1948–1962 | ||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | Harimau Malaya (Malayan tiger) | |||||||||||||
Association | Football Association of Malaya (FAM) | |||||||||||||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||||||||||||
Top scorer | Abdul Ghani Minhat (58)[1] | |||||||||||||
Home stadium | Kuala Lumpur | |||||||||||||
FIFA code | MAL | |||||||||||||
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First international | ||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() (Singapore; 20 June 1948)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Last international | ||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() (Malaya; 22 November 1962) | ||||||||||||||
Biggest win | ||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() (Jakarta, Indonesia; 26 August 1962) | ||||||||||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() (Tokyo, Japan; 27 May 1958) ![]() ![]() (Jakarta, Indonesia; 20 April 1960) ![]() ![]() (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 11 August 1963) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Malaya national football team was the national team of the Federation of Malaya. The national team was active until 1962 and then it was replaced by Malaysia national football team, since the 1963 Merdeka Tournament.[3]
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
Total | 0/0 | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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[[AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]] record | [[AFC Asian Cup qualifiers|Qualification]] record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
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Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||
Total | — | 0/0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 |
Asian Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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Did not enter | |||||||
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![]() | Group stage | 12/14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
![]() | Third place | 3/8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 |
Total | Best results: Third Place | 2/2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 17 |
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Top goalscorers[4] | |||||
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# | Player | Goals | Career | ||
1 | Abdul Ghani Minhat | 58 | 1956–1962 | ||
2 | Robert Choe | 20 | 1958–1962 | ||
3 | Arthur Koh | 14 | 1958–1962 | ||
4 | Stanley Gabrielle | 11 | 1959–1964 | ||
5 | Rahim Omar | 11 | 1957–1962 | ||
Source: World Football Eloratings[2]
Date | Opponent | Score* | Venue |
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20 June 1948 | ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
13 September 1953 | ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
17 March 1956 | ![]() |
9–2 | ![]() |
3 May 1956 | ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
24 May 1956 | ![]() |
3–3 | ![]() |
16 February 1957 | ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
11 May 1957 | ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
1 September 1957 | ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
3 September 1957 | ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
4 September 1957 | ![]() |
3–3 | ![]() |
7 September 1957 | ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
31 October 1957 | ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
1 March 1958 | ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
2 March 1958 | ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
3 May 1958 | ![]() |
3–3 | ![]() |
4 May 1958 | ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
14 May 1958 | ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
25 May 1958 | ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
27 May 1958 | ![]() |
1–6 | ![]() |
4 June 1958 | ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
3 July 1958 | ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
30 August 1958 | ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
1 September 1958 | ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
2 September 1958 | ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
4 September 1958 | ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
28 December 1958 | ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
4 January 1959 | ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
22 January 1959 | ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
24 January 1959 | ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
27 January 1959 | ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
11 May 1959 | ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
13 May 1959 | ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
2 September 1959 | ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
4 September 1959 | ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
6 September 1959 | ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
13 December 1959 | ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
14 December 1959 | ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
15 December 1959 | ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
20 April 1960 | ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
6 May 1960 | ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
7 August 1960 | ![]() |
8–2 | ![]() |
12 August 1960 | ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
14 August 1960 | ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
28 May 1961 | ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
2 August 1961 | ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
5 August 1961 | ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
9 August 1961 | ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
13 August 1961 | ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
23 October 1961 | ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
26 October 1961 | ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
12 December 1961 | ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
13 December 1961 | ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
14 December 1961 | ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
16 December 1961 | ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
4 June 1962 | ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
6 June 1962 | ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
8 June 1962 | ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
26 August 1962 | ![]() |
15–1 | ![]() |
28 August 1962 | ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
29 August 1962 | ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
1 September 1962 | ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
3 September 1962 | ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
8 September 1962 | ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
13 September 1962 | ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
16 September 1962 | ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
27 October 1962 | ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
28 October 1962 | ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
30 October 1962 | ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
18 November 1962 | ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
22 November 1962 | ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
8 August 1963 | ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
11 August 1963 | ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
12 August 1963 | ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
14 August 1963 | ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
16 August 1963 | ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Preceded by 1959 South Vietnam ![]() |
SEA Games Champions 1961 (First title) |
Succeeded by 1963 Not held |
Southeast Asian Games football men's tournament winners | |||
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1 Results of Malaya and South Vietnam is counted as part of the results of present-day Malaysia and Vietnam. |
Defunct and altered national football teams | |
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Recognised as defunct by FIFA | |
Teams whose names and borders both differ from the present | |
Defunct but unrecognised by FIFA | |
For teams that have undergone name changes but no border alterations see here For teams that have undergone border changes but no name alterations see here |
National men's football teams of Asia (AFC) | |
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AFC Asian Cup | |
West Asia (WAFF) | |
Central Asia (CAFA) | |
South Asia (SAFF) | |
East Asia (EAFF) | |
Southeast Asia (AFF) | |
Defunct | |
Former |
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1 Not a member of FIFA |