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.[2] The team played its first official international match against Myanmar on 1 October 2004.
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| Association | Football Association of Maldives | |||
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||
| Head coach | Mohamed Nizam | |||
| Captain | Hawwa Haneefa | |||
| Home stadium | National Football Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | MDV | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 161  (16 August 2024)[1] | |||
| 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) | |||
Team image
editHome stadium
editThe Maldives women's national football team plays their home matches on the National Football Stadium.
Results and fixtures
editThe following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Win Draw Lose Fixture
2024
edit| 18 October 2024 SAFF W GS | Sri Lanka | 1–0 | Maldives | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 17:30 | Stadium: Dashrath Stadium |
| 21 October 2024 SAFF W GS | Maldives | v |  Nepal | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 17:30 | Stadium: Dashrath Stadium |
| 24 October 2024 SAFF W GS | Maldives | v |  Bhutan | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 17:30 | Stadium: Dashrath Stadium |
Coaching staff
edit- As of 18 October 2024[3]
| Position | Name | Ref. |
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| Head coach | Mohamed Nizam
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| Assistant coach | Mariyam Mirfatah
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| Assistant coach | Aminath Siyana
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| Goalkeeping coach | Ahmed Fayaz
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| Physical coach | Sheenez Mohamed
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Manager history
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Mohamed Athif (2018)- Ahmed Nashid (2019)
- Mohamed Nizam(2024-)
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- The following squad was called-up for 2024 SAFF Women's Championship in October 2024.[4]
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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| 4 | DF | HAWWA HANEEFA |
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| 4 | DF | SHIYANA AHMED ZUHAIR |
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| 4 | DF | FATHIMATH AFZA |
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| 4 | DF | FATHIMATH INAASHA ADAM |
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| 3 | MF | MARIYAM NOORA |
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| 3 | MF | AISHATH RAVEENA |
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| 3 | MF | AISHATH AMEESHA SALAAM |
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| 3 | MF | MARIYAM RIFA |
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| 2 | FW | MAEESHA ABDUL HANNAN |
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| 2 | FW | AMINATH FAZLA |
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| 2 | ZULAIKHA HABEEB |
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| 2 | SAFIYYA RAFA |
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| 2 | FATHIMATH SIBAHATH HANEEF |
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| 2 | M.S.B. AHMED ALI |
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| 2 | AISHATH ALTHAF MOHAMED |
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| 2 | FATHIMATH SHAHUMA |
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| 2 | SHAHFA SHIUTH |
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| 2 | AMINATH ZAAHIYA |
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| 2 | SAIGA HUSSAIN |
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| 2 | RANIYA IBRAHIM |
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| 2 | RISHMA ABDULLAH |
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| 2 | FATHIMATH SAUSAN |
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Recent call-ups
editThe 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
editActive players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped playersedit
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Top goalscorersedit
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Competitive record
editFIFA 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 | ||||||||
| 2026 |
to be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0/21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
- *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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DNP | ||||||||
 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 | |
| 2022
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DNP | ||||||||
| 2026
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TBD | ||||||||
| Total | 2/10 | 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
editRegional
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Bronze Medal: 2019
See also
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References
edit- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Maldives". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "SAFF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP' 24 Match Report Match 2" (PDF). SAFF. 18 October 2024.
- ^ "SAFF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP' 24 Match Report Match 2" (PDF). SAFF. 18 October 2024.
External links
edit- (in English) Official website of the Maldives women's national football team