Head coach Mark Gatt FIFA code MLT Location Malta | Home stadium Centenary Stadium Captain Dorianne Theuma | |
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Current 96 5 (23 December 2016) Association | ||
The Malta women's national football team represents the Malta Football Association in international women's football matches sanctioned by UEFA. As of December 2012 Malta ranks 104th in FIFA's Women's World Ranking.
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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, with a 1–35 goal average. The team's first goal was scored by Sarah Caruana on November 20, 2003 against Croatia.
After 13 losses Malta achieved its first tie on June 7, 2006 against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last match of the 2007 World Cup's qualifying. The team played for the first time against elite national teams 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 attained its first crushing win by beating Luxembourg 6–0 in the 2015 World Cup qualifying's preliminary round. The team also defeated Latvia and tied with Albania to top the group and make it past a preliminary round for the first time in its fourth attempt.
The team has been coached since its foundation by Pierre Brincat. However, it has been taken over by Mark Gatt, ex-U19 coach, on 22 January 2015.
World Cup record
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.Current squad
Squad for the 2015 World Cup qualification's preliminary round, 4 – 9 April 2013
Most capped players
Below is a list of the 10 players with the most caps for Malta, as of 23 June 2015. (bold denotes players still available for selection).