Maldives national football team
football team
Maldives national football team is the national football team of Maldives.
| Nickname(s) | The Sea, Red Snapper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Maldives (FAM) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Petar Segrt | ||
| Captain | Ali Ashfaq | ||
| Most caps | Imran Mohamed (at least 95)[1] | ||
| Top scorer | Ali Ashfaq (52)[2] | ||
| Home stadium | National Football Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | MDV | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 156  2 (22 December 2022)[3] | ||
| Highest | 126 (July–August 2006) | ||
| Lowest | 183 (August–September 1997) | ||
| First international | |||
 Seychelles 9–0 Maldives  (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) | |||
Top scorers
change| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Ali Ashfaq | 11 | 2003-2007 | |
| 1 | Ibrahim Fazeel | 11 | 2000-present | |
| 3 | Mohammed Nizam | 10 | 1997-2004 | |
| 3 | Ali Umar | 10 | 2001-2005 | |
| 5 | Shiham Ali | 7 | 1999-2003 | |
| 5 | Ahmed Thariq | 7 | 2003-present | |
| 7 | Adam Abdul Latheef | 5 | 1997-2000 | |
| 8 | Lirdham Saeed | 3 | 1996-1997 | |
| 8 | Shah Ismail | 3 | 1996-1999 | |
| 8 | Mohamed Wildhan | 3 | 1999 | |
| 8 | Mausoon Bul Ghafoor | 3 | 1999 | |
| 8 | Ashraf Luthfy | 3 | 2001-2003 |
References
change- ↑ Roberto Mamrud. "Imran Mohamed – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ Roberto Mamrud. "Ali Ashfaq – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
