Malta national futsal team

Malta
Nickname(s) Knights of Malta, Ħomor (Reds), Falcons
Association Malta Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Captain Mark Zammit
FIFA code MLT
FIFA ranking 111 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Malta 1–7 Cyprus 
(Malta; 18 January 2007)
Biggest win
 San Marino 1–5 Malta 
(Serravalle, San Marino; 26 September 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Malta 0–13 Kazakhstan 
(Malta; 19 January 2007)
 Slovenia 13–0 Malta 
(Paola, Malta; 2 March 2008)
 Belgium 13–0 Malta 
(Bern, Switzerland; 17 December 2010)
World Cup
Appearances 0
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances 0

The Malta national futsal team is controlled by the Malta Football Association, the governing body for futsal in Malta and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships.

Competition history

FIFA Futsal World Cup

  • 1989 - did not compete
  • 1992 - did not compete
  • 1996 - did not compete
  • 2000 - did not compete
  • 2004 - did not compete
  • 2008 - did not qualify
  • 2012 - did not qualify
  • 2016 - did not qualify

UEFA Futsal Championship

  • 1996 - did not compete
  • 1999 - did not compete
  • 2001 - did not compete
  • 2003 - did not compete
  • 2005 - did not compete
  • 2007 - did not qualify
  • 2010 - did not qualify
  • 2012 - did not qualify
  • 2014 - did not qualify
  • 2016 - did not qualify
  • 2018 - did not qualify

Current squad

As March 2018

The following players were called up for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 qualifying games against  England on 25 January [2],  Bulgaria on 26 January[3] and  Albania on 27 January 2017[4].

Head Coach: Peter Pullicino

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Neil Cuschieri (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 Malta Valletta
2 4FW Carl Azzopardi (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 Malta Luxol
3 2DF Giancarlo Sammut (1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 Malta Luxol
4 4FW Glenn Bonello (1983-01-24) 24 January 1983 Malta Luxol
5 2DF Jovica Milijić (1986-02-20) 20 February 1986 19 4 Malta Valletta
6 4FW Nicola Del're (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 Malta Balzan
7 4FW George Frendo (1985-09-12) 12 September 1985 Malta Luxol
8 2DF Melvin Borg (1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 Malta Valletta
9 4FW Mark Zammit (captain) (1986-02-08) 8 February 1986 Malta Luxol
10 4FW Xavier Saliba (1985-02-20) 20 February 1985 Malta Valletta
11 4FW Dylan Musu (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 Malta Valletta
12 1GK Matthew Xerxen (1982-06-21) 21 June 1982 Malta Luxol
13 4FW Andy Mangion (1989-06-12) 12 June 1989 Malta Luxol
14 4FW Matthew Attard (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 Malta Luxol

References

  1. ↑ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ↑ "England-Malta 6-1". uefa.com. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  3. ↑ "Bulgaria-Malta 6-1". uefa.com. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  4. ↑ "Malta-Albania 2-3". Retrieved 2018-03-29.
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