Indonesia–Malaysia football rivalry
Indonesia and Malaysia men's national football teams are sporting rivals and have played each other over 50 matches. It is one of Southeast Asia and Asia's rivalries, and is one of Asia's best known football rivalries.[1][2]The heated political conflict between victims in the 1960s transmitted disease to the football field. The spicy words "Down with Malaysia!" which was put forward by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Sukarno, in a political speech in Jakarta as if to be an encouragement for the Red-White Team when they were going to talk with the Malaysian national team.[3] Matches involving the two countries, whether in Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur, are always crowded with spectators. When the match takes place, there are often controversial incidents: two fans died in 2011 in a stampede during a Southeast Asian Games final between the under-23 teams of Indonesia and Malaysia in Jakarta.[1] The two teams will next play in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in Jakarta.[4]
Other names | Indonesia vs Malaya Indonesia vs Malaysia |
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Locale | Asia and Southeast Asia (AFC, AFF) |
Teams | Indonesia Malaysia |
First meeting | Malaya 2–4 Indonesia 7 September 1957 |
Latest meeting | Malaysia 2–0 Indonesia 19 November 2019 |
Statistics | |
Most wins | Indonesia (35) |
Largest victory | Malaysia 7–1 Indonesia 14 August 1976 Indonesia 6-0 Malaysia 6 August 1999 |
Matches
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- Notes
- Indonesia was awarded third place after winning 4–3 in the penalty shoot-out.
- Indonesia won the semi-final 5–3 on aggregate.
- Malaysia won the final 4–2 on aggregate and won the 2010 AFF Championship.
See also
References
- "Indonesia v Malaysia: a cauldron of passion and an armoured personnel carrier". the Guardian. September 4, 2019.
- Zappei, Julia (28 February 2010). "Malaysia holiday after football win over Indonesia". USA Today. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- "Cerita Rivalitas Panas Timnas Indonesia dengan Malaysia Sejak Tahun 1957". BOLA.COM.
- "Malaysia, Indonesia set to renew Southeast Asia's biggest rivalry". ESPN.com. September 5, 2019.