Malaya national football team explained

Malaya
Date:	1948–1963
Badge:	Flag of Malaya.svg
Fifa Trigramme:	MAL
Nickname:	Harimau Malaya (Malayan tiger)
Association:	Football Association of Malaya (FAM)
Confederation:	AFC (Asia)
Top Scorer:	Abdul Ghani Minhat (58)^[1]
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Home Stadium:	Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
First Game:	4–2 (Singapore; 20 June 1948)^[2]
Last Game:	3–0 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 16 August 1963)
Largest Win:	15–1 (Jakarta, Indonesia; 26 August 1962)
Largest Loss:	6–1 (Tokyo, Japan; 27 May 1958) 5–0 (Jakarta, Indonesia; 20 April 1960) 0–5 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 11 August 1963)
Regional Name:	AFC Asian Cup

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.^[3]

Competitive record

AFC Asian Cup

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Roberto . Mamrud . Abdul Ghani Minhat – Goals in International Matches. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 30 March 2021 . 30 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210626050511/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/malay-minhat-intlg.html. 26 June 2021 . live.
2. Web site: Malaysia matches, ratings and points exchanged. World Football Elo Ratings: Malaysia. 25 November 2016.
3. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19630615-1.2.135.7 It's Malaysia in M-tourney and after say SAFA
4. Web site: Mamrud . Roberto . Malaysia - Record International Players . RSSSF.
5. Web site: Choo Seng Quee. National Library Board. 25 November 2016.