Most appearances Top goalscorers Competitive record Champion Runners-up Third place Fourth place FIFA World Cup Olympic Games AFC Asian Cup AFF Championship Asian Games Southeast Asian Games * : Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out. 1 : Represented in the competition by Malaya national football team. 2 : Represented in the competition by Malaysia national under-23 football team. 3 : Not a FIFA 'A' international competition. 4 : Represented in the competition by Malaysia national under-22 football team. 5 : Previously known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (SEAP Games). B : Qualified to the final round, but boycotted the tournament. C : These matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded. Q : Qualified to the final round of participating tournament S : Shared the medal Notes: Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil Head-to-head record Last update was against on 10 January 2023. FIFA ranking Last update was on 10 January 2023. Source: Worst Ranking Best Ranking Worst Mover Best Mover Notes Table above is a list of all FIFA 'A' international matches Malaysia have played against FIFA recognised teams. Honours and achievements Continental Regional Summary Exhibition tournaments Pestabola Merdeka Winners (7): 1968, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979*, 1986, 1993 Runners-up (6): 1969, 1972, 1975, 1980, 2000, 2008 South Vietnam Independence Cup Winners (1): 1971 Runners-up (3): 1965, 1966, 1973 King's Cup Winners (4): 1972, 1976*, 1977*, 1978 Runners-up (2): 1973, 2022 Third-place (2): 1970, 1974 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament Winners (1): 1970 Runners-up (1): 1975 Korea Cup Third-place (1): 1977* Indonesian Independence Cup Winners (1): 1992 Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Cup Runners-up (2): 1986, 1990 AirMarine Cup Third-place (1): 2019 Tri-Nations Series Runners-up (1): 2022 *trophy shared See also Malaysia national football team results Malaysia national under-23 football team Malaysia national under-22 football team Malaysia national under-19 football team Malaysia national under-16 football team Malaysia women's national football team Malaysia national futsal team Malaysia women's national futsal team Malaysia League XI Football Association of Malaysia List of Malaysia footballers born outside Malaysia Notes References External links Official website of the Football Association of Malaysia Malaysia national team on FIFA.com / News / Fixtures and results / Ranking / League (all archived) Malaysia national team on the-afc.com Asian national association football teams Football in Malaysia