Nickname(s) | Harimau Muda (Young Tigers) | ||
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Association | Football Association of Malaysia | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
Head coach | Osmera Omaro | ||
Captain | Danish Darus | ||
Home stadium | Bukit Jalil National Stadium | ||
FIFA code | MAS | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Singapore; August 1980) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Yangon, Myanmar; 12 June 2000) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Singapore; August 1980) ![]() ![]() (Kathmandu, Nepal; 1992) ![]() ![]() (Canberra, Australia; 9 October 2009) ![]() ![]() (Phnom Penh, Cambodia; 18 July 2016) | |||
AFC U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2004) | ||
Best result | Quarter-final (2014) | ||
AFF U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Champions (2013, 2019) |
The Malaysia national under-16 football team (also known as Malaysia Under-16 or Malaysia U-16) represents Malaysia in international football competitions in AFF U-16 Championship, AFC U-16 Championship and FIFA U-17 World Cup, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments. The players in the current team mainly consist of players with age within 15 to 16 years old where the oldest players will be below the age requirement of 17 years old when the next U-17 tournament started.
The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Malaysia national under-19 football team. It is for players aged 16 and less. Also in existence are national teams for Under-22s (Under-21s and Under-20s), Under-19s 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-16s, senior side and then again for the U-16s.
The team best performance in the AFF U-16 Youth Championship is by winning the 2013 edition in Myanmar.
Players was called up for international duty with the international selection as the team will represent the nation in the 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in July 2016. The team did not managed to pass the group stage.[1][2][3]
Malaysia achieved their best ever quarter-final appearance in 2014 edition before being eliminated by Australia after a narrow 1–2 defeat. The team continued to show their improvement at youth level by advancing to the 2016 competition with three wins from four during their qualifying campaign under the guidance of coach P.Somasundram. The team targeting for reaching the semi-finals and qualify for the World Cup.[4]
The team will participated for the 2016 edition in Group C alongside South Korea, Oman, and Iraq.[5][6] They face the 2016 campaign with failed to get past the group stage, defeated twice each with Oman 0–3 and South Korea 0–3 and draw 1–1 with Iraq in the group, closing their chances to qualify to the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The team qualifying will be determined after AFC U-16 Youth Championship 2018 result.
After a recent slump in performance of national team, Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and National Football Development Programme (NFDP) has collaborated to increase the quality of grassroots football development in Malaysia in order to produce better players for the national team.[7] The current target is to produce players which will represent Malaysia in Under 17 World Cup competition in near future.[7]
AFF U17 Youth Championship
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AFF U-16 Youth Championship
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Invited Tournament | ||||||||
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Year | Tournament | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
![]() | Lion City Cup | Round 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
![]() | Lion City Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | |
![]() | Lion City Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
![]() | Lion City Cup | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
![]() | Lion City Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
![]() | Frenz International Cup | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
![]() | FAM-FRENZ Asia Champions Trophy | Champions | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 17 |
![]() | International Youth Championships | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
![]() | Dream Come True Tournament | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 3 |
![]() | AIFF Youth Cup | Fourth Place | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
![]() | Bari Cup | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Tournament of Nations | Tenth Place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
![]() | JENESYS Japan-ASEAN Tournament | Fifth place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
![]() | Jockey Club Football Tournament | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
![]() | CFA Football Tournament | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Total | Best: Champions | Invited Tournament: Ten Tournament |
Win Draw Lose
2 August 2022 (2022-08-02) 2022 AFF U-16 GS | Malaysia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Sleman, Indonesia |
19:00 UTC+7 | Arami ![]() Tum ![]() Faris ![]() |
Stadium: Maguwoharjo Stadium |
5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) 2022 AFF U-16 GS | Myanmar ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Sleman, Indonesia |
15:00 UTC+7 |
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Stadium: Maguwoharjo Stadium Attendance: 91 Referee: Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
8 August 2022 (2022-08-08) 2022 AFF U-16 GS | Malaysia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Sleman, Indonesia |
15:00 UTC+7 | Anjasmirza ![]() |
Report | Gulasi ![]() Hately ![]() |
Stadium: Maguwoharjo Stadium Attendance: 35 Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia) |
5 September 2022 (2022-09-05) 2022 UEFA U-15 Development Tournament | Kosovo ![]() | 2–2 (4–2 p) | ![]() | Skopje, North Macedonia |
17:00 UTC+8 | Rezon ![]() Rin ![]() |
Izzuddin ![]() Awal ![]() |
Stadium: FFM Training Center |
7 September 2022 (2022-09-07) 2022 UEFA U-15 Development Tournament | North Macedonia ![]() | 1–1 (2–4 p) | ![]() | Skopje, North Macedonia |
22:00 UTC+8 | Aleksandar ![]() |
Izzuddin ![]() |
Stadium: FFM Training Center |
10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) 2022 UEFA U-15 Development Tournament | Malaysia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Skopje, North Macedonia |
17:00 UTC+8 | Izzuddin ![]() |
Stadium: FFM Training Center |
28 September 2022 (2022-09-28) Friendly | Malaysia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Indonesia |
17:00 UTC+8 | Danish ![]() Afiq ![]() |
Lars ![]() |
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Palestine ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Cibinong, Indonesia |
17:00 UTC+8 | Report | Anjasmirza ![]() Faris ![]() Arami ![]() Zainurhakimi ![]() |
Stadium: Pakansari Stadium Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq) |
5 October 2022 (2022-10-05) 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Malaysia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Cibinong, Indonesia |
17:00 UTC+8 | Qahir ![]() |
Report | Riku ![]() |
Stadium: Pakansari Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Jonathan Barreiro (Australia) |
7 October 2022 (2022-10-07) 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Malaysia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Cibinong, Indonesia |
17:00 UTC+8 | Arami ![]() Anjasmirza ![]() Faris ![]() |
Report | Saeed ![]() Abdulaziz ![]() |
Stadium: Pakansari Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq) |
9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Indonesia ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | Cibinong, Indonesia |
20:00 UTC+8 | Arkhan ![]() |
Report | Zainurhakimi ![]() Arami ![]() Anjasmirza ![]() Afiq ![]() |
Stadium: Pakansari Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea) |
The following 23 players were called up for the 2019 AFF U-16 Youth Championship.
Head Coach: Osmera Omaro
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Zulhilmi Sharani | ![]() | |||
22 | 1GK | Ahmad Azeem Izhar | ![]() | |||
23 | 1GK | Adika Arman Azmi | ![]() | |||
13 | 2DF | Ahmad Rozaini Abu Bakar | ![]() | |||
14 | 2DF | Muhammad Kholil Ahmad Azian | ![]() | |||
21 | 2DF | Muhammad Yasser Sariffudin | ![]() | |||
2 | 2DF | Daniel Edzuan Anuar | ![]() | |||
3 | 2DF | Adam Daniel Mohamad | ![]() | |||
6 | 2DF | Alif Farhan Fauzi | ![]() | |||
4 | 2DF | Adam Farhan Faizal | ![]() | |||
15 | 3MF | Radzilah Helmi Roizat | ![]() | |||
25 | 3MF | Afiq Amsyar Zarizal | ![]() | |||
5 | 3MF | Adam Uwais Armi | ![]() | |||
8 | 3MF | Mohammad Ashraf Ahmad | ![]() | |||
11 | 3MF | Muhammad Izrin Ibrahim | ![]() | |||
20 | 3MF | Danish Irfan Ezal | ![]() | |||
17 | 3MF | Wan Muhammad Hakim | ![]() | |||
9 | 4FW | Khairil Zain | ![]() | |||
7 | 4FW | Nabil Qayyum Zainuddin | ![]() | |||
18 | 4FW | Zubaidi Mohd Buang | ![]() | |||
16 | 4FW | Muhammad Shahril Sobri | ![]() | |||
12 | 4FW | Harry Danish Haizon | ![]() |
The following players have also been called up this year (2017).
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Muhammad Hafizy Mohd Hajazy | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship | |
GK | Syahmi Umar | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Wan Muhammad Syafiq Hilmi Wan Kamri | (2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Daniel Akmal | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
2017 AFF U-15 Youth Championship | |
MF | Fahmi Daniel | 15 | 4 | ![]() |
2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship | |
DF | Nuh Azlan Syah | 15 | 1 | ![]() |
2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship | |
DF | Izzul Adham Suhami | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship | |
DF | Dinesh a/l Baskaran | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship | |
DF | Pengiran Mohamad Ilham Jumahat | (2002-02-13) 13 February 2002 (age 20) | 17 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Muhammad Azrul Haikal Ramlee | (2002-12-29) 29 December 2002 (age 19) | 16 | 1 | ![]() |
2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship |
MF | Arif Aiman Mohd Hanafi | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship | |
MF | Mohammad Marwan Abdul Rahman | 8 | 1 | ![]() |
2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship | |
MF | Aleff Haedi Za’ba | 11 | 1 | ![]() |
2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship | |
MF | Muhammad Aznil Hafiz Azhar | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship | |
MF | Aiman Zikri | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Sahil Husni | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Muhamad Alif Abdul Mutalib | 14 | 6 | ![]() |
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MF | Mohamad Faiz Mohamad Khairi | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification | |
MF | K. Naven Raj | (2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
Tournament of Nations |
MF | Khuzairi Abdullah | (2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
Tournament of Nations |
MF | Azrin Afiq | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
2017 AFF U-15 Youth Championship | |
MF | Razif Alimi Razaki | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
2017 AFF U-15 Youth Championship | |
FW | Amirul Ashrafiq | (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 20) | 16 | 5 | ![]() |
2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship |
FW | Megat Syafique Syazwan | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship | |
FW | Muhammad Asman Asrul Sukarnain | 8 | 2 | ![]() |
2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship | |
FW | Rafiffikri Rosman | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2017 AFF U-15 Youth Championship | |
FW | Aiman Haikal Azman | (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 20) | 8 | 5 | ![]() |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
Malaysia national football team Coaching staff | ||||
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Assistant Coach | ![]() | |||
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Fitness Coach | ![]() |
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Kitman | ![]() | |||
Team Admin | ![]() | |||
Performance Analyst | ![]() | |||
Physiotherapist | ![]() | |||
Masseur | ![]() | |||
Team Doctor | ![]() | |||
Media Officer | ![]() |
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AFC U-17 Asian Cup | |
West Asia (WAFF) | |
Central Asia (CAFA) |
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South Asia (SAFF) | |
East Asia (EAFF) | |
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1 Not a member of FIFA |