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Malta Football Association

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Malta Football Association
UEFA
Malta Football Association logo.svg
Founded1900; 123 years ago (1900)
HeadquartersTa' Qali, Malta
FIFA affiliation1959
UEFA affiliation1960
PresidentBjorn Vassallo[1]
Vice-PresidentLudovico Micallef
Dr. Matthew Paris
Adrian Casha[2]
Websitewww.mfa.com.mt
Previous emblem until 2022
Previous emblem until 2022

The Malta Football Association (MFA; Maltese: Assoċjazzjoni tal-Futbol ta' Malta) is the governing body of football in Malta.[3]

The Association organises the Maltese Football League for both men and women and several other competitions, including a knockout competitions for the top teams for both genders. The men's national team, women's national team, as well as several youth representative teams compete regularly in international competitions organised by UEFA and FIFA. These include the European Championships and the World Cup. Malta also compete in the UEFA Futsal Championship, though not the UEFA Women's Futsal Championship to date.

The MFA manages the National stadium and the Centenary Stadium nearby. This complex is based in Ta` Qali and includes training grounds, a gymnasium, a swimming pool and physiotherapy and medical clinics. The complex is also used by foreign clubs during the winter months, due to the mild temperatures of the Maltese Islands.

The association is one of the oldest and one of the best in Europe, being founded in 1900 with the first national league being organised in season 1909–1910. There are several important landmarks in the history of Maltese football, especially since Malta played its first official international friendly match against Austria in February 1957. The result was a narrow 3–2 defeat for Malta.

It took until 1959 for the MFA to join FIFA, also joining UEFA the year after in 1960. From then onwards, Malta become an ever-present in international competitions at national teams as well as at club levels.

During 2019, the MFA has also entered into talks with the Italian Football Federation and the Lega Pro to discuss the possibility for the MFA to field a professional team within the Italian football league system.[4]

The MFA is structured by having 53 member clubs, as well as 10 member associations. The clubs compete in four divisions; the premier, first, second and third. The member associations are specialised football associations who organise competitions for clubs affiliated to them. The member associations include:

  • the Gozo Football Association – organises competitions for teams on the island of Gozo
  • Inter Amateur Soccer Competition
  • Employees Sports Association
  • Malta Hotels and Restaurants Sports Association
  • Industries Soccer Association
  • District Football Association
  • Malta Youth Football Association – for players under 16
  • Malta Amateur Football Association
  • Malta Football Coaches Association
  • Malta Football Referees Association

Discover more about Malta Football Association related topics

Maltese language

Maltese language

Maltese is a Semitic language derived from late medieval Sicilian Arabic with Romance superstrata spoken by the Maltese people. It is the national language of Malta and the only official Semitic and Afro-Asiatic language of the European Union. Maltese is a latinised variety of spoken historical Arabic through its descent from Siculo-Arabic, which developed as a Maghrebi Arabic dialect in the Emirate of Sicily between 831 and 1091. As a result of the Norman invasion of Malta and the subsequent re-Christianisation of the islands, Maltese evolved independently of Classical Arabic in a gradual process of latinisation. It is therefore exceptional as a variety of historical Arabic that has no diglossic relationship with Classical or Modern Standard Arabic. Maltese is thus classified separately from the 30 varieties constituting the modern Arabic macrolanguage. Maltese is also distinguished from Arabic and other Semitic languages since its morphology has been deeply influenced by Romance languages, namely Italian and Sicilian.

Malta

Malta

Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is part of Southern Europe. It lies 80 km (50 mi) south of Sicily (Italy), 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya. The official languages are Maltese and English, and 66% of the current Maltese population is at least conversational in the Italian language.

Malta national football team

Malta national football team

The Malta national football team represents Malta in international football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association, the governing body for football in Malta.

Malta women's national football team

Malta women's national football team

The Malta women's national football team represents the Malta Football Association in international women's football matches sanctioned by UEFA.

UEFA

UEFA

Union of European Football Associations is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach football in Europe and the transcontinental countries of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Kazakhstan, as well as some Asian countries such as Israel, Cyprus and Armenia. UEFA consists of 55 national association members. Because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions.

FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération internationale de football association is the international governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded in 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, its membership now comprises 211 national associations. These national associations must each also be members of one of the six regional confederations into which the world is divided: CAF (Africa), AFC, UEFA (Europe), CONCACAF, OFC (Oceania) and CONMEBOL.

UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Championship

The UEFA European Futsal Championship is the main futsal competition of the men's national futsal teams governed by UEFA.

UEFA Women's Futsal Championship

UEFA Women's Futsal Championship

The UEFA European Women's Futsal Championship is the main futsal competition of the women's national futsal teams governed by UEFA.

Austria national football team

Austria national football team

The Austria national football team represents Austria in men's international football competition and it is controlled by the Austrian Football Association.

Italian Football Federation

Italian Football Federation

The Italian Football Federation, known colloquially as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy. It is based in Rome and the technical department is in Coverciano, Florence.

Italian football league system

Italian football league system

The Italian football league system, also known as the Italian football pyramid, refers to the hierarchically interconnected league system for association football in Italy. It consists of nine national and regional tournaments, the first three being professional, while the remaining six are amateur, set up by the Italian Football Federation. One team from San Marino also competes. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels.

Source: "Malta Football Association", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 23rd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_Football_Association.

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Further Reading

UEFA

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

UEFA competitions

Gozo Football Association

Isle of Man official football team

Lija Athletic F.C.

Football in Gibraltar

Football in the Isle of Man

Gozo national football team

2018–19 Maltese FA Trophy

Gibraltar women's national football team
References
  1. ^ "Vassallo elected President of the Malta Football Association". Malta Football Association. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Malta FA top officials hold first meeting following 2019 AGM". Malta Football Association. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  3. ^ "What can Malta learn from Iceland's football success?". timesofmalta.com. 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  4. ^ "Positive talks between Malta FA and Lega Pro officials". Malta Football Association. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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