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{{Infobox National football team
='''TO THE MALAYSIAN NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM'''=
| Name = Malaysia
| Badge = Malaysia_FA.gif
| Nickname = ''Harimau Malaya''<br> ''Pak Belang''<br> ''Juara Dunia''<br>''Ikan Masin Malaya''<br>
| Association = [[Football Association of Malaysia|Football Association<br>of Malaysia]]
| Confederation = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] ([[Asia]]) |
| Founded = 1933
| FIFA affiliate since = 1956
| Coach = [[Norizan Bakar]]
| Home Stadium = [[National Stadium, Bukit Jalil]] |
| Most caps = [[R Arumugam]] (196)
| Top scorer = [[Mokhtar Dahari]] (125)
| FIFA Trigramme = MAS
| FIFA Rank = 154
|1st ranking date = August 2007
|FIFA max = 75
|FIFA max date = August 1993
|FIFA min = 157
|FIFA min date = January 2007
| Elo Rank = 154
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| First game = {{fb|South Korea}} 3 - 2 Malaya {{flagicon|Malaya}}<br/>([[Singapore]]; [[April 13]], [[1953]])
| Largest win = {{flagicon|Malaya}} Malaya 15 - 1 {{fb-rt|Philippines}}<br/>([[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]; [[August 27]], [[1962]])
| Largest loss = {{fb|Japan}} 13 - 0 Malaysia {{Flagicon|Malaysia}}</br>([[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]; [[September 27]], [[1997]]) |
| World cup apps = 0 times
| World cup first = -
| World cup best = -
| Regional name = [[Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]]
| Regional cup apps = 3
| Regional cup first = [[Asian Cup 1976|1976|2007]]
| Regional cup best = Round 1, [[Asian Cup 1976|1976]], [[Asian Cup 1980|1980]] and [[Asian Cup 2007|2007]]
}}


The '''Malaysia national football team''' is the national team of [[Malaysia]] and is controlled by the [[Football Association of Malaysia]]. It has never qualified for the [[Football World Cup|World Cup]] finals, although the team did qualify to play in the [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympics]] in Moscow. However, Malaysia did not take part after heeding a [[United States]]-led [[boycott]] of the Games due to the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] invasion of [[Afghanistan]].
='''THIS TEAM MEMANG USELESS AND CANNOT MENANG BECAUSE THEY ONLY FUCK GIRLS, EAT SHIT, PLAY WITH THEIR COCKS, ASSES AND OTHER USELESS THINGS'''=


Previously, Malaysia's first Olympic appearance was in the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] in Munich. While suffering losses to hosts West Germany 0-3 and Morocco 0-6, Malaysia did beat the USA 3-0. The best years of Malaysian football were from the early 1970s to the early 1980s, during which time Malaysia and [[Korea Republic national football team|South Korea]] were the two main rivals in [[East Asia]].
='''THIS TEAM SHOULD GO BACK TO SCHOOL OR ELSE, YOU WILL BE LIKE BABIES'''=


However, while South Korea have gone on to compete successfully on the world stage, Malaysia's competitiveness has declined. With Malaysian football no longer able to dominate even at [[Southeast Asia|South East Asian]] level, local football fans have turned their interests to foreign leagues in [[Europe]].
[[Image:Weibliche-brust.jpg|frame|THIS IS WHAT YOU LIKE, MALAYSIA]]


The Malaysian national team are nicknamed the Tigers, as the tiger is a national symbol of Malaysia. Their main regional rivalries are against [[Singapore]] (which are nicknamed the Lions) and [[Indonesia]].
[[Image:Image-Ass 2.jpg|frame|AND THIS]]


==History==
===The Allan Harris era===
In December 2000, [[Allan Harris]] was the second big name to be brought in to coach the Malaysian national side after Frenchman [[Claude LeRoy]]. Harris came with strong credentials, having assisted [[Terry Venables]] at [[FC Barcelona]], but he soon found the Malaysian job to be a little too demanding.

The [[Football Association of Malaysia]] had high expectations of him. Harris had limited resources and most players had little or no international exposure.

Midway through his tenure with the national side, he was told to take over the National Under-23 team and as a result, youth development became his responsibility.

When he guided Malaysia to the bronze medal in the regional [[SEA Games]] competition, he was derided by sections of the local press for having low expectations. Despite doing a good job with the minimal resources at hand, Harris was constantly under pressure to produce results. The last straw came when Harris' charges lost 4-0 to [[China national football team|China]] in a [[World Cup]] qualifier. His contract was not renewed when it ended in 2004.

When he was finally removed from his post, Harris famously took a swipe at local press, telling them he found it difficult to do his job right when "the players didn't even know which shoes to wear for different pitch conditions".

===The Bertalan Bicskei managership===
In the second half of 2004, [[Football Association of Malaysia|FAM]] decided on a successor to Harris. [[Bertalan Bicskei]], former Hungarian goalkeeper and national coach, succeeded Allan Harris on 1 July 2004.

Coaches such as [[Bobby Houghton]] and [[Dragoslav Stepanovic]] had been serious contenders for the position of Malaysian head coach before the FAM finally settled on Bicskei.

Bicskei led the national side to third place at the regional [[Tiger Cup]] competition, despite having a squad which was deemed "not strong enough" by local press. The local press took offence in the selection of strikers Amri Yahyah and Khalid Jamlus, who were not key players during Allan Harris' charge. Bicskei was demoted to youth development duties by FAM for his actions during a friendly against [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] in [[Penang]] on June 8 2005. Bicskei, disgusted by the standard of officiating, threw a bottle onto the pitch before storming to confront a Singapore player. He was fired on 15 December 2005.

Subsequently, Bicskei was demoted after his youth players lost 7-0 to rivals [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]].

[[Image:NZvMalLineup1.JPG|thumb|250px|New Zealand (in White) and Malaysia (in Yellow) line-up before a friendly match held at Queen Elizabeth II Park, in Christchurch, on February 19, 2006.]]

[[Image:NZvMalAction.JPG|thumb|250px|New Zealand attacking the Malaysian goal in Christchurch. New Zealand won the match 1-0.]]

===Recent history===
The team is currently under the charge of [[Norizan Bakar]], who was previously the coach of [[Penang]].
Despite the efforts of the FAM in organizing high profile matches for the national side such as the ones against [[Manchester United]] and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], interest for the national side has generally been low.

The Malaysian national side reached the semi-final stage of the [[2007 ASEAN Football Championship]], losing to Singapore on penalties after playing out a 2-2 draw over two legs.

====Furore over FIFA ranking====
The August 2006 [[FIFA World Rankings]] ranked Malaysia at 148. This sparked a nationwide furore over the terrible state of football in the country. It became a parliamentary issue and calls for the [[Football Association of Malaysia]] to be disbanded became more and more vocal.

====Asian Cup 2007====
Malaysia participated in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup as co-hosts along with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. They were placed together in Group C with [[China national football team|China]], [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]] and [[Iran national football team|Iran]]. They lost terribly in their first two matches against China and Uzbekistan 5-1 and 5-0 respectively, prompting a major uproar amongst the Malaysian public and press. The team rallied together, often having 11 men behind the ball to avoid being routed by Iran, losing just 2-0.

For the record, Malaysia was the only team that finished without any points in the tournament and could only manage a solitary goal. Among the four co-hosts, Malaysia had the poorest performance and record in the 2007 tournament.

The national team's embarrasing results triggered resignations among top FAM officials like Tengku Abdullah (Deputy Head) & Khairy Jamaluddin (upcoming politician). There were speculations that these officials were trying to avoid shouldering the responsibility of the sorry state of Malaysian football by taking the easy way out through resignation. There were rumours circling in the Malaysian press that coach [[Norizan Bakar]] had been sacked, but the [[Football Association of Malaysia]] have insisted that he will stay on until his contract ends in [[November]].

====Trivia====
In 1975, Malaysia won a friendly match against English giants [[Arsenal F.C.]] 2-0, both goals being scored by [[Mokhtar Dahari]].

==Competition history==
===World Cup record===
*[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1970|1970]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Football World Cup 1974|1974]] to [[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - ''Did not qualify''

===Asian Cup record===
*[[Asian Cup 1956|1956]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Asian Cup 1960|1960]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Asian Cup 1964|1964]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Asian Cup 1968|1968]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Asian Cup 1972|1972]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Asian Cup 1976|1976]] - Round 1
*[[Asian Cup 1980|1980]] - Round 1
*[[Asian Cup 1984|1984]] to [[Asian Cup 2004|2004]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Asian Cup 2007|2007]] - Round 1

===Tiger Cup/ASEAN Football Championship record===
*[[1996 Tiger Cup|1996]] - Runners-up
*[[1998 Tiger Cup|1998]] - Group stage
*[[2000 Tiger Cup|2000]] - Third place
*[[2002 Tiger Cup|2002]] - Fourth place
*[[2004 Tiger Cup|2004]] - Third place
*[[2007 ASEAN Football Championship]] - Semifinalist

==Last and next games==
[[March 26]], [[2007]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] - {{fb|Sri Lanka}} '''2&nbsp;-&nbsp;1''' {{fb-rt|Malaysia}} Friendly

[[June 18]], [[2007]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] - {{fb|Malaysia|}} '''6&nbsp;-&nbsp;0''' {{fb-rt|Cambodia}} Friendly

[[June 21]], [[2007]], [[Kelana Jaya]], [[Malaysia]] - {{fb|Malaysia|}} '''1&nbsp;-&nbsp;3''' {{fb-rt|United Arab Emirates}} Friendly

[[June 28]], [[2007]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] - {{fb|Malaysia}} '''0&nbsp;-&nbsp;2''' {{fb-rt|Jamaica}} Friendly

[[July 10]], [[2007]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] - {{fb|Malaysia|}} '''1&nbsp;-&nbsp;5''' {{fb-rt|China}} AFC Asian Cup

[[July 14]], [[2007]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] - {{fb|Malaysia}} '''0&nbsp;-&nbsp;5''' {{fb-rt|Uzbekistan}} AFC Asian Cup

[[July 18]], [[2007]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] - {{fb|Malaysia|}} '''0&nbsp;-&nbsp;2''' {{fb-rt|Iran}} AFC Asian Cup

==Malaysia squad==
===Most recent squad===
The squad selected for Malaysia's upcoming international tournament, the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]] ([[July 7]], [[2007]] - [[July 29]], [[2007]]).

'''Head coach''': {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Norizan Bakar]]
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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Nanthakumar s/o Kaliappan]]|age=[[13 October]], [[1977]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Perak FA]]|clubnat=Malaysia}}
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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Norhafiz Zamani Misbah]]|age=[[15 July]], [[1981]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Pahang FA]]|clubnat=Malaysia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Mohd Ivan Yusoff]]|age=[[13 May]], [[1982]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Kuala Lumpur FA]]|clubnat=Malaysia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Mohd Fadzli Saari]]|age=[[1 January]], [[1983]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Selangor FA]]|clubnat=Malaysia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Shahrulnizam Mustapha]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Perak FA]]|clubnat=Malaysia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Eddy Helmi Manan]]|age=[[8 December]], [[1979]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Johor FC]]|clubnat=Malaysia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Nor Farhan Muhammad]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Terengganu FA]]|clubnat=Malaysia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Ahmad Fauzi Shaari]]|age=[[30 April]], [[1982]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Kedah FA]]|clubnat=Malaysia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Mohd Shukor Adan]]|age=[[24 September]], [[1979]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Selangor FA]]|clubnat=Malaysia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli]]|age=[[15 December]], [[1981]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Selangor FA]]|clubnat=Malaysia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Mohd Safee Sali]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Selangor FA]]|clubnat=Malaysia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Indraputra Mahayuddin|Indra Putra Mahayuddin]]|age=[[2 September]], [[1981]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Pahang FA]] |clubnat=Malaysia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Hairuddin Omar]]|age=[[29 September]], [[1979]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Pahang FA]] |clubnat=Malaysia}}
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== Foreign based players ==
<!-- This section is ONLY for players who currently play overseas. Do NOT add players who are not playing overseas or have retired here. -->
* [[Titus James]], ([[FC Villenoy]][[France]])<ref>[http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2007/4/1/sports/17320412 Titus James gets national under-23 call-up]</ref>

==All Time Malaysian Greats==
<!-- This section is for famous PAST players only. Do NOT add players who have not retired here -->
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*[[Abdul Ghani Minhat]]
*[[Chow Chee Keong]]
*[[Dollah Salleh]]
*[[Hassan Sani]]
*[[K. Rajagopal]]
*[[Khan Hung Meng]]
*[[Lim Fung Kee]]
*[[Lim Teong Kim]]
*[[Mokhtar Dahari]]
*[[R. Arumugam]]
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*[[Santokh Singh]]
*[[Sau Chi Keung]]
*[[Serbageth Singh]]
*[[Dato' Soh Chin Aun]]
*[[Syed Ahmad]]
*[[Kenny Ang]]
*[[Sau Chi Keung]]
*[[Wong Chun Wah]]
*[[Wong Kam Fook]]
*[[Zainal Abidin Hassan]]
{{col-end}}

==References and notes==
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==See also==
*[[Malaysian Super League]]
*[[Malaysian Premier League]]
*[[Malaysia Cup]]
*[[Malaysian FA Cup]]
*[[Malaysian FAM Cup]]
*[[Malaysian Football Foreign Talent Scheme]]

==External links==
*[http://www.fam.org.my Football Association of Malaysia]
*[http://www.fifa.com/en/organisation/confederations/associationdetails/0,1483,MAS,00.html?countrycode=MAS FIFA profile: Malaysia] / [http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/results/resultsdetails/0,2962,,00.html?param7=1&dd=0&param5=ALL&select13=MAS&select14=ALL&radiobutton=ALL Results] / [http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/fixtures/index/0,3721,0-MAS-ALL,00.html Fixtures]
*[http://www.the-afc.com/english/national/default_NA.asp?nationalID=74 AFC profile: Malaysia]

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Revision as of 07:00, 23 July 2007

Malaysia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Harimau Malaya
Pak Belang
Juara Dunia
Ikan Masin Malaya
AssociationFootball Association
of Malaysia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachNorizan Bakar
Most capsR Arumugam (196)
Top scorerMokhtar Dahari (125)
Home stadiumNational Stadium, Bukit Jalil
FIFA codeMAS
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current154
Highest75 (August 1993)
Lowest157 (January 2007)
First international
 South Korea 3 - 2 Malaya Federation of Malaya
(Singapore; April 13, 1953)
Biggest win
Federation of Malaya Malaya 15 - 1 Philippines 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; August 27, 1962)
Biggest defeat
 Japan 13 - 0 Malaysia Malaysia
(Tokyo, Japan; September 27, 1997)
World Cup
Appearances0 times (first in -)
Best result-
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1976|2007)
Best resultRound 1, 1976, 1980 and 2007

The Malaysia national football team is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia. It has never qualified for the World Cup finals, although the team did qualify to play in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. However, Malaysia did not take part after heeding a United States-led boycott of the Games due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Previously, Malaysia's first Olympic appearance was in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. While suffering losses to hosts West Germany 0-3 and Morocco 0-6, Malaysia did beat the USA 3-0. The best years of Malaysian football were from the early 1970s to the early 1980s, during which time Malaysia and South Korea were the two main rivals in East Asia.

However, while South Korea have gone on to compete successfully on the world stage, Malaysia's competitiveness has declined. With Malaysian football no longer able to dominate even at South East Asian level, local football fans have turned their interests to foreign leagues in Europe.

The Malaysian national team are nicknamed the Tigers, as the tiger is a national symbol of Malaysia. Their main regional rivalries are against Singapore (which are nicknamed the Lions) and Indonesia.


History

The Allan Harris era

In December 2000, Allan Harris was the second big name to be brought in to coach the Malaysian national side after Frenchman Claude LeRoy. Harris came with strong credentials, having assisted Terry Venables at FC Barcelona, but he soon found the Malaysian job to be a little too demanding.

The Football Association of Malaysia had high expectations of him. Harris had limited resources and most players had little or no international exposure.

Midway through his tenure with the national side, he was told to take over the National Under-23 team and as a result, youth development became his responsibility.

When he guided Malaysia to the bronze medal in the regional SEA Games competition, he was derided by sections of the local press for having low expectations. Despite doing a good job with the minimal resources at hand, Harris was constantly under pressure to produce results. The last straw came when Harris' charges lost 4-0 to China in a World Cup qualifier. His contract was not renewed when it ended in 2004.

When he was finally removed from his post, Harris famously took a swipe at local press, telling them he found it difficult to do his job right when "the players didn't even know which shoes to wear for different pitch conditions".

The Bertalan Bicskei managership

In the second half of 2004, FAM decided on a successor to Harris. Bertalan Bicskei, former Hungarian goalkeeper and national coach, succeeded Allan Harris on 1 July 2004.

Coaches such as Bobby Houghton and Dragoslav Stepanovic had been serious contenders for the position of Malaysian head coach before the FAM finally settled on Bicskei.

Bicskei led the national side to third place at the regional Tiger Cup competition, despite having a squad which was deemed "not strong enough" by local press. The local press took offence in the selection of strikers Amri Yahyah and Khalid Jamlus, who were not key players during Allan Harris' charge. Bicskei was demoted to youth development duties by FAM for his actions during a friendly against Singapore in Penang on June 8 2005. Bicskei, disgusted by the standard of officiating, threw a bottle onto the pitch before storming to confront a Singapore player. He was fired on 15 December 2005.

Subsequently, Bicskei was demoted after his youth players lost 7-0 to rivals Thailand.

New Zealand (in White) and Malaysia (in Yellow) line-up before a friendly match held at Queen Elizabeth II Park, in Christchurch, on February 19, 2006.
New Zealand attacking the Malaysian goal in Christchurch. New Zealand won the match 1-0.

Recent history

The team is currently under the charge of Norizan Bakar, who was previously the coach of Penang. Despite the efforts of the FAM in organizing high profile matches for the national side such as the ones against Manchester United and Brazil, interest for the national side has generally been low.

The Malaysian national side reached the semi-final stage of the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, losing to Singapore on penalties after playing out a 2-2 draw over two legs.

Furore over FIFA ranking

The August 2006 FIFA World Rankings ranked Malaysia at 148. This sparked a nationwide furore over the terrible state of football in the country. It became a parliamentary issue and calls for the Football Association of Malaysia to be disbanded became more and more vocal.

Asian Cup 2007

Malaysia participated in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup as co-hosts along with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. They were placed together in Group C with China, Uzbekistan and Iran. They lost terribly in their first two matches against China and Uzbekistan 5-1 and 5-0 respectively, prompting a major uproar amongst the Malaysian public and press. The team rallied together, often having 11 men behind the ball to avoid being routed by Iran, losing just 2-0.

For the record, Malaysia was the only team that finished without any points in the tournament and could only manage a solitary goal. Among the four co-hosts, Malaysia had the poorest performance and record in the 2007 tournament.

The national team's embarrasing results triggered resignations among top FAM officials like Tengku Abdullah (Deputy Head) & Khairy Jamaluddin (upcoming politician). There were speculations that these officials were trying to avoid shouldering the responsibility of the sorry state of Malaysian football by taking the easy way out through resignation. There were rumours circling in the Malaysian press that coach Norizan Bakar had been sacked, but the Football Association of Malaysia have insisted that he will stay on until his contract ends in November.

Trivia

In 1975, Malaysia won a friendly match against English giants Arsenal F.C. 2-0, both goals being scored by Mokhtar Dahari.

Competition history

World Cup record

Asian Cup record

Tiger Cup/ASEAN Football Championship record

Last and next games

March 26, 2007, Colombo, Sri Lanka -  Sri Lanka 2 - 1 Malaysia  Friendly

June 18, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -  Malaysia 6 - 0 Cambodia  Friendly

June 21, 2007, Kelana Jaya, Malaysia -  Malaysia 1 - 3 United Arab Emirates  Friendly

June 28, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -  Malaysia 0 - 2 Jamaica  Friendly

July 10, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -  Malaysia 1 - 5 China  AFC Asian Cup

July 14, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -  Malaysia 0 - 5 Uzbekistan  AFC Asian Cup

July 18, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -  Malaysia 0 - 2 Iran  AFC Asian Cup

Malaysia squad

Most recent squad

The squad selected for Malaysia's upcoming international tournament, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup (July 7, 2007 - July 29, 2007).

Head coach: Malaysia Norizan Bakar

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Azizon Abdul Kadir 10 June, 1980 Malaysia Negeri Sembilan FA (NS NAZA)
1GK Mohd Suffian Abdul Rahman Malaysia Melaka TMFC
2DF Muhd Kaironnisam Sahabuddin Hussain 10 May, 1979 Malaysia UPB-MyTeam FC
2DF Hamzani Omar Malaysia Johor Pasir Gudang
2DF Fauzie Nan Malaysia Perlis FA
2DF Nazrulerwan Makmor Malaysia PKNS FC
2DF Nanthakumar s/o Kaliappan 13 October, 1977 Malaysia Perak FA
2DF Thirumurugan s/o Veeran 9 January, 1983 Malaysia Kedah FA
2DF Rosdi Talib 11 January, 1976 Malaysia Pahang FA
3MF Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak Malaysia Negeri Sembilan FA (NS NAZA)
3MF Mohammad Hardi Jaafar 30 May, 1979 Malaysia Melaka TMFC
3MF Norhafiz Zamani Misbah 15 July, 1981 Malaysia Pahang FA
3MF Mohd Ivan Yusoff 13 May, 1982 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur FA
3MF Mohd Fadzli Saari 1 January, 1983 Malaysia Selangor FA
3MF Shahrulnizam Mustapha Malaysia Perak FA
3MF Eddy Helmi Manan 8 December, 1979 Malaysia Johor FC
3MF Nor Farhan Muhammad Malaysia Terengganu FA
3MF Ahmad Fauzi Shaari 30 April, 1982 Malaysia Kedah FA
3MF Mohd Shukor Adan 24 September, 1979 Malaysia Selangor FA
4FW Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli 15 December, 1981 Malaysia Selangor FA
4FW Mohd Safee Sali Malaysia Selangor FA
4FW Indra Putra Mahayuddin 2 September, 1981 Malaysia Pahang FA
4FW Hairuddin Omar 29 September, 1979 Malaysia Pahang FA

Foreign based players

All Time Malaysian Greats

References and notes

  1. ^ Titus James gets national under-23 call-up

See also

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