Malta national football team

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Malta
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Knights of Malta, Ħomor (Reds), Falcons
AssociationMalta Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDevis Mangia
CaptainAndrei Agius
Most capsMichael Mifsud (143)
Top scorerMichael Mifsud (42)
Home stadiumTa' Qali Stadium
FIFA codeMLT
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 175 Steady (23 December 2021)[1]
Highest66 (September 1994, September 1995)
Lowest191 (July 2017, September 2017)
First international
 Malta 2–3 Austria 
(Gżira, Malta; 24 February 1957)
Biggest win
 Malta 7–1 Liechtenstein 
(Ta' Qali, Malta; 26 March 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 12–1 Malta 
(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 3–2 defeat in a friendly against Austria in 1957.[3] Their competitive debut arrived five years later, playing against Denmark in the preliminary round of the 1964 European Nations' Cup.[4] Since becoming a UEFA member in 1960 and a FIFA member in 1959,[5] Malta have competed in every qualifier for the European Championship and World Cup, but have never made 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. However, in late 1959, Malta played in the 1960 Summer Olympics African Qualifiers against Morocco and Tunisia, in which they finished last in the group with two draws and two losses. Since then, Malta has largely maintained the status as one of Europe's weakest teams, though its fortunes have increased since late 2010s.

The Maltese international side first competed in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA European Nations Cup in 1962, and in FIFA World Cup qualification in 1971.[6] 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.[4]

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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] On 11 October 2006, Malta managed another competitive victory, a 2–1 triumph over Hungary in the European Championship qualifying with André Schembri scoring twice.[7]

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.[10] On 8 September 2007, Malta managed another draw against Turkey in a Euro 2008 qualifying match, the game finishing 2–2.[11] 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.[12] A 2–0 friendly win over Georgia followed in 2009.[13]

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.[14] One month later, however, the side had fallen to their lowest ever FIFA world ranking position, of 169th in the world.[13] 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 friendly game, with Michael Mifsud scoring a brilliant diving header for Malta.[15]

In February 2011, the national football team of Malta achieved a 0–0 draw against Switzerland, in which goalkeeper Justin Haber saved two penalties.[13] 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.[16] 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.[17] In June 2017, Malta defeated Ukraine 1–0 in a friendly match, thanks to a lone goal by defender Zach Muscat.[18] Malta recorded their 7th all-time competitive win (and their first in the UEFA Nations League) on October 13, 2020, defeating Latvia 1–0 in Riga, scoring the winning goal in the 97th minute.

Kits[]

Kit supplier Period
Adidas Logo.svg Germany Adidas 1978–1988
Logo Umbro.png England Umbro 1988–1990
Lotto Sport Italia logo.svg Italy Lotto 1990–1999
Kronos Logo.png Italy Kronos 1999–2001
Italy Erreà 2001–2005
Diadora logo round.png Italy Diadora 2005–2009
Givova (logo).svg Italy Givova 2009–2022
Italy Erreà 2022–

Results and fixtures[]

Main article: Malta national football team results (2020–present)

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2021[]

24 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Malta  1–3  Russia Ta' Qali, Malta
  • Mbong 56'
 Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark)
27 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovakia  2–2  Malta Trnava, Slovakia
 Report
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
30 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Croatia  3–0  Malta Rijeka, Croatia
 Report Stadium: Stadion Rujevica
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)
30 May Friendly Malta  0–3  Northern Ireland Klagenfurt, Austria
Report
  • Jones 2'
  • Whyte 53'
  • McCann 55'
 Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
4 June Friendly Malta  1–2  Kosovo Klagenfurt, Austria
 Report
Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria)
1 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Malta  3–0  Cyprus Ta' Qali, Malta
 Report Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 2,686
Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)
4 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovenia  1–0  Malta Ljubljana, Slovenia
 Report Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
7 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Russia  2–0  Malta Moscow, Russia
 Report Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
8 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Malta  0–4  Slovenia Ta' Qali, Malta
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 3,967
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
11 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Cyprus  2–2  Malta Larnaca, Cyprus
 Report
Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis
Attendance: 1,405
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
11 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Malta  1–7  Croatia Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 4,581
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
14 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Malta  0–6  Slovakia Ta' Qali, Malta
15:00 Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 3,292
Referee: (Croatia)

2022[]

5 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League San Marino  v Malta  Serravalle, San Marino
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle
9 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Malta  v Cyprus or Estonia Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 Stadium: National Stadium
12 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Malta  v San Marino  Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 Stadium: National Stadium
23 September 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Cyprus or Estonia v Malta 
20:45

Coaching staff[]

As of 19 August 2021[19]
Manager Italy Devis Mangia
Assistant Manager Italy Davide Mazzotta
Assistant Manager Uruguay Guillermo Giacomazzi
Goalkeeping Coach Italy Mario Capece
Physical Trainer Italy Luca Pagani
Sport Scientist Italy Francesco Zanasi
Match Analyst Italy Facundo Styk
Technical Coordinator Italy Alessandro Zinnari
Team Manager Malta Keith Fenech
Director of Communication Malta Pamela Schembri

Coaching history[]

As of 10 September 2021
Manager Malta career Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
Malta Joe A. Griffiths 1957–1961 6 2 2 2 033.3
Malta Carm Borg 1961–1964 9 0 2 7 000.0
Hungary Janos Bedl 1966 2 2 0 0 100.0
Malta Tony Formosa[1] 1966 10 1 1 8 010.0
Malta Joseph Attard 1969 1 0 0 1 000.0
Malta Saviour Cuschieri 1970 1 0 1 0 000.0
Malta Victor Scerri 1973 2 1 0 1 050.0
Italy Terrenzio Polverini 1974–1976 9 1 2 6 011.1
Malta John Calleja 1976–1978 11 2 1 8 018.2
Malta Victor Scerri 1978–1983 26 3 3 20 011.5
Bulgaria Guentcho Dobrev 1984–1987 21 1 4 16 004.8
Germany Horst Heese 1988–1991 36 3 8 25 008.3
Malta Pippo Psaila 1991–1993 17 5 4 8 029.4
Italy Pietro Ghedin 1993–1995 24 4 5 15 016.7
Malta Robert Gatt 1996 3 0 1 2 000.0
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milorad Kosanović 1996–1997 15 0 2 13 000.0
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josif Ilić 1997–2001 41 5 4 32 012.2
Germany Sigfried Held 2001–2003 21 4 5 12 019.0
Germany Horst Heese[2] 2003–2006 15 1 2 12 006.7
Czech Republic Dušan Fitzel[2] 2006–2009 34 3 4 27 008.8
Malta John Buttigieg[2] 2009–2011 21 2 3 16 009.5
Malta Robert Gatt[3] 2012 1 1 0 0 100.0
Italy Pietro Ghedin 2012–2017 48 7 6 35 014.6
Belgium Tom Saintfiet 2017–2018 3 0 0 3 000.0
Malta Ray Farrugia 2018–2019 18 1 4 13 005.6
Italy Devis Mangia[20] 2019– 20 5 5 10 025.0
  1. ^ 1 match with Janos Bedl
  2. ^ a b c assisted by Carmel Busuttil
  3. ^ managed the team on a one-off basis as caretaker manager

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against  Croatia and  Slovakia on 11 and 14 November 2021, respectively.

Caps and goals are correct as of 4 September 2021, after the match against Slovenia.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Henry Bonello (1988-10-13) 13 October 1988 (age 33) 30 0 Malta Ħamrun Spartans
16 1GK Jake Galea (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 25) 2 0 Malta Balzan
12 1GK (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 25) 0 0 Malta Pembroke
5 2DF Andrei Agius (captain) (1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 (age 35) 100 6 Malta Hibernians
2 2DF Kurt Shaw (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 (age 22) 13 0 Malta Sliema Wanderers
22 2DF Zach Muscat (1993-08-22) 22 August 1993 (age 28) 46 1 Portugal Casa Pia
20 2DF Cain Attard (1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 (age 27) 9 2 Malta Birkirkara
4 2DF Karl Micallef (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 (age 25) 2 0 Malta Ħamrun Spartans
2DF Jean Borg (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 24) 5 0 Malta Valletta
7 3MF Joseph Mbong (1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 (age 24) 30 2 Malta Ħamrun Spartans
22 3MF (1999-09-16) 16 September 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Malta Gżira United
19 3MF Bjorn Kristensen (INJ) (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 28) 30 0 Malta Hibernians
6 3MF Matthew Guillaumier (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 23) 11 1 Italy Siena
10 3MF Steve Pisani (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 29) 30 0 Malta Balzan
8 3MF Jake Grech (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 24) 17 0 Malta Hibernians
3 3MF Ryan Camenzuli (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 27) 17 0 Malta Floriana
17 3MF Teddy Teuma (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 (age 28) 13 0 Belgium Union SG
15 3MF Dunstan Vella (1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 (age 25) 8 0 Malta Hibernians
23 3MF Tristan Caruana (1991-09-15) 15 September 1991 (age 30) 7 1 Malta Valletta
18 4FW Jurgen Degabriele (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 25) 11 2 Malta Hibernians
11 4FW Paul Mbong (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 20) 8 0 Malta Birkirkara
20 4FW Luke Gambin (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 28) 31 1 Malta Ħamrun Spartans
9 4FW Luke Montebello (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 26) 13 0 Malta Birkirkara
21 4FW Shaun Dimech (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 20) 8 2 Malta Valletta
14 4FW Alexander Satariano (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 20) 10 1 Italy Pergolettese

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
GK (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 27) 0 0 Malta Hibernians
GK (2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Malta Sliema Wanderers
GK (2000-11-26) 26 November 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Malta San Gwann v.  Croatia, 11 November 2021
DF Enrico Pepe (1989-11-12) 12 November 1989 (age 32) 5 0 Malta Birkirkara v.  Croatia, 11 November 2021
DF James Brown (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 24) 0 0 Scotland St Johnstone v.  Croatia, 11 November 2021
DF Steve Borg (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 34) 59 3 Malta Gżira United
DF Ferdinando Apap (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 (age 29) 7 0 Malta Hibernians
DF Dexter Xuereb (1997-09-21) 21 September 1997 (age 24) 1 0 Malta Gżira United
MF Adam Magri Overend (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Malta Floriana v.  Croatia, 11 November 2021
MF Juan Carlos Corbalan (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 24) 16 1 Malta Ħamrun Spartans v.  Croatia, 11 November 2021
MF Samir Arab (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 27) 1 0 Malta Balzan
MF Nikolai Muscat (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 25) 2 0 Malta Gżira United
MF Brandon Paiber (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 26) 1 0 Malta Floriana v.  Slovenia, 8 October 2021
MF Rowen Muscat (1991-06-05) 5 June 1991 (age 30) 52 1 Malta Valletta
MF (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 24) 0 0 Malta Birkirkara v.  Slovenia, 8 October 2021
MF Neil Tabone (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 24) 1 0 Malta Gudja United
MF (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 25) 0 0 Malta Gżira United
FW Kyrian Nwoko (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 24) 20 3 Malta Valletta
FW Jean Paul Farrugia (1992-03-21) 21 March 1992 (age 29) 18 2 Malta Sliema Wanderers
FW (1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 (age 23) 0 0 Malta Gudja United
FW Jan Busuttil (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 22) 1 0 Malta Floriana
FW (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Malta Sliema Wanderers

INJ Player is injured
COV Withdrew due to covid
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Player records[]

Main articles: List of Malta international footballers and List of Malta national football team captains
As of 7 September 2021[21]
Players in bold are still active with Malta.

Most capped players[]

Michael Mifsud is Malta's most capped player and all-time top scorer.
Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1 Michael Mifsud 143 42 2000–2020
2 David Carabott 122 12 1987–2005
3 Gilbert Agius 120 8 1993–2008
4 Carmel Busuttil 113 23 1982–2001
5 Joe Brincat 103 6 1988–2004
6 Andrei Agius 101 6 2006–present
7 Roderick Briffa 100 1 2003–2018
8 John Buttigieg 97 1 1984–2000
9 André Schembri 94 3 2006–2018
10 Brian Said 91 5 1996–2009

Top goalscorers[]

Rank Name Goals Caps Average Career
1 Michael Mifsud 42 143 0.29 2000–2020
2 Carmel Busuttil 23 113 0.21 1982–2001
3 David Carabott 12 122 0.09 1987–2005
4 Hubert Suda 8 70 0.11 1988–2003
Gilbert Agius 8 120 0.07 1993–2008
6 Raymond Xuereb 6 45 0.13 1971–1985
Kristian Laferla 6 65 0.09 1986–1998
Andrei Agius 6 101 0.06 2006–present
Joe Brincat 6 103 0.06 1988–2004
10 George Mallia 5 63 0.08 1999–2008
Brian Said 5 91 0.05 1996–2009

Competitive record[]

FIFA World Cup[]

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 6 0 0 6 1 20
Argentina 1978 6 0 0 6 0 27
Spain 1982 4 0 0 4 2 15
Mexico 1986 8 0 1 7 6 25
Italy 1990 8 0 2 6 3 18
United States 1994 10 1 1 8 3 23
France 1998 10 0 0 10 2 37
South Korea Japan 2002 10 0 1 9 4 24
Germany 2006 10 0 3 7 4 32
South Africa 2010 10 0 1 9 0 26
Brazil 2014 10 1 0 9 5 28
Russia 2018 10 0 1 9 3 25
Qatar 2022 10 1 2 7 9 30
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined
Total 0/22 112 3 12 97 42 330

UEFA European Championship[]

UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Championship qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Not a UEFA member Not a UEFA member
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 9
Italy 1968 Did not enter Did not enter
Belgium 1972 Did not qualify 6 0 1 5 2 16
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 1 0 5 2 20
Italy 1980 6 0 1 5 2 21
France 1984 8 1 0 7 5 37
West Germany 1988 8 0 2 6 4 21
Sweden 1992 8 0 2 6 2 23
England 1996 10 0 2 8 2 22
Belgium Netherlands 2000 8 0 0 8 6 27
Portugal 2004 8 0 1 7 5 24
Austria Switzerland 2008 12 1 2 9 10 31
Poland Ukraine 2012 10 0 1 9 4 21
France 2016 10 0 2 8 3 16
Europe 2020 10 1 0 9 3 27
Germany 2024 To be determined 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0/16 106 4 14 94 52 315

UEFA Nations League[]

UEFA Nations League record
Year Division Group Round Position Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 D 3 Group stage 4th 6 0 3 3 5 14 Same position 54th
2020–21 D 1 Group stage 2nd 6 2 3 1 8 6 Same position 52nd
2022–23 D TBA To be determined
Total Group stage 2/2 12 2 6 4 13 20 52nd

Mediterranean Games[]

Mediterranean Games record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Egypt 1951 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 1955 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanon 1959 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 1963 - 4 0 0 4 4 18
Tunisia 1967 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 1971 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algeria1975 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morocco 1983 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Syria 1987 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 – present See
Total 1/10 4 0 0 4 4 18

Other records[]

Year Position
Tunisia 7th November Cup 1993 3rd
Total 0 title

Head-to-head record[]

As of 18 November 2019 after match against the  Norway[22]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

  1. ^ Includes matches against  Czechoslovakia.
  2. ^ Includes matches against  West Germany.

FIFA ranking[]

Rank Date
Worst Ever Rank 191[13] July 2017, September 2017
Best Ever Rank 66 September 1994, September 1995
Current Rank 177 August 2021

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