Malaysia national under-23 football team

Malaysia Under-23
Nickname(s)Harimau Muda
(Young Tigers)
AssociationFootball Association of Malaysia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachBrad Maloney
CaptainMukhairi Ajmal
Home stadiumBukit Jalil National Stadium
FIFA codeMAS
First colours
Second colours
First international
Malaysia 1–1 Japan 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; December 1990)[1]
Biggest win
Malaysia 11–0 Timor-Leste 
(Vientiane, Laos; 2 December 2009)
Biggest defeat
 Thailand 9–0 Malaysia
(Bangkok, Thailand; November 1998)
Asian Games
Appearances4 (first in 2002)
Best resultRound of 16 (2010, 2018)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2018)
Southeast Asian Games
Appearances9 (first in 2001)
Best result Gold Medal (2009, 2011)
Medal record
Malaysia national under-23 football team
Medal record
U-23 SEA Games
2001 Malaysia Team
2003 Vietnam Team
2005 Philippines Team
2009 Laos Team
2011 Indonesia Team
2017 Malaysia Team
Merdeka Tournament
2007 Malaysia Team
2013 Malaysia Team

Malaysia national under-23 football team (Malay: Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan bawah-23 Malaysia), also known as Malaysia Under-23, Malaysia U-23 or Malaysia Olympic football team) is the national team for the under-23 and 22 level, representing Malaysia in the Olympic Games, Asian Games and Southeast Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments including the AFC U-23 Championship.

It is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). The team won the 2009 and 2011 SEA Games gold medal.

History

The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Malaysia national football team. It is for players aged 23 and less, however 3 senior players can also be selected to play. Also in existence are national teams for Under-20s, Under-17s and Under-15s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, hence it is possible for one to play for the U-23s, senior side and then again for the U-23s.

Olympic 2000

After the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, FAM was aiming to qualify for the 2000 Sydney Olympic. Thus, the FAM spent about US$6 million and continued the contract of Malaysian youth team coach, Hatem Souissi. Then FAM formed a squad known as Olympic 2000 with a combination of 1997 youth squad and other under 23 players. FAM decided to include Olympic 2000 as one of the teams in Malaysia League. Their first match was against Johor FA in a qualification match for Malaysia Premier I League. The team won their first match away 1–0 before drawing 1–1 at home to qualify for Malaysia Premier I League. However the team finished bottom during the 1998 season with only 4 wins in 22 matches.[2] The Olympic 2000 also showed poor performance at the international stage. They were humiliated by the Thailand Asian Games squad in a 1998 friendly match as the Thais beat them 9–0. During the qualification matches, Olympic 2000 only managed to finish third behind Hong Kong and Japan. It was questioned among fans how a squad that had been playing together since 1995 with fine talents and given so much exposure cannot achieve expectations.

Disbandment of Harimau Muda

After Harimau Muda project disbanded, FAM needed a fresh start for the U-23 team where a new set of players was brought in for the team with the creation of SEA Games Project 2017 team.[3] The players in the team mainly consisted of players with ages around 18 to 21 years old where the oldest players will be below the age requirement of 22 years old when 2017 SEA Games in Malaysia started. With a bigger pool of players within age of 18-22, the players in the team will also play in other age-restricted tournament as the younger side such as U-21 and U-22 when needed.

Revival of the team

2009 Southeast Asian Games
Main article: Football at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games

In July 2009, K. Rajagopal was named as the new coach of the Malaysia U-23 team. Under his management, Malaysia qualified for the semifinals of the 2009 SEA Games after becoming the runners-up of Group A with only one point behind the group champion, Vietnam. Malaysia then defeated Laos 3–1 in the semifinals, before meeting Vietnam again and defeating them 1–0 in the final with an own goal scored by Mai Xuân Hợp in 85th minute.[4] This was to be their fifth SEA Games gold medal and also the first great achievement for the U-23 team under Rajagopal who also led Malaysia to qualify for the second round of the 2010 Asian Games as one of the four best third-placed teams after a lapse of 32 years.[5]

2011 Southeast Asian Games
Main article: Football at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games
2011 SEA Games winners final starting line-up.[6]

In 2011, the team was taken over by Ong Kim Swee. The new coach later arranged two friendly matches against Thailand and Singapore in preparation for the 2012 Olympics qualifiers. Malaysia lost narrowly by 1–2 to Thailand[7] but won 2–0 against Singapore.[8]

Malaysia then advanced to the semifinals of the 2011 SEA Games by topping Group A after defeating the host, Indonesia 1–0. Then, Malaysia also beat Myanmar 1–0 in the semifinals to advance to the final. In the final, they met Indonesia again and held them to a 1–1 draw until the end, resulting in a penalty shoot-out which Malaysia won 4–3. This was also the sixth SEA Games football gold medal led by Ong Kim Swee after the successful achievement in 2009.[9]

2012 Summer Olympics Qualification
Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

The team then continued their success by qualifying for the third round of 2012 Olympic Asian Qualifiers after defeating Pakistan in the first round and Lebanon in the second round where they became the sole team from Southeast Asia to qualify for the third round. However, in the third round, Malaysia lost all of their first three third round matches at the 2012 Olympic Asian qualifying matches, losing 0–2 to both Japan and Syria and 2–3 to Bahrain. Malaysia also lost their second three third round matches and was subsequently eliminated.

2018 AFC U-23 Championship
Main articles: 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification and 2018 AFC U-23 Championship

Several years after the revival, the team made another debut to pass the AFC U-23 qualification in 2018. Positioned in Group H, the team managed to defeat Indonesia by a score of 3–0 while suffering a similar score defeat to Thailand in the second match, the team subsequently bounced back and defeated Mongolia by 2–0. By leading the group, Malaysia was able to qualify for the AFC U-23 Championship. The team was then placed in Group C, losing to Iraq in the first match by 1–4 before bouncing back to hold Jordan 1–1 and defeating Saudi Arabia 1–0, to end up as the group runner-up and subsequently became the first Southeast Asian representatives alongside Vietnam to qualify for the quarterfinal of the tournament for the first time in both teams' history.[10] In their quarterfinal match however, Malaysia lost to South Korea by 1–2.[11]

2018 Asian Games
Main article: Football at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament

The team then achieved surprising results after being drawn in Group E in the 2018 Asian Games together with Kyrgyzstan, defending champion South Korea and Bahrain. Malaysia opened their group matches with a 3–1 victory against Kyrgyzstan before defeating the tournament favourites South Korea that was led by their 2018 FIFA World Cup players such as the famous pair of strikers Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan and their goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo by 2–1, but the goalkeeper did not play in the match since he was rested.[12] Malaysia's victory against South Korea is their first win against the South Korea in the Asian Games tournament after 16 years.[13] With expectations running high from the fans and rising, the team however failed to continue their success after losing to Bahrain by 2–3 after already having qualified for the second round and leading the group.[14][15] The team then met Japan and was eliminated from the tournament after their players wasted attacking opportunities by playing cautiously in addition to their defensive mistakes in the 90th minute that subsequently gave the advantage to their opponents with a penalty kick being awarded which was successfully converted by Japanese striker Ayase Ueda resulting in a 0–1 score until the end of the match.[16][17]

International scene
Further information: Malaysia national football team

In 2009, the Malaysian team started using the same squad for their under-23 team and senior team under the new management of coach K. Rajagopal. The senior team uses players below the age of 23, together with their senior players like Safee Sali and Norhafiz Zamani Misbah. This was set for the national team to prepare for the challenges ahead of them. Since then, Malaysia also used some of their under-23 players for other tournaments such as the Ho Chi Minh City Cup, 2010 Asian Games and 2010 AFF Championship. Malaysia followed this practice since the Football Association of Malaysia chairman, HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah, planned this and set it mainly for Rajagopal. This is as a result of the humiliating loss of the senior team by 0–5 to the United Arab Emirates at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

Tournament records

Olympic Games
Olympic Games Record Olympic qualification Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA Pld W D L GF GA
1992 Did not qualify8413137
1996401316
200083231717
20046015317
2008611449
201210226717
2016Did not qualify and reach best place in 2016 AFC U-23 Championship
2020Did not qualify and reach best place in 2020 AFC U-23 Championship
2024–––––––––––––
2028–––––––––––––
Total Best: 0/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 10 8 24 45 73
Note

Asian Games
Asian Games Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
2002Group Stage17/24310236
200630/323003210
2010Round of 1614/24410339
2014Group Stage19/29310246
2018Round of 1612/25420276
Total Best: Round 2 5/5 17 5 0 12 19 37
Note

AFC U-23 Championship
AFC U-23 Championship Record AFC U-23 qualification Record
Year Round GP W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
2013See Malaysia national under-22 football teamSee Malaysia national under-22 football team
2016Did not qualify310233
2018Quarter-finals411247320153
2020Did not qualify321062
2022Qualified321020
Total Best: Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 4 7 9 5 1 3 14 8
Note
  • U-22 in 2012, U-23 since 2015 qualification.

SEA Games
SEA Games Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
2001 Silver2/95401102
2003 Bronze3/85311178
20053/95302126
2007Group Stage5/8311164
2009 Gold1/96501225
20111/11642093
2013Fourth Place4/106321116
2015Group Stage5/11530277
20171 Silver2/116501115
2019Group Stage8/11411265
2021–––––––
2023–––––––
2025–––––––
TotalBest: Champions10/10513271211151
Note
*Win on penalty kicks.
**Loss on penalty kicks.

ASEAN U-23
AFF U-23 Youth Championship Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
2005Fourth Place4/85221710
2011CC/DNP
2019Group Stage5/8311133
TotalBest: Fourth Place2/283321013
Note
  • * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Summer Universiade
Summer Universiade Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
2013Eighth Place8/155113410
TotalBest: Eighth Place1/15113410
Note

Recent results and fixtures
Main article: Malaysia national under-23 football team results

  Win   Draw   Lose

2021
12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) Friendly1 Malaysia  1–2 Negeri Sembilan Subang Jaya, Malaysia
17:00 UTC+8 Azhad 11' Alain 47'
Barathkumar 81'		 Stadium: MBSJ Arena Field
15 October 2021 (2021-10-15) Friendly1 Malaysia  2–1 Penang Subang Jaya, Malaysia
17:00 UTC+8 Syafik 71'
Akif 86'		 Amer 22' Stadium: MBSJ Arena Field
18 October 2021 (2021-10-18) Friendly1 Malaysia  2–0 Kedah Darul Aman Subang Jaya, Malaysia
17:00 UTC+8 Zikri 28'
Azfar 90+1'		 Stadium: MBSJ Arena Field
25 October 2021 (2021-10-25) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Qualifiers Malaysia  1–0  Laos Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
15:00 UTC+8 Azfar 68' Report Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 75
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
28 October 2021 (2021-10-28) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Qualifiers Mongolia  0–1  Malaysia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
11:00 UTC+8 Report Azfar 40' Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 482
Referee: Syedvahid Kazemi (Iran)
31 October 2021 (2021-10-31) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Qualifiers Thailand  0–0  Malaysia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
11:00 UTC+8 Report Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 58
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Note
  • 1 : Non FIFA 'A' International match

2022
5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) Friendly1 Malaysia  1–1 Sabah Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
20:15 UTC+8 Saravanan 76' Wilkin 81' Stadium: Likas Stadium
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10) Friendly1 Malaysia  1–1 Kuala Lumpur Kelana Jaya, Malaysia
17:00 UTC+8 Ashraf Gallifuoco Stadium: PKNS Sports Complex
18 February 2022 (2022-02-18) 2022 AFF U-23 Group Stage Laos  2-1  Malaysia Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh
17:00 UTC+8
  • Selvan 45+2'
 Referee: Hakim Haidi (Brunei)
21 February 2022 (2022-02-21) 2022 AFF U-23 Group Stage Malaysia  0–2  Laos Phnom Penh, Cambodia
20:00 UTC+8 Report Bounphachan 43'
Souksakhone 86'		 Stadium: Morodok Techo National Stadium
29 April 2022 (2022-04-29) Friendly1 Malaysia  1–2  Timor-Leste Selangor, Malaysia
20:15 UTC+8 Faiz Amer Runnziar 66'
  • Elias João Da Costa 51'
  • Jhon Frith Ornai 77'
 Stadium: UiTM Stadium
1 May 2022 (2022-05-01) Friendly1 Malaysia  2-0  Philippines Selangor, Malaysia
20:15 UTC+8
Stadium: UiTM Stadium
7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) 2021 Southeast Asian Games Thailand  v  Malaysia Nam Định, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7 Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
11 May 2022 (2022-05-11) 2021 Southeast Asian Games Malaysia  v  Laos Nam Định, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7 Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
14 May 2022 (2022-05-14) 2021 Southeast Asian Games Singapore  v  Malaysia Nam Định, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7 Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
16 May 2022 (2022-05-16) 2021 Southeast Asian Games Malaysia  v  Cambodia Nam Định, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7 Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
2 June 2022 (2022-06-02) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup South Korea  v  Malaysia -, Uzbekistan
Stadium: National Stadium
5 June 2022 (2022-06-05) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Malaysia  v  Thailand -, Uzbekistan
Stadium: National Stadium
8 June 2022 (2022-06-08) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Vietnam  v  Malaysia -, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+8 Stadium: National Stadium
Note
  • 1 : Non FIFA 'A' International match

Coaching Staff
Position Name Nationality
Team Manager Subahan Kamal  Malaysia
Head Coach Brad Maloney  Australia
Assistant Coach Khan Hung Meng  Malaysia
Fitness Coach Reuben Jude Balraj  Malaysia
Goalkeeping Coach Yong Wai Hwang  Malaysia
Physiotherapist Harris Zafran Ahmad Haraman  Malaysia
Team Doctor Ridzuan Azmi  Malaysia
Masseur Ahmad Ramzi Ahmad Zaini  Malaysia
Video Analyst Ahmad Hilmi Abdul Latif  Malaysia
Nutritionist Norazmi Ramliy  Malaysia
Kitman Sukri Haimi  Malaysia
Media Officer Wan Mohd Fakhrul Anwar Wan Bakar  Malaysia
Team Administrator Azfendy Azzudin  Malaysia

Squad

Current squad

The following 32 players were selected in preparation for 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Azri Ghani (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 3 0 Kuala Lumpur City
1GK Sikh Izhan Nazrel Sikh Azman (2002-03-23) 23 March 2002 1 0 Selangor
1GK Rahadiazli Rahalim (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 Terengganu
1GK Syed Nasrulhaq Syed Bidin (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 1 0 Terengganu II
2DF Umar Hakeem Suhar Rezwan (2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 5 0 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
2DF Haqimi Azim Rosli Kuala Lumpur City
2DF Ubaidullah Shamsul Fazili (2003-11-30) 30 November 2003 1 0 Projek FAM-MSN
2DF Azrin Afiq Rusmini (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 2 0 Selangor
2DF Harith Haiqal Adam Afkar (2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 4 0 Selangor
2DF Quentin Cheng Jiun-Ho (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 6 1 Selangor
2DF Zikri Khalili (2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 3 0 Selangor
2DF Fahmi Daniel Zaaim (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 Selangor II
2DF Faiz Amer Runnizar (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 1 0 Selangor II
2DF Azam Azmi Murad (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 0 0 Terengganu
2DF Hairiey Hakim Mamat (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 0 0 Terengganu
3MF Aysar Hadi Shapri (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
3MF Daryl Sham K. K. George (2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
3MF Shafi Azswad Sapari (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 0 0 Johor Darul Ta'zim III
3MF Nooa Laine (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 0 0 SJK
3MF Aliff Haiqal Lokman Hakim Lau (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 Selangor
3MF Mukhairi Ajmal Mahadi (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 7 2 Selangor
3MF Nik Akif Syahiran Nik Mat (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 12 0 Terengganu
3MF Safwan Mazlan Terengganu II
4FW Luqman Hakim Shamsudin (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 7 0 Kortrijk
4FW Hadi Fayyadh Razak (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 Azul Claro Numazu
4FW Aiman Afif Afizul (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 2 0 Kedah Darul Aman
4FW Selvan Anbualagan (2000-11-05) 5 November 2000 1 1 Negeri Sembilan
4FW Danial Asri (2000-04-01) 1 April 2000 Selangor
4FW Syahir Bashah (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 Selangor
4FW Syafik Ismail (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 0 0 Terengganu
4FW Azfar Fikri Azhar (2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 5 2 Terengganu II
4FW Muslihuddin 'Atiq Mat Zaid (2002-07-20) 20 July 2002 Terengganu II

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up in the last 12 months to the Malaysia squad.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Firdaus Irman Fadhil (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 0 0 PDRM 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
GK Aizat Aiman Mazlan (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 0 0 Projek FAM-MSN 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
GK Shaheeswaran Thavakumar (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 0 0 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2022 AFF U-23 Championship selection
DF Zainal Abidin Jamil (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 0 0 Petaling Jaya City 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
DF Gerald Gadit (1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 0 0 Sabah 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
DF Hanafie Tokyo Hasim (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 0 0 Sabah 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
DF Tasnim Fitri Nasir (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 2 0 Sarawak United 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
DF Fakrul Iman Naszari (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 1 0 Selangor II 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
DF Alif Mutalib (2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 0 0 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2022 AFF U-23 Championship selection
DF Annil Vigneswaran (2003-08-25) 25 August 2003 0 0 Sandhausen 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
MF Arif Shaqirin Suhaimi (2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 1 0 Kuala Lumpur City 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
MF Thivandaran Karnan (1999-03-08) 8 March 1999 0 0 Penang 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
MF Shivan Pillay Asokan (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 2 0 Petaling Jaya City 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
MF Nureizkhan Isa Japar (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 0 0 Sabah 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
MF Wan Kuzri Wan Kamal 0 0 Akron Zips 2022 AFF U-23 Championship selection
FW Harith Naem Jaineh (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 2 0 Melaka United 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
FW Javabilaarivin Nyanasegar (2000-07-17) 17 July 2000 1 0 Negeri Sembilan 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
FW Saravanan Thirumurugan (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 1 0 Penang 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
FW Ruventhiran Vengadesan (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 0 0 Petaling Jaya City 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
FW Azhad Harraz Arman (2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 1 0 Sabah 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
FW Zharmien Ashraf Ismail (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 0 0 Sarawak United 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
FW Khairi Suffian Khaineyusri (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 0 0 Selangor II 2022 AFF U-23 Championship selection
FW Hakimi Abdullah (1999-11-09) 9 November 1999 0 0 Terengganu 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

Coaches

Honours

Regional

Others

See also

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