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General Information for Malaysia

Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia
Founded
1933
FIFA entry
1954
Average height in 1997
1.74m
Average age in 1997
24.7
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Wan Jamak, (Coach)

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Wan Jamak, (Coach)

Day of Birth
1957-11-22
Place of Birth
Johor Bharu (Malaysia)
Matches
14 (10 / 4)
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Players of Malaysia in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Azman, Khairul 1968-03-05 Goalkeeper Malaysia Sabah FA 14 0 0 0 0 0
Zainal Abidin 1962-11-09 Defender Malaysia Selangor FA 14 0 1 0 0 0
Azali, Azmil 1973-03-23 Defender Malaysia Johor FA 14 0 0 0 0 0
Batumalai, Rajanikandh 1974-10-02 Defender 14 0 0 0 0 0
Kalasigaram, Sanbagamaran 1972-02-19 Defender Malaysia Selangor FA 7 1 2 0 0 0
Munusamy, Chandran 1975-03-04 Defender Malaysia Selangor FA 3 4 0 0 0 0
Baharom, Khairul Anuar 1974-04-26 Defender Malaysia Perak FA 2 1 0 0 0 0
Rahim, Roslan 1975-07-18 Defender Malaysia Kedah FA 1 2 0 0 0 0
Zainal, Faizal 1974-02-12 Defender Malaysia Negeri Sembilan FA 1 0 0 0 0 0
Yap, Wai Loon 1969-12-22 Centre Midfielder Malaysia Sabah FA 13 0 0 0 0 0
Abdul Karim, Idris 1976-11-29 Midfielder Malaysia Johor FA 9 3 1 0 0 0
Sukiman, Rizal 1972-09-24 Midfielder Malaysia Johor FA 9 3 0 0 0 0
Yunos, Nazri 1972-12-28 Midfielder Malaysia Sarawak FA 8 0 0 0 0 0
Jusoh, Muhd Anuar 1972-03-15 Midfielder Malaysia Perlis FA 4 0 0 0 0 0
Azhar Sofian, Ahmad Shahrul 1974-10-24 Midfielder Malaysia Perak FA 0 1 0 0 0 0
Adnan, Azman 1971-11-01 Striker Malaysia Selangor FA 13 0 1 0 0 0
Mohd Noor, Zami 1972-02-24 Striker Malaysia Negeri Sembilan FA 12 1 1 0 0 0
Ahmad, Che Zambil 1974-08-03 Striker Malaysia Kedah FA 6 6 1 0 0 0
Yusuf, Suharmin 1973-06-01 Striker Malaysia Sabah FA 4 5 0 0 0 0
Mohamed, Azmi 1971-08-25 Striker Malaysia Negeri Sembilan FA 4 0 4 0 0 0
Rosdee, Sulong 1972-09-15 Striker Malaysia Johor FA 2 5 1 0 0 0
Zainal, Khairil 1974-02-12 Striker Malaysia Negeri Sembilan FA 0 3 0 0 0 0
Kassim, Jaya 1976-03-19 Striker Malaysia Sabah FA 0 2 0 0 0 0
Abdul Rahman, Shamsurin 1967-07-07 Striker Malaysia Sarawak FA 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Malaysia in 1997

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-02-21
Malaysia
Malaysia
Finland
Finland
2:1 c
Malaysia vs. Finland
Friendly
Stadium Merdeka
1997-02-23
Malaysia
Malaysia
Singapore
Singapore
0:0 c
Malaysia vs. Singapore
Friendly
Stadium Merdeka
1997-02-25
Malaysia
Malaysia
China
China
0:2 c
Malaysia vs. China
Friendly
Stadium Merdeka
1997-02-28
Malaysia
Malaysia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0:1 c
Malaysia vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina
Friendly
Stadium Merdeka
1997-03-16
Malaysia
Malaysia
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
2:0 c
Malaysia vs. Bangladesh
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Shah Alam Stadium
1997-03-18
Malaysia
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
0:0 c
Malaysia vs. Saudi Arabia
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Shah Alam Stadium
1997-03-20
Malaysia
Malaysia
Taiwan
Taiwan
2:0 c
Malaysia vs. Taiwan
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Shah Alam Stadium
1997-03-27
Taiwan
Taiwan
Malaysia
Malaysia
0:0 c
Taiwan vs. Malaysia
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
1997-03-29
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Malaysia
Malaysia
3:0 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Malaysia
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
1997-03-31
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Malaysia
Malaysia
0:1 c
Bangladesh vs. Malaysia
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
1997-10-05
Malaysia
Malaysia
Vietnam
Vietnam
1:0 c
Malaysia vs. Vietnam
SEA Games 1997 - Group A
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
1997-10-07
Malaysia
Malaysia
Philippines
Philippines
4:0 c
Malaysia vs. Philippines
SEA Games 1997 - Group A
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
1997-10-09
Indonesia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Malaysia
4:0 c
Indonesia vs. Malaysia
SEA Games 1997 - Group A
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
1997-10-14
Laos
Laos
Malaysia
Malaysia
1:0 p
Laos vs. Malaysia
SEA Games 1997 - Group A
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
14 Matches

Match Progress for Malaysia in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Malaysia

Opponent M W D L G
Singapore
Singapore
52 18 13 21 80
Thailand
Thailand
42 14 13 15 46
Indonesia
Indonesia
37 11 10 16 41
Vietnam
Vietnam
24 6 3 15 24
Myanmar
Myanmar
21 7 6 8 30
Laos
Laos
15 12 2 1 53
Philippines
Philippines
15 8 6 1 33
Cambodia
Cambodia
14 12 2 0 53
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
14 6 4 4 20
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
13 1 2 10 8
India
India
12 4 5 3 25
Bahrain
Bahrain
12 0 3 9 9
South Korea
South Korea
11 1 2 8 7
New Zealand
New Zealand
11 1 2 8 5
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
11 1 0 10 5
China
China
10 0 3 7 2
Kuwait
Kuwait
9 0 1 8 4
Taiwan
Taiwan
9 5 1 3 15
Qatar
Qatar
9 0 3 6 4
Brunei
Brunei
8 8 0 0 30
Oman
Oman
8 1 1 6 4
Nepal
Nepal
8 7 1 0 25
East Timor
East Timor
8 7 1 0 28
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
7 4 2 1 10
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
7 6 0 1 26
Palestine
Palestine
6 2 0 4 5
Japan
Japan
6 2 0 4 4
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
6 0 0 6 3
Jordan
Jordan
6 0 2 4 0
Fiji
Fiji
5 2 1 2 5
Iraq
Iraq
5 0 1 4 2
Maldives
Maldives
5 4 0 1 11
Syria
Syria
5 1 2 2 9
North Korea
North Korea
5 0 2 3 4
Yemen
Yemen
4 3 0 1 5
Macau
Macau
4 2 1 1 14
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 1 0 3 2
Pakistan
Pakistan
4 3 0 1 15
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
4 3 0 1 17
Australia
Australia
3 1 0 2 1
Lebanon
Lebanon
3 1 0 2 3
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
3 2 1 0 9
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 1 1 1 5
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
2 2 0 0 4
Iran
Iran
2 0 0 2 0
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
2 0 1 1 1
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
2 2 0 0 5
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 0 1 1 2
Mongolia
Mongolia
1 0 1 0 2
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 0 0 1 0
North Yemen
North Yemen
1 1 0 0 4
Brazil
Brazil
1 0 0 1 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 0
Lesotho
Lesotho
1 1 0 0 5
England
England
1 0 0 1 2
Senegal
Senegal
1 1 0 0 1
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
1 1 0 0 2
Liberia
Liberia
1 1 0 0 3
Kenya
Kenya
1 0 1 0 0
Bhutan
Bhutan
1 1 0 0 7
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 1 0 2
Finland
Finland
1 1 0 0 2
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 0 0 1 0
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
1 1 0 0 4
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