Malta women's national football team

The Malta women's national football team represents the Malta Football Association in international women's football matches sanctioned by UEFA.[2]

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Malta national football team.

Malta
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationMalta Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachManuela Tesse
CaptainDorianne Theuma
Most capsDorianne Theuma (114)
Top scorerDorianne Theuma (29)
Home stadiumCentenary Stadium
FIFA codeMLT
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 86 Steady (25 August 2023)[1]
Highest74 (August 2003)
Lowest115 (October 2007)
First international
 Romania 3–0 Malta 
(Bucharest, 10 August 2003)
Biggest win
 Malta 6–0 Luxembourg 
(Ta'Qali, 6 April 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Malta 0–13 Spain 
(Ta'Qali, 9 September 2009)

History

The team first appeared in official competitions in the 2005 European Championship's qualifying, debuting on August 10, 2003 in Bucharest with a 3–0 loss to Romania. Malta lost all eight games, scoring once and conceding 35. The team's first goal was scored by Sarah Caruana on November 16, 2003, against Croatia.[3]

After 13 losses, Malta achieved its first draw on June 7, 2006 against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last match of the 2007 World Cup's qualifying. The team played in the 2011 World Cup's qualifying, losing all games including a record 0–13 defeat to Spain. On March 3, 2011 Malta won an official match for the first time in the 2013 European Championship qualifying's preliminary round, beating Georgia 1–0 with a goal by D'Agostino in injury time.

On April 6, 2013 Malta beat Luxembourg 6–0 in the 2015 World Cup qualifying's preliminary round. The team also defeated Latvia and drew with Albania to top the group and make it past a preliminary round for the first time.[4]

The team was coached from its foundation until 2015 by Pierre Brincat, and then from 22 January 2015 till now by former U19 coach Mark Gatt.[5]

Team image

Home stadium

The Malta women's national team play their home matches on the Centenary Stadium.

Overall official record
CompetitionStageResultOpponentPositionScorers
2005 Euro qualifyingRegular stage
(Class B)		0–3 0–8
0–1 0–2
0–3 1–4
0–9 0–5		Romania Romania
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia Croatia
Republic of Ireland Ireland		5 / 50
0
Caruana
0
2007 World Cup qualifyingRegular stage
(Class B)		1–4 0–1
1–4 1–3
0–1 1–1		Croatia Croatia
Slovenia Slovenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina		4 / 4D'Agostino
Theuma, Tonna
Theuma
2009 Euro qualifyingPreliminary round0–0
2–4
0–8		Lithuania Lithuania
Luxembourg Luxembourg
Slovakia Slovakia		4 / 40
Carabott 2
0
2011 World Cup qualifyingRegular stage0–13 0–9
0–8 0–6
0–2 0–6
0–2 1–5		Spain Spain
England England
Austria Austria
Turkey Turkey		5 / 50
0
0
N. Pace
2013 Euro qualifyingPreliminary round1–0
0–2
1–1		Georgia (country) Georgia
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
Armenia Armenia		2 / 4D'Agostino
0
Cuschieri
2015 World Cup qualifyingPreliminary round1–1
6–0
2–0		Albania Albania
Luxembourg Luxembourg
Latvia Latvia		1 / 4Theuma
Theuma 2, Buttigieg, Carabott, Cuschieri, Xuereb
Cuschieri, Theuma
Regular stage0–2 0–2
0–5 0–8
0–3 0–5
0–11 0–5
0–8 0–5		Israel Israel
Denmark Denmark
Serbia Serbia
Switzerland Switzerland
Iceland Iceland		6 / 6

Results and fixtures

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   Lose   Fixture

2023
17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) Friendly Malta  2–1  Luxembourg Ta' Qali, Malta
18:00 UTC+1 Bugeja 36' (pen.), 67' Report Estevez Garcia 15' (pen.) Stadium: Centenary Stadium
20 February 2023 (2023-02-20) Friendly Malta  3–1  Luxembourg Ta' Qali, Malta
11:00 UTC+1
Report Thompson 28' Stadium: Centenary Stadium
7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) Friendly Estonia  1–2  Malta Tallinn, Estonia
20:00 UTC+2 Merisalu 88' Report
Stadium: Sportland Arena
Attendance: 302
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) Nations League C Latvia  0-1  Malta Jūrmala, Latvia
Report Bugeja 83' Stadium: Sloka Stadium
Referee: Jana Van Laere (Belgium)
26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) Nations League C Malta  2-0  Moldova Ta' Qali, Malta
20:00
Report Stadium: Centenary Stadium
Referee: Michaela Pachtova (Czech Republic)
27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) Nations League C Malta  5 - 0  Andorra Ta' Qali, Malta
20:00
Report Stadium: Ta Qali'
31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) Nations League C Andorra  v  Malta
Report
1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) Nations League C Moldova  v  Malta
Report
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) Nations League C Malta  v  Latvia
Report

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
Position Name Ref.
Head coach Malta Manuela Tesse (UEFA PRO)

Manager history
  • Malta Pierre Brincat (????–2015)
  • Malta Mark Gatt (2015–????)
  • MaltaManuela Tesse(????-present)

Players
Main article: List of Malta women's international footballers

Current squad
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Giulia D'Antuono 0 0
1GK Patricia Ebejer 0 0
1GK Janice Xuereb 0 0
2DF Rebecca Bajada 0 0
2DF Amy Busuttil 0 0
2DF Mariah Cardona 0 0
2DF Jessica Dimech (2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 0 0 Malta Swieqi United
2DF Stefania Farrugia (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991 35 1 Malta Birkirkara
2DF Emma Lipman (captain) (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 9 0 Italy Como
2DF Georgiana Mifsud
2DF Valentina Rapa
2DF Ann-Marie Said (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 13 0 Malta Birkirkara
2DF Emma Xuerreb (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 32 2 Malta Swieqi United
2DF Charlene Zammit (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 40 0 Malta Birkirkara
3MF Brenda Borg (1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 27 2 Malta Mġarr United
3MF Rachel Cuschieri (1992-04-26) 26 April 1992 39 7 Italy Sampdoria
3MF Veronique Mifsud
3MF Nicole Sciberras (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 16 0 Malta Hibernians
3MF Shona Zammit (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 21 3 Malta Swieqi United
3MF Dorianne Zammit
4FW Leah Ayres
4FW Haley Bugeja
4FW Ylenia Carabott (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 83 21 England Keynsham Town
4FW Yulya Carella
4FW Maria Farrugia (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 14 1 England Durham
4FW Alishia Sultana
4FW Kailey Willis

Recent call-ups

The following players were also named to a squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Maya Cachia (2004-12-23) 23 December 2004 0 0 Italy Crotone v.  Moldova, 26 September 2023
MF Gabriella Zahra v.  Moldova, 26 September 2023
FW Raina Giusti v.  Moldova, 26 September 2023
MF Maya Lucia (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 1 0 Italy Genoa v.  Moldova, 26 September 2023

Captains

Records
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of July 2021.

Most capped players
In 2015 Dorianne Theuma was Malta's most capped player with 64 caps.

Below is a list of the 10 players with the most caps for Malta.

# Player Period Caps Goals
1 Dorianne Theuma 2003–present 114 29
2 Rebecca D'Agostino 2003–2014 57 4
3 Ylenia Carabott 2005–present 56 11
4 Natasha Pace 2003–2014 48 3
5 Rachel Cuschieri 2007–present 42 6
6 Charlene Zammit 2009–present 33 0
6 Mandy Debono 2006–present 33 0
6 Maria Azzopardi 2003–2011 33 0
9 Stefania Farrugia 2007–present 32 1
10 Kathleen Saliba 2004–2012 31 1

Top goalscorers
# Player Year(s) Goals Caps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991did not enter UEFA Euro 1991
Sweden 1995 UEFA Euro 1995
United States 1999 did not enter
United States 2003
China 2007did not qualify 6015414−10
Germany 2011 8008151−50
Canada 2015 132110956−47
France 2019 311132+1
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 8215617−11
2027To be determined to be determined
Total-------- 38512923140−117
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
EnglandItalyNorwaySweden 1984did not enter did not enter
Norway 1987
West Germany 1989
Denmark 1991
Italy 1993
EnglandGermanyNorwaySweden 1995
NorwaySweden 1997
Germany 2001
England 2005did not qualify 8008135
Finland 2009 3012212
Sweden 2013 311123
Netherlands 2017 320198
England 2022 103161130
Switzerland 2025to be determined To be determined
Total------- 2763182588
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

Malta International Football Tournament

Notes

    References
    1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
    2. "Malta – Women's". UEFA. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    3. Duret, Sébastien; Morrison, Neil (19 June 2005). "European Women Championship 2005 – Match Details". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    4. Aquilina, Domenic (18 April 2013). "Malta proud to make history". UEFA. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    5. Lia, Gianluca (8 February 2015). "Interview with Malta women's national team head coach Mark Gatt". Women's Soccer United. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    6. WNT Head Coach Manuela Tesse has announced a provisional 2️⃣7️⃣ player squad ahead of back-to-back Andorra 🇦🇩 encounters.
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