Malta national football team


































Malta
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Knights of Malta, Ħomor (Reds), Falcons
AssociationMalta Football Association
Confederation
UEFA (Europe)
Head coachRay Farrugia
CaptainMichael Mifsud
Most caps

Michael Mifsud (134)
Top scorer
Michael Mifsud (41)
Home stadiumTa' Qali Stadium
FIFA codeMLT
















First colours














Second colours


FIFA ranking
Current 182 Steady(20 December 2018)[1]
Highest66 (September 1994, September 1995)
Lowest191 (July 2017, September 2017)
Elo ranking
Current 168 Decrease 9 (20 December 2018)[2]
Highest98 (February 1992)
Lowest168 (20 November 2018)
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 2–3 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, without ever making it to the finals of any major international competition.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Coaching staff


  • 3 Players

    • 3.1 Current squad


    • 3.2 Recent call-ups



  • 4 Results and fixtures

    • 4.1 2018



  • 5 Records

    • 5.1 Most capped players


    • 5.2 Top goalscorers



  • 6 Competitive record

    • 6.1 FIFA World Cup


    • 6.2 UEFA European Football Championship


    • 6.3 UEFA Nations League


    • 6.4 Mediterranean Games record



  • 7 All-time team record


  • 8 Managers

    • 8.1 Managerial history



  • 9 FIFA ranking


  • 10 References


  • 11 External links




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.[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 Andre 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 European Championship qualifying game, with Michael Mifsud scoring a brilliant diving header for Malta.[15]


In February 2011 the side 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]



Coaching staff


As of 8 May 2018








Manager

Malta Ray Farrugia
Assistant Manager

Malta Roger Mifsud
Goalkeeping Coach

Malta Charles Sciberras
Physical Trainer

Malta Trevor Scicluna


Players



Current squad


The following players were named for the match against Faroe Islands on 20 November 2018.[19]
Caps and goals are correct as of 20 November 2018, after the match against Faroe Islands.
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No.

Pos.
Player
Date of birth (age)
Caps
Goals
Club


1GK

Andrew Hogg

(1985-03-02) 2 March 1985 (age 33)
67
0

Malta Hibernians


1GK

Henry Bonello

(1988-10-13) 13 October 1988 (age 30)
7
0

Malta Valletta


1GK
Steve Sultana

(1990-09-07) 7 September 1990 (age 28)
0
0

Malta Ħamrun Spartans



2DF

Andrei Agius

(1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 (age 32)
81
4

Malta Hibernians


2DF

Jonathan Caruana

(1986-07-24) 24 July 1986 (age 32)
42
2

Malta Valletta


2DF

Ryan Camilleri

(1988-05-22) 22 May 1988 (age 30)
42
0

Malta Valletta


2DF

Steve Borg

(1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 30)
41
0

Malta Valletta


2DF

Zach Muscat

(1993-08-22) 22 August 1993 (age 25)
30
1

Italy Pistoiese


2DF

Joseph Zerafa

(1988-05-31) 31 May 1988 (age 30)
29
0

Malta Valletta


2DF

Joseph Mbong

(1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 (age 21)
8
0

Malta Hibernians


2DF

Ferdinando Apap

(1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 (age 26)
3
0

Malta Victoria Hotspurs



3MF

Clayton Failla

(1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 (age 32)
58
2

Malta Floriana


3MF

Pawlu Fenech

(1986-12-20) 20 December 1986 (age 32)
53
1

Malta Birkirkara


3MF

Rowen Muscat

(1991-06-05) 5 June 1991 (age 27)
37
1

Malta Valletta


3MF

Bjorn Kristensen

(1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 25)
23
0

Malta Hibernians


3MF

Juan Carlos Corbalan

(1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 21)
4
1

Malta Gżira United


3MF

Jake Grech

(1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 21)
3
0

Malta Birkirkara


3MF

Dunstan Vella

(1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 (age 22)
1
0

Malta Hibernians



4FW

Michael Mifsud (Captain)

(1981-04-17) 17 April 1981 (age 37)
136
41

Malta Birkirkara


4FW

Kyrian Nwoko

(1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 21)
4
0

Malta Valletta


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

DF

Cain Attard

(1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 (age 24)
5
0

Malta Birkirkara
v.  Azerbaijan, 14 October 2018

DF

Michael Johnson

(1994-05-11) 11 May 1994 (age 24)
1
0

Malta Balzan
v.  Azerbaijan, 14 October 2018

DF

Myles Beerman

(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 19)
5
0

Malta Birkirkara
v.  Georgia, 1 June 2018

DF
Jurgen Pisani

(1992-09-03) 3 September 1992 (age 26)
0
0

Malta Floriana
v.  Georgia, 1 June 2018

DF

Jean Borg

(1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 20)
2
0

Malta Valletta
v.  Finland, 26 March 2018


MF

Matthew Guillaumier

(1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 20)
0
0

Malta Birkirkara
latest

MF

Steve Pisani

(1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 26)
18
0

Malta Floriana
v.  Azerbaijan, 14 October 2018

MF

Ryan Fenech

(1986-04-20) 20 April 1986 (age 32)
47
1

Malta Balzan
v.  Azerbaijan, 10 September 2018

MF

Johann Bezzina

(1994-05-30) 30 May 1994 (age 24)
0
0

Malta Hibernians
v.  Azerbaijan, 10 September 2018

MF

Tristan Caruana

(1991-09-15) 15 September 1991 (age 27)
1
0

Malta Ħamrun Spartans
v.  Finland, 26 March 2018


FW

Alfred Effiong

(1984-11-29) 29 November 1984 (age 34)
30
4

Malta Balzan
latest

FW

Luke Gambin

(1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 25)
17
0

England Crawley Town
latest

FW

Jean Paul Farrugia

(1992-03-21) 21 March 1992 (age 26)
14
1

Malta Sliema Wanderers
v.  Azerbaijan, 14 October 2018

FW

Jurgen Degabriele

(1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 22)
2
0

Malta Hibernians
v.  Georgia, 1 June 2018

MF

Luke Montebello

(1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 23)
1
0

Malta Birkirkara
latest


Results and fixtures




2018



Malta  v  Luxembourg












Finland  v  Malta












Armenia  v  Malta












Georgia  v  Malta












Faroe Islands  v  Malta












Malta  v  Azerbaijan












Kosovo  v  Malta












Azerbaijan  v  Malta












Malta  v  Kosovo












Malta  v  Faroe Islands












Records




As of 20 November 2018[20]


Most capped players


Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.




Striker Michael Mifsud is the most capped player with 136 caps and top goalscorer with 41 goals


Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

























































#
Name
Career
Caps
Goals
1

Michael Mifsud
2000–
136
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–
100
1
7

John Buttigieg
1984–2000
97
1
8

Andre Schembri
2006–2018
94
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
136
0.3015
2

Carmel Busuttil
1982–2001
23
111
0.2072
3

David Carabott
1987–2005
11
122
0.0902
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

Andrei Agius
2006–
5
81
0.0617

Brian Said
1996–2009
5
91
0.0549


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

To be determined

To be determined

Canada Mexico United States 2026
Total

0/21






102
2
10
90
33
300


UEFA European Football 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

European Union 2020

To be determined

To be determined
Total

0/15






102
3
14
85
49
288


UEFA Nations League


































UEFA Nations League record
Year
Division
Round
Position

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

Portugal 2018–19

D
Group stage
4th
6
0
3
3
5
14

notavailable 2020–21

To be determined
Total

1/1
6
0
3
3
5
14


Mediterranean Games record





































































































Mediterranean Games record
Year
Round
GP
W
D
L
GS
GA

Egypt 1951
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Spain 1955
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Lebanon 1959
-000000

Italy 1963
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Tunisia 1967
-000000

Turkey 1971
-000000

Algeria1975
-000000

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979
-000000

Morocco 1983
-000000

Syria 1987
-000000

1991 – present

See Malta national under-20 team
Total1/1040044
18


All-time team record


As of 20 November 2018[21]

  Positive Record
  Neutral Record
  Negative Record






























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































  1. ^ Includes matches against  Czechoslovakia.


  2. ^ Includes matches against  West Germany.




Managers



Managerial history


As of 14 October 2018





























































































































































































Manager
Malta career
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Win %

Malta Joe A. Griffiths
1957–1961

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Malta Carm Borg
1961–1964

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5000000000000000000♠0

7000200000000000000♠2

7000700000000000000♠7

005000000000000000000♠0.0

Hungary Janos Bedl
1966

7000200000000000000♠2

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5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7002100000000000000♠100.0

Malta Tony Formosa[1]
1966

7001100000000000000♠10

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7000800000000000000♠8

07001100000000000000♠10.0

Malta Joseph Attard
1969

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7000100000000000000♠1

005000000000000000000♠0.0

Malta Saviour Cuschieri
1970

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5000000000000000000♠0

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

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Malta Victor Scerri
1973

7000200000000000000♠2

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

7000100000000000000♠1

07001500000000000000♠50.0

Italy Terrenzio Polverini
1974–1976

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Malta John Calleja
1976–1978

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7000100000000000000♠1

7000800000000000000♠8

07001182000000000000♠18.2

Malta Victor Scerri
1978–1983

7001260000000000000♠26

7000300000000000000♠3

7000300000000000000♠3

7001200000000000000♠20

07001115000000000000♠11.5

Bulgaria Guentcho Dobrev
1984–1987

7001210000000000000♠21

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7000400000000000000♠4

7001160000000000000♠16

007000480000000000000♠4.8

Germany Horst Heese
1988–1991

7001360000000000000♠36

7000300000000000000♠3

7000800000000000000♠8

7001250000000000000♠25

007000830000000000000♠8.3

Malta Pippo Psaila
1991–1993

7001170000000000000♠17

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7000400000000000000♠4

7000800000000000000♠8

07001294000000000000♠29.4

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Bokun
1993

7000400000000000000♠4

7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

7000300000000000000♠3

07001250000000000000♠25.0

Italy Pietro Ghedin
1993–1995

7001240000000000000♠24

7000400000000000000♠4

7000500000000000000♠5

7001150000000000000♠15

07001167000000000000♠16.7

Malta Robert Gatt
1996

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7000100000000000000♠1

7000200000000000000♠2

005000000000000000000♠0.0

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milorad Kosanović
1996–1997

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Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josif Ilić
1997–2001

7001410000000000000♠41

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7000400000000000000♠4

7001320000000000000♠32

07001122000000000000♠12.2

Germany Sigfried Held
2001–2003

7001210000000000000♠21

7000400000000000000♠4

7000500000000000000♠5

7001120000000000000♠12

07001190000000000000♠19.0

Germany Horst Heese[2]
2003–2006

7001150000000000000♠15

7000100000000000000♠1

7000200000000000000♠2

7001120000000000000♠12

007000670000000000000♠6.7

Czech Republic Dušan Fitzel[2]
2006–2009

7001340000000000000♠34

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7000400000000000000♠4

7001270000000000000♠27

007000880000000000000♠8.8

Malta John Buttigieg[2]
2009–2011

7001210000000000000♠21

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7000300000000000000♠3

7001160000000000000♠16

007000950000000000000♠9.5

Malta Robert Gatt[3]
2012

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7000100000000000000♠1

5000000000000000000♠0

5000000000000000000♠0

7002100000000000000♠100.0

Italy Pietro Ghedin
2012–2017

7001480000000000000♠48

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7001350000000000000♠35

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Belgium Tom Saintfiet
2017–2018

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7000300000000000000♠3

005000000000000000000♠0.0

Malta Ray Farrugia
2018–

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005000000000000000000♠0.0


  1. ^ 1 match with Janos Bedl


  2. ^ abc assisted by Carmel Busuttil


  3. ^ managed the team on a one-off basis as caretaker manager




FIFA ranking















Rank
Date
Worst Ever Rank
191[13]July 2017, September 2017
Best Ever Rank
66 (twice)
September 1994, September 1995
Current Rank
183[25]September 2018


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External links




  • Official site of the Malta Football Association

  • RSSSF archive of results from 1957

  • Reports for all matches of the Maltese national football team










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