Malaysia national football team

For current information on this topic, see 2011 in Malaysian football.

Malaysia

Nickname(s)	Harimau Malaya (Malayan Tigers)
Association	Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	K. Rajagopal
Asst coach	Tan Cheng Hoe Faozi Mukhlas Martin Stano
Captain	Mohd Safiq Rahim
Most caps	Soh Chin Aun (252)[1]
Top scorer	Mokhtar Dahari (125)[2]
Home stadium	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil
FIFA code	MAS
FIFA ranking	151
Highest FIFA ranking	75
Lowest FIFA ranking	170 (April 2008)
Elo ranking	147
Highest Elo ranking	15 (14 December 1978)
Lowest Elo ranking	169 (October 2007)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Malaya 2–3 South Korea  (Singapore; April 13, 1953)[1]
Biggest win
Malaya 15–1 Philippines  (Jakarta, Indonesia; August 27, 1962)
Biggest defeat
Malaysia 2–8 New Zealand  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; November 16, 1967)  Morocco 6–0 Malaysia (Ingolstadt, Germany; August 31, 1972)  China PR 7–1 Malaysia (Bangkok, Thailand; December 20, 1978)
Asian Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 1976)
Best result	Round 1; 1976, 1980, 2007

The Malaysian national football team (Malay: Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Malaysia) nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). Before 1963, the team represented the Federation of Malaya and was known as the Malaya national football team.

To date, the most significant successes of the team have come in the regional AFF Suzuki Cup (formerly known as the 'Tiger Cup'), which Malaysia won the biggest tournament in the ASEAN stage in 2010 for the first time in history. In 2010, Malaysia beat Indonesia 4–2 in aggregate in the final to capture the country's first major international football title ever.

Malaysia owned many top players since the creation of the Federation of Malaya such as the legendary Mokhtar Dahari, which led Malaysia into their golden age during the 1970s until the 1980s. Before Mokhtar, The Malaysian King of Football, Datuk Abdul Ghani Minhat was the most famous and respected footballer in the whole Malaya during the 1950s until the 1960s. Ghani currently holds the all time record in Malaysia with Ghani scoring 106 goals in only 15 games and scoring 11 goals for Malaysia in a 15-1 victory over the Philippines. The 15-1 victory is currently the record for the highest win for the national team and the record has never been broken ever since. In the current generation, Mohd Safee Mohd Sali is considered by Malaysians as their best striker.

In the FIFA World Rankings, Malaysia's highest standing was in the first release of the figures, in August 1993, at 75th. Malaysia's main rival on the international stage is their geographical neighbour, Indonesia and Singapore, and past matches between these two teams have produced much drama. According to history, The most successful football club in Malaysia is Selangor FA

Malaysia and a few countries such as Thailand is the only national team in the ASEAN stage that has not use any naturalized players as Indonesia and Singapore did for their national team.

To date, Malaysia is the current ASEAN football champions after winning the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup.

History

Before the establishment of Malaysia on September 16, 1963, the Malaysia national football team was known as Malaya national football team. Malaya's biggest achievement in football was becoming the bronze medalist in 1962 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia after defeating South Vietnam 4–1.

After the establishment of the Malaysian Federation in 1963, the team became known as the Malaysia national football team. Malaysia qualified for the 1972 Olympics in Munich, beating Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Philippines en route. Although they managed to defeat the United States 3–0, they lost the other 2 matches by losing 3–0 to West Germany and 6–0 to Morocco. Two years later, Malaysia won their second bronze medal at the 1974 Asian Games after defeating North Korea 2–1. The team went on to qualify twice in a row for the AFC Asian Cup, in 1976 and 1980. Malaysia qualified again for the Olympics in 1980 in Moscow, but joined the boycott of the games. The team also won the Merdeka Tournament 3 times, became runner-up 4 times and being third place 2 times during the 1970s.

In 1994 as Malaysian football was embroiled in one of the biggest bribery scandals in the country. With the dearth of mainstream interest and lack of funds, Malaysian football has failed to repeat the achievements of the 1970s and 1980s, despite the recruitment of Claude LeRoy. Harris came with strong credentials, having assisted Terry Venables at FC Barcelona and Allan Harris as coaches.

2004–2005

In the second half of 2004, FAM selected 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 competition, but was demoted to youth development duties by FAM for his actions during a friendly against Singapore in Penang on June 8, 2005. Bicskei, disgusted by the standard of officiating, threw a bottle onto the pitch before confronting a Singapore player. In September 2005 the contract was terminated after mutual agreement.^[3]

2005–2007

Norizan Bakar became the next head coach of the Malaysian team. He guided the Malaysian squad to the ASEAN Cup semifinals in 2007, where Malaysia lost through penalties to Singapore. Norizan's position as the head coach was criticized by the Malaysian football community, fans and officials alike, after the team's performances during the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, where Malaysia lost to China 1–5, Uzbekistan 0–5 and Iran 0–2.

After the removal of Norizan Bakar, B. Sathianathan took over as head coach. Although he guided the squad to win the 2007 Merdeka Tournament, Malaysia once again failed to qualify for the World Cup after losing 4–1 and drawing 0–0 with Bahrain in the qualifying round.

2007–2009

In 2008, Sathianathan once again guided the team to the final of the 2008 Merdeka Tournament. However, Malaysia lost through penalties to Vietnam. Sathianathan also led Malaysia to the semi finals of 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup. However, Malaysia then shockingly lost 4–1 to eventually winners, Myanmar.^[4]

During the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup, 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 3–0 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.

In the 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers, the Malaysian team lost 0–5 to the United Arab Emirates. This defeat was the final straw in the eyes of the Malaysian supporters, and in February 2009, the contracts of Sathianathan and manager Soh Chin Aun were terminated.^[5] Former U-20 Malaysia and Kelantan coach, Datuk K. Rajagopal was selected as the new head coach for Malaysia. He took over on July 2009.

Revival of the national team

Khairul Mahali Muslim Ashaari Amar Safiq Kunanlan Norshahrul Safee

2010 AFF Suzuki Cup winners second leg of final starting line-up.

On July 2009, Datuk K. Rajagopal was named the new coach of Malaysia replacing B. Sathianathan as head coach of Malaysia. K. Rajagopal was also the coach of the Under-23 Malaysia.^[6] K. Rajagopal's first duty was against Zimbabwe which Malaysia won 4–0.^[7] Rajagopal also coached Malaysia in two games against the visiting English champions, Manchester United, losing in both matches 2–3 and 0–2. During his duty as the coach of the Under-23 team, K. Rajagopal led Malaysia to their fifth SEA Games gold medal and also led Malaysia to qualify for the second round of the 2010 Asian Games as one of the best four third-placed teams after a lapse of 32 years.^[8][9]

During the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, Malaysia had 14 players at the age of under-23 while the other players were over 23. Malaysia were in group A with host Indonesia, Thailand and qualifiers winner, Laos. Malaysia began their campaign with a embarrassing loss of 5–1 against Indonesia. Malaysia bounced back from their defeat and later drew Thailand and beat Laos 5–1. As runner up of group, Malaysia qualified to the semi finals to meet Group B winners and defending champions Vietnam.^[10] In the first leg of the semifinal, Malaysia won 2–0 at home soil and later drew the second leg advancing to the final with an aggregate of 2–0 .^[11] Malaysia went on to the finals to meet favourites Indonesia who were unbeaten in all their matches. On the first leg of the finals, Malaysia won 3–0 at home. Malaysia scored twice through Safee Sali and once by Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin on a night National Stadium, Bukit Jalil 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 secure a view of the game. On the second leg of the finals that was held in Jakarta, Malaysia lost 2–1 to Indonesia but the final aggregate was 4–2 to Malaysia, hence giving the title to Malaysia.

Malaysia won the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time in their history under the management of Datuk K. Rajagopal.^[12]

2011

After the successful year on 2010, Malaysia had high hopes for qualifying and winning friendly matches in the upcoming tournaments such as the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. The Malaysian under-23 team, had been taken over by Ong Kim Swee and his Under 21 team, Harimau Muda A. Malaysia coach, Datuk K. Rajagopal had arranged a friendly match against Hong Kong which is ranked 145th. K. Rajagopal says that Malaysia should play a match once a month.^[13] On the under 23 side, Ong Kim Swee arranged two friendly matches against Thailand under-23 and Singapore under-23 in a preparation for the 2012 Olympics qualifiers. Malaysia U-23 lost narrowly 2–1 to Thailand U-23 and won 2–0 against Singapore U-23.^[14][15]

On 4 February 2011, FAM announced that they would call up the Malaysian/Australian player that is currently playing for Bonnyrigg White Eagles, Brendan Gan. Even though Brendan was born and raised at Australia, He could play for Malaysia through parentage as his father is a Malaysian Chinese from Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.^[16][17]

Malaysia's 2011 campaign started off brilliantly with a 2–0 win against Hong Kong. Malaysia was scored by Mohd Safiq Rahim on the 44th minute and Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal on the 92nd minute.^[18] FAM wanted to boost the morale for the national team by hosting a major tournament. On 19 February 2011, the ASEAN Football Federation announced that Malaysia and Thailand will be the preliminary host of the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup.^[19]

Team image

Kit

From the 1970s to 2007, the national team kit was manufactured by Adidas who also sponsored the national team kit. Since 2007, the official Malaysia team kit has been manufactured by Nike, an association which will last until 2011. The home kit's design of black and yellow stripes is a throwback to the kit used by Malaysian national team of the 1920s. The great national team of the 1970s also sported similar stripes, which are supposed to be reminiscent of the stripes of a tiger, the symbol of Malaysia's national football team.

The new home kit also sports black shorts and yellow socks. The new away kit features a blue jersey, white shorts, and blue socks, with a representation of the Malay ‘keris’ at the bottom left corner of each shirt.

In November 2010, Nike Malaysia created a new football kit for the Malaysians specially made for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. The home kit's design of black and yellow stripes that is shaped by black row of lines. The away kit features plain blue front and red and white at the edge of the sleeves. Nike put the Malaysian flag as their logo instead of putting the Football Association of Malaysia logo, as was the case for the great national team of the 1970s.^[20]

Training

Further information: Wisma FAM

Wisma FAM is a Training Facility and the main headquarters for the Football Association of Malaysia located at Kelana Jaya, Malaysia. The Facility is founded by the Football Association of Malaysia with it purpose to serve as the Football Association of Malaysia main headquarters and also serves as a training ground for the National Football teams of Malaysia.

The Facility has also serves as a meeting point, A room for press statement and the facility also contain small apartment rooms for the national players. Ticket matches can also be sold here at Wisma FAM.

Media coverage

Malaysia home matches and some away matches (depending on the location and the broadcast station) are shown live or delayed on Astro Arena and RTM. All matches are broadcasted with full Malaysian commentary with Tuan Haji Hasbullah Awang.

Sponsors

According to the Football Association of Malaysia, Malaysia have around 10 sponsors. Primary sponsors include Nike, Astro Arena and 100plus. Local sponsor includes Telekom Malaysia, Air Asia, Majlis Sukan Negara, RTM, Malaysia Airlines, Sime Darby and Resorts World Genting.^[21]

Supporters

A part of the action from Ultras Malaya during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match between Malaysia and Singapore

Further information: Ultras Malaya

Ultras Malaya is the official supporting group for the national team of Malaysia. It is the largest supporter club in Malaysia dedicated to the Malaysia national team. They are known for its fanaticism and their support towards the Malaysia national team. Throughout every international match, They will always appear in every Malaysian game. They sometimes travel together in away games to places such as Singapore.

Ultras Malaya main colors are black with mainly yellow football Scarf and Yellow Banners to represent the beloved Malaysia national football team color, Black and yellow. Ultras Malaya also brings flares, drums and the Jalur Gemilang.^[22]

Ultras Malaya is famous for bringing a massive Malaysian flag and a giant Malaysian home football kit in every Malaysian home match.^[23][24]

Home stadium

The Bukit Jalil National Stadium

Malaysia's home stadium is the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. The stadium capacity is 100,200 (non-seated) or 87,411 (seated)^[25] which makes it the largest stadium in Southeast Asia, and the 9th largest football stadium in the world. Malaysia's previous national stadium was the Merdeka Stadium before the Bukit Jalil sports complex was constructed.

The stadium hosted the Opening and Closing ceremonies and the Athletics competitions of the 1998 Commonwealth Games. There were many other sports venues that were built for the Commonwealth Games, such as Bukit Kiara Sports Complex and the National Sports Complex, Malaysia.

Malaysia also uses other stadiums for their matches such as the KLFA Stadium, the MBPJ Stadium and the Shah Alam Stadium.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1934	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1938	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1950	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1954	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1958	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018	[To be determined]	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	[To be determined]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1956	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1960	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1964	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1968	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1972	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	Group stage	5/6	2	0	1	1	1	3
1980	Group stage	6/10	4	1	2	1	5	5
1984	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Group stage	16/16	3	0	0	3	1	12
2011	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	[To be determined]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	Best results: Group stage	Appearances: 3/15	9	1	3	5	7	20

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1951	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1954	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1958	Group stage	12/14	3	0	0	3	2	8
1962	Third Place	3/8	5	3	0	2	23	9
1966	Group stage	15/17	3	0	0	3	1	4
1970	Group stage	16/16	3	0	0	3	0	4
1974	Third Place	3/15	7	3	2	2	20	13
1978	Round 2	7/14	5	2	0	3	4	10
1982	Group stage	14/16	3	0	0	3	1	4
1986	Group stage	15/18	3	0	1	2	2	5
1990	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Group stage	11/18	4	1	1	2	6	11
1998	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	Best results: Third Place	Appearances: 12/16	36	9	4	23	59	68

Since 2002, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.

AFF Football Championship

AFF Football Championship record Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1996 Runners-up 2/10 6 3 2 1 18 4 1998 Group stage 6/8 3 0 1 2 0 3 2000 Third Place 3/9 6 4 1 1 12 4 2002 Fourth Place 4/9 5 2 1 2 9 5 2004 Third Place 3/10 7 5 0 2 14 9 2007 Semifinal 3/8 5 1 3 1 6 3 2008 Group stage 5/8 3 1 0 2 5 6 2010 Champions 1/8 7 3 2 2 12 8 2012 To Be Played Total Best results: Champions Appearances: 8/8 41 18 10 13 74 42 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

SEA Games

SEA Games record Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1959 Third Place 1961 Winners 1/5 4 4 0 0 10 3 1963 Not held - - - - - - - 1965 Fourth Place 1967 Group stage 1969 Semifinal 1971 Runners-up 1973 Third Place 1975 Runners-up 1977 Winners 1/5 5 4 0 1 24 3 1979 Winners 1/5 5 3 2 0 4 0 1981 Runners-up 1983 Third Place 1985 Third Place 1987 Runners-up 1989 Winners 1/8 5 5 0 0 11 2 1991 Group stage 1993 Group stage 1995 Group stage 1997 Group stage 1999 Group stage Total Best results: Winners Appearances: 20/20 **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Since 2001, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded. FIFA 'A' international matches Below is a list of all FIFA 'A' international matches Malaysia have played against FIFA recognised teams.[26][27][28][29][30][31] Opponents Games played Won Drawn* Lost Goals for Goals against Goals difference  Australia 6 1 0 5 1 14 -13  Bahrain 9 2 3 4 13 16 -3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1  Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4  Canada 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5  China PR 12 1 2 9 6 32 -26  Chinese Taipei 11 4 3 4 18 14 +4  England 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2  Finland 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1  Ghana 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1  Hong Kong 21 10 4 7 35 29 +6  India 29 11 7 11 52 44 +8  Indonesia 66 26 16 28 95 106 -11  Iran 4 0 0 4 0 8 -8  Iraq 6 0 3 3 3 9 -6  Israel 2 0 0 2 3 11 -8  Jamaica 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2  Japan 22 6 6 10 34 36 -2  Jordan 2 0 2 0 0 0 0  Kenya 1 0 1 0 0 0 0  Kuwait 12 2 2 8 8 29 -21  Lesotho 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5  Liberia 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2  Libya 3 0 2 1 2 2 0  Liechtenstein 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1  Morocco 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1  Myanmar 46 21 8 17 84 65 +19  Nepal 6 5 0 1 21 0 +21  New Zealand 12 2 2 8 8 28 -20  North Korea 7 1 3 3 5 12 -7  Oman 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2  Philippines 13 11 1 1 62 3 +59  Qatar 5 0 3 2 3 8 -5  Saudi Arabia 8 0 2 6 4 17 -13  Senegal 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1  Singapore 57 19 21 17 85 59 +26  South Korea 55 12 13 30 61 93 -32  South Vietnam 35 14 7 14 64 67 -3  Sri Lanka 7 6 0 1 20 6 +14  Sweden 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2  Syria 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3  Thailand 85 35 27 23 125 114 +11  Turkey 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3  United Arab Emirates 6 2 0 4 4 10 -6  Uzbekistan 5 0 0 5 2 19 -17  Vietnam 10 4 2 4 11 9 +2  Yemen 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Recent results Further information: Malaysia national football team results For a detailed list of 2011 schedule fixtures and results refer to 2011 in Malaysian football Friendly 9 February 2011 Malaysia  2 – 0  Hong Kong Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor   20:45 UTC+8 Safiq  44' Amirul Hadi  90+2' Report Attendance: 8,000 Friendly1 26 March 2011 Etoile FC 1 – 1  Malaysia Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar   19:30 UTC+8 Bouchemlal  61' Report Fakri  7' Attendance: 3,000 Friendly 3 June 2011 Hong Kong  1 – 1  Malaysia Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Siu Sai Wan   13:00 UTC+8 Chan Siu Ki  60' Report Abdul Hadi  66' Attendance: 586 Friendly 18 June 2011 Malaysia  2 – 0  Myanmar Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu   20:45 UTC+8 Amirul Hadi  28' Baddrol  54' Report Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Nagor Amir Mohamed (Malaysia) Friendly1 24 June 2011 Malaysia  3 – 1 Harimau Muda A MBPJ Stadium, Selangor   20:30 UTC+8 Baddrol  3' Fakri  72' Sasi Kumar  84' Kavi Chelvan  65' Attendance: 457 2014 World Cup Qualifier 29 June 2011 Malaysia  2 – 1  Chinese Taipei National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur   20:45 UTC+8 Safiq  28' Aidil  55' Report Chen Po-liang  77' Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand) 2014 World Cup Qualifier 3 July 2011 Chinese Taipei  3 – 2  Malaysia Municipal Stadium, Taipei   19:00 UTC+8 Chang Han  31' Chen Po-liang  44' (pen.) X. Chen  75' (pen.) Report Aidil  8' Safiq  40' Attendance: 16,768 Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) 2014 World Cup Qualifier 23 July 2011 Singapore  5 – 3  Malaysia Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar   19:30 UTC+8 Đurić  7', 81' Qiu Li  22' Fahrudin  44' Shi Jiayi  45+1' Report Safee  1', 71' Abdul Hadi  70' Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) 2014 World Cup Qualifier 28 July 2011 Malaysia  1 – 1  Singapore National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur   20:45 UTC+8 Safee  58' Report Shi Jiayi  73' Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan) Friendly1 6 August 2011 Selangor FA 1 – 0  Malaysia Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor   19:45 UTC+8 Rudie Ramli  64' Report Attendance: 2,000 Friendly1 2 October 2011 Malaysia  3 – 0 Malaysia U-23 Wisma FAM, Selangor   17:00 UTC+8 Norshahrul  36' Baddrol  48' Shahrizal  88' Report Friendly 7 October 2011 Australia  5 – 0  Malaysia Canberra, Australia   19:00 Wilkshire  3' Kennedy  33', 45+1' Brosque  39', 69' Report Stadium: Canberra Stadium Friendly1 8 November 2011 Malaysia  2 – 0 Negeri Sembilan FA Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Negeri Sembilan   19:45 UTC+8 Safiq  40' (pen.) Shahrizal  91' Report Attendance: 3000+ Friendly 13 November 2011 India  1 – 1  Malaysia Guwahati, India   Nabi  88' Report Safiq  42' Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Friendly 16 November India  3 – 2  Malaysia Kolkata, India   Sunil Chhetri  39', 53' Jeje Lalpekhlua  47' Report Safee  45', 60' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium 1 Non FIFA 'A' international match XI Malaysia uses a selection of players from the Malaysia Super League, Using the name Malaysia XI Current squad The following 24 players were selected by coach, Datuk K. Rajagobal for the international friendly match against India on 13 November and 16 November 2011.[32] Caps and goals updated as 16 November 2011 after the match against India # Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club GK G. Jeevananthan March 13, 1980 (1980-03-13) (age 31) 1 0 Selangor FA GK Mohd Sharbinee Allawee Ramli November 7, 1986 (1986-11-07) (age 25) 9 0 Terengganu FA GK Mohd Farizal Marlias June 29, 1986 (1986-06-29) (age 25) 12 0 Negeri Sembilan FA DF Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak August 3, 1987 (1987-08-03) (age 24) 36 3 Negeri Sembilan FA DF Mohd Norhafiz Zamani Misbah (Vice Captain) July 15, 1981 (1981-07-15) (age 30) 64 2 Negeri Sembilan FA DF Mohd Nasriq Baharom March 26, 1988 (1988-03-26) (age 23) 4 0 Selangor FA DF Mohd Faizal Muhammad March 3, 1989 (1989-03-03) (age 22) 4 0 Terengganu FA DF Mazlizam Mohamad September 19, 1986 (1986-09-19) (age 25) 1 0 Terengganu FA DF Abdul Aziz Ismail August 7, 1988 (1988-08-07) (age 23) 1 0 Kelantan FA DF Mohd Rizal Fahmi Abdul Rosid May 1, 1986 (1986-05-01) (age 25) 2 0 Kelantan FA DF Mohd Azmi Muslim October 17, 1986 (1986-10-17) (age 25) 11 0 Kedah FA DF Amirizwan Taj Tajuddin May 30, 1986 (1986-05-30) (age 25) 0 0 Universiti Teknologi MARA MF Amar Rohidan April 23, 1987 (1987-04-23) (age 24) 22 0 Kedah FA MF Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri May 9, 1987 (1987-05-09) (age 24) 22 2 Kedah FA MF S. Chanturu December 14, 1987 (1987-12-14) (age 23) 4 0 Kelantan MF Mohd Bunyamin Umar January 7, 1988 (1988-01-07) (age 23) 8 1 Selangor FA MF Mohd Safiq Rahim July 5, 1987 (1987-07-05) (age 24) 25 4 Selangor FA MF S. Kunanlan September 15, 1986 (1986-09-15) (age 25) 25 0 Negeri Sembilan FA MF Shahurain Abu Samah December 23, 1986 (1986-12-23) (age 24) 1 0 Negeri Sembilan FA MF Joseph Kalang Tie March 9, 1987 (1987-03-09) (age 24) 1 0 Terengganu FA FW Shahrizal Saad July 8, 1989 (1989-07-08) (age 22) 1 0 Johor FC FW Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar August 20, 1990 (1990-08-20) (age 21) 2 0 Kedah FA FW Abdul Hadi Yahya March 6, 1985 (1985-03-06) (age 26) 8 2 Terengganu FA FW Mohd Safee Mohd Sali (3rd Captain) January 29, 1984 (1984-01-29) (age 27) 34 18 Pelita Jaya FC Recent call ups The following players have been called up for the national team in the past 12 months. # Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Khairul Fahmi Che Mat January 7, 1989 (1989-01-07) (age 22) 10 0 Kelantan FA GK Norazlan Razali December 19, 1985 (1985-12-19) (age 25) 0 0 Kuala Lumpur FA GK Mohd Nasril Nourdin November 7, 1986 (1986-11-07) (age 25) 0 0 Perak FA GK K. Sasi Kumar April 29, 1989 (1989-04-29) (age 22) 1 0 Harimau Muda A GK Syed Adney November 29, 1986 (1986-11-29) (age 24) 9 0 Sabah FA DF Mohd Zubir Azmi November 14, 1991 (1991-11-14) (age 20) 1 0 Terengganu FA DF Mohd Helmi Remeli March 24, 1985 (1985-03-24) (age 26) 3 0 Terengganu FA DF Mohd Farisham Ismail January 5, 1985 (1985-01-05) (age 26) 1 0 Kelantan FA DF K. Reuben April 2, 1990 (1990-04-02) (age 21) 1 0 ATM FA DF Mahali Jasuli April 2, 1989 (1989-04-02) (age 22) 16 1 Harimau Muda A DF Mohd Muslim Ahmad April 25, 1989 (1989-04-25) (age 22) 19 0 Harimau Muda A DF Mohd Fadhli Mohd Shas January 21, 1991 (1991-01-21) (age 20) 13 0 FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce DF Mohamad Hisyamudin Mohamed Sha'ari September 5, 1987 (1987-09-05) (age 24) 1 0 Perak FA DF Mohd Sabree Mat Abu August 8, 1987 (1987-08-08) (age 24) 17 0 Kedah FA MF K. Gurusamy November 20, 1988 (1988-11-20) (age 23) 4 0 Harimau Muda A MF Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria May 8, 1991 (1991-05-08) (age 20) 1 0 Harimau Muda A MF Yong Kuong Yong September 18, 1988 (1988-09-18) (age 23) 3 0 Kuala Lumpur FA MF Ismail Faruqi Asha'ri October 5, 1986 (1986-10-05) (age 25) 2 0 Terengganu FA MF Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin June 7, 1985 (1985-06-07) (age 26) 14 3 Terengganu FA MF Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal May 27, 1986 (1986-05-27) (age 25) 29 7 Selangor FA MF Mohd Shakir Shaari September 29, 1986 (1986-09-29) (age 25) 2 0 Kelantan FA MF Muhd Shahrom Abdul Kalam September 15, 1985 (1985-09-15) (age 26) 1 0 Kuala Lumpur FA MF Azidan Sarudin May 31, 1986 (1986-05-31) (age 25) 0 0 Selangor FA MF G. Mahathevan May 31, 1988 (1988-05-31) (age 23) 1 0 Negeri Sembilan FA FW Syahrul Azwari Ibrahim January 12, 1993 (1993-01-12) (age 18) 0 0 Harimau Muda A FW Norshahrul Idlan Talaha June 8, 1986 (1986-06-08) (age 25) 21 3 Kelantan FA FW Abdul Manaf Mamat April 8, 1987 (1987-04-08) (age 24) 3 2 Terengganu FA FW Ahmad Fakri Saarani July 8, 1989 (1989-07-08) (age 22) 15 0 Negeri Sembilan FA FW Izzaq Faris Ramlan April 18, 1990 (1990-04-18) (age 21) 5 0 Harimau Muda A Previous squads ASEAN Football Championship 1996 Tiger Cup squad 1998 Tiger Cup squad 2000 Tiger Cup squad 2002 Tiger Cup squad 2004 Tiger Cup squad 2007 ASEAN Football Championship squad 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup squads 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup squads AFC Asian Cup 2007 AFC Asian Cup squads South East Asian Games 1999 South East Asian Games Squads Coaching staff Below is the registered officials for the Malaysia Senior Team.[33] Manager Datuk Subahan Kamal Head coach Datuk K. Rajagopal Assistant Coach Tan Cheng Hoe Phsyiotherapist S. Sivanesvaran Goalkeeping coach Mohd Faozi Mukhlas Fitness coach Martin Stano Physical Trainer Rastislav Bozik Sport Code Ahmad Hilmi Abdul Latif Masseur Mohd Zaidi Abdul Latib Kit man R. Sivakumar Coaches Neoh Boon Hean Edwin Dutton Choo Seng Quee Otto Westphal C. De Silva Peter Velappan Abdul Ghani Minhat (1969) Harold Hassall Dave McLaren (1970–1971) Jalil Che Din (1972) Tam Sitwa (1973) M. Kuppan (1973–1977) Jalil Che Din (1974) Chow Kwai Lam (1978) Karl-Heinz Weigang (1979–1982) M. Chandran (1982–1983) Frank Lord (1983–1985) Mohamad Bakar (1985–1986) Jozef Vengloš (1986–1987) Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (1987) Richard Bate (1988) M. Chandran (1988) Trevor Hartley (1989) Ahmad Shafie (1990) Rahim Abdullah (1991) Ken Worden (1992–1993) Claude Le Roy (1994–1995) Hatem Souisi (1995) Wan Jamak Wan Hassan (1996–1997) Hatem Souisi (1998) Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (1998–2000) Allan Harris (2001–2004) Datuk K. Rajagopal1 (2004) Bertalan Bicskei (2004–2005) Norizan Bakar (2005–2007) B. Sathianathan (2007–2008) Datuk K. Rajagopal (2009–) 1.^  – managed the team on a one-off basis as caretaker manager See also Malaysia women's national football team Malaysia national under-23 football team Harimau Muda A Harimau Muda B Malaysia national under-17 football team Malaysia XI Malaysia national futsal team References ^ Watch Youtube = COMMITTED TO THE GAME – Dato' Soh Chin Aun Retrieved at May 8, 2011 ^ Hall of Frame : The Late Mokhtar Dahari Retrieved at June 10, 2011 ^ Bicskei Bertalan ^ Myanmar defeats Malaysia 4–1 Retrieved 30 December 2010 ^ FAM terminate coach Sathianathan, team manager Chin Aun Retrieved 1 February 2009 ^ Coach Rajagopal urges Malaysians to support team irrespective of results ^ Malaysia Trounce Zimbabwe ^ Malaysia wins SEA Games ^ "Malaysia enter last 16 but crippled by injuries and suspensions". The Star. November 14, 2010. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/11/14/asiangames/7427161&sec=asiangames. Retrieved 2010-11-14.  ^ Malaysia book semi final spot ^ Malaysia beat Defending Champions ^ Indonesia 2 Malaysia 1 – Malaysia claim first title Retrieved December 29, 2010 ^ Malaysia Will Face Hong Kong (MALAY) Retrieved at January 10, 2011 ^ Malaysia (1) – Thailand (2) Retrieved February 4, 2011 ^ U23 Malaysia 2 vs 0 U23 Singapore Retrieved February 4, 2011 ^ "Brendan sedia timbang tawaran (Malay)". Kosmo!. February 4, 2011. http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2011&dt=0204&pub=Kosmo&sec=Sukan&pg=su_02.htm. Retrieved 4 February 2011.  ^ "Brendan Gan Sedia Main Untuk Malaysia (Malay)". MNFT FC©. February 4, 2011. http://mnftfc.blogspot.com/2011/02/brendan-gan-sedia-main-untuk-malaysia.html. Retrieved 4 February 2011.  ^ "Malaysia 2 vs 0 Hong Kong (Malay)". MNFT FC©. February 9, 2011. http://mnftfc.blogspot.com/2011/02/malaysia-2-vs-0-hong-kong.html. Retrieved 9 February 2011.  ^ "Malaysia and Thailand as hosts of AFF Suzuki Cup 2012; nominations for AFF Council announced". AseanFootball.org (ASEAN Football Federation). 2011-02-19. http://www.aseanfootball.org/?p=4182. Retrieved 2011-02-19.  ^ Malaysia National Kit 2011–2012, Made for 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup ^ FAM Sponsors (At the bottom of the page, shows the Sponsors Retrieved 30 December 2010 ^ Ultras Malaya 30,000 orang Supporters Image Retrieved at 28th August 2011 ^ Ultras Malaya Flares and Malaysian Gient home football kit Image Retrieved at 28th August 2011 ^ Malaysia's Giant Malaysian Flag Image Retrieved at 28th August 2011 ^ http://www.fussballtempel.net/afc/MAS.html ^ FIFA.Com – Malaysia – Fixtures and Result Retrieved at January 16, 2011 ^ World Football Elo Ratings: Malaysia Retrieved at January 17, 2011 ^ Malaysia International Matches 1953–2000 Retrieved at January 17, 2011 ^ Results of Malaysia 1953–2001 Retrieved at January 17, 2011 ^ Results and fixtures of Malaysia Retrieved at January 18, 2011 ^ Results and fixtures of Malaya Retrieved at January 18, 2011 ^ Squad Pasukan Kebangsaan Bertemu India Retrieved from kakiGOL.com at November 12, 2011 ^ FAM - National Senior Team Retrieved at August 13, 2011 External links Football Association of Malaysia FIFA profile: Malaysia / News / Fixtures and results / Ranking / League Harimau Malaya fan club Titles Preceded by 2008 Vietnam  ASEAN Champions 2010 (First title) Current holder