 | ||||
| Nickname(s) | The Sea, Red Snappers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Maldives (FAM) | |||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | |||
| Head coach | Mohamed Siyaz | |||
| Captain | Ali Samooh | |||
| Mostcaps | Imran Mohamed (110) | |||
| Top scorer | Ali Ashfaq (58)[1] | |||
| Home stadium | National Football Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | MDV | |||
| ||||
| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 173 (19 November 2025)[2] | |||
| Highest | 124 (July–August 2006) | |||
| Lowest | 183 (August–September 1997) | |||
| First international | ||||
 Seychelles 9–0Maldives  (Saint-Pierre,Réunion; 27 August 1979) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
Maldives 12–0Mongolia  (Male, Maldives; 3 December 2003) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
 Iran 17–0Maldives (Damascus,Syria; 2 June 1997) | ||||
| SAFF Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 11 (first in1995) | |||
| Best result | Champions (2008,2018) | |||
| AFC Challenge Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 2 (first in2012) | |||
| Best result | Third place (2014) | |||
Medal record | ||||
TheMaldives national football team (Dhivehi:ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭ ގައުމީ ފުޓްބޯލް ޓީމް) representsthe Maldives in internationalfootball and is controlled by theFootball Association of Maldives. It is a member of theAsian Football Confederation (AFC).
The Maldives' most significant success was winning the2008 SAFF Championship where they beat the most successful teamIndia in the final 1–0.[4] They won their second local title in2018 SAFF Championship, once again by beating India in the final.
This was the third edition of SAFF Cup which was held inKathmandu,Nepal, and it was Maldives' first campaign in this regional tournament.
Maldives was placed in thegroup B withIndia andBangladesh, where they advanced into the semi-final as the group's second team with two points in hand. They drew their first match against Bangladesh with the help of Lirugham Saeed's only goal. In the second match, they drew against the India 2–2, in which Ibrahim Rasheed andMohamed Nizam came scoring when the Red Snappers were at a two-goal deposit.
Maldives went on to win the semi-final match 2–1 againstSri Lanka withShah Ismail and Mohamed Nizam on the scoreline, but lost the final match to India by 5–1, where Adam Abdul Latheef scored the only goal for Maldives.
In this edition of SAFF Cup, hosted inFatorda Stadium,Goa,India, Maldives were grouped withNepal andSri Lanka, where Maldives finished at the top of thegroup B.
First match against Sri Lanka ended as a goalless draw while they managed to win 3–2 against the Nepal.Shah Ismail, Mohamed Wildhan andMausoom Abdul Gafoor scored the goals for Maldives in this match.
Maldives had to face the two times SAFF Cup champion India in the semi-final and lost the game by 2–1, where Mohamed Wildhan scored against theBlue Tigers. Though they failed to qualify for the Final of the tournament, they claimed the bronze by defeating Nepal in the third place play-off match by 2–0. Mohamed Wildhan and Mohamed Ibrahim were the goal scorers.
Mohamed Wildhan shared the top scorer award with Nepal's Naresh Joshi, India's Baichung Bhutia and Bangladesh's Mihazur Rehman scoring three goals each in this competition.
In the 2003 SAFF Gold Cup held inDhaka,Bangladesh, Maldives were drawn in thegroup B along withBangladesh,Nepal andBhutan.
Maldives won their first match 6–0 a record win of the highest number of goals scored by a team in a single match in this tournament history against Bhutan, with Maldives' first hat-trick in the regional tournament, scored byAli Shiham.Mohamed Nizam,Ashraf Luthfy andAli Umar scored one goal each in this victory. Despite the 1–0 loss to Bangladesh in the second match, Maldives won their third match against Nepal and they were through into the semi-final of the tournament as the group runners-up. Mohamed Nizam, Ashraf Luthfy and Ali Umar scored in their 3–2 win over Nepal.
Ibrahim Fazeel scored the only goal againstPakistan in the semi-final, which helped them to reach the final for the second time. Ali Umar's only goal in the second half helped Maldives to survive until the penalty shootout in the final match against Bangladesh, but Maldives lost 5–3 at theBangabandhu National Stadium where Ahmed Naaz, Ismail Naseem and Ibrahim Fazeel succeeded to convert it from the spot but Ashraf Luthfy failed.
In 2005, the tournament was held inPakistan and Maldives were drawn withAfghanistan andSri Lanka along with the hostPakistan ingroup A.
Maldives started their campaign by breaking their own record created in the previous edition2003, scoring a highest number of goals by a team in a single match. They won the first match 9–1 against Afghanistan.Ibrahim Fazeel andAhmed Thoriq both scored a hat-trick whileAli Ashfaq scored a brace andAli Umar scored their opener. They won their second match against Sri Lanka 2–0 with goals from Ali Ashfaq and Ali Umar, while they ended at the top of the group, leaving the host Pakistan in second even after the goalless draw against them in the final group stage match.
Even though Maldives lost the semi-final match against India by one goal to nil, the top scorer award was shared by three of the Maldivian players; Ibrahim hassan, Ali Ashfaq and Ahmed Thoriq scored three goals each.
The 2008 SAFF Championship draw, which took place on 26 February 2007, placed Maldives ingroup A, alongsideNepal,India, andPakistan. Maldives started with a comfortable 3–0 win over Pakistan, with the goals fromMohamed Shifan,Ahmed Thoriq and an own goal fromNaveed Akram.[5] In their second match they defeated Nepal 4–1, with two goals apiece fromIsmail Mohamed andIbrahim Fazeel.[6] They lost their last group stage match againstIndia, 0–1.[7]
They advanced to the semi-finals and defeatedSri Lanka 0–1, with a brilliant goal byIbrahim Fazeel on a pass fromAli Ashfaq. They then advanced to the final for the third time inSAFF Championship history.[8]
In the final three minutes of full-time during the SAFF Championship final against the four time SAFF Championship ChampionsIndia,Mukhthar Naseer scored a single goal from a corner kick taken byAli Ashfaq, winning the SAFF Championship for Maldives for the first time in their history. Maldives won the SAFF Championship by scoring nine goals and conceding two.[9]
In 2008 SAFF Championship,Ali Ashfaq won the Best Player award. Maldives was the team who scored the most goals in this year's competition along with their rivals India. They were also the team who conceded the fewest goals in the tournament.
The SAFF Championship was Maldives first ever gold medal in Maldivian Football history, and to celebrate this memorable day the President declared that 15 June 2008 will be a public holiday. The only goal scored in the final match, by Mukhthar, was his first international goal for the Maldives national football team.
Maldives were drawn with the rivals India ingroup A, along withAfghanistan and Nepal.[10]
Maldives started their campaign as the defending champions, facing a 1–1 draw whereThe Gorkhalis did not allow the red snappers win the match with the only goal byAhmed Thoriq. In their second match they defeated Afghanistan by 3–1 with two goals fromAli Ashfaq and one from Ahmed Thoriq. Their next match against rival India on 9 December was won by 2–0, Ahmed Thoriq andIbrahim Fazeel scoring the goals which took them into the semi-finals as group A winners, finishing the group stage ahead of India.[11]
In the semi-final, they defeated Sri Lanka with a comfortable score line of 5–1[12] where Ibrahim Fazeel scored two goals and Ahmed Thoriq, Ali Ashfaq andAshad Ali scored one goal each, but they lost 3–1 to eventual winners India from a penalty shootout in the final after playing 120 minutes without seeing a goal from either sides. Ibrahim Fazeel was the only player to score in the penalty shootout for Maldives while Ahmed Thoriq,Mukhthar Naseer and Ali Ashfaq failed to convert it from the spot.[13]
Ahmed Thoriq shared the top scorer award with Bangladesh'sEnamul Haque and Sri Lanka'sChanna Ediri Bandanage scoring four goals each in this competition.
This was the second time Maldives lost theSAFF Championship final in penalties, andBangabandhu National Stadium was the venue on both occasions.
The 2011 SAFF Championship hosted inJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi was the tournament with Maldives' worst result. Even though Maldives managed to qualify for the semi-finals as the group winner, Maldives ended their campaign with only one win, two draws and losing one game, scoring and conceding 5 goals.
Maldives were in the group B, drawn withBangladesh,Nepal andPakistan. They drew 1–1 against Nepal withAli Ashfaq's only goal and their second game against Pakistan ended goalless. Maldives finished the group stage with a 3–1 win over Bangladesh, withAhmed Thoriq's brace and Ali Ashfaq's goal.
Maldives lost 3–1 toIndia in the semi-final,Shamweel Qasim scoring Maldives' only goal.
.JPG)
Maldives were drawn in the group B alongsideAfghanistan,Bhutan andSri Lanka.
They started the group stage by renewing their record of scoring the most goals by a team in a single game; winning 10–0 against Sri Lanka.[14] In this match, skipperAli Ashfaq scored a double hat-trick and broke the record of India'sIM Vijayan who holds the record of all-time top scorer of the tournament with 12 goals.[15] He also made a new record of scoring the highest number of goals by a single player in a match in the tournament. Remaining goals of this match came fromAssadhulla Abdulla,Hassan Adhuham,Ali Fasir andAli Umar.
In their second match, Ali Ashfaq scored four goals and Ali Fasir scored a brace whileMohammad Umair and Ali Umar scored one goal each in the 8–2 win against Bhutan.[16] Maldives' third match of the group stage against Afghanistan ended goalless.[17]
However, Maldives facedIndia for a record fourth time in a semi final match of this competition, and never won a semi final match against them as Maldives lost 1–0 in this semi final match at theDasarath Rangasala Stadium,Kathmandu,Nepal.[18]
Ali Ashfaq won the Golden Boot Award, scoring 10 goals in the competition.[19] He now holds the record of competition's all-time top scorer with 18 goals, and the player to score the highest number of goals in one SAFF Championship; 10. India's IM Vijayan was the previous player to hold this record, scoring 6 goals in the1997 edition.
Maldives was drawn in a group with Sri Lanka and India, where they drew with Sri Lanka at 0–0 and lost to India 2–0. Due to Maldives and Sri Lanka having accumulated the same points, a coin toss was held to decide which team will advance to the semi-finals against Nepal. Luck was in favor of Maldives as they won the coin toss and the match against Nepal 3–0.
This meant that Maldives would once against compete with India in the finals. During the first half of the match Maldives playerIbrahim Mahudhee scored the opening goal and in the second halfHamza Mohamed makes an excellent threaded through pass that allowedAli Fasir to score the second goal for Maldives. India'sSumeet Passi scored a consolation goal for India in extra time.
The match ended with Maldives as the victors of the 2018 SAFF Suzuki championship making them the second team in the competition to have ever won the Cup more than once. Maldives goal keeperMohamed Faisal won the MVP award of the competition for his work between the sticks.
Maldives hosted the2021 SAFF Championship, failing to advance to the knockout round from the lone group phase, achieving victories overBangladesh andSri Lanka, and losing againstNepal andIndia in their four matches.[20] The team was placed at the top of the table until the eventual defeat against India in the last match of the group stage.[21][22]
Maldives left the tournament from group stage with a win and two losses.
Maldives has never qualified for such big tournaments and often classified as a weaker team in the continent. Nonetheless, Maldives achieved several impressive results. During2006 World Cup qualification, Maldives stunned by drawingSouth Korea, an Asian powerhouse, 0–0 at home; and defeatingVietnam, a rising Asian team, in the same ground with an impressive 3–0. However, its worst defeat also occurred in the World Cup qualification as they were thrashed 0–17 byIran inDamascus during1998 World Cup qualification.
National Football Stadium (Dhivehi:ގައުމީ ފުޓުބޯޅަ ދަނޑު) is amulti-purpose stadium inMalé,Maldives. It is used mostly forfootball matches of theDhivehi League,Maldives FA Cup, and International matches. The stadium holds around 11,850 spectators.[23]
About 500,000 Maldivian supporters, including the former presidentMaumoon Abdul Gayyoom, attended the2008 SAFF Championship final match inSugathadasa Stadium,Colombo,Sri Lanka. After their win, supporters together with ministers, gave a warm welcome to the team. To celebrate this memorable day,;the president declared that 15 June 2008 will be a public holiday.
Maldives' home kit comprises a red jersey and red shorts – red is the national colour of the Maldives, and represents the boldness of the nation's heroes.Current kit colours: Home consist bright red jersey, dark red shorts and bright red socks. Away consist blue sleeves with teal jersey, blue shorts, and teal socks. Teal is new away colour for away. Third consist either all white kit or all dark green kit or all black kit.
| Kit supplier | Period |
|---|---|
 Adidas | 2011–2015 |
 Joma | 2015–2019 |
| Kelme | 2019–2024 |
| JERZIA | 2025–present |
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 Loss Fixture
v Maldives| 19 March 2025Friendly | India | 3–0 | Maldives | Shillong, India |
| 19:00 UTC+5:30 | Report | Stadium:JLN Stadium Attendance: 6,798 Referee: Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal) |
v Maldives| 25 March 20252027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Philippines | 4–1 | Maldives | Capas, Philippines |
| 19:00 UTC+8 |
| Report (AFC) |
| Stadium:New Clark City Athletics Stadium Attendance: 3,334 Referee: Daniel Elder (Australia) |
v Maldives| 5 June 2025Friendly | Singapore | 3–1 | Maldives | Bishan, Singapore |
| Report |
| Stadium:Bishan Stadium Attendance: 2,297 Referee:Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia) |
v Maldives| 10 June 20252027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Timor-Leste | 1–0 | Maldives | Darwin, Australia |
| 16:00 UTC+9:30 |
| Report (AFC) | Stadium:Territory Rugby League Stadium Attendance: 1,048 Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand) |
v Maldives| 6 September 2025Friendly | Sri Lanka | 0–3 | Maldives | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 17:30 UTC+5:30 | Report | Stadium:Colombo Racecourse Referee: Mahmood Salim Said (Oman) |
v Maldives| 9 SeptemberFriendly | Sri Lanka | 1–1 | Maldives | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 17:30 UTC+5:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Colombo Racecourse Referee: Mahmood Salim Said (Oman) |
v Maldives| 9 October 20252027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Tajikistan | 2–0 | Maldives | Hisor, Tajikistan |
| 18:00 UTC+5 |
| Report (AFC) | Stadium:Hisor Central Stadium Attendance: 5,250 Referee: Zayniddin Alimov (Kyrgyzstan) |
v Tajikistan| 14 October 20252027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Maldives | 0–3 | Tajikistan | Malé, Maldives |
| 15:30 UTC+5 | Report (AFC) |
| Stadium:National Football Stadium Attendance: 3,120 Referee:Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq) |
v Philippines| 18 November 20252027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Maldives | 0–2 | Philippines | Malé, Maldives |
| 15:30 UTC+5 | Report (AFC) |
| Stadium:National Football Stadium Attendance: 1,591 Referee: Ahmed Khalil (Bahrain) |
v Timor-Leste| 31 March 20262027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Maldives | v | Timor-Leste | Malé, Maldives |
| --:-- UTC+5:30 | Stadium:National Football Stadium |
| Staff | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Mohamed Siyaz |
| Assistant Coach | Ahmed Shakir Shuzair |
| Goalkeeping coach | Hassan Hameed |
| Fitness Coach | Mueena Mohamed |
| Technical Director | Ahmed Shakir |
| Kitman | Ahmed Ismail |
| Physiotherapist | Sharafudheen |
| Team Manager | Shibah |
P.D. Sirisena (1988)
Miklós Temesvári (1991–93)
Victor Stănculescu (1994–95)
Rómulo Cortez (1996–97)
Vyacheslav Solokho (1999-2001)
Jozef Jankech (2001–03)
Manuel Gomes (2004)
Yordan Stoykov (2005–07)Jozef Jankech (2008)István Urbányi (2009–10)
Andrés Cruciani (2010–11)István Urbányi (2011–13)Ali Nashid (2013–14)
Drago Mamić (2014)Velizar Popov (2015)Ismail Mahfooz (2015)
Ricki Herbert (2015–16)Ismail Mahfooz (2016)
Darren Stewart (2016–18)Petar Segrt (2018–19)
Martin Koopman (2020–21)Ali Suzain (2021)
Francesco Moriero (2021–2023)Ali Suzain (2024–2025)Mohamed Siyaz (2025-)The following players were named in the squad for the2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification match againstPhilippines on 25 March 2025.
Caps and goals are correct 25 March 2025, after the match againstPhilippines.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Hussain Shareef | (1998-09-05)5 September 1998 (age 27) | 15 | 0 | Maziya |
| 18 | 1GK | Iyan Abdul Aleem | (1994-01-29)29 January 1994 (age 31) | 8 | 0 | Maziya |
| 22 | 1GK | Mohamed Yaameen | (2005-10-08)8 October 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Victory SC |
| 2 | 2DF | Ali Samooh(Captain) | (1996-07-05)5 July 1996 (age 29) | 46 | 1 | Maziya |
| 4 | 2DF | Hussain Sifaau | (1996-02-04)4 February 1996 (age 29) | 38 | 1 | Maziya |
| 14 | 2DF | Haisham Hassan | (1999-07-21)21 July 1999 (age 26) | 32 | 0 | Maziya |
| 3 | 2DF | Ahmed Numaan | (1992-11-10)10 November 1992 (age 33) | 28 | 0 | Club Eagles |
| 6 | 2DF | Ahmed Aiham | (1998-03-23)23 March 1998 (age 27) | 5 | 0 | Odi Sports Club |
| 10 | 3MF | Hamza Mohamed | (1995-02-17)17 February 1995 (age 30) | 63 | 7 | Maziya |
| 17 | 3MF | Ibrahim Mahudhee | (1993-08-22)22 August 1993 (age 32) | 41 | 5 | Club Eagles |
| 23 | 3MF | Hussain Nihan | (1992-07-06)6 July 1992 (age 33) | 36 | 1 | Odi Sports Club |
| 8 | 3MF | Ibrahim Aisam | (1997-05-07)7 May 1997 (age 28) | 29 | 2 | Maziya |
| 5 | 3MF | Mohamed Irufaan | (1994-07-24)24 July 1994 (age 31) | 18 | 0 | Maziya |
| 21 | 3MF | Mohamed Naim | (1996-10-07)7 October 1996 (age 29) | 13 | 0 | Buru Sports Club |
| 19 | 3MF | Ahmed Rizuvan | (1995-06-04)4 June 1995 (age 30) | 12 | 0 | Club Eagles |
| 16 | 3MF | Ibrahim Usamaa Majeed | (1998-11-28)28 November 1998 (age 26) | 9 | 0 | Buru Sports Club |
| 13 | 3MF | Mohamed Nizam | (1994-06-11)11 June 1994 (age 31) | 9 | 0 | Super United Sports |
| 12 | 3MF | Nisham Mohamed Rasheed | (1999-01-31)31 January 1999 (age 26) | 3 | 0 | Club Eagles |
| 7 | 4FW | Ali Fasir | (1988-09-04)4 September 1988 (age 37) | 75 | 14 | Maziya |
| 9 | 4FW | Naiz Hassan | (1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (age 29) | 47 | 10 | Maziya |
| 11 | 4FW | Hassan Raif Ahmed | (1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (age 27) | 17 | 3 | Maziya |
| 15 | 4FW | Hassan Nazeem | (2001-05-24)24 May 2001 (age 24) | 8 | 1 | Maziya |
| 20 | 4FW | Muzdhan Hassan | (2006-05-04)4 May 2006 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | Odi Sports Club |
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Hassan Shifaz | (1992-08-11)11 August 1992 (age 33) | 11 | 0 | Maziya | v. Bangladesh; 16 November 2024 |
| FW | Abdulla Looth Ibrahim | (2005-02-08)8 February 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Maziya | v. Bangladesh; 16 November 2024 |
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imran Mohamed | 110 | 0 | 2000–2016 |
| 2 | Ali Ashfaq | 98 | 58 | 2003–2023 |
| 3 | Akram Abdul Ghanee | 86 | 3 | 2007–2022 |
| 4 | Ali Fasir | 79 | 18 | 2010–present |
| 5 | Mohamed Umair | 77 | 9 | 2007–2022 |
| 6 | Ibrahim Fazeel | 72 | 22 | 2000–2014 |
| 7 | Ashad Ali | 65 | 3 | 2007–2021 |
| 8 | Hamza Mohamed | 63 | 7 | 2015–present |
| 9 | Mohamed Arif | 58 | 1 | 2008–2018 |
| 10 | Shafiu Ahmed | 53 | 0 | 2010–2017 |
| Assad Abdul Ghanee | 53 | 1 | 2001–2013 |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Ashfaq | 58 | 98 | 0.59 | 2003–2023 |
| 2 | Ibrahim Fazeel | 22 | 70 | 0.31 | 2000–2014 |
| 3 | Ali Fasir | 18 | 79 | 0.23 | 2010–present |
| 4 | Ahmed Thariq | 15 | 34 | 0.44 | 2003–2013 |
| 5 | Ali Umar | 12 | 42 | 0.29 | 1999–2015 |
| 6 | Mohamed Nazim | 10 | 42 | 0.24 | 1997–2004 |
| Naiz Hassan | 10 | 43 | 0.23 | 2015–present | |
| 8 | Asadhulla Abdulla | 9 | 45 | 0.2 | 2012–2022 |
| Mohamed Umair | 9 | 77 | 0.12 | 2007–2022 | |
| 10 | Adam Abdul Latheef | 7 | 15 | 0.47 | 1997–2002 |
| Hamza Mohamed | 7 | 63 | 0.11 | 2015–present |
| FIFA World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | F | A | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
 1930 | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | |||||||||||||
 1934 | |||||||||||||||
 1938 | |||||||||||||||
 1950 | |||||||||||||||
 1954 | |||||||||||||||
 1958 | |||||||||||||||
 1962 | |||||||||||||||
 1966 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||
 1970 | |||||||||||||||
| 1974 | |||||||||||||||
| 1978 | |||||||||||||||
| 1982 | |||||||||||||||
| 1986 | |||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 1998 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 59 | ||||||||
  2002 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | |||||||||
 2010 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
 2018 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |||||||||
 2022 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | |||||||||
 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
 2034 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 42 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 45 | 143 | |
| AFC Asian Cup Finals record | AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1956 | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | |||||||||||||
 1960 | |||||||||||||||
 1964 | |||||||||||||||
 1968 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 1972 | |||||||||||||||
| 1976 | |||||||||||||||
 1980 | |||||||||||||||
| 1984 | |||||||||||||||
| 1988 | |||||||||||||||
 1992 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
 1996 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 30 | ||||||||
 2000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |||||||||
 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
   2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2015 | AFC Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 44 | |||||||||
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 27 | |||||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 40 | 134 | |
| Year | AFC Challenge Cup record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||||
| 2006 | Ineligible | Ineligible | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Ineligible | Ineligible | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||
 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | Third place | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||||
| Total | Best: Third place | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | |||
| SAFF Championship record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 1993 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1995 | Withdrew | ||||||
| 1997 | Runners-up | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 1999 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 2003 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| 2005 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| 2008 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 2009 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 2011 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| 2015 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 2018 | Champions | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | Best: Champions | 50 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 97 | 52 |
| Asian Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1951-1994 | did not enter | |||||||
| 1998 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2002–present | SeeMaldives national under-23 football team | |||||||
| Total | 1/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| South Asian Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1984 | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1985 | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 1987 | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1989 | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1991 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2004-present | SeeMaldives national under-23 football team | |||||||
| Total | 8/13 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 42 | |
|
Third place (1):2014Only official honours are included, according toFIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized byFIFA or an affiliated confederation).
| Competition |  |  | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Challenge Cup | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Links to related articles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
