Malaysia national beach soccer team

Malaysia national beach soccer team

Nickname(s)	Harimau Malaysia
Association	Football Association of Malaysia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Mohd Saiful Md Noor
Captain	Mohd Ridhwan Zainal
Home stadium	Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
FIFA code	MAS
BSWW ranking	67 13 (9 April 2025) [1]
First colours Second colours
First international
Malaysia 2–7 United States   (Copacabana beach, Brazil; 10 January 1999)
Biggest defeat
Malaysia 0–14 Iran   (Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia; 5 March 2017)
World Cup
Appearances	1
Best result	Group Stage (1999)
AFC Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2017 )
Best result	Quarter final, 2019
Asian Beach Games
Appearances	2 (first in 2008 )
Best result	Group Stage
AFF Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2014 )
Best result	Winner, 2014

The Malaysia national beach soccer team represents Malaysia in international beach soccer competitions. It is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia, the governing body for football in Malaysia.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   Syujak Nasir 2   Faisal Saharudin 3   Muhammad Qushairi Bin Assari 4   Norazman Bakar 5   Hafizam Rahman 6   Hasrol Ali

No. Pos. Nation Player 7 MF   Faizal Rani 8 MF   Ashrey Mat Ghani 9 MF   Ridhwan Zainal 10 MF   Zulhairi Ismail 11 MF   Mohd Riduwan Bin Mohd Noor 12 MF   Mohd Nazri Bin Sulaiman

Technical staff

• Team manager: Mustaza Ahmad
• Head coach: Mohd Saiful Md Noor
• Assistant coach: Saiful Noor
• Physiotherapist: Isamuddin Ali Wahid Ali

Competitive record

Beach Soccer World Championships

Beach Soccer World Championships
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
1995	did not enter
1996
1997
1998
1999	Group stage	10th	2	0	0	2	9	22	−13
2000	did not enter
2001
2002
2003
2004
Total	-	1/10	2	0	0	2	9	22	–13

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup											Qualification (AFC)
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD		Round	Pos	Pldt	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2005	did not enter										No qualification matches
2006											did not enter
2007
2008
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017	did not qualify										Group stage	9th	4	1	0	3	10	26	-16
2019											Quarter finals	8th	3	1	0	2	12	13	-1
2021											Cancelled [a]
2024											Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	10	25	-15
2025											Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	9	11	-2
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	4/11	13	3	1	10	41	75	-34

1. The Asian qualifiers were originally due to take place in Thailand from 18–28 March 2021. ^{[2] [3]} Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were initially postponed to between 28 April and 8 May, ^[4] and were subsequently cancelled entirely in January 2021. ^[5] In place of the qualifiers, the AFC handpicked their three representatives to go to the World Cup on 21 April, choosing the best-performing nations over the course of the previous three editions of the AFC Beach Soccer Championship. ^[6]

AFC Beach Soccer Championship

The tournament also call as FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification for Asian (AFC) region.

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2006	did not enter
2007
2008
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017	Group stage	9th	4	1	0	3	10	26	-16
2019	Quarter finals	8th	3	1	0	2	12	13	-1
2021	Cancelled [a]
2023	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	10	25	-15
2025	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	9	11	-2
Total	-	4/11	13	3	1	10	41	75	-34

Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games Record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA
2008	Group stage	11/16	3	1	0	2	7	14
2010	did not enter
2012
2014	Group Stage	12/13	2	0	0	2	4	11
2016	did not enter
Total	Best: Group stage	2/5	5	1	0	4	11	25

AFF Beach Soccer Championship

Asean Championship Record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2014	Champions	1/8	5	4	0	1	25	14
2018	Third place	3/5	5	2	1	2	15	16
2019	Third place	3/5	4	2	0	2	16	18
2022	Runners-up	2/3	2	1	0	1	10	5
Total	Best: Champions	4/4	16	9	1	6	66	53

Notes

1. see above

References

1. "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
2. "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
3. "AFC postpones AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2020 and AFC U-20 Futsal Championship 2021". en.vff.org.vn. Vietnam Football Federation. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
4. "AFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee approves new competition dates". AFC. 10 November 2020. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
5. "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". AFC. 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
6. "Latest update on AFC representatives for upcoming FIFA competitions". AFC. 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

• Referee Match Report (Beach Soccer) Retrieved 2015-04-18.
• "Beach Soccer Worldwide". Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-04-18.

External links

• "AFC Beach Soccer Championship | AFC". Archived from the original on 2017-08-30.
• "Member Association – Malaysia". Archived from the original on 2015-06-27.