Maldives women's national football team
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| Association | Football Association of Maldives | |||
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||
| Head coach | [1] | |||
| Home stadium | National Football Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | MDV | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 161  1 (15 March 2024)[2] | |||
| Highest | 91 (December 2009) | |||
| Lowest | 162 (December 2023) | |||
| First international | ||||
 Myanmar 17–0 Maldives  (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1 October 2004) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
 Sri Lanka 2–5 Maldives(Siliguri, West Bengal; 26 December 2016) Maldives 3–0 Qatar  (Malé, Maldives; 27 April 2013) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
| Myanmar 17–0 Maldives (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1 October 2004) | ||||
| SAFF Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2010) | |||
| Best result | Semifinals (2016) | |||
The Maldives women's national football team was first formed in 2003. The team represents Maldives in international women's football and thus falls under the governance of the Football Association of Maldives. The team played its first official international match against Myanmar on 1 October 2004.
Team image[edit]
Home stadium[edit]
The Maldives women's national football team plays their home matches on the National Football Stadium.
Results and fixtures[edit]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2022[edit]
| 7 September 2022 SAFF W GS | Bangladesh  | 3–0 | Maldives | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 17:30 | Report | Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 240 Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal) |
| 10 September 2022 SAFF W GS | Maldives | 0–9 |  India | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 17:30 | Report | Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 180 Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal) |
| 13 September 2022 SAFF W GS | Maldives | 0–7 |  Pakistan | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 97 Referee: Yapa Y.A. Pabasara Minisarani (Sri Lanka) |
2023[edit]
| April 2023 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 | Myanmar  | Cancelled | Maldives | TBD |
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| April 2023 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 | Maldives | Cancelled |  Iran | TBD |
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| April 2023 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 | Bangladesh | Cancelled | Maldives | TBD |
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Coaching staff[edit]
| Position | Name | Ref. |
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| Head coach | (2020) | |
| Assistant coach | Mariyam Mirfath
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| Assistant coach | Fadhuwa Zahir
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| Goalkeeping coach | Hassan Hameed
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| Physical coach | Mueena Mohamed
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| Medical | Sharafudheen
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| Official | Mohamed Shareef
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Manager history[edit]
Mohamed Athif (2018)- Ahmed Nashid (2019)
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
The following players were named on 13 July 2021 for the xxx tournament.
Caps and goals accurate up to and including 13 July 2021.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Aminath Leeza |
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| 18 | GK |
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| 22 | GK | Nazim Fathimath Nashaya |
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| 4 | DF | Ablo Jabir | 4 October 1997 |
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| 6 | DF | Nasheed | 23 October 1999 |
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| 17 | DF | Wishaya. | 31 May 2000 |
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| 19 | DF | Mohamed | 28 November 1998 |
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| 3 | MF | Saina | 20 November 1988 |
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| 5 | MF | Shiyan Zuhair | 28 April 2000 |
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| 10 | MF | Aminath Shamila | 29 June 1998 |
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| 11 | MF | Aisthu | 28 November 2001 |
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| 13 | MF | Fathimath Saliya | 8 September 1995 |
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| 14 | MF | Mariyam Mirfath | 8 December 1995 |
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| 16 | MF | Theeba Fathimath | 3 August 1999 |
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| 2 | FW | Laisha Junaid | 28 November 1999 |
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| 7 | FW | Fadhuwa Zahir (captain) |
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| 8 | FW | Mariyam Rifa | 28 November 1997 |
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| 9 | FW | Shamula Thaufeeq | 20 October 1997 |
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| 12 | FW | Aishath Firsha | 4 June 2000 |
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| 20 | FW | Abdul Hannan Maeesha | 4 June 1998 |
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Recent call-ups[edit]
The following players have been called up to a squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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Previous squads[edit]
- Asian Games
Records[edit]
Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players[edit]
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Top goalscorers[edit]
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Competitive record[edit]
FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
 1991 |
did not enter | ||||||||
 1995
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 1999
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| 2003
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| 2007 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
 2011
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 2015 |
did not enter | ||||||||
 2019
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  2023 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 0/9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC Women's Asian Cup[edit]
| AFC Women's Asian Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1975 to  2003 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| 2006 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
 2008 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| 2010 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2014 |
did not enter | ||||||||
 2018
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| 2022 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 0/20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Asian Games[edit]
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1990
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 1994
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| 1998
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 2002
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| 2006
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| 2010
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| 2014 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | −38 | |
 2018 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | −21 | |
| Total | 2/8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 59 | −59 | |
SAFF Women's Championship[edit]
| SAFF Women's Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 2010 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | |
| 2012 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | |
| 2014 |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | |
| 2016 |
Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | −10 | |
 2019 |
Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | |
| Total | 5/5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 56 | −40 | |
South Asian Games[edit]
| South Asian Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 2010
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did not Enter | ||||||||
| 2016 |
Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | |
| 2019 |
Third place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | |
| Total | 2/3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | |
AFF Women's Championship[edit]
| AFF Women's Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| Invitee | ||||||||
| 2004
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Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | |
| Total | 1/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | |
Honours[edit]
Regional[edit]
Bronze Medal: 2019
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Maldives". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
External links[edit]
- (in English) Official website of the Maldives women's national football team
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