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 | Noor Zaidi Rohmat | ||
Home stadium | Bukit Jalil National Stadium | ||
FIFA code | MAS | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Singapore; August 1980) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Yangon, Myanmar; 12 June 2000) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Phnom Penh, Cambodia; 18 July 2016) | |||
AFC U-17 Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2004 ) | ||
Best result | Quarter-final (2014) | ||
ASEAN U-16 Boys' 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 ASEAN U-16 Boys' Championship, AFC U-17 Asian Cup 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's best performance in the AFF U-16 Youth Championship was 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 manage 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 participated in the 2016 edition in Group C alongside South Korea, Oman, and Iraq. [5] [6] They were eventually knocked out of the campaign after failing to get past the group stage, being defeated 0–3 by both Oman and South Korea, before managing a 1–1 draw with Iraq, thus ending their chances to qualify for 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 |
![]() | Lion City Cup | Round 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
![]() | Lion City Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | |
![]() | Lion City Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
![]() | Lion City Cup | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
![]() | Lion City Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
![]() | Frenz International Cup | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
![]() | FAM-FRENZ Asia Champions Trophy | Champions | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 17 |
![]() | International Youth Championships | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
![]() | Dream Come True Tournament | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 3 |
![]() | AIFF Youth Cup | Fourth Place | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
![]() | Bari Cup | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Tournament of Nations | Tenth Place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
![]() | JENESYS Japan-ASEAN Tournament | Fifth place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
![]() | Jockey Club Football Tournament | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
![]() | CFA U-16 Youth Football Tournament | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
![]() | UEFA U15 Development Tournament [8] | Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
![]() | FIFA Youth Series | Fifth place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | Emerging Socceroos Championships [9] | Tenth place | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
Total | Invited Tournament: 18 Tournaments | Best: Champions | 88 | 40 | 19 | 29 | 218 | 111 |
Win Draw Lose
23 June ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship GS | Malaysia ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Surakarta, Indonesia |
19:30 WIB | Report | Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium Referee: Lê Vũ Linh (Vietnam) |
26 June ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship GS | Australia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Surakarta, Indonesia |
15:00 WIB | Report | Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow Hong Wei (Singapore) |
29 June ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship GS | Thailand ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Surakarta, Indonesia |
15:00 WIB | Report | Izzudin ![]() | Stadium: Manahan Stadium Referee: Du Jianxin (China) |
15 October Friendly | Malaysia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Johor, Malaysia |
Stadium: Taman Ungku Tun Aminah Mini Stadium |
18 October Friendly | Malaysia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Johor, Malaysia |
Stadium: Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium |
23 October 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Vientiane, Laos |
19:00 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Al-Sbaih (Kuwait) |
27 October 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Malaysia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Vientiane, Laos |
19:00 UTC+7 | Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Referee: Ibrokhim Ismoilov (Uzbekistan) |
18 May FIFA Youth Series | Malaysia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Zurich, Switzerland |
11:00 UTC+2 | Report | Rolon ![]() | Stadium: FIFA headquarters Referee: Manuel Pfister (Switzerland) |
19 May FIFA Youth Series | Malaysia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Zurich, Switzerland |
11:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: FIFA headquarters Referee: Luca Talarico (Switzerland) |
21 May FIFA Youth Series 5th place play-off | Guatemala ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Zurich, Switzerland |
16:30 UTC+2 | Report | Iman ![]() | Stadium: FIFA headquarters Referee: Ersin Nesimi (Switzerland) |
6 July2025 Emerging Socceroos Championships | Victoria White ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
14:00 UTC+10 |
| Report | Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Field 4 |
7 July2025 Emerging Socceroos Championships | Malaysia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
11:30 UTC+10 | Amsyar ![]() | Report | Villatobas ![]() | Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Field 1 |
8 July2025 Emerging Socceroos Championships | Malaysia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
13:00 UTC+10 | Fahim Akmal ![]() | Report | Skinner ![]() | Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Field 2 |
9 July2025 Emerging Socceroos Championships play-off quarter-finals | Malaysia ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
11:40 UTC+10 |
| Report | Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Field 4 |
10 July2025 Emerging Socceroos Championships play-off semi-finals | Malaysia ![]() | 2–2 (3–2 p) | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
10:00 UTC+10 |
| Report | Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Field 4 | |
Penalties | ||||
11 July2025 Emerging Socceroos Championships 9th & 10th place play-offs | Queensland White ![]() | 1–1 (5–3 p) | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
08:20 UTC+10 | Cargill ![]() | Report | Yusuf Nasrullah ![]() | Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Field 3 |
Penalties | ||||
22 November 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Malaysia ![]() | v | ![]() | Hanoi, Vietnam |
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The following players were called up for the 2025 Commbank Emerging Socceroos Championships in Melbourne, Australia. [10]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Adam Nurfakrullah Mohd Fadli | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
11 | GK | Ahmad Airil Ridzman Ahmad Ridzalman | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
18 | GK | Muhammad Que Hairiel Wahfie Saiful Ramdhan | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
2 | DF | Muhammad Adam Haikal Muhammad Afifi | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
3 | DF | Zazuan Asyraff Jefferi | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
5 | DF | Dawud Imran Rozlin | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
12 | DF | Muhammad Fareez Danial Fadzly | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
4 | MF | Adam Muqri Muhaizam | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
5 | MF | Mohd Aiman Haqimi Mohd Sanusi | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
7 | MF | Amsyar Mohd Zulfadli | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
8 | MF | Muhammad Haziq Zamin | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
13 | MF | Mohamad Fahim Akmal Zulkarnain | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
14 | MF | Muhammad Zahirul Haq Mohd Rizal | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
15 | MF | Muhammad Aniq Thaqif Hairulnizam | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
9 | FW | Muhammad Syaifullah Mahruzi | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
10 | FW | Ahmad Yusuf Nasrullah Ahmad Ramli | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
16 | FW | Naim Musaddiq Mohd Sabri | (age 15) | ![]() | ||
17 | FW | Muhammad Adam Zafri Mohmad Mahadir | (age 15) | ![]() |
The following players were previously called up to the squad.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Aiman Khaufly Hanafi | (age 16) | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
GK | Muhammad Syafiq Hidayat Ismail Abdullah | (age 16) | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
GK | Muhammad Zarif Altaf Mohd Zahidi | (age 16) | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
GK | Muhammad Faierul Aieman Mohd Fauzi | 31 May 2010 | ![]() | |||
GK | Hugo John Ng Yien-Li | 3 January 2009 | ![]() | |||
DF | Muhammad Alief Farhan Mohd Faizal | (age 15) | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
DF | Tan Zheng Hang | 23 December 2010 | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
DF | Muhammad Faiz Naufal Zuhairi | (age 16) | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
DF | Muhammad Nabil Ikhwan Mohd Zaidi | (age 16) | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
DF | Muhammad Nurikhwan Hazeem Mohd Fadhil | (age 16) | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
DF | Nourrul Ezzery Mohamad Nor Lizam | (age 16) | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
DF | Tengku Ahmad Darwis Tengku Daud | (age 16) | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
DF | Aiden Ang | 5 June 2009 | ![]() | |||
DF | Reyess Shaqeel Emir | 16 January 2009 | ![]() | |||
MF | Aqhyl Faiesal Ahmad Famy | (age 16) | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
MF | Carrick Spiri | (age 16) | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
MF | Arfan Haziq Ahmad Marzuki | (age 16) | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
MF | Muhammad Amirul Haziq Mazlam | (age 16) | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
MF | Muhammad Iman Irfan Muhammad Hapis | 9 June 2008 | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
MF | Muhammad Syazani Yussairi Yusnazairi | (age 16) | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
MF | Muhammad Ariq Darius Mohd Fharied | 31 January 2010 | ![]() | |||
MF | Raushan Muazz Zaidi | 23 February 2009 | ![]() | |||
MF | Aiman Mohd Fadly | (age 15) | ![]() | |||
MF | Zubayr Mohd Rafiz Azwar | (age 16) | ![]() | |||
MF | Hezekiah Yu | (age 16) | ![]() | |||
FW | Arayyan Hakeem Norizam | 13 September 2009 | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
FW | Muhammad Faris Asyraf Fandi | 10 February 2009 | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
FW | Mohamad Iman Danish Mohd Shukor | 26 March 2009 | ![]() | 2025 FIFA Youth Series | ||
FW | Putera Luqman Hafiz | 27 May 2010 | ![]() | |||
FW | Liam Mikail Thulin | 5 March 2009 | ![]() | |||
FW | Kim Johan Nyo Tegnander | 3 February 2009 | ![]() |
Malaysia national football team Coaching staff | ||||
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Roles | Names | |||
Head coach | ![]() | |||
Assistant head coach | ![]() | |||
Assistant head coach | ![]() | |||
Assistant coach | ![]() | |||
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() | |||
Fitness coach | ![]() |
The following table shows Malaysia's head-to-head record in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup.
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 50.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 33.33 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 50.00 |
Total | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 26.32 |