Macau national football team
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Nickname(s) | The Greens | ||
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Association | Macau Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
Head coach |
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Captain | Cheang Cheng Ieong | ||
Most caps | Cheang Cheng Ieong (44) | ||
Top scorer | Chan Kin Seng (17)[1] | ||
Home stadium | Estádio Campo Desportivo | ||
FIFA code | MAC | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current |
184 ![]() | ||
Highest | 156 (September 1997) | ||
Lowest | 204 (October 2013, July 2014) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current | 220 (26 November 2016) | ||
Highest | 182 (13 February 2000) | ||
Lowest | 226 (21 March 2013, 23 May 2014) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Macau; 25 January 1949)[2] | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Yona, Guam; 2009) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Muscat, Oman; 25 March 1997) ![]() ![]() (Tokyo, Japan; 22 June 1997) |
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Traditional Chinese | 澳門足球代表隊 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 澳门足球代表队 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Macau football team (Chinese: 澳門足球代表隊; Portuguese: Selecção Macaense de Futebol) represents the Chinese special administrative region of Macau in international association football. The team is supervised by the Macau Football Association (Chinese: 澳門足球總會; Portuguese: Associação de Futebol de Macau). The Macau football team has a ranking that is one of the lowest among the FIFA members. Although usually known as simply Macau, the EAFF refer to the team as Macau, China.
The national team has never qualified to the AFC Asian Cup or EAFF East Asian Championship. The team qualified to the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup, where they got one draw and two losses.
The team had been representing Macau in international football events before 1999 when Macau was a dependent territory of Portugal. It continues to represent Macau even after Macau was handed over to the People's Republic of China by Portugal and became a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China in 1999. This team is separate from the China PR national football team, as the Basic Law and the principle of "one country, two systems" allows Macau to maintain its own representative teams in international sports competitions. In Macau, the Macau football team is colloquially referred as the "Macau team" (Chinese: 澳門隊), while the China PR national football team is referred as the "national team" (Chinese: 國家隊).
FIFA Suspension
Macau had been temporarily barred by the FIFA to enter any international matches because of alleged undue influence of government in forming the committee of its football association. The suspension was subsequently lifted after rectification by Macau.[3][4]
Competition records
World Cup record
- 1930 to 1978 – Did not enter
- 1982 to 1986 – Did not qualify
- 1990 – Did not enter
- 1994 to 2018 – Did not qualify
Asian Cup record
- 1956 to 1976 – Did not enter
- 1980 – Did not qualify
- 1984 to 1988 – Did not enter
- 1992 to 2004 – Did not qualify
- 2007 – Did not enter
- 2011 to 2019 – Did not qualify
East Asian Cup record
- 2003 – Did not qualify (3rd place in Preliminary)
- 2005 – Did not enter
- 2008 – Did not qualify (4th place in Preliminary)
- 2010 – Did not qualify (3rd place in Preliminary)
- 2013 – Did not qualify (2nd place in Preliminary)
- 2015 – Did not qualify (2nd place in Preliminary)
- 2017 – Did not qualify (3rd place in Preliminary)
AFC Challenge Cup record
AFC Solidarity Cup record
- 2016 – Runner-up
Recent results and fixtures
2016
28 March 2016 Friendly | Malaysia ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Malacca City, Malaysia |
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20:45 UTC+8 | Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium[5] |
30 June 2016 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1 | Macau ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
Dededo, Guam |
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14:30 UTC+10 | Leong Ka Hang ![]() Duarte ![]() |
Oyuunbatyn ![]() |
Stadium: Guam Football Association National Training Center |
2 July 2016 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1 | Northern Mariana Islands ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Dededo, Guam |
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14:30 UTC+10 | Griffin ![]() |
Lam Ka Seng ![]() Duarte ![]() |
Stadium: Guam Football Association National Training Center |
4 July 2016 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1 | Chinese Taipei ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Dededo, Guam |
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17:00 UTC+10 | Lin Chien-hsun ![]() Tseng Chih-wei ![]() |
Report | Chan Man ![]() Lei Ka Him ![]() |
Stadium: Guam Football Association National Training Center |
3 November 2016 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup – Group Stage | Macau ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Kuching, Malaysia |
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19:30 UTC+8 | Torrão ![]() |
Report | Tögöldör ![]() |
Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 90 Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore) |
6 November 2016 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup – Group Stage | Laos ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
Kuching, Malaysia |
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16:30 UTC+8 | Khamphanh ![]() |
Report | Lao Pak Kin ![]() Leong Ka Hang ![]() N. Torrão ![]() |
Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 67 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea) |
9 November 2016 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup – Group Stage | Sri Lanka ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Kuching, Malaysia |
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19:30 UTC+8 | Ishan ![]() |
Report | Choi Weng Hou ![]() |
Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 93 Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran) |
12 November 2016 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup – Semi-final | Macau ![]() |
1–1 (4–3 p) |
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Kuching, Malaysia |
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19:30 UTC+8 | Leong Ka Hang ![]() |
Report | Shahrazen ![]() |
Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 331 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea) |
Penalties | ||||
N. Torrão ![]() Leong Ka Hang ![]() Chan Man ![]() Sio Ka Un ![]() |
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15 November 2016 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup – Final | Nepal ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Kuching, Malaysia |
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19:30 UTC+8 | Sujal ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 157 Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran) |
Win
Draw
Loss
Squad
Current squad
The following 20 players have been selected to the final squad for the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup.[6]
Caps and goals as of 15 November 2016, after the match against Nepal.
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Ho Man Fai | 24 April 1993 | 24 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | GK | Lam Chi Pang | 22 May 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | GK | Lo Weng Hou | 31 January 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Lei Ka Him | 16 August 1991 | 20 | 1 | ![]() |
6 | DF | Lao Pak Kin | 22 May 1984 | 23 | 1 | ![]() |
7 | DF | Chan Man | 4 October 1993 | 23 | 2 | ![]() |
8 | DF | Cheang Cheng Ieong (Captain) | 18 August 1984 | 44 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Kam Chi Hou | 4 April 1995 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | DF | Kong Cheng Hou | 2 August 1986 | 29 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | DF | Choi Weng Hou | 4 July 1992 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
11 | MF | Lam Ka Seng | 28 May 1994 | 11 | 2 | ![]() |
12 | MF | Lee Keng Pan | 28 February 1990 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | MF | Kou Ut Cheong | 21 May 1992 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Cheong Hoi San | 28 June 1998 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | MF | Ho Chi Fung | 30 September 1994 | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Sio Ka Un | 16 March 1992 | 19 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | MF | Pang Chi Hang | 3 November 1993 | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | MF | Lei Kam Hong | 4 May 1988 | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Leong Ka Hang | 22 November 1992 | 23 | 10 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Niki Torrão | 18 November 1987 | 10 | 5 | ![]() |
Recent Callups
The following players have also been called up to the Macau squad recently.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Leong Chon Kit | 6 June 1980 | 16 | 0 | ![]() |
EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1 |
DF | Vernon | 19 November 1989 | 17 | 1 | ![]() |
EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1 |
DF | Lei Chi Kin | 24 October 1990 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1 |
DF | Chan Pak Chun | 5 December 1985 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1 |
DF | Duarte Pilipe | 30 March 1985 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1 |
MF | Edgar Teixeira | 1 December 1989 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1 |
FW | Leong Tak Wai | 28 June 1993 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1 |
References
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ↑ "Macao matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Macao. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ↑ "Macau suspended by FIFA due to political interference". ESPN. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ↑ "FIFA suspends the Macau Football Association". FIFA. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ↑ Zulhilmi Zainal (1 March 2016). "Hang Jebat Stadium to host Malaysia-Macau friendly". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ http://the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?stageid=415&tMode=C&fixtureid=10529&teamid=17&view=ajax&show=finalregistration Squad Of Macau, 13 November 2016, AFC