The Maldives national Under-23 football team, also known as Maldives Under-23s or Maldives U23(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the Maldives national football team, and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives.
Asian Games
2002
This was the Maldives U-23s' first competitive tournament. They were eliminated from the preliminary round, after being defeated 4–0 to South Korea, 3–1 to Malaysia and 5–0 to Oman. The only goal for the Maldives was scored by Ibrahim Fazeel.
2006
In this year, Maldives were drawn to play in the Group A of the second round, alongside India, Hong Kong and Iran. Ashad Ali scored the only goal in the 3–1 loss against Iran. In the match against India, Ali Ashfaq scored the equalizing goal for Maldives, but they couldn't hold India till the end and lost for 2–1 as India scored the winning goal in the 89th minute of the game. The last match of the group was against Hong Kong. Maldives lost 1–0 to them as Maldives were conceded in the 11th minute of the game.
2010
Maldives ended up the competition at the 3rd position of Group F in the 2010 Asian Games held at China. They lost the first match, 3–0 to Oman, but they managed to draw with a score of 0–0 against Pakistan and Thailand.
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualification In 2012 it was announced that Maldives U23 would participate in the qualifying round of the inaugural AFC U-23 Asian Cup in June 2012.
Competitive record
Olympic Games Olympics RecordHost nation / YearResultPosition 1896No football tournament was held 1900did not enter 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932No football tournament was held 1936did not enter 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008did not qualify 2012Total -0/25000000 *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Asian Games Asian Games RecordHost nation / YearResultPosition 2002Round 1223003112 2006Round 219300326 2010Round 117302133 2014Round 121310238Total-4/412129929 *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC U-23 Asian Cup AFC U-23 Asian CupHost nation / YearResultPosition 2014did not qualify 2016Total - 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa U-23 International Football Trophy H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football TrophyHost nation / YearResultPosition 2012Champions1st430162Total 1 Title 1/1 4 3 0 1 6 2 *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Recent fixtures and results
2012 DateTournamentLocationOpponentStadiumScoreMaldivian Scorers Malé, Maldives Sri Lanka Bangkok, Thailand Vietnam Bangkok, Thailand Myanmar Malacca, Malaysia Qatar Malacca, Malaysia Tajikistan Malacca, Malaysia Iran Malacca, Malaysia Bahrain Malacca, Malaysia Kuwait Nawalapitiya, SL Sri Lanka Nawalapitiya, SL Pakistan Nawalapitiya, SL Bangladesh Nawalapitiya, SL Pakistan
2013 DateTournamentLocationOpponentStadiumScoreMaldivian Scorers Jakarta, Indonesia Papua New Guinea Jakarta, Indonesia Laos Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia
2014 DateTournamentLocationOpponentStadiumScoreMaldivian Scorers Goyang, South Korea Thailand Incheon, South Korea Indonesia Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Timor-Leste
2015 DateTournamentLocationOpponentStadiumScoreMaldivian Scorers Muscat, Oman Lebanon Muscat, Oman Bahrain Muscat, Oman Iraq Muscat, Oman Oman Coaching staff Position Name Team Manager Mohamed Adhuham Head coach Ali Suzain Assistant coach Mohammed Shahid Assistant coach Sabah Mohamed Goalkeeping coach Haseeb Hameed Team Doctor Hisham Ali Zaki
Current squad The following players were called up to the squad for 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
Coaches NameNatPeriod István Urbányi2011–2013 Drago Mamić2014 Assad Abdul GhaneeAssad to coach u23 side. Vaguthu (Dhivehi)2015 René HiddinkRene Hiddink selected as the head coach of u-23 team at Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). access date: 14 June 20212021–
See also Maldives national football team
References
External links Football Association of Maldives - Official website