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(Top) 1 History 2 Team image 2.1 Home stadium 3 Overall official record 4 Results and fixtures 4.1 2023 4.2 2024 5 Coaching staff 5.1 Current coaching staff 5.2 Coaching history 6 Players 6.1 Current squad 6.2 Recent call-ups 6.3 Captains 7 Records 7.1 Most capped players 7.2 Top goalscorers 8 Competitive record 8.1 FIFA Women's World Cup 8.2 UEFA Women's Championship 8.3 UEFA Nations League 9 Honours 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External links

Malta women's national football team

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Malta

Association

Malta Football Association

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

Head coach

Manuela Tesse

Captain

Emma Lipman

Most caps

Dorianne Theuma (116)

Top scorer

Dorianne Theuma (26)

Home stadium

Centenary Stadium

FIFA code

MLT

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

(14 June 2024)^[1]

Highest

74 (August 2003)

Lowest

115 (October 2007)

First international

Romania 3–0 Malta

(Bucharest, Romania; 10 August 2003)

Biggest win

Malta 6–0 Luxembourg

(Ta' Qali, Malta; 6 April 2013)

Biggest defeat

Malta 0–13 Spain

(Ta' Qali, Malta; 9 September 2009)

The Malta women's national football team (Maltese: Tim nazzjonali tal-futbol ta' Malta tan-nisa) represents the Malta Football Association in international women's football matches sanctioned by UEFA.^[2]

History[edit]

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 in a match played at the Gozo Stadium.^[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 2014 by Pierre Brincat, and then from 2015 till 2022 by former U19 coach Mark Gatt.^[5] Former Italian international Manuela Tesse was appointed as the head coach as from 1 January 2023^[6]

Team image[edit]

Home stadium[edit]

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

Overall official record[edit]

Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent	Position	Scorers
2005 Euro qualifying	Regular stage (Class B)	0–3 0–8 0–1 0–2 0–3 1–4 0–9 0–5	Romania Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Ireland	5 / 5	0 0 Caruana 0
2007 World Cup qualifying	Regular stage (Class B)	1–4 0–1 1–4 1–3 0–1 1–1	Croatia Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina	4 / 4	D'Agostino Theuma, Tonna Theuma
2009 Euro qualifying	Preliminary round	0–0 2–4 0–8	Lithuania Luxembourg Slovakia	4 / 4	0 Carabott2 0
2011 World Cup qualifying	Regular stage	0–13 0–9 0–8 0–6 0–2 0–6 0–2 1–5	Spain England Austria Turkey	5 / 5	0 0 0 N. Pace
2013 Euro qualifying	Preliminary round	1–0 0–2 1–1	Georgia Faroe Islands Armenia	2 / 4	D'Agostino 0 Cuschieri
2015 World Cup qualifying	Preliminary round	1–1 6–0 2–0	Albania Luxembourg Latvia	1 / 4	Theuma Theuma 2, Buttigieg, Carabott, Cuschieri, Xuereb Cuschieri, Theuma
2015 World Cup qualifying	Regular stage	0–2 0–2 0–5 0–8 0–3 0–5 0–11 0–5 0–8 0–5	Israel Denmark Serbia Switzerland Iceland	6 / 6

Results and fixtures[edit]

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[edit]

22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) Nations League C	Latvia	0–1	Malta	Jūrmala, Latvia
		Report	Bugeja 83'	Stadium: Sloka Stadium Attendance: 311 Referee: Jana Van Laere (Belgium)

26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) Nations League C	Malta	2–0	Moldova	Ta' Qali, Malta
20:00	Bugeja 46', 58'	Report		Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 674 Referee: Michaela Pachtova (Czech Republic)

27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) Nations League C	Malta	5–0	Andorra	Ta' Qali, Malta
20:00	Bugeja 17', 46' Farrugia 23' Farrugia 74' Cuschieri 77'	Report		Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 682

31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) Nations League C	Andorra	0–3	Malta	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
19:00		Report	Bugeja 36', 40', 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadi Nacional Attendance: 603 Referee: Sofik Torosyan (Armenia)

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) Nations League C	Moldova	0–0	Malta	Chișinău, Moldova
16:00		Report		Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 353 Referee: Louise Thompson (Northern Ireland)

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) Nations League C	Malta	2–1	Latvia	Ta' Qali, Malta
16:00	Willis 58' Farrugia 73'	Report	Miksone 50' (pen.)	Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Rita Vehapi (Kosovo)

2024[edit]

22 February Visit Malta Women's Tournament 2024	Malta	2–0	Faroe Islands	Paola, Malta
18:00	Sultana 55' Bugeja 59'			Stadium: Tony Bezzina Stadium

25 February Visit Malta Women's Tournament 2024	Malta	1–1	Belarus	Paola, Malta
18:00	Borg 58'		Arcišeŭskaja 90+2'	Stadium: Tony Bezzina Stadium

5 April Euro 2025 qualifying	Northern Ireland	0–0	Malta	Belfast
		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Maria Marotta (Italy)

9 April Euro 2025 qualifying	Malta	0–2	Portugal	Ta' Qali
		Report		Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary)

31 May Euro 2025 qualifying	Malta	0–1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ta' Qali
19:30		Report	Nikolić 88'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 661 Referee: Emily Heaslip (England)

4 June Euro 2025 qualifying	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–1	Malta	Zenica
16:00	Nikolić 64', 90+4'	Report	Farrugia 10'	Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Referee: Sofik Torosyan (Armenia)

12 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Malta	v	Northern Ireland	Ta' Qali
19:30		Report		Stadium: Centenary Stadium

16 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Portugal	v	Malta	Leiria
19:00 (18:00 UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

Coaching staff[edit]

Current coaching staff[edit]

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Manuela Tesse	[1]
Assistant coach	Dionne Tonna	[2]
Physical coach	Karl Attard	[3]

Coaching history[edit]

As of 23 December 2023

Manager	Malta career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Pierre Brincat	2003–2014	60	11	8	41	018.3
Mark Gatt	2015–2022	66	23	13	30	034.8
Manuela Tesse	2023–Present	10	8	1	1	080.0

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following players were part of the squad ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on the 31 May and 4 June 2024 , respectively .^[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Maya Cachia	(2004-12-23) 23 December 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Crotone
	1GK	Patricia Ebejer		0	0	Mġarr United FC

	2DF	Rebecca Bajada		0	0	Mġarr United FC
	2DF	Maia Debono		0	0	Mġarr United FC
	2DF	Stephania Farrugia		0	0	Birkirkara FC
4	2DF	Emma Lipman (captain)	(1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 35)	17	1	Como
2	2DF	Valentina Rapa	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 22)			Birkirkara
3	2DF	Ann-Marie Said	(1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 29)	13	0	Birkirkara
16	2DF	Charlene Zammit	(1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33)	40	0	Birkirkara

17	3MF	Brenda Borg	(1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 (age 27)	27	2	Mġarr United
8	3MF	Rachel Cuschieri	(1992-04-26) 26 April 1992 (age 32)	39	7	Sampdoria
15	3MF	Veronique Mifsud	(2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21)			Birkirkara
20	3MF	Nicole Sciberras	(2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 23)	16	0	Hibernians
6	3MF	Dorianne Theuma	(1984-05-17) 17 May 1984 (age 40)			Swieqi United
	2DF	Gabriella Zahra				Birkirkara FC
14	3MF	Shona Zammit	(1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 28)	21	3	Swieqi United

21	4FW	Haley Bugeja	(2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20)	20	14	Inter Milan
10	4FW	Maria Farrugia	(2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23)	14	1	Lewes
	4FW	Jade Flask				Swieqi United FC
13	4FW	Maya Lucia	(2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 20)	1	0	ŽNK Split
9	4FW	Alishia Sultana	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27)			Birkirkara
11	4FW	Kailey Willis	(2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 (age 21)			Meran Women
	4FW	Sara Saliba				Birkirkara FC

Recent call-ups[edit]

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	Giulia D'Antuono		0	0		v. Andorra,^PRE 27 October 2023
GK	Raisa Costantino	(2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 19)			SPD Tharros	v. Portugal,9 April 2024
GK	Janice Xuereb	(1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 27)	21	0	Birkirkara	v. Portugal,9 April 2024}

DF	Georgiana Mifsud					v. Andorra,^PRE 27 October 2023
DF	Mariah Cardona		0	0		v. Andorra, 27 October 2023
DF	Tammy Falzon	(2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Swieqi United	v. Latvia, 5 December 2023
DF	Jade Schembri	(1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25)			Swieqi United	v. Latvia, 5 December 2023
DF	Sarah Urpani		0	0		v. Belarus, 25 February 2024
DF	Amy Busuttil	(2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 19)	0	0		v. Belarus, 25 February 2024
DF	Jessica Lee Dimech	(2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Swieqi United	v. Belarus, 25 February 2024
DF	Stefania Farrugia	(1991-09-11) 11 September 1991 (age 32)	37	3	Birkirkara	v. Portugal,9 April 2024}
DF	Alexandra Gatt		0	0	Durham	v. Portugal,9 April 2024}
DF	Emma Xuerreb	(1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 32)	32	2	Swieqi United	v. Portugal,9 April 2024}

MF	Yulya Carella				Mgarr Untied FC	v. Portugal,9 April 2024}

FW	Raina Giusti					v. Moldova, 26 September 2023
FW	Leah Ayres					v. Andorra, 27 October 2023
FW	Ylenia Carabott	(1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35)	83	21	London Seaward	v. Belarus, 25 February 2024

Captains[edit]

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2021)

Dorianne Theuma (????–????)
Emma Lipman (????–)

Records[edit]

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

Most capped players[edit]

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.^{[citation needed]}

#	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[edit]

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2020)

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps

Competitive record[edit]

FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
FIFA Women's World Cup record									Qualification record
1991	did not enter								UEFA Euro 1991
1995									UEFA Euro 1995
1999									did not enter
2003									did not enter
2007	did not qualify								6	0	1	5	4	14	−10
2011									8	0	0	8	1	51	−50
2015									13	2	1	10	9	56	−47
2019									3	1	1	1	3	2	+1
2023									8	2	1	5	6	17	−11
2027	To be determined								to be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	38	5	1	29	23	140	−117

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship[edit]

Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
UEFA Women's Championship record								Qualifying record
1984	did not enter							did not enter
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
2001
2005	did not qualify							8	0	0	8	1	35
2009								3	0	1	2	2	12
2013								3	1	1	1	2	3
2017								3	2	0	1	9	8
2022								10	3	1	6	11	30
2025	to be determined							To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	27	6	3	18	25	88

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Nations League[edit]

UEFA Nations League record
Year	Division	Group	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2023–24	C	1	Group stage	1st	6	5	1	0	13	1	P	34th
2024–25	B	To be determined
Total			Group stage	1/1	6	5	1	0	13	1	34th

Honours[edit]

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (June 2021)

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

^ "Malta – Women's". UEFA. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

^ Duret, Sébastien; Morrison, Neil (19 June 2005). "European Women Championship 2005 – Match Details". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

^ Aquilina, Domenic (18 April 2013). "Malta proud to make history". UEFA. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

^ Lia, Gianluca (8 February 2015). "Interview with Malta women's national team head coach Mark Gatt". Women's Soccer United. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

^ "MANUELA TESSE IS THE NEW NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM HEAD COACH". Malta Football Association. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

^ "TESSE ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR BOSNIA DOUBLE". Malta Football Association. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

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