# Malta women's national football team

The Malta women's national football team (Maltese: Tim nazzjonali tal-futbol ta' Malta tan-nisa) represents the Malta Football Association in international women's football matches sanctioned by UEFA.

## History

The team first appeared in official competitions in the 2005 European Championship's qualifying, debuting on August 10, 2003 in Bucharest with a 3–0 loss to Romania. Malta lost all eight games in the qualifiers, scoring once and conceding 35 goals. The team's first goal was scored by Sarah Caruana on November 16, 2003, against Croatia in a match played at the Gozo Stadium.
After 13 losses, Malta achieved its first draw on June 7, 2006 against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last match of the 2007 World Cup's qualifying. The team played in the 2011 World Cup's qualifying, losing all games including a record 0–13 defeat to Spain. On March 3, 2011, Malta won an official match for the first time in the 2013 European Championship qualifying's preliminary round, beating Georgia 1–0 with a goal by D'Agostino in injury time.
On April 6, 2013 Malta beat Luxembourg 6–0 in the 2015 World Cup qualifying's preliminary round. The team also defeated Latvia and drew with Albania to top the group and make it past a preliminary round for the first time.
The team was coached from its foundation until 2014 by Pierre Brincat, and then from 2015 till 2022 by former U19 coach Mark Gatt. Former Italian international Manuela Tesse was appointed as the head coach from 1 January 2023

## Team image
### Home stadium

The Malta women's national team play their home matches at the Centenary Stadium.

## Overall official record

| 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 | 0 0 Caruana 0 |
| 2007 World Cup qualifying | Regular stage (Class B) | 1–4 0–1 1–4 1–3 0–1 1–1 | Croatia Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 / 4 | D'Agostino Theuma, Tonna Theuma |
| 2009 Euro qualifying | Preliminary round | 0–0 2–4 0–8 | Lithuania Luxembourg Slovakia | 4 / 4 | 0 Carabott 2 0 |
| 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 | 0 0 0 N. Pace |
| 2013 Euro qualifying | Preliminary round | 1–0 0–2 1–1 | Georgia Faroe Islands Armenia | 2 / 4 | D'Agostino 0 Cuschieri |
| 2015 World Cup qualifying | Preliminary round | 1–1 6–0 2–0 | Albania Luxembourg Latvia | 1 / 4 | Theuma Theuma 2, Buttigieg, Carabott, Cuschieri, Xuereb Cuschieri, Theuma |
| 2015 World Cup qualifying | 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 | |

## Results and fixtures

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

### 2024

* Official Malta Fixtures (Friendly matches only) – MFA.com.mt
* Official Malta Results (Friendly matches only) – MFA.com.mt
* Malta Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com

## Coaching staff
### Current coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Manuela Tesse |
| Assistant coach | Dionne Tonna |
| Physical coach | Karl Attard |

### Coaching history

    As of 23 December 2023
| 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 |

## Players
### Current squad

* The following players were part of the Provisional squad ahead of the international friendly match against Hungary on December 2024.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| | 1GK | Giulia D'Antuono | | 0 | 0 | Mġarr United FC |
| | 1GK | Patricia Ebejer | (2000-02-23) 23 February 2000 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Mġarr United |
| | 1GK | Christiana Pisani | | 0 | 0 | Lija Athletic |
| 16 | 2DF | Charlene Zammit | (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 34) | 40 | 0 | Birkirkara |
| 4 | 2DF | Emma Lipman (captain) | (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 36) | 17 | 1 | Como |
| | 2DF | Alexandra Gatt | (2004-10-13) 13 October 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Durham |
| | 2DF | Emma Xuereb | | 0 | 0 | Swieqi United |
| 2 | 2DF | Valentina Rapa | (2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 23) | | | Birkirkara |
| | 2DF | Abigail Camilleri | | 0 | 0 | Mġarr United FC |
| | 2DF | Rebecca Bajada | (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | Mġarr United |
| | 2DF | Tammy Falzon | (2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Swieqi United |
| | 2DF | Jessica Lee Dimech | (2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Swieqi United |
| 14 | 3MF | Shona Zammit | (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 28) | 21 | 3 | Swieqi United |
| 8 | 3MF | Rachel Cuschieri | (1992-04-26) 26 April 1992 (age 32) | 39 | 7 | Sampdoria |
| 17 | 3MF | Brenda Borg | (1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 (age 27) | 27 | 2 | Mġarr United |
| | 4FW | Yulya Carella | | | | Mġarr United |
| 20 | 3MF | Nicole Sciberras | (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 23) | 16 | 0 | Hibernians |
| | 3MF | Maia Debono | (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Mġarr United |
| | 3MF | Michela Cachia | | | | Swieqi United |
| | 2DF | Sarah Urpani | | 0 | 0 | Swieqi United |
| | 2DF | Gabriella Zahra | (1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 33) | | | Birkirkara |
| 10 | 4FW | Maria Farrugia | (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 24) | 14 | 1 | Lewes |
| | 4FW | Ylenia Carabott | (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 36) | 83 | 21 | London Seaward |
| 21 | 4FW | Haley Bugeja | (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20) | 20 | 14 | Inter Milan |
| 11 | 4FW | Kailey Willis | (2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 (age 21) | | | Meran |
| 13 | 4FW | Maya Lucia | (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | ŽNK Split |
| | 4FW | Leah Ayres | | | | Hibernians FC |

### Recent call-ups

The following players were also named to a squad in 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 28) | 21 | 0 | Birkirkara | v. Portugal, 9 April 2024 |
| GK | Maya Cachia | (2004-12-23) 23 December 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Crotone | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
| GK | Raisa Costantino | (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 19) | | | SPD Tharros | v. Italy,25 October 2024 |
| DF | Amy Busuttil | (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | | v. Belarus, 25 February 2024 |
| DF | Georgiana Mifsud | | | | | v. Andorra, 27 October 2023 $^{PRE}$ |
| DF | Stefania Farrugia | | 0 | 0 | Birkirkara | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
| DF | Ann-Marie Said | (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 30) | 13 | 0 | Birkirkara | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
| DF | Jade Schembri | (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25) | | | Swieqi United | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
| DF | Mariah Cardona | | 0 | 0 | Birkirkara FC | v. Italy,25 October 2024 |
| DF | Leanne Cefai | | 0 | 0 | Mġarr United | v. Italy,25 October 2024 |
| DF | Emma Xuerreb | (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 33) | 32 | 2 | Swieqi United | v. Italy,25 October 2024 |
| MF | Dorianne Theuma | (1984-05-17) 17 May 1984 (age 40) | 116 | 26 | Swieqi United | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 4 June 2024 |
| MF | Veronique Mifsud | (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 22) | | | Birkirkara | v. Italy,25 October 2024 |
| FW | Sara Saliba | (2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | AC Milan | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024 |
| FW | Jade Flask | (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28) | | | Swieqi United | v. Portugal, 16 July 2024- |
| FW | Alishia Sultana | (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27) | | | Birkirkara | v. Italy,25 October 2024 |
| FW | Lexine Farrugia | (2007-07-06) 6 July 2007 (age 17) | | | Roma | v. Italy,25 October 2024 |

### Captains

* Dorianne Theuma (????–????)
* Emma Lipman (????–)

## Records

    *Active players in bold, statistics correct as of July 2021.

### Most capped players

Below is a list of the 10 players with the most caps for Malta.
| # | Player | Period | Caps | Goals |
| 1 | Dorianne Theuma | 2003–present | 114 | 29 |
| 2 | Rebecca D'Agostino | 2003–2014 | 57 | 4 |
| 3 | Ylenia Carabott | 2005–present | 56 | 11 |
| 4 | Natasha Pace | 2003–2014 | 48 | 3 |
| 5 | Rachel Cuschieri | 2007–present | 42 | 6 |
| 6 | Charlene Zammit | 2009–present | 33 | 0 |
| 6 | Mandy Debono | 2006–present | 33 | 0 |
| 6 | Maria Azzopardi | 2003–2011 | 33 | 0 |
| 9 | Stefania Farrugia | 2007–present | 32 | 1 |
| 10 | Kathleen Saliba | 2004–2012 | 31 | 1 |

### Top goalscorers

| # | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |

## Competitive record
### FIFA Women's World Cup

| FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | UEFA Euro 1991 | UEFA Euro 1991 | UEFA Euro 1991 | UEFA Euro 1991 | UEFA Euro 1991 | UEFA Euro 1991 | UEFA Euro 1991 |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | UEFA Euro 1995 | UEFA Euro 1995 | UEFA Euro 1995 | UEFA Euro 1995 | UEFA Euro 1995 | UEFA Euro 1995 | UEFA Euro 1995 |
| 1999 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 51 | −50 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 56 | −47 |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 23 | 140 | −117 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### UEFA Women's Championship

| UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1987 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2001 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 35 | – | – |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | – | – |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | – | – |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 30 | – | – |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | | 30th |
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 88 | 30th | 30th |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record :
| 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 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 34th | 34th |
| | Promoted at end of season |
| | No movement at end of season |
| | Relegated at end of season |
| * | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |