The Malta national football team represents the country of Malta in international association football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association (MFA), the local governing body of football which was founded in 1900. The MFA became a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in 1959 and a year later joined the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Prior to that, on 24 February 1957, the team played its first official international match at the Empire Stadium against Austria, a 3–2 defeat. The first goal was scored by Tony Cauchi.
As of April 2026, Malta has played 463 international fixtures, winning 66, drawing 77 and losing 320. The team's most frequent opponent has been Iceland, meeting the side 15 times, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 11. In global and continental competitions, Malta has competed in qualification groups for both the UEFA European Championship, since 1962, and the FIFA World Cup, since 1974, but has failed to qualify for any tournament finals.
Since 1957, more than 300 players have made at least one international appearance for the team. The following is a list of those players who earned between 10 and 24 caps for Malta.
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Players
PlayerPositionCapsGoals Date of debutDebut againstDate of last matchLast match againstMF242DF241MF232GK230DF230MF221MF220DF220FW211FW211MF211DF210DF210MF210FW203DF201FW200MF200FW192MF191GK190FW182FW182MF182 Italy CFW182FW181DF181MF180MF180FW171DF170FW170DF170MF161DF160MF160MF151DF150FW150FW150MF140DF140MF140MF140DF140GK130 Italy CMF130FW122FW121DF120MF120DF111MF111GK110DF110FW113DF110MF110MF110FW110DF110FW101DF100DF100 Italy CMF100MF100
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All-time appearances list