Malta national football team 1009065 224706570 2008-07-10T01:31:53Z Aaron carass 5877248 [[World Football Elo Ratings|Elo Ratings]]. {{Infobox National football team | Name = Malta | Badge = Malta.png | FIFA Trigramme = MLT | Nickname = ''Knights of St John'' | Association = [[Malta Football Association|''Malta Football<br>Association'']] | Confederation = [[UEFA]] (Europe) | Coach = {{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Dušan Fitzel]] | Asst Manager = {{Flagicon|Malta}} [[Oliver Spiteri]] | Captain = [[Gilbert Agius]] | Most caps = [[David Carabott]] (122) | Top scorer = [[Carmel Busuttil]] (23) | Home Stadium = [[Ta' Qali Stadium]] | FIFA Rank = 134 |1st ranking date = August 1993 | | FIFA max = 66 | FIFA max date = September 1994 | FIFA min = 144 | FIFA min date = September 2006 | Elo Rank = T152 | pattern_la1=_Malta1|pattern_b1=_Malta1|pattern_ra1=_Malta1 | leftarm1=CE3431|body1=CE3431|rightarm1=CE3431|shorts2=CE3431|socks1=CE3431 | pattern_la2=_Malta2|pattern_b2=_Malta2|pattern_ra2=_Malta2 | leftarm2=FFFFFF |body2=FFFFFF |rightarm2=FFFFFF |shorts1=ffffff |socks2=FFFFFF | First game = {{Flagicon|Malta}} Malta 2 - 3 [[Austria national football team|Austria]] {{Flagicon|Austria}}<br />([[Gżira]], [[Malta]]; [[February 24]], [[1957]]) | Largest win = {{Flagicon|Malta}} Malta 7 - 1 [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]] {{Flagicon|Liechtenstein}}<br />([[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]]; [[March 26]], [[2008]]) | Largest loss = {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Spain national football team|Spain]] 12 - 1 Malta {{Flagicon|Malta}}<br />([[Seville]], [[Spain]]; [[December 21]], [[1983]]) | Latest Match = {{Flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia & Herzegovina]] 1 - 0 Malta {{Flagicon|Malta}}<br />(Olympic Asim Ferhatovic Hase Stadium, [[Sarajevo]]; [[June 2]], [[2007]]) | World cup apps = | World cup first = - | World cup best = - | Regional name = [[European Football Championship|European Championship]] | Regional cup apps = | Regional cup first = - | Regional cup best = - }} The '''Malta national football team''' is the national [[football (soccer)|football]] team of [[Malta]] and is controlled by the [[Malta Football Association]]. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition and as of [[12 October]] [[2006]] has won only four competitive matches. The first two wins were victories of 2-0 and 2-1 at home to [[Greece national football team|Greece]] and [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] in [[European Football Championship|European Championship]] qualifiers in 1975 and 1982 respectively, and the third came with a 1-0 victory away to [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]] in a [[1993]] [[Football World Cup|World Cup]] qualifier. On [[11 October]] [[2006]], Malta managed a fourth competitive victory - a 2-1 triumph over [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] in the [[2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying#Group C|European Championship qualifying]] with [[Andre Schembri]] scoring twice. Other important results were the two draws, 1-1 and 2-2, against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] during the [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup]]. During 2005 the Malta national football team obtained some home positive results. Both were 1-1 draws against [[Croatian national football team|Croatia]] and [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]. Another positive result was the 1-1 home draw in a friendly match against [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] . In 2006, in a friendly against [[Japan national football team|Japan]], played for the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] Finals preparation in Germany, managed to keep the score to 0-1 despite conceding an early goal. On [[7 February]] [[2007]], Malta managed another prestigious draw against one of the hosts of Euro 2008, [[Austria national football team|Austria]]. The game was played to commemorate the 50th. anniversary of the first international match played by the Maltese national team. The final result was 1-1.On [[8 September]] [[2007]] Malta managed a very wonderful result against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]].The game finished in a 2-2 draw. The ever continuing signs of progress were once again witnessed on March the 26th 2008 when Malta thrashed [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]] 7-1 at Ta' Qali, with Michael Mifsud scoring an amazing 5 goals. The team is sponsored by [[Diadora]]. ==Competition history== ===[[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] and [[European Football Championship|Euro]] record=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width=100% |- ![[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] ![[European Football Championship|Euro]] |- | [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1974]] - Finished 4th (out of 4) in Qualifying group | [[1964 European Nations' Cup|1964]] - Lost 6-1 and 3-1 against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] |- | [[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1978]] - Finished 4th (out of 4) in Qualifying group | [[UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying|1972]] - Finished 4th (out of 4) in Qualifying group |- | [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1982]] - Finished 3rd (out of 3) in Qualifying group | [[UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying|1976]] - Finished 4th (out of 4) in Qualifying group |- | [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1986]] - Finished 5th (out of 5) in Qualifying group | [[UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying|1980]] - Finished 4th (out of 4) in Qualifying group |- | [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1990]] - Finished 5th (out of 5) in Qualifying group | [[UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying|1984]] - Finished 5th (out of 5) in Qualifying group |- | [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1994]] - Finished 5th (out of 6) in Qualifying group | [[UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying|1988]] - Finished 5th (out of 5) in Qualifying group |- | [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1998]] - Finished 6th (out of 6) in Qualifying group | [[UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 6|1992]] - Finished 5th (out of 5) in Qualifying group |- | [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002]] - Finished 6th (out of 6) in Qualifying group | [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying|1996]] - Finished 6th (out of 6) in Qualifying group |- | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2006]] - Finished 6th (out of 6) in Qualifying group | [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying|2000]] - Finished 5th (out of 5) in Qualifying group |- | [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2010]] - | [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|2004]] - Finished 5th (out of 5) in Qualifying group |- | | [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group C|2008]] - Finished 7th (out of 7) in Qualifying group |} ==Matches== ===Last Game=== '''[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]''' {{footballbox|date = [[May 30]], [[2008]]<br />20:30 [[Central European Time|CET]]|team1 = {{fb-rt|Austria}}|score = 5 &ndash; 1 |team2 = {{fb|Malta}} |goals1 = [[Rene Aufhauser|Aufhauser]] {{goal|8}}<br/>[[Roland Linz|Linz]] {{goal|11}} {{goal|68|pen.}}<br/>[[Ivica Vastic|Vastic]] {{goal|77}}<br/>[[Martin Harnik|Harnik]] {{goal|90}}|goals2 = [[Michael Mifsud|Mifsud]] {{goal|41}}|stadium = [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion]] ([[Vienna]], [[Austria]]) <br />'''Attendance:''' 14200<br />'''Referee:''' [[Robert Krajnc]] | |report = }} ---- ===Next Game=== '''[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]''' {{footballbox|date = [[August 20]], [[2008]]<br />TBA|team1 = {{fb-rt|Estonia}}|score = vs |team2 = {{fb|Malta}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[A. Le Coq Arena]] ([[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]]) <br />'''Attendance:''' <br />'''Referee:''' TBA| |report = }} ---- ==Players== ===Current squad=== The current team squad, the one that played [[Austria national football team|Austria]] on [[May 30]] [[2008]]. {{nat fs g start}} |----- ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#BBF0C9" align="left" | Goalkeepers |----- bgcolor="#E7FAEC" {{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Justin Haber]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|6|9}}|caps=26|goals=0|club=[[Chaidari F.C.|Haidari]]|clubnat=Greece}} {{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=[[Andrew Hogg]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|3|2}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]]|clubnat=Malta}} |----- ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" align="left" | Defenders |----- bgcolor="#FFECCE" {{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Jonathan Caruana]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|7|24}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]]|clubnat=Malta}} {{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Ian Azzopardi]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|8|12}}|caps=33|goals=0|club=[[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]]|clubnat=Malta}} {{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Brian Said]]|age={{birth date and age|1973|5|15}}|caps=81|goals=5|club=[[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]]|clubnat=Malta}} {{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Luke Dimech]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|1|11}}|caps=56|goals=1|club=[[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]]|clubnat=Malta}} {{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=DF|name=[[Roderick Briffa]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|8|24}}|caps=29|goals=0|club=[[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]]|clubnat=Malta}} {{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=DF|name=[[Shaun Bajada]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|10|19}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]]|clubnat=Malta}} {{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Josef Mifsud]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|9|7}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]]|clubnat=Malta}} {{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name=[[Dean Saliba]]|age={{birth date and age|1978|9|26}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[AFC Ealing|AFC Ealing]]|clubnat=England}} |----- ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" | Midfielders |----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD" {{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[Gilbert Agius]]|age={{birth date and age|1974|2|21}}|caps=107|goals=8|club=[[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]]|clubnat=Malta}} {{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Cleaven Frendo]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|7|1}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=[[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]]|clubnat=Malta}} {{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=MF|name=[[George Mallia]]|age={{birth date and age|1978|10|10}}|caps=60|goals=5|club=[[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]]|clubnat=Malta}} {{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=MF|name=[[Ryan Fenech]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|4|20}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Ħamrun Spartans F.C.|Ħamrun Spartans]]|clubnat=Malta}} {{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Jamie Pace]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|1|1}}|caps=20|goals=2|club=[[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]]|clubnat=Malta}} {{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=MF|name=[[Udo Nwoko]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|10|15}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Leixões S.C.|Leixões]]|clubnat=Portugal}} |----- ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#FFACB3" align="left" | Forwards |----- bgcolor="#FFD2D6" {{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=FW|name=[[Etienne Barbara]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|6|10}}|caps=20|goals=3|club=[[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]]|clubnat=Malta}} {{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Michael Mifsud]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|4|17}}|caps=56|goals=19|club=[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Andre Schembri]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|5|26}}|caps=17|goals=3|club=[[Carl Zeiss Jena]]|clubnat=Germany}} {{nat fs end}} ===Recent Call-Ups=== The following players have also been called up to the Malta squad in 2008. ;Goalkeepers {| class="wikitable" |- !width=20%|Name !width=15%|Date of birth !width=23.75%|Club !width=10%|Caps (goals) !width=43.75%|Most Recent Call up |- | [[Omar Borg]] | [[February 12]] [[1981]] | {{flagicon|Malta}} [[Birkirkara FC|Birkirkara]] | 0 (0) | v. [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]], [[26 March]], [[2008]] |- | [[Mario Muscat]] | [[August 18]] [[1976]] | {{flagicon|Malta}} [[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]] | 65 (0) | v. [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]], [[2 February]], [[2008]] |} ;Defenders {| class="wikitable" |- !width=20%|Name !width=15%|Date of birth !width=23.75%|Club !width=10%|Caps (goals) !width=43.75%|Most Recent Call up |- | [[Kenneth Scicluna]] | [[June 15]], [[1979]] | {{flagicon|Malta}} [[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]] | 17 (0) | v. [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]], [[26 March]], [[2008]] |- | [[Stephen Wellman]] | [[August 31]], [[1982]] | {{flagicon|Malta}} [[Marsaxlokk F.C.|Marsaxlokk]] | 21 (1) | v. [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]], [[4 February]], [[2008]] |- | [[Aaron Xuereb]] | [[October 3]], [[1979]] | {{flagicon|Malta}} [[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]] | 4 (0) | v. [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]], [[26 March]], [[2008]] |} ;Midfielders {| class="wikitable" |- !width=20%|Name !width=15%|Date of birth !width=23.75%|Club !width=10%|Caps (goals) !width=43.75%|Most Recent Call up |- | [[Roderick Bajada]] | [[January 4]], [[1983]] | {{flagicon|Malta}} [[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]] | 8 (0) | v. [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]], [[2 February]], [[2008]] |- | [[Peter Pullicino]] | [[June 17]], [[1976]] | {{flagicon|Malta}} [[Marsaxlokk F.C.|Marsaxlokk]] | 22 (0) | v. [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]], [[4 February]], [[2008]] |- | [[Kevin Sammut]] | [[May 26]], [[1981]] | {{flagicon|Malta}} [[Marsaxlokk F.C.|Marsaxlokk]] | 24 (0) | v. [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]], [[26 March]], [[2008]] |- | [[Gareth Sciberras]] | [[April 17]], [[1981]] | {{flagicon|Malta}} [[Marsaxlokk F.C.|Marsaxlokk]] | 13 (0) | v. [[Belarus national football team|Belarus]], [[6 February]], [[2008]] |} ;Strikers {| class="wikitable" |- !width=20%|Name !width=15%|Date of birth !width=23.75%|Club !width=10%|Caps (goals) !width=43.75%|Most Recent Call up |- | [[Andrew Cohen]] | [[May 13]], [[1981]] | {{flagicon|Malta}} [[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]] | 22 (0) | v. [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]], [[26 March]], [[2008]] |- | [[Terrence Scerri]] | [[April 3]], [[1984]] | {{flagicon|Malta}} [[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]] | 10 (0) | |- | [[Ivan Woods]] | [[December 31]], [[1976]] | {{flagicon|Malta}} [[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]] | 36 (0) | v. [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]], [[26 March]], [[2008]] |} ===Famous past and present players=== {| |valign="top"| *[[Gilbert Agius]] *[[Alex Azzopardi]] *[[Joe Brincat]] *[[Richard Buhagiar]] *[[Carmel Busuttil]] *[[John Buttigieg]] *[[David Camilleri]] *[[Edwin Camilleri]] *[[Joseph Camilleri]] *[[David Carabott]] |width="50"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| *[[Jeffrey Chetcuti]] *[[David Cluett]] *[[Darren Debono]] *[[Michael Degiorgio]] *[[Luke Dimech]] *[[Edwin Farrugia]] *[[Emanuele Farrugia]] *[[Joseph Galea]] *[[Martin Gregory (footballer)|Martin Gregory]] |width="50"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| *[[John Holland (footballer)|John Holland]] *[[Kristian Laferla]] *[[George Mallia]] *[[Michael Mifsud]] *[[Mario Muscat]] *[[Chucks Nwoko]] *[[Brian Said]] *[[Nicky Saliba]] *[[Charles Scerri]] *[[Hubert Suda]] |width="50"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| *[[Stefan Sultana]] *[[Daniel Theuma]] *[[Noel Turner]] *[[Raymond Vella]] *[[Silvio Vella]] *[[George Xuereb]] *[[Raymond Xuereb]] *[[Antoine Zahra (footballer)|Antoine Zahra]] |} ===Most capped Maltese players=== {| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;" |- !# !Name !Career !Caps !Goals |- |1 |align="left"|[[David Carabott]] |1987 - 2005 |121 |12 |- |2 |align="left"|[[Carmel Busuttil]] |1982 - 2001 |111 |23 |- |3 |align="left"|'''[[Gilbert Agius]]''' |1993 - present |107 |8 |- |4 |align="left"|[[Joe Brincat]] |1988 - 2004 |103 |5 |- |5 |align="left"|[[John Buttigieg]] |1984 - 2000 |95 |1 |- |6 |align="left"|[[Silvio Vella]] |1988 - 2000 |90 |1 |- |7 |align="left"|'''[[Brian Said]]''' |1996 - present |81 |5 |- |8 |align="left"|[[Michael Degiorgio]] |1981 - 1992 |74 |4 |- |9 |align="left"|[[Hubert Suda]] |1988 - 2003 |70 |8 |- |10 |align="left"|[[Jeffrey Chetcuti]] |1994 - 2005 |69 |0 |- |11 |align="left"|[[Raymond Vella]] |1984 - 1992 |67 |1 |} * Players in '''bold''' denote the player is still available for selection. ===Top Maltese goalscorers=== {| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;" |- !# !Player !Career !Goals (Caps) |- |1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Carmel Busuttil]] |1982 - 2001 |23 (111) |- |2 |style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Michael Mifsud]]''' |2000 - present |19 (56) |- |3 |style="text-align:left;"|[[David Carabott]] |1987 - 2005 |12 (121) |- |4 |style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Gilbert Agius]]''' |1993 - present |8 (107) |- |= |style="text-align:left;"|[[Hubert Suda]] |1988 - 2003 |8 (70) |- |6 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Kristian Laferla]] |1986 - 1998 |6 (65) |- |= |style="text-align:left;"|[[Raymond Xuereb]] |1971 - 1985 |6 (43) |- |8 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Joe Brincat]] |1988 - 2004 |5 (103) |- |= |style="text-align:left;"|'''[[George Mallia]]''' |1999 - present |5 (60) |- |= |style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Brian Said]]''' |1996 - present |5 (81) |- |} * Players in '''bold''' denote the player is still available for selection. ==Memorable Matches== {| class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;" |- bgcolor=#CADCFB ! Date ! ! ! Tournament ! ! ! Place ! ! ! Match ! Score |- |- | align="center" | [[February 16]], [[1994]] | | | align="center" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Belgium}} | align="center" | '''1&nbsp;-&nbsp;0''' |- | align="center" | [[April 19]], [[1994]] | | | align="center" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Azerbaijan}} | align="center" | '''5&nbsp;-&nbsp;0''' |- | align="center" | [[August 16]], [[1994]] | | | align="center" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]] | | | align="center" | [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]] | | | align="left" | {{fb|Slovakia|}} - '''Malta''' -{{flagicon|Malta}} | align="center" | '''1&nbsp;-&nbsp;1''' |- | align="center" | [[October 12]], [[1994]] | | | align="center" | [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Czech Republic}} | align="center" | '''0&nbsp;-&nbsp;0''' |- | align="center" | [[April 26]], [[1995]] | | | align="center" | [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying]] | | | align="center" | [[Minsk]], [[Belarus]] | | | align="left" | {{fb|Belarus}} - '''Malta''' -{{flagicon|Malta}} | align="center" | '''1&nbsp;-&nbsp;1''' |- | align="center" | [[January 27]], [[1999]] | | | align="center" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} | align="center" | '''2&nbsp;-&nbsp;1''' |- | align="center" | [[December 15]], [[1999]] | | | align="center" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Lebanon}} | align="center" | '''1&nbsp;-&nbsp;0''' |- | align="center" | [[January 20]], [[2000]] | | | align="center" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Qatar}} | align="center" | '''2&nbsp;-&nbsp;0''' |- | align="center" | [[October 11]], [[2000]] | | | align="center" | [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Czech Republic}} | align="center" | '''0&nbsp;-&nbsp;0''' |- | align="center" | [[November 14]], [[2001]] | | | align="center" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Canada}} | align="center" | '''2&nbsp;-&nbsp;1''' |- | align="center" | [[March 27]], [[2002]] | | | align="center" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Andorra}} | align="center" | '''1&nbsp;-&nbsp;1''' |- | align="center" | [[April 17]], [[2002]] | | | align="center" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Azerbaijan}} | align="center" | '''1&nbsp;-&nbsp;0''' |- | align="center" | [[February 12]], [[2003]] | | | align="center" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Kazakhstan}} | align="center" | '''2&nbsp;-&nbsp;2''' |- | align="center" | [[August 19]], [[2003]] | | | align="center" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]] | | | align="center" | [[Luxembourg]], [[Luxembourg]] | | | align="left" | {{fb|Luxembourg}} - '''Malta''' -{{flagicon|Malta}} | align="center" | '''1&nbsp;-&nbsp;1''' |- | align="center" | [[September 10]], [[2003]] | | | align="center" | [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying]] | | | align="center" | [[Antalya]], [[Turkey]] | | | align="left" | {{fb|Israel}} - '''Malta''' -{{flagicon|Malta}} | align="center" | '''2&nbsp;-&nbsp;2''' |- | align="center" | [[October 9]], [[2004]] | | | align="center" | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Iceland}} | align="center" | '''0&nbsp;-&nbsp;0''' |- | align="center" | [[August 17]], [[2005]] | | | align="center" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Northern Ireland}} | align="center" | '''1&nbsp;-&nbsp;1''' |- | align="center" | [[September 7]], [[2005]] | | | align="center" | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Croatia}} | align="center" | '''1&nbsp;-&nbsp;1''' |- | align="center" | [[October 12]], [[2005]] | | | align="center" | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Bulgaria}} | align="center" | '''1&nbsp;-&nbsp;1''' |- | align="center" | [[October 11]], [[2006]] | | | align="center" | [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group C|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Hungary}} | align="center" | '''2&nbsp;-&nbsp;1''' |- | align="center" | [[February 7]], [[2007]] | | | align="center" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Austria}} | align="center" | '''1&nbsp;-&nbsp;1''' |- | align="center" | [[March 24]], [[2007]] | | | align="center" | [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group C|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]] | | | align="center" | [[Chişinău]], [[Moldova]] | | | align="left" | {{fb|Moldova}} - '''Malta''' -{{flagicon|Malta}} | align="center" | '''1&nbsp;-&nbsp;1''' |- | align="center" | [[September 8]], [[2007]] | | | align="center" | [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group C|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Turkey}} | align="center" | '''2&nbsp;-&nbsp;2''' |- | align="center" | [[March 26]], [[2008]] | | | align="center" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]] | | | align="center" | [[Ta' Qali]], [[Malta]] | | | align="left" | {{flagicon|Malta}} - '''Malta''' -{{fb-rt|Liechtenstein}} | align="center" | '''7&nbsp;-&nbsp;1''' |- |} <br clear=all> ==[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]== {{main|List of official matches of the Maltese national football team}} {{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 1 | expanded = yes | fixtures = yes | tiebreakers = <!-- "yes", to display the tiebreaking notes --> }} {{footballbox |date = [[September 6]] [[2008]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|Malta}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|Portugal}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Ta'Qali Stadium]], [[Ta' Qali]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[September 10]] [[2008]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|Albania}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|Malta}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Qemal Stafa (stadium)|Qemal Stafa]], [[Tirana]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[October 11]] [[2008]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|Denmark}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|Malta}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Parken Stadium]], [[Copenhagen]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[October 15]] [[2008]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|Malta}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|Hungary}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Ta'Qali Stadium]], [[Ta' Qali]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[February 11]] [[2009]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|Malta}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|Albania}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Ta'Qali Stadium]], [[Ta' Qali]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[March 23]] [[2009]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|Malta}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|Denmark}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Ta'Qali Stadium]], [[Ta' Qali]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[April 1]] [[2009]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|Hungary}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|Malta}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Stadium Puskás Ferenc]], [[Budapest]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[June 10]] [[2009]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|Sweden}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|Malta}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Råsunda Stadium]], [[Solna]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[September 9]] [[2009]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|Malta}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|Sweden}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Ta'Qali Stadium]], [[Ta' Qali]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[October 14]] [[2009]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|Portugal}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|Malta}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Estádio da Luz]], [[Lisbon]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- ===Group 1=== {{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 1 | expanded = yes | fixtures = <!-- "yes", to display the fixtures table --> | tiebreakers = <!-- "yes", to display the tiebreaking notes --> }} ==Record Versus Different Opponents== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" |- !Tournament !Games !Wins !Draws !Losses !Goals For !Goals Against !Goal Difference |- |[[Fifa World Cup|World Cup]] Qualifying||71||1||8||62||24||229||-205 |- |[[UEFA European Football Championship|Euro]] Qualifying||82||3||11||68||43||252||-209 |- |International Tournaments||41||12||11||18||39||50||-11 |- |[[Exhibition match|Friendly]]||106||20||23||63||86||188||-102 |- |Total||300||36||53||211||192||719||-527 |- !Opponent !Games !Wins !Draws !Losses !Goals For !Goals Against !Goal Difference |- |{{fb|Iceland}}||13||3||1||9||11||31||-20 |- |{{fb|Hungary}}||10||1||2||7||6||24||-18 |- |{{fb|Tunisia}}||10||4||3||3||9||11||-2 |- |{{fb|Austria}}||9||0||1||8||6||30||-24 |- |{{fb|Libya}}||9||3||2||4||6||9||-3 |- |{{fb|Sweden}}||9||0||0||9||2||37||-35 |- |{{fb|Bulgaria}}||8||0||2||6||2||24||-22 |- |{{fb|Greece}}||8||1||2||5||4||18||-14 |- |{{fb|Norway}}||8||0||2||6||3||21||-18 |- |{{fb|Portugal}}||8||0||1||7||5||20||-15 |- |{{fb|Moldova}}||7||1||2||4||6||9||-3 |- |{{fb|IRL}}||7||0||0||7||2||24||-22 |- |{{fb|Cyprus}}||6||1||2||3||4||8||-4 |- |{{fb|Czech Republic}}||6||0||2||4||3||16||-13 |- |{{fb|Denmark}}||6||1||0||5||6||18||-12 |- |{{fb|Finland}}||6||1||2||3||4||7||-3 |- |{{fb|East Germany}}||6||0||0||6||2||22||-20 |- |{{fb|Israel}}||6||0||2||4|||5||11||-6 |- |{{fb|Netherlands}}||6||0||0||6||0||28||-28 |- |{{fb|NIR}}||6||0||1||5||1||11||-10 |- |{{fb|Spain}}||6||0||0||6||3||28||-25 |- |{{fb|Switzerland}}||6||0||1||5||3||17||-14 |- |{{fb|Turkey}}||6||0||1||5||4||15||-11 |- |{{fb|West Germany}}||6||0||1||5||2||26||-24 |- |{{fb|Albania}}||5||1||1||3||3||9||-6 |- |{{fb|Macedonia}}||5||0||0||5||1||14||-13 |- |{{fb|Scotland}}||5||0||1||4||4||11||-7 |- |{{fb|Slovakia}}||5||0||1||4||2||14||-12 |- |{{fb|Belarus}}||4||0||1||3||1||8||-7 |- |{{fb|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}||4||1||0||3||4||9||-5 |- |{{fb|Croatia}}||4||0||1||3||3||10||-7 |- |{{fb|Georgia}}||4||0||1||3||2||7||-5 |- |{{fb|Italy}}||4||0||0||4||2||15||-13 |- |{{fb|Luxembourg}}||4||0||2||2||2||4||-2 |- |{{fb|Poland}}||4||0||0||4||0||13||-13 |- |{{fb|Slovenia}}||4||0||1||3||1||7||-6 |- |{{fb|Wales}}||4||0||0||4||2||15||-13 |- |{{fb|Yugoslavia}}||4||0||0||4||1||18||-17 |- |{{fb|Algeria}}||3||0||1||2||1||3||-2 |- |{{fb|Armenia}}||3||0||0||3||0||3||-3 |- |{{fb|Azerbaijan}}||3||3||0||0||9||0||9 |- |{{fb|England}}||3||0||0||3||1||8||-7 |- |{{fb|Estonia}}||3||2||1||0||6||2||4 |- |{{fb|Faroe Islands}}||3||0||0||3||4||7||-3 |- |{{fb|Latvia}}||3||2||0||1||3||3||0 |- |{{fb|Andorra}}||2||0||2||0||2||2||0 |- |{{fb|Canada}}||2||2||0||0||4||1||3 |- |{{fb|Czechoslovakia}}||2||0||1||1||0||4||-4 |- |{{fb|Egypt}}||2||0||0||2||2||8||-6 |- |{{fb|France}}||2||0||0||2||0||10||-10 |- |{{fb|Germany}}||2||0||0||2||1||9||-8 |- |{{fb|Indonesia}}||2||2||0||0||4||0||4 |- |{{fb|Italy}} C||2||0||0||2||0||5||-5 |- |{{fb|Jordan}}||2||2||0||0||5||2||3 |- |{{fb|Lebanon}}||2||1||1||0||1||0||1 |- |{{fb|Liechtenstein}}||2||1||1||0||8||2||6 |- |{{fb|Lithuania}}||2||0||1||1||2||5||-3 |- |{{fb|South Korea}}||2||0||1||1||2||3||-1 |- |{{fb|United Arab Emirates}}||2||0||2||0||1||1||0 |- |{{fb|Belgium}}||1||1||0||0||1||0||0 |- |{{fb|England}} B||1||0||0||1||0||2||-2 |- |{{fb|Gabon}}||1||1||0||0||2||1||1 |- |{{fb|Italy}} U21||1||0||0||1||1||2||-1 |- |{{fb|Italy}} U23||1||0||1||0||1||1||0 |- |{{fb|Japan}}||1||0||0||1||0||1||-1 |- |{{fb|Kazakhstan}}||1||0||1||0||2||2||0 |- |{{fb|Qatar}}||1||1||0||0||2||0||2 |- |{{fb|Russia}}||1||0||0||1||0||2||-2 |- |{{fb|South Africa}}||1||0||0||1||0||1||-1 |- |{{fb|Thailand}}||1||1||0||0||2||0||2 |- |{{fb|Tunisia}} B||1||1||0||0||1||0||1 |- |{{fb|United States}}||1||0||0||1||0||1||-1 |- |} ==Malta managers== :''Correct as of [[As of 2008|May 30, 2008]].''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mfa.com.mt/International/coaches.htm|publisher=MFA.com.mt|title=Malta's National Coaches Since 1957 - 2008|date=[[30 May]] [[2008]]}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;" |- !Manager !Nationality !Malta career !Played !Won !Drawn !Lost !Win % |- |style="text-align: left;"|Joe A. Griffiths |{{Flagicon|Malta}} |1957 - 1961 |6 |2 |2 |2 |33.3 |- |style="text-align: left;"|Carm Borg |{{Flagicon|Malta}} |1961 - 1964 |9 |0 |2 |7 |0 |- |style="text-align: left;"|Janos Bedl |{{Flagicon|Hungary}} |1966 |2 |2 |0 |0 |100 |- |style="text-align: left;"|Tony Formosa(1 match with Janos Bedl) |{{Flagicon|Malta}} |1966 |10 |1 |1 |8 |10 |- |style="text-align: left;"|Joe Attard |{{Flagicon|Malta}} |1969 |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |- |style="text-align: left;"|Saviour Cuschieri |{{Flagicon|Malta}} |1970 |1 |0 |1 |0 |0 |- |style="text-align: left;"|Victor Scerri |{{Flagicon|Malta}} |1973 |2 |1 |0 |1 |50 |- |style="text-align: left;"|Terrenzio Polverini |{{Flagicon|Italy}} |1974 - 1976 |9 |1 |2 |6 |11.1 |- |style="text-align: left;"|[[John Calleja]] |{{Flagicon|Malta}} |1976 - 1978 |11 |2 |1 |8 |18.8 |- |style="text-align: left;"|Victor Scerri |{{Flagicon|Malta}} |1978 - 1983 |26 |3 |3 |20 |11.5 |- |style="text-align: left;"|Guentcho Dobrev |{{Flagicon|Bulgaria}} |1984 - 1987 |21 |1 |4 |16 |4.7 |- |style="text-align: left;"|[[Horst Heese]] |{{Flagicon|Germany}} |1988 - 1991 |36 |3 |8 |25 |8.3 |- |style="text-align: left;"|Pippo Psaila |{{Flagicon|Malta}} |1991 - 1993 |17 |5 |4 |8 |29.4 |- |style="text-align: left;"|Pietro Ghedin |{{Flagicon|Italy}} |1993 - 1995 |24 |4 |5 |15 |16.6 |- |style="text-align: left;"|Robert Gatt |{{Flagicon|Malta}} |1996 |3 |0 |1 |2 |0 |- |style="text-align: left;"|[[Milorad Kosanović]] |{{Flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} |1996 - 1997 |15 |0 |2 |13 |0 |- |style="text-align: left;"|[[Josif Ilić]] |{{Flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} |1997 - 2001 |41 |5 |4 |32 |12.1 |- |style="text-align: left;"|[[Sigfried Held]] |{{Flagicon|Germany}} |2001 - 2003 |21 |4 |5 |12 |19.04 |- |style="text-align: left;"|[[Horst Heese]]<br>[[Carmel Busuttil]] |{{Flagicon|Germany}}<Br>{{Flagicon|Malta}} |2003 - 2005 |15 |1 |2 |12 |6.7 |- |style="text-align: left;"|[[Horst Heese]] |{{Flagicon|Germany}} |2005 |4 |0 |3 |1 |0 |- |style="text-align: left;"|[[Dušan Fitzel]] |{{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} |2006 - present |25 |3 |3 |19 |12 |- |} ===Top 10 managers=== :''Based on win % in all competitions' {| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;" |- ! !Manager !Years !Played !Won !Win % |- |1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Hungary}} Janos Bedl |1966 |2 |2 |100 |- |2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Malta}} Joe A. Griffiths |1957-1961 |6 |2 |33.3 |- |3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Malta}} Pippo Psaila |1991-1993 |17 |5 |29.4 |- |4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Sigfried Held]] |2001-2003 |21 |4 |19.04 |- |5 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Malta}} John Calleja |1976-1978 |11 |2 |18.8 |- |6 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} Pietro Ghedin |1993-1995 |24 |4 |16.6 |- |7 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Malta}} Victor Scerri |1973<br/>1978-1983 |28 |4 |14.2 |- |8 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Josif Ilic |1997-2001 |41 |5 |12.1 |- |9 |align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Dusan Fitzel]] |2006-present |25 |3 |12 |- |10 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} Terrenzio Polverini |1974-1976 |9 |1 |11.1 |} <sup>* Stats correct as of <span style="color:#0000f1">June 25, 2008</span></sup> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.maltasport.com/ www.maltasport.com] *[http://www.mfa.com.mt/index.html Official site of the Malta Football Association] *[http://www.maltafootball.com/index.shtml www.maltafootball.com] *[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malt-intres.html RSSSF archive of results 1957-] *[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/teams/team=88/index.html UEFA.com] *[http://www.smallnations.wetpaint.com A football tournament for the Small Nations of Europe] {{fb start}} {{International Football}} {{UEFA teams}} {{Maltese football}} {{fb end}} [[Category:European national football teams]] [[Category:Football in Malta]] [[Category:National sports teams of Malta]] [[ar:منتخب مالطا لكرة القدم]] [[ca:Selecció de futbol de Malta]] [[da:Maltas fodboldlandshold]] [[de:Maltesische Fußballnationalmannschaft]] [[es:Selección de fútbol de Malta]] [[fr:Équipe de Malte de football]] [[ko:몰타 축구 국가대표팀]] [[id:Tim nasional sepak bola Malta]] [[it:Nazionale di calcio di Malta]] [[he:נבחרת מלטה בכדורגל]] [[lv:Maltas futbola izlase]] [[lt:Maltos vyrų futbolo rinktinė]] [[hu:Máltai labdarúgó-válogatott]] [[mt:Tim nazzjonali tal-futbol ta' Malta]] [[mr:माल्टा फुटबॉल संघ]] [[nl:Maltees voetbalelftal]] [[ja:サッカーマルタ代表]] [[no:Maltas herrelandslag i fotball]] [[pl:Reprezentacja Malty w piłce nożnej]] [[ru:Сборная Мальты по футболу]] [[fi:Maltan jalkapallomaajoukkue]] [[sv:Maltas herrlandslag i fotboll]] [[vi:Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Malta]] [[tr:Malta Millî Futbol Takımı]] [[uk:Збірна Мальти з футболу]]