Maldives national football team

Maldives
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Sea, Red Snappers
AssociationFootball Association of Maldives (FAM)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachAli Suzain
CaptainAli Samooh
Most capsImran Mohamed (110)
Top scorerAli Ashfaq (58)[1]
Home stadiumNational Football Stadium
FIFA codeMDV
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 163 Steady (24 October 2024)[2]
Highest124 (July–August 2006)
Lowest183 (August–September 1997)
First international
 Seychelles 9–0 Maldives 
(Saint-Pierre, Réunion; 27 August 1979)
Biggest win
 Maldives 12–0 Mongolia 
(Male, Maldives; 3 December 2003)
Biggest defeat
 Iran 17–0 Maldives 
(Damascus, Syria; 2 June 1997)
SAFF Championship
Appearances11 (first in 1995)
Best resultChampions (2008, 2018)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2012)
Best resultThird place (2014)

The Maldives national football team (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭ ގައުމީ ފުޓްބޯލް ޓީމް) represents the Maldives in international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

The Maldives' most significant success was winning the 2008 SAFF Championship where they beat the most successful team India in the final 1–0.[4] They won their second local title in 2018 SAFF Championship, once again by beating India in the final.

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Ali Ashfaq – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Maldives win SAFF Championship with 87th minute goal". Indian Team. 14 June 2008. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008.