[2] The team first appeared in official competitions in the 2005 European Championship's qualifying, debuting on August 10, 2003 in Bucharest with a 3–0 loss to Romania.

The team's first goal was scored by Sarah Caruana on November 16, 2003, against Croatia in a match played at the Gozo Stadium.

[3] After 13 losses, Malta achieved its first draw on June 7, 2006 against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last match of the 2007 World Cup's qualifying.

The team also defeated Latvia and drew with Albania to top the group and make it past a preliminary round for the first time.

[5] Former Italian international Manuela Tesse was appointed as the head coach from 1 January 2023[6] The Malta women's national team play their home matches at the Centenary Stadium.