Our National Team

Are they Qualified...

Back in the 70’s & 80’s, every time the Malaysian soccer team played at the Stadium Merdeka, the place would be jammed packed.School boys of those days dream of becoming the likes of SuperMokh, Sharuddin Ahmad, Isa and Ali Bakar ,Chin Aun and a few others.Even on those days we were expose to Sepp Maier,Franz Bakenbauer the Kaiser,Gerd Muller the Bomber with their Football made in German or Johan Cruyff with his Total Football or England with their Heroes of the 66's Still we root for the Malaysian Team.Malaysia was one of the most respectable teams in Asia. Even South Korea with the likes of Cha Bum Keun,Kim Jae Han,Park Byung Chul & Japan with Kunishige Kamamoto took their matches against our national team very seriously and cautiously and it had been a routine for Malaysia to qualify to the Olympics.Nowadays If they wish to send their THIRD STRINGERS, still our Malaysian players only capable of is chasing their backside.What say you....

Note : Still MOKHTAR is my heroes.Wish there were real GEMS laying on the pitch waiting to be polish....My wishful thinking..

Our hero - SuperMokh

Our Idola ( my Hero )

There is actually nothing new about the game name soccer in Malaysia after the glory days of the late SuperMokh, Aru the Spiderman, Syed Ahmad, Namat Abdullah, Soh Chin Aun, Shukur Salleh,  just to name a few. In those days Malaysian League was not even a professional league. 

Stadiums are packed with supporter to support whenever icons like SuperMokh, Syed Ahmad, Namat Abdullah is appearing, shouting and chanting whenever the ball were at their feet. Even if you were hundreds metre from the stadium, you can still hear the echoes of  roaring sound,the supporter makes during the game. ( Till now I’ll miss those good old days ) . 

Kids of those days dream of becoming Mokhtar, Chin Aun, Santokh , Arumugam, Shahrudin Abdullah and Syed Ahmad. During those days we were also exposed to the Star Soccer, football made in Germany, Italian soccer and so on...But still deep in our heart and our soul, we root for our heroes of those days that bring glory to our Malaysia.Actually the expression " Malaysia Boleh " should be used back then, not now..........

Soccer Developement in Malaysia.

Malaysia Boleh....

Following the change in name to the Football Association of Malaysia in the early 1960s, Tunku Abdul Rahman continued to play a big role in the development of the game through various youth competitions. Following his departure in 1974, the reins of the FAM was taken over by Malaysia's second Prime Minister – Tun Abdul Razak who served for just one year. The post was then filled by Tan Sri Datuk Seri Setia Raja Hamzah Haji Abu Samah in 1976, who was the Minister for Trade and Industry at the time.

Between 1976 and 1984, various football activities were introduced under Tan Sri Datuk Seri Raja Hamzah, and Malaysian football reached a new height in the international arena following his appointment as the AFC president.

The FAM entered a new era of modernization and professionalism when His Royal Highness the Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah took over. His Royal Highness was integral in the growth of football in the new era with the introduction of the semi-pro league in 1989 before the game went fully professional several years later.

The Malaysian Super League  were introduced in 2004 with the hope of raising Malaysian football standards and the FAM are optimistic the league will bring Malaysia out of football doldrums…or shall we all says Malaysia Boleh..

Revolutionise of Soccer in Malaysia

Pembentukan F.A.M

In 1933, the MFA was revived to form the Football Association of Malaya (FAM). Initially, the FAM was based in Singapore. It was chiefly responsible for the running of the Malaya Cup competition. In 1940, control of the FAM moved from Singapore to Malaya. In 1951, Tunku Abdul Rahman   became the FAM president, the first non-British. It was under Abdul Rahman that football entered in Malaysia entered its next phase, with the FAM taking a much bigger role than just being the backbone in the organisation of the Malaysia Cup. The FAM was inducted as one of 14 founding members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 1954, before becoming a full-fledged member of FIFA two years later.

Tunku Abdul Rahman's love for the game was the main catalyst which resulted in the construction of the Merdeka Stadium and in 1957 it became hallowed ground for all Malaysians when it was the venue chosen to announce Malaysia's independence from Britain. Pestabola Merdeka was the centrepiece of the independence celebrations. The Pestabola Merdeka proved to be a huge success and became the premier football competition in Asia.  Hong Kong won the first cup . However, Malaya won the title three years in a row, in 1958, 1959 , and sharing it with South Korea in 1960. The country qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Olympics.

Bolasepak Malaysia

Malaysia Soccer History

Football arrived in Malaya with the British but it was not structured properly. Even when the Selangor Amateur Football League took shape in 1905, to ensure proper management and organization, competition is limited to clubs in Kuala Lumpur area. 

In 1921, the national tournament with the participation of all countries which consists Malaya began. It is known as the Malaya Cup. In 1963 it was renamed Malaysia Cup and since then continuously. 
1926 in Selangor Amateur Football League was founded and in 1936 the Selangor Football Association was formed and inspire other states in Malaya to follow suit. In the same year, Perak Football Association, Football Association of Selangor, Football Association of Negeri Sembilan, Football Association of Malacca and the  Singapore Amateur Football Association came together to form the Malayan Football Association (MFA) in order to field a team against the Australian team which visited Singapore that year.