Malaysia national under-23 football team

Malaysia U-23

Nickname(s)	Harimau Muda
Association	Football Association of Malaysia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Juan Torres Garrido
Captain	Mukhairi Ajmal
Most caps	Fadhli Shas (50)
Top scorer	Rozaimi Rahman (20) Akmal Rizal (20)
Home stadium	Bukit Jalil National Stadium
FIFA code	MAS
First colours Second colours
First international
Malaysia 1–1 Japan   (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; December 1990) [1]
Biggest win
Malaysia 11–0 East Timor   (Vientiane, Laos; 2 December 2009)
Biggest defeat
Thailand 9–0 Malaysia (Bangkok, Thailand; November 1998)
Asian Games
Appearances	4 (first in 2002 )
Best result	Round of 16 (2010, 2018)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2018 )
Best result	Quarter-finals (2018)
Southeast Asian Games
Appearances	12 (first in 2001 )
Best result	Gold Medal (2009, 2011)
Medal record Malaysia national under-23 football team Medal record SEA Games 2001 Malaysia Team 2003 Vietnam Team 2005 Philippines Team 2009 Laos Team 2011 Indonesia Team 2017 Malaysia Team Merdeka Tournament 2007 Malaysia Team 2013 Malaysia Team

Malaysia national under-23 football team (Malay : Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan bawah-23 Malaysia), also known as Malaysia Under-23, Malaysia U-23 or Malaysia Olympic football team is the national association football team of Malaysia in under-23 and 22 level, representing the country at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and Southeast Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments including the AFC U-23 Championship.

It is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). The team won the 2009 and 2011 SEA Games gold medal.

History

The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Malaysia national football team. It is for players aged 23 and less, however 3 senior players can also be selected to play. Also in existence are national teams for the Under-20s, Under-17s 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-23s, senior side and then again for the U-23s.

Olympic 2000

After the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, FAM was aiming to qualify for the 2000 Sydney Olympic. Thus, the FAM spent about US$6 million and continued the contract of Malaysian youth team coach, Hatem Souissi. Then FAM formed a squad known as Olympic 2000 with a combination of 1997 youth squad and other under 23 players. FAM decided to include Olympic 2000 as one of the teams in Malaysia League. Their first match was against Johor FA in a qualification match for Malaysia Premier I League. The team won their first match away 1–0 before drawing 1–1 at home to qualify for Malaysia Premier I League. However the team finished bottom during the 1998 season with only 4 wins in 22 matches. ^[2] The Olympic 2000 also showed poor performance at the international stage. They were humiliated by the Thailand Asian Games squad in a 1998 friendly match as the Thais beat them 9–0. During the qualification matches, Olympic 2000 only managed to finish third behind Hong Kong and Japan. It was questioned among fans how a squad that had been playing together since 1995 with fine talents and given so much exposure cannot achieve expectations.

Disbandment of Harimau Muda

After Harimau Muda project disbanded, FAM needed a fresh start for the U-23 team where a new set of players was brought in for the team with the creation of SEA Games Project 2017 team. ^[3] The players in the team mainly consisted of players with ages around 18 to 21 years old where the oldest players will be below the age requirement of 22 years old when 2017 SEA Games in Malaysia started. With a bigger pool of players within age of 18–22, the players in the team will also play in other age-restricted tournament as the younger side such as U-21 and U-22 when needed.

Revival of the team

Southeast Asian Games

2009 Southeast Asian Games

Main article: Football at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games

In July 2009, K. Rajagopal was named as the new coach of the Malaysia U-23 team. Under his management, Malaysia qualified for the semifinals of the 2009 SEA Games after becoming the runners-up of Group A with only one point behind the group champion, Vietnam. Malaysia then defeated Laos 3–1 in the semifinals, before meeting Vietnam again and defeating them 1–0 in the final with an own goal scored by Mai Xuân Hợp in 85th minute. ^[4] This was to be their fifth SEA Games gold medal and also the first great achievement for the U-23 team under Rajagopal who also led Malaysia to qualify for the second round of the 2010 Asian Games as one of the four best third-placed teams after a lapse of 32 years. ^[5]

2011 Southeast Asian Games

Main article: Football at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games

Fahmi

Zubir

Fadhli

Mahali

Asraruddin

Muslim

Gurusamy

Baddrol

Irfan

Fakri

Thamil

2011 SEA Games winners final starting line-up. ^[6]

In 2011, the team was taken over by Ong Kim Swee. The new coach later arranged two friendly matches against Thailand and Singapore in preparation for the 2012 Olympics qualifiers. Malaysia lost narrowly by 1–2 to Thailand ^[7] but won 2–0 against Singapore. ^[8]

Malaysia then advanced to the semifinals of the 2011 SEA Games by topping Group A after defeating the host, Indonesia 1–0. Then, Malaysia also beat Myanmar 1–0 in the semifinals to advance to the final. In the final, they met Indonesia again and held them to a 1–1 draw until the end, resulting in a penalty shoot-out which Malaysia won 4–3. This was also the sixth SEA Games football gold medal led by Ong Kim Swee after the successful achievement in 2009. ^[9]

Summer Olympics Qualification

2012 Summer Olympics Qualification

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

The team then continued their success by qualifying for the third round of 2012 Olympic Asian Qualifiers after defeating Pakistan in the first round and Lebanon in the second round where they became the sole team from Southeast Asia to qualify for the third round. However, in the third round, Malaysia lost all of their first three third round matches at the 2012 Olympic Asian qualifying matches, losing 0–2 to both Japan and Syria and 2–3 to Bahrain. Malaysia also lost their second three third round matches and was subsequently eliminated.

AFC U-23 Championship

2018 AFC U-23 Championship

Main articles: 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification and 2018 AFC U-23 Championship

Several years after the revival, the team made another debut to pass the AFC U-23 qualification in 2018. Positioned in Group H, the team managed to defeat Indonesia by a score of 3–0 while suffering a similar score defeat to Thailand in the second match, the team subsequently bounced back and defeated Mongolia by 2–0. By leading the group, Malaysia was able to qualify for the AFC U-23 Championship. The team was then placed in Group C, losing to Iraq in the first match by 1–4 before bouncing back to hold Jordan 1–1 and defeating Saudi Arabia 1–0, to end up as the group runner-up and subsequently became the first Southeast Asian representatives alongside Vietnam to qualify for the quarterfinal of the tournament for the first time in both teams' history. ^[10] In their quarterfinal match however, Malaysia lost to South Korea by 1–2. ^[11]

Asian Games

2018 Asian Games

Main article: Football at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament

The team then achieved surprising results after being drawn in Group E in the 2018 Asian Games together with Kyrgyzstan, defending champion South Korea and Bahrain. Malaysia opened their group matches with a 3–1 victory against Kyrgyzstan before defeating the tournament favourites South Korea that was led by their 2018 FIFA World Cup players such as the famous pair of strikers Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan and their goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo by 2–1, but the goalkeeper did not play in the match since he was rested. ^[12] Malaysia's victory against South Korea is their first win against the South Korea in the Asian Games tournament after 16 years. ^[13] With expectations running high from the fans and rising, the team however failed to continue their success after losing to Bahrain by 2–3 after already having qualified for the second round and leading the group. ^{[14] [15]} The team then met Japan and was eliminated from the tournament after their players wasted attacking opportunities by playing cautiously in addition to their defensive mistakes in the 90th minute that subsequently gave the advantage to their opponents with a penalty kick being awarded which was successfully converted by Japanese striker Ayase Ueda resulting in a 0–1 score until the end of the match. ^{[16] [17]}

International scene

Further information: Malaysia national football team

In 2009, the Malaysian team started using the same squad for their under-23 team and senior team under the new management of coach K. Rajagopal. The senior team uses players below the age of 23, together with their senior players like Safee Sali and Norhafiz Zamani Misbah. This was set for the national team to prepare for the challenges ahead of them. Since then, Malaysia also used some of their under-23 players for other tournaments such as the Ho Chi Minh City Cup, 2010 Asian Games and 2010 AFF Championship. Malaysia followed this practice since the Football Association of Malaysia chairman, HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah, planned this and set it mainly for Rajagopal.^{[ citation needed ]} This is as a result of the humiliating loss of the senior team by 0–5 to the United Arab Emirates at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

Tournament records

Olympic Games

Olympic Games Record										Olympic qualification Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	did not qualify									8	4	1	3	13	7
1996										4	0	1	3	1	6
2000										8	3	2	3	17	17
2004										6	0	1	5	3	17
2008										6	1	1	4	4	9
2012										10	2	2	6	7	17
2016										did not qualify and reach best place in 2016 AFC U-23 Championship
2020										did not qualify and reach best place in 2020 AFC U-23 Championship
2024										5	2	0	3	6	5
2028	[ to be determined ]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	Best:	0/7	0	0	0	0	0	0		47	12	8	27	51	78

Note

• Since 1992, football at the Summer Olympics changes into Under-23 tournament.

Asian Games

Asian Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	Group Stage	17/24	3	1	0	2	3	6
2006		30/32	3	0	0	3	2	10
2010	Round of 16	14/24	4	1	0	3	3	9
2014	Group Stage	19/29	3	1	0	2	4	6
2018	Round of 16	12/25	4	2	0	2	7	6
2022	did not enter
Total	Best: Round 2	5/5	17	5	0	12	19	37

Asian Games History
Year	Round	Score	Result
2002	Round 1	Malaysia 0 – 1  Oman	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 0 – 4  South Korea	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 3 – 1  Maldives	Win
2006	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 3  Oman	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 3  China	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 0 – 4  Iraq	Loss
2010	Round 1	Malaysia 2 – 1  Kyrgyzstan	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 0 – 2  Japan	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 0 – 3  China	Loss
	Round of 16	Malaysia 1 – 3  Iran	Loss
2014	Round 1	Malaysia 0 – 3  South Korea	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 4 – 0  Laos	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 0 – 3  Saudi Arabia	Loss
2018	Round 1	Malaysia 3 – 1  Kyrgyzstan	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 2 – 1  South Korea	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 2 – 3  Bahrain	Loss
	Round of 16	Malaysia 0 – 1  Japan	Loss

Note

• Since 2002, football at the Asian Games changes into Under-23 tournament.
• * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-23 Asian Cup record									AFC U-23 qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2013	See Malaysia national under-22 football team								See Malaysia national under-22 football team
2016	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	3	3
2018	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	4	7		3	2	0	1	5	3
2020	Did not qualify								3	2	1	0	6	2
2022	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	9		3	2	1	0	2	0
2024	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	6
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	Best: Quarter-finals	10	1	1	8	6	22		15	9	2	4	22	9

Note

• Since 2016 edition, AFC changes the competition format from under-22 into under-23 tournament.
• Since 2022 edition, the competition name changes to AFC U-23 Asian Cup. Before that edition, it was called AFC U-23 Championship.
• Bold in the Round column indicates that it was the team's best result in all editions of the competition.

SEA Games

SEA Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2001	Silver	2/9	5	4	0	1	10	2
2003	Bronze	3/8	5	3	1	1	17	8
2005		3/9	5	3	0	2	12	6
2007	Group Stage	5/8	3	1	1	1	6	4
2009	Gold	1/9	6	5	0	1	22	5
2011		1/11	6	4	2	0	9	3
2013	Fourth Place	4/10	6	3	2	1	11	6
2015	Group Stage	5/11	5	3	0	2	7	7
2017 1	Silver	2/11	6	5	0	1	11	5
2019	Group Stage	8/11	4	1	1	2	6	5
2021	Fourth Place	4/10	6	2	3	1	10	8
2023	Group Stage	5/10	4	2	0	2	13	5
2025	[ to be determined ]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	Best: Champions	12/12	61	36	10	15	134	64

Note

• ¹ : The under-22 national team played at the 2017 edition.
• * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
• ** : Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

SEA Games History
Year	Round	Score	Result
2001	Round 1	Malaysia 5 – 0  Brunei	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 2 – 1  Indonesia	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 2 – 0  Vietnam	Win
	Semi-finals	Malaysia 1 – 0  Myanmar	Win
	Final	Malaysia 0 – 1  Thailand	Loss
2003	Round 1	Malaysia 8 – 1  Cambodia	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 2 – 0  Singapore	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 3 – 2  Myanmar	Win
	Semi-finals	Malaysia 3 – 4  Vietnam	Loss
	Third Place	Malaysia 1 – 1  Myanmar	Win*
2005	Round 1	Malaysia 5 – 0  Cambodia	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 2  Thailand	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 4 – 2  Philippines	Win
	Semi-finals	Malaysia 1 – 2  Vietnam	Loss
	Third Place	Malaysia 1 – 0  Indonesia	Win
2007	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 3  Vietnam	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 4 – 0  Laos	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 1  Singapore	Draw
2009	Round 1	Malaysia 11 – 0  East Timor	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 3  Vietnam	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 4 – 0  Cambodia	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 2 – 1  Thailand	Win
	Semi-finals	Malaysia 3 – 1  Laos	Win
	Final	Malaysia 1 – 0  Vietnam	Win
2011	Round 1	Malaysia 0 – 0  Singapore	Draw
	Round 1	Malaysia 2 – 1  Thailand	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 4 – 1  Cambodia	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 0  Indonesia	Win
	Semi-finals	Malaysia 1 – 0  Myanmar	Win
	Final	Malaysia 1 – 1  Indonesia	Win*
2013	Round 1	Malaysia 2 – 0  Brunei	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 4 – 1  Laos	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 1  Singapore	Draw
	Round 1	Malaysia 2 – 1  Vietnam	Win
	Semi-finals	Malaysia 1 – 1  Indonesia	Loss**
	Third Place	Malaysia 1 – 2  Singapore	Loss
2015	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 0  East Timor	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 5  Vietnam	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 0 – 1  Thailand	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 2 – 0  Brunei	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 3 – 1  Laos	Win
2017	Round 1	Malaysia 2 – 1  Brunei	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 2 – 1  Singapore	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 3 – 1  Myanmar	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 3 – 1  Laos	Win
	Semi-finals	Malaysia 1 – 0  Indonesia	Win
	Final	Malaysia 0 – 1  Thailand	Loss
2019	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 1  Myanmar	Draw
	Round 1	Malaysia 0 – 1  Philippines	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 4 – 0  East Timor	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 3  Cambodia	Loss
2021	Round 1	Malaysia 2 – 1  Thailand	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 3 – 1  Laos	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 2 – 2  Singapore	Draw
	Round 1	Malaysia 2 – 2  Cambodia	Draw
	Semi-finals	Malaysia 0 – 1  Vietnam	Loss
	Third Place	Malaysia 1 – 1  Indonesia	Loss**
2023	Round 1	Malaysia 5 – 1  Laos	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia 0 – 2  Thailand	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 2  Vietnam	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 7 – 0  Singapore	Win

*Win on penalty kicks.

**Loss on penalty kicks.

ASEAN U-23

AFF U-23 Youth Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2005	Fourth Place	4/8	5	2	2	1	7	10
2011	CC/DNP
2019	Group Stage	5/8	3	1	1	1	3	3
2022		7/9	2	0	0	2	1	4
2023	Fourth Place	4/10	4	2	1	1	6	6
Total	Best: Fourth Place	4/4	14	5	4	5	17	23

Note

• * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Summer Universiade

Summer Universiade Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2013	Eighth Place	8/15	5	1	1	3	4	10
Total	Best: Eighth Place	1/1	5	1	1	3	4	10

Note

• In the 2013 edition, Malaysia sent the U-23 team.
• * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Malaysia national under-23 football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Lose

2023

Malaysia   v   Laos

3 May 2023 2023 SEA Games GS	Malaysia	5−1	Laos	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
20:00  UTC+8	Ubaidullah 4' Anantaza 28' (o.g.) Syahir 75' Najmudin 90+2' Sonexay 90+4' (o.g.)		Ubaidullah 21' (o.g.)	Stadium: Prince Stadium Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

Thailand   v   Malaysia

6 May 2023 2023 SEA Games GS	Thailand	2–0	Malaysia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
17:00  UTC+8	Anan 73' Yotsakorn 84'			Stadium: Prince Stadium Attendance: 2,473 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Malaysia   v   Vietnam

8 May 2023 2023 SEA Games GS	Malaysia	1–2	Vietnam	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
20:00  UTC+8	Aliff 43'	Report	Nguyễn Văn Tùng 7', 33'	Stadium: Prince Stadium Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Singapore   v   Malaysia

11 May 2023 2023 SEA Games GS	Singapore	0–7	Malaysia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
17:00  UTC+8		Report	Saravanan 15', 48', 54', 63' Haqimi 45+3' Mukhairi 87' Afif 90+4'	Stadium: Prince Stadium Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

Malaysia   v   Indonesia

18 August 2023 2023 AFF U-23 Championship	Malaysia	2–1	Indonesia	Rayong, Thailand
21:00  UTC+8	Tierney 54' (pen.), 63'	Report	Sananta 29'	Stadium: Rayong Province Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

East Timor   v   Malaysia

22 August 2023 2023 AFF U-23 Championship	East Timor	1–3	Malaysia	Rayong, Thailand
21:00  UTC+8	Olagar 41'		Ikmalrizal 5', 64' Izwan 13'	Stadium: PTT Stadium Referee: Abdul Hakim Haidi (Brunei)

Malaysia   v   Vietnam

24 August 2023 2023 AFF U-23 Championship	Malaysia	1–4	Vietnam	Rayong, Thailand
17:00  UTC+8	Ikmalrizal 49'		Đinh Xuân Tiến 8', 44' Nguyễn Quốc Việt 32' Nguyễn Hồng Phúc 85'	Stadium: Rayong Province Stadium Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

Malaysia   v   Thailand

26 August 2023 2023 AFF U-23 Championship	Malaysia	0–0 (3–4 p)	Thailand	Rayong, Thailand
17:00  UTC+8				Stadium: Rayong Province Stadium Attendance: 774 Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
	Penalties
	Tierney Izwan Syahir Ruventhiran Abu		Thanison Pattara Songchai Thakdanai Chukid

Malaysia   v   Bangladesh

6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Malaysia	2–0	Bangladesh	Chonburi, Thailand
16:30  UTC+7	Izwan 81' Tierney 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 750 Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Philippines   v   Malaysia

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Philippines	0–4	Malaysia	Chonburi, Thailand
16:30  UTC+7		Report	Mukhairi 1' Saravanan 6', 61' Harith 23'	Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Referee: Ahmad Alali (Kuwait)

Thailand   v   Malaysia

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Thailand	1–0	Malaysia	Chonburi, Thailand
20:30  UTC+7	Yotsakorn 20'	Report		Stadium: Chonburi Stadium

China   v   Malaysia

23 December 2023 (2023-12-23) Friendly	China	0–1	Malaysia	Shanghai, China
14:00  UTC+8			Harith 90+5'	Stadium: Jinshan Sports Centre

China   v   Malaysia

26 December 2023 (2023-12-26) Friendly	China	2–1	Malaysia	Shanghai, China
14:00  UTC+8	Du 5' Tao 45+4'		Izwan 34'	Stadium: Jinshan Sports Centre

2024

Malaysia   v   India

22 March 2023 (2023-03-22) Friendly	Malaysia	2–1	India	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22:00  UTC+8	Saravanan 33' Alif 48'		Chingangbam 77'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

Malaysia   v   India

25 March 2024 Friendly	Malaysia	1–1	India	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22:00  UTC+8	Abishek 47' (o.g.)		Thoiba 61'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

China   v   Malaysia

4 April 2024 Closed Door Friendly	China	2–1	Malaysia	Doha, Qatar
01:30  UTC+8	Asqer 26' (pen.), 85' (pen.)		Tierney 61'	Stadium: Qatar University Stadium

Qatar   v   Malaysia

7 April 2024 Closed Door Friendly	Qatar	1–0	Malaysia	Doha, Qatar
--:--  UTC+8	Husham 45+1' (pen.)			Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

Uzbekistan   v   Malaysia

17 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Uzbekistan	2–0	Malaysia	Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00  UTC+3	Jaloliddinov 11' (pen.) Khoshimov 83'	Report		Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)

Malaysia   v   Vietnam

20 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Malaysia	0–2	Vietnam	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30  UTC+3		Report	Khuất Văn Khang 39' Võ Hoàng Minh Khoa 60' (pen.)	Stadium: [[[Khalifa International Stadium]] Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

Kuwait   v   Malaysia

23 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Kuwait	2–1	Malaysia	Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:30  UTC+3	Al-Awadi 45+14' (pen.) Al-Qaisi 60'	Report	Haqimi 63'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Referee: Alex King (Australia)

Coaching staffs

Malaysia national football team Coaching staff
Roles	Names	Appointment date
Technical Director	Scott O'Donell	21 Jan 2022
Head coach	Juan Torres Garrido	12 October 2023
Assistant coach	Shukor Adan	12 October 2023
Goalkeeping coach	Yong Wai Hwang	1 September 2022
Fitness coach	Oscar Balaguer Cabeza	12 October 2023
Performance analyst	Lee Je-yoon	1 September 2022

Malaysia national football team management and supporting staff
Roles	Names	Appointment date
Physiotherapist	Harris Zafran Ahmad Haraman
Masseur	Ahmad Ramzi Ahmad Zaini
Kitman	Sukri Haimi
Team Doctor	Ridzuan Azmi
Video analyst	Ahmad Hilmi Abdul Latif
Nutritionist	Norazmi Ramliy
Media Officer	Wan Mohd Fakhrul Anwar Wan Bakar
Team Administrator	Azfendy Azzudin

Source: ^[18] Source: ^[19]

Squad

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in April 2024. ^[20]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Firdaus Irman	(2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 22)	Perak
16	1 GK	Azim Al-Amin	(2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 22)	Selangor
23	1 GK	Sikh Izhan	(2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 22)	Penang
2	2 DF	Aiman Yusni	(2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 (age 21)	Perak
3	2 DF	Ubaidullah Shamsul	(2003-11-30) 30 November 2003 (age 20)	Terengganu
5	2 DF	Harith Haiqal	(2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 21)	Selangor
13	2 DF	Umar Hakeem	(2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 21)	Johor Darul Ta'zim
14	2 DF	Zikri Khalili	(2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 21)	Selangor
19	2 DF	Safwan Mazlan	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22)	Terengganu
20	2 DF	Azrin Afiq	(2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22)	Negeri Sembilan
21	2 DF	Saiful Jamaluddin	(2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 21)	Sri Pahang
4	3 MF	Muhammad Abu Khalil	(2005-04-11) 11 April 2005 (age 19)	Selangor
7	3 MF	Mukhairi Ajmal	(2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 22)	Selangor
9	3 MF	Aliff Izwan	(2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20)	Selangor
12	3 MF	Nooa Laine	(2002-11-22) 22 November 2002 (age 21)	Selangor
17	3 MF	Syahir Bashah	(2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 22)	Selangor
18	3 MF	Daryl Sham	(2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 (age 21)	Johor Darul Ta'zim
6	4 FW	Najmudin Akmal	(2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21)	Johor Darul Ta'zim
8	4 FW	T. Saravanan	(2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 23)	Sri Pahang
10	4 FW	Luqman Hakim	(2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22)	YSCC Yokohama
11	4 FW	Alif Zikri	(2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 21)	Perak
15	4 FW	Fergus Tierney	(2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 21)	Johor Darul Ta'zim
22	4 FW	Haqimi Azim	(2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 21)	Kuala Lumpur City

Recent call-ups

These players are called up for the last 36 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Syahmi Adib	(2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 (age 21)	-	-	Selangor II
DF	Firdaus Ramli	(2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22)	-	-	Johor Darul Ta'zim
DF	Hariz Mansor	(2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22)	-	-	Kedah Darul Aman	v.   Thailand, 12 Sept 2023
DF	Rakesh Munusamy	(2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 21)	-	-	Terengganu	v.   Thailand, 12 Sept 2023
MF	Aiman Afif	(2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 23)	-	-	Kedah Darul Aman
MF	Adam Farhan	(2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 20)	-	-	Johor Darul Ta'zim
MF	Wan Kuzri	(2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 21)	-	-	Akron Zips	v.   Thailand, 12 Sept 2023

Coaches

• Chow Kwai Lam (1990–1991)
• Richard Bate (1992–1994)
• Claude Le Roy (1994–1995)
• Hatem Souissi (1997–1999)
• Allan Harris (2000–2004)
• Bertalan Bicskei (2005)
• Norizan Bakar (2005–2007)
• B. Sathianathan (2007–2009)
• K. Rajagopal (2009–2010)
• Ong Kim Swee (2010–2015; 2017–2019)
• Frank Bernhardt (2016–2017)
• Brad Maloney (2021–2022)
• E. Elavarasan (2022–2023)
• Juan Torres Garrido (2023–)

Honours

Regional

• Southeast Asian Games
  • Gold medals (2): 2009 and 2011
  • Silver medals (2): 2001 and 2017
  • Bronze medals (2): 2003 and 2005

Others

• Bangabandhu Cup
  • Winners (2): 1996/97, ^[21] 2015
• Merdeka Tournament
  • Winners (2): 2007, 2013
• SCTV Cup
  • Winner (1): 2012 ^[22]
• Merlion Cup
  • Winner (1): 2023

See also

• Malaysia national football team
• Malaysia women's national football team
• Malaysia national under-22 football team
• Malaysia national under-19 football team
• Malaysia national under-16 football team

References

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External links

• Harimau Malaysia (National Olympic Team/U22 Team)
• FIFA profile: Malaysia / Fixtures & Results

Preceded by 2007 Thailand	SEA Games Champions 2009 (First title for U-23) 2011 (Second title for U-23)	Succeeded by 2013 Thailand