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Malta national football team
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The Malta men's national football team (Maltese: Tim nazzjonali tal-futbol ta' Malta) represents Malta in international football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association, the governing body for football in Malta.
![]() | This article or section appears to contradict itself on year of FIFA membership - in the body of the text, it is stated to be 1959, but under "competitive record", it is claimed that Malta was not a FIFA member until 1970. (August 2023) |
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Nickname(s) | Ħomor (Reds) | ||
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Association | Malta Football Association | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Michele Marcolini | ||
Captain | Steve Borg | ||
Most caps | Michael Mifsud (143) | ||
Top scorer | Michael Mifsud (42) | ||
Home stadium | Ta' Qali Stadium | ||
FIFA code | MLT | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 172 ![]() | ||
Highest | 66 (September 1994, September 1995) | ||
Lowest | 192 (July 2017, September 2017) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Gżira, Malta; 24 February 1957) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Ta' Qali, Malta; 26 March 2008) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Seville, Spain; 21 December 1983) | |||
Website | mfa.mt |
The first official game played by Malta was a 3–2 defeat in a friendly against Austria in 1957.[2] Their competitive debut arrived five years later, playing against Denmark in the preliminary round of the 1964 European Nations' Cup.[3] Since becoming a UEFA member in 1960 and a FIFA member in 1959,[4] Malta have competed in every qualifier for the European Championship and FIFA World Cup, but have never made it to the finals of any major international competition.