The Malta national football team represents the country of Malta in international association football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association (MFA), the local governing body of football which was founded in 1900. The MFA became a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in 1959 and a year later joined the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Prior to that, on 24 February 1957, the team played its first official international match at the Empire Stadium against Austria, a 3–2 defeat. The first goal was scored by Tony Cauchi.

As of April 2026, Malta has played 463 international fixtures, winning 66, drawing 77 and losing 320. The team's most frequent opponent has been Iceland, meeting the side 15 times, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 11. In global and continental competitions, Malta has competed in qualification groups for both the UEFA European Championship, since 1962, and the FIFA World Cup, since 1974, but has failed to qualify for any tournament finals.

Since 1957, more than 300 players have made at least one international appearance for the team. The following is a list of all the players with between 1 and 9 caps for Malta.

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Players

PlayerPositionCapsGoals Date of debutDebut againstDate of last matchLast match againstFW92MF91MF91DF90 Italy CFW90FW90MF90FW90DF90DF90FW90FW83MF81MF81MF80GK80FW80DF80DF80FW80FW80DF80FW71FW71FW71FW71DF70 Italy CDF70DF70DF70GK70FW70DF70DF70DF70FW70DF63FW62FW61FW61DF60MF60DF60DF60MF60DF60DF60GK60DF60DF60DF60DF51MF51DF50DF50GK50DF50FW50DF50MF50MF50DF50GK50MF41DF40DF40DF40FW40MF40MF40MF40GK40MF40FW31DF30GK30GK30 Italy CDF30FW30 Italy CDF30FW30MF30DF30FW30DF30FW30DF30FW30MF30 England BDF30FW30GK30DF30DF30MF30MF30MF30DF30DF30MF30FW30DF20DF20DF20 Italy CDF20 Italy CDF20DF20DF20DF20GK20DF20FW20DF20DF20MF20GK20DF20DF20MF20FW20FW20DF20FW20DF20FW20MF20DF20MF20FW20DF20GK20DF10DF10MF10DF10FW10FW10DF10DF10 Italy C Italy CFW10FW10DF10MF10 Italy C Italy CFW10 Italy C Italy CMF10 Italy C Italy CFW10FW10FW10DF10FW10GK10GK10FW10GK10MF10GK10DF10FW10DF10MF10DF10FW10FW10FW10DF10DF10DF10MF10FW10DF10FW10FW10FW10MF10MF10DF10MF10GK10MF10FW10MF10DF10DF10DF10DF10MF10DF10DF10DF10MF10MF10DF10FW10GK10DF10

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All-time appearances list