Maldives women's national football team

Maldives
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFootball Association of Maldives
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachMohamed Nizam
CaptainHawwa Haneefa
Home stadiumNational Football Stadium
FIFA codeMDV
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 163 Decrease 2 (13 December 2024)[1]
Highest91 (December 2009)
Lowest163 (December 2024)
First international
Myanmar Myanmar 17–0 Maldives 
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1 October 2004)
Biggest win
Maldives Maldives 3–0 Qatar 
(Malé, Maldives; 27 April 2013)
 Sri Lanka 2–5  Maldives
(Siliguri, West Bengal; 26 December 2016)
Biggest defeat
Myanmar Myanmar 17–0 Maldives 
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1 October 2004)
SAFF Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2010)
Best resultSemifinals (2016)

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.

Team image

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Home stadium

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

Results and fixtures

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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

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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
  • 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)
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

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As of 18 October 2024[3]
Position Name Ref.
Head coach MaldivesMohamed Nizam
Assistant coach MaldivesMariyam Mirfatah
Assistant coach MaldivesAminath Siyana
Goalkeeping coach MaldivesAhmed Fayaz
Physical coach Maldives Sheenez Mohamed

Manager history

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Players

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Current squad

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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) Maldives
18 1GK Saiga Hussain (1993-03-26) 26 March 1993 (age 31) Maldives

2 2DF Zulaikha Habeeb (1998-08-23) 23 August 1998 (age 26) Maldives
6 2DF Fathimath Afza (1988-11-01) 1 November 1988 (age 36) Maldives
7 2DF Fathimath Inaasha Adam (2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 (age 23) Maldives
14 2DF Hawwa Haneefa (Captain) (1990-01-31) 31 January 1990 (age 34) Maldives
15 2DF Aminath Zaahiya (1993-07-11) 11 July 1993 (age 31) Maldives

5 3MF Shiyana Ahmed Zuhair (1988-01-01) 1 January 1988 (age 36) Maldives
13 3MF Aishath Raveena Maldives
16 3MF Aishath Ameesha Salaam Maldives
17 3MF Mariyam Rifa (1992-08-29) 29 August 1992 (age 32) Maldives

3 4FW Safiyya Rafa (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 26) Maldives
10 4FW Mariyam Noora (2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 22) Maldives
19 4FW Raniya Ibrahim (2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 19) Maldives
20 4FW Maeesha Abdul Hannan Maldives
21 4FW Aminath Fazla Maldives

4 Fathimath Sibahath Haneef Maldives
8 M.S.B. Ahmed Ali Maldives
9 Aishath Althaf Mohamed Maldives
11 Fathimath Shahuma Maldives
12 Shahfa Shiuth Maldives
22 Rishma Abdullah Maldives
23 Fathimath Sausan Maldives

Recent call-ups

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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

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Asian Games

Records

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Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003
China 2007 did not qualify
Germany 2011
Canada 2015 did not enter
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 did not qualify
Total 0/9
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

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AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
Hong Kong 1975 to Thailand 2003 did not enter
Australia 2006 did not qualify
Vietnam 2008 did not enter
China 2010 did not qualify
Vietnam 2014 did not enter
Jordan 2018
India 2022 did not qualify
Australia 2026 to be determined
Total 0/21
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

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

SAFF Women's Championship

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SAFF Women's Championship record
Year Result GP W D L GF GA GD
Bangladesh 2010 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7
Sri Lanka 2012 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8
Pakistan 2014 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9
India 2016 Semi-finals 4 2 0 2 8 18 −10
Nepal 2019 Group Stage 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8
Total 5/5 15 3 2 10 14 56 −40

South Asian Games

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South Asian Games record
Year Result GP W D L GF GA GD
Bangladesh 2010 did not Enter
India 2016 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3
Nepal 2019 Third place 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7
Total 2/3 7 2 1 4 4 14 −10

AFF Women's Championship

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

Honours

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Regional

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Bronze Medal: 2019

See also

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References

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  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.
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