Maldives women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Maldives national football team.

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.

Maldives

Association	Football Association of Maldives
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Mohamed Nizam
Captain	Hawwa Haneefa
Home stadium	National Football Stadium
FIFA code	MDV
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	163 2 (13 December 2024)[1]
Highest	91 (December 2009)
Lowest	163 (December 2024)
First international
Myanmar 17–0 Maldives  (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1 October 2004)
Biggest win
Maldives 3–0 Qatar  (Malé, Maldives; 27 April 2013)  Sri Lanka 2–5  Maldives (Siliguri, West Bengal; 26 December 2016)
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

Home stadium

The Maldives women's national football team plays their home matches on the National Football Stadium.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Maldives women's national football team results

See also: 2024 in association football, 2024 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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

2024

Sri Lanka  v  Maldives

18 October 2024 SAFF W GS	Sri Lanka	1–0	Maldives	Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30				Stadium: Dashrath Stadium

Maldives  v  Nepal

21 October 2024 SAFF W GS	Maldives	0–11	Nepal	Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30			Preeti 5', 65', 87' (pen.) Sabita Rana Magar 29' Rekha 32', 42', 48', 63', 78' Anita KC 69' Amisha Karki 88'	Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 6,671 Referee: Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka)

Maldives  v  Bhutan

24 October 2024 SAFF W GS	Maldives	0–13	Bhutan	Kathmandu, Nepal
13:30			Sonam Choden 5' Tshering 7', 18' Lhazom 15', 19', 47', 53', 71' (pen.) Namgyel Dema 41' Deki Yangdon 48' Tshering Yanden 65', 80' Tshering Lhaden 68'	Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)

Coaching staff

As of 18 October 2024^[3]

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Mohamed Nizam
Assistant coach	Mariyam Mirfatah
Assistant coach	Aminath Siyana
Goalkeeping coach	Ahmed Fayaz
Physical coach	Sheenez Mohamed

Manager history

• Mohamed Athif (2018)
• Ahmed Nashid (2019)
• Mohamed Nizam(2024-)

Players

See also: Category:Maldives women's international footballers

Current squad

• 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
1	1GK	Aminath Leeza	(1986-11-25) 25 November 1986 (age 38)
18	1GK	Saiga Hussain	(1993-03-26) 26 March 1993 (age 31)
2	2DF	Zulaikha Habeeb	(1998-08-23) 23 August 1998 (age 26)
6	2DF	Fathimath Afza	(1988-11-01) 1 November 1988 (age 36)
7	2DF	Fathimath Inaasha Adam	(2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 (age 23)
14	2DF	Hawwa Haneefa (Captain)	(1990-01-31) 31 January 1990 (age 34)
15	2DF	Aminath Zaahiya	(1993-07-11) 11 July 1993 (age 31)
5	3MF	Shiyana Ahmed Zuhair	(1988-01-01) 1 January 1988 (age 36)
13	3MF	Aishath Raveena
16	3MF	Aishath Ameesha Salaam
17	3MF	Mariyam Rifa	(1992-08-29) 29 August 1992 (age 32)
3	4FW	Safiyya Rafa	(1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 26)
10	4FW	Mariyam Noora	(2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 22)
19	4FW	Raniya Ibrahim	(2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 19)
20	4FW	Maeesha Abdul Hannan
21	4FW	Aminath Fazla
4		Fathimath Sibahath Haneef
8		M.S.B. Ahmed Ali
9		Aishath Althaf Mohamed
11		Fathimath Shahuma
12		Shahfa Shiuth
22		Rishma Abdullah
23		Fathimath Sausan

Recent call-ups

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

Previous squads

Asian Games

• 2018 Asian Games – squads

Records

See also: Category:Maldives women's international footballers

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players # Player Year(s) Caps

Top goalscorers # Player Year(s) Goals Caps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007	did not qualify
2011
2015	did not enter
2019
2023	did not qualify
Total	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
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
2022	did not qualify
2026	to be determined
Total	0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1990	DNP
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	38	−38
2018	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	21	−21
2022	DNP
2026	TBD
Total	2/10	6	0	0	6	0	59	−59

SAFF Women's Championship

SAFF Women's Championship record
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

South Asian Games record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2010	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

AFF Women's Championship record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Invitee
2004	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	43
Total	1/12	3	0	0	3	0	43

Honours

Regional

• South Asian Games

Bronze Medal: 2019

See also

• Asia portal
• Sports portal
• Association football portal
• Women's association football portal

• Sport in Maldives
  • Football in Maldives
    • Women's football in Maldives
• Maldives women's national football team results

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
2. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Maldives". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
3. "SAFF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP' 24 Match Report Match 2" (PDF). SAFF. 18 October 2024.
4. "SAFF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP' 24 Match Report Match 2" (PDF). SAFF. 18 October 2024.

External links

• (in English) Official website of the Maldives women's national football team
• Facebook