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  Badge Malaysia_FAgif
  Nickname ''Harimau Malaya''<br> ''Pak Belang''<br>
  Association Football Association<br>of Malaysia
  Confederation AFC ( Asia )
  Founded 1933
  FIFA Affiliate Since 1956
  Coach B Sathianathan
  Home Stadium National Stadium, Bukit Jalil
  Most Caps R Arumugam (196)
  Top Scorer Mokhtar Dahari (125)
  FIFA Trigramme MAS
  FIFA Rank 156
  1st Ranking Date August 2007
  FIFA Max 75
  FIFA Max Date August 1993
  FIFA Min 157
  FIFA Min Date January 2007
  Elo Rank 154
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  First Game 3 - 2 Malaya <br/>( Singapore April 13 , 1953 )
  Largest Win Malaya 15 - 1 <br/>( Jakarta , Indonesia August 27 , 1962 )
  Largest Loss 13 - 0 Malaysia </br>( Tokyo , Japan September 27 , 1997 )
  World Cup Apps 0 times
  World Cup First -
  World Cup Best -
  Regional Name AFC Asian Cup
  Regional Cup Apps 3
  Regional Cup First 1976
  Regional Cup Best Round 1, 1976 , 1980 and 2007


The Malaysia national football team is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association Of Malaysia . It has never qualified for the World Cup finals, although the team did qualify to play in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. However, Malaysia did not take part after heeding a United States -led Boycott of the Games due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan .

Malaysia's first Olympic appearance was in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Although beaten by hosts West Germany 0-3 and Morocco 0-6, Malaysia did beat the USA 3-0. The best years of Malaysian football were from the early 1970s to the early 1980s, during which time Malaysia and South Korea were the two main rivals in East Asia .

The Malaysian national team are nicknamed the Tigers, as the tiger is a national symbol of Malaysia. Their main regional rivalries are against Singapore (which are nicknamed the Lions) and Indonesia .


HISTORY


The Allan Harris era

In December 2000, Allan Harris was the second big name to be brought in to coach the Malaysian national side after Frenchman Claude LeRoy . Harris came with strong credentials, having assisted Terry Venables at FC Barcelona .

Midway through his tenure with the national side, he was told to take over the National Under-23 team and as a result, youth development became his responsibility.

When he guided Malaysia to the bronze medal in the regional SEA Games competition, he was derided by sections of the local press for having low expectations. Despite doing a good job with the minimal resources at hand, Harris was constantly under pressure to produce results. His contract was not renewed when it ended in 2004.


The Bertalan Bicskei managership

In the second half of 2004, FAM selected Bertalan Bicskei , former Hungarian goalkeeper and national coach, to succeed Allan Harris.

Coaches such as Bobby Houghton and Dragoslav Stepanovic had been serious contenders for the position of Malaysian head coach before the FAM finally settled on Bicskei.

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. The reason was that Bicskei tried to assure international friendlies for the national team, but the Football Association of Malaysian had different views. Bicskei Bertalan feláll a malajziai kispadról


Recent history


The team is currently under the charge of Norizan Bakar , who was previously the coach of Penang FA . Despite the efforts of the FAM in organizing high profile matches for the national side such as the ones against Manchester United and Brazil , interest for the national side has generally been low.

The Malaysian national side reached the semi-final stage of the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship , losing to Singapore National Football Team on penalties after playing out a 2-2 draw over two legs.


Asian Cup 2007


Malaysia participated in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup as co-hosts along with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. They were placed together in Group C with China , Uzbekistan and Iran . They lost all three matches, with an aggregate score of 12-1, becoming the only team that finished the tournament without any points.

FAM officials Tengku Abdullah and Khairy Jamaluddin resigned in the light of the team's disappointing results.


COMPETITION HISTORY


World Cup record

  • 1930 to 1970 - ''Did not enter''

  • 1974 to 2006 - ''Did not qualify''

  • 2010 - '' Qualifying underway ''



Asian Cup record

  • 1956 - ''Did not qualify''

  • 1960 - ''Did not qualify''

  • 1964 - ''Did not enter''

  • 1968 - ''Did not qualify''

  • 1972 - ''Did not qualify''

  • 1976 - Round 1

  • 1980 - Round 1

  • 1984 to 2004 - ''Did not qualify''

  • 2007 - Round 1

  • 2011 - Qualifying underway



Tiger Cup/Asean Football Championship record



LAST AND NEXT GAMES

March 26 , 2007 , Colombo , Sri Lanka - 2 - 1 Friendly

June 18 , 2007 , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia - 6 - 0 Friendly

June 21 , 2007 , Kelana Jaya , Malaysia - 1 - 3 Friendly

June 28 , 2007 , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia - 0 - 2 Friendly

July 10 , 2007 , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia - 1 - 5 AFC Asian Cup

July 14 , 2007 , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia - 0 - 5 AFC Asian Cup

July 18 , 2007 , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia - 0 - 2 AFC Asian Cup

August 20 , 2007 , Petaling Jaya , Malaysia - 2 - 0 Merdeka Cup 2007 Group stage

August 23 , 2007 , Petaling Jaya , Malaysia - 1 - 2 Merdeka Cup 2007 Group stage

August 25 , 2007 , Petaling Jaya , Malaysia - 4 - 0 Merdeka Cup 2007 Group stage

August 27 , 2007 , Petaling Jaya , Malaysia - 3 - 1 Merdeka Cup 2007 Semi-final

August 29 , 2007 , Shah Alam , Malaysia - 3 - 1 Merdeka Cup 2007 Final


MALAYSIA SQUAD


The squad selected for Malaysia's international tournament, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup ( July 7 - July 29 .

Head coach: Norizan Bakar


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