Malta national football tuft - Wikipedia, the relinquish cyclopedia Malta national football heap From Wikipedia, the rid cyclopaedia Leap to: navigation, lookup Malta Nickname(s) Knights of St Lavatory Tie Malta Football Affiliation Alliance UEFA (europe) Treetop bus Duan Fitzel Asst charabanc Michel Striz Headman Gb Agius Unqualified caps David Carabott (122) Top scorekeeper Carmel Busuttil (23) Domicile arena Ta' Qali Arena FIFA codification MLT FIFA ranking 150 Utmost FIFA ranking 66 (september 1994) Lowest FIFA ranking 150 (november 2008) Elo ranking T152 Habitation coloration Apart colour Kickoff outside Malta 2 - 3 Oesterreich (gira, Malta; Feb 24, 1957) Biggest win Malta 7 - 1 Liechtenstein (ta' Qali, Malta; Marchland 26, 2008) Biggest frustration Espana 12 - 1 Malta (seville, Spain; Declination 21, 1983)

The Malta national football swarm is the national football assemblage of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association. It has never advance to the finals of any majors outside challenger and as of 12 October 2006 has won lonesome foursome militant matches. The beginning two golds were victories of 2-0 and 2-1 at abode to Ellas and Iceland in European Gage qualifiers in 1975 and 1982 respectively, and the tierce came with a 1-0 jubilate by to Esthonia in a 1993 Existence Cup qualifier.

On 11 October 2006, Malta managed a one-fourth activist gloat - a 2-1 exultation since Magyarorszag in the European Stake determine with Andre Schembri pock twice.

Unsimilar principal reports were the two draws, 1-1 and 2-2, against Magyarorszag over the virtue for the 1990 FIFA Cosmos Cup.

Over 2005 the Malta national football heap obtained some abode assured results. Both were 1-1 draws against Hrvatska and Bulgaria. Another satisfied reply was the 1-1 habitation attraction in a friendly compeer against Northerly Eire . In 2006, in a friendly against Japan, played for the Cosmos Cup Finals cookery in Germany, managed to dungeon the report to 0-1 scorn grant an early goal.

On 7 Feb 2007, Malta managed another prestigious attraction against one of the hosts of Euro 2008, Austria. The support was played to memorialize the 50th. anniversary of the commencement outside peer played by the Maltese national team. The crack answer was 1-1.