Maldives vs Nepal head-to-head record

Maldives wins: 8
Draws: 4
Nepal wins: 5

17 meetings, 1984 to 2021Goals: Maldives 23, Nepal 20

Maldives and Nepal have met 17 times since 1984. Maldives have won 8, Nepal 5, and 4 matches ended level. They last met on 1 October 2021, when Nepal won 1–0 in the SAFF Cup.

The 17 meetings have produced 43 goals, 2.53 per game. The biggest win is Nepal’s 4–0 in the South Asian Games in 1984.

Who has won more, Maldives or Nepal?

All matches17 matches

8 Maldives4 drawsNepal 5

Competitive17 matches

8 Maldives4 drawsNepal 5

Key numbers

Goals: Maldives 23, Nepal 202.53 per game
First meeting: Nepal 4–0 MaldivesSouth Asian Games, 18 Sept 1984
Most recent: Maldives 0–1 NepalSAFF Cup, 1 Oct 2021
Maldives’ biggest win: Maldives 4–1 NepalSAFF Cup, 5 Jun 2008
Nepal’s biggest win: Nepal 4–0 MaldivesSouth Asian Games, 18 Sept 1984
Most goals in a meeting: Maldives 1–4 NepalBangabandhu Cup, 19 Jan 2016
TFN Elo rating now: Maldives 970 (196th), Nepal 1082 (187th)How the rating works

Last five meetings

1 Oct 2021
Maldives0Nepal1
SAFF Cup
Malé, Maldives
12 Sept 2018
Nepal0Maldives3
SAFF Cup
Dhaka, Bangladesh (neutral)
19 Jan 2016
Maldives1Nepal4
Bangabandhu Cup
Dhaka, Bangladesh (neutral)
23 Aug 2012
Maldives2Nepal1
Nehru Cup
New Delhi, India (neutral)
10 Mar 2012
Nepal0Maldives1
AFC Challenge Cup
Kathmandu, Nepal

Who has had the upper hand over time?

The line climbs with every Maldives win and drops with every Nepal win, so its height shows who has won more meetings up to that point.

Above the line: Maldives have won more Below: Nepal have won more

Level

Maldives lead by 3 wins after the latest meeting. The biggest lead was 4, held by Maldives from 23 August 2012.

Every meeting on one timeline

Maldives wins

Draws

Nepal wins

Larger dots mark bigger winning margins. Hover a dot for the result.

Home, away and neutral

In Maldives's home games

2 matches

101

MaldivesDrawsNepal

In Nepal's home games

3 matches

102

MaldivesDrawsNepal

At neutral venues

12 matches

642

MaldivesDrawsNepal

Record by competition

Record by competition
Competition	Played	Maldives	Draws	Nepal	Goals
SAFF Cup	8	5	2	1	17–8
South Asian Games	6	1	2	3	2–7
AFC Challenge Cup	1	1	0	0	1–0
Bangabandhu Cup	1	0	0	1	1–4
Nehru Cup	1	1	0	0	2–1

Meetings by decade

Maldives wins Draws Nepal wins

Meetings by decade
Decade	Played	Maldives	Draws	Nepal	Goals
1980s	2	0	1	1	4
1990s	6	3	1	2	12
2000s	3	2	1	0	12
2010s	5	3	1	1	14
2020s	1	0	0	1	1

Longest runs

Longest runs
Longest run of	Maldives	Nepal
Wins in a row	22012	12021
Unbeaten meetings	62003 to 2012	22009 to 2011

The longest run of draws is 2, from 5 December 2009 to 2 December 2011.

Questions answered

How many times have Maldives and Nepal played each other?

17 times, starting on 18 September 1984. 17 of those meetings were competitive and 0 were friendlies.

Who has won more matches between Maldives and Nepal?

Maldives, with 8 wins to 5. 4 matches ended level.

What is the biggest win in Maldives vs Nepal?

Nepal’s 4–0 win in the South Asian Games on 18 September 1984 in Kathmandu.

When did Maldives and Nepal last play?

On 1 October 2021 in Malé, when Nepal won 1–0 in the SAFF Cup.

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Every Maldives vs Nepal result

Every Maldives vs Nepal result
Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue
1 Oct 2021	Maldives	0–1	Nepal	SAFF Cup	Malé, Maldives
12 Sept 2018	Nepal	0–3	Maldives	SAFF Cup	Dhaka, Bangladesh (neutral)
19 Jan 2016	Maldives	1–4	Nepal	Bangabandhu Cup	Dhaka, Bangladesh (neutral)
23 Aug 2012	Maldives	2–1	Nepal	Nehru Cup	New Delhi, India (neutral)
10 Mar 2012	Nepal	0–1	Maldives	AFC Challenge Cup	Kathmandu, Nepal
2 Dec 2011	Maldives	1–1	Nepal	SAFF Cup	New Delhi, India (neutral)
5 Dec 2009	Maldives	1–1	Nepal	SAFF Cup	Dhaka, Bangladesh (neutral)
5 Jun 2008	Maldives	4–1	Nepal	SAFF Cup	Malé, Maldives
15 Jan 2003	Nepal	2–3	Maldives	SAFF Cup	Dhaka, Bangladesh (neutral)
2 Oct 1999	Nepal	2–1	Maldives	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal
1 May 1999	Maldives	2–0	Nepal	SAFF Cup	Margao, India (neutral)
27 Apr 1999	Nepal	2–3	Maldives	SAFF Cup	Margao, India (neutral)
19 Dec 1995	Nepal	1–0	Maldives	South Asian Games	Madras, India (neutral)
22 Dec 1993	Nepal	0–0	Maldives	South Asian Games	Dhaka, Bangladesh (neutral)
24 Dec 1991	Maldives	1–0	Nepal	South Asian Games	Colombo, Sri Lanka (neutral)
20 Oct 1989	Maldives	0–0	Nepal	South Asian Games	Islamabad, Pakistan (neutral)
18 Sept 1984	Nepal	4–0	Maldives	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal

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