Malaysia national under-23 football 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 team for the under-23 and 22 level, representing Malaysia in 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.

Malaysia Under-23
Nickname(s)Harimau Muda
(Young Tigers)
AssociationFootball Association of Malaysia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachVacant
CaptainAdam Nor Azlin
Home stadiumBukit Jalil National Stadium
FIFA codeMAS
First colours
Second colours
First international
Malaysia 1–1 Japan 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; December 1990)[1]
Biggest win
Malaysia 11–0 Timor-Leste 
(Vientiane, Laos; 2 December 2009)
Biggest defeat
 Thailand 9–0 Malaysia
(Bangkok, Thailand; November 1998)
Asian Games
Appearances4 (first in 2002)
Best resultRound of 16 (2010, 2018)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2018)
Southeast Asian Games
Appearances10 (first in 2001)
Best result Gold Medal (2009, 2011)

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 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

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
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]

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.

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]

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. 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 qualify8413137
1996401316
200083231717
20046015317
2008611449
201210226717
2016Did not qualify and reach best place in 2016 AFC U-23 Championship
2020Did not qualify and reach best place in 2020 AFC U-23 Championship
2024–––––––––––––
2028–––––––––––––
Total Best: 0/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 10 8 24 45 73
Note

Asian Games
Asian Games Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
2002Round 117/24310236
200630/323003210
2010Round 214/24410339
2014Round 119/29310246
2018Round 212/25420276
Total Best: Round 2 5/5 17 5 0 12 19 37
Note

AFC U-23 Championship
AFC U-23 Championship Record AFC U-23 qualification Record
Year Round GP W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
2013See Malaysia national under-22 football teamSee Malaysia national under-22 football team
2016Did not qualify310233
2018Quarter-finals411247320153
2020Did not qualify321062
Total Best: Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 4 7 9 5 1 3 14 8
Note
  • U-22 in 2012, U-23 since 2015 qualification.

SEA Games
SEA Games Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
2001 Silver2/95401102
2003 Bronze3/85311178
20053/95302126
2007Round 15/8311164
2009 Gold1/96501225
20111/11642093
2013Fourth Place4/106321116
2015Round 15/11530277
20171 Silver2/116501115
2019Round 18/11411265
2021–––––––
2023–––––––
2025–––––––
TotalBest: Champions10/10513271211151
Note
*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
2005Fourth Place4/85221710
2011CC/DNP
2019Round 15/8311133
TotalBest: Fourth Place2/283321013
Note
  • * : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Summer Universiade
Summer Universiade Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
2013Eight Place8/155113410
TotalBest: Eight Place1/15113410
Note

Recent results and fixtures
Main article: Malaysia national under-23 football team results

  Win   Draw   Lose

2019
17 March 2019 (2019-03-17) Friendly Malaysia  1–1  Australia Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8 Azli  90+3' Report Wilson  50' Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) 2020 AFC U-23 Qualifiers. Malaysia  3–0  Philippines Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8 Akhyar  4', 31'
Faisal  83'		 Report Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
Attendance: 7,606
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
24 March 2019 (2019-03-24) 2020 AFC U-23 Qualifiers. Laos  0–1  Malaysia Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8 Report Safawi  81' Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
Attendance: 9,705
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
26 March 2019 (2019-03-26) 2020 AFC U-23 Qualifiers. Malaysia  2–2  China PR Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8 Syahmi  1'
Danial  55'		 Report Zhang  16'
Jiang  84'		 Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
Attendance: 26,183
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
15 November 2019 (2019-11-15) Friendly1 Malaysia  4–0 PJ City FC Subang Jaya, Malaysia
--:-- UTC+8 Nik Akif  6'
Jafri Chew  26'
Luqman Hakim  73', 80'		 Stadium: MPSJ Stadium
25 November 2019 (2019-11-25) 2019 SEA Games GS Malaysia  1–1  Myanmar Manila, Philippines
16:00 UTC+8 Hadi  24' Report Soe Moe Kyaw  13' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
29 November 2019 (2019-11-29) 2019 SEA Games GS Philippines  1–0  Malaysia Manila, Philippines
20:00 UTC+8 Schröck  74' Report Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
2 December 2019 (2019-12-02) 2019 SEA Games GS Malaysia  4–0  Timor-Leste Manila, Philippines
20:00 UTC+8 Junior  6' (o.g.)
Hadi  34', 43'
Akhyar  81'		 Report Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Shaqsi (Oman)
4 December 2019 (2019-12-04) 2019 SEA Games GS Cambodia  3–1  Malaysia Manila, Philippines
16:00 UTC+8 Sodavid  56'
Chanthea  57'
Sokpheng  68'		 Report Quentin  89' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna (India)
Note
  • 1 : Non FIFA 'A' International match

Coaching staff
Position Name Nationality
Team Manager Subahan Kamal  Malaysia
Head Coach Ong Kim Swee  Malaysia
Assistant Coach Brad Maloney  Australia
Assistant Coach Khan Hung Meng  Malaysia
Fitness Coach Martin Stano  Slovakia
Goalkeeping Coach Yong Wai Hwang  Malaysia
Physiotherapist Harris Zafran Ahmad Haraman  Malaysia
Team Doctor Ridzuan Azmi  Malaysia
Masseur Ahmad Ramzi Ahmad Zaini  Malaysia
Video Analyst Ahmad Hilmi Abdul Latif  Malaysia
Nutritionist Norazmi Ramliy  Malaysia
Kitman Sukri Haimi  Malaysia
Media Officer Wan Mohd Fahkrul Anwar Wan Bakar  Malaysia
Team Administrator Azfendy Azzudin  Malaysia

Squad

Current squad

List of 20 players for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[18]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Haziq Nadzli (1998-01-06)6 January 1998 (aged 21) Johor Darul Ta'zim
2 2DF Adam Nor AzlinOA (1996-01-05)5 January 1996 (aged 23) Johor Darul Ta'zim
3 2DF Dominic Tan (1997-03-12)12 March 1997 (aged 22) Police Tero
4 3MF Quentin Cheng (1999-11-20)20 November 1999 (aged 20) Central Coast Mariners Academy
5 3MF Harith Haikal (2002-06-22)22 June 2002 (aged 17) Mokhtar Dahari Academy
6 3MF Danial Haqim (1998-08-29)29 August 1998 (aged 21) Kelantan
7 4FW Faisal Halim (1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 21) Pahang
8 2DF Shahrul Nizam (1998-05-25)25 May 1998 (aged 21) Kelantan
9 4FW Hadi Fayyadh (2000-01-22)22 January 2000 (aged 19) Fagiano Okayama
10 4FW Kogileswaran Raj (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (aged 21) Pahang
11 3MF Nik Akif (1999-05-11)11 May 1999 (aged 20) Kelantan
12 4FW Luqman Hakim Shamsudin (2002-03-05)5 March 2002 (aged 17) K.V. Kortrijk
13 2DF Dinesh Rajasingam (1998-02-13)13 February 1998 (aged 21) Pahang
14 3MF Syamer Kutty Abba (1997-10-01)1 October 1997 (aged 22) Johor Darul Ta'zim
15 3MF Umar Hakeem (2002-08-26)26 August 2002 (aged 17) Mokhtar Dahari Academy
16 3MF Danial Amier Norhisham (1997-03-27)27 March 1997 (aged 22) FELDA United
17 2DF Irfan ZakariaOA (1995-06-04)4 June 1995 (aged 24) Kuala Lumpur
18 1GK Damien Lim (1997-02-15)15 February 1997 (aged 22) PKNS
19 4FW Akhyar Rashid (1999-05-01)1 May 1999 (aged 20) Johor Darul Ta'zim
20 2DF Syahmi Safari (1998-02-05)5 February 1998 (aged 21) Selangor

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Malaysia squad within last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Azri Ghani (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 FELDA United 2019 Southeast Asian Games, PRE
GK Firdaus Irman Fadhil (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 PKNP U19 2019 Southeast Asian Games, PRE
GK Khatul Anuar Md Jalil (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 UKM Thailand Training Tour
GK Hamka Daud (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 Negeri Sembilan 2018 International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup
GK Nik Amin Ahmad (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 Terengganu II 2018 International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup, PRE
DF Hariz Kamarudin (1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2019 Southeast Asian Games, PRE
DF Evan Wensley Wenceslaus (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 Sabah 2019 Southeast Asian Games, PRE
DF Azam Azmi Murad (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 Terengganu U19 2019 Southeast Asian Games, PRE
DF Khairul Amizan Suhaimi (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 Perak U21 2019 Southeast Asian Games, PRE
DF Amirul Ashraf Ariffin (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 UiTM Centralised Training, 25 November - 10 December 2019
DF Ariff Ar-Rasyid Ariffin (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 PKNS U21 Centralised Training, 25 November - 10 December 2019
DF Shivan Pillay Asokan (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 PKNS U21 Centralised Training, 25 November - 10 December 2019
DF Tasnim Fitri Nasir (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 FELDA United 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
DF Nazirul Afif Ibrahim (1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 PKNP 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification, PRE
DF Nabil Hakim Bokhari (1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 Kuala Lumpur U21 2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship
DF Danish Haziq Saipul Hisham (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 Negeri Sembilan 2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship
DF Amirul Haziq Rasmizal (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 Selangor U21 Thailand Training Tour
DF Azarul Nazarith Azhar (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 FELDA United Thailand Training Tour
DF Syaiful Alias (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 Kelantan Thailand Training Tour
DF Al-Imran Halim (1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 UiTM 2018 International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup
DF Khairu Anwar Khazali (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 PKNS U21 2018 International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup
DF Sharul Nazeem Zulpakar Selangor U21 2018 International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup
DF Asraff Hayqal Zainal (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 UiTM 2018 International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup, PRE
DF Ikhwan Hafiz (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 PKNS U21 2018 International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup, PRE
DF Ridzuan Razali (1997-09-11) 11 September 1997 Terengganu II 2018 International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup, PRE
DF Hafiy Haikal Ismail (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2018 Asian Games CT, 1–7 July 2018
DF Loqman Hakim Marzuki (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 Kedah U21 2018 Asian Games CT, 1–7 July 2018
MF Thivandaran Karnan (1999-03-08) 8 March 1999 Petaling Jaya City FC 2019 Southeast Asian Games, PRE
MF Fadzrul Danel Nizam (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 Kedah 2019 Southeast Asian Games, PRE
MF Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 Sporting Kansas City 2019 Southeast Asian Games, PRE
MF Mukhairi Ajmal Mahadi (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 PKNP U21 2019 Southeast Asian Games, PRE
MF Izzan Syahmi Mustapa (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 Terengganu II 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
MF Zahril Azri Zabri (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 FELDA United 2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship PRE , WD
MF Jordan Ollerenshaw (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 Thailand Training Tour
FW Fayadh Zulkifli Amin (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 Kedah 2019 Southeast Asian Games, PRE
FW Jafri Firdaus Chew (1997-06-11) 11 June 1997 PKNS 2019 Southeast Asian Games, PRE
FW Nik Azli Nik Alias (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 Kelantan Centralised Training, 25 November - 10 December 2019
FW Haziq Subri Perak U21 Centralised Training, 25 November - 10 December 2019
FW Safawi Rasid (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 Johor Darul Ta'zim 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
FW Ariusdius Jais (1998-07-07) 7 July 1998 Sabah 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification, PRE
FW Afiq Saluddin (1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 Kelantan Thailand Training Tour
FW Juzaerul Jasmi (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 Kelantan U21 Thailand Training Tour
FW Danial Ashraf Abdullah (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 Kelantan 2018 International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup, PRE
FW Syafiq Rizuan (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 2018 Asian Games CT, 1–7 July 2018

Coaches

Honours

Regional

Others

See also

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