Malaysia national under-23 football team
National association football team
| Nickname(s) | Harimau Muda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Football Association of Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Juan Torres Garrido | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Mukhairi Ajmal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Fadhli Shas (50) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Rozaimi Rahman (20) Akmal Rizal (20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Bukit Jalil National Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | MAS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Malaysia 1–1 Japan  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; December 1990)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malaysia 11–0 East Timor  (Vientiane, Laos; 2 December 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Thailand 9–0 Malaysia (Bangkok, Thailand; November 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2002) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2010, 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AFC U-23 Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |  Gold Medal (2009, 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 association football team of Malaysia in under-23 and 22 level, representing the country at 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 the 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
Southeast Asian Games
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
Fahmi
Zubir
Fadhli
Mahali
Asraruddin
Muslim
Gurusamy
Baddrol
Irfan
Fakri
Thamil
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]
Summer Olympics Qualification
2012 Summer Olympics Qualification
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.
AFC U-23 Championship
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]
Asian Games
2018 Asian Games
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
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.[citation needed] 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 qualify | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | ||||||||
 1996 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
 2000 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||
 2004 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |||||||||
 2008 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||
 2012 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |||||||||
 2016 | did not qualify and reach best place in 2016 AFC U-23 Championship | ||||||||||||||
 2020 | did not qualify and reach best place in 2020 AFC U-23 Championship | ||||||||||||||
 2024 | [to be determined] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2028 | [to be determined] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | Best: | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 45 | 73 | |
- Note
- Since 1992, football at the Summer Olympics changes into Under-23 tournament.
Asian Games
| Asian Games Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
 2002 | Group Stage | 17/24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 2006 | 30/32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2010 | Round of 16 | 14/24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2014 | Group Stage | 19/29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
 2018 | Round of 16 | 12/25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | did not enter | |||||||
| Total | Best: Round 2 | 5/5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 37 |
| Asian Games History | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Round 1 | Malaysia 0 – 1  Oman | Loss |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 0 – 4 South Korea | Loss | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 3 – 1  Maldives | Win | |
| 2006 | Round 1 | Malaysia 1 – 3 Oman | Loss |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 1 – 3 China | Loss | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 0 – 4  Iraq | Loss | |
| 2010 | Round 1 | Malaysia 2 – 1  Kyrgyzstan | Win |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 0 – 2 Japan | Loss | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 0 – 3 China | Loss | |
| Round of 16 | Malaysia 1 – 3  Iran | Loss | |
| 2014 | Round 1 | Malaysia 0 – 3 South Korea | Loss |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 4 – 0  Laos | Win | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 0 – 3  Saudi Arabia | Loss | |
| 2018 | Round 1 | Malaysia 3 – 1 Kyrgyzstan | Win |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 2 – 1 South Korea | Win | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 2 – 3  Bahrain | Loss | |
| Round of 16 | Malaysia 0 – 1 Japan | Loss | |
- Note
- Since 2002, football at the Asian Games changes into Under-23 tournament.
- * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
| AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2013 | See Malaysia national under-22 football team | See Malaysia national under-22 football team | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 2018 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Qualified | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||
| Total | Best: Quarter-finals | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 9 | |
Note
- Since 2016 edition, AFC changes the competition format from under-22 into under-23 tournament.
- Since 2022 edition, the competition name changes to AFC U-23 Asian Cup. Before that edition, it was called AFC U-23 Championship.
- Bold in the Round column indicates that it was the team's best result in all editions of the competition.
SEA Games
| SEA Games Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2001 |  Silver | 2/9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
 2003 |  Bronze | 3/8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 |
 2005 | 3/9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | |
| 2007 | Group Stage | 5/8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 2009 |  Gold | 1/9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1/11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
 2013 | Fourth Place | 4/10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
 2015 | Group Stage | 5/11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 20171 | Silver | 2/11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 2019 | Group Stage | 8/11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | Fourth Place | 4/10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
 2023 | Group Stage | 5/10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | [to be determined] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | Best: Champions | 12/12 | 61 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 134 | 64 |
- Note
- 1 : The under-22 national team played at the 2017 edition.
- * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- ** : Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
| SEA Games History | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 2001 | Round 1 | Malaysia 5 – 0  Brunei | Win |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 2 – 1 Indonesia | Win | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 2 – 0 Vietnam | Win | |
| Semi-finals | Malaysia 1 – 0  Myanmar | Win | |
| Final | Malaysia 0 – 1 Thailand | Loss | |
| 2003 | Round 1 | Malaysia 8 – 1 Cambodia | Win |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 2 – 0 Singapore | Win | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 3 – 2 Myanmar | Win | |
| Semi-finals | Malaysia 3 – 4 Vietnam | Loss | |
| Third Place | Malaysia 1 – 1 Myanmar | Win* | |
| 2005 | Round 1 | Malaysia 5 – 0 Cambodia | Win |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 1 – 2 Thailand | Loss | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 4 – 2 Philippines | Win | |
| Semi-finals | Malaysia 1 – 2 Vietnam | Loss | |
| Third Place | Malaysia 1 – 0 Indonesia | Win | |
| 2007 | Round 1 | Malaysia 1 – 3 Vietnam | Loss |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 4 – 0 Laos | Win | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 1 – 1 Singapore | Draw | |
| 2009 | Round 1 | Malaysia 11 – 0 East Timor | Win |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 1 – 3 Vietnam | Loss | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 4 – 0 Cambodia | Win | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 2 – 1 Thailand | Win | |
| Semi-finals | Malaysia 3 – 1 Laos | Win | |
| Final | Malaysia 1 – 0 Vietnam | Win | |
| 2011 | Round 1 | Malaysia 0 – 0 Singapore | Draw |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 2 – 1 Thailand | Win | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 4 – 1 Cambodia | Win | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 1 – 0 Indonesia | Win | |
| Semi-finals | Malaysia 1 – 0 Myanmar | Win | |
| Final | Malaysia 1 – 1 Indonesia | Win* | |
| 2013 | Round 1 | Malaysia 2 – 0 Brunei | Win |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 4 – 1 Laos | Win | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 1 – 1 Singapore | Draw | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 2 – 1 Vietnam | Win | |
| Semi-finals | Malaysia 1 – 1 Indonesia | Loss** | |
| Third Place | Malaysia 1 – 2 Singapore | Loss | |
| 2015 | Round 1 | Malaysia 1 – 0 East Timor | Win |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 1 – 5 Vietnam | Loss | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 0 – 1 Thailand | Loss | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 2 – 0 Brunei | Win | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 3 – 1 Laos | Win | |
| 2017 | Round 1 | Malaysia 2 – 1 Brunei | Win |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 2 – 1 Singapore | Win | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 3 – 1 Myanmar | Win | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 3 – 1 Laos | Win | |
| Semi-finals | Malaysia 1 – 0 Indonesia | Win | |
| Final | Malaysia 0 – 1 Thailand | Loss | |
| 2019 | Round 1 | Malaysia 1 – 1 Myanmar | Draw |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 0 – 1 Philippines | Loss | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 4 – 0 East Timor | Win | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 1 – 3 Cambodia | Loss | |
| 2021 | Round 1 | Malaysia 2 – 1 Thailand | Win |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 3 – 1 Laos | Win | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 2 – 2 Singapore | Draw | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 2 – 2 Cambodia | Draw | |
| Semi-finals | Malaysia 0 – 1 Vietnam | Loss | |
| Third Place | Malaysia 1 – 1 Indonesia | Loss** | |
| 2023 | Round 1 | Malaysia 5 – 1 Laos | Win |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 0 – 2 Thailand | Loss | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 1 – 2 Vietnam | Loss | |
| Round 1 | Malaysia 7 – 0 Singapore | Win | |
- *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 |
| 2005 | Fourth Place | 4/8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 2011 | CC/DNP | |||||||
| 2019 | Group Stage | 5/8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7/9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Fourth Place | 4/10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Total | Best: Fourth Place | 4/4 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 23 |
- Note
- * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Summer Universiade
| Summer Universiade Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
 2013 | Eighth Place | 8/15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Total | Best: Eighth Place | 1/1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
- Note
- In the 2013 edition, Malaysia sent the U-23 team.
- * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Recent results and fixtures
Win Draw Lose
2023
Cambodia 
v 
Malaysia
v Malaysia | 24 March 2023 (2023-03-24) 2023 Merlion Cup | Cambodia | 2−4 | Malaysia | Kallang, Singapore |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Lim Pisoth  36' Sieng Chanthea 51' | Haqimi 13' Ruventhiran 30' Fergus 62' Najmudin 73' | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow (Singapore) |
Hong Kong 
v Malaysia
v Malaysia | 26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) 2023 Merlion Cup | Hong Kong | 1−2 | Malaysia | Kallang, Singapore |
| 21:15 UTC+8 | Lau Ka Kiu 80' | Najmudin 74' Safwan 79' | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore) |
Malaysia v 
Laos
v Laos | 3 May 2023 2023 SEA Games GS | Malaysia | 5−1 | Laos | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| 20:00 UTC+8 |
| Stadium: Prince Stadium Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines) |
Thailand 
v Malaysia
v Malaysia | 6 May 2023 2023 SEA Games GS | Thailand | 2–0 | Malaysia | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Prince Stadium Attendance: 2,473 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) |
Malaysia v 
Vietnam
v Vietnam | 8 May 2023 2023 SEA Games GS | Malaysia | 1–2 | Vietnam | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| 20:00 UTC+8 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Prince Stadium Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan) |
Singapore 
v Malaysia
v Malaysia | 11 May 2023 2023 SEA Games GS | Singapore | 0–7 | Malaysia | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Prince Stadium Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran) |
Malaysia v 
Indonesia
v Indonesia | 18 August 2023 2023 AFF U-23 Championship | Malaysia | 2–1 | Indonesia | Rayong, Thailand |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Tierney 54' (pen.), 63' | Report | Sananta 29' | Stadium: Rayong Province Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan) |
East Timor 
v Malaysia
v Malaysia | 22 August 2023 2023 AFF U-23 Championship | East Timor | 1–3 | Malaysia | Rayong, Thailand |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Olagar 41' | Ikmalrizal 5', 64' Izwan 13' | Stadium: PTT Stadium Referee: Abdul Hakim Haidi (Brunei) |
Malaysia v Vietnam
v Vietnam | 24 August 2023 2023 AFF U-23 Championship | Malaysia | 1–4 | Vietnam | Rayong, Thailand |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Ikmalrizal 49' | Đinh Xuân Tiến 8', 44' Nguyễn Quốc Việt 32'Nguyễn Hồng Phúc 85' | Stadium: Rayong Province Stadium Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea) |
Malaysia v Thailand
v Thailand | 26 August 2023 2023 AFF U-23 Championship | Malaysia | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Thailand | Rayong, Thailand |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Rayong Province Stadium Attendance: 774 Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea) | |||
| Penalties | ||||
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Malaysia v 
Bangladesh
v 
Bangladesh | 6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Malaysia | 2–0 | Bangladesh | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 16:30 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 750 Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) |
Philippines 
v Malaysia
v Malaysia | 9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Philippines | 0–4 | Malaysia | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 16:30 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Referee: Ahmad Alali (Kuwait) |
Thailand v Malaysia
v Malaysia | 12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Thailand | 1–0 | Malaysia | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 20:30 UTC+7 |
| Report | Stadium: Chonburi Stadium |
China 
v Malaysia
v Malaysia | 23 December 2023 (2023-12-23) Friendly | China | 0–1 | Malaysia | Shanghai, China |
| 14:00 UTC+8 | Harith 90+5' | Stadium: Jinshan Sports Centre |
China v Malaysia
v Malaysia | 26 December 2023 (2023-12-26) Friendly | China | 2–1 | Malaysia | Shanghai, China |
| 14:00 UTC+8 | Du 5' Tao 45+4' | Izwan 34' | Stadium: Jinshan Sports Centre |
2024
Malaysia v 
India
v 
India | 22 March 2023 (2023-03-22) Closed Door Friendly | Malaysia | 2–1 | India | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 22:00 UTC+8 |
|
| Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
Malaysia v India
v India | 25 March 2024 Closed Door Friendly | Malaysia | 1–1 | India | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 22:00 UTC+8 |
| Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
China v Malaysia
v Malaysia | 4 April 2024 Closed Door Friendly | China | 2–1 | Malaysia | Doha, Qatar |
| 01:30 UTC+8 | Asqer 26' (pen.), 85' (pen.) | Tierney 61' | Stadium: Qatar University Stadium |
Uzbekistan 
v Malaysia
v Malaysia | 17 April 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS | Uzbekistan | v | Malaysia | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium |
Malaysia v Vietnam
v Vietnam | 20 April 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS | Malaysia | v | Vietnam | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah |
Kuwait 
v Malaysia
v Malaysia | 23 April 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS | Kuwait | v | Malaysia | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah |
Coaching staffs
| Malaysia national football team Coaching staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roles | Names | Appointment date | ||
| Technical Director | Scott O'Donell | 21 Jan 2022 | ||
| Head coach | Juan Torres Garrido | 12 October 2023 | ||
| Assistant coach | Shukor Adan | 12 October 2023 | ||
| Goalkeeping coach | Yong Wai Hwang | 1 September 2022 | ||
| Fitness coach | Oscar Balaguer Cabeza | 12 October 2023 | ||
| Performance analyst | Lee Je-yoon | 1 September 2022 | ||
| Malaysia national football team management and supporting staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roles | Names | Appointment date | ||
| Physiotherapist | Harris Zafran Ahmad Haraman | |||
| Masseur | Ahmad Ramzi Ahmad Zaini | |||
| Kitman | Sukri Haimi | |||
| Team Doctor | Ridzuan Azmi | |||
| Video analyst | Ahmad Hilmi Abdul Latif | |||
| Nutritionist | Norazmi Ramliy | |||
| Media Officer | Wan Mohd Fakhrul Anwar Wan Bakar | |||
| Team Administrator | Azfendy Azzudin | |||
Squad
Current squad
The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in April 2024.[20]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Sheikh Izhan | (2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 22) | Negeri Sembilan | |||
| 1GK | Azim Al-Amin | (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 22) | Kuala Lumpur City | |||
| 1GK | Firdaus Irman | (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 22) | Perak | |||
| 2DF | Aiman Yusni | (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 (age 21) | Perak | |||
| 2DF | Umar Hakeem | (2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 21) | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | |||
| 2DF | Harith Haiqal | (2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 21) | Selangor | |||
| 2DF | Zikri Khalili | (2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 21) | Selangor | |||
| 2DF | Ubaidullah Shamsul | (2003-11-30) 30 November 2003 (age 20) | Terengganu | |||
| 2DF | Safwan Mazlan | (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22) | Terengganu | |||
| 3MF | Saiful Jamaluddin | (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 21) | Sri Pahang | |||
| 3MF | Aiman Afif | (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 23) | Kedah Darul Aman | |||
| 3MF | Syahir Bashah | (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 22) | Selangor | |||
| 3MF | Nooa Laine | (2002-11-22) 22 November 2002 (age 21) | Selangor | |||
| 3MF | Mukhairi Ajmal | (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 22) | Selangor | |||
| 3MF | Aliff Izwan | (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20) | Selangor | |||
| 3MF | Muhammad Abu Khalil | (2005-04-11) 11 April 2005 (age 18) | Selangor | |||
| 4FW | T. Saravanan | (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 23) | Terengganu | |||
| 4FW | Alif Zikri | (2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 21) | Perak | |||
| 4FW | Najmudin Akmal | (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21) | Johor Darul Ta'zim | |||
| 4FW | Daryl Sham | (2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 (age 21) | Johor Darul Ta'zim | |||
| 4FW | Fergus Tierney | (2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 21) | Johor Darul Ta'zim | |||
| 4FW | Haqimi Azim | (2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 21) | Kuala Lumpur City | |||
| 4FW | Luqman Hakim Shamsudin | (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22) | YSCC Yokohama | |||
Recent call-ups
These players are called up for the last 36 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Syahmi Adib | (2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Selangor II | |
| DF | Firdaus Ramli | (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22) | - | - | Johor Darul Ta'zim | |
| DF | Hariz Mansor | (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22) | - | - | Kedah Darul Aman | v. Thailand, 12 Sept 2023 |
| DF | Azrin Afiq | (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22) | - | - | Kedah Darul Aman | v. Thailand, 12 Sept 2023 |
| DF | Rakesh Munusamy | (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 21) | - | - | Terengganu | v. Thailand, 12 Sept 2023 |
| MF | Adam Farhan | (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 20) | - | - | Johor Darul Ta'zim | |
| MF | Wan Kuzri | (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 21) | - | - | Akron Zips | v. Thailand, 12 Sept 2023 |
Coaches
- Chow Kwai Lam (1990–1991)
Richard Bate (1992–1994)
Claude Le Roy (1994–1995)
Hatem Souissi (1997–1999)- Allan Harris (2000–2004)
Bertalan Bicskei (2005)- Norizan Bakar (2005–2007)
- B. Sathianathan (2007–2009)
- K. Rajagopal (2009–2010)
- Ong Kim Swee (2010–2015; 2017–2019)
Frank Bernhardt (2016–2017)
Brad Maloney (2021–2022)- E. Elavarasan (2022–2023)
Juan Torres Garrido (2023–)
Honours
Regional
Others
- Bangabandhu Cup
- Merdeka Tournament
- SCTV Cup
Winner (1): 2012[22]
- Merlion Cup
- Winner (1): 2023
See also
- Malaysia national football team
- Malaysia women's national football team
- Malaysia national under-22 football team
- Malaysia national under-19 football team
- Malaysia national under-16 football team
References
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- ^ Mikael Jönsson (19 June 2003). "Malaysia 1997". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Nik Afiq (25 November 2015). "FAM Terminates Harimau Muda Program". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Malaysia Down Vietnam To Win SEA Games Gold Medal". Goal.com. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Malaysia enter last 16 but crippled by injuries and suspensions". The Star. 14 November 2010. Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ Indonesia vs Malaysia Full Match 1-1 (4-5) Final Sea Games 2011 part 1 on YouTube. (See 05:15 for the player position) Retrieved on 10 December 2012.
- ^ International friendly match Pre-olympic Thailand 2- Malaysia 1 on YouTube. Retrieved on 29 March 2016.
- ^ malaysia vs singapore (2-0) international friendly all goals 12-06-12 on YouTube. Retrieved on 29 March 2016.
- ^ Les Tan (21 November 2011). "SEA Games Football: Malaysia beat Indonesia 4-3 on penalties to win gold". Red Sports. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Malaysia stun Saudi Arabia to take quarter-final spot". Gulf Times. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
• Vijhay Vick (16 January 2018). "Debutants Malaysia make history, stunning Saudi Arabia to reach AFC U23 quarters". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
• Gabriel Tan (18 January 2018). "Malaysia, Vietnam surprise at AFC U-23 while Thailand falter". Fox Sports Asia. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018. - ^ Gabriel Tan (20 January 2018). "AFC U-23 Championship: Malaysia's brave run ended by Korea". Fox Sports Asia. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Aftar Singh (16 August 2018). "A smooth- sailing day Malaysia beat Kyrgyzstan in opener". The Star. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
• John Pye (17 August 2018). "Son feels ashamed after South Korea's upset loss to Malaysia". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
• "S. Korea suffer shocking defeat to Malaysia in men's football". Yonhap News Agency. The Korea Times. 18 August 2018. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
• David Lee (18 August 2018). "Asian Games: Malaysia's Under-23 football team shock Son Heung-min's South Korea to qualify for round of 16". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
• "South Korea's hopes hit by goalkeeper injury". TNP. 27 August 2018. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.Song played in their 2-1 loss to Malaysia in their final group match, when Jo was rested.
- ^ "Malaysian defence faces stiff test against South Korea". The Star. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
Malaysia have never beaten South Korea in the Asian Games over the last 16 years.
- ^ "Asian Games: Bahrain survive Malaysia scare". Gulf Digital News. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ Gabriel Tan (20 August 2018). "Asian Games 2018: Malaysia lose to Bahrain but still finish top". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ Ooi Kin Fai (24 August 2018). "Poor finishing costly lesson for Malaysia". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ Gabriel Tan (24 August 2018). "Asian Games 2018: Malaysia suffer late heartbreak against Japan". Fox Sports Asia. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "SIARAN MEDIA: FAM UMUM BARISAN KEJURULATIHAN SKUAD HARIMAU MALAYA B-23 DIKETUAI Juan Torres Garrido". Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "SIARAN MEDIA: FAM UMUM BARISAN KEJURULATIHAN SKUAD HARIMAU MALAYA B-23 DIKETUAI E. ELAVARASAN". Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI 17 PEMAIN HARIMAU MALAYA B-23 KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT MAC 2024" (in Malay). Malaysia Football Association. 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Bangabandhu Cup 1996/97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Malaysia Beat Indonesia In Clash Of The U23s". ASEAN Football Federation. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
External links
- Harimau Malaysia (National Olympic Team/U22 Team)
- FIFA profile: Malaysia / Fixtures & Results
| Preceded by | SEA Games Champions 2009 (First title for U-23) 2011 (Second title for U-23) | Succeeded by |
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