Malta women's national football team

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

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 in the qualifiers, scoring once and conceding 35 goals. The team's first goal was scored by Sarah Caruana on November 16, 2003, against Croatia in a match played at the Gozo Stadium. 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. The team was coached from its foundation until 2014 by Pierre Brincat, and then from 2015 till 2022 by former U19 coach Mark Gatt. Former Italian international Manuela Tesse was appointed as the head coach from 1 January 2023

Team image

Home stadium

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

Overall official record

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.

2023

2024

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

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

Captains

Records

Most capped players

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

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Nations League

Honours

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