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Nickname(s) | Ħomor (Reds) | ||
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Association | Malta Football Association | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Michele Marcolini | ||
Captain | Steve Borg | ||
Most caps | Michael Mifsud (143) | ||
Top scorer | Michael Mifsud (42) | ||
Home stadium | Ta' Qali Stadium | ||
FIFA code | MLT | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 172 ![]() | ||
Highest | 66 (September 1994, September 1995) | ||
Lowest | 192 (July 2017, September 2017) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Gżira, Malta; 24 February 1957) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Ta' Qali, Malta; 26 March 2008) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Seville, Spain; 21 December 1983) | |||
Website | mfa.mt |
The Malta men's national football team (Maltese: Tim nazzjonali tal-futbol ta' Malta) represents Malta in international football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association, the governing body for football in Malta.
The first official game played by Malta was a 3–2 defeat in a friendly against Austria in 1957.[3] Their competitive debut arrived five years later, playing against Denmark in the preliminary round of the 1964 European Nations' Cup.[4] Since becoming a UEFA member in 1960 and a FIFA member in 1959,[5] Malta have competed in every qualifier for the European Championship and FIFA World Cup, but have never made it to the finals of any major international competition.