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 | 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
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
| 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 | 0–11 |  Nepal | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 17:30 | Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 6,671 Referee: Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka) |
| 24 October 2024 SAFF W GS | Maldives | 0–13 |  Bhutan | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh) |
2025
Coaching staff
- As of 18 October 2024[3]
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Manager history
Mohamed Athif (2018)- Ahmed Nashid (2019)
- Mohamed Nizam(2024-)
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the friendly matches against
India in December 2024 and January 2025.[4]
Caps and goals accurate up to and including 13 July 2021.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Aminath Leeza | 25 November 1986 | | ||
| 18 | GK | Saiga Hussain | 26 March 1993 | | ||
| 6 | DF | Fathimath Afza | 1 November 1988 | | ||
| 7 | DF | Fathimath Inaasha Adam | 21 April 2001 | | ||
| 12 | DF | Maryam Shafa Binthi Ahmed Ali | | |||
| 14 | DF | Hawwa Haneefa (Captain) | 31 January 1990 | | ||
| 22 | DF | Rishma Abdullah | | |||
| 12 | DF | Shahfa Shiuth | | |||
| 13 | MF | Aishath Raveena | | |||
| 17 | MF | Mariyam Rifa | 29 August 1992 | | ||
| 5 | MF | Shiyana Ahmed Zuhair | 1 January 1988 | | ||
| 16 | MF | Aishath Ameesha Salaam | | |||
| 4 | MF | Fathimath Sibahath Haneef | | |||
| 9 | MF | Aishath Althaf Mohamed | | |||
| 11 | MF | Fathimath Shahuma | | |||
| 10 | FW | Mariyam Noora | 4 September 2002 | | ||
| 19 | FW | Raniya Ibrahim | 6 April 2005 | | ||
| 20 | FW | Maeesha Abdul Hannan | | |||
| 20 | FW | Maeesha Abdul Hannan | | |||
| 3 | FW | Safiyya Rafa | 9 April 1998 | | ||
| 12 | Faiha Ali Hassan | | ||||
| 12 | Saha Abdul Hahman | | ||||
| 12 | Haleemath Hishmaa | | ||||
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to a squad in the past 12 months.
Previous squads
- Asian Games
Records
Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC Women's Asian Cup
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Asian Games
SAFF Women's Championship
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
Bronze Medal: 2019
See also
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- Sport in Maldives
- Football in Maldives
- Women's football in Maldives
- Football in Maldives
- Maldives women's national football team results
References
External links
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