Maldives women's national football team

{{short description|Women's national association football team representing Maldives}}

{{About|the women's team|the men's team|Maldives national football team}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}

{{Infobox National football team

| type = women

| Name = Maldives

| Badge = Flag of Maldives.svg

| Badge_size = 190px

| Nickname =

| Association = Football Association of Maldives

| Confederation = AFC (Asia)

| Coach = Mohamed Nizam

| Asst Manager =

| Captain = Hawwa Haneefa

| Most caps =

| Top scorer =

| Home Stadium = National Football Stadium

| FIFA Trigramme = MDV

| FIFA Rank = {{FIFA Women's World Rankings|MDV}}

| FIFA max = 91

| FIFA max date = December 2009

| FIFA min = 163

| FIFA min date = December 2024

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| First game = {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} Myanmar 17–0 {{fbw-rt|MDV}}
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1 October 2004)

| Largest win = {{flagicon|MDV}} Maldives 3–0 {{fbw-rt|QAT}}
(Malé, Maldives; 27 April 2013)
{{fbw|SRI}} 2–5 {{fbw|MDV}}
(Siliguri, West Bengal; 26 December 2016)

| Largest loss = {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} Myanmar 17–0 {{fbw-rt|MDV}}
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1 October 2004)

| 2ndRegional name = SAFF Championship

| 2ndRegional cup apps = 6

| 2ndRegional cup first = 2010

| 2ndRegional cup best = Semifinals (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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mdv/about|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804014236/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mdv/about|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2019|title=Member Association - Maldives |website=www.fifa.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-04}} The team played its first official international match against Myanmar on 1 October 2004.

Team image

=Home stadium=

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

Results and fixtures

{{Main|Maldives women's national football team results}}

{{See also|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in association football|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in sports|FIFA International Match Calendar}}

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

;Legend

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=2024=

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| format = 1

| round = 2024 SAFF W GS

| date = 18 October

| time = 17:30

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|SRI}}

| score = 1–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fbw|MDV}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

|stadium= Dashrath Stadium

|location= Kathmandu, Nepal

| attendance =

| referee =

| result =l

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| format = 1

| round = 2024 SAFF W GS

| date = 21 October

| time = 17:30

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|MDV}}

| score = 0–11

| report =

| team2 = {{fbw|NEP}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = *Preeti {{Goal|5||65||87|pen.}}

  • Sabita Rana Magar {{Goal|29}}
  • Rekha {{Goal|32||42||48||63||78}}
  • Anita KC {{Goal|69}}
  • Amisha Karki {{Goal|88}}

|stadium= Dashrath Stadium

|location= Kathmandu, Nepal

| attendance = 6,671

| referee = Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka)

| result =l

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| format = 1

| round = 2024 SAFF W GS

| date = 24 October

| time = 13:30

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|MDV}}

| score = 0–13

| report =

| team2 = {{fbw|BHU}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

  • Sonam Choden {{goal|5}}
  • Tshering {{goal|7||18}}
  • Lhazom {{goal|15||19||47||53||71|pen.}}
  • Namgyel Dema {{goal|41}}
  • Deki Yangdon {{goal|48}}
  • Tshering Yanden {{goal|65||80}}
  • Tshering Lhaden {{goal|68}}

|stadium= Dashrath Stadium

|location= Kathmandu, Nepal

| attendance =

| referee = Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)

| result = L

}}

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|format=1

|round = Friendly

|date = 30 December

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|IND}}

|score = 14–0

|report = https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-complete-a-maldives-massacre-in-fifa-womens-friendly

|team2 = {{fbw|MDV}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence

|location = Bengaluru, India

|attendance =

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|result = l

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= 2025 =

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|round = Friendly

|date = 2 January

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|IND}}

|score = 11–1

|report =

|team2 = {{fbw|MDV}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Mariyam Rifa {{Goal|27}}

|stadium = Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence

|location = Bengaluru, India

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = l

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| format = 1

| date = 29 June

| round = Asian Cup qualifiers

| time = {{UTZ||7}}

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|VIE}}

| score =

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| team2 = {{fbw|MDV}}

| goals1 =

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| stadium = Việt Trì Stadium

| location = Việt Trì, Vietnam

| attendance =

| referee =

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| format = 1

| date = 2 July

| round = Asian Cup qualifiers

| time = {{UTZ||7}}

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|MDV}}

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| team2 = {{fbw|GUM}}

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| stadium = Việt Trì Stadium

| location = Việt Trì, Vietnam

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| format = 1

| date = 5 July

| round = Asian Cup qualifiers

| time = {{UTZ||7}}

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|UAE}}

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| team2 = {{fbw|MDV}}

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| stadium = Việt Trì Stadium

| location = Việt Trì, Vietnam

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Coaching staff

{{Updated|18 October 2024}}{{cite news|title=SAFF Women's Championshipf' 24 Match Report Match 2|url=https://saffederation.org/uploads/671235be70652.pdf|date=18 October 2024|publisher=SAFF}}

class="wikitable"
Position

! Name

! Ref.

Coach (sport)#Association football|Head coach

| {{Flagicon|Maldives}} Mohamed Nizam

|

Assistant coach

| {{Flagicon|Maldives}} Mariyam Mirfatah

|

Assistant coach

| {{Flagicon|Maldives}} Aminath Siyana

|

Goalkeeping coach

| {{Flagicon|Maldives}} Ahmed Fayaz

|

Physical coach

| {{Flagicon|Maldives}} Sheenez Mohamed

|

=Manager history=

  • {{Flagicon|Maldives}} Mohamed Athif (2018)
  • {{Flagicon|Maldives}} Ahmed Nashid (2019)
  • {{Flagicon|Maldives}} Mohamed Nizam(2024-)

Players

{{See also|Category:Maldives women's international footballers}}

=Current squad =

  • The following players were called up for the friendly matches against {{fbw|IND}} in December 2024 and January 2025.{{cite web |title=India vs Maldives {{!}}{{!}} 14-0 {{!}}{{!}} FIFA International Women's Friendly 2024 {{!}}{{!}} Football Accent|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po9Hr1XHIk4|website=youtube |date=29 December 2024 }}

Caps and goals accurate up to and including 13 July 2021.

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{{nat fs g player |no=18|pos=GK|name=Saiga Hussain|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|03|26}}|caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

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{{nat fs g player |no=6|pos=DF|name=Fathimath Afza|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|11|01}}|caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

{{nat fs g player |no=7|pos=DF|name=Fathimath Inaasha Adam|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|04|21}}|caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

{{nat fs g player |no=12|pos=DF |name=Maryam Shafa Binthi Ahmed Ali|age= |caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

{{nat fs g player |no=14|pos=DF|name=Hawwa Haneefa|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|01|31}}|caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat=MDV|other=Captain}}

{{nat fs g player |no=22|pos=DF|name=Rishma Abdullah|age=|caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

{{nat fs g player |no=12|pos=DF |name=Shahfa Shiuth|age= |caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player |no=13|pos=MF|name=Aishath Raveena|age= |caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

{{nat fs g player |no=17|pos=MF|name=Mariyam Rifa|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|08|29}}|caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat=MDV}}

{{nat fs g player |no=5|pos=MF|name=Shiyana Ahmed Zuhair|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|01|01}}|caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat=MDV}}

{{nat fs g player |no=16|pos=MF|name=Aishath Ameesha Salaam|age= |caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

{{nat fs g player |no=4|pos=MF |name=Fathimath Sibahath Haneef|age= |caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

{{nat fs g player |no=9|pos= MF|name=Aishath Althaf Mohamed|age= |caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

{{nat fs g player |no=11|pos=MF |name=Fathimath Shahuma|age= |caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player |no=10|pos=FW|name=Mariyam Noora|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|09|04}}|caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat=MDV}}

{{nat fs g player |no=19|pos=FW|name=Raniya Ibrahim|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|04|06}}|caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

{{nat fs g player |no=20|pos=FW|name=Maeesha Abdul Hannan|age= |caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

{{nat fs g player |no=20|pos=FW|name=Maeesha Abdul Hannan|age= |caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

{{nat fs g player |no=3|pos=FW|name=Safiyya Rafa|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|04|09}}|caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player |no=12|pos= |name=Faiha Ali Hassan|age= |caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

{{nat fs g player |no=12|pos= |name=Saha Abdul Hahman|age= |caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

{{nat fs g player |no=12|pos= |name=Haleemath Hishmaa|age= |caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV}}

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=Recent call-ups=

The following players have been called up to a squad in the past 12 months.

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{{nat fs r player |no=23|pos=GK|name=Fathimath Sausan|age= |caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV|latest={{fbw|BHU}},24 October 2024}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs r player |no=2|pos=DF|name=Zulaikha Habeeb|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|08|23}}|caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV|latest={{fbw|BHU}},24 October 2024}}

{{nat fs r player |no=15|pos=DF|name=Aminath Zaahiya|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|07|11}}|caps=|goals= |club=|clubnat =MDV|latest={{fbw|BHU}},24 October 2024}}

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=Previous squads=

Records

{{See also|Category:Maldives women's international footballers}}

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

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{{col-2}}

=Most capped players=

{{Expand section|date=November 2020}}

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width=|#

!width=|Player

!width=|Year(s)

!width=|Caps

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=Top goalscorers=

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width =|#

!width =|Player

!width =|Year(s)

!width =|Goals

!width =|Caps

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Competitive record

=FIFA Women's World Cup=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:50%;"
colspan=10|FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year

!Result

!Position

!GP

!W

!D*

!L

!GF

!GA

!GD

|{{flagicon|China
} 1991||colspan=9 rowspan=4|did not enter

|-

||{{flagicon|Sweden}} 1995

|-

||{{flagicon|USA}} 1999

|-

||{{flagicon|USA}} 2003

|-

||{{flagicon|China}} 2007||colspan=9 rowspan=2|did not qualify

|-

||{{flagicon|Germany}} 2011

|-

||{{flagicon|Canada}} 2015||colspan=9 rowspan=2|did not enter

|-

||{{flagicon|France}} 2019

|-

||{{flagicon|Australia}}{{flagicon|New Zealand}} 2023||colspan=9|did not qualify

|-

|Total||0/9||||||||||||||||

|}

:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

=AFC Women's Asian Cup=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:50%;"
colspan=10|AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year

!Result

!GP

!W

!D*

!L

!GF

!GA

!GD

{{flagicon|Hong Kong|1959}} 1975 to {{flagicon|Thailand}} 2003colspan=9|did not enter
|{{flagicon|Australia}} 2006colspan=9|did not qualify
{{flagicon|Vietnam}} 2008colspan=9|did not enter
{{flagicon|China}} 2010colspan=9|did not qualify
{{flagicon|Vietnam}} 2014colspan=9 rowspan=2|did not enter
{{flagicon|Jordan}} 2018
{{flagicon|India}} 2022colspan=9|did not qualify
{{flagicon|Australia}} 2026colspan=9|to be determined
Total0/21

:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

=Asian Games=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:50%;"
colspan=10|Asian Games record
Year

!Result

!GP

!W

!D

!L

!GF

!GA

!GD

{{flagicon|CHN}} 1990

|colspan=8 rowspan=6|DNP

{{flagicon|JPN}} 1994
{{flagicon|THA}} 1998
{{flagicon|KOR}} 2002
{{flagicon|QAT}} 2006
{{flagicon|CHN}} 2010
{{flagicon|South Korea}} 2014Group Stage3003038−38
{{flagicon|Indonesia}} 2018Group Stage3003021−21
{{flagicon|CHN}} 2022

|colspan=8|DNP

{{flagicon|JPN}} 2026

|colspan=8|TBD

Total2/106006059−59

=SAFF Women's Championship=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:50%;"
colspan=10|SAFF Women's Championship record
Year

!Result

!GP

!W

!D

!L

!GF

!GA

!GD

{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} 2010Group Stage3012310−7
{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} 2012Group Stage301219−8
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} 2014Group Stage3102211−9
style="background:#cfc;"

| {{flagicon|India}} 2016

Semi-finals4202818−10
{{flagicon|Nepal}} 2019Group Stage200208−8
{{flagicon|Nepal}} 2019Group Stage3003019−19
{{flagicon|Nepal}} 2019Group Stage3003025−25
Total7/721321614101−87

=South Asian Games=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:50%;"
colspan=10|South Asian Games record
Year

!Result

!GP

!W

!D

!L

!GF

!GA

!GD

{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} 2010

|colspan=8| did not Enter

{{flagicon|India}} 2016Group Stage411225−3
style="background:#cfaa88;"

| {{flagicon|Nepal}} 2019

Third place310229−7
Total2/37214414−10

=AFF Women's Championship=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan=9|AFF Women's Championship record
width="90" |Year

! width="80" |Result

! width="20" |{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}

! width="20" |{{Abbr|W|Won}}

! width="20" |{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}

! width="20" |{{Abbr|L|Lost}}

! width="20" |{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}

! width="20" |{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}

colspan=8|Invitee
{{flagicon|VIE}} 2004

|Group Stage

|3

|0

|0

|3

|0

|43

Total1/123||0||0||3||0||43

Honours

=Regional=

See also

References

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