Malaysia women's national field hockey team

The Malaysia women's national field hockey team represents Malaysia in international field hockey competitions. As of Jan 2017, the team was ranked 21st in the FIH World Rankings.[2] The team is part of the Asian Hockey Federation. They recently participated in the inaugural International Super Series in Perth, playing against India and Australia in a modified 9-a-side format.[3]

Malaysia

Association	Malaysian Women's Hockey Association (MWHA)
Confederation	AHF (Asia)
Coach	Dharmaraj Abdullah
Manager	Lailin Abu Hassan
Captain	Siti Ruhani
FIH ranking
Current	20 (21 December 2020)[1]

Malaysia achieved 5th place in the 2007 Women's Hockey Asia Cup. The team won a bronze medal in the 1982 Asian Games and came 4th place in 1986.

History

In 2010, the women's national team is invited to play in Malaysia Junior Hockey League as preparation match before the World Cup qualifier.[4][5]

The following season, the women's national team joined with Bandar Penawar Sports School to enter as a team in Division 2 of MHJL.

The women's national hockey team create world record with 36–0 thrashing over Cambodia during a group match in 2013 Southeast Asian Games, Yangon. It is a new world record for the highest score in an international match, last held by Argentina after they defeated Peru 26–0 at the South American Women's Championships in Santiago, Chile, in 2003.[6]

Tournament records

World Cup[7] Year Host city Position 1974 Mandelieu, France DNQ 1976 Berlin, West Germany DNQ 1978 Madrid, Spain DNQ 1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina DNQ 1983 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia DNQ 1986 Amsterdam, Netherlands DNQ 1990 Sydney, Australia DNQ 1994 Dublin, Ireland DNQ 1998 Utrecht, Netherlands DNQ 2002 Perth, Australia DNQ 2006 Madrid, Spain DNQ 2010 Rosario, Argentina DNQ 2014 The Hague, Netherlands DNQ 2018 London, England DNQ World League Year Host city Position 2012–13 New Delhi, India 17th 2014–15 Rosario, Argentina 22nd 2016–17 Auckland, New Zealand 20th Asian Games Year Host city Position 1982 New Delhi, India 3rd 1986 Seoul, South Korea 4th 1990 Beijing, China DNQ 1994 Hiroshima, Japan DNQ 1998 Bangkok, Thailand DNQ 2002 Busan, South Korea DNQ 2006 Doha, Qatar 5th 2010 Guangzhou, China 5th 2014 Incheon, South Korea 5th 2018 Jakarta, Indonesia 5th

Southeast Asian Games[8] Year Host city Position 1993 Singapore 2nd 1995 Chiang Mai, Thailand 2nd 1997 Jakarta, Indonesia 1st 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 1st 2001 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand 1st 2013 Naypyidaw, Myanmar 1st 2015 Singapore City, Singapore 1st 2017 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st Asia Cup[9] Year Host city Position 1985 Seoul, South Korea 3rd 1989 Hong Kong DNQ 1993 Hiroshima, Japan DNQ 1999 New Delhi, India 6th 2004 New Delhi, India 6th 2007 Hong Kong 5th 2009 Bangkok, Thailand 5th 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5th 2017 Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan 5th

Junior team

Women's Junior Asia Cup[10]
Year	Host city	Position
1992	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	5th
1996	Shirane, Japan	5th
2000	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	6th
2004	Hyderabad, India	DNQ
2008	Seremban, Malaysia	5th
2012	Bangkok, Thailand	5th[11]
2016	Bangkok, Thailand	5th

References

1. "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
2. "World Ranking". www.fih.ch.
3. "International Super Series". Hockey Australia. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
4. "Captain Nadia on board". Kamaruzaman Ahmad. Malay Mail. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
5. Singh, Ajitpal (14 April 2010). "Mission impossible". New Straits Times. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
6. "Women's hockey team create world record with 36–0 thrashing". The Star. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
7. "World Cup". www.fih.ch.
8. "History: Women". Malaysia Hockey. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
9. "Asia Cup" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2012.
10. "Women's Junior Asia Cup" (PDF). Asia Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
11. "6th Junior Women's Asia Cup". The Fans of Hockey. Retrieved 5 January 2013.

External links

• Official website
• FIH profile