Nickname(s) | Red Snappers | |||
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Association | Football Association of Maldives | |||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||
Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | |||
Head coach | Ali Suzain | |||
FIFA code | MDV | |||
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First international | ||||
Maldives 0-4 south korea |
The Maldives national Under-23 football team, also known as Maldives Under-23s or Maldives U23(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the Maldives national football team, and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives.
Main article: Football at the 2002 Asian Games |
This was the Maldives U-23s' first competitive tournament. They were eliminated from the preliminary round, after being defeated 4–0 to South Korea, 3–1 to Malaysia and 5–0 to Oman. The only goal for the Maldives was scored by Ibrahim Fazeel.
Main article: Football at the 2006 Asian Games |
In this year, Maldives were drawn to play in the Group A of the second round, alongside India, Hong Kong and Iran. Ashad Ali scored the only goal in the 3–1 loss against Iran. In the match against India, Ali Ashfaq scored the equalizing goal for Maldives, but they couldn't hold India till the end and lost for 2–1 as India scored the winning goal in the 89th minute of the game. The last match of the group was against Hong Kong. Maldives lost 1–0 to them as Maldives were conceded in the 11th minute of the game.
Main article: Football at the 2010 Asian Games |
Maldives ended up the competition at the 3rd position of Group F in the 2010 Asian Games held at China. They lost the first match, 3–0 to Oman,[1] but they managed to draw with a score of 0–0 against Pakistan[2] and Thailand.[3]
In 2012 it was announced that Maldives U23 would participate in the qualifying round of the inaugural AFC U-22 Asian Cup in June 2012.[4]
Olympic Games[edit]
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Asian Games[edit]
AFC U-22 Asian Cup[edit]
H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa U-23 International Football Trophy[edit]
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Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Maldivian Scorers |
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3 June 2012
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Malé, Maldives | Sri Lanka | 1–1
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Nizam 4'
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17 Jun 2012
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Bangkok, Thailand | Vietnam | 5–0
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19 Jun 2012
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Bangkok, Thailand | Myanmar | 0–1
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Nizam 85'
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23 June 2012
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Malacca, Malaysia | Qatar | 2–0
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25 June 2012
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Malacca, Malaysia | Tajikistan | 2–1
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28 June 2012
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Malacca, Malaysia | Iran | 0–7
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1 July 2012
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Malacca, Malaysia | Bahrain | 1–2
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Nizam 61'
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3 July 2012
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Malacca, Malaysia | Kuwait | 0–8
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3 December 2012
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Nawalapitiya, SL | Sri Lanka | Jayathilake Sports Complex
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0–3
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5 December 2012
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Nawalapitiya, SL | Pakistan | Jayathilake Sports Complex
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0–1
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7 December 2012
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Nawalapitiya, SL | Bangladesh | Jayathilake Sports Complex
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1–0
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9 December 2012
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Nawalapitiya, SL | Pakistan | Jayathilake Sports Complex
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1–2
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Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Maldivian Scorers |
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21 November 2013
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Jakarta, Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | 0–1
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Fasir 37'
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22 November 2013
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Jakarta, Indonesia | Laos | 2–1
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Akram 90+2'
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24 November 2013
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Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 2–1
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Fasir 12'
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Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Maldivian Scorers |
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15 September 2014
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Goyang, South Korea | Thailand | 2–0
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18 September 2014
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Incheon, South Korea | Indonesia | 4–0
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22 September 2014
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Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | Timor-Leste | 3–2
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Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Maldivian Scorers |
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23 March 2015
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Muscat, Oman | Lebanon | Irufaan 4'
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25 March 2015
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Muscat, Oman | Bahrain | ||||
27 March 2015
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Muscat, Oman | Iraq | Hamza 27'
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23 March 2015
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Muscat, Oman | Oman |
Position | Name |
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Team Manager | Mohamed Adhuham |
Head coach | Ali Suzain |
Assistant coach | Mohammed Shahid |
Assistant coach | Sabah Mohamed |
Goalkeeping coach | Haseeb Hameed |
Team Doctor | Hisham Ali Zaki |
The following players were called up to the squad for 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Ali Naajih | December 8, 1999 | 2 | United Victory | |
2 | GK | Hassan Aleef Ahmed | October 1, 2000 | Eagles | ||
3 | DF | Ali Ajfan Amjad | Eydhafushi | |||
4 | DF | Hassan Nahwaash | March 28, 2000 | 1 | Maziya | |
5 | MF | Moosa Azeem Hassan | 2 | United Victory | ||
6 | DF | Ishaq Rasheedh | 1 | Green Streets | ||
7 | DF | Husain Faisal | May 15, 1999 | 2 | Valencia | |
8 | DF | Hassan Eanaaz | 2 | TC | ||
9 | DF | Hamdhoon Abdhul Latheef | 1 | TC | ||
10 | DF | Ahnaf Rasheed | November 23, 2001 | 1 | Super United | |
11 | DF | Ahmed Naahil Ibrahim | July 3, 2002 | Green Streets | ||
12 | DF | Haisham Hassan | July 21, 1999 | 2 | Maziya | |
13 | MF | Shaifulla Ibrahim | May 29, 1999 | Eagles | ||
14 | MF | Hussain Ahusam Moosa | March 20, 2001 | 2 | TC | |
15 | MF | Abdulla Yaameen | December 30, 2001 | 2 | Valencia | |
16 | MF | Zain Zafar | April 20, 2003 | 2 | Eagles | |
17 | MF | Ismail Zaan Amir | October 11, 2000 | 2 | Valencia | |
18 | FW | Zayaan Naseer | 2 | TC | ||
19 | FW | Haisham Rasheed | 1 | TC | ||
20 | FW | Ahmad Bassam | January 17, 2001 | 2 | United Victory | |
22 | FW | Nishaam Mohamed Rasheed | January 31, 1999 | 2 | TC | |
23 | FW | Mohamed Jailam | October 13, 1999 | 2 | Green Streets | |
25 | FW | Hassan Nazeem | May 24, 2001 | 2 | Maziya |
Name | Nat | Period |
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István Urbányi | 2011–2013 | |
Drago Mamić | 2014 | |
Assad Abdul Ghanee[5] | 2015 | |
René Hiddink[6] | 2021– |