Category: National Team

13 November 201813 November 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Andre Schembri to quit national team after Nations League matches

Andrè Schembri has announced that the UEFA Nations League Group D3 matches against Kosovo (November 17) and Faroe Islands (November 20) at the National Stadium will be his last for the national team. The 32-year-old forward informed Malta coach Ray… Read more

13 November 201818 November 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Winston Muscat names Under-19 squad for UEFA tournament

Malta Under-19 coach Winston Muscat named a nineteen-man squad ahead of the UEFA Under-19 Championship mini-tournament which kicks-off on Wednesday. Malta faces France in the first game on Wednesday, kick-off at 11:00; Belgium on Saturday while the Maltese youngsters complete… Read more

11 November 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Silvio Vella names Under-21 squad for Albania friendlies

Malta Under-21 coach Silvio Vella has announced his 20 man squad for the double away friendly fixture coming up next week against Albania. From the previous Under-21 Championship campaign, Andreas Vella, Jean Borg, Kurt Shaw, Michele Sansone, Myles Beerman, Matthew… Read more

8 November 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Farrugia names squad for Kosovo, Faroe Islands matches

Malta coach Ray Farrugia has named a squad of 26 players for the final UEFA Nations League Group D3 matches against Kosovo and Faroe Islands, both being played at the National Stadium on November 17 and 20 respectively. Defender Zach… Read more

30 October 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Under-17 side lose 3-1 to Bulgaria

Malta lost 1-3 to Bulgaria in the final match from Group 3 of the UEFA Under-17 Championship qualifiers at the NNC Brdo in Kranj, Slovenia on Tuesday. Martin Petkov put Bulgaria ahead on the 41st minute and then doubled the… Read more

28 October 201828 October 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Futsal national team defeats Northern Ireland after narrow defeat

The Malta Futsal national team,led by Vic Hermans, defeated Northern Ireland 4-1 in a friendly match at the National Sports School on Saturday after losing 1-2 in a first friendly match on Friday. The two friendlies against Northern Ireland followed… Read more

27 October 201828 October 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Narrow defeat for Under-17 side to hosts Slovenia

Malta lost 2-1 to hosts Slovenia in the second match from Group 3 of the qualifying round of the UEFA Under-17 Championship at the NNC Brdo in Kranj, Slovenia. Following the heavy defeat to Austria on Wednesday, the team’s performance… Read more

25 October 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Under-19 side lose narrowly to Luxembourg in friendly match

After winning a first friendly match 1-0 on Tuesday, the Malta Under-19 side lost the second game to Luxembourg 2-1 at the Stade um Dribbel in Bascharage on Thursday. Luxembourg took the lead late in the first half through Lucas Coopmans.… Read more

25 October 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta retains 183rd place in FIFA Ranking

Following the defeat to Kosovo and a draw with Azerbaijan earlier this month, Malta retained the 183rd place in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking which was published on Thursday. Malta lies just behind Moldova (171, up 2) and Liechtenstein (182, down… Read more

24 October 201824 October 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Heavy defeat for Under-17 side to Austria

The Malta Under-17 side suffered a heavy 0-7 defeat to Austria in a match from Group 3 of the UEFA Under-17 Championship qualifying round at the NNC Brdo in Kranj, Slovenia on Wednesday. Matthias Braunöder put Malta ahead on the… Read more