Malaysian women's national basketball team

Malaysia
Association	Malaysia Basketball Association
FIBA member since	1957
FIBA world rankings	41st place
Trainer	-
World championships
Participation in the finals	2
Best results	11th place ( 1979 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals	no
Best results	not qualified
Continental championships
championship	Asia
Participation in the finals	22nd
Best results	4th place ( 1970 , 1976 , 1978 , 1980 )
(As of September 2014)

The Malaysian national basketball team for women is the selection of Malaysian women basketball players that the Malaysia Basketball Association represents on an international level, for example in friendly games against the teams of other national associations, but also in international competitions. The greatest successes were the participation in the world championships in 1979 in South Korea and in 1990 in their own country. In 1957, the national association joined the world association Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA). In November 2013, the team was ranked 41st in the world rankings for women .

International competitions

Malaysia at world championships

The Malaysian team has been able to take part in a World Cup twice :

1953 : did not take part  1957 : did not take part  1959 : did not take part  1964 : not qualified  1967 : not qualified  1971 : not qualified  1975 : not qualified  1979 : 11th place  1983 : not qualified

1986 : not qualified  1990 : 16th place  1994 : not qualified  1998 : not qualified  2002 : not qualified  2006 : not qualified  2010 : not qualified  2014 : not qualified

Malaysia at the Olympics

So far, the team has not been able to qualify for the Olympic basketball competitions.

Malaysia at Asian Championships

The team can boast 22 appearances in the Asian Cup so far .

1965 : 5th place  1968 : 5th place  1970 : 4th place  1972 : did not participate  1974 : did not take part  1976 : 4th place  1978 : 4th place  1980 : 4th place  1982 : 6th place  1984 : 5th place  1986 : 6th place  1988 : 5th place  1990 : 5th place

1992 : not qualified  1994 : 9th place  1995 : 10th place  1997 : 8th place  1999 : 7th place  2001 : 9th place  2004 : 6th place  2005 : 8th place  2007 : 6th place  2009 : 7th place  2011 : 7th place  2013 : 8th place  2015

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Profiles: Malaysia (MAS): Malaysia Basketball Association ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved September 27, 2014.
2. ↑ FIBA Ranking Women after 2013 Continental Championships ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved September 27, 2014.