Malaysia men'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.

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

Malaysia
Malaysia
Nickname(s)Malaysian Hockey Tigers (Speedy Tigers)
AssociationMalaysian Hockey Confederation (Konfederasi Hoki Malaysia)
ConfederationAHF (Asia)
Head CoachArul Anthoni
Assistant coach(es)Azrul Bistamam
Brendon Carolan
Amin Rahim
Kieran Govers
ManagerMirnawan Nawawi
CaptainMarhan Jalil
Most capsKuhan Shanmuganathan (341)
Top scorerRazie Rahim (107)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 12 Decrease 2 (14 October 2023)[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 place2010 GuangzhouTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 JakartaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1962 JakartaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1974 TehranTeam
Bronze medal – third place1978 BangkokTeam
Bronze medal – third place1982 New DelhiTeam
Bronze medal – third place1990 BeijingTeam
Bronze medal – third place2002 BusanTeam
Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place2017 Dhaka
Silver medal – second place2022 Jakarta
Bronze medal – third place2007 Chennai
Asian Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2023 Chennai
Bronze medal – third place2011 Ordos
Bronze medal – third place2012 Doha
Bronze medal – third place2013 Kakamigahara
Bronze medal – third place2016 Kuantan
Bronze medal – third place2018 Muscat
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala LumpurTeam
Bronze medal – third place2006 MelbourneTeam
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Gold medal – first place2023 Ipoh
Silver medal – second place1985 Ipoh
Silver medal – second place2007 Ipoh
Silver medal – second place2009 Ipoh
Silver medal – second place2013 Ipoh
Silver medal – second place2014 Ipoh
Bronze medal – third place1996 Ipoh
Bronze medal – third place2019 Ipoh

Competition history

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

Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics
Year Round
Australia 1956Ninth place
Italy 1960did not qualify
Japan 1964Ninth place
Mexico 1968Fifteenth place
Germany 1972Eighth place
Canada 1976Ninth place
Soviet Union 1980did not participate
United States 1984Eleventh place
South Korea 1988did not qualify
Spain 1992Ninth place
United States 1996Eleventh place
Australia 2000Eleventh place
Greece 2004did not qualify
China 2008did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012did not qualify
Brazil 2016did not qualify
Japan 2020did not qualify

World Cup
World Cup
Year Round
Spain 1971did not qualify
Netherlands 1973Eleventh place
Malaysia 1975Fourth place
Argentina 1978Tenth place
India 1982Tenth place
England 1986did not qualify
Pakistan 1990did not qualify
Australia 1994did not qualify
Netherlands 1998Eleventh place
Malaysia 2002Eighth place
Germany 2006did not qualify
India 2010did not qualify
Netherlands 2014Twelfth place
India 2018Fifteenth place
India 2023Thirteenth place

Asian Games
Asian Games
Year Round
Japan 1958Fourth place
Indonesia 19623rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Thailand 1966Fourth place
Thailand 1970Fourth place
Iran 19743rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Thailand 19783rd place, bronze medalist(s)
India 19823rd place, bronze medalist(s)
South Korea 1986Fourth place
China 19903rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Japan 1994Fifth place
Thailand 1998Fifth place
South Korea 20023rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Qatar 2006Sixth place
China 20102nd place, silver medalist(s)
South Korea 2014Fourth place
Indonesia 20182nd place, silver medalist(s)
China 2022Sixth place

Asia Cup
Asia Cup
Year Round
Pakistan 1982Fourth place
Bangladesh 1985Fifth place
India 1989Sixth place
Japan 1993Fourth place
Malaysia 1999Fourth place
Malaysia 2003Fifth place
India 2007Third place
Malaysia 2009Fourth place
Malaysia 2013Fourth place
Bangladesh 2017Runner-up
Indonesia 2022Runner-up

Asian Champions Trophy
Asian Champions Trophy record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2011 China Ordos, China 3rd63121512
2012 Qatar Doha, Qatar 3rd64112011
2013 Japan Kakamigahara, Japan 3rd63031712
2016 Malaysia Kuantan, Malaysia 3rd6311188
2018 Oman Muscat, Oman 3rd73312010
2021 Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh Withdrew
2023 India Chennai, India 2nd75022114
Total 2nd place 382161011168

Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
Year Round
Malaysia 19982nd place, silver medalist(s)
Australia 20063rd place, bronze medalist(s)
India 2010Eighth place
Scotland 2014Seventh place
Australia 2018Fifth place
England 2022Withdrew

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

Nations Cup
FIH Hockey Nations Cup
Year Round
South Africa 2022Fourth place

Champions Trophy
Champions Trophy
Year Round
Malaysia 1993Sixth place
Malaysia 2007Eighth place

Champions Challenge
Champions Challenge
Year Round
Malaysia 2001Fourth place
South Africa 2003Sixth place
South Africa 2011Fifth place
Argentina 2012Fourth place
Malaysia 2014Third place

Champions Challenge II
Champions Challenge II
Year Round
Republic of Ireland 2009Fourth place

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Year Round
1983Fourth place
19852nd place, silver medalist(s)
1987Fourth place
1994Fourth place
19993rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2000Fourth place
20072nd place, silver medalist(s)
2008Seventh place
20092nd place, silver medalist(s)
2010Fourth place
2011Seventh place
2012Sixth place
20132nd place, silver medalist(s)
20142nd place, silver medalist(s)
2015Sixth place
2016Fourth place
2017Fifth place
2018Fourth place
20193rd place, bronze medalist(s)
20221st place, gold medalist(s)

Hockey Asean Cup
Asean Cup
Year Round
Thailand 20091st place, gold medalist(s)
Myanmar 20111st place, gold medalist(s)

Southeast Asian Games
SEA Games
Year Round
Malaysia 19711st place, gold medalist(s)
Singapore 19732nd place, silver medalist(s)
Thailand 19751st place, gold medalist(s)
Malaysia 19771st place, gold medalist(s)
Indonesia 19791st place, gold medalist(s)
Philippines 1981Hockey not featured
Singapore 19831st place, gold medalist(s)
Thailand 1985Hockey not featured
Indonesia 19871st place, gold medalist(s)
Malaysia 19891st place, gold medalist(s)
Philippines 1991Hockey not featured
Singapore 19931st place, gold medalist(s)
Thailand 19951st place, gold medalist(s)
Indonesia 19971st place, gold medalist(s)
Brunei 19991st place, gold medalist(s)
Malaysia 20011st place, gold medalist(s)
Vietnam 2003Hockey not featured
Philippines 2005Hockey not featured
Thailand 20071st place, gold medalist(s)
Laos 2009Hockey not featured
Indonesia 2011Hockey not featured
Myanmar 20131st place, gold medalist(s)
Singapore 20151st place, gold medalist(s)
Malaysia 20171st place, gold medalist(s)
Philippines 2019Hockey not featured
Vietnam 2021Hockey not featured
Cambodia 20231st place, gold medalist(s)

Players

Current squad

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.[3][4]


Head coach: Arul Selvaraj

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

Recent call-ups

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

Records
Most Caps
# Player Caps Career
1Kuhan Shanmuganathan330[5]1994–2007
2Chua Boon Huat337[6]1998–2013
3Azlan Misron3502002–
4Nor Saiful Zaini329[7]1985–2001
5Mirnawan Nawawi327[8]1989–2002

Notable former players

Coaches
  1. First foreign coach.
  2. First Malayan coach for 1956 Olympic Games but did not go to Melbourne.
  3. 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

References
  1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. "FIH Men's World Rankings – 10 December 2012" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. Singh, Aftar (29 December 2022). "Captain Marhan is back". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. "Team Roster Malaysia". tms.fih.ch. 13 January 2023. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. "Sapura skipper Kuhan needed in defence and attack". Archived from the original on 2 August 2013.
  6. "Fédération Internationale de Hockey | Official Website".
  7. http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2001&dt=1205&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_02.htm
  8. "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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