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Malaysianational football team record

329
Wins
193
Draws
320
Defeats

842 matches, 1953 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1475, 111th in the world

Malaysia have played 842 internationals since 1953: 329 wins, 193 draws and 320 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Thailand, with 99 meetings. Their biggest win is 15–1 against Philippines in the Asian Games on 26 August 1962.

Malaysia's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All8423291933201367–121239%
Competitive6642701472471110–94141%
Friendlies178594673257–27133%
At home3551827994712–40951%
Away2103949122186–39219%
Neutral venues27710865104469–41139%

Record against every opponent

Malaysia have played 66 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Thailand99383130142–1382026
Singapore75292620118–862026
Indonesia7424173396–1242026
South Korea578163352–1022024
Myanmar5625102191–722026
South Vietnam381581565–691975
Cambodia32244497–312024
Hong Kong28119840–322023
Vietnam27731725–382026
India2698946–372024
Japan2597942–382004
Laos23175174–132026
Philippines20136166–52026
Taiwan1572626–212024
Bahrain1424815–262024
China131397–312023
Kuwait132298–322013
New Zealand132299–322024
Saudi Arabia121298–272016
Bangladesh1182123–42026
UAE112096–292021
Brunei10100045–22022
Nepal981026–02025
North Korea81347–162017
Pakistan861124–72008
Timor-Leste880032–42024
Qatar70343–112013
Sri Lanka770028–32019
Australia61051–152011
Iraq60333–92003
Jordan60240–102024
Oman61052–142024
Palestine62045–182025
Uzbekistan60063–242021
Fiji52125–82018
Syria522114–92024
Yemen54019–42014
Iran40040–82007
Maldives440011–02022
Afghanistan32109–22019
Kyrgyzstan31115–52024
Lebanon31023–42024
Macau321014–02016
Papua New Guinea330017–22023
Tajikistan31112–42022
Bosnia0–1 (1997), 2–2 (2001)20112–32001
Cape Verde1–1 (2025), 0–3 (2025)20111–42025
Israel0–3 (1973), 3–8 (1974)20023–111974
Sweden0–1 (1962), 1–3 (1979)20021–41979
Turkmenistan3–1 (2022), 1–0 (2023)22004–12023
Algeria2–2 (1986)10102–21986
Bhutan7–0 (2018)11007–02018
Brazil0–4 (2002)10010–42002
England2–4 (1991)10012–41991
Finland2–1 (1997)11002–11997
Jamaica0–2 (2007)10010–22007
Kenya0–0 (2009)10100–02009
Lesotho5–0 (2009)11005–02009
Liberia3–1 (1984)11003–11984
Libya1–1 (1977)10101–11977
Mongolia2–2 (2018)10102–22018
Morocco1–2 (1980)10011–21980
New Caledonia2–1 (2016)11002–12016
Senegal1–0 (1982)11001–01982
Slovakia0–2 (2001)10010–22001
Solomon Islands4–1 (2023)11004–12023

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v PhilippinesAsian Games, 26 Aug 196215–1 for Malaysia
  2. v PhilippinesAsian Games, 7 Sept 197411–0 for Malaysia
  3. v Papua New GuineaFriendly, 20 Jun 202310–0 for Malaysia
  4. v CambodiaSoutheast Asian Games, 10 Dec 19959–0 for Malaysia
  5. v LaosSoutheast Asian Games, 11 Jun 19939–0 for Malaysia

Heaviest defeats

  1. at UAEWorld Cup qualifying, 3 Sept 20150–10 for Malaysia
  2. v New ZealandFriendly, 16 Nov 19672–8 for Malaysia
  3. v ChinaAsian Games, 19 Dec 19781–7 for Malaysia
  4. v PalestineWorld Cup qualifying, 12 Nov 20150–6 for Malaysia
  5. v PalestineWorld Cup qualifying, 16 Jun 20150–6 for Malaysia

Latest results

  1. v VietnamFIFA ASEAN Cup, 5 Oct 20261–0 for Malaysia
  2. v SingaporeFIFA ASEAN Cup, 1 Oct 20266–0 for Malaysia
  3. at IndonesiaFIFA ASEAN Cup, 28 Sept 20260–0 for Malaysia
  4. v BangladeshFIFA ASEAN Cup, 25 Sept 20263–0 for Malaysia
  5. at VietnamASEAN Championship, 19 Aug 20260–2 for Malaysia
  6. v VietnamASEAN Championship, 16 Aug 20260–2 for Malaysia
  7. v PhilippinesASEAN Championship, 8 Aug 20261–0 for Malaysia
  8. at ThailandASEAN Championship, 1 Aug 20260–2 for Malaysia
  9. v LaosASEAN Championship, 28 Jul 20264–0 for Malaysia
  10. at MyanmarASEAN Championship, 25 Jul 20262–1 for Malaysia

Malaysia's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1953: 1490End of 1956: 1478End of 1957: 1492End of 1958: 1522End of 1959: 1511End of 1960: 1537End of 1961: 1578End of 1962: 1548End of 1963: 1484End of 1964: 1462End of 1965: 1329End of 1966: 1334End of 1967: 1338End of 1968: 1385End of 1969: 1425End of 1970: 1441End of 1971: 1493End of 1972: 1518End of 1973: 1582End of 1974: 1539End of 1975: 1525End of 1976: 1617End of 1977: 1630End of 1978: 1557End of 1979: 1541End of 1980: 1554End of 1981: 1399End of 1982: 1380End of 1983: 1425End of 1984: 1494End of 1985: 1454End of 1986: 1464End of 1987: 1453End of 1988: 1407End of 1989: 1484End of 1990: 1444End of 1991: 1377End of 1992: 1381End of 1993: 1404End of 1994: 1391End of 1995: 1377End of 1996: 1435End of 1997: 1407End of 1998: 1363End of 1999: 1365End of 2000: 1427End of 2001: 1388End of 2002: 1400End of 2003: 1379End of 2004: 1357End of 2005: 1327End of 2006: 1310End of 2007: 1268End of 2008: 1311End of 2009: 1324End of 2010: 1372End of 2011: 1342End of 2012: 1332End of 2013: 1300End of 2014: 1349End of 2015: 1265End of 2016: 1277End of 2017: 1223End of 2018: 1280End of 2019: 1362End of 2021: 1318End of 2022: 1377End of 2023: 1475End of 2024: 1412End of 2025: 1464End of 2026: 1475
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1632, reached on 1 March 1977. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly178594673257–271
Merdeka Tournament154793837305–177
AFF Championship75341526131–88
World Cup qualifying74261335104–133
AFC Asian Cup qualifying73291430136–113
King's Cup5016142062–75
Southeast Asian Games49251014102–46
Asian Games37952359–72
Korea Cup30971447–59
Jakarta Anniversary Tournament27891037–45
Vietnam Independence Cup27881136–38
Southeast Asian Peninsular Games26134943–34
AFC Asian Cup1214710–28
ASEAN Championship1042412–12
Merlion Cup83149–14

Top scorers

  1. 1Azman Adnan7
  2. 2Dollah Salleh7
  3. 3Safawi Rasid6
  4. 4Zainal Abidin Hassan5
  5. 5Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli4
  6. 6Azizol Abu Haniffah4
  7. 7James Wong4
  8. 8Mohamadou Sumareh4
  9. 9Shahrel Fikri4
  10. 10Abdul Mubin Mokhtar3

Counted from the 77 of 842 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Malaysia play their first international?

On 16 April 1953, a 2–3 defeat against South Korea in a friendly.

What is Malaysia's biggest win?

15–1 against Philippines in the Asian Games on 26 August 1962.

What is Malaysia's heaviest defeat?

0–10 against UAE in World Cup qualifying on 3 September 2015.

Who have Malaysia played the most?

Thailand: 99 matches, with 38 wins, 31 draws and 30 defeats for Malaysia.

What is Malaysia's longest winning run?

8 wins in a row, from 10 June 2025 to 28 July 2026.

Former names

  • Malaya, 1948 to 1963
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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.