Malaysia

Nickname(s)	Harimau Malaya (Malayan Tigress)[1] Skuad Kebangsaan (National Team)
Association	Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Joel Cornelli
Captain	Steffi Sarge Kaur
Most caps	Jaciah Jumilis (72)
Top scorer	Dadree Rofinus (10)
Home stadium	UiTM Stadium
FIFA code	MAS
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	91 1 (11 December 2025)[2]
Highest	69 (July 2003)
Lowest	102 (December 2024 – June 2025)
First international
New Zealand 3–0 Malaysia  (Hong Kong; 27 August 1975)
Biggest win
Timor-Leste 0–13 Malaysia  (Mandalay, Myanmar; 31 July 2016)
Biggest defeat
Chinese Taipei 16–0 Malaysia  (Iloilo, Philippines; 7 November 1999)  Malaysia 0–16 Myanmar  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 25 May 2005)
Asian Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1975)
Best result	Third place (1983)
AFF Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 2007)
Best result	Fourth place (2007)
Medal record SEA Games 1995 Thailand Team

The Malaysia women's national football team represents Malaysia in international women's association football; it is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). Unlike the men's team, Malaysia women's football team is represented by amateur players and semi professional players.

In March 1975, Women's Football Association of Malaysia was established with Tun Sharifah Rodziah as its first President and Datin Teoh Chye Hin taking on the role of Secretary General. Among the earlier member states in this new association were Perak, Penang, Negri Sembilan and Melaka.^[3]

Soon after its formation, the Malaysia women's national football team participated in their first competition, the first Asian Women's Football Championship which now known as AFC Women's Asian Cup organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Hong Kong. The Malaysian team managed to earn a respectable fourth placing after losing to Australia in the third place play-off.^[3]

Encouraged by the team's success in Hong Kong, Datin Teoh Chye Hin set in motion plans in 1976 to organise a special football competition for secondary schoolgirls in Perak. By the late 1970s, football associations in other states also started organising similar competitions to inject fresh blood into their respective state teams.^[3]

These efforts started bearing fruit in the early 1980s when the Malaysian women's football team coached by Shamdin Yusoff finished third in the 1983 AFC Women's Asian Cup tournament held in Bangkok, Thailand.^[3] One of Malaysia's key player in the 1983 tournament is Normala Rashid who is dubbed as the 'Lady Mokhtar Dahari' by the Malaysian media in the 1980s.^[4]

Despite the success in 1983, not much has been heard about Malaysia women's football team until 1995 Southeast Asian Games. Assembles only 15 days before the tournament, Malaysia coached by Paramsivam Manickam manage to grab the silver medal, losing 1–0 to host Thailand in the final.^[5]

Entering 2000s, women's football in Malaysia is considerably underdeveloped with no women's football league. Despite that, Malaysia still manage to enter the semi final and finish fourth at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games under the guidance of Zhang Hong, a women's football coach from China which also the first female to coach Malaysia women's football team.^[6][7]

In 2005, the team was one of eight that included the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar and Singapore, that were expected to field a women's football team to compete at the SEA Games in the Philippines.^[8] However, Olympic Council of Malaysia decided not to sent the team to the competition after they suffered their heaviest defeat in history, a 16–0 lost at home to Myanmar in a friendly.^[9]

In 2006, Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) appointed former player Normala Rashid as FAM's head of women's football. Among the achievements during her role is the first ever gold medal for the national women's team at the Arafura sports festival in Australia, a semi-final qualification at the 2007 AFF Women's Championship in Myanmar, and the first national women's futsal interstate championship.^[4]

However, Malaysia still performing badly in regional and continental competition, especially in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games, which saw Malaysia lose all matches by large margins, leading FAM to suspend the women's national team from international competition.^[10]

Malaysia return to international stages in 2011 AFF Women's Championship but still lost heavily to Thailand and Myanmar. In 2012 AFF Women's Championship, Malaysia have the chance to enter the semi final but eventually lost 3–2 to Laos. At the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, Malaysia coached by Jacob Joseph qualified to the semi final for the first time after 10 years and finish in fourth place.^[11]

In December 2015, FAM hired Asyraaf Fong Abdullah to coach the women's national team.^[12] However, Malaysia still failed to advance past the group stage of AFF Women's Championship in 2015 and 2016. In 2017 the team start the year on positive notes by defeating Bangladesh 2–1 and Singapore 4–0 to win the Women's Development Tournament hosted by Singapore.^[13] At the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, Malaysia lost all their matches despite playing at home.

Jacob Joseph return as the head coach of Malaysia women's team in 2018 and led the team at the 2018 and 2019 AFF Women's Championship and 2019 Southeast Asian Games which Malaysia failed to advance past the group stage.

After the pandemic in 2020, Malaysia played their first match after 2 years against Thailand and Palestine for the qualification to 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup. Malaysia lost 4–0 to Thailand and won 2–0 against Palestine. After the qualification match ended, the national players urged FAM to setup the first women football league in Malaysia.^[14] Consequently, FAM finally establish Malaysia National Women's League in 2023.^[15]

On 17 November 2022, FAM appointed Soleen Al-Zoubi from Jordan, the second female head coach in Malaysia women's team history.^[15] Under Al-Zoubi, Malaysia finisehd third in the 2023 Women's International Friendly Tournament defeating host Saudi Arabia 1–0.^[16]

On 14 May 2025, FAM appointed Joel Cornelli as the first Brazilian head coach of the national women's football team replacing Soleen Al-Zoubi, who had been reassigned as FAM women's football technical director.^[17] Cornelli lost the first match 2–1 against Hong Kong at the 2025 Women's Tri-Nation Cup. Eventually, he become the first coach to won 5 straight games for Malaysia women's team starting in the match against Bhutan, 2 times friendly against United Arab Emirates, and Palestine and Tajikistan at the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification. The winning streak was ended by North Korea in the final match of the qualifiers.

The Malaysia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Harimau Malaya (Malayan Tigress)"^[1] or Skuad Kebangsaan (National Team)".

The logo symbolises the unity and forward progress of Malaysian football. Composed of four main elements, the logo stands for the development and awareness of the international image and patriotism of the sport in Malaysia. The Malayan tiger leaping over a football is the main element of the logo, and symbolises the courage and dignity portrayed while playing the game. The paddy stalks represent the prosperity and wealth of Malaysia, and the development of football in the country from the grassroots level. The Malay kris that rests at the top represents nationalism, and awareness that represents Malaysia at every level of football. The entire emblem is enclosed within a circle that represents the unity and timelessness of the sport.

Similar to the men's team, the national team kit was manufactured by Adidas from the 1970s, who also sponsored the national team kit. Since 2007, the official Malaysia team kit has been manufactured by Nike. The home kit's design of black and yellow stripes is a throwback to the kit used by the Malaysian national team of the 1920s. The great national team of the 1970s also sported similar stripes, which are supposed to be reminiscent of the stripes of a tiger, the symbol of Malaysia's national football team. Since November 2010, Nike Malaysia has replaced Adidas as the team kit sponsor.^[18]

Adidas (1970–2006)
1995–1997 Home	1995–1997 Away	2000 Home	2001 Home
2002 Home	2001–2002 Away	2004–2005 Home	2004–2005 Away

Nike (2007–2024)
2007–2008 Home	2007–2008 Away	2008–2010 Home	2008–2010 Away	2010–2012 Home	2010–2012 Away
2012–2014 Home	2012–2014 Away	2014–2016 Home	2014–2016 Away	Current Home	Current Away

Unlike the men's team, Malaysia women's team play in various venue at home. They played at the UiTM Stadium, Selayang Stadium and Likas Stadium.

Ultras Malaya is the name of the major supporter of the national team. They are known for their high fanaticism and support towards the national team. In every international match the national team played, a group standing in the supporter's area can be found. The main colours of the supporters are usually black with a yellow scarf and banners just like the national team kit colours. These supporters always bring flares, drums and large national flags to the stadiums.^[19]

According to the website of Football Association of Malaysia, Malaysia main sponsors include Bank Islam, Malaysia Airlines, Nike, Telekom Malaysia, 100plus, Extra Joss, KN, Wonda Coffee, Origina, Sanctband Active, Milo and Kronos with the association also establish social responsibilities partners with One Goal and Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MYCAT).^[20]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Coaching staff
Roles	Names	Appointment date
Head coach	Joel Cornelli	14 May 2025
Assistant coach	Leila Chua Pak Ling
Goalkeeping coach	Kris Yong Wai Hwang
Fitness coach	Azizan Ghazali	21 May 2025
Doctor	Zaidi Salleh
Physiotherapist	Shohaili Mansor
Performance analyst	Ahmad Sallehin Khalid
Technical director	Soleen Al-Zoubi[22]	16 December 2022[23]

The following players were finalised for the 2025 SEA Games in Chonburi, Thailand.^[24]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
23	1GK	Nurul Azurin Mazlan	(2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 26)	50	0	Sabah
1	1GK	Nur Ezza Ashikin Abdul Razak	(2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 22)	6	0	Selangor
18	2DF	Nur Amirah Abdul Rahman	(2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 (age 21)	10	0	Selangor
3	2DF	Eusvewana Kadius	(2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 20)	14	0	Selangor
2	2DF	Juliana Barek	(2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 24)	15	1	Sabah
5	2DF	Siti Nurfaizah Saidin	(2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 23)	24	0	Sabah
4	2DF	Nur Dhiyaa Addin Mohd Azhari	(2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 19)	1	0	MBSJ
10	2DF	Steffi Sarge Kaur (captain)	(1988-10-25) 25 October 1988 (age 37)	35	4	MBSJ
12	2DF	Kanchenjeet Kaur Nanua	(2006-07-05) 5 July 2006 (age 19)	4	0	Miami Dade College
16	2DF	Tegen Su-Yin Butler	(2008-12-25) 25 December 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Davenport Iowa
20	3MF	Nurhadfina Mohd Firdaus	(2004-09-02) 2 September 2004 (age 21)	11	0	Selangor
8	3MF	Nur Najwa Irdina Zaidi	(2006-09-26) 26 September 2006 (age 19)	9	1	Selangor
7	3MF	Jaciah Jumilis	(1991-07-23) 23 July 1991 (age 34)	72	5	Sabah
6	3MF	Haindee Mosroh	(1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 (age 32)	40	6	Sabah
17	3MF	Nur Syafiqah Zainal Abidin	(2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 24)	19	0	MBSJ
9	3MF	Nur Lyana Soberi	(1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 26)	30	0	Kelana United
21	4FW	Henrietta Justine	(2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 23)	19	1	Sabah
11	4FW	Nur Adrienna Zamzaihiri	(2004-08-13) 13 August 2004 (age 21)	13	3	MBSJ
14	4FW	Dian Aqilah Mohammed Imran	(2007-10-10) 10 October 2007 (age 18)	5	0	MBSJ
22	4FW	Nur Ainsyah Murad	(2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 22)	15	2	Selangor
15	4FW	Intan Sarah	(1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 26)	13	3	MBSJ
19	4FW	Nur Laila Syamila A Rahim	(2010-06-07) 7 June 2010 (age 15)	0	0	Kuala Lumpur FA
13	4FW	Nurfazira Muhammad Sani	(2001-11-13) 13 November 2001 (age 24)	16	2	Selangor

The following players have been called up in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Nurdiana Syafiqah Mohd Rostam	(age 17)	-	-	Kelana United	v.  Hong Kong, 25 October 2025
GK	Daliea Eliesa Mohd Hafiz	(2008-10-22) 22 October 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Selangor	2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
GK	Daiyana Wardina Mohd Rosdi	(2005-01-23) 23 January 2005 (age 21)	-	-	SSM Pahang
DF	Lauren Hoh Ruyi	(2006-01-27) 27 January 2006 (age 20)	-	-	Trinity Bantams	v.  Hong Kong, 25 October 2025
DF	Nurfarisya Hanim Muhamad Zaki	(2004-02-13) 13 February 2004 (age 22)	-	-	UPSI	2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
DF	Azzlyeanieh Kinuli	(2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 21)	-	-	Sabah	2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
DF	Putri Arissa Balqis Ab Llah	(2000-08-26) 26 August 2000 (age 25)	-	-	UiTM	2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
DF	Eva Oliviannie Antinus	(2001-04-03) 3 April 2001 (age 24)	-	-	Sabah
DF	Norfiralisna Sulaiman	(1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 29)	-	-	Kelana United
DF	Shereilynn Elly Pius	(1991-08-20) 20 August 1991 (age 34)	-	-	Sabah	v.  Cambodia, 29 November 2024
MF	Waitie Taming	(2003-04-12) 12 April 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Kelana United	2025 Bangladesh Tri-Nations Cup
MF	Farahiyah Ridzuan	(1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 32)	-	-	MBSJ	2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
MF	Nurul Arliana Nabila Mohamad Ramadhan	(2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 22)	-	-	UPNM
MF	Nurul Nadia Roslan	(2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 24)	-	-	Kelana United
MF	Siti Nurkhaleeda Ismail	(2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 24)	-	-	Kelana United	v.  Cambodia, 29 November 2024
FW	S. Thivashini	(2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 20)	-	-	MBPJ	v.  Hong Kong, 25 October 2025
FW	Ayuna Anjani Lamsin	(2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Selangor	2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
FW	Rocillyeka Lole	(2008-04-17) 17 April 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Sabah
FW	Usliza Usman	(1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 30)	-	-	Sabah	v.  Cambodia, 29 November 2024

As of 29 November 2025

*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place     Fourth place  

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did not qualify
1995	Did not enter
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023	Did not qualify
2027
2031	To be determined
2035	To be determined
Total	0/12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1975	Fourth Place	4	1	0	3	3	11	−8
1977	Did not enter
1980	Sixth Place	5	1	1	3	4	5	−1
1981	Did not enter
1983	Third Place	6	2	1	3	7	16	−9
1986	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	0	20	−20
1989	Did not enter
1991	Group Stage	4	1	1	2	1	24	−23
1993		3	0	0	3	3	23	−20
1995		2	0	0	2	1	11	−10
1997	Did not enter
1999	Group Stage	4	0	0	4	1	27	−26
2001		4	0	0	4	0	24	−24
2003	Did not enter
2006
2008	Did not qualify
2010	Did not enter
2014
2018
2022	Did not qualify
2026
Total	9/21	34	5	3	26	20	161	−141

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Notes:

• Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Asian Games record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1990 to 2022	Did not enter

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFF Women's Championship record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2004	Did not enter
2006
2007	Fourth Place	4	2	0	3	4	21	−17
2008	Group Stage	4	0	0	4	1	24	−23
2011		3	0	1	2	3	18	−15
2012		2	0	0	2	2	7	−5
2013		4	0	0	4	0	9	−9
2015		3	0	0	3	0	14	−14
2016		3	1	0	2	14	6	+8
2018		4	2	0	2	8	15	−7
2019		4	2	0	2	9	10	−1
2022		5	0	2	3	1	15	−14
2025	Did not qualify
Total	10/13	36	7	3	27	42	139	−97

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

SEA Games record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1985	Did not enter
1995	Silver Medal	5	2	1	2	7	5	+2
1997	Group Stage	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1
2001		3	1	0	2	3	7	−4
2003	Fourth Place	5	0	2	3	4	19	−15
2005	Did not enter
2007	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	0	11	−11
2009		4	0	0	4	1	34	−33
2013	Fourth Place	4	1	0	3	4	17	−13
2017	Fifth Place	4	0	0	4	1	19	−18
2019	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10
2021	Did not enter
2023	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8
2025
Total	10/13	34	4	4	26	22	133	−111

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Notes:

• Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
• These matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.

AFC Women's Championship
Honours	Years	Head coach	Team
Third place	1983	Shamdin Yusoff	[25]

Football at the Southeast Asian Games
Honours	Years	Head coach	Team
Silver medal	1995	Paramsivam Manickam	[26]

Overview
Event	1st place	2nd place	3rd place	4th place
FIFA Women's World Cup	0	0	0	0
Summer Olympic Games	0	0	0	0
AFC Women's Asian Cup	0	0	1	1
Asian Games	0	0	0	0
AFF Women's Cup	0	0	0	1
SEA Games	0	1	0	2
Total	0	1	1	2

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