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 last played in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[4]

Indonesia–Malaysia
football rivalry

Locations of Indonesia(green) and Malaysia(orange) on the world map.
Other names	Indonesia vs  Malaya  Indonesia vs  Malaysia
Location	Asia and Southeast Asia (AFC, AFF)
Teams	Indonesia Malaysia
First meeting	Malaya 2–4 Indonesia 07 September 1957
Latest meeting	Malaysia 2–0 Indonesia 19 November 2019
Next meeting	Malaysia vs Indonesia 19 December 2021
Statistics
Meetings total	78
Most wins	Indonesia (36)
Most player appearances	Soh Chin Ann (26) Bambang Pamungkas (8)
Top scorer	Mokhtar Dahari (9) Bambang Pamungkas (5)
Largest victory	Malaysia 7–1 Indonesia 14 August 1976 Indonesia 6–0 Malaysia 06 August 1999