Macau national football team

Macau

Nickname(s)

The Greens

Association

Macau Football Association

Confederation

AFC (Asia)

Sub-confederation

EAFF (East Asia)

Head coach

Chan Hiu Ming

Captain

Cheang Cheng Ieong

Most caps

Cheang Cheng Ieong (44)

Top scorer

Chan Kin Seng (17)^[1]

Home stadium

Estádio Campo Desportivo

FIFA code

MAC

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

183

1 (10 August 2017)

Highest

156 (September 1997)

Lowest

204 (July 2014)

Elo ranking

Current

220 (28 July 2017)

Highest

182 (13 February 2000)

Lowest

226 (23 May 2014)

First international

Macau 1–5 South Korea

(Macau; 25 January 1949)^[2]

Biggest win

Macau 6–1 Northern Mariana Islands

(Yona, Guam; 2009)

Biggest defeat

Macau 0–10 Japan

(Muscat, Oman; 25 March 1997)

Japan 10–0 Macau

(Tokyo, Japan; 22 June 1997)

Macau national football team

Traditional Chinese

澳門足球代表隊

Simplified Chinese

澳门足球代表队

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Àomén zúqiú dàibiǎoduì
Wade–Giles	Aomen tsu-ch'iu taipiaotui
Yale Romanization	Àumén dzúchyú dàibyǎudwèi
IPA	[âumə̌n tsǔtɕʰjǒu tâipjàutwêi]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Yùkmùhn Jeuikaùh Doihbíudeuih
IPA	[jʊ̂kmʊ̏n.tsɵ̄ykɐ̏u.tɔ̀ːipǐːutɵ̀y]
Jyutping	Juk1 mun4 zeoi3 kau4 doi6 biu2 deoi6

The Macau football team (Chinese: 澳門足球代表隊; Portuguese: Selecção Macaense de Futebol) represents the Chinese special administrative region of Macau in international association football. The team is supervised by the Macau Football Association (Chinese: 澳門足球總會; Portuguese: Associação de Futebol de Macau). The Macau football team has a ranking that is one of the lowest among the FIFA members. Although usually known as simply Macau, the EAFF refer to the team as Macau, China.

The national team has never qualified to the AFC Asian Cup or EAFF East Asian Championship. The team qualified to the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup, where they got one draw and two losses.

The team had been representing Macau in international football events before 1999 when Macau was a dependent territory of Portugal. It continues to represent Macau even after Macau was handed over to the People's Republic of China by Portugal and became a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China in 1999. This team is separate from the China PR national football team, as the Basic Law and the principle of "one country, two systems" allows Macau to maintain its own representative teams in international sports competitions. In Macau, the Macau football team is colloquially referred as the "Macau team" (Chinese: 澳門隊), while the China PR national football team is referred as the "national team" (Chinese: 國家隊).

FIFA Suspension

Macau had been temporarily barred by the FIFA to enter any international matches because of alleged undue influence of government in forming the committee of its football association. The suspension was subsequently lifted after rectification by Macau.^[3]^[4]

Competition records

World Cup record

1930 to 1978 – Did not enter
1982 to 1986 – Did not qualify
1990 – Did not enter
1994 to 2018 – Did not qualify

Asian Cup record

1956 to 1976 – Did not enter
1980 – Did not qualify
1984 to 1988 – Did not enter
1992 to 2004 – Did not qualify
2007 – Did not enter
2011 to 2015 – Did not qualify
2019 – To be determined

East Asian Cup record

2003 – Did not qualify (3rd place in Preliminary)
2005 – Did not enter
2008 – Did not qualify (4th place in Preliminary)
2010 – Did not qualify (3rd place in Preliminary)
2013 – Did not qualify (2nd place in Preliminary)
2015 – Did not qualify (2nd place in Preliminary)
2017 – Did not qualify (3rd place in Preliminary)

AFC Challenge Cup record

2006 – Round 1
2008 to 2014 – Did not qualify

AFC Solidarity Cup record

2016 – Runner-up

Recent results and fixtures

2016

28 March 2016 Friendly	Malaysia	0–0	Macau	Malacca City, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8				Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium^[5]

30 June 2016 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1	Macau	2–2	Mongolia	Dededo, Guam
14:30 UTC+10	Leong Ka Hang 37' Duarte 43'		Oyuunbatyn 9' (pen.), 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Guam Football Association National Training Center

2 July 2016 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1	Northern Mariana Islands	1–3	Macau	Dededo, Guam
14:30 UTC+10	Griffin 11' (pen.)		Lam Ka Seng 10', 90+4' Duarte 41'	Stadium: Guam Football Association National Training Center

4 July 2016 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1	Taiwan	3–2	Macau	Dededo, Guam
17:00 UTC+10	Lin Chien-hsun 36', 64' Tseng Chih-wei 88'	Report	Chan Man 7' Lei Ka Him 77'	Stadium: Guam Football Association National Training Center

3 November 2016 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup – Group Stage	Macau	2–1	Mongolia	Kuching, Malaysia
19:30 UTC+8	Torrão 15', 75'	Report	Tögöldör 30'	Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 90 Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

6 November 2016 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup – Group Stage	Laos	1–4	Macau	Kuching, Malaysia
16:30 UTC+8	Khamphanh 3'	Report	Lao Pak Kin 21' Leong Ka Hang 67' N. Torrão 79', 87'	Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 67 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

9 November 2016 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup – Group Stage	Sri Lanka	1–1	Macau	Kuching, Malaysia
19:30 UTC+8	Ishan 5'	Report	Choi Weng Hou 86'	Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 93 Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

12 November 2016 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup – Semi-final	Macau	1–1 (4–3 p)	Brunei	Kuching, Malaysia
19:30 UTC+8	Leong Ka Hang 59'	Report	Shahrazen 27'	Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 331 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
		Penalties
	N. Torrão Leong Ka Hang Chan Man Sio Ka Un		Faiq Shahrazen Rosmin Azwan S. Maududi

15 November 2016 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup – Final	Nepal	1–0	Macau	Kuching, Malaysia
19:30 UTC+8	Sujal 29'	Report		Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 157 Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

2017

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28) 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Kyrgyzstan	1–0	Macau	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
19:30 UTC+6	Baymatov 70'	Report		Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

13 June 2017 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Macau	0–4	Myanmar	Macau
		Report	Sithu Aung 4', 62' Kyaw Ko Ko 30' Min Min Thu 74'	Stadium: Estádio Campo Desportivo Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

25 Aug 2017 Friendly	Malaysia	v	Macau

5 September 2017 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Macau	v	India	Macau
				Stadium: Estádio Campo Desportivo

10 October 2017 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	India	v	Macau

14 November 2017 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Macau	v	Kyrgyzstan	Macau
				Stadium: Estádio Campo Desportivo

27 March 2018 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Myanmar	v	Macau	Yangon, Myanmar
				Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Win Draw Loss

Squad

Current squad

The following 20 players have been selected to the final squad for the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup.^[6]

Caps and goals as of 15 November 2016, after the match against Nepal.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ho Man Fai	(1993-04-24) 24 April 1993	24	0	Monte Carlo
18	1GK	Lam Chi Pang	(1993-05-22) 22 May 1993	0	0	Lai Chi
22	1GK	Lo Weng Hou	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996	1	0	MFA Develop

2	2DF	Lei Ka Him	(1991-08-16) 16 August 1991	20	1	Lai Chi
6	2DF	Lao Pak Kin	(1984-05-22) 22 May 1984	23	1	Ka I
7	2DF	Chan Man	(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993	23	2	S.C. Olhanense
13	2DF	Kam Chi Hou	(1995-04-04) 4 April 1995	5	0	MFA Develop
17	2DF	Kong Cheng Hou	(1986-08-02) 2 August 1986	29	0	Ka I
20	2DF	Choi Weng Hou	(1992-07-04) 4 July 1992	6	1	Chao Pak Kei

8	3MF	Cheang Cheng Ieong (Captain)	(1984-08-18) 18 August 1984	44	0	Monte Carlo
11	3MF	Lam Ka Seng	(1994-05-28) 28 May 1994	11	2	MFA Develop
14	3MF	Kou Ut Cheong	(1992-05-21) 21 May 1992	9	0	Chao Pak Kei
15	3MF	Cheong Hoi San	(1998-06-28) 28 June 1998	5	0	MFA Develop
16	3MF	Ho Chi Fung	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994	10	0	Monte Carlo
19	3MF	Sio Ka Un	(1992-03-16) 16 March 1992	19	0	Lai Chi
21	3MF	Pang Chi Hang	(1993-11-03) 3 November 1993	13	0	Lai Chi
23	3MF	Lei Kam Hong	(1988-05-04) 4 May 1988	11	0	Benfica de Macau

12	4FW	Lee Keng Pan	(1990-02-28) 28 February 1990	10	0	Ka I
9	4FW	Leong Ka Hang	(1992-11-22) 22 November 1992	23	10	Hong Kong Pegasus
10	4FW	Niki Torrão	(1987-11-18) 18 November 1987	10	5	Benfica de Macau

Recent Callups

The following players have also been called up to the Macau squad recently.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Leong Chon Kit	(1980-06-06) 6 June 1980	16	0	Polícia	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1

DF	Vernon	(1989-11-19) 19 November 1989	17	1	Sporting Clube de Macau	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1
DF	Lei Chi Kin	(1990-10-24) 24 October 1990	6	0	Benfica de Macau	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1
DF	Chan Pak Chun	(1985-12-05) 5 December 1985	4	0	Sporting Clube de Macau	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1
DF	Filipe Duarte	(1985-03-30) 30 March 1985	5	2	Benfica de Macau	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1

MF	Edgar Teixeira	(1989-12-01) 1 December 1989	4	0	Benfica de Macau	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1

FW	Leong Tak Wai	(1993-06-28) 28 June 1993	4	0	Chao Pak Kei	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1

References

↑ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
↑ "Macao matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Macao. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
↑ "Macau suspended by FIFA due to political interference". ESPN. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
↑ "FIFA suspends the Macau Football Association". FIFA. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
↑ Zulhilmi Zainal (1 March 2016). "Hang Jebat Stadium to host Malaysia-Macau friendly". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
↑ http://the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?stageid=415&tMode=C&fixtureid=10529&teamid=17&view=ajax&show=finalregistration Squad Of Macau, 13 November 2016, AFC

Football in Macau
Macau Football Association
National teams	National team U-20 Women's
League system	Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol Campeonato da 2ª Divisão do Futebol
Domestic cups	Taça de Macau

National football teams of East Asia (EAFF)
Men's	China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands†
Women's	China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands†
^†AFC provisional Associate Member

National men's football teams of Asia (AFC)
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
East Asia (EAFF)	China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands¹
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Defunct	Malaya North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen
Former	Israel (moved to UEFA in 1994) Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002) New Zealand (formed the OFC in 1966)
¹ Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

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