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)
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 / 3.05611; 101.54750 )
FIFA code	MAS
FIFA ranking	77 (2024) [2]
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)

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 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

See also: 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
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

See also: 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

See also: 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

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	3/4	2 Quarter final	10	5	0	5	46	45

Southeast Asian Games

See also: Futsal at the 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 34)	Johor Darul Ta'zim
3	FP	Azri Rahman	(1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 30)	Johor Darul Ta'zim
5	FP	Mohamad Awalluddin Nawi	(1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 (age 27)	Johor Darul Ta'zim
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 37)	Pahang Rangers
8	FP	Saiful Aula Ahmad	(1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 (age 33)	Melaka
9	FP	Mohd Azwann Ismail	(1991-10-04) 4 October 1991 (age 33)	Pahang Rangers
10	FP	Syed Aizad Daniel	(1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 29)	Selangor MAC
11	FP	Muhammad Aidil Shahril		Perak FA
12	FP	Danial Dain		Johor Darul Ta'zim
13	FP	Saiful Nizam Ali	(1991-10-13) 13 October 1991 (age 33)	Pahang Rangers
14	FP	Yazid Kamaruzuan	(1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 32)	Pahang Rangers

Previous squads

AFC Futsal Championship 2018 AFC Futsal Championship squads

Notes:

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

Results

Main article: Malaysia national futsal team results

  Win  Draw  Lose

Malaysia   v   Mexico

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

China   v   Malaysia

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

Malaysia   v   Myanmar

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

Malaysia   v   Indonesia

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)

Australia   v   Malaysia

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)

Vietnam   v   Malaysia

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

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

• Malaysia Premier Futsal League
• 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. "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.

External links

• Arena Futsal Malaysia
• Football Association of Malaysia