Malta national beach soccer team

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 Malta
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Knights of Malta, Ħomor (Reds), Falcons
AssociationMalta Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
CaptainJulian Briffa
FIFA codeMLT
BSWW ranking 61 Steady (8 April 2024)[1]


First colours


Second colours
First international
 Malta 3–6 Lebanon 
(Pescara, Italy; 31 August 2015)
Biggest win
 Malta 7–6 Algeria 
(Pescara, Italy; 5 September 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Turkey 14–0 Malta 
(Pescara, Italy; 4 September 2015)

The Maltese national beach soccer team is the representative team for Malta in international beach soccer competitions. It is coordinated and regulated by the Malta Football Association, the governing body for football in Malta.

Malta made their international competitive debut at the 2015 Mediterranean Beach Games. The former coach of Hungary, Massimiliano De Celis, was the manager during the 2015 tournament, but left the post after the end of the competition.

Current squad[edit]

As of September 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malta MLT Ivan Cassar
2 DF Malta MLT Ronald Spina
4 MF Malta MLT Julian Briffa (captain)
5 DF Malta MLT Justin Camilleri
6 FW Malta MLT Mark Camilleri
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW Malta MLT Ronnie Celeste
8 DF Malta MLT George Frendo
9 MF Malta MLT Gilbert Martin
10 DF Malta MLT Diego Armando Cucciardi
12 GK Malta MLT Roderick Camilleri

Achievements[edit]

Competitive record[edit]

Mediterranean Beach Games[edit]

Year Result Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
Italy Italy 2015 11th place 5 1 0 4 13 43 –30
Total 1/1 5 1 0 4 13 43 –30

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.