Malta national football team
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{{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
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| 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 – 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 = }}
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===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 = }}
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==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"|
|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"|
|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"|
|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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
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|date = [[September 6]] [[2008]]
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|score = vs.
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|team2 = {{fb|Portugal}}
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|stadium = [[Ta'Qali Stadium]], [[Ta' Qali]]
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|referee = }}
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|date = [[September 10]] [[2008]]
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|stadium = [[Qemal Stafa (stadium)|Qemal Stafa]], [[Tirana]]
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|referee = }}
----
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|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Parken Stadium]], [[Copenhagen]]
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|referee = }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[October 15]] [[2008]]
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|score = vs.
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|team2 = {{fb|Hungary}}
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|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Ta'Qali Stadium]], [[Ta' Qali]]
|attendance =
|referee = }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[February 11]] [[2009]]
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|score = vs.
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|stadium = [[Ta'Qali Stadium]], [[Ta' Qali]]
|attendance =
|referee = }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[March 23]] [[2009]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Malta}}
|score = vs.
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|team2 = {{fb|Denmark}}
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|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Ta'Qali Stadium]], [[Ta' Qali]]
|attendance =
|referee = }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[April 1]] [[2009]]
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|score = vs.
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|team2 = {{fb|Malta}}
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|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Stadium Puskás Ferenc]], [[Budapest]]
|attendance =
|referee = }}
----
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|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]]
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|score = vs.
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|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Ta'Qali Stadium]], [[Ta' Qali]]
|attendance =
|referee = }}
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|date = [[October 14]] [[2009]]
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|score = vs.
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|Malta}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Estádio da Luz]], [[Lisbon]]
|attendance =
|referee = }}
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===Group 1===
{{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 1
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==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]
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