Maldives national under-23 football team

 Maldives
Nickname(s)Red Snappers
AssociationFootball Association of Maldives
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachAli Suzain
FIFA codeMDV
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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.

Asian Games

2002

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.

2006

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.

2010

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]

AFC U-22 Asian Cup

2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualification

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]

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympics Record
Host nation / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
Greece 1896 No football tournament was held
France 1900 did not enter
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924
Netherlands 1928
United States 1932 No football tournament was held
Nazi Germany 1936 did not enter
United Kingdom 1948
Finland 1952
Australia 1956
Italy 1960
Japan 1964
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008 did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012
Total - 0/25 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

Asian Games Record
Host nation / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
South Korea 2002 Round 1 22 3 0 0 3 1 12
Qatar 2006 Round 2 19 3 0 0 3 2 6
China 2010 Round 1 17 3 0 2 1 3 3
South Korea 2014 Round 1 21 3 1 0 2 3 8
Total - 4/4 12 1 2 9 9 29
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-22 Asian Cup

AFC U-22 Asian Cup
Host nation / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
Oman 2014 did not qualify
Qatar 2016
Total - 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa U-23 International Football Trophy

H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy
Host nation / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
Sri Lanka 2012 Champions 1st 4 3 0 1 6 2
Total 1 Title 1/1 4 3 0 1 6 2
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Recent fixtures and results

2012

Date Tournament Location Opponent Stadium Score Maldivian Scorers
3 June 2012
 Maldives Malé, Maldives Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
1–1
Nizam 4'
17 Jun 2012
 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand Vietnam Vietnam
5–0
19 Jun 2012
 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand Myanmar Myanmar
0–1
Nizam 85'
23 June 2012
 Malaysia Malacca, Malaysia Qatar Qatar
2–0
25 June 2012
 Malaysia Malacca, Malaysia Tajikistan Tajikistan
2–1
Imaaz 45+1'
Thoriq 90+4' (o.g.)
28 June 2012
 Malaysia Malacca, Malaysia Iran Iran
0–7
1 July 2012
 Malaysia Malacca, Malaysia Bahrain Bahrain
1–2
Nizam 61'
3 July 2012
 Malaysia Malacca, Malaysia Kuwait Kuwait
0–8
3 December 2012
 Sri Lanka Nawalapitiya, SL Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Jayathilake Sports Complex
0–3
5 December 2012
 Sri Lanka Nawalapitiya, SL Pakistan Pakistan
Jayathilake Sports Complex
0–1
7 December 2012
 Sri Lanka Nawalapitiya, SL Bangladesh Bangladesh
Jayathilake Sports Complex
1–0
9 December 2012
 Sri Lanka Nawalapitiya, SL Pakistan Pakistan
Jayathilake Sports Complex
1–2

2013

Date Tournament Location Opponent Stadium Score Maldivian Scorers
21 November 2013
 Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
0–1
Fasir 37'
22 November 2013
 Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Laos Laos
2–1
Akram 90+2'
24 November 2013
 Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia
2–1
Fasir 12'

2014

Date Tournament Location Opponent Stadium Score Maldivian Scorers
15 September 2014
 South Korea Goyang, South Korea Thailand Thailand
2–0
18 September 2014
 South Korea Incheon, South Korea Indonesia Indonesia
4–0
22 September 2014
 South Korea Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea East Timor Timor-Leste
3–2
Amdhan 27'
Yaamin 63'
Irufaan 73'

2015

Date Tournament Location Opponent Stadium Score Maldivian Scorers
23 March 2015
 Oman Muscat, Oman Lebanon Lebanon
1–2
25 March 2015
 Oman Muscat, Oman Bahrain Bahrain
0–3
27 March 2015
 Oman Muscat, Oman Iraq Iraq
1–7
Hamza 27'
23 March 2015
 Oman Muscat, Oman Oman Oman
0–5

Coaching staff

Position Name
Team Manager Maldives Mohamed Adhuham
Head coach Maldives Ali Suzain
Assistant coach Maldives Mohammed Shahid
Assistant coach Maldives Sabah Mohamed
Goalkeeping coach Maldives Haseeb Hameed
Team Doctor Maldives Hisham Ali Zaki

Current squad

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
1 1GK Ali Naajih (1999-12-08) December 8, 1999 (age 24) 2 Maldives United Victory
2 1GK Hassan Aleef Ahmed (2000-10-01) October 1, 2000 (age 23) Maldives Eagles
3 2DF Ali Ajfan Amjad Maldives Eydhafushi
4 2DF Hassan Nahwaash (2000-03-28) March 28, 2000 (age 24) 1 Maldives Maziya
5 3MF Moosa Azeem Hassan 2 Maldives United Victory
6 2DF Ishaq Rasheedh 1 Maldives Green Streets
7 2DF Husain Faisal (1999-05-15) May 15, 1999 (age 24) 2 Maldives Valencia
8 2DF Hassan Eanaaz 2 Maldives TC
9 2DF Hamdhoon Abdhul Latheef 1 Maldives TC
10 2DF Ahnaf Rasheed (2001-11-23) November 23, 2001 (age 22) 1 Maldives Super United
11 2DF Ahmed Naahil Ibrahim (2002-07-03) July 3, 2002 (age 21) Maldives Green Streets
12 2DF Haisham Hassan (1999-07-21) July 21, 1999 (age 24) 2 Maldives Maziya
13 3MF Shaifulla Ibrahim (1999-05-29) May 29, 1999 (age 24) Maldives Eagles
14 3MF Hussain Ahusam Moosa (2001-03-20) March 20, 2001 (age 23) 2 Maldives TC
15 3MF Abdulla Yaameen (2001-12-30) December 30, 2001 (age 22) 2 Maldives Valencia
16 3MF Zain Zafar (2003-04-20) April 20, 2003 (age 21) 2 Maldives Eagles
17 3MF Ismail Zaan Amir (2000-10-11) October 11, 2000 (age 23) 2 Maldives Valencia
18 4FW Zayaan Naseer 2 Maldives TC
19 4FW Haisham Rasheed 1 Maldives TC
20 4FW Ahmad Bassam (2001-01-17) January 17, 2001 (age 23) 2 Maldives United Victory
22 4FW Nishaam Mohamed Rasheed (1999-01-31) January 31, 1999 (age 25) 2 Maldives TC
23 4FW Mohamed Jailam (1999-10-13) October 13, 1999 (age 24) 2 Maldives Green Streets
25 4FW Hassan Nazeem (2001-05-24) May 24, 2001 (age 22) 2 Maldives Maziya

Coaches

Name Nat Period
István Urbányi Hungary 2011–2013
Drago Mamić Croatia 2014
Assad Abdul Ghanee[5] Maldives 2015
René Hiddink[6] Netherlands 2021–

See also

References

  1. ^ "Maldives-U23 1-3 Oman-U23". envivo24.com. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Maldives 0 - 0 Pakistan: Maldives loses a golden chance". maldivesoccer.com. 10 November 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Asian Games: Maldives held Thailand to finish third". maldivesoccer.com. 11 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  4. ^ "AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualifiers draw results". the-afc.com. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  5. ^ Assad to coach u23 side. Vaguthu (Dhivehi)
  6. ^ Rene Hiddink selected as the head coach of u-23 team at Mihaaru (in Dhivehi). access date: 14 June 2021

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