Macau national football team

Macau national football team
Macau national football team
Traditional Chinese	澳門足球代表隊
Simplified Chinese	澳门足球代表队
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Àomén zúqiú dàibiǎoduì
Wade–Giles	Aomen tsu-ch'iu taipiaotui
Yale Romanization	Àumén dzúchyú dàibyǎudwèi
IPA	[âumə̌n tsǔtɕʰjǒu tâipjàutwêi]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Yùkmùhn Jeuikaùh Doihbíudeuih
Jyutping	Juk1 mun4 zeoi3 kau4 doi6 biu2 deoi6
IPA	[jʊ̂kmʊ̏n.tsɵ̄ykɐ̏u.tɔ̀ːipǐːutɵ̀y]

Macau
Nickname(s)	Selecção do Lótus (The Lotus' Team); Verdes (The Greens)
Association	Associação de Futebol de Macau
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Iong Cho Ieng
Captain	La Ka Seng
Most caps	Cheang Cheng Ieong (58)
Top scorer	Chan Kin Seng (17)[1]
Home stadium	Estádio Campo Desportivo
FIFA code	MAC
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	182 (19 November 2021)[2]
Highest	156 (September 1997)
Lowest	204 (July 2014)
First international
	Macau 4–2 Hong Kong ; (Macau; 29 March 1948)[3]
Biggest win
	Macau 6–1 Northern Mariana Islands ; (Yona, Guam; 11 March 2009)
Biggest defeat
	Macau 0–10 Japan ; (Muscat, Oman; 25 March 1997) ; Japan 10–0 Macau ; (Tokyo, Japan; 22 June 1997)
AFC Solidarity Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2016)
Best result	Runners-up, (2016)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2006)
Best result	Group stage, (2006)

The Macau national 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 refers to the team as Macau, China.

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" (澳門隊), while the Chinese national team is referred to as the "national team" (國家隊).

FIFA suspension

In 2005 Macau was temporarily barred by the FIFA to enter any international matches because of alleged undue influence of the government in forming the committee of its football association. The suspension was subsequently lifted after rectification by Macau.[4][5]

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup									FIFA World Cup qualification
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1990	Did not enter
1994	Did not qualify								6	0	0	6	1	46
1998									6	1	1	4	3	28
2002									6	0	0	6	2	31
2006									2	0	0	2	1	6
2010									2	0	0	2	2	13
2014									2	0	0	2	1	13
2018									2	0	1	1	1	4
2022									2	1	0	1	1	3
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/22	–	–	–	–	–	–	28	2	2	24	12	144

AFC Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup									AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1956 to 1976	Did not enter
1980	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	4	7
1984	Did not enter
1988	Did not enter
1992	Did not qualify								3	1	1	1	4	4
1996									3	1	0	2	7	12
2000									3	1	0	2	1	4
2004									2	0	0	2	0	5
2007	Did not enter								Did not enter
2011	Did not qualify								AFC Challenge Cup
2015									AFC Challenge Cup
2019									8	0	1	7	5	20
2023									2	1	0	1	1	3
Total	0/18	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	24	5	2	17	22	55

Asian Games

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

Asian Games Record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1951	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1954	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1962	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1966	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002–present	See Macau national under-23 football team
Total	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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
2003	Did not qualify								3rd	4	2	0	2	5	5
2005	Did not enter
2008	Did not qualify								4th	2	0	1	1	1	7
2010	Did not qualify								3rd	3	1	1	1	9	5
EAFF East Asian Cup
2013	Did not qualify								2nd	2	1	0	1	5	4
2015	Did not qualify								2nd	3	1	1	1	4	4
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2017	Did not qualify								3rd	3	1	1	1	7	6
2019	Did not qualify								2nd	3	1	1	1	4	5
Total	—		–	–	–	–	–	–	7/8	20	7	5	8	34	36

AFC Challenge Cup record

AFC Challenge Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2006	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	8
2008	Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
Total	Best: Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	8

AFC Solidarity Cup record

2016 – Runner-up

Recent results and fixtures

2019

13 October 2019 Friendly	Singapore	4–0	Macau	Singapore
19:45	Amiruldin Asraf 6' Jordan Vestering 10' Haiqal Pashia 13' Daniel Goh 33'			Stadium: Bishan Stadium

2021

TBC Friendly	Hong Kong	v	Macau	Hong Kong
TBC				Stadium: TBC Referee:

Win Draw Loss

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Technical Director
Head Coach	Iong Cho Ieng
Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach
Goalkeeper Coach	William Chu
Team Doctor

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players have been selected to the final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round qualifiers against Sri Lanka on 6 June 2019 and 11 June 2019.[6]

Caps and goals as of 7 June 2019

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ho Man Fai	(1993-04-24) 24 April 1993	33	0	Monte Carlo
22	1GK	Fong Chi Hang	(1989-10-26) 26 October 1989	1	0	Cheng Fung
23	1GK	U Wai Chon	(1999-03-19) 19 March 1999	0	0	Development

2	2DF	Lei Ka Him	(1991-08-16) 16 August 1991	26	1	Chao Pak Kei
4	2DF	Kam Chi Hou	(1995-04-04) 4 April 1995	10	0	Chao Pak Kei
3	2DF	Lei Chi Kin	(1990-10-24) 24 October 1990	12	0	Benfica de Macau
5	2DF	Lam Ka Pou	(1985-07-10) 10 July 1985	15	0	Hang Sai
6	2DF	Ng Wa Seng	(1999-08-02) 2 August 1999	10	0	Central and Western
7	2DF	Chan Man	(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993	24	2	Benfica de Macau
8	2DF	Vernon Wong	(1989-11-19) 19 November 1989	23	2	Ka I
13	2DF	Filipe Duarte	(1985-03-30) 30 March 1985	9	3	Benfica de Macau
16	2DF	Lam Ngai Tong	(1990-01-13) 13 January 1990	5	0	Happy Valley
19	2DF	Lei Ka Hou	(1989-07-23) 23 July 1989	8	0	Benfica de Macau
20	2DF	Herculano Monteiro	(1983-11-05) 5 November 1983	8	0	Polícia

11	3MF	Lam Ka Seng	(1994-05-28) 28 May 1994	21	3	Chao Pak Kei
15	3MF	Cheong Hoi San	(1998-06-28) 28 June 1998	10	0	Benfica de Macau
17	3MF	Kong Cheng Hou	(1986-08-02) 2 August 1986	39	0	Ka I
18	3MF	Ng Wa Keng	(1999-08-02) 2 August 1999	3	0	Benfica de Macau
21	3MF	Pang Chi Hang	(1993-11-03) 3 November 1993	22	0	Chao Pak Kei

9	4FW	Ho Ka Seng	(1993-10-21) 21 October 1993	3	0	Chao Pak Kei
10	4FW	Niki Torrão	(1987-11-18) 18 November 1987	16	8	Chao Pak Kei
12	4FW	Ho Man Hou	(1988-11-05) 5 November 1988	19	5	Chao Pak Kei
14	4FW	Lee Keng Pan	(1990-02-28) 28 February 1990	12	0	Benfica de Macau

Recent call-ups

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
GK	Lo Weng Hou	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996	2	0	Development	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Round 1

DF	Chan Pak Chun	(1985-12-05) 5 December 1985	11	1	Sporting Clube de Macau	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Round 1

MF	Ho Chi Fung	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994	16	0	Monte Carlo	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Round 1

FW	Leong Ka Hang	(1992-11-22) 22 November 1992	32	12	Free agent	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Round 1
FW	Carlos Leonel	(1987-07-28) 28 July 1987	6	4	Benfica de Macau	EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Round 1

Records

As of 6 June 2019

Players in bold are still active with Macau.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Period
1	Cheang Cheng Ieong	58	0	2005–2018
2	Kong Cheng Hou	43	0	2006–present
3	Ho Man Fai	38	0	2011–present
4	Che Chi Man	34	6	1996–2013
5	Geofredo Cheung	33	3	2001–2011
6	Lei Ka Him	31	1	2010–present
7	Lao Pak Kin	30	1	2005–2017
7	Leong Ka Hang	30	12	2010–2018
9	Chan Kin Seng	29	17	2006–2013
10	Chan Man	26	2	2011–present
10	Pang Chi Hang	26	1	2012–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Period
1	Chan Kin Seng	17	29	0.59	2006–2013
2	Leong Ka Hang	12	30	0.4	2010–2018
3	Niki Torrão	8	16	0.5	2011–present
4	Lam Ka Seng	6	25	0.24	2014–present
4	Che Chi Man	6	34	0.18	1996–2013
6	Ho Man Hou	5	19	0.26	2006–2015
7	Carlos Leonel	4	8	0.5	2017–2018
7	Pelé	4	9	0.44	1996–1997
9	Filipe Duarte	3	7	0.43	2016–present
	Chong In Leong	3	24	0.13	2001–2011
	Geofredo Cheung	3	33	0.09	2001–2011

References

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"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
"Macao matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Macao. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
"Macau suspended by FIFA due to political interference". ESPN. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
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"2022年國際足聯卡塔爾世界盃預賽暨亞洲盃聯合預選賽第一圈事宜". Macau FA. Retrieved 3 June 2019. (in Chinese)

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[1] Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[3] "Macao matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Macao. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

[4] "Macau suspended by FIFA due to political interference". ESPN. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2014.

[5] "FIFA suspends the Macau Football Association". FIFA. 15 February 2005. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.

[6] "2022年國際足聯卡塔爾世界盃預賽暨亞洲盃聯合預選賽第一圈事宜". Macau FA. Retrieved 3 June 2019. (in Chinese)