Maldives women's national football team
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 1 October 2004.
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Association | Football Association of Maldives | |||
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||
Head coach | [1] | |||
Home stadium | National Football Stadium | |||
FIFA code | MDV | |||
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FIFA ranking | ||||
Current | 161 ![]() | |||
Highest | 91 (December 2009) | |||
Lowest | 162 (December 2023) | |||
First international | ||||
![]() ![]() (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1 October 2004) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
![]() ![]() (Siliguri, West Bengal; 26 December 2016) ![]() ![]() (Malé, Maldives; 27 April 2013) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
![]() ![]() (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1 October 2004) | ||||
SAFF Championship | ||||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2010) | |||
Best result | Semifinals (2016) |
Team image
editHome stadium
editThe Maldives women's national football team plays their home matches on the National Football Stadium.
Results and fixtures
editThe 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
2024
edit18 October 2024 SAFF W GS | Sri Lanka | v | Maldives | Kathmandu, Nepal |
17:30 | Stadium: Dashrath Stadium |
21 October 2024 SAFF W GS | Maldives | v | Nepal | Kathmandu, Nepal |
17:30 | Stadium: Dashrath Stadium |
24 October 2024 SAFF W GS | Maldives | v | Bhutan | Kathmandu, Nepal |
17:30 | Stadium: Dashrath Stadium |
Coaching staff
editPosition | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | (2020) | |
Assistant coach | Mariyam Mirfath | |
Assistant coach | Fadhuwa Zahir | |
Goalkeeping coach | Hassan Hameed | |
Physical coach | Mueena Mohamed | |
Medical | Sharafudheen | |
Official | Mohamed Shareef |
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Manager history
edit- Mohamed Athif (2018)
- Ahmed Nashid (2019)
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following players were named on 13 July 2021 for the xxx tournament.
Caps and goals accurate up to and including 13 July 2021.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Aminath Leeza | ||||
18 | GK | |||||
22 | GK | Nazim Fathimath Nashaya | ||||
4 | DF | Ablo Jabir | 4 October 1997 | |||
6 | DF | Nasheed | 23 October 1999 | |||
17 | DF | Wishaya. | 31 May 2000 | |||
19 | DF | Mohamed | 28 November 1998 | |||
3 | MF | Saina | 20 November 1988 | |||
5 | MF | Shiyan Zuhair | 28 April 2000 | |||
10 | MF | Aminath Shamila | 29 June 1998 | |||
11 | MF | Aisthu | 28 November 2001 | |||
13 | MF | Fathimath Saliya | 8 September 1995 | |||
14 | MF | Mariyam Mirfath | 8 December 1995 | |||
16 | MF | Theeba Fathimath | 3 August 1999 | |||
2 | FW | Laisha Junaid | 28 November 1999 | |||
7 | FW | Fadhuwa Zahir (captain) | ||||
8 | FW | Mariyam Rifa | 28 November 1997 | |||
9 | FW | Shamula Thaufeeq | 20 October 1997 | |||
12 | FW | Aishath Firsha | 4 June 2000 | |||
20 | FW | Abdul Hannan Maeesha | 4 June 1998 |
Recent call-ups
editThe following players have been called up to a squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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Previous squads
edit- Asian Games
Records
editActive players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped playersedit
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Top goalscorersedit
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Competitive record
editFIFA Women's World Cup
editFIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
1991 | did not enter | ||||||||
1995 | |||||||||
1999 | |||||||||
2003 | |||||||||
2007 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2011 | |||||||||
2015 | did not enter | ||||||||
2019 | |||||||||
2023 | did not qualify | ||||||||
Total | 0/9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC Women's Asian Cup
editAFC Women's Asian Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1975 to 2003 | did not enter | ||||||||
2006 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2008 | did not enter | ||||||||
2010 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2014 | did not enter | ||||||||
2018 | |||||||||
2022 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2026 | to be determined | ||||||||
Total | 0/21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Asian Games
editAsian Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1990 | DNP | ||||||||
1994 | |||||||||
1998 | |||||||||
2002 | |||||||||
2006 | |||||||||
2010 | |||||||||
2014 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | −38 | |
2018 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | −21 | |
2022 | DNP | ||||||||
2026 | TBD | ||||||||
Total | 2/10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 59 | −59 |
SAFF Women's Championship
editSAFF Women's Championship record | |||||||||
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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 | |
Total | 5/5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 56 | −40 |
South Asian Games
editSouth Asian Games record | |||||||||
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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 |
AFF Women's Championship
editAFF Women's Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
Invitee | ||||||||
2004 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | |
Total | 1/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 |
Honours
editRegional
edit- Bronze Medal: 2019
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Maldives". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
External links
edit- (in English) Official website of the Maldives women's national football team