | 8.33% | |
15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 20% | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100% | |
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 0% | |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0% | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0% | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 66.66% | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 40% | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50% | |
9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 33.33% | |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 75% | |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 20% | |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 16.66% | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0% | |
7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −3 | 14.28% | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | −28 | 0% | |
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0% | |
10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 0% | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0% | |
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 28 | −23 | 0% | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% | |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0% | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0% | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 100% | |
7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0% | |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0% | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0% | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0% | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0% | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 0% | |
11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 42 | −40 | 0% | |
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0% | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% | |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 40% | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 0% | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% | |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0% | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0% | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0% | |
Total | 380 | 46 | 64 | 270 | 231 | 870 | −639 | 12.13% |
- ↑ Includes matches against
Czechoslovakia. - ↑ Includes matches against
West Germany.
Managers
Managerial history
- As of 14 October 2018
Manager | Malta career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1957–1961 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33.3 | |
1961–1964 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | |
1966 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | |
1966 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10.0 | |
1969 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
1970 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
1973 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | |
1974–1976 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11.1 | |
1976–1978 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 18.2 | |
1978–1983 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11.5 | |
1984–1987 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 4.8 | |
1988–1991 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 8.3 | |
1991–1993 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 29.4 | |
1993 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0 | |
1993–1995 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16.7 | |
1996 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | |
1996–1997 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0.0 | |
1997–2001 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 12.2 | |
2001–2003 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19.0 | |
2003–2006 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.7 | |
2006–2009 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 8.8 | |
2009–2011 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9.5 | |
2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | |
2012–2017 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 14.6 | |
2017–2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
2018– | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 |
FIFA ranking
Rank | Date | |
---|---|---|
Worst Ever Rank | 191[11] | July 2017, September 2017 |
Best Ever Rank | 66 (twice) | September 1994, September 1995 |
Current Rank | 183[20] | September 2018 |
References
- ↑ Baldacchino, Carmel (6 February 2007). "Malta's late rally thrills home crowd on debut". Times of Malta. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- 1 2 "National Team All Time Results". Malta Football Association. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ↑ "Member associations – Malta". UEFA. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ↑ "History of the Malta Football Association". Malta Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- 1 2 Brincat, Henry (15 October 2006). "Malta 2–1 Hungary". The Malta Independent.
- ↑ "Malta v England: Clockwatch". BBC. 3 June 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ "Malta 1–1 Northern Ireland". BBC. 17 August 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ↑ "Malta to play Euro 2008 co-hosts Austria on 30 May". The Malta Independent. 22 December 2007.
- ↑ Huggins, Trevor (9 September 2007). "England notch easy win against Israel". Reuters UK.
- ↑ "Five-goal Mifsud inspires Malta to massive win". The Times of Malta. 27 March 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 "Malta make ground from Swiss denial". fifa.com. 7 April 2011.
- ↑ "High-profile friendly a useful test – Buttigieg". The Times of Malta. 11 May 2010.
- ↑ "Malta-Macedonia draw 1–1". The Times of Malta. 11 August 2010.
- ↑ "Malta fires national coach John Buttigieg". ESPN. 26 October 2011.
- ↑ Azzopardi, Kevin (7 June 2013). "Resilient Malta stun Armenia". Times of Malta.
- ↑ "Friendly match: Malta obtains encouraging win against Ukraine". The Malta Independent. 6 June 2017.
- ↑ "Malta coach Farrugia names final squad for Faroe trip". Malta Football Association. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ↑ Roberto Mamrud. "Malta – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "World Football Elo Ratings: Malta". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". fifa.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
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