Malta women's national football team

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	86 1 (13 December 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]

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.^[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 from 1 January 2023^[6]

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

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 Carabott 2 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
	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

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

Malta  v  Faroe Islands

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

Malta  v  Belarus

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

Northern Ireland  v  Malta

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

Malta  v  Portugal

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

Malta  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

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)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Malta

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)

Malta  v  Northern Ireland

12 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Malta	0–2	Northern Ireland	Ta' Qali
19:30		Report		Stadium: Centenary Stadium

Portugal  v  Malta

16 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Portugal	3–1	Malta	Leiria
19:00 (18:00 UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

Italy  v  Malta

25 October Friendly	Italy	5–0	Malta	Roma
18:15				Stadium: Stadio Tre Fontane

Malta  v  Hungary

29 November Friendly	Malta	1-3	Hungary	Ta' Qali,Malta
14:00	Bugeja ??'		Zeller 33', 55' ?? 71', .og'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium

Malta  v  Hungary

3 December Friendly	Malta	1-1	Hungary	Ta' Qali,Malta
14:00	Bugeja 53'		Csizar 46'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium

• Official Malta Fixtures (Friendly matches only) – MFA.com.mt
• Official Malta Results (Friendly matches only) – MFA.com.mt
• Malta Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com

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

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

• The following players were part of the Provisional squad ahead of the international friendly match against Hungary on December 2024.^[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Giulia D'Antuono		0	0	Mġarr United FC
	1GK	Patricia Ebejer	(2000-02-23) 23 February 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Mġarr United
	1GK	Christiana Pisani		0	0	Lija Athletic
16	2DF	Charlene Zammit	(1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 34)	40	0	Birkirkara
4	2DF	Emma Lipman (captain)	(1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 35)	17	1	Como
	2DF	Alexandra Gatt	(2004-10-13) 13 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Durham
	2DF	Emma Xuereb		0	0	Swieqi United
2	2DF	Valentina Rapa	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 22)			Birkirkara
	2DF	Abigail Camilleri		0	0	Mġarr United FC
	2DF	Rebecca Bajada	(1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Mġarr United
	2DF	Tammy Falzon	(2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Swieqi United
	2DF	Jessica Lee Dimech	(2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Swieqi United
14	3MF	Shona Zammit	(1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 28)	21	3	Swieqi United
8	3MF	Rachel Cuschieri	(1992-04-26) 26 April 1992 (age 32)	39	7	Sampdoria
17	3MF	Brenda Borg	(1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 (age 27)	27	2	Mġarr United
	4FW	Yulya Carella				Mġarr United
20	3MF	Nicole Sciberras	(2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 23)	16	0	Hibernians
	3MF	Maia Debono	(2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Mġarr United
	3MF	Michela Cachia				Swieqi United
	2DF	Sarah Urpani		0	0	Swieqi United
	2DF	Gabriella Zahra	(1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 33)			Birkirkara
10	4FW	Maria Farrugia	(2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 24)	14	1	Lewes
	4FW	Ylenia Carabott	(1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35)	83	21	London Seaward
21	4FW	Haley Bugeja	(2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20)	20	14	Inter Milan
11	4FW	Kailey Willis	(2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 (age 21)			Meran
13	4FW	Maya Lucia	(2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 21)	1	0	ŽNK Split
	4FW	Leah Ayres				Hibernians FC

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	Janice Xuereb	(1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 28)	21	0	Birkirkara	v.  Portugal, 9 April 2024
GK	Maya Cachia	(2004-12-23) 23 December 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Crotone	v.  Portugal, 16 July 2024
GK	Raisa Costantino	(2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 19)			SPD Tharros	v.  Italy,25 October 2024
DF	Amy Busuttil	(2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 20)	0	0		v.  Belarus, 25 February 2024
DF	Georgiana Mifsud					v.  Andorra, 27 October 2023 PRE
DF	Stefania Farrugia		0	0	Birkirkara	v.  Portugal, 16 July 2024
DF	Ann-Marie Said	(1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 30)	13	0	Birkirkara	v.  Portugal, 16 July 2024
DF	Jade Schembri	(1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25)			Swieqi United	v.  Portugal, 16 July 2024
DF	Mariah Cardona		0	0	Birkirkara FC	v.  Italy,25 October 2024
DF	Leanne Cefai		0	0	Mġarr United	v.  Italy,25 October 2024
DF	Emma Xuerreb	(1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 33)	32	2	Swieqi United	v.  Italy,25 October 2024
MF	Dorianne Theuma	(1984-05-17) 17 May 1984 (age 40)	116	26	Swieqi United	v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 4 June 2024
MF	Veronique Mifsud	(2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21)			Birkirkara	v.  Italy,25 October 2024
FW	Sara Saliba	(2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 17)	1	0	AC Milan	v.  Portugal, 16 July 2024
FW	Jade Flask	(1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28)			Swieqi United	v.  Portugal, 16 July 2024-
FW	Alishia Sultana	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27)			Birkirkara	v.  Italy,25 October 2024
FW	Lexine Farrugia	(2007-07-06) 6 July 2007 (age 17)			Roma	v.  Italy,25 October 2024

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

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

Below is a list of the 10 players with the most caps for Malta.^{[citation needed]}

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FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did not enter									UEFA Euro 1991
1995										UEFA Euro 1995
1999										Did not enter
2003
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 record									Qualifying record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rnk
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									6	0	1	5	2	10	[a]	30th
2029	To be determined								To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		27	6	3	18	25	88	30th

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Nations League record
Year	League	Group	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rnk
2023–24	C	1	1st	6	5	1	0	13	1		34th
2025	C	2	To be determined
Total				6	5	1	0	13	1	34th

	Promoted at end of season
	No movement at end of season
	Relegated at end of season
*	Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

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