National football body says new chief to be elected at its next congress, to be held next year

SHAH ALAM, July 10 — Selangor FC remains committed to prioritising the development of local football talent, the Selangor State Legislative Assembly was told today.

SUBANG JAYA, June 30 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has refused to be drawn into head coach Peter Cklamovski’s claims of interference in national team management, saying he should clarify the matter.

PETALING JAYA, May 14 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) today appointed Joel Cornelli, an experienced coach from Brazil, as the head coach of the national women's football squad.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 —The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) have confirmed that no discussions have been held regarding the creation of an honorary president post, amid speculation linking former FAM president Tan Sri Hamidin Mohd Amin to the role.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) is awaiting the green light from the government to secure citizenship for four new heritage players for Harimau Malaya.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA) president Syed Yazid Syed Omar has announced that he would not be contesting for the FAM president position.

SEPANG, Dec 6 — Malaysian midfielder Mohamed Syamer Kutty Abba has vowed to lead the Harimau Malaya to a strong performance at the 2024 Asean Cup in Phnom Penh, making it a fitting farewell for head coach Pau Marti Vicente.

By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, July 5 – In a show of bipartisan unity, the Selangor State Legislative Assembly approved an emergency motion to condemn the acid attack on footballer Faisal Halim in May. The motion, introduced by Seri Serdang assemblyman Abbas Salimmi Che Adzmi to show...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin said today that Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj has granted approval to his request for an audience.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin said he had sent a letter requesting an audience with the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj, regarding the ‘rebuke’ from His Royal Highness yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA, March 10 — The national under-23 (U-23) squad will play at least five friendly matches as warm-up for the U-23 Asian Cup campaign in Doha, Qatar, from April 15 to May 3.

PUTRAJAYA, March 10 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) is satisfied with the condition of the Bukit Jalil National Stadium (SNBJ) field, which will be used for the fourth Group D match of the second round of the World Cup 2026 /Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers against Oman on March 26.

PETALING JAYA, Feb 13 —There has been no official request from the South Korean Football Association (KFA) to the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) for Harimau Malaya head coach Kim Pan Gon to return to his country of birth.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — The Malaysian Football League (MFL) has decided to reschedule the kick off for the new M-League season, following a change of date by the International Association Football Federation (Fifa) to inspect the country's Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system.

DOHA, Jan 27 — Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin has called on all parties to stop pointing fingers and look on the positive side of things despite Malaysia's less-than-encouraging performance in the 2023 Asian Cup Finals here.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — The government today agreed to give a RM5 million allocation to the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) for managing and strengthening the national football squad.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has contributed RM99,845 to the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) for the ’Save the Malayan Tiger Fund’.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has revealed the final list of 26 players in the Harimau Malaya squad under the guidance of coach Kim Pan Gon, who are set to compete in the 2023 Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar, from January 12 to February 10.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) received around US$7.6 million (RM35 million) through the International Federation of Association Football’s (Fifa) Forward Development Programme from 2016 to 2022.