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| Association | Malta Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Manuela Tesse | ||
| Captain | Emma Lipman | ||
| Mostcaps | Dorianne Theuma (118) | ||
| Top scorer | Dorianne Theuma (26) | ||
| Home stadium | Centenary Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | MLT | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 89 2 (7 August 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest | 74 (August 2003) | ||
| Lowest | 115 (October 2007) | ||
| First international | |||
 Romania 3–0Malta  (Bucharest, Romania; 10 August 2003) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Malta 6–0Luxembourg  (Ta' Qali, Malta; 6 April 2013) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Malta 0–13Spain  (Ta' Qali, Malta; 9 September 2009) | |||
TheMalta women's national football team (Maltese:Tim nazzjonali tal-futbol ta' Malta tan-nisa) represents theMalta Football Association in internationalwomen's football matches sanctioned byUEFA.[2]
The team first appeared in official competitions in the2005 European Championship's qualifying, debuting on August 10, 2003 inBucharest with a 3–0 loss toRomania. Malta lost all eight games in the qualifiers, scoring once and conceding 35 goals. The team's first goal was scored bySarah Caruana on November 16, 2003, againstCroatia in a match played at theGozo Stadium.[3]
After 13 losses, Malta achieved its first draw on June 7, 2006 againstBosnia and Herzegovina in the last match of the2007 World Cup's qualifying. The team played in the2011 World Cup's qualifying, losing all games including a record 0–13 defeat toSpain. On March 3, 2011, Malta won an official match for the first time in the2013 European Championship qualifying's preliminary round, beatingGeorgia 1–0 with a goal by D'Agostino in injury time.
On April 6, 2013 Malta beatLuxembourg 6–0 in the2015 World Cup qualifying's preliminary round. The team also defeatedLatvia and drew withAlbania 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 byPierre Brincat, and then from 2015 till 2022 by former U19 coachMark Gatt.[5] Former Italian internationalManuela Tesse was appointed as the head coach from 1 January 2023[6]
The Malta women's national team play their home matches at theCentenary 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 | Caruana |
| 2007 World Cup qualifying | Regular stage (Class B) | 1–4 0–1 1–4 1–3 0–1 1–1 | Croatia SloveniaBosnia and Herzegovina | 4 / 4 | D'Agostino Theuma,Tonna Theuma |
| 2009 Euro qualifying | Preliminary round | 0–0 2–4 0–8 |  LithuaniaLuxembourg Slovakia | 4 / 4 | Carabott 2 |
| 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 | N. Pace |
| 2013 Euro qualifying | Preliminary round | 1–0 0–2 1–1 |  Georgia Faroe Islands Armenia | 2 / 4 | D'Agostino Cuschieri |
| 2015 World Cup qualifying | Preliminary round | 1–1 6–0 2–0 |  AlbaniaLuxembourg 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
v
Hungary| 29 NovemberFriendly | Malta | 1-3 | Hungary | Ta' Qali,Malta |
| 14:00 | Bugeja ??' |
| Stadium:Centenary Stadium |
v Hungary| 3 DecemberFriendly | Malta | 1-1 | Hungary | Ta' Qali,Malta |
| 14:00 | Bugeja 53' | Csizar 46' | Stadium:Centenary Stadium |
v Malta| 21 February2025 UEFA Nations League C | Cyprus | 2–1 | Malta | Larnaca,Cyprus |
| 18:00(19:00EEST) |
| Report |
| Stadium:AEK Arena Attendance: 180 Referee: Emily Heaslip (England) |
v
Andorra| 25 February2025 UEFA Nations League C | Malta | 1–0 | Andorra | Ta' Qali |
| 19:30 |
| Report | Stadium:Centenary Stadium Attendance: 612 Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portugal) |
v Malta| 4 April2025 UEFA Nations League C | Georgia | 2–3 | Malta | Tbilisi,Georgia |
| 17:00(19:00GET) | Report | Stadium:Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Attendance: 853 Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan) |
v Georgia| 8 April2025 UEFA Nations League C | Malta | 2–1 | Georgia | Ta' Qali,Malta |
| 19:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Centenary Stadium Attendance: 620 Referee: Cansu Tryak (Türkiye) |
v Cyprus| 30 May2025 UEFA Nations League C | Malta | 1–0 | Cyprus | Ta' Qali |
| 19:00 |
| Report | Stadium:National Stadium Attendance: 1,205 Referee: Sabina Bolić (Croatia) |
v Malta| 3 June2025 UEFA Nations League C | Andorra | 0–0 | Malta | Encamp |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium:Estadi de la FAF Attendance: 470 Referee:Satu Miettunen (Finland) |
v
Belarus| 25 OctoberFriendly | Malta | 0-2 | Belarus | Ta' Qali, Malta |
| 20:30 | Report |
| Stadium:National Stadium, Ta' Qali |
v Belarus| 28 OctoberFriendly | Malta | 0-1 | Belarus | Ta' Qali, Malta |
| 21:00 | Report | Olkhovik 39' | Stadium:National Stadium, Ta' Qali Referee: Joanna Vassalo (Malta). |
v Croatia| 28 November 2025 (2025-11-28)Friendly | Malta | – | Croatia | Ta' Qali,Malta |
| Stadium:Centenary Stadium |
v Croatia| 1 December 2025 (2025-12-01)Friendly | Malta | – | Croatia | Ta' Qali,Malta |
| Stadium:Centenary Stadium |
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach |  Manuela Tesse | [1] |
| Assistant coach | Dionne Tonna | [2] |
| Physical coach | Karl Attard | [3] |
| 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 called up for theFriendly matches againstBelarus on 25 and 28 October 2025. [7]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Giulia D'Antuono | (2003-12-31)31 December 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Hibernians |
| 12 | 1GK | Maya Cachia | (2004-12-23)23 December 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Hibernians |
| 23 | 1GK | Patricia Ebejer | (2000-02-23)23 February 2000 (age 25) | 12 | 0 | Mġarr United |
| 2 | 2DF | Jessica Dimech | (2002-06-22)22 June 2002 (age 23) | 8 | 0 | Hibernians |
| 3 | 2DF | Oceane Grange | (1995-09-24)24 September 1995 (age 30) | 7 | 0 |  RC Roubaix Wervicq |
| 4 | 2DF | Emma Lipman(captain) | (1989-02-23)23 February 1989 (age 36) | 42 | 1 | Genoa |
| 5 | 2DF | Stefania Farrugia | (1991-09-11)11 September 1991 (age 34) | 105 | 5 | Birkirkara |
| 6 | 2DF | Georgiana Mifsud | (2004-02-14)14 February 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Hibernians |
| 13 | 2DF | Maya Lucia | (2003-07-06)6 July 2003 (age 22) | 14 | 0 |  AP Orlen Gdańsk |
| 15 | 2DF | Tammy Falzon | (2005-08-05)5 August 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Swieqi United |
| 16 | 2DF | Leanne Cefai | (2000-02-22)22 February 2000 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | Mġarr United |
| 18 | 2DF | Emma Xuereb | (1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (age 33) | 86 | 4 | Swieqi United |
| 22 | 2DF | Rebecca Bajada | (1994-12-22)22 December 1994 (age 30) | 20 | 0 | Mġarr United |
| 2DF | Valentina Rapa | (2002-02-14)14 February 2002 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | Swieqi United | |
| 2 | 3MF | Gabriella Zahra | (1991-05-02)2 May 1991 (age 34) | 61 | 1 | Birkirkara |
| 8 | 3MF | Rachel Cuschieri(vice-captain) | (1992-04-26)26 April 1992 (age 33) | 109 | 15 | Genoa |
| 11 | 3MF | Alexandra Gatt | (2004-10-13)13 October 2004 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Durham Cestria |
| 14 | 3MF | Shona Zammit | (1996-06-15)15 June 1996 (age 29) | 90 | 7 | Swieqi United |
| 20 | 3MF | Nicole Sciberras | (2001-04-28)28 April 2001 (age 24) | 54 | 0 | Hibernians |
| 7 | 4FW | Amber Grech | (1995-11-10)10 November 1995 (age 30) | 11 | 0 | Hibernians |
| 9 | 4FW | Kailey Willis | (2003-05-18)18 May 2003 (age 22) | 24 | 3 | Venezia |
| 10 | 4FW | Maria Farrugia | (2001-01-09)9 January 2001 (age 24) | 57 | 11 | Bristol City |
| 17 | 4FW | Leah Ayres | (2003-11-22)22 November 2003 (age 22) | 7 | 0 | Hibernians |
| 19 | 4FW | Yulya Carella | (2005-03-30)30 March 2005 (age 20) | 7 | 0 | Mġarr United |
| 21 | 4FW | Haley Bugeja | (2004-05-05)5 May 2004 (age 21) | 42 | 24 | Inter Milan |
The following players were called up to the squad within 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 29) | 73 | 0 | Birkirkara | v. Andorra, 3 June 2025 |
| GK | Christiana Pisani | (2003-09-19)19 September 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Lija Athletic | v. Hungary, 3 December 2024 |
| DF | Charlene Zammit | (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (age 34) | 105 | 2 | Birkirkara | v. Andorra, 3 June 2025 |
| DF | Fiona Buttigieg | (1998-07-18)18 July 1998 (age 27) | 4 | 0 | Luton Town | v. Andorra, 3 June 2025 |
| DF | Abigail Camilleri | (1993-09-11)11 September 1993 (age 32) | 1 | 0 | Mġarr United | v. Hungary, 3 December 2024 |
| MF | Ann-Marie Said | (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (age 31) | 52 | 0 | Mġarr United | v. Andorra, 3 June 2025 |
| MF | Jana Barbara | (2001-07-07)7 July 2001 (age 24) | 2 | 0 |  FC Schalke 04 | v. Andorra, 3 June 2025 |
| MF | Brenda Borg | (1997-05-01)1 May 1997 (age 28) | 79 | 5 | Mġarr United | v. Hungary, 3 December 2024 |
| MF | Maia Debono | (2001-11-07)7 November 2001 (age 24) | 3 | 0 | Mġarr United | v. Hungary, 3 December 2024 |
| MF | Sarah Urpani | (2000-06-21)21 June 2000 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Swieqi United | v. Hungary, 3 December 2024 |
| MF | Michela Cachia | (2005-08-25)25 August 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Swieqi United | v. Hungary, 3 December 2024 |
| FW | Lexine Farrugia | (2007-07-06)6 July 2007 (age 18) | 6 | 0 | Roma | v. Andorra, 3 June 2025 |
| FW | Alishia Sultana | (1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (age 28) | 61 | 2 | Birkirkara | v. Georgia, 8 April 2025 |
| FW | Jade Flask | (1996-08-04)4 August 1996 (age 29) | 67 | 7 | Swieqi United | v. Andorra, 25 February 2025 |
| FW | Ylenia Carabott | (1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (age 36) | 97 | 20 | London Seaward | v. Hungary, 3 December 2024 |
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Below is a list of the 10 players with the mostcaps for Malta.[citation needed]
| # | Player | Period | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorianne Theuma | 2003–2024 | 118 | 26 |
| 2 | Rachel Cuschieri | 2007–present | 107 | 15 |
| 3 | Charlene Zammit | 2009–present | 105 | 2 |
| 4 | Stefania Farrugia | 2007–present | 103 | 5 |
| 5 | Ylenia Carabott | 2005–present | 97 | 20 |
| 6 | Shona Zammit | 2014–present | 88 | 7 |
| 7 | Emma Xuereb | 2009–present | 84 | 4 |
| 8 | Brenda Borg | 2013–present | 79 | 5 |
| 9 | Janice Xuereb | 73 | 0 | |
| 10 | Jade Flask | 2014-present | 67 | 7 |
| # | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorianne Theuma | 2003-2024 | 26 | 118 |
| 2 | Haley Bugeja | 2020-present | 24 | 40 |
| 3 | Ylenia Carabott | 2007-present | 20 | 97 |
| 4 | Rachel Cuschieri | 2009-present | 15 | 107 |
| 5 | Maria Farrugia | 2019-present | 11 | 55 |
| 6 | Jade Flask | 2014-present | 7 | 67 |
| 6 | Shona Zammit | 2014-present | 7 | 88 |
| 8 | Brenda Borg | 2013-present | 5 | 79 |
| 8 | Stefania Farrugia | 2013-present | 5 | 103 |
| 10 | Emma Xuereb | 2009-present | 4 | 84 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
   2031 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
 2035 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 23 | 140 | −117 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
| UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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 | No movement at end of season |
| Relegated at end of season |
| * | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
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