Malaya national football 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.

Malaya

1948–1963
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)[1]
Last international
Malaya 0–3 South Korea  (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 Asian Games 1962 Jakarta Team SEA Games 1961 Myanmar 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[1] *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)[2] 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 Preceded by 1959 South Vietnam  SEA Games Champions 1961 (First title) Succeeded by 1963 Not held References "Malaysia matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Malaysia. Retrieved 25 November 2016. "Choo Seng Quee". National Library Board. Retrieved 25 November 2016.