Maldives women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Maldives national football team.

Maldives
AssociationFootball Association of Maldives
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachMohamed Nizam
CaptainHawwa Haneefa
Home stadiumNational Football Stadium
FIFA codeMDV
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 163 (12 June 2025)[1]
Highest91 (December 2009)
Lowest163 (December 2024)
First international
Myanmar 17–0  
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1 October 2004)
Biggest win
Maldives 3–0 Qatar 
(Malé, Maldives; 27 April 2013)
 Sri Lanka 2–5  
(Siliguri, West Bengal; 26 December 2016)
Biggest defeat
Myanmar 17–0  
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1 October 2004)
SAFF Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2010)
Best resultSemifinals (2016)

The Maldives women's national football team was first formed in 2003. The team represents Maldives in international women's football and thus falls under the governance of the Football Association of Maldives.[2] The team played its first official international match against Myanmar on 1 October 2004.

Team image

Home stadium

The Maldives women's national football team plays their home matches on the National Football Stadium.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Maldives women's national football team results
See also: 2025 in association football, 2025 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2024

18 October 2024 SAFF W GS Sri Lanka  1–0   Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30 Stadium: Dashrath Stadium
21 October 2024 SAFF W GS   0–11  Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30
  • Preeti 5', 65', 87' (pen.)
  • Sabita Rana Magar 29'
  • Rekha 32', 42', 48', 63', 78'
  • Anita KC 69'
  • Amisha Karki 88'
 Stadium: Dashrath Stadium
Attendance: 6,671
Referee: Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka)
24 October 2024 SAFF W GS   0–13  Bhutan Kathmandu, Nepal
13:30
  • Sonam Choden 5'
  • Tshering 7', 18'
  • Lhazom 15', 19', 47', 53', 71' (pen.)
  • Namgyel Dema 41'
  • Deki Yangdon 48'
  • Tshering Yanden 65', 80'
  • Tshering Lhaden 68'
 Stadium: Dashrath Stadium
Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)
30 December Friendly India  14–0   Bengaluru, India
15:30
Report Stadium: Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence

2025

2 January Friendly India  11–1   Bengaluru, India
15:30
Mariyam Rifa 27' Stadium: Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence
29 June Asian Cup qualifiers Vietnam  7–0   Việt Trì, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7
Report Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
2 July Asian Cup qualifiers   0–3  Guam Việt Trì, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)
5 July Asian Cup qualifiers United Arab Emirates  5–0   Việt Trì, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7
  • Al-Zaabi 28', 45+4', 47'
  • Al-Hosani 68'
  • Al-Hazmi 90+1'
 Report Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal)

Coaching staff

As of 18 October 2024[3]
Position Name Ref.
Head coach Mohamed Nizam
Assistant coach Mariyam Mirfatah
Assistant coach Aminath Siyana
Goalkeeping coach Ahmed Fayaz
Physical coach Sheenez Mohamed

Manager history

Players

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the friendly matches against India in December 2024 and January 2025.[4]

Caps and goals accurate up to and including 13 July 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Aminath Leeza (1986-11-25) 25 November 1986
18 1GK Saiga Hussain (1993-03-26) 26 March 1993
6 2DF Fathimath Afza (1988-11-01) 1 November 1988
7 2DF Fathimath Inaasha Adam (2001-04-21) 21 April 2001
12 2DF Maryam Shafa Binthi Ahmed Ali
14 2DF Hawwa Haneefa (Captain) (1990-01-31) 31 January 1990
22 2DF Rishma Abdullah
12 2DF Shahfa Shiuth
13 3MF Aishath Raveena
17 3MF Mariyam Rifa (1992-08-29) 29 August 1992
5 3MF Shiyana Ahmed Zuhair (1988-01-01) 1 January 1988
16 3MF Aishath Ameesha Salaam
4 3MF Fathimath Sibahath Haneef
9 3MF Aishath Althaf Mohamed
11 3MF Fathimath Shahuma
10 4FW Mariyam Noora (2002-09-04) 4 September 2002
19 4FW Raniya Ibrahim (2005-04-06) 6 April 2005
20 4FW Maeesha Abdul Hannan
20 4FW Maeesha Abdul Hannan
3 4FW Safiyya Rafa (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998
12 Faiha Ali Hassan
12 Saha Abdul Hahman
12 Haleemath Hishmaa

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Fathimath Sausan  Bhutan,24 October 2024
DF Zulaikha Habeeb (1998-08-23) 23 August 1998  Bhutan,24 October 2024
DF Aminath Zaahiya (1993-07-11) 11 July 1993  Bhutan,24 October 2024

Previous squads

Asian Games

Records

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
1991 Did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007 Did not qualify
2011
2015 Did not enter
2019
2023 Did not qualify
2027
2031 To be determined
2035 To be determined
Total 0/12 – – – – – – – –
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
1975 to 2003 Did not enter
2006 Did not qualify
2008 Did not enter
2010 Did not qualify
2014 Did not enter
2018
2022 Did not qualify
2026
Total 0/21 – – – – – – –
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year Result GP W D L GF GA GD
1990 Did not participate
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 0 38 −38
2018 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 0 21 −21
2022 Did not participate
2026 To be determined
Total 2/10 6 0 0 6 0 59 −59

SAFF Women's Championship

SAFF Women's Championship record
Year Result GP W D L GF GA GD
2010 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7
2012 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8
2014 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9
2016 Semi-finals 4 2 0 2 8 18 −10
2019 Group Stage 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8
2019 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19
2019 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 0 25 −25
Total 7/7 21 3 2 16 14 101 −87

South Asian Games

South Asian Games record
Year Result GP W D L GF GA GD
2010 Did not enter
2016 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3
2019 Third place 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7
Total 2/3 7 2 1 4 4 14 −10

AFF Women's Championship

AFF Women's Championship record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Invitee
2004 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 0 43
Total 1/12 3 0 0 3 0 43

Honours

Regional

Bronze Medal: 2019

See also

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Member Association - Maldives". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. ^ "SAFF Women's Championshipf' 24 Match Report Match 2" (PDF). SAFF. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ "India vs Maldives || 14-0 || FIFA International Women's Friendly 2024 || Football Accent". youtube. 29 December 2024.
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