Malaya national football team

Malaya

Nickname(s)	Harimau Malaya (Malayan tiger)
Association	Football Association of Malaya (FAM)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Home stadium	Kuala Lumpur
FIFA code	MAL
First international
Singapore 4–2 Malaya (Singapore; 20 June 1948)
Biggest win
Malaya 15–1 Philippines (Jakarta, Indonesia; 26 August 1962)
Biggest defeat
South Vietnam 6–1 Malaya (Tokyo, Japan; 27 May 1958) Indonesia 5–0 Malaya (Jakarta, Indonesia; 20 April 1960) Malaya 0–5 South Vietnam (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 11 August 1963)
Medal record Asian Games 1962 Jakarta Team SEA Games 1961 Myanmar Team

The Malaya national football team was the national team of the Federation of Malaya. After the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963, the team was replaced by the present Malaysia national football team.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1962	Did not enter									Did not enter
Total	0/0

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1948 to 1960	Did not enter
Total		Appearances: 0/0

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1956	Did Not Qualify
1960
Total		Appearances: 0/0

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1951	Did not enter
1954
1958	Group stage	12/14	3	0	0	3	2	8
1962	Third Place	3/8	5	3	0	2	23	9
Total	Best results: Third Place	Appearances: 2/2	8	3	0	5	25	17

SEA Games

SEA Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1959	Third Place	3/4	3	2	0	1	5	5
1961	Winners	1/5	4	4	0	0	10	3
Total	Best results: Winners	Appearances: 2/2	7	6	0	1	15	8

All-time records

Source: World Football Eloratings

*Malaya's score listed first.

Date	Opponent	Score*	Venue
20 June 1948	Singapore	2–4	Singapore
13 September 1953	Singapore	3–1	Singapore
17 March 1956	Cambodia	9–2	Malaya
3 May 1956	South Vietnam	0–4	South Vietnam
24 May 1956	South Vietnam	3–3	Malaya
16 February 1957	India	2–3	Malaya
11 May 1957	Singapore	1–1	Singapore
1 September 1957	Burma	5–2	Malaya
3 September 1957	South Vietnam	1–4	Malaya
4 September 1957	Hong Kong	3–3	Malaya
7 September 1957	Indonesia	2–4	Malaya
31 October 1957	Cambodia	3–1	Cambodia
1 March 1958	Singapore	5–2	Malaya
2 March 1958	Singapore	3–1	Malaya
3 May 1958	Singapore	3–3	Singapore
4 May 1958	Singapore	3–0	Singapore
14 May 1958	Pakistan	4–2	Malaya
25 May 1958	Republic of China	1–2	Japan
27 May 1958	South Vietnam	1–6	Japan
4 June 1958	Hong Kong	2–2	Hong Kong
3 July 1958	Indonesia	2–4	Singapore
30 August 1958	Indonesia	3–2	Malaya
1 September 1958	Hong Kong	3–0	Malaya
2 September 1958	Singapore	0–0	Malaya
4 September 1958	South Vietnam	2–0	Malaya
28 December 1958	Japan	6–2	Malaya
4 January 1959	Japan	1–3	Malaya
22 January 1959	Burma	4–2	Burma
24 January 1959	Burma	2–3	Burma
27 January 1959	Burma	0–2	Burma
11 May 1959	Singapore	5–2	Singapore
13 May 1959	South Vietnam	0–1	Singapore
2 September 1959	South Vietnam	4–3	Malaya
4 September 1959	India	1–1	Malaya
6 September 1959	Hong Kong	2–1	Malaya
13 December 1959	Burma	2–1	Thailand
14 December 1959	Thailand	1–3	Thailand
15 December 1959	South Vietnam	2–1	Thailand
20 April 1960	Indonesia	0–5	Indonesia
6 May 1960	India	0–0	Malaya
7 August 1960	Thailand	8–2	Malaya
12 August 1960	Pakistan	1–0	Malaya
14 August 1960	South Korea	0–0	Malaya
28 May 1961	Japan	2–3	Japan
2 August 1961	Japan	3–2	Malaya
5 August 1961	South Vietnam	3–1	Malaya
9 August 1961	India	1–2	Malaya
13 August 1961	Indonesia	1–2	Malaya
23 October 1961	Indonesia	3–1	South Vietnam
26 October 1961	South Vietnam	0–1	South Vietnam
12 December 1961	Cambodia	4–0	Burma
13 December 1961	Burma	2–1	Burma
14 December 1961	Thailand	2–2	Burma
16 December 1961	Burma	2–0	Burma
4 June 1962	South Korea	1–3	Malaya
6 June 1962	South Korea	3–4	Malaya
8 June 1962	South Korea	1–0	Malaya
26 August 1962	Philippines	15–1	Indonesia
28 August 1962	Indonesia	3–2	Indonesia
29 August 1962	South Vietnam	0–3	Indonesia
1 September 1962	South Korea	1–2	Indonesia
3 September 1962	South Vietnam	1–4	Indonesia
8 September 1962	Japan	2–2	Malaya
13 September 1962	Burma	3–2	Malaya
16 September 1962	Pakistan	0–0	Malaya
27 October 1962	Thailand	4–2	South Vietnam
28 October 1962	Indonesia	1–2	South Vietnam
30 October 1962	South Vietnam	0–2	South Vietnam
18 November 1962	Sweden	0–0	Malaya
22 November 1962	Sweden	0–1	Malaya
8 August 1963	Japan	3–4	Malaya
11 August 1963	South Vietnam	0–5	Malaya
12 August 1963	Republic of China	2–3	Malaya
14 August 1963	Thailand	2–2	Malaya
16 August 1963	South Korea	0–3	Malaya

Coaches

• G. Paul (1956)
• Neoh Boon Hean (1957)
• Choo Seng Quee (1958)
• Harun Haji Idris (1961–1962)

Achievements

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

International

• Asian Games

• Bronze medal (1): 1962

• SEA Games

• Gold medal (1): 1961

• Bronze medal (1): 1959

Others

• Pestabola Merdeka

• Winners (3): 1958, 1959, 1960*

• Runners-up (2): 1960, 1961

• Quốc Khánh Cup

• Runners-up (1): 1961

*trophy shared

Titles

References