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Malaysia
Nickname(s)	Harimau Malaya; (Malayan Tigers)
Association	Football Association of Malaysia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Peter Cklamovski
Captain	Syamer Kutty Abba
Most caps	Soh Chin Ann (195)
Top scorer	Mokhtar Dahari (89)
Home stadium	Bukit Jalil National Stadium
FIFA code	MAS
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	132 (19 December 2024)
Highest	75 (8 August 1993)
Lowest	178 (15 March 2018)
First international
	Malaysia 1–1 Thailand ; (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 12 October 1963)
Biggest win
	Malaysia 11–0 Philippines ; (Tehran, Iran; 7 September 1974)
Biggest defeat
	United Arab Emirates 10–0 Malaysia ; (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 3 September 2015)
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1976)
Best result	Group stage (1976, 1980, 2007, 2023)
AFF Championship
Appearances	14 (first in 1996)
Best result	Champions (2010)
Medal record
Asian Games
SEA Games

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The Malaysia national football team (Malay: Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Malaysia) represents Malaysia in international football and is governed by the Football Association of Malaysia. The national team is recognised by FIFA as the successor of the defunct Malaya national football team which was founded for the 1963 Merdeka Tournament one month before the institution of Malaysia. The team is officially nicknamed Harimau Malaya in reference to the Malayan Tiger.^[8] Former player Mokhtar Dahari is one of the top goal scorers in international history.

Whilst part of a group of four teams (the other three being Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand) of Southeast Asia who have each won the AFF Championship at least once, Malaysia has however failed to achieve major success outside their region other than a bronze won at the Asian Games in 1974. They have participated in the Summer Olympics once and four AFC Asian Cups.

History

Early years (1963–1969)

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.^[11] 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.^[12]

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.^[13] 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.^[14] 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.^[15]

Olympic Tournament and Asia Competition (1970–1980)

In 1971, James Wong of Sabah was the first player from East Malaysia to represent the country.^[16]^[17] 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.^[18] Although they managed to defeat the United States 3–0,^[19] they lost the other two matches with a score of 0–3 to West Germany and 0–6 to Morocco,^[20]^[21] ranking 10th in the final standings.^[22]

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.^[23] 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).^[24]^[25] Against other nations' national 'A' teams, he scored 89 goals in 142 appearances.^[2]^[26]^[27] This makes him as one of the world's top scorer for men's national teams at one time.^[28]^[29]

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).^[1]^[30] Two years later, Malaysia won their second bronze medal at the 1974 Asian Games after defeating North Korea 2–1.^[31] The team went on to qualify twice in a row for the AFC Asian Cup, in 1976 and 1980.^[32] It was only in 1977; when the FAM sent a talent scout to the East.^[33]^[34] 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.^[35] 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.^[36] 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.^[37]^[38]^[39]

1976 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kuwait	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	4
China	2	0	1	1	1	2	–1	1
Malaysia	2	0	1	1	1	3	–2	1

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 B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	4	3	1	0	10	2	+8	7
Kuwait	4	2	1	1	8	5	+3	5
Malaysia	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	4
Qatar	4	1	1	2	3	8	−5	3
United Arab Emirates	4	0	1	3	3	9	−6	1

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)

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.^[40]^[41] 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.^[42]

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.^[43]

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.^[44] 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.^[45]

FA Premier League Asia Cup (2003)

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.^[46] In the third-place playoff on 26 July 2003, they lost 0–4 against Birmingham City and placed fourth in the tournament.^[47]

AFF Championship triumph (2010)

2010 AFF Championship champion second-leg finals starting line-up.^[48]

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.^[49] Rajagopal's first match was against Zimbabwe, which Malaysia won 4–0.^[50] 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.^[51]^[52]

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.^[53] 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.^[54]

Stagnation (2011–2022)

Since the 2010s, the expectations of improved performances rose, but the team still failed to deliver any new high achievements or set new records.^[55] In June 2014, Dollah Salleh replaced Rajagobal as the head coach after his contract has ended.^[56] 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.^[57] The place was taken by interim coach Ong Kim Swee who was later promoted as the head coach until the end of March 2017.^[58] 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.^[59] 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.^[60] 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.^[61]

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.^[62]^[63] 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.^[64] 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.^[65]^[66]

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.^[67] In the second round, they were grouped with three other Southeast Asian rivals; Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, alongside the United Arab Emirates. 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.^[68] It was followed by an unlucky 1–2 home loss to the UAE where the Emiratis bounced back from an early goal.^[69] 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.^[70] 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.^[71] 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.^[72]

However, due to COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, Malaysia's performance heavily dropped. Prior to the last 3 matches of 2022 FIFA World Cup, 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.^[73]

Resurgence of Harimau Malaya (2022–present)

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.^[74] 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.^[75] 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.^[76] Malaysia won 4–0 against Brunei^[77] and 2–0 against Hong Kong,^[78] 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,^[79] suffering a 1–2 lost to Bahrain,^[80] before successfully ending their campaign by defeating Bangladesh with 4–1.^[81] Thus, Malaysia finished second in Group E behind Bahrain and automatically qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup on merit after 42 years.^[82]^[83] Shortly thereafter, Malaysia's FIFA ranking rose up to 147th from 154th in March 2022.^[84] 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.^[85]

2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Bahrain	3	3	0	5	1	+4	9	2023 AFC Asian Cup
Malaysia (H)	3	2	1	8	4	+4	6	2023 AFC Asian Cup
Turkmenistan	3	1	2	3	5	−2	3
Bangladesh	3	0	3	2	8	−6	0

At the end of 2022, before the start of the 2022 AFF Championship campaign, Malaysia held 2 friendly matches against Cambodia and Maldives,^[86] winning 4–0^[87] and 3–0 respectively.^[88] 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.^[89] In the next match, Malaysia went on to thrash Laos 5–0 ^[90] but lost 0–3 against Vietnam in a controversial match that led to Azam Azmi's red card.^[91] 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.^[92] 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.^[93] Despite this, Malaysia ended 2022 with astonishing results overall which see them rose up to 145th in FIFA ranking.^[94]

Later in March 2023, Malaysia won again against Turkmenistan with 1–0^[95] and 2–0 against Hong Kong at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Johor in a series of friendlies.^[96] In June 2023, Malaysia won 4–1 against the Solomon Islands^[97] 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.^[98] 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.^[99]

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 Cup

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 Round

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 Martí

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.^[100] While managing the team, Martí helped the team win the 2024 Merdeka Tournament.^[101] The 2024 ASEAN Championship is the final caretaker roles of him for the team.

Peter Cklamovski appointment and 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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.^[102] Cklamovski will begin his duties on 5 January 2025, with the task of leading the team to qualify for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.^[103]^[104]

Team image

Media coverage

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.^[105]

Kits

Kit provider	Period	Ref
none	1963–1974
Adidas	1975–1977	^[106]
Umbro	1978	^[107]
Adidas	1979–2006	^[107]
Nike	2007–	^[108]

2010 AFF Cup Final 2nd leg kit

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 2007, the official Malaysia team kit has been manufactured by Nike. 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.^[109] 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.

Grounds

Home Stadium

Malaysia's home stadium is the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. The stadium capacity is 87,411 (seated)^[110] 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
	Bukit Jalil National Stadium	87,500	Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur	v Singapore (20 December 2024; 2024 ASEAN Championship)
	Kuala Lumpur Stadium	18,000	Cheras, Kuala Lumpur	v Maldives (14 December 2022; Friendly)
	Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium	50,000	Kuala Nerus, Terengganu	v Papua New Guinea (20 June 2023; Friendly)
	Sultan Ibrahim Stadium	40,000	Iskandar Puteri, Johor	v Hong Kong (28 March 2023; Friendly)

Training ground

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.

Supporters

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.^[111]

Sponsorship

According to the website of Football Association of Malaysia, Malaysia main sponsors include Bank Islam, Malaysia Airlines, Nike, Telekom Malaysia, 100plus, Extra Joss, KIA, Wonda Coffee, Origina, Sanctband Active, Milo and Kronos with the association also establish social responsibilities partners with One Goal and Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MYCAT).^[112]

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2024

8 January 2024 Unoffical friendly	Syria	2–2	Malaysia	Doha, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3	Sabbag 70' Hesar 74'	Report	Arif 39' Josué 78'	Stadium: Al Arabi Sports Club Stadium

15 January 2024 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage	Malaysia	0–4	Jordan	Al Wakrah, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3		Report	Al-Mardi 12', 32' Al-Taamari 18' (pen.), 85'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 20,410 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (UAE)

20 January 2024 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage	Bahrain	1–0	Malaysia	Al Rayyan, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3	Madan 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 10,386 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

25 January 2024 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage	South Korea	3–3	Malaysia	Al Wakrah, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Jeong Woo-yeong 21' Lee Kang-in 83' Son Heung-min 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Faisal 51' Arif 62' (pen.) Morales 90+15'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 30,117 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

15 March 2024 Unoffical friendly	Malaysia	5–1	Nepal	Shah Alam, Malaysia
22:00 UTC+8	Lok 31' (pen.), 36' Wilkin 46' Ting 48' Mukhairi 135'		Tamang 68'	Stadium: Stadium UITM Attendance: 0

21 March 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification - Second Round	Oman	2–0	Malaysia	Muscat, Oman
22:00 UTC+4	Al-Sabhi 58' Al-Ghassani 88'	Report		Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Attendance: 21,836 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

26 March 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification - Second Round	Malaysia	0–2	Oman	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22:00 UTC+8		Report	Al-Malki 45+4' (pen.) Al-Ghafri 90+4'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 26,499 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

6 June 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification - Second Round	Kyrgyzstan	1–1	Malaysia	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
21:00 UTC+6	Alykulov 24'	Report	Abdurakhmanov 38' (o.g.)	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 14,135 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

11 June 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification - Second Round	Malaysia	3–1	Chinese Taipei	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Safawi 53' Josué 69' Adib 90+6'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Yu Yao-hsing 20'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 14,731 Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

4 September 2024 2024 Merdeka Tournament Semifinal	Malaysia	2–1	Philippines	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Syamer 43' Safawi 73' (pen.)	Report	J. Tabinas 27'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 3,658 Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)

8 September 2024 2024 Merdeka Tournament Final	Lebanon	0–1	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8		Report	Morales 33'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

14 October 2024 Friendly	New Zealand	4–0	Malaysia	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+13	Just 53' Garbett 61' Wood 72' Rogerson 90'	Report		Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 8,513 Referee: Jack Morgan (Australia)

14 November 2024 Friendly	Laos	1–3	Malaysia	Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7	Souvanny 34'	Report	Harith 6' Wilkin 64' (pen.) Agüero 83' (pen.)	Stadium: PAT Stadium Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

18 November 2024 Friendly	India	1–1	Malaysia	Hyderabad, India
19:30 UTC+5:30	Bheke 39'	Report	Josué 19'	Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 15,367 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

8 December 2024 ASEAN Championship GS	Cambodia	2–2	Malaysia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
17:45 UTC+7	Coulibaly 52' Ty 60'	Report	Wilkin 35' Tierney 74'	Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium Attendance: 24,886 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

11 December 2024 ASEAN Championship GS	Malaysia	3–2	Timor-Leste	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Syafiq 37' Josué 70', 83'	Report	Xavier 45+1' Pedro 45+3'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 7,420 Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

14 December 2024 ASEAN Championship GS	Thailand	1–0	Malaysia	Bangkok, Thailand
20:00 UTC+7	Gustavsson 57'	Report		Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 25,619 Referee: Rustam Luftullin (Uzbekistan)

20 December 2024 ASEAN Championship GS	Malaysia	0–0	Singapore	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 31,127 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

2025

25 March 2025 2027 Asian Cup Qualification - Third Round	Nepal	v	Malaysia	Kathmandu, Nepal
--:-- UTC+5:45				Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

10 June 2025 2027 Asian Cup Qualification - Third Round	Malaysia	v	Vietnam	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
--:-- UTC+8				Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium

9 October 2025 2027 Asian Cup Qualification - Third Round	Laos	v	Malaysia	Vientiane, Laos
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

14 October 2025 2027 Asian Cup Qualification - Third Round	Malaysia	v	Laos	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
--:-- UTC+8				Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium

18 November 2025 2027 Asian Cup Qualification - Third Round	Malaysia	v	Nepal	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
--:-- UTC+8				Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium

2026

31 March 2026 2027 Asian Cup Qualification - Third Round	Vietnam	v	Malaysia	Phú Thọ, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium

Notes

¹ Non FIFA 'A' international match

Team officials

As of 17 December 2024

Roles	Names	Appointment date
Coaching Staff
Head coach	Peter Cklamovski^[113]	5 January 2025^[114]
Team Doctor	Xavier Valle^[115]	28 August 2024
Physiotherapist	Edu Martinez^[115]	28 August 2024

Coaching History

As of match played 20 December 2024

List of Head Coaches
Name	Period	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Win %
Peter Velappan	1963
Choo Seng Quee	1963 – 1964^{[n 2]}	11	3	3	5	23	23	+0	027.27
Otto Westphal	1965 – 1966	12	1	4	7	11	25	−14	008.33
Clement De Silva	1966
Peter Velappan	1966
Nagalingam Rajoo	1967
Dettmar Cramer	1967
Edwin Dutton	1967
Harold Hassall	1968
Peter Velappan	1968
Abdul Ghani Minhat	1969	11	5	2	4	18	18	+0	045.45
Harold Hassall	1970
Dave MacLaren	1970
C. Arasaratnam	1971	39	21	6	12	81	61	+20	053.85
Jalil Che Din	1972	26	13	3	10	41	34	+7	050.00
Tam Sitwa	1973	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
M. Kuppan	1973	27	12	7	8	41	28	+13	044.44
Jalil Che Din	1974	18	8	4	6	35	30	+5	044.44
M. Kuppan	1974 – 1977	82	36	24	22	154	90	+64	043.90
Chow Kwai Lam	1978	22	11	3	8	40	35	+5	050.00
Karl-Heinz Weigang	1979 – 1982	67	21	21	25	96	89	+7	031.34
M. Chandran	1982 – 1983	14	6	1	7	15	17	−2	042.86
Frank Lord	1983 – 1985	37	17	11	9	63	36	+27	045.95
Mohamad Bakar	1985 – 1986	13	4	3	6	17	24	−7	030.77
Jozef Vengloš	1986 – 1987	13	6	3	4	21	13	+8	046.15
Abdul Rahman Ibrahim	1987	10	1	4	5	8	12	−4	010.00
Richard Bate	1988	5	1	2	2	4	10	−6	020.00
M. Chandran	1988	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	025.00
Trevor Hartley	1989	8	6	0	2	14	5	+9	075.00
Ahmad Shafie	1990	4	0	1	3	0	7	−7	000.00
Rahim Abdullah	1991	6	1	1	4	7	12	−5	016.67
Ken Worden	1992 – 1993	17	5	6	6	26	22	+4	029.41
Claude Le Roy	1994 – 1995	5	1	1	3	6	10	−4	020.00
Hatem Souisi	1995	6	2	1	3	12	8	+4	033.33
Wan Jamak Wan Hassan	1996 – 1997	22	10	6	6	35	18	+17	045.45
Hatem Souisi	1998	4	0	2	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Abdul Rahman Ibrahim	1998 – 2000	29	15	3	11	56	44	+12	051.72
Allan Harris	2001 – 2004	31	7	7	17	38	57	−19	022.58
K. Rajagopal	2004^C	4	0	2	2	1	5	−4	000.00
Bertalan Bicskei	2004 – 2005	18	9	1	8	28	27	+1	050.00
Norizan Bakar	2005 – 2007	18	4	5	9	23	28	−5	022.22
B. Sathianathan	2007 – 2008	13	5	4	4	29	19	+10	038.46
K. Rajagopal	2009 – 2013	52	14	15	23	65	76	−11	026.92
Ong Kim Swee (caretaker)	2014	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	033.33
Dollah Salleh	2014 – 2015	18	4	4	10	19	46	−27	022.22
Ong Kim Swee	2015 – 2017	21	7	6	8	20	27	−7	033.33
Nelo Vingada	2017	7	0	1	6	6	16	−10	000.00
Tan Cheng Hoe	2017 – 2022	40	20	4	16	74	53	+21	050.00
Kim Pan-gon	2022 – 2024	35	19	7	9	74	37	+37	054.29
Pau Martí (caretaker)	2024 – 2025	9	4	3	2	12	13	−1	044.44
Peter Cklamovski	2025 – present					!—

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 ASEAN Championship in December 2024.^[116]

Caps and goals are correct as of 21 December 2024, after the match against Singapore.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kalamullah Al-Hafiz	(1995-07-30) 30 July 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Selangor
23	1GK	Haziq Nadzli	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26)	4	0	Perak
26	1GK	Haziq Aiman	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Johor Darul Ta'zim II

2	2DF	Declan Lambert	(1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 26)	5	0	Kuala Lumpur City
3	2DF	Khuzaimi Piee	(1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 31)	12	0	Selangor
4	2DF	Daniel Ting	(1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 32)	14	1	Sabah
5	2DF	Jimmy Raymond	(1996-04-26) 26 April 1996 (age 28)	3	0	Kuching City
6	2DF	Dominic Tan (third captain)	(1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27)	37	0	Sabah
18	2DF	Harith Haiqal	(2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 22)	6	1	Selangor
24	2DF	Aiman Hakimi	(2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Selangor
25	2DF	Adib Ra'op	(1999-10-25) 25 October 1999 (age 25)	5	1	Penang

8	3MF	Stuart Wilkin	(1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 26)	27	6	Sabah
10	3MF	Endrick	(1995-03-07) 7 March 1995 (age 29)	20	0	Ho Chi Minh City
14	3MF	Syamer Kutty Abba (captain)	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27)	42	2	Penang
15	3MF	Muhammad Abu Khalil	(2005-04-11) 11 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	FC Osaka
16	3MF	Ezequiel Agüero	(1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 30)	17	3	Sri Pahang
17	3MF	Paulo Josué	(1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 (age 35)	23	8	Kuala Lumpur City
21	3MF	Danial Amier	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 27)	4	0	Kuching City

7	4FW	Haqimi Azim	(2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 21)	12	1	Kuala Lumpur City
9	4FW	Darren Lok	(1990-12-14) 14 December 1990 (age 34)	38	6	Sabah
11	4FW	Najmuddin Akmal	(2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
12	4FW	Daryl Sham	(2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
13	4FW	Fazrul Amir	(2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 24)	5	0	Kelantan Darul Naim
19	4FW	Gunalan Pavithran	(2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
20	4FW	Syafiq Ahmad (vice-captain)	(1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 29)	43	11	Kedah Darul Aman
22	4FW	Fergus Tierney	(2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 21)	6	1	Chonburi

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Rahadiazli Rahalim	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Terengganu	2024 ASEAN Championship ^INJ
GK	Azri Ghani	(1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Kuala Lumpur City	v. India, 18 Nov 2024
GK	Syihan Hazmi	(1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 28)	28	0	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v. India, 18 Nov 2024
GK	Azim Al-Amin	(2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Selangor	v. New Zealand, 14 Oct 2024
GK	Sikh Izhan	(2002-03-23) 23 March 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Penang	v. Chinese Taipei, 11 June 2024

DF	Dion Cools	(1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 28)	30	4	Buriram United	v. India, 18 Nov 2024
DF	Azam Azmi	(2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 23)	13	0	Terengganu	v. India, 18 Nov 2024
DF	Safwan Mazlan	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Terengganu	v. India, 18 Nov 2024
DF	Ubaidullah Shamsul	(2003-11-30) 30 November 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Terengganu	v. India, 18 Nov 2024
DF	Matthew Davies	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29)	55	0	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v. Laos, 14 Nov 2024 ^WD
DF	Feroz Baharudin	(2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24)	5	0	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v. Laos, 14 Nov 2024 ^WD
DF	La'Vere Corbin-Ong	(1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 (age 33)	40	4	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v. New Zealand, 14 Oct 2024
DF	Shahrul Saad	(1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 31)	58	5	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v. Chinese Taipei, 11 June 2024
DF	Sharul Nazeem	(1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 25)	8	0	Selangor	v. Oman, 26 March 2024
DF	Syahmi Safari	(1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 (age 26)	26	1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2023 AFC Asian Cup ^INJ
DF	Junior Eldstål	(1991-09-16) 16 September 1991 (age 33)	23	0	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2023 AFC Asian Cup ^INJ
DF	V. Ruventhiran	(2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 23)	9	0	Selangor	2023 AFC Asian Cup ^PRE

MF	Nooa Laine	(2002-11-22) 22 November 2002 (age 22)	11	0	Selangor	v. India, 18 Nov 2024
MF	Zhafri Yahya	(1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 30)	1	0	Kuala Lumpur City	v. India, 18 Nov 2024
MF	Mukhairi Ajmal	(2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 23)	12	0	Selangor	v. Laos, 14 November 2024 ^INJ
MF	Natxo Insa	(1986-06-09) 9 June 1986 (age 38)	2	0	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v. Laos, 14 November 2024 ^INJ
MF	Afiq Fazail	(1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 30)	7	0	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v. Lebanon, 8 Sep 2024
MF	Brendan Gan	(1988-06-03) 3 June 1988 (age 36)	37	1	Kuala Lumpur City	v. Chinese Taipei, 11 June 2024
MF	Aliff Izwan	(2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Selangor	v. Oman, 21 March 2024 ^PRE

FW	Safawi Rasid	(1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 27)	66	22	Terengganu	v. India, 18 Nov 2024
FW	Akhyar Rashid	(1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 25)	56	10	Terengganu	v. India, 18 Nov 2024
FW	Arif Aiman	(2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22)	32	7	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v. Laos, 14 Nov 2024 ^WD
FW	Romel Morales	(1997-08-23) 23 August 1997 (age 27)	8	2	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v. Laos, 14 Nov 2024 ^INJ
FW	Shamie Iszuan	(1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 29)	5	0	Kuching City	v. Chinese Taipei, 11 June 2024
FW	Engku Nur Shakir	(1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Terengganu	v. Chinese Taipei, 11 June 2024
FW	Faisal Halim	(1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 26)	34	15	Selangor	v. Oman, 26 March 2024
FW	Mohamadou Sumareh	(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 30)	33	7	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2023 AFC Asian Cup
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.

Player records

As of 18 November 2024^[117]

Players in bold are still active with Malaysia.

This list does not include players who represented Malaya (1948–1962).

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Soh Chin Ann	195	13	1969–1984
2	Shukor Salleh	172	5	1970–1981
3	Mokhtar Dahari	142	89	1972–1985
3	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 goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Mokhtar Dahari	89	142	0.63	1972–1985
2	Zainal Abidin Hassan Ali	50	129	0.39	1980–1997
3	Isa Bakar	45	69	0.68	1974–1981
4	Shaharuddin Abdullah	39	70	0.56	1967–1974
5	Dollah Salleh	33	81	0.41	1985–1996
6	James Wong	23	36	0.64	1972–1981
6	Safee Sali	23	76	0.3	2006–2017
8	Safawi Rasid	22	66	0.33	2016–present
9	Mohd Safiq Rahim	21	88	0.24	2007–2022
10	Indra Putra Mahayuddin	20	60	0.33	2002–2015

Competitive record

Champion Runners-up Third place Fourth place

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup finals										Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
as Malaya										as Malaya
1930	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958	Did not enter									Did not enter
1962	Did not enter									Did not enter
as Malaysia										as Malaysia
1966	Did not enter									Did not enter
1970	Did not enter									Did not enter
1974	Did not qualify								Round 1	4	1	1	2	2	4
1978									Round 1	4	1	2	1	7	6
1982									Round 1	3	0	1	2	3	8
1986									Round 1	4	2	1	1	6	2
1990									Round 1	6	3	1	2	8	8
1994									Round 1	6	2	2	2	16	7
1998									Round 1	6	3	2	1	5	3
2002									Round 1	6	2	1	3	8	11
2006									Round 2	6	0	0	6	2	18
2010									Round 1	2	0	1	1	1	4
2014									Round 2	4	1	1	2	8	10
2018									Round 2	8	1	1	6	3	30
2022									Round 2	10	6	0	4	22	14
2026									Round 2	6	3	1	2	9	9
2030	To be determined								To be determined
2034	To be determined								To be determined
Total	N/A	0/18	0	0	0	0	0	0	Best: Round 2	75	25	15	35	100	134

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1948	See Malaya national football team ¹									See Malaya national football team ¹
1952
1956
1960
1964	Did not qualify									Preliminary round	1	0	1	1	3	4
1968	Withdrew									Withdrew
1972	Round 1	10th of 16	3	1	0	2	3	9	Group 1 ^Q	4	4	0	0	12	0
1976	Did not qualify								Group 2	4	2	0	2	17	5
1980	Withdrew ^B								Group 2 ^Q	5	4	1	0	21	3
1984	Did not qualify								Second round	12	6	3	3	16	10
1988	Did not qualify								First round	2	0	1	1	2	3
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 Cup

AFC Asian Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956	See Malaya national football team ¹								See Malaya national football team ¹
1960	See Malaya national football team ¹								See Malaya national football team ¹
1964	Did not qualify								Group stage	3	1	0	2	9	10
1968									Group stage	4	1	1	2	4	5
1972									Group stage	5	4	0	1	15	3
1976	Group stage	5th of 6	2	0	1	1	1	3	Group stage ^Q	4	3	1	0	6	1
1980	Group stage	6th of 10	4	1	2	1	5	5	Group stage ^Q	5	2	2	1	8	4
1984	Did not qualify								Group stage	4	2	1	1	10	3
1988									Group stage	4	1	1	2	4	6
1992									Group stage	3	0	2	1	2	6
1996									Group stage	2	1	1	0	5	2
2000									Group stage	6	2	1	3	12	13
2004									Group stage	6	1	2	3	9	12
2007	Group stage	16th of 16	3	0	0	3	1	12	Qualified as co-hosts
2011	Did not qualify								Group stage	4	0	0	4	2	12
2015									Group stage	6	2	1	3	5	7
2019									Third round	14	1	2	11	8	45
2023	Group stage	21st of 24	3	0	1	2	3	8	Third round ^Q	13	8	0	5	30	18
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 Championship

ASEAN Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1996 ³	Runners-up	2nd of 10	6	3	2	1	18	4
1998 ³	Group stage	6th of 8	3	0	1	2	0	3
2000 ³	Third place	3rd of 9	6	4	1	1	12	4
2002 ³	Fourth place	4th of 9	5	2	1	2	9	5
2004 ³	Third place	3rd of 10	7	5	0	2	14	9
2007 ³	Fourth place	4th of 8	5	1	3	1	6	3
2008 ³	Group stage	5th of 8	3	1	0	2	5	6
2010 ³	Champions	1st of 8	7	3	2	2	12	8
2012 ³	Fourth place	4th of 8	5	2	1	2	7	7
2014 ³	Runners-up	2nd of 8	7	3	1	3	13	12
2016	Group stage	5th of 8	3	1	0	2	3	4
2018	Runners-up	2nd of 10	8	3	3	2	11	8
2020	Group stage	6th of 10	4	2	0	2	8	8
2022	Semi-finals	3rd of 10	6	4	0	2	11	7
2024	Group stage	5th of 10	4	1	2	1	5	5
Total	Appearances: 15	Best: 1st	79	35	17	27	134	93

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

Asian Games

Asian Games record ^C
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1951	See Malaya national football team ¹
1954
1958
1962
1966	Group stage	10th of 11	3	0	0	3	1	4
1970	Group stage	10th of 10	3	0	0	3	0	4
1974	Bronze medalists	3rd of 15	7	3	2	2	20	13
1978	Semi-finals	7th of 14	5	2	0	3	4	10
1982	Group stage	14th of 16	3	0	0	3	1	4
1986		15th of 18	3	0	1	2	2	5
1990		12th of 14	2	0	1	1	0	3
1994		11th of 18	4	1	1	2	6	11
1998	Did not enter
2002 – present	See Malaysia national under-23 football team ²
Total	Appearances: 8	Best: 3rd	30	6	5	19	34	54

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

Southeast Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games record ^C
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1959 ⁵	See Malaya national football team ¹
1961 ⁵	See Malaya national football team ¹
1963 ⁵	Not held
1965 ⁵	Semi-finals	4th of 5	2	0	0	2	0	4
1967 ⁵	Group stage	5th of 5	2	0	0	2	1	6
1969 ⁵	Bronze medalists ^S	3rd of 5	3	2	0	1	4	5
1971 ⁵	Silver medalists	2nd of 7	5	4	0	1	16	6
1973 ⁵	Bronze medalists	3rd of 6	4	1	2	1	4	2
1975 ⁵	Silver medalists	2nd of 4	3	1	1	1	3	3
1977	Gold medalists	1st of 7	5	4	0	1	24	3
1979	Gold medalists	1st of 5	5	3	2	0	4	0
1981	Silver medalists	2nd of 6	4	1	2	1	4	5
1983	Bronze medalists	3rd of 7	4	1	2	1	7	3
1985	Bronze medalists	3rd of 6	4	2	2	0	10	3
1987	Silver medalists	2nd of 6	4	1	2	1	4	3
1989	Gold medalists	1st of 8	5	5	0	0	11	2
1991	Group stage	5th of 7	3	1	0	2	2	4
1993		5th of 9	4	2	0	2	13	5
1995		7th of 10	4	1	1	2	9	5
1997		7th of 10	4	2	0	2	5	5
1999		5th of 10	4	2	0	2	10	10
2001 – present	See Malaysia national under-23 football team ²
Total	Appearances: 18	Best: 1st	69	33	14	22	131	74

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

^* : 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 record

Last update was against Singapore on 20 December 2024.

Malaysia national football team head-to-head records
Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation	Last Match
Afghanistan	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	AFC	23 March 2019; Friendly
Algeria	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	CAF	23 August 1986; Friendly
Australia	8	1	0	7	1	22	−21	AFC	7 October 2011; Friendly
Bahrain	13	2	3	8	14	25	−10	AFC	20 January 2024; 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Bangladesh	10	7	2	1	20	4	+16	AFC	14 June 2022; 2023 Asian Cup qualification
Bhutan	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	AFC	1 April 2018; Friendly
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0	1	2	2	3	−1	UEFA	27 June 2001; Merdeka Tournament SF
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	CONMEBOL	25 May 2002; Friendly
Brunei	11	11	0	0	46	2	+43	AFC	27 May 2022; Friendly
Cambodia	30	22	4	4	90	29	+61	AFC	8 December 2024; 2024 ASEAN Championship
Canada	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	CONCACAF	25 August 1986; Merlion Cup
China	16	1	4	11	4	33	−29	AFC	9 September 2023; Friendly
Chinese Taipei	13	8	2	3	26	13	+13	AFC	11 June 2024; 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Czechoslovakia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	UEFA	27 August 1986; Merdeka Tournament
England	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	UEFA	12 June 1991; Friendly
Fiji	5	2	1	2	5	8	−3	OFC	5 July 2018; Friendly
Finland	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	UEFA	21 February 1997; 1997 Dunhill Cup – Friendly
West Germany	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	UEFA	29 August 1972; Summer Olympic
Hong Kong	31	15	9	7	48	33	+15	AFC	28 March 2023; Friendly
India	26	11	8	7	50	30	+20	AFC	18 November 2024; Friendly
Indonesia	97	36	21	40	108	122	−14	AFC	19 December 2021; 2020 AFF Championship
Iran	5	0	0	5	0	11	−11	AFC	18 July 2007; AFC Asian Cup
Iraq	8	0	3	5	3	14	−11	AFC	20 October 2003; 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Israel	2	0	0	2	3	11	−8	UEFA, AFC	3 September 1974; Asian Games
Jamaica	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	CONCACAF	28 June 2007; Friendly
Japan	26	10	7	9	43	40	+3	AFC	7 February 2004; Friendly
Jordan	6	0	2	4	0	10	−10	AFC	15 January 2024; 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Kenya	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	CAF	12 August 2009; Friendly
Kyrgyzstan	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	AFC	6 June 2024; 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Kuwait	13	3	1	9	9	32	–23	AFC	8 November 2013; Friendly
Laos	15	12	2	1	52	7	+45	AFC	14 November 2024; Friendly
Lesotho	2	2	0	0	9	0	+9	CAF	11 September 2009; Friendly
Liberia	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	CAF	27 August 1984; Merdeka Tournament
Libya	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	CAF	30 September 1980; Islamic Games
Liechtenstein	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA	5 October 1981; Friendly
Lebanon	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	AFC	8 September 2024; 2024 Merdeka Tournament
Macau	3	2	1	0	14	0	+14	AFC	28 March 2016; Friendly
Maldives	6	5	0	1	14	2	+12	AFC	14 December 2022; Friendly
Mongolia	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	AFC	22 March 2018; Friendly
Morocco	4	1	1	2	4	9	-5	CAF	7 February 1981; Friendly
Myanmar	52	25	8	19	90	67	+23	AFC	21 December 2022; 2022 AFF Championship
Nepal	8	7	1	0	28	1	+27	AFC	15 March 2024; Friendly
New Caledonia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	OFC	26 June 2016; Friendly
New Zealand	14	2	2	10	9	35	−26	OFC	14 October 2024; Friendly
North Korea	8	1	3	4	5	14	−9	AFC	13 November 2017; Asian Cup qualification
Oman	9	2	1	6	6	17	–11	AFC	26 March 2024; 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Pakistan	4	3	0	1	15	4	+11	AFC	10 Oct 2008; Friendly
Palestine	4	1	0	3	4	16	−12	AFC	12 November 2015; 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Papua New Guinea	5	4	0	1	29	3	+26	OFC	20 June 2023; Friendly
Philippines	16	12	3	1	61	4	+57	AFC	4 September 2024; 2024 Merdeka Tournament
Qatar	6	0	3	3	3	11	−8	AFC	19 November 2013; 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Saudi Arabia	10	1	2	7	8	21	−13	AFC	24 March 2016; 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Senegal	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	CAF	13 August 1982; Merdeka Tournament
Singapore	51	20	17	14	79	57	+23	AFC	20 December 2024; 2024 AFF Championship
Solomon Islands	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	OFC	14 June 2023; Friendly
South Korea	55	11	10	34	50	101	−51	AFC	25 January 2024; 2023 AFC Asian Cup
South Vietnam	13	7	3	3	27	15	+12	AFC	23 March 1975; Asian Cup qualification
Sri Lanka	9	8	0	1	33	7	+26	AFC	5 October 2019; Friendly
Sweden	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	UEFA	14 November 1979; Friendly
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	0	2	–2	UEFA	13 February 1981; Friendly
Syria	6	2	2	2	12	10	+2	AFC	6 September 2023; Friendly
Tajikistan	4	1	1	2	2	6	−4	AFC	17 October 2023; 2023 Merdeka Tournament
Thailand	107	41	34	32	153	145	+8	AFC	15 December 2024; 2024 AFF Championship
Timor-Leste	7	6	1	0	25	5	+20	AFC	11 December 2024; 2024 ASEAN Championship
Turkey	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	UEFA	5 October 1980 Islamic Games
Turkmenistan	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	AFC	23 March 2023; Friendly
United Arab Emirates	10	2	0	8	6	28	−22	AFC	4 June 2021; 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
United States	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	CONCACAF	29 August 1972; Summer Olympics
Uruguay	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	CONMEBOL	1 June 1985; Friendly
Uzbekistan	7	0	0	7	3	26	−23	AFC	9 October 2021; Friendly
Vietnam	23	5	3	15	20	34	−14	AFC	12 December 2022; 2022 AFF Championship
Yemen	4	3	0	1	5	3	+2	AFC	5 March 2014; Asian Cup qualification
Zimbabwe	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	CAF	14 July 2009; Friendly
Total	757	300	158	299	1227	1094	+133

Regional record

Last meet up against Southeast Asia countries
Opponents	Date	Score	Outcome	Match type
Brunei	27 May 2022	4−0	Won	Friendly
Cambodia	8 December 2024	2−2	Draw	2024 ASEAN Championship
Indonesia	19 December 2021	1−4	Lost	2020 AFF Championship
Laos	14 November 2024	3−1	Won	Friendly
Myanmar	21 December 2022	1−0	Won	2022 AFF Championship
Philippines	4 September 2024	2−1	Won	2024 Merdeka Tournament
Singapore	20 December 2024	0–0	Draw	2024 ASEAN Championship
Thailand	14 December 2024	0–1	Lost	2024 ASEAN Championship
Timor-Leste	11 December 2024	3−2	Won	2024 ASEAN Championship
Vietnam	27 December 2022	0−3	Lost	2022 AFF Championship

FIFA ranking

Last update was on 21 December 2024. Source:^[118]

Worst Ranking Best Ranking Worst Mover Best Mover


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

Notes

Table above is a list of all FIFA 'A' international matches Malaysia have played against FIFA recognised teams.^[7]^[119]^[120]^[121]

Honours

Continental

Asian Games¹
- Bronze medal (1): 1974

Regional

AFF Championship
- Champions (1): 2010
- Runners-up (3): 1996, 2014, 2018
- Third place (2): 2000, 2004
Southeast Asian Games
- Gold medal (3): 1977, 1979, 1989
- Silver medal (4): 1971, 1975, 1981, 1987
- Bronze medal (4): 1969, 1973, 1983, 1985

Friendly

Merdeka Tournament
- Winners: 1968, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979 (shared), 1986, 1993, 2024
- Runners-up: 1969, 1972, 1975, 1980, 2000, 2008, 2023
South Vietnam Independence Cup
- Winners: 1971
- Runners-up: 1965, 1966, 1973
King's Cup
- Winners: 1972, 1976 (shared), 1977 (shared), 1978
- Runners-up: 1973, 2022
- Third place: 1970, 1974
Jakarta Anniversary Tournament
- Winners: 1970
- Runners-up: 1975
Korea Cup
- Third place: 1977 (shared)
Indonesian Independence Cup
- Winners: 1992
AirMarine Cup
- Third place: 2019
Tri-Nations Series
- Runners-up: 2022

Notes

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

Notes

^ Result count since after the Federation of Malaysia formation on 16 September 1963.^[5]
^ Earned Malaysian nationality after Malaysia formed on 16 September 1963. Became Singaporean after Singapore separation from Malaysia in 1965.

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Malaysia at FIFA

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