Nickname(s) | Harimau Malaya (Malayan tiger) | ||||||||||||
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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) |
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Biggest win | |||||||||||||
Malaya 15–1 Philippines (Jakarta, Indonesia; 26 August 1962) |
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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) |
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Medal record
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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.
Source: World Football Eloratings