Category: Youth Football

24 February 202525 February 2025 by Malta FA

UEFA Development Tournament: Malta beats Armenia in opening match

Malta kicked off their campaign in the UEFA Boys U16 Development Tournament with a 1-0 win over Armenia on Monday, thanks to a second-half strike from captain Ryan Debono. Malta eventually opened the scoring in the 77th minute, after Debono… Read more

23 February 202523 February 2025 by Malta FA

Piero Panzanaro names Under-16 squad for UEFA Development Tournament

Malta U16 Coach Piero Panzanaro has named a 20-player squad for the upcoming UEFA U16 Development Tournament that is set to take place over the coming week. The tournament, which will be held at the Centenary Stadium, Ta’ Qali, will… Read more

5 December 20245 December 2024 by Antoine Busuttil

UEFA Under-17 Championship draws held in Nyon

The 2024/25 UEFA European Under-17 Championship round 2 draw and the 2025/26 UEFA European Under-17 Championship round 1 draw were held in Nyon on Friday. The draws were made by Bjorn Vassallo, chairman of the UEFA Youth and Amateur Football… Read more

5 December 20245 December 2024 by Antoine Busuttil

UEFA Under-19 Championship 2025/26 qualifying round draw held on Thursday

Malta was drawn in Group 13 alongside Czechia, Northern Ireland and Azerbaijan in the 2025/26 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round, marking the beginning of the path to the eight-team finals in Wales. The draw was made by Bjorn Vassallo,… Read more

27 November 202428 November 2024 by Antoine Busuttil

Back-to-back defeats for Malta Under-15 side against Montenegro

The Malta Under-15 national team, led by Jonathan Holland, suffered back-to-back defeats to Montenegro in two friendly matches at the Centenary Stadium. On Monday, Malta lost 1-4. Nikola Vukoje put Montenegro ahead and went on to double the score thanks… Read more

27 November 202428 November 2024 by Antoine Busuttil

Heavy defeat for women’s Under-19 national team

Malta suffered a heavy 0-7 defeat to Slovenia in match day 1 of the UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship Round 1 Group B4 at the Stadion NK Lučko in Lučko, Croatia on Wednesday. Neža Trost put Slovenia ahead on 2 minutes… Read more

22 November 202423 November 2024 by Malta FA

David Attard names women’s Under-19 squad ahead of UEFA tournament

Malta Women’s Under-19 Coach David Attard has named the squad for the upcoming UEFA European Women’s Under-19 Qualifiers, to be held in Croatia later this month. The Malta WU19 team is set to take on Croatia, Luxembourg and Slovenia between… Read more

19 November 202421 November 2024 by Malta FA

Narrow defeat for women’s Under-17 side

Malta finished their 2025 UEFA European Women’s U17 Championship Qualifying campaign with a narrow loss against Moldova despite a much-improved performance. Malta WU17 Coach Clint Tabone made a number of changes to the line-up ahead of the match, as the… Read more

16 November 202417 December 2024 by Malta FA

Under-18s register back-to-back wins over Latvia

Malta U18 made it back-to-back 1-0 wins in the second of two friendlies played against Latvia in the space of three days, after a controlled and confident performance. Right after kick-off, Latvia did come close to opening the scoring, after… Read more

16 November 202416 November 2024 by Malta FA

Ukraine prove too strong for women’s Under-17 team

Ukraine proved too strong for Malta, with the Ukrainians winning 10-0 in the second round of fixtures in Group B2 of the UEFA European Women’s U17 Championship Qualifiers. The game started off with a number of challenges in midfield, with… Read more