Maldives women's national football team

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. The team played its first official international match against Myanmar on 1 October 2004.

Maldives

Association	Football Association of Maldives
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Mohamed Athif
Captain	Hawwa Haneefa
Top scorer	Fadhuwa Zahir (11)
Home stadium	National Football Stadium
FIFA code	MDV
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	167 (16 June 2026)
Highest	91 (December 2009)
Lowest	167 (December 2025)
First international
Myanmar 17–0 Maldives (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1 October 2004)
Biggest win
Maldives 3–0 Qatar (Malé, Maldives; 27 June 2013) Sri Lanka 2–5 Maldives (Siliguri, West Bengal; 26 December 2016)
Biggest defeat
Myanmar 17–0 Maldives (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1 October 2004)
SAFF Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 2010)
Best result	Semifinals (2016)

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: 2026 in association football, 2026 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

2025

Vietnam v Maldives

29 June Asian Cup qualifiers	Vietnam	7–0	Maldives	Việt Trì, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7	Ngân Thị Vạn Sự 7', 11' Nguyễn Thị Bích Thùy 14' Nguyễn Thị Vạn 25' Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Anh 30' Ngọc Minh Chuyên 44' Phạm Hải Yến 67'	Report		Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

Maldives v Guam

2 July Asian Cup qualifiers	Maldives	0–3	Guam	Việt Trì, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7		Report	Bartosh 45', 56', 75'	Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)

United Arab Emirates v Maldives

5 July Asian Cup qualifiers	United Arab Emirates	5–0	Maldives	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)

2026

Maldives v India

25 May 2026 (2026-05-25) 2026 SAFF GS	Maldives	0–11	India	Margao, India
19:30 (19:00 MVT UTC+5)		Report	Naorem 10', 17' Xaxa 29' A. Singh 34', 66', 70', 86' Dangmei 39' Shirvoikar 52', 68' Basfore 60'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 225 Referee: Sharaban Tahura (Bangladesh)

Bangladesh v Maldives

29 May 2026 (2026-05-29) 2026 SAFF GS	Bangladesh	4–2	Maldives	Margao, India
19:30 (19:00 MVT UTC+5)	Siddiqui 1' Marma 34' Prity 63' Kisku 90+5'	Report	Noora 42' Fazla 57'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 127 Referee: Rachana Kamani (India)

Coaching staff

As of 2025

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Mohamed Athif
Assistant coach	Mariyam Mirfatah
Assistant coach	Aminath Siyana
Goalkeeping coach	Ahmed Fayaz
Physical coach	Sheenez Mohamed

Manager history

• Mohamed Athif (2018)
• Ahmed Nashid (2019)
• Mohamed Nizam (2024–2025)
• Mohamed Athif (2025–)

Players

See also: Category:Maldives women's international footballers

Current squad

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

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
8	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
21	4FW	Aminath Fazla
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

• 2018 Asian Games – squads

Records

See also: Category:Maldives women's international footballers

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD		GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1991 to 2003	Did not exist									Did not exist
2007	Did not qualify									Via AFC Women's Asian Cup
2011
2015	Did not enter									Did not enter
2019
2023	Did not qualify									Via AFC Women's Asian Cup
2027
2031	To be determined									To be determined
2035
Total	0/10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1996 to 2004	Did not exist									Did not exist
2008	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	0	20	−20
2012	Did not enter									Did not enter
2016	Did not enter									Did not enter
2020	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	2	11	−9
2024	Withdrew from qualification									Withdrew
2028	Did not qualify									Via AFC Women's Asian Cup
2032	To be determined									To be determined
Total	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		3	0	0	3	2	31	−29

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1975 to 2003	Did not exist									Did not exist
2006	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	10	−10
2008	Did not enter									Did not enter
2010	Did not qualify									4	0	0	4	0	20	−20
2014	Did not enter									Did not enter
2018
2022	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	20	−20
2026										3	0	0	3	0	15	−15
2029	To be determined								To be determined
Total	0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	0	0	11	0	65	−65

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1990 to 2002	Did not exist
2006	Did not participate
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

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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
2022	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	19	−19
2024	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	25	−25
2026	Group stage	2	0	0	2	2	15	−13
Total	8/8	23	3	2	18	16	116	−100

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFF Women's Championship

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

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

Regional

• South Asian Games

Bronze Medal: 2019

See also

• Sport in Maldives
  • Football in Maldives
    • FAM Women's Football Championship
• Maldives women's national football team results

External links

• (in English) Official website of the Maldives women's national football team
• Facebook