The Story of Harimau Malaya
THE STORY OF HARIMAU MALAYA
Malaysia National Football team that is popular with the nickname of “Harimau Malaya” was established in 1926 when five football associations which included Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Singapore united to form a Malayan team that prepared to against Australia team in Singapore. Before that, this sport has been introduced in Malaysia by British when they arrived during the colonial era. Thus, this sport attracts the Malaysian and became country’s leading sport. This team had been through a long and complicated era, from the fall until the golden age since it’s establish. Besides of the failure of the team to defend the Cup of ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Championship 2012 that they won in the previous campaign to achieve their first international title in history when they beat Indonesia 2-4 on aggregate in final, they has achieves lot of achievement since this sport arrived in Malaysia with British. Thus, Malaysia National Football team has gone through four eras from the early 20’s until now.
Malaysia football team’s has gone through development era during the early 1920’s. This is where the Malaya Cup was organized during the year of 1921, where this cup consist all the states in Malaya. This Cup has been known as Malaysia cup when it’s renamed in 1963 had been postpone despite of the started war years in December 1941 when Japan attacks Malaya, this had been cause all sports activity in Malaya had been stop. Before that, Selangor has become the first Football Association in Malaysia that formed and organizing tournaments for their affiliates. This has been encouraged other countries to forms their own Football Association and then organize their own tournaments for the purpose of developing their football team. In 1933, Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) was officially formed, this association was responsible in administrated Malaysia Football team, all football tournaments in Malaysia and their affiliates. Then,
Malaysia National Football team that is popular with the nickname of “Harimau Malaya” was established in 1926 when five football associations which included Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Singapore united to form a Malayan team that prepared to against Australia team in Singapore. Before that, this sport has been introduced in Malaysia by British when they arrived during the colonial era. Thus, this sport attracts the Malaysian and became country’s leading sport. This team had been through a long and complicated era, from the fall until the golden age since it’s establish. Besides of the failure of the team to defend the Cup of ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Championship 2012 that they won in the previous campaign to achieve their first international title in history when they beat Indonesia 2-4 on aggregate in final, they has achieves lot of achievement since this sport arrived in Malaysia with British. Thus, Malaysia National Football team has gone through four eras from the early 20’s until now.
Malaysia football team’s has gone through development era during the early 1920’s. This is where the Malaya Cup was organized during the year of 1921, where this cup consist all the states in Malaya. This Cup has been known as Malaysia cup when it’s renamed in 1963 had been postpone despite of the started war years in December 1941 when Japan attacks Malaya, this had been cause all sports activity in Malaya had been stop. Before that, Selangor has become the first Football Association in Malaysia that formed and organizing tournaments for their affiliates. This has been encouraged other countries to forms their own Football Association and then organize their own tournaments for the purpose of developing their football team. In 1933, Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) was officially formed, this association was responsible in administrated Malaysia Football team, all football tournaments in Malaysia and their affiliates. Then,