Maldives national football team
Nickname(s) | Red Snappers | ||
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Association | Football Association of Maldives (FAM) | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
Head coach | Darren Stewart | ||
Captain | Ali Ashfaq | ||
Most caps | Imran Mohamed (80)[1] | ||
Top scorer | Ali Ashfaq (50) [2] | ||
Home stadium | National Football Stadium | ||
FIFA code | MDV | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 154 4 (24 November 2016) | ||
Highest | 126 (July–August 2006) | ||
Lowest | 183 (August–September 1997) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current | 192 | ||
Highest | 165 (23 March 2011) | ||
Lowest | 209 (13 June 1997) | ||
First international | |||
Seychelles 9–0 Maldives (Réunion; August 27, 1979) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Maldives 12–0 Mongolia (Male, Maldives; December 3, 2003) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Iran 17–0 Maldives (Damascus, Syria; June 2, 1997) |
Medal record | ||
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Men’s Football | ||
South Asian Games | ||
1984 Kathmandu | Team | |
1991 Colombo | Team | |
2010 Dhaka | Team |
The Maldives national football team represents the Maldives in the sport of football, and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), it qualified for the second stage of Asian qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, where it drew with South Korea at home 0–0.
The Maldives' most significant success was winning the 2008 SAFF Championship where they beat the most successful team India in the final 1–0.[3]
History
1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
This was the third edition of SAFF Cup which was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, and it was Maldives' first campaign in this regional tournament.
Maldives was placed in the group B with India and Bangladesh, where they advanced into the semi final as the group's second team with two points in hand. They drew their first match against Bangladesh with the help of Lirugham Saeed's only goal. In the second match, they drew against the India 2–2, in which Ibrahim Rasheed and Mohamed Nizam came scoring when the Red Snappers were at a two-goal deposit.
Maldives went on to win the semi final match 2–1 against Sri Lanka with Shah Ismail and Mohamed Nizam on the scoreline, but lost the final match to India by 5–1, where Adam Abdul Latheef scored the only goal for Maldives.
1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
In this edition of SAFF Cup, hosted in Fatorda Stadium, Goa, India, Maldives were grouped with Nepal and Sri Lanka, where Maldives finished at the top of the group B.
First match against Sri Lanka ended as a goalless draw while they managed to win 3–2 against the Nepal. Shah Ismail, Mohamed Wildhan and Mausoom Abdul Gafoor scored the goals for Maldives in this match.
Maldives had to face the two times SAFF Cup champion India in the semi final and lost the game by 2–1, where Mohamed Wildhan scored against the Blue Tigers. Though they failed to qualify for the Final of the tournament, they claimed the bronze by defeating Nepal in the third place play-off match by 2–0. Mohamed Wildhan and Mohamed Ibrahim were the goal scorers.
Mohamed Wildhan shared the top scorer award with Nepal's Naresh Joshi, India's Baichung Bhutia and Bangladesh's Mihazur Rehman scoring three goals each in this competition.
2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
In the 2003 SAFF Gold Cup held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Maldives were drawn in the group B along with Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.
Maldives won their first match 6–0 a record win of the highest number of goals scored by a team in a single match in this tournament history against Bhutan, with Maldives' first hat-trick in the regional tournament, scored by Ali Shiham. Mohamed Nizam, Ashraf Luthfy and Ali Umar scored one goal each in this victory. Despite the 1–0 loss to Bangladesh in the second match, Maldives won their third match against Nepal and they were through into the semi final of the tournament as the group runners-up. Mohamed Nizam, Ashraf Luthfy and Ali Umar scored in their 3–2 win over Nepal.
Ibrahim Fazeel scored the only goal against Pakistan in the semi final, which helped them to reach the final for the second time. Ali Umar's only goalin the second half helped Maldives to survive until the penalty shootout in the final match against Bangladesh, but Maldives lost 5–3 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium where Ahmed Naaz, Ismail Naseem and Ibrahim Fazeel succeeded to convert it from the spot but Ashraf Luthfy failed.
2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
In 2005, the tournament was held in Pakistan and Maldives were drawn with Afghanistan and Sri Lanka along with the host Pakistan in group A.
Maldives started their campaign by breaking their own record created in the previous edition 2003, scoring a highest number of goals by a team in a single match. They won the first match 9–1 against Afghanistan. Ibrahim Fazeel and Ahmed Thoriq both scored a hat-trick while Ali Ashfaq scored a brace and Ali Umar scored their opener. They won their second match against Sri Lanka 2–0 with goals from Ali Ashfaq and Ali Umar, while they ended at the top of the group, leaving the host Pakistan in second even after the goalless draw against them in the final group stage match.
Even though Maldives lost the semi final match against India by one goal to nil, the top scorer award was shared by three of the Maldivian players; Ibrahim hassan, Ali Ashfaq and Ahmed Thoriq scored three goals each.
2008 SAFF Championship winners
The 2008 SAFF Championship draw, which took place on 26 February 2007, placed Maldives in Group A, alongside Nepal, India, and Pakistan. Maldives started with a comfortable 3–0 win over Pakistan, with the goals from Mohamed Shifan, Ahmed Thoriq and an own goal from Naveed Akram.[4] In their second match they defeated Nepal by 2 goals each, from Ismail Mohamed and Ibrahim Fazeel.[5] They lost their last group stage match against India, 0–1.[6]
They advanced to the semi-finals and defeated Sri Lanka 0–1, with a brilliant goal from Ibrahim Fazeel from a pass given by Ali Ashfaq. They then advanced to the final for the third time in the SAFF Championship history.[7]
In the final three minutes of full-time during the SAFF Championship final against the four time SAFF Championship Champions India, Mukhthar Naseer scored a single goal from a corner kick taken by Ali Ashfaq, winning the SAFF Championship for Maldives for the first time in their history. Maldives won the SAFF Championship by scoring 9 goals and conceding 2.[8]
In 2008 SAFF Championship, Ali Ashfaq won the Best Player award. Maldives was the team who scored the most goals in this year's competition along with the rivals India. They were also the team who conceded the least goals in the tournament.
The SAFF Championship was Maldives first ever gold medal in Maldivian Football history, and to celebrate this memorable day the President declared that 15 June 2008 will be a public holiday. The only goal scored in the final match of Mukhthar was his first international goal for the Maldives national football team.
2009 SAFF Championship
Maldives were drawn with the rivals India in group A, along with Afghanistan and Nepal.[9]
Maldives started their campaign as the defending champions, facing a 1–1 draw where The Gorkhalis did not allow the red snappers win the match with the only goal by Ahmed Thoriq. In their second match they defeated Afghanistan by 3–1 with two goals from Ali Ashfaq and one from Ahmed Thoriq. Their next match against rival India on 9 December was won by 2–0, Ahmed Thoriq and Ibrahim Fazeel scoring the goals which took them into the semi finals as the group A winners, finishing the group stage ahead of India.[10]
In the semi final, they defeated Sri Lanka with a comfortable score line of 5–1[11] where Ibrahim Fazeel scored two goals and Ahmed Thoriq, Ali Ashfaq and Ashad Ali scored one goal each, but they lost 3–1 to eventual winners India from a penalty shootout in the final after playing 120 minutes without seeing a goal from either sides. Ibrahim Fazeel was the only player to score in the penalty shootout for Maldives while Ahmed Thoriq, Mukhthar Naseer and Ali Ashfaq failed to convert it from the spot.[12]
Ahmed Thoriq shared the top scorer award with Bangladesh's Enamul Haque and Sri Lanka's Channa Ediri Bandanage scoring four goals each in this competition.
This is the second time Maldives lost the SAFF Championship final in penalties and interestingly, Bangabandhu National Stadium is the venue on both occasions.
2011 SAFF Championship
The 2011 SAFF Championship hosted in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi was the tournament with Maldives' worst result. Even though Maldives managed to qualify for the semi finals as the group winner, Maldives ended their campaign with only one win, two draws and losing one game, scoring and conceding 5 goals.
Maldives were in the group B, drawn with Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. They drew 1–1 against Nepal with Ali Ashfaq's only goal and their second game against Pakistan ended goalless. Maldives finished the group stage with a 3–1 win over Bangladesh, with Ahmed Thoriq's brace and Ali Ashfaq's goal.
Maldives lost 3–1 to India in the semi final, Shamweel Qasim scoring Maldives' only goal.
2013 SAFF Championship
Maldives were drawn in the group B alongside Afghanistan, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.
They started the group stage by renewing their record of scoring the most goals by a team in a single game; winning 10–0 against Sri Lanka.[13] In this match, skipper Ali Ashfaq scored a double hat-trick and broke the record of India's IM Vijayan who holds the record of all-time top scorer of the tournament with 12 goals.[14] He also made a new record of scoring the highest number of goals by a single player in a match in the tournament. Remaining goals of this match came from Assadhulla Abdulla, Hassan Adhuham, Ali Fasir and Ali Umar.
In their second match, Ali Ashfaq scored four goals and Ali Fasir scored a brace while Mohammad Umair and Ali Umar scored one goal each in the 8–2 win against Bhutan.[15] Maldives' third match of the group stage against Afghanistan ended goalless.[16]
However, Maldives faced India for a record fourth time in a semi final match of this competition, and never won a semi final match against them as Maldives lost 1–0 in this semi final match at the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal.[17]
Ali Ashfaq won the Golden Boot Award, scoring 10 goals in the whole competition.[18] He now holds the record of competition's all-time top scorer with 18 goals, and the player to score the highest number of goals in one SAFF Championship; 10. India's IM Vijayan was the previous player to hold this record, scoring 6 goals in the 1997 edition.
Team image
Media coverage
All Maldives matches are broadcast with full commentary on Television Maldives and Dhivehi Raajjeyge Adu Radio Live.
Home stadium
National Football Stadium (Maldivian: ގައުމީ ފުޓުބޯޅަ ދަނޑު) is a multi-purpose stadium in Malé, Maldives. It is used mostly for football matches of the Dhivehi League, Maldives FA Cup, and International matches. The stadium holds around 11,850 spectators.[19]
Supporters
About 11,500 Maldivian supporters, including the former president Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom, attended to see the 2008 SAFF Championship final match in Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka. After their win, many supporters, together with ministers, gave a warm welcome to the team on their return with their first gold medal. To celebrate this memorable day the President declared that 15 June 2008 will be a public holiday.
Colours
Maldives' home kit comprises a red jersey and red shorts – red is the national colour of the Maldives, and represents the boldness of the nation's heroes.
Kits
Adidas was the kit provider to the national team since 2011 to 2015.
Joma a sponsorship deal that began in 2015.
Home
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Coaching staff
Manager | Hussain javaz |
Head Coach | Darren Stewart |
Assistant Coach | Ismail Mahfooz |
Goalkeeping coach | Hassan Hameed |
Kitman | Abdul Sattar |
Physiotherapist | Ahmed Raafiu |
Current squad
The following players were named for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Hong Kong on 12 November 2015.[20][21]
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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22 | GK | Imran Mohamed | 18 December 1980 | 79 | 0 | Maziya S&RC |
18 | GK | Mohamed Faisal | Valencia | |||
4 | DF | Ahmed Abdulla | 11 March 1987 | 1 | 0 | New Radiant |
8 | DF | Samdhooh Mohamed | 28 September 1991 | 12 | 0 | Maziya |
15 | DF | Amdhan Ali | 3 September 1993 | 19 | 1 | Maziya |
17 | DF | Shafiu Ahmed | 13 November 1988 | 14 | 1 | New Radiant |
19 | DF | Mohamed Rasheed | New Radiant | |||
21 | DF | Ibrahim Abdulla | 2 September 1987 | 1 | 0 | Valencia |
26 | DF | Ahmed Numan | 8 January 1992 | 0 | 0 | Eagles |
DF | Mohamed Thasneem | Victory | ||||
2 | MF | Ali Samooh | 5 July 1996 | 6 | 0 | Mahibadhoo SC |
23 | MF | Mohamed Irfan | Maziya | |||
13 | MF | Ali Fasir | 4 September 1988 | 33 | 5 | T.C. Sports Club |
6 | MF | Mohamed Arif | 11 August 1985 | 47 | 1 | Club Valencia |
MF | Ahmed Visam | Valencia | ||||
7 | FW | Ali Ashfaq (captain) | 5 September 1985 | 71 | 47 | Hong Kong Pegasus |
9 | FW | Asadhulla Abdulla | 19 September 1990 | 6 | 2 | Maziya |
10 | FW | Ismail Easa | 1 | Eagles | ||
14 | FW | Ahmed Nashid | 9 April 1989 | 2 | 0 | Maziya |
16 | FW | Hamza Mohamed | New Radiant | |||
FW | Ansar Ibrahim | Eagles | ||||
FW | Naaiz Hassan | T.C. |
Recent call-ups
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Mohamed Faisal | 0 | Club Eagles | |||
1 | GK | Imran Mohamed (born 1980) | 18 December 1980 | 56 | 0 | Maziya |
3 | DF | Mohamed Shifan | 8 March 1983 | 15 | 1 | New Radiant |
13 | DF | Akram Abdul Ghanee | 19 March 1987 | 27 | 3 | New Radiant |
8 | DF | Rilwan Waheed | 14 February 1991 | 5 | 0 | New Radiant |
DF | Faruhad Ismail | 0 | Maziya | |||
20 | MF | Moosa Yaamin | 0 | Maziya | ||
23 | MF | Ahmed Niyaz | 0 | New Radiant | ||
10 | MF | Mohamed Umair | 3 July 1988 | 31 | 3 | Maziya |
16 | MF | Hussain Niyaz Mohamed | 19 March 1987 | 5 | 0 | Maziya |
FW | Ashad Ali | 14 September 1985 | 28 | 2 | New Radiant | |
21 | FW | Hassan Adhuham | 8 January 1990 | 13 | 3 | Club Eagles |
FW | Ahmed Imaz | 12 April 1992 | 3 | 0 | Maziya |
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Latest results
Win Draw Loss
2013
12 February 2013 Friendly | Maldives | 1–1 | Pakistan | Malé, Maldives |
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Assadhulla Abdulla 48' | Yagoob Ejaz 90' | Stadium: Galolhu National Stadium Attendance: 7000 |
14 February 2013 Friendly | Maldives | 3–0 | Pakistan | Malé, Maldives |
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Umair 59' Ashfaq 67', 90' |
Stadium: Galolhu National Stadium Attendance: 7000 |
2 September 2013 SAFF Championship | Maldives | 10–0 | Sri Lanka | Kathmandu, Nepal |
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Abdulla 5' Ashfaq 21' (pen.), 45+1' (pen.), 51', 53', 58', 87' Adhuham 76' Fasir 83' Umar 86' |
Report | Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Referee: Pratap Singh (India ) |
4 September 2013 SAFF Championship | Bhutan | 2–8 | Maldives | Kathmandu, Nepal |
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P. Tshering 25' C. Gyeltshen 35' |
Report | Fasir 16', 69' Umair 45+3' Ashfaq 48', 51', 76', 79' Umar 82' |
Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh ) |
6 September 2013 SAFF Championship | Afghanistan | 0–0 | Maldives | Kathmandu, Nepal |
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Report | Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh ) |
9 September 2013 SAFF Championship | Maldives | 0–1 | India | Kathmandu, Nepal |
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Report | Mondal 86' | Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan ) |
27 November 2013 Friendly | Seychelles | 3–1 | Maldives | Victoria, Seychelles |
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Ashfaq | Stadium: Stade Linité |
29 November 2013 Friendly | Seychelles | 2–1 | Maldives | Victoria, Seychelles |
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Ashfaq | Stadium: Stade Linité |
2014
13 May 2014 Friendly | Maldives | 7–1 | Laos | Malé, Maldives |
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Fasir 10', 83' Niyaz 51' Ashfaq 60', 63' Qasim 73' Aduham 82' |
Sihavong 50' | Stadium: Galolhu National Stadium Attendance: 7500 |
19 May 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | Maldives | 2–3 | Myanmar | Malé, Maldives |
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Umair 55' Ashfaq 90+6' |
Report | Kyaw Ko Ko 39', 90+5' Nyein Chan Aung 45+1' |
Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 8300 Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar ) |
21 May 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | Kyrgyzstan | 0–2 | Maldives | Malé, Maldives |
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Report | Ashfaq 61', 71' | Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 8000 Referee: Wang Di (China PR ) |
23 May 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | Maldives | 0–0 | Palestine | Malé, Maldives |
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Report | Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 8300 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan ) |
27 May 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | Philippines | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Maldives | Malé, Maldives |
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P. Younghusband 19' Lucena 38' C. Greatwich 104' |
Report | Umair 36' Abdulla 66' |
Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 8300 Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar ) |
29 May 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | Afghanistan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–8[22] p) |
Maldives | Malé, Maldives |
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Karimi 114' | Report | Fasir 118' | Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 6500 Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar ) |
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Alikhil Zazai Hadid Karimi Faqiryar Sharityar Daudi Sakhizada Shayesteh |
Ashfaq Abdul Ghanee Fasir Rilwan Qasim Rasheed Ali Mohamed Fazeel |
2015
26 March 2015 Friendly | Maldives | 0–2 | Tajikistan | Malé, Maldives |
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Fatkhuloev 20' Dzhalilov 63' |
Stadium: National Football Stadium |
11 June 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification | Maldives | 0–1 | Qatar | Malé, Maldives |
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Maqsoud 90+9' | Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan ) |
16 June 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification | Hong Kong | 2–0 | Maldives | Hong Kong |
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Xu Deshuai 63' Lam Ka Wai 67' |
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 6,370 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan ) |
3 September 2015 Friendly | Philippines | 2–0 | Maldives | Manila, Philippines |
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Samdhooh 49' (og) Lucena 55' |
Report | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium |
8 September 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification | Maldives | 0–3 | China PR | Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Shenyang (China PR)[note 1] |
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19:35 UTC+8 | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Yu Dabao 8', 57' Zhang Linpeng 66' |
Attendance: 28,036 Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore ) |
8 October 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification | Bhutan | 3–4 | Maldives | Thimphu, Bhutan |
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18:00 UTC+6 | Dorji 85' Gyeltshen 88' Basnet 90+1' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Nashid 11' Ashfaq 23', 33', 57' (pen.) |
Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Tayab Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh ) |
13 October 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification | Qatar | 4–0 | Maldives | Doha, Qatar |
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18:30 UTC+3 | Khoukhi 28', 70' Kasola 69' Musa 90+2' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman ) |
12 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification | Maldives | 0–1 | Hong Kong | Malé, Maldives |
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21:00 UTC+5 | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Paulinho 13' (pen.) | Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates ) |
24 December 2015 2015 SAFF Championship | Maldives | 3–1 | Bhutan | Trivandrum, India |
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15:30 UTC+5:30 | Imaz 9' Abdulla 31' Ashfaq 70' |
Report | Dorji 20' | Stadium: Trivandrum International Stadium Referee: Sudish Pandey (Nepal) |
26 December 2015 2015 SAFF Championship | Bangladesh | 1–3 | Maldives | Trivandrum, India |
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15:30 UTC+5:30 | Biswas 87' | Report | Ashfaq 42' (pen.) Naiz 90' Nashid 90+5' |
Stadium: Trivandrum International Stadium |
28 December 2015 2015 SAFF Championship | Afghanistan | 4–1 | Maldives | Trivandrum, India |
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18:30 UTC+5:30 | Shayesteh 20' Popalzay 34', 54' Hatifi 51' |
Report | Ali 32' | Stadium: Trivandrum International Stadium |
31 December 2015 2015 SAFF Championship | India | 3–2 | Maldives | Trivandrum, India |
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15:30 UTC+5:30 | Chhetri 25' Lalpekhlua 34', 66' |
Report | Nashid 45+2' Amdhan Ali 75' |
Stadium: Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) |
2016
Win Draw Lose
11 January 2016 Bangabandhu Cup | Maldives | 3–2 | Cambodia | Jessore, Bangladesh |
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14:45 UTC+6 | Easa 6' Hassan 38', 79' |
Vandeth 15' Dina 45+1' |
Stadium: Shamsul Huda Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Omar Al-Yacoubi (Oman) |
14 January 2016 Bangabandhu Cup | Bangladesh U-23 | 0–2 | Maldives | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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18:30 UTC+6 | Easa 16' Imaz 22' |
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Omar Al-Yacoubi (Oman) |
16 January 2016 Bangabandhu Cup | Bahrain U-23 | 1–1 | Maldives | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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15:00 UTC+6 | Ali 58' | Imaz 18' | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India) |
20 January 2016 Bangabandhu Cup | Maldives | 1–4 | Nepal | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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17:30 UTC+6 | Nashid 76' | Shrestha 31', 61', 90+2' Rai 51' |
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Attendance: 6000 |
24 March 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification | China PR | 4–0 | Maldives | Wuhan, China |
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19:35 UTC+8 | Jiang Ning 3', 84', 90' Yang Xu 12' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 32,618 Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq) |
29 March 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification | Maldives | 4–2 | Bhutan | Malé, Maldives |
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21:00 UTC+5 | Asadhulla 37' Ashfaq 81' (pen.), 90+4' Hassan 87' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Gyeltshen 7' Dorji 48' (pen.) |
Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea) |
2 June 2016 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Play-off Round 1 | Maldives | 0–2 | Yemen | Malé, Maldives |
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Al-Hagri 31' Al-Worafi 80' |
Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 2,600 |
7 June 2016 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Play-off Round 1 | Yemen | 2–0 | Maldives | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[24] |
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22:00 UTC+3 | Al-Matari 24' Samooh 54' (o.g.) |
6 September 2016 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Play-off Round 2 | Maldives | 4–0 | Laos | Malé, Maldives |
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2100 | fasir 16'Ali Ashfaq 68'niaz 84'Ali ASHFAQ 90' | Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 8,819 Referee: Jun hon chin [japan] |
Competitive record
World Cup record
Asian Cup record
- 1956 to 1988 – Did not enter
- 1992 – Withdrew
- 1996 to 2004 – Did not qualify
- 2007 – Did not enter
- 2011 to 2015 – Did not qualify
AFC Challenge Cup
Year | AFC Challenge Cup record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||
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Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |||
2006 | Ineligible | Ineligible | |||||||||||||
2008 | Ineligible | Ineligible | |||||||||||||
2010 | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||
2012 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
2014 | Third place | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
Total | – | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
South Asian Football Federation Cup record
SAFF Championship | |||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1995 | Withdrew | ||||||
1997 | Runners-up | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
1999 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
2003 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
2005 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
2008 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
2009 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
2011 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
2013 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
2015 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
Total | 1 title | 39 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 85 | 41 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Officials
- Manager: Ali Rasheed (Rattu)
- Asst. Manager: Naween Abdulla
- Coach: Murusy Hassan
- Asst. Coach: Hamid Abdul Majid
- Medical officer: Samiyya Habeeb
Statistics
Top scorers
This list is sorted by the number of goals. Players with the same amount of goals scored are sorted by the goals-per-match average. Players who are currently active at international level are indicated in bold type.
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Goals per match | Career span |
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1 | Ali Ashfaq | 68 | 75 | 0.67 | 2003– |
2 | Ibrahim Fazeel | 22 | 72 | 0.31 | 2000–2014 |
3 | Ahmed Thariq | 15 | 34 | 0.44 | 2003–2013 |
4 | Ali Umar | 12 | 45 | 0.27 | 1999–2015 |
5 | Mohamed Nizam | 10 | 42 | 0.24 | 1997–2004 |
6 | Ali Fasir | 7 | 34 | 0.21 | 2010– |
Mohamed Umair | 7 | 50 | 0.14 | 2007– | |
Adam Abdul Latheef | 7 | 20 | 0.35 | 1997–2002 | |
9 | Shamweel Qasim | 5 | 34 | 0.15 | 2005–2014 |
Mukhthar Naseer | 5 | 29 | 0.17 | 2007–2014 | |
Asadhulla Abdulla | 5 | 23 | 0.22 | 2012– | |
Ali Shiham | 5 | 20 | 0.25 | 1999–2003 | |
13 | Ahmed Nashid | 4 | 22 | 0.18 | 2012– |
Naiz Hassan | 4 | 10 | 0.40 | 2015– | |
15 | Ashraf Luthfy | 3 | 34 | 0.09 | 1997–2005 |
Hassan Adhuham | 3 | 15 | 0.20 | 2009– | |
Mausoom Abdul Ghafoor | 3 | 12 | 0.25 | 1997–2000 | |
18 | Assad Ali | 2 | 47 | 0.04 | 2007– |
Shah Ismail | 2 | 33 | 0.06 | 1997–2003 | |
Ismail Mohamed | 2 | 29 | 0.07 | 1997–2011 | |
Ismail Easa | 2 | 21 | 0.10 | 2012– | |
Mohamed Ibrahim | 2 | 20 | 0.10 | 1997–2002 | |
Ahmed Imaz | 2 | 13 | 0.15 | 2012– | |
24 | Assad Abdul Ghanee | 1 | 53 | 0.02 | 2001–2013 |
Mohamed Arif | 1 | 52 | 0.02 | 2008– | |
Mohamed Jameel | 1 | 48 | 0.02 | 2001–2011 | |
Mohamed Shifan | 1 | 42 | 0.02 | 2005–2015 | |
Mohamed Rasheed | 1 | 22 | 0.05 | 2012– | |
Ahmed Abudlla | 1 | 21 | 0.05 | 2010– | |
Amdhan Ali | 1 | 19 | 0.05 | 2014– | |
Hussain Niyaz Mohamed | 1 | 19 | 0.05 | 2010– | |
Ahmed Rasheed | 1 | 21 | 0.05 | 2009–2013 | |
Head-to-Head records against other countries
See also
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