Malta national futsal team

Summary

The Malta national futsal team represents Malta in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships, and is controlled by the Malta Football Association.

Malta
Nickname(s)Knights of Malta, Ħomor (Reds), Falcons
AssociationMalta Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachZeljko Anicic
Asst coachCarlo Scicluna
CaptainMark Zammit
FIFA codeMLT
FIFA ranking114 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Malta 1–7 Cyprus 
(Malta; 18 January 2007)
Biggest win
 San Marino 1–5 Malta 
(Serravalle, San Marino; 26 September 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Malta 0–13 Kazakhstan 
(Malta; 19 January 2007)
 Slovenia 13–0 Malta 
(Paola, Malta; 2 March 2008)
 Belgium 13–0 Malta 
(Bern, Switzerland; 17 December 2010)

Competition history edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup record FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  1989 Did not enter Did not enter
  1992
  1996
  2000
  2004
  2008 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 2 17
  2012 3 0 0 3 0 24
  2016 3 0 0 3 6 16
  2021 3 0 0 3 2 20
  2024 3 0 1 1 3 19
Total (0/5) 15 0 1 13 13 96

UEFA Futsal Championship edit

UEFA Futsal Championship record UEFA Futsal Championship qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  1996 Did not enter Did not enter
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 3 25
  2010 3 0 0 3 4 13
  2012 3 0 0 3 2 18
  2014 2 0 0 2 1 13
  2016 3 0 0 3 0 15
  2018 3 0 0 3 4 15
  2022 3 0 1 2 5 18
   2026 To be determined To be determined
Total (0/7) 20 0 0 18 16 103

Current squad edit

The following players were named for the matches against Northern Ireland to be played on 26 and 27 October 2018.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Stefan Vella   Valletta
1GK Clint Mifsud   Luxol St Andrews

2DF Jovica Milijić (1986-02-20) 20 February 1986 (age 38)   Valletta
2DF Melvin Borg (1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 (age 37)   Valletta
2DF Giancarlo Sammut (1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 31)   Luxol St Andrews

4FW Matthew Attard (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 27)   Luxol St Andrews
4FW Carl Azzopardi (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 34)   Luxol St Andrews
4FW Karl Sciortino (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 28)   Swieqi United
4FW Mark Zammit (captain) (1986-02-08) 8 February 1986 (age 38)   Luxol St Andrews
4FW Andy Mangion (1989-06-12) 12 June 1989 (age 34)   Luxol St Andrews
4FW Dylan Musu (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 (age 34)   Valletta
Andre Ciancio   Swieqi United
Kurt Bartolo   Pietà Hotspurs
Rennie Tanti   Birkirkara
Lee Grech   University
Marwan Telisi   Birkirkara
Gary Inguanez   Birkirkara

References edit

  1. ^ "Futsal World Ranking".
  2. ^ "Hermans calls squad for N. Ireland futsal friendlies". Malta Football Association. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

External links edit

  • Official site of the Malta Football Association
  • Futsal Malta Association