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<div>{{Short description|Men's association football team}}<br />
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Malaysia women's national football team}}<br />
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{{Infobox national football team<br />
| Name = Malaydesh<br />
| Badge = Football Association of Malaysia crest.svg<br />
| Badge_size = 170px<br />
| Nickname = '' Bangla tiger''<br />([[Bangla Tiger]])<br />
| Association = [[Football Association of Malaysia]] <br />
| Confederation = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] (Asia)<br />
| Sub-confederation = [[ASEAN Football Federation|AFF]] (Southeast Asia)<br />
| Coach = [[Kim Pan-gon|Kim Pan-gon out]]<br />
| Home Stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium|National Stadium]]<br />
| Captain = [[Matthew Davies (footballer)|Matthew Davies]]<br />
| Most caps = [[Soh Chin Ann]] (195)<ref name="195 caps">{{cite web |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/soh-intl.html|title=Soh Chin Ann– Double Century of International Appearances|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=30 June 2021 |access-date=30 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422040437/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/soh-intl.html|archive-date=22 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
| Top scorer = [[Mokhtar Dahari]] (89)<ref name="Mamrud">{{cite web |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-dahari-intlg.html|title=Mohamed Mokhtar Dahari – Century of International Appearances|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=18 March 2021 |access-date=18 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618140810/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/malay-dahari-intlg.html|archive-date=18 June 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
| FIFA Trigramme = MDH<br />
| FIFA Rank = {{FIFA World Rankings|MAS}}<br />
| FIFA max = 75 <br />
| FIFA max date = 8 August 1993<br />
| FIFA min = 178<br />
| FIFA min date = 15 March 2018<br />
| Elo Rank = {{nowrap|{{World Football Elo Ratings|Malaysia}}}}<br />
| Elo max = 61<br />
| Elo max date = 1 March 1977<br />
| Elo min = 185<br />
| Elo min date = September 2018<br />
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| First game = {{fb|MAS}} 1–1 {{fb-rt|THA}} <br /> {{nowrap|([[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]; 12 October 1963){{#tag:ref|Result count since after the Federation of [[Malaysia]] formation on 16 September 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eloratings.net/Malaysia|title=Malaysia matches, ratings and points exchanged|work=World Football Elo Ratings: Malaysia|access-date=24 November 2016|archive-date=22 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122234241/http://www.eloratings.net/Malaysia|url-status=live}}</ref>|group="n"}}}}<br />
| Largest win = {{fb|MAS}} [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games#Group C|11–0]] {{fb-rt|PHI|1936}} <br /> ([[Tehran]], [[Iran]]; 7 September 1974)<!-- The 15–1 victory against the Philippines in 1962 is Malaya records, not Malaysia --><ref>{{cite web|first=Morrison|last=Neil|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html|title=Asian Games 1974 (Iran)|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|date=20 January 2012|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref><br />
| Largest loss = {{nowrap|{{fb|UAE}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round#Group A|10–0]] {{fb-rt|MAS}} <br /> ([[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]]; 3 September 2015)}}<br />
| Regional name = [[AFC Asian Cup]]<br />
| Regional cup apps = 4<br />
| Regional cup first = [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]]<br />
| Regional cup best = Group stage ([[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]], [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]], [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]], [[2023 AFC Asian Cup|2023]])<br />
| 2ndRegional name = [[AFF Cup]]<br />
| 2ndRegional cup apps = 14<br />
| 2ndRegional cup first = [[1996 AFF Championship|1996]]<br />
| 2ndRegional cup best = '''Champions''' ([[2010 AFF Championship|2010]])<br />
| medaltemplates =<br />
{{MedalSport | [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze | [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Tehran]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalSport | [[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|SEA Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze | [[Football at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1969 Myanmar]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalSilver | [[Football at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1971 Malaysia]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1973 Singapore]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1975 Southeast Asian Games|1975 Thailand]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977 Malaysia]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979 Indonesia]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games|1981 Philippines]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games|1983 Singapore]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games|1985 Thailand]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games|1987 Indonesia]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989 Malaysia]] | Team}}<br />
}}<br />
The '''Malaydesh national football team''' ({{Lang-ms|Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Malaydesh}}) represents [[Malaysia]] in international [[association football|football]] and is governed by the [[Football Association of Malaysia|Football Association of Malaydesh]]. The national team is recognised by FIFA as the successor of the defunct [[Malaya national football team|Malaya-Bangladesh national football team]] which was founded for the [[Merdeka Tournament|1963 Merdeka Tournament]] one month before the institution of Malaysia. The team is officially nicknamed ''Harimau Malaya'' in reference to the [[Malayan Tiger]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/malaysian-football-tracing-the-roots-of-indomitable-harimau-malaya|title=Malaysian football: Tracing the roots of indomitable 'Harimau Malaya'|date=13 February 2023|access-date=26 March 2023|last=Saha Roy|first=Shilarze|work=[[FIFA]]|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321083150/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/malaysian-football-tracing-the-roots-of-indomitable-harimau-malaya|url-status=live}}</ref> Former player [[Mokhtar Dahari]] is one of the top goal scorers in international history.<br />
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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 [[ASEAN Football Championship|AFF Championship]] at least once, Malaysia has however failed to achieve major success outside their region other than a bronze won at the [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] in [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]. They have participated in the [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] once and four [[AFC Asian Cup]]s.<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Early years (1963–1969) ===<br />
[[File:1958 Merdeka Cup Winner, Malaya.jpg|thumb|left|The winner of the second season of [[Merdeka Cup]] in 1958, [[Malaya national football team|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]] and at that time president of [[Football Association of Malaya]] & [[List of presidents of AFC|Asian Football Confederation.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/60th-anniversary-asias-history-makers-60th-anniversary-news/asian-icons-tunku-abdul-rahman-putra-al|title=ASIAN ICONS: TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN PUTRA AL HAJ|work=[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] at [[Wayback Machine]]|date=5 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923085438/https://www.the-afc.com/60th-anniversary-asias-history-makers-60th-anniversary-news/asian-icons-tunku-abdul-rahman-putra-al|access-date=13 January 2018|archive-date=23 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.org.my/museum/hof/ind/tarn.htm|title= OCM Sports Museum & Hall of Fame: Tunku Abdul Rahman|work=[[Olympic Council of Malaysia|OCM]] at [[Wayback Machine]]|date=12 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412094508/https://olympic.org.my/museum/hof/ind/tarn.htm|access-date=15 January 2019|archive-date=12 April 2010}}</ref> ]]<br />
Prior to 16 September 1963, [[Crown Colony of North Borneo|North Borneo]] (now [[Sabah]]), [[Crown Colony of Sarawak|Sarawak]], [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] and Singapore were represented by their own national teams, a situation which pre-dated the establishment of Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19630809-1.1.17.aspx|title=Tengku: A real feast of soccer|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=9 August 1963|access-date=29 March 2016|page=17|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410172201/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19630809-1.1.17.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaya and Singapore often competed in international competitions such as the [[Merdeka Tournament]] while [[Crown Colony of North Borneo|North Borneo]] and [[Crown Colony of Sarawak|Sarawak]] competed in [[Borneo Cup]]. [[Malaya national football team|Malaya]]'s biggest achievement in football was becoming the bronze medalist of the [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962 Asian Games]] held in [[Jakarta]], Indonesia after defeating [[South Vietnam national football team|South Vietnam]] 4–1 led by [[Abdul Ghani Minhat]], who at that time was the first Asian player to reach [[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals|50]] goals for the men's national teams.<ref>{{cite web |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-minhat-intlg.html|title=Abdul Ghani Minhat – Goals in International Matches|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=30 March 2021 |access-date=30 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626050511/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/malay-minhat-intlg.html|archive-date=26 June 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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[[File:1962 Borneo Cup Winner, North Borneo.jpg|thumb|right|The winner of the first season of [[Borneo Cup]] in 1962, [[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|North Borneo]] football team, one year before the merger to form Malaysia.]]<br />
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 national football team|Japan]], and lost 3–4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19630809-1.2.141.aspx|title=Majid Missed a Penalty and Malaysia Crash|last=Siebel|first=Norman|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=9 August 1963|access-date=29 March 2016|page=18|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410082743/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19630809-1.2.141.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The team continued to use a combination of players from Singapore and [[Malay Peninsula]] until the formation of the Malaysia team, wherein the Football Association of Malaya was succeeded by the [[Football Association of Malaysia]] (FAM). The combination players with Singapore ended when the latter [[Singapore in Malaysia|separated from Malaysia]] along with the establishment of [[Football Association of Singapore]] (FAS) and their subsequent reaffiliation with [[FIFA]] in 1965.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cho|first=Younghan|title=Football in Asia: History, Culture and Business|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uaXDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA61|date=17 March 2016|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-59832-9|pages=61–|access-date=23 July 2019|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805180617/https://books.google.com/books?id=uaXDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA61|url-status=live}}</ref> Since then the squad was only represented by West Malaysian players, mainly due to travel time difficulties to [[East Malaysia]] and the players were not well known to the mainstream West Malaysian football. From 1966 to 1970, [[Chow Chee Keong]] was voted by [[Asian Football Confederation]] as the best Asian's goalkeeper for 5 straight years.<ref>[https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/afc-president-offers-condolences-on-passing-of-malaysian-legend-chow-chee-keong AFC President offers condolences on passing of Malaysian legend Chow Chee Keong] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226011732/http://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/afc-president-offers-condolences-on-passing-of-malaysian-legend-chow-chee-keong|date=26 February 2018}}, Asian Football Confederation(AFC)</ref><br />
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=== Olympic Tournament and Asia Competition (1970–1980) ===<br />
[[File:Malaysia v. South Korea, 1972 Summer Olympics qualification.jpg|thumb|left|Malaysia vs. [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] during the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers#Group 1|1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers]] on 25 September 1971.]]<br />
In 1971, [[James Wong (footballer)|James Wong]] of Sabah was the first player from East Malaysia to represent the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19761202.2.119.aspx|title=Sabahan may be Mokhtar's replacement|last=Netto|first=Terrence|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=2 December 1976|access-date=29 March 2016|page=25|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410061806/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19761202.2.119.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/node/108262|title=Hassan Sani, James Wong curah bakti bersama Sabah|trans-title=Hassan Sani, James Wong served with Sabah|last=Unnip Abdullah|first=Mohd Izham|language=ms|work=[[Berita Harian]]|date=25 December 2015|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319120348/https://www.bharian.com.my/node/108262|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaysia [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|qualified]] for the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Olympics]] in [[Munich]], beating [[Japan national football team|Japan]] 3–0, [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] 1–0, [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Taiwan]] 3–0 and the [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] 5–0 along the way.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972q.html#Asia |title=Games of the XX. Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament (Munchen, Germany, 1972) – RSSSF |access-date=17 November 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711203917/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972q.html#Asia |url-status=live }}</ref> Although they managed to defeat the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] 3–0, they lost the other two matches with a score of 0–3 to [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]] and 0–6 to [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]], ranking 10th in the final standings.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972f-det.html |title=XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament – RSSSF |access-date=16 November 2022 |archive-date=1 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101115923/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972f-det.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510072907/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/matches/match%3D32127/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Germany FR – Malaysia at FIFA.com]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510072937/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/matches/match%3D32136/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Malaysia – USA at FIFA.com]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080409234334/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197110/matches/match=32144/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Morocco – Malaysia at FIFA.com]</ref><br />
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[[File:Malaysia v. West Germany, 1972 Summer Olympics.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Malaysian goalkeeper [[Wong Kam Fook]] in action during the match against [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]] in the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics#Group A|1972 Summer Olympics]] at [[Munich]] on 27 August 1972.]]<br />
Since 1972, [[Mokhtar Dahari]] has been considered a legendary football player for the Malaysian team maintaining his place as one of the best players in Asia.<ref name="Mokhtar life">{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/pulse/2018/07/390573/supermokh-remembering-our-greatest-footballer|title=Supermokh: Remembering our greatest footballer|last=Leam Seng|first=Alan Teh|work=New Straits Times|date=14 July 2018|access-date=18 July 2018|archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130205750/https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/pulse/2018/07/390573/supermokh-remembering-our-greatest-footballer |url-status=live }}</ref> He manage to score a total of 125 goals in 167 appearances for Malaysia (including matches played against club sides, national 'B' teams and selection teams).<ref>{{cite web |first=Zulhilmi|last=Zainal|title=Malaysian Football Legends: Mokhtar Dahari|url=https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3891/features/2013/06/19/4057414/malaysian-football-legends-mokhtar-dahari|work=Goal.com|date=19 June 2013 |access-date=30 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007180908/https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3891/features/2013/06/19/4057414/malaysian-football-legends-mokhtar-dahari|archive-date=7 October 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uomonelpallone.it/mokhtar-dahari/ |title=La leggenda di Mokhtar Dahari, l'anima del Calcio malesiano|trans-title=The Legend of Mokhtar Dahari, the soul of Malaysian football|work=Uomo nel Pallone |language=it |access-date=9 June 2022 |date=30 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607224259/https://www.uomonelpallone.it/mokhtar-dahari/ |archive-date=7 June 2022 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Against other nations' national 'A' teams, he scored [[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals|89]] goals in 142 appearances.<ref name="Mamrud"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/026a-1297500e1b34-a17bbbcad258-1000--ronaldo-equals-world-record/|title=Restaging Relentless Ronaldo equals international goals world record|language=en|work=UEFA|access-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624052008/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/026a-1297500e1b34-a17bbbcad258-1000--ronaldo-equals-world-record/|archive-date=24 June 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="joint-9th tweet">{{cite tweet |author=FIFA |user=FIFAcom |number=1409693707679387659 |title=The joint-9th top men's scorer! |language=en |access-date=29 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629095353/https://twitter.com/FIFAcom/status/1409693707679387659 |archive-date=29 June 2021 |url-status=dead}}<!-- Usually cite tweet is supposed to use the entire tweet as the title, here it's long and mostly omitted --></ref> This makes him as [[List of top international men's football goal scorers by country#List of top scorers|one of the world's top scorer for men's national teams]] at one time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2021/06/831539/mokhtar-dahari-antara-tiga-penjaring-terbanyak-dunia|title=Mokhtar pernah jadi penjaring terbanyak dunia|language=ms|last=Aznan|first=Syafiq|work=[[Berita Harian]]|date=24 June 2021|access-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624115921/https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2021/06/831539/mokhtar-dahari-antara-tiga-penjaring-terbanyak-dunia|archive-date=24 June 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/highest-international-football-goalscorers-all-time-cristiano-ronaldo-portugal|last=Parkinson|first=Gary|work=[[FourFourTwo]]|title=The 10 all-time men's international top scorers|date=26 June 2021|access-date=26 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802123310/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/highest-international-football-goalscorers-all-time-cristiano-ronaldo-portugal|archive-date=2 August 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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Together with the record of [[Soh Chin Ann]]. According to both [[RSSSF]] and [[IFFHS]], Soh is the player with the [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps#Men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|most international caps in men's football]] and become the first men's footballers to reach 200 or more international caps (219).<ref name="195 caps"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1893|title=IFFHS ALL TIME RECORD ON PLAYERS WITH MOST GAMES|work=IFFHS|date=15 May 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522021716/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1893|archive-date=22 May 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Two years later, Malaysia won their second bronze medal at the [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Asian Games]] after defeating [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] 2–1.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html |title="Asian Games 1974" – RSSSF |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=22 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922025244/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/asgames74.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The team went on to qualify twice in a row for the [[AFC Asian Cup]], in [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]] and [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legasilagenda.com/2022/06/08/kelayakan-piala-asia-1976-1980/|title=Kelayakan Piala Asia 1976 & 1980|language=Malay|work=Legasi Lagenda|access-date=8 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608095606/https://legasilagenda.com/2022/06/08/kelayakan-piala-asia-1976-1980/|archive-date=8 June 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was only in 1977; when the FAM sent a talent scout to the East.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19770610-1.2.121.aspx|title=Sabah FA: Give us a chance|last=Hong Kwang|first=P'ng|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=10 June 1977|access-date=29 March 2016|page=30|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410034003/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19770610-1.2.121.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19770608-1.2.118.aspx|title=FAM now look East for fresh soccer talent|last=Hong Kwang|first=P'ng|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=8 June 1977|access-date=29 March 2016|page=23|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410064032/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19770608-1.2.118.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The list continued by the late [[James Yaakub]] of [[Former Sarawak FA players|Sarawak]] in 1977. The team also won the [[Merdeka Tournament]] four times, became runner-up three times and achieved third place twice during the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.international-football.net/competition-overview?compet-id=Merdeka%20Tournament|title=Merdeka Tournament|work=International football.net|date=25 October 2008|access-date=31 August 2012|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923153423/https://www.international-football.net/competition-overview?compet-id=Merdeka%20Tournament|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaysia [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|qualified]] again for the [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympics]] in Moscow, beating [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] 6–1, [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] 3–0, [[Brunei national football team|Brunei]] 3–1, [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] 8–0 and tied<br />
with [[Japan national football team|Japan]] 1–1.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1980q.html |title=Football Qualifying Tournament (Moscow, Soviet Union, 1980) – Zone Asia. RSSSF |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=12 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012164059/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1980q.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Thus, the team meet South Korea in the play-off match. Malaysia won the play-off against South Korea with a 2–1 scored in the [[Merdeka Stadium]] and qualified but joined the [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott|US-led boycott of the games]] as the Malaysian government made a decision to protest the [[Soviet–Afghan War|Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan]].<ref name="BoycottOplympics1980">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/19/sports/olympics-bitterness-lingering-over-carter-s-boycott.html|title=OLYMPICS;Bitterness Lingering Over Carter's Boycott|last=Smothers|first=Ronald|work=The New York Times|date=19 July 1996|access-date=17 May 2017|archive-date=14 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214053410/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/19/sports/olympics-bitterness-lingering-over-carter-s-boycott.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.star2.com/people/2016/02/10/days-of-thunder-glory-days-of-malaysian-football/|title=The glory days of Malaysian football|last=Goh|first=Daryl|work=Star2.com|date=10 February 2016|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319123155/https://www.star2.com/people/2016/02/10/days-of-thunder-glory-days-of-malaysian-football/|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhplus.com.my/node/182957|title=Jejak Wira Olimpik 1980 : 'The Hurricane' pecahkan tembok Korea Selatan|trans-title=The footsteps of the 1980 Olympics Heroes : 'The Hurricane' broke the wall of South Korea|last=Stanley|first=Ryan|language=ms|work=Berita Harian|date=14 August 2016|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319120216/http://www.bhplus.com.my/node/182957|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==== 1976 AFC Asian Cup Group A ====<br />
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|align="left"|{{fb|KUW}}<br />
|2||2||0||0||3||0||+3||'''4'''<br />
|- style="background:#cfc;"<br />
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|-<br />
|align="left"|{{fb|CHN}}<br />
|2||0||0|||2|1||3||+1||'''0'''<br />
|}<br />
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Malaysia participated the [[1976 AFC Asian Cup]] for the first time, meeting Kuwait and China in Group A. During the tournament, Malaysia came in second in the group, losing 0–2 to Kuwait in the opening match but managed to hold China to a 2–1 win in the second match.<br />
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==== 1980 AFC Asian Cup Group B ====<br />
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|- style="background:#cfc;"<br />
|align="left"|{{fb|KOR|1949}}<br />
|4||3||1||0||10||2||+8||'''7'''<br />
|- style="background:#cfc;"<br />
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|4||2||1||1||8||5||+3||'''5'''<br />
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|4||1||2||1||5||5||0||'''4'''<br />
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|align="left"|{{fb|QAT}}<br />
|4||1||1||2||3||8||−5||'''3'''<br />
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|align="left"|{{fb|United Arab Emirates}}<br />
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Malaysia made its second Asian Cup appearance in [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|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.<br />
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=== Falling performances and drought (1990–2009) ===<br />
[[File:NZvMalLineup1.JPG|thumb|left|The Malaysian team (yellow) against [[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]] (white) during a [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] in [[Queen Elizabeth II Park]], [[Christchurch]], New Zealand on 19 February 2006.]]<br />
In 1994, Malaysian football was embroiled in one of the largest [[1994 Malaysian football scandal|bribery scandals]] in the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/international/2015/06/04/good-money-bad-money|title=Good money, bad money|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|date=4 June 2015|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604044156/https://www.economist.com/international/2015/06/04/good-money-bad-money|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cilisos.my/the-1994-scandal-that-destroyed-malaysian-football/|title=The 1994 scandal that destroyed Malaysian football|last=Sim|first=Johannan|work=cilisos.my|date=25 May 2016|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604042503/https://cilisos.my/the-1994-scandal-that-destroyed-malaysian-football/|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> With the dearth of mainstream interest and lack of funds, Malaysian football has failed to repeat the performances of the 1970s and 1980s to qualify into major tournaments, despite the recruitment of [[Claude LeRoy]]. [[Allan Harris]] appointed as a new head coach in 2001. Harris came with strong credentials, having assisted [[Terry Venables]] at [[FC Barcelona]]. In the second half of 2004, FAM appoint [[Bertalan Bicskei]], former Hungarian goalkeeper and national coach, to succeed Allan Harris. Bicskei led the national side to third place at the regional [[Tiger Cup]] tournament, but was demoted to youth development duties by FAM for his actions during a friendly against [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] in [[Penang]] on 8 June 2005. Bicskei, disgusted by the standard of officiating, threw a bottle onto the pitch before confronting a Singapore player. In September 2005, his contract was terminated after a mutual agreement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.origo.hu/sport/magyarfoci/20050918bicskei.html|title=Bicskei Bertalan feláll a malajziai kispadról|trans-title=Bertalan Bicskei stands up from the Malaysian bench|language=hu|work=Origo|date=18 September 2005|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329052033/http://www.origo.hu/sport/magyarfoci/20050918bicskei.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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[[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 PR national football team|China]] 1–5, [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]] 0–5 and [[Iran national football team|Iran]] 0–2. After the removal of Norizan Bakar, B. Sathianathan took over as head coach. Although he guided the [[Malaysia national under-23 football team|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 national football team|Bahrain]] in the qualifying round. In March 2008, Sathianathan once again reach the final of the [[2008 Merdeka Tournament|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 national football team|Myanmar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grc08.html|title=Grand Royal Challenge Cup 2008 (Yangon)|last=Stokkermans|first=Karel|date=21 December 2009|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329053352/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grc08.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|website=[[RSSSF]]|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sport-malaysia-bribery/soccer-corruption-appearing-again-in-malaysian-sport-chief-says-idUKSP39890320081015|title=Soccer-Corruption appearing again in Malaysian sport, chief says|last1=Shine|first1=Ossian|last2=Stutchbury|first2=Greg|work=Reuters|date=15 October 2008|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604043716/https://www.reuters.com/article/sport-malaysia-bribery/soccer-corruption-appearing-again-in-malaysian-sport-chief-says-idUKSP39890320081015|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2011 Asian Cup qualifiers]], the Malaysian team lost 0–5 to the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]. This defeat was the final straw in the eyes of Malaysian supporters, and in February 2009, the contracts of Sathianathan and manager [[Soh Chin Ann]] were terminated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Sports/Story/A1Story20090201-118608.html|title=Malaysia sacks national football coach|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|via=[[AsiaOne]]|date=1 February 2009|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329054254/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Sports/Story/A1Story20090201-118608.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==== FA Premier League Asia Cup (2003) ====<br />
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 4–1 against [[Chelsea F.C.|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. In the third place playoff on 26 July 2003, they lost 4–0 against [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] and placed fourth in the tournament.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/faplasia03.html FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 (RSSSF)]</ref><ref>[http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=31 FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 (Goalzz.com)]</ref><br />
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=== AFF Championship triumph (2010) ===<br />
{{football squad on pitch|align=right<br />
| GK_nat = Malaysia| GK = [[Khairul Fahmi Che Mat|Fahmi]]<br />
| RB_nat = Malaysia| RB = [[Asraruddin Putra Omar|Asraruddin]]<br />
| RCB_nat = Malaysia| RCB = [[Muslim Ahmad|Muslim]]<br />
| LCB_nat = Malaysia| LCB = [[Fadhli Shas|Fadhli]]<br />
| LB_nat = Malaysia| LB = [[Sabre Abu|Sabre]]<br />
| RCM_nat = Malaysia| RCM = [[Mohd Safiq Rahim|Safiq]]<br />
| LCM_nat = Malaysia| LCM = [[Amar Rohidan|Amar]]<br />
| RW_nat = Malaysia| RW = [[S. Kunanlan|Kunanlan]]<br />
| LW_nat = Malaysia| LW = [[Ashari Samsudin|Ashari]]<br />
| RCF_nat = Malaysia| RCF = [[Norshahrul Idlan|Norshahrul]]<br />
| LCF_nat = Malaysia| LCF = [[Safee Sali|Safee]]<br />
| caption = [[2010 AFF Championship]] champion second-leg finals starting line-up.<ref>{{YouTube|kf3X2wUvxck|AFF2010 – Indonesia vs Malaysia (Final 2nd leg) Suzuki Cup}}. (See 00:24 for the player name) Retrieved on 8 February 2018.</ref><br />
}}<br />
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In April 2009, [[K. Rajagopal (footballer)|K. Rajagopal]] was named the new coach of Malaysia replacing [[B. Sathianathan]] and took over the position in July 2009, of which he also looked after the Malaysia under-23 squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2009/12/20/sports/5335727&sec=sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129025113/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F12%2F20%2Fsports%2F5335727&sec=sports |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 November 2010 |title=Coach Rajagopal urges Malaysians to support team irrespective of results |work=The Star |date=20 December 2009 |access-date=29 March 2016 }}</ref> Rajagopal's first match was against [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe]], which Malaysia won 4–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/headlines_01.asp?id=937|title=Malaysia Trounce Zimbabwe|work=[[ASEAN Football Federation]]|date=13 July 2009|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329062141/http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/?p=6368|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Rajagopal also coached Malaysia in two games against visiting English champions, [[Manchester United F.C.|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 [[Football at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games|SEA Games]] gold medal and also led Malaysia to qualify for the second round of the [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games – Men|2010 Asian Games]] as one of the best four third-placed teams after a lapse of 32 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1276/south-east-asia/2009/12/17/1693014/malaysia-down-vietnam-to-win-sea-games-gold-medal|title=Malaysia Down Vietnam To Win SEA Games Gold Medal|work=Goal.com|date=17 December 2009|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329063917/http://www.goal.com/en/news/1276/south-east-asia/2009/12/17/1693014/malaysia-down-vietnam-to-win-sea-games-gold-medal|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/11/14/asiangames/7427161&sec=asiangames |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117000759/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F11%2F14%2Fasiangames%2F7427161&sec=asiangames |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 November 2010 |title=Malaysia enter last 16 but crippled by injuries and suspensions |work=The Star |date=14 November 2010 |access-date=14 November 2010 }}</ref><br />
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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 national football team|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 national football team|Vietnam]]. In the first leg of the semifinal, Malaysia won 2–0 on home soil and later drew 0–0 in the second leg, advancing to the final with an aggregate of 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.thethaovanhoa.vn/bong-da-viet/malaysia-viet-nam-20-tay-trang-san-khach-dtvn-gap-kho-o-luot-ve-n20101215190405930.htm|title=Malaysia – Việt Nam 2–0: Tay trắng sân khách, ĐTVN gặp khó ở lượt về|last=Mạnh|first=Vũ|trans-title=Malaysia – Vietnam 2–0: White hands away from home, Vietnam team finds it difficult to make a coming back|language=vi|work=The Thao Van Hoa|date=15 December 2010|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329081904/http://m.thethaovanhoa.vn/bong-da-viet/malaysia-viet-nam-20-tay-trang-san-khach-dtvn-gap-kho-o-luot-ve-n20101215190405930.htm|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> An opportunity of revenge opened up in the finals as Malaysia again met Indonesia, who were unbeaten in all previous matches.<br />
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On the first leg of the finals at home, Malaysia won 3–0. Malaysia scored twice through [[Mohd Safee Mohd Sali|Safee Sali]] and once through [[Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin]] on a night when [[National Stadium, Bukit Jalil|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vietnamnews.vn/sports/207190/malaysia-win-their-first-asean-cup-.html|title=Malaysia win their first ASEAN Cup|work=Việt Nam News|date=30 December 2010|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329082349/http://vietnamnews.vn/sports/207190/malaysia-win-their-first-asean-cup-.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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=== Stagnation (2011–2022) ===<br />
Since the 2010s, the expectations of improved performances rose, but the team still failed to deliver any new high achievements or set new records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/1122877/john-duerden-malaysia-a-new-hope|title=Malaysia: A new hope|last=Duerden|first=John|work=[[ESPN Inc.]]|date=7 July 2012|access-date=11 July 2012|archive-date=19 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619113422/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/1122877/john-duerden-malaysia-a-new-hope|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2014, [[Dollah Salleh]] replaced Rajagobal as the head coach after his contract has ended.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/node/261631|title=Dollah Salleh is M'sia's new national football coach|work=Agence France-Presse|via=The Sun|date=9 July 2014|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-date=6 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406061143/http://www.thesundaily.my/node/261631|url-status=live}}</ref> Dollah guided Malaysia to the final of the [[2014 AFF Championship]] but failed to replicate the same form as the previous head coach. In the following international fixtures, the coach has also recorded 0–6 losses to [[Oman national football team|Oman]] and [[Palestine national football team|Palestine]] as well as 1–1 draw against [[Timor-Leste national football team|Timor-Leste]]. However, the 0–10 defeat to the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia's worst ever defeat in history, prompted his resignation as the head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/dollah-salleh-worst-malaysia-head-coach-over-past-decade|title=Is Dollah Salleh the worst Malaysia head coach over the past decade?|last=Goon|first=Darren|work=FourFourTwo|date=9 May 2015|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521103621/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/dollah-salleh-worst-malaysia-head-coach-over-past-decade|url-status=live}}</ref> The place was taken by interim coach [[Ong Kim Swee]] who was later promoted as the head coach until the end of March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourthofficial.com/2015/20323/official-oks-appointed-as-interim-boss-to-replace-dollah/|title=OFFICIAL: OKS appointed as interim boss to replace Dollah|last=Zin|first=Omar|work=FourthOfficial.com|date=5 September 2015|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521103409/https://www.fourthofficial.com/2015/20323/official-oks-appointed-as-interim-boss-to-replace-dollah/|url-status=live}}</ref> The official coaching post then was taken over by Portuguese coach [[Nelo Vingada]] in the hopes of raising the Malaysian football performances. On 13 June, Malaysia played their first match in the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] against [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]]. Despite having a 1–0 lead during the first half, they eventually lost the match with a score 1–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11150&stageid=432&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary|title=AFC ASIAN CUP UAE 2019™ (Malaysia vs. Lebanon)|work=AFC|access-date=14 June 2017|archive-date=18 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618201718/http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11150&stageid=432&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaysia's poor performance however, continued. Despite given high hopes and expectations from the match against [[Hong Kong national football team|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 national football team|North Korea]], with both matches ended 1–4. Malaysia also lost the second final match against Lebanon in [[Beirut]] by 1–2. With only 1 draw and 5 defeats, Malaysia was subsequently eliminated from the qualification.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/malaysias-entire-2019-asian-cup-qualification-in-full/1q65dzhilhvsk1w2dcxbdp6bev|title=Malaysia's entire 2019 Asian Cup qualification in full|last=Kin Fai|first=Ooi|work=Goal.com|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604025701/http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/malaysias-entire-2019-asian-cup-qualification-in-full/1q65dzhilhvsk1w2dcxbdp6bev|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The coaching position was taken over by the team assistant coach [[Tan Cheng Hoe]] in late 2017 after Vingada stepped down following a string of poor results.<ref name="The Star">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2017/12/07/fam-tan-cheng-hoe-to-take-over-as-harimau-malaya-head-coach/|title=FAM: Tan Cheng Hoe to take over as Harimau Malaya head coach|work=The Star|date=7 December 2017|access-date=29 June 2018|archive-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524185913/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2017/12/07/fam-tan-cheng-hoe-to-take-over-as-harimau-malaya-head-coach/|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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After failure to qualify for 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 national football team|Cambodia]]. Malaysia won the 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 the reigning champions in the tournament, where they were able to overcome the latter by holding them 2–2 in Thailand's home stadium of [[Bangkok]], winning the match by [[away goals rule]] in one of the tournament's greatest shock despite being tied 0–0 earlier at home.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-malaysia-thailand-draw-0-0-in-suzuki-cup-semi-final-first-leg-stalemate|title=Football: Malaysia, Thailand draw 0–0 in Suzuki Cup semi-final first leg stalemate|work=The Straits Times|date=1 December 2018|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831054544/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-malaysia-thailand-draw-0-0-in-suzuki-cup-semi-final-first-leg-stalemate|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2018/12/05/malaysia-in-the-final-of-aff-suzuki-cup|title=Malaysia in AFF Suzuki Cup final after defeating Thailand on away goals|work=The Star|date=5 December 2018|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831054544/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2018/12/05/malaysia-in-the-final-of-aff-suzuki-cup|url-status=live}}</ref> In the finals, they met Vietnam again and held the latter 2–2 at home before losing 0–1 in Vietnam's home ground of [[Hanoi]], subsequently finishing the tournament with an aggregate of 2–3 as the runners-up for the third time in their AFF Cup history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.nhandan.com.vn/pictures/item/6962202-vietnam-crowned-champions-of-aff-suzuki-cup-2018.html|title=Vietnam crowned champions of AFF Suzuki Cup 2018|last=Hung|first=Trung|work=Nhân Dân|date=15 December 2018|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831054547/https://en.nhandan.com.vn/pictures/item/6962202-vietnam-crowned-champions-of-aff-suzuki-cup-2018.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite being unable to achieve the AFF Cup the second time, the enhancing performance of Malaysia was seen with the emergence of new talents coming from its youth football development which brought a hope in future.<ref name="potential to rising">{{cite web |date=22 August 2019 |title=In-form Malaysia primed to shine |url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/in-form-malaysia-primed-to-shine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822122239/http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/in-form-malaysia-primed-to-shine |archive-date=22 August 2019 |access-date=16 September 2019 |work=Asian Football Confederation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2019/08/512638/going-malaysian-way|title=Going the 'Malaysian Way'|work=New Straits Times|date=14 August 2019|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831083240/https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2019/08/512638/going-malaysian-way|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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Malaysia participated in [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] from the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|first round]] due to poor record previously, but with its first opponent facing [[Timor-Leste national football team|Timor-Leste]], Malaysia easily destroyed the Timorese 12–2 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/06/11/harimau-malaya-eliminate-timor-leste-with-12-2-aggregate-win/1761226 |title=Harimau Malaya eliminate Timor Leste with 12–2 aggregate win |work=MalayMail |date=11 June 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026155959/https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/06/11/harimau-malaya-eliminate-timor-leste-with-12-2-aggregate-win/1761226 |url-status=live }}</ref> There, they joined the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|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 national football team|United Arab Emirates]]. Malaysia opened their game with a 3–2 comeback victory over rival Indonesia in a match with full scandal and strong [[Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation|Anti-Malaysian sentiment]] among Indonesians.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/world-cup-qualifier-malaysia-indonesia-crowd-trouble-11878954 |title=Crowd trouble mars Malaysia's comeback win over Indonesia in World Cup qualifier |date=6 September 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |work=Channel News Asia |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026155956/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/world-cup-qualifier-malaysia-indonesia-crowd-trouble-11878954 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/09/10/uae-fight-back-to-edge-malaysia-2-1-in-world-cup-qualifier/1789257 |work=MalayMail |title=UAE fight back to edge Malaysia 2 – 1 in World Cup qualifier |date=10 September 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=25 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925000502/https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/09/10/uae-fight-back-to-edge-malaysia-2-1-in-world-cup-qualifier/1789257 |url-status=live }}</ref> The next encounter was against rival Vietnam in [[Hanoi]], which was the rematch of their 2018 AFF Championship match, ended with another Malaysian defeat as Malaysia fell to a 0–1 defeat.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/world-cup-2022-qualifier-vietnam-10-malaysia-791628.vov |work=VOVWorld |title=World cup 2022 qualifier: Vietnam 1–0 Malaysia |date=10 October 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=25 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525175843/https://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/world-cup-2022-qualifier-vietnam-10-malaysia-791628.vov |url-status=live }}</ref> However, Malaysia has not been eliminated as the team can still get an opportunity to qualify further. Then, Malaysia managed one of the most famous victories in their FIFA World Cup campaign, beating neighbour and regional powerhouse Thailand 2–1 at home to keep its dream alive.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/14/malaysia-beat-thailand-2-1-to-claim-second-win-in-wc-asian-cup-qualifiers |title=Malaysia beat Thailand 2–1 to claim second win in WC qualifiers |last=Avineshwaran|first=T. |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]] |date=14 November 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=19 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119000552/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/14/malaysia-beat-thailand-2-1-to-claim-second-win-in-wc-asian-cup-qualifiers |url-status=live }}</ref> Malaysia boosted its confidence with its victory over Thailand to overcome a demoralised Indonesia, also at home, 2–0, to occupy second spot behind Vietnam and above Thailand.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/19/malaysia-beat-indonesia-2-0-in-wc-qualifiers-to-end-year-on-a-high |title=Malaysia beat Indonesia 2–0 in WC qualifiers to end year on a high |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]] |date=19 November 2019 |access-date=26 November 2019 |last=Avineshwaran|first=T. |archive-date=20 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120152100/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/19/malaysia-beat-indonesia-2-0-in-wc-qualifiers-to-end-year-on-a-high |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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However, due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2021, Malaysia's performance heavily dropped. Prior to the last 3 matches of [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|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 national football team|Bahrain]] and 1–4 against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] in a friendly match, before losing 0–4 to [[United Arab Emirates national football team|UAE]], 1–2 against Vietnam but managed to win 1–0 against Thailand in World Cup qualification. Ultimately, they failed to advance to the final round. Following Malaysia's failure to qualify for the semi-finals of the [[2020 AFF Championship]] in Singapore, Tan Cheng Hoe resigned as the head coach of [[Football Association of Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tan Cheng Hoe resigns as Malaysia head coach after disappointing Suzuki Cup campaign |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/malaysia-football-tan-cheng-hoe-resigns-aff-suzuki-cup-2020-2412336 |website=CNA |access-date=4 January 2022 |date=3 January 2022 |archive-date=4 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104035709/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/malaysia-football-tan-cheng-hoe-resigns-aff-suzuki-cup-2020-2412336 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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=== Resurgence of Harimau Malaya (2022–present) ===<br />
After Tan Cheng Hoe's resignation, South Korean [[Kim Pan-gon]] was appointed as Malaysia's new national team coach on a 2-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Kim Pan-gon, the new Harimau Malaya head coach? |url=https://www.prestigeonline.com/my/people/kim-pan-gon-harimau-malaya-head-coach-malaysia/ |website=Prestige |access-date=21 January 2022 |date=21 January 2022 }}</ref> His first task was the [[2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series]] held in Singapore in March 2022. At that time, Pan Gon recorded his first success when Malaysia won 2–0 against [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] but suffered a subsequent 1–2 loss to Singapore in the next match.<ref>{{cite web |title=S'pore beats M'sia 2–1 in FAS Tri-Nations Series, Ikhsan Fandi scored both goals |url=https://mothership.sg/2022/03/singapore-malaysia-fas-tri-nation/ |website=Mothership |access-date=26 March 2022 |date=26 March 2022 }}</ref> Pan Gon's next challenge came when Malaysia faced [[Brunei national football team|Brunei]] and [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]] in a series of friendly matches as part of preparations for the [[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia to test against Brunei and Hong Kong |url=https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/malaysia-to-test-against-brunei-and-hong-kong/ |website=aseanfootball.org |access-date=17 May 2022 |date=17 May 2022 }}</ref> Malaysia won 4–0 against Brunei<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia beat Brunei 4–0 in football friendly |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/05/800144/malaysia-beat-brunei-4-0-football-friendly |website=New Straits Times |access-date=27 May 2022 |date=27 May 2022 }}</ref> and 2–0 against Hong Kong,<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia beat Hong Kong 2–0 in football friendly |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/06/801534/malaysia-beat-hong-kong-2-0-football-friendly |website=New Straits Times |access-date=2 June 2022 |date=2 June 2022 }}</ref> raising confidence and support from FAM and Malaysians in the hope of improving Malaysian football's fortunes which had declined in the previous years.<br />
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In the third round of [[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification]], Malaysia faced 3 matches which began with a 3–1 victory against [[Turkmenistan national football team|Turkmenistan]] in the first match,<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia get winning start in Asian Cup qualifiers against Turkmenistan |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/06/08/malaysia-get-winning-start-in-asian-cup-qualifiers-against-turkmenistan |website=The Star |access-date=8 June 2022 |date=8 June 2022 }}</ref> suffering a 1–2 lost to [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Gloomy skies add to Harimau Malaya's woes in 1–2 defeat to Bahrain |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/06/11/gloomy-skies-add-to-harimau-malaya039s-woes-in-1-2-defeat-to-bahrain |website=The Star |access-date=11 June 2022 |date=11 June 2022 }}</ref> before successfully ending their campaign by defeating [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] with 4–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia 4–1 Bangladesh (Jun 14, 2022) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/632975 |website=ESPN |access-date=14 June 2022 |date=14 June 2022 }}</ref> Thus, Malaysia finished second in Group E behind Bahrain and automatically qualified for the [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]] on merit after 42 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia qualify for 2023 Asian Cup |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/06/14/harimau-malaya-qualify-for-2023-asia-cup |website=The Star |access-date=14 June 2022 |date=14 June 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=15 years after co-hosting AFC Asian Cup, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam are back on their own merit |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37629343/15-years-co-hosting-afc-asian-cup-malaysia-indonesia-thailand-vietnam-back-own-merit |last=Tan |first=Gabriel |website=ESPN |access-date=15 June 2022 |date=15 October 2023 }}</ref> Shortly thereafter, Malaysia's FIFA ranking rose up to 147th from 154th in March 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia jump seven rungs, now 147th in FIFA world rankings |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/06/23/malaysia-jump-seven-rungs-now-147th-in-fifa-world-rankings |website=The Star |access-date=23 June 2022 |date=23 June 2022 }}</ref> Later in September 2022, Malaysia entered the [[2022 King's Cup]] in Thailand, facing the host and later, [[Tajikistan national football team|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 shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]] after being held to a goalless draw.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya lose King's Cup final after penalty shootout heartbreak |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/09/834395/harimau-malaya-lose-kings-cup-final-after-penalty-shootout-heartbreak |website=New Straits Times |access-date=26 September 2022 |date=26 September 2022 }}</ref><br />
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At the end of 2022, before the start of the [[2022 AFF Championship|2022 AFC Championship]] campaign, Malaysia held 2 friendly matches against [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]] and [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]],<ref>{{cite web |title=AFF Cup run-up: Cambodia and Maldives easy meat for Harimau? |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/10/845507/aff-cup-run-cambodia-and-maldives-easy-meat-harimau |website=New Straits Times |access-date=31 October 2022 |date=31 October 2022 }}</ref> winning 4–0<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia outclass Cambodia 4–0 in friendly |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/12/859460/malaysia-outclass-cambodia-4-0-friendly |website=New Straits Times |access-date=10 December 2022 |date=10 December 2022 }}</ref> and 3–0 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia beat Maldives 3–0 in football friendly |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/12/860874/malaysia-beat-maldives-3-0-football-friendly |website=New Straits Times |access-date=15 December 2022 |date=15 December 2022 }}</ref> In the 2022 AFC Championship, Malaysia has won 1–0 against Myanmar with [[Syihan Hazmi]] saving a late penalty to secured the win for Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winning start for Malaysia |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/12/21/winning-start-for-malaysia |website=The Star |access-date=21 December 2022 |date=21 December 2022 }}</ref> In the next match, Malaysia went on to thrash Laos 5–0 <ref>{{cite web |title=AFF Cup: Malaysia whip Laos 5–0 to register second consecutive win |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/12/864151/aff-cup-malaysia-whip-laos-5-0-register-second-consecutive-win |website=New Straits Times |access-date=25 December 2022 |date=25 December 2022 }}</ref> but lost 0–3 against Vietnam in a controversial match that led to [[Azam Azmi]]'s red card.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia fall to Vietnam in controversial AFF Cup match |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/12/864861/malaysia-fall-vietnam-controversial-aff-cup-match |website=New Straits Times |access-date=27 December 2022 |date=27 December 2022 }}</ref> Yet, Malaysia has won 4–1 against causeway rivals, Singapore in the last match being the first time Malaysia had won over Singapore at home soil which also sees Malaysia finishing in second place of Group B, thus seeing them automatically qualified to semi-finals match against Thailand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya thrash Singapore 4–1 to reach AFF Cup semis |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2023/01/03/harimau-malaya-thrash-singapore-4-1-to-reach-aff-cup-semis/48296 |website=Malay Mail |access-date=3 January 2023 |date=3 January 2023 }}</ref> Malaysia won the first leg of the match with [[Faisal Halim]] scoring the only goal in the match but in the second leg, Thailand scored twice which see Malaysia failing to enter the final after with a 3–1 aggregate defeat to Thailand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia crash out in AFF Cup semi-finals |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2023/01/869095/malaysia-crash-out-aff-cup-semi-finals |website=New Straits Times |access-date=10 January 2023 |date=10 January 2023 }}</ref> Malaysia ended the year 2022 with astonishing triumphs which see them rose up to 145th in FIFA ranking.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya shine in 2022 as M'sia qualify for Asian Cup on merit |url=https://themalaysianreserve.com/2022/12/31/harimau-malaya-shine-in-2022-as-msia-qualify-for-asian-cup-on-merit/ |website=The Malaysian Reserve |access-date=31 December 2022 |date=31 December 2022 }}</ref><br />
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Later in March 2023, Malaysia has won again after defeating Turkmenistan with 1–0<ref>{{cite web |title=Muhammad Akhyar helps Harimau Malaya to 1–0 win over Turkmenistan |url=https://www.thesundaily.my/sport/muhammad-akhyar-helps-harimau-malaya-to-1-0-win-over-turkmenistan-IO10787582 |website=The Sun Daily |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=24 March 2023 }}</ref> and 2–0 against Hong Kong at the [[Sultan Ibrahim Stadium]] in [[Johor]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia down Hong Kong 2–0 in friendly |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/03/29/malaysia-down-hong-kong-2-0-in-friendly |website=The Star |access-date=29 March 2023 |date=29 March 2023 }}</ref> In June 2023, Malaysia has won 4–1 against [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Island]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya roars to a 4–1 win against the Solomon Islands |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/06/15/harimau-malaya-roars-to-a-4-1-win-against-the-solomon-islands#:~:text=PETALING%20JAYA%3A%20Harimau%20Malaya%20got,on%20Wednesday%20(June%2014). |website=The Star |access-date=14 June 2023 |date=14 June 2023 }}</ref> and yet has biggest victory ever when won 10–0 against [[Papua New Guinea national football team|Papua New Guinea]] at the [[Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]] in [[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya hit 10 goals past Papua New Guinea |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/06/20/harimau-malaya-hit-10-goals-past-papua-new-guinea |website=The Star |access-date=20 June 2023 |date=20 June 2023 }}</ref> Shortly after, Malaysia has rose up again to 137th in the world and 4th in ASEAN in the FIFA World Rankings behind the Philippines (135th), Thailand (113th) and Vietnam (95th), thus this latest ranking is the highest which Harimau Malaya has attained in 17 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia up one rung to 137th in world rankings |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/06/30/malaysia-up-one-rung-to-137th-in-world-rankings |website=The Star |access-date=30 June 2023 |date=30 June 2023 }}</ref><br />
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In September 2023, Malaysia faced the biggest challenge ever when they met [[Syria national football team|Syria]] and [[China national football team|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 [[2023 Merdeka Tournament|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.<br />
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====2023 AFC Asian Cup====<br />
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After 42 years absence (excluding 2007, where Malaysia was one of the host), Malaysia going to the competition with high expectation, as they were put in a group with [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]], [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]], and [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]. As part of the preparation of the tournament, Malaysia had a friendly match with Syria again with the same score as last year, 2–2 draw.<br />
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Malaysia opened their match of the 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 match looked to be ending in a draw, until [[Ali Madan]] scored a last-minute goal for Bahrain. Thus, Malaysia had failed to advance past the group stages of an 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 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]. Malaysia headed into their final group stage fixture against the favourites in the group, [[South Korea national football team|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]], followed up by a penalty slotted away by [[Arif Aiman Hanapi|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 added time, when [[Romel Morales]] scored an equaliser against all odds. The match ended as 3–3, securing a memorable draw, and Malaysia earned their first point since 1980, meaning that they could end their [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]] campaign on a high.<br />
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== Team image ==<br />
=== Media coverage ===<br />
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All matches of Malaysia are shown live on [[Astro Arena (TV channel)|Astro Arena]] (friendlies, [[FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup]] (2nd round only), and [[Media Prima]] ([[AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup]] qualifiers), [[Radio Televisyen Malaysia|RTM]] ([[AFF Championship]] matches (except [[2014 AFF Championship|2014]] season), [[FIFA World Cup qualification|FIFA World Cup]] and [[AFC Asian Cup qualification|AFC Asian Cup]] qualifiers), and ([[AFF Championship]] matches for 2014 season only). All matches are broadcast with both [[English language|English]] (Astro only) and [[Malaysian language|Malaysian]] commentary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-fam-umum-rtm-astro-penyiar-rasmi-aksi-harimau-malaya|title=Siaran Media: FAM Umum RTM & Astro Penyiar Rasmi Aksi Harimau Malaya|trans-title=Press Release: FAM Announces RTM & Astro as the Official Broadcaster for Tiger Matches|language=ms|work=Football Association of Malaysia|date=4 September 2019|access-date=6 September 2019|archive-date=6 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906113815/https://www.fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-fam-umum-rtm-astro-penyiar-rasmi-aksi-harimau-malaya|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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=== Kits ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF| Kit provider<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF| Period<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF| {{Abbr|Ref|References}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{center|''none''}}<br />
| 1963–1974<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Adidas]]<br />
| 1975–1977<br />
| <ref>[https://legasilagenda.com/2023/01/17/jersi-dan-pingat-1976-1977/ #ArkibLegasiLagenda – Jersi Dan Pingat 1976/77]</ref><br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Umbro]]<br />
| 1978<br />
| <ref name="mys kit history">{{cite web|url=https://www.footballkitarchive.com/malaysia-kits/|title=Malaysia Kit History|work=Football Kit Archive|access-date=25 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125083619/https://www.footballkitarchive.com/malaysia-kits/#2000s|archive-date=25 November 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Adidas]]<br />
| 1979–2006<br />
| <ref name="mys kit history"/><br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]<br />
| 2007–''present''<br />
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2007/01/08/fa-of-malaysia-sign-fouryear-deal-with-nike/|title=FA of Malaysia sign four-year deal with Nike|work=The Star|date=8 January 2007|access-date=8 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208115523/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2007/01/08/fa-of-malaysia-sign-fouryear-deal-with-nike/|archive-date=8 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
{{Commons|Malaysia national football team kits}}<br />
{{Football kit box<br />
| pattern_la = _malaysia10a| pattern_b = _MASblue| pattern_ra = _malaysia10a<br />
| pattern_sh = _MAShome10| pattern_so = _mas10a<br />
|shorts=000000| socks = 135DAB| title = 2010 AFF Cup Final 2nd leg kit<br />
}}<br />
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Started from 1975 Merdeka Tournament until 1977, Malaysia football team wear the kit from Adidas. In 1978, Malaysia switch to [[Umbro]]. From 1979 to 2006, the national team kit was manufactured and sponsored by [[Adidas]]. Since 2007, the official Malaysia team kit is manufactured by [[Nike, Inc.|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.<br />
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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footyheadlines.com/2014/10/nike-malaysia-2014-2015-kits.html?m=1|title=Nike Malaysia 2014–2015 Kits Released|work=Footy Headlines|date=31 October 2014|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422134841/http://www.footyheadlines.com/2014/10/nike-malaysia-2014-2015-kits.html|archive-date=22 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On the underside of the flag, the quote "''Tanah Tumpahnya Darahku''" (The land that I spill my blood for) can be found. The quote is part of the [[Negaraku|Malaysia National Anthem]], alluding that they are doing their best for the country.<br />
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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.<br />
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=== Grounds ===<br />
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'''Home Stadium'''<br />
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Malaysia's home stadium is the [[National Stadium, Bukit Jalil|Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]. The stadium capacity is 87,411 (seated)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fussballtempel.net/afc/MAS.html|title=Malaysia – Malaisie|work=Fussball Tempel (Football Stadiums of the World)|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404222017/http://fussballtempel.net/afc/MAS.html|url-status=live}}</ref> which makes it the ninth [[List of association football stadiums by capacity|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.<br />
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When there were ongoing renovations at the [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]], the team played at the other stadium 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.<br />
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{| class="wikitable" width=95% style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|Malaysia national football team home stadiums<br />
|-<br />
!Image<br />
!Stadium<br />
!Capacity<br />
!Location<br />
!Last match<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:National Stadium Bukit Jalil 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup final.jpg|150px]]<br />
|[[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
|87,500<br />
|[[Bukit Jalil]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]<br />
|'''v'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|Kyrgyzstan}}<br /><small>(16 November 2023; [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers]])</small><br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Aerial View of Kuala Lumpur Stadium.png|150px]]<br />
|[[Kuala Lumpur Stadium]]<br />
|18,000<br />
|[[Cheras, Kuala Lumpur]]<br />
|'''v'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|Maldives}}<br /><small>(14 December 2022; [[Exhibition game|Friendly]])</small><br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium (Night) 2021.jpg|frameless|154x154px]]<br />
|[[Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]]<br />
|50,000<br />
|[[Kuala Nerus, Terengganu|Kuala Nerus]], [[Terengganu]]<br />
|'''v'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|PNG}}<br /><small>(20 June 2023; [[Exhibition game|Friendly]])</small><br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Iskandar Puteri.jpg|frameless|153x153px]]<br />
|[[Sultan Ibrahim Stadium]]<br />
|40,000<br />
|[[Iskandar Puteri]], [[Johor]]<br />
|'''v'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|HKG}}<br /><small>(28 March 2023; [[Exhibition game|Friendly]])</small><br />
|}<br />
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=== Training ground ===<br />
[[Wisma FAM]] is the main headquarters for the [[Football Association of Malaysia]] which located at [[Kelana Jaya]], [[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]. The training facility for the Malaysia national football team is 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.<br />
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=== Supporters ===<br />
{{Main|Ultras Malaya}}<br />
[[File:Ultras Malaya in Bukit Jalil Stadium, 2014 AFF Championship Final.jpg|thumb|right|A part of the action from Ultras Malaya during the [[2014 AFF Championship]] second leg final match between Malaysia and [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]]. Thailand won the competition.|242x242px]]<br />
''[[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 [[Flare#Flares and football|flares]], drums and large national flags to the stadiums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malaysia-kini.com/2011/11/ultras-malaya/|title=Ultras Malaya|work=MalaysiaKini|date=23 November 2011|access-date=13 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910025634/http://www.malaysia-kini.com/2011/11/ultras-malaya/|archive-date=10 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==== Sponsorship ====<br />
According to the website of [[Football Association of Malaysia]], Malaysia main sponsors include [[Bank Islam]], [[Malaysia Airlines]], [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Telekom Malaysia]], [[100plus]], [[Kalbe Farma|Extra Joss]], KN, Wonda Coffee, Origina, Sanctband Active, [[Milo (drink)|Milo]] and Kronos with the association also establish social responsibilities partners with One Goal and [[Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers]] (MYCAT).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fam.org.my/|title=FAM Sponsors|quote=See at the bottom of the website.|access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref><br />
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== Results and fixtures ==<br />
{{See also|Malaysia national football team results (2020–present)|Malaysia national football team results}}<br />
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.<br />
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{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br />
{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br />
{{legend2|#FFFFFF|Fixture|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br />
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===2023===<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 28 March <br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = Malaydesh {{flagdeco|MAS}}<br />
| score = 2–0<br />
| team2 = {{fb|HKG}}<br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Akhyar Rashid|Akhyar]] {{goal|18}}<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|40}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Ibrahim Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Johor]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 4,593<br />
| referee = Mongkolchai Pechsri ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])<br />
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-03-28/malaysia-vs-hong-kong/2953295/<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 14 June<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 4–1<br />
| team2 = {{fb|SOL}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Paulo Josué|Josué]] {{goal|40}}<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{goal|45+2|pen.}}<br />
*[[Safawi Rasid|Safawi]] {{goal|77}}<br />
*[[Lee Tuck|Tuck]] {{goal|90+1}}<br />
| goals2 = [[Raphael Lea'i|Lea'i]] {{goal|11}}<br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Terengganu]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 12,265<br />
| referee = Ngô Duy Lân ([[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]])<br />
| report = [https://www.worldfootball.net/report/freundschaft-2023-juni-malaysia-salomonen/ Report (WFT)]<br />[https://semuanyabola.com/kecemerlangan-penjaga-gol-kepulauan-solomon-tak-dapat-halang-kekuatan-malaysia/ Report (SB.com)]<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 20 June<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 10–0<br />
| team2 = {{fb|PNG}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Safawi Rasid|Safawi]] {{goal|45+4|pen.}}<br />
*[[Paulo Josué|Josué]] {{goal|52||64||70}}<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{goal|57||60||87||89}}<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|59}}<br />
*[[Daniel Ting|D. Ting]] {{goal|76}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Terengganu]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 9,592<br />
| referee = Yudi Nurcahya ([[Football Association of Indonesia|Indonesia]])<br />
| report = [https://www.worldfootball.net/report/freundschaft-2023-juni-malaysia-papua-neuguinea/ Report (WFT)]<br />[https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2023/06/1117049/malaysia-pesta-gol-belasah-papua-10-0 Report (BH.com)]<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly<br />
| date = 6 September<br />
| time = {{UTZ|17:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR}}<br />
| score = 2–2<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Mardik Mardikian|Mardik]] {{goal|12}}<br />
*[[Yassin Samia|Yassin]] {{goal|41}}<br />
| goals2 = <br />
*[[Akhyar Rashid|Akhyar]] {{goal|51}}<br />
*[[Darren Lok|D. Lok]] {{goal|85}}<br />
| stadium = [[East-Town Football Park Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Chengdu]], China<br />
| attendance =<br />
| referee = Shen Yinhao ([[Chinese Football Association|China]])<br />
| report = [https://www.scoop.my/sports/harimau-malaya-stage-dramatic-comeback-for-2-2-friendly-draw-with-syria/ Report<br />(Scoop)]<br />[https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/687830 Report<br />ESPN (UK)]<br />
| result = D<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 9 September<br />
| time = {{UTZ|19:35|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}<br />
| score = 1–1<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MYS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Lin Liangming|L. Liangming]] {{goal|36}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|11}}<br />
| stadium = [[Phoenix Hill Sports Park Football Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Chengdu]], China<br />
| attendance = 26,138<br />
| referee = Abdulhadi Al-Ruaile ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])<br />
| report = [https://english.news.cn/20230910/2c7ed12d2ef847128ca496a848798730/c.html Report<br />(Xinhua)]<br />[https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/684730 Report<br />ESPN (UK)]<br />
| result = D<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 Merdeka Tournament#Semi-finals|2023 Merdeka Tournament SF]]<br />
| date = 13 October<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 4–2<br />
| team2 = {{fb|IND}} <br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Dion Cools|Cools]] {{goal|7}}<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{goal|20|pen.}}<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|42}}<br />
*[[La'Vere Corbin-Ong|Corbin-Ong]] {{goal|61}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Naorem Mahesh Singh|Mahesh]] {{goal|13}}<br />
*[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhteri]] {{goal|51}}<br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 46,150<br />
| referee = Mongkolchai Pechsri ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])<br />
| report = [https://olympics.com/en/news/merdeka-cup-2023-football-india-vs-malaysia-semi-final-result-scores Report<br />(Olympics.com)]<br />[https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/689236 Report<br />ESPN (UK)]<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 Merdeka Tournament#Final|2023 Merdeka Tournament F]]<br />
| date = 17 October<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 0–2<br />
| team2 = {{fb|TJK}} <br />
| goals1 =<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Rustam Soirov|Soirov]] {{goal|44}}<br />
*[[Shahrom Samiev|Samiev]] {{goal|88}}<br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 36,558<br />
| referee = Hoàng Ngọc Hà ([[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]])<br />
| report = [https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/10/17/malaysia-lose-0-2-to-tajikistan-in-merdeka-tournament-final Report<br />(TheStar)]<br />[https://www.espn.co.uk/football/matchstats/_/gameId/689251 Report<br />ESPN (UK)]<br />
| result = L<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 16 November<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 4–3<br />
| team2 = {{fb|KGZ}} <br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Dion Cools|Cools]] {{goal|7||77}}<br />
*[[Khristiyan Brauzman|Brauzman]] {{goal|72|o.g.}}<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|90+3}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Kayrat Zhyrgalbek uulu|Zhyrgalbek uulu]] {{goal|42}}<br />
*[[Ernist Batyrkanov|Batyrkanov]] {{goal|44}}<br />
*[[Kai Merk|Merk]] {{goal|57}}<br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 17,142<br />
| referee = Ammar Mahfoodh ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]])<br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017232?gender=1&date=2023-11-15<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 21 November<br />
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TPE}}<br />
| score = 0–1<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}} <br />
| goals1 =<br />
| goals2 = [[Darren Lok|D. Lok]] {{goal|72}}<br />
| stadium = [[Taipei Municipal Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Taipei]], Taiwan<br />
| attendance = 9,521<br />
| referee = [[Majed Al-Shamrani]] ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])<br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017227?gender=1&date=2023-11-20<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
<br />
===2024===<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[Exhibition game|Closed Door Friendly]]<sup>1</sup><br />
| date = 8 January<br />
| time = {{UTZ|20:30|3}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR}}<br />
| score = 2–2<br />
| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/08/world/friendlies/syria/malaysia/4279855/<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Pablo Sabbag|Sabbag]] {{Goal|70}}<br />
*[[Ibrahim Hesar|Hesar]] {{Goal|74}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{Goal|39}}<br />
*[[Paulo Josué|Josué]] {{Goal|78}}<br />
| stadium = [[Grand Hamad Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Doha]], Qatar<br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = D<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E|2023 AFC Asian Cup GS]]<br />
| date = 15 January <br />
| time = {{UTZ|1:30|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 0–4<br />
| team2 = {{fb|JOR}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Mahmoud Al-Mardi|Al-Mardi]] {{goal|12||32}}<br />
*[[Musa Al-Taamari|Al-Taamari]] {{goal|18|pen.|85}}<br />
| stadium = [[Al Janoub Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Al Wakrah]], Qatar<br />
| attendance = 20,410<br />
| referee = [[Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed]] ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]])<br />
| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-asian-cup/2023/2363547<br />
| result = L<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
|format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E|2023 AFC Asian Cup GS]]<br />
| date = 20 January <br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:30|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BHR}}<br />
| score = 1–0<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Ali Madan|Madan]] {{goal|90+6}}<br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Al Rayyan]], Qatar<br />
| attendance = 10,386<br />
| referee = [[Ahmed Al-Kaf]] ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]])<br />
| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-asian-cup/2023/2363550<br />
| result = L<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E|2023 AFC Asian Cup GS]]<br />
| date = 25 January <br />
| time = {{UTZ|19:30|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR}}<br />
| score = 3–3<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Jeong Woo-yeong]] {{goal|21}}<br />
*[[Lee Kang-in]] {{goal|83}}<br />
*[[Son Heung-min]] {{goal|90+4|pen.}}<br />
| goals2 = <br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|51}}<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{goal|62|pen.}}<br />
*[[Romel Morales|Morales]] {{goal|90+15}}<br />
| stadium = [[Al Janoub Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Al Wakrah]], Qatar<br />
| attendance = 30,117<br />
| referee = Khalid Al-Turais ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])<br />
| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-asian-cup/2023/2363551<br />
| result = D<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| date = 15 March<br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|8}}<br />
| round = [[Exhibition game#Association football|Closed Door Friendly]]<sup>1</sup><br />
| score = 5–1<br />
| report = https://www.bernama.com/en/sports/news.php?id=2279699#:~:text=KUALA%20LUMPUR%2C%20March%2016%20(Bernama,Shah%20Alam%20Stadium%20last%20night.<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Darren Lok|Lok]] {{goal|31|pen.|36}}<br />
*[[Stuart Wilkin|Wilkin]] {{goal|46}}<br />
*[[Daniel Ting|Ting]] {{goal|48}}<br />
*[[Mukhairi Ajmal|Mukhairi]] {{goal|135}}<br />
| team2 = {{fb|NEP}}<br />
| goals2 = [[Sameer Tamang|Tamang]] {{goal|68}}<br />
| stadium = [[UiTM Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Shah Alam]], Malaysia<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 21 March<br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|4}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|OMA}}<br />
| score = 2-0<br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017234?gender=1&date=2024-03-20<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = *[[Issam Al-Sabhi|Al-Sabhi]]{{goal|58}}<br />
[[Muhsen Al-Ghassani|Al-Ghassani]]{{goal|88}}<br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex]]<br />
| location = [[Muscat]], Oman <br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = L<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 26 March<br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 0–2<br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017231?gender=1&date=2024-03-25<br />
| team2 = {{fb|OMN}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = l<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 6 June<br />
| time = <br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|KGZ}}<br />
| score = <br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017237?gender=1&date=2024-06-05<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Dolen Omurzakov Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Bishkek]], Kyrgyzstan <br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = <br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 11 June<br />
| time = <br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = <br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017230?gender=1&date=2024-06-10<br />
| team2 = {{fb|TPE}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
<sup>1</sup> Not FIFA 'A' international match.<br />
<br />
== Coaching staff ==<br />
{{updated|23 February 2022}}<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|Malaysia national football team coaching staff<br />
|-<br />
!width=150px|Roles<br />
!width=180px|Names<br />
!width=150px|Appointment date<br />
|-<br />
| Head coach<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Pan-Gon]]<br />
| 21 Jan 2022<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3"|Assistant Coach||{{flagicon|ESP}} Pau Martí Vicente<br />
| 17 Feb 2022 <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Bo-bae<br />
| 17 Feb 2022<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[E. Elavarasan]]<br />
| 17 Feb 2022<br />
|-<br />
| Goalkeeping Coach<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Jun-ho<br />
| 17 Feb 2022<br />
|-<br />
| Physical Coach<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Ji-hyeon<br />
| 1 Nov 2022<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|Performance Analyst||<br />
{{flagicon|KOR}} Lim Jae-hun<br />
| 17 Feb 2022<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Je-yoon<br />
| 1 Sep 2022<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<small>Source:</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-kim-pan-gon-umum-barisan-kejurulatihan-skuad-harimau-malaya|title=Siaran Media: Kim Pan Gon Umum Barisan Kejurulatihan Skuad Harimau Malaya|trans-title=Media Release: Kim Pan Gon Announces the Malayan Tiger Squad Coaching Lineup|language=ms|work=Football Association of Malaysia|date=17 February 2022|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref><br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|Malaysia national football team management and supporting staff<br />
|-<br />
!width=150px|Roles<br />
!width=180px|Names<br />
!width=150px|Appointment date<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|Physiotherapist||<br />
{{flagicon|MAS}} S. Sivanasvaran<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Harris Zafran<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Team Doctor<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Zaidi Salleh<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|Masseuer||<br />
{{flagicon|MAS}} Zahari Mazlan<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Ramzi Zaini<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Nutritionist<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Ku Ahmad Azmeel Ku Muhseen<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|Kitman||<br />
{{flagicon|MAS}} Herman Pelani<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Suhardi Usop<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Media Officer<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Wan Mohd Fakhrul Anwar Wan Bakar<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|Team Administrator<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Steven Paul Windsor<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Security Officer <br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Hasni Hussin<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|Photographer <br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Jamie Nazmi<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Coaching record ===<br />
{{updated|25 January 2024}}<br />
<!-- Start from the establishment of Malaysia --><br />
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=11 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|List of head coaches<br />
|-<br />
!Name<br />
!Period<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GS|Goals scored}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals allowed}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GD|Goals different}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Win %|Win percentage}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Peter Velappan]]<br />
| 1963<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Choo Seng Quee]]<br />
| 1963–1964{{#tag:ref|Earned Malaysian nationality after Malaysia formed on 16 September 1963. Became Singaporean after [[Singapore in Malaysia|Singapore separation from Malaysia]] in 1965.|group="n"}}<br />
{{WDL|11|3|3|5|for=23|against=23|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|FRG}} Otto Westphal<br />
| 1965–1966<br />
{{WDL|12|1|4|7|for=11|against=25|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Clement De Silva<br />
| 1966<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Peter Velappan]]<br />
| 1966<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Nagalingam Rajoo<br />
| 1967<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Dettmar Cramer]]<br />
| 1967<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Edwin Dutton<br />
| 1967<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harold Hassall]]<br />
| 1968<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Peter Velappan]]<br />
| 1968<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Ghani Minhat]]<br />
| 1969<br />
{{WDL|11|5|2|4|for=18|against=18|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harold Hassall]]<br />
| 1970<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dave MacLaren]]<br />
| 1970<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} C. Arasaratnam<br />
| 1971<br />
{{WDL|39|21|6|12|for=81|against=61|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Jalil Che Din]]<br />
| 1972<br />
{{WDL|26|13|3|10|for=41|against=34|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Tam Sitwa<br />
| 1973<br />
{{WDL|0|0|0|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Kuppan<br />
| 1973<br />
{{WDL|27|12|7|8|for=41|against=28|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Jalil Che Din]]<br />
| 1974<br />
{{WDL|18|8|4|6|for=35|against=30|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Kuppan<br />
| 1974–1977<br />
{{WDL|82|36|24|22|for=154|against=90|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chow Kwai Lam]]<br />
| 1978<br />
{{WDL|22|11|3|8|for=40|against=35|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Weigang]]<br />
| 1979–1982<br />
{{WDL|67|21|21|25|for=96|against=89|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Chandran<br />
| 1982–1983<br />
{{WDL|14|6|1|7|for=15|against=17|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Lord]]<br />
| 1983–1985<br />
{{WDL|37|17|11|9|for=63|against=36|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Mohamad Bakar<br />
| 1985–1986<br />
{{WDL|13|4|3|6|for=17|against=24|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jozef Vengloš]]<br />
| 1986–1987<br />
{{WDL|13|6|3|4|for=21|against=13|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Rahman Ibrahim]]<br />
| 1987<br />
{{WDL|10|1|4|5|for=8|against=12|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Bate]]<br />
| 1988<br />
{{WDL|5|1|2|2|for=4|against=10|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Chandran<br />
| 1988<br />
{{WDL|4|1|1|2|for=4|against=6|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trevor Hartley]]<br />
| 1989<br />
{{WDL|8|6|0|2|for=14|against=5|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Ahmad Shafie<br />
| 1990<br />
{{WDL|4|0|1|3|for=0|against=7|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Rahim Abdullah<br />
| 1991<br />
{{WDL|6|1|1|4|for=7|against=12|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ken Worden]]<br />
| 1992–1993<br />
{{WDL|17|5|6|6|for=26|against=22|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Claude Le Roy]]<br />
| 1994–1995<br />
{{WDL|5|1|1|3|for=6|against=10|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|TUN|1959}} Hatem Souisi<br />
| 1995<br />
{{WDL|6|2|1|3|for=12|against=8|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Wan Jamak Wan Hassan]]<br />
| 1996–1997<br />
{{WDL|22|10|6|6|for=35|against=18|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|TUN|1959}} Hatem Souisi<br />
| 1998<br />
{{WDL|4|0|2|2|for=1|against=4|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Rahman Ibrahim]]<br />
| 1998–2000<br />
{{WDL|29|15|3|11|for=56|against=44|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Allan Harris]]<br />
| 2001–2004<br />
{{WDL|31|7|7|17|for=38|against=57|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[K. Rajagopal (footballer)|K. Rajagopal]]<br />
| 2004'''<sup>C</sup>'''<br />
{{WDL|0|0|0|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Bertalan Bicskei]]<br />
| 2004–2005<br />
{{WDL|18|9|1|8|for=28|against=27|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Norizan Bakar]]<br />
| 2005–2007<br />
{{WDL|18|4|5|9|for=23|against=28|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[B. Sathianathan]]<br />
| 2007–2008<br />
{{WDL|13|5|4|4|for=29|against=19|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[K. Rajagopal (footballer)|K. Rajagopal]]<br />
| 2009–2013<br />
{{WDL|52|14|15|23|for=65|against=76|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ong Kim Swee]] ([[Caretaker manager|caretaker]])<br />
| 2014<br />
{{WDL|3|1|2|0|for=2|against=1|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Dollah Salleh]]<br />
| 2014–2015<br />
{{WDL|18|4|4|10|for=19|against=46|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ong Kim Swee]]<br />
| 2015–2017<br />
{{WDL|21|7|6|8|for=20|against=27|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Nelo Vingada]]<br />
| 2017<br />
{{WDL|7|0|1|6|for=6|against=16|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Cheng Hoe]]<br />
| 2017–2022<br />
{{WDL|40|20|4|16|for=74|against=53|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Pan-gon]]<br />
| 2022–present<br />
{{WDL|30|18|5|7|for=67|against=33|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Players ==<br />
{{Further|List of Malaysia footballers born outside Malaysia}}<br />
<br />
=== Current squad ===<br />
The following 24 players have been called up for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches against {{fb|Oman}} on 21 and 26 March 2024. <ref>{{cite web |title=LIST OF 33 PLAYERS FOR THE HARIMAU MALAYA CENTRALIZED TRAINING (MARCH 2024) |url=https://www.fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-senarai-33-pemain-ke-kem-latihan-pusat-harimau-malaya-mac-2024}}</ref><br />
<br />
''Caps and goals correct {{as of|lc=y|2024|3|26|post=,}} after the match against {{fb|Oman}}.''<br />
<br />
{{nat fs g start}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Azri Ghani]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|4|30|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Kuala Lumpur City F.C.|Kuala Lumpur City]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=GK|name=[[Syihan Hazmi]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|2|22|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=GK|name=[[Suhaimi Husin]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|8|9|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Sharul Nazeem]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|11|16|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Shahrul Saad]]||age={{Birth date and age|1993|7|8|df=y}}|caps=58|goals=5|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Daniel Ting]]|age={{Birth date and age|1992|12|1|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=1|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Azam Azmi]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|2|12|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Dominic Tan]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|3|12|df=y}}|caps=28|goals=0|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=DF|name=[[Dion Cools]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|6|4|df=y}}|caps=26|goals=4|club=[[Pohang Steelers]]|clubnat=KOR}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=DF|name=[[La'Vere Corbin-Ong]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|4|22|df=y}}|caps=36|goals=4|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=24|pos=DF|name=[[Harith Haiqal]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|6|22|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Stuart Wilkin]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|3|12|df=y}}|caps=21|goals=4|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Endrick (footballer, born 1995)|Endrick]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|3|7|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=[[Mukhairi Ajmal]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|11|7|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Syamer Kutty Abba]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|10|1|df=y}}|caps=35|goals=1|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Nooa Laine]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|11|22|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[Paulo Josué]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|3|13|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=4|club=[[Kuala Lumpur City F.C.|Kuala Lumpur City]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Brendan Gan]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|6|3|df=y}}|caps=37|goals=1|club=''[[Free agent#Association football|Unattached]]''|clubnat=}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Faisal Halim]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|1|7|df=y}}|caps=34|goals=15|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Darren Lok]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|12|14|df=y}}|caps=34|goals=6|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Safawi Rasid]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|3|5|df=y}}|caps=59|goals=20|club=[[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=FW|name=[[Arif Aiman Hanapi]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|5|4|df=y}}|caps=28|goals=7|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=[[Akhyar Rashid]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|5|1|df=y}}|caps=50|goals=10|club=[[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=FW|name=[[Romel Morales]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|8|23|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=1|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs end}}<br />
<br />
=== Recent call-ups ===<br />
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.<br />
<!--Sorted by position, date of birth, caps, goals and most recent call-up.--><br />
{{nat fs r start}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Sheikh Izhan|Sikh Izhan]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|3|23|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Penang F.C. |Penang]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>PRE</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Kalamullah Al-Hafiz]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|7|30|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Kedah Darul Aman F.C.|Kedah Darul Aman]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|CHN}}, 9 Sept 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Damien Lim]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|2|15|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|CHN}}, 9 Sept 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[V. Ruventhiran]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|8|24|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>PRE</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Matthew Davies (footballer)|Matthew Davies]]||other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]||age={{Birth date and age|1995|2|7|df=y}}|caps=49|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>INJ</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Junior Eldstål]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|9|16|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>INJ</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=25|pos=DF|name=[[Khuzaimi Piee]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|11|11|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Syahmi Safari]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|2|5|df=y}}|caps=26|goals=1|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=20|pos=DF|name=[[Quentin Cheng]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|11|20|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Selangor FC|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|TJK}}, 17 Oct 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Feroz Baharudin]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|4|2|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|PNG}}, 20 June 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=20|pos=MF|name=[[Afiq Fazail]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|9|29|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}}<sup>RET</sup> <br />
{{nat fs r player|no=24|pos=MF|name=[[Natxo Insa]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|6|9|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}} <sup>RET</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Nor Azam Azih]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|1|3|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=0|club=[[Sri Pahang F.C.|Sri Pahang]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|CHN}}, 9 Sept 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Lee Tuck]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|6|30|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=3|club=''[[Free agent#Association football|Unattached]]''|clubnat=|latest=v.{{fb|PNG}}, 20 June 2023<sup>RET</sup>}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Hong Wan]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|8|17|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|CHN}}, 9 Sept 2023<sup>INJ</sup>}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Aliff Izwan]]|age={{Birth date and age|2004|2|10|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>PRE</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Naim García]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|6|11|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[FC Barcelona Atlétic|Barcelona B]]|clubnat=ESP}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Wan Kuzain]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|9|14|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[St. Louis City 2]]|clubnat=USA}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Haqimi Azim]]|age={{Birth date and age|2003|1|6|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Kuala Lumpur City F.C.|Kuala Lumpur City]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>PRE</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Mohamadou Sumareh]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|9|20|df=y}}|caps=33|goals=7|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}} <br />
{{nat fs r player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Shamie Iszuan]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|9|10|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Kuching City F.C.|Kuching City]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|TJK}}, 17 Oct 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Ezequiel Agüero]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|4|7|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=2|club=[[Sri Pahang F.C.|Sri Pahang]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|TJK}}, 17 Oct 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Shahrel Fikri]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|10|17|df=y}}|caps=20|goals=5|club=[[Polis Diraja Malaysia FC|PDRM]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|PNG}}, 20 June 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Syafiq Ahmad]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|6|28|df=y}}|caps=37|goals=10|club=[[Kedah Darul Aman F.C.|Kedah Darul Aman]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|HKG}}, 28 March 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
;Notes<br />
*<sup>INJ</sup> = Player withdrew from the current squad due to injury.<br />
*<sup>PRE</sup> = Preliminary squad.<br />
*<sup>RET</sup> = Player has retired from national team.<br />
*<sup>WD</sup> = Player withdrew from the current squad due to non-injury issue. <br />
{{nat fs end}}<br />
<br />
==Player records==<br />
{{Updated|15 January 2024}}<ref name="soh">{{cite web |last1=Mamrud |first1=Roberto |title=Malaysia – Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-recintlp.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=30 December 2021 |archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927193951/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-recintlp.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
:Players in '''bold''' are still active with Malaysia. <br />
:This list does not include players who represented [[Malaya national football team#Records|Malaya]] (1948–1962).<br />
<br />
===Most appearances===<br />
[[File:Soh Chin Ann 2020 (cropped).jpg|175px|thumb|right|[[Soh Chin Ann]] is Malaysia's most capped player with 195 appearances.]]<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|-<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF |Rank<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="175px" |Player<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Caps<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Goals<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="100px" |Career<br />
|-<br />
| 1 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Soh Chin Ann]] || 195 || 13 || 1969–1984<br />
|-<br />
| 2 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Shukor Salleh]] || 172 || 5 || 1970–1981<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan=2|3 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Mokhtar Dahari]] || 142 || 89 || 1972–1985<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: left;"| [[R. Arumugam|Arumugam Rengasamy]] || 142 || 0 || 1973–1986<br />
|-<br />
| 5 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Zainal Abidin Hassan]] || 129 || 50 || 1980–1997<br />
|-<br />
| 6 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[M. Chandran (Malaysian footballer)|Chandran Mutveeran]] || 122 || 2 || 1965–1974<br />
|-<br />
| 7 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Santokh Singh]] || 119 || 7 || 1973–1984<br />
|-<br />
| 8 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Aidil Zafuan]] || 98 || 3 || 2007–2022<br />
|-<br />
|| 9 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Namat Abdullah]] || 95 || 7 || 1968–1975<br />
|-<br />
|| 10 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Ahmad Yusof]] || 92 || 6 || 1981–1993<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Top goalscorers===<br />
[[File:The late Mokhtar Dahari training at the field, c. 1970s.jpg|175px|thumb|right|[[Mokhtar Dahari]] is Malaysia's top scorer with 89 goals.]]<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|-<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF |Rank<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="160px" |Player<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Goals<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Caps<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Ratio<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="100px" |Career<br />
|-<br />
| 1 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Mokhtar Dahari]] || 89 || 142 || {{#expr:89/142 round 2}} || 1972–1985<br />
|-<br />
| 2 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Zainal Abidin Hassan|Zainal Abidin Hassan Ali]] || 50 || 129 || {{#expr:53/136 round 2}} || 1980–1997<br />
|-<br />
| 3 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Isa Bakar]] || 45 || 69 || {{#expr:44/65 round 2}} || 1974–1981<br />
|-<br />
| 4 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Shaharuddin Abdullah]] || 39 || 70 || {{#expr:39/70 round 2}} || 1967–1974<br />
|-<br />
| 5 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Dollah Salleh]] || 33 || 81 || {{#expr:33/81 round 2}} || 1985–1996<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan='2'|6 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[James Wong Chye Fook|James Wong]] || 23 || 36 || {{#expr:23/36 round 2}} || 1972–1981<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align: left;"| [[Safee Sali]] || 23 || 76 || {{#expr:23/76 round 2}} || 2006–2017<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan='3'|8 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Thanabalan Nadarajah (footballer, born 1943)|Thanabalan Nadarajah]] || 20 || 46 || {{#expr:20/46 round 2}} || 1964–1969<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align: left;"| '''[[Safawi Rasid]]''' || 20 || 59 || {{#expr:20/58 round 2}} || 2016–present <br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: left;"| [[Wong Choon Wah]] || 20 || 88 || {{#expr:20/88 round 2}} || 1968–1977<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Competitive record ==<br />
{{further|:Malaysia national football team results}}<br />
<br />
{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} '''Champion'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} '''Runners-up'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|#cc9966|border=darkgray}} '''Third place'''&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
{{Color box|#ccffcc|border=darkgray}} '''Fourth place'''&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
<br />
=== FIFA World Cup ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%; width: 800px;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[FIFA World Cup|{{color|#FFFFFF|FIFA World Cup finals]]}}<br />
!style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|<br />
!colspan=7 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[FIFA World Cup qualification|{{color|#FFFFFF|Qualification]]}}<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Round<br />
!Position<br />
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|D'''*'''|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|F|Goals for}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|A|Goals against}}<br />
!rowspan="29"|<br />
!Round<br />
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|F|Goals for}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|A|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9|as '''{{fb|Malaya}}'''<br />
!colspan=7|as '''{{fb|Malaya}}'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] to [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]<br />
|colspan="8" |''Not a FIFA member''<br />
|colspan="7" |''Not a FIFA member''<br />
|-<br />
|[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]] and [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]<br />
|colspan="8" |''Did not enter''<br />
|colspan="7" |''Did not enter''<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9|as '''{{Flagdeco|Malaysia}} Malaysia'''<br />
!colspan=7|as '''{{Flagdeco|Malaysia}} Malaysia'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]] and [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]<br />
|colspan="9" |''Did not enter''<br />
|colspan="7" |''Did not enter''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]<br />
|rowspan="13" colspan="8" |''Did not qualify''<br />
|[[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Group 2|Round 1]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<br />
|[[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Group 1|Round 1]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|7<br />
|6<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]<br />
|[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Group 3|Round 1]]<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]<br />
|[[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 3A|Round 1]]<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<br />
|[[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 4|Round 1]]<br />
|6<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]<br />
|[[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group E|Round 1]]<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|16<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]<br />
|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 1|Round 1]]<br />
|6<br />
|3<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|5<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]<br />
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 3|Round 1]]<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|8<br />
|11<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]<br />
|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 4|Round 2]]<br />
|6<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]<br />
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|Round 1]]<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]<br />
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|Round 2]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|8<br />
|10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]<br />
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group A|Round 2]]<br />
|8<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|6<br />
|3<br />
|30<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]<br />
|[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group G|Round 2]]<br />
|10<br />
|6<br />
|0<br />
|4<br />
|22<br />
|14<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CAN}} {{flagicon|MEX}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]]<br />
|colspan="8" rowspan="3" |''To be determined''<br />
|TBD<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|5<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|MAR}} {{flagicon|POR}} {{flagicon|ESP}} [[2030 FIFA World Cup|2030]]<br />
|colspan="7" rowspan="2" |''To be determined''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[2034 FIFA World Cup|2034]]<br />
|-<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Total'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''N/A'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|{{Tooltip|'''0/17'''|Number of tournaments qualified for}}<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: Round 2'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''72'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''23'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''14'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''35'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''95'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''132'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Olympic Games ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%; width: 800px;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|{{color|#FFFFFF|Olympic Games]] record}}<br />
!style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|<br />
!colspan=7 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|Qualification record<br />
|-<br />
!width=120|Year<br />
!width=100|Round<br />
!width=80|Position<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
! style="width:1%;" rowspan="19"|<br />
!width=140|Round<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]<br />
| rowspan="4" colspan="9" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
| rowspan="4" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]]<br />
|[[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics#Group A|Round 1]]<br />
|10th of 16<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|9<br />
|{{Tooltip|Group stage|Champion (Group 1 – East Asia)}} '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|12<br />
|0<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976]]<br />
| colspan="8"|''Did not qualify''<br />
|{{Tooltip|Group stage|3rd (Group 2)}}<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|17<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]]<br />
| colspan="8"|''[[1980 Summer Olympics boycott##Non-participating countries|Withdrew]]'' '''<sup>B</sup>''' ||[[1980 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournaments#Group 2|Group stage]] '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|5<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|21<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]<br />
| rowspan="2" colspan="8"|''Did not qualify''<br />
|{{Tooltip|Final stage|(Group stage: Group 3; Final stage: Group B)}}<br />
|12<br />
|6<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|16<br />
|10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]<br />
|{{Tooltip|Group stage|(East Asia Zone: Group 2)}}<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] – present<br />
| colspan="8" |''See [[Malaysia national under-23 football team|Malaysia under-23 football team]]'' '''<sup>2</sup>'''<br />
| colspan="8" |''See [[Malaysia national under-23 football team|Malaysia under-23 football team]]'' '''<sup>2</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Total'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Appearance: 1'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: 10th'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''3'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''1'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''2'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''3'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''9'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: Final stage'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''27'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''16'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''5'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''6'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''68'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''21'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== AFC Asian Cup ===<br />
{{main|Malaysia at the AFC Asian Cup}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[AFC Asian Cup|{{color|#FFFFFF|AFC Asian Cup]] record}}<br />
!style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|<br />
!colspan=7 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[AFC Asian Cup qualifiers|{{color|#FFFFFF|Qualification]] record}}<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Round<br />
!Position<br />
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|D*|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
! rowspan="20"|<br />
!Round<br />
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|HKG|1910}} [[1956 AFC Asian Cup|1956]]<br />
| rowspan="2" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
| rowspan="2" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[1960 AFC Asian Cup|1960]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]]<br />
| rowspan="3" colspan="8" |''Did not qualify''<br />
|[[1964 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Central zone|Group stage]]<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|9<br />
|10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]]<br />
|[[1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Central zone|Group stage]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|4<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]]<br />
|[[1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Central zone|Group stage]]<br />
|5<br />
|4<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|15<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]]<br />
| [[1976 AFC Asian Cup#Group A|Group stage]]<br />
|5th of 6<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|[[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 4|Group stage]] '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|4<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|6<br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]<br />
|[[1980 AFC Asian Cup#Group B|Group stage]]<br />
|6th of 10<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|5<br />
|5<br />
|[[1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 3|Group stage]] '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|5<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|8<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]]<br />
| rowspan="6" colspan="8" |''Did not qualify''<br />
|[[1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 3|Group stage]]<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|10<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]<br />
|[[1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 2|Group stage]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|4<br />
|6<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]]<br />
|[[1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 5|Group stage]]<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|6<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]]<br />
|[[1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 4|Group stage]]<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|5<br />
|2<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]]<br />
|[[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 8|Group stage]]<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|12<br />
|13<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]<br />
|[[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group F 2|Group stage]]<br />
|6<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|9<br />
|12<br />
|-<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|MAS}} {{flagicon|THA}} {{flagicon|VIE}} [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]]<br />
| [[2007 AFC Asian Cup#Group C|Group stage]]<br />
|16th of 16<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|12<br />
| colspan=7|''Qualified as co-hosts''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]]<br />
| rowspan="3" colspan="8" |''Did not qualify''<br />
|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group C|Group stage]]<br />
|4<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|12<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]]<br />
|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group D|Group stage]]<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|5<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2019 AFC Asian Cup|2019]]<br />
|[[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group B 2|Third round]]<br />
|14<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|11<br />
|8<br />
|45<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2023 AFC Asian Cup|2023]]<br />
| [[2023 AFC Asian Cup#Group E|Group stage]]<br />
|21st of 24<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|8<br />
|[[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Third round|Third round]] '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|13<br />
|8<br />
|0<br />
|5<br />
|30<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[2027 AFC Asian Cup|2027]]||colspan="8"|''To be determined''<br />
|colspan=6|''To be determined''<br />
|-<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Total'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Appearances: 4'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: 5th'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''9'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''1'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''3'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''5'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''7'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''20'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: Third round'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''82'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''29'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''15'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''38'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''129'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''147'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== AFF Championship ===<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
!colspan=10 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[AFF Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|AFF Championship}}]] record<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!width=80|Round<br />
!width=80|Position<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|- style="background:silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[1996 AFF Championship|1996 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd of 10'''||'''6'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''18'''||'''4'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[1998 AFF Championship|1998 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||Group stage||6th of 8||3||0||1||2||0||3<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[2000 AFF Championship|2000 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Third place'''||'''3rd of 9'''||'''6'''||'''4'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''12'''||'''4'''<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|SGP}} [[2002 AFF Championship|2002 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Fourth place'''||'''4th of 9'''||'''5'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''9'''||'''5'''<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|VIE}} {{flagicon|MAS}} [[2004 AFF Championship|2004 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Third place'''||'''3rd of 10'''||'''7'''||'''5'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''14'''||'''9'''<br />
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} {{flagicon|THA}} [[2007 AFF Championship|2007 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Fourth place'''||'''4th of 8'''||'''5'''||'''1'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''6'''||'''3'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|THA}} [[2008 AFF Championship|2008 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||Group stage||5th of 8||3||1||0||2||5||6<br />
|- style="background:gold;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|VIE}} [[2010 AFF Championship|2010 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Champions'''||'''1st of 8'''||'''7'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''2'''||'''12'''||'''8'''<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} {{flagicon|THA}} [[2012 AFF Championship|2012 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Fourth place'''||'''4th of 8'''||'''5'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''7'''||'''7'''<br />
|- style="background:silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} {{flagicon|VIE}} [[2014 AFF Championship|2014 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd of 8'''||'''7'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''3'''||'''13'''||'''12'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|MYA}} {{flagicon|PHI}} [[2016 AFF Championship|2016]]||Group stage||5th of 8||3||1||0||2||3||4<br />
|- style="background:silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|ASEAN}} [[2018 AFF Championship|2018]]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd of 10'''||'''8'''||'''3'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''11'''||'''8'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[2020 AFF Championship|2020]]||Group stage||6th of 10||4||2||0||2||8||8<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|ASEAN}} [[2022 AFF Championship|2022]]|| '''Semi-finals''' || '''3rd of 10''' || '''6''' || '''4''' || '''0''' || '''2''' || '''11''' || '''7'''<br />
|-style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;"<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''Appearances: 14'''<br />
|'''Best: 1st'''<br />
|'''75'''<br />
|'''34'''<br />
|'''15'''<br />
|'''26'''<br />
|'''129'''<br />
|'''88'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" wistyle="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|- group stage 1||1|0|0|1|0<br />
!colspan=6 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|AFF Championship history<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|First Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|SIN}} 1–1 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (1 September 1996; [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Last Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 0–3 {{fb|THA}}<br /> (10 January 2023; [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Win<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 7–0 {{fb|PHI|1986}}<br /> (4 September 1996; [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Defeat<br />
|{{fb-rt|IDN}} 5–1 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (1 December 2010; [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Best Result<br />
|'''Champions''' in [[2010 AFF Championship|2010]]<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Worst Result<br />
|'''Group stage''' in [[1998 AFF Championship|1998]], [[2008 AFF Championship|2008]], [[2016 AFF Championship|2016]], [[2021 AFF Championship|2021]]<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
<br />
=== Asian Games ===<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
!colspan=10 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[Football at the Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Asian Games}}]] record '''<sup>C</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!width=80|Round<br />
!width=80|Position<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Football at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]]<br />
| rowspan="4" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} [[Football at the 1954 Asian Games|1954]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Football at the 1958 Asian Games|1958]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games|1966]]||Group stage||10th of 11||3||0||0||3||1||4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1970 Asian Games|1970]]||Group stage||10th of 10||3||0||0||3||0||4<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]||'''Bronze medalists'''||'''3rd of 15'''||'''7'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''2'''||'''20'''||'''13'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1978 Asian Games|1978]]||Semi-finals||7th of 14||5||2||0||3||4||10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Football at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]]<br />
| rowspan="4" |Group stage||14th of 16||3||0||0||3||1||4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} [[Football at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]]||15th of 18||3||0||1||2||2||5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]]||12th of 14||2||0||1||1||0||3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Football at the 1994 Asian Games|1994]]||11th of 18||4||1||1||2||6||11<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]]<br />
| colspan="8" |''Did not enter''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Football at the 2002 Asian Games|2002]] – present<br />
| colspan="8" |''See [[Malaysia national under-23 football team]]'' '''<sup>2</sup>'''<br />
|-style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;"<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''Appearances: 8'''<br />
|'''Best: 3rd'''<br />
|'''30'''<br />
|'''6'''<br />
|'''5'''<br />
|'''19'''<br />
|'''34'''<br />
|'''54'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" width=75% style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=6 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|Asian Games history<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|First Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|IRN|1964}} 2–0 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (10 December 1966; [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Last Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 1–2 {{fb|KSA}}<br /> (7 October 1994; [[Hiroshima]], [[Japan]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Win<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 11–0 {{fb|PHI|1936}}<br /> (7 September 1974; [[Tehran]], [[Iran]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Defeat<br />
|{{fb-rt|ISR}} 8–3 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (3 September 1974; [[Tehran]], [[Iran]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Best Result<br />
|'''Bronze medalists''' in [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Worst Result<br />
|'''Group stage''' in [[Football at the 1970 Asian Games|1970]]<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
<br />
=== Southeast Asian Games ===<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Southeast Asian Games}}]] record '''<sup>C</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!width=100|Round<br />
!width=80|Position<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1959 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]<br />
| rowspan="2" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|BIR|1948}} [[Football at the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1961 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CAM}} [[Football at the 1963 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1963 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]<br />
| colspan="8" |''Not held''<br />
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1965 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Semi-finals||4th of 5||2||0||0||2||0||4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1967 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1967 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Group stage||5th of 5||2||0||0||2||1||6<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|BIR|1948}} [[Football at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1969 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Bronze medalists '''<sup>S</sup>''' ||3rd of 5||3||2||0||1||4||5<br />
|- style="background:Silver;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1971 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Silver medalists||2nd of 7||5||4||0||1||16||6<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Football at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1973 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Bronze medalists||3rd of 6||4||1||2||1||4||2<br />
|- style="background:Silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1975 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1975 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Silver medalists||2nd of 4||3||1||1||1||3||3<br />
|- style="background:Gold;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977]]<br />
|'''Gold medalists'''||1st of 7||5||4||0||1||24||3<br />
|- style="background:Gold;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979]]||'''Gold medalists'''||1st of 5||5||3||2||0||4||0<br />
|- style="background:Silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} [[Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games|1981]]||Silver medalists||2nd of 6||4||1||2||1||4||5<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games|1983]]||Bronze medalists||3rd of 7||4||1||2||1||7||3<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games|1985]]||Bronze medalists||3rd of 6||4||2||2||0||10||3<br />
|- style="background:Silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games|1987]]||Silver medalists||2nd of 6||4||1||2||1||4||3<br />
|- style="background:Gold;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989]]<br />
|'''Gold medalists'''||1st of 8||5||5||0||0||11||2<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|PHI|1986}} [[Football at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games|1991]]<br />
| rowspan="5" |Group stage||5th of 7||3||1||0||2||2||4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Football at the 1993 Southeast Asian Games|1993]]||5th of 9||4||2||0||2||13||5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games|1995]]||7th of 10||4||1||1||2||9||5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games|1997]]||7th of 10||4||2||0||2||5||5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|BRU}} [[Football at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games|1999]]||5th of 10||4||2||0||2||10||10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games|2001]] – present<br />
| colspan="8" |''See [[Malaysia national under-23 football team]]'' '''<sup>2</sup>'''<br />
|-style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;"<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''Appearances: 18'''<br />
|'''{{nowrap|Best: 1st}}'''<br />
|'''69'''<br />
|'''33'''<br />
|'''14'''<br />
|'''22'''<br />
|'''131'''<br />
|'''74'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" width=75% style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=6 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|Southeast Asian Games history<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|First Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 0–2 {{fb|BIR|1948}}<br /> (18 December 1965; [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Last Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|BRU}} 0–2 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (6 August 1999; [[Bandar Seri Begawan]], [[Brunei]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Win<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 9–0 {{fb|LAO}}<br /> (30 July 1993; [[Singapore]])<br />{{fb-rt|Malaysia}} 9–0 {{fb|Cambodia}}<br /> (10 December 1995; [[Chiang Mai]], [[Thailand]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Defeat<br />
|{{fb-rt|IDN}} 6–0 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (12 August 1999; [[Bandar Seri Begawan]], [[Brunei]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Best Result<br />
|'''Champions''' in [[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977]], [[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979]], [[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989]]<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Worst Result<br />
|'''Group stage''' in [[Football at the 1967 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1967]]<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
<br />
* '''<sup>*</sup> :''' Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]].<br />
* '''<sup>1</sup> :''' Represented in the competition by [[Malaya national football team]].<br />
* '''<sup>2</sup> :''' Represented in the competition by [[Malaysia national under-23 football team]].<br />
* '''<sup>3</sup> :''' Not a FIFA 'A' international competition.<br />
* '''<sup>4</sup> :''' Represented in the competition by [[Malaysia national under-22 football team]].<br />
* '''<sup>5</sup> :''' Previously known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (SEAP Games).<br />
* '''<sup>B</sup> :''' Qualified to the final round, but boycotted the tournament.<br />
* '''<sup>C</sup> :''' These matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.<br />
* '''<sup>Q</sup> :''' Qualified to the final round of participating tournament<br />
* '''<sup>S</sup> :''' Shared the medal<br />
<br />
'''''Notes:'''''<br />
* Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil<br />
<br />
== Head-to-head record ==<br />
''Last update was against&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|KOR}} on 26 January 2024.'' <!-- Need to update with valid reason and proof --><br />
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=10 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|Malaysia national football team head-to-head records<br />
|-<br />
|'''Opponents'''<br />
|'''Pld'''<br />
|'''W'''<br />
|'''D'''<br />
|'''L'''<br />
|'''GF'''<br />
|'''GA'''<br />
|'''GD'''<br />
|'''Confederation'''<br />
|'''Last Match'''<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|AFG|2013}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 9 || 2 || +7 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>23 March 2019; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|ALG}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1<br />
|| 1 || 0 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>23 August 1986; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|AUS}} || 8 || 1 || 0 || 7 || 1 || 22 || −21 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>7 October 2011; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BHR}} || 13 || 2 || 3 || 8 || 14 || 25 || −10 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>20 January 2024; [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BAN}} || 10 || 7 || 2 || 1 || 20 || 4 || +16 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>14 June 2022; [[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2023 Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BHU}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 0 || +7 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>1 April 2018; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BIH}} || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 3 || −1 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>27 June 2001; [[2001 Merdeka Tournament|Merdeka Tournament SF]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BRA}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4 || −4 || [[South American Football Confederation|CONMEBOL]]||<small>25 May 2002; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BRU}} || 11 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 46 || 2 || +43 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>27 May 2022; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|CAM}} || 29 || 22 || 3 || 4 || 88 || 27 || +61 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>9 December 2022; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|CAN}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 5 || −5 || [[CONCACAF]]||<small>25 August 1986; [[Merlion Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|CHN}} || 16 || 1 || 4 || 11 || 4 || 33 || −29 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>9 September 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TPE}} || 12 || 7 || 2 || 3 || 23 || 12 || +11 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>21 November 2023; [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|CSK}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3<br />
|| 0 || +3 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>27 August 1986; [[:ms:Pestabola Merdeka 1986|Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|ENG}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 4 || −2 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>12 June 1991; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|FIJ}} || 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 8 || −3 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>5 July 2018; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|FIN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || +1 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>21 February 1997; [[1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia|1997 Dunhill Cup – Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|FRG}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || −3 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>29 August 1972; [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|HKG}} || 31 || 15 || 9 || 7 || 48 ||33 || +15 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>28 March 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|IND}} || 25 || 11 || 7 || 7 || 49 || 29 || +20 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>13 October 2023; [[2023 Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|IDN}} || 97 || 38 || 21 || 40 || 108 || 122 || −14 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>19 December 2021; [[2020 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|IRN}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 11 || −11 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>18 July 2007; [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|IRQ}} || 8 || 0 || 3 || 5 || 3 || 14 || −11 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>20 October 2003; [[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|ISR}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 11 || −8 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]], [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>3 September 1974; [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|Asian Games]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|JAM}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || −2 || [[CONCACAF]]||<small>28 June 2007; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|JPN}} || 26 || 10 || 7 || 9 || 43 || 40 || +3 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>7 February 2004; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|JOR}} || 6 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 10 || −10 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>15 January 2024; [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KEN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>12 August 2009; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KGZ}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 4 || 0 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>16 November 2023; [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KUW}} || 13 || 3 || 1 || 9 || 9 || 32 || –23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>8 November 2013; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LAO}} || 14 || 11 || 2 || 1 || 49 || 6 || +43 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>24 December 2022; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LES}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 0 || +9 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>11 September 2009; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LBR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || +2 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>27 August 1984; [[:ms:Pestabola Merdeka 1984|Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background: #ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LBY}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>30 September 1980; [[Islamic Games]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LIE}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || −1 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>5 October 1981; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LIB}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4 || −2 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>27 March 2018; [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2019 AFC Asian Cup Q – 3rd round]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MAC}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 14 || 0 || +14 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>28 March 2016; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MDV}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 14 || 1 || +13 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>14 December 2022; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MEX}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0<br />
|| 6 || –6 || [[CONCACAF]]||<small>14 August 1981; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MNG}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>22 March 2018; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MAR}} || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 3 || +1 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>7 February 1981; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MYA}} || 52 || 25 || 8 || 19 || 90 || 67 || +23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small> 21 December 2022; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|NEP}} || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 23 || 0 || +23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>2 June 2019; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|NCL}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || +1 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>26 June 2016; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|NZL}} || 13 || 2 || 2 || 9 || 9 || 31 || −22 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>23 February 2006; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PRK}} || 8 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 14 || −9 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>13 November 2017; [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|OMA}} || 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 11 || –7 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small> 23 March 2015; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PAK}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 15 || 4 || +11 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>10 Oct 2008; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PLE}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 4 || 16 || −12 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] ||<small>12 November 2015; [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PNG}} || 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 29 || 3 || +26 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>20 June 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PHI}} || 15 || 11 || 3 || 1 || 59 || 3 || +56 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>23 March 2022; [[2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|QAT}} || 6 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 11 || −8 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>19 November 2013; [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KSA}} || 10 || 1 || 2 || 7 || 8 || 21 || −13 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>24 March 2016; [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SEN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || +1 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>13 August 1982; [[:ms:Pestabola Merdeka 1982|Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SIN}} || 50 || 20 || 16 || 14 || 79 || 57 || +23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>3 January 2023; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SOL}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || +3 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>14 June 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KOR}} || 55 || 11 || 10 || 34 || 50 || 101 || −51 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>25 January 2024; [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|VSO}} || 13 || 7 || 3 || 3 || 27 || 15 || +12 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>23 March 1975; [[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SRI}} || 9 || 8 || 0 || 1 || 33 || 7 || +26 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>5 October 2019; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SWE}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3 || −2 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>14 November 1979; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SUI}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0<br />
|| 2 || –2 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>13 February 1981; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SYR}} || 6 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 12 || 10 || +2 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>6 September 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TJK}} || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 6 || −4 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>17 October 2023; [[2023 Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|THA}} || 106 || 41 || 34 || 31 || 153 || 144 || +9 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>10 January 2023; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TLS}} || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 22 || 3 || +19 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>11 June 2019; [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] </small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TUR}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || −3 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>5 October 1980 [[Islamic Games]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TKM}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || +3 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>23 March 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|UAE}} || 10 || 2 || 0 || 8 || 6 || 28 || −22 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>4 June 2021; [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|USA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || +3 || [[CONCACAF]]||<small>29 August 1972; [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|URU}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 6 || −6 || [[South American Football Confederation|CONMEBOL]]||<small>1 June 1985; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|UZB}} || 7 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 3 || 26 || −23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>9 October 2021; [[Exhibition match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|VIE}} || 23 || 5 || 3 || 15 || 20 || 34 || −14 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>12 December 2022; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|YEM}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 3 || +1 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>5 March 2014; [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|-style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;"<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''748'''<br />
|'''296'''<br />
|'''157'''<br />
|'''295'''<br />
|'''1218'''<br />
|'''1084'''<br />
|'''+134'''<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== FIFA ranking ==<br />
''Last update was on 15 February 2024.''<br />
Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA-ranking|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/MAS|access-date=10 April 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127134231/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/MAS|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} '''Worst Ranking'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} '''Best Ranking'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} '''Worst Mover'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|green|border=darkgray}} '''Best Mover'''&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=12 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[FIFA World Rankings|{{color|#FFFFFF|Malaysia's FIFA world rankings}}]]<br />
|-<br />
!rowspan=2|<br />
!rowspan=2|Rank<br />
!rowspan=2|Year<br />
!rowspan=2|Games<br />Played<br />
!rowspan=2|Won<br />
!rowspan=2|Draw<br />
!rowspan=2|Lost<br />
!colspan=2|Best<br />
!colspan=2|Worst<br />
|-<br />
!Rank<br />
!Move<br />
!Rank<br />
!Move<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|2024<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|<br />
|<br />
||132 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –2<br />
|-<br />
| ||130 ||2023 ||13 ||9 ||2 ||2<br />
||130 || align="left" | {{increase}} +15||137 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| ||145 ||2022 ||14 ||9 ||2 ||3<br />
||145 ||align=left| {{increase}} +9||154 ||align=left|{{steady}} 0<br />
|-<br />
| ||154 ||2021 ||10 ||3 ||0 ||7<br />
|153 ||align=left|{{increase}} +1||155 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –1<br />
|-<br />
| ||153 ||2020 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0<br />
|153 ||align=left|{{increase}} +1||154 ||align=left|{{steady}} 0<br />
|-<br />
| ||154 ||2019 ||13 ||9 ||0 ||4<br />
|154 ||align=left|{{increase}} +9||168 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –1<br />
|-<br />
|{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} ||178 ||2018 ||17 ||8 ||4 ||5 <br />
|167 ||align=left|{{increase}} +12||178 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –4<br />
|-<br />
| ||174 ||2017 ||8 ||0 ||2 ||6<br />
|155 ||align=left|{{increase}} +4||174 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –12<br />
|-<br />
| ||161 ||2016 ||14 ||5 ||4 ||5<br />
|156 ||align=left|{{increase}} +9||174 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –8<br />
|-<br />
| ||170 ||2015 ||11 ||2 ||3 ||6<br />
|153 ||align=left|{{increase}} +4||171 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –11<br />
|-<br />
| ||154 ||2014 ||15 ||5 ||3 ||7<br />
|141 ||align=left|{{increase}} +9||156 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –8<br />
|-<br />
| ||154 ||2013 ||11 ||1 ||1 ||9<br />
|154 ||align=left|{{increase}} +4||164 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –5<br />
|-<br />
| ||158 ||2012 ||17 ||6 ||6 ||5<br />
|148 ||align=left|{{increase}} +5||163 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
| ||148 ||2011 ||10 ||3 ||3 ||4<br />
|138 ||align=left|{{increase}} +7||155 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
| ||144 ||2010 ||10 ||4 ||2 ||4<br />
|139 ||align=left|{{increase}} +3||159 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –5<br />
|-<br />
| ||160 ||2009 ||12 ||4 ||3 ||5<br />
|150 ||align=left|{{increase}} +5||163 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –8<br />
|-<br />
| ||156 ||2008 ||13 ||6 ||3 ||4<br />
|151 ||align=left|{{increase}} +9||170 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
| ||159 ||2007 ||13 ||3 ||3 ||7<br />
|149 ||align=left|{{increase}} +7||166 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –7<br />
|-<br />
| ||152 ||2006 ||7 ||1 ||3 ||3<br />
|124 ||align=left|{{increase}} +1||153 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –19<br />
|-<br />
| ||123 ||2005 ||7 ||2 ||1 ||4<br />
|111 ||align=left|{{increase}} +6||123 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –7<br />
|-<br />
| ||120 ||2004 ||16 ||7 ||0 ||9<br />
|114 ||align=left|{{increase}} +4||122 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –4<br />
|-<br />
| ||116 ||2003 ||7 ||1 ||3 ||3<br />
|99 ||align=left|{{increase}} +21||119 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –11<br />
|-<br />
| ||128 ||2002 ||11 ||3 ||3 ||5<br />
|111 ||align=left|{{increase}} +1||128 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
| ||111 ||2001 ||9 ||3 ||1 ||5<br />
|105 ||align=left|{{increase}} +3||111 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| ||107 ||2000 ||20 ||10 ||3 ||7<br />
|104 ||align=left|{{increase}} +8||117 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| ||117 ||1999 ||8 ||4 ||0 ||4<br />
|113 ||align=left|{{increase}} +2||118 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| ||113 ||1998 ||4 ||0 ||2 ||2<br />
|88 ||align=left|{{increase}} +3||113 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –11<br />
|-<br />
| ||87 ||1997 ||14 ||6 ||3 ||5<br />
|84 ||align=left|{{increase}} +13||97 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| {{Color box|green|border=darkgray}}||96 ||1996 ||8 ||4 ||3 ||1<br />
|91 ||align=left|{{increase}} +21||112 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –10<br />
|-<br />
|{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} ||106 ||1995 ||6 ||2 ||1 ||3<br />
|94 ||align=left|{{increase}} +14||117 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –23<br />
|-<br />
| ||89 ||1994 ||5 ||1 ||1 ||3<br />
|84 ||align=left|{{increase}} +8||95 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
|{{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} ||75 ||1993 ||11 ||4 ||3 ||4<br />
|75 ||align=left|{{increase}} +16||79 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –2<br />
|}<br />
<br />
;Notes:<br />
* Table above is a list of all FIFA 'A' international matches Malaysia have played against FIFA recognised teams.<ref name="World Football Elo Ratings"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildstat.com/p/1/team/MAL|title=Results and fixtures of Malaya|work=WildStat.com|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718051811/http://wildstat.com/p/1/team/MAL|archive-date=18 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildstat.com/p/1/team/MAS|title=Results and fixtures of Malaysia|work=WildStat.com|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231000044/http://wildstat.com/p/1/team/MAS|archive-date=31 December 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mas/index.html|title=Malaysia Profile|work=[[FIFA]]|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-date=23 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323225106/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mas/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Honours and achievements ==<br />
<!--- ATTENTION!!!! WE ONLY INCLUDE MALAYSIA'S ACHIEVEMENTS. SO ANY ACHIEVEMENTS BEFORE 16 SEPTEMBER 1963 SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED HERE --><br />
<br />
=== Continental ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[Football at the Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Asian Games}}]]<br />
|-<br />
!width=120px|Honours<br />
!width=60px|Years<br />
!width=220px|Head coach<br />
!width=60px|Team<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Jalil Che Din]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games – Squads#&nbsp;Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Regional ===<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[AFF Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|AFF Championships}}]]<br />
|-<br />
!width=120px|Honours<br />
!width=60px|Years<br />
!width=220px|Head coach<br />
!width=60px|Team<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up<br />
| [[1996 Tiger Cup|1996]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Wan Jamak Wan Hassan]]<br />
| [[1996 AFF Championship squads#&nbsp;Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Third place<br />
| [[2000 AFF Championship|2000]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Rahman Ibrahim]]<br />
| [[2000 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Third place<br />
| [[2004 AFF Championship|2004]]<br />
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Bertalan Bicskei]]<br />
| [[2004 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Champion'''<br />
| '''[[2010 AFF Championship|2010]]'''<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} '''[[K. Rajagopal (footballer)|K. Rajagopal]]'''<br />
| '''[[2010 AFF Championship squads#&nbsp;Malaysia|Squad]]'''<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up<br />
| [[2014 AFF Championship|2014]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Dollah Salleh]]<br />
| [[2014 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up<br />
| [[2018 AFF Championship|2018]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Cheng Hoe]]<br />
| [[2018 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Third place<br />
| [[2022 AFF Championship|2022]]<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Pan-Gon]]<br />
| [[2022 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;| [[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Southeast Asia Games}}]]<br />
|-<br />
!width=120px|Honours<br />
!width=60px|Years<br />
!width=220px|Head coach<br />
!width=60px|Team<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1969]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Ghani Minhat]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1971]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} C. Arasaratnam<br />
| [[Football at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1973]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Tam Sitwa<br />
| [[Football at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver medal<br />
| 1975<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Kuppan<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| '''[[File:Med 1.png]] Gold medal'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977]]'''<br />
| '''{{flagicon|MAS}} M. Kuppan'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| '''[[File:Med 1.png]] Gold medal'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979]]'''<br />
| '''{{flagicon|GER}} [[Karl-Heinz Weigang]]'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games|1981]]<br />
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Karl-Heinz Weigang]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games|1983]]<br />
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Lord]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games|1985]]<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Mohammed Bakar]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners 2|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games|1987]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Rahman Ibrahim]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| '''[[File:Med 1.png]] Gold medal'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989]]'''<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Trevor Hartley]]'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]'''<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
<br />
=== Summary ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30%; font-size:90%; text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}" colspan="6" | Overview<br />
|-<br />
! Event<br />
!style="width:14%; background:gold;" | 1st place<br />
!style="width:14%; background:silver;" | 2nd place<br />
!style="width:14%; background:#c96;" | 3rd place<br />
!style="width:14%; background:#ccffcc;" | 4th place<br />
|-<br />
|align=left|[[FIFA World Cup]]<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
|-<br />
|align="left" |[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]]<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
|-<br />
|align=left|[[AFC Asian Cup]]<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
|-<br />
| align="left" |[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
![[Football at the 1974 Asian Games#Medalists|1]]<br />
!0<br />
|-<br />
| align="left" |[[AFF Championship|AFF Cup]]<br />
![[2010 AFF Championship#Team statistics|1]]<br />
!3<br />
!3<br />
!1<br />
|-<br />
| align="left" |[[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|SEA Games]]<br />
!3<br />
!4<br />
!4<br />
!1<br />
|-<br />
|-style="background:silver"<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}"|Total<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}; width:14%" | 4<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}; width:14%" | 7<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}; width:14%" | 8<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}; width:14%" | 2<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Exhibition tournaments ===<br />
* {{flagdeco|MAS}} '''[[Merdeka Tournament]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (10): [[1958 Merdeka Tournament|1958]], [[1959 Merdeka Tournament|1959]], 1960'''*''', 1968, 1973, 1974, [[:ms:Pestabola Merdeka 1976|1976]], 1979'''*''', 1986, [[1993 Merdeka Tournament|1993]]<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (8): 1961, 1969, [[1972 Merdeka Tournament|1972]], 1975, 1980, [[2000 Merdeka Tournament|2000]], [[2008 Merdeka Tournament|2008]], [[2023 Merdeka Tournament|2023]]<br />
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* {{flagdeco|VSO}} '''[[South Vietnam Independence Cup]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (1): 1971<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (3): 1965, 1966, 1973<br />
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* {{flagdeco|THA}} '''[[King's Cup (Thailand)|King's Cup]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (4): [[1972 King's Cup|1972]], [[1976 King's Cup|1976]]'''*''', [[1977 King's Cup|1977]]'''*''', [[1978 King's Cup|1978]]<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (2): [[1973 King's Cup|1973]], [[2022 King's Cup|2022]]<br />
:::* [[File:Med 3.png]] Third-place (2): [[1970 King's Cup|1970]], [[1974 King's Cup|1974]]<br />
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* {{flagdeco|IDN}} '''[[Jakarta Anniversary Tournament]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (1): 1970<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (1): 1975<br />
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* {{flagdeco|South Korea}} '''[[Korea Cup]]'''<br />
:::* [[File:Med 3.png]] Third-place (1): [[1977 President Park's Cup Football Tournament|1977]]'''*'''<br />
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* {{flagdeco|IDN}} '''[[Indonesian Independence Cup]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (1): 1992<br />
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* {{flagdeco|BRN}} '''[[Football at the Brunei Merdeka Games|Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Cup]]'''<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (2): [[Football at the 1986 Brunei Merdeka Games|1986]], 1990<br />
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* {{flagdeco|MAS}} ''' AirMarine Cup'''<br />
:::*[[File:Med 3.png]] '''Third-place''' (1): [[2019 Airmarine Cup|2019]]<br />
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* {{flagdeco|SGP}} '''Tri-Nations Series'''<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (1): [[2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series|2022]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Malaysia national football team results]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national under-23 football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national under-22 football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national under-19 football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national under-16 football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia women's national football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national futsal team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia women's national futsal team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia League XI]]<br />
* [[Football Association of Malaysia]]<br />
* [[List of Malaysia footballers born outside Malaysia]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://fam.org.my/ Official website] of the [[Football Association of Malaysia]]<br />
* [https://www.the-afc.com/en/asean/malaysia.html Malaysia] at [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]<br />
* [https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/MAS Malaysia] at [[FIFA]]<br />
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<div>{{Short description|Men's association football team}}<br />
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Malaysia women's national football team}}<br />
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{{Infobox national football team<br />
| Name = Malaydesh<br />
| Badge = Football Association of Malaysia crest.svg<br />
| Badge_size = 170px<br />
| Nickname = '' Bangla tiger''<br />([[Bangla Tiger]])<br />
| Association = [[Football Association of Malaydesh]] <br />
| Confederation = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] (Asia)<br />
| Sub-confederation = [[ASEAN Football Federation|AFF]] (Southeast Asia)<br />
| Coach = [[Kim Pan-gon|Kim Pan-gon out]]<br />
| Home Stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium|National Stadium]]<br />
| Captain = [[Matthew Davies (footballer)|Matthew Davies]]<br />
| Most caps = [[Soh Chin Ann]] (195)<ref name="195 caps">{{cite web |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/soh-intl.html|title=Soh Chin Ann– Double Century of International Appearances|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=30 June 2021 |access-date=30 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422040437/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/soh-intl.html|archive-date=22 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
| Top scorer = [[Mokhtar Dahari]] (89)<ref name="Mamrud">{{cite web |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-dahari-intlg.html|title=Mohamed Mokhtar Dahari – Century of International Appearances|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=18 March 2021 |access-date=18 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618140810/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/malay-dahari-intlg.html|archive-date=18 June 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
| FIFA Trigramme = MAS<br />
| FIFA Rank = {{FIFA World Rankings|MAS}}<br />
| FIFA max = 75 <br />
| FIFA max date = 8 August 1993<br />
| FIFA min = 178<br />
| FIFA min date = 15 March 2018<br />
| Elo Rank = {{nowrap|{{World Football Elo Ratings|Malaysia}}}}<br />
| Elo max = 61<br />
| Elo max date = 1 March 1977<br />
| Elo min = 185<br />
| Elo min date = September 2018<br />
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| First game = {{fb|MAS}} 1–1 {{fb-rt|THA}} <br /> {{nowrap|([[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]; 12 October 1963){{#tag:ref|Result count since after the Federation of [[Malaysia]] formation on 16 September 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eloratings.net/Malaysia|title=Malaysia matches, ratings and points exchanged|work=World Football Elo Ratings: Malaysia|access-date=24 November 2016|archive-date=22 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122234241/http://www.eloratings.net/Malaysia|url-status=live}}</ref>|group="n"}}}}<br />
| Largest win = {{fb|MAS}} [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games#Group C|11–0]] {{fb-rt|PHI|1936}} <br /> ([[Tehran]], [[Iran]]; 7 September 1974)<!-- The 15–1 victory against the Philippines in 1962 is Malaya records, not Malaysia --><ref>{{cite web|first=Morrison|last=Neil|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html|title=Asian Games 1974 (Iran)|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|date=20 January 2012|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref><br />
| Largest loss = {{nowrap|{{fb|UAE}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round#Group A|10–0]] {{fb-rt|MAS}} <br /> ([[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]]; 3 September 2015)}}<br />
| Regional name = [[AFC Asian Cup]]<br />
| Regional cup apps = 4<br />
| Regional cup first = [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]]<br />
| Regional cup best = Group stage ([[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]], [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]], [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]], [[2023 AFC Asian Cup|2023]])<br />
| 2ndRegional name = [[AFF Cup]]<br />
| 2ndRegional cup apps = 14<br />
| 2ndRegional cup first = [[1996 AFF Championship|1996]]<br />
| 2ndRegional cup best = '''Champions''' ([[2010 AFF Championship|2010]])<br />
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{{MedalSport | [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze | [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Tehran]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalSport | [[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|SEA Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze | [[Football at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1969 Myanmar]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalSilver | [[Football at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1971 Malaysia]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1973 Singapore]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1975 Southeast Asian Games|1975 Thailand]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977 Malaysia]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979 Indonesia]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games|1981 Philippines]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games|1983 Singapore]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games|1985 Thailand]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games|1987 Indonesia]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989 Malaysia]] | Team}}<br />
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The '''Malaydesh national football team''' ({{Lang-ms|Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Malaysia}}) represents [[Malaysia]] in international [[association football|football]] and is governed by the [[Football Association of Malaysia|Football Association of Malaydesh]]. The national team is recognised by FIFA as the successor of the defunct [[Malaya national football team|Malaya-Bangladesh national football team]] which was founded for the [[Merdeka Tournament|1963 Merdeka Tournament]] one month before the institution of Malaysia. The team is officially nicknamed ''Harimau Malaya'' in reference to the [[Malayan Tiger|Bangla Tiger]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/malaysian-football-tracing-the-roots-of-indomitable-harimau-malaya|title=Malaysian football: Tracing the roots of indomitable 'Harimau Malaya'|date=13 February 2023|access-date=26 March 2023|last=Saha Roy|first=Shilarze|work=[[FIFA]]|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321083150/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/malaysian-football-tracing-the-roots-of-indomitable-harimau-malaya|url-status=live}}</ref> Former player [[Mokhtar Dahari]] is one of the top goal scorers in international history.<br />
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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 [[ASEAN Football Championship|AFF Championship]] at least once, Malaysia has however failed to achieve major success outside their region other than a bronze won at the [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] in [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]. They have participated in the [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] once and four [[AFC Asian Cup]]s.<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Early years (1963–1969) ===<br />
[[File:1958 Merdeka Cup Winner, Malaya.jpg|thumb|left|The winner of the second season of [[Merdeka Cup]] in 1958, [[Malaya national football team|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]] and at that time president of [[Football Association of Malaya]] & [[List of presidents of AFC|Asian Football Confederation.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/60th-anniversary-asias-history-makers-60th-anniversary-news/asian-icons-tunku-abdul-rahman-putra-al|title=ASIAN ICONS: TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN PUTRA AL HAJ|work=[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] at [[Wayback Machine]]|date=5 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923085438/https://www.the-afc.com/60th-anniversary-asias-history-makers-60th-anniversary-news/asian-icons-tunku-abdul-rahman-putra-al|access-date=13 January 2018|archive-date=23 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.org.my/museum/hof/ind/tarn.htm|title= OCM Sports Museum & Hall of Fame: Tunku Abdul Rahman|work=[[Olympic Council of Malaysia|OCM]] at [[Wayback Machine]]|date=12 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412094508/https://olympic.org.my/museum/hof/ind/tarn.htm|access-date=15 January 2019|archive-date=12 April 2010}}</ref> ]]<br />
Prior to 16 September 1963, [[Crown Colony of North Borneo|North Borneo]] (now [[Sabah]]), [[Crown Colony of Sarawak|Sarawak]], [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] and Singapore were represented by their own national teams, a situation which pre-dated the establishment of Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19630809-1.1.17.aspx|title=Tengku: A real feast of soccer|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=9 August 1963|access-date=29 March 2016|page=17|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410172201/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19630809-1.1.17.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaya and Singapore often competed in international competitions such as the [[Merdeka Tournament]] while [[Crown Colony of North Borneo|North Borneo]] and [[Crown Colony of Sarawak|Sarawak]] competed in [[Borneo Cup]]. [[Malaya national football team|Malaya]]'s biggest achievement in football was becoming the bronze medalist of the [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962 Asian Games]] held in [[Jakarta]], Indonesia after defeating [[South Vietnam national football team|South Vietnam]] 4–1 led by [[Abdul Ghani Minhat]], who at that time was the first Asian player to reach [[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals|50]] goals for the men's national teams.<ref>{{cite web |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-minhat-intlg.html|title=Abdul Ghani Minhat – Goals in International Matches|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=30 March 2021 |access-date=30 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626050511/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/malay-minhat-intlg.html|archive-date=26 June 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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[[File:1962 Borneo Cup Winner, North Borneo.jpg|thumb|right|The winner of the first season of [[Borneo Cup]] in 1962, [[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|North Borneo]] football team, one year before the merger to form Malaysia.]]<br />
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 national football team|Japan]], and lost 3–4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19630809-1.2.141.aspx|title=Majid Missed a Penalty and Malaysia Crash|last=Siebel|first=Norman|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=9 August 1963|access-date=29 March 2016|page=18|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410082743/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19630809-1.2.141.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The team continued to use a combination of players from Singapore and [[Malay Peninsula]] until the formation of the Malaysia team, wherein the Football Association of Malaya was succeeded by the [[Football Association of Malaysia]] (FAM). The combination players with Singapore ended when the latter [[Singapore in Malaysia|separated from Malaysia]] along with the establishment of [[Football Association of Singapore]] (FAS) and their subsequent reaffiliation with [[FIFA]] in 1965.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cho|first=Younghan|title=Football in Asia: History, Culture and Business|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uaXDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA61|date=17 March 2016|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-59832-9|pages=61–|access-date=23 July 2019|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805180617/https://books.google.com/books?id=uaXDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA61|url-status=live}}</ref> Since then the squad was only represented by West Malaysian players, mainly due to travel time difficulties to [[East Malaysia]] and the players were not well known to the mainstream West Malaysian football. From 1966 to 1970, [[Chow Chee Keong]] was voted by [[Asian Football Confederation]] as the best Asian's goalkeeper for 5 straight years.<ref>[https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/afc-president-offers-condolences-on-passing-of-malaysian-legend-chow-chee-keong AFC President offers condolences on passing of Malaysian legend Chow Chee Keong] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226011732/http://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/afc-president-offers-condolences-on-passing-of-malaysian-legend-chow-chee-keong|date=26 February 2018}}, Asian Football Confederation(AFC)</ref><br />
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=== Olympic Tournament and Asia Competition (1970–1980) ===<br />
[[File:Malaysia v. South Korea, 1972 Summer Olympics qualification.jpg|thumb|left|Malaysia vs. [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] during the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers#Group 1|1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers]] on 25 September 1971.]]<br />
In 1971, [[James Wong (footballer)|James Wong]] of Sabah was the first player from East Malaysia to represent the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19761202.2.119.aspx|title=Sabahan may be Mokhtar's replacement|last=Netto|first=Terrence|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=2 December 1976|access-date=29 March 2016|page=25|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410061806/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19761202.2.119.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/node/108262|title=Hassan Sani, James Wong curah bakti bersama Sabah|trans-title=Hassan Sani, James Wong served with Sabah|last=Unnip Abdullah|first=Mohd Izham|language=ms|work=[[Berita Harian]]|date=25 December 2015|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319120348/https://www.bharian.com.my/node/108262|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaysia [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|qualified]] for the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Olympics]] in [[Munich]], beating [[Japan national football team|Japan]] 3–0, [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] 1–0, [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Taiwan]] 3–0 and the [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] 5–0 along the way.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972q.html#Asia |title=Games of the XX. Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament (Munchen, Germany, 1972) – RSSSF |access-date=17 November 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711203917/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972q.html#Asia |url-status=live }}</ref> Although they managed to defeat the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] 3–0, they lost the other two matches with a score of 0–3 to [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]] and 0–6 to [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]], ranking 10th in the final standings.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972f-det.html |title=XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament – RSSSF |access-date=16 November 2022 |archive-date=1 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101115923/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972f-det.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510072907/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/matches/match%3D32127/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Germany FR – Malaysia at FIFA.com]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510072937/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/matches/match%3D32136/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Malaysia – USA at FIFA.com]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080409234334/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197110/matches/match=32144/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Morocco – Malaysia at FIFA.com]</ref><br />
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[[File:Malaysia v. West Germany, 1972 Summer Olympics.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Malaysian goalkeeper [[Wong Kam Fook]] in action during the match against [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]] in the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics#Group A|1972 Summer Olympics]] at [[Munich]] on 27 August 1972.]]<br />
Since 1972, [[Mokhtar Dahari]] has been considered a legendary football player for the Malaysian team maintaining his place as one of the best players in Asia.<ref name="Mokhtar life">{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/pulse/2018/07/390573/supermokh-remembering-our-greatest-footballer|title=Supermokh: Remembering our greatest footballer|last=Leam Seng|first=Alan Teh|work=New Straits Times|date=14 July 2018|access-date=18 July 2018|archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130205750/https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/pulse/2018/07/390573/supermokh-remembering-our-greatest-footballer |url-status=live }}</ref> He manage to score a total of 125 goals in 167 appearances for Malaysia (including matches played against club sides, national 'B' teams and selection teams).<ref>{{cite web |first=Zulhilmi|last=Zainal|title=Malaysian Football Legends: Mokhtar Dahari|url=https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3891/features/2013/06/19/4057414/malaysian-football-legends-mokhtar-dahari|work=Goal.com|date=19 June 2013 |access-date=30 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007180908/https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3891/features/2013/06/19/4057414/malaysian-football-legends-mokhtar-dahari|archive-date=7 October 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uomonelpallone.it/mokhtar-dahari/ |title=La leggenda di Mokhtar Dahari, l'anima del Calcio malesiano|trans-title=The Legend of Mokhtar Dahari, the soul of Malaysian football|work=Uomo nel Pallone |language=it |access-date=9 June 2022 |date=30 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607224259/https://www.uomonelpallone.it/mokhtar-dahari/ |archive-date=7 June 2022 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Against other nations' national 'A' teams, he scored [[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals|89]] goals in 142 appearances.<ref name="Mamrud"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/026a-1297500e1b34-a17bbbcad258-1000--ronaldo-equals-world-record/|title=Restaging Relentless Ronaldo equals international goals world record|language=en|work=UEFA|access-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624052008/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/026a-1297500e1b34-a17bbbcad258-1000--ronaldo-equals-world-record/|archive-date=24 June 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="joint-9th tweet">{{cite tweet |author=FIFA |user=FIFAcom |number=1409693707679387659 |title=The joint-9th top men's scorer! |language=en |access-date=29 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629095353/https://twitter.com/FIFAcom/status/1409693707679387659 |archive-date=29 June 2021 |url-status=dead}}<!-- Usually cite tweet is supposed to use the entire tweet as the title, here it's long and mostly omitted --></ref> This makes him as [[List of top international men's football goal scorers by country#List of top scorers|one of the world's top scorer for men's national teams]] at one time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2021/06/831539/mokhtar-dahari-antara-tiga-penjaring-terbanyak-dunia|title=Mokhtar pernah jadi penjaring terbanyak dunia|language=ms|last=Aznan|first=Syafiq|work=[[Berita Harian]]|date=24 June 2021|access-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624115921/https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2021/06/831539/mokhtar-dahari-antara-tiga-penjaring-terbanyak-dunia|archive-date=24 June 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/highest-international-football-goalscorers-all-time-cristiano-ronaldo-portugal|last=Parkinson|first=Gary|work=[[FourFourTwo]]|title=The 10 all-time men's international top scorers|date=26 June 2021|access-date=26 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802123310/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/highest-international-football-goalscorers-all-time-cristiano-ronaldo-portugal|archive-date=2 August 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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Together with the record of [[Soh Chin Ann]]. According to both [[RSSSF]] and [[IFFHS]], Soh is the player with the [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps#Men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|most international caps in men's football]] and become the first men's footballers to reach 200 or more international caps (219).<ref name="195 caps"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1893|title=IFFHS ALL TIME RECORD ON PLAYERS WITH MOST GAMES|work=IFFHS|date=15 May 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522021716/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1893|archive-date=22 May 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Two years later, Malaysia won their second bronze medal at the [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Asian Games]] after defeating [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] 2–1.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html |title="Asian Games 1974" – RSSSF |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=22 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922025244/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/asgames74.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The team went on to qualify twice in a row for the [[AFC Asian Cup]], in [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]] and [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legasilagenda.com/2022/06/08/kelayakan-piala-asia-1976-1980/|title=Kelayakan Piala Asia 1976 & 1980|language=Malay|work=Legasi Lagenda|access-date=8 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608095606/https://legasilagenda.com/2022/06/08/kelayakan-piala-asia-1976-1980/|archive-date=8 June 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was only in 1977; when the FAM sent a talent scout to the East.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19770610-1.2.121.aspx|title=Sabah FA: Give us a chance|last=Hong Kwang|first=P'ng|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=10 June 1977|access-date=29 March 2016|page=30|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410034003/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19770610-1.2.121.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19770608-1.2.118.aspx|title=FAM now look East for fresh soccer talent|last=Hong Kwang|first=P'ng|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=8 June 1977|access-date=29 March 2016|page=23|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410064032/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19770608-1.2.118.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The list continued by the late [[James Yaakub]] of [[Former Sarawak FA players|Sarawak]] in 1977. The team also won the [[Merdeka Tournament]] four times, became runner-up three times and achieved third place twice during the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.international-football.net/competition-overview?compet-id=Merdeka%20Tournament|title=Merdeka Tournament|work=International football.net|date=25 October 2008|access-date=31 August 2012|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923153423/https://www.international-football.net/competition-overview?compet-id=Merdeka%20Tournament|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaysia [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|qualified]] again for the [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympics]] in Moscow, beating [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] 6–1, [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] 3–0, [[Brunei national football team|Brunei]] 3–1, [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] 8–0 and tied<br />
with [[Japan national football team|Japan]] 1–1.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1980q.html |title=Football Qualifying Tournament (Moscow, Soviet Union, 1980) – Zone Asia. RSSSF |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=12 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012164059/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1980q.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Thus, the team meet South Korea in the play-off match. Malaysia won the play-off against South Korea with a 2–1 scored in the [[Merdeka Stadium]] and qualified but joined the [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott|US-led boycott of the games]] as the Malaysian government made a decision to protest the [[Soviet–Afghan War|Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan]].<ref name="BoycottOplympics1980">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/19/sports/olympics-bitterness-lingering-over-carter-s-boycott.html|title=OLYMPICS;Bitterness Lingering Over Carter's Boycott|last=Smothers|first=Ronald|work=The New York Times|date=19 July 1996|access-date=17 May 2017|archive-date=14 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214053410/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/19/sports/olympics-bitterness-lingering-over-carter-s-boycott.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.star2.com/people/2016/02/10/days-of-thunder-glory-days-of-malaysian-football/|title=The glory days of Malaysian football|last=Goh|first=Daryl|work=Star2.com|date=10 February 2016|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319123155/https://www.star2.com/people/2016/02/10/days-of-thunder-glory-days-of-malaysian-football/|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhplus.com.my/node/182957|title=Jejak Wira Olimpik 1980 : 'The Hurricane' pecahkan tembok Korea Selatan|trans-title=The footsteps of the 1980 Olympics Heroes : 'The Hurricane' broke the wall of South Korea|last=Stanley|first=Ryan|language=ms|work=Berita Harian|date=14 August 2016|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319120216/http://www.bhplus.com.my/node/182957|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==== 1976 AFC Asian Cup Group A ====<br />
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|align="left"|{{fb|KUW}}<br />
|2||2||0||0||3||0||+3||'''4'''<br />
|- style="background:#cfc;"<br />
|align="left"|{{fb|MAS}}<br />
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|-<br />
|align="left"|{{fb|CHN}}<br />
|2||0||0|||2|1||3||+1||'''0'''<br />
|}<br />
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Malaysia participated the [[1976 AFC Asian Cup]] for the first time, meeting Kuwait and China in Group A. During the tournament, Malaysia came in second in the group, losing 0–2 to Kuwait in the opening match but managed to hold China to a 2–1 win in the second match.<br />
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==== 1980 AFC Asian Cup Group B ====<br />
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|- style="background:#cfc;"<br />
|align="left"|{{fb|KOR|1949}}<br />
|4||3||1||0||10||2||+8||'''7'''<br />
|- style="background:#cfc;"<br />
|align="left"|{{fb|KUW}}<br />
|4||2||1||1||8||5||+3||'''5'''<br />
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|align="left"|{{fb|MAS}}<br />
|4||1||2||1||5||5||0||'''4'''<br />
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|align="left"|{{fb|QAT}}<br />
|4||1||1||2||3||8||−5||'''3'''<br />
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|align="left"|{{fb|United Arab Emirates}}<br />
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Malaysia made its second Asian Cup appearance in [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|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.<br />
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=== Falling performances and drought (1990–2009) ===<br />
[[File:NZvMalLineup1.JPG|thumb|left|The Malaysian team (yellow) against [[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]] (white) during a [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] in [[Queen Elizabeth II Park]], [[Christchurch]], New Zealand on 19 February 2006.]]<br />
In 1994, Malaysian football was embroiled in one of the largest [[1994 Malaysian football scandal|bribery scandals]] in the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/international/2015/06/04/good-money-bad-money|title=Good money, bad money|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|date=4 June 2015|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604044156/https://www.economist.com/international/2015/06/04/good-money-bad-money|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cilisos.my/the-1994-scandal-that-destroyed-malaysian-football/|title=The 1994 scandal that destroyed Malaysian football|last=Sim|first=Johannan|work=cilisos.my|date=25 May 2016|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604042503/https://cilisos.my/the-1994-scandal-that-destroyed-malaysian-football/|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> With the dearth of mainstream interest and lack of funds, Malaysian football has failed to repeat the performances of the 1970s and 1980s to qualify into major tournaments, despite the recruitment of [[Claude LeRoy]]. [[Allan Harris]] appointed as a new head coach in 2001. Harris came with strong credentials, having assisted [[Terry Venables]] at [[FC Barcelona]]. In the second half of 2004, FAM appoint [[Bertalan Bicskei]], former Hungarian goalkeeper and national coach, to succeed Allan Harris. Bicskei led the national side to third place at the regional [[Tiger Cup]] tournament, but was demoted to youth development duties by FAM for his actions during a friendly against [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] in [[Penang]] on 8 June 2005. Bicskei, disgusted by the standard of officiating, threw a bottle onto the pitch before confronting a Singapore player. In September 2005, his contract was terminated after a mutual agreement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.origo.hu/sport/magyarfoci/20050918bicskei.html|title=Bicskei Bertalan feláll a malajziai kispadról|trans-title=Bertalan Bicskei stands up from the Malaysian bench|language=hu|work=Origo|date=18 September 2005|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329052033/http://www.origo.hu/sport/magyarfoci/20050918bicskei.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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[[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 PR national football team|China]] 1–5, [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]] 0–5 and [[Iran national football team|Iran]] 0–2. After the removal of Norizan Bakar, B. Sathianathan took over as head coach. Although he guided the [[Malaysia national under-23 football team|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 national football team|Bahrain]] in the qualifying round. In March 2008, Sathianathan once again reach the final of the [[2008 Merdeka Tournament|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 national football team|Myanmar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grc08.html|title=Grand Royal Challenge Cup 2008 (Yangon)|last=Stokkermans|first=Karel|date=21 December 2009|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329053352/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grc08.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|website=[[RSSSF]]|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sport-malaysia-bribery/soccer-corruption-appearing-again-in-malaysian-sport-chief-says-idUKSP39890320081015|title=Soccer-Corruption appearing again in Malaysian sport, chief says|last1=Shine|first1=Ossian|last2=Stutchbury|first2=Greg|work=Reuters|date=15 October 2008|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604043716/https://www.reuters.com/article/sport-malaysia-bribery/soccer-corruption-appearing-again-in-malaysian-sport-chief-says-idUKSP39890320081015|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2011 Asian Cup qualifiers]], the Malaysian team lost 0–5 to the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]. This defeat was the final straw in the eyes of Malaysian supporters, and in February 2009, the contracts of Sathianathan and manager [[Soh Chin Ann]] were terminated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Sports/Story/A1Story20090201-118608.html|title=Malaysia sacks national football coach|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|via=[[AsiaOne]]|date=1 February 2009|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329054254/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Sports/Story/A1Story20090201-118608.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==== FA Premier League Asia Cup (2003) ====<br />
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 4–1 against [[Chelsea F.C.|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. In the third place playoff on 26 July 2003, they lost 4–0 against [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] and placed fourth in the tournament.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/faplasia03.html FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 (RSSSF)]</ref><ref>[http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=31 FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 (Goalzz.com)]</ref><br />
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=== AFF Championship triumph (2010) ===<br />
{{football squad on pitch|align=right<br />
| GK_nat = Malaysia| GK = [[Khairul Fahmi Che Mat|Fahmi]]<br />
| RB_nat = Malaysia| RB = [[Asraruddin Putra Omar|Asraruddin]]<br />
| RCB_nat = Malaysia| RCB = [[Muslim Ahmad|Muslim]]<br />
| LCB_nat = Malaysia| LCB = [[Fadhli Shas|Fadhli]]<br />
| LB_nat = Malaysia| LB = [[Sabre Abu|Sabre]]<br />
| RCM_nat = Malaysia| RCM = [[Mohd Safiq Rahim|Safiq]]<br />
| LCM_nat = Malaysia| LCM = [[Amar Rohidan|Amar]]<br />
| RW_nat = Malaysia| RW = [[S. Kunanlan|Kunanlan]]<br />
| LW_nat = Malaysia| LW = [[Ashari Samsudin|Ashari]]<br />
| RCF_nat = Malaysia| RCF = [[Norshahrul Idlan|Norshahrul]]<br />
| LCF_nat = Malaysia| LCF = [[Safee Sali|Safee]]<br />
| caption = [[2010 AFF Championship]] champion second-leg finals starting line-up.<ref>{{YouTube|kf3X2wUvxck|AFF2010 – Indonesia vs Malaysia (Final 2nd leg) Suzuki Cup}}. (See 00:24 for the player name) Retrieved on 8 February 2018.</ref><br />
}}<br />
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In April 2009, [[K. Rajagopal (footballer)|K. Rajagopal]] was named the new coach of Malaysia replacing [[B. Sathianathan]] and took over the position in July 2009, of which he also looked after the Malaysia under-23 squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2009/12/20/sports/5335727&sec=sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129025113/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F12%2F20%2Fsports%2F5335727&sec=sports |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 November 2010 |title=Coach Rajagopal urges Malaysians to support team irrespective of results |work=The Star |date=20 December 2009 |access-date=29 March 2016 }}</ref> Rajagopal's first match was against [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe]], which Malaysia won 4–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/headlines_01.asp?id=937|title=Malaysia Trounce Zimbabwe|work=[[ASEAN Football Federation]]|date=13 July 2009|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329062141/http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/?p=6368|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Rajagopal also coached Malaysia in two games against visiting English champions, [[Manchester United F.C.|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 [[Football at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games|SEA Games]] gold medal and also led Malaysia to qualify for the second round of the [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games – Men|2010 Asian Games]] as one of the best four third-placed teams after a lapse of 32 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1276/south-east-asia/2009/12/17/1693014/malaysia-down-vietnam-to-win-sea-games-gold-medal|title=Malaysia Down Vietnam To Win SEA Games Gold Medal|work=Goal.com|date=17 December 2009|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329063917/http://www.goal.com/en/news/1276/south-east-asia/2009/12/17/1693014/malaysia-down-vietnam-to-win-sea-games-gold-medal|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/11/14/asiangames/7427161&sec=asiangames |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117000759/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F11%2F14%2Fasiangames%2F7427161&sec=asiangames |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 November 2010 |title=Malaysia enter last 16 but crippled by injuries and suspensions |work=The Star |date=14 November 2010 |access-date=14 November 2010 }}</ref><br />
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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 national football team|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 national football team|Vietnam]]. In the first leg of the semifinal, Malaysia won 2–0 on home soil and later drew 0–0 in the second leg, advancing to the final with an aggregate of 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.thethaovanhoa.vn/bong-da-viet/malaysia-viet-nam-20-tay-trang-san-khach-dtvn-gap-kho-o-luot-ve-n20101215190405930.htm|title=Malaysia – Việt Nam 2–0: Tay trắng sân khách, ĐTVN gặp khó ở lượt về|last=Mạnh|first=Vũ|trans-title=Malaysia – Vietnam 2–0: White hands away from home, Vietnam team finds it difficult to make a coming back|language=vi|work=The Thao Van Hoa|date=15 December 2010|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329081904/http://m.thethaovanhoa.vn/bong-da-viet/malaysia-viet-nam-20-tay-trang-san-khach-dtvn-gap-kho-o-luot-ve-n20101215190405930.htm|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> An opportunity of revenge opened up in the finals as Malaysia again met Indonesia, who were unbeaten in all previous matches.<br />
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On the first leg of the finals at home, Malaysia won 3–0. Malaysia scored twice through [[Mohd Safee Mohd Sali|Safee Sali]] and once through [[Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin]] on a night when [[National Stadium, Bukit Jalil|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vietnamnews.vn/sports/207190/malaysia-win-their-first-asean-cup-.html|title=Malaysia win their first ASEAN Cup|work=Việt Nam News|date=30 December 2010|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329082349/http://vietnamnews.vn/sports/207190/malaysia-win-their-first-asean-cup-.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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=== Stagnation (2011–2022) ===<br />
Since the 2010s, the expectations of improved performances rose, but the team still failed to deliver any new high achievements or set new records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/1122877/john-duerden-malaysia-a-new-hope|title=Malaysia: A new hope|last=Duerden|first=John|work=[[ESPN Inc.]]|date=7 July 2012|access-date=11 July 2012|archive-date=19 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619113422/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/1122877/john-duerden-malaysia-a-new-hope|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2014, [[Dollah Salleh]] replaced Rajagobal as the head coach after his contract has ended.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/node/261631|title=Dollah Salleh is M'sia's new national football coach|work=Agence France-Presse|via=The Sun|date=9 July 2014|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-date=6 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406061143/http://www.thesundaily.my/node/261631|url-status=live}}</ref> Dollah guided Malaysia to the final of the [[2014 AFF Championship]] but failed to replicate the same form as the previous head coach. In the following international fixtures, the coach has also recorded 0–6 losses to [[Oman national football team|Oman]] and [[Palestine national football team|Palestine]] as well as 1–1 draw against [[Timor-Leste national football team|Timor-Leste]]. However, the 0–10 defeat to the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia's worst ever defeat in history, prompted his resignation as the head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/dollah-salleh-worst-malaysia-head-coach-over-past-decade|title=Is Dollah Salleh the worst Malaysia head coach over the past decade?|last=Goon|first=Darren|work=FourFourTwo|date=9 May 2015|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521103621/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/dollah-salleh-worst-malaysia-head-coach-over-past-decade|url-status=live}}</ref> The place was taken by interim coach [[Ong Kim Swee]] who was later promoted as the head coach until the end of March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourthofficial.com/2015/20323/official-oks-appointed-as-interim-boss-to-replace-dollah/|title=OFFICIAL: OKS appointed as interim boss to replace Dollah|last=Zin|first=Omar|work=FourthOfficial.com|date=5 September 2015|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521103409/https://www.fourthofficial.com/2015/20323/official-oks-appointed-as-interim-boss-to-replace-dollah/|url-status=live}}</ref> The official coaching post then was taken over by Portuguese coach [[Nelo Vingada]] in the hopes of raising the Malaysian football performances. On 13 June, Malaysia played their first match in the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] against [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]]. Despite having a 1–0 lead during the first half, they eventually lost the match with a score 1–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11150&stageid=432&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary|title=AFC ASIAN CUP UAE 2019™ (Malaysia vs. Lebanon)|work=AFC|access-date=14 June 2017|archive-date=18 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618201718/http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11150&stageid=432&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaysia's poor performance however, continued. Despite given high hopes and expectations from the match against [[Hong Kong national football team|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 national football team|North Korea]], with both matches ended 1–4. Malaysia also lost the second final match against Lebanon in [[Beirut]] by 1–2. With only 1 draw and 5 defeats, Malaysia was subsequently eliminated from the qualification.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/malaysias-entire-2019-asian-cup-qualification-in-full/1q65dzhilhvsk1w2dcxbdp6bev|title=Malaysia's entire 2019 Asian Cup qualification in full|last=Kin Fai|first=Ooi|work=Goal.com|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604025701/http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/malaysias-entire-2019-asian-cup-qualification-in-full/1q65dzhilhvsk1w2dcxbdp6bev|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The coaching position was taken over by the team assistant coach [[Tan Cheng Hoe]] in late 2017 after Vingada stepped down following a string of poor results.<ref name="The Star">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2017/12/07/fam-tan-cheng-hoe-to-take-over-as-harimau-malaya-head-coach/|title=FAM: Tan Cheng Hoe to take over as Harimau Malaya head coach|work=The Star|date=7 December 2017|access-date=29 June 2018|archive-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524185913/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2017/12/07/fam-tan-cheng-hoe-to-take-over-as-harimau-malaya-head-coach/|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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After failure to qualify for 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 national football team|Cambodia]]. Malaysia won the 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 the reigning champions in the tournament, where they were able to overcome the latter by holding them 2–2 in Thailand's home stadium of [[Bangkok]], winning the match by [[away goals rule]] in one of the tournament's greatest shock despite being tied 0–0 earlier at home.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-malaysia-thailand-draw-0-0-in-suzuki-cup-semi-final-first-leg-stalemate|title=Football: Malaysia, Thailand draw 0–0 in Suzuki Cup semi-final first leg stalemate|work=The Straits Times|date=1 December 2018|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831054544/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-malaysia-thailand-draw-0-0-in-suzuki-cup-semi-final-first-leg-stalemate|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2018/12/05/malaysia-in-the-final-of-aff-suzuki-cup|title=Malaysia in AFF Suzuki Cup final after defeating Thailand on away goals|work=The Star|date=5 December 2018|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831054544/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2018/12/05/malaysia-in-the-final-of-aff-suzuki-cup|url-status=live}}</ref> In the finals, they met Vietnam again and held the latter 2–2 at home before losing 0–1 in Vietnam's home ground of [[Hanoi]], subsequently finishing the tournament with an aggregate of 2–3 as the runners-up for the third time in their AFF Cup history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.nhandan.com.vn/pictures/item/6962202-vietnam-crowned-champions-of-aff-suzuki-cup-2018.html|title=Vietnam crowned champions of AFF Suzuki Cup 2018|last=Hung|first=Trung|work=Nhân Dân|date=15 December 2018|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831054547/https://en.nhandan.com.vn/pictures/item/6962202-vietnam-crowned-champions-of-aff-suzuki-cup-2018.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite being unable to achieve the AFF Cup the second time, the enhancing performance of Malaysia was seen with the emergence of new talents coming from its youth football development which brought a hope in future.<ref name="potential to rising">{{cite web |date=22 August 2019 |title=In-form Malaysia primed to shine |url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/in-form-malaysia-primed-to-shine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822122239/http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/in-form-malaysia-primed-to-shine |archive-date=22 August 2019 |access-date=16 September 2019 |work=Asian Football Confederation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2019/08/512638/going-malaysian-way|title=Going the 'Malaysian Way'|work=New Straits Times|date=14 August 2019|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831083240/https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2019/08/512638/going-malaysian-way|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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Malaysia participated in [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] from the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|first round]] due to poor record previously, but with its first opponent facing [[Timor-Leste national football team|Timor-Leste]], Malaysia easily destroyed the Timorese 12–2 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/06/11/harimau-malaya-eliminate-timor-leste-with-12-2-aggregate-win/1761226 |title=Harimau Malaya eliminate Timor Leste with 12–2 aggregate win |work=MalayMail |date=11 June 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026155959/https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/06/11/harimau-malaya-eliminate-timor-leste-with-12-2-aggregate-win/1761226 |url-status=live }}</ref> There, they joined the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|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 national football team|United Arab Emirates]]. Malaysia opened their game with a 3–2 comeback victory over rival Indonesia in a match with full scandal and strong [[Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation|Anti-Malaysian sentiment]] among Indonesians.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/world-cup-qualifier-malaysia-indonesia-crowd-trouble-11878954 |title=Crowd trouble mars Malaysia's comeback win over Indonesia in World Cup qualifier |date=6 September 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |work=Channel News Asia |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026155956/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/world-cup-qualifier-malaysia-indonesia-crowd-trouble-11878954 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/09/10/uae-fight-back-to-edge-malaysia-2-1-in-world-cup-qualifier/1789257 |work=MalayMail |title=UAE fight back to edge Malaysia 2 – 1 in World Cup qualifier |date=10 September 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=25 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925000502/https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/09/10/uae-fight-back-to-edge-malaysia-2-1-in-world-cup-qualifier/1789257 |url-status=live }}</ref> The next encounter was against rival Vietnam in [[Hanoi]], which was the rematch of their 2018 AFF Championship match, ended with another Malaysian defeat as Malaysia fell to a 0–1 defeat.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/world-cup-2022-qualifier-vietnam-10-malaysia-791628.vov |work=VOVWorld |title=World cup 2022 qualifier: Vietnam 1–0 Malaysia |date=10 October 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=25 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525175843/https://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/world-cup-2022-qualifier-vietnam-10-malaysia-791628.vov |url-status=live }}</ref> However, Malaysia has not been eliminated as the team can still get an opportunity to qualify further. Then, Malaysia managed one of the most famous victories in their FIFA World Cup campaign, beating neighbour and regional powerhouse Thailand 2–1 at home to keep its dream alive.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/14/malaysia-beat-thailand-2-1-to-claim-second-win-in-wc-asian-cup-qualifiers |title=Malaysia beat Thailand 2–1 to claim second win in WC qualifiers |last=Avineshwaran|first=T. |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]] |date=14 November 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=19 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119000552/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/14/malaysia-beat-thailand-2-1-to-claim-second-win-in-wc-asian-cup-qualifiers |url-status=live }}</ref> Malaysia boosted its confidence with its victory over Thailand to overcome a demoralised Indonesia, also at home, 2–0, to occupy second spot behind Vietnam and above Thailand.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/19/malaysia-beat-indonesia-2-0-in-wc-qualifiers-to-end-year-on-a-high |title=Malaysia beat Indonesia 2–0 in WC qualifiers to end year on a high |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]] |date=19 November 2019 |access-date=26 November 2019 |last=Avineshwaran|first=T. |archive-date=20 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120152100/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/19/malaysia-beat-indonesia-2-0-in-wc-qualifiers-to-end-year-on-a-high |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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However, due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2021, Malaysia's performance heavily dropped. Prior to the last 3 matches of [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|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 national football team|Bahrain]] and 1–4 against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] in a friendly match, before losing 0–4 to [[United Arab Emirates national football team|UAE]], 1–2 against Vietnam but managed to win 1–0 against Thailand in World Cup qualification. Ultimately, they failed to advance to the final round. Following Malaysia's failure to qualify for the semi-finals of the [[2020 AFF Championship]] in Singapore, Tan Cheng Hoe resigned as the head coach of [[Football Association of Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tan Cheng Hoe resigns as Malaysia head coach after disappointing Suzuki Cup campaign |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/malaysia-football-tan-cheng-hoe-resigns-aff-suzuki-cup-2020-2412336 |website=CNA |access-date=4 January 2022 |date=3 January 2022 |archive-date=4 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104035709/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/malaysia-football-tan-cheng-hoe-resigns-aff-suzuki-cup-2020-2412336 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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=== Resurgence of Harimau Malaya (2022–present) ===<br />
After Tan Cheng Hoe's resignation, South Korean [[Kim Pan-gon]] was appointed as Malaysia's new national team coach on a 2-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Kim Pan-gon, the new Harimau Malaya head coach? |url=https://www.prestigeonline.com/my/people/kim-pan-gon-harimau-malaya-head-coach-malaysia/ |website=Prestige |access-date=21 January 2022 |date=21 January 2022 }}</ref> His first task was the [[2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series]] held in Singapore in March 2022. At that time, Pan Gon recorded his first success when Malaysia won 2–0 against [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] but suffered a subsequent 1–2 loss to Singapore in the next match.<ref>{{cite web |title=S'pore beats M'sia 2–1 in FAS Tri-Nations Series, Ikhsan Fandi scored both goals |url=https://mothership.sg/2022/03/singapore-malaysia-fas-tri-nation/ |website=Mothership |access-date=26 March 2022 |date=26 March 2022 }}</ref> Pan Gon's next challenge came when Malaysia faced [[Brunei national football team|Brunei]] and [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]] in a series of friendly matches as part of preparations for the [[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia to test against Brunei and Hong Kong |url=https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/malaysia-to-test-against-brunei-and-hong-kong/ |website=aseanfootball.org |access-date=17 May 2022 |date=17 May 2022 }}</ref> Malaysia won 4–0 against Brunei<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia beat Brunei 4–0 in football friendly |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/05/800144/malaysia-beat-brunei-4-0-football-friendly |website=New Straits Times |access-date=27 May 2022 |date=27 May 2022 }}</ref> and 2–0 against Hong Kong,<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia beat Hong Kong 2–0 in football friendly |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/06/801534/malaysia-beat-hong-kong-2-0-football-friendly |website=New Straits Times |access-date=2 June 2022 |date=2 June 2022 }}</ref> raising confidence and support from FAM and Malaysians in the hope of improving Malaysian football's fortunes which had declined in the previous years.<br />
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In the third round of [[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification]], Malaysia faced 3 matches which began with a 3–1 victory against [[Turkmenistan national football team|Turkmenistan]] in the first match,<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia get winning start in Asian Cup qualifiers against Turkmenistan |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/06/08/malaysia-get-winning-start-in-asian-cup-qualifiers-against-turkmenistan |website=The Star |access-date=8 June 2022 |date=8 June 2022 }}</ref> suffering a 1–2 lost to [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Gloomy skies add to Harimau Malaya's woes in 1–2 defeat to Bahrain |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/06/11/gloomy-skies-add-to-harimau-malaya039s-woes-in-1-2-defeat-to-bahrain |website=The Star |access-date=11 June 2022 |date=11 June 2022 }}</ref> before successfully ending their campaign by defeating [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] with 4–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia 4–1 Bangladesh (Jun 14, 2022) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/632975 |website=ESPN |access-date=14 June 2022 |date=14 June 2022 }}</ref> Thus, Malaysia finished second in Group E behind Bahrain and automatically qualified for the [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]] on merit after 42 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia qualify for 2023 Asian Cup |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/06/14/harimau-malaya-qualify-for-2023-asia-cup |website=The Star |access-date=14 June 2022 |date=14 June 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=15 years after co-hosting AFC Asian Cup, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam are back on their own merit |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37629343/15-years-co-hosting-afc-asian-cup-malaysia-indonesia-thailand-vietnam-back-own-merit |last=Tan |first=Gabriel |website=ESPN |access-date=15 June 2022 |date=15 October 2023 }}</ref> Shortly thereafter, Malaysia's FIFA ranking rose up to 147th from 154th in March 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia jump seven rungs, now 147th in FIFA world rankings |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/06/23/malaysia-jump-seven-rungs-now-147th-in-fifa-world-rankings |website=The Star |access-date=23 June 2022 |date=23 June 2022 }}</ref> Later in September 2022, Malaysia entered the [[2022 King's Cup]] in Thailand, facing the host and later, [[Tajikistan national football team|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 shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]] after being held to a goalless draw.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya lose King's Cup final after penalty shootout heartbreak |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/09/834395/harimau-malaya-lose-kings-cup-final-after-penalty-shootout-heartbreak |website=New Straits Times |access-date=26 September 2022 |date=26 September 2022 }}</ref><br />
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At the end of 2022, before the start of the [[2022 AFF Championship|2022 AFC Championship]] campaign, Malaysia held 2 friendly matches against [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]] and [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]],<ref>{{cite web |title=AFF Cup run-up: Cambodia and Maldives easy meat for Harimau? |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/10/845507/aff-cup-run-cambodia-and-maldives-easy-meat-harimau |website=New Straits Times |access-date=31 October 2022 |date=31 October 2022 }}</ref> winning 4–0<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia outclass Cambodia 4–0 in friendly |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/12/859460/malaysia-outclass-cambodia-4-0-friendly |website=New Straits Times |access-date=10 December 2022 |date=10 December 2022 }}</ref> and 3–0 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia beat Maldives 3–0 in football friendly |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/12/860874/malaysia-beat-maldives-3-0-football-friendly |website=New Straits Times |access-date=15 December 2022 |date=15 December 2022 }}</ref> In the 2022 AFC Championship, Malaysia has won 1–0 against Myanmar with [[Syihan Hazmi]] saving a late penalty to secured the win for Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winning start for Malaysia |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/12/21/winning-start-for-malaysia |website=The Star |access-date=21 December 2022 |date=21 December 2022 }}</ref> In the next match, Malaysia went on to thrash Laos 5–0 <ref>{{cite web |title=AFF Cup: Malaysia whip Laos 5–0 to register second consecutive win |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/12/864151/aff-cup-malaysia-whip-laos-5-0-register-second-consecutive-win |website=New Straits Times |access-date=25 December 2022 |date=25 December 2022 }}</ref> but lost 0–3 against Vietnam in a controversial match that led to [[Azam Azmi]]'s red card.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia fall to Vietnam in controversial AFF Cup match |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/12/864861/malaysia-fall-vietnam-controversial-aff-cup-match |website=New Straits Times |access-date=27 December 2022 |date=27 December 2022 }}</ref> Yet, Malaysia has won 4–1 against causeway rivals, Singapore in the last match being the first time Malaysia had won over Singapore at home soil which also sees Malaysia finishing in second place of Group B, thus seeing them automatically qualified to semi-finals match against Thailand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya thrash Singapore 4–1 to reach AFF Cup semis |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2023/01/03/harimau-malaya-thrash-singapore-4-1-to-reach-aff-cup-semis/48296 |website=Malay Mail |access-date=3 January 2023 |date=3 January 2023 }}</ref> Malaysia won the first leg of the match with [[Faisal Halim]] scoring the only goal in the match but in the second leg, Thailand scored twice which see Malaysia failing to enter the final after with a 3–1 aggregate defeat to Thailand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia crash out in AFF Cup semi-finals |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2023/01/869095/malaysia-crash-out-aff-cup-semi-finals |website=New Straits Times |access-date=10 January 2023 |date=10 January 2023 }}</ref> Malaysia ended the year 2022 with astonishing triumphs which see them rose up to 145th in FIFA ranking.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya shine in 2022 as M'sia qualify for Asian Cup on merit |url=https://themalaysianreserve.com/2022/12/31/harimau-malaya-shine-in-2022-as-msia-qualify-for-asian-cup-on-merit/ |website=The Malaysian Reserve |access-date=31 December 2022 |date=31 December 2022 }}</ref><br />
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Later in March 2023, Malaysia has won again after defeating Turkmenistan with 1–0<ref>{{cite web |title=Muhammad Akhyar helps Harimau Malaya to 1–0 win over Turkmenistan |url=https://www.thesundaily.my/sport/muhammad-akhyar-helps-harimau-malaya-to-1-0-win-over-turkmenistan-IO10787582 |website=The Sun Daily |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=24 March 2023 }}</ref> and 2–0 against Hong Kong at the [[Sultan Ibrahim Stadium]] in [[Johor]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia down Hong Kong 2–0 in friendly |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/03/29/malaysia-down-hong-kong-2-0-in-friendly |website=The Star |access-date=29 March 2023 |date=29 March 2023 }}</ref> In June 2023, Malaysia has won 4–1 against [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Island]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya roars to a 4–1 win against the Solomon Islands |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/06/15/harimau-malaya-roars-to-a-4-1-win-against-the-solomon-islands#:~:text=PETALING%20JAYA%3A%20Harimau%20Malaya%20got,on%20Wednesday%20(June%2014). |website=The Star |access-date=14 June 2023 |date=14 June 2023 }}</ref> and yet has biggest victory ever when won 10–0 against [[Papua New Guinea national football team|Papua New Guinea]] at the [[Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]] in [[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya hit 10 goals past Papua New Guinea |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/06/20/harimau-malaya-hit-10-goals-past-papua-new-guinea |website=The Star |access-date=20 June 2023 |date=20 June 2023 }}</ref> Shortly after, Malaysia has rose up again to 137th in the world and 4th in ASEAN in the FIFA World Rankings behind the Philippines (135th), Thailand (113th) and Vietnam (95th), thus this latest ranking is the highest which Harimau Malaya has attained in 17 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia up one rung to 137th in world rankings |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/06/30/malaysia-up-one-rung-to-137th-in-world-rankings |website=The Star |access-date=30 June 2023 |date=30 June 2023 }}</ref><br />
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In September 2023, Malaysia faced the biggest challenge ever when they met [[Syria national football team|Syria]] and [[China national football team|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 [[2023 Merdeka Tournament|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.<br />
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====2023 AFC Asian Cup====<br />
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After 42 years absence (excluding 2007, where Malaysia was one of the host), Malaysia going to the competition with high expectation, as they were put in a group with [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]], [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]], and [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]. As part of the preparation of the tournament, Malaysia had a friendly match with Syria again with the same score as last year, 2–2 draw.<br />
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Malaysia opened their match of the 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 match looked to be ending in a draw, until [[Ali Madan]] scored a last-minute goal for Bahrain. Thus, Malaysia had failed to advance past the group stages of an 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 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]. Malaysia headed into their final group stage fixture against the favourites in the group, [[South Korea national football team|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]], followed up by a penalty slotted away by [[Arif Aiman Hanapi|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 added time, when [[Romel Morales]] scored an equaliser against all odds. The match ended as 3–3, securing a memorable draw, and Malaysia earned their first point since 1980, meaning that they could end their [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]] campaign on a high.<br />
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== Team image ==<br />
=== Media coverage ===<br />
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All matches of Malaysia are shown live on [[Astro Arena (TV channel)|Astro Arena]] (friendlies, [[FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup]] (2nd round only), and [[Media Prima]] ([[AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup]] qualifiers), [[Radio Televisyen Malaysia|RTM]] ([[AFF Championship]] matches (except [[2014 AFF Championship|2014]] season), [[FIFA World Cup qualification|FIFA World Cup]] and [[AFC Asian Cup qualification|AFC Asian Cup]] qualifiers), and ([[AFF Championship]] matches for 2014 season only). All matches are broadcast with both [[English language|English]] (Astro only) and [[Malaysian language|Malaysian]] commentary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-fam-umum-rtm-astro-penyiar-rasmi-aksi-harimau-malaya|title=Siaran Media: FAM Umum RTM & Astro Penyiar Rasmi Aksi Harimau Malaya|trans-title=Press Release: FAM Announces RTM & Astro as the Official Broadcaster for Tiger Matches|language=ms|work=Football Association of Malaysia|date=4 September 2019|access-date=6 September 2019|archive-date=6 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906113815/https://www.fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-fam-umum-rtm-astro-penyiar-rasmi-aksi-harimau-malaya|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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=== Kits ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF| Kit provider<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF| Period<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF| {{Abbr|Ref|References}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{center|''none''}}<br />
| 1963–1974<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Adidas]]<br />
| 1975–1977<br />
| <ref>[https://legasilagenda.com/2023/01/17/jersi-dan-pingat-1976-1977/ #ArkibLegasiLagenda – Jersi Dan Pingat 1976/77]</ref><br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Umbro]]<br />
| 1978<br />
| <ref name="mys kit history">{{cite web|url=https://www.footballkitarchive.com/malaysia-kits/|title=Malaysia Kit History|work=Football Kit Archive|access-date=25 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125083619/https://www.footballkitarchive.com/malaysia-kits/#2000s|archive-date=25 November 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Adidas]]<br />
| 1979–2006<br />
| <ref name="mys kit history"/><br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]<br />
| 2007–''present''<br />
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2007/01/08/fa-of-malaysia-sign-fouryear-deal-with-nike/|title=FA of Malaysia sign four-year deal with Nike|work=The Star|date=8 January 2007|access-date=8 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208115523/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2007/01/08/fa-of-malaysia-sign-fouryear-deal-with-nike/|archive-date=8 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
{{Commons|Malaysia national football team kits}}<br />
{{Football kit box<br />
| pattern_la = _malaysia10a| pattern_b = _MASblue| pattern_ra = _malaysia10a<br />
| pattern_sh = _MAShome10| pattern_so = _mas10a<br />
|shorts=000000| socks = 135DAB| title = 2010 AFF Cup Final 2nd leg kit<br />
}}<br />
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Started from 1975 Merdeka Tournament until 1977, Malaysia football team wear the kit from Adidas. In 1978, Malaysia switch to [[Umbro]]. From 1979 to 2006, the national team kit was manufactured and sponsored by [[Adidas]]. Since 2007, the official Malaysia team kit is manufactured by [[Nike, Inc.|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.<br />
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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footyheadlines.com/2014/10/nike-malaysia-2014-2015-kits.html?m=1|title=Nike Malaysia 2014–2015 Kits Released|work=Footy Headlines|date=31 October 2014|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422134841/http://www.footyheadlines.com/2014/10/nike-malaysia-2014-2015-kits.html|archive-date=22 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On the underside of the flag, the quote "''Tanah Tumpahnya Darahku''" (The land that I spill my blood for) can be found. The quote is part of the [[Negaraku|Malaysia National Anthem]], alluding that they are doing their best for the country.<br />
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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.<br />
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=== Grounds ===<br />
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'''Home Stadium'''<br />
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Malaysia's home stadium is the [[National Stadium, Bukit Jalil|Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]. The stadium capacity is 87,411 (seated)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fussballtempel.net/afc/MAS.html|title=Malaysia – Malaisie|work=Fussball Tempel (Football Stadiums of the World)|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404222017/http://fussballtempel.net/afc/MAS.html|url-status=live}}</ref> which makes it the ninth [[List of association football stadiums by capacity|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.<br />
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When there were ongoing renovations at the [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]], the team played at the other stadium 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.<br />
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{| class="wikitable" width=95% style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|Malaysia national football team home stadiums<br />
|-<br />
!Image<br />
!Stadium<br />
!Capacity<br />
!Location<br />
!Last match<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:National Stadium Bukit Jalil 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup final.jpg|150px]]<br />
|[[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
|87,500<br />
|[[Bukit Jalil]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]<br />
|'''v'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|Kyrgyzstan}}<br /><small>(16 November 2023; [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers]])</small><br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Aerial View of Kuala Lumpur Stadium.png|150px]]<br />
|[[Kuala Lumpur Stadium]]<br />
|18,000<br />
|[[Cheras, Kuala Lumpur]]<br />
|'''v'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|Maldives}}<br /><small>(14 December 2022; [[Exhibition game|Friendly]])</small><br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium (Night) 2021.jpg|frameless|154x154px]]<br />
|[[Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]]<br />
|50,000<br />
|[[Kuala Nerus, Terengganu|Kuala Nerus]], [[Terengganu]]<br />
|'''v'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|PNG}}<br /><small>(20 June 2023; [[Exhibition game|Friendly]])</small><br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Iskandar Puteri.jpg|frameless|153x153px]]<br />
|[[Sultan Ibrahim Stadium]]<br />
|40,000<br />
|[[Iskandar Puteri]], [[Johor]]<br />
|'''v'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|HKG}}<br /><small>(28 March 2023; [[Exhibition game|Friendly]])</small><br />
|}<br />
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=== Training ground ===<br />
[[Wisma FAM]] is the main headquarters for the [[Football Association of Malaysia]] which located at [[Kelana Jaya]], [[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]. The training facility for the Malaysia national football team is 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.<br />
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=== Supporters ===<br />
{{Main|Ultras Malaya}}<br />
[[File:Ultras Malaya in Bukit Jalil Stadium, 2014 AFF Championship Final.jpg|thumb|right|A part of the action from Ultras Malaya during the [[2014 AFF Championship]] second leg final match between Malaysia and [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]]. Thailand won the competition.|242x242px]]<br />
''[[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 [[Flare#Flares and football|flares]], drums and large national flags to the stadiums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malaysia-kini.com/2011/11/ultras-malaya/|title=Ultras Malaya|work=MalaysiaKini|date=23 November 2011|access-date=13 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910025634/http://www.malaysia-kini.com/2011/11/ultras-malaya/|archive-date=10 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==== Sponsorship ====<br />
According to the website of [[Football Association of Malaysia]], Malaysia main sponsors include [[Bank Islam]], [[Malaysia Airlines]], [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Telekom Malaysia]], [[100plus]], [[Kalbe Farma|Extra Joss]], KN, Wonda Coffee, Origina, Sanctband Active, [[Milo (drink)|Milo]] and Kronos with the association also establish social responsibilities partners with One Goal and [[Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers]] (MYCAT).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fam.org.my/|title=FAM Sponsors|quote=See at the bottom of the website.|access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref><br />
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== Results and fixtures ==<br />
{{See also|Malaysia national football team results (2020–present)|Malaysia national football team results}}<br />
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.<br />
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{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br />
{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br />
{{legend2|#FFFFFF|Fixture|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br />
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===2023===<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 28 March <br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = Malaydesh {{flagdeco|MAS}}<br />
| score = 2–0<br />
| team2 = {{fb|HKG}}<br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Akhyar Rashid|Akhyar]] {{goal|18}}<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|40}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Ibrahim Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Johor]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 4,593<br />
| referee = Mongkolchai Pechsri ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])<br />
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-03-28/malaysia-vs-hong-kong/2953295/<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 14 June<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 4–1<br />
| team2 = {{fb|SOL}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Paulo Josué|Josué]] {{goal|40}}<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{goal|45+2|pen.}}<br />
*[[Safawi Rasid|Safawi]] {{goal|77}}<br />
*[[Lee Tuck|Tuck]] {{goal|90+1}}<br />
| goals2 = [[Raphael Lea'i|Lea'i]] {{goal|11}}<br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Terengganu]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 12,265<br />
| referee = Ngô Duy Lân ([[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]])<br />
| report = [https://www.worldfootball.net/report/freundschaft-2023-juni-malaysia-salomonen/ Report (WFT)]<br />[https://semuanyabola.com/kecemerlangan-penjaga-gol-kepulauan-solomon-tak-dapat-halang-kekuatan-malaysia/ Report (SB.com)]<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 20 June<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 10–0<br />
| team2 = {{fb|PNG}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Safawi Rasid|Safawi]] {{goal|45+4|pen.}}<br />
*[[Paulo Josué|Josué]] {{goal|52||64||70}}<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{goal|57||60||87||89}}<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|59}}<br />
*[[Daniel Ting|D. Ting]] {{goal|76}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Terengganu]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 9,592<br />
| referee = Yudi Nurcahya ([[Football Association of Indonesia|Indonesia]])<br />
| report = [https://www.worldfootball.net/report/freundschaft-2023-juni-malaysia-papua-neuguinea/ Report (WFT)]<br />[https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2023/06/1117049/malaysia-pesta-gol-belasah-papua-10-0 Report (BH.com)]<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly<br />
| date = 6 September<br />
| time = {{UTZ|17:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR}}<br />
| score = 2–2<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Mardik Mardikian|Mardik]] {{goal|12}}<br />
*[[Yassin Samia|Yassin]] {{goal|41}}<br />
| goals2 = <br />
*[[Akhyar Rashid|Akhyar]] {{goal|51}}<br />
*[[Darren Lok|D. Lok]] {{goal|85}}<br />
| stadium = [[East-Town Football Park Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Chengdu]], China<br />
| attendance =<br />
| referee = Shen Yinhao ([[Chinese Football Association|China]])<br />
| report = [https://www.scoop.my/sports/harimau-malaya-stage-dramatic-comeback-for-2-2-friendly-draw-with-syria/ Report<br />(Scoop)]<br />[https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/687830 Report<br />ESPN (UK)]<br />
| result = D<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 9 September<br />
| time = {{UTZ|19:35|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}<br />
| score = 1–1<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MYS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Lin Liangming|L. Liangming]] {{goal|36}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|11}}<br />
| stadium = [[Phoenix Hill Sports Park Football Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Chengdu]], China<br />
| attendance = 26,138<br />
| referee = Abdulhadi Al-Ruaile ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])<br />
| report = [https://english.news.cn/20230910/2c7ed12d2ef847128ca496a848798730/c.html Report<br />(Xinhua)]<br />[https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/684730 Report<br />ESPN (UK)]<br />
| result = D<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 Merdeka Tournament#Semi-finals|2023 Merdeka Tournament SF]]<br />
| date = 13 October<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 4–2<br />
| team2 = {{fb|IND}} <br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Dion Cools|Cools]] {{goal|7}}<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{goal|20|pen.}}<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|42}}<br />
*[[La'Vere Corbin-Ong|Corbin-Ong]] {{goal|61}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Naorem Mahesh Singh|Mahesh]] {{goal|13}}<br />
*[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhteri]] {{goal|51}}<br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 46,150<br />
| referee = Mongkolchai Pechsri ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])<br />
| report = [https://olympics.com/en/news/merdeka-cup-2023-football-india-vs-malaysia-semi-final-result-scores Report<br />(Olympics.com)]<br />[https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/689236 Report<br />ESPN (UK)]<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 Merdeka Tournament#Final|2023 Merdeka Tournament F]]<br />
| date = 17 October<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 0–2<br />
| team2 = {{fb|TJK}} <br />
| goals1 =<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Rustam Soirov|Soirov]] {{goal|44}}<br />
*[[Shahrom Samiev|Samiev]] {{goal|88}}<br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 36,558<br />
| referee = Hoàng Ngọc Hà ([[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]])<br />
| report = [https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/10/17/malaysia-lose-0-2-to-tajikistan-in-merdeka-tournament-final Report<br />(TheStar)]<br />[https://www.espn.co.uk/football/matchstats/_/gameId/689251 Report<br />ESPN (UK)]<br />
| result = L<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 16 November<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 4–3<br />
| team2 = {{fb|KGZ}} <br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Dion Cools|Cools]] {{goal|7||77}}<br />
*[[Khristiyan Brauzman|Brauzman]] {{goal|72|o.g.}}<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|90+3}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Kayrat Zhyrgalbek uulu|Zhyrgalbek uulu]] {{goal|42}}<br />
*[[Ernist Batyrkanov|Batyrkanov]] {{goal|44}}<br />
*[[Kai Merk|Merk]] {{goal|57}}<br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 17,142<br />
| referee = Ammar Mahfoodh ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]])<br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017232?gender=1&date=2023-11-15<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 21 November<br />
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TPE}}<br />
| score = 0–1<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}} <br />
| goals1 =<br />
| goals2 = [[Darren Lok|D. Lok]] {{goal|72}}<br />
| stadium = [[Taipei Municipal Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Taipei]], Taiwan<br />
| attendance = 9,521<br />
| referee = [[Majed Al-Shamrani]] ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])<br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017227?gender=1&date=2023-11-20<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
<br />
===2024===<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[Exhibition game|Closed Door Friendly]]<sup>1</sup><br />
| date = 8 January<br />
| time = {{UTZ|20:30|3}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR}}<br />
| score = 2–2<br />
| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/08/world/friendlies/syria/malaysia/4279855/<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Pablo Sabbag|Sabbag]] {{Goal|70}}<br />
*[[Ibrahim Hesar|Hesar]] {{Goal|74}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{Goal|39}}<br />
*[[Paulo Josué|Josué]] {{Goal|78}}<br />
| stadium = [[Grand Hamad Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Doha]], Qatar<br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = D<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E|2023 AFC Asian Cup GS]]<br />
| date = 15 January <br />
| time = {{UTZ|1:30|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 0–4<br />
| team2 = {{fb|JOR}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Mahmoud Al-Mardi|Al-Mardi]] {{goal|12||32}}<br />
*[[Musa Al-Taamari|Al-Taamari]] {{goal|18|pen.|85}}<br />
| stadium = [[Al Janoub Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Al Wakrah]], Qatar<br />
| attendance = 20,410<br />
| referee = [[Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed]] ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]])<br />
| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-asian-cup/2023/2363547<br />
| result = L<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
|format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E|2023 AFC Asian Cup GS]]<br />
| date = 20 January <br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:30|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BHR}}<br />
| score = 1–0<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Ali Madan|Madan]] {{goal|90+6}}<br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Al Rayyan]], Qatar<br />
| attendance = 10,386<br />
| referee = [[Ahmed Al-Kaf]] ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]])<br />
| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-asian-cup/2023/2363550<br />
| result = L<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E|2023 AFC Asian Cup GS]]<br />
| date = 25 January <br />
| time = {{UTZ|19:30|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR}}<br />
| score = 3–3<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Jeong Woo-yeong]] {{goal|21}}<br />
*[[Lee Kang-in]] {{goal|83}}<br />
*[[Son Heung-min]] {{goal|90+4|pen.}}<br />
| goals2 = <br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|51}}<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{goal|62|pen.}}<br />
*[[Romel Morales|Morales]] {{goal|90+15}}<br />
| stadium = [[Al Janoub Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Al Wakrah]], Qatar<br />
| attendance = 30,117<br />
| referee = Khalid Al-Turais ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])<br />
| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-asian-cup/2023/2363551<br />
| result = D<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| date = 15 March<br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|8}}<br />
| round = [[Exhibition game#Association football|Closed Door Friendly]]<sup>1</sup><br />
| score = 5–1<br />
| report = https://www.bernama.com/en/sports/news.php?id=2279699#:~:text=KUALA%20LUMPUR%2C%20March%2016%20(Bernama,Shah%20Alam%20Stadium%20last%20night.<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Darren Lok|Lok]] {{goal|31|pen.|36}}<br />
*[[Stuart Wilkin|Wilkin]] {{goal|46}}<br />
*[[Daniel Ting|Ting]] {{goal|48}}<br />
*[[Mukhairi Ajmal|Mukhairi]] {{goal|135}}<br />
| team2 = {{fb|NEP}}<br />
| goals2 = [[Sameer Tamang|Tamang]] {{goal|68}}<br />
| stadium = [[UiTM Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Shah Alam]], Malaysia<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 21 March<br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|4}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|OMA}}<br />
| score = 2–0<br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017234?gender=1&date=2024-03-20<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = *[[Issam Al-Sabhi|Al-Sabhi]]{{goal|58}}<br />
[[Muhsen Al-Ghassani|Al-Ghassani]]{{goal|88}}<br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex]]<br />
| location = [[Muscat]], Oman <br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = L<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 26 March<br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 0–2<br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017231?gender=1&date=2024-03-25<br />
| team2 = {{fb|OMN}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = l<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 6 June<br />
| time = <br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|KGZ}}<br />
| score = <br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017237?gender=1&date=2024-06-05<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Dolen Omurzakov Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Bishkek]], Kyrgyzstan <br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = <br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 11 June<br />
| time = <br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = <br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017230?gender=1&date=2024-06-10<br />
| team2 = {{fb|TPE}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
<sup>1</sup> Not FIFA 'A' international match.<br />
<br />
== Coaching staff ==<br />
{{updated|23 February 2022}}<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|Malaysia national football team coaching staff<br />
|-<br />
!width=150px|Roles<br />
!width=180px|Names<br />
!width=150px|Appointment date<br />
|-<br />
| Head coach<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Pan-Gon]]<br />
| 21 Jan 2022<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3"|Assistant Coach||{{flagicon|ESP}} Pau Martí Vicente<br />
| 17 Feb 2022 <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Bo-bae<br />
| 17 Feb 2022<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[E. Elavarasan]]<br />
| 17 Feb 2022<br />
|-<br />
| Goalkeeping Coach<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Jun-ho<br />
| 17 Feb 2022<br />
|-<br />
| Physical Coach<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Ji-hyeon<br />
| 1 Nov 2022<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|Performance Analyst||<br />
{{flagicon|KOR}} Lim Jae-hun<br />
| 17 Feb 2022<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Je-yoon<br />
| 1 Sep 2022<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<small>Source:</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-kim-pan-gon-umum-barisan-kejurulatihan-skuad-harimau-malaya|title=Siaran Media: Kim Pan Gon Umum Barisan Kejurulatihan Skuad Harimau Malaya|trans-title=Media Release: Kim Pan Gon Announces the Malayan Tiger Squad Coaching Lineup|language=ms|work=Football Association of Malaysia|date=17 February 2022|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref><br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|Malaysia national football team management and supporting staff<br />
|-<br />
!width=150px|Roles<br />
!width=180px|Names<br />
!width=150px|Appointment date<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|Physiotherapist||<br />
{{flagicon|MAS}} S. Sivanasvaran<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Harris Zafran<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Team Doctor<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Zaidi Salleh<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|Masseuer||<br />
{{flagicon|MAS}} Zahari Mazlan<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Ramzi Zaini<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Nutritionist<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Ku Ahmad Azmeel Ku Muhseen<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|Kitman||<br />
{{flagicon|MAS}} Herman Pelani<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Suhardi Usop<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Media Officer<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Wan Mohd Fakhrul Anwar Wan Bakar<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|Team Administrator<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Steven Paul Windsor<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Security Officer <br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Hasni Hussin<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|Photographer <br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Jamie Nazmi<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Coaching record ===<br />
{{updated|25 January 2024}}<br />
<!-- Start from the establishment of Malaysia --><br />
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=11 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|List of head coaches<br />
|-<br />
!Name<br />
!Period<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GS|Goals scored}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals allowed}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GD|Goals different}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Win %|Win percentage}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Peter Velappan]]<br />
| 1963<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Choo Seng Quee]]<br />
| 1963–1964{{#tag:ref|Earned Malaysian nationality after Malaysia formed on 16 September 1963. Became Singaporean after [[Singapore in Malaysia|Singapore separation from Malaysia]] in 1965.|group="n"}}<br />
{{WDL|11|3|3|5|for=23|against=23|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|FRG}} Otto Westphal<br />
| 1965–1966<br />
{{WDL|12|1|4|7|for=11|against=25|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Clement De Silva<br />
| 1966<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Peter Velappan]]<br />
| 1966<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Nagalingam Rajoo<br />
| 1967<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Dettmar Cramer]]<br />
| 1967<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Edwin Dutton<br />
| 1967<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harold Hassall]]<br />
| 1968<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Peter Velappan]]<br />
| 1968<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Ghani Minhat]]<br />
| 1969<br />
{{WDL|11|5|2|4|for=18|against=18|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harold Hassall]]<br />
| 1970<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dave MacLaren]]<br />
| 1970<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} C. Arasaratnam<br />
| 1971<br />
{{WDL|39|21|6|12|for=81|against=61|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Jalil Che Din]]<br />
| 1972<br />
{{WDL|26|13|3|10|for=41|against=34|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Tam Sitwa<br />
| 1973<br />
{{WDL|0|0|0|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Kuppan<br />
| 1973<br />
{{WDL|27|12|7|8|for=41|against=28|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Jalil Che Din]]<br />
| 1974<br />
{{WDL|18|8|4|6|for=35|against=30|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Kuppan<br />
| 1974–1977<br />
{{WDL|82|36|24|22|for=154|against=90|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chow Kwai Lam]]<br />
| 1978<br />
{{WDL|22|11|3|8|for=40|against=35|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Weigang]]<br />
| 1979–1982<br />
{{WDL|67|21|21|25|for=96|against=89|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Chandran<br />
| 1982–1983<br />
{{WDL|14|6|1|7|for=15|against=17|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Lord]]<br />
| 1983–1985<br />
{{WDL|37|17|11|9|for=63|against=36|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Mohamad Bakar<br />
| 1985–1986<br />
{{WDL|13|4|3|6|for=17|against=24|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jozef Vengloš]]<br />
| 1986–1987<br />
{{WDL|13|6|3|4|for=21|against=13|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Rahman Ibrahim]]<br />
| 1987<br />
{{WDL|10|1|4|5|for=8|against=12|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Bate]]<br />
| 1988<br />
{{WDL|5|1|2|2|for=4|against=10|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Chandran<br />
| 1988<br />
{{WDL|4|1|1|2|for=4|against=6|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trevor Hartley]]<br />
| 1989<br />
{{WDL|8|6|0|2|for=14|against=5|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Ahmad Shafie<br />
| 1990<br />
{{WDL|4|0|1|3|for=0|against=7|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Rahim Abdullah<br />
| 1991<br />
{{WDL|6|1|1|4|for=7|against=12|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ken Worden]]<br />
| 1992–1993<br />
{{WDL|17|5|6|6|for=26|against=22|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Claude Le Roy]]<br />
| 1994–1995<br />
{{WDL|5|1|1|3|for=6|against=10|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|TUN|1959}} Hatem Souisi<br />
| 1995<br />
{{WDL|6|2|1|3|for=12|against=8|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Wan Jamak Wan Hassan]]<br />
| 1996–1997<br />
{{WDL|22|10|6|6|for=35|against=18|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|TUN|1959}} Hatem Souisi<br />
| 1998<br />
{{WDL|4|0|2|2|for=1|against=4|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Rahman Ibrahim]]<br />
| 1998–2000<br />
{{WDL|29|15|3|11|for=56|against=44|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Allan Harris]]<br />
| 2001–2004<br />
{{WDL|31|7|7|17|for=38|against=57|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[K. Rajagopal (footballer)|K. Rajagopal]]<br />
| 2004'''<sup>C</sup>'''<br />
{{WDL|0|0|0|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Bertalan Bicskei]]<br />
| 2004–2005<br />
{{WDL|18|9|1|8|for=28|against=27|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Norizan Bakar]]<br />
| 2005–2007<br />
{{WDL|18|4|5|9|for=23|against=28|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[B. Sathianathan]]<br />
| 2007–2008<br />
{{WDL|13|5|4|4|for=29|against=19|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[K. Rajagopal (footballer)|K. Rajagopal]]<br />
| 2009–2013<br />
{{WDL|52|14|15|23|for=65|against=76|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ong Kim Swee]] ([[Caretaker manager|caretaker]])<br />
| 2014<br />
{{WDL|3|1|2|0|for=2|against=1|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Dollah Salleh]]<br />
| 2014–2015<br />
{{WDL|18|4|4|10|for=19|against=46|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ong Kim Swee]]<br />
| 2015–2017<br />
{{WDL|21|7|6|8|for=20|against=27|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Nelo Vingada]]<br />
| 2017<br />
{{WDL|7|0|1|6|for=6|against=16|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Cheng Hoe]]<br />
| 2017–2022<br />
{{WDL|40|20|4|16|for=74|against=53|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Pan-gon]]<br />
| 2022–present<br />
{{WDL|30|18|5|7|for=67|against=33|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Players ==<br />
{{Further|List of Malaysia footballers born outside Malaysia}}<br />
<br />
=== Current squad ===<br />
The following 24 players have been called up for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches against {{fb|Oman}} on 21 and 26 March 2024. <ref>{{cite web |title=LIST OF 33 PLAYERS FOR THE HARIMAU MALAYA CENTRALIZED TRAINING (MARCH 2024) |url=https://www.fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-senarai-33-pemain-ke-kem-latihan-pusat-harimau-malaya-mac-2024}}</ref><br />
<br />
''Caps and goals correct {{as of|lc=y|2024|3|22|post=,}} after the match against {{fb|Oman}}.''<br />
<br />
{{nat fs g start}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Azri Ghani]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|4|30|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Kuala Lumpur City F.C.|Kuala Lumpur City]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=GK|name=[[Syihan Hazmi]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|2|22|df=y}}|caps=22|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=GK|name=[[Suhaimi Husin]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|8|9|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Sharul Nazeem]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|11|16|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Shahrul Saad]]||age={{Birth date and age|1993|7|8|df=y}}|caps=58|goals=5|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Daniel Ting]]|age={{Birth date and age|1992|12|1|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Azam Azmi]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|2|12|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Dominic Tan]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|3|12|df=y}}|caps=27|goals=0|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=[[Harith Haiqal]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|6|22|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=DF|name=[[Dion Cools]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|6|4|df=y}}|caps=25|goals=4|club=[[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]]|clubnat=THA}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=DF|name=[[La'Vere Corbin-Ong]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|4|22|df=y}}|caps=35|goals=4|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Stuart Wilkin]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|3|12|df=y}}|caps=20|goals=4|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Endrick (footballer, born 1995)|Endrick]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|3|7|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Syamer Kutty Abba]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|10|1|df=y}}|caps=34|goals=1|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Nooa Laine]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|11|22|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[Paulo Josué]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|3|13|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=4|club=[[Kuala Lumpur City F.C.|Kuala Lumpur City]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Brendan Gan]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|6|3|df=y}}|caps=36|goals=1|club=''[[Free agent#Association football|Unattached]]''|clubnat=}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=24|pos=MF|name=[[Mukhairi Ajmal]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|11|7|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Faisal Halim]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|1|7|df=y}}|caps=33|goals=15|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Darren Lok]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|12|14|df=y}}|caps=33|goals=6|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Safawi Rasid]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|3|5|df=y}}|caps=59|goals=20|club=[[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=FW|name=[[Arif Aiman Hanapi]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|5|4|df=y}}|caps=27|goals=7|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=[[Akhyar Rashid]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|5|1|df=y}}|caps=49|goals=10|club=[[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=FW|name=[[Romel Morales]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|8|23|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs end}}<br />
<br />
=== Recent call-ups ===<br />
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.<br />
<!--Sorted by position, date of birth, caps, goals and most recent call-up.--><br />
{{nat fs r start}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Sheikh Izhan|Sikh Izhan]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|3|23|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Penang F.C. |Penang]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>PRE</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Kalamullah Al-Hafiz]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|7|30|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Kedah Darul Aman F.C.|Kedah Darul Aman]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|CHN}}, 9 Sept 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Damien Lim]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|2|15|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|CHN}}, 9 Sept 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[V. Ruventhiran]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|8|24|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>PRE</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Matthew Davies (footballer)|Matthew Davies]]||other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]||age={{Birth date and age|1995|2|7|df=y}}|caps=49|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>INJ</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Junior Eldstål]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|9|16|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>INJ</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=25|pos=DF|name=[[Khuzaimi Piee]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|11|11|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Syahmi Safari]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|2|5|df=y}}|caps=26|goals=1|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=20|pos=DF|name=[[Quentin Cheng]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|11|20|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Selangor FC|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|TJK}}, 17 Oct 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Feroz Baharudin]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|4|2|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|PNG}}, 20 June 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=20|pos=MF|name=[[Afiq Fazail]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|9|29|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}}<sup>RET</sup> <br />
{{nat fs r player|no=24|pos=MF|name=[[Natxo Insa]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|6|9|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}} <sup>RET</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Nor Azam Azih]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|1|3|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=0|club=[[Sri Pahang F.C.|Sri Pahang]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|CHN}}, 9 Sept 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Lee Tuck]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|6|30|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=3|club=''[[Free agent#Association football|Unattached]]''|clubnat=|latest=v.{{fb|PNG}}, 20 June 2023<sup>RET</sup>}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Hong Wan]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|8|17|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|CHN}}, 9 Sept 2023<sup>INJ</sup>}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Aliff Izwan]]|age={{Birth date and age|2004|2|10|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>PRE</sup><br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Haqimi Azim]]|age={{Birth date and age|2003|1|6|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Kuala Lumpur City F.C.|Kuala Lumpur City]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>PRE</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Mohamadou Sumareh]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|9|20|df=y}}|caps=33|goals=7|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}} <br />
{{nat fs r player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Shamie Iszuan]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|9|10|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Kuching City F.C.|Kuching City]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|TJK}}, 17 Oct 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Ezequiel Agüero]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|4|7|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=2|club=[[Sri Pahang F.C.|Sri Pahang]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|TJK}}, 17 Oct 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Shahrel Fikri]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|10|17|df=y}}|caps=20|goals=5|club=[[Negeri Sembilan FC|Negeri Sembilan]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|PNG}}, 20 June 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Syafiq Ahmad]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|6|28|df=y}}|caps=37|goals=10|club=[[Kedah Darul Aman F.C.|Kedah Darul Aman]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|HKG}}, 28 March 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
;Notes<br />
*<sup>INJ</sup> = Player withdrew from the current squad due to injury.<br />
*<sup>PRE</sup> = Preliminary squad.<br />
*<sup>RET</sup> = Player has retired from national team.<br />
*<sup>WD</sup> = Player withdrew from the current squad due to non-injury issue. <br />
{{nat fs end}}<br />
<br />
==Player records==<br />
{{Updated|15 January 2024}}<ref name="soh">{{cite web |last1=Mamrud |first1=Roberto |title=Malaysia – Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-recintlp.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=30 December 2021 |archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927193951/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-recintlp.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
:Players in '''bold''' are still active with Malaysia. <br />
:This list does not include players who represented [[Malaya national football team#Records|Malaya]] (1948–1962).<br />
<br />
===Most appearances===<br />
[[File:Soh Chin Ann 2020 (cropped).jpg|175px|thumb|right|[[Soh Chin Ann]] is Malaysia's most capped player with 195 appearances.]]<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|-<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF |Rank<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="175px" |Player<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Caps<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Goals<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="100px" |Career<br />
|-<br />
| 1 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Soh Chin Ann]] || 195 || 13 || 1969–1984<br />
|-<br />
| 2 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Shukor Salleh]] || 172 || 5 || 1970–1981<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan=2|3 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Mokhtar Dahari]] || 142 || 89 || 1972–1985<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: left;"| [[R. Arumugam|Arumugam Rengasamy]] || 142 || 0 || 1973–1986<br />
|-<br />
| 5 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Zainal Abidin Hassan]] || 129 || 50 || 1980–1997<br />
|-<br />
| 6 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[M. Chandran (Malaysian footballer)|Chandran Mutveeran]] || 122 || 2 || 1965–1974<br />
|-<br />
| 7 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Santokh Singh]] || 119 || 7 || 1973–1984<br />
|-<br />
| 8 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Aidil Zafuan]] || 98 || 3 || 2007–2022<br />
|-<br />
|| 9 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Namat Abdullah]] || 95 || 7 || 1968–1975<br />
|-<br />
|| 10 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Ahmad Yusof]] || 92 || 6 || 1981–1993<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Top goalscorers===<br />
[[File:The late Mokhtar Dahari training at the field, c. 1970s.jpg|175px|thumb|right|[[Mokhtar Dahari]] is Malaysia's top scorer with 89 goals.]]<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|-<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF |Rank<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="160px" |Player<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Goals<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Caps<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Ratio<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="100px" |Career<br />
|-<br />
| 1 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Mokhtar Dahari]] || 89 || 142 || {{#expr:89/142 round 2}} || 1972–1985<br />
|-<br />
| 2 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Zainal Abidin Hassan|Zainal Abidin Hassan Ali]] || 50 || 129 || {{#expr:53/136 round 2}} || 1980–1997<br />
|-<br />
| 3 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Isa Bakar]] || 45 || 69 || {{#expr:44/65 round 2}} || 1974–1981<br />
|-<br />
| 4 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Shaharuddin Abdullah]] || 39 || 70 || {{#expr:39/70 round 2}} || 1967–1974<br />
|-<br />
| 5 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Dollah Salleh]] || 33 || 81 || {{#expr:33/81 round 2}} || 1985–1996<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan='2'|6 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[James Wong Chye Fook|James Wong]] || 23 || 36 || {{#expr:23/36 round 2}} || 1972–1981<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align: left;"| [[Safee Sali]] || 23 || 76 || {{#expr:23/76 round 2}} || 2006–2017<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan='3'|8 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Thanabalan Nadarajah (footballer, born 1943)|Thanabalan Nadarajah]] || 20 || 46 || {{#expr:20/46 round 2}} || 1964–1969<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align: left;"| '''[[Safawi Rasid]]''' || 20 || 59 || {{#expr:20/58 round 2}} || 2016–present <br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: left;"| [[Wong Choon Wah]] || 20 || 88 || {{#expr:20/88 round 2}} || 1968–1977<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Competitive record ==<br />
{{further|:Malaysia national football team results}}<br />
<br />
{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} '''Champion'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} '''Runners-up'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|#cc9966|border=darkgray}} '''Third place'''&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
{{Color box|#ccffcc|border=darkgray}} '''Fourth place'''&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
<br />
=== FIFA World Cup ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%; width: 800px;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[FIFA World Cup|{{color|#FFFFFF|FIFA World Cup finals]]}}<br />
!style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|<br />
!colspan=7 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[FIFA World Cup qualification|{{color|#FFFFFF|Qualification]]}}<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Round<br />
!Position<br />
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|D'''*'''|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|F|Goals for}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|A|Goals against}}<br />
!rowspan="29"|<br />
!Round<br />
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|F|Goals for}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|A|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9|as '''{{fb|Malaya}}'''<br />
!colspan=7|as '''{{fb|Malaya}}'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] to [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]<br />
|colspan="8" |''Not a FIFA member''<br />
|colspan="7" |''Not a FIFA member''<br />
|-<br />
|[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]] and [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]<br />
|colspan="8" |''Did not enter''<br />
|colspan="7" |''Did not enter''<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9|as '''{{Flagdeco|Malaysia}} Malaysia'''<br />
!colspan=7|as '''{{Flagdeco|Malaysia}} Malaysia'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]] and [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]<br />
|colspan="9" |''Did not enter''<br />
|colspan="7" |''Did not enter''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]<br />
|rowspan="13" colspan="8" |''Did not qualify''<br />
|[[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Group 2|Round 1]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<br />
|[[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Group 1|Round 1]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|7<br />
|6<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]<br />
|[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Group 3|Round 1]]<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]<br />
|[[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 3A|Round 1]]<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<br />
|[[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 4|Round 1]]<br />
|6<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]<br />
|[[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group E|Round 1]]<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|16<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]<br />
|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 1|Round 1]]<br />
|6<br />
|3<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|5<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]<br />
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 3|Round 1]]<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|8<br />
|11<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]<br />
|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 4|Round 2]]<br />
|6<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]<br />
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|Round 1]]<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]<br />
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|Round 2]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|8<br />
|10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]<br />
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group A|Round 2]]<br />
|8<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|6<br />
|3<br />
|30<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]<br />
|[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group G|Round 2]]<br />
|10<br />
|6<br />
|0<br />
|4<br />
|22<br />
|14<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CAN}} {{flagicon|MEX}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]]<br />
|colspan="8" rowspan="3" |''To be determined''<br />
|TBD<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|5<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|MAR}} {{flagicon|POR}} {{flagicon|ESP}} [[2030 FIFA World Cup|2030]]<br />
|colspan="7" rowspan="2" |''To be determined''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[2034 FIFA World Cup|2034]]<br />
|-<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Total'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''N/A'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|{{Tooltip|'''0/17'''|Number of tournaments qualified for}}<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: Round 2'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''72'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''23'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''14'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''35'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''95'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''132'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Olympic Games ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%; width: 800px;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|{{color|#FFFFFF|Olympic Games]] record}}<br />
!style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|<br />
!colspan=7 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|Qualification record<br />
|-<br />
!width=120|Year<br />
!width=100|Round<br />
!width=80|Position<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
! style="width:1%;" rowspan="19"|<br />
!width=140|Round<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]<br />
| rowspan="4" colspan="9" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
| rowspan="4" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]]<br />
|[[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics#Group A|Round 1]]<br />
|10th of 16<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|9<br />
|{{Tooltip|Group stage|Champion (Group 1 – East Asia)}} '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|12<br />
|0<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976]]<br />
| colspan="8"|''Did not qualify''<br />
|{{Tooltip|Group stage|3rd (Group 2)}}<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|17<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]]<br />
| colspan="8"|''[[1980 Summer Olympics boycott##Non-participating countries|Withdrew]]'' '''<sup>B</sup>''' ||[[1980 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournaments#Group 2|Group stage]] '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|5<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|21<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]<br />
| rowspan="2" colspan="8"|''Did not qualify''<br />
|{{Tooltip|Final stage|(Group stage: Group 3; Final stage: Group B)}}<br />
|12<br />
|6<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|16<br />
|10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]<br />
|{{Tooltip|Group stage|(East Asia Zone: Group 2)}}<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] – present<br />
| colspan="8" |''See [[Malaysia national under-23 football team|Malaysia under-23 football team]]'' '''<sup>2</sup>'''<br />
| colspan="8" |''See [[Malaysia national under-23 football team|Malaysia under-23 football team]]'' '''<sup>2</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Total'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Appearance: 1'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: 10th'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''3'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''1'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''2'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''3'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''9'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: Final stage'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''27'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''16'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''5'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''6'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''68'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''21'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== AFC Asian Cup ===<br />
{{main|Malaysia at the AFC Asian Cup}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[AFC Asian Cup|{{color|#FFFFFF|AFC Asian Cup]] record}}<br />
!style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|<br />
!colspan=7 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[AFC Asian Cup qualifiers|{{color|#FFFFFF|Qualification]] record}}<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Round<br />
!Position<br />
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|D*|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
! rowspan="20"|<br />
!Round<br />
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|HKG|1910}} [[1956 AFC Asian Cup|1956]]<br />
| rowspan="2" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
| rowspan="2" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[1960 AFC Asian Cup|1960]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]]<br />
| rowspan="3" colspan="8" |''Did not qualify''<br />
|[[1964 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Central zone|Group stage]]<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|9<br />
|10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]]<br />
|[[1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Central zone|Group stage]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|4<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]]<br />
|[[1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Central zone|Group stage]]<br />
|5<br />
|4<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|15<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]]<br />
| [[1976 AFC Asian Cup#Group A|Group stage]]<br />
|5th of 6<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|[[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 4|Group stage]] '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|4<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|6<br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]<br />
|[[1980 AFC Asian Cup#Group B|Group stage]]<br />
|6th of 10<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|5<br />
|5<br />
|[[1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 3|Group stage]] '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|5<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|8<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]]<br />
| rowspan="6" colspan="8" |''Did not qualify''<br />
|[[1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 3|Group stage]]<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|10<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]<br />
|[[1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 2|Group stage]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|4<br />
|6<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]]<br />
|[[1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 5|Group stage]]<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|6<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]]<br />
|[[1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 4|Group stage]]<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|5<br />
|2<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]]<br />
|[[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 8|Group stage]]<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|12<br />
|13<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]<br />
|[[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group F 2|Group stage]]<br />
|6<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|9<br />
|12<br />
|-<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|MAS}} {{flagicon|THA}} {{flagicon|VIE}} [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]]<br />
| [[2007 AFC Asian Cup#Group C|Group stage]]<br />
|16th of 16<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|12<br />
| colspan=7|''Qualified as co-hosts''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]]<br />
| rowspan="3" colspan="8" |''Did not qualify''<br />
|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group C|Group stage]]<br />
|4<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|12<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]]<br />
|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group D|Group stage]]<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|5<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2019 AFC Asian Cup|2019]]<br />
|[[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group B 2|Third round]]<br />
|14<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|11<br />
|8<br />
|45<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2023 AFC Asian Cup|2023]]<br />
| [[2023 AFC Asian Cup#Group E|Group stage]]<br />
|21st of 24<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|8<br />
|[[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Third round|Third round]] '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|13<br />
|8<br />
|0<br />
|5<br />
|30<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[2027 AFC Asian Cup|2027]]||colspan="8"|''To be determined''<br />
|colspan=6|''To be determined''<br />
|-<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Total'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Appearances: 4'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: 5th'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''9'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''1'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''3'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''5'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''7'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''20'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: Third round'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''82'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''29'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''15'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''38'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''129'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''147'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== AFF Championship ===<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
!colspan=10 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[AFF Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|AFF Championship}}]] record<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!width=80|Round<br />
!width=80|Position<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|- style="background:silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[1996 AFF Championship|1996 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd of 10'''||'''6'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''18'''||'''4'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[1998 AFF Championship|1998 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||Group stage||6th of 8||3||0||1||2||0||3<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[2000 AFF Championship|2000 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Third place'''||'''3rd of 9'''||'''6'''||'''4'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''12'''||'''4'''<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|SGP}} [[2002 AFF Championship|2002 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Fourth place'''||'''4th of 9'''||'''5'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''9'''||'''5'''<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|VIE}} {{flagicon|MAS}} [[2004 AFF Championship|2004 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Third place'''||'''3rd of 10'''||'''7'''||'''5'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''14'''||'''9'''<br />
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} {{flagicon|THA}} [[2007 AFF Championship|2007 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Fourth place'''||'''4th of 8'''||'''5'''||'''1'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''6'''||'''3'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|THA}} [[2008 AFF Championship|2008 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||Group stage||5th of 8||3||1||0||2||5||6<br />
|- style="background:gold;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|VIE}} [[2010 AFF Championship|2010 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Champions'''||'''1st of 8'''||'''7'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''2'''||'''12'''||'''8'''<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} {{flagicon|THA}} [[2012 AFF Championship|2012 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Fourth place'''||'''4th of 8'''||'''5'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''7'''||'''7'''<br />
|- style="background:silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} {{flagicon|VIE}} [[2014 AFF Championship|2014 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd of 8'''||'''7'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''3'''||'''13'''||'''12'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|MYA}} {{flagicon|PHI}} [[2016 AFF Championship|2016]]||Group stage||5th of 8||3||1||0||2||3||4<br />
|- style="background:silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|ASEAN}} [[2018 AFF Championship|2018]]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd of 10'''||'''8'''||'''3'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''11'''||'''8'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[2020 AFF Championship|2020]]||Group stage||6th of 10||4||2||0||2||8||8<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|ASEAN}} [[2022 AFF Championship|2022]]|| '''Semi-finals''' || '''3rd of 10''' || '''6''' || '''4''' || '''0''' || '''2''' || '''11''' || '''7'''<br />
|-style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;"<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''Appearances: 14'''<br />
|'''Best: 1st'''<br />
|'''75'''<br />
|'''34'''<br />
|'''15'''<br />
|'''26'''<br />
|'''129'''<br />
|'''88'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" wistyle="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|- group stage 1||1|0|0|1|0<br />
!colspan=6 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|AFF Championship history<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|First Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|SIN}} 1–1 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (1 September 1996; [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Last Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 0–3 {{fb|THA}}<br /> (10 January 2023; [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Win<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 7–0 {{fb|PHI|1986}}<br /> (4 September 1996; [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Defeat<br />
|{{fb-rt|IDN}} 5–1 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (1 December 2010; [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Best Result<br />
|'''Champions''' in [[2010 AFF Championship|2010]]<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Worst Result<br />
|'''Group stage''' in [[1998 AFF Championship|1998]], [[2008 AFF Championship|2008]], [[2016 AFF Championship|2016]], [[2021 AFF Championship|2021]]<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
<br />
=== Asian Games ===<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
!colspan=10 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[Football at the Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Asian Games}}]] record '''<sup>C</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!width=80|Round<br />
!width=80|Position<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Football at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]]<br />
| rowspan="4" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} [[Football at the 1954 Asian Games|1954]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Football at the 1958 Asian Games|1958]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games|1966]]||Group stage||10th of 11||3||0||0||3||1||4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1970 Asian Games|1970]]||Group stage||10th of 10||3||0||0||3||0||4<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]||'''Bronze medalists'''||'''3rd of 15'''||'''7'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''2'''||'''20'''||'''13'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1978 Asian Games|1978]]||Semi-finals||7th of 14||5||2||0||3||4||10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Football at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]]<br />
| rowspan="4" |Group stage||14th of 16||3||0||0||3||1||4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} [[Football at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]]||15th of 18||3||0||1||2||2||5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]]||12th of 14||2||0||1||1||0||3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Football at the 1994 Asian Games|1994]]||11th of 18||4||1||1||2||6||11<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]]<br />
| colspan="8" |''Did not enter''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Football at the 2002 Asian Games|2002]] – present<br />
| colspan="8" |''See [[Malaysia national under-23 football team]]'' '''<sup>2</sup>'''<br />
|-style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;"<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''Appearances: 8'''<br />
|'''Best: 3rd'''<br />
|'''30'''<br />
|'''6'''<br />
|'''5'''<br />
|'''19'''<br />
|'''34'''<br />
|'''54'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" width=75% style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=6 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|Asian Games history<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|First Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|IRN|1964}} 2–0 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (10 December 1966; [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Last Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 1–2 {{fb|KSA}}<br /> (7 October 1994; [[Hiroshima]], [[Japan]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Win<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 11–0 {{fb|PHI|1936}}<br /> (7 September 1974; [[Tehran]], [[Iran]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Defeat<br />
|{{fb-rt|ISR}} 8–3 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (3 September 1974; [[Tehran]], [[Iran]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Best Result<br />
|'''Bronze medalists''' in [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Worst Result<br />
|'''Group stage''' in [[Football at the 1970 Asian Games|1970]]<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
<br />
=== Southeast Asian Games ===<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Southeast Asian Games}}]] record '''<sup>C</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!width=100|Round<br />
!width=80|Position<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1959 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]<br />
| rowspan="2" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|BIR|1948}} [[Football at the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1961 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CAM}} [[Football at the 1963 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1963 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]<br />
| colspan="8" |''Not held''<br />
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1965 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Semi-finals||4th of 5||2||0||0||2||0||4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1967 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1967 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Group stage||5th of 5||2||0||0||2||1||6<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|BIR|1948}} [[Football at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1969 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Bronze medalists '''<sup>S</sup>''' ||3rd of 5||3||2||0||1||4||5<br />
|- style="background:Silver;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1971 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Silver medalists||2nd of 7||5||4||0||1||16||6<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Football at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1973 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Bronze medalists||3rd of 6||4||1||2||1||4||2<br />
|- style="background:Silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1975 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1975 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Silver medalists||2nd of 4||3||1||1||1||3||3<br />
|- style="background:Gold;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977]]<br />
|'''Gold medalists'''||1st of 7||5||4||0||1||24||3<br />
|- style="background:Gold;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979]]||'''Gold medalists'''||1st of 5||5||3||2||0||4||0<br />
|- style="background:Silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} [[Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games|1981]]||Silver medalists||2nd of 6||4||1||2||1||4||5<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games|1983]]||Bronze medalists||3rd of 7||4||1||2||1||7||3<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games|1985]]||Bronze medalists||3rd of 6||4||2||2||0||10||3<br />
|- style="background:Silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games|1987]]||Silver medalists||2nd of 6||4||1||2||1||4||3<br />
|- style="background:Gold;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989]]<br />
|'''Gold medalists'''||1st of 8||5||5||0||0||11||2<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|PHI|1986}} [[Football at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games|1991]]<br />
| rowspan="5" |Group stage||5th of 7||3||1||0||2||2||4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Football at the 1993 Southeast Asian Games|1993]]||5th of 9||4||2||0||2||13||5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games|1995]]||7th of 10||4||1||1||2||9||5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games|1997]]||7th of 10||4||2||0||2||5||5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|BRU}} [[Football at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games|1999]]||5th of 10||4||2||0||2||10||10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games|2001]] – present<br />
| colspan="8" |''See [[Malaysia national under-23 football team]]'' '''<sup>2</sup>'''<br />
|-style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;"<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''Appearances: 18'''<br />
|'''{{nowrap|Best: 1st}}'''<br />
|'''69'''<br />
|'''33'''<br />
|'''14'''<br />
|'''22'''<br />
|'''131'''<br />
|'''74'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" width=75% style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=6 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|Southeast Asian Games history<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|First Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 0–2 {{fb|BIR|1948}}<br /> (18 December 1965; [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Last Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|BRU}} 0–2 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (6 August 1999; [[Bandar Seri Begawan]], [[Brunei]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Win<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 9–0 {{fb|LAO}}<br /> (30 July 1993; [[Singapore]])<br />{{fb-rt|Malaysia}} 9–0 {{fb|Cambodia}}<br /> (10 December 1995; [[Chiang Mai]], [[Thailand]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Defeat<br />
|{{fb-rt|IDN}} 6–0 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (12 August 1999; [[Bandar Seri Begawan]], [[Brunei]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Best Result<br />
|'''Champions''' in [[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977]], [[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979]], [[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989]]<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Worst Result<br />
|'''Group stage''' in [[Football at the 1967 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1967]]<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
<br />
* '''<sup>*</sup> :''' Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]].<br />
* '''<sup>1</sup> :''' Represented in the competition by [[Malaya national football team]].<br />
* '''<sup>2</sup> :''' Represented in the competition by [[Malaysia national under-23 football team]].<br />
* '''<sup>3</sup> :''' Not a FIFA 'A' international competition.<br />
* '''<sup>4</sup> :''' Represented in the competition by [[Malaysia national under-22 football team]].<br />
* '''<sup>5</sup> :''' Previously known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (SEAP Games).<br />
* '''<sup>B</sup> :''' Qualified to the final round, but boycotted the tournament.<br />
* '''<sup>C</sup> :''' These matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.<br />
* '''<sup>Q</sup> :''' Qualified to the final round of participating tournament<br />
* '''<sup>S</sup> :''' Shared the medal<br />
<br />
'''''Notes:'''''<br />
* Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil<br />
<br />
== Head-to-head record ==<br />
''Last update was against&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|KOR}} on 26 January 2024.'' <!-- Need to update with valid reason and proof --><br />
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=10 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|Malaysia national football team head-to-head records<br />
|-<br />
|'''Opponents'''<br />
|'''Pld'''<br />
|'''W'''<br />
|'''D'''<br />
|'''L'''<br />
|'''GF'''<br />
|'''GA'''<br />
|'''GD'''<br />
|'''Confederation'''<br />
|'''Last Match'''<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|AFG|2013}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 9 || 2 || +7 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>23 March 2019; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|ALG}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1<br />
|| 1 || 0 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>23 August 1986; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|AUS}} || 8 || 1 || 0 || 7 || 1 || 22 || −21 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>7 October 2011; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BHR}} || 13 || 2 || 3 || 8 || 14 || 25 || −10 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>20 January 2024; [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BAN}} || 10 || 7 || 2 || 1 || 20 || 4 || +16 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>14 June 2022; [[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2023 Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BHU}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 0 || +7 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>1 April 2018; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BIH}} || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 3 || −1 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>27 June 2001; [[2001 Merdeka Tournament|Merdeka Tournament SF]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BRA}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4 || −4 || [[South American Football Confederation|CONMEBOL]]||<small>25 May 2002; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BRU}} || 11 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 46 || 2 || +43 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>27 May 2022; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|CAM}} || 29 || 22 || 3 || 4 || 88 || 27 || +61 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>9 December 2022; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|CAN}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 5 || −5 || [[CONCACAF]]||<small>25 August 1986; [[Merlion Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|CHN}} || 16 || 1 || 4 || 11 || 4 || 33 || −29 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>9 September 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TPE}} || 12 || 7 || 2 || 3 || 23 || 12 || +11 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>21 November 2023; [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|CSK}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3<br />
|| 0 || +3 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>27 August 1986; [[:ms:Pestabola Merdeka 1986|Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|ENG}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 4 || −2 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>12 June 1991; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|FIJ}} || 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 8 || −3 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>5 July 2018; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|FIN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || +1 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>21 February 1997; [[1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia|1997 Dunhill Cup – Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|FRG}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || −3 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>29 August 1972; [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|HKG}} || 31 || 15 || 9 || 7 || 48 ||33 || +15 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>28 March 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|IND}} || 25 || 11 || 7 || 7 || 49 || 29 || +20 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>13 October 2023; [[2023 Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|IDN}} || 97 || 38 || 21 || 40 || 108 || 122 || −14 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>19 December 2021; [[2020 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|IRN}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 11 || −11 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>18 July 2007; [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|IRQ}} || 8 || 0 || 3 || 5 || 3 || 14 || −11 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>20 October 2003; [[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|ISR}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 11 || −8 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]], [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>3 September 1974; [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|Asian Games]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|JAM}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || −2 || [[CONCACAF]]||<small>28 June 2007; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|JPN}} || 26 || 10 || 7 || 9 || 43 || 40 || +3 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>7 February 2004; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|JOR}} || 6 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 10 || −10 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>15 January 2024; [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KEN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>12 August 2009; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KGZ}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 4 || 0 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>16 November 2023; [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KUW}} || 13 || 3 || 1 || 9 || 9 || 32 || –23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>8 November 2013; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LAO}} || 14 || 11 || 2 || 1 || 49 || 6 || +43 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>24 December 2022; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LES}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 0 || +9 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>11 September 2009; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LBR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || +2 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>27 August 1984; [[:ms:Pestabola Merdeka 1984|Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background: #ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LBY}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>30 September 1980; [[Islamic Games]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LIE}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || −1 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>5 October 1981; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LIB}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4 || −2 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>27 March 2018; [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2019 AFC Asian Cup Q – 3rd round]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MAC}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 14 || 0 || +14 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>28 March 2016; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MDV}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 14 || 1 || +13 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>14 December 2022; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MEX}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0<br />
|| 6 || –6 || [[CONCACAF]]||<small>14 August 1981; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MNG}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>22 March 2018; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MAR}} || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 3 || +1 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>7 February 1981; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MYA}} || 52 || 25 || 8 || 19 || 90 || 67 || +23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small> 21 December 2022; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|NEP}} || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 23 || 0 || +23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>2 June 2019; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|NCL}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || +1 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>26 June 2016; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|NZL}} || 13 || 2 || 2 || 9 || 9 || 31 || −22 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>23 February 2006; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PRK}} || 8 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 14 || −9 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>13 November 2017; [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|OMA}} || 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 11 || –7 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small> 23 March 2015; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PAK}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 15 || 4 || +11 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>10 Oct 2008; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PLE}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 4 || 16 || −12 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] ||<small>12 November 2015; [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PNG}} || 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 29 || 3 || +26 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>20 June 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PHI}} || 15 || 11 || 3 || 1 || 59 || 3 || +56 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>23 March 2022; [[2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|QAT}} || 6 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 11 || −8 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>19 November 2013; [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KSA}} || 10 || 1 || 2 || 7 || 8 || 21 || −13 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>24 March 2016; [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SEN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || +1 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>13 August 1982; [[:ms:Pestabola Merdeka 1982|Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SIN}} || 50 || 20 || 16 || 14 || 79 || 57 || +23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>3 January 2023; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SOL}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || +3 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>14 June 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KOR}} || 55 || 11 || 10 || 34 || 50 || 101 || −51 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>25 January 2024; [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|VSO}} || 13 || 7 || 3 || 3 || 27 || 15 || +12 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>23 March 1975; [[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SRI}} || 9 || 8 || 0 || 1 || 33 || 7 || +26 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>5 October 2019; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SWE}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3 || −2 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>14 November 1979; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SUI}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0<br />
|| 2 || –2 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>13 February 1981; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SYR}} || 6 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 12 || 10 || +2 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>6 September 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TJK}} || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 6 || −4 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>17 October 2023; [[2023 Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|THA}} || 106 || 41 || 34 || 31 || 153 || 144 || +9 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>10 January 2023; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TLS}} || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 22 || 3 || +19 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>11 June 2019; [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] </small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TUR}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || −3 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>5 October 1980 [[Islamic Games]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TKM}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || +3 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>23 March 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|UAE}} || 10 || 2 || 0 || 8 || 6 || 28 || −22 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>4 June 2021; [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|USA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || +3 || [[CONCACAF]]||<small>29 August 1972; [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|URU}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 6 || −6 || [[South American Football Confederation|CONMEBOL]]||<small>1 June 1985; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|UZB}} || 7 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 3 || 26 || −23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>9 October 2021; [[Exhibition match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|VIE}} || 23 || 5 || 3 || 15 || 20 || 34 || −14 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>12 December 2022; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|YEM}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 3 || +1 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>5 March 2014; [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|-style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;"<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''748'''<br />
|'''296'''<br />
|'''157'''<br />
|'''295'''<br />
|'''1218'''<br />
|'''1084'''<br />
|'''+134'''<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== FIFA ranking ==<br />
''Last update was on 15 February 2024.''<br />
Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA-ranking|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/MAS|access-date=10 April 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127134231/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/MAS|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} '''Worst Ranking'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} '''Best Ranking'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} '''Worst Mover'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|green|border=darkgray}} '''Best Mover'''&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=12 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[FIFA World Rankings|{{color|#FFFFFF|Malaysia's FIFA world rankings}}]]<br />
|-<br />
!rowspan=2|<br />
!rowspan=2|Rank<br />
!rowspan=2|Year<br />
!rowspan=2|Games<br />Played<br />
!rowspan=2|Won<br />
!rowspan=2|Draw<br />
!rowspan=2|Lost<br />
!colspan=2|Best<br />
!colspan=2|Worst<br />
|-<br />
!Rank<br />
!Move<br />
!Rank<br />
!Move<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|2024<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|<br />
|<br />
||132 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –2<br />
|-<br />
| ||130 ||2023 ||13 ||9 ||2 ||2<br />
||130 || align="left" | {{increase}} +15||137 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| ||145 ||2022 ||14 ||9 ||2 ||3<br />
||145 ||align=left| {{increase}} +9||154 ||align=left|{{steady}} 0<br />
|-<br />
| ||154 ||2021 ||10 ||3 ||0 ||7<br />
|153 ||align=left|{{increase}} +1||155 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –1<br />
|-<br />
| ||153 ||2020 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0<br />
|153 ||align=left|{{increase}} +1||154 ||align=left|{{steady}} 0<br />
|-<br />
| ||154 ||2019 ||13 ||9 ||0 ||4<br />
|154 ||align=left|{{increase}} +9||168 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –1<br />
|-<br />
|{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} ||178 ||2018 ||17 ||8 ||4 ||5 <br />
|167 ||align=left|{{increase}} +12||178 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –4<br />
|-<br />
| ||174 ||2017 ||8 ||0 ||2 ||6<br />
|155 ||align=left|{{increase}} +4||174 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –12<br />
|-<br />
| ||161 ||2016 ||14 ||5 ||4 ||5<br />
|156 ||align=left|{{increase}} +9||174 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –8<br />
|-<br />
| ||170 ||2015 ||11 ||2 ||3 ||6<br />
|153 ||align=left|{{increase}} +4||171 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –11<br />
|-<br />
| ||154 ||2014 ||15 ||5 ||3 ||7<br />
|141 ||align=left|{{increase}} +9||156 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –8<br />
|-<br />
| ||154 ||2013 ||11 ||1 ||1 ||9<br />
|154 ||align=left|{{increase}} +4||164 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –5<br />
|-<br />
| ||158 ||2012 ||17 ||6 ||6 ||5<br />
|148 ||align=left|{{increase}} +5||163 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
| ||148 ||2011 ||10 ||3 ||3 ||4<br />
|138 ||align=left|{{increase}} +7||155 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
| ||144 ||2010 ||10 ||4 ||2 ||4<br />
|139 ||align=left|{{increase}} +3||159 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –5<br />
|-<br />
| ||160 ||2009 ||12 ||4 ||3 ||5<br />
|150 ||align=left|{{increase}} +5||163 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –8<br />
|-<br />
| ||156 ||2008 ||13 ||6 ||3 ||4<br />
|151 ||align=left|{{increase}} +9||170 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
| ||159 ||2007 ||13 ||3 ||3 ||7<br />
|149 ||align=left|{{increase}} +7||166 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –7<br />
|-<br />
| ||152 ||2006 ||7 ||1 ||3 ||3<br />
|124 ||align=left|{{increase}} +1||153 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –19<br />
|-<br />
| ||123 ||2005 ||7 ||2 ||1 ||4<br />
|111 ||align=left|{{increase}} +6||123 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –7<br />
|-<br />
| ||120 ||2004 ||16 ||7 ||0 ||9<br />
|114 ||align=left|{{increase}} +4||122 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –4<br />
|-<br />
| ||116 ||2003 ||7 ||1 ||3 ||3<br />
|99 ||align=left|{{increase}} +21||119 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –11<br />
|-<br />
| ||128 ||2002 ||11 ||3 ||3 ||5<br />
|111 ||align=left|{{increase}} +1||128 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
| ||111 ||2001 ||9 ||3 ||1 ||5<br />
|105 ||align=left|{{increase}} +3||111 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| ||107 ||2000 ||20 ||10 ||3 ||7<br />
|104 ||align=left|{{increase}} +8||117 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| ||117 ||1999 ||8 ||4 ||0 ||4<br />
|113 ||align=left|{{increase}} +2||118 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| ||113 ||1998 ||4 ||0 ||2 ||2<br />
|88 ||align=left|{{increase}} +3||113 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –11<br />
|-<br />
| ||87 ||1997 ||14 ||6 ||3 ||5<br />
|84 ||align=left|{{increase}} +13||97 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| {{Color box|green|border=darkgray}}||96 ||1996 ||8 ||4 ||3 ||1<br />
|91 ||align=left|{{increase}} +21||112 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –10<br />
|-<br />
|{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} ||106 ||1995 ||6 ||2 ||1 ||3<br />
|94 ||align=left|{{increase}} +14||117 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –23<br />
|-<br />
| ||89 ||1994 ||5 ||1 ||1 ||3<br />
|84 ||align=left|{{increase}} +8||95 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
|{{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} ||75 ||1993 ||11 ||4 ||3 ||4<br />
|75 ||align=left|{{increase}} +16||79 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –2<br />
|}<br />
<br />
;Notes:<br />
* Table above is a list of all FIFA 'A' international matches Malaysia have played against FIFA recognised teams.<ref name="World Football Elo Ratings"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildstat.com/p/1/team/MAL|title=Results and fixtures of Malaya|work=WildStat.com|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718051811/http://wildstat.com/p/1/team/MAL|archive-date=18 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildstat.com/p/1/team/MAS|title=Results and fixtures of Malaysia|work=WildStat.com|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231000044/http://wildstat.com/p/1/team/MAS|archive-date=31 December 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mas/index.html|title=Malaysia Profile|work=[[FIFA]]|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-date=23 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323225106/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mas/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Honours and achievements ==<br />
<!--- ATTENTION!!!! WE ONLY INCLUDE MALAYSIA'S ACHIEVEMENTS. SO ANY ACHIEVEMENTS BEFORE 16 SEPTEMBER 1963 SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED HERE --><br />
<br />
=== Continental ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[Football at the Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Asian Games}}]]<br />
|-<br />
!width=120px|Honours<br />
!width=60px|Years<br />
!width=220px|Head coach<br />
!width=60px|Team<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Jalil Che Din]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games – Squads#&nbsp;Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Regional ===<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[AFF Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|AFF Championships}}]]<br />
|-<br />
!width=120px|Honours<br />
!width=60px|Years<br />
!width=220px|Head coach<br />
!width=60px|Team<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up<br />
| [[1996 Tiger Cup|1996]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Wan Jamak Wan Hassan]]<br />
| [[1996 AFF Championship squads#&nbsp;Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Third place<br />
| [[2000 AFF Championship|2000]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Rahman Ibrahim]]<br />
| [[2000 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Third place<br />
| [[2004 AFF Championship|2004]]<br />
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Bertalan Bicskei]]<br />
| [[2004 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Champion'''<br />
| '''[[2010 AFF Championship|2010]]'''<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} '''[[K. Rajagopal (footballer)|K. Rajagopal]]'''<br />
| '''[[2010 AFF Championship squads#&nbsp;Malaysia|Squad]]'''<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up<br />
| [[2014 AFF Championship|2014]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Dollah Salleh]]<br />
| [[2014 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up<br />
| [[2018 AFF Championship|2018]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Cheng Hoe]]<br />
| [[2018 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Third place<br />
| [[2022 AFF Championship|2022]]<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Pan-Gon]]<br />
| [[2022 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;| [[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Southeast Asia Games}}]]<br />
|-<br />
!width=120px|Honours<br />
!width=60px|Years<br />
!width=220px|Head coach<br />
!width=60px|Team<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1969]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Ghani Minhat]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1971]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} C. Arasaratnam<br />
| [[Football at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1973]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Tam Sitwa<br />
| [[Football at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver medal<br />
| 1975<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Kuppan<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| '''[[File:Med 1.png]] Gold medal'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977]]'''<br />
| '''{{flagicon|MAS}} M. Kuppan'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| '''[[File:Med 1.png]] Gold medal'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979]]'''<br />
| '''{{flagicon|GER}} [[Karl-Heinz Weigang]]'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games|1981]]<br />
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Karl-Heinz Weigang]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games|1983]]<br />
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Lord]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games|1985]]<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Mohammed Bakar]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners 2|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games|1987]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Rahman Ibrahim]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| '''[[File:Med 1.png]] Gold medal'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989]]'''<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Trevor Hartley]]'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]'''<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
<br />
=== Summary ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30%; font-size:90%; text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}" colspan="6" | Overview<br />
|-<br />
! Event<br />
!style="width:14%; background:gold;" | 1st place<br />
!style="width:14%; background:silver;" | 2nd place<br />
!style="width:14%; background:#c96;" | 3rd place<br />
!style="width:14%; background:#ccffcc;" | 4th place<br />
|-<br />
|align=left|[[FIFA World Cup]]<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
|-<br />
|align="left" |[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]]<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
|-<br />
|align=left|[[AFC Asian Cup]]<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
|-<br />
| align="left" |[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
![[Football at the 1974 Asian Games#Medalists|1]]<br />
!0<br />
|-<br />
| align="left" |[[AFF Championship|AFF Cup]]<br />
![[2010 AFF Championship#Team statistics|1]]<br />
!3<br />
!3<br />
!1<br />
|-<br />
| align="left" |[[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|SEA Games]]<br />
!3<br />
!4<br />
!4<br />
!1<br />
|-<br />
|-style="background:silver"<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}"|Total<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}; width:14%" | 4<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}; width:14%" | 7<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}; width:14%" | 8<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}; width:14%" | 2<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Exhibition tournaments ===<br />
* {{flagdeco|MAS}} '''[[Merdeka Tournament]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (10): [[1958 Merdeka Tournament|1958]], [[1959 Merdeka Tournament|1959]], 1960'''*''', 1968, 1973, 1974, [[:ms:Pestabola Merdeka 1976|1976]], 1979'''*''', 1986, [[1993 Merdeka Tournament|1993]]<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (8): 1961, 1969, [[1972 Merdeka Tournament|1972]], 1975, 1980, [[2000 Merdeka Tournament|2000]], [[2008 Merdeka Tournament|2008]], [[2023 Merdeka Tournament|2023]]<br />
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* {{flagdeco|VSO}} '''[[South Vietnam Independence Cup]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (1): 1971<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (3): 1965, 1966, 1973<br />
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* {{flagdeco|THA}} '''[[King's Cup (Thailand)|King's Cup]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (4): [[1972 King's Cup|1972]], [[1976 King's Cup|1976]]'''*''', [[1977 King's Cup|1977]]'''*''', [[1978 King's Cup|1978]]<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (2): [[1973 King's Cup|1973]], [[2022 King's Cup|2022]]<br />
:::* [[File:Med 3.png]] Third-place (2): [[1970 King's Cup|1970]], [[1974 King's Cup|1974]]<br />
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* {{flagdeco|IDN}} '''[[Jakarta Anniversary Tournament]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (1): 1970<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (1): 1975<br />
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* {{flagdeco|South Korea}} '''[[Korea Cup]]'''<br />
:::* [[File:Med 3.png]] Third-place (1): [[1977 President Park's Cup Football Tournament|1977]]'''*'''<br />
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* {{flagdeco|IDN}} '''[[Indonesian Independence Cup]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (1): 1992<br />
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* {{flagdeco|BRN}} '''[[Football at the Brunei Merdeka Games|Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Cup]]'''<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (2): [[Football at the 1986 Brunei Merdeka Games|1986]], 1990<br />
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* {{flagdeco|MAS}} ''' AirMarine Cup'''<br />
:::*[[File:Med 3.png]] '''Third-place''' (1): [[2019 Airmarine Cup|2019]]<br />
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* {{flagdeco|SGP}} '''Tri-Nations Series'''<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (1): [[2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series|2022]]<br />
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:'''*'''''trophy shared''<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Malaysia national football team results]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national under-23 football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national under-22 football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national under-19 football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national under-16 football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia women's national football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national futsal team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia women's national futsal team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia League XI]]<br />
* [[Football Association of Malaysia]]<br />
* [[List of Malaysia footballers born outside Malaysia]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://fam.org.my/ Official website] of the [[Football Association of Malaysia]]<br />
* [https://www.the-afc.com/en/asean/malaysia.html Malaysia] at [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]<br />
* [https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/MAS Malaysia] at [[FIFA]]<br />
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{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Malaysia women's national football team}}<br />
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{{Infobox national football team<br />
| Name = Malaydesh<br />
| Badge = Football Association of Malaysia crest.svg<br />
| Badge_size = 170px<br />
| Nickname = '' Bangla tiger''<br />([[Bangla Tiger]])<br />
| Association = [[Football Association of Malaydesh]] <br />
| Confederation = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] (Asia)<br />
| Sub-confederation = [[ASEAN Football Federation|AFF]] (Southeast Asia)<br />
| Coach = [[Kim Pan-gon|Kim Pan-gon out]]<br />
| Home Stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium|National Stadium]]<br />
| Captain = [[Matthew Davies (footballer)|Matthew Davies]]<br />
| Most caps = [[Soh Chin Ann]] (195)<ref name="195 caps">{{cite web |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/soh-intl.html|title=Soh Chin Ann– Double Century of International Appearances|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=30 June 2021 |access-date=30 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422040437/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/soh-intl.html|archive-date=22 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
| Top scorer = [[Mokhtar Dahari]] (89)<ref name="Mamrud">{{cite web |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-dahari-intlg.html|title=Mohamed Mokhtar Dahari – Century of International Appearances|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=18 March 2021 |access-date=18 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618140810/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/malay-dahari-intlg.html|archive-date=18 June 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
| FIFA Trigramme = MAS<br />
| FIFA Rank = {{FIFA World Rankings|MAS}}<br />
| FIFA max = 75 <br />
| FIFA max date = 8 August 1993<br />
| FIFA min = 178<br />
| FIFA min date = 15 March 2018<br />
| Elo Rank = {{nowrap|{{World Football Elo Ratings|Malaysia}}}}<br />
| Elo max = 61<br />
| Elo max date = 1 March 1977<br />
| Elo min = 185<br />
| Elo min date = September 2018<br />
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| First game = {{fb|MAS}} 1–1 {{fb-rt|THA}} <br /> {{nowrap|([[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]; 12 October 1963){{#tag:ref|Result count since after the Federation of [[Malaysia]] formation on 16 September 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eloratings.net/Malaysia|title=Malaysia matches, ratings and points exchanged|work=World Football Elo Ratings: Malaysia|access-date=24 November 2016|archive-date=22 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122234241/http://www.eloratings.net/Malaysia|url-status=live}}</ref>|group="n"}}}}<br />
| Largest win = {{fb|MAS}} [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games#Group C|11–0]] {{fb-rt|PHI|1936}} <br /> ([[Tehran]], [[Iran]]; 7 September 1974)<!-- The 15–1 victory against the Philippines in 1962 is Malaya records, not Malaysia --><ref>{{cite web|first=Morrison|last=Neil|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html|title=Asian Games 1974 (Iran)|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|date=20 January 2012|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref><br />
| Largest loss = {{nowrap|{{fb|UAE}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round#Group A|10–0]] {{fb-rt|MAS}} <br /> ([[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]]; 3 September 2015)}}<br />
| Regional name = [[AFC Asian Cup]]<br />
| Regional cup apps = 4<br />
| Regional cup first = [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]]<br />
| Regional cup best = Group stage ([[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]], [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]], [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]], [[2023 AFC Asian Cup|2023]])<br />
| 2ndRegional name = [[AFF Cup]]<br />
| 2ndRegional cup apps = 14<br />
| 2ndRegional cup first = [[1996 AFF Championship|1996]]<br />
| 2ndRegional cup best = '''Champions''' ([[2010 AFF Championship|2010]])<br />
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{{MedalSport | [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze | [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Tehran]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalSport | [[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|SEA Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze | [[Football at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1969 Myanmar]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalSilver | [[Football at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1971 Malaysia]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1973 Singapore]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1975 Southeast Asian Games|1975 Thailand]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977 Malaysia]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979 Indonesia]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games|1981 Philippines]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games|1983 Singapore]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games|1985 Thailand]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games|1987 Indonesia]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989 Malaysia]] | Team}}<br />
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The '''Malaydesh national football team''' ({{Lang-ms|Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Malaysia}}) represents [[Malaysia]] in international [[association football|football]] and is governed by the [[Football Association of Malaysia|Football Association of Malaydesh]]. The national team is recognised by FIFA as the successor of the defunct [[Malaya national football team|Malaya-Bangladesh national football team]] which was founded for the [[Merdeka Tournament|1963 Merdeka Tournament]] one month before the institution of Malaysia. The team is officially nicknamed ''Harimau Malaya'' in reference to the [[Malayan Tiger|Bangla Tiger]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/malaysian-football-tracing-the-roots-of-indomitable-harimau-malaya|title=Malaysian football: Tracing the roots of indomitable 'Harimau Malaya'|date=13 February 2023|access-date=26 March 2023|last=Saha Roy|first=Shilarze|work=[[FIFA]]|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321083150/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/malaysian-football-tracing-the-roots-of-indomitable-harimau-malaya|url-status=live}}</ref> Former player [[Mokhtar Dahari]] is one of the top goal scorers in international history.<br />
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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 [[ASEAN Football Championship|AFF Championship]] at least once, Malaysia has however failed to achieve major success outside their region other than a bronze won at the [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] in [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]. They have participated in the [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] once and four [[AFC Asian Cup]]s.<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Early years (1963–1969) ===<br />
[[File:1958 Merdeka Cup Winner, Malaya.jpg|thumb|left|The winner of the second season of [[Merdeka Cup]] in 1958, [[Malaya national football team|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]] and at that time president of [[Football Association of Malaya]] & [[List of presidents of AFC|Asian Football Confederation.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/60th-anniversary-asias-history-makers-60th-anniversary-news/asian-icons-tunku-abdul-rahman-putra-al|title=ASIAN ICONS: TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN PUTRA AL HAJ|work=[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] at [[Wayback Machine]]|date=5 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923085438/https://www.the-afc.com/60th-anniversary-asias-history-makers-60th-anniversary-news/asian-icons-tunku-abdul-rahman-putra-al|access-date=13 January 2018|archive-date=23 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.org.my/museum/hof/ind/tarn.htm|title= OCM Sports Museum & Hall of Fame: Tunku Abdul Rahman|work=[[Olympic Council of Malaysia|OCM]] at [[Wayback Machine]]|date=12 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412094508/https://olympic.org.my/museum/hof/ind/tarn.htm|access-date=15 January 2019|archive-date=12 April 2010}}</ref> ]]<br />
Prior to 16 September 1963, [[Crown Colony of North Borneo|North Borneo]] (now [[Sabah]]), [[Crown Colony of Sarawak|Sarawak]], [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] and Singapore were represented by their own national teams, a situation which pre-dated the establishment of Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19630809-1.1.17.aspx|title=Tengku: A real feast of soccer|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=9 August 1963|access-date=29 March 2016|page=17|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410172201/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19630809-1.1.17.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaya and Singapore often competed in international competitions such as the [[Merdeka Tournament]] while [[Crown Colony of North Borneo|North Borneo]] and [[Crown Colony of Sarawak|Sarawak]] competed in [[Borneo Cup]]. [[Malaya national football team|Malaya]]'s biggest achievement in football was becoming the bronze medalist of the [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962 Asian Games]] held in [[Jakarta]], Indonesia after defeating [[South Vietnam national football team|South Vietnam]] 4–1 led by [[Abdul Ghani Minhat]], who at that time was the first Asian player to reach [[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals|50]] goals for the men's national teams.<ref>{{cite web |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-minhat-intlg.html|title=Abdul Ghani Minhat – Goals in International Matches|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=30 March 2021 |access-date=30 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626050511/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/malay-minhat-intlg.html|archive-date=26 June 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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[[File:1962 Borneo Cup Winner, North Borneo.jpg|thumb|right|The winner of the first season of [[Borneo Cup]] in 1962, [[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|North Borneo]] football team, one year before the merger to form Malaysia.]]<br />
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 national football team|Japan]], and lost 3–4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19630809-1.2.141.aspx|title=Majid Missed a Penalty and Malaysia Crash|last=Siebel|first=Norman|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=9 August 1963|access-date=29 March 2016|page=18|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410082743/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19630809-1.2.141.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The team continued to use a combination of players from Singapore and [[Malay Peninsula]] until the formation of the Malaysia team, wherein the Football Association of Malaya was succeeded by the [[Football Association of Malaysia]] (FAM). The combination players with Singapore ended when the latter [[Singapore in Malaysia|separated from Malaysia]] along with the establishment of [[Football Association of Singapore]] (FAS) and their subsequent reaffiliation with [[FIFA]] in 1965.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cho|first=Younghan|title=Football in Asia: History, Culture and Business|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uaXDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA61|date=17 March 2016|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-59832-9|pages=61–|access-date=23 July 2019|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805180617/https://books.google.com/books?id=uaXDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA61|url-status=live}}</ref> Since then the squad was only represented by West Malaysian players, mainly due to travel time difficulties to [[East Malaysia]] and the players were not well known to the mainstream West Malaysian football. From 1966 to 1970, [[Chow Chee Keong]] was voted by [[Asian Football Confederation]] as the best Asian's goalkeeper for 5 straight years.<ref>[https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/afc-president-offers-condolences-on-passing-of-malaysian-legend-chow-chee-keong AFC President offers condolences on passing of Malaysian legend Chow Chee Keong] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226011732/http://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/afc-president-offers-condolences-on-passing-of-malaysian-legend-chow-chee-keong|date=26 February 2018}}, Asian Football Confederation(AFC)</ref><br />
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=== Olympic Tournament and Asia Competition (1970–1980) ===<br />
[[File:Malaysia v. South Korea, 1972 Summer Olympics qualification.jpg|thumb|left|Malaysia vs. [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] during the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers#Group 1|1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers]] on 25 September 1971.]]<br />
In 1971, [[James Wong (footballer)|James Wong]] of Sabah was the first player from East Malaysia to represent the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19761202.2.119.aspx|title=Sabahan may be Mokhtar's replacement|last=Netto|first=Terrence|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=2 December 1976|access-date=29 March 2016|page=25|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410061806/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19761202.2.119.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/node/108262|title=Hassan Sani, James Wong curah bakti bersama Sabah|trans-title=Hassan Sani, James Wong served with Sabah|last=Unnip Abdullah|first=Mohd Izham|language=ms|work=[[Berita Harian]]|date=25 December 2015|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319120348/https://www.bharian.com.my/node/108262|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaysia [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|qualified]] for the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Olympics]] in [[Munich]], beating [[Japan national football team|Japan]] 3–0, [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] 1–0, [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Taiwan]] 3–0 and the [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] 5–0 along the way.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972q.html#Asia |title=Games of the XX. Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament (Munchen, Germany, 1972) – RSSSF |access-date=17 November 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711203917/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972q.html#Asia |url-status=live }}</ref> Although they managed to defeat the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] 3–0, they lost the other two matches with a score of 0–3 to [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]] and 0–6 to [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]], ranking 10th in the final standings.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972f-det.html |title=XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament – RSSSF |access-date=16 November 2022 |archive-date=1 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101115923/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972f-det.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510072907/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/matches/match%3D32127/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Germany FR – Malaysia at FIFA.com]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510072937/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/matches/match%3D32136/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Malaysia – USA at FIFA.com]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080409234334/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197110/matches/match=32144/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Morocco – Malaysia at FIFA.com]</ref><br />
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[[File:Malaysia v. West Germany, 1972 Summer Olympics.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Malaysian goalkeeper [[Wong Kam Fook]] in action during the match against [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]] in the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics#Group A|1972 Summer Olympics]] at [[Munich]] on 27 August 1972.]]<br />
Since 1972, [[Mokhtar Dahari]] has been considered a legendary football player for the Malaysian team maintaining his place as one of the best players in Asia.<ref name="Mokhtar life">{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/pulse/2018/07/390573/supermokh-remembering-our-greatest-footballer|title=Supermokh: Remembering our greatest footballer|last=Leam Seng|first=Alan Teh|work=New Straits Times|date=14 July 2018|access-date=18 July 2018|archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130205750/https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/pulse/2018/07/390573/supermokh-remembering-our-greatest-footballer |url-status=live }}</ref> He manage to score a total of 125 goals in 167 appearances for Malaysia (including matches played against club sides, national 'B' teams and selection teams).<ref>{{cite web |first=Zulhilmi|last=Zainal|title=Malaysian Football Legends: Mokhtar Dahari|url=https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3891/features/2013/06/19/4057414/malaysian-football-legends-mokhtar-dahari|work=Goal.com|date=19 June 2013 |access-date=30 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007180908/https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3891/features/2013/06/19/4057414/malaysian-football-legends-mokhtar-dahari|archive-date=7 October 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uomonelpallone.it/mokhtar-dahari/ |title=La leggenda di Mokhtar Dahari, l'anima del Calcio malesiano|trans-title=The Legend of Mokhtar Dahari, the soul of Malaysian football|work=Uomo nel Pallone |language=it |access-date=9 June 2022 |date=30 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607224259/https://www.uomonelpallone.it/mokhtar-dahari/ |archive-date=7 June 2022 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Against other nations' national 'A' teams, he scored [[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals|89]] goals in 142 appearances.<ref name="Mamrud"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/026a-1297500e1b34-a17bbbcad258-1000--ronaldo-equals-world-record/|title=Restaging Relentless Ronaldo equals international goals world record|language=en|work=UEFA|access-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624052008/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/026a-1297500e1b34-a17bbbcad258-1000--ronaldo-equals-world-record/|archive-date=24 June 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="joint-9th tweet">{{cite tweet |author=FIFA |user=FIFAcom |number=1409693707679387659 |title=The joint-9th top men's scorer! |language=en |access-date=29 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629095353/https://twitter.com/FIFAcom/status/1409693707679387659 |archive-date=29 June 2021 |url-status=dead}}<!-- Usually cite tweet is supposed to use the entire tweet as the title, here it's long and mostly omitted --></ref> This makes him as [[List of top international men's football goal scorers by country#List of top scorers|one of the world's top scorer for men's national teams]] at one time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2021/06/831539/mokhtar-dahari-antara-tiga-penjaring-terbanyak-dunia|title=Mokhtar pernah jadi penjaring terbanyak dunia|language=ms|last=Aznan|first=Syafiq|work=[[Berita Harian]]|date=24 June 2021|access-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624115921/https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2021/06/831539/mokhtar-dahari-antara-tiga-penjaring-terbanyak-dunia|archive-date=24 June 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/highest-international-football-goalscorers-all-time-cristiano-ronaldo-portugal|last=Parkinson|first=Gary|work=[[FourFourTwo]]|title=The 10 all-time men's international top scorers|date=26 June 2021|access-date=26 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802123310/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/highest-international-football-goalscorers-all-time-cristiano-ronaldo-portugal|archive-date=2 August 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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Together with the record of [[Soh Chin Ann]]. According to both [[RSSSF]] and [[IFFHS]], Soh is the player with the [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps#Men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|most international caps in men's football]] and become the first men's footballers to reach 200 or more international caps (219).<ref name="195 caps"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1893|title=IFFHS ALL TIME RECORD ON PLAYERS WITH MOST GAMES|work=IFFHS|date=15 May 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522021716/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1893|archive-date=22 May 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Two years later, Malaysia won their second bronze medal at the [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Asian Games]] after defeating [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] 2–1.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html |title="Asian Games 1974" – RSSSF |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=22 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922025244/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/asgames74.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The team went on to qualify twice in a row for the [[AFC Asian Cup]], in [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]] and [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legasilagenda.com/2022/06/08/kelayakan-piala-asia-1976-1980/|title=Kelayakan Piala Asia 1976 & 1980|language=Malay|work=Legasi Lagenda|access-date=8 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608095606/https://legasilagenda.com/2022/06/08/kelayakan-piala-asia-1976-1980/|archive-date=8 June 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was only in 1977; when the FAM sent a talent scout to the East.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19770610-1.2.121.aspx|title=Sabah FA: Give us a chance|last=Hong Kwang|first=P'ng|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=10 June 1977|access-date=29 March 2016|page=30|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410034003/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19770610-1.2.121.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19770608-1.2.118.aspx|title=FAM now look East for fresh soccer talent|last=Hong Kwang|first=P'ng|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=8 June 1977|access-date=29 March 2016|page=23|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410064032/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19770608-1.2.118.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The list continued by the late [[James Yaakub]] of [[Former Sarawak FA players|Sarawak]] in 1977. The team also won the [[Merdeka Tournament]] four times, became runner-up three times and achieved third place twice during the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.international-football.net/competition-overview?compet-id=Merdeka%20Tournament|title=Merdeka Tournament|work=International football.net|date=25 October 2008|access-date=31 August 2012|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923153423/https://www.international-football.net/competition-overview?compet-id=Merdeka%20Tournament|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaysia [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|qualified]] again for the [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympics]] in Moscow, beating [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] 6–1, [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] 3–0, [[Brunei national football team|Brunei]] 3–1, [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] 8–0 and tied<br />
with [[Japan national football team|Japan]] 1–1.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1980q.html |title=Football Qualifying Tournament (Moscow, Soviet Union, 1980) – Zone Asia. RSSSF |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=12 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012164059/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1980q.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Thus, the team meet South Korea in the play-off match. Malaysia won the play-off against South Korea with a 2–1 scored in the [[Merdeka Stadium]] and qualified but joined the [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott|US-led boycott of the games]] as the Malaysian government made a decision to protest the [[Soviet–Afghan War|Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan]].<ref name="BoycottOplympics1980">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/19/sports/olympics-bitterness-lingering-over-carter-s-boycott.html|title=OLYMPICS;Bitterness Lingering Over Carter's Boycott|last=Smothers|first=Ronald|work=The New York Times|date=19 July 1996|access-date=17 May 2017|archive-date=14 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214053410/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/19/sports/olympics-bitterness-lingering-over-carter-s-boycott.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.star2.com/people/2016/02/10/days-of-thunder-glory-days-of-malaysian-football/|title=The glory days of Malaysian football|last=Goh|first=Daryl|work=Star2.com|date=10 February 2016|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319123155/https://www.star2.com/people/2016/02/10/days-of-thunder-glory-days-of-malaysian-football/|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhplus.com.my/node/182957|title=Jejak Wira Olimpik 1980 : 'The Hurricane' pecahkan tembok Korea Selatan|trans-title=The footsteps of the 1980 Olympics Heroes : 'The Hurricane' broke the wall of South Korea|last=Stanley|first=Ryan|language=ms|work=Berita Harian|date=14 August 2016|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319120216/http://www.bhplus.com.my/node/182957|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==== 1976 AFC Asian Cup Group A ====<br />
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|align="left"|{{fb|KUW}}<br />
|2||2||0||0||3||0||+3||'''4'''<br />
|- style="background:#cfc;"<br />
|align="left"|{{fb|MAS}}<br />
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|-<br />
|align="left"|{{fb|CHN}}<br />
|2||0||0|||2|1||3||+1||'''0'''<br />
|}<br />
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Malaysia participated the [[1976 AFC Asian Cup]] for the first time, meeting Kuwait and China in Group A. During the tournament, Malaysia came in second in the group, losing 0–2 to Kuwait in the opening match but managed to hold China to a 2–1 win in the second match.<br />
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==== 1980 AFC Asian Cup Group B ====<br />
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|- style="background:#cfc;"<br />
|align="left"|{{fb|KOR|1949}}<br />
|4||3||1||0||10||2||+8||'''7'''<br />
|- style="background:#cfc;"<br />
|align="left"|{{fb|KUW}}<br />
|4||2||1||1||8||5||+3||'''5'''<br />
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|align="left"|{{fb|MAS}}<br />
|4||1||2||1||5||5||0||'''4'''<br />
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|align="left"|{{fb|QAT}}<br />
|4||1||1||2||3||8||−5||'''3'''<br />
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|align="left"|{{fb|United Arab Emirates}}<br />
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Malaysia made its second Asian Cup appearance in [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|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.<br />
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=== Falling performances and drought (1990–2009) ===<br />
[[File:NZvMalLineup1.JPG|thumb|left|The Malaysian team (yellow) against [[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]] (white) during a [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] in [[Queen Elizabeth II Park]], [[Christchurch]], New Zealand on 19 February 2006.]]<br />
In 1994, Malaysian football was embroiled in one of the largest [[1994 Malaysian football scandal|bribery scandals]] in the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/international/2015/06/04/good-money-bad-money|title=Good money, bad money|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|date=4 June 2015|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604044156/https://www.economist.com/international/2015/06/04/good-money-bad-money|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cilisos.my/the-1994-scandal-that-destroyed-malaysian-football/|title=The 1994 scandal that destroyed Malaysian football|last=Sim|first=Johannan|work=cilisos.my|date=25 May 2016|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604042503/https://cilisos.my/the-1994-scandal-that-destroyed-malaysian-football/|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> With the dearth of mainstream interest and lack of funds, Malaysian football has failed to repeat the performances of the 1970s and 1980s to qualify into major tournaments, despite the recruitment of [[Claude LeRoy]]. [[Allan Harris]] appointed as a new head coach in 2001. Harris came with strong credentials, having assisted [[Terry Venables]] at [[FC Barcelona]]. In the second half of 2004, FAM appoint [[Bertalan Bicskei]], former Hungarian goalkeeper and national coach, to succeed Allan Harris. Bicskei led the national side to third place at the regional [[Tiger Cup]] tournament, but was demoted to youth development duties by FAM for his actions during a friendly against [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] in [[Penang]] on 8 June 2005. Bicskei, disgusted by the standard of officiating, threw a bottle onto the pitch before confronting a Singapore player. In September 2005, his contract was terminated after a mutual agreement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.origo.hu/sport/magyarfoci/20050918bicskei.html|title=Bicskei Bertalan feláll a malajziai kispadról|trans-title=Bertalan Bicskei stands up from the Malaysian bench|language=hu|work=Origo|date=18 September 2005|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329052033/http://www.origo.hu/sport/magyarfoci/20050918bicskei.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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[[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 PR national football team|China]] 1–5, [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]] 0–5 and [[Iran national football team|Iran]] 0–2. After the removal of Norizan Bakar, B. Sathianathan took over as head coach. Although he guided the [[Malaysia national under-23 football team|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 national football team|Bahrain]] in the qualifying round. In March 2008, Sathianathan once again reach the final of the [[2008 Merdeka Tournament|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 national football team|Myanmar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grc08.html|title=Grand Royal Challenge Cup 2008 (Yangon)|last=Stokkermans|first=Karel|date=21 December 2009|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329053352/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grc08.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|website=[[RSSSF]]|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sport-malaysia-bribery/soccer-corruption-appearing-again-in-malaysian-sport-chief-says-idUKSP39890320081015|title=Soccer-Corruption appearing again in Malaysian sport, chief says|last1=Shine|first1=Ossian|last2=Stutchbury|first2=Greg|work=Reuters|date=15 October 2008|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604043716/https://www.reuters.com/article/sport-malaysia-bribery/soccer-corruption-appearing-again-in-malaysian-sport-chief-says-idUKSP39890320081015|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2011 Asian Cup qualifiers]], the Malaysian team lost 0–5 to the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]. This defeat was the final straw in the eyes of Malaysian supporters, and in February 2009, the contracts of Sathianathan and manager [[Soh Chin Ann]] were terminated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Sports/Story/A1Story20090201-118608.html|title=Malaysia sacks national football coach|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|via=[[AsiaOne]]|date=1 February 2009|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329054254/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Sports/Story/A1Story20090201-118608.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==== FA Premier League Asia Cup (2003) ====<br />
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 4–1 against [[Chelsea F.C.|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. In the third place playoff on 26 July 2003, they lost 4–0 against [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] and placed fourth in the tournament.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/faplasia03.html FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 (RSSSF)]</ref><ref>[http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=31 FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 (Goalzz.com)]</ref><br />
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=== AFF Championship triumph (2010) ===<br />
{{football squad on pitch|align=right<br />
| GK_nat = Malaysia| GK = [[Khairul Fahmi Che Mat|Fahmi]]<br />
| RB_nat = Malaysia| RB = [[Asraruddin Putra Omar|Asraruddin]]<br />
| RCB_nat = Malaysia| RCB = [[Muslim Ahmad|Muslim]]<br />
| LCB_nat = Malaysia| LCB = [[Fadhli Shas|Fadhli]]<br />
| LB_nat = Malaysia| LB = [[Sabre Abu|Sabre]]<br />
| RCM_nat = Malaysia| RCM = [[Mohd Safiq Rahim|Safiq]]<br />
| LCM_nat = Malaysia| LCM = [[Amar Rohidan|Amar]]<br />
| RW_nat = Malaysia| RW = [[S. Kunanlan|Kunanlan]]<br />
| LW_nat = Malaysia| LW = [[Ashari Samsudin|Ashari]]<br />
| RCF_nat = Malaysia| RCF = [[Norshahrul Idlan|Norshahrul]]<br />
| LCF_nat = Malaysia| LCF = [[Safee Sali|Safee]]<br />
| caption = [[2010 AFF Championship]] champion second-leg finals starting line-up.<ref>{{YouTube|kf3X2wUvxck|AFF2010 – Indonesia vs Malaysia (Final 2nd leg) Suzuki Cup}}. (See 00:24 for the player name) Retrieved on 8 February 2018.</ref><br />
}}<br />
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In April 2009, [[K. Rajagopal (footballer)|K. Rajagopal]] was named the new coach of Malaysia replacing [[B. Sathianathan]] and took over the position in July 2009, of which he also looked after the Malaysia under-23 squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2009/12/20/sports/5335727&sec=sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129025113/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F12%2F20%2Fsports%2F5335727&sec=sports |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 November 2010 |title=Coach Rajagopal urges Malaysians to support team irrespective of results |work=The Star |date=20 December 2009 |access-date=29 March 2016 }}</ref> Rajagopal's first match was against [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe]], which Malaysia won 4–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/headlines_01.asp?id=937|title=Malaysia Trounce Zimbabwe|work=[[ASEAN Football Federation]]|date=13 July 2009|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329062141/http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/?p=6368|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Rajagopal also coached Malaysia in two games against visiting English champions, [[Manchester United F.C.|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 [[Football at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games|SEA Games]] gold medal and also led Malaysia to qualify for the second round of the [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games – Men|2010 Asian Games]] as one of the best four third-placed teams after a lapse of 32 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1276/south-east-asia/2009/12/17/1693014/malaysia-down-vietnam-to-win-sea-games-gold-medal|title=Malaysia Down Vietnam To Win SEA Games Gold Medal|work=Goal.com|date=17 December 2009|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329063917/http://www.goal.com/en/news/1276/south-east-asia/2009/12/17/1693014/malaysia-down-vietnam-to-win-sea-games-gold-medal|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/11/14/asiangames/7427161&sec=asiangames |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117000759/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F11%2F14%2Fasiangames%2F7427161&sec=asiangames |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 November 2010 |title=Malaysia enter last 16 but crippled by injuries and suspensions |work=The Star |date=14 November 2010 |access-date=14 November 2010 }}</ref><br />
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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 national football team|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 national football team|Vietnam]]. In the first leg of the semifinal, Malaysia won 2–0 on home soil and later drew 0–0 in the second leg, advancing to the final with an aggregate of 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.thethaovanhoa.vn/bong-da-viet/malaysia-viet-nam-20-tay-trang-san-khach-dtvn-gap-kho-o-luot-ve-n20101215190405930.htm|title=Malaysia – Việt Nam 2–0: Tay trắng sân khách, ĐTVN gặp khó ở lượt về|last=Mạnh|first=Vũ|trans-title=Malaysia – Vietnam 2–0: White hands away from home, Vietnam team finds it difficult to make a coming back|language=vi|work=The Thao Van Hoa|date=15 December 2010|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329081904/http://m.thethaovanhoa.vn/bong-da-viet/malaysia-viet-nam-20-tay-trang-san-khach-dtvn-gap-kho-o-luot-ve-n20101215190405930.htm|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> An opportunity of revenge opened up in the finals as Malaysia again met Indonesia, who were unbeaten in all previous matches.<br />
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On the first leg of the finals at home, Malaysia won 3–0. Malaysia scored twice through [[Mohd Safee Mohd Sali|Safee Sali]] and once through [[Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin]] on a night when [[National Stadium, Bukit Jalil|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vietnamnews.vn/sports/207190/malaysia-win-their-first-asean-cup-.html|title=Malaysia win their first ASEAN Cup|work=Việt Nam News|date=30 December 2010|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329082349/http://vietnamnews.vn/sports/207190/malaysia-win-their-first-asean-cup-.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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=== Stagnation (2011–2022) ===<br />
Since the 2010s, the expectations of improved performances rose, but the team still failed to deliver any new high achievements or set new records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/1122877/john-duerden-malaysia-a-new-hope|title=Malaysia: A new hope|last=Duerden|first=John|work=[[ESPN Inc.]]|date=7 July 2012|access-date=11 July 2012|archive-date=19 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619113422/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/1122877/john-duerden-malaysia-a-new-hope|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2014, [[Dollah Salleh]] replaced Rajagobal as the head coach after his contract has ended.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/node/261631|title=Dollah Salleh is M'sia's new national football coach|work=Agence France-Presse|via=The Sun|date=9 July 2014|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-date=6 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406061143/http://www.thesundaily.my/node/261631|url-status=live}}</ref> Dollah guided Malaysia to the final of the [[2014 AFF Championship]] but failed to replicate the same form as the previous head coach. In the following international fixtures, the coach has also recorded 0–6 losses to [[Oman national football team|Oman]] and [[Palestine national football team|Palestine]] as well as 1–1 draw against [[Timor-Leste national football team|Timor-Leste]]. However, the 0–10 defeat to the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia's worst ever defeat in history, prompted his resignation as the head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/dollah-salleh-worst-malaysia-head-coach-over-past-decade|title=Is Dollah Salleh the worst Malaysia head coach over the past decade?|last=Goon|first=Darren|work=FourFourTwo|date=9 May 2015|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521103621/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/dollah-salleh-worst-malaysia-head-coach-over-past-decade|url-status=live}}</ref> The place was taken by interim coach [[Ong Kim Swee]] who was later promoted as the head coach until the end of March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourthofficial.com/2015/20323/official-oks-appointed-as-interim-boss-to-replace-dollah/|title=OFFICIAL: OKS appointed as interim boss to replace Dollah|last=Zin|first=Omar|work=FourthOfficial.com|date=5 September 2015|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521103409/https://www.fourthofficial.com/2015/20323/official-oks-appointed-as-interim-boss-to-replace-dollah/|url-status=live}}</ref> The official coaching post then was taken over by Portuguese coach [[Nelo Vingada]] in the hopes of raising the Malaysian football performances. On 13 June, Malaysia played their first match in the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] against [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]]. Despite having a 1–0 lead during the first half, they eventually lost the match with a score 1–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11150&stageid=432&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary|title=AFC ASIAN CUP UAE 2019™ (Malaysia vs. Lebanon)|work=AFC|access-date=14 June 2017|archive-date=18 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618201718/http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11150&stageid=432&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaysia's poor performance however, continued. Despite given high hopes and expectations from the match against [[Hong Kong national football team|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 national football team|North Korea]], with both matches ended 1–4. Malaysia also lost the second final match against Lebanon in [[Beirut]] by 1–2. With only 1 draw and 5 defeats, Malaysia was subsequently eliminated from the qualification.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/malaysias-entire-2019-asian-cup-qualification-in-full/1q65dzhilhvsk1w2dcxbdp6bev|title=Malaysia's entire 2019 Asian Cup qualification in full|last=Kin Fai|first=Ooi|work=Goal.com|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604025701/http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/malaysias-entire-2019-asian-cup-qualification-in-full/1q65dzhilhvsk1w2dcxbdp6bev|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The coaching position was taken over by the team assistant coach [[Tan Cheng Hoe]] in late 2017 after Vingada stepped down following a string of poor results.<ref name="The Star">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2017/12/07/fam-tan-cheng-hoe-to-take-over-as-harimau-malaya-head-coach/|title=FAM: Tan Cheng Hoe to take over as Harimau Malaya head coach|work=The Star|date=7 December 2017|access-date=29 June 2018|archive-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524185913/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2017/12/07/fam-tan-cheng-hoe-to-take-over-as-harimau-malaya-head-coach/|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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After failure to qualify for 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 national football team|Cambodia]]. Malaysia won the 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 the reigning champions in the tournament, where they were able to overcome the latter by holding them 2–2 in Thailand's home stadium of [[Bangkok]], winning the match by [[away goals rule]] in one of the tournament's greatest shock despite being tied 0–0 earlier at home.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-malaysia-thailand-draw-0-0-in-suzuki-cup-semi-final-first-leg-stalemate|title=Football: Malaysia, Thailand draw 0–0 in Suzuki Cup semi-final first leg stalemate|work=The Straits Times|date=1 December 2018|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831054544/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-malaysia-thailand-draw-0-0-in-suzuki-cup-semi-final-first-leg-stalemate|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2018/12/05/malaysia-in-the-final-of-aff-suzuki-cup|title=Malaysia in AFF Suzuki Cup final after defeating Thailand on away goals|work=The Star|date=5 December 2018|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831054544/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2018/12/05/malaysia-in-the-final-of-aff-suzuki-cup|url-status=live}}</ref> In the finals, they met Vietnam again and held the latter 2–2 at home before losing 0–1 in Vietnam's home ground of [[Hanoi]], subsequently finishing the tournament with an aggregate of 2–3 as the runners-up for the third time in their AFF Cup history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.nhandan.com.vn/pictures/item/6962202-vietnam-crowned-champions-of-aff-suzuki-cup-2018.html|title=Vietnam crowned champions of AFF Suzuki Cup 2018|last=Hung|first=Trung|work=Nhân Dân|date=15 December 2018|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831054547/https://en.nhandan.com.vn/pictures/item/6962202-vietnam-crowned-champions-of-aff-suzuki-cup-2018.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite being unable to achieve the AFF Cup the second time, the enhancing performance of Malaysia was seen with the emergence of new talents coming from its youth football development which brought a hope in future.<ref name="potential to rising">{{cite web |date=22 August 2019 |title=In-form Malaysia primed to shine |url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/in-form-malaysia-primed-to-shine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822122239/http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/in-form-malaysia-primed-to-shine |archive-date=22 August 2019 |access-date=16 September 2019 |work=Asian Football Confederation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2019/08/512638/going-malaysian-way|title=Going the 'Malaysian Way'|work=New Straits Times|date=14 August 2019|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831083240/https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2019/08/512638/going-malaysian-way|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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Malaysia participated in [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] from the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|first round]] due to poor record previously, but with its first opponent facing [[Timor-Leste national football team|Timor-Leste]], Malaysia easily destroyed the Timorese 12–2 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/06/11/harimau-malaya-eliminate-timor-leste-with-12-2-aggregate-win/1761226 |title=Harimau Malaya eliminate Timor Leste with 12–2 aggregate win |work=MalayMail |date=11 June 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026155959/https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/06/11/harimau-malaya-eliminate-timor-leste-with-12-2-aggregate-win/1761226 |url-status=live }}</ref> There, they joined the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|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 national football team|United Arab Emirates]]. Malaysia opened their game with a 3–2 comeback victory over rival Indonesia in a match with full scandal and strong [[Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation|Anti-Malaysian sentiment]] among Indonesians.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/world-cup-qualifier-malaysia-indonesia-crowd-trouble-11878954 |title=Crowd trouble mars Malaysia's comeback win over Indonesia in World Cup qualifier |date=6 September 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |work=Channel News Asia |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026155956/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/world-cup-qualifier-malaysia-indonesia-crowd-trouble-11878954 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/09/10/uae-fight-back-to-edge-malaysia-2-1-in-world-cup-qualifier/1789257 |work=MalayMail |title=UAE fight back to edge Malaysia 2 – 1 in World Cup qualifier |date=10 September 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=25 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925000502/https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/09/10/uae-fight-back-to-edge-malaysia-2-1-in-world-cup-qualifier/1789257 |url-status=live }}</ref> The next encounter was against rival Vietnam in [[Hanoi]], which was the rematch of their 2018 AFF Championship match, ended with another Malaysian defeat as Malaysia fell to a 0–1 defeat.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/world-cup-2022-qualifier-vietnam-10-malaysia-791628.vov |work=VOVWorld |title=World cup 2022 qualifier: Vietnam 1–0 Malaysia |date=10 October 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=25 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525175843/https://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/world-cup-2022-qualifier-vietnam-10-malaysia-791628.vov |url-status=live }}</ref> However, Malaysia has not been eliminated as the team can still get an opportunity to qualify further. Then, Malaysia managed one of the most famous victories in their FIFA World Cup campaign, beating neighbour and regional powerhouse Thailand 2–1 at home to keep its dream alive.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/14/malaysia-beat-thailand-2-1-to-claim-second-win-in-wc-asian-cup-qualifiers |title=Malaysia beat Thailand 2–1 to claim second win in WC qualifiers |last=Avineshwaran|first=T. |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]] |date=14 November 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=19 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119000552/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/14/malaysia-beat-thailand-2-1-to-claim-second-win-in-wc-asian-cup-qualifiers |url-status=live }}</ref> Malaysia boosted its confidence with its victory over Thailand to overcome a demoralised Indonesia, also at home, 2–0, to occupy second spot behind Vietnam and above Thailand.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/19/malaysia-beat-indonesia-2-0-in-wc-qualifiers-to-end-year-on-a-high |title=Malaysia beat Indonesia 2–0 in WC qualifiers to end year on a high |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]] |date=19 November 2019 |access-date=26 November 2019 |last=Avineshwaran|first=T. |archive-date=20 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120152100/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/19/malaysia-beat-indonesia-2-0-in-wc-qualifiers-to-end-year-on-a-high |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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However, due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2021, Malaysia's performance heavily dropped. Prior to the last 3 matches of [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|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 national football team|Bahrain]] and 1–4 against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] in a friendly match, before losing 0–4 to [[United Arab Emirates national football team|UAE]], 1–2 against Vietnam but managed to win 1–0 against Thailand in World Cup qualification. Ultimately, they failed to advance to the final round. Following Malaysia's failure to qualify for the semi-finals of the [[2020 AFF Championship]] in Singapore, Tan Cheng Hoe resigned as the head coach of [[Football Association of Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tan Cheng Hoe resigns as Malaysia head coach after disappointing Suzuki Cup campaign |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/malaysia-football-tan-cheng-hoe-resigns-aff-suzuki-cup-2020-2412336 |website=CNA |access-date=4 January 2022 |date=3 January 2022 |archive-date=4 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104035709/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/malaysia-football-tan-cheng-hoe-resigns-aff-suzuki-cup-2020-2412336 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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=== Resurgence of Harimau Malaya (2022–present) ===<br />
After Tan Cheng Hoe's resignation, South Korean [[Kim Pan-gon]] was appointed as Malaysia's new national team coach on a 2-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Kim Pan-gon, the new Harimau Malaya head coach? |url=https://www.prestigeonline.com/my/people/kim-pan-gon-harimau-malaya-head-coach-malaysia/ |website=Prestige |access-date=21 January 2022 |date=21 January 2022 }}</ref> His first task was the [[2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series]] held in Singapore in March 2022. At that time, Pan Gon recorded his first success when Malaysia won 2–0 against [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] but suffered a subsequent 1–2 loss to Singapore in the next match.<ref>{{cite web |title=S'pore beats M'sia 2–1 in FAS Tri-Nations Series, Ikhsan Fandi scored both goals |url=https://mothership.sg/2022/03/singapore-malaysia-fas-tri-nation/ |website=Mothership |access-date=26 March 2022 |date=26 March 2022 }}</ref> Pan Gon's next challenge came when Malaysia faced [[Brunei national football team|Brunei]] and [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]] in a series of friendly matches as part of preparations for the [[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia to test against Brunei and Hong Kong |url=https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/malaysia-to-test-against-brunei-and-hong-kong/ |website=aseanfootball.org |access-date=17 May 2022 |date=17 May 2022 }}</ref> Malaysia won 4–0 against Brunei<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia beat Brunei 4–0 in football friendly |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/05/800144/malaysia-beat-brunei-4-0-football-friendly |website=New Straits Times |access-date=27 May 2022 |date=27 May 2022 }}</ref> and 2–0 against Hong Kong,<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia beat Hong Kong 2–0 in football friendly |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/06/801534/malaysia-beat-hong-kong-2-0-football-friendly |website=New Straits Times |access-date=2 June 2022 |date=2 June 2022 }}</ref> raising confidence and support from FAM and Malaysians in the hope of improving Malaysian football's fortunes which had declined in the previous years.<br />
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In the third round of [[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification]], Malaysia faced 3 matches which began with a 3–1 victory against [[Turkmenistan national football team|Turkmenistan]] in the first match,<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia get winning start in Asian Cup qualifiers against Turkmenistan |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/06/08/malaysia-get-winning-start-in-asian-cup-qualifiers-against-turkmenistan |website=The Star |access-date=8 June 2022 |date=8 June 2022 }}</ref> suffering a 1–2 lost to [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Gloomy skies add to Harimau Malaya's woes in 1–2 defeat to Bahrain |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/06/11/gloomy-skies-add-to-harimau-malaya039s-woes-in-1-2-defeat-to-bahrain |website=The Star |access-date=11 June 2022 |date=11 June 2022 }}</ref> before successfully ending their campaign by defeating [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] with 4–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia 4–1 Bangladesh (Jun 14, 2022) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/632975 |website=ESPN |access-date=14 June 2022 |date=14 June 2022 }}</ref> Thus, Malaysia finished second in Group E behind Bahrain and automatically qualified for the [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]] on merit after 42 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia qualify for 2023 Asian Cup |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/06/14/harimau-malaya-qualify-for-2023-asia-cup |website=The Star |access-date=14 June 2022 |date=14 June 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=15 years after co-hosting AFC Asian Cup, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam are back on their own merit |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37629343/15-years-co-hosting-afc-asian-cup-malaysia-indonesia-thailand-vietnam-back-own-merit |last=Tan |first=Gabriel |website=ESPN |access-date=15 June 2022 |date=15 October 2023 }}</ref> Shortly thereafter, Malaysia's FIFA ranking rose up to 147th from 154th in March 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia jump seven rungs, now 147th in FIFA world rankings |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/06/23/malaysia-jump-seven-rungs-now-147th-in-fifa-world-rankings |website=The Star |access-date=23 June 2022 |date=23 June 2022 }}</ref> Later in September 2022, Malaysia entered the [[2022 King's Cup]] in Thailand, facing the host and later, [[Tajikistan national football team|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 shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]] after being held to a goalless draw.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya lose King's Cup final after penalty shootout heartbreak |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/09/834395/harimau-malaya-lose-kings-cup-final-after-penalty-shootout-heartbreak |website=New Straits Times |access-date=26 September 2022 |date=26 September 2022 }}</ref><br />
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At the end of 2022, before the start of the [[2022 AFF Championship|2022 AFC Championship]] campaign, Malaysia held 2 friendly matches against [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]] and [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]],<ref>{{cite web |title=AFF Cup run-up: Cambodia and Maldives easy meat for Harimau? |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/10/845507/aff-cup-run-cambodia-and-maldives-easy-meat-harimau |website=New Straits Times |access-date=31 October 2022 |date=31 October 2022 }}</ref> winning 4–0<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia outclass Cambodia 4–0 in friendly |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/12/859460/malaysia-outclass-cambodia-4-0-friendly |website=New Straits Times |access-date=10 December 2022 |date=10 December 2022 }}</ref> and 3–0 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia beat Maldives 3–0 in football friendly |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/12/860874/malaysia-beat-maldives-3-0-football-friendly |website=New Straits Times |access-date=15 December 2022 |date=15 December 2022 }}</ref> In the 2022 AFC Championship, Malaysia has won 1–0 against Myanmar with [[Syihan Hazmi]] saving a late penalty to secured the win for Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winning start for Malaysia |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/12/21/winning-start-for-malaysia |website=The Star |access-date=21 December 2022 |date=21 December 2022 }}</ref> In the next match, Malaysia went on to thrash Laos 5–0 <ref>{{cite web |title=AFF Cup: Malaysia whip Laos 5–0 to register second consecutive win |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/12/864151/aff-cup-malaysia-whip-laos-5-0-register-second-consecutive-win |website=New Straits Times |access-date=25 December 2022 |date=25 December 2022 }}</ref> but lost 0–3 against Vietnam in a controversial match that led to [[Azam Azmi]]'s red card.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia fall to Vietnam in controversial AFF Cup match |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/12/864861/malaysia-fall-vietnam-controversial-aff-cup-match |website=New Straits Times |access-date=27 December 2022 |date=27 December 2022 }}</ref> Yet, Malaysia has won 4–1 against causeway rivals, Singapore in the last match being the first time Malaysia had won over Singapore at home soil which also sees Malaysia finishing in second place of Group B, thus seeing them automatically qualified to semi-finals match against Thailand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya thrash Singapore 4–1 to reach AFF Cup semis |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2023/01/03/harimau-malaya-thrash-singapore-4-1-to-reach-aff-cup-semis/48296 |website=Malay Mail |access-date=3 January 2023 |date=3 January 2023 }}</ref> Malaysia won the first leg of the match with [[Faisal Halim]] scoring the only goal in the match but in the second leg, Thailand scored twice which see Malaysia failing to enter the final after with a 3–1 aggregate defeat to Thailand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia crash out in AFF Cup semi-finals |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2023/01/869095/malaysia-crash-out-aff-cup-semi-finals |website=New Straits Times |access-date=10 January 2023 |date=10 January 2023 }}</ref> Malaysia ended the year 2022 with astonishing triumphs which see them rose up to 145th in FIFA ranking.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya shine in 2022 as M'sia qualify for Asian Cup on merit |url=https://themalaysianreserve.com/2022/12/31/harimau-malaya-shine-in-2022-as-msia-qualify-for-asian-cup-on-merit/ |website=The Malaysian Reserve |access-date=31 December 2022 |date=31 December 2022 }}</ref><br />
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Later in March 2023, Malaysia has won again after defeating Turkmenistan with 1–0<ref>{{cite web |title=Muhammad Akhyar helps Harimau Malaya to 1–0 win over Turkmenistan |url=https://www.thesundaily.my/sport/muhammad-akhyar-helps-harimau-malaya-to-1-0-win-over-turkmenistan-IO10787582 |website=The Sun Daily |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=24 March 2023 }}</ref> and 2–0 against Hong Kong at the [[Sultan Ibrahim Stadium]] in [[Johor]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia down Hong Kong 2–0 in friendly |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/03/29/malaysia-down-hong-kong-2-0-in-friendly |website=The Star |access-date=29 March 2023 |date=29 March 2023 }}</ref> In June 2023, Malaysia has won 4–1 against [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Island]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya roars to a 4–1 win against the Solomon Islands |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/06/15/harimau-malaya-roars-to-a-4-1-win-against-the-solomon-islands#:~:text=PETALING%20JAYA%3A%20Harimau%20Malaya%20got,on%20Wednesday%20(June%2014). |website=The Star |access-date=14 June 2023 |date=14 June 2023 }}</ref> and yet has biggest victory ever when won 10–0 against [[Papua New Guinea national football team|Papua New Guinea]] at the [[Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]] in [[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya hit 10 goals past Papua New Guinea |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/06/20/harimau-malaya-hit-10-goals-past-papua-new-guinea |website=The Star |access-date=20 June 2023 |date=20 June 2023 }}</ref> Shortly after, Malaysia has rose up again to 137th in the world and 4th in ASEAN in the FIFA World Rankings behind the Philippines (135th), Thailand (113th) and Vietnam (95th), thus this latest ranking is the highest which Harimau Malaya has attained in 17 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia up one rung to 137th in world rankings |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/06/30/malaysia-up-one-rung-to-137th-in-world-rankings |website=The Star |access-date=30 June 2023 |date=30 June 2023 }}</ref><br />
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In September 2023, Malaysia faced the biggest challenge ever when they met [[Syria national football team|Syria]] and [[China national football team|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 [[2023 Merdeka Tournament|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.<br />
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====2023 AFC Asian Cup====<br />
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After 42 years absence (excluding 2007, where Malaysia was one of the host), Malaysia going to the competition with high expectation, as they were put in a group with [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]], [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]], and [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]. As part of the preparation of the tournament, Malaysia had a friendly match with Syria again with the same score as last year, 2–2 draw.<br />
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Malaysia opened their match of the 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 match looked to be ending in a draw, until [[Ali Madan]] scored a last-minute goal for Bahrain. Thus, Malaysia had failed to advance past the group stages of an 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 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]. Malaysia headed into their final group stage fixture against the favourites in the group, [[South Korea national football team|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]], followed up by a penalty slotted away by [[Arif Aiman Hanapi|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 added time, when [[Romel Morales]] scored an equaliser against all odds. The match ended as 3–3, securing a memorable draw, and Malaysia earned their first point since 1980, meaning that they could end their [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]] campaign on a high.<br />
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== Team image ==<br />
=== Media coverage ===<br />
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All matches of Malaysia are shown live on [[Astro Arena (TV channel)|Astro Arena]] (friendlies, [[FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup]] (2nd round only), and [[Media Prima]] ([[AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup]] qualifiers), [[Radio Televisyen Malaysia|RTM]] ([[AFF Championship]] matches (except [[2014 AFF Championship|2014]] season), [[FIFA World Cup qualification|FIFA World Cup]] and [[AFC Asian Cup qualification|AFC Asian Cup]] qualifiers), and ([[AFF Championship]] matches for 2014 season only). All matches are broadcast with both [[English language|English]] (Astro only) and [[Malaysian language|Malaysian]] commentary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-fam-umum-rtm-astro-penyiar-rasmi-aksi-harimau-malaya|title=Siaran Media: FAM Umum RTM & Astro Penyiar Rasmi Aksi Harimau Malaya|trans-title=Press Release: FAM Announces RTM & Astro as the Official Broadcaster for Tiger Matches|language=ms|work=Football Association of Malaysia|date=4 September 2019|access-date=6 September 2019|archive-date=6 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906113815/https://www.fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-fam-umum-rtm-astro-penyiar-rasmi-aksi-harimau-malaya|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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=== Kits ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF| Kit provider<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF| Period<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF| {{Abbr|Ref|References}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{center|''none''}}<br />
| 1963–1974<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Adidas]]<br />
| 1975–1977<br />
| <ref>[https://legasilagenda.com/2023/01/17/jersi-dan-pingat-1976-1977/ #ArkibLegasiLagenda – Jersi Dan Pingat 1976/77]</ref><br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Umbro]]<br />
| 1978<br />
| <ref name="mys kit history">{{cite web|url=https://www.footballkitarchive.com/malaysia-kits/|title=Malaysia Kit History|work=Football Kit Archive|access-date=25 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125083619/https://www.footballkitarchive.com/malaysia-kits/#2000s|archive-date=25 November 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Adidas]]<br />
| 1979–2006<br />
| <ref name="mys kit history"/><br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]<br />
| 2007–''present''<br />
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2007/01/08/fa-of-malaysia-sign-fouryear-deal-with-nike/|title=FA of Malaysia sign four-year deal with Nike|work=The Star|date=8 January 2007|access-date=8 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208115523/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2007/01/08/fa-of-malaysia-sign-fouryear-deal-with-nike/|archive-date=8 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
{{Commons|Malaysia national football team kits}}<br />
{{Football kit box<br />
| pattern_la = _malaysia10a| pattern_b = _MASblue| pattern_ra = _malaysia10a<br />
| pattern_sh = _MAShome10| pattern_so = _mas10a<br />
|shorts=000000| socks = 135DAB| title = 2010 AFF Cup Final 2nd leg kit<br />
}}<br />
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Started from 1975 Merdeka Tournament until 1977, Malaysia football team wear the kit from Adidas. In 1978, Malaysia switch to [[Umbro]]. From 1979 to 2006, the national team kit was manufactured and sponsored by [[Adidas]]. Since 2007, the official Malaysia team kit is manufactured by [[Nike, Inc.|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.<br />
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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footyheadlines.com/2014/10/nike-malaysia-2014-2015-kits.html?m=1|title=Nike Malaysia 2014–2015 Kits Released|work=Footy Headlines|date=31 October 2014|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422134841/http://www.footyheadlines.com/2014/10/nike-malaysia-2014-2015-kits.html|archive-date=22 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On the underside of the flag, the quote "''Tanah Tumpahnya Darahku''" (The land that I spill my blood for) can be found. The quote is part of the [[Negaraku|Malaysia National Anthem]], alluding that they are doing their best for the country.<br />
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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.<br />
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=== Grounds ===<br />
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'''Home Stadium'''<br />
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Malaysia's home stadium is the [[National Stadium, Bukit Jalil|Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]. The stadium capacity is 87,411 (seated)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fussballtempel.net/afc/MAS.html|title=Malaysia – Malaisie|work=Fussball Tempel (Football Stadiums of the World)|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404222017/http://fussballtempel.net/afc/MAS.html|url-status=live}}</ref> which makes it the ninth [[List of association football stadiums by capacity|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.<br />
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When there were ongoing renovations at the [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]], the team played at the other stadium 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.<br />
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{| class="wikitable" width=95% style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|Malaysia national football team home stadiums<br />
|-<br />
!Image<br />
!Stadium<br />
!Capacity<br />
!Location<br />
!Last match<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:National Stadium Bukit Jalil 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup final.jpg|150px]]<br />
|[[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
|87,500<br />
|[[Bukit Jalil]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]<br />
|'''v'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|Kyrgyzstan}}<br /><small>(16 November 2023; [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers]])</small><br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Aerial View of Kuala Lumpur Stadium.png|150px]]<br />
|[[Kuala Lumpur Stadium]]<br />
|18,000<br />
|[[Cheras, Kuala Lumpur]]<br />
|'''v'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|Maldives}}<br /><small>(14 December 2022; [[Exhibition game|Friendly]])</small><br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium (Night) 2021.jpg|frameless|154x154px]]<br />
|[[Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]]<br />
|50,000<br />
|[[Kuala Nerus, Terengganu|Kuala Nerus]], [[Terengganu]]<br />
|'''v'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|PNG}}<br /><small>(20 June 2023; [[Exhibition game|Friendly]])</small><br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Iskandar Puteri.jpg|frameless|153x153px]]<br />
|[[Sultan Ibrahim Stadium]]<br />
|40,000<br />
|[[Iskandar Puteri]], [[Johor]]<br />
|'''v'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|HKG}}<br /><small>(28 March 2023; [[Exhibition game|Friendly]])</small><br />
|}<br />
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=== Training ground ===<br />
[[Wisma FAM]] is the main headquarters for the [[Football Association of Malaysia]] which located at [[Kelana Jaya]], [[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]. The training facility for the Malaysia national football team is 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.<br />
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=== Supporters ===<br />
{{Main|Ultras Malaya}}<br />
[[File:Ultras Malaya in Bukit Jalil Stadium, 2014 AFF Championship Final.jpg|thumb|right|A part of the action from Ultras Malaya during the [[2014 AFF Championship]] second leg final match between Malaysia and [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]]. Thailand won the competition.|242x242px]]<br />
''[[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 [[Flare#Flares and football|flares]], drums and large national flags to the stadiums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malaysia-kini.com/2011/11/ultras-malaya/|title=Ultras Malaya|work=MalaysiaKini|date=23 November 2011|access-date=13 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910025634/http://www.malaysia-kini.com/2011/11/ultras-malaya/|archive-date=10 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==== Sponsorship ====<br />
According to the website of [[Football Association of Malaysia]], Malaysia main sponsors include [[Bank Islam]], [[Malaysia Airlines]], [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Telekom Malaysia]], [[100plus]], [[Kalbe Farma|Extra Joss]], KN, Wonda Coffee, Origina, Sanctband Active, [[Milo (drink)|Milo]] and Kronos with the association also establish social responsibilities partners with One Goal and [[Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers]] (MYCAT).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fam.org.my/|title=FAM Sponsors|quote=See at the bottom of the website.|access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref><br />
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== Results and fixtures ==<br />
{{See also|Malaysia national football team results (2020–present)|Malaysia national football team results}}<br />
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.<br />
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{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br />
{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br />
{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br />
{{legend2|#FFFFFF|Fixture|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br />
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===2023===<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 28 March <br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = Malaysia {{flagdeco|MAS}}<br />
| score = 2–0<br />
| team2 = {{fb|HKG}}<br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Akhyar Rashid|Akhyar]] {{goal|18}}<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|40}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Ibrahim Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Johor]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 4,593<br />
| referee = Mongkolchai Pechsri ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])<br />
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-03-28/malaysia-vs-hong-kong/2953295/<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 14 June<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 4–1<br />
| team2 = {{fb|SOL}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Paulo Josué|Josué]] {{goal|40}}<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{goal|45+2|pen.}}<br />
*[[Safawi Rasid|Safawi]] {{goal|77}}<br />
*[[Lee Tuck|Tuck]] {{goal|90+1}}<br />
| goals2 = [[Raphael Lea'i|Lea'i]] {{goal|11}}<br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Terengganu]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 12,265<br />
| referee = Ngô Duy Lân ([[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]])<br />
| report = [https://www.worldfootball.net/report/freundschaft-2023-juni-malaysia-salomonen/ Report (WFT)]<br />[https://semuanyabola.com/kecemerlangan-penjaga-gol-kepulauan-solomon-tak-dapat-halang-kekuatan-malaysia/ Report (SB.com)]<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 20 June<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 10–0<br />
| team2 = {{fb|PNG}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Safawi Rasid|Safawi]] {{goal|45+4|pen.}}<br />
*[[Paulo Josué|Josué]] {{goal|52||64||70}}<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{goal|57||60||87||89}}<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|59}}<br />
*[[Daniel Ting|D. Ting]] {{goal|76}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Terengganu]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 9,592<br />
| referee = Yudi Nurcahya ([[Football Association of Indonesia|Indonesia]])<br />
| report = [https://www.worldfootball.net/report/freundschaft-2023-juni-malaysia-papua-neuguinea/ Report (WFT)]<br />[https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2023/06/1117049/malaysia-pesta-gol-belasah-papua-10-0 Report (BH.com)]<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly<br />
| date = 6 September<br />
| time = {{UTZ|17:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR}}<br />
| score = 2–2<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Mardik Mardikian|Mardik]] {{goal|12}}<br />
*[[Yassin Samia|Yassin]] {{goal|41}}<br />
| goals2 = <br />
*[[Akhyar Rashid|Akhyar]] {{goal|51}}<br />
*[[Darren Lok|D. Lok]] {{goal|85}}<br />
| stadium = [[East-Town Football Park Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Chengdu]], China<br />
| attendance =<br />
| referee = Shen Yinhao ([[Chinese Football Association|China]])<br />
| report = [https://www.scoop.my/sports/harimau-malaya-stage-dramatic-comeback-for-2-2-friendly-draw-with-syria/ Report<br />(Scoop)]<br />[https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/687830 Report<br />ESPN (UK)]<br />
| result = D<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 9 September<br />
| time = {{UTZ|19:35|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}<br />
| score = 1–1<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MYS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Lin Liangming|L. Liangming]] {{goal|36}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|11}}<br />
| stadium = [[Phoenix Hill Sports Park Football Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Chengdu]], China<br />
| attendance = 26,138<br />
| referee = Abdulhadi Al-Ruaile ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])<br />
| report = [https://english.news.cn/20230910/2c7ed12d2ef847128ca496a848798730/c.html Report<br />(Xinhua)]<br />[https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/684730 Report<br />ESPN (UK)]<br />
| result = D<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 Merdeka Tournament#Semi-finals|2023 Merdeka Tournament SF]]<br />
| date = 13 October<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 4–2<br />
| team2 = {{fb|IND}} <br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Dion Cools|Cools]] {{goal|7}}<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{goal|20|pen.}}<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|42}}<br />
*[[La'Vere Corbin-Ong|Corbin-Ong]] {{goal|61}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Naorem Mahesh Singh|Mahesh]] {{goal|13}}<br />
*[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhteri]] {{goal|51}}<br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 46,150<br />
| referee = Mongkolchai Pechsri ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])<br />
| report = [https://olympics.com/en/news/merdeka-cup-2023-football-india-vs-malaysia-semi-final-result-scores Report<br />(Olympics.com)]<br />[https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/689236 Report<br />ESPN (UK)]<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 Merdeka Tournament#Final|2023 Merdeka Tournament F]]<br />
| date = 17 October<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 0–2<br />
| team2 = {{fb|TJK}} <br />
| goals1 =<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Rustam Soirov|Soirov]] {{goal|44}}<br />
*[[Shahrom Samiev|Samiev]] {{goal|88}}<br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 36,558<br />
| referee = Hoàng Ngọc Hà ([[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]])<br />
| report = [https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/10/17/malaysia-lose-0-2-to-tajikistan-in-merdeka-tournament-final Report<br />(TheStar)]<br />[https://www.espn.co.uk/football/matchstats/_/gameId/689251 Report<br />ESPN (UK)]<br />
| result = L<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 16 November<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 4–3<br />
| team2 = {{fb|KGZ}} <br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Dion Cools|Cools]] {{goal|7||77}}<br />
*[[Khristiyan Brauzman|Brauzman]] {{goal|72|o.g.}}<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|90+3}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Kayrat Zhyrgalbek uulu|Zhyrgalbek uulu]] {{goal|42}}<br />
*[[Ernist Batyrkanov|Batyrkanov]] {{goal|44}}<br />
*[[Kai Merk|Merk]] {{goal|57}}<br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 17,142<br />
| referee = Ammar Mahfoodh ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]])<br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017232?gender=1&date=2023-11-15<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 21 November<br />
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TPE}}<br />
| score = 0–1<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}} <br />
| goals1 =<br />
| goals2 = [[Darren Lok|D. Lok]] {{goal|72}}<br />
| stadium = [[Taipei Municipal Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Taipei]], Taiwan<br />
| attendance = 9,521<br />
| referee = [[Majed Al-Shamrani]] ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])<br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017227?gender=1&date=2023-11-20<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
<br />
===2024===<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[Exhibition game|Closed Door Friendly]]<sup>1</sup><br />
| date = 8 January<br />
| time = {{UTZ|20:30|3}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR}}<br />
| score = 2–2<br />
| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/08/world/friendlies/syria/malaysia/4279855/<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Pablo Sabbag|Sabbag]] {{Goal|70}}<br />
*[[Ibrahim Hesar|Hesar]] {{Goal|74}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{Goal|39}}<br />
*[[Paulo Josué|Josué]] {{Goal|78}}<br />
| stadium = [[Grand Hamad Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Doha]], Qatar<br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = D<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E|2023 AFC Asian Cup GS]]<br />
| date = 15 January <br />
| time = {{UTZ|1:30|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 0–4<br />
| team2 = {{fb|JOR}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Mahmoud Al-Mardi|Al-Mardi]] {{goal|12||32}}<br />
*[[Musa Al-Taamari|Al-Taamari]] {{goal|18|pen.|85}}<br />
| stadium = [[Al Janoub Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Al Wakrah]], Qatar<br />
| attendance = 20,410<br />
| referee = [[Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed]] ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]])<br />
| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-asian-cup/2023/2363547<br />
| result = L<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
|format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E|2023 AFC Asian Cup GS]]<br />
| date = 20 January <br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:30|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BHR}}<br />
| score = 1–0<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Ali Madan|Madan]] {{goal|90+6}}<br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Al Rayyan]], Qatar<br />
| attendance = 10,386<br />
| referee = [[Ahmed Al-Kaf]] ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]])<br />
| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-asian-cup/2023/2363550<br />
| result = L<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E|2023 AFC Asian Cup GS]]<br />
| date = 25 January <br />
| time = {{UTZ|19:30|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR}}<br />
| score = 3–3<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Jeong Woo-yeong]] {{goal|21}}<br />
*[[Lee Kang-in]] {{goal|83}}<br />
*[[Son Heung-min]] {{goal|90+4|pen.}}<br />
| goals2 = <br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|51}}<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{goal|62|pen.}}<br />
*[[Romel Morales|Morales]] {{goal|90+15}}<br />
| stadium = [[Al Janoub Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Al Wakrah]], Qatar<br />
| attendance = 30,117<br />
| referee = Khalid Al-Turais ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])<br />
| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-asian-cup/2023/2363551<br />
| result = D<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| date = 15 March<br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|8}}<br />
| round = [[Exhibition game#Association football|Closed Door Friendly]]<sup>1</sup><br />
| score = 5–1<br />
| report = https://www.bernama.com/en/sports/news.php?id=2279699#:~:text=KUALA%20LUMPUR%2C%20March%2016%20(Bernama,Shah%20Alam%20Stadium%20last%20night.<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Darren Lok|Lok]] {{goal|31|pen.|36}}<br />
*[[Stuart Wilkin|Wilkin]] {{goal|46}}<br />
*[[Daniel Ting|Ting]] {{goal|48}}<br />
*[[Mukhairi Ajmal|Mukhairi]] {{goal|135}}<br />
| team2 = {{fb|NEP}}<br />
| goals2 = [[Sameer Tamang|Tamang]] {{goal|68}}<br />
| stadium = [[UiTM Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Shah Alam]], Malaysia<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 21 March<br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|4}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|OMA}}<br />
| score = 2–0<br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017234?gender=1&date=2024-03-20<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = *[[Issam Al-Sabhi|Al-Sabhi]]{{goal|58}}<br />
[[Muhsen Al-Ghassani|Al-Ghassani]]{{goal|88}}<br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex]]<br />
| location = [[Muscat]], Oman <br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = L<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 26 March<br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 0–2<br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017231?gender=1&date=2024-03-25<br />
| team2 = {{fb|OMN}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = l<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 6 June<br />
| time = <br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|KGZ}}<br />
| score = <br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017237?gender=1&date=2024-06-05<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Dolen Omurzakov Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Bishkek]], Kyrgyzstan <br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = <br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 11 June<br />
| time = <br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = <br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017230?gender=1&date=2024-06-10<br />
| team2 = {{fb|TPE}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
<sup>1</sup> Not FIFA 'A' international match.<br />
<br />
== Coaching staff ==<br />
{{updated|23 February 2022}}<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|Malaysia national football team coaching staff<br />
|-<br />
!width=150px|Roles<br />
!width=180px|Names<br />
!width=150px|Appointment date<br />
|-<br />
| Head coach<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Pan-Gon]]<br />
| 21 Jan 2022<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3"|Assistant Coach||{{flagicon|ESP}} Pau Martí Vicente<br />
| 17 Feb 2022 <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Bo-bae<br />
| 17 Feb 2022<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[E. Elavarasan]]<br />
| 17 Feb 2022<br />
|-<br />
| Goalkeeping Coach<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Jun-ho<br />
| 17 Feb 2022<br />
|-<br />
| Physical Coach<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Ji-hyeon<br />
| 1 Nov 2022<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|Performance Analyst||<br />
{{flagicon|KOR}} Lim Jae-hun<br />
| 17 Feb 2022<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Je-yoon<br />
| 1 Sep 2022<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<small>Source:</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-kim-pan-gon-umum-barisan-kejurulatihan-skuad-harimau-malaya|title=Siaran Media: Kim Pan Gon Umum Barisan Kejurulatihan Skuad Harimau Malaya|trans-title=Media Release: Kim Pan Gon Announces the Malayan Tiger Squad Coaching Lineup|language=ms|work=Football Association of Malaysia|date=17 February 2022|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref><br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|Malaysia national football team management and supporting staff<br />
|-<br />
!width=150px|Roles<br />
!width=180px|Names<br />
!width=150px|Appointment date<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|Physiotherapist||<br />
{{flagicon|MAS}} S. Sivanasvaran<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Harris Zafran<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Team Doctor<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Zaidi Salleh<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|Masseuer||<br />
{{flagicon|MAS}} Zahari Mazlan<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Ramzi Zaini<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Nutritionist<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Ku Ahmad Azmeel Ku Muhseen<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|Kitman||<br />
{{flagicon|MAS}} Herman Pelani<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Suhardi Usop<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Media Officer<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Wan Mohd Fakhrul Anwar Wan Bakar<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|Team Administrator<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Steven Paul Windsor<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Security Officer <br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Hasni Hussin<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|Photographer <br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Jamie Nazmi<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Coaching record ===<br />
{{updated|25 January 2024}}<br />
<!-- Start from the establishment of Malaysia --><br />
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=11 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|List of head coaches<br />
|-<br />
!Name<br />
!Period<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GS|Goals scored}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals allowed}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GD|Goals different}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Win %|Win percentage}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Peter Velappan]]<br />
| 1963<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Choo Seng Quee]]<br />
| 1963–1964{{#tag:ref|Earned Malaysian nationality after Malaysia formed on 16 September 1963. Became Singaporean after [[Singapore in Malaysia|Singapore separation from Malaysia]] in 1965.|group="n"}}<br />
{{WDL|11|3|3|5|for=23|against=23|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|FRG}} Otto Westphal<br />
| 1965–1966<br />
{{WDL|12|1|4|7|for=11|against=25|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Clement De Silva<br />
| 1966<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Peter Velappan]]<br />
| 1966<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Nagalingam Rajoo<br />
| 1967<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Dettmar Cramer]]<br />
| 1967<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Edwin Dutton<br />
| 1967<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harold Hassall]]<br />
| 1968<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Peter Velappan]]<br />
| 1968<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Ghani Minhat]]<br />
| 1969<br />
{{WDL|11|5|2|4|for=18|against=18|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harold Hassall]]<br />
| 1970<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dave MacLaren]]<br />
| 1970<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} C. Arasaratnam<br />
| 1971<br />
{{WDL|39|21|6|12|for=81|against=61|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Jalil Che Din]]<br />
| 1972<br />
{{WDL|26|13|3|10|for=41|against=34|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Tam Sitwa<br />
| 1973<br />
{{WDL|0|0|0|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Kuppan<br />
| 1973<br />
{{WDL|27|12|7|8|for=41|against=28|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Jalil Che Din]]<br />
| 1974<br />
{{WDL|18|8|4|6|for=35|against=30|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Kuppan<br />
| 1974–1977<br />
{{WDL|82|36|24|22|for=154|against=90|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chow Kwai Lam]]<br />
| 1978<br />
{{WDL|22|11|3|8|for=40|against=35|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Weigang]]<br />
| 1979–1982<br />
{{WDL|67|21|21|25|for=96|against=89|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Chandran<br />
| 1982–1983<br />
{{WDL|14|6|1|7|for=15|against=17|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Lord]]<br />
| 1983–1985<br />
{{WDL|37|17|11|9|for=63|against=36|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Mohamad Bakar<br />
| 1985–1986<br />
{{WDL|13|4|3|6|for=17|against=24|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jozef Vengloš]]<br />
| 1986–1987<br />
{{WDL|13|6|3|4|for=21|against=13|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Rahman Ibrahim]]<br />
| 1987<br />
{{WDL|10|1|4|5|for=8|against=12|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Bate]]<br />
| 1988<br />
{{WDL|5|1|2|2|for=4|against=10|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Chandran<br />
| 1988<br />
{{WDL|4|1|1|2|for=4|against=6|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trevor Hartley]]<br />
| 1989<br />
{{WDL|8|6|0|2|for=14|against=5|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Ahmad Shafie<br />
| 1990<br />
{{WDL|4|0|1|3|for=0|against=7|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Rahim Abdullah<br />
| 1991<br />
{{WDL|6|1|1|4|for=7|against=12|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ken Worden]]<br />
| 1992–1993<br />
{{WDL|17|5|6|6|for=26|against=22|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Claude Le Roy]]<br />
| 1994–1995<br />
{{WDL|5|1|1|3|for=6|against=10|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|TUN|1959}} Hatem Souisi<br />
| 1995<br />
{{WDL|6|2|1|3|for=12|against=8|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Wan Jamak Wan Hassan]]<br />
| 1996–1997<br />
{{WDL|22|10|6|6|for=35|against=18|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|TUN|1959}} Hatem Souisi<br />
| 1998<br />
{{WDL|4|0|2|2|for=1|against=4|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Rahman Ibrahim]]<br />
| 1998–2000<br />
{{WDL|29|15|3|11|for=56|against=44|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Allan Harris]]<br />
| 2001–2004<br />
{{WDL|31|7|7|17|for=38|against=57|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[K. Rajagopal (footballer)|K. Rajagopal]]<br />
| 2004'''<sup>C</sup>'''<br />
{{WDL|0|0|0|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Bertalan Bicskei]]<br />
| 2004–2005<br />
{{WDL|18|9|1|8|for=28|against=27|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Norizan Bakar]]<br />
| 2005–2007<br />
{{WDL|18|4|5|9|for=23|against=28|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[B. Sathianathan]]<br />
| 2007–2008<br />
{{WDL|13|5|4|4|for=29|against=19|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[K. Rajagopal (footballer)|K. Rajagopal]]<br />
| 2009–2013<br />
{{WDL|52|14|15|23|for=65|against=76|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ong Kim Swee]] ([[Caretaker manager|caretaker]])<br />
| 2014<br />
{{WDL|3|1|2|0|for=2|against=1|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Dollah Salleh]]<br />
| 2014–2015<br />
{{WDL|18|4|4|10|for=19|against=46|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ong Kim Swee]]<br />
| 2015–2017<br />
{{WDL|21|7|6|8|for=20|against=27|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Nelo Vingada]]<br />
| 2017<br />
{{WDL|7|0|1|6|for=6|against=16|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Cheng Hoe]]<br />
| 2017–2022<br />
{{WDL|40|20|4|16|for=74|against=53|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Pan-gon]]<br />
| 2022–present<br />
{{WDL|30|18|5|7|for=67|against=33|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Players ==<br />
{{Further|List of Malaysia footballers born outside Malaysia}}<br />
<br />
=== Current squad ===<br />
The following 24 players have been called up for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches against {{fb|Oman}} on 21 and 26 March 2024. <ref>{{cite web |title=LIST OF 33 PLAYERS FOR THE HARIMAU MALAYA CENTRALIZED TRAINING (MARCH 2024) |url=https://www.fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-senarai-33-pemain-ke-kem-latihan-pusat-harimau-malaya-mac-2024}}</ref><br />
<br />
''Caps and goals correct {{as of|lc=y|2024|3|22|post=,}} after the match against {{fb|Oman}}.''<br />
<br />
{{nat fs g start}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Azri Ghani]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|4|30|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Kuala Lumpur City F.C.|Kuala Lumpur City]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=GK|name=[[Syihan Hazmi]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|2|22|df=y}}|caps=22|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=GK|name=[[Suhaimi Husin]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|8|9|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Sharul Nazeem]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|11|16|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Shahrul Saad]]||age={{Birth date and age|1993|7|8|df=y}}|caps=58|goals=5|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Daniel Ting]]|age={{Birth date and age|1992|12|1|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Azam Azmi]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|2|12|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Dominic Tan]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|3|12|df=y}}|caps=27|goals=0|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=[[Harith Haiqal]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|6|22|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=DF|name=[[Dion Cools]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|6|4|df=y}}|caps=25|goals=4|club=[[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]]|clubnat=THA}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=DF|name=[[La'Vere Corbin-Ong]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|4|22|df=y}}|caps=35|goals=4|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Stuart Wilkin]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|3|12|df=y}}|caps=20|goals=4|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Endrick (footballer, born 1995)|Endrick]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|3|7|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Syamer Kutty Abba]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|10|1|df=y}}|caps=34|goals=1|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Nooa Laine]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|11|22|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[Paulo Josué]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|3|13|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=4|club=[[Kuala Lumpur City F.C.|Kuala Lumpur City]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Brendan Gan]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|6|3|df=y}}|caps=36|goals=1|club=''[[Free agent#Association football|Unattached]]''|clubnat=}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=24|pos=MF|name=[[Mukhairi Ajmal]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|11|7|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Faisal Halim]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|1|7|df=y}}|caps=33|goals=15|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Darren Lok]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|12|14|df=y}}|caps=33|goals=6|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Safawi Rasid]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|3|5|df=y}}|caps=59|goals=20|club=[[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=FW|name=[[Arif Aiman Hanapi]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|5|4|df=y}}|caps=27|goals=7|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=[[Akhyar Rashid]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|5|1|df=y}}|caps=49|goals=10|club=[[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=FW|name=[[Romel Morales]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|8|23|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs end}}<br />
<br />
=== Recent call-ups ===<br />
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.<br />
<!--Sorted by position, date of birth, caps, goals and most recent call-up.--><br />
{{nat fs r start}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Sheikh Izhan|Sikh Izhan]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|3|23|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Penang F.C. |Penang]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>PRE</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Kalamullah Al-Hafiz]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|7|30|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Kedah Darul Aman F.C.|Kedah Darul Aman]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|CHN}}, 9 Sept 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Damien Lim]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|2|15|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|CHN}}, 9 Sept 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[V. Ruventhiran]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|8|24|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>PRE</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Matthew Davies (footballer)|Matthew Davies]]||other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]||age={{Birth date and age|1995|2|7|df=y}}|caps=49|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>INJ</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Junior Eldstål]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|9|16|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>INJ</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=25|pos=DF|name=[[Khuzaimi Piee]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|11|11|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Syahmi Safari]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|2|5|df=y}}|caps=26|goals=1|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=20|pos=DF|name=[[Quentin Cheng]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|11|20|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Selangor FC|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|TJK}}, 17 Oct 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Feroz Baharudin]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|4|2|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|PNG}}, 20 June 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=20|pos=MF|name=[[Afiq Fazail]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|9|29|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}}<sup>RET</sup> <br />
{{nat fs r player|no=24|pos=MF|name=[[Natxo Insa]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|6|9|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}} <sup>RET</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Nor Azam Azih]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|1|3|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=0|club=[[Sri Pahang F.C.|Sri Pahang]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|CHN}}, 9 Sept 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Lee Tuck]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|6|30|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=3|club=''[[Free agent#Association football|Unattached]]''|clubnat=|latest=v.{{fb|PNG}}, 20 June 2023<sup>RET</sup>}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Hong Wan]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|8|17|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|CHN}}, 9 Sept 2023<sup>INJ</sup>}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Aliff Izwan]]|age={{Birth date and age|2004|2|10|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>PRE</sup><br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Haqimi Azim]]|age={{Birth date and age|2003|1|6|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Kuala Lumpur City F.C.|Kuala Lumpur City]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>PRE</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Mohamadou Sumareh]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|9|20|df=y}}|caps=33|goals=7|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}} <br />
{{nat fs r player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Shamie Iszuan]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|9|10|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Kuching City F.C.|Kuching City]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|TJK}}, 17 Oct 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Ezequiel Agüero]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|4|7|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=2|club=[[Sri Pahang F.C.|Sri Pahang]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|TJK}}, 17 Oct 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Shahrel Fikri]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|10|17|df=y}}|caps=20|goals=5|club=[[Negeri Sembilan FC|Negeri Sembilan]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|PNG}}, 20 June 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Syafiq Ahmad]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|6|28|df=y}}|caps=37|goals=10|club=[[Kedah Darul Aman F.C.|Kedah Darul Aman]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|HKG}}, 28 March 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
;Notes<br />
*<sup>INJ</sup> = Player withdrew from the current squad due to injury.<br />
*<sup>PRE</sup> = Preliminary squad.<br />
*<sup>RET</sup> = Player has retired from national team.<br />
*<sup>WD</sup> = Player withdrew from the current squad due to non-injury issue. <br />
{{nat fs end}}<br />
<br />
==Player records==<br />
{{Updated|15 January 2024}}<ref name="soh">{{cite web |last1=Mamrud |first1=Roberto |title=Malaysia – Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-recintlp.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=30 December 2021 |archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927193951/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-recintlp.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
:Players in '''bold''' are still active with Malaysia. <br />
:This list does not include players who represented [[Malaya national football team#Records|Malaya]] (1948–1962).<br />
<br />
===Most appearances===<br />
[[File:Soh Chin Ann 2020 (cropped).jpg|175px|thumb|right|[[Soh Chin Ann]] is Malaysia's most capped player with 195 appearances.]]<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|-<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF |Rank<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="175px" |Player<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Caps<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Goals<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="100px" |Career<br />
|-<br />
| 1 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Soh Chin Ann]] || 195 || 13 || 1969–1984<br />
|-<br />
| 2 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Shukor Salleh]] || 172 || 5 || 1970–1981<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan=2|3 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Mokhtar Dahari]] || 142 || 89 || 1972–1985<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: left;"| [[R. Arumugam|Arumugam Rengasamy]] || 142 || 0 || 1973–1986<br />
|-<br />
| 5 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Zainal Abidin Hassan]] || 129 || 50 || 1980–1997<br />
|-<br />
| 6 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[M. Chandran (Malaysian footballer)|Chandran Mutveeran]] || 122 || 2 || 1965–1974<br />
|-<br />
| 7 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Santokh Singh]] || 119 || 7 || 1973–1984<br />
|-<br />
| 8 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Aidil Zafuan]] || 98 || 3 || 2007–2022<br />
|-<br />
|| 9 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Namat Abdullah]] || 95 || 7 || 1968–1975<br />
|-<br />
|| 10 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Ahmad Yusof]] || 92 || 6 || 1981–1993<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Top goalscorers===<br />
[[File:The late Mokhtar Dahari training at the field, c. 1970s.jpg|175px|thumb|right|[[Mokhtar Dahari]] is Malaysia's top scorer with 89 goals.]]<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|-<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF |Rank<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="160px" |Player<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Goals<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Caps<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Ratio<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="100px" |Career<br />
|-<br />
| 1 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Mokhtar Dahari]] || 89 || 142 || {{#expr:89/142 round 2}} || 1972–1985<br />
|-<br />
| 2 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Zainal Abidin Hassan|Zainal Abidin Hassan Ali]] || 50 || 129 || {{#expr:53/136 round 2}} || 1980–1997<br />
|-<br />
| 3 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Isa Bakar]] || 45 || 69 || {{#expr:44/65 round 2}} || 1974–1981<br />
|-<br />
| 4 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Shaharuddin Abdullah]] || 39 || 70 || {{#expr:39/70 round 2}} || 1967–1974<br />
|-<br />
| 5 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Dollah Salleh]] || 33 || 81 || {{#expr:33/81 round 2}} || 1985–1996<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan='2'|6 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[James Wong Chye Fook|James Wong]] || 23 || 36 || {{#expr:23/36 round 2}} || 1972–1981<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align: left;"| [[Safee Sali]] || 23 || 76 || {{#expr:23/76 round 2}} || 2006–2017<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan='3'|8 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Thanabalan Nadarajah (footballer, born 1943)|Thanabalan Nadarajah]] || 20 || 46 || {{#expr:20/46 round 2}} || 1964–1969<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align: left;"| '''[[Safawi Rasid]]''' || 20 || 59 || {{#expr:20/58 round 2}} || 2016–present <br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: left;"| [[Wong Choon Wah]] || 20 || 88 || {{#expr:20/88 round 2}} || 1968–1977<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Competitive record ==<br />
{{further|:Malaysia national football team results}}<br />
<br />
{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} '''Champion'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} '''Runners-up'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|#cc9966|border=darkgray}} '''Third place'''&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
{{Color box|#ccffcc|border=darkgray}} '''Fourth place'''&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
<br />
=== FIFA World Cup ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%; width: 800px;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[FIFA World Cup|{{color|#FFFFFF|FIFA World Cup finals]]}}<br />
!style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|<br />
!colspan=7 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[FIFA World Cup qualification|{{color|#FFFFFF|Qualification]]}}<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Round<br />
!Position<br />
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|D'''*'''|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|F|Goals for}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|A|Goals against}}<br />
!rowspan="29"|<br />
!Round<br />
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|F|Goals for}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|A|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9|as '''{{fb|Malaya}}'''<br />
!colspan=7|as '''{{fb|Malaya}}'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] to [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]<br />
|colspan="8" |''Not a FIFA member''<br />
|colspan="7" |''Not a FIFA member''<br />
|-<br />
|[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]] and [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]<br />
|colspan="8" |''Did not enter''<br />
|colspan="7" |''Did not enter''<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9|as '''{{Flagdeco|Malaysia}} Malaysia'''<br />
!colspan=7|as '''{{Flagdeco|Malaysia}} Malaysia'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]] and [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]<br />
|colspan="9" |''Did not enter''<br />
|colspan="7" |''Did not enter''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]<br />
|rowspan="13" colspan="8" |''Did not qualify''<br />
|[[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Group 2|Round 1]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<br />
|[[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Group 1|Round 1]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|7<br />
|6<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]<br />
|[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Group 3|Round 1]]<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]<br />
|[[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 3A|Round 1]]<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<br />
|[[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 4|Round 1]]<br />
|6<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]<br />
|[[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group E|Round 1]]<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|16<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]<br />
|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 1|Round 1]]<br />
|6<br />
|3<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|5<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]<br />
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 3|Round 1]]<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|8<br />
|11<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]<br />
|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 4|Round 2]]<br />
|6<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]<br />
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|Round 1]]<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]<br />
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|Round 2]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|8<br />
|10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]<br />
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group A|Round 2]]<br />
|8<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|6<br />
|3<br />
|30<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]<br />
|[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group G|Round 2]]<br />
|10<br />
|6<br />
|0<br />
|4<br />
|22<br />
|14<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CAN}} {{flagicon|MEX}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]]<br />
|colspan="8" rowspan="3" |''To be determined''<br />
|TBD<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|5<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|MAR}} {{flagicon|POR}} {{flagicon|ESP}} [[2030 FIFA World Cup|2030]]<br />
|colspan="7" rowspan="2" |''To be determined''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[2034 FIFA World Cup|2034]]<br />
|-<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Total'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''N/A'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|{{Tooltip|'''0/17'''|Number of tournaments qualified for}}<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: Round 2'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''72'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''23'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''14'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''35'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''95'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''132'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Olympic Games ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%; width: 800px;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|{{color|#FFFFFF|Olympic Games]] record}}<br />
!style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|<br />
!colspan=7 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|Qualification record<br />
|-<br />
!width=120|Year<br />
!width=100|Round<br />
!width=80|Position<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
! style="width:1%;" rowspan="19"|<br />
!width=140|Round<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]<br />
| rowspan="4" colspan="9" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
| rowspan="4" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]]<br />
|[[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics#Group A|Round 1]]<br />
|10th of 16<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|9<br />
|{{Tooltip|Group stage|Champion (Group 1 – East Asia)}} '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|12<br />
|0<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976]]<br />
| colspan="8"|''Did not qualify''<br />
|{{Tooltip|Group stage|3rd (Group 2)}}<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|17<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]]<br />
| colspan="8"|''[[1980 Summer Olympics boycott##Non-participating countries|Withdrew]]'' '''<sup>B</sup>''' ||[[1980 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournaments#Group 2|Group stage]] '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|5<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|21<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]<br />
| rowspan="2" colspan="8"|''Did not qualify''<br />
|{{Tooltip|Final stage|(Group stage: Group 3; Final stage: Group B)}}<br />
|12<br />
|6<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|16<br />
|10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]<br />
|{{Tooltip|Group stage|(East Asia Zone: Group 2)}}<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] – present<br />
| colspan="8" |''See [[Malaysia national under-23 football team|Malaysia under-23 football team]]'' '''<sup>2</sup>'''<br />
| colspan="8" |''See [[Malaysia national under-23 football team|Malaysia under-23 football team]]'' '''<sup>2</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Total'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Appearance: 1'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: 10th'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''3'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''1'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''2'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''3'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''9'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: Final stage'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''27'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''16'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''5'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''6'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''68'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''21'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== AFC Asian Cup ===<br />
{{main|Malaysia at the AFC Asian Cup}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[AFC Asian Cup|{{color|#FFFFFF|AFC Asian Cup]] record}}<br />
!style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|<br />
!colspan=7 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[AFC Asian Cup qualifiers|{{color|#FFFFFF|Qualification]] record}}<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Round<br />
!Position<br />
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|D*|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
! rowspan="20"|<br />
!Round<br />
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|HKG|1910}} [[1956 AFC Asian Cup|1956]]<br />
| rowspan="2" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
| rowspan="2" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[1960 AFC Asian Cup|1960]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]]<br />
| rowspan="3" colspan="8" |''Did not qualify''<br />
|[[1964 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Central zone|Group stage]]<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|9<br />
|10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]]<br />
|[[1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Central zone|Group stage]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|4<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]]<br />
|[[1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Central zone|Group stage]]<br />
|5<br />
|4<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|15<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]]<br />
| [[1976 AFC Asian Cup#Group A|Group stage]]<br />
|5th of 6<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|[[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 4|Group stage]] '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|4<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|6<br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]<br />
|[[1980 AFC Asian Cup#Group B|Group stage]]<br />
|6th of 10<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|5<br />
|5<br />
|[[1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 3|Group stage]] '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|5<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|8<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]]<br />
| rowspan="6" colspan="8" |''Did not qualify''<br />
|[[1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 3|Group stage]]<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|10<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]<br />
|[[1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 2|Group stage]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|4<br />
|6<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]]<br />
|[[1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 5|Group stage]]<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|6<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]]<br />
|[[1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 4|Group stage]]<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|5<br />
|2<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]]<br />
|[[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 8|Group stage]]<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|12<br />
|13<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]<br />
|[[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group F 2|Group stage]]<br />
|6<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|9<br />
|12<br />
|-<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|MAS}} {{flagicon|THA}} {{flagicon|VIE}} [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]]<br />
| [[2007 AFC Asian Cup#Group C|Group stage]]<br />
|16th of 16<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|12<br />
| colspan=7|''Qualified as co-hosts''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]]<br />
| rowspan="3" colspan="8" |''Did not qualify''<br />
|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group C|Group stage]]<br />
|4<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|12<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]]<br />
|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group D|Group stage]]<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|5<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2019 AFC Asian Cup|2019]]<br />
|[[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group B 2|Third round]]<br />
|14<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|11<br />
|8<br />
|45<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2023 AFC Asian Cup|2023]]<br />
| [[2023 AFC Asian Cup#Group E|Group stage]]<br />
|21st of 24<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|8<br />
|[[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Third round|Third round]] '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|13<br />
|8<br />
|0<br />
|5<br />
|30<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[2027 AFC Asian Cup|2027]]||colspan="8"|''To be determined''<br />
|colspan=6|''To be determined''<br />
|-<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Total'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Appearances: 4'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: 5th'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''9'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''1'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''3'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''5'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''7'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''20'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: Third round'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''82'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''29'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''15'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''38'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''129'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''147'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== AFF Championship ===<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
!colspan=10 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[AFF Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|AFF Championship}}]] record<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!width=80|Round<br />
!width=80|Position<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|- style="background:silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[1996 AFF Championship|1996 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd of 10'''||'''6'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''18'''||'''4'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[1998 AFF Championship|1998 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||Group stage||6th of 8||3||0||1||2||0||3<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[2000 AFF Championship|2000 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Third place'''||'''3rd of 9'''||'''6'''||'''4'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''12'''||'''4'''<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|SGP}} [[2002 AFF Championship|2002 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Fourth place'''||'''4th of 9'''||'''5'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''9'''||'''5'''<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|VIE}} {{flagicon|MAS}} [[2004 AFF Championship|2004 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Third place'''||'''3rd of 10'''||'''7'''||'''5'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''14'''||'''9'''<br />
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} {{flagicon|THA}} [[2007 AFF Championship|2007 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Fourth place'''||'''4th of 8'''||'''5'''||'''1'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''6'''||'''3'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|THA}} [[2008 AFF Championship|2008 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||Group stage||5th of 8||3||1||0||2||5||6<br />
|- style="background:gold;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|VIE}} [[2010 AFF Championship|2010 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Champions'''||'''1st of 8'''||'''7'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''2'''||'''12'''||'''8'''<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} {{flagicon|THA}} [[2012 AFF Championship|2012 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Fourth place'''||'''4th of 8'''||'''5'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''7'''||'''7'''<br />
|- style="background:silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} {{flagicon|VIE}} [[2014 AFF Championship|2014 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd of 8'''||'''7'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''3'''||'''13'''||'''12'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|MYA}} {{flagicon|PHI}} [[2016 AFF Championship|2016]]||Group stage||5th of 8||3||1||0||2||3||4<br />
|- style="background:silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|ASEAN}} [[2018 AFF Championship|2018]]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd of 10'''||'''8'''||'''3'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''11'''||'''8'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[2020 AFF Championship|2020]]||Group stage||6th of 10||4||2||0||2||8||8<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|ASEAN}} [[2022 AFF Championship|2022]]|| '''Semi-finals''' || '''3rd of 10''' || '''6''' || '''4''' || '''0''' || '''2''' || '''11''' || '''7'''<br />
|-style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;"<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''Appearances: 14'''<br />
|'''Best: 1st'''<br />
|'''75'''<br />
|'''34'''<br />
|'''15'''<br />
|'''26'''<br />
|'''129'''<br />
|'''88'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" wistyle="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|- group stage 1||1|0|0|1|0<br />
!colspan=6 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|AFF Championship history<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|First Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|SIN}} 1–1 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (1 September 1996; [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Last Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 0–3 {{fb|THA}}<br /> (10 January 2023; [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Win<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 7–0 {{fb|PHI|1986}}<br /> (4 September 1996; [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Defeat<br />
|{{fb-rt|IDN}} 5–1 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (1 December 2010; [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Best Result<br />
|'''Champions''' in [[2010 AFF Championship|2010]]<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Worst Result<br />
|'''Group stage''' in [[1998 AFF Championship|1998]], [[2008 AFF Championship|2008]], [[2016 AFF Championship|2016]], [[2021 AFF Championship|2021]]<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
<br />
=== Asian Games ===<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
!colspan=10 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[Football at the Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Asian Games}}]] record '''<sup>C</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!width=80|Round<br />
!width=80|Position<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Football at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]]<br />
| rowspan="4" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} [[Football at the 1954 Asian Games|1954]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Football at the 1958 Asian Games|1958]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games|1966]]||Group stage||10th of 11||3||0||0||3||1||4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1970 Asian Games|1970]]||Group stage||10th of 10||3||0||0||3||0||4<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]||'''Bronze medalists'''||'''3rd of 15'''||'''7'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''2'''||'''20'''||'''13'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1978 Asian Games|1978]]||Semi-finals||7th of 14||5||2||0||3||4||10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Football at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]]<br />
| rowspan="4" |Group stage||14th of 16||3||0||0||3||1||4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} [[Football at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]]||15th of 18||3||0||1||2||2||5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]]||12th of 14||2||0||1||1||0||3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Football at the 1994 Asian Games|1994]]||11th of 18||4||1||1||2||6||11<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]]<br />
| colspan="8" |''Did not enter''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Football at the 2002 Asian Games|2002]] – present<br />
| colspan="8" |''See [[Malaysia national under-23 football team]]'' '''<sup>2</sup>'''<br />
|-style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;"<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''Appearances: 8'''<br />
|'''Best: 3rd'''<br />
|'''30'''<br />
|'''6'''<br />
|'''5'''<br />
|'''19'''<br />
|'''34'''<br />
|'''54'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" width=75% style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=6 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|Asian Games history<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|First Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|IRN|1964}} 2–0 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (10 December 1966; [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Last Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 1–2 {{fb|KSA}}<br /> (7 October 1994; [[Hiroshima]], [[Japan]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Win<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 11–0 {{fb|PHI|1936}}<br /> (7 September 1974; [[Tehran]], [[Iran]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Defeat<br />
|{{fb-rt|ISR}} 8–3 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (3 September 1974; [[Tehran]], [[Iran]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Best Result<br />
|'''Bronze medalists''' in [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Worst Result<br />
|'''Group stage''' in [[Football at the 1970 Asian Games|1970]]<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
<br />
=== Southeast Asian Games ===<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Southeast Asian Games}}]] record '''<sup>C</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!width=100|Round<br />
!width=80|Position<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1959 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]<br />
| rowspan="2" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|BIR|1948}} [[Football at the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1961 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CAM}} [[Football at the 1963 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1963 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]<br />
| colspan="8" |''Not held''<br />
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1965 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Semi-finals||4th of 5||2||0||0||2||0||4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1967 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1967 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Group stage||5th of 5||2||0||0||2||1||6<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|BIR|1948}} [[Football at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1969 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Bronze medalists '''<sup>S</sup>''' ||3rd of 5||3||2||0||1||4||5<br />
|- style="background:Silver;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1971 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Silver medalists||2nd of 7||5||4||0||1||16||6<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Football at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1973 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Bronze medalists||3rd of 6||4||1||2||1||4||2<br />
|- style="background:Silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1975 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1975 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Silver medalists||2nd of 4||3||1||1||1||3||3<br />
|- style="background:Gold;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977]]<br />
|'''Gold medalists'''||1st of 7||5||4||0||1||24||3<br />
|- style="background:Gold;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979]]||'''Gold medalists'''||1st of 5||5||3||2||0||4||0<br />
|- style="background:Silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} [[Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games|1981]]||Silver medalists||2nd of 6||4||1||2||1||4||5<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games|1983]]||Bronze medalists||3rd of 7||4||1||2||1||7||3<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games|1985]]||Bronze medalists||3rd of 6||4||2||2||0||10||3<br />
|- style="background:Silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games|1987]]||Silver medalists||2nd of 6||4||1||2||1||4||3<br />
|- style="background:Gold;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989]]<br />
|'''Gold medalists'''||1st of 8||5||5||0||0||11||2<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|PHI|1986}} [[Football at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games|1991]]<br />
| rowspan="5" |Group stage||5th of 7||3||1||0||2||2||4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Football at the 1993 Southeast Asian Games|1993]]||5th of 9||4||2||0||2||13||5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games|1995]]||7th of 10||4||1||1||2||9||5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games|1997]]||7th of 10||4||2||0||2||5||5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|BRU}} [[Football at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games|1999]]||5th of 10||4||2||0||2||10||10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games|2001]] – present<br />
| colspan="8" |''See [[Malaysia national under-23 football team]]'' '''<sup>2</sup>'''<br />
|-style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;"<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''Appearances: 18'''<br />
|'''{{nowrap|Best: 1st}}'''<br />
|'''69'''<br />
|'''33'''<br />
|'''14'''<br />
|'''22'''<br />
|'''131'''<br />
|'''74'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" width=75% style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=6 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|Southeast Asian Games history<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|First Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 0–2 {{fb|BIR|1948}}<br /> (18 December 1965; [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Last Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|BRU}} 0–2 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (6 August 1999; [[Bandar Seri Begawan]], [[Brunei]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Win<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 9–0 {{fb|LAO}}<br /> (30 July 1993; [[Singapore]])<br />{{fb-rt|Malaysia}} 9–0 {{fb|Cambodia}}<br /> (10 December 1995; [[Chiang Mai]], [[Thailand]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Defeat<br />
|{{fb-rt|IDN}} 6–0 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (12 August 1999; [[Bandar Seri Begawan]], [[Brunei]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Best Result<br />
|'''Champions''' in [[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977]], [[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979]], [[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989]]<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Worst Result<br />
|'''Group stage''' in [[Football at the 1967 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1967]]<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
<br />
* '''<sup>*</sup> :''' Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]].<br />
* '''<sup>1</sup> :''' Represented in the competition by [[Malaya national football team]].<br />
* '''<sup>2</sup> :''' Represented in the competition by [[Malaysia national under-23 football team]].<br />
* '''<sup>3</sup> :''' Not a FIFA 'A' international competition.<br />
* '''<sup>4</sup> :''' Represented in the competition by [[Malaysia national under-22 football team]].<br />
* '''<sup>5</sup> :''' Previously known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (SEAP Games).<br />
* '''<sup>B</sup> :''' Qualified to the final round, but boycotted the tournament.<br />
* '''<sup>C</sup> :''' These matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.<br />
* '''<sup>Q</sup> :''' Qualified to the final round of participating tournament<br />
* '''<sup>S</sup> :''' Shared the medal<br />
<br />
'''''Notes:'''''<br />
* Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil<br />
<br />
== Head-to-head record ==<br />
''Last update was against&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|KOR}} on 26 January 2024.'' <!-- Need to update with valid reason and proof --><br />
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=10 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|Malaysia national football team head-to-head records<br />
|-<br />
|'''Opponents'''<br />
|'''Pld'''<br />
|'''W'''<br />
|'''D'''<br />
|'''L'''<br />
|'''GF'''<br />
|'''GA'''<br />
|'''GD'''<br />
|'''Confederation'''<br />
|'''Last Match'''<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|AFG|2013}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 9 || 2 || +7 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>23 March 2019; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|ALG}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1<br />
|| 1 || 0 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>23 August 1986; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|AUS}} || 8 || 1 || 0 || 7 || 1 || 22 || −21 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>7 October 2011; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BHR}} || 13 || 2 || 3 || 8 || 14 || 25 || −10 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>20 January 2024; [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BAN}} || 10 || 7 || 2 || 1 || 20 || 4 || +16 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>14 June 2022; [[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2023 Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BHU}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 0 || +7 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>1 April 2018; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BIH}} || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 3 || −1 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>27 June 2001; [[2001 Merdeka Tournament|Merdeka Tournament SF]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BRA}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4 || −4 || [[South American Football Confederation|CONMEBOL]]||<small>25 May 2002; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BRU}} || 11 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 46 || 2 || +43 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>27 May 2022; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|CAM}} || 29 || 22 || 3 || 4 || 88 || 27 || +61 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>9 December 2022; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|CAN}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 5 || −5 || [[CONCACAF]]||<small>25 August 1986; [[Merlion Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|CHN}} || 16 || 1 || 4 || 11 || 4 || 33 || −29 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>9 September 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TPE}} || 12 || 7 || 2 || 3 || 23 || 12 || +11 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>21 November 2023; [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|CSK}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3<br />
|| 0 || +3 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>27 August 1986; [[:ms:Pestabola Merdeka 1986|Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|ENG}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 4 || −2 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>12 June 1991; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|FIJ}} || 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 8 || −3 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>5 July 2018; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|FIN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || +1 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>21 February 1997; [[1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia|1997 Dunhill Cup – Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|FRG}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || −3 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>29 August 1972; [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|HKG}} || 31 || 15 || 9 || 7 || 48 ||33 || +15 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>28 March 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|IND}} || 25 || 11 || 7 || 7 || 49 || 29 || +20 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>13 October 2023; [[2023 Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|IDN}} || 97 || 38 || 21 || 40 || 108 || 122 || −14 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>19 December 2021; [[2020 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|IRN}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 11 || −11 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>18 July 2007; [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|IRQ}} || 8 || 0 || 3 || 5 || 3 || 14 || −11 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>20 October 2003; [[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|ISR}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 11 || −8 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]], [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>3 September 1974; [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|Asian Games]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|JAM}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || −2 || [[CONCACAF]]||<small>28 June 2007; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|JPN}} || 26 || 10 || 7 || 9 || 43 || 40 || +3 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>7 February 2004; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|JOR}} || 6 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 10 || −10 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>15 January 2024; [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KEN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>12 August 2009; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KGZ}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 4 || 0 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>16 November 2023; [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KUW}} || 13 || 3 || 1 || 9 || 9 || 32 || –23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>8 November 2013; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LAO}} || 14 || 11 || 2 || 1 || 49 || 6 || +43 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>24 December 2022; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LES}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 0 || +9 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>11 September 2009; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LBR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || +2 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>27 August 1984; [[:ms:Pestabola Merdeka 1984|Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background: #ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LBY}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>30 September 1980; [[Islamic Games]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LIE}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || −1 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>5 October 1981; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LIB}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4 || −2 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>27 March 2018; [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2019 AFC Asian Cup Q – 3rd round]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MAC}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 14 || 0 || +14 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>28 March 2016; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MDV}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 14 || 1 || +13 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>14 December 2022; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MEX}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0<br />
|| 6 || –6 || [[CONCACAF]]||<small>14 August 1981; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MNG}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>22 March 2018; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MAR}} || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 3 || +1 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>7 February 1981; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MYA}} || 52 || 25 || 8 || 19 || 90 || 67 || +23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small> 21 December 2022; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|NEP}} || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 23 || 0 || +23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>2 June 2019; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|NCL}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || +1 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>26 June 2016; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|NZL}} || 13 || 2 || 2 || 9 || 9 || 31 || −22 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>23 February 2006; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PRK}} || 8 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 14 || −9 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>13 November 2017; [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|OMA}} || 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 11 || –7 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small> 23 March 2015; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PAK}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 15 || 4 || +11 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>10 Oct 2008; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PLE}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 4 || 16 || −12 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] ||<small>12 November 2015; [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PNG}} || 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 29 || 3 || +26 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>20 June 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PHI}} || 15 || 11 || 3 || 1 || 59 || 3 || +56 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>23 March 2022; [[2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|QAT}} || 6 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 11 || −8 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>19 November 2013; [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KSA}} || 10 || 1 || 2 || 7 || 8 || 21 || −13 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>24 March 2016; [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SEN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || +1 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>13 August 1982; [[:ms:Pestabola Merdeka 1982|Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SIN}} || 50 || 20 || 16 || 14 || 79 || 57 || +23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>3 January 2023; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SOL}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || +3 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>14 June 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KOR}} || 55 || 11 || 10 || 34 || 50 || 101 || −51 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>25 January 2024; [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|VSO}} || 13 || 7 || 3 || 3 || 27 || 15 || +12 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>23 March 1975; [[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SRI}} || 9 || 8 || 0 || 1 || 33 || 7 || +26 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>5 October 2019; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SWE}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3 || −2 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>14 November 1979; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SUI}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0<br />
|| 2 || –2 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>13 February 1981; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SYR}} || 6 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 12 || 10 || +2 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>6 September 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TJK}} || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 6 || −4 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>17 October 2023; [[2023 Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|THA}} || 106 || 41 || 34 || 31 || 153 || 144 || +9 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>10 January 2023; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TLS}} || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 22 || 3 || +19 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>11 June 2019; [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] </small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TUR}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || −3 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>5 October 1980 [[Islamic Games]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TKM}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || +3 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>23 March 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|UAE}} || 10 || 2 || 0 || 8 || 6 || 28 || −22 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>4 June 2021; [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|USA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || +3 || [[CONCACAF]]||<small>29 August 1972; [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|URU}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 6 || −6 || [[South American Football Confederation|CONMEBOL]]||<small>1 June 1985; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|UZB}} || 7 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 3 || 26 || −23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>9 October 2021; [[Exhibition match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|VIE}} || 23 || 5 || 3 || 15 || 20 || 34 || −14 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>12 December 2022; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|YEM}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 3 || +1 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>5 March 2014; [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|-style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;"<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''748'''<br />
|'''296'''<br />
|'''157'''<br />
|'''295'''<br />
|'''1218'''<br />
|'''1084'''<br />
|'''+134'''<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== FIFA ranking ==<br />
''Last update was on 15 February 2024.''<br />
Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA-ranking|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/MAS|access-date=10 April 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127134231/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/MAS|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} '''Worst Ranking'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} '''Best Ranking'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} '''Worst Mover'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|green|border=darkgray}} '''Best Mover'''&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=12 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[FIFA World Rankings|{{color|#FFFFFF|Malaysia's FIFA world rankings}}]]<br />
|-<br />
!rowspan=2|<br />
!rowspan=2|Rank<br />
!rowspan=2|Year<br />
!rowspan=2|Games<br />Played<br />
!rowspan=2|Won<br />
!rowspan=2|Draw<br />
!rowspan=2|Lost<br />
!colspan=2|Best<br />
!colspan=2|Worst<br />
|-<br />
!Rank<br />
!Move<br />
!Rank<br />
!Move<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|2024<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|<br />
|<br />
||132 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –2<br />
|-<br />
| ||130 ||2023 ||13 ||9 ||2 ||2<br />
||130 || align="left" | {{increase}} +15||137 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| ||145 ||2022 ||14 ||9 ||2 ||3<br />
||145 ||align=left| {{increase}} +9||154 ||align=left|{{steady}} 0<br />
|-<br />
| ||154 ||2021 ||10 ||3 ||0 ||7<br />
|153 ||align=left|{{increase}} +1||155 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –1<br />
|-<br />
| ||153 ||2020 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0<br />
|153 ||align=left|{{increase}} +1||154 ||align=left|{{steady}} 0<br />
|-<br />
| ||154 ||2019 ||13 ||9 ||0 ||4<br />
|154 ||align=left|{{increase}} +9||168 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –1<br />
|-<br />
|{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} ||178 ||2018 ||17 ||8 ||4 ||5 <br />
|167 ||align=left|{{increase}} +12||178 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –4<br />
|-<br />
| ||174 ||2017 ||8 ||0 ||2 ||6<br />
|155 ||align=left|{{increase}} +4||174 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –12<br />
|-<br />
| ||161 ||2016 ||14 ||5 ||4 ||5<br />
|156 ||align=left|{{increase}} +9||174 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –8<br />
|-<br />
| ||170 ||2015 ||11 ||2 ||3 ||6<br />
|153 ||align=left|{{increase}} +4||171 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –11<br />
|-<br />
| ||154 ||2014 ||15 ||5 ||3 ||7<br />
|141 ||align=left|{{increase}} +9||156 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –8<br />
|-<br />
| ||154 ||2013 ||11 ||1 ||1 ||9<br />
|154 ||align=left|{{increase}} +4||164 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –5<br />
|-<br />
| ||158 ||2012 ||17 ||6 ||6 ||5<br />
|148 ||align=left|{{increase}} +5||163 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
| ||148 ||2011 ||10 ||3 ||3 ||4<br />
|138 ||align=left|{{increase}} +7||155 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
| ||144 ||2010 ||10 ||4 ||2 ||4<br />
|139 ||align=left|{{increase}} +3||159 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –5<br />
|-<br />
| ||160 ||2009 ||12 ||4 ||3 ||5<br />
|150 ||align=left|{{increase}} +5||163 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –8<br />
|-<br />
| ||156 ||2008 ||13 ||6 ||3 ||4<br />
|151 ||align=left|{{increase}} +9||170 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
| ||159 ||2007 ||13 ||3 ||3 ||7<br />
|149 ||align=left|{{increase}} +7||166 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –7<br />
|-<br />
| ||152 ||2006 ||7 ||1 ||3 ||3<br />
|124 ||align=left|{{increase}} +1||153 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –19<br />
|-<br />
| ||123 ||2005 ||7 ||2 ||1 ||4<br />
|111 ||align=left|{{increase}} +6||123 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –7<br />
|-<br />
| ||120 ||2004 ||16 ||7 ||0 ||9<br />
|114 ||align=left|{{increase}} +4||122 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –4<br />
|-<br />
| ||116 ||2003 ||7 ||1 ||3 ||3<br />
|99 ||align=left|{{increase}} +21||119 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –11<br />
|-<br />
| ||128 ||2002 ||11 ||3 ||3 ||5<br />
|111 ||align=left|{{increase}} +1||128 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
| ||111 ||2001 ||9 ||3 ||1 ||5<br />
|105 ||align=left|{{increase}} +3||111 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| ||107 ||2000 ||20 ||10 ||3 ||7<br />
|104 ||align=left|{{increase}} +8||117 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| ||117 ||1999 ||8 ||4 ||0 ||4<br />
|113 ||align=left|{{increase}} +2||118 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| ||113 ||1998 ||4 ||0 ||2 ||2<br />
|88 ||align=left|{{increase}} +3||113 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –11<br />
|-<br />
| ||87 ||1997 ||14 ||6 ||3 ||5<br />
|84 ||align=left|{{increase}} +13||97 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| {{Color box|green|border=darkgray}}||96 ||1996 ||8 ||4 ||3 ||1<br />
|91 ||align=left|{{increase}} +21||112 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –10<br />
|-<br />
|{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} ||106 ||1995 ||6 ||2 ||1 ||3<br />
|94 ||align=left|{{increase}} +14||117 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –23<br />
|-<br />
| ||89 ||1994 ||5 ||1 ||1 ||3<br />
|84 ||align=left|{{increase}} +8||95 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
|{{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} ||75 ||1993 ||11 ||4 ||3 ||4<br />
|75 ||align=left|{{increase}} +16||79 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –2<br />
|}<br />
<br />
;Notes:<br />
* Table above is a list of all FIFA 'A' international matches Malaysia have played against FIFA recognised teams.<ref name="World Football Elo Ratings"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildstat.com/p/1/team/MAL|title=Results and fixtures of Malaya|work=WildStat.com|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718051811/http://wildstat.com/p/1/team/MAL|archive-date=18 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildstat.com/p/1/team/MAS|title=Results and fixtures of Malaysia|work=WildStat.com|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231000044/http://wildstat.com/p/1/team/MAS|archive-date=31 December 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mas/index.html|title=Malaysia Profile|work=[[FIFA]]|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-date=23 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323225106/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mas/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Honours and achievements ==<br />
<!--- ATTENTION!!!! WE ONLY INCLUDE MALAYSIA'S ACHIEVEMENTS. SO ANY ACHIEVEMENTS BEFORE 16 SEPTEMBER 1963 SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED HERE --><br />
<br />
=== Continental ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[Football at the Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Asian Games}}]]<br />
|-<br />
!width=120px|Honours<br />
!width=60px|Years<br />
!width=220px|Head coach<br />
!width=60px|Team<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Jalil Che Din]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games – Squads#&nbsp;Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Regional ===<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[AFF Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|AFF Championships}}]]<br />
|-<br />
!width=120px|Honours<br />
!width=60px|Years<br />
!width=220px|Head coach<br />
!width=60px|Team<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up<br />
| [[1996 Tiger Cup|1996]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Wan Jamak Wan Hassan]]<br />
| [[1996 AFF Championship squads#&nbsp;Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Third place<br />
| [[2000 AFF Championship|2000]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Rahman Ibrahim]]<br />
| [[2000 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Third place<br />
| [[2004 AFF Championship|2004]]<br />
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Bertalan Bicskei]]<br />
| [[2004 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Champion'''<br />
| '''[[2010 AFF Championship|2010]]'''<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} '''[[K. Rajagopal (footballer)|K. Rajagopal]]'''<br />
| '''[[2010 AFF Championship squads#&nbsp;Malaysia|Squad]]'''<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up<br />
| [[2014 AFF Championship|2014]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Dollah Salleh]]<br />
| [[2014 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up<br />
| [[2018 AFF Championship|2018]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Cheng Hoe]]<br />
| [[2018 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Third place<br />
| [[2022 AFF Championship|2022]]<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Pan-Gon]]<br />
| [[2022 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;| [[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Southeast Asia Games}}]]<br />
|-<br />
!width=120px|Honours<br />
!width=60px|Years<br />
!width=220px|Head coach<br />
!width=60px|Team<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1969]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Ghani Minhat]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1971]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} C. Arasaratnam<br />
| [[Football at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1973]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Tam Sitwa<br />
| [[Football at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver medal<br />
| 1975<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Kuppan<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| '''[[File:Med 1.png]] Gold medal'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977]]'''<br />
| '''{{flagicon|MAS}} M. Kuppan'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| '''[[File:Med 1.png]] Gold medal'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979]]'''<br />
| '''{{flagicon|GER}} [[Karl-Heinz Weigang]]'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games|1981]]<br />
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Karl-Heinz Weigang]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games|1983]]<br />
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Lord]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games|1985]]<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Mohammed Bakar]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners 2|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games|1987]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Rahman Ibrahim]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| '''[[File:Med 1.png]] Gold medal'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989]]'''<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Trevor Hartley]]'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]'''<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
<br />
=== Summary ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30%; font-size:90%; text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}" colspan="6" | Overview<br />
|-<br />
! Event<br />
!style="width:14%; background:gold;" | 1st place<br />
!style="width:14%; background:silver;" | 2nd place<br />
!style="width:14%; background:#c96;" | 3rd place<br />
!style="width:14%; background:#ccffcc;" | 4th place<br />
|-<br />
|align=left|[[FIFA World Cup]]<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
|-<br />
|align="left" |[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]]<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
|-<br />
|align=left|[[AFC Asian Cup]]<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
|-<br />
| align="left" |[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
![[Football at the 1974 Asian Games#Medalists|1]]<br />
!0<br />
|-<br />
| align="left" |[[AFF Championship|AFF Cup]]<br />
![[2010 AFF Championship#Team statistics|1]]<br />
!3<br />
!3<br />
!1<br />
|-<br />
| align="left" |[[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|SEA Games]]<br />
!3<br />
!4<br />
!4<br />
!1<br />
|-<br />
|-style="background:silver"<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}"|Total<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}; width:14%" | 4<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}; width:14%" | 7<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}; width:14%" | 8<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}; width:14%" | 2<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Exhibition tournaments ===<br />
* {{flagdeco|MAS}} '''[[Merdeka Tournament]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (10): [[1958 Merdeka Tournament|1958]], [[1959 Merdeka Tournament|1959]], 1960'''*''', 1968, 1973, 1974, [[:ms:Pestabola Merdeka 1976|1976]], 1979'''*''', 1986, [[1993 Merdeka Tournament|1993]]<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (8): 1961, 1969, [[1972 Merdeka Tournament|1972]], 1975, 1980, [[2000 Merdeka Tournament|2000]], [[2008 Merdeka Tournament|2008]], [[2023 Merdeka Tournament|2023]]<br />
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* {{flagdeco|VSO}} '''[[South Vietnam Independence Cup]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (1): 1971<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (3): 1965, 1966, 1973<br />
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* {{flagdeco|THA}} '''[[King's Cup (Thailand)|King's Cup]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (4): [[1972 King's Cup|1972]], [[1976 King's Cup|1976]]'''*''', [[1977 King's Cup|1977]]'''*''', [[1978 King's Cup|1978]]<br />
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:::* [[File:Med 3.png]] Third-place (2): [[1970 King's Cup|1970]], [[1974 King's Cup|1974]]<br />
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* {{flagdeco|IDN}} '''[[Jakarta Anniversary Tournament]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (1): 1970<br />
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* {{flagdeco|South Korea}} '''[[Korea Cup]]'''<br />
:::* [[File:Med 3.png]] Third-place (1): [[1977 President Park's Cup Football Tournament|1977]]'''*'''<br />
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* {{flagdeco|IDN}} '''[[Indonesian Independence Cup]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (1): 1992<br />
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* {{flagdeco|BRN}} '''[[Football at the Brunei Merdeka Games|Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Cup]]'''<br />
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* {{flagdeco|MAS}} ''' AirMarine Cup'''<br />
:::*[[File:Med 3.png]] '''Third-place''' (1): [[2019 Airmarine Cup|2019]]<br />
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* {{flagdeco|SGP}} '''Tri-Nations Series'''<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (1): [[2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series|2022]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
{{Commons category|Malaysia national football team}}<br />
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* [[Malaysia national football team results]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national under-23 football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national under-22 football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national under-19 football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national under-16 football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia women's national football team]]<br />
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* [[Football Association of Malaysia]]<br />
* [[List of Malaysia footballers born outside Malaysia]]<br />
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* [https://www.the-afc.com/en/asean/malaysia.html Malaysia] at [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]<br />
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== Titus James ==<br />
I think he has returned, but not that sure. Can anyone confirm?<br />
--[[User:Fusion16|Fusion16]] 07:13, 24 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
:I have no idea, but you should not have edited it and then asked. [[User:Kevin McE|Kevin McE]] 10:07, 24 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
::That edit is based on the last info I have on him, which says he returned to train with his uncle's team, which is in Malaysia. Plus, I couldn't find anything which said otherwise, so that's why I asked if anyone could confirm. --[[User:Fusion16]] 15:20, 24 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Laser issue ==<br />
to all bitter Indonesian fans, will all of you stop writing in your broken English to highlight some of the lies that came from your own mouths which is also heavily influenced by your typical culture of no self-dignity at all, okay. You Indonesian are typically whiny and are well known sore losers. So I'm not going to be surprised at all at any of your (that's you, Indonesian football fans) attitude.<br />
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:Im writing fact not fiction. There's proof that Malaysian used laser during the finals, semi-final. There also a new about Malaysian using the laser on the match. go and search. [[user:Andy4190|Andy4190]]. by the way, im not indonesian. im american.<br />
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::Dear Andy, your English grammar is way too messed up, hence either you are still under aged, or you are an American that have never went to school. Either way, the Malaysian keeper was bathed in laser during the first round match where they lost 4-1 to Indonesia, as well as the 1-2 loss in Jakarta during the final. There were even photographic proof of it printed in newspapers as well as in TV replays, such that with both sides doing the same thing it became a non issue. <br />
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== Most caps & top scorer ==<br />
I just want to question the accuracy of the caps and goals count for [[Soh Chin Aun]] and [[Mokhtar Dahari]] as listed in the infobox. Both players aren't even listed in RSSSF's page for [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/century.html Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals]. If that is really their total then perhaps not all the games played by Soh Chin Aun were full/official internationals and same goes for Dahari, not all goals he scored were in games that are full/official internationals. I think only official figures should be listed. [[User:Banana Fingers|Banana Fingers]] ([[User talk:Banana Fingers|talk]]) 17:41, 3 June 2010 (UTC)<br />
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== Laser used by football Fans ==<br />
Many who view the [[2010 AFF Suzuki Cup]] finals had claimed that the Malaysian Fan were using Laser to blinded Indonesian Goalkeeper. This is also were the same as Vietnam, Vietnamese fans claimed that the Malaysian use laser to distracted and blind the Vietnam Goalkeeper. Laser is another big part of success in Malaysia football team at [[2010 AFF Suzuki Cup]]. [[User:Andy4190|Andy4190]] ([[User talk:Andy4190|talk]]<br />
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== Confused ==<br />
Hm, is that '''biggest defeat''' is real ?? It's looks likes unconstructive. [[User:Ah Cong Strike|Ah Cong Strike]] ([[User talk:Ah Cong Strike|talk]]) 05:25, 7 December 2011 (UTC)<br />
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:I don't see anything unconstructive on the surface. It looks like they've lost a number of games by six-goal margins, and the article lists all of them rather than picking one or a few of them. —'''[[User:C.Fred|C.Fred]]''' ([[User_talk:C.Fred|talk]]) 05:29, 7 December 2011 (UTC)<br />
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I think we should only picking one of them as others team. <span style="font-size:1em; font-family:Trebuchet MS,serif; font-style:bold;">&mdash;&nbsp;[[User:Ranking Update|'''NZscout''']]<sup>&nbsp;[[File:Icons-flag-my.png|link=:en:User talk:Ranking Update]]</sup></span> 12:32, 19 January 2012 (UTC)<br />
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:It's been consensus at [[WP:FOOTY]] for a long time already that the 'Biggest win' AND 'Biggest defeat' sections in the infobox are determined by the margin! For Malaysia, ther biggest defeat is by a margin of six (6). It just happens to be that Malaysia has a lot of defeats by six! [[User:Banana Fingers|Banana Fingers]] ([[User talk:Banana Fingers|talk]]) 12:38, 19 January 2012 (UTC)<br />
::Weird, isn't Malaysia biggest defeat are by (8) with a match with New Zealand? <span style="font-size:1.0em; font-family:Calibri (Body),serif; font-style:bold;">&mdash;&nbsp;[[User:Ranking Update|'''иz нίpнόp''']]<sup>&nbsp;[[User talk:Ranking Update|ʜᴇʟᴘ!]]</sup></span> 14:00, 22 June 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::What date was the match, and what was the final score? —'''[[User:C.Fred|C.Fred]]''' ([[User_talk:C.Fred|talk]]) 14:03, 22 June 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::16 November 1967, Malaysia 2–8 New Zealand. <span style="font-size:1.0em; font-family:Calibri (Body),serif; font-style:bold;">&mdash;&nbsp;[[User:Ranking Update|'''иz нίpнόp''']]<sup>&nbsp;[[User talk:Ranking Update|ʜᴇʟᴘ!]]</sup></span> 14:05, 22 June 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::That's a goal differential of 6. —'''[[User:C.Fred|C.Fred]]''' ([[User_talk:C.Fred|talk]]) 14:07, 22 June 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::::I still didn't understand, so why it has a 7–1 defeat with China if it was determind by 6? <span style="font-size:1.0em; font-family:Calibri (Body),serif; font-style:bold;">&mdash;&nbsp;[[User:Ranking Update|'''иz нίpнόp''']]<sup>&nbsp;[[User talk:Ranking Update|ʜᴇʟᴘ!]]</sup></span> 14:11, 22 June 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Because they've lost multiple matches by a six-goal margin, so they're all listed. —'''[[User:C.Fred|C.Fred]]''' ([[User_talk:C.Fred|talk]]) 14:13, 22 June 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::::::<s>Weird, still can't understand it. Need someone who can explain it with a more specification to me. I only can understand the one on the [[South Africa national football team]] when it determind by (4) and all the four been listed. <span style="font-size:1.0em; font-family:Calibri (Body),serif; font-style:bold;">&mdash;&nbsp;[[User:Ranking Update|'''иz нίpнόp''']]<sup>&nbsp;[[User talk:Ranking Update|ʜᴇʟᴘ!]]</sup></span> 14:21, 22 June 2013 (UTC)</s><br />
::Ah, never mind. I finally got it with a help from [[User:Arctic Kangaroo|Arctic Kangaroo]]. :) <span style="font-size:1.0em; font-family:Calibri (Body),serif; font-style:bold;">&mdash;&nbsp;[[User:Ranking Update|'''иz нίpнόp''']]<sup>&nbsp;[[User talk:Ranking Update|ʜᴇʟᴘ!]]</sup></span> 14:24, 22 June 2013 (UTC)<br />
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== Dr. Ayman Jamalludin ==<br />
I am deleting the 2005-2007 section. There is no source linked to the story of Dr. Ayman Jamalludin buying the Harimau Malaya team for RM1bil<br />
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== Appointment of K.Rajagopal as national coach ==<br />
It is said that the appointment of K. Rajagopal as national coach is on April 2009 and not July 2009, so I have the changes..Thank you.[[User:Hang Li Po|Hang Li Po]] ([[User talk:Hang Li Po|talk]]) 11:05, 9 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:Source pls. [[User:Arctic Kangaroo|<span style="color:blue; font-family:Comic Sans MS">'''Arctic'''</span>]] [[User talk:Arctic Kangaroo|<span style="color:brown; font-family:Comic Sans MS">'''Kangaroo'''</span>]] 14:39, 9 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:Ref:Star 20 Dec 2009 - Look at the mark I did ...pls check it first before you revert it...thank you...<br />
:Source is still the same reference..please look at it...and please change it back...thank you..[[User:Hang Li Po|Hang Li Po]] ([[User talk:Hang Li Po|talk]]) 06:37, 11 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::{{done|Agreed and changed}} [[User:Arctic Kangaroo|<span style="color:blue; font-family:Comic Sans MS">'''Arctic'''</span>]] [[User talk:Arctic Kangaroo|<span style="color:brown; font-family:Comic Sans MS">'''Kangaroo'''</span>]] 06:46, 12 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
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== Was [[Soh Chin Aun]] Malaysia national football team manager? ==<br />
Was he Malaysia national football team manager during 2008-2009?<br />
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[[Soh Chin Aun]] article and news article said he was manager during 2008-2009<br />
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But [[Malaysia national football team]] article' manager part don't have his name. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/221.165.138.233|221.165.138.233]] ([[User talk:221.165.138.233#top|talk]]) 07:11, 22 April 2019 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--><br />
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== Wrong statistics ==<br />
The team record for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification should be 2-1-1 (6:2 as the goal difference), at least based on the information provided in the 1986 World Cup qualifiers page. If someone could please correct it, as I am having some trouble locating the stats in the article. They seem to be automatically updated. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/84.238.168.253|84.238.168.253]] ([[User talk:84.238.168.253#top|talk]]) 19:24, 25 February 2020 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--><br />
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:You are correct. The stats can be seen here [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/86qual.html RSSSF link]. Thank you for pointing it out. <span style="background-color: crimson">[[User:Lulusword|<span style="color: white"><b>Lulusword</b></span>]] [[User talk:Lulusword|<span style="color: Gold"><b>(talk)</b></span>]]</span> 20:05, 25 February 2020 (UTC)<br />
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== Proposed merge of [[Ultras Malaya]] into [[Malaysia national football team]] ==<br />
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Sourcing is poor. Article has significant content that is unneeded. A small section in Main article would be better [[User:Slywriter|Slywriter]] ([[User talk:Slywriter|talk]]) 20:02, 7 August 2022 (UTC)<br />
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== Change name team to Malaydesh ==<br />
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You guys must know Malaysia was originally Indonesia lands [[Special:Contributions/2001:E68:5427:3A52:8496:AA3B:5868:8BCC|2001:E68:5427:3A52:8496:AA3B:5868:8BCC]] ([[User talk:2001:E68:5427:3A52:8496:AA3B:5868:8BCC|talk]]) 18:53, 26 March 2024 (UTC)</div>2001:E68:5427:3A52:8496:AA3B:5868:8BCChttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malaysia_national_football_team&diff=1215719264Malaysia national football team2024-03-26T18:51:39Z<p>2001:E68:5427:3A52:8496:AA3B:5868:8BCC: </p>
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<div>{{Short description|Men's association football team}}<br />
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Malaysia women's national football team}}<br />
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{{Infobox national football team<br />
| Name = Malaydesh<br />
| Badge = Football Association of Malaysia crest.svg<br />
| Badge_size = 170px<br />
| Nickname = ''Bangla Malaya''<br />([[Malayan Bangla]])<br />
| Association = [[Football Association of Malaysia]] <br />
| Confederation = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] (Asia)<br />
| Sub-confederation = [[ASEAN Football Federation|AFF]] (Southeast Asia)<br />
| Coach = [[Kim Pan-gon]]<br />
| Home Stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium|National Stadium]]<br />
| Captain = [[Matthew Davies (footballer)|Matthew Davies]]<br />
| Most caps = [[Soh Chin Ann]] (195)<ref name="195 caps">{{cite web |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/soh-intl.html|title=Soh Chin Ann– Double Century of International Appearances|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=30 June 2021 |access-date=30 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422040437/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/soh-intl.html|archive-date=22 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
| Top scorer = [[Mokhtar Dahari]] (89)<ref name="Mamrud">{{cite web |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-dahari-intlg.html|title=Mohamed Mokhtar Dahari – Century of International Appearances|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=18 March 2021 |access-date=18 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618140810/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/malay-dahari-intlg.html|archive-date=18 June 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
| FIFA Trigramme = MAS<br />
| FIFA Rank = {{FIFA World Rankings|MAS}}<br />
| FIFA max = 75 <br />
| FIFA max date = 8 August 1993<br />
| FIFA min = 178<br />
| FIFA min date = 15 March 2018<br />
| Elo Rank = {{nowrap|{{World Football Elo Ratings|Malaysia}}}}<br />
| Elo max = 61<br />
| Elo max date = 1 March 1977<br />
| Elo min = 185<br />
| Elo min date = September 2018<br />
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| First game = {{fb|MAS}} 1–1 {{fb-rt|THA}} <br /> {{nowrap|([[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]; 12 October 1963){{#tag:ref|Result count since after the Federation of [[Malaysia]] formation on 16 September 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eloratings.net/Malaysia|title=Malaysia matches, ratings and points exchanged|work=World Football Elo Ratings: Malaysia|access-date=24 November 2016|archive-date=22 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122234241/http://www.eloratings.net/Malaysia|url-status=live}}</ref>|group="n"}}}}<br />
| Largest win = {{fb|MAS}} [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games#Group C|11–0]] {{fb-rt|PHI|1936}} <br /> ([[Tehran]], [[Iran]]; 7 September 1974)<!-- The 15–1 victory against the Philippines in 1962 is Malaya records, not Malaysia --><ref>{{cite web|first=Morrison|last=Neil|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html|title=Asian Games 1974 (Iran)|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|date=20 January 2012|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref><br />
| Largest loss = {{nowrap|{{fb|UAE}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round#Group A|10–0]] {{fb-rt|MAS}} <br /> ([[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]]; 3 September 2015)}}<br />
| Regional name = [[AFC Asian Cup]]<br />
| Regional cup apps = 4<br />
| Regional cup first = [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]]<br />
| Regional cup best = Group stage ([[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]], [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]], [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]], [[2023 AFC Asian Cup|2023]])<br />
| 2ndRegional name = [[AFF Cup]]<br />
| 2ndRegional cup apps = 14<br />
| 2ndRegional cup first = [[1996 AFF Championship|1996]]<br />
| 2ndRegional cup best = '''Champions''' ([[2010 AFF Championship|2010]])<br />
| medaltemplates =<br />
{{MedalSport | [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze | [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Tehran]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalSport | [[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|SEA Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze | [[Football at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1969 Myanmar]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalSilver | [[Football at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1971 Malaysia]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1973 Singapore]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1975 Southeast Asian Games|1975 Thailand]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977 Malaysia]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979 Indonesia]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games|1981 Philippines]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games|1983 Singapore]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games|1985 Thailand]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games|1987 Indonesia]] | Team}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989 Malaysia]] | Team}}<br />
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The '''Malaydesh national football team''' ({{Lang-ms|Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Malaysia}}) represents [[Malaysia]] in international [[association football|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 [[Merdeka Tournament|1963 Merdeka Tournament]] one month before the institution of Malaysia. The team is officially nicknamed ''Harimau Malaya'' in reference to the [[Malayan Tiger]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/malaysian-football-tracing-the-roots-of-indomitable-harimau-malaya|title=Malaysian football: Tracing the roots of indomitable 'Harimau Malaya'|date=13 February 2023|access-date=26 March 2023|last=Saha Roy|first=Shilarze|work=[[FIFA]]|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321083150/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/malaysian-football-tracing-the-roots-of-indomitable-harimau-malaya|url-status=live}}</ref> Former player [[Mokhtar Dahari]] is one of the top goal scorers in international history.<br />
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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 [[ASEAN Football Championship|AFF Championship]] at least once, Malaysia has however failed to achieve major success outside their region other than a bronze won at the [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] in [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]. They have participated in the [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] once and four [[AFC Asian Cup]]s.<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Early years (1963–1969) ===<br />
[[File:1958 Merdeka Cup Winner, Malaya.jpg|thumb|left|The winner of the second season of [[Merdeka Cup]] in 1958, [[Malaya national football team|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]] and at that time president of [[Football Association of Malaya]] & [[List of presidents of AFC|Asian Football Confederation.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/60th-anniversary-asias-history-makers-60th-anniversary-news/asian-icons-tunku-abdul-rahman-putra-al|title=ASIAN ICONS: TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN PUTRA AL HAJ|work=[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] at [[Wayback Machine]]|date=5 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923085438/https://www.the-afc.com/60th-anniversary-asias-history-makers-60th-anniversary-news/asian-icons-tunku-abdul-rahman-putra-al|access-date=13 January 2018|archive-date=23 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.org.my/museum/hof/ind/tarn.htm|title= OCM Sports Museum & Hall of Fame: Tunku Abdul Rahman|work=[[Olympic Council of Malaysia|OCM]] at [[Wayback Machine]]|date=12 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412094508/https://olympic.org.my/museum/hof/ind/tarn.htm|access-date=15 January 2019|archive-date=12 April 2010}}</ref> ]]<br />
Prior to 16 September 1963, [[Crown Colony of North Borneo|North Borneo]] (now [[Sabah]]), [[Crown Colony of Sarawak|Sarawak]], [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] and Singapore were represented by their own national teams, a situation which pre-dated the establishment of Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19630809-1.1.17.aspx|title=Tengku: A real feast of soccer|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=9 August 1963|access-date=29 March 2016|page=17|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410172201/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19630809-1.1.17.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaya and Singapore often competed in international competitions such as the [[Merdeka Tournament]] while [[Crown Colony of North Borneo|North Borneo]] and [[Crown Colony of Sarawak|Sarawak]] competed in [[Borneo Cup]]. [[Malaya national football team|Malaya]]'s biggest achievement in football was becoming the bronze medalist of the [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962 Asian Games]] held in [[Jakarta]], Indonesia after defeating [[South Vietnam national football team|South Vietnam]] 4–1 led by [[Abdul Ghani Minhat]], who at that time was the first Asian player to reach [[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals|50]] goals for the men's national teams.<ref>{{cite web |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-minhat-intlg.html|title=Abdul Ghani Minhat – Goals in International Matches|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=30 March 2021 |access-date=30 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626050511/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/malay-minhat-intlg.html|archive-date=26 June 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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[[File:1962 Borneo Cup Winner, North Borneo.jpg|thumb|right|The winner of the first season of [[Borneo Cup]] in 1962, [[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|North Borneo]] football team, one year before the merger to form Malaysia.]]<br />
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 national football team|Japan]], and lost 3–4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19630809-1.2.141.aspx|title=Majid Missed a Penalty and Malaysia Crash|last=Siebel|first=Norman|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=9 August 1963|access-date=29 March 2016|page=18|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410082743/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19630809-1.2.141.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The team continued to use a combination of players from Singapore and [[Malay Peninsula]] until the formation of the Malaysia team, wherein the Football Association of Malaya was succeeded by the [[Football Association of Malaysia]] (FAM). The combination players with Singapore ended when the latter [[Singapore in Malaysia|separated from Malaysia]] along with the establishment of [[Football Association of Singapore]] (FAS) and their subsequent reaffiliation with [[FIFA]] in 1965.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cho|first=Younghan|title=Football in Asia: History, Culture and Business|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uaXDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA61|date=17 March 2016|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-59832-9|pages=61–|access-date=23 July 2019|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805180617/https://books.google.com/books?id=uaXDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA61|url-status=live}}</ref> Since then the squad was only represented by West Malaysian players, mainly due to travel time difficulties to [[East Malaysia]] and the players were not well known to the mainstream West Malaysian football. From 1966 to 1970, [[Chow Chee Keong]] was voted by [[Asian Football Confederation]] as the best Asian's goalkeeper for 5 straight years.<ref>[https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/afc-president-offers-condolences-on-passing-of-malaysian-legend-chow-chee-keong AFC President offers condolences on passing of Malaysian legend Chow Chee Keong] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226011732/http://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/afc-president-offers-condolences-on-passing-of-malaysian-legend-chow-chee-keong|date=26 February 2018}}, Asian Football Confederation(AFC)</ref><br />
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=== Olympic Tournament and Asia Competition (1970–1980) ===<br />
[[File:Malaysia v. South Korea, 1972 Summer Olympics qualification.jpg|thumb|left|Malaysia vs. [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] during the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers#Group 1|1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers]] on 25 September 1971.]]<br />
In 1971, [[James Wong (footballer)|James Wong]] of Sabah was the first player from East Malaysia to represent the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19761202.2.119.aspx|title=Sabahan may be Mokhtar's replacement|last=Netto|first=Terrence|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=2 December 1976|access-date=29 March 2016|page=25|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410061806/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19761202.2.119.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/node/108262|title=Hassan Sani, James Wong curah bakti bersama Sabah|trans-title=Hassan Sani, James Wong served with Sabah|last=Unnip Abdullah|first=Mohd Izham|language=ms|work=[[Berita Harian]]|date=25 December 2015|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319120348/https://www.bharian.com.my/node/108262|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaysia [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|qualified]] for the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Olympics]] in [[Munich]], beating [[Japan national football team|Japan]] 3–0, [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] 1–0, [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Taiwan]] 3–0 and the [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] 5–0 along the way.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972q.html#Asia |title=Games of the XX. Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament (Munchen, Germany, 1972) – RSSSF |access-date=17 November 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711203917/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972q.html#Asia |url-status=live }}</ref> Although they managed to defeat the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] 3–0, they lost the other two matches with a score of 0–3 to [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]] and 0–6 to [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]], ranking 10th in the final standings.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972f-det.html |title=XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament – RSSSF |access-date=16 November 2022 |archive-date=1 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101115923/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972f-det.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510072907/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/matches/match%3D32127/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Germany FR – Malaysia at FIFA.com]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510072937/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/matches/match%3D32136/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Malaysia – USA at FIFA.com]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080409234334/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197110/matches/match=32144/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Morocco – Malaysia at FIFA.com]</ref><br />
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[[File:Malaysia v. West Germany, 1972 Summer Olympics.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Malaysian goalkeeper [[Wong Kam Fook]] in action during the match against [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]] in the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics#Group A|1972 Summer Olympics]] at [[Munich]] on 27 August 1972.]]<br />
Since 1972, [[Mokhtar Dahari]] has been considered a legendary football player for the Malaysian team maintaining his place as one of the best players in Asia.<ref name="Mokhtar life">{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/pulse/2018/07/390573/supermokh-remembering-our-greatest-footballer|title=Supermokh: Remembering our greatest footballer|last=Leam Seng|first=Alan Teh|work=New Straits Times|date=14 July 2018|access-date=18 July 2018|archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130205750/https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/pulse/2018/07/390573/supermokh-remembering-our-greatest-footballer |url-status=live }}</ref> He manage to score a total of 125 goals in 167 appearances for Malaysia (including matches played against club sides, national 'B' teams and selection teams).<ref>{{cite web |first=Zulhilmi|last=Zainal|title=Malaysian Football Legends: Mokhtar Dahari|url=https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3891/features/2013/06/19/4057414/malaysian-football-legends-mokhtar-dahari|work=Goal.com|date=19 June 2013 |access-date=30 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007180908/https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3891/features/2013/06/19/4057414/malaysian-football-legends-mokhtar-dahari|archive-date=7 October 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uomonelpallone.it/mokhtar-dahari/ |title=La leggenda di Mokhtar Dahari, l'anima del Calcio malesiano|trans-title=The Legend of Mokhtar Dahari, the soul of Malaysian football|work=Uomo nel Pallone |language=it |access-date=9 June 2022 |date=30 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607224259/https://www.uomonelpallone.it/mokhtar-dahari/ |archive-date=7 June 2022 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Against other nations' national 'A' teams, he scored [[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals|89]] goals in 142 appearances.<ref name="Mamrud"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/026a-1297500e1b34-a17bbbcad258-1000--ronaldo-equals-world-record/|title=Restaging Relentless Ronaldo equals international goals world record|language=en|work=UEFA|access-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624052008/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/026a-1297500e1b34-a17bbbcad258-1000--ronaldo-equals-world-record/|archive-date=24 June 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="joint-9th tweet">{{cite tweet |author=FIFA |user=FIFAcom |number=1409693707679387659 |title=The joint-9th top men's scorer! |language=en |access-date=29 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629095353/https://twitter.com/FIFAcom/status/1409693707679387659 |archive-date=29 June 2021 |url-status=dead}}<!-- Usually cite tweet is supposed to use the entire tweet as the title, here it's long and mostly omitted --></ref> This makes him as [[List of top international men's football goal scorers by country#List of top scorers|one of the world's top scorer for men's national teams]] at one time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2021/06/831539/mokhtar-dahari-antara-tiga-penjaring-terbanyak-dunia|title=Mokhtar pernah jadi penjaring terbanyak dunia|language=ms|last=Aznan|first=Syafiq|work=[[Berita Harian]]|date=24 June 2021|access-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624115921/https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2021/06/831539/mokhtar-dahari-antara-tiga-penjaring-terbanyak-dunia|archive-date=24 June 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/highest-international-football-goalscorers-all-time-cristiano-ronaldo-portugal|last=Parkinson|first=Gary|work=[[FourFourTwo]]|title=The 10 all-time men's international top scorers|date=26 June 2021|access-date=26 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802123310/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/highest-international-football-goalscorers-all-time-cristiano-ronaldo-portugal|archive-date=2 August 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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Together with the record of [[Soh Chin Ann]]. According to both [[RSSSF]] and [[IFFHS]], Soh is the player with the [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps#Men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|most international caps in men's football]] and become the first men's footballers to reach 200 or more international caps (219).<ref name="195 caps"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1893|title=IFFHS ALL TIME RECORD ON PLAYERS WITH MOST GAMES|work=IFFHS|date=15 May 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522021716/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1893|archive-date=22 May 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Two years later, Malaysia won their second bronze medal at the [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Asian Games]] after defeating [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] 2–1.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html |title="Asian Games 1974" – RSSSF |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=22 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922025244/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/asgames74.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The team went on to qualify twice in a row for the [[AFC Asian Cup]], in [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]] and [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legasilagenda.com/2022/06/08/kelayakan-piala-asia-1976-1980/|title=Kelayakan Piala Asia 1976 & 1980|language=Malay|work=Legasi Lagenda|access-date=8 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608095606/https://legasilagenda.com/2022/06/08/kelayakan-piala-asia-1976-1980/|archive-date=8 June 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was only in 1977; when the FAM sent a talent scout to the East.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19770610-1.2.121.aspx|title=Sabah FA: Give us a chance|last=Hong Kwang|first=P'ng|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=10 June 1977|access-date=29 March 2016|page=30|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410034003/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19770610-1.2.121.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19770608-1.2.118.aspx|title=FAM now look East for fresh soccer talent|last=Hong Kwang|first=P'ng|work=The Straits Times|via=National Library Board, Singapore|date=8 June 1977|access-date=29 March 2016|page=23|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410064032/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19770608-1.2.118.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The list continued by the late [[James Yaakub]] of [[Former Sarawak FA players|Sarawak]] in 1977. The team also won the [[Merdeka Tournament]] four times, became runner-up three times and achieved third place twice during the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.international-football.net/competition-overview?compet-id=Merdeka%20Tournament|title=Merdeka Tournament|work=International football.net|date=25 October 2008|access-date=31 August 2012|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923153423/https://www.international-football.net/competition-overview?compet-id=Merdeka%20Tournament|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaysia [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|qualified]] again for the [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympics]] in Moscow, beating [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] 6–1, [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] 3–0, [[Brunei national football team|Brunei]] 3–1, [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] 8–0 and tied<br />
with [[Japan national football team|Japan]] 1–1.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1980q.html |title=Football Qualifying Tournament (Moscow, Soviet Union, 1980) – Zone Asia. RSSSF |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=12 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012164059/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1980q.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Thus, the team meet South Korea in the play-off match. Malaysia won the play-off against South Korea with a 2–1 scored in the [[Merdeka Stadium]] and qualified but joined the [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott|US-led boycott of the games]] as the Malaysian government made a decision to protest the [[Soviet–Afghan War|Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan]].<ref name="BoycottOplympics1980">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/19/sports/olympics-bitterness-lingering-over-carter-s-boycott.html|title=OLYMPICS;Bitterness Lingering Over Carter's Boycott|last=Smothers|first=Ronald|work=The New York Times|date=19 July 1996|access-date=17 May 2017|archive-date=14 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214053410/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/19/sports/olympics-bitterness-lingering-over-carter-s-boycott.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.star2.com/people/2016/02/10/days-of-thunder-glory-days-of-malaysian-football/|title=The glory days of Malaysian football|last=Goh|first=Daryl|work=Star2.com|date=10 February 2016|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319123155/https://www.star2.com/people/2016/02/10/days-of-thunder-glory-days-of-malaysian-football/|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhplus.com.my/node/182957|title=Jejak Wira Olimpik 1980 : 'The Hurricane' pecahkan tembok Korea Selatan|trans-title=The footsteps of the 1980 Olympics Heroes : 'The Hurricane' broke the wall of South Korea|last=Stanley|first=Ryan|language=ms|work=Berita Harian|date=14 August 2016|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319120216/http://www.bhplus.com.my/node/182957|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==== 1976 AFC Asian Cup Group A ====<br />
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|align="left"|{{fb|KUW}}<br />
|2||2||0||0||3||0||+3||'''4'''<br />
|- style="background:#cfc;"<br />
|align="left"|{{fb|MAS}}<br />
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|-<br />
|align="left"|{{fb|CHN}}<br />
|2||0||0|||2|1||3||+1||'''0'''<br />
|}<br />
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Malaysia participated the [[1976 AFC Asian Cup]] for the first time, meeting Kuwait and China in Group A. During the tournament, Malaysia came in second in the group, losing 0–2 to Kuwait in the opening match but managed to hold China to a 2–1 win in the second match.<br />
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==== 1980 AFC Asian Cup Group B ====<br />
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|- style="background:#cfc;"<br />
|align="left"|{{fb|KOR|1949}}<br />
|4||3||1||0||10||2||+8||'''7'''<br />
|- style="background:#cfc;"<br />
|align="left"|{{fb|KUW}}<br />
|4||2||1||1||8||5||+3||'''5'''<br />
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|align="left"|{{fb|MAS}}<br />
|4||1||2||1||5||5||0||'''4'''<br />
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|align="left"|{{fb|QAT}}<br />
|4||1||1||2||3||8||−5||'''3'''<br />
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|align="left"|{{fb|United Arab Emirates}}<br />
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Malaysia made its second Asian Cup appearance in [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|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.<br />
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=== Falling performances and drought (1990–2009) ===<br />
[[File:NZvMalLineup1.JPG|thumb|left|The Malaysian team (yellow) against [[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]] (white) during a [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] in [[Queen Elizabeth II Park]], [[Christchurch]], New Zealand on 19 February 2006.]]<br />
In 1994, Malaysian football was embroiled in one of the largest [[1994 Malaysian football scandal|bribery scandals]] in the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/international/2015/06/04/good-money-bad-money|title=Good money, bad money|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|date=4 June 2015|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604044156/https://www.economist.com/international/2015/06/04/good-money-bad-money|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cilisos.my/the-1994-scandal-that-destroyed-malaysian-football/|title=The 1994 scandal that destroyed Malaysian football|last=Sim|first=Johannan|work=cilisos.my|date=25 May 2016|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604042503/https://cilisos.my/the-1994-scandal-that-destroyed-malaysian-football/|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> With the dearth of mainstream interest and lack of funds, Malaysian football has failed to repeat the performances of the 1970s and 1980s to qualify into major tournaments, despite the recruitment of [[Claude LeRoy]]. [[Allan Harris]] appointed as a new head coach in 2001. Harris came with strong credentials, having assisted [[Terry Venables]] at [[FC Barcelona]]. In the second half of 2004, FAM appoint [[Bertalan Bicskei]], former Hungarian goalkeeper and national coach, to succeed Allan Harris. Bicskei led the national side to third place at the regional [[Tiger Cup]] tournament, but was demoted to youth development duties by FAM for his actions during a friendly against [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] in [[Penang]] on 8 June 2005. Bicskei, disgusted by the standard of officiating, threw a bottle onto the pitch before confronting a Singapore player. In September 2005, his contract was terminated after a mutual agreement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.origo.hu/sport/magyarfoci/20050918bicskei.html|title=Bicskei Bertalan feláll a malajziai kispadról|trans-title=Bertalan Bicskei stands up from the Malaysian bench|language=hu|work=Origo|date=18 September 2005|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329052033/http://www.origo.hu/sport/magyarfoci/20050918bicskei.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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[[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 PR national football team|China]] 1–5, [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]] 0–5 and [[Iran national football team|Iran]] 0–2. After the removal of Norizan Bakar, B. Sathianathan took over as head coach. Although he guided the [[Malaysia national under-23 football team|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 national football team|Bahrain]] in the qualifying round. In March 2008, Sathianathan once again reach the final of the [[2008 Merdeka Tournament|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 national football team|Myanmar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grc08.html|title=Grand Royal Challenge Cup 2008 (Yangon)|last=Stokkermans|first=Karel|date=21 December 2009|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329053352/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grc08.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|website=[[RSSSF]]|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sport-malaysia-bribery/soccer-corruption-appearing-again-in-malaysian-sport-chief-says-idUKSP39890320081015|title=Soccer-Corruption appearing again in Malaysian sport, chief says|last1=Shine|first1=Ossian|last2=Stutchbury|first2=Greg|work=Reuters|date=15 October 2008|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604043716/https://www.reuters.com/article/sport-malaysia-bribery/soccer-corruption-appearing-again-in-malaysian-sport-chief-says-idUKSP39890320081015|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2011 Asian Cup qualifiers]], the Malaysian team lost 0–5 to the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]. This defeat was the final straw in the eyes of Malaysian supporters, and in February 2009, the contracts of Sathianathan and manager [[Soh Chin Ann]] were terminated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Sports/Story/A1Story20090201-118608.html|title=Malaysia sacks national football coach|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|via=[[AsiaOne]]|date=1 February 2009|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329054254/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Sports/Story/A1Story20090201-118608.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==== FA Premier League Asia Cup (2003) ====<br />
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 4–1 against [[Chelsea F.C.|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. In the third place playoff on 26 July 2003, they lost 4–0 against [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] and placed fourth in the tournament.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/faplasia03.html FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 (RSSSF)]</ref><ref>[http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=31 FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 (Goalzz.com)]</ref><br />
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=== AFF Championship triumph (2010) ===<br />
{{football squad on pitch|align=right<br />
| GK_nat = Malaysia| GK = [[Khairul Fahmi Che Mat|Fahmi]]<br />
| RB_nat = Malaysia| RB = [[Asraruddin Putra Omar|Asraruddin]]<br />
| RCB_nat = Malaysia| RCB = [[Muslim Ahmad|Muslim]]<br />
| LCB_nat = Malaysia| LCB = [[Fadhli Shas|Fadhli]]<br />
| LB_nat = Malaysia| LB = [[Sabre Abu|Sabre]]<br />
| RCM_nat = Malaysia| RCM = [[Mohd Safiq Rahim|Safiq]]<br />
| LCM_nat = Malaysia| LCM = [[Amar Rohidan|Amar]]<br />
| RW_nat = Malaysia| RW = [[S. Kunanlan|Kunanlan]]<br />
| LW_nat = Malaysia| LW = [[Ashari Samsudin|Ashari]]<br />
| RCF_nat = Malaysia| RCF = [[Norshahrul Idlan|Norshahrul]]<br />
| LCF_nat = Malaysia| LCF = [[Safee Sali|Safee]]<br />
| caption = [[2010 AFF Championship]] champion second-leg finals starting line-up.<ref>{{YouTube|kf3X2wUvxck|AFF2010 – Indonesia vs Malaysia (Final 2nd leg) Suzuki Cup}}. (See 00:24 for the player name) Retrieved on 8 February 2018.</ref><br />
}}<br />
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In April 2009, [[K. Rajagopal (footballer)|K. Rajagopal]] was named the new coach of Malaysia replacing [[B. Sathianathan]] and took over the position in July 2009, of which he also looked after the Malaysia under-23 squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2009/12/20/sports/5335727&sec=sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129025113/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F12%2F20%2Fsports%2F5335727&sec=sports |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 November 2010 |title=Coach Rajagopal urges Malaysians to support team irrespective of results |work=The Star |date=20 December 2009 |access-date=29 March 2016 }}</ref> Rajagopal's first match was against [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe]], which Malaysia won 4–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/headlines_01.asp?id=937|title=Malaysia Trounce Zimbabwe|work=[[ASEAN Football Federation]]|date=13 July 2009|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329062141/http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/?p=6368|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Rajagopal also coached Malaysia in two games against visiting English champions, [[Manchester United F.C.|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 [[Football at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games|SEA Games]] gold medal and also led Malaysia to qualify for the second round of the [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games – Men|2010 Asian Games]] as one of the best four third-placed teams after a lapse of 32 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1276/south-east-asia/2009/12/17/1693014/malaysia-down-vietnam-to-win-sea-games-gold-medal|title=Malaysia Down Vietnam To Win SEA Games Gold Medal|work=Goal.com|date=17 December 2009|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329063917/http://www.goal.com/en/news/1276/south-east-asia/2009/12/17/1693014/malaysia-down-vietnam-to-win-sea-games-gold-medal|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/11/14/asiangames/7427161&sec=asiangames |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117000759/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F11%2F14%2Fasiangames%2F7427161&sec=asiangames |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 November 2010 |title=Malaysia enter last 16 but crippled by injuries and suspensions |work=The Star |date=14 November 2010 |access-date=14 November 2010 }}</ref><br />
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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 national football team|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 national football team|Vietnam]]. In the first leg of the semifinal, Malaysia won 2–0 on home soil and later drew 0–0 in the second leg, advancing to the final with an aggregate of 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.thethaovanhoa.vn/bong-da-viet/malaysia-viet-nam-20-tay-trang-san-khach-dtvn-gap-kho-o-luot-ve-n20101215190405930.htm|title=Malaysia – Việt Nam 2–0: Tay trắng sân khách, ĐTVN gặp khó ở lượt về|last=Mạnh|first=Vũ|trans-title=Malaysia – Vietnam 2–0: White hands away from home, Vietnam team finds it difficult to make a coming back|language=vi|work=The Thao Van Hoa|date=15 December 2010|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329081904/http://m.thethaovanhoa.vn/bong-da-viet/malaysia-viet-nam-20-tay-trang-san-khach-dtvn-gap-kho-o-luot-ve-n20101215190405930.htm|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> An opportunity of revenge opened up in the finals as Malaysia again met Indonesia, who were unbeaten in all previous matches.<br />
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On the first leg of the finals at home, Malaysia won 3–0. Malaysia scored twice through [[Mohd Safee Mohd Sali|Safee Sali]] and once through [[Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin]] on a night when [[National Stadium, Bukit Jalil|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vietnamnews.vn/sports/207190/malaysia-win-their-first-asean-cup-.html|title=Malaysia win their first ASEAN Cup|work=Việt Nam News|date=30 December 2010|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329082349/http://vietnamnews.vn/sports/207190/malaysia-win-their-first-asean-cup-.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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=== Stagnation (2011–2022) ===<br />
Since the 2010s, the expectations of improved performances rose, but the team still failed to deliver any new high achievements or set new records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/1122877/john-duerden-malaysia-a-new-hope|title=Malaysia: A new hope|last=Duerden|first=John|work=[[ESPN Inc.]]|date=7 July 2012|access-date=11 July 2012|archive-date=19 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619113422/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/1122877/john-duerden-malaysia-a-new-hope|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2014, [[Dollah Salleh]] replaced Rajagobal as the head coach after his contract has ended.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/node/261631|title=Dollah Salleh is M'sia's new national football coach|work=Agence France-Presse|via=The Sun|date=9 July 2014|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-date=6 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406061143/http://www.thesundaily.my/node/261631|url-status=live}}</ref> Dollah guided Malaysia to the final of the [[2014 AFF Championship]] but failed to replicate the same form as the previous head coach. In the following international fixtures, the coach has also recorded 0–6 losses to [[Oman national football team|Oman]] and [[Palestine national football team|Palestine]] as well as 1–1 draw against [[Timor-Leste national football team|Timor-Leste]]. However, the 0–10 defeat to the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia's worst ever defeat in history, prompted his resignation as the head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/dollah-salleh-worst-malaysia-head-coach-over-past-decade|title=Is Dollah Salleh the worst Malaysia head coach over the past decade?|last=Goon|first=Darren|work=FourFourTwo|date=9 May 2015|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521103621/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/dollah-salleh-worst-malaysia-head-coach-over-past-decade|url-status=live}}</ref> The place was taken by interim coach [[Ong Kim Swee]] who was later promoted as the head coach until the end of March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourthofficial.com/2015/20323/official-oks-appointed-as-interim-boss-to-replace-dollah/|title=OFFICIAL: OKS appointed as interim boss to replace Dollah|last=Zin|first=Omar|work=FourthOfficial.com|date=5 September 2015|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521103409/https://www.fourthofficial.com/2015/20323/official-oks-appointed-as-interim-boss-to-replace-dollah/|url-status=live}}</ref> The official coaching post then was taken over by Portuguese coach [[Nelo Vingada]] in the hopes of raising the Malaysian football performances. On 13 June, Malaysia played their first match in the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] against [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]]. Despite having a 1–0 lead during the first half, they eventually lost the match with a score 1–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11150&stageid=432&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary|title=AFC ASIAN CUP UAE 2019™ (Malaysia vs. Lebanon)|work=AFC|access-date=14 June 2017|archive-date=18 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618201718/http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11150&stageid=432&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaysia's poor performance however, continued. Despite given high hopes and expectations from the match against [[Hong Kong national football team|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 national football team|North Korea]], with both matches ended 1–4. Malaysia also lost the second final match against Lebanon in [[Beirut]] by 1–2. With only 1 draw and 5 defeats, Malaysia was subsequently eliminated from the qualification.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/malaysias-entire-2019-asian-cup-qualification-in-full/1q65dzhilhvsk1w2dcxbdp6bev|title=Malaysia's entire 2019 Asian Cup qualification in full|last=Kin Fai|first=Ooi|work=Goal.com|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604025701/http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/malaysias-entire-2019-asian-cup-qualification-in-full/1q65dzhilhvsk1w2dcxbdp6bev|archive-date=4 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The coaching position was taken over by the team assistant coach [[Tan Cheng Hoe]] in late 2017 after Vingada stepped down following a string of poor results.<ref name="The Star">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2017/12/07/fam-tan-cheng-hoe-to-take-over-as-harimau-malaya-head-coach/|title=FAM: Tan Cheng Hoe to take over as Harimau Malaya head coach|work=The Star|date=7 December 2017|access-date=29 June 2018|archive-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524185913/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2017/12/07/fam-tan-cheng-hoe-to-take-over-as-harimau-malaya-head-coach/|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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After failure to qualify for 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 national football team|Cambodia]]. Malaysia won the 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 the reigning champions in the tournament, where they were able to overcome the latter by holding them 2–2 in Thailand's home stadium of [[Bangkok]], winning the match by [[away goals rule]] in one of the tournament's greatest shock despite being tied 0–0 earlier at home.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-malaysia-thailand-draw-0-0-in-suzuki-cup-semi-final-first-leg-stalemate|title=Football: Malaysia, Thailand draw 0–0 in Suzuki Cup semi-final first leg stalemate|work=The Straits Times|date=1 December 2018|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831054544/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-malaysia-thailand-draw-0-0-in-suzuki-cup-semi-final-first-leg-stalemate|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2018/12/05/malaysia-in-the-final-of-aff-suzuki-cup|title=Malaysia in AFF Suzuki Cup final after defeating Thailand on away goals|work=The Star|date=5 December 2018|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831054544/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2018/12/05/malaysia-in-the-final-of-aff-suzuki-cup|url-status=live}}</ref> In the finals, they met Vietnam again and held the latter 2–2 at home before losing 0–1 in Vietnam's home ground of [[Hanoi]], subsequently finishing the tournament with an aggregate of 2–3 as the runners-up for the third time in their AFF Cup history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.nhandan.com.vn/pictures/item/6962202-vietnam-crowned-champions-of-aff-suzuki-cup-2018.html|title=Vietnam crowned champions of AFF Suzuki Cup 2018|last=Hung|first=Trung|work=Nhân Dân|date=15 December 2018|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831054547/https://en.nhandan.com.vn/pictures/item/6962202-vietnam-crowned-champions-of-aff-suzuki-cup-2018.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite being unable to achieve the AFF Cup the second time, the enhancing performance of Malaysia was seen with the emergence of new talents coming from its youth football development which brought a hope in future.<ref name="potential to rising">{{cite web |date=22 August 2019 |title=In-form Malaysia primed to shine |url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/in-form-malaysia-primed-to-shine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822122239/http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/in-form-malaysia-primed-to-shine |archive-date=22 August 2019 |access-date=16 September 2019 |work=Asian Football Confederation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2019/08/512638/going-malaysian-way|title=Going the 'Malaysian Way'|work=New Straits Times|date=14 August 2019|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831083240/https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2019/08/512638/going-malaysian-way|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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Malaysia participated in [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] from the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|first round]] due to poor record previously, but with its first opponent facing [[Timor-Leste national football team|Timor-Leste]], Malaysia easily destroyed the Timorese 12–2 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/06/11/harimau-malaya-eliminate-timor-leste-with-12-2-aggregate-win/1761226 |title=Harimau Malaya eliminate Timor Leste with 12–2 aggregate win |work=MalayMail |date=11 June 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026155959/https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/06/11/harimau-malaya-eliminate-timor-leste-with-12-2-aggregate-win/1761226 |url-status=live }}</ref> There, they joined the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|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 national football team|United Arab Emirates]]. Malaysia opened their game with a 3–2 comeback victory over rival Indonesia in a match with full scandal and strong [[Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation|Anti-Malaysian sentiment]] among Indonesians.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/world-cup-qualifier-malaysia-indonesia-crowd-trouble-11878954 |title=Crowd trouble mars Malaysia's comeback win over Indonesia in World Cup qualifier |date=6 September 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |work=Channel News Asia |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026155956/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/world-cup-qualifier-malaysia-indonesia-crowd-trouble-11878954 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/09/10/uae-fight-back-to-edge-malaysia-2-1-in-world-cup-qualifier/1789257 |work=MalayMail |title=UAE fight back to edge Malaysia 2 – 1 in World Cup qualifier |date=10 September 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=25 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925000502/https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/09/10/uae-fight-back-to-edge-malaysia-2-1-in-world-cup-qualifier/1789257 |url-status=live }}</ref> The next encounter was against rival Vietnam in [[Hanoi]], which was the rematch of their 2018 AFF Championship match, ended with another Malaysian defeat as Malaysia fell to a 0–1 defeat.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/world-cup-2022-qualifier-vietnam-10-malaysia-791628.vov |work=VOVWorld |title=World cup 2022 qualifier: Vietnam 1–0 Malaysia |date=10 October 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=25 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525175843/https://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/world-cup-2022-qualifier-vietnam-10-malaysia-791628.vov |url-status=live }}</ref> However, Malaysia has not been eliminated as the team can still get an opportunity to qualify further. Then, Malaysia managed one of the most famous victories in their FIFA World Cup campaign, beating neighbour and regional powerhouse Thailand 2–1 at home to keep its dream alive.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/14/malaysia-beat-thailand-2-1-to-claim-second-win-in-wc-asian-cup-qualifiers |title=Malaysia beat Thailand 2–1 to claim second win in WC qualifiers |last=Avineshwaran|first=T. |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]] |date=14 November 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=19 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119000552/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/14/malaysia-beat-thailand-2-1-to-claim-second-win-in-wc-asian-cup-qualifiers |url-status=live }}</ref> Malaysia boosted its confidence with its victory over Thailand to overcome a demoralised Indonesia, also at home, 2–0, to occupy second spot behind Vietnam and above Thailand.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/19/malaysia-beat-indonesia-2-0-in-wc-qualifiers-to-end-year-on-a-high |title=Malaysia beat Indonesia 2–0 in WC qualifiers to end year on a high |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]] |date=19 November 2019 |access-date=26 November 2019 |last=Avineshwaran|first=T. |archive-date=20 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120152100/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/19/malaysia-beat-indonesia-2-0-in-wc-qualifiers-to-end-year-on-a-high |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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However, due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2021, Malaysia's performance heavily dropped. Prior to the last 3 matches of [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|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 national football team|Bahrain]] and 1–4 against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] in a friendly match, before losing 0–4 to [[United Arab Emirates national football team|UAE]], 1–2 against Vietnam but managed to win 1–0 against Thailand in World Cup qualification. Ultimately, they failed to advance to the final round. Following Malaysia's failure to qualify for the semi-finals of the [[2020 AFF Championship]] in Singapore, Tan Cheng Hoe resigned as the head coach of [[Football Association of Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tan Cheng Hoe resigns as Malaysia head coach after disappointing Suzuki Cup campaign |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/malaysia-football-tan-cheng-hoe-resigns-aff-suzuki-cup-2020-2412336 |website=CNA |access-date=4 January 2022 |date=3 January 2022 |archive-date=4 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104035709/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/malaysia-football-tan-cheng-hoe-resigns-aff-suzuki-cup-2020-2412336 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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=== Resurgence of Harimau Malaya (2022–present) ===<br />
After Tan Cheng Hoe's resignation, South Korean [[Kim Pan-gon]] was appointed as Malaysia's new national team coach on a 2-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Kim Pan-gon, the new Harimau Malaya head coach? |url=https://www.prestigeonline.com/my/people/kim-pan-gon-harimau-malaya-head-coach-malaysia/ |website=Prestige |access-date=21 January 2022 |date=21 January 2022 }}</ref> His first task was the [[2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series]] held in Singapore in March 2022. At that time, Pan Gon recorded his first success when Malaysia won 2–0 against [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] but suffered a subsequent 1–2 loss to Singapore in the next match.<ref>{{cite web |title=S'pore beats M'sia 2–1 in FAS Tri-Nations Series, Ikhsan Fandi scored both goals |url=https://mothership.sg/2022/03/singapore-malaysia-fas-tri-nation/ |website=Mothership |access-date=26 March 2022 |date=26 March 2022 }}</ref> Pan Gon's next challenge came when Malaysia faced [[Brunei national football team|Brunei]] and [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]] in a series of friendly matches as part of preparations for the [[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia to test against Brunei and Hong Kong |url=https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/malaysia-to-test-against-brunei-and-hong-kong/ |website=aseanfootball.org |access-date=17 May 2022 |date=17 May 2022 }}</ref> Malaysia won 4–0 against Brunei<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia beat Brunei 4–0 in football friendly |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/05/800144/malaysia-beat-brunei-4-0-football-friendly |website=New Straits Times |access-date=27 May 2022 |date=27 May 2022 }}</ref> and 2–0 against Hong Kong,<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia beat Hong Kong 2–0 in football friendly |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/06/801534/malaysia-beat-hong-kong-2-0-football-friendly |website=New Straits Times |access-date=2 June 2022 |date=2 June 2022 }}</ref> raising confidence and support from FAM and Malaysians in the hope of improving Malaysian football's fortunes which had declined in the previous years.<br />
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In the third round of [[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification]], Malaysia faced 3 matches which began with a 3–1 victory against [[Turkmenistan national football team|Turkmenistan]] in the first match,<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia get winning start in Asian Cup qualifiers against Turkmenistan |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/06/08/malaysia-get-winning-start-in-asian-cup-qualifiers-against-turkmenistan |website=The Star |access-date=8 June 2022 |date=8 June 2022 }}</ref> suffering a 1–2 lost to [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Gloomy skies add to Harimau Malaya's woes in 1–2 defeat to Bahrain |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/06/11/gloomy-skies-add-to-harimau-malaya039s-woes-in-1-2-defeat-to-bahrain |website=The Star |access-date=11 June 2022 |date=11 June 2022 }}</ref> before successfully ending their campaign by defeating [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] with 4–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia 4–1 Bangladesh (Jun 14, 2022) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/632975 |website=ESPN |access-date=14 June 2022 |date=14 June 2022 }}</ref> Thus, Malaysia finished second in Group E behind Bahrain and automatically qualified for the [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]] on merit after 42 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia qualify for 2023 Asian Cup |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/06/14/harimau-malaya-qualify-for-2023-asia-cup |website=The Star |access-date=14 June 2022 |date=14 June 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=15 years after co-hosting AFC Asian Cup, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam are back on their own merit |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37629343/15-years-co-hosting-afc-asian-cup-malaysia-indonesia-thailand-vietnam-back-own-merit |last=Tan |first=Gabriel |website=ESPN |access-date=15 June 2022 |date=15 October 2023 }}</ref> Shortly thereafter, Malaysia's FIFA ranking rose up to 147th from 154th in March 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia jump seven rungs, now 147th in FIFA world rankings |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/06/23/malaysia-jump-seven-rungs-now-147th-in-fifa-world-rankings |website=The Star |access-date=23 June 2022 |date=23 June 2022 }}</ref> Later in September 2022, Malaysia entered the [[2022 King's Cup]] in Thailand, facing the host and later, [[Tajikistan national football team|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 shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]] after being held to a goalless draw.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya lose King's Cup final after penalty shootout heartbreak |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/09/834395/harimau-malaya-lose-kings-cup-final-after-penalty-shootout-heartbreak |website=New Straits Times |access-date=26 September 2022 |date=26 September 2022 }}</ref><br />
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At the end of 2022, before the start of the [[2022 AFF Championship|2022 AFC Championship]] campaign, Malaysia held 2 friendly matches against [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]] and [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]],<ref>{{cite web |title=AFF Cup run-up: Cambodia and Maldives easy meat for Harimau? |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/10/845507/aff-cup-run-cambodia-and-maldives-easy-meat-harimau |website=New Straits Times |access-date=31 October 2022 |date=31 October 2022 }}</ref> winning 4–0<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia outclass Cambodia 4–0 in friendly |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/12/859460/malaysia-outclass-cambodia-4-0-friendly |website=New Straits Times |access-date=10 December 2022 |date=10 December 2022 }}</ref> and 3–0 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia beat Maldives 3–0 in football friendly |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/12/860874/malaysia-beat-maldives-3-0-football-friendly |website=New Straits Times |access-date=15 December 2022 |date=15 December 2022 }}</ref> In the 2022 AFC Championship, Malaysia has won 1–0 against Myanmar with [[Syihan Hazmi]] saving a late penalty to secured the win for Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winning start for Malaysia |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2022/12/21/winning-start-for-malaysia |website=The Star |access-date=21 December 2022 |date=21 December 2022 }}</ref> In the next match, Malaysia went on to thrash Laos 5–0 <ref>{{cite web |title=AFF Cup: Malaysia whip Laos 5–0 to register second consecutive win |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/12/864151/aff-cup-malaysia-whip-laos-5-0-register-second-consecutive-win |website=New Straits Times |access-date=25 December 2022 |date=25 December 2022 }}</ref> but lost 0–3 against Vietnam in a controversial match that led to [[Azam Azmi]]'s red card.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia fall to Vietnam in controversial AFF Cup match |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2022/12/864861/malaysia-fall-vietnam-controversial-aff-cup-match |website=New Straits Times |access-date=27 December 2022 |date=27 December 2022 }}</ref> Yet, Malaysia has won 4–1 against causeway rivals, Singapore in the last match being the first time Malaysia had won over Singapore at home soil which also sees Malaysia finishing in second place of Group B, thus seeing them automatically qualified to semi-finals match against Thailand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya thrash Singapore 4–1 to reach AFF Cup semis |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2023/01/03/harimau-malaya-thrash-singapore-4-1-to-reach-aff-cup-semis/48296 |website=Malay Mail |access-date=3 January 2023 |date=3 January 2023 }}</ref> Malaysia won the first leg of the match with [[Faisal Halim]] scoring the only goal in the match but in the second leg, Thailand scored twice which see Malaysia failing to enter the final after with a 3–1 aggregate defeat to Thailand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia crash out in AFF Cup semi-finals |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2023/01/869095/malaysia-crash-out-aff-cup-semi-finals |website=New Straits Times |access-date=10 January 2023 |date=10 January 2023 }}</ref> Malaysia ended the year 2022 with astonishing triumphs which see them rose up to 145th in FIFA ranking.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya shine in 2022 as M'sia qualify for Asian Cup on merit |url=https://themalaysianreserve.com/2022/12/31/harimau-malaya-shine-in-2022-as-msia-qualify-for-asian-cup-on-merit/ |website=The Malaysian Reserve |access-date=31 December 2022 |date=31 December 2022 }}</ref><br />
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Later in March 2023, Malaysia has won again after defeating Turkmenistan with 1–0<ref>{{cite web |title=Muhammad Akhyar helps Harimau Malaya to 1–0 win over Turkmenistan |url=https://www.thesundaily.my/sport/muhammad-akhyar-helps-harimau-malaya-to-1-0-win-over-turkmenistan-IO10787582 |website=The Sun Daily |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=24 March 2023 }}</ref> and 2–0 against Hong Kong at the [[Sultan Ibrahim Stadium]] in [[Johor]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia down Hong Kong 2–0 in friendly |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/03/29/malaysia-down-hong-kong-2-0-in-friendly |website=The Star |access-date=29 March 2023 |date=29 March 2023 }}</ref> In June 2023, Malaysia has won 4–1 against [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Island]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya roars to a 4–1 win against the Solomon Islands |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/06/15/harimau-malaya-roars-to-a-4-1-win-against-the-solomon-islands#:~:text=PETALING%20JAYA%3A%20Harimau%20Malaya%20got,on%20Wednesday%20(June%2014). |website=The Star |access-date=14 June 2023 |date=14 June 2023 }}</ref> and yet has biggest victory ever when won 10–0 against [[Papua New Guinea national football team|Papua New Guinea]] at the [[Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]] in [[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Harimau Malaya hit 10 goals past Papua New Guinea |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/06/20/harimau-malaya-hit-10-goals-past-papua-new-guinea |website=The Star |access-date=20 June 2023 |date=20 June 2023 }}</ref> Shortly after, Malaysia has rose up again to 137th in the world and 4th in ASEAN in the FIFA World Rankings behind the Philippines (135th), Thailand (113th) and Vietnam (95th), thus this latest ranking is the highest which Harimau Malaya has attained in 17 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia up one rung to 137th in world rankings |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/06/30/malaysia-up-one-rung-to-137th-in-world-rankings |website=The Star |access-date=30 June 2023 |date=30 June 2023 }}</ref><br />
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In September 2023, Malaysia faced the biggest challenge ever when they met [[Syria national football team|Syria]] and [[China national football team|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 [[2023 Merdeka Tournament|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.<br />
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====2023 AFC Asian Cup====<br />
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After 42 years absence (excluding 2007, where Malaysia was one of the host), Malaysia going to the competition with high expectation, as they were put in a group with [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]], [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]], and [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]. As part of the preparation of the tournament, Malaysia had a friendly match with Syria again with the same score as last year, 2–2 draw.<br />
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Malaysia opened their match of the 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 match looked to be ending in a draw, until [[Ali Madan]] scored a last-minute goal for Bahrain. Thus, Malaysia had failed to advance past the group stages of an 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 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]. Malaysia headed into their final group stage fixture against the favourites in the group, [[South Korea national football team|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]], followed up by a penalty slotted away by [[Arif Aiman Hanapi|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 added time, when [[Romel Morales]] scored an equaliser against all odds. The match ended as 3–3, securing a memorable draw, and Malaysia earned their first point since 1980, meaning that they could end their [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]] campaign on a high.<br />
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== Team image ==<br />
=== Media coverage ===<br />
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All matches of Malaysia are shown live on [[Astro Arena (TV channel)|Astro Arena]] (friendlies, [[FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup]] (2nd round only), and [[Media Prima]] ([[AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup]] qualifiers), [[Radio Televisyen Malaysia|RTM]] ([[AFF Championship]] matches (except [[2014 AFF Championship|2014]] season), [[FIFA World Cup qualification|FIFA World Cup]] and [[AFC Asian Cup qualification|AFC Asian Cup]] qualifiers), and ([[AFF Championship]] matches for 2014 season only). All matches are broadcast with both [[English language|English]] (Astro only) and [[Malaysian language|Malaysian]] commentary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-fam-umum-rtm-astro-penyiar-rasmi-aksi-harimau-malaya|title=Siaran Media: FAM Umum RTM & Astro Penyiar Rasmi Aksi Harimau Malaya|trans-title=Press Release: FAM Announces RTM & Astro as the Official Broadcaster for Tiger Matches|language=ms|work=Football Association of Malaysia|date=4 September 2019|access-date=6 September 2019|archive-date=6 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906113815/https://www.fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-fam-umum-rtm-astro-penyiar-rasmi-aksi-harimau-malaya|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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=== Kits ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF| Kit provider<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF| Period<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF| {{Abbr|Ref|References}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{center|''none''}}<br />
| 1963–1974<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Adidas]]<br />
| 1975–1977<br />
| <ref>[https://legasilagenda.com/2023/01/17/jersi-dan-pingat-1976-1977/ #ArkibLegasiLagenda – Jersi Dan Pingat 1976/77]</ref><br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Umbro]]<br />
| 1978<br />
| <ref name="mys kit history">{{cite web|url=https://www.footballkitarchive.com/malaysia-kits/|title=Malaysia Kit History|work=Football Kit Archive|access-date=25 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125083619/https://www.footballkitarchive.com/malaysia-kits/#2000s|archive-date=25 November 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Adidas]]<br />
| 1979–2006<br />
| <ref name="mys kit history"/><br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]<br />
| 2007–''present''<br />
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2007/01/08/fa-of-malaysia-sign-fouryear-deal-with-nike/|title=FA of Malaysia sign four-year deal with Nike|work=The Star|date=8 January 2007|access-date=8 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208115523/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2007/01/08/fa-of-malaysia-sign-fouryear-deal-with-nike/|archive-date=8 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
{{Commons|Malaysia national football team kits}}<br />
{{Football kit box<br />
| pattern_la = _malaysia10a| pattern_b = _MASblue| pattern_ra = _malaysia10a<br />
| pattern_sh = _MAShome10| pattern_so = _mas10a<br />
|shorts=000000| socks = 135DAB| title = 2010 AFF Cup Final 2nd leg kit<br />
}}<br />
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Started from 1975 Merdeka Tournament until 1977, Malaysia football team wear the kit from Adidas. In 1978, Malaysia switch to [[Umbro]]. From 1979 to 2006, the national team kit was manufactured and sponsored by [[Adidas]]. Since 2007, the official Malaysia team kit is manufactured by [[Nike, Inc.|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.<br />
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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footyheadlines.com/2014/10/nike-malaysia-2014-2015-kits.html?m=1|title=Nike Malaysia 2014–2015 Kits Released|work=Footy Headlines|date=31 October 2014|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422134841/http://www.footyheadlines.com/2014/10/nike-malaysia-2014-2015-kits.html|archive-date=22 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On the underside of the flag, the quote "''Tanah Tumpahnya Darahku''" (The land that I spill my blood for) can be found. The quote is part of the [[Negaraku|Malaysia National Anthem]], alluding that they are doing their best for the country.<br />
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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.<br />
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=== Grounds ===<br />
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'''Home Stadium'''<br />
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Malaysia's home stadium is the [[National Stadium, Bukit Jalil|Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]. The stadium capacity is 87,411 (seated)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fussballtempel.net/afc/MAS.html|title=Malaysia – Malaisie|work=Fussball Tempel (Football Stadiums of the World)|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404222017/http://fussballtempel.net/afc/MAS.html|url-status=live}}</ref> which makes it the ninth [[List of association football stadiums by capacity|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.<br />
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When there were ongoing renovations at the [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]], the team played at the other stadium 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.<br />
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{| class="wikitable" width=95% style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|Malaysia national football team home stadiums<br />
|-<br />
!Image<br />
!Stadium<br />
!Capacity<br />
!Location<br />
!Last match<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:National Stadium Bukit Jalil 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup final.jpg|150px]]<br />
|[[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
|87,500<br />
|[[Bukit Jalil]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]<br />
|'''v'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|Kyrgyzstan}}<br /><small>(16 November 2023; [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers]])</small><br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Aerial View of Kuala Lumpur Stadium.png|150px]]<br />
|[[Kuala Lumpur Stadium]]<br />
|18,000<br />
|[[Cheras, Kuala Lumpur]]<br />
|'''v'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|Maldives}}<br /><small>(14 December 2022; [[Exhibition game|Friendly]])</small><br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium (Night) 2021.jpg|frameless|154x154px]]<br />
|[[Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]]<br />
|50,000<br />
|[[Kuala Nerus, Terengganu|Kuala Nerus]], [[Terengganu]]<br />
|'''v'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|PNG}}<br /><small>(20 June 2023; [[Exhibition game|Friendly]])</small><br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Iskandar Puteri.jpg|frameless|153x153px]]<br />
|[[Sultan Ibrahim Stadium]]<br />
|40,000<br />
|[[Iskandar Puteri]], [[Johor]]<br />
|'''v'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|HKG}}<br /><small>(28 March 2023; [[Exhibition game|Friendly]])</small><br />
|}<br />
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=== Training ground ===<br />
[[Wisma FAM]] is the main headquarters for the [[Football Association of Malaysia]] which located at [[Kelana Jaya]], [[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]. The training facility for the Malaysia national football team is 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.<br />
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=== Supporters ===<br />
{{Main|Ultras Malaya}}<br />
[[File:Ultras Malaya in Bukit Jalil Stadium, 2014 AFF Championship Final.jpg|thumb|right|A part of the action from Ultras Malaya during the [[2014 AFF Championship]] second leg final match between Malaysia and [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]]. Thailand won the competition.|242x242px]]<br />
''[[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 [[Flare#Flares and football|flares]], drums and large national flags to the stadiums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malaysia-kini.com/2011/11/ultras-malaya/|title=Ultras Malaya|work=MalaysiaKini|date=23 November 2011|access-date=13 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910025634/http://www.malaysia-kini.com/2011/11/ultras-malaya/|archive-date=10 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==== Sponsorship ====<br />
According to the website of [[Football Association of Malaysia]], Malaysia main sponsors include [[Bank Islam]], [[Malaysia Airlines]], [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Telekom Malaysia]], [[100plus]], [[Kalbe Farma|Extra Joss]], KN, Wonda Coffee, Origina, Sanctband Active, [[Milo (drink)|Milo]] and Kronos with the association also establish social responsibilities partners with One Goal and [[Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers]] (MYCAT).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fam.org.my/|title=FAM Sponsors|quote=See at the bottom of the website.|access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref><br />
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== Results and fixtures ==<br />
{{See also|Malaysia national football team results (2020–present)|Malaysia national football team results}}<br />
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.<br />
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{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br />
{{legend2|#FFFFFF|Fixture|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br />
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===2023===<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 23 March <br />
| time = {{UTZ|20:30|8}}<br />
| team1 = Malaysia {{flagdeco|MAS}}<br />
| score = 1–0<br />
| team2 = {{fb|Turkmenistan}}<br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Akhyar Rashid|Akhyar]] {{goal|28}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Ibrahim Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Johor]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 5,104<br />
| referee = Ahmad A'Qashah ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])<br />
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-03-23/malaysia-vs-turkmenistan/2953310/<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 28 March <br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = Malaysia {{flagdeco|MAS}}<br />
| score = 2–0<br />
| team2 = {{fb|HKG}}<br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Akhyar Rashid|Akhyar]] {{goal|18}}<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|40}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Ibrahim Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Johor]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 4,593<br />
| referee = Mongkolchai Pechsri ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])<br />
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-03-28/malaysia-vs-hong-kong/2953295/<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 14 June<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 4–1<br />
| team2 = {{fb|SOL}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Paulo Josué|Josué]] {{goal|40}}<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{goal|45+2|pen.}}<br />
*[[Safawi Rasid|Safawi]] {{goal|77}}<br />
*[[Lee Tuck|Tuck]] {{goal|90+1}}<br />
| goals2 = [[Raphael Lea'i|Lea'i]] {{goal|11}}<br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Terengganu]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 12,265<br />
| referee = Ngô Duy Lân ([[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]])<br />
| report = [https://www.worldfootball.net/report/freundschaft-2023-juni-malaysia-salomonen/ Report (WFT)]<br />[https://semuanyabola.com/kecemerlangan-penjaga-gol-kepulauan-solomon-tak-dapat-halang-kekuatan-malaysia/ Report (SB.com)]<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 20 June<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 10–0<br />
| team2 = {{fb|PNG}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Safawi Rasid|Safawi]] {{goal|45+4|pen.}}<br />
*[[Paulo Josué|Josué]] {{goal|52||64||70}}<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{goal|57||60||87||89}}<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|59}}<br />
*[[Daniel Ting|D. Ting]] {{goal|76}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Terengganu]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 9,592<br />
| referee = Yudi Nurcahya ([[Football Association of Indonesia|Indonesia]])<br />
| report = [https://www.worldfootball.net/report/freundschaft-2023-juni-malaysia-papua-neuguinea/ Report (WFT)]<br />[https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2023/06/1117049/malaysia-pesta-gol-belasah-papua-10-0 Report (BH.com)]<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly<br />
| date = 6 September<br />
| time = {{UTZ|17:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR}}<br />
| score = 2–2<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Mardik Mardikian|Mardik]] {{goal|12}}<br />
*[[Yassin Samia|Yassin]] {{goal|41}}<br />
| goals2 = <br />
*[[Akhyar Rashid|Akhyar]] {{goal|51}}<br />
*[[Darren Lok|D. Lok]] {{goal|85}}<br />
| stadium = [[East-Town Football Park Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Chengdu]], China<br />
| attendance =<br />
| referee = Shen Yinhao ([[Chinese Football Association|China]])<br />
| report = [https://www.scoop.my/sports/harimau-malaya-stage-dramatic-comeback-for-2-2-friendly-draw-with-syria/ Report<br />(Scoop)]<br />[https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/687830 Report<br />ESPN (UK)]<br />
| result = D<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = Friendly <br />
| date = 9 September<br />
| time = {{UTZ|19:35|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}<br />
| score = 1–1<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MYS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Lin Liangming|L. Liangming]] {{goal|36}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|11}}<br />
| stadium = [[Phoenix Hill Sports Park Football Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Chengdu]], China<br />
| attendance = 26,138<br />
| referee = Abdulhadi Al-Ruaile ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])<br />
| report = [https://english.news.cn/20230910/2c7ed12d2ef847128ca496a848798730/c.html Report<br />(Xinhua)]<br />[https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/684730 Report<br />ESPN (UK)]<br />
| result = D<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 Merdeka Tournament#Semi-finals|2023 Merdeka Tournament SF]]<br />
| date = 13 October<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 4–2<br />
| team2 = {{fb|IND}} <br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Dion Cools|Cools]] {{goal|7}}<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{goal|20|pen.}}<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|42}}<br />
*[[La'Vere Corbin-Ong|Corbin-Ong]] {{goal|61}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Naorem Mahesh Singh|Mahesh]] {{goal|13}}<br />
*[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhteri]] {{goal|51}}<br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 46,150<br />
| referee = Mongkolchai Pechsri ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])<br />
| report = [https://olympics.com/en/news/merdeka-cup-2023-football-india-vs-malaysia-semi-final-result-scores Report<br />(Olympics.com)]<br />[https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/689236 Report<br />ESPN (UK)]<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 Merdeka Tournament#Final|2023 Merdeka Tournament F]]<br />
| date = 17 October<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 0–2<br />
| team2 = {{fb|TJK}} <br />
| goals1 =<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Rustam Soirov|Soirov]] {{goal|44}}<br />
*[[Shahrom Samiev|Samiev]] {{goal|88}}<br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 36,558<br />
| referee = Hoàng Ngọc Hà ([[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]])<br />
| report = [https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2023/10/17/malaysia-lose-0-2-to-tajikistan-in-merdeka-tournament-final Report<br />(TheStar)]<br />[https://www.espn.co.uk/football/matchstats/_/gameId/689251 Report<br />ESPN (UK)]<br />
| result = L<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 16 November<br />
| time = {{UTZ|21:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 4–3<br />
| team2 = {{fb|KGZ}} <br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Dion Cools|Cools]] {{goal|7||77}}<br />
*[[Khristiyan Brauzman|Brauzman]] {{goal|72|o.g.}}<br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|90+3}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Kayrat Zhyrgalbek uulu|Zhyrgalbek uulu]] {{goal|42}}<br />
*[[Ernist Batyrkanov|Batyrkanov]] {{goal|44}}<br />
*[[Kai Merk|Merk]] {{goal|57}}<br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = 17,142<br />
| referee = Ammar Mahfoodh ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]])<br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017232?gender=1&date=2023-11-15<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 21 November<br />
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TPE}}<br />
| score = 0–1<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}} <br />
| goals1 =<br />
| goals2 = [[Darren Lok|D. Lok]] {{goal|72}}<br />
| stadium = [[Taipei Municipal Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Taipei]], Taiwan<br />
| attendance = 9,521<br />
| referee = [[Majed Al-Shamrani]] ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])<br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017227?gender=1&date=2023-11-20<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
<br />
===2024===<br />
{{football box collapsible<br />
| format = 1<br />
| round = [[Exhibition game|Closed Door Friendly]]<sup>1</sup><br />
| date = 8 January<br />
| time = {{UTZ|20:30|3}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR}}<br />
| score = 2–2<br />
| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/08/world/friendlies/syria/malaysia/4279855/<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 =<br />
*[[Pablo Sabbag|Sabbag]] {{Goal|70}}<br />
*[[Ibrahim Hesar|Hesar]] {{Goal|74}}<br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{Goal|39}}<br />
*[[Paulo Josué|Josué]] {{Goal|78}}<br />
| stadium = [[Grand Hamad Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Doha]], Qatar<br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = D<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E|2023 AFC Asian Cup GS]]<br />
| date = 15 January <br />
| time = {{UTZ|1:30|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = 0–4<br />
| team2 = {{fb|JOR}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
| goals2 =<br />
*[[Mahmoud Al-Mardi|Al-Mardi]] {{goal|12||32}}<br />
*[[Musa Al-Taamari|Al-Taamari]] {{goal|18|pen.|85}}<br />
| stadium = [[Al Janoub Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Al Wakrah]], Qatar<br />
| attendance = 20,410<br />
| referee = [[Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed]] ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]])<br />
| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-asian-cup/2023/2363547<br />
| result = L<br />
}}<br />
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|format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E|2023 AFC Asian Cup GS]]<br />
| date = 20 January <br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:30|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BHR}}<br />
| score = 1–0<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Ali Madan|Madan]] {{goal|90+6}}<br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Al Rayyan]], Qatar<br />
| attendance = 10,386<br />
| referee = [[Ahmed Al-Kaf]] ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]])<br />
| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-asian-cup/2023/2363550<br />
| result = L<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E|2023 AFC Asian Cup GS]]<br />
| date = 25 January <br />
| time = {{UTZ|19:30|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR}}<br />
| score = 3–3<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Jeong Woo-yeong]] {{goal|21}}<br />
*[[Lee Kang-in]] {{goal|83}}<br />
*[[Son Heung-min]] {{goal|90+4|pen.}}<br />
| goals2 = <br />
*[[Faisal Halim|Faisal]] {{goal|51}}<br />
*[[Arif Aiman Hanapi|Arif]] {{goal|62|pen.}}<br />
*[[Romel Morales|Morales]] {{goal|90+15}}<br />
| stadium = [[Al Janoub Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Al Wakrah]], Qatar<br />
| attendance = 30,117<br />
| referee = Khalid Al-Turais ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])<br />
| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-asian-cup/2023/2363551<br />
| result = D<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| date = 15 March<br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|8}}<br />
| round = [[Exhibition game#Association football|Closed Door Friendly]]<sup>1</sup><br />
| score = 5–1<br />
| report = https://www.bernama.com/en/sports/news.php?id=2279699#:~:text=KUALA%20LUMPUR%2C%20March%2016%20(Bernama,Shah%20Alam%20Stadium%20last%20night.<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
*[[Darren Lok|Lok]] {{goal|31|pen.|36}}<br />
*[[Stuart Wilkin|Wilkin]] {{goal|46}}<br />
*[[Daniel Ting|Ting]] {{goal|48}}<br />
*[[Mukhairi Ajmal|Mukhairi]] {{goal|135}}<br />
| team2 = {{fb|NEP}}<br />
| goals2 = [[Sameer Tamang|Tamang]] {{goal|68}}<br />
| stadium = [[UiTM Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Shah Alam]], Malaysia<br />
| result = W<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 21 March<br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|4}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|OMA}}<br />
| score = 2–0<br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017234?gender=1&date=2024-03-20<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = *[[Issam Al-Sabhi|Al-Sabhi]]{{goal|58}}<br />
[[Muhsen Al-Ghassani|Al-Ghassani]]{{goal|88}}<br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex]]<br />
| location = [[Muscat]], Oman <br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = L<br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 26 March<br />
| time = {{UTZ|22:00|8}}<br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = <br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017231?gender=1&date=2024-03-25<br />
| team2 = {{fb|OMN}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = <br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 6 June<br />
| time = <br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|KGZ}}<br />
| score = <br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017237?gender=1&date=2024-06-05<br />
| team2 = {{fb|MAS}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Dolen Omurzakov Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Bishkek]], Kyrgyzstan <br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = <br />
}}<br />
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| format = 1<br />
| round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualification Second Round]]<br />
| date = 11 June<br />
| time = <br />
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}<br />
| score = <br />
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288267/400017230?gender=1&date=2024-06-10<br />
| team2 = {{fb|TPE}}<br />
| goals1 = <br />
| goals2 = <br />
| stadium = [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]]<br />
| location = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia<br />
| attendance = <br />
| referee = <br />
| result = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
<sup>1</sup> Not FIFA 'A' international match.<br />
<br />
== Coaching staff ==<br />
{{updated|23 February 2022}}<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|Malaysia national football team coaching staff<br />
|-<br />
!width=150px|Roles<br />
!width=180px|Names<br />
!width=150px|Appointment date<br />
|-<br />
| Head coach<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Pan-Gon]]<br />
| 21 Jan 2022<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3"|Assistant Coach||{{flagicon|ESP}} Pau Martí Vicente<br />
| 17 Feb 2022 <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Bo-bae<br />
| 17 Feb 2022<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[E. Elavarasan]]<br />
| 17 Feb 2022<br />
|-<br />
| Goalkeeping Coach<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Jun-ho<br />
| 17 Feb 2022<br />
|-<br />
| Physical Coach<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Ji-hyeon<br />
| 1 Nov 2022<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|Performance Analyst||<br />
{{flagicon|KOR}} Lim Jae-hun<br />
| 17 Feb 2022<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Je-yoon<br />
| 1 Sep 2022<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<small>Source:</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-kim-pan-gon-umum-barisan-kejurulatihan-skuad-harimau-malaya|title=Siaran Media: Kim Pan Gon Umum Barisan Kejurulatihan Skuad Harimau Malaya|trans-title=Media Release: Kim Pan Gon Announces the Malayan Tiger Squad Coaching Lineup|language=ms|work=Football Association of Malaysia|date=17 February 2022|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref><br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|Malaysia national football team management and supporting staff<br />
|-<br />
!width=150px|Roles<br />
!width=180px|Names<br />
!width=150px|Appointment date<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|Physiotherapist||<br />
{{flagicon|MAS}} S. Sivanasvaran<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Harris Zafran<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Team Doctor<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Zaidi Salleh<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|Masseuer||<br />
{{flagicon|MAS}} Zahari Mazlan<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Ramzi Zaini<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Nutritionist<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Ku Ahmad Azmeel Ku Muhseen<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|Kitman||<br />
{{flagicon|MAS}} Herman Pelani<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Suhardi Usop<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Media Officer<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Wan Mohd Fakhrul Anwar Wan Bakar<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|Team Administrator<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Steven Paul Windsor<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Security Officer <br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Hasni Hussin<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|Photographer <br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Jamie Nazmi<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Coaching record ===<br />
{{updated|25 January 2024}}<br />
<!-- Start from the establishment of Malaysia --><br />
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=11 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|List of head coaches<br />
|-<br />
!Name<br />
!Period<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GS|Goals scored}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals allowed}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GD|Goals different}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Win %|Win percentage}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Peter Velappan]]<br />
| 1963<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Choo Seng Quee]]<br />
| 1963–1964{{#tag:ref|Earned Malaysian nationality after Malaysia formed on 16 September 1963. Became Singaporean after [[Singapore in Malaysia|Singapore separation from Malaysia]] in 1965.|group="n"}}<br />
{{WDL|11|3|3|5|for=23|against=23|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|FRG}} Otto Westphal<br />
| 1965–1966<br />
{{WDL|12|1|4|7|for=11|against=25|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Clement De Silva<br />
| 1966<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Peter Velappan]]<br />
| 1966<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Nagalingam Rajoo<br />
| 1967<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Dettmar Cramer]]<br />
| 1967<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Edwin Dutton<br />
| 1967<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harold Hassall]]<br />
| 1968<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Peter Velappan]]<br />
| 1968<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Ghani Minhat]]<br />
| 1969<br />
{{WDL|11|5|2|4|for=18|against=18|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harold Hassall]]<br />
| 1970<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dave MacLaren]]<br />
| 1970<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} C. Arasaratnam<br />
| 1971<br />
{{WDL|39|21|6|12|for=81|against=61|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Jalil Che Din]]<br />
| 1972<br />
{{WDL|26|13|3|10|for=41|against=34|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Tam Sitwa<br />
| 1973<br />
{{WDL|0|0|0|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Kuppan<br />
| 1973<br />
{{WDL|27|12|7|8|for=41|against=28|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Jalil Che Din]]<br />
| 1974<br />
{{WDL|18|8|4|6|for=35|against=30|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Kuppan<br />
| 1974–1977<br />
{{WDL|82|36|24|22|for=154|against=90|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chow Kwai Lam]]<br />
| 1978<br />
{{WDL|22|11|3|8|for=40|against=35|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Weigang]]<br />
| 1979–1982<br />
{{WDL|67|21|21|25|for=96|against=89|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Chandran<br />
| 1982–1983<br />
{{WDL|14|6|1|7|for=15|against=17|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Lord]]<br />
| 1983–1985<br />
{{WDL|37|17|11|9|for=63|against=36|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Mohamad Bakar<br />
| 1985–1986<br />
{{WDL|13|4|3|6|for=17|against=24|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jozef Vengloš]]<br />
| 1986–1987<br />
{{WDL|13|6|3|4|for=21|against=13|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Rahman Ibrahim]]<br />
| 1987<br />
{{WDL|10|1|4|5|for=8|against=12|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Bate]]<br />
| 1988<br />
{{WDL|5|1|2|2|for=4|against=10|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Chandran<br />
| 1988<br />
{{WDL|4|1|1|2|for=4|against=6|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trevor Hartley]]<br />
| 1989<br />
{{WDL|8|6|0|2|for=14|against=5|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Ahmad Shafie<br />
| 1990<br />
{{WDL|4|0|1|3|for=0|against=7|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Rahim Abdullah<br />
| 1991<br />
{{WDL|6|1|1|4|for=7|against=12|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ken Worden]]<br />
| 1992–1993<br />
{{WDL|17|5|6|6|for=26|against=22|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Claude Le Roy]]<br />
| 1994–1995<br />
{{WDL|5|1|1|3|for=6|against=10|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|TUN|1959}} Hatem Souisi<br />
| 1995<br />
{{WDL|6|2|1|3|for=12|against=8|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Wan Jamak Wan Hassan]]<br />
| 1996–1997<br />
{{WDL|22|10|6|6|for=35|against=18|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|TUN|1959}} Hatem Souisi<br />
| 1998<br />
{{WDL|4|0|2|2|for=1|against=4|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Rahman Ibrahim]]<br />
| 1998–2000<br />
{{WDL|29|15|3|11|for=56|against=44|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Allan Harris]]<br />
| 2001–2004<br />
{{WDL|31|7|7|17|for=38|against=57|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[K. Rajagopal (footballer)|K. Rajagopal]]<br />
| 2004'''<sup>C</sup>'''<br />
{{WDL|0|0|0|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Bertalan Bicskei]]<br />
| 2004–2005<br />
{{WDL|18|9|1|8|for=28|against=27|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Norizan Bakar]]<br />
| 2005–2007<br />
{{WDL|18|4|5|9|for=23|against=28|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[B. Sathianathan]]<br />
| 2007–2008<br />
{{WDL|13|5|4|4|for=29|against=19|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[K. Rajagopal (footballer)|K. Rajagopal]]<br />
| 2009–2013<br />
{{WDL|52|14|15|23|for=65|against=76|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ong Kim Swee]] ([[Caretaker manager|caretaker]])<br />
| 2014<br />
{{WDL|3|1|2|0|for=2|against=1|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Dollah Salleh]]<br />
| 2014–2015<br />
{{WDL|18|4|4|10|for=19|against=46|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ong Kim Swee]]<br />
| 2015–2017<br />
{{WDL|21|7|6|8|for=20|against=27|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Nelo Vingada]]<br />
| 2017<br />
{{WDL|7|0|1|6|for=6|against=16|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Cheng Hoe]]<br />
| 2017–2022<br />
{{WDL|40|20|4|16|for=74|against=53|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Pan-gon]]<br />
| 2022–present<br />
{{WDL|30|18|5|7|for=67|against=33|diff=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Players ==<br />
{{Further|List of Malaysia footballers born outside Malaysia}}<br />
<br />
=== Current squad ===<br />
The following 24 players have been called up for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches against {{fb|Oman}} on 21 and 26 March 2024. <ref>{{cite web |title=LIST OF 33 PLAYERS FOR THE HARIMAU MALAYA CENTRALIZED TRAINING (MARCH 2024) |url=https://www.fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-senarai-33-pemain-ke-kem-latihan-pusat-harimau-malaya-mac-2024}}</ref><br />
<br />
''Caps and goals correct {{as of|lc=y|2024|3|22|post=,}} after the match against {{fb|Oman}}.''<br />
<br />
{{nat fs g start}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Azri Ghani]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|4|30|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Kuala Lumpur City F.C.|Kuala Lumpur City]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=GK|name=[[Syihan Hazmi]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|2|22|df=y}}|caps=22|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=GK|name=[[Suhaimi Husin]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|8|9|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Sharul Nazeem]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|11|16|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Shahrul Saad]]||age={{Birth date and age|1993|7|8|df=y}}|caps=58|goals=5|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Daniel Ting]]|age={{Birth date and age|1992|12|1|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Azam Azmi]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|2|12|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Dominic Tan]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|3|12|df=y}}|caps=27|goals=0|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=[[Harith Haiqal]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|6|22|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=DF|name=[[Dion Cools]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|6|4|df=y}}|caps=25|goals=4|club=[[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]]|clubnat=THA}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=DF|name=[[La'Vere Corbin-Ong]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|4|22|df=y}}|caps=35|goals=4|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Stuart Wilkin]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|3|12|df=y}}|caps=20|goals=4|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Endrick (footballer, born 1995)|Endrick]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|3|7|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Syamer Kutty Abba]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|10|1|df=y}}|caps=34|goals=1|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Nooa Laine]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|11|22|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[Paulo Josué]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|3|13|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=4|club=[[Kuala Lumpur City F.C.|Kuala Lumpur City]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Brendan Gan]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|6|3|df=y}}|caps=36|goals=1|club=''[[Free agent#Association football|Unattached]]''|clubnat=}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=24|pos=MF|name=[[Mukhairi Ajmal]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|11|7|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Faisal Halim]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|1|7|df=y}}|caps=33|goals=15|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Darren Lok]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|12|14|df=y}}|caps=33|goals=6|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Safawi Rasid]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|3|5|df=y}}|caps=59|goals=20|club=[[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=FW|name=[[Arif Aiman Hanapi]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|5|4|df=y}}|caps=27|goals=7|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=[[Akhyar Rashid]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|5|1|df=y}}|caps=49|goals=10|club=[[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=FW|name=[[Romel Morales]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|8|23|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS}}<br />
{{nat fs end}}<br />
<br />
=== Recent call-ups ===<br />
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.<br />
<!--Sorted by position, date of birth, caps, goals and most recent call-up.--><br />
{{nat fs r start}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Sheikh Izhan|Sikh Izhan]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|3|23|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Penang F.C. |Penang]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>PRE</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Kalamullah Al-Hafiz]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|7|30|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Kedah Darul Aman F.C.|Kedah Darul Aman]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|CHN}}, 9 Sept 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Damien Lim]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|2|15|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|CHN}}, 9 Sept 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[V. Ruventhiran]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|8|24|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>PRE</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Matthew Davies (footballer)|Matthew Davies]]||other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]||age={{Birth date and age|1995|2|7|df=y}}|caps=49|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>INJ</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Junior Eldstål]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|9|16|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>INJ</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=25|pos=DF|name=[[Khuzaimi Piee]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|11|11|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Syahmi Safari]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|2|5|df=y}}|caps=26|goals=1|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=20|pos=DF|name=[[Quentin Cheng]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|11|20|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Selangor FC|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|TJK}}, 17 Oct 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Feroz Baharudin]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|4|2|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|PNG}}, 20 June 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=20|pos=MF|name=[[Afiq Fazail]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|9|29|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}}<sup>RET</sup> <br />
{{nat fs r player|no=24|pos=MF|name=[[Natxo Insa]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|6|9|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}} <sup>RET</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Nor Azam Azih]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|1|3|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=0|club=[[Sri Pahang F.C.|Sri Pahang]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|CHN}}, 9 Sept 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Lee Tuck]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|6|30|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=3|club=''[[Free agent#Association football|Unattached]]''|clubnat=|latest=v.{{fb|PNG}}, 20 June 2023<sup>RET</sup>}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Hong Wan]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|8|17|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|CHN}}, 9 Sept 2023<sup>INJ</sup>}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Aliff Izwan]]|age={{Birth date and age|2004|2|10|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Selangor F.C.|Selangor]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>PRE</sup><br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Haqimi Azim]]|age={{Birth date and age|2003|1|6|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Kuala Lumpur City F.C.|Kuala Lumpur City]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|Oman}}, 21 Mar 2024}} <sup>PRE</sup><br />
{{nat fs r player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Mohamadou Sumareh]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|9|20|df=y}}|caps=33|goals=7|club=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|KOR}}, 25 Jan 2024}} <br />
{{nat fs r player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Shamie Iszuan]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|9|10|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Kuching City F.C.|Kuching City]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|TJK}}, 17 Oct 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Ezequiel Agüero]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|4|7|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=2|club=[[Sri Pahang F.C.|Sri Pahang]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|TJK}}, 17 Oct 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Shahrel Fikri]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|10|17|df=y}}|caps=20|goals=5|club=[[Negeri Sembilan FC|Negeri Sembilan]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|PNG}}, 20 June 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Syafiq Ahmad]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|6|28|df=y}}|caps=37|goals=10|club=[[Kedah Darul Aman F.C.|Kedah Darul Aman]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v.{{fb|HKG}}, 28 March 2023}}<br />
{{nat fs break}}<br />
;Notes<br />
*<sup>INJ</sup> = Player withdrew from the current squad due to injury.<br />
*<sup>PRE</sup> = Preliminary squad.<br />
*<sup>RET</sup> = Player has retired from national team.<br />
*<sup>WD</sup> = Player withdrew from the current squad due to non-injury issue. <br />
{{nat fs end}}<br />
<br />
==Player records==<br />
{{Updated|15 January 2024}}<ref name="soh">{{cite web |last1=Mamrud |first1=Roberto |title=Malaysia – Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-recintlp.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=30 December 2021 |archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927193951/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-recintlp.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
:Players in '''bold''' are still active with Malaysia. <br />
:This list does not include players who represented [[Malaya national football team#Records|Malaya]] (1948–1962).<br />
<br />
===Most appearances===<br />
[[File:Soh Chin Ann 2020 (cropped).jpg|175px|thumb|right|[[Soh Chin Ann]] is Malaysia's most capped player with 195 appearances.]]<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|-<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF |Rank<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="175px" |Player<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Caps<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Goals<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="100px" |Career<br />
|-<br />
| 1 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Soh Chin Ann]] || 195 || 13 || 1969–1984<br />
|-<br />
| 2 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Shukor Salleh]] || 172 || 5 || 1970–1981<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan=2|3 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Mokhtar Dahari]] || 142 || 89 || 1972–1985<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: left;"| [[R. Arumugam|Arumugam Rengasamy]] || 142 || 0 || 1973–1986<br />
|-<br />
| 5 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Zainal Abidin Hassan]] || 129 || 50 || 1980–1997<br />
|-<br />
| 6 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[M. Chandran (Malaysian footballer)|Chandran Mutveeran]] || 122 || 2 || 1965–1974<br />
|-<br />
| 7 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Santokh Singh]] || 119 || 7 || 1973–1984<br />
|-<br />
| 8 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Aidil Zafuan]] || 98 || 3 || 2007–2022<br />
|-<br />
|| 9 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Namat Abdullah]] || 95 || 7 || 1968–1975<br />
|-<br />
|| 10 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Ahmad Yusof]] || 92 || 6 || 1981–1993<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Top goalscorers===<br />
[[File:The late Mokhtar Dahari training at the field, c. 1970s.jpg|175px|thumb|right|[[Mokhtar Dahari]] is Malaysia's top scorer with 89 goals.]]<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|-<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF |Rank<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="160px" |Player<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Goals<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Caps<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="50px" |Ratio<br />
! style=background:#000000;color:#FFFFFF; width="100px" |Career<br />
|-<br />
| 1 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Mokhtar Dahari]] || 89 || 142 || {{#expr:89/142 round 2}} || 1972–1985<br />
|-<br />
| 2 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Zainal Abidin Hassan|Zainal Abidin Hassan Ali]] || 50 || 129 || {{#expr:53/136 round 2}} || 1980–1997<br />
|-<br />
| 3 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Isa Bakar]] || 45 || 69 || {{#expr:44/65 round 2}} || 1974–1981<br />
|-<br />
| 4 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Shaharuddin Abdullah]] || 39 || 70 || {{#expr:39/70 round 2}} || 1967–1974<br />
|-<br />
| 5 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Dollah Salleh]] || 33 || 81 || {{#expr:33/81 round 2}} || 1985–1996<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan='2'|6 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[James Wong Chye Fook|James Wong]] || 23 || 36 || {{#expr:23/36 round 2}} || 1972–1981<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align: left;"| [[Safee Sali]] || 23 || 76 || {{#expr:23/76 round 2}} || 2006–2017<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan='3'|8 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Thanabalan Nadarajah (footballer, born 1943)|Thanabalan Nadarajah]] || 20 || 46 || {{#expr:20/46 round 2}} || 1964–1969<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align: left;"| '''[[Safawi Rasid]]''' || 20 || 59 || {{#expr:20/58 round 2}} || 2016–present <br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: left;"| [[Wong Choon Wah]] || 20 || 88 || {{#expr:20/88 round 2}} || 1968–1977<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Competitive record ==<br />
{{further|:Malaysia national football team results}}<br />
<br />
{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} '''Champion'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} '''Runners-up'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|#cc9966|border=darkgray}} '''Third place'''&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
{{Color box|#ccffcc|border=darkgray}} '''Fourth place'''&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
<br />
=== FIFA World Cup ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%; width: 800px;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[FIFA World Cup|{{color|#FFFFFF|FIFA World Cup finals]]}}<br />
!style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|<br />
!colspan=7 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[FIFA World Cup qualification|{{color|#FFFFFF|Qualification]]}}<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Round<br />
!Position<br />
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|D'''*'''|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|F|Goals for}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|A|Goals against}}<br />
!rowspan="29"|<br />
!Round<br />
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|F|Goals for}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|A|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9|as '''{{fb|Malaya}}'''<br />
!colspan=7|as '''{{fb|Malaya}}'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] to [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]<br />
|colspan="8" |''Not a FIFA member''<br />
|colspan="7" |''Not a FIFA member''<br />
|-<br />
|[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]] and [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]<br />
|colspan="8" |''Did not enter''<br />
|colspan="7" |''Did not enter''<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9|as '''{{Flagdeco|Malaysia}} Malaysia'''<br />
!colspan=7|as '''{{Flagdeco|Malaysia}} Malaysia'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]] and [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]<br />
|colspan="9" |''Did not enter''<br />
|colspan="7" |''Did not enter''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]<br />
|rowspan="13" colspan="8" |''Did not qualify''<br />
|[[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Group 2|Round 1]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<br />
|[[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Group 1|Round 1]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|7<br />
|6<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]<br />
|[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Group 3|Round 1]]<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]<br />
|[[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 3A|Round 1]]<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<br />
|[[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 4|Round 1]]<br />
|6<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]<br />
|[[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group E|Round 1]]<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|16<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]<br />
|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 1|Round 1]]<br />
|6<br />
|3<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|5<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]<br />
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 3|Round 1]]<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|8<br />
|11<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]<br />
|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 4|Round 2]]<br />
|6<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]<br />
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|Round 1]]<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]<br />
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Second round|Round 2]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|8<br />
|10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]<br />
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group A|Round 2]]<br />
|8<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|6<br />
|3<br />
|30<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]<br />
|[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group G|Round 2]]<br />
|10<br />
|6<br />
|0<br />
|4<br />
|22<br />
|14<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CAN}} {{flagicon|MEX}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]]<br />
|colspan="8" rowspan="3" |''To be determined''<br />
|TBD<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|5<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|MAR}} {{flagicon|POR}} {{flagicon|ESP}} [[2030 FIFA World Cup|2030]]<br />
|colspan="7" rowspan="2" |''To be determined''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[2034 FIFA World Cup|2034]]<br />
|-<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Total'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''N/A'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|{{Tooltip|'''0/17'''|Number of tournaments qualified for}}<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: Round 2'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''72'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''23'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''14'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''35'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''95'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''132'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Olympic Games ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%; width: 800px;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|{{color|#FFFFFF|Olympic Games]] record}}<br />
!style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|<br />
!colspan=7 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|Qualification record<br />
|-<br />
!width=120|Year<br />
!width=100|Round<br />
!width=80|Position<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
! style="width:1%;" rowspan="19"|<br />
!width=140|Round<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]<br />
| rowspan="4" colspan="9" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
| rowspan="4" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]]<br />
|[[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics#Group A|Round 1]]<br />
|10th of 16<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|9<br />
|{{Tooltip|Group stage|Champion (Group 1 – East Asia)}} '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|12<br />
|0<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976]]<br />
| colspan="8"|''Did not qualify''<br />
|{{Tooltip|Group stage|3rd (Group 2)}}<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|17<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]]<br />
| colspan="8"|''[[1980 Summer Olympics boycott##Non-participating countries|Withdrew]]'' '''<sup>B</sup>''' ||[[1980 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournaments#Group 2|Group stage]] '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|5<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|21<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]<br />
| rowspan="2" colspan="8"|''Did not qualify''<br />
|{{Tooltip|Final stage|(Group stage: Group 3; Final stage: Group B)}}<br />
|12<br />
|6<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|16<br />
|10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]<br />
|{{Tooltip|Group stage|(East Asia Zone: Group 2)}}<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] – present<br />
| colspan="8" |''See [[Malaysia national under-23 football team|Malaysia under-23 football team]]'' '''<sup>2</sup>'''<br />
| colspan="8" |''See [[Malaysia national under-23 football team|Malaysia under-23 football team]]'' '''<sup>2</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Total'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Appearance: 1'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: 10th'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''3'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''1'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''0'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''2'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''3'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''9'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: Final stage'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''27'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''16'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''5'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''6'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''68'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''21'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== AFC Asian Cup ===<br />
{{main|Malaysia at the AFC Asian Cup}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[AFC Asian Cup|{{color|#FFFFFF|AFC Asian Cup]] record}}<br />
!style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|<br />
!colspan=7 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[AFC Asian Cup qualifiers|{{color|#FFFFFF|Qualification]] record}}<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Round<br />
!Position<br />
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|D*|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
! rowspan="20"|<br />
!Round<br />
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|HKG|1910}} [[1956 AFC Asian Cup|1956]]<br />
| rowspan="2" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
| rowspan="2" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[1960 AFC Asian Cup|1960]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]]<br />
| rowspan="3" colspan="8" |''Did not qualify''<br />
|[[1964 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Central zone|Group stage]]<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|9<br />
|10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]]<br />
|[[1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Central zone|Group stage]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|4<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]]<br />
|[[1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Central zone|Group stage]]<br />
|5<br />
|4<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|15<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]]<br />
| [[1976 AFC Asian Cup#Group A|Group stage]]<br />
|5th of 6<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|[[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 4|Group stage]] '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|4<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|6<br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]<br />
|[[1980 AFC Asian Cup#Group B|Group stage]]<br />
|6th of 10<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|5<br />
|5<br />
|[[1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 3|Group stage]] '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|5<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|8<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]]<br />
| rowspan="6" colspan="8" |''Did not qualify''<br />
|[[1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 3|Group stage]]<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|10<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]<br />
|[[1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 2|Group stage]]<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|4<br />
|6<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]]<br />
|[[1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 5|Group stage]]<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|6<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]]<br />
|[[1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 4|Group stage]]<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|5<br />
|2<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]]<br />
|[[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 8|Group stage]]<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|12<br />
|13<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]<br />
|[[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group F 2|Group stage]]<br />
|6<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|9<br />
|12<br />
|-<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|MAS}} {{flagicon|THA}} {{flagicon|VIE}} [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]]<br />
| [[2007 AFC Asian Cup#Group C|Group stage]]<br />
|16th of 16<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|12<br />
| colspan=7|''Qualified as co-hosts''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]]<br />
| rowspan="3" colspan="8" |''Did not qualify''<br />
|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group C|Group stage]]<br />
|4<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|4<br />
|2<br />
|12<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]]<br />
|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group D|Group stage]]<br />
|6<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|5<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2019 AFC Asian Cup|2019]]<br />
|[[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group B 2|Third round]]<br />
|14<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|11<br />
|8<br />
|45<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2023 AFC Asian Cup|2023]]<br />
| [[2023 AFC Asian Cup#Group E|Group stage]]<br />
|21st of 24<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|3<br />
|8<br />
|[[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Third round|Third round]] '''<sup>Q</sup>'''<br />
|13<br />
|8<br />
|0<br />
|5<br />
|30<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[2027 AFC Asian Cup|2027]]||colspan="8"|''To be determined''<br />
|colspan=6|''To be determined''<br />
|-<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Total'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Appearances: 4'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: 5th'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''9'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''1'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''3'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''5'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''7'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''20'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF;|<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''Best: Third round'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''82'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''29'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''15'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''38'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''129'''<br />
|style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|'''147'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== AFF Championship ===<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
!colspan=10 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[AFF Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|AFF Championship}}]] record<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!width=80|Round<br />
!width=80|Position<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|- style="background:silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[1996 AFF Championship|1996 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd of 10'''||'''6'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''18'''||'''4'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[1998 AFF Championship|1998 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||Group stage||6th of 8||3||0||1||2||0||3<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[2000 AFF Championship|2000 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Third place'''||'''3rd of 9'''||'''6'''||'''4'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''12'''||'''4'''<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|SGP}} [[2002 AFF Championship|2002 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Fourth place'''||'''4th of 9'''||'''5'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''9'''||'''5'''<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|VIE}} {{flagicon|MAS}} [[2004 AFF Championship|2004 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Third place'''||'''3rd of 10'''||'''7'''||'''5'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''14'''||'''9'''<br />
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} {{flagicon|THA}} [[2007 AFF Championship|2007 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Fourth place'''||'''4th of 8'''||'''5'''||'''1'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''6'''||'''3'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|THA}} [[2008 AFF Championship|2008 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||Group stage||5th of 8||3||1||0||2||5||6<br />
|- style="background:gold;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|VIE}} [[2010 AFF Championship|2010 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Champions'''||'''1st of 8'''||'''7'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''2'''||'''12'''||'''8'''<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} {{flagicon|THA}} [[2012 AFF Championship|2012 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Fourth place'''||'''4th of 8'''||'''5'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''7'''||'''7'''<br />
|- style="background:silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} {{flagicon|VIE}} [[2014 AFF Championship|2014 '''<sup>3</sup>''']]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd of 8'''||'''7'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''3'''||'''13'''||'''12'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|MYA}} {{flagicon|PHI}} [[2016 AFF Championship|2016]]||Group stage||5th of 8||3||1||0||2||3||4<br />
|- style="background:silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|ASEAN}} [[2018 AFF Championship|2018]]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd of 10'''||'''8'''||'''3'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''11'''||'''8'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[2020 AFF Championship|2020]]||Group stage||6th of 10||4||2||0||2||8||8<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|ASEAN}} [[2022 AFF Championship|2022]]|| '''Semi-finals''' || '''3rd of 10''' || '''6''' || '''4''' || '''0''' || '''2''' || '''11''' || '''7'''<br />
|-style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;"<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''Appearances: 14'''<br />
|'''Best: 1st'''<br />
|'''75'''<br />
|'''34'''<br />
|'''15'''<br />
|'''26'''<br />
|'''129'''<br />
|'''88'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" wistyle="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|- group stage 1||1|0|0|1|0<br />
!colspan=6 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|AFF Championship history<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|First Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|SIN}} 1–1 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (1 September 1996; [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Last Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 0–3 {{fb|THA}}<br /> (10 January 2023; [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Win<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 7–0 {{fb|PHI|1986}}<br /> (4 September 1996; [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Defeat<br />
|{{fb-rt|IDN}} 5–1 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (1 December 2010; [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Best Result<br />
|'''Champions''' in [[2010 AFF Championship|2010]]<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Worst Result<br />
|'''Group stage''' in [[1998 AFF Championship|1998]], [[2008 AFF Championship|2008]], [[2016 AFF Championship|2016]], [[2021 AFF Championship|2021]]<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
<br />
=== Asian Games ===<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
!colspan=10 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[Football at the Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Asian Games}}]] record '''<sup>C</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!width=80|Round<br />
!width=80|Position<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Football at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]]<br />
| rowspan="4" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} [[Football at the 1954 Asian Games|1954]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Football at the 1958 Asian Games|1958]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games|1966]]||Group stage||10th of 11||3||0||0||3||1||4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1970 Asian Games|1970]]||Group stage||10th of 10||3||0||0||3||0||4<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]||'''Bronze medalists'''||'''3rd of 15'''||'''7'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''2'''||'''20'''||'''13'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1978 Asian Games|1978]]||Semi-finals||7th of 14||5||2||0||3||4||10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Football at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]]<br />
| rowspan="4" |Group stage||14th of 16||3||0||0||3||1||4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} [[Football at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]]||15th of 18||3||0||1||2||2||5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]]||12th of 14||2||0||1||1||0||3<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Football at the 1994 Asian Games|1994]]||11th of 18||4||1||1||2||6||11<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]]<br />
| colspan="8" |''Did not enter''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Football at the 2002 Asian Games|2002]] – present<br />
| colspan="8" |''See [[Malaysia national under-23 football team]]'' '''<sup>2</sup>'''<br />
|-style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;"<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''Appearances: 8'''<br />
|'''Best: 3rd'''<br />
|'''30'''<br />
|'''6'''<br />
|'''5'''<br />
|'''19'''<br />
|'''34'''<br />
|'''54'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" width=75% style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=6 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|Asian Games history<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|First Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|IRN|1964}} 2–0 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (10 December 1966; [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Last Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 1–2 {{fb|KSA}}<br /> (7 October 1994; [[Hiroshima]], [[Japan]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Win<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 11–0 {{fb|PHI|1936}}<br /> (7 September 1974; [[Tehran]], [[Iran]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Defeat<br />
|{{fb-rt|ISR}} 8–3 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (3 September 1974; [[Tehran]], [[Iran]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Best Result<br />
|'''Bronze medalists''' in [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Worst Result<br />
|'''Group stage''' in [[Football at the 1970 Asian Games|1970]]<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
<br />
=== Southeast Asian Games ===<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=9 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Southeast Asian Games}}]] record '''<sup>C</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!width=100|Round<br />
!width=80|Position<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}<br />
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1959 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]<br />
| rowspan="2" colspan="8" |''See [[Malaya national football team]]'' '''<sup>1</sup>'''<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|BIR|1948}} [[Football at the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1961 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|CAM}} [[Football at the 1963 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1963 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]<br />
| colspan="8" |''Not held''<br />
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1965 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Semi-finals||4th of 5||2||0||0||2||0||4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1967 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1967 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Group stage||5th of 5||2||0||0||2||1||6<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|BIR|1948}} [[Football at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1969 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Bronze medalists '''<sup>S</sup>''' ||3rd of 5||3||2||0||1||4||5<br />
|- style="background:Silver;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1971 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Silver medalists||2nd of 7||5||4||0||1||16||6<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Football at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1973 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Bronze medalists||3rd of 6||4||1||2||1||4||2<br />
|- style="background:Silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1975 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1975 '''<sup>5</sup>''']]||Silver medalists||2nd of 4||3||1||1||1||3||3<br />
|- style="background:Gold;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977]]<br />
|'''Gold medalists'''||1st of 7||5||4||0||1||24||3<br />
|- style="background:Gold;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979]]||'''Gold medalists'''||1st of 5||5||3||2||0||4||0<br />
|- style="background:Silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} [[Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games|1981]]||Silver medalists||2nd of 6||4||1||2||1||4||5<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games|1983]]||Bronze medalists||3rd of 7||4||1||2||1||7||3<br />
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games|1985]]||Bronze medalists||3rd of 6||4||2||2||0||10||3<br />
|- style="background:Silver;"<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games|1987]]||Silver medalists||2nd of 6||4||1||2||1||4||3<br />
|- style="background:Gold;"<br />
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989]]<br />
|'''Gold medalists'''||1st of 8||5||5||0||0||11||2<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|PHI|1986}} [[Football at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games|1991]]<br />
| rowspan="5" |Group stage||5th of 7||3||1||0||2||2||4<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Football at the 1993 Southeast Asian Games|1993]]||5th of 9||4||2||0||2||13||5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games|1995]]||7th of 10||4||1||1||2||9||5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games|1997]]||7th of 10||4||2||0||2||5||5<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|BRU}} [[Football at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games|1999]]||5th of 10||4||2||0||2||10||10<br />
|-<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Football at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games|2001]] – present<br />
| colspan="8" |''See [[Malaysia national under-23 football team]]'' '''<sup>2</sup>'''<br />
|-style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;"<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''Appearances: 18'''<br />
|'''{{nowrap|Best: 1st}}'''<br />
|'''69'''<br />
|'''33'''<br />
|'''14'''<br />
|'''22'''<br />
|'''131'''<br />
|'''74'''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" width=75% style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=6 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|Southeast Asian Games history<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|First Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 0–2 {{fb|BIR|1948}}<br /> (18 December 1965; [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Last Match<br />
|{{fb-rt|BRU}} 0–2 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (6 August 1999; [[Bandar Seri Begawan]], [[Brunei]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Win<br />
|{{fb-rt|MAS}} 9–0 {{fb|LAO}}<br /> (30 July 1993; [[Singapore]])<br />{{fb-rt|Malaysia}} 9–0 {{fb|Cambodia}}<br /> (10 December 1995; [[Chiang Mai]], [[Thailand]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Biggest Defeat<br />
|{{fb-rt|IDN}} 6–0 {{fb|MAS}}<br /> (12 August 1999; [[Bandar Seri Begawan]], [[Brunei]])<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Best Result<br />
|'''Champions''' in [[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977]], [[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979]], [[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989]]<br />
|-<br />
!style="text-align: left;"|Worst Result<br />
|'''Group stage''' in [[Football at the 1967 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1967]]<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
<br />
* '''<sup>*</sup> :''' Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]].<br />
* '''<sup>1</sup> :''' Represented in the competition by [[Malaya national football team]].<br />
* '''<sup>2</sup> :''' Represented in the competition by [[Malaysia national under-23 football team]].<br />
* '''<sup>3</sup> :''' Not a FIFA 'A' international competition.<br />
* '''<sup>4</sup> :''' Represented in the competition by [[Malaysia national under-22 football team]].<br />
* '''<sup>5</sup> :''' Previously known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (SEAP Games).<br />
* '''<sup>B</sup> :''' Qualified to the final round, but boycotted the tournament.<br />
* '''<sup>C</sup> :''' These matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.<br />
* '''<sup>Q</sup> :''' Qualified to the final round of participating tournament<br />
* '''<sup>S</sup> :''' Shared the medal<br />
<br />
'''''Notes:'''''<br />
* Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil<br />
<br />
== Head-to-head record ==<br />
''Last update was against&nbsp;&nbsp;{{fb|KOR}} on 26 January 2024.'' <!-- Need to update with valid reason and proof --><br />
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=10 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|Malaysia national football team head-to-head records<br />
|-<br />
|'''Opponents'''<br />
|'''Pld'''<br />
|'''W'''<br />
|'''D'''<br />
|'''L'''<br />
|'''GF'''<br />
|'''GA'''<br />
|'''GD'''<br />
|'''Confederation'''<br />
|'''Last Match'''<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|AFG|2013}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 9 || 2 || +7 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>23 March 2019; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|ALG}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1<br />
|| 1 || 0 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>23 August 1986; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|AUS}} || 8 || 1 || 0 || 7 || 1 || 22 || −21 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>7 October 2011; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BHR}} || 13 || 2 || 3 || 8 || 14 || 25 || −10 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>20 January 2024; [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BAN}} || 10 || 7 || 2 || 1 || 20 || 4 || +16 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>14 June 2022; [[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2023 Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BHU}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 0 || +7 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>1 April 2018; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BIH}} || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 3 || −1 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>27 June 2001; [[2001 Merdeka Tournament|Merdeka Tournament SF]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BRA}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4 || −4 || [[South American Football Confederation|CONMEBOL]]||<small>25 May 2002; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|BRU}} || 11 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 46 || 2 || +43 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>27 May 2022; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|CAM}} || 29 || 22 || 3 || 4 || 88 || 27 || +61 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>9 December 2022; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|CAN}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 5 || −5 || [[CONCACAF]]||<small>25 August 1986; [[Merlion Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|CHN}} || 16 || 1 || 4 || 11 || 4 || 33 || −29 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>9 September 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TPE}} || 12 || 7 || 2 || 3 || 23 || 12 || +11 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>21 November 2023; [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|CSK}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3<br />
|| 0 || +3 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>27 August 1986; [[:ms:Pestabola Merdeka 1986|Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|ENG}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 4 || −2 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>12 June 1991; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|FIJ}} || 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 8 || −3 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>5 July 2018; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|FIN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || +1 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>21 February 1997; [[1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia|1997 Dunhill Cup – Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|FRG}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || −3 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>29 August 1972; [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|HKG}} || 31 || 15 || 9 || 7 || 48 ||33 || +15 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>28 March 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|IND}} || 25 || 11 || 7 || 7 || 49 || 29 || +20 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>13 October 2023; [[2023 Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|IDN}} || 97 || 38 || 21 || 40 || 108 || 122 || −14 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>19 December 2021; [[2020 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|IRN}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 11 || −11 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>18 July 2007; [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|IRQ}} || 8 || 0 || 3 || 5 || 3 || 14 || −11 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>20 October 2003; [[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|ISR}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 11 || −8 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]], [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>3 September 1974; [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|Asian Games]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|JAM}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || −2 || [[CONCACAF]]||<small>28 June 2007; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|JPN}} || 26 || 10 || 7 || 9 || 43 || 40 || +3 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>7 February 2004; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|JOR}} || 6 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 10 || −10 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>15 January 2024; [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KEN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>12 August 2009; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KGZ}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 4 || 0 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>16 November 2023; [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KUW}} || 13 || 3 || 1 || 9 || 9 || 32 || –23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>8 November 2013; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LAO}} || 14 || 11 || 2 || 1 || 49 || 6 || +43 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>24 December 2022; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LES}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 0 || +9 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>11 September 2009; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LBR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || +2 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>27 August 1984; [[:ms:Pestabola Merdeka 1984|Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background: #ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LBY}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>30 September 1980; [[Islamic Games]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LIE}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || −1 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>5 October 1981; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|LIB}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4 || −2 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>27 March 2018; [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2019 AFC Asian Cup Q – 3rd round]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MAC}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 14 || 0 || +14 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>28 March 2016; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MDV}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 14 || 1 || +13 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>14 December 2022; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MEX}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0<br />
|| 6 || –6 || [[CONCACAF]]||<small>14 August 1981; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MNG}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>22 March 2018; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MAR}} || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 3 || +1 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>7 February 1981; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|MYA}} || 52 || 25 || 8 || 19 || 90 || 67 || +23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small> 21 December 2022; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|NEP}} || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 23 || 0 || +23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>2 June 2019; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|NCL}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || +1 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>26 June 2016; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|NZL}} || 13 || 2 || 2 || 9 || 9 || 31 || −22 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>23 February 2006; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PRK}} || 8 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 14 || −9 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>13 November 2017; [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|OMA}} || 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 11 || –7 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small> 23 March 2015; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PAK}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 15 || 4 || +11 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>10 Oct 2008; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PLE}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 4 || 16 || −12 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] ||<small>12 November 2015; [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PNG}} || 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 29 || 3 || +26 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>20 June 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|PHI}} || 15 || 11 || 3 || 1 || 59 || 3 || +56 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>23 March 2022; [[2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|QAT}} || 6 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 11 || −8 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>19 November 2013; [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KSA}} || 10 || 1 || 2 || 7 || 8 || 21 || −13 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>24 March 2016; [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SEN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || +1 || [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]||<small>13 August 1982; [[:ms:Pestabola Merdeka 1982|Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SIN}} || 50 || 20 || 16 || 14 || 79 || 57 || +23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>3 January 2023; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SOL}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || +3 || [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]||<small>14 June 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|KOR}} || 55 || 11 || 10 || 34 || 50 || 101 || −51 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>25 January 2024; [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|VSO}} || 13 || 7 || 3 || 3 || 27 || 15 || +12 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>23 March 1975; [[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SRI}} || 9 || 8 || 0 || 1 || 33 || 7 || +26 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>5 October 2019; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SWE}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3 || −2 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>14 November 1979; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SUI}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0<br />
|| 2 || –2 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>13 February 1981; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|SYR}} || 6 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 12 || 10 || +2 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>6 September 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TJK}} || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 6 || −4 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>17 October 2023; [[2023 Merdeka Tournament]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|THA}} || 106 || 41 || 34 || 31 || 153 || 144 || +9 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>10 January 2023; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TLS}} || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 22 || 3 || +19 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>11 June 2019; [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] </small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TUR}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || −3 || [[Union of European Football Associations|UEFA]]||<small>5 October 1980 [[Islamic Games]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|TKM}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || +3 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>23 March 2023; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|UAE}} || 10 || 2 || 0 || 8 || 6 || 28 || −22 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>4 June 2021; [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|USA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || +3 || [[CONCACAF]]||<small>29 August 1972; [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|URU}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 6 || −6 || [[South American Football Confederation|CONMEBOL]]||<small>1 June 1985; [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|UZB}} || 7 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 3 || 26 || −23 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>9 October 2021; [[Exhibition match|Friendly]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|VIE}} || 23 || 5 || 3 || 15 || 20 || 34 || −14 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>12 December 2022; [[2022 AFF Championship]]</small><br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|align=left| {{fb|YEM}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 3 || +1 || [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]||<small>5 March 2014; [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup qualification]]</small><br />
|-style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;"<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''748'''<br />
|'''296'''<br />
|'''157'''<br />
|'''295'''<br />
|'''1218'''<br />
|'''1084'''<br />
|'''+134'''<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== FIFA ranking ==<br />
''Last update was on 15 February 2024.''<br />
Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA-ranking|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/MAS|access-date=10 April 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127134231/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/MAS|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} '''Worst Ranking'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} '''Best Ranking'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} '''Worst Mover'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|green|border=darkgray}} '''Best Mover'''&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=12 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[FIFA World Rankings|{{color|#FFFFFF|Malaysia's FIFA world rankings}}]]<br />
|-<br />
!rowspan=2|<br />
!rowspan=2|Rank<br />
!rowspan=2|Year<br />
!rowspan=2|Games<br />Played<br />
!rowspan=2|Won<br />
!rowspan=2|Draw<br />
!rowspan=2|Lost<br />
!colspan=2|Best<br />
!colspan=2|Worst<br />
|-<br />
!Rank<br />
!Move<br />
!Rank<br />
!Move<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|2024<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|<br />
|<br />
||132 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –2<br />
|-<br />
| ||130 ||2023 ||13 ||9 ||2 ||2<br />
||130 || align="left" | {{increase}} +15||137 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| ||145 ||2022 ||14 ||9 ||2 ||3<br />
||145 ||align=left| {{increase}} +9||154 ||align=left|{{steady}} 0<br />
|-<br />
| ||154 ||2021 ||10 ||3 ||0 ||7<br />
|153 ||align=left|{{increase}} +1||155 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –1<br />
|-<br />
| ||153 ||2020 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0<br />
|153 ||align=left|{{increase}} +1||154 ||align=left|{{steady}} 0<br />
|-<br />
| ||154 ||2019 ||13 ||9 ||0 ||4<br />
|154 ||align=left|{{increase}} +9||168 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –1<br />
|-<br />
|{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} ||178 ||2018 ||17 ||8 ||4 ||5 <br />
|167 ||align=left|{{increase}} +12||178 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –4<br />
|-<br />
| ||174 ||2017 ||8 ||0 ||2 ||6<br />
|155 ||align=left|{{increase}} +4||174 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –12<br />
|-<br />
| ||161 ||2016 ||14 ||5 ||4 ||5<br />
|156 ||align=left|{{increase}} +9||174 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –8<br />
|-<br />
| ||170 ||2015 ||11 ||2 ||3 ||6<br />
|153 ||align=left|{{increase}} +4||171 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –11<br />
|-<br />
| ||154 ||2014 ||15 ||5 ||3 ||7<br />
|141 ||align=left|{{increase}} +9||156 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –8<br />
|-<br />
| ||154 ||2013 ||11 ||1 ||1 ||9<br />
|154 ||align=left|{{increase}} +4||164 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –5<br />
|-<br />
| ||158 ||2012 ||17 ||6 ||6 ||5<br />
|148 ||align=left|{{increase}} +5||163 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
| ||148 ||2011 ||10 ||3 ||3 ||4<br />
|138 ||align=left|{{increase}} +7||155 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
| ||144 ||2010 ||10 ||4 ||2 ||4<br />
|139 ||align=left|{{increase}} +3||159 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –5<br />
|-<br />
| ||160 ||2009 ||12 ||4 ||3 ||5<br />
|150 ||align=left|{{increase}} +5||163 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –8<br />
|-<br />
| ||156 ||2008 ||13 ||6 ||3 ||4<br />
|151 ||align=left|{{increase}} +9||170 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
| ||159 ||2007 ||13 ||3 ||3 ||7<br />
|149 ||align=left|{{increase}} +7||166 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –7<br />
|-<br />
| ||152 ||2006 ||7 ||1 ||3 ||3<br />
|124 ||align=left|{{increase}} +1||153 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –19<br />
|-<br />
| ||123 ||2005 ||7 ||2 ||1 ||4<br />
|111 ||align=left|{{increase}} +6||123 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –7<br />
|-<br />
| ||120 ||2004 ||16 ||7 ||0 ||9<br />
|114 ||align=left|{{increase}} +4||122 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –4<br />
|-<br />
| ||116 ||2003 ||7 ||1 ||3 ||3<br />
|99 ||align=left|{{increase}} +21||119 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –11<br />
|-<br />
| ||128 ||2002 ||11 ||3 ||3 ||5<br />
|111 ||align=left|{{increase}} +1||128 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
| ||111 ||2001 ||9 ||3 ||1 ||5<br />
|105 ||align=left|{{increase}} +3||111 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| ||107 ||2000 ||20 ||10 ||3 ||7<br />
|104 ||align=left|{{increase}} +8||117 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| ||117 ||1999 ||8 ||4 ||0 ||4<br />
|113 ||align=left|{{increase}} +2||118 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| ||113 ||1998 ||4 ||0 ||2 ||2<br />
|88 ||align=left|{{increase}} +3||113 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –11<br />
|-<br />
| ||87 ||1997 ||14 ||6 ||3 ||5<br />
|84 ||align=left|{{increase}} +13||97 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –3<br />
|-<br />
| {{Color box|green|border=darkgray}}||96 ||1996 ||8 ||4 ||3 ||1<br />
|91 ||align=left|{{increase}} +21||112 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –10<br />
|-<br />
|{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} ||106 ||1995 ||6 ||2 ||1 ||3<br />
|94 ||align=left|{{increase}} +14||117 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –23<br />
|-<br />
| ||89 ||1994 ||5 ||1 ||1 ||3<br />
|84 ||align=left|{{increase}} +8||95 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –6<br />
|-<br />
|{{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} ||75 ||1993 ||11 ||4 ||3 ||4<br />
|75 ||align=left|{{increase}} +16||79 ||align=left|{{decrease}} –2<br />
|}<br />
<br />
;Notes:<br />
* Table above is a list of all FIFA 'A' international matches Malaysia have played against FIFA recognised teams.<ref name="World Football Elo Ratings"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildstat.com/p/1/team/MAL|title=Results and fixtures of Malaya|work=WildStat.com|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718051811/http://wildstat.com/p/1/team/MAL|archive-date=18 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildstat.com/p/1/team/MAS|title=Results and fixtures of Malaysia|work=WildStat.com|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231000044/http://wildstat.com/p/1/team/MAS|archive-date=31 December 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mas/index.html|title=Malaysia Profile|work=[[FIFA]]|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-date=23 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323225106/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mas/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Honours and achievements ==<br />
<!--- ATTENTION!!!! WE ONLY INCLUDE MALAYSIA'S ACHIEVEMENTS. SO ANY ACHIEVEMENTS BEFORE 16 SEPTEMBER 1963 SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED HERE --><br />
<br />
=== Continental ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[Football at the Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Asian Games}}]]<br />
|-<br />
!width=120px|Honours<br />
!width=60px|Years<br />
!width=220px|Head coach<br />
!width=60px|Team<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Jalil Che Din]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games – Squads#&nbsp;Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Regional ===<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;|[[AFF Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|AFF Championships}}]]<br />
|-<br />
!width=120px|Honours<br />
!width=60px|Years<br />
!width=220px|Head coach<br />
!width=60px|Team<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up<br />
| [[1996 Tiger Cup|1996]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Wan Jamak Wan Hassan]]<br />
| [[1996 AFF Championship squads#&nbsp;Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Third place<br />
| [[2000 AFF Championship|2000]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Rahman Ibrahim]]<br />
| [[2000 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Third place<br />
| [[2004 AFF Championship|2004]]<br />
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Bertalan Bicskei]]<br />
| [[2004 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Champion'''<br />
| '''[[2010 AFF Championship|2010]]'''<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} '''[[K. Rajagopal (footballer)|K. Rajagopal]]'''<br />
| '''[[2010 AFF Championship squads#&nbsp;Malaysia|Squad]]'''<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up<br />
| [[2014 AFF Championship|2014]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Dollah Salleh]]<br />
| [[2014 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up<br />
| [[2018 AFF Championship|2018]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Cheng Hoe]]<br />
| [[2018 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Third place<br />
| [[2022 AFF Championship|2022]]<br />
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Pan-Gon]]<br />
| [[2022 AFF Championship squads#Malaysia|Squad]]<br />
|}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=5 style="background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFFF00;| [[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Southeast Asia Games}}]]<br />
|-<br />
!width=120px|Honours<br />
!width=60px|Years<br />
!width=220px|Head coach<br />
!width=60px|Team<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1969]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Ghani Minhat]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1971]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} C. Arasaratnam<br />
| [[Football at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1973]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Tam Sitwa<br />
| [[Football at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver medal<br />
| 1975<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} M. Kuppan<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| '''[[File:Med 1.png]] Gold medal'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977]]'''<br />
| '''{{flagicon|MAS}} M. Kuppan'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| '''[[File:Med 1.png]] Gold medal'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979]]'''<br />
| '''{{flagicon|GER}} [[Karl-Heinz Weigang]]'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games|1981]]<br />
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Karl-Heinz Weigang]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games|1983]]<br />
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Lord]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games|1985]]<br />
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Mohammed Bakar]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners 2|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver medal<br />
| [[Football at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games|1987]]<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdul Rahman Ibrahim]]<br />
| [[Football at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| '''[[File:Med 1.png]] Gold medal'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989]]'''<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Trevor Hartley]]'''<br />
| '''[[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games#Medal winners|Squad]]'''<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
<br />
=== Summary ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30%; font-size:90%; text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}" colspan="6" | Overview<br />
|-<br />
! Event<br />
!style="width:14%; background:gold;" | 1st place<br />
!style="width:14%; background:silver;" | 2nd place<br />
!style="width:14%; background:#c96;" | 3rd place<br />
!style="width:14%; background:#ccffcc;" | 4th place<br />
|-<br />
|align=left|[[FIFA World Cup]]<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
|-<br />
|align="left" |[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]]<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
|-<br />
|align=left|[[AFC Asian Cup]]<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
|-<br />
| align="left" |[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]<br />
!0<br />
!0<br />
![[Football at the 1974 Asian Games#Medalists|1]]<br />
!0<br />
|-<br />
| align="left" |[[AFF Championship|AFF Cup]]<br />
![[2010 AFF Championship#Team statistics|1]]<br />
!3<br />
!3<br />
!1<br />
|-<br />
| align="left" |[[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|SEA Games]]<br />
!3<br />
!4<br />
!4<br />
!1<br />
|-<br />
|-style="background:silver"<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}"|Total<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}; width:14%" | 4<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}; width:14%" | 7<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}; width:14%" | 8<br />
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000; border:2px solid #FFFF00; {{box-shadow border|a|black|2px}}; width:14%" | 2<br />
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=== Exhibition tournaments ===<br />
* {{flagdeco|MAS}} '''[[Merdeka Tournament]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (10): [[1958 Merdeka Tournament|1958]], [[1959 Merdeka Tournament|1959]], 1960'''*''', 1968, 1973, 1974, [[:ms:Pestabola Merdeka 1976|1976]], 1979'''*''', 1986, [[1993 Merdeka Tournament|1993]]<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (8): 1961, 1969, [[1972 Merdeka Tournament|1972]], 1975, 1980, [[2000 Merdeka Tournament|2000]], [[2008 Merdeka Tournament|2008]], [[2023 Merdeka Tournament|2023]]<br />
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* {{flagdeco|VSO}} '''[[South Vietnam Independence Cup]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (1): 1971<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (3): 1965, 1966, 1973<br />
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* {{flagdeco|THA}} '''[[King's Cup (Thailand)|King's Cup]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (4): [[1972 King's Cup|1972]], [[1976 King's Cup|1976]]'''*''', [[1977 King's Cup|1977]]'''*''', [[1978 King's Cup|1978]]<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (2): [[1973 King's Cup|1973]], [[2022 King's Cup|2022]]<br />
:::* [[File:Med 3.png]] Third-place (2): [[1970 King's Cup|1970]], [[1974 King's Cup|1974]]<br />
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* {{flagdeco|IDN}} '''[[Jakarta Anniversary Tournament]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (1): 1970<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (1): 1975<br />
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* {{flagdeco|South Korea}} '''[[Korea Cup]]'''<br />
:::* [[File:Med 3.png]] Third-place (1): [[1977 President Park's Cup Football Tournament|1977]]'''*'''<br />
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* {{flagdeco|IDN}} '''[[Indonesian Independence Cup]]'''<br />
:* [[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Winners''' (1): 1992<br />
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* {{flagdeco|BRN}} '''[[Football at the Brunei Merdeka Games|Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Cup]]'''<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (2): [[Football at the 1986 Brunei Merdeka Games|1986]], 1990<br />
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* {{flagdeco|MAS}} ''' AirMarine Cup'''<br />
:::*[[File:Med 3.png]] '''Third-place''' (1): [[2019 Airmarine Cup|2019]]<br />
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* {{flagdeco|SGP}} '''Tri-Nations Series'''<br />
::* [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up (1): [[2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series|2022]]<br />
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:'''*'''''trophy shared''<br />
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== See also ==<br />
{{Commons category|Malaysia national football team}}<br />
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* [[Malaysia national football team results]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national under-23 football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national under-22 football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national under-19 football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national under-16 football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia women's national football team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia national futsal team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia women's national futsal team]]<br />
* [[Malaysia League XI]]<br />
* [[Football Association of Malaysia]]<br />
* [[List of Malaysia footballers born outside Malaysia]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://fam.org.my/ Official website] of the [[Football Association of Malaysia]]<br />
* [https://www.the-afc.com/en/asean/malaysia.html Malaysia] at [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]<br />
* [https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/MAS Malaysia] at [[FIFA]]<br />
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