Both Malaysia national men's under-22 and women's football teams will face their Filipino counterparts at the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
The group stage draw held on Tuesday also put Ong Kim Swee's side in the same group as five-time winners Myanmar, Cambodia and Timor-Leste in Group A.
Group B consists of defending champions Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Singapore and Brunei.
In the women's category, on top of the Philippines, head coach Jacob Joseph and the national women's team need to reckon with nine-time finalists Myanmar in their group.
The football tournaments, taking place from November 26 to December 9, will be held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, and Binan Football Stadium, Laguna.
Since football was first contested in 1959 in the regional meet, then known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, Thailand are the most successful nation in the men's category with 16 victories, followed by Malaysia (six).
As for the women's event, Thailand and Vietnam are the only teams to be victorious with five gold medals each, while Malaysia's best performance was a silver medal finish in 1995.
The group stage draw held on Tuesday also put Ong Kim Swee's side in the same group as five-time winners Myanmar, Cambodia and Timor-Leste in Group A.
Group B consists of defending champions Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Singapore and Brunei.
In the women's category, on top of the Philippines, head coach Jacob Joseph and the national women's team need to reckon with nine-time finalists Myanmar in their group.
The football tournaments, taking place from November 26 to December 9, will be held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, and Binan Football Stadium, Laguna.
Since football was first contested in 1959 in the regional meet, then known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, Thailand are the most successful nation in the men's category with 16 victories, followed by Malaysia (six).
As for the women's event, Thailand and Vietnam are the only teams to be victorious with five gold medals each, while Malaysia's best performance was a silver medal finish in 1995.
