Malaysia women's national field hockey team explained
| Malaysia |
| Association: | Malaysian Women's Hockey Association (MWHA) |
| Confederation: | AHF (Asia) |
| Coach: | Nasihin Ibrahim |
| Captain: | Juliani Din |
| Regional Name: | Asian Games |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 7 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1982 |
| Regional Cup Best: | 3rd (1982) |
| 2Ndregional Name: | Asia Cup |
| 2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 8 |
| 2Ndregional Cup First: | 1985 |
| 2Ndregional Cup Best: | 3rd (1985) |
| Type: | women |
The Malaysia women's national field hockey team represents Malaysia in international field hockey competitions. As of Jan 2023, the team is ranked 19th in the FIH World Rankings.[1] The team is part of the Asian Hockey Federation.
Malaysia achieved 5th place in the 2007 Women's Hockey Asia Cup. The team won a bronze medal in the 1982 Asian Games and came 4th in 1986.
History
In 2010, the women's national team is invited to play in Malaysia Junior Hockey League as preparation match before the World Cup qualifier.[2] [3]
The following season, the women's national team joined with Bandar Penawar Sports School to enter as a team in Division 2 of MHJL.
The women's national hockey team create world record with 36–0 thrashing over Cambodia during a group match in 2013 Southeast Asian Games, Yangon. It is a new world record for the highest score in an international match, last held by Argentina after they defeated Peru 26–0 at the South American Women's Championships in Santiago, Chile, in 2003.[4]
Tournament records
| World Cup[5] |
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| Year | Host city | Position |
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| 1974 | Mandelieu, France | DNQ | | 1976 | Berlin, West Germany | DNQ | | 1978 | Madrid, Spain | DNQ | | 1981 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | DNQ | | 1983 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | DNQ | | 1986 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | DNQ | | 1990 | Sydney, Australia | DNQ | | 1994 | Dublin, Ireland | DNQ | | 1998 | Utrecht, Netherlands | DNQ | | 2002 | Perth, Australia | DNQ | | 2006 | Madrid, Spain | DNQ | | 2010 | Rosario, Argentina | DNQ | | 2014 | The Hague, Netherlands | DNQ | | 2018 | London, England | DNQ | |
| Asian Games |
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| Year | Host city | Position |
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| 1982 | New Delhi, India | 3rd | | 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | 4th | | 1990 | Beijing, China | DNQ | | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | DNQ | | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | DNQ | | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | DNQ | | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | 5th | | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | 5th | | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | 5th | | 2018 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 5th | | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | 5th | |
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Junior team
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: World Ranking. www.fih.ch.
- Web site: Captain Nadia on board. Kamaruzaman Ahmad. Malay Mail. 3 January 2013.
- News: Singh. Ajitpal. Mission impossible. 3 January 2013. New Straits Times. 14 April 2010.
- News: Women's hockey team create world record with 36–0 thrashing. 14 December 2013. The Star. 14 December 2013.
- Web site: World Cup. www.fih.ch.
- Web site: Asia Cup. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120801122752/http://asiahockey.org/Files/Asia%20Cup.pdf. 1 August 2012. dmy-all.
- Web site: History: Women. Malaysia Hockey. 11 January 2013. https://archive.today/20130221035129/http://www.malaysiahockey.com.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=634&Itemid=92&limitstart=1. 21 February 2013. dead.
- Web site: Women's Junior Asia Cup. Asia Hockey. 5 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808235259/http://asiahockey.org/Files/Junior%20Asia%20Cup.pdf. 8 August 2012. dead.
- Web site: 6th Junior Women's Asia Cup. The Fans of Hockey. 5 January 2013.
