Maldives women's 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
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 161 Steady (16 August 2024)[1]
Highest91 (December 2009)
Lowest162 (December 2023)
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)

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  Mohamed Nizam
Assistant coach  Mariyam Mirfatah
Assistant coach  Aminath Siyana
Goalkeeping coach  Ahmed Fayaz
Physical coach   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 37)  
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

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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
  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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 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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