Maldives national football team
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Maldives national football team
| Nickname(s) | Red Snappers | ||
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| Association | Football Association of Maldives | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | István Urbányi | ||
| Captain | Ali Ashfaq | ||
| Top scorer | Ali Ashfaq (23) | ||
| Home stadium | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | MDV | ||
| FIFA ranking | 164 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 126 (July 2006) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 183 (August 1997) | ||
| Elo ranking | 173 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 165 (23 March 2011) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 209 (13 June 1997) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Seychelles 9–0 Maldives  (Réunion; August 27, 1979) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Maldives 12–0 Mongolia  (Male, Maldives; December 3, 2003) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Iran 17–0 Maldives (Damascus, Syria; June 2, 1997) |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s Football | ||
| South Asian Games | ||
| Bronze | 1984 Kathmandu | Team |
| Silver | 1991 Colombo | Team |
| Bronze | 2010 Dhaka | Team |
The Maldives National Football Team is the national team of the Maldives and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. A member of the AFC, it qualified for the second stage of Asian qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, where it drew with South Korea at home 0–0.
Maldives most significant success was winning the 2008 SAFF Championship where they beat the most successful team India in the final 1–0.[1]
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Supporters
Overall, there are 300,000 Maldivian supporters including every citizen of the country. About 11,500 Maldivian supporters, including the former president Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom, attended to see the 2008 SAFF Championship final match in Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka. After their win, many supporters, together with ministers, gave a warm welcome to the team on their return with their first gold medal. To celebrate this memorable day the President declared that 15 June 2008 will be a public holiday.
Kit
Maldives' home kit comprises a red jersey and red shorts – red is the national colour of the Maldives, and represents the boldness of the nation's heroes. The current away kit comprises a black jersey and black shorts. Adidas is the kit provider to the national team, a sponsorship deal that began in 2011.
World Cup record
Asian Cup record
- 1956 to 1992 – Did not enter
- 1996 to 2004 – Did not qualify
- 2007 – Did not enter
- 2011 – Did not qualify
AFC Challenge Cup record
South Asian Football Federation Cup Record
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Current squad
The following players have been named in the squad for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup.[2]
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Coaches
Yordan Ivanov Stoikov (1999)
Victor Stănculescu (1999–2000)
Jozef Jankech (2001–2003)
Manuel Gomes (2004)- Yordan Ivanov Stoikov (2005–2006)
- Jozef Jankech (2007–2008)
Teoman Yamanlar (2008–2009)
István Urbányi (2009–2010)
Andrés Cruciani (2010–2011)- István Urbányi (2011–)
References
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