The Malta national football team represents the country of Malta in international association football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association (MFA), the local governing body of football which was founded in 1900.^[1] The MFA became a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in 1959 and a year later joined the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).^[2] Prior to that, on 24 February 1957, the team played its first official international match at the Empire Stadium against Austria, a 3–2 defeat. The first goal was scored by Tony Cauchi.^[3]

As of April 2026, Malta has played 463 international fixtures, winning 66, drawing 77 and losing 320.^[4][5] The team's most frequent opponent has been Iceland, meeting the side 15 times, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 11.^[6] In global and continental competitions, Malta has competed in qualification groups for both the UEFA European Championship, since 1962, and the FIFA World Cup, since 1974, but has failed to qualify for any tournament finals.^[2]

Since 1957, more than 300 players have made at least one international appearance for the team.^[7] The following is a list of all the players with between 1 and 9 caps for Malta.

Position

Playing positions are listed according to the player's preferred position, and not based on tactical formations that were employed at the time.

Caps and goals

Caps and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship matches and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.