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 0–0 Malaysia (Singapore; August 1980) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Guam 0–15 Malaysia (Yangon, Myanmar; 12 June 2000) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Bahrain 6–0 Malaysia (Singapore; August 1980) Malaysia 0–6 Thailand (Kathmandu, Nepal; 1992) Malaysia 0–6 Laos (Canberra, Australia; 9 October 2009) Australia 7–1 Malaysia (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]
World CupFIFA U-17 World Cup
| Asian ConfederationAFC U-17 Asian Cup
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AFF U17 Youth Championship
| AFF U-16 Youth Championship
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Invited Tournament | ||||||||
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Year | Tournament | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1980 | Lion City Cup | Round 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
1981 | Lion City Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | |
1982 | Lion City Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
2005 | Lion City Cup | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
2006 | Lion City Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
2012 | Frenz International Cup | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
2014 | FAM-FRENZ Asia Champions Trophy | Champions | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 17 |
2015 | International Youth Championships | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
2016 | Dream Come True Tournament | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 3 |
2016 | AIFF Youth Cup | Fourth Place | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
2016 | Bari Cup | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 |
2017 | Tournament of Nations | Tenth Place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2018 | JENESYS Japan-ASEAN Tournament | Fifth place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
2019 | Jockey Club Football Tournament | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
2019 | CFA Football Tournament | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
2022 | UEFA U15 Development Tournament [8] | Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Total | Best: Champions | Invited Tournament: Ten Tournament |
Win Draw Lose
6 JuneFriendly | Malaysia | 2–3 | Uzbekistan | Selangor, Malaysia |
20:45 UTC+8 |
| Stadium: UiTM Stadium |
9 JuneFriendly | Malaysia | 1–4 | Saudi Arabia | Selangor, Malaysia |
16:45 UTC+8 |
| Stadium: UiTM Stadium |
15 June 2023 AFC U-17 GS | Yemen | 4–0 | Malaysia | Rangsit, Thailand |
17:00 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 129 Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran) |
18 June 2023 AFC U-17 GS | Malaysia | 0–3 | Thailand | Pathum Thani, Thailand |
19:00 UTC+7 | Report |
| Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 1,515 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan) |
21 June 2023 AFC U-17 GS | Malaysia | 2–1 | Laos | Rangsit, Thailand |
19:00 UTC+7 |
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| Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 135 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan) |
The following 23 players were called up for the 2019 AFF U-16 Youth Championship.
Head Coach: Osmera Omaro
The following players have also been called up this year (2017).
Malaysia national football team Coaching staff | ||||
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Roles | Names | |||
Head coach | Osmera Omaro | |||
Assistant head coach | Amirizdwan Taj | |||
Assistant head coach | Efendi Malek | |||
Assistant coach | V. Kavi Chelvan | |||
Goalkeeping coach | Nasril Nourdin | |||
Fitness coach | Khairal Afiq |
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