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Macau national football team
National association football team
National association football team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Macau |
| Badge | Flag of Macau.svg |
| Badge_size | 190px |
| Nickname | Selecção do Lótus (The Lotus' Team) |
| Verdes (The Greens) | |
| Association | Associação de Futebol de Macau (AFM) |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) |
| Coach | Vacant |
| Captain | Chan Man |
| Most caps | Cheang Cheng Ieong (58) |
| Top scorer | Chan Kin Seng (17) |
| Home Stadium | Estádio Campo Desportivo |
| FIFA Trigramme | MAC |
| FIFA Rank | |
| FIFA max | 156 |
| FIFA max date | September 1997 |
| FIFA min | 204 |
| FIFA min date | July 2014 |
| Elo Rank | |
| Elo max | 182 |
| Elo max date | 13 February 2000 |
| Elo min | 229 |
| Elo min date | March 2015 |
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| First game | 4–2 |
| (Macau; 29 March 1948) | |
| Largest win | 6–1 |
| (Yona, Guam; 11 March 2009) | |
| Largest loss | 0–10 |
| (Muscat, Oman; 25 March 1997) | |
| 10–0 | |
| (Tokyo, Japan; 22 June 1997) | |
| Regional name | AFC Solidarity Cup |
| Regional cup apps | 1 |
| Regional cup first | 2016 |
| Regional cup best | Runners-up (2016) |
| 2ndRegional name | AFC Challenge Cup |
| 2ndRegional cup apps | 1 |
| 2ndRegional cup first | 2006 |
| 2ndRegional cup best | Group stage (2006) |
the men's team
Verdes (The Greens)
| Sub-confederation = EAFF (East Asia)
(Macau; 29 March 1948)
(Yona, Guam; 11 March 2009)
(Muscat, Oman; 25 March 1997)
10–0
(Tokyo, Japan; 22 June 1997)
The Macau national football team (; ) represents the Chinese special administrative region of Macau in international association football. The team is supervised by the Macau Football Association (; Portuguese: Associação de Futebol de Macau). The Macau football team has a ranking that is one of the lowest among the FIFA members.
The national team has never qualified for the AFC Asian Cup or EAFF East Asian Championship. The team qualified for 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 China in 1999. This team is separate from the China 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 to as the "Macau team" (), while the Chinese national team is referred to as the "national team" ().
History
Macau participated in the inaugural 2006 AFC Challenge Cup held in Bangladesh being grouped with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Pakistan but lost all of their match against their opponent.
Macau then participated in the inaugural 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup held in Kuching, Malaysia being grouped with Laos, Mongolia and Sri Lanka. In the first match, Macau won Mongolia 2–1 with captain, Niki Torrão scoring a brace. The following match, Macau won Laos 4–1 before eventually drawing to Sri Lanka 1–1 which see Macau advanced to the semi-finals as group leaders. Macau faced Brunei which Leong Ka Hang rescued Macau from a one goal deficit to level the match at 1–1 seeing both sides off to extra time however the match goes on to penalties shoot out with Macau advancing to their first even international cup final. On 15 November 2016, Macau faced Nepal however in the 29' minute of the match, Nepalese Sujal Shrestha break the deadlock and Nepal ended up winning the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup at the Sarawak Stadium. Leong Ka Hang is given the tournament 'Most Valuable Player' and Niki Torrão as the top joint goal scorer with 4 goals.
During the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Sri Lanka in which they won the first tie 1–0, they forfeited the second tie which awarded Sri Lanka was awarded as a 3–0 victory to Sri Lanka after Macau did not send their team for the match due to safety reasons following the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings. After a 4 years hiatus from the COVID-19 pandemic, On 26 March 2023, Macau play their first ever international matches at their own ground, Estádio Campo Desportivo against Singapore in a 1–0 defeat. On 19 June 2023, Macau travelled to Dalian, China to face Myanmar in a friendly match. Since their returned to international football, Macau mostly played against Southeast Asian country like Cambodia and Brunei.
In August 2024, all non-Chinese nationals listed to play for the Macau Football Association became ineligible for the team under FIFA Congress's adoption to a rule amendment made in 18 September 2020. The players affected include Vitor Almeida, Iuri Capelo, captain Nicholas Torrão, and Filipe Duarte, as well as a fifth player who was about to join up.
In September 2024, Macau signed a deal with Adidas in preparation for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round ending their 10-years partnership with Nike. It will also see the team back in Adidas since 2004 making their debut against Brunei.
Rivalries
Hong Kong
The Hong Kong–Macau rivalry has been contested by Hong Kong Football Association and Macau Football Association since 1937.
FIFA suspension
In 2005, Macau was temporarily barred by FIFA from entering any international matches because of alleged undue influence of the government in forming the committee of its football association. The suspension was lifted after rectification by Macau.
Results and fixtures
Main article: Macau national football team results
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2024
- Lei Cheng Lam
- Morimoto
- Taitague
2025
-
Jones
-
Merkies
-
Lei Ka Him
-
Leung Chi Seng
2026
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team Manager | MAC Zhang Liqun |
| Head coach | Vacant |
| Assistant coaches | POR Pedro Simões |
| MAC Lai Yong | |
| MAC Luo Wei Xing | |
| MAC Cai Cheng Zhang | |
| MAC Emmanuel Noruega | |
| Doctor | MAC Liu Zhi Liang |
| Staff | KOR Lok Chong-keong |
| Technical director | MAC Iong Cho Ieng |
Coaching history
- Portugal João dos Santos (1996–1998)
- Japan Eiji Ueda (2000–2002)
- Japan Masataka Imai (2003–2004)
- Japan Masanaga Kageyama (2006–2008)
- Hong Kong Leung Sui Wing (2008–2015)
- Macau Tam Iao San (2015–2017)
- Hong Kong Chan Hiu Ming (2017–2018)
- Macau Iong Cho Ieng (2018–2019)
- Angola Lázaro Oliveira (2020–2024)
- Hong Kong Kwok Kar Lok (2024–2025)
Players
Current squad
The following players are selected for the match against Hong Kong on 19 March 2025.
Caps and goals correct as of 12 December 2024, after the match against Guam.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Macau squad within the previous 12 months.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
PRE Preliminary squad
WD Player withdrew from the squad.
RET Player retired from international football
Records
|43 |0
| 2006–2019 |
|---|
| 4 |
| 36 |
| 1 |
| 2012–present |
| - |
| 5 |
| 34 |
| 6 |
| 1996–2013 |
| - |
| 33 |
| 2 |
| 2011–present |
| - |
| 33 |
| 3 |
| 2001–2011 |
| - |
| 8 |
| 31 |
| 1 |
| 2010–2019 |
| - |
| 30 |
| 6 |
| 2014–2023 |
| - |
| 30 |
| 1 |
| 2005–2017 |
| - |
| 30 |
| 12 |
| 2010–2021 |
| - |
| } |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chan Kin Seng | 17 | 29 | 2006–2013 | |
| 2 | Leong Ka Hang | 12 | 30 | 2010–2021 | |
| 3 | Niki Torrão | 9 | 21 | 2011–2023 | |
| 4 | Lam Ka Seng | 6 | 30 | 2014–2023 | |
| Che Chi Man | 6 | 34 | 1996–2013 | ||
| 6 | Ho Man Hou | 5 | 19 | 2006–2015 | |
| 7 | Carlos Leonel | 4 | 8 | 2017–2018 | |
| Pelé | 4 | 9 | 1996–1997 | ||
| 9 | Filipe Duarte | 3 | 13 | 2016–2023 | |
| Chong In Leong | 3 | 24 | 2001–2011 | ||
| Geofredo Cheung | 3 | 33 | 2001–2011 |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup | Qualification | Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | F | A | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Total | – | 0/11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 173 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay 1930 | Part of | Part of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain 1982 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico 1986 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy 1990 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States 1994 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France 1998 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South KoreaJapan 2002 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MoroccoPortugalSpain 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia 2034 |
AFC Asian Cup
| AFC Asian Cup | AFC Asian Cup qualification | Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | – | 0/19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 64 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong 1956 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israel 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iran 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iran 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait 1980 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singapore 1984 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan 1992 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates 1996 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon 2000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar 2011 | Did not qualify | AFC Challenge Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAE 2019 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia 2027 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
East Asian Cup record
| East Asian Football Championship Finals | Preliminary competition | Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Place | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | East Asian Football Championship | EAFF East Asian Cup | EAFF E-1 Football Championship | Total | – | 0/9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 45 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN 2003 | Did not qualify | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KOR 2005 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHN 2008 | Did not qualify | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2010 | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KOR 2013 | Did not qualify | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHN 2015 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2017 | Did not qualify | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KOR 2019 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2022 | Did not participate | Not held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KOR 2025 | Did not qualify | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
AFC Challenge Cup record
| AFC Challenge Cup record | Qualification record | Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | Group stage | 1/5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 29 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh 2006 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | No qualification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| India 2008 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka 2010 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nepal 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maldives 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
AFC Solidarity Cup record
Head-to-head record
As of 19 March 2025 after match against Hong Kong
| Opponents | First | Last | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −9 | AFC | |
| 2009 | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | AFC | |
| 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | AFC | |
| 1985 | 2024 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | AFC | |
| 2008 | 2023 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | −11 | AFC | |
| 1978 | 1999 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 26 | −23 | AFC | |
| 1992 | 2016 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 36 | −24 | AFC | |
| 2003 | 2018 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | AFC | |
| 1982 | 2025 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 28 | 123 | −95 | AFC | |
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | AFC | |
| 2001 | 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | AFC | |
| 1980 | 2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | −26 | AFC | |
| 2001 | 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | UEFA | |
| 1980 | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | AFC | |
| 1949 | 1993 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | AFC | |
| 1993 | 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | −17 | AFC | |
| 2013 | 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | AFC | |
| 2016 | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | AFC | |
| 1993 | 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | AFC | |
| 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | CAF | |
| 1993 | 2018 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | AFC | |
| 2009 | 2023 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 26 | −22 | AFC | |
| 1997 | 2016 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | AFC | |
| 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | OFC | |
| 2009 | 2018 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | AFC | |
| 1997 | 1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | AFC | |
| 2003 | 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | AFC | |
| 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | CONCACAF | |
| 1978 | 2012 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | AFC | |
| 1993 | 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | AFC | |
| 2000 | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | AFC | |
| 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | OFC | |
| 2016 | 2019 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | AFC | |
| 2006 | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | AFC | |
| 2007 | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | AFC | |
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | AFC |
Honours
Continental
- AFC Solidarity Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2016
Summary
| Competition | Total | Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Solidarity Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Notes
References
References
- Marques, Renato. (30 Aug 2024). "'Nationality rule' in question following exclusion of non-Chinese from Macau football team: FIFA". [[Macau Daily Times]].
- "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF.
- "Macao matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Macao.
- (15 February 2005). "Macau suspended by FIFA due to political interference". ESPN.
- (15 February 2005). "FIFA suspends the Macau Football Association". FIFA.
- "International Friendly Squad List".
- "2026 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Joint Qualification Squad List".
- "澳門代表隊於今日晚上出發，前往台灣高雄市，與台中FUTURO進行一場友誼賽。比賽時間為明天6月9日(日)下午3時30分（澳門時間）。".
- "澳門代表隊對陣台中Futuro足球隊，台中Futuro 上下半場各入一球，最終以二比零擊敗澳門。".
- (9 June 2019). "Macao – Historical results".
- "Macau".
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