takes the tournament as a national social responsibility of a corporate entity to step forward for the Malaysian national football team to gain more international break for the exposure and to advance in their FIFA ranking points.
[1][2] Faiz Nasir, made his first international goal debut in the Malaysia versus Afghanistan.
[3][4][5] Oman won the tournament after beating Singapore 5–4 through penalty shoot-out for their first title.
[6][7][8] In earlier February 2019, it was announced that Oman, Singapore and Solomon Islands had been invited to participate in the 2019 Airmarine Cup hosted by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM).
[9] On 1 March 2019, Solomon Islands announcing their withdrawal as the tournament date is coinciding with their league schedule, leading FAM to calling Afghanistan as a potential replacement candidate.