Malaya_national_football_team
The Malaya national football team represented the Federation of Malaya during its existence from 1948 to 1963. The modern Malaysia national football team, active since the 1963 Merdeka Tournament, is considered its direct successor.[3]
Quick Facts 1948–1963, Nickname(s) ...
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| Nickname(s) | Harimau Malaya (Malayan tiger) | ||||||||||||||
| Association | Football Association of Malaya (FAM) | ||||||||||||||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Abdul Ghani Minhat (58)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | ||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | MAL | ||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||
 Singapore 4–2 Malaya  (Singapore; 20 June 1948)[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Last international | |||||||||||||||
Malaya 3–0 South Korea  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 16 August 1963) | |||||||||||||||
| 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
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FIFA World Cup
More information FIFA World Cup record, FIFA World Cup Qualification record ...
| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1930 to  1962 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0/0 | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
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Olympic Games
More information Olympic Games record, Year ...
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AFC Asian Cup
More information [[AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]] record, [[AFC Asian Cup qualifiers|Qualification]] record ...
| [[AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]] record | [[AFC Asian Cup qualifiers|Qualification]] record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
 1956 |
did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1960 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | ||
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Asian Games
More information Asian Games record, Year ...
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 1951 |
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| 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 | 2/2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 17 |
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SEA Games
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More information Top goalscorers, # ...
| Top goalscorers[4] | |||||
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| # | Player | Goals | Career | ||
| 1 | Abdul Ghani Minhat | 58 | 1956–1962 | ||
| 2 | Robert Choe | 20 | 1958–1962 | ||
| 3 | Arthur Koh | 14 | 1958–1962 | ||
| 4 | Stanley Gabrielle | 11 | 1959–1964 | ||
| 5 | Rahim Omar | 11 | 1957–1962 | ||
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Source: World Football Eloratings[2]
- *Malaya's score listed first.
More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Score* | Venue |
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| 20 June 1948 | Singapore |
4-2 | Malaya |
| 13 September 1953 | Singapore |
1-3 | Malaya |
| 17 March 1956 | Malaya |
9–2 |  Cambodia |
| 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 | Malaya |
| 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 |  Chinese Taipei |
2–3 | Malaya |
| 14 August 1963 | Thailand |
2–2 | Malaya |
| 16 August 1963 | South Korea |
3–0 | Malaya |
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G. Paul (1956)- Neoh Boon Hean (1957)
Choo Seng Quee (1958)[5]- Harun Idris (1961–1962)
International
Bronze medal (1): 1962
Others
Winners (3): 1958, 1959, 1960*
Runners-up (1): 1961
- Runners-up (1): 1961
- *trophy shared
| Preceded by | SEA Games Champions 1961 (First title) |
Succeeded by 1963 Not held |
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- It's Malaysia in M-tourney and after say SAFA - The Straits Times, 15 June 1963.
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- "Choo Seng Quee". National Library Board. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
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