Football in Maldives is like what Cricket in India. Tiny island country
is obsessed with the beautiful game. A mere population of three hundred
thousands people hasn't barred them from producing talented football
players.
Maldives was known to the world when they drew with South Korea at home 0-0 in the Asian qulifying for the 2006 World Cup. Their most significant success was winning the 2008 SAFF Championship where they beat the most successful team India in the final 1–0.
Nickname: The Islanders are known as Red Snappers
FIFA Ranking: The Islanders are ranked at 175th position in the world and 37th in Asia. The highest FIFA ranking 126th position was in 2006 and the lowest was 183rd in 1997.
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.
Coach: Istavan Urbanyi is the hungarian coach who took the helm from Andres Cruciani. Urbanyi was also the coach of the team in 2009/10.
Player To Be Watched: Ali Ashfaq. Ashfaq is currently not fit as he is recovering from knee injury. But he is surely a player to be watched in Maldivian squad. Ashfaq is the man who scored a ROCKET goal against Nepal in the first match of SAFF Championship 2011.
Supporters: Maldivians are so passionate about the beautiful game and they follow their beloved team closely.
World Cup record
1930 to 1986 – Did not enter
1990 – Withdrew
1994 – Did not enter
1998 to 2014 – Did not qualify
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
2006 to 2008 – Ineligible
2010 – Did not qualify
2012 – Qualified
SAFF championship record
Winner in 2008
First International Match:
Seychelles 9 Maldives 0 in 1979
Biggest Win:
Maldives hammered hapless Mongolia 12-0 in 2003
Biggest Defeat:
Iran defeated Red Snappers 17-0 in 1997 in Damascus, Syria.
Maldives are grouped with Nepal, Palestine and Turkmenistan in Group A of AFC Challenge Cup.
Maldives was known to the world when they drew with South Korea at home 0-0 in the Asian qulifying for the 2006 World Cup. Their most significant success was winning the 2008 SAFF Championship where they beat the most successful team India in the final 1–0.
Nickname: The Islanders are known as Red Snappers
FIFA Ranking: The Islanders are ranked at 175th position in the world and 37th in Asia. The highest FIFA ranking 126th position was in 2006 and the lowest was 183rd in 1997.
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.
Coach: Istavan Urbanyi is the hungarian coach who took the helm from Andres Cruciani. Urbanyi was also the coach of the team in 2009/10.
Player To Be Watched: Ali Ashfaq. Ashfaq is currently not fit as he is recovering from knee injury. But he is surely a player to be watched in Maldivian squad. Ashfaq is the man who scored a ROCKET goal against Nepal in the first match of SAFF Championship 2011.
Supporters: Maldivians are so passionate about the beautiful game and they follow their beloved team closely.
World Cup record
1930 to 1986 – Did not enter
1990 – Withdrew
1994 – Did not enter
1998 to 2014 – Did not qualify
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
2006 to 2008 – Ineligible
2010 – Did not qualify
2012 – Qualified
SAFF championship record
Winner in 2008
First International Match:
Seychelles 9 Maldives 0 in 1979
Biggest Win:
Maldives hammered hapless Mongolia 12-0 in 2003
Biggest Defeat:
Iran defeated Red Snappers 17-0 in 1997 in Damascus, Syria.
Maldives are grouped with Nepal, Palestine and Turkmenistan in Group A of AFC Challenge Cup.
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