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Before Malaysia’s formation, the Malaya national football team had already achieved notable success, including a bronze medal at the 1962 Asian Games. Malaysia's most significant achievements include qualifying for the 1972 Summer Olympics, winning the AFF Championship in 2010, and earning multiple SEA Games gold medals in 1961, 1977, 1979, and 1989. The team competes in tournaments such as the AFC Asian Cup, AFF Championship, and World Cup qualifiers, with Bukit Jalil National Stadium serving as its home ground. Over the years, Malaysia has developed strong rivalries with teams like Thailand, Indonesia, and Singapore, contributing to the rich football culture in the region.

HistoryEdit

Early years (1963–1969)Edit

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Prior to 16 September 1963, North Borneo (now Sabah), Sarawak, Malaya and Singapore were represented by their own national teams, a situation which pre-dated the establishment of Malaysia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Malaya and Singapore often competed in international competitions such as the Merdeka Tournament while North Borneo and Sarawak competed in Borneo Cup. Malaya's biggest achievement in football was becoming the bronze medalist of the 1962 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia after defeating South Vietnam 4–1 led by Abdul Ghani Minhat, who at that time was the first Asian player to reach 50 goals for the men's national teams.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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The winner of the first season of Borneo Cup in 1962, North Borneo football team, one year before the merger to form Malaysia.

The beginning of the Malaysian football team match took place in Merdeka Stadium on 8 August 1963 with the combined strength of Singapore and Malaya (although the federation only existed after 16 September 1963). With the combined forces of Malaya and Singapore, the team began by facing Japan, and lost 3–4.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The team continued to use a combination of players from Singapore and Malay Peninsula until the formation of the Malaysia team, wherein the Football Association of Malaya was succeeded by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). The combination players with Singapore ended when the latter separated from Malaysia along with the establishment of Football Association of Singapore (FAS) and their subsequent reaffiliation with FIFA in 1965.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Since then the squad was only represented by West Malaysian players, mainly due to travel time difficulties to East Malaysia and the players were not well known to the mainstream West Malaysian football. From 1966 to 1970, Chow Chee Keong was voted by Asian Football Confederation as the best Asian's goalkeeper for 5 straight years.<ref>AFC President offers condolences on passing of Malaysian legend Chow Chee Keong Template:Webarchive, Asian Football Confederation(AFC)</ref>

Olympic Tournament and Asia Competition (1970–1980)Edit

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Malaysia vs. South Korea during the 1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers on 25 September 1971.

In 1971, James Wong of Sabah was the first player from East Malaysia to represent the country.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Malaysia qualified for the 1972 Olympics in Munich, beating Japan 3–0, South Korea 1–0, Taiwan 3–0 and the Philippines 5–0 along the way.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Although they managed to defeat the United States 3–0,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> they lost the other two matches with a score of 0–3 to West Germany and 0–6 to Morocco,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> ranking 10th in the final standings.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Malaysian goalkeeper Wong Kam Fook in action during the match against West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics at Munich on 27 August 1972.

Since 1972, Mokhtar Dahari has been considered a legendary football player for the Malaysian team maintaining his place as one of the best players in Asia.<ref name="Mokhtar life">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He manage to score a total of 125 goals in 167 appearances for Malaysia (including matches played against club sides, national 'B' teams and selection teams).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Against other nations' national 'A' teams, he scored 89 goals in 142 appearances.<ref name="Mamrud"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="joint-9th tweet">Template:Cite tweet</ref> This makes him as one of the world's top scorer for men's national teams at one time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Together with the record of Soh Chin Ann. According to both RSSSF and IFFHS, Soh is the player with the most international caps in men's football and become the first men's footballers to reach 200 or more international caps (219).<ref name="195 caps"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Two years later, Malaysia won their second bronze medal at the 1974 Asian Games after defeating North Korea 2–1.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The team went on to qualify twice in a row for the AFC Asian Cup, in 1976 and 1980.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was only in 1977; when the FAM sent a talent scout to the East.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The list continued by the late James Yaakub of Sarawak in 1977. The team also won the Merdeka Tournament four times, became runner-up three times and achieved third place twice during the 1970s.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Malaysia qualified again for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, beating Indonesia 6–1, South Korea 3–0, Brunei 3–1, Philippines 8–0 and tied with Japan 1–1.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Thus, the team meet South Korea in the play-off match. Malaysia won the play-off against South Korea with a 2–1 scored in the Merdeka Stadium and qualified but joined the US-led boycott of the games as the Malaysian government made a decision to protest the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.<ref name="BoycottOplympics1980">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

1976 AFC Asian Cup Group AEdit

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Malaysia participated the 1976 AFC Asian Cup for the first time, meeting Kuwait and China in Group A. During the tournament, Malaysia came in third place in the group, losing 0–2 to Kuwait in the opening match and drew 1–1 with China in the second match.

1980 AFC Asian Cup Group BEdit

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Malaysia made its second Asian Cup appearance in 1980, placed in Group B alongside South Korea, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. They managed to hold South Korea 1–1 in the first match, but would lose 1–3 to Kuwait before regaining a 2–0 victory against the United Arab Emirates. Malaysia would eventually finish 3rd after holding Qatar 1–1 in their last match.

Falling performances and drought (1990–2009)Edit

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The Malaysian team (yellow) against New Zealand (white) during a friendly match in Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch, New Zealand, on 19 February 2006.

In 1994, Malaysian football was embroiled in one of the largest bribery scandals in the country.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> With the dearth of mainstream interest and lack of funds, Malaysian football has failed to repeat the performances of the 1970s and 1980s to qualify into major tournaments, despite the recruitment of Claude LeRoy. Allan Harris appointed as a new head coach in 2001. Harris came with strong credentials, having assisted Terry Venables at FC Barcelona. In the second half of 2004, FAM appoint Bertalan Bicskei, former Hungarian goalkeeper and national coach, to succeed Allan Harris. Bicskei led the national side to third place at the regional Tiger Cup tournament, but was demoted to youth development duties by FAM for his actions during a friendly against Singapore in Penang on 8 June 2005. Bicskei, disgusted by the standard of officiating, threw a bottle onto the pitch before confronting a Singapore player. In September 2005, his contract was terminated after a mutual agreement.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Norizan Bakar became the next head coach of the Malaysian team. He guided the Malaysian squad to the 2007 AFF Championship semifinals in 2007, where Malaysia lost through penalties to Singapore. Norizan's position as the head coach was criticised by the Malaysian football community, fans and officials alike, after the team's performances during the 2007 AFC Asian Cup as co-host of the edition, where Malaysia lost to China 1–5, Uzbekistan 0–5 and Iran 0–2. After the removal of Norizan Bakar, B. Sathianathan took over as head coach. Although he guided the squad to win the 2007 Merdeka Tournament, Malaysia once again failed to qualify for the World Cup after losing 1–4 and drawing 0–0 with Bahrain in the qualifying round. In March 2008, Sathianathan once again reached the final of the Merdeka Tournament. However, Malaysia lost on penalties to Vietnam. Sathianathan also led Malaysia to the semi-finals of the 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup. However, Malaysia then shockingly lost 1–4 to the eventual winners, Myanmar.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

During the 2008 AFF Championship, Malaysia started their campaign with a 3–0 win over Laos but were defeated in the second match by Vietnam with a score of 2–3 and were finally eliminated when they lost 0–3 to Thailand in the final match of the group stage. This was the first time that the Malaysian squad had not passed through the group stages in 12 years. There were also reports that match-fixing and bribery that infiltrated Malaysian football in 1994 have returned.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers, the Malaysian team lost 0–5 to the United Arab Emirates. This defeat was the final straw in the eyes of Malaysian supporters, and in February 2009, the contracts of Sathianathan and manager Soh Chin Ann were terminated.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

FA Premier League Asia Cup (2003)Edit

In July 2003, Malaysia qualified for the 2003 FA Premier League Asia Cup as the host nation and as the only national team to ever do so, and on 24 July 2003, they lost 1–4 against Chelsea in the semi-finals in a match where Hairuddin Omar scored Malaysia's only goal of the tournament to bring the match to 1–1.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the third-place playoff on 26 July 2003, they lost 0–4 against Birmingham City and placed fourth in the tournament.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

AFF Championship triumph (2010)Edit

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In April 2009, K. Rajagopal was named the new coach of Malaysia replacing B. Sathianathan and took over the position in July 2009, of which he also looked after the Malaysia under-23 squad.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Rajagopal's first match was against Zimbabwe, which Malaysia won 4–0.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Rajagopal also coached Malaysia in two games against visiting English champions, Manchester United, losing both matches 2–3 and 0–2. During his time as the coach of the Under-23 team, Rajagopal led Malaysia to their fifth SEA Games gold medal and also led Malaysia to qualify for the second round of the 2010 Asian Games as one of the best four third-placed teams after a lapse of 32 years.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

During the 2010 AFF Championship, a total of 14 Malaysia's players were under the age of 23. Placed in group A and lost the first match to host Indonesia 1–5, Malaysia bounced back from defeat drawing Thailand and beating Laos 5–1. As runner up of group, Malaysia qualified for the semi-finals to meet Group B winners and defending champions Vietnam. In the first leg of the semifinal, Malaysia won 2–0 on home soil and later drew 0–0 in the second leg, advancing to the final with an aggregate of 2–0.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> An opportunity of revenge opened up in the finals as Malaysia again met Indonesia, who were unbeaten in all previous matches.

On the first leg of the finals at home, Malaysia won 3–0. Malaysia scored twice through Safee Sali and once through Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin on a night when Bukit Jalil National Stadium was filled over capacity for the first time since it was built. The match attracted so many people that after tickets were sold out, policemen manning the gates were seen allowing friends and relatives into the stadium, causing people to trespass onto the cable bridge above the electronic display besides standing on the aisles and corridors to view the game. On the second leg of the finals that was held in Jakarta, Malaysia lost 1–2 to Indonesia but the final aggregate was 4–2 to Malaysia, thus Malaysia were awarded the title. It was the first time in history that Malaysia were crowned the champions of AFF Championship and a trophy in the international stage.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Stagnation (2011–2022)Edit

Since the 2010s, the expectations of improved performances rose, but the team still failed to deliver any new high achievements or set new records.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In June 2014, Dollah Salleh replaced Rajagobal as the head coach after his contract has ended.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dollah guided Malaysia to the final of the 2014 AFF Championship but failed to replicate the same form as the previous head coach. In the following international fixtures, the coach has also recorded 0–6 losses to Oman and Palestine as well as 1–1 draw against Timor-Leste. However, the 0–10 defeat to the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia's worst ever defeat in history, prompted his resignation as the head coach.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The place was taken by interim coach Ong Kim Swee who was later promoted as the head coach until the end of March 2017.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The official coaching post then was taken over by Portuguese coach Nelo Vingada in the hopes of raising the Malaysian football performances. On 13 June, Malaysia played their first match in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Lebanon. Despite having a 1–0 lead during the first half, they eventually lost the match with a score 1–2.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Malaysia's poor performance however, continued. Despite being given high hopes and expectations from the match against Hong Kong, Malaysia only managed a 1–1 draw, before losing to the same team 0–2 in Hong Kong. As for the result, frustration happened in the team and Malaysia suffered two consecutive defeats against North Korea, with both matches ending 1–4. Malaysia also lost the second final match against Lebanon in Beirut by 1–2. With only 1 draw and 5 defeats, Malaysia was subsequently eliminated from the qualification.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The coaching position was taken over by the team assistant coach Tan Cheng Hoe in late 2017 after Vingada stepped down following a string of poor results.<ref name="The Star">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

After failure to qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Malaysia proceeded with its journey in the 2018 AFF Championship and was grouped with rival Vietnam together with Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. Malaysia won second place with three wins and only one loss against Vietnam. By qualifying as group runners-up, Malaysia faced Thailand, the fierce rival in their long-time head-to-head records as well as the reigning champions in the tournament, where they were able to overcome the latter by holding them 2–2 in Thailand's home stadium of Bangkok, winning the match by away goals rule in one of the tournament's greatest shock despite being tied 0–0 earlier at home.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the finals, they met Vietnam again and held the latter 2–2 at home before losing 0–1 in Vietnam's home ground of Hanoi, subsequently finishing the tournament with an aggregate of 2–3 as the runners-up for the third time in their AFF Cup history.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Despite being unable to achieve the AFF Cup the second time, the enhancing performance of Malaysia was seen with the emergence of new talents coming from its youth football development which brought a hope in future.<ref name="potential to rising">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Malaysia participated in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification from the first round due to poor record previously, but facing Timor-Leste, Malaysia easily destroyed the Timorese 12–2 on aggregate.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the second round, they were grouped with three other Southeast Asian rivals; Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, alongside the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Malaysia opened their game with a 3–2 comeback victory over rival Indonesia in a match filled with scandal and strong Anti-Malaysian sentiment among Indonesians.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was followed by an unlucky 1–2 home loss to the UAE where the Emiratis bounced back from an early goal.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The next encounter was against rival Vietnam in Hanoi, which was the rematch of their 2018 AFF Championship match, ended with another Malaysian defeat as Malaysia fell 0–1.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, Malaysia has not been eliminated as the team can still get an opportunity to qualify further. Then, Malaysia managed one of the most famous victories in their FIFA World Cup campaign, beating neighbour and regional powerhouse Thailand 2–1 at home to keep its dream alive.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Malaysia boosted its confidence with its victory over Thailand to overcome a demoralised Indonesia, also at home, 2–0, to occupy second spot behind Vietnam and above Thailand.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

However, due to COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, Malaysia's performance heavily dropped. Prior to the last 3 matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, many key players were affected, causing Tan Cheng Hoe to call up new players and veteran players. They lost 0–2 against Bahrain and 1–4 against Kuwait in a friendly match, before losing 0–4 to UAE and 1–2 against Vietnam. Although Malaysia managed to win 1–0 against Thailand in the final qualification match, ultimately they failed to advance to the final round. Following Malaysia's failure to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2020 AFF Championship in Singapore, Tan Cheng Hoe resigned as the head coach of Football Association of Malaysia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Resurgence of Harimau Malaya (2022–present)Edit

After Tan Cheng Hoe's resignation, former vice-president of Korea Football Association, Kim Pan-gon was appointed as Malaysia's new national team coach on a 2-year contract.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His first task was the 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series held in Singapore in March 2022. At that time, Pan-gon recorded his first success when Malaysia won 2–0 against Philippines but suffered a subsequent 1–2 loss to Singapore in the next match.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Pan-gon's next challenge came when Malaysia faced Brunei and Hong Kong in a series of friendly matches as part of preparations for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Malaysia won 4–0 against Brunei<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and 2–0 against Hong Kong,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> raising confidence and support from FAM and Malaysians in the hope of improving Malaysian football's fortunes which had declined in the previous years.

In the third round of 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Malaysia faced 3 matches which began with a 3–1 victory against Turkmenistan in the first match,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> suffering a 1–2 loss to Bahrain,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> before successfully ending their campaign by defeating Bangladesh with 4–1.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Thus, Malaysia finished second in Group E behind Bahrain and automatically qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup on merit after 42 years.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Shortly thereafter, Malaysia's FIFA ranking rose up to 147th from 154th in March 2022.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Later in September 2022, Malaysia entered the 2022 King's Cup in Thailand, facing the host and later, Tajikistan in the final. Malaysia won 5–3 on penalties against Thailand after a 1–1 draw but later failed to win the cup after a 0–3 lost in the penalty shootout after being held to a goalless draw.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round Group EEdit

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At the end of 2022, before the start of the 2022 AFF Championship campaign, Malaysia held 2 friendly matches against Cambodia and Maldives,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> winning 4–0<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and 3–0 respectively.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the 2022 AFC Championship, Malaysia has won 1–0 against Myanmar with Syihan Hazmi saving a late penalty to secure the win for Malaysia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the next match, Malaysia went on to thrash Laos 5–0 <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but lost 0–3 against Vietnam in a controversial match that led to Azam Azmi's red card.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Yet, Malaysia won 4–1 against causeway rivals, Singapore in the last match being the first time Malaysia had won over Singapore on home soil which also sees Malaysia finishing in second place of Group B, thus seeing them automatically qualified to semi-finals match against Thailand.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Malaysia won the first leg of the match with Faisal Halim scoring the only goal in the match but in the second leg, Thailand scored thrice which see Malaysia failing to enter the final after with a 3–1 aggregate defeat to Thailand.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Despite this, Malaysia ended 2022 with astonishing results overall which see them rose up to 145th in FIFA ranking.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Later in March 2023, Malaysia won again against Turkmenistan with 1–0<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and 2–0 against Hong Kong at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Johor in a series of friendlies.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In June 2023, Malaysia won 4–1 against the Solomon Islands<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and recorded their second biggest victory ever when they won 10–0 against Papua New Guinea at the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium in Terengganu.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Shortly after, Malaysia's FIFA ranking rose up again to 137th in the world and 4th in ASEAN, behind the Philippines (135th), Thailand (113th) and Vietnam (95th), thus making it the highest ranking attained in 17 years.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In September 2023, Malaysia faced their biggest challenge ever when they met Syria and China in Chengdu, China. Malaysia passed the test after coming back from two goals down to manage a 2–2 draw with Syria and 1–1 with China respectively. In October 2023, the Merdeka Tournament was held after a 10-year absence, with Malaysia meeting India and Tajikistan. In the opening match, Malaysia won 4–2 against India in the semi-final but later lost to Tajikistan again 0–2 in the final.

2023 AFC Asian CupEdit

After 42 years of absence (excluding 2007, when Malaysia was one of the hosts), Malaysia went to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup with high expectations, as they were put in a group with Jordan, Bahrain, and South Korea. As part of the preparation for the tournament, Malaysia had a friendly match with Syria again with the same score as last year, a 2–2 draw. Malaysia opened their tournament with a disastrous start, as they were beaten 0–4 by Jordan. In the second match against Bahrain, whom they met in the qualifiers, the game looked to be ending in a draw, until Ali Madan scored a last-minute goal for Bahrain. Thus, Malaysia failed to advance past the group stages of the AFC Asian Cup again after four appearances, while they were also struggling to find their first Asian Cup win since their last win in 1980.

Malaysia headed into their final group stage fixture against the favourites in the group, South Korea. Within the 21st minute, Malaysia were already 1–0 down through a Jeong Woo-yeong header, heading into the second half of the match on the back foot. However, in the second half, Faisal Halim scored with an audacious chip against South Korean goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo (which was nominated as the goal of the tournament), followed up by a penalty slotted away by Arif Aiman to give Malaysia a surprising 2–1 lead against the Koreans. Eventually, a Lee Kang-in free-kick and a penalty from Son Heung-min put South Korea back in the lead. With the score 3–2 to the Koreans and the match surpassing the 90th-minute mark, it looked to be three losses out of three for Harimau Malaya until the 90+15th minute, when Romel Morales scored an equaliser against all odds. The match ended 3–3, securing a memorable draw, and earning Malaysia's first point since 1980.

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification - Second RoundEdit

Heading into the match against Oman in March, the Malaysian camp remained optimistic about getting positive results. However, Malaysia suffered 2–0 defeats, both away & at home. Malaysia then managed to get 1 point against Kyrgyzstan and 3 points against Chinese Taipei, and eventually finished in third place with 10 points. However, it proved insufficient as Kyrgyzstan finished second with 11 points, thus seeing Malaysia out of contention for the World Cup, and instead compete in the third round of the AFC Asian Cup qualification.

Kim Pan-gon's resignation and temporary care by Pau MartíEdit

Following Malaysia's elimination from the World Cup qualification, on 16 July 2024, Pan-gon announced his resignation as Malaysia's national team head coach, citing personal commitments. Assistant coach Pau Martí replace Pan-gon as the caretaker coach.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> While managing the team, Martí helped the team win the 2024 Merdeka Tournament.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The 2024 ASEAN Championship is the final caretaker roles of him for the team.

Peter Cklamovski appointment and 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualificationEdit

On 16 December 2024, FAM announced the appointment of Peter Cklamovski, who is recently the former manager of FC Tokyo as the new head coach for the Malaysian team.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Cklamovski will begin his duties on 5 January 2025, with the task of leading the team to qualify for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Subsequently on 11 January 2025, FAM announced a new management line-up for the national team as part of its restructuring process. Rob Friend has been recruited as CEO and Dr. Craig Duncan appointed as head of high performance and sports medicine. Besides, Tim Cahill, a former Australian international footballer, has been elected as a personal advisor on sports and international relations.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Team imageEdit

Media coverageEdit

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All matches of Malaysia are shown live on Astro Arena (friendlies, World Cup (2nd round only), and Media Prima (Asian Cup qualifiers), RTM (AFF Championship matches (except 2014 season), FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup qualifiers), and (AFF Championship matches for 2014 season only). All matches are broadcast with both English (Astro only) and Malaysian commentary.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

KitsEdit

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Starting from the 1975 Merdeka Tournament until 1977, the Malaysia football team wore the kit from Adidas. In 1978, Malaysia switched to Umbro. From 1979 to 2006, the national team kit was manufactured and sponsored by Adidas. Since 2025, the official Malaysia team kit has been manufactured by Puma. The home kit design of black and yellow stripes is a throwback to the kit used by the Malayan national team in the 1920s. The national team of the 1970s also sported similar stripes, which are supposed to be reminiscent of the stripes of a tiger.

In November 2010, Nike Malaysia created a new football kit specially made for the 2010 AFF Championship. The home kit's design of black and yellow stripes is shaped by a black row of lines. The away kit features a plain blue front and red and white at the edge of the sleeves. Nike used the Malaysian flag as their logo instead of the Football Association of Malaysia logo to remember the team's success in the 1970s.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On the underside of the flag, the quote "Tanah Tumpahnya Darahku" (The land that I spill my blood for) can be found. The quote is part of the Malaysia National Anthem, alluding that they are doing their best for the country.

The practice of using the flag on the kits ended when Malaysia got a new kit in late 2016. They have the FAM logo on the kits.

GroundsEdit

Home Stadium

Malaysia's home stadium is the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. The stadium capacity is 87,411 (seated)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which makes it the ninth largest football stadium in the world. Malaysia's previous national stadium was the Merdeka Stadium before the Bukit Jalil sports complex was constructed. Since the start of 2017, Malaysia has played its home matches in 5 different stadiums all over Malaysia with Kuala Lumpur Stadium second in line to host an international match.

When there were ongoing renovations at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, the team played at other stadiums such as Sultan Ibrahim Stadium and Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium. Due to the high population in the Klang Valley, the other stadiums used do not get high support from the fans. The Bukit Jalil Stadium, which is the largest stadium in Malaysia with a capacity of 87,000, is still the home of the Malaya Tigers even though there are several events taking place a few days before the match.

Malaysia national football team home stadiums
Image Stadium Capacity Location Last match
File:National Stadium Bukit Jalil 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup final.jpg Bukit Jalil National Stadium 87,500 Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur v  Template:Fb
(20 December 2024; 2024 ASEAN Championship)
File:Aerial View of Kuala Lumpur Stadium.png Kuala Lumpur Stadium 18,000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur v  Template:Fb
(29 May 2025; Friendly)
File:Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium (Night) 2021.jpg Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium 50,000 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu v  Template:Fb
(20 June 2023; Friendly)
File:Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Iskandar Puteri.jpg Sultan Ibrahim Stadium 40,000 Iskandar Puteri, Johor v  Template:Fb
(25 March 2025; 2027 Asian Cup Qualification - Third Round)

Training groundEdit

Wisma FAM is the main headquarters for the Football Association of Malaysia which located at Kelana Jaya, Selangor. The training facility for the Malaysia national football team is also located at the Wisma FAM. Other than that, it also serves as a meeting point for the coaches and national players. Also equipped with a room for press statements and small apartment rooms available for the national players during the training camp. Sometimes, ticket matches are also sold on this training facility.

SupportersEdit

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File:Ultras Malaya in Bukit Jalil Stadium, 2014 AFF Championship Final.jpg
A part of the action from Ultras Malaya during the 2014 AFF Championship second leg final match between Malaysia and Thailand. Thailand won the competition.

Ultras Malaya is the name of the major supporter of the national team in Malaysia. They are known for their high fanaticism and support towards the national team. In every international match the national team plays, they are found in a group standing in the supporters' area. The main colours for these supporters are usually black with a yellow scarf and banners just like the national team kit colours. These supporters always bring flares, drums and large national flags to the stadiums.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

SponsorshipEdit

According to the website of Football Association of Malaysia, Malaysia main sponsors include Malaysia Airlines, Puma, Bank Islam, 100plus, Wonda Coffee, Konami, CAT, Warner Music Malaysia, Kronos, and Milo with the association also establish social responsibilities partners with Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (PERHILITAN).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Results and fixturesEdit

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2024Edit

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2025Edit

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2026Edit

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Notes
  • 1 Non FIFA 'A' international match

Team officialsEdit

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Roles Names Appointment date
Team Management
CEO Template:Flagicon Rob Friend<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 31 December 2024<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Deputy CEO Template:Flagicon Stanley Bernard 15 April 2025
Coaching Staff
Head coach Template:Flagicon Peter Cklamovski<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 5 January 2025<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Assistant coaches Template:Flagicon Matt Smith<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 17 March 2025
Template:Flagicon Aidil Zafuan 17 March 2025
Template:Flagicon Jose Baxter 15 May 2025
Goalkeeping coach Template:Flagicon John Crawley 17 March 2025
Head of high performance and sports medicine Template:Flagicon Craig Duncan<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 2 January 2025
Doctor Template:Flagicon Xavier Valle<ref name="ESP doctors">Template:Cite news</ref> 28 August 2024
Physiotherapist Template:Flagicon Edu Martinez<ref name="ESP doctors"/> 28 August 2024
Performance analyst Template:Flagicon Seiya Imazaki 17 March 2025
Team coordinator Template:Flagicon Zulfadli Rozi 17 March 2025
Technical director Template:Flagicon Tan Cheng Hoe 15 April 2025

Coaching HistoryEdit

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PlayersEdit

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Current squadEdit

The following players have been called up for the training camp ahead of the friendly match against Template:Fb in May & June and 2027 Asian Cup qualification match against Template:Fb in June 2025. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Caps and goals are correct as of 30 May 2025, after the match against Template:Fb.

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Recent call-upsEdit

The following footballers were part of national selection in the past twelve months, but are not part of the current call-up.

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Notes
  • INJ = Player withdrew from the current squad due to injury.
  • PRE = Preliminary or stand-by squad.
  • RET = Player has retired from national team.
  • WD = Player withdrew from the current squad due to a non-injury issue.

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Player recordsEdit

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Players in bold are still active with Malaysia.
This list does not include players who represented Malaya (1948–1962).

Most appearancesEdit

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Soh Chin Ann is Malaysia's most capped player with 195 appearances.
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1 Soh Chin Ann 195 13 1969–1984
2 Shukor Salleh 172 5 1970–1981
3 Mokhtar Dahari 142 89 1972–1985
Arumugam Rengasamy 142 0 1973–1986
5 Zainal Abidin Hassan 129 50 1980–1997
6 Chandran Mutveeran 122 2 1965–1974
7 Santokh Singh 119 7 1973–1984
8 Aidil Zafuan 98 3 2007–2022
9 Namat Abdullah 95 7 1968–1975
10 Ahmad Yusof 92 6 1981–1993

Top goalscorersEdit

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Mokhtar Dahari is Malaysia's top scorer with 89 goals.
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1 Mokhtar Dahari 89 142 {{#expr:89/142 round 2}} 1972–1985
2 Zainal Abidin Hassan Ali 50 129 {{#expr:53/136 round 2}} 1980–1997
3 Isa Bakar 45 69 {{#expr:44/65 round 2}} 1974–1981
4 Shaharuddin Abdullah 39 70 {{#expr:39/70 round 2}} 1967–1974
5 Dollah Salleh 33 81 {{#expr:33/81 round 2}} 1985–1996
6 James Wong 23 36 {{#expr:23/36 round 2}} 1972–1981
Safee Sali 23 76 {{#expr:23/76 round 2}} 2006–2017
8 Safawi Rasid 22 66 {{#expr:22/66 round 2}} 2016–present
9 Mohd Safiq Rahim 21 88 {{#expr:21/88 round 2}} 2007–2022
10 Indra Putra Mahayuddin 20 60 {{#expr:20/60 round 2}} 2002–2015

Competitive recordEdit

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FIFA World CupEdit

[[FIFA World Cup|Template:Ifsubst style="color:#FFFFFF">FIFA World Cup finals]] [[FIFA World Cup qualification|Template:Ifsubst style="color:#FFFFFF">Qualification]]
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Round Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
as Template:Fb as Template:Fb
Template:Flagicon 1930 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
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Template:Flagicon 1938
Template:Flagicon 1950
Template:Flagicon 1954
Template:Flagicon 1958 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1962
as Template:Flagdeco Malaysia as Template:Flagdeco Malaysia
Template:Flagicon 1966 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1970
Template:Flagicon 1974 Did not qualify Round 1 4 1 1 2 2 4
Template:Flagicon 1978 Round 1 4 1 2 1 7 6
Template:Flagicon 1982 Round 1 3 0 1 2 3 8
Template:Flagicon 1986 Round 1 4 2 1 1 6 2
Template:Flagicon 1990 Round 1 6 3 1 2 8 8
Template:Flagicon 1994 Round 1 6 2 2 2 16 7
Template:Flagicon 1998 Round 1 6 3 2 1 5 3
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002 Round 1 6 2 1 3 8 11
Template:Flagicon 2006 Round 2 6 0 0 6 2 18
Template:Flagicon 2010 Round 1 2 0 1 1 1 4
Template:Flagicon 2014 Round 2 4 1 1 2 8 10
Template:Flagicon 2018 Round 2 8 1 1 6 3 30
Template:Flagicon 2022 Round 2 10 6 0 4 22 14
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026 Round 2 6 3 1 2 9 9
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030 To be determined To be determined
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Total N/A Template:Tooltip 0 0 0 0 0 0 Best: Round 2 75 25 15 35 100 134

Olympic GamesEdit

[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Template:Ifsubst style="color:#FFFFFF">Olympic Games]] record Qualification record
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Round Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1948 See Malaya national football team 1 See Malaya national football team 1
Template:Flagicon 1952
Template:Flagicon 1956
Template:Flagicon 1960
Template:Flagicon 1964 Did not qualify Preliminary round 1 0 1 1 3 4
Template:Flagicon 1968 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1972 Round 1 10th of 16 3 1 0 2 3 9 Group 1 Q 4 4 0 0 12 0
Template:Flagicon 1976 Did not qualify Group 2 4 2 0 2 17 5
Template:Flagicon 1980 Withdrew B Group 2 Q 5 4 1 0 21 3
Template:Flagicon 1984 Did not qualify Second round 12 6 3 3 16 10
Template:Flagicon 1988 First round 2 0 1 1 2 3
Template:Flagicon 1992 – present See Malaysia under-23 football team 2 See Malaysia under-23 football team 2
Total Appearance: 1 Best: 10th 3 1 0 2 3 9 Best: Final stage 28 16 6 7 71 25

AFC Asian CupEdit

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Template:Flagicon 1956 See Malaya national football team 1 See Malaya national football team 1
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Template:Flagicon 1964 Did not qualify Group stage 3 1 0 2 9 10
Template:Flagicon 1968 Group stage 4 1 1 2 4 5
Template:Flagicon 1972 Group stage 5 4 0 1 15 3
Template:Flagicon 1976 Group stage 5th of 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 Group stage Q 4 3 1 0 6 1
Template:Flagicon 1980 Group stage 6th of 10 4 1 2 1 5 5 Group stage Q 5 2 2 1 8 4
Template:Flagicon 1984 Did not qualify Group stage 4 2 1 1 10 3
Template:Flagicon 1988 Group stage 4 1 1 2 4 6
Template:Flagicon 1992 Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 6
Template:Flagicon 1996 Group stage 2 1 1 0 5 2
Template:Flagicon 2000 Group stage 6 2 1 3 12 13
Template:Flagicon 2004 Group stage 6 1 2 3 9 12
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2007 Group stage 16th of 16 3 0 0 3 1 12 Qualified as co-hosts
Template:Flagicon 2011 Did not qualify Group stage 4 0 0 4 2 12
Template:Flagicon 2015 Group stage 6 2 1 3 5 7
Template:Flagicon 2019 Third round 14 1 2 11 8 45
Template:Flagicon 2023 Group stage 21st of 24 3 0 1 2 3 8 Third round Q 13 8 0 5 30 18
Template:Flagicon 2027 To be determined To be determined
Total Appearances: 4 Best: 5th 9 1 3 5 7 20 Best: Third round 82 29 15 38 129 147

ASEAN ChampionshipEdit

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[[ASEAN Championship|Template:Ifsubst style="color:#FFFFFF">ASEAN Championship]] record
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Template:Flagicon 1996 3 Runners-up 2nd of 10 6 3 2 1 18 4
Template:Flagicon 1998 3 Group stage 6th of 8 3 0 1 2 0 3
Template:Flagicon 2000 3 Third place 3rd of 9 6 4 1 1 12 4
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002 3 Fourth place 4th of 9 5 2 1 2 9 5
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2004 3 Third place 3rd of 10 7 5 0 2 14 9
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2007 3 Fourth place 4th of 8 5 1 3 1 6 3
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2008 3 Group stage 5th of 8 3 1 0 2 5 6
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2010 3 Champions 1st of 8 7 3 2 2 12 8
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2012 3 Fourth place 4th of 8 5 2 1 2 7 7
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2014 3 Runners-up 2nd of 8 7 3 1 3 13 12
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2016 Group stage 5th of 8 3 1 0 2 3 4
Template:Flagicon 2018 Runners-up 2nd of 10 8 3 3 2 11 8
Template:Flagicon 2020 Group stage 6th of 10 4 2 0 2 8 8
Template:Flagicon 2022 Semi-finals 3rd of 10 6 4 0 2 11 7
Template:Flagicon 2024 Group stage 5th of 10 4 1 2 1 5 5
Total Appearances: 15 Best: 1st 79 35 17 27 134 93

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ASEAN Championship history
First Match Template:Fb-rt 1–1 Template:Fb
(1 September 1996; Kallang, Singapore)
Last Match Template:Fb-rt 0–0 Template:Fb
(20 December 2024; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Biggest Win Template:Fb-rt 7–0 Template:Fb
(4 September 1996; Kallang, Singapore)
Biggest Defeat Template:Fb-rt 5–1 Template:Fb
(1 December 2010; Jakarta, Indonesia)
Best Result Champions in 2010
Worst Result Group stage in 1998, 2008, 2016, 2020, 2024

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Asian GamesEdit

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[[Football at the Asian Games|Template:Ifsubst style="color:#FFFFFF">Asian Games]] record C
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1951 See Malaya national football team 1
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Template:Flagicon 1966 Group stage 10th of 11 3 0 0 3 1 4
Template:Flagicon 1970 Group stage 10th of 10 3 0 0 3 0 4
Template:Flagicon 1974 Bronze medalists 3rd of 15 7 3 2 2 20 13
Template:Flagicon 1978 Semi-finals 7th of 14 5 2 0 3 4 10
Template:Flagicon 1982 Group stage 14th of 16 3 0 0 3 1 4
Template:Flagicon 1986 15th of 18 3 0 1 2 2 5
Template:Flagicon 1990 12th of 14 2 0 1 1 0 3
Template:Flagicon 1994 11th of 18 4 1 1 2 6 11
Template:Flagicon 1998 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2002 – present See Malaysia national under-23 football team 2
Total Appearances: 8 Best: 3rd 30 6 5 19 34 54

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Asian Games history
First Match Template:Fb-rt 2–0 Template:Fb
(10 December 1966; Bangkok, Thailand)
Last Match Template:Fb-rt 1–2 Template:Fb
(7 October 1994; Hiroshima, Japan)
Biggest Win Template:Fb-rt 11–0 Template:Fb
(7 September 1974; Tehran, Iran)
Biggest Defeat Template:Fb-rt 8–3 Template:Fb
(3 September 1974; Tehran, Iran)
Best Result Bronze medalists in 1974
Worst Result Group stage in 1970

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Southeast Asian GamesEdit

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[[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|Template:Ifsubst style="color:#FFFFFF">Southeast Asian Games]] record C
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Template:Flagicon 1959 5 See Malaya national football team 1
Template:Flagicon 1961 5
Template:Flagicon 1963 5 Not held
Template:Flagicon 1965 5 Semi-finals 4th of 5 2 0 0 2 0 4
Template:Flagicon 1967 5 Group stage 5th of 5 2 0 0 2 1 6
Template:Flagicon 1969 5 Bronze medalists S 3rd of 5 3 2 0 1 4 5
Template:Flagicon 1971 5 Silver medalists 2nd of 7 5 4 0 1 16 6
Template:Flagicon 1973 5 Bronze medalists 3rd of 6 4 1 2 1 4 2
Template:Flagicon 1975 5 Silver medalists 2nd of 4 3 1 1 1 3 3
Template:Flagicon 1977 Gold medalists 1st of 7 5 4 0 1 24 3
Template:Flagicon 1979 Gold medalists 1st of 5 5 3 2 0 4 0
Template:Flagicon 1981 Silver medalists 2nd of 6 4 1 2 1 4 5
Template:Flagicon 1983 Bronze medalists 3rd of 7 4 1 2 1 7 3
Template:Flagicon 1985 Bronze medalists 3rd of 6 4 2 2 0 10 3
Template:Flagicon 1987 Silver medalists 2nd of 6 4 1 2 1 4 3
Template:Flagicon 1989 Gold medalists 1st of 8 5 5 0 0 11 2
Template:Flagicon 1991 Group stage 5th of 7 3 1 0 2 2 4
Template:Flagicon 1993 5th of 9 4 2 0 2 13 5
Template:Flagicon 1995 7th of 10 4 1 1 2 9 5
Template:Flagicon 1997 7th of 10 4 2 0 2 5 5
Template:Flagicon 1999 5th of 10 4 2 0 2 10 10
Template:Flagicon 2001 – present See Malaysia national under-23 football team 2
Total Appearances: 18 Template:Nowrap 69 33 14 22 131 74

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Southeast Asian Games history
First Match Template:Fb-rt 0–2 Template:Fb
(18 December 1965; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Last Match Template:Fb-rt 0–2 Template:Fb
(6 August 1999; Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei)
Biggest Win Template:Fb-rt 9–0 Template:Fb
(30 July 1993; Singapore)
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(10 December 1995; Chiang Mai, Thailand)
Biggest Defeat Template:Fb-rt 6–0 Template:Fb
(12 August 1999; Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei)
Best Result Champions in 1977, 1979, 1989
Worst Result Group stage in 1967

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  • * : Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
  • 1 : Represented in the competition by Malaya national football team.
  • 2 : Represented in the competition by Malaysia national under-23 football team.
  • 3 : Not a FIFA 'A' international competition.
  • 4 : Represented in the competition by Malaysia national under-22 football team.
  • 5 : Previously known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (SEAP Games).
  • B : Qualified to the final round, but boycotted the tournament.
  • C : These matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.
  • Q : Qualified to the final round of participating tournament
  • S : Shared the medal

Notes:

  • Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil

Head-to-head recordEdit

Last update was against  Template:Fb on 29 May 2025.

Regional recordEdit

Last meet up against Southeast Asia countries
Opponents Date Score Outcome Match type
Template:Fb 27 May 2022 4−0 Won Friendly
Template:Fb 8 December 2024 2−2 Draw 2024 ASEAN Championship
Template:Fb 19 December 2021 1−4 Lost 2020 AFF Championship
Template:Fb 14 November 2024 3−1 Won Friendly
Template:Fb 21 December 2022 1−0 Won 2022 AFF Championship
Template:Fb 4 September 2024 2−1 Won 2024 Merdeka Tournament
Template:Fb 20 December 2024 0–0 Draw 2024 ASEAN Championship
Template:Fb 14 December 2024 0–1 Lost 2024 ASEAN Championship
Template:Fb 11 December 2024 3−2 Won 2024 ASEAN Championship
Template:Fb 27 December 2022 0−3 Lost 2022 AFF Championship

FIFA rankingEdit

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[[FIFA World Rankings|Template:Ifsubst style="color:#FFFFFF">Malaysia's FIFA world rankings]]
Rank Year Games
Played 		Won Draw Lost Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
132 2024 16 5 5 6 132 Template:Increase +2 138 Template:Decrease –8
130 2023 13 9 2 2 130 Template:Increase +15 137 Template:Decrease –3
145 2022 14 9 2 3 145 Template:Increase +9 154 Template:Steady 0
154 2021 10 3 0 7 153 Template:Increase +1 155 Template:Decrease –1
153 2020 0 0 0 0 153 Template:Increase +1 154 Template:Steady 0
154 2019 13 9 0 4 154 Template:Increase +9 168 Template:Decrease –1
Template:Color box 178 2018 17 8 4 5 167 Template:Increase +12 178 Template:Decrease –4
174 2017 8 0 2 6 155 Template:Increase +4 174 Template:Decrease –12
161 2016 14 5 4 5 156 Template:Increase +9 174 Template:Decrease –8
170 2015 11 2 3 6 153 Template:Increase +4 171 Template:Decrease –11
154 2014 15 5 3 7 141 Template:Increase +9 156 Template:Decrease –8
154 2013 11 1 1 9 154 Template:Increase +4 164 Template:Decrease –5
158 2012 17 6 6 5 148 Template:Increase +5 163 Template:Decrease –6
148 2011 10 3 3 4 138 Template:Increase +7 155 Template:Decrease –6
144 2010 10 4 2 4 139 Template:Increase +3 159 Template:Decrease –5
160 2009 12 4 3 5 150 Template:Increase +5 163 Template:Decrease –8
156 2008 13 6 3 4 151 Template:Increase +9 170 Template:Decrease –6
159 2007 13 3 3 7 149 Template:Increase +7 166 Template:Decrease –7
152 2006 7 1 3 3 124 Template:Increase +1 153 Template:Decrease –19
123 2005 7 2 1 4 111 Template:Increase +6 123 Template:Decrease –7
120 2004 16 7 0 9 114 Template:Increase +4 122 Template:Decrease –4
116 2003 7 1 3 3 99 Template:Increase +21 119 Template:Decrease –11
128 2002 11 3 3 5 111 Template:Increase +1 128 Template:Decrease –6
111 2001 9 3 1 5 105 Template:Increase +3 111 Template:Decrease –3
107 2000 20 10 3 7 104 Template:Increase +8 117 Template:Decrease –3
117 1999 8 4 0 4 113 Template:Increase +2 118 Template:Decrease –3
113 1998 4 0 2 2 88 Template:Increase +3 113 Template:Decrease –11
87 1997 14 6 3 5 84 Template:Increase +13 97 Template:Decrease –3
Template:Color box 96 1996 8 4 3 1 91 Template:Increase +21 112 Template:Decrease –10
Template:Color box 106 1995 6 2 1 3 94 Template:Increase +14 117 Template:Decrease –23
89 1994 5 1 1 3 84 Template:Increase +8 95 Template:Decrease –6
Template:Color box 75 1993 11 4 3 4 75 Template:Increase +16 79 Template:Decrease –2
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HonoursEdit

ContinentalEdit

RegionalEdit

FriendlyEdit

AwardsEdit

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Notes
  1. Competition organised by the OCA, officially not recognised by FIFA.

See alsoEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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