Malaysia national futsal team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Malaysia women's national futsal team.

Malaysia

Nickname(s)	Harimau Malaya (Malayan Tigers) [1] Skuad Kebangsaan (National Team)
Association	Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)
Confederation	AFC (Asia) AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Rakphol Sainetngam
Captain	Khairul Effendy
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 / 3.05611; 101.54750 )
FIFA code	MAS
FIFA ranking	81 5 (29 August 2025) [2]
_mas22h 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)
OFC Futsal Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 2013 )
Best result	Champion, 2014

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

See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup

[[FIFA Futsal World Cup|FIFA Futsal Wolrd Cup Record]]
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	DIF
1989	did not enter
1992
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|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
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
2026	Qualified
Total	12/17	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

See also: OFC Futsal Championship

[[OFC Futsal Championship|OFC 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

See also: AFF Futsal Championship

[[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		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		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		6/10	4	2	0	2	19	12
2015	Third Place	3/10	6	4	0	2	30	20
2016		3/7	5	3	0	2	33	17
2017	Runners-up	2/9	5	3	0	2	21	15
2018		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

See also: Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

[[Futsal at the Asian Indoor anf 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
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	4/4	2 Quater final	10	5	0	5	46	45

Southeast Asian Games

See also: Futsal at the Southeast Asian Games

[[Futsal at the SEA Games|SEA 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|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

Roles	Names
Manager	Hamdan Mohamed Khalib
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

Years	Names
1996	Wan Jamak Wan Hassan
1996	Victor Hermans
1999	Abdul Rahman Ibrahim
2000–2002	Bahwandi Hiralal
2002–2005	Silvio Sergio Machado
2006–2009	P. Balakrishnan
2010–2014	Maizal Hairi Marzuki
2015–2017	Marcelo Serpa Coelho
2017–2023	Chiew Chun Yong
2023–	Rakphol Sainetngam

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification on 20–24 September in Kuantan, Malaysia, respectively. ^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Zainulzahin Sinuan	(2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 (age 25)	Pahang Rangers
2	1 GK	Syaifuddin Syukri	(2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 23)	Selangor
3	2 DF	Mahadir Harahap	(2000-07-03) 3 July 2000 (age 25)	Johor Darul Ta'zim
7	2 DF	Harith Na'im	(2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 (age 25)	Pahang Rangers
8	2 DF	Syed Shahrul Niezam	(1999-10-30) 30 October 1999 (age 25)	Terengganu
14	2 DF	Firdaus Ambiah	(1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 34)	Johor Darul Ta'zim
4	3 MF	Faris Johan	(2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 25)	Selangor
6	3 MF	Syahir Iqbal	(2005-09-29) 29 September 2005 (age 19)	Selangor
9	3 MF	Khairul Effendy	(1987-12-03) 3 December 1987 (age 37)	Selangor
11	3 MF	Saad Sani	(1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 (age 27)	Johor Darul Ta'zim
12	3 MF	Danial Dain	(1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 29)	Johor Darul Ta'zim
5	4 FW	Awalluddin Mat Nawi	(1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 (age 27)	Johor Darul Ta'zim
10	4 FW	Ridzwan Bakri	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 31)	Johor Darul Ta'zim
13	4 FW	Ekmal Shahrin	(2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 (age 25)	Johor Darul Ta'zim

Previous squads

AFC Futsal Championship 2018 AFC Futsal Championship squads

Notes:

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

Results

2019

  Win  Draw  Lose

Malaysia   v   Mexico

7 SeptemberFriendly	Malaysia	9–2	Mexico	Changsha, China
15:30  UTC+8				Stadium: University of Science & Technology

China   v   Malaysia

8 SeptemberFriendly	China	4–4	Malaysia	Changsha, China
18:00  UTC+8				Stadium: University of Science & Technology

Malaysia   v   Myanmar

10 SeptemberFriendly	Malaysia	2–2	Myanmar	Changsha, China
15:30  UTC+8				Stadium: University of Science & Technology

Malaysia   v   Indonesia

21 October AFF Championship group stage	Malaysia	2–3	Indonesia	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00  UTC+7	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)

Australia   v   Malaysia

22 October AFF Championship group stage	Australia	6–4	Malaysia	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00  UTC+7	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)

Vietnam   v   Malaysia

23 October AFF Championship group stage	Vietnam	4–2	Malaysia	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00  UTC+7	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)

2025

Malaysia   v   United Arab Emirates

20 September 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification	Malaysia	1–0	United Arab Emirates	Kuantan, Malaysia
20:30  UTC+8	Awalludin 28'	Report		Stadium: Stadium Tertutup Sukpa

Malaysia   v   Bangladesh

22 September 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification	Malaysia	7–1	Bangladesh	Kuantan, Malaysia
20:30  UTC+8	Awalludin 7' Danial 16' Mahadir 18, 28' Syahir 23' Saad 35' Faris 36'	Report	Azim 8'	Stadium: Stadium Tertutup Sukpa

Malaysia   v   Iran

24 September 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification	Malaysia	0–4	Iran	Kuantan, Malaysia
20:30  UTC+8		Report	Mehdikhani 4' Derakhshani 12' Tayyebi 33' Khalilvand 36'	Stadium: Stadium Tertutup Sukpa

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 ^[5]

• 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 ^[6]

All-time team record

Main article: Malaysia national futsal team results

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
Timor-Leste	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
	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
	Feroz Karnim	2003–2008	18		Ala
10	Faizul Gaffar	2002–2007	16		Fixo
	Ali Mahat	2010–	16		Pivot
11	Fadzil Karnim	2007–2010	14		Ala
12	Jamhuri Zainuddin	2003–2009	13		Fixo
	Abu Haniffa	2011–	13		Fixo
13	Saiful Nizam	2012–	12		Pivot
14	Ng Boon Leong	2004–2006	11		Ala
	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

See also

• MPFL Division 1
• MPFL Division 2
• Malaysia Futsal Cup

References

1. Ooi Kin Fai (3 April 2017). "FAM reverts team name back to Harimau Malaya". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
2. "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
3. Erik Garin (6 October 2016). "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
4. "SENARAI AKHIR 14 PEMAIN SKUAD FUTSAL HARIMAU MALAYA KE KELAYAKAN PIALA ASIA FUTSAL 2026 DI KUANTAN" (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
5. KL World 5's (Futsal, Kuala Lumpur) 2003 - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
6. Malaysia win Belt & Road Cup CFA Futsal meet - AFF.

External links

• Arena Futsal Malaysia
• Football Association of Malaysia