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Malaysia men's national field hockey team

For the women's team, see Malaysia women's national field hockey team.

The Malaysia men's national field hockey team (nicknamed Speedy Tigers) represents Malaysia in international field hockey competitions. As of August 2023, the team is ranked 9th in the world, and 2nd in Asia, by the International Hockey Federation.[2] The governing body for the sports is the Malaysian Hockey Confederation.

Malaysia
Malaysia
Nickname(s)Malaysian Hockey Tigers (Speedy Tigers)
AssociationMalaysian Hockey Confederation (Konfederasi Hoki Malaysia)
ConfederationAHF (Asia)
Head CoachSarjit Singh
Assistant coach(es)Azrul Bistamam
Sukri Mutalib
S. Kumar
ManagerDato' Najmi Razak
CaptainMarhan Jalil
Most capsKuhan Shanmuganathan (341)
Top scorerRazie Rahim (107)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 13 Steady (23 November 2024)[1]
Highest9 (2023)
Lowest15 (2008–2010)
Olympic Games
Appearances9 (first in 1956)
Best result8th (1972)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1973)
Best result4th (1975)
Asian Games
Appearances17 (first in 1958)
Best resultSilver (2010, 2018)
Asia Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1982)
Best resultSilver (2017, 2022)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 0 2 6
Asia Cup 0 2 1
Asian Champions Trophy 0 1 5
Commonwealth Games 0 1 1
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 1 5 2
Total 1 11 15
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Tehran Team
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 1982 New Delhi Team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Team
Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place 2017 Dhaka
Silver medal – second place 2022 Jakarta
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Chennai
Asian Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2023 Chennai
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Ordos
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Doha
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kakamigahara
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kuantan
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Muscat
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Team
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Ipoh
Silver medal – second place 1985 Ipoh
Silver medal – second place 2007 Ipoh
Silver medal – second place 2009 Ipoh
Silver medal – second place 2013 Ipoh
Silver medal – second place 2014 Ipoh
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Ipoh
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ipoh

History

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Hockey has a long-standing history in Malaysia, with the first formal match taking place in Kuala Lumpur on November 30, 1898, between Harris' XI and Whitley's XI, just 12 years after the first regulated game was played in England in 1886.[3] Malaysia's first international game occurred in 1932 against the Indian Olympic squad, who had recently clinched Olympic gold. Predictably, the visitors emerged victorious with a 7-0 scoreline. Malaysia formed a national hockey body in 1947, and in 1956, they represented Malaya (as it was then known) at the Melbourne Olympics, finishing ninth. Their most notable Olympic performance to date was at the 1972 Games, where they secured eighth place and recorded victories against Spain and Argentina.[citation needed]

Malaysia has qualified for the Hockey World Cup on seven occasions, including the most recent edition. Their best finish to date was in 1975 when they hosted the tournament and achieved a remarkable fourth-place finish, which included a 2-1 victory over the Netherlands.[4]

In recent years, the Malaysian national hockey team has faced challenges in maintaining their past success. They have struggled to replicate their previous achievements at major international tournaments. However, the team has remained competitive in the Asian region.[citation needed]

The crown jewel of Malaysian hockey is the annual Sultan Azlan Shah tournament, held in Kuala Lumpur. Named after the ninth King of Malaysia, Sultan Azlan Shah, a devoted hockey enthusiast, this invitation-only event has been a key highlight since 1983, becoming an annual affair in 2003. In 2022, Malaysia won their first Sultan Azlan Shah Cup after defeating South Korea 3-2.[5]

Kuala Lumpur had the honor of hosting the first Commonwealth Games to include hockey as a sport in 1998. Malaysia's national team showcased their talent by securing a silver medal, narrowly losing 4-0 to Australia in the final. Another significant achievement was Malaysia's hosting of the 2002 World Cup, which featured 16 nations, making it the only single World Cup to adopt this format. This edition also permitted squads of 18 players instead of the usual 16, accommodating the hot and humid conditions.[6]

Malaysia has also played host to the Junior World Cup three times, with the most recent occurrence in 2009. Although Malaysia has achieved fourth place on four occasions, they continue to strive for further success in this prestigious tournament.[7]

The team's development and performance are supported by the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) and its efforts to promote the sport at various levels, including grassroots development and talent identification programs.[citation needed]

Competition history

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A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Malaysia and best results"

Summer Olympics

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Summer Olympics
Year Round
  1956 Ninth place
  1960 did not qualify
  1964 Ninth place
  1968 Fifteenth place
  1972 Eighth place
  1976 Ninth place
  1980 did not participate
  1984 Eleventh place
  1988 did not qualify
  1992 Ninth place
  1996 Eleventh place
  2000 Eleventh place
  2004 did not qualify
  2008 did not qualify
  2012 did not qualify
  2016 did not qualify
  2020 did not qualify
  2024 did not qualify

World Cup

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World Cup
Year Round
  1971 did not qualify
  1973 Eleventh place
  1975 Fourth place
  1978 Tenth place
  1982 Tenth place
  1986 did not qualify
  1990 did not qualify
  1994 did not qualify
  1998 Eleventh place
  2002 Eighth place
  2006 did not qualify
  2010 did not qualify
  2014 Twelfth place
  2018 Fifteenth place
  2023 Thirteenth place

Asian Games

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Asian Games
Year Round
  1958 Fourth place
  1962  
  1966 Fourth place
  1970 Fourth place
  1974  
  1978  
  1982  
  1986 Fourth place
  1990  
  1994 Fifth place
  1998 Fifth place
  2002  
  2006 Sixth place
  2010  
  2014 Fourth place
  2018  
  2022 Sixth place

Asia Cup

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Asia Cup
Year Round
  1982 Fourth place
  1985 Fifth place
  1989 Sixth place
  1993 Fourth place
  1999 Fourth place
  2003 Fifth place
  2007 Third place
  2009 Fourth place
  2013 Fourth place
  2017 Runner-up
  2022 Runner-up

Asian Champions Trophy

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Asian Champions Trophy record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2011   Ordos, China 3rd 6 3 1 2 15 12
2012   Doha, Qatar 3rd 6 4 1 1 20 11
2013   Kakamigahara, Japan 3rd 6 3 0 3 17 12
2016   Kuantan, Malaysia 3rd 6 3 1 1 18 8
2018   Muscat, Oman 3rd 7 3 3 1 20 10
2021   Dhaka, Bangladesh Withdrew
2023   Chennai, India 2nd 7 5 0 2 21 14
2024   Hulunbuir, China Qualified
Total 2nd place 38 21 6 10 111 68

Commonwealth Games

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Commonwealth Games
Year Round
  1998  
  2006  
  2010 Eighth place
  2014 Seventh place
  2018 Fifth place
  2022 Withdrew

World League

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FIH Hockey World League
Year Round
  2012–13 Eleventh place
  2014–15 Twelfth place
  2016–17 Ninth place

Nations Cup

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FIH Hockey Nations Cup
Year Round
  2022 Fourth place
  2023–24 Seventh place

Champions Trophy

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Champions Trophy
Year Round
  1993 Sixth place
  2007 Eighth place

Champions Challenge

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Champions Challenge
Year Round
  2001 Fourth place
  2003 Sixth place
  2011 Fifth place
  2012 Fourth place
  2014 Third place

Champions Challenge II

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Champions Challenge II
Year Round
  2009 Fourth place

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Year Round
1983 Fourth place
1985  
1987 Fourth place
1994 Fourth place
1999  
2000 Fourth place
2007  
2008 Seventh place
2009  
2010 Fourth place
2011 Seventh place
2012 Sixth place
2013  
2014  
2015 Sixth place
2016 Fourth place
2017 Fifth place
2018 Fourth place
2019  
2022  
2024 Fourth place

Hockey Asean Cup

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Asean Cup
Year Round
  2009  
  2011  

Southeast Asian Games

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SEA Games
Year Round
  1971  
  1973  
  1975  
  1977  
  1979  
  1981 Hockey not featured
  1983  
  1985 Hockey not featured
  1987  
  1989  
  1991 Hockey not featured
  1993  
  1995  
  1997  
  1999  
  2001  
  2003 Hockey not featured
  2005 Hockey not featured
  2007  
  2009 Hockey not featured
  2011 Hockey not featured
  2013  
  2015  
  2017  
  2019 Hockey not featured
  2021 Hockey not featured
  2023  

Players

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Current squad

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The following 18 players were named on 29 December 2022 for the 2023 World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India from 13 to 29 January 2023.[8][9]


Head coach: Arul Selvaraj

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
2 MF Najib Hassan (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 29) 51   Tenaga Nasional Berhad
4 FW Ramadan Rosli (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991 (age 33) 92
6 DF Marhan Jalil (Captain) (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 (age 34) 278   Terengganu
8 MF Ashran Hamsani (1995-04-20) 20 April 1995 (age 29) 50   Maybank
10 FW Faizal Saari (1991-01-13) 13 January 1991 (age 33) 266   Schaerweijde
12 DF Aminudin Zain (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 29) 11
13 MF Firhan Ashari (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31) 186   Tenaga Nasional Berhad
15 FW Shello Silverius (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 (age 25) 20   Terengganu
17 DF Razie Rahim (1987-08-25) 25 August 1987 (age 37) 306   Maybank
18 MF Faiz Jali (1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 32) 191   Tenaga Nasional Berhad
19 GK Adrian Albert (1997-02-19) 19 February 1997 (age 27) 10   UiTM HA
20 MF Azuan Hassan (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 30) 174   Maybank
21 GK Hafizuddin Othman (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 32) 85   Terengganu
22 FW Norsyafiq Sumantri (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28) 86   Tenaga Nasional Berhad
25 DF Najmi Farizal (1995-04-04) 4 April 1995 (age 29) 102   Maybank
26 FW Shahril Saabah (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30) 148   Tenaga Nasional Berhad
28 DF Zulpidaus Mizun (1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 (age 28) 26   UiTM HA
29 DF Azmirul Azahar (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 24) 11
28 Shahmie Irfan Suhaimi (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22) 4

Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up
GK Mohd Mat (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 27) 1 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
DF Syarman Mat (2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 (age 23) 3 2022 FIH Hockey Nations Cup
DF Syafiq Hassan (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25) 15   Maybank 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
DF Syed Cholan (1995-05-12) 12 May 1995 (age 29) 95   Tenaga Nasional Berhad 2022 Asia Cup
DF Arif Syafie (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 24) 16   Terengganu v.   Australia, 28 April 2022
MF Aiman Rozemi (1996-07-19) 19 July 1996 (age 28) 126   Tenaga Nasional Berhad 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
FW Azrai Aizad (1999-10-03) 3 October 1999 (age 25) 51   Tenaga Nasional Berhad 2022 FIH Hockey Nations Cup
FW Tengku Nasrul Ikmal (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 23) 12   Tenaga Nasional Berhad 2022 FIH Hockey Nations Cup
FW Muhajir Abdu (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 24) 1   Maybank v.   Australia, 26 April 2022
 
Malaysia vs. India at the 2010 Commonwealth Games on Delhi.

Records

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Most Caps
# Player Caps Career
1 Kuhan Shanmuganathan 330[10] 1994–2007
2 Chua Boon Huat 337[11] 1998–2013
3 Azlan Misron 350 2002–
4 Nor Saiful Zaini 329[12] 1985–2001
5 Mirnawan Nawawi 327[13] 1989–2002

Notable former players

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Coaches

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  1. ^ First foreign coach.
  2. ^ First Malayan coach for 1956 Olympic Games but did not go to Melbourne.
  3. ^ a b Served as tactical coach for 1958 Asian Games, test match against Korea in 1960 and home international against Singapore in 1961.
  4. ^ First Malaysian coach.
  5. ^ Coach the Malaysian team for three-month only.
  6. ^ Coach the Malaysian team for 1966 Asian Games, return in December 1967 for 1968 Olympics.
  7. ^ Handled the national team for a month in 1994, in charge for 1995 Southeast Asian Games.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ "FIH Men's World Rankings – 10 December 2012" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. ^ "The History". MHC. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Malaysian men's hockey team has history on its side". FIH. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Malaysia lift Sultan Azlan Shah Cup for first time after beating South Korea". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  6. ^ "World Cup". FIH. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Junior World Cup". FIH. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  8. ^ Singh, Aftar (29 December 2022). "Captain Marhan is back". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Team Roster Malaysia". tms.fih.ch. 13 January 2023. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Sapura skipper Kuhan needed in defence and attack". Archived from the original on 2 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Fédération Internationale de Hockey | Official Website".
  12. ^ http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2001&dt=1205&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_02.htm [permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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