Malaysia national football team
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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.[6] Former player Mokhtar Dahari is one of the top goal scorers in international history.
Nickname(s) | Harimau Malaya (Malayan Tiger) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association | Football Association of Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Pau Martí Vicente (interim) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain | Matthew Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Most caps | Soh Chin Ann (195)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Mokhtar Dahari (89)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Bukit Jalil National Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | MAS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FIFA ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current | 134 1 (18 July 2024)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest | 75 (8 August 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest | 178 (15 March 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malaysia 1–1 Thailand (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 12 October 1963)[n 1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malaysia 11–0 Philippines (Tehran, Iran; 7 September 1974)[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
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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 which was in the 2010 edition 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.