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Maldivesnational football team record

63
Wins
38
Draws
130
Defeats

231 matches, 1979 to 2026TFN Elo rating 970, 196th in the world

Maldives have played 231 internationals since 1979: 63 wins, 38 draws and 130 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Sri Lanka, with 22 meetings. Their biggest win is 12–0 against Mongolia in World Cup qualifying on 3 December 2003.

Maldives's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All2316338130275–51227%
Competitive1825328101230–41929%
Friendlies4910102945–9320%
At home62241226104–7439%
Away7910105951–23713%
Neutral venues90291645120–20132%

Record against every opponent

Maldives have played 40 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Sri Lanka221010242–172025
Bangladesh2076726–302024
India18321314–392025
Nepal1784523–202021
Pakistan1243510–122026
Bhutan10100042–82023
Oman90093–262017
Seychelles831410–212021
Afghanistan722315–102026
China70071–312026
Philippines71158–162025
Singapore70077–222025
Syria71064–392021
Iran60060–422011
Lebanon60063–212026
Kyrgyzstan52034–152026
Tajikistan50140–102025
Cambodia431014–32016
Comoros40225–92019
Malaysia40040–112022
Myanmar40044–122014
Palestine40131–132017
Thailand40040–222022
Yemen41032–72016
Indonesia30030–102010
Laos32108–22022
Qatar30030–92015
Bahrain1–4 (2000), 0–1 (2000)20021–52000
Brunei1–1 (2003), 3–0 (2022)21104–12022
Guam1–0 (2019), 3–1 (2019)22004–12019
Hong Kong0–2 (2015), 0–1 (2015)20020–32015
Mongolia1–0 (2003), 12–0 (2003)220013–02003
South Korea0–0 (2004), 0–2 (2004)20110–22004
Turkmenistan1–3 (2009), 1–3 (2012)20022–62012
Vietnam0–4 (2004), 3–0 (2004)21013–42004
Cameroon1–3 (2012)10011–32012
Madagascar0–4 (2015)10010–42015
Mauritius1–1 (2011)10101–12011
Timor-Leste0–1 (2025)10010–12025
Uzbekistan0–4 (2022)10010–42022

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v MongoliaWorld Cup qualifying, 3 Dec 200312–0 for Maldives
  2. v Sri LankaSAFF Cup, 2 Sept 201310–0 for Maldives
  3. v AfghanistanSAFF Cup, 7 Dec 20059–1 for Maldives
  4. v BhutanAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 27 Mar 20187–0 for Maldives
  5. v BhutanSAFF Cup, 4 Sept 20138–2 for Maldives

Heaviest defeats

  1. v IranWorld Cup qualifying, 2 Jun 19970–17 for Maldives
  2. v SyriaWorld Cup qualifying, 9 Jun 19970–12 for Maldives
  3. at SyriaWorld Cup qualifying, 4 Jun 19970–12 for Maldives
  4. at ChinaWorld Cup qualifying, 22 Apr 20011–10 for Maldives
  5. at IranWorld Cup qualifying, 11 Jun 19970–9 for Maldives

Latest results

  1. v LebanonFriendly, 1 Oct 20260–6 for Maldives
  2. at KyrgyzstanFriendly, 28 Sept 20260–5 for Maldives
  3. at ChinaFriendly, 24 Sept 20260–3 for Maldives
  4. v PakistanDiamond Jubilee International Football Tournament, 4 Jun 20260–3 for Maldives
  5. v AfghanistanDiamond Jubilee International Football Tournament, 1 Jun 20260–1 for Maldives
  6. v PhilippinesAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 18 Nov 20250–2 for Maldives
  7. v TajikistanAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 14 Oct 20250–3 for Maldives
  8. at TajikistanAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 9 Oct 20250–2 for Maldives
  9. at Sri LankaFriendly, 9 Sept 20251–1 for Maldives
  10. at Sri LankaSouth Asian Super Cup, 6 Sept 20253–0 for Maldives

Maldives's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1979: 1442End of 1984: 1387End of 1985: 1337End of 1987: 1301End of 1989: 1275End of 1991: 1274End of 1993: 1240End of 1995: 1224End of 1996: 1149End of 1997: 1117End of 1998: 1115End of 1999: 1155End of 2000: 1125End of 2001: 1129End of 2002: 1120End of 2003: 1204End of 2004: 1219End of 2005: 1252End of 2007: 1272End of 2008: 1283End of 2009: 1295End of 2010: 1286End of 2011: 1272End of 2012: 1273End of 2013: 1250End of 2014: 1237End of 2015: 1173End of 2016: 1133End of 2017: 1119End of 2018: 1150End of 2019: 1130End of 2021: 1089End of 2022: 1109End of 2023: 1071End of 2024: 1077End of 2025: 1021End of 2026: 970
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1312, reached on 25 March 2011. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly4910102945–93
SAFF Cup4824101496–52
World Cup qualifying42942945–143
AFC Asian Cup qualifying34422826–106
South Asian Games21541213–40
Indian Ocean Island Games91359–29
AFC Challenge Cup82249–12
AFC Challenge Cup qualifying641115–6
Nehru Cup42025–8
Mahinda Rajapaksa Cup30215–6
Asian Games20020–7
Bangabandhu Cup21014–6
Diamond Jubilee International Football Tournament20020–4
South Asian Super Cup11003–0

Top scorers

  1. 1Ali Ashfaq14
  2. 2Ahmed Thoriq3
  3. 3Ali Umar3
  4. 4Ibrahim Fazeel3
  5. 5Adam Abdulativ2
  6. 6Mohamed Nizam2
  7. 7Ahmed Nashid1
  8. 8Ahmed Niyaz1
  9. 9Aisam Ibrahim1
  10. 10Ali Fasir1

Counted from the 41 of 231 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Maldives play their first international?

On 27 August 1979, a 0–9 defeat against Seychelles in the Indian Ocean Island Games.

What is Maldives's biggest win?

12–0 against Mongolia in World Cup qualifying on 3 December 2003.

What is Maldives's heaviest defeat?

0–17 against Iran in World Cup qualifying on 2 June 1997.

Who have Maldives played the most?

Sri Lanka: 22 matches, with 10 wins, 10 draws and 2 defeats for Maldives.

What is Maldives's longest winning run?

3 wins in a row, from 14 June 2022 to 24 September 2022.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.