Maldives national football team
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Association | Football Association of Maldives |
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Joseph Jankech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Ali Umar (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | MDV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA ranking | 159 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest FIFA ranking | 126 (July 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest FIFA ranking | 183 (August 1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elo ranking | 177 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seychelles 9 - 0 Maldives (Réunion; August 27, 1979) |
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Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maldives 12 - 0 Mongolia (Male, Maldives; December 3, 2003) |
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Iran 17 - 0 Maldives (Damascus, Syria; June 2, 1997) |
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South Asian Football Federation Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 4 (First in 1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Runner-up - 2003 |
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South Asian Games | |||
Bronze | 1984 Kathmandu | Team | |
Silver | 1991 Colombo | Team |
The Maldives national football team is the national team of the Maldives and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. A member of the 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.
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[edit] World Cup record
[edit] Asian Cup record
- 1956 to 1992 - Did not enter
- 1996 to 2004 - Did not qualify
- 2007 - Did not enter
- 2011 - Did not qualify
[edit] South Asian Football Federation Cup record
- 1993 - Did not enter
- 1995 - Withdrew
- 1997 - Runners Up
- 1999 - Third Place
- 2003 - Runners Up
- 2005 - Semi Finals
- 2008 - Co-Host
[edit] Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2011 Asian Cup preliminary qualifying game.
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[edit] Omitted because of injury
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[edit] Current games
Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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9 April 2008 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut | Lebanon | 0–4 | 2011 AFC Cup Q |
23 April 2008 | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé | Lebanon | 1–2 | 2011 AFC Cup Q |
3 June 2008 | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé | Pakistan | 3–0 | SAFF Cup |
5 June 2008 | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé | Nepal | 4–1 | SAFF Cup |
7 June 2008 | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé | India | 0–1 | SAFF Cup |
11 June 2008 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Columbo | Sri Lanka | SAFF Cup |
[edit] Notable players
- Ali Ashfaq(2004- present)
- Mohamed Nizam(1996 - 2006)
- Imran Mohamed(2002 - present)
- Ibrahim Fazeel(2000 - Present)
- Ali Umar(1999 - present)
- Moosa Manik(1985 - 1996)