# Malta Football Association > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Malta_Football_Association > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Malta_Football_Association.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_Football_Association > Source revision: 1336908312 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Association football governing body of Malta Malta Football Association UEFA Founded 1900; 126 years ago (1900) Headquarters Ta' Qali, Malta FIFA affiliation 1959 UEFA affiliation 1960 President Bjorn Vassallo[1] Vice-President Ludovico Micallef Matthew Paris Adrian Casha[2] Website mfa.com.mt Former emblem of MFA (used until 2022) The **Malta Football Association** (**MFA**; [Maltese](/source/Maltese_language): *Assoċjazzjoni tal-Futbol ta' Malta*) is the governing body of [football](/source/Football_(soccer)) in [Malta](/source/Malta).[3] The Association organises the [Maltese Football League](/source/Maltese_Football_League) for both men and women and several other competitions, including knockout competitions for the top teams for both genders. The [men's national team](/source/Malta_national_football_team), [women's national team](/source/Malta_women's_national_football_team), as well as several youth representative teams compete regularly in international competitions organised by [UEFA](/source/UEFA) and [FIFA](/source/FIFA). These include the European Championships and the World Cup. Malta also compete in the [UEFA Futsal Championship](/source/UEFA_Futsal_Championship), though not the [UEFA Women's Futsal Championship](/source/UEFA_Women's_Futsal_Championship) to date. The MFA manages the [National stadium](/source/Ta'Qali_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, having been 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](/source/Austria_national_football_team) in February 1957. The result was a narrow 3–2 defeat for Malta. It took until 1959 for the MFA to join [FIFA](/source/FIFA), also joining [UEFA](/source/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 also entered into talks with the [Italian Football Federation](/source/Italian_Football_Federation) and the [Lega Pro](/source/Lega_Pro) to discuss the possibility of the MFA fielding a professional team within the [Italian football league system](/source/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](/source/Gozo_Football_Association) – organises competitions for teams on the island of [Gozo](/source/Gozo_Island) - Inter Amateur Soccer Competition - Employees Sports Association - Malta Hotels and Restaurants Sports Association - Industries Soccer Association - District Football Association - [Malta Youth Football Association](/source/Malta_Youth_Football_Association) – for players under 16 - Malta Amateur Football Association - Malta Football Coaches Association - Malta Football Referees Association ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Vassallo elected President of the Malta Football Association"](https://mfa.com.mt/en/news/news/3971/vassallo-elected-president-of-the-malta-football-association.htm). Malta Football Association. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Malta FA top officials hold first meeting following 2019 AGM"](https://mfa.com.mt/en/news/news/3975/malta-fa-top-officials-hold-first-meeting-following-2019-agm.htm). Malta Football Association. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["What can Malta learn from Iceland's football success?"](https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20131027/football/What-can-Malta-learn-from-Iceland-s-football-success-.492059#.UoVUc3DxrZ4). timesofmalta.com. 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2013-11-15. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Positive talks between Malta FA and Lega Pro officials"](https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/news/news/4169/positive-talks-between-malta-fa-and-lega-pro-officials.htm). Malta Football Association. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019. ## External links - [Official website](https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/home.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220405135703/https://mfa.com.mt/en/home.htm) 2022-04-05 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in English) - [Malta at FIFA site](https://web.archive.org/web/20070606232701/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mlt/index.html) - [Malta at UEFA site](https://web.archive.org/web/20100208170753/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=MLT/index.html) - [Maltafootball.com](https://www.maltafootball.com/) v t e Football in Malta Malta Football Association National teams Men Men's results footballers captains U-21 U-19 U-17 Amateur Gozo Main Women Women's U-19 U-17 Domestic leagues Men Premier League Challenge League Amateur League I Amateur League II Gozo Gozo Football League First Division Gozo Football League Second Division Women First Division Youth Youth Football Association Defunct Second Division Third Division Women's Second Division Gozo Third Division Women's League Domestic cups Men FA Trophy Super Cup Challenge Cup National Amateur Cup National Amateur Super Cup Gozo G.F.A. 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