Malaysia national futsal team

Malaysia
Nickname(s)	Harimau Malaya; (Malayan Tigers); Skuad Kebangsaan; (National Team)
Association	Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Rakphol Sainetngam
Captain	Abu Haniffa Hasan
Most caps	Addie Azwan (105)
Top scorer	Addie Azwan (61)
Home stadium	Panasonic Sports Complex; ( 3°3′22″N101°32′51″E / 3.05611°N 101.54750°E )
FIFA code	MAS
FIFA ranking	77 (2024)
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Malaysia 13–3 Philippines ; (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 16 August 1996)
Biggest win
	Malaysia 16–0 Bhutan ; (Incheon, South Korea; 28 June 2013)
Biggest defeat
	Malaysia 0–17 Iran ; (Jakarta, Indonesia; 24 October 2002)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 1996 )
Best result	Round 1 (1996)
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1999 )
Best result	Round 2 (plate), 2005
AFF Futsal Championship
Appearances	17 (First in 2001 )
Best result	Runners-up (2003, 2005, 2010, 2017, 2018)

Last updated November 07, 2024

The Malaysia national futsal team represents Malaysia in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia. Malaysia once played in the FIFA Futsal World Cup in 1996.^[3]

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	DIF
1989	did not enter
1992	did not enter
1996	Group Stage	14/16	3	0	0	3	4	24	−20
2000	did not qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016
2021
2024
Total	1/10	Group stage	3	0	0	3	4	24	−20

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1999	Round 1	8/9	3	0	1	2	11	24
2000	did not enter
2001	Round 1	13/14	4	0	0	4	11	27
2002		12/14	3	1	0	2	8	30
2003		14/16	3	0	0	3	3	20
2004		11/18	3	1	0	2	18	18
2005	Round 2 (Plate)	19/24	6	2	1	3	25	18
2006	Round 1	12/16	3	1	0	2	6	15
2007		16/16	3	0	0	3	3	26
2008		11/16	3	1	0	2	8	19
2010	did not qualify
2012	did not qualify
2014	Round 1	13/16	3	1	0	2	8	11
2016		16/16	3	0	0	3	4	19
2018		12/16	3	1	0	2	7	9
2020	did not qualify
2022
2024
Total	12/15	Round 2 (Plate)	40	8	2	30	112	236

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

*Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

OFC Futsal Championship

Oceanian Futsal Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1992	did not enter
1996
2000
2004
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013^	Runners-up	2/8	5	3	1	1	23	13
2014^	Champions	1/5	4	3	0	1	21	14
2016	did not enter
Total	2/11	Champions	9	6	1	2	44	27

^Malaysia is not part of the OFC, invited as a guest nation.

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFF Futsal Championship

AFF Futsal Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2001	Third place	3/5	4	2	0	2	16	23
2003	Runners-up	2/6	6	4	0	2	21	19
2005	Runners-up	2/6	6	3	1	2	21	15
2006	Group stage	5/7	3	1	0	2	11	9
2007	Third place	3/8	5	1	2	2	21	27
2008	Third place	3/8	5	4	0	1	22	11
2009	Group stage	5/7	3	1	0	2	8	14
2010	Runners-up	2/5	5	3	0	2	9	14
2012	Fourth place	4/10	6	3	0	3	22	24
2013	Group stage	5/10	4	2	0	2	26	10
2014	Group stage	6/10	4	2	0	2	19	12
2015	Third Place	3/10	6	4	0	2	30	20
2016	Third Place	3/7	5	3	0	2	33	17
2017	Runners-up	2/9	5	3	0	2	21	15
2018	Runners-up	2/9	5	4	0	1	26	13
2019	Group stage	8/8	3	0	0	3	8	13
2022		5/9	4	2	0	2	20	15
2024		5/9	4	2	0	2	14	5
Total	17/17	5 Runners-up	82	43	3	36	346	276

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2005	did not enter
2007	Quarter final	8/18	4	2	0	2	13	17
	Quarter final
2009	8/13	4	2	0	2	16	24
2013	Group stage	10/22	2	1	0	1	17	4
2017	did not enter
Total	3/4	2 Quarter final	10	5	0	5	46	45

Southeast Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2007	Runners-up	2/7	5	3	0	2	19	22
2011	Fourth place	4/6	4	1	0	3	10	18
2013	Group stage	5/6	2	0	1	1	8	9
2015	Not held
2017	Runners-up	2/5	4	2	1	1	14	9
Total	4/4	Runners-up	9	4	0	5	29	40

Tiger's Cup/World 5's Futsal

Tiger's Cup/World 5's Futsal Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1997	did not enter
1999	Group stage	9/9	2	0	0	2	0	17
2001	did not enter
2003	Final (Bowl)	9/12	4	2	0	2	14	16
2008	Semi-final (Plate)	7/10	4	2	0	2	10	18
Total	3/5	Bowl Winners	8	4	0	4	24	34

*Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Current staff

Team Manager – Rosmadi Ismail
Security Officer - Dali Wahid
Head coach – Rakphol Sainetngam
Assistant coach - Chiew Chun Yong
Assistant coach - Jasman Patmee Meera
Assistant coach - Jamhuree Zainuddin
Physiotherapist - Harris Zafran Ahmad Haraman

Coaches

2017– Chiew Chun Yong
2015–17 Marcelo Serpa Coelho
2010–14 Maizal Hairi Marzuki
2006–2009 P. Balakrishnan
2002–2005 Silvio Sergio Machado
2000–2002 Bahwandi Hiralal
1999 Abdul Rahman Ibrahim
1996 Vic Hermans
1996 Wan Jamak Wan Hassan

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for 2024 Asia Cup Qualifiers.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
14	1 GK	ZainulZahin	(1984-04-25) 25 April 1984 (age 40)	MPSJ
12	1 GK	Syawal	(1987-03-07) 7 March 1987 (age 37)	Selangor MAC
2	FP	Abu Haniffa Hasan	(1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 33)	Johor Darul Ta’zim FC
3	FP	Azri Rahman	(1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 30)	Johor Darul Ta’zim FC
5	FP	Mohamad Awalluddin Nawi	(1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 (age 26)	Johor Darul Ta’zim FC
6	FP	Syahir Iqbal Khan Akbar Khan	(2005-09-29) 29 September 2005 (age 19)	Selangor MAC
7	FP	Mohd Khairul Effendy	(1987-12-03) 3 December 1987 (age 36)	Pahang Rangers F.C
8	FP	Saiful Aula Ahmad	(1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 (age 32)	Melaka
9	FP	Mohd Azwann Ismail	(1991-10-04) 4 October 1991 (age 33)	Pahang Rangers F.C
10	FP	Syed Aizad Daniel	(1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 28)	Selangor MAC
11	FP	Muhammad Aidil Shahril		Perak FA
12	FP	Danial Dain		Johor Darul Ta’zim FC
13	FP	Saiful Nizam Ali	(1991-10-13) 13 October 1991 (age 33)	Pahang Rangers F.C
14	FP	Yazid Kamaruzuan	(1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 32)	Kuantan Rangers

Previous squads

AFC Futsal Championship

2018 AFC Futsal Championship squads

Notes:

^INJ Withdrew due to injury
^RET Retired from the national team

Results

Win Draw Lose

7 September 2019Friendly	Malaysia	9–2	Mexico	Changsha, China
15:30				Stadium: University of Science & Technology

8 September 2019Friendly	China	4–4	Malaysia	Changsha, China
18:00				Stadium: University of Science & Technology

10 September 2019Friendly	Malaysia	2–2	Myanmar	Changsha, China
15:30				Stadium: University of Science & Technology

21 October 2019 AFF Championship group stage	Malaysia	2–3	Indonesia	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00	Ridzwan 27' Nizam 27'	Report	Andri 17' Iqbal 17' Syahidansyah 32'	Stadium: Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium Attendance: 160 Referee: Fahad Badir Alhosaini (United Arab Emirates)

22 October 2019 AFF Championship group stage	Australia	6–4	Malaysia	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
19:00	Lynch 1', 14' W. Giovenali 3' Cooper 6' Niski 18' Basger 38'	Report	G. Giovenali 20' (o.g.) Ridzwan 29', 34', 38'	Stadium: Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium Attendance: 145 Referee: Fahad Badir Alhosaini (United Arab Emirates)

23 October 2019 AFF Championship group stage	Vietnam	4–2	Malaysia	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
19:00	Nguyễn Thành Tín 6' Vũ Đức Tùng 24' Nguyễn Minh Trí 39' Châu Đoàn Phát 40'	Report	Haniffa 33' Azwann 37'	Stadium: Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Fahad Badir Alhosaini (United Arab Emirates)

Honours

Continental

Oceanian Futsal Championship

Champion (1) : 2014
Runner-up (1) : 2013

Regional

ASEAN Futsal Championship

Runner-up (5) : 2003, 2005, 2010, 2017, 2018
Third place (4) : 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016
Fourth place (1) : 2012

SEA Games

Silver medal (2) : 2007, 2017
Fourth place (1) : 2011

Pre-SEA Games Futsal Test match 2013

Runner-up

Others

KL World 5's

Bowl Winners (1) : 2003^[4]

Taipei 2004 International Tournament

Fourth place

Alcudia International Futsal Tournament

Third place (1) : 2013

England International Futsal 4 Nations Tournament

Fourth place (1) : 2013

Belt & Road Cup CFA Futsal

Winners (1) : 2018^[5]

All-time team record

The following table shows Malaysia's all-time international record, correct as of 8 September 2019.

Opponents	Played	Won	Drawn*	Lost	For	Against	Diff
Afghanistan	4	1	2	1	13	9	+4
Argentina	1	0	0	1	1	7	−6
Australia	9	0	2	7	15	35	−20
Bahrain	3	1	0	2	8	9	−1
Belgium	1	0	0	1	2	11	−9
Bhutan	1	1	0	0	16	0	+16
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	15	−15
Brunei	8	6	2	0	49	24	+25
Cambodia	7	6	0	1	62	12	+50
Catalonia	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3
China	4	1	0	3	7	14	−7
Chinese Taipei	7	3	0	4	29	31	−2
Colombia	1	0	0	1	1	12	−11
Czech Republic	1	0	1	0	3	3	0
Egypt	1	0	0	1	3	7	−4
England	3	1	1	1	8	9	−1
France	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Guam	2	2	0	0	25	0	+25
Guatemala	1	0	0	3	7	17	−10
Hungary	1	0	0	1	0	12	−12
Indonesia	24	9	3	12	75	86	−11
Iran	5	0	0	5	6	64	−58
Iraq	1	0	0	1	2	8	−6
Italy	1	0	0	1	1	10	−9
Japan	5	0	1	4	6	31	−25
Jordan	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2
Kazakhstan	2	0	0	2	4	12	−8
Kuwait	2	0	1	1	7	8	−1
Laos	3	3	0	0	23	6	+17
Lebanon	5	2	0	3	16	24	−8
Macau	2	2	0	0	14	2	+12
Maldives	2	2	0	0	17	4	+13
Mexico	2	1	0	1	10	4	+6
Myanmar	11	9	1	1	44	24	+20
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5
New Caledonia	2	2	0	0	14	6	+8
New Zealand	2	1	0	1	8	5	+3
Panama	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3
Philippines	10	10	0	0	84	25	+59
Poland	1	0	0	1	1	6	−5
Qatar	3	1	0	2	7	12	−5
Saudi Arabia	3	1	1	1	11	11	0
Singapore	4	2	1	1	21	9	+12
Solomon Islands	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3
South Africa	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2
South Korea	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1
Spain	1	0	0	1	0	15	−15
Tahiti	2	1	1	0	8	5	+3
Tajikistan	1	0	0	1	1	9	−8
East Timor	4	4	0	0	28	7	+21
Thailand	26	0	1	26	30	168	−138
Turkmenistan	2	0	2	0	12	12	0
United States	2	0	0	2	3	18	−15
Uruguay	2	0	0	2	4	9	−5
Uzbekistan	9	0	0	9	15	64	−49
Vanuatu	1	1	0	0	9	5	+4
Vietnam	24	8	4	12	74	82	-8
Total	226	83	25	119	820	986	−166

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Player history

Players in bold are still active. As of 16 August 2014.

Top goalscorers

#	Name	Career	Goals	Caps	Position
1	Addie Azwan	2002–2011	61	105	Pivot
2	Saiful Mohd Noor	2001–2008	35		Ala
3	Fawzul Hadzir	2012–	31	48	Ala
4	Qaiser Heshaam	2009–	28	74	Ala
4	Shamsul Akmar	2012–	28		Ala
5	Fadhil Yusoff	2004–2009	24		Ala
6	Muizuddin Haris	2006–2013	22	93	Ala
7	Ruzaley Aziz	2003–2011	21		Pivot
8	Asmie Amir	2011–	20		Pivot
9	Khairul Effendy	2009–	18		Ala
9	Feroz Karnim	2003–2008	18		Ala
10	Faizul Gaffar	2002–2007	16		Fixo
10	Ali Mahat	2010–	16		Pivot
11	Fadzil Karnim	2007–2010	14		Ala
12	Jamhuri Zainuddin	2003–2009	13		Fixo
12	Abu Haniffa	2011–	13		Fixo
13	Saiful Nizam	2012–	12		Pivot
14	Ng Boon Leong	2004–2006	11		Ala
14	Rizal Rahim	2004–2007	11		Pivot
15	Safar Mohammad	2008–2012	10		Pivot

Notable former players

Anuar Jusoh
Azman Adnan
Mazran Ramli
Azrul Amri Burhan
Dollah Salleh
Mudzar Mohamad
Nazri Yunus
Jamhuri Zainuddin
Mior Zaki
Faizul Gaffar
Jerry Dinesh
Fadzhim Khushaini
Feroz Karnim
Saiful Mohd Noor
Rizal Rahim
Zaidi Ibrahim
Fairuz Mohd Noor
Maizal Hairi Marzuki
Addie Azwan
Raizuwah Idris
Khairul Azman Mohamed
Lim Seng Kong
Rosdee Sulong
Zainal Abidin Hassan
Zami Mohamed Nor
Mohd Noor Derus
Azmin Azram Abdul Aziz
Yap Wai Loon
Idris Abdul Karim
Nazzab Hidzan
Chiew Chun Yong
Faris Ahmad
Faidi Zakaria
Ng Boon Leong
Ruzaley Aziz
S. Sathiyaseelan
Fadhil Yusoff
S. Devandran
Fadzil Karnim
Safar Mohammad
Muizuddin Haris

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References

↑ Ooi Kin Fai (3 April 2017). "FAM reverts team name back to Harimau Malaya". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
↑ "Ranking". Futsal World Ranking. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
↑ Erik Garin (6 October 2016). "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
↑ KL World 5's (Futsal, Kuala Lumpur) 2003 - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
↑ Malaysia win Belt & Road Cup CFA Futsal meet - AFF.

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[RevertHMApril2017-1] Ooi Kin Fai (3 April 2017). "FAM reverts team name back to Harimau Malaya". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

[2] "Ranking". Futsal World Ranking. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[3] Erik Garin (6 October 2016). "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[4] KL World 5's (Futsal, Kuala Lumpur) 2003 - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

[5] Malaysia win Belt & Road Cup CFA Futsal meet - AFF.

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