Basketball team
Malaysia Women
Club · Malaysia · Southeast Asian Games Women
«No official nickname»
Kuala Lumpur's basketball crowds gather at the MABA Stadium, a compact ground of 3,500 places, roughly two-thirds of them seated, that has stood since 1995 and takes on its liveliest atmosphere when Thailand or Singapore are the visitors. The national women's side built its name on the Southeast Asian Games rather than at home: it entered international competition in 1965 at the FIBA Asia Championship for Women, finishing fifth, and it is against the region's Games record that Malaysia measures itself.
From 1977, Malaysia won gold five times running through 1985, then again in 1997, 2001, 2003 and 2007 — a run broken by an eight-year gap before the side returned to the top of the podium in 2015. That win, ending the drought, later became the subject of the 2024 film Padu, though the team itself has never carried an official nickname. Two years on, in 2017, Malaysia beat Thailand 65-60 in the final, a scoreline that sits at the sharp end of a rivalry the two countries have carried through most of these Games. Nur Izzati Yaakob captained that side; Yoong Sze Yuin, who coached both the 2015 and 2017 wins, is the name most associated with the run.
The Asian Games have told a different story — no higher than fourth, reached in 1986 — and the recent Southeast Asian Games have been uneven too, a group-stage exit without a medal in 2019 and a mixed campaign in 2025 under the current head coach, Tan Ee Shya. None of that has dented the older record. Since 1977, Malaysia has left the Southeast Asian Games with twenty medals — eleven of them gold.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 22 Sep | Asian Games Women |
Mongolia Women
A
|
81:89 | L |
| 21 Sep | Asian Games Women |
Chinese Taipei Women
H
|
59:98 | L |
| 18 Sep | Asian Games Women |
South Korea Women
A
|
40:106 | L |
| 19 Dec 2025 | Southeast Asian Games Women |
Indonesia Women
H
|
55:62 | L |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Southeast Asian Games Women |
Thailand Women
A
|
51:59 | L |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Southeast Asian Games Women |
Vietnam Women National Team
H
|
83:44 | W |
Standing
Southeast Asian Games WomenGroup stage · Group B
| # | Team | M | W | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Philippines Women
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 168:126 | 0 |
| 2 |
 Malaysia Women
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 137:110 | 0 |
| 3 |
 Singapore Women
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 93:162 | 0 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 22| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| Scored | 1471 | 771 | 700 |
| Conceded | 1560 | 751 | 809 |
| Average per match | 66.9 | 70.1 | 63.6 |
| Conceded per game | 70.9 | 68.3 | 73.5 |
| Difference | −89 | +20 | −109 |
Fixtures of Malaysia Women
-
22 Sep
Mongolia Women
A
81:89
L
-
21 Sep
Chinese Taipei Women
H
59:98
L
-
18 Sep
South Korea Women
A
40:106
L
-
19 Dec
Indonesia Women
H
55:62
L
-
18 Dec
Thailand Women
A
51:59
L
-
17 Dec
Vietnam Women National Team
H
83:44
W
-
15 Dec
Singapore Women
A
70:34
W
-
13 Dec
Philippines Women
H
67:76
L
Honours of Malaysia Women
- Southeast Asian Games 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2017 11
- Southeast Asian Games 1987, 1989, 1993 3
- Southeast Asian Games 1991, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2021, 2023 6