List of international matches for the Maldivian national football team

The list of the international matches of the Maldivian national soccer team contains all the matches of the Maldivian national soccer team , provided they are listed by the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF), the World Football Elo Ratings or the World Football Association FIFA .

List of international matches

1970 to 1979

No.	date	Result	opponent	occasion	venue	comment
1	08/27/1979	0: 9	Seychelles	Indian Ocean Island Games 1979	Saint-Pierre ( RUN )	First international match, first international match against Seychelles
2	08/28/1979	0: 9	Reunion	Indian Ocean Island Games 1979	Saint-Pierre (RUN)	First international match against Réunion
3	08/29/1979	1: 2	Comoros	Indian Ocean Island Games 1979	Saint-Pierre (RUN)	First international match against Comoros

1980 to 1989

No.	date	Result	opponent	occasion	venue	comment
*	??. ??. 1984	1-0	Bhutan	Friendly match	?, (?)	First international match against Bhutan
*	04/18/1984	0: 4	Nepal	Friendly match	Kathmandu ( NEP )	First international match against Nepal
*	??. ??. 1984	0: 5	Bangladesh	Friendly match	?, (?)	First international match against Bangladesh
*	??. ??. 1984	0: 5	Sri Lanka	Friendly match	Colombo ( SRI )	First international match against Sri Lanka
*	08/29/1985	2: 2	Comoros	Indian Ocean Island Games 1985	Port Louis ( MUS )
*	08/30/1985	0: 9	Reunion	Indian Ocean Island Games 1985	Port Louis ( MUS )
*	December 22, 1985	1: 3	Pakistan	Friendly match	Dhaka ( BAN )	First international match against Pakistan
*	December 23, 1985	0: 8	Bangladesh	Friendly match	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	11/22/1987	0: 1	Pakistan	Friendly match	Calcutta ( IND )
*	11/23/1987	0: 5	India	Friendly match	Calcutta ( IND )	First international match against India

1990 to 1999

No.	date	Result	opponent	occasion	venue	comment
*	11/12/1993	0-0	Bangladesh	Friendly match	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	11/13/1993	0-0	Nepal	Friendly match	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	12/18/1993	1: 3	Sri Lanka	Friendly match	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	December 19, 1995	0: 1	Nepal	Friendly match	Madras ( IND )
*	December 21, 1995	0-0	Bangladesh	Friendly match	Madras ( IND )
*	06/27/1996	0: 8	Thailand	Soccer Asian Cup 1996 (qualification)	Bangkok ( THA )	First international match against Thailand
*	06/29/1996	0: 2	Singapore	Soccer Asian Cup 1996 (qualification)	Bangkok ( THA )	First international match against Singapore
*	07/01/1996	1: 3	Myanmar	Soccer Asian Cup 1996 (qualification)	Bangkok ( THA )	First international match against Myanmar
*	07/04/1996	0: 8	Thailand	Soccer Asian Cup 1996 (qualification)	Singapore ( SIN )
*	07/07/1996	2: 5	Singapore	Soccer Asian Cup 1996 (qualification)	Singapore ( SIN )
*	07/09/1996	1: 4	Myanmar	Soccer Asian Cup 1996 (qualification)	Singapore ( SIN )
*	06/02/1997	0:17	Iran	Football World Cup 1998 (qualification)	Damascus ( SYR )	First international match against Iran
*	06/04/1997	0:12	Syria	Football World Cup 1998 (qualification)	Damascus ( SYR )	First international match against Syria
*	06/06/1997	0: 3	Kyrgyzstan	Football World Cup 1998 (qualification)	Damascus ( SYR )	First international match against Kyrgyzstan
*	06/09/1997	0:12	Syria	Football World Cup 1998 (qualification)	Tehran ( IRN )
*	06/11/1997	0: 9	Iran	Football World Cup 1998 (qualification)	Tehran ( IRN )
*	06/13/1997	0: 6	Kyrgyzstan	Football World Cup 1998 (qualification)	Tehran ( IRN )
*	09/05/1997	1: 1	Bangladesh	Football South Asian Cup 1997	Kathmandu ( NEP )
*	09/09/1997	2: 2	India	Football South Asian Cup 1997	Kathmandu ( NEP )
*	09/10/1997	2: 1	Sri Lanka	Football South Asian Cup 1997	Kathmandu ( NEP )
*	09/13/1997	1: 5	India	Football South Asian Cup 1997 (final)	Kathmandu ( NEP )
*	11/15/1998	2: 2	Sri Lanka	Friendly match	Colombo ( SRI )
*	11/17/1998	1: 2	India	Friendly match	Colombo ( SRI )
*	December 01, 1998	0: 3	Tajikistan	Friendly match	Suphan Buri ( THA )	First international match against Tajikistan
*	05.12.1998	0: 4	Qatar	Friendly match	Suphan Buri ( THA )	First international match against Qatar
*	04/23/1999	0-0	Sri Lanka	Soccer South Asian Championship 1999	Goa ( IND )
*	04/27/1999	3: 2	Nepal	Soccer South Asian Championship 1999	Goa ( IND )
*	04/29/1999	1: 2	India	Soccer South Asian Championship 1999	Goa ( IND )
*	05/01/1999	2-0	Nepal	Soccer South Asian Championship 1999	Goa ( IND )
*	09/24/1999	4-0	Sri Lanka	Friendly match	Kathmandu ( NEP )
*	09/27/1999	2: 1	Bangladesh	Friendly match	Kathmandu ( NEP )
*	10/02/1999	1: 2	Nepal	Friendly match	Kathmandu ( NEP )
*	04/10/1999	1: 3	India	Friendly match	Kathmandu ( NEP )

2000 to 2009

No.	date	Result	opponent	occasion	venue	comment
*	March 31, 2000	0: 8	Iran	Football Asian Cup 2000 (qualification)	Aleppo ( SYR )
*	04/02/2000	1: 4	Bahrain	Football Asian Cup 2000 (qualification)	Aleppo ( SYR )	First international match against Bahrain
*	04/04/2000	0: 6	Syria	Football Asian Cup 2000 (qualification)	Aleppo ( SYR )
*	04/07/2000	1: 2	Syria	Football Asian Cup 2000 (qualification)	Tehran ( IRN )
*	04/09/2000	0: 1	Bahrain	Football Asian Cup 2000 (qualification)	Tehran ( IRN )
*	04/11/2000	0: 3	Iran	Football Asian Cup 2000 (qualification)	Tehran ( IRN )
*	04/01/2001	6-0	Cambodia	Football World Cup 2002 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )	First international match against Cambodia
*	04/06/2001	0: 5	Indonesia	Football World Cup 2002 (qualification)	Jakarta ( IDN )	First international match against Indonesia
*	04/15/2001	1: 1	Cambodia	Football World Cup 2002 (qualification)	Phnom Penh ( KAM )
*	04/22/2001	1:10	People's Republic of China	Football World Cup 2002 (qualification)	Xi'an ( CHN )	First international match against China
*	04/28/2001	0: 1	People's Republic of China	Football World Cup 2002 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	05/06/2001	0: 2	Indonesia	Football World Cup 2002 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	01/11/2003	6-0	Bhutan	Soccer South Asian Championship 2003	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	01/13/2003	0: 1	Bangladesh	Soccer South Asian Championship 2003	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	01/15/2003	3: 2	Nepal	Soccer South Asian Championship 2003	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	01/18/2003	1-0	Pakistan	Soccer South Asian Championship 2003	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	01/20/2003	1: 1 n.v. 3: 5 i. E.	Bangladesh	Soccer South Asian Championship 2003 (final)	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	03/21/2003	1: 1	Brunei	Soccer Asian Cup 2004 (Qualification)	Male ( MDV )	First international match against Brunei
*	03/25/2003	0: 2	Myanmar	Soccer Asian Cup 2004 (Qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	11/29/2003	1-0	Mongolia	Football World Cup 2006 (qualification)	Ulaanbaatar ( MGL )	First international match against Mongolia
*	12/03/2003	12: 0	Mongolia	Football World Cup 2006 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )	Supreme victory
*	12/18/2004	0: 4	Vietnam	Football World Cup 2006 (qualification)	Hanoi ( VIE )	First international match against Vietnam
*	03/31/2004	0-0	South Korea	Football World Cup 2006 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )	First international match against South Korea
*	06/09/2004	0: 3	Lebanon	Football World Cup 2006 (qualification)	Beirut ( LIB )	First international match against Lebanon
*	09/08/2004	2: 5	Lebanon	Football World Cup 2006 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	10/13/2004	3-0	Vietnam	Football World Cup 2006 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	11/17/2004	0: 2	South Korea	Football World Cup 2006 (qualification)	Seoul ( KOR )
*	07/12/2005	9: 1	Afghanistan	Soccer South Asian Championship 2005	Karachi ( PAK )	First international match against Afghanistan
*	12/09/2005	2-0	Sri Lanka	Soccer South Asian Championship 2005	Karachi ( PAK )
*	12/11/2005	0-0	Pakistan	Soccer South Asian Championship 2005	Karachi ( PAK )
*	12/14/2005	0: 1	India	Soccer South Asian Championship 2005	Karachi ( PAK )
*	10/08/2007	0: 3	Yemen	Soccer World Cup 2010 (Qualification)	Sana'a ( JEM )	First international match against Yemen
*	10/28/2007	2-0	Yemen	Soccer World Cup 2010 (Qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	04/09/2008	0: 4	Lebanon	Soccer Asian Cup 2011 (Qualification)	Beirut ( LIB )
*	04/23/2008	1: 2	Lebanon	Soccer Asian Cup 2011 (Qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	06/03/2008	3-0	Pakistan	Soccer South Asian Cup 2008	Male ( MDV )
*	06/05/2008	4: 1	Nepal	Soccer South Asian Cup 2008	Male ( MDV )
*	06/07/2008	0: 1	India	Soccer South Asian Cup 2008	Male ( MDV )
*	06/11/2008	1-0	Sri Lanka	Soccer South Asian Cup 2008	Colombo ( SRI )
*	06/14/2008	1-0	India	Football South Asian Championship 2008 (final)	Colombo ( SRI )	First title
*	03/28/2009	1: 1	Sri Lanka	Friendly match	Colombo ( SRI )
*	04/14/2009	1: 3	Turkmenistan	AFC Challenge Cup 2010 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )	First international match against Turkmenistan
*	04/16/2009	3: 2	Philippines	AFC Challenge Cup 2010 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )	First international match against the Philippines
*	04/18/2009	5-0	Bhutan	AFC Challenge Cup 2010 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	11/09/2009	0-0	Al-Shabab	Friendly match	Manama ( BHR )	Not an official game
*	11/12/2009	1: 3	al-Najma	Friendly match	Manama ( BHR )	Not an official game
*	11/14/2009	1: 5	Riffa Club	Friendly match	Manama ( BHR )	Not an official game
*	11/17/2009	2: 2	al-Ahli Club	Friendly match	Manama ( BHR )	Not an official game
*	11/21/2009	1: 2	Ulsan Hyundai FC	Friendly match	Male ( MDV )	Not an official game
*	11/26/2009	1-0	Malaysia	Friendly match	Petaling Jaya ( MAS )	First international match against Malaysia
*	11/29/2009	4: 1	Malaysia U21	Friendly match	Petaling Jaya ( MAS )	Not an official game
*	05.12.2009	1: 1	Nepal	Soccer South Asian Cup 2009	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	December 07, 2009	3: 1	Afghanistan	Soccer South Asian Cup 2009	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	December 09, 2009	2-0	India	Soccer South Asian Cup 2009	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	12/11/2009	5: 1	Sri Lanka	Soccer South Asian Cup 2009	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	12/13/2009	0: 0 n.v. 1: 3 i. E.	India	Soccer South Asian Cup 2009 (Final)	Dhaka ( BAN )

2010 to 2019

No.	date	Result	opponent	occasion	venue	comment
*	10/12/2010	3: 1	Persib Bandung U21	Friendly match	Bandung ( IDN )	Not an official game
*	10/12/2010	0: 3	Indonesia	Friendly match	Bandung ( IDN )
*	11/02/2010	0: 4	Malaysia	Friendly match	Petaling Jaya ( MAS )
*	03/21/2011	4-0	Cambodia	AFC Challenge Cup 2012 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	03/23/2011	2: 1	Kyrgyzstan	AFC Challenge Cup 2012 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	03/25/2011	0-0	Tajikistan	AFC Challenge Cup 2012 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	06/07/2011	0: 4	Singapore	Friendly match	Singapore ( SIN )
*	07/10/2011	1: 1	India	Friendly match	Male ( MDV )
*	07/23/2011	0: 4	Iran	Football World Cup 2014 (qualification)	Tehran ( IRN )
*	07/28/2011	0: 1	Iran	Football World Cup 2014 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	08/04/2011	1: 1	Mauritius	Indian Ocean Island Games 2011	Praslin ( SEY )	First international match against Mauritius
*	08/06/2011	2: 2	Comoros	Indian Ocean Island Games 2011	Praslin ( SEY )
*	08/09/2011	1: 5	Seychelles	Indian Ocean Island Games 2011	Praslin ( SEY )
*	11/14/2011	5-0	Armed Forces of Malaysia	Friendly match	Petaling Jaya ( MAS )	Not an official game
*	11/16/2011	1-0	Sime Darby FC	Friendly match	Petaling Jaya ( MAS )	Not an official game
*	11/18/2011	1: 2	Kelantan FA	Friendly match	Petaling Jaya ( MAS )	Not an official game
*	11/22/2011	3-0	Seychelles	Friendly match	Male ( MDV )
*	11/24/2011	2: 1	Seychelles	Friendly match	Male ( MDV )
*	12/02/2011	1: 1	Nepal	Soccer South Asian Cup 2011	New Delhi ( IND )
*	December 04, 2011	0-0	Pakistan	Soccer South Asian Cup 2011	New Delhi ( IND )
*	December 06, 2011	3: 1	Bangladesh	Soccer South Asian Cup 2011	New Delhi ( IND )
*	December 09, 2011	1: 3	India	Soccer South Asian Cup 2011	New Delhi ( IND )
*	02/24/2012	0: 3	Thailand	Friendly match	Chiang Mai ( THA )
*	03/08/2012	1: 3	Turkmenistan	AFC Challenge Cup 2012	Kathmandu ( NEP )
*	03/10/2012	1-0	Nepal	AFC Challenge Cup 2012	Kathmandu ( NEP )
*	03/12/2012	0: 2	Palestine	AFC Challenge Cup 2012	Kathmandu ( NEP )	First international match against Palestine
*	08/27/2012	2: 1	Nepal	Nehru Cup 2012	Delhi ( IND )
*	08/25/2012	0: 3	India	Nehru Cup 2012	Delhi ( IND )
*	08/27/2012	2: 1	Syria	Nehru Cup 2012	Delhi ( IND )
*	08/29/2012	0: 3	Cameroon B	Nehru Cup 2012	Delhi ( IND )	Not an official game
*	02/12/2013	1: 1	Pakistan	Friendly match	Male ( MDV )
*	02/14/2013	3-0	Pakistan	Friendly match	Male ( MDV )
*	11/27/2013	1: 3	Seychelles	Friendly match	Victoria ( SEY )
*	11/29/2013	1: 2	Seychelles	Friendly match	Victoria ( SEY )
*	12/02/2013	10-0	Sri Lanka	Soccer South Asian Cup 2013	Kathmandu ( NEP )
*	04/12/2013	2-0	Bhutan	Soccer South Asian Cup 2013	Kathmandu ( NEP )
*	December 06, 2013	0-0	Afghanistan	Soccer South Asian Cup 2013	Kathmandu ( NEP )
*	12/09/2013	0: 1	India	Soccer South Asian Cup 2013	Kathmandu ( NEP )
*	05/13/2014	7: 1	Laos	Friendly match	Male ( MDV )	First international match against Laos
*	05/19/2014	2: 3	Myanmar	AFC Challenge Cup 2014	Male ( MDV )
*	05/21/2014	2-0	Kyrgyzstan	AFC Challenge Cup 2014	Male ( MDV )
*	05/23/2014	0-0	Palestine	AFC Challenge Cup 2014	Male ( MDV )
*	05/27/2014	2: 3 a.d.	Philippines	AFC Challenge Cup 2014	Male ( MDV )
*	05/29/2014	1: 1 a.d. 8: 7 i. E.	Afghanistan	AFC Challenge Cup 2014	Male ( MDV )
*	03/26/2015	0: 2	Tajikistan	Friendly match	Male ( MDV )
*	06/11/2015	0: 1	Qatar	Football World Cup 2018 (Qualification) Football Asia Cup 2019 (Qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	06/16/2015	0: 2	Hong Kong	Football World Cup 2018 (Qualification) Football Asia Cup 2019 (Qualification)	Hong Kong ( HKG )	First international match against Hong Kong
*	09/03/2015	0: 2	Philippines	Friendly match	Manila ( PHL )
*	09/08/2015	0: 3	China	Football World Cup 2018 (Qualification) Football Asia Cup 2019 (Qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	08/10/2015	4: 3	Bhutan	Football World Cup 2018 (Qualification) Football Asia Cup 2019 (Qualification)	Thimphu ( BTN )
*	13/10/2015	0: 4	Qatar	Football World Cup 2018 (Qualification) Football Asia Cup 2019 (Qualification)	Doha ( QAT )
*	11/12/2015	0: 1	Hong Kong	Football World Cup 2018 (Qualification) Football Asia Cup 2019 (Qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	12/24/2015	3: 1	Bhutan	Soccer South Asian Cup 2015	Thiruvananthapuram ( IND )
*	December 26, 2015	3: 1	Bangladesh	Soccer South Asian Cup 2015	Thiruvananthapuram ( IND )
*	12/28/2015	1: 4	Afghanistan	Soccer South Asian Cup 2015	Thiruvananthapuram ( IND )
*	December 31, 2015	2: 3	India	Soccer South Asian Cup 2015	Thiruvananthapuram ( IND )
*	March 24, 2016	0: 4	China	Football World Cup 2018 (Qualification) Football Asia Cup 2019 (Qualification)	Wuhan ( CHN )
*	03/29/2016	4: 2	Bhutan	Football World Cup 2018 (Qualification) Football Asia Cup 2019 (Qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	06/02/2016	0: 2	Yemen	Football Asian Cup 2019 (Qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	06/07/2016	0: 2	Yemen	Football Asian Cup 2019 (Qualification)	Doha ( QAT )
*	09/01/2016	5-0	Bangladesh	Friendly match	Male ( MDV )
*	09/06/2016	4-0	Laos	Football Asian Cup 2019 (Qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	10/11/2016	1: 1	Laos	Football Asian Cup 2019 (Qualification)	Vientiane ( LAO )
*	03/28/2017	0: 3	Palestine	Football Asian Cup 2019 (Qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	06/06/2017	1: 2	Afghanistan	Friendly match	Dubai ( ARE )
*	06/13/2017	2-0	Bhutan	Football Asian Cup 2019 (Qualification)	Thimphu ( BTN )
*	05.09.2017	0: 5	Oman	Football Asian Cup 2019 (Qualification)	( OMN )	First international match against Oman
*	10/10/2017	1: 3	Oman	Football Asian Cup 2019 (Qualification)	( MDV )
*	11/14/2017	1: 8	Palestine	Football Asian Cup 2019 (Qualification)	( PSE )
*	03/23/2018	2: 3	Singapore	Friendly match	( SIN )
*	03/27/2018	7-0	Bhutan	Football Asian Cup 2019 (Qualification)	( MDV )
*	07.09.2018	0-0	Sri Lanka	Soccer South Asian Cup 2018	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	09.09.2018	0: 2	India	Soccer South Asian Cup 2018	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	09/12/2018	3-0	Nepal	Soccer South Asian Cup 2018	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	09/15/2018	2: 1	India	Soccer South Asian Cup 2018	Dhaka ( BAN )
*	03/11/2018	0: 3	Malaysia	Friendly match	Kuala Lumpur ( MAS )
*	05.09.2019	1-0	Guam	Football World Cup 2022 (qualification)	Dededo ( GUM )
*	09/10/2019	0: 5	People's Republic of China	Football World Cup 2022 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	10/10/2019	1: 2	Syria	Football World Cup 2022 (qualification)	Dubai ( UAE )
*	05/11/2019	1: 2	Malaysia	Friendly match	Paroi ( MAS )
*	11/14/2019	1: 2	Philippines	Football World Cup 2022 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	November 19, 2019	3: 1	Guam	Football World Cup 2022 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )

Since 2020

No.	date	Result	opponent	occasion	venue	comment
*	March 26, 2020	:	People's Republic of China	Football World Cup 2022 (qualification)	? ( CHN )
*	March 31, 2020	:	Syria	Football World Cup 2022 (qualification)	Male ( MDV )
*	06/09/2020	:	Philippines	Football World Cup 2022 (qualification)	Bacolod ( PHI )

statistics

International match records

country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Goal difference
Afghanistan	6th	2	2	2	15: 9
Bahrain	2	0	0	2	1: 5
Bangladesh	11	4th	4th	3	15:19
Bhutan	9	9	0	0	34: 6
Brunei	1	0	1	0	1: 1
China	4th	0	0	4th	1:18
Hong Kong	2	0	0	2	0: 3
India	16	2	3	11	13:32
Indonesia	3	0	0	3	0:10
Iran	6th	0	0	6th	0:42
Yemen	3	1	0	2	2: 5
Cambodia	3	2	1	0	11: 1
Qatar	3	0	0	3	0: 9
Kyrgyzstan	4th	2	0	2	4:10
Comoros	3	0	2	1	5: 6
Laos	3	2	1	0	12: 2
Lebanon	4th	0	0	4th	3:14
Malaysia	2	1	0	1	1: 4
Mauritius	1	0	1	0	1: 1
Mongolia	2	2	0	0	13: 0
Myanmar	4th	0	0	4th	4:12
Nepal	13	7th	3	3	21:15
Oman	2	0	0	2	1: 8
Pakistan	8th	3	3	2	9: 5
Palestine	4th	0	1	3	1:13
Philippines	3	1	0	2	5: 7
Reunion	2	0	0	2	0:18
Seychelles	6th	2	0	4th	8:20
Singapore	4th	0	0	4th	4:14
Sri Lanka	11	6th	3	2	28:13
South Korea	2	0	1	1	0: 2
Syria	5	1	0	4th	3:33
Tajikistan	3	0	1	2	0: 5
Thailand	3	0	0	3	0:19
Turkmenistan	2	0	0	2	2: 6
Vietnam	2	1	0	1	3: 4
Overall balance	161	46	27	88	213: 391

Legend:

• green background = positive balance sheet (number of wins higher than that of defeats)
• yellow background = balance balanced
• red background = negative balance (number of defeats higher than that of victories)

Web links

• Maledives International Matches 1984-2001 , in: rsssf.com (April 11, 2001), accessed on September 7, 2014.
• World Football Elo Ratings: Maldives matches, ratings and points exchanged , in: eloratings.net , accessed on September 7, 2014.
• Maldives: Matches and Results , at: fifa.com , accessed September 7, 2014.