Maldives national under-23 football team

 Maldives
Nickname(s) Red Snappers
Association Football Association of Maldives
Sub-confederation SAFF (South Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Assad Abdul Ghanee
FIFA code MDV
First colours
Second colours
Third colours

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 1896No football tournament was held
France 1900Did not enter
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924
Netherlands 1928
United States 1932No football tournament was held
Nazi Germany 1936Did 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 2008Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012
Total -0/25000000
*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 2002Round 1223003112
Qatar 2006Round 219300326
China 2010Round 117302133
South Korea 2014Round 121310238
Total-4/412129929
*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 Champions1st430162
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

2013

2014

2015

Date Tournament Location Opponent Stadium Score Maldivian Scorers
23 March 2015
2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers
Oman Muscat, Oman Lebanon Lebanon
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
1 – 2
 4' Irufaan
25 March 2015
2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers
Oman Muscat, Oman Bahrain Bahrain
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
0 – 3
27 March 2015
2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers
Oman Muscat, Oman Iraq Iraq
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
1 – 7
 27' Hamza
23 March 2015
2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers
Oman Muscat, Oman Oman Oman
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
0 – 5

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ibrahim Labaan Shareef (1996-01-18) January 18, 1996 Maldives Mahibadhoo
2 2DF Ibrahim Hamdhaan (1993-01-21) January 21, 1993 Maldives Eagles
3 2DF Mohamed Ihsan Maldives Maziya
4 2DF Hussain Sifaau Yoosuf Maldives Maziya
5 3MF Hussain Nihaan (1992-06-06) June 6, 1992 Maldives Victory
6 3MF Mohamed Irufaan (Captain) (1994-07-24) July 24, 1994 Maldives Maziya
7 3MF Abdul Wahid Ibrahim (1993-07-18) July 18, 1993 Maldives Maziya
8 3MF Ahmed Visam Maldives Valencia
9 3MF Mohamed Sadin Abdul Hannan Maldives Maziya
10 3MF Ismail Ahmed Maldives Maziya
11 4FW Ahmed Rizuvan (1995-06-04) June 4, 1995 Maldives Maziya
12 3MF Hassan Shius Maldives Maziya
13 2DF Ibrahim Haseeb (1995-08-22) August 22, 1995 Maldives Eagles
14 4FW Mohamed Muslih (1993-09-30) September 30, 1993 Maldives Eagles
15 2DF Gasim Samaam Maldives Maziya
16 3MF Ahmed Suhail (1995-06-07) June 7, 1995 Maldives New Radiant
17 3MF Hamza Mohamed (1995-02-17) February 17, 1995 Maldives New Radiant
18 1GK Mohamed Jazlaan (1993-04-12) April 12, 1993 Maldives Eagles
19 2DF Mohamed Saaif (1994-03-17) March 17, 1994 Maldives Maziya
20 3MF Mohamed Hamdhoon (1996-06-07) June 7, 1996 Maldives Eagles
22 3MF Hafiz Ahmed Maldives Eagles
23 2DF Ismail Farooq Maldives Eagles
25 1GK Iyaan Abdul Aleen Maldives Maziya

Coaches

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

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. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. "Asian Games: Maldives held Thailand to finish third". maldivesoccer.com. 11 November 2010. 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)

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