Malta national amateur football team

The Malta national amateur football team alternates with Gozo representative football team in representing Malta in the UEFA Regions' Cup. It is controlled by the Malta Football Association.

Malta

Association	Malta Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Alfred Attard
FIFA code	MLT
UEFA Regions' Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 2001)

History

The Malta national amateur football team debuted in the 2001 and has since participated in the 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011 editions of the UEFA Regions' Cup. Moreover, following a hiatus of 11 years due to the combination of the participation by the Gozitan team and the COVID-19 pandemic, the Malta national amateur football team will be returning to the fore and will participate in the 2023 edition of the UEFA Regions' Cup.^[1]

Tournament records

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1999	Did not enter
2001	Preliminary	2	0	0	2	0	6
2003	Preliminary	3	0	0	3	1	9
2005	Preliminary	3	1	0	2	2	9
2007	Intermediary	3	0	0	3	0	31
2009	Intermediary	6	4	0	2	10	7
2011	Intermediary	3	0	1	2	0	7
2013	Did not enter
2015
2017
2019
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2023	Intermediary	2	0	0	2	1	5
2025	Intermediary	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total		22	5	1	16	14	74

Tournament performances

2001 UEFA Regions' Cup

Preliminary

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Dalmatia	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	6
Abruzzo	2	1	0	1	5	1	+4	3
Malta (H)	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0
Israel	withdrew

Results

Malta v Dalmatia

7 December 2000 2001 UEFA Regions' Cup, Preliminary Round	Malta	0–1	Dalmatia	Ta' Qali, Malta
		[ Report]	Bjelos 90+' (pen.)	Stadium: Centenary Stadium

Malta v Abruzzo

9 December 2000 2001 UEFA Regions' Cup, Preliminary Round	Malta	0–5	Abruzzo	Ta' Qali, Malta
		[ Report]	Maggiore 18', 59' Aureli 30' Castellano Pilone 80'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium

Squad

The following 18 players were called up for the 2001 UEFA Regions' Cup by coach Horst Heese.

Position	Players
Goalkeepers	Jason Cordina (Marsa), Paul Psaila (Luqa St. Andrew's)
Defenders	Kevin Attard (Mqabba), Jeffrey Fenech (Pembroke Athleta), Stephen Micallef (Mġarr United), Robert Sammut (Lija Athletic), Heathcliff Schembri (St. George's), Johann Zammit (Marsa)
Midfielders	Dino Cachia (Msida St. Joseph), Paul Camilleri (Birżebbuġa St. Peter's), Gordon Chetcuti (Sirens), Donald Gatt (Marsa), Stefan Farrugia (Marsaxlokk), Clive Formosa (Birżebbuġa St. Peter's), Mark Tanti (St. George's)
Forwards	Alistair Camilleri (Kirkop United), Joe Sapiano (Dingli Swallows), Alan Spiteri (San Ġwann)

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2003 UEFA Regions' Cup

Preliminary

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
District Noord (H)	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9
Algarve	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
Northern Ireland	3	1	0	2	4	3	+1	3
Malta	3	0	0	3	1	9	−9	0

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2005 UEFA Regions' Cup

Preliminary

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mid-Cheshire	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	7
Northern Ireland	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	4
Primorska (H)	3	1	0	2	5	8	−3	3
Malta	3	1	0	2	2	9	−7	3

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2007 UEFA Regions' Cup

Intermediary

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Lower Silesia (H)	3	2	1	0	14	2	+12	7
Tuscany	3	2	0	1	11	2	+9	6
Saxony	3	1	1	1	12	2	+10	4
Malta	3	0	0	3	0	31	−31	0

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2009 UEFA Regions' Cup

Preliminary

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Malta	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9
Maccabi Tzur Shalom (H)	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6
South Bohemia	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3
Gwent	3	0	0	3	4	10	−6	0

Intermediary

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kempen	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
Lower Rhine (H)	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
Eastern Region	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Malta	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3

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2011 UEFA Regions' Cup

Intermediary

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Württemberg	3	2	1	0	16	2	+14	7
Galicia	3	2	1	0	10	2	+ 8	7
Malta (H)	3	0	1	2	0	7	- 7	1
Phthiotis	3	0	1	2	2	17	-15	1

Results

Malta v Württemberg

7 December 2010 2011 UEFA Regions' Cup, Intermediary Round	Malta	0–1	Württemberg	Ta' Qali, Malta
		Report	Molinari 40'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: David Malcolm (Northern Ireland)

Malta v Phthiotis

9 December 2010 2011 UEFA Regions' Cup, Intermediary Round	Malta	0–0	Phthiotis	Ta' Qali, Malta
		Report		Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Pavle Radovanovic (Macedonia)

Galicia v Malta

11 December 2010 2011 UEFA Regions' Cup, Intermediary Round	Galicia	6–0	Malta	Ta' Qali, Malta
	Rey-Cabarcos 15' (pen.) Rodriguez 18', 30', 65', 73' Souto 38'	Report		Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Pavle Radovanovic (Macedonia)

Squad

The following 18 players were called up for the 2011 UEFA Regions' Cup by coach Edwin Camilleri.^[3]

Position	Players
Goalkeepers	Noel Attard (Mosta), Julian Azzopardi (Żurrieq)
Defenders	Bjorn Bondin (Balzan Youths), Adrian Borg (Mosta), William Camilleri (St. Andrews), Alex Cini (Mosta), George Gribbon (Melita), Andy Mangion (San Gwann), Kane William Micallef (Melita)
Midfielders	Aaron Agius (Balzan Youths), Jonathan Briscoe White (St. Andrews), Mark Camilleri (Siġġiewi), Luke Micallef (Melita), Julian Galea (Melita)
Forwards	Ronnie Celeste (Birżebbuġa St. Peter's), Lyden Micallef (Mosta), Chris Pace (Naxxar Lions), Josef Vassallo (Siġġiewi)

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2023 UEFA Regions' Cup

Head coach	Alfred Attard
Captain	Daniel Sant
Top scorer	Andre Joe Cutajar (1)

Intermediary

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgrade	2	1	1	0	7	1	+6	4	Final tournament
2	Split Region (H)	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	4
3	Malta	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
4	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Results

Split Region v Malta

28 September 2022 2023 UEFA Regions' Cup, Intermediary Round	Split Region	2–1	Malta	Dugopolje, Croatia
16:30	Škarić 7' Andrić 41'	Report	Cutajar 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)

Ivano-Frankivsk v Malta

1 October 2022 2023 UEFA Regions' Cup, Intermediary Round	Ivano-Frankivsk	0–3 w/o	Malta	Dugopolje, Croatia
16:30		Report		Stadium: Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi

Malta v Belgrade

4 October 2022 2023 UEFA Regions' Cup, Intermediary Round	Malta	0–3	Belgrade	Zadar, Croatia
16:30		Report	Šarić 50' Gavrilović 62' Vuković 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Stanovi Stadium Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

Squad

The following 18 players were called up for the 2023 UEFA Regions' Cup by coach Aldfed Attard.^[4]

Position	Players
Goalkeepers	Leon Seisun (Għaxaq), Jonathan Grech (Żabbar St. Patrick)
Defenders	Gianluca Bugeja (Marsa), Dylan Micallef (Marsa), Andrea Azzopardi (Żurrieq), Daniel Sant (captain) (Lija Athletic), Ian Montanaro (Marsa), Ismael Colombo (Marsascala)
Midfielders	Josuel Spiteri (Marsascala), Shalon Diacono (Żabbar St. Patrick), Samuel Buhagiar (Fgura United), Damon Hili (Victoria Hotspurs (), Josmar Galea (Marsascala), Ryan Dalli (Mgarr United), Thomas Giles (Lija Athletic)
Forwards	Saturday Nanapere (Mgarr United), Nicholas Schembri (Attard), Andre Joe Cutajar (Żabbar St. Patrick)

See also

• UEFA Regions' Cup
• Gozo representative football team