Football
Main article: Football in Malaysia See also: 2012 in Malaysia football and 2012 AFF Suzuki CupAssociation football is one of the most popular sport in Malaysia. It is played on all levels, from children to middle-aged men. The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) is the governing body for football in Malaysia. The home stadium of Malaysia national football team is the Bukit Jalil National Stadium.
The Malaysia national football team (nicknamed Harimau Malaya) represents Malaysia at an international level. The national team capture the country's first major international football title when they became the champion of 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. The Malaysia national under-23 football team won a gold medal in 2009 and 2011 Southeast Asian Games. The Malaysia national team has qualified for the Asian Cup in 1976, 1980 and 2007 AFC Asian Cup, however unable to move through next stage. In the FIFA World Rankings, Malaysia's highest standing was in the first release of the figures, in August 1993, at 75th.
Malaysia Super League, Malaysia Premier League and Malaysia FAM League is a professional football league in Malaysia. Some of the major teams include: Kelantan FA, Terengganu FA, Selangor FA, Pahang FA, Kedah FA, Perak FA and Negeri Sembilan FA. Kelantan FA as the 2011 Malaysia Super League champions and Terengganu FA as the 2011 Malaysia FA Cup winner qualify to enter the 2012 AFC Cup. However Kelantan managed to advance to the quarterfinal while Terengganu FA advanced to the round of 16.
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Famous quotes containing the word football:
“In football they measure forty-yard sprints. Nobody runs forty yards in basketball. Maybe you run the ninety-four feet of the court; then you stop, not on a dime, but on Miss Liberty’s torch. In football you run over somebody’s face.”
—Donald Hall (b. 1928)
“...I’m not money hungry.... People who are rich want to be richer, but what’s the difference? You can’t take it with you. The toys get different, that’s all. The rich guys buy a football team, the poor guys buy a football. It’s all relative.”
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)
“In this dream that dogs me I am part
Of a silent crowd walking under a wall,
Leaving a football match, perhaps, or a pit,
All moving the same way.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)