The Malta women's national football team () represents the Malta Football Association in international women's football matches sanctioned by UEFA.
History
The team first appeared in official competition in the qualifying round for the 2005 European Championship, debuting on August 10, 2003 in Bucharest with a 3–0 loss to Romania. Malta lost all eight games in the qualifiers, scoring once and conceding 35 goals. The team's first goal was scored by Sarah Caruana on November 16, 2003, against Croatia in a match played at the Gozo Stadium.
After 13 losses, Malta achieved its first draw on June 7, 2006 against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last match of the 2007 World Cup's qualifying. The team played in the 2011 World Cup's qualifying, losing all games including a record 0–13 defeat to Spain. On March 3, 2011, Malta won an official match for the first time in the 2013 European Championship qualifying's preliminary round, beating Georgia 1–0 with a goal by D'Agostino in injury time.
On April 6, 2013 Malta beat Luxembourg 6–0 in the 2015 World Cup qualifying's preliminary round. The team also defeated Latvia and drew with Albania to top the group and make it past a preliminary round for the first time.
The team was coached from its foundation until 2014 by Pierre Brincat, and then from 2015 till 2022 by former U19 coach Mark Gatt. Former Italian international Manuela Tesse was appointed as the head coach from 1 January 2023
Team image Home stadium The Malta women's national team play their home matches at the Centenary Stadium.
Overall official record Competition Stage Result Opponent Position Scorers 2005 Euro qualifying Regular stage (Class B) 0–3 0–80–1 0–20–3 1–40–9 0–5 Romania Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Ireland 5 / 5 Caruana 2007 World Cup qualifying Regular stage (Class B) 1–4 0–11–4 1–30–1 1–1 Croatia Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 / 4 D'AgostinoTheuma, TonnaTheuma 2009 Euro qualifying Preliminary round 0–02–40–8 Lithuania Luxembourg Slovakia 4 / 4 Carabott 2 2011 World Cup qualifying Regular stage 0–13 0–90–8 0–60–2 0–60–2 1–5 Spain England Austria Turkey 5 / 5 N. Pace 2013 Euro qualifying Preliminary round 1–00–21–1 Georgia Faroe Islands Armenia 2 / 4 D'AgostinoCuschieri2015 World Cup qualifying Preliminary round 1–16–02–0 Albania Luxembourg Latvia 1 / 4 TheumaTheuma 2, Buttigieg, Carabott, Cuschieri, XuerebCuschieri, Theuma Regular stage 0–2 0–20–5 0–80–3 0–50–11 0–50–8 0–5 Israel Denmark Serbia Switzerland Iceland 6 / 6
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend
2025
2026
Official Malta Fixtures (Friendly matches only) – MFA.com.mt Official Malta Results (Friendly matches only) – MFA.com.mt Malta Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com
Coaching staff Current coaching staff Position Name Ref. Head coach Manuela Tesse Assistant coach Dionne Tonna Physical coach Karl Attard
Coaching history
ManagerMalta careerPlayedWonDrawnLostWin % 2003–2014 2015–2022 2023–Present
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification matches against Switzerland and Türkiye on 5 and 9 June 2026, respectively.
Caps and goals correct as of 18 April 2026, after the match against Northern Ireland.
Recent call-ups
The following players were called up to the squad within the last 12 months.
Notes
= Withdrew due to injury = Preliminary squad / on stand-by
= Retired from national team
Captains
Dorianne Theuma (????–????) Emma Lipman (????–)
Records
Players in bold are still active with the national team.
Most appearances RankPlayerCareerCapsGoals 1Dorianne Theuma 2003–2024 118 26 2Rachel Cuschieri 2007–present 115 16 3Stephania Farrugia 2007–present 109 5 4Charlene Zammit 2009–present 105 2 5Shona Zammit 2014–present 98 7 6Ylenia Carabott 2005–present 97 20 7Emma Xuereb 2009–present 89 4 8Brenda Borg 2013–present 85 5 9Janice Xuereb 2013–present 73 0 10Jade Flask 2014–present 72 7
Top goalscorers RankPlayerCareerGoalsCapsAvg. 1 Dorianne Theuma 2003-2024 26 118 2 Haley Bugeja 2020–present 24 47 3 Ylenia Carabott 2007–present 20 97 4 Rachel Cuschieri 2009–present 16 115 5 Maria Farrugia 2019–present 14 65 6 Jade Flask 2014–present 7 72 Shona Zammit 2014–present 7 98 8 Martina Borg 2014–2023 6 42 9 Brenda Borg 2013–present 5 85 Stephania Farrugia 2013–present 5 109
Competitive record FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup recordQualification recordYearResultPldWD*LGFGAGDPldWD*LGFGAGD 1991 Did not enterUEFA Euro 1991 1995UEFA Euro 1995 1999Did not enter 2003 2007Did not qualify6015414−10 20118008151−50 2015132110956−47 2019311132+1 20238215617−11 2027Qualified ``To be determined' 2031To be determinedTo be determined 2035To be determinedTo be determinedTotal--------38512923140−117 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship UEFA Women's Championship recordQualifying recordYearResult 1984Did not enterDid not enter 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 2001 2005Did not qualify8008135 – 20093012212 2013311123 2017320198 2022103161130 2025601521030th2029To be determinedTo be determinedTotal-------276318258830th *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League recordYearLeagueGroupPosition2023–24C11st651013134th2025C2To be determinedTotal651013134th
Promoted at end of season No movement at end of season Relegated at end of season * Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs
See also Malta International Football Tournament
Sport in Malta Football in Malta Women's football in Malta Malta women's national football team Malta women's national under-20 football team Malta women's national under-17 football team Malta men's national football team Malta men's national under-21 football team Malta men's national under-19 football team Malta men's national under-17 football team
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References
External links Official website The Sporting Fan FIFA profile