Malta national futsal team
| Nickname(s) | Knights of Malta, Ħomor (Reds), Falcons | ||
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| Association | Malta Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Gabriel Dobre | ||
| Asst coach | Carlo Scicluna | ||
| Captain | Mark Zammit | ||
| FIFA code | MLT | ||
| FIFA ranking | 111  8 (4 April 2025)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 1–7 Cyprus  (Malta; 18 January 2007) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 San Marino 1–5 (Serravalle, San Marino; 26 September 2015) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
0–13 Kazakhstan  (Malta; 19 January 2007)  Slovenia 13–0 (Paola, Malta; 2 March 2008) .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium 13–0 (Bern, Switzerland; 17 December 2010) | |||
The Malta national futsal team represents Malta in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships, and is controlled by the Malta Football Association.
With 65 caps Mark Zammit is Malta's most capped player of all time.[2]
Debut on the European futsal stage
Malta was set to make its debut on the European futsal stage when 12 nations competed in the preliminary round of the 2007 UEFA Futsal Championship. The Group C matches were played in Malta, with the facing Cyprus, Kazakhstan, and Georgia.[3]
The following 20 players were named in the preliminary squad for selection:
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Bjorn Vassallo |
| Goalkeeper | Benny Gialanze |
| Goalkeeper | Jonathan Pisani |
| Goalkeeper | Ian Farrugia |
| Defender | Nicholas Bilocca |
| Defender | John Cutajar |
| Defender | Mark Ellul Sullivan |
| Defender | Michael Portelli |
| Defender | George Taliana |
| Defender | Jeanbert Gatt |
| Forward | Tyron Borg |
| Forward | Noel Bray |
| Forward | Alvin Cacciattolo |
| Forward | Roderick Caruana |
| Forward | Robert Magro |
| Forward | Roberto Micallef |
| Forward | Nebojsa Mijailović |
| Forward | Branko Pantelić |
| Forward | Paul Bugeja |
| Forward | Rene Sciberras |
Competition history
FIFA Futsal World Cup
| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
 1989
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Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 1992
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 1996
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 2000
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 2004
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 2008
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Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |||||||||
 2012
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
 2016
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||||||||||
 2021
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | ||||||||||
 2024
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3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Total (0/5) | 15 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 96 | ||||||||||
UEFA Futsal Championship
| UEFA Futsal Championship record | UEFA Futsal Championship qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
| 1996
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Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1999
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 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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.svg.png){kind=small} 2007
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Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | |||||||||
 2010
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||
 2012
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 2014
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||
 2016
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 2018
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 2022
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 | ||||||||||
 2026
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To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total (0/7) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 103 | ||||||||||
Current squad
The following players were named for the matches against Northern Ireland to be played on 26 and 27 October 2018.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Stefan Vella | Valletta
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| GK | Clint Mifsud | Luxol St Andrews
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| DF | Jovica Milijić | 20 February 1986 | Valletta
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| DF | Melvin Borg | 3 October 1986 | Valletta
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| DF | Giancarlo Sammut | 7 May 1992 | Luxol St Andrews
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| FW | Matthew Attard | 18 June 1996 | Luxol St Andrews
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| FW | Carl Azzopardi | 31 August 1989 | Luxol St Andrews
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| FW | Karl Sciortino | 5 September 1995 | Swieqi United
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| FW | Mark Zammit (captain) | 8 February 1986 | Luxol St Andrews
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| FW | Andy Mangion | 12 June 1989 | Luxol St Andrews
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| FW | Dylan Musu | 23 February 1990 | Valletta
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| Andre Ciancio | Swieqi United
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| Kurt Bartolo | Pietà Hotspurs
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| Rennie Tanti | Birkirkara
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| Lee Grech | University
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| Marwan Telisi | Birkirkara
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| Gary Inguanez | Birkirkara
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References
- ^ "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "The Futsal Malta Association would like to take this opportunity to thank Malta captain Mark Zammit". Facebook. Futsal Malta Association. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Malta Makes its debut in the 2007 Futsal UEFA Championship". The Malta Independent. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ "Hermans calls squad for N. Ireland futsal friendlies". Malta Football Association. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.