Malaysia national football team

The winner of the second season of Merdeka Cup in 1958, Malaya football team, five years before the merger to form Malaysia. Also in the picture is Tunku Abdul Rahman (centre), the first Prime Minister of Malaya.

Before 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 a Malaysia.[19] Malaya and Singapore usually competed in an international competition 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.

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 Malaysia 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 start their match with Japan, thought lost 3–4.[20] The team continued to use combination of players from Singapore and Malay Peninsula until the formation of the Malaysia, 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.[21] Since then the squad was only represented by West Malaysian players, mainly due to difficulties of that time to travel to East Malaysia and the players were not well known to mainstream West Malaysian football.

In 1971, James Wong of Sabah is the first player from East Malaysia to represent the country.[22][23] Malaysia qualified for the 1972 Olympics in Munich, beating Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines along the way. Although they managed to defeat the United States 3–0, they lost the other 2 matches with a score of 0–3 to West Germany and 0–6 to Morocco, ranking 10th in the final standings. From 1972, Mokhtar Dahari is considered as the legend footballer for the Malaysian team as he booked his place as one of the best players in Asia.[24] He manage to score 175 goals, of which the 175 goals for Selangor FA, 20 goals in 13 appearances for Kwong Yik Bank and another 125 goals for the national team, giving a total of 320 goals in his career.[25][26]

Together with the record of Soh Chin Aun, it is however not recognised by FIFA.[27] Two years later, Malaysia won their second bronze medal at the 1974 Asian Games after defeating North Korea 2–1. The team went on to qualify twice in a row for the AFC Asian Cup, in 1976 and 1980. It was only in 1977; when the FAM sent a talent scout to the East.[28][29] The list continued by the late James Yaakub of Sarawak in 1977. The team also won the Merdeka Tournament three times, became runner-up four times and achieved third place twice during the 1970s. Malaysia qualified again for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, 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.[30][31][32]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kuwait	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	4
China PR	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 last in the group, losing 0–2 to Kuwait in the opening match but managed to hold China to a 1–1 draw in the second match.

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, 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 United Arab Emirates. Malaysia would eventually finish 3rd after holding Qatar 1–1 in their last match.

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.[33][34] With the dearth of mainstream interest and lack of funds, Malaysian football has failed to repeat the achievements of the 1970s and 1980s, 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.[35]

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, 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 reach 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 eventual winners, Myanmar.[36]

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 are also reports that match-fixing and bribery that infiltrate the Malaysian football in the 1994 are returned.[37] 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 Aun were terminated.[38]

Fahmi

Muslim

Fadhli

Asraruddin

Sabre

Safiq

Ashari

Kunanlan

Amar

Norshahrul

Safee

2010 AFF Championship champion second-leg finals starting line-up.[39]

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.[40] Rajagopal's first match was against Zimbabwe, which Malaysia won 4–0.[41] 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.[42][43]

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.[44] 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 having 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.[45]

Since the 2010s, the expectations to regain their success in the 1980s are rising despite the team still failed to deliver any new high achievements records.[46] In June 2014, Dollah Salleh replaced Rajagobal as the head coach after his contract has ended.[47] Dollah guiding Malaysia to the final of the 2014 AFF Championship but failed to replicate the same form as the previous head coach. In international fixtures, the coach has also recorded a loss of 0–6 to Oman and Palestine as well as 1–1 draw against Timor-Leste. However, the 0–10 defeat to the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia worst ever defeat in 50 years, have prompted his resignation as the head coach.[48] The place was taken by interim coach Ong Kim Swee who later promoted as the head coach until the end of March 2017.[49] The official coaching post then was taken over by Portuguese coach Nelo Vingada in the hope to raise 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.[50] Malaysia's poor performance however, continued. Despite given high hope and expectation 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 had suffered two consecutive defeats on the hand of North Korea, both ended 1–4. Malaysia also losing the second final matches against Lebanon in Beirut by 1–2. With only 1 draw and 5 defeats, Malaysia subsequently eliminated from the qualification.[51] 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.[52]

After failure to qualify into the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Malaysia proceeded its journey in the 2018 AFF Championship and was grouped with rival Vietnam together with Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. Malaysia won the second place with three wins and only one loss that was against Vietnam. By qualifying as group runners-up, Malaysia faced Thailand, the fierce rival in their long-time head to head records as well the reigning champions in the tournament where they able to overcame 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.[53][54] 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.[55] 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.[6][56]

Malaysia participated in 2022 World Cup campaign from the first round due to poor record previously, but with its first opponent was only Timor-Leste, Malaysia easily destroyed the Timorese 12–2 on aggregate.[57] There, they joined the second round where the team was surprisingly grouped in a group containing 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 with full scandal and strong Anti-Malaysian sentiment among Indonesians.[58] It was followed by an unlucky 1–2 home loss to the UAE, and to add the irony, Malaysia took the lead from early minute only to see itself being beaten at home.[59] The next encounter against rival Vietnam in Hanoi, which was the rematch of 2018 AFF Championship, ended with another Malaysian defeat as the Malay Tigers fell 0–1.[60] 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 neighbor and regional powerhouse Thailand 2–1 at home to keep its dream alive.[61] Malaysia boosted its confidence with its victory over Thailand to overcome a demoralized Indonesia, also at home, 2–0, to occupy second spot behind Vietnam and above Thailand.[62]

All matches of Malaysia are shown live on Astro Arena (friendlies, World Cup (2nd round only), and Asian Cup qualifiers), RTM (AFF Championship matches (except 2014 season), World Cup, and Asian Cup qualifiers), and Media Prima (AFF Championship matches for 2014 season only). All matches are broadcast with both English (Astro only) and Malaysian commentary.[63]

Kit provider	Period	Ref
Adidas	1970–2007
Nike	2007–present	[64]

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2010 AFF Cup Final 2nd leg kit

From the 1970s to 2007, the national team kit was manufactured and sponsored by Adidas. Since 2007, the official Malaysia team kit is manufactured by Nike. The home kit design of black and yellow stripes is a throwback to the kit used by 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 putting the Football Association of Malaysia logo to remembering the team success in the 1970s.[65] 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.

Home Stadium

Malaysia's home stadium is the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. The stadium capacity is 87,411 (seated)[66] which makes it the eighth largest football stadium in the world. Malaysia's previous national stadium was the Merdeka Stadium before the Bukit Jalil sports complex was constructed. Malaysia also uses other stadiums for their matches such as the Kuala Lumpur Stadium.

Malaysia national football team home stadiums
Image	Stadium	Capacity	Location	Last match
	Bukit Jalil National Stadium	87,411	Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur	v   Indonesia (19 November 2019; 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification)
	Kuala Lumpur Stadium	18,000	Cheras, Kuala Lumpur	v   Fiji (5 July 2018; Friendly)

Training ground

The team training on the artificial turfed football pitch of Wisma FAM.

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

A part of the action from Ultras Malaya during the 2014 AFF Championship second leg final match between Malaysia and Thailand.

Ultras Malaya is the name of the major supporters for 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 played, they are found in a group standing at the supporters area. The main colours for these supporter are usually in black with a yellow scarf and banners just like the national team kits colours. These supporters always bring flares, drums and large national flags to the stadiums.[67]

According to the website of Football Association of Malaysia, Malaysia main sponsors include Telekom Malaysia, Bank Islam, Yakult, Nike, 100plus, One Goal, MYCAT and Malaysia Airlines.[68]

Malaysia draws opponents mostly against Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. These rivalries are rooted from geographical closeness.

Indonesia is Malaysia's most heated rival and matches between two teams usually draw large supporters alike. The rivalry traces its background from the infamous Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation. Due to the strong nationalist sentiments in both sides, the rivalry has always been taken with high priority.[69]

Singapore is Malaysia's only recent rival. Their rivalry is mostly rekindled only when it comes to the AFF Championship, and is also less heated than Malaysia's rivalry with Indonesia.[70]

Thailand is Malaysia's other traditional rival, with matches between two teams also draw large supporters alike. Malaysia holds a significant distinction for being undefeated at home to Thailand since 1990s, as well as having a better head-to-head record, with 41 wins comparing 35 draws and 35 losses.[71]

The following is a list of 23 players that were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round against  Thailand and  Indonesia on 14 and 19 November 2019 respectively.[72] Caps and goals are correct as of 19 November 2019, after the match against Indonesia.[73]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Farizal Marlias	(1986-06-29) 29 June 1986	46	0	Johor Darul Ta'zim
2	2DF	Matthew Davies	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995	29	0	Johor Darul Ta'zim
3	2DF	Shahrul Saad	(1993-07-08) 8 July 1993	40	4	Perak
4	2DF	Syahmi Safari	(1998-02-05) 5 February 1998	18	1	Selangor
5	2DF	Adam Nor Azlin	(1996-01-05) 5 January 1996	15	1	Johor Darul Ta'zim
6	2DF	La'Vere Corbin-Ong	(1991-04-22) 22 April 1991	10	1	Johor Darul Ta'zim
7	2DF	Aidil Zafuan Radzak	(1987-08-03) 3 August 1987	87	3	Johor Darul Ta'zim
8	3MF	Azam Azih	(1995-01-03) 3 January 1995	13	0	Pahang
9	4FW	Norshahrul Idlan Talaha	(1986-06-08) 8 June 1986	80	14	Sarawak United
11	4FW	Safawi Rasid	(1997-03-05) 5 March 1997	27	10	Johor Darul Ta'zim
12	3MF	Afiq Fazail	(1994-09-29) 29 September 1994	4	0	Johor Darul Ta'zim
13	4FW	Mohamadou Sumareh	(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994	19	6	Unknown
14	3MF	Syamer Kutty Abba	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997	19	0	Johor Darul Ta'zim
15	3MF	Brendan Gan Seng Ling	(1988-06-03) 3 June 1988	15	1	Selangor
16	2DF	Syazwan Andik Ishak	(1996-08-04) 4 August 1996	18	1	Johor Darul Ta'zim
17	3MF	Baddrol Bakhtiar	(1988-02-01) 1 February 1988	58	5	Kedah
18	2DF	Dominic Tan Jun Jin	(1997-03-12) 12 March 1997	2	0	Police Tero
19	4FW	Akhyar Rashid	(1999-05-01) 1 May 1999	23	4	Johor Darul Ta'zim
20	4FW	Syafiq Ahmad	(1995-06-28) 28 June 1995	18	8	Johor Darul Ta'zim
22	1GK	Khairulazhan Khalid	(1989-11-07) 7 November 1989	12	0	Selangor
23	1GK	Haziq Nadzli	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998	1	0	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
25	3MF	Danial Amier Norhisham	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997	2	0	Johor Darul Ta'zim
26	3MF	Azzizan Nordin	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994	2	0	Sabah

The following players have also been called up within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ifwat Akmal	(1996-08-10) 10 August 1996	1	0	Kedah	30 October 2019 Centralized Training DROP
GK	Hafizul Hakim	(1993-03-30) 30 March 1993	9	0	Perak	v.  Vietnam, 10 October 2019
DF	Nazirul Naim	(1993-04-06) 6 April 1993	21	0	Perak	v.  Tajikistan, 9 November 2019
DF	Irfan Zakaria	(1995-06-04) 4 June 1995	12	1	Kuala Lumpur United	v.  Vietnam, 10 October 2019
MF	Akram Mahinan	(1993-01-19) 19 January 1993	26	0	Kuala Lumpur United	v.  Vietnam, 10 October 2019
MF	Halim Saari	(1994-11-14) 14 November 1994	5	0	Selangor	v.  Vietnam, 10 October 2019
MF	Faiz Nasir	(1992-07-21) 21 July 1992	3	2	Terengganu	v.  Jordan, 30 August 2019 PRE
FW	Shahrel Fikri	(1994-10-17) 17 October 1994	15	5	Selangor	v.  Tajikistan, 9 November 2019
FW	Farhan Roslan	(1996-12-03) 3 December 1996	1	0	Kedah	v.  Tajikistan, 9 November 2019
FW	Partiban Janasekaran	(1992-11-28) 28 November 1992	2	0	Perak	v.  Sri Lanka, 5 October 2019 PRE
FW	Hadin Azman	(1994-07-02) 2 July 1994	9	1	Kuala Lumpur United	v.  Indonesia, 5 September 2019
FW	Hazwan Bakri	(1991-06-19) 19 June 1991	32	7	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v.  Jordan, 30 August 2019
FW	Jafri Firdaus Chew	(1997-06-07) 7 June 1997	0	0	Penang	v.  Jordan, 30 August 2019 PRE

Malaysia  v  Singapore

20 March 2019 2019 Airmarine Cup	Malaysia	0–1	Singapore	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8		Report (WF) Report (FSA)	Faris  82'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)

Afghanistan  v  Malaysia

23 March 2019 2019 Airmarine Cup	Afghanistan	1–2	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16:30 UTC+8	Shayesteh  32'	Report (WF) Report (FSA)	Faiz  44' Alikhil  84' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Referee: Chaireag Ngamsom (Thailand)

Malaysia  v    Nepal

2 June 2019 Friendly	Malaysia	2–0	Nepal	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22:00 UTC+8	Safawi  51' (pen.) Shahrul  82'	Report (WF)		Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 3,797 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Malaysia  v  Timor-Leste

7 June 2019[n 2] 2022 WCQ R1	Malaysia	7–1	Timor-Leste	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Corbin-Ong  12' Shahrel  23' Norshahrul  43' Safawi  45+1', 59' Faiz  78' Akhyar  89'	Report	João Pedro  52'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 4,244 Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

Timor-Leste  v  Malaysia

11 June 2019 2022 WCQ R1	Timor-Leste	1–5	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Rufino Gama  72'	Report	Shahrel  10', 17', 64' Sumareh  37' Akhyar  55'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium[n 3] Attendance: 12,776 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Malaysia  v  Jordan

30 August 2019 Friendly	Malaysia	0–1	Jordan	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8		Report	Murjan  7'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Indonesia  v  Malaysia

5 September 2019 2022 WCQ R2	Indonesia	2–3	Malaysia	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7	Gonçalves  11', 38'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Sumareh  36', 90+6' Syafiq  65'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 54,659 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Malaysia  v  United Arab Emirates

10 September 2019 2022 WCQ R2	Malaysia	1–2	United Arab Emirates	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Syafiq  1'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Mabkhout  43', 75'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 43,200 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Malaysia  v  Sri Lanka

5 October 2019 Friendly	Malaysia	6–0	Sri Lanka	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Syafiq  9', 76', 89' Shahrul  14' Norshahrul  17' Akhyar  51'	Report		Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)

Vietnam  v  Malaysia

10 October 2019 2022 WCQ R2	Vietnam	1–0	Malaysia	Hanoi, Vietnam
18:00 UTC+7	Nguyễn Quang Hải  40'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 38,256 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

Malaysia  v  Maldives

5 November 2019 Friendly	Malaysia	2–11	Maldives	Paroi, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Syahmi Safari  8' Baddrol Bakhtiar  72'	Report	Ahmed Rizuvan  60'	Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium

Malaysia  v  Tajikistan

9 November 2019 Friendly	Malaysia	1–0	Tajikistan	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Safawi  72'	Report		Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 14,200 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)

Malaysia  v  Thailand

14 November 2019 2022 WCQ R2	Malaysia	2–1	Thailand	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Gan  26' Sumareh  57'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Chanathip  7'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 39,363 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Malaysia  v  Indonesia

19 November 2019 2022 WCQ R2	Malaysia	2–0	Indonesia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Safawi  30', 73'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 75,044 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

• ¹ Non-FIFA 'A' international match

United Arab Emirates  v  Malaysia

25 March 2021 2022 WCQ R2	United Arab Emirates	v	Malaysia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
--:-- UTC+4		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

Malaysia  v  Vietnam

30 March 2021 2022 WCQ R2	Malaysia	v	Vietnam	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
--:-- UTC+8		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium

Thailand  v  Malaysia

15 June 2021 2022 WCQ R2	Thailand	v	Malaysia	TBD, Thailand
--:-- UTC+7		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: TBD

• ¹ : Non FIFA 'A' international match

Southeast Asian Games record C Host/Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1959 5 See Malaya national football team 1 1961 5 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 medal S 3rd of 5 3 2 0 1 4 5 1971 5 Silver medal 2nd of 7 5 4 0 1 16 6 1973 5 Bronze medal 3rd of 6 4 1 2 1 4 2 1975 5 Silver medal 2nd of 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 1977 Gold medal 1st of 7 5 4 0 1 24 3 1979 Gold medal 1st of 5 5 3 2 0 4 0 1981 Silver medal 2nd of 6 4 1 2 1 4 5 1983 Bronze medal 3rd of 7 4 1 2 1 7 3 1985 Bronze medal 3rd of 6 4 2 2 0 10 3 1987 Silver medal 2nd of 6 4 1 2 1 4 3 1989 Gold medal 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 See Malaysia national under-23 football team 2 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 See Malaysia national under-22 football team 4 2019 See Malaysia national under-23 football team 2 Total Appearance: 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 Champion at the 1977, 1979, 1989 Worst Result Group stage at the 1967

• ^* : Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
• ¹ : The competition represent by Malaya national football team.
• ² : The competition represent by Malaysia national under-23 football team.
• ³ : Non FIFA 'A' international competition.
• ⁴ : The competition represent by Malaysia national under-22 football team.
• ⁵ : Previously known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (SEAP Games).
• ^B : Qualified to the final round, but boycott 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

Last update was against   Indonesia on 19 November 2019.

Malaysia national football team head to head records
Opponents	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Confederation	Last Matches
Afghanistan	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	AFC	23 March 2019; Friendly
Australia	7	1	0	6	1	19	−18	AFC	7 October 2011; Friendly
Bahrain	9	2	3	4	14	20	−6	AFC	15 November 2013; 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Bangladesh	9	6	2	1	10	3	+7	AFC	29 August 2015; Friendly
Bhutan	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	AFC	1 April 2018; Friendly
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	UEFA	27 June 2001; Merdeka Tournament SF
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	CONMEBOL	25 May 2002; Friendly
Brunei	10	10	0	0	44	3	+41	AFC	6 Aug 1999; 1999 Sea Games
Cambodia	27	20	3	4	81	26	+54	AFC	8 November 2018; 2018 AFF Championship
Canada	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	CONCACAF	25 August 1986; Merlion Cup
China PR	11	0	2	9	3	32	−31	AFC	10 September 2013; Friendly
Chinese Taipei	10	6	2	3	22	12	+10	AFC	7 September 2018; Friendly
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
Germany	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	UEFA	29 August 1972; Summer Olympic
Hong Kong	22	10	6	6	33	24	+9	AFC	6 June 2015; Friendly
India	22	10	6	6	45	27	+16	AFC	16 November 2011; Friendly
Indonesia	75	26	18	31	107	118	–11	AFC	19 November 2019; 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
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	22	8	7	7	31	26	+5	AFC	7 February 2004; Friendly
Jordan	4	0	2	2	0	2	−2	AFC	30 August 2019; Friendly
Kenya	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	CAF	12 August 2009; Friendly
Kyrgyzstan	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	AFC	16 October 2018; Friendly
Kuwait	12	2	2	8	8	29	−21	AFC	8 November 2013; Friendly
Laos	12	9	2	1	39	6	+33	AFC	12 November 2018; 2018 AFF Championship
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	3	0	2	1	2	2	0	CAF	30 September 1980; Islamic Games
Liechtenstein	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA	5 October 1981; Friendly
Lebanon	2	0	0	2	2	4	–2	AFC	27 March 2018; 2019 AFC Asian Cup Q – 3rd Round
Macau	3	2	1	0	14	0	+14	AFC	28 March 2016; Friendly
Maldives	4	4	0	0	11	1	+10	AFC	3 November 2018; Friendly
Mongolia	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	AFC	22 March 2018; Friendly
Morocco	3	1	0	2	3	8	−5	CAF	7 February 1981; Friendly
Myanmar	50	23	8	19	88	67	+21	AFC	24 November 2018; 2018 AFF Championship
Nepal	7	6	1	0	23	0	+23	AFC	2 June 2019; Friendly
New Zealand	13	2	2	9	9	31	−22	OFC	23 February 2006; Friendly
North Korea	8	1	3	4	5	14	−9	AFC	13 November 2017; Asian Cup qualification
Oman	5	1	0	4	2	6	−4	AFC	23 March 2015; Friendly
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	3	2	0	1	15	4	+11	OFC	14 November 2016; Friendly
Philippines	15	11	3	1	59	3	+56	AFC	22 March 2017; Friendly
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	49	19	16	14	75	56	+19	AFC	7 October 2016; Friendly
South Korea	54	11	9	34	47	98	−51	AFC	3 October 2002; Asian Games
South Vietnam	13	7	3	3	27	15	+12	AFC	23 March 1975; Asian Cup qualification
Sri Lanka	9	8	0	1	33	7	+10	AFC	5 October 2019; Friendly
Sweden	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	UEFA	14 November 1979; Friendly
Syria	4	2	0	2	10	8	+2	AFC	22 August 2017; Friendly
Tajikistan	1	1	0	1	2	4	−2	AFC	9 November 2019; Friendly
Thailand	111	41	35	35	160	150	+10	AFC	14 November 2019; 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Timor-Leste	6	5	1	0	22	3	+19	AFC	11 June 2019; 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Turkey	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	UEFA	5 October 1980 Islamic Games
United Arab Emirates	9	2	0	7	6	24	−18	AFC	10 September 2019; 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	6	0	0	6	2	21	−19	AFC	18 November 2009; Asian Cup qualification
Vietnam	20	5	3	12	19	26	−7	AFC	10 October 2019; 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Yemen	2	2	0	1	4	3	+1	AFC	5 March 2014; Asian Cup qualification
Total	710	274	154	284	1142	1025	1117