# 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.

## Competitive record
### FIFA World Cup

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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1930 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member |
| 1934 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member |
| 1938 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member |
| 1950 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member |
| 1954 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member |
| 1958 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1962 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| Total | 0/0 | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — |

### Olympic Games

[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1948 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1952 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1956 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1960 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |

### AFC Asian Cup

| [[AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]] record | [[AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]] record | [[AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]] record | [[AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]] record | [[AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]] record | [[AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]] record | [[AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]] record | [[AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]] record | [[AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]] record | [[AFC Asian Cup qualifiers|Qualification]] record | [[AFC Asian Cup qualifiers|Qualification]] record | [[AFC Asian Cup qualifiers|Qualification]] record | [[AFC Asian Cup qualifiers|Qualification]] record | [[AFC Asian Cup qualifiers|Qualification]] record | [[AFC Asian Cup qualifiers|Qualification]] record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1956 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 |
| 1960 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Total | — | 0/0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 |

### Asian Games

Asian Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1951 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1954 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | 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 |
| Total | Best results: Third Place | 2/2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 17 |

### SEA Games

[[Football at the Southeast Asian 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 | 2/2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 |

## Records

Top goalscorers :
| # | 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 |

## All-time results

Source: World Football Eloratings
    *Malaya's score listed first.
| Date | Opponent | Score* | Venue |
| 20 June 1948 | Singapore | 2–4 | Malaya |
| 13 September 1953 | Singapore | 3–1 | Malaya |
| 17 March 1956 | Cambodia | 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 |

## Coaches

* G. Paul (1956)
* Neoh Boon Hean (1957)
* Choo Seng Quee (1958)
* Harun Idris (1961–1962)

## Honours
### Continental

* Asian Games
** Bronze medal (1): 1962

### Regional

* SEA Games
** Gold medal (1): 1961
** Bronze medal (1): 1959

### Friendly

* Pestabola Merdeka
** Winners (3): 1958, 1959, 1960*
** Runners-up (1): 1961
* South Vietnam Independence Cup
** Runners-up (1): 1961
    *trophy shared

## Titles

| Preceded by1959 South Vietnam | SEA Games Champions 1961 (First title) | Succeeded by1963 Not held |