Malaysia League XI is a football team which represents Malaysia to participate in exhibitional matches. Malaysia XI mainly play Non FIFA 'A' international match while the competitive matches such as World Cup Qualifiers

FIFA World Cup qualification

The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...

 and the Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup

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 are played by the Malaysia national football team

Malaysia national football team

The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...

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History

The team is formed by the top players in the Malaysian League. Some of the players are mainly from the Malaysia national team

Malaysia national football team

The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...

. Malaysia XI usually plays against Associated Football clubs throughout the world mostly from England

England

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In recent years, FAM

Football Association of Malaysia

The Football Association of Malaysia is the governing body for football in Malaysia, responsible for organising the Malaysian national football team and the major football and futsal tournaments within the country. The Football Association of Malaysia main headquarters is located at Wisma...

 has always arranged matches between the Malaysian side and clubs throughout the world. Malaysia XI doesn't play a match for a few years. They only play a match if they are invited to. The team mainly play against a pre season friendly match for the opposite team to be prepared for their leagues.

Malaysia XI is usually coached by the Malaysia national team

Malaysia national football team

The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...

. The team coach is currently K. Rajagopal

K. Rajagopal

Datuk K. Rajagopal, is a Malaysian football manager and former professional player. He is currently the head coach of Malaysia and former Under-23 Malaysia coach....

. Malaysia XI only recorded one win and three draws since their match at 1974.

Malaysia XI will play the visiting English team, Chelsea

Chelsea F.C.

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, Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

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, and Liverpool

Liverpool F.C.

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 on July 2011.

Matches

Date	Type of match	Location	Head coach	Opponent	Result	Goalscorer
May 8, 1974	Friendly Match	Perak Stadium Perak Stadium Perak Stadium is a stadium located in Kampung Simee in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. It is part of a large complex called the DBI Sports Complex, which houses a majority of sporting facilities used by players representing the state of Perak such as the Velodrome Rakyat , Indera Mulia Stadium and the... , Malaysia	Jalil Che Din	Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...	0–1 (L)
May 13, 1975	Friendly Match	Merdeka Stadium, Malaysia	M. Chandran	Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...	2–0 (W)	Mokhtar Dahari Mokhtar Dahari Allahyarham Dato' Mokhtar Dahari was a Malaysian Association football player from Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. He was one of the best players in Asia in the 1970s and is known as the best Malaysian footballer during that time, a legend in Malaysian football...
May 15, 1975	Friendly Match	City Stadium, Penang City Stadium (Penang) City Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in George Town,Penang, Malaysia. The oldest built stadium still in use in Malaysia, it was built in 1956 by the British government.The place where the stadium was built originally was a land fill. Previously the main entrance occupied a larger area and... , Malaysia	M. Chandran	Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...	1–1 (D)	Isa Bakar Isa Bakar Isa Bakar was a football player who represented the Malaysian national football team in the 1970s. He played for Penang FA in Malaysia's domestic competition....
July 31, 1982	Friendly Match	Merdeka Stadium, Malaysia	M. Chandran	Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...	0–3 (L)
May 18, 1983	Friendly Match	Merdeka Stadium, Malaysia	Frank Lord Frank Lord Frank Lord was an English footballer and manager. He played as a centre-forward, with a goalscoring ratio of nearly 1 goal in every 2 league matches...	Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...	2–5 (L)	Zainal Abidin Hassan Zainal Abidin Hassan Zainal Abidin Hassan is a former Malaysian footballer and currently a manager for Shahzan Muda FC.Zainal is well known as the best Malaysian footballer in the 80's and 90's. His football career started with Selangor FA in 1980... , Chen Wooi Haw
May 20, 1983	Friendly Match	Darulmakmur Stadium Darulmakmur Stadium Darulmakmur Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Kuantan, Malaysia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, with a capacity of 40,000 people. The stadium has a running track, in addition to the football field. It was opened in 1970, while capacity was increased after renovations... , Malaysia	Frank Lord Frank Lord Frank Lord was an English footballer and manager. He played as a centre-forward, with a goalscoring ratio of nearly 1 goal in every 2 league matches...	Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...	0–1 (L)
August 11, 1989	Friendly Match	Merdeka Stadium, Malaysia	Trevor Hartley Trevor Hartley Trevor Hartley was born on March 16, 1947 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire and is a former English footballer with West Ham United and A.F.C. Bournemouth and football manager with A.F.C. Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur.-Career as Footballer:...	Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...	0–0 (D) (Lose 2-4 PSO)
May 20, 1991	Friendly Match	Merdeka Stadium, Malaysia	Rahim Abdullah	Aston Villa	0–4 (L)
May 7, 1995	Friendly Match	Shah Alam Stadium Shah Alam Stadium Shah Alam Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Shah Alam, Malaysia. It is used mostly for football matches but also has facilities for athletics... , Malaysia	Claude Le Roy Claude Le Roy Claude Le Roy is a French football manager and former player, who gained prominence at international level as coach to the Senegal and Ghana national teams...	Flamengo XI Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...	1–1 (D)	Badrul Hisham Abdullah
July 19, 1999	Friendly Match	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, located in the National Sports Complex to the south of the capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, is a 87,411 capacity all-seater, multi-purpose stadium that was built in 1998 to host the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-History:The stadium was built in 1... , Malaysia	Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Abdul Rahman Ibrahim is a former Malaysian football player and coach. He formerly the head coach for Perlis FA, Selangor FA and Terengganu FA. In October 1998 he selected as the Malaysia national football team head coach. He has signed for Liga Indonesia club, Deltras Sidoarjo in 2008 season. He...	Arsenal	0–2 (L)
July 23, 2001	Friendly Match	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, located in the National Sports Complex to the south of the capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, is a 87,411 capacity all-seater, multi-purpose stadium that was built in 1998 to host the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-History:The stadium was built in 1... , Malaysia	Allan Harris Allan Harris Allan Harris was a footballer who played for Chelsea, Coventry City and QPR. His brother Ron was also a professional footballer....	Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...	0–6 (L)
July 17, 2004	Friendly Match	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, located in the National Sports Complex to the south of the capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, is a 87,411 capacity all-seater, multi-purpose stadium that was built in 1998 to host the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-History:The stadium was built in 1... , Malaysia	Allan Harris Allan Harris Allan Harris was a footballer who played for Chelsea, Coventry City and QPR. His brother Ron was also a professional footballer....	Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...	0–1 (L)
July 29, 2008	Friendly Match	Shah Alam Stadium Shah Alam Stadium Shah Alam Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Shah Alam, Malaysia. It is used mostly for football matches but also has facilities for athletics... , Malaysia	B. Sathianathan B. Sathianathan B. Sathianathan is the former head coach for Malaysia national football team and Malaysia U-23 football team. He is currently attached to Kelantan FA. Before becoming the head coach for Malaysia, he was the coach for Arsenal Soccer School in Malaysia....	Chelsea	0–2 (L)
July 18, 2009	Friendly Match	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, located in the National Sports Complex to the south of the capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, is a 87,411 capacity all-seater, multi-purpose stadium that was built in 1998 to host the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-History:The stadium was built in 1... , Malaysia	K. Rajagopal K. Rajagopal Datuk K. Rajagopal, is a Malaysian football manager and former professional player. He is currently the head coach of Malaysia and former Under-23 Malaysia coach....	Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...	2–3 (L)	Amri Mohd Amri Yahyah Mohd Amri Yahyah is a Malaysian footballer who is a versatile player, who can operate as a striker and midfielder. Recently, he has been playing as attacking midfielder for team Selangor FA.-Career:...
July 20, 2009	Friendly Match	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, located in the National Sports Complex to the south of the capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, is a 87,411 capacity all-seater, multi-purpose stadium that was built in 1998 to host the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-History:The stadium was built in 1... , Malaysia	K. Rajagopal K. Rajagopal Datuk K. Rajagopal, is a Malaysian football manager and former professional player. He is currently the head coach of Malaysia and former Under-23 Malaysia coach....	Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...	0–2 (L)
July 13, 2011	Friendly Match	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, located in the National Sports Complex to the south of the capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, is a 87,411 capacity all-seater, multi-purpose stadium that was built in 1998 to host the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-History:The stadium was built in 1... , Malaysia	K. Rajagopal K. Rajagopal Datuk K. Rajagopal, is a Malaysian football manager and former professional player. He is currently the head coach of Malaysia and former Under-23 Malaysia coach....	Arsenal	0-4 (L)
July 16, 2011	Friendly Match	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, located in the National Sports Complex to the south of the capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, is a 87,411 capacity all-seater, multi-purpose stadium that was built in 1998 to host the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-History:The stadium was built in 1... , Malaysia	K. Rajagopal K. Rajagopal Datuk K. Rajagopal, is a Malaysian football manager and former professional player. He is currently the head coach of Malaysia and former Under-23 Malaysia coach....	Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...	3-6 (L)	Safiq Mohd Safiq Rahim Mohd Safiq Rahim is a Malaysian footballer who is currently playing for Selangor FA. He is also a member of Malaysia national, Malaysia U-23 and former Malaysia U-20 squad....   Safee Mohd Safee Mohd Sali Mohd Safee Mohd Sali commonly known as Safee Sali is a professional Malaysian footballer who is a Striker for Pelita Jaya FC of Indonesia...  ,
July 21, 2011	Friendly Match	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, located in the National Sports Complex to the south of the capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, is a 87,411 capacity all-seater, multi-purpose stadium that was built in 1998 to host the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-History:The stadium was built in 1... , Malaysia	Ong Kim Swee Ong Kim Swee Ong Kim Swee is a Malaysian football manager and former footballer. He spent most of his career playing for East Malaysian team notably Sarawak and Sabah during the mid 90's....	Chelsea	0-1 (L)	Izham Tarmizi Mohd Izham Tarmizi Izham Tarmizi Roslan is a Malaysian footballer currently playing for Harimau Muda A in Malaysia Super League.-External links:*...

See also

• Malaysia national football team
  Malaysia national football team
  The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...
  
  
• Malaysia women's national football team
  Malaysia women's national football team
  The Malaysia women's national team represents the Malaysia in international women's football-History:The Malaysia women's U-19 national team previously were under fire after a miserable run in AFC U-19 Championship in Kuala Lumpur...
  
  
• Malaysia national under-23 football team
  Malaysia national under-23 football team
  Malaysia national under-23 football team represents Malaysia in international football competitions in Olympic Games, Asian Games and SEA Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments...
  
  
• Harimau Muda A
• Harimau Muda B
• Malaysia national under-17 football team
• Malaysia national futsal team
  Malaysia national futsal team
  The Malaysia national futsal team represents Malaysia in international futsal competitions and is controlled by Football Association of Malaysia. Malaysia once played in the FIFA Futsal World Cup in 1996.-FIFA Futsal World Championship:-AFC Futsal Championship:...
  
  

External links

• Football Association of Malaysia
• Malaysia XI History and Matches 1953-2000