Malaysia national under-16 football team

Malaysia U-16
Nickname(s)	Harimau Muda; (Young Tigers)
Association	Football Association of Malaysia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Javier Jorda Ribera
Home stadium	Bukit Jalil National Stadium
FIFA code	MAS
First colours	Second colours
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.

History

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.

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

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]

AFC U-16 Championship qualifying

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.

FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifying

The team qualifying will be determined after AFC U-16 Youth Championship 2018 result.

NFDP collaboration

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]

International records

World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
Total	0/20	–	–	–	–	–	–

Asian Confederation

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Withdrew
1986	Did not qualify
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004	Round 1	3	0	1	2	1	7
2006	Did not qualify
2008	Round 1	3	1	0	2	5	7
2010	Did not qualify
2012	Did not qualify
2014	Quarter-final	4	2	0	2	4	4
2016	Round 1	3	0	1	2	1	7
2018	Round 1	3	1	0	2	8	8
~~2020~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023	Round 1	3	1	0	2	2	8
2025	Did not qualify
Total	Best: Quarter-final	19	5	2	12	21	41

ASEAN Confederation

AFF U17 Youth Championship

AFF U17 Youth Championship record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	Fourth Place	4	3	0	1	12	8
2005	Fourth Place	3	2	0	1	6	4
2007	Round 1	4	1	2	1	13	8
Total	Best: Fourth Place	11	6	2	3	31	20

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

AFF U16 Youth Championship record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2008	Third Place	4	2	1	1	6	5
2011	Round 1	4	1	3	0	7	5
2013	Champions	6	3	3	0	13	3
2015	Round 1	5	2	0	3	4	8
2016	Round 1	5	2	1	2	6	12
2017	Fourth Place	7	4	0	3	13	7
2018	Third Place	6	4	0	2	13	4
2019	Champions	7	5	2	0	20	4
2022	Round 1	3	1	2	0	6	3
Total	Best: Champions	47	24	12	11	88	51

Invited tournaments

Invited Tournament
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	Runners-up	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	Champions	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

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Lose

2024

23 June ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship GS	Malaysia	5–0	East Timor	Surakarta, Indonesia
19:30 WIB	Izzuddin 35' Fahmi 55' Awal 66', 89' Arayyan 78'	Report		Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium Referee: Lê Vũ Linh (Vietnam)

26 June ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship GS	Australia	2–0	Malaysia	Surakarta, Indonesia
15:00 WIB	Tatu 45+5' Williams 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow Hong Wei (Singapore)

29 June ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship GS	Thailand	3–1	Malaysia	Surakarta, Indonesia
15:00 WIB	Jompon 74' (pen.) Siwakorn 76' Poramet 89' (pen.)	Report	Izzudin 4'	Stadium: Manahan Stadium Referee: Du Jianxin (China)

15 October Friendly	Malaysia	1–2	Tajikistan	Johor, Malaysia
			Odilzoda Odilzoda	Stadium: Taman Ungku Tun Aminah Mini Stadium

18 October Friendly	Malaysia	1–1	Tajikistan	Johor, Malaysia
			Jafoyev	Stadium: Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium

23 October 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	United Arab Emirates	2–0	Malaysia	Vientiane, Laos
19:00 UTC+7	Khamis 7' Al-Marar 45+1'			Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

27 October 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Malaysia	2–2	Laos	Vientiane, Laos
19:00 UTC+7	Arayyan 11' Naqif 66'		Palindeth 21' Phayak 33' (pen.)	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the training camp ahead of the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.^[9]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Ahmad Zidan Ahmad Fazly	(2008-07-17) 17 July 2008 (age 16)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
1GK	Muhammad Naqqiudin Zamzuri	(2008-09-15) 15 September 2008 (age 16)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
1GK	Muhammad Alif Hakimi Zamri	(2008-03-09) 9 March 2008 (age 16)	Perlis Singa Muda
1GK	Kaveen Shanmugesh Waran	16	Perth SC

2DF	Adam Mustaqim Ahmad Amran	(2007-02-16) 16 February 2007 (age 17)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
2DF	Aisy Aqasha Noorazhar	(2008-03-05) 5 March 2008 (age 16)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
2DF	Muhammad Faizi Hafiz Hishamuddin	(2008-12-02) 2 December 2008 (age 16)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
2DF	Muhammad Ilhaam Azani Mohd Azamin	(2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 16)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
2DF	Muhammad Amar Imran Uzaini Ashadi	(2008-06-30) 30 June 2008 (age 16)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
2DF	Muhammad Aman Shah Azlan	(2008-08-19) 19 August 2008 (age 16)	SSTMI

3MF	Muhammad Awal Wafiy Ahmad Syukri	(2008-01-09) 9 January 2008 (age 16)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
3MF	Tengku Hasyri Shah Meerza Tengku Hazman	(2008-08-10) 10 August 2008 (age 16)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
3MF	Mikail Hamidi Zulrafhan	(2008-02-03) 3 February 2008 (age 16)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
3MF	Adam Hakimi Mohd Zaki	(2008-07-02) 2 July 2008 (age 16)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
3MF	Haziq Aziz Ahyok Abdul Qayyum	(2008-01-18) 18 January 2008 (age 16)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
3MF	Muhammad Fahmi Nor Farizamal	(2008-02-28) 28 February 2008 (age 16)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
3MF	Muhammad Rizzqin Uqail Mohd Sany	(2008-06-25) 25 June 2008 (age 16)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
3MF	S. Chittesh	(2008-01-09) 9 January 2008 (age 16)	Selangor FC

4FW	Izzuddin Afif Nazarudin	(2008-03-01) 1 March 2008 (age 16)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
4FW	Muhammad Naqif Firhad Mohd Shafarin	(2008-01-25) 25 January 2008 (age 16)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
4FW	Aisy Mirza Azri	(2008-05-11) 11 May 2008 (age 16)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
4FW	Mohamad Fadhlul Hadi Zulkarnain	(2008-04-01) 1 April 2008 (age 16)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
4FW	Arayyan Hakeem Norizam	(2008-09-13) 13 September 2008 (age 16)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
4FW	Muhammad Faris Asyraf Fandi	(2009-02-10) 10 February 2009 (age 15)	Perlis Singa Muda
4FW	Kim Johan Nyo Tegnander	(2009-02-03) 3 February 2009 (age 15)	FK Jerv

Standby list

The following players were named in the standby list in the event of changes in the original lineup.^[10]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
4FW	Muhammad Nur Hakim Mohamad Irwan	(2008-04-11) 11 April 2008 (age 16)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
1GK	Muhammad Fareeq Hakimi Mohd Fauzi	(2008-07-27) 27 July 2008 (age 16)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
2DF	Mohamad Khairie Khairul Anuar	(2008-01-28) 28 January 2008 (age 16)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
	Muhammad Hafiz Aiman Sulaiman		Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
4FW	Muhammad Izham Aiman Khairul	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 16)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
	Aqhyl Faiesal Ahmad Famy		Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
3MF	Ahmad Danial Azaz Ahmad	(2008-03-27) 27 March 2008 (age 16)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
4FW	Jeremy Datoon	(2008-05-04) 4 May 2008 (age 16)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
4FW	Muhammad Alif Qayyum Mohd Faizul		Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
	Muhammad Aqimi Hailmi		Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
4FW	Mohamad Iman Danish Mohd Shukor	(2009-03-26) 26 March 2009 (age 15)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
2DF	Muhammad Nabil Mohd Nadzmi	(2008-11-23) 23 November 2008 (age 16)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
3MF	Muhammad Iman Irfan Muhammad Hapis	(2008-06-09) 9 June 2008 (age 16)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
1GK	Adrian Muslim Sufian	(2008-05-13) 13 May 2008 (age 16)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
3MF	Ahmad Aqil Rayyan Ahmad Faizal	(2008-05-01) 1 May 2008 (age 16)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
4FW	Mohd Ashrif Hazeem Disam	(2008-11-27) 27 November 2008 (age 16)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
4FW	Muhammad Fahrin Danny Abdul Fatah	(2008-04-06) 6 April 2008 (age 16)	MISC-Touchtronics FC
3MF	Pravinash Ravindran	(2008-05-23) 23 May 2008 (age 16)	MISC-Touchtronics FC
3MF	Muhamad Shahiman Muhd Nasir	(2008-02-10) 10 February 2008 (age 16)	SSTMI
2DF	Mohamad Darwish Aiman Anuar	(2008-09-27) 27 September 2008 (age 16)	SSTMI
3MF	Mohammad Irfan Khairi Mohamad Fitri	(2008-08-07) 7 August 2008 (age 16)	Perlis Singa Muda
2DF	Muhammad Azrul Amri Lokman	(2008-07-11) 11 July 2008 (age 16)	PDRM F.C.
2DF	Muhammad Adam Fitri Anwar Saddat	(2008-10-06) 6 October 2008 (age 16)	SMK Kampong Chengal
1GK	Mohamad Syafiz Hafizie Mohamad Fadlie	(2008-03-07) 7 March 2008 (age 16)	SMK Tabuan Jaya
4FW	Muhammad Ariq Budrishah Ezwandy	(2008-08-15) 15 August 2008 (age 16)	SMK Tun Hussein Onn

Coaching staff

Malaysia national football team Coaching staff
Roles	Names
Head coach	Javier Jordi Ribera
Assistant head coach	Amirizdwan Taj
Assistant head coach	Efendi Malek
Assistant coach	V. Kavi Chelvan
Goalkeeping coach	Nasril Nourdin
Fitness coach	Khairal Afiq

Malaysia national football team management and supporting staff
Roles	Names
Team Manager	A. Christopher Raj
Kitman	Suhardi Abang Usop
Team Admin	Muhammad Aiqal Rasman
Performance analyst	Mohd Aimerul Mat Nuar
Physiotherapist	Chin Chee Yong
Masseur	Zahari Mazlan
Team Doctor	Ridzuan Azmi
Media Officer	Vincent Wong Yew Sing

Coaching history

S. Balachandran (2013–2014)^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]
Somasundram a/l Periasamy (2015–2016)^[16]
Lim Teong Kim (2017–2018)^[17]
P. Maniam (2019)
Osmera Omaro (2022–2024)
Javier Jordi Ribera (2024–present)

Honours

Regional

AFF U-16 Youth Championship
- Winners (2): 2013, 2019
- Third Place (2): 2008, 2018

Others

Lion City Cup:
- Runner-up (2): 2005, 2006

Notes

References

^ "Skuad Somasundram Sasar Separuh Akhir Kejuaraan B-16 AFF 2016" (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ Zulhilmi Zainal (15 July 2016). "Ten-man Malaysia U16 set up must-win group match against Myanmar after beating Singapore". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ Zulhilmi Zainal (19 July 2016). "Australia U16 simply too strong for Malaysia U16". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ "AFC U-16 Championship – Group C: MD1 Preview". Asian Football Confederation. 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ Khairul Nizam (31 May 2016). "Cabaran sukar pasukan bawah 16 tahun Malaysia". Fourth Official. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ "Malaysia layak ke pusingan akhir Kejohanan B16 AFC 2016" (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Perjalanan ke Piala Dunia b-17 bermula tahun depan". Bernama (in Malay). Sinar Harian. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ "U15: Macedonia won the UEFA development tournament". Macedonian football. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
^ "SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI 25 PEMAIN HARIMAU MALAYA B-16 KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT MENJELANG KELAYAKAN PIALA ASIA B-17 2025 DI LAOS".
^ "SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI 25 PEMAIN HARIMAU MALAYA B-16 KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT MENJELANG KELAYAKAN PIALA ASIA B-17 2025 DI LAOS".
^ "AFF U16 FINAL: Malaysia Lift First-Ever Crown". ASEAN Football Federation. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ "Malaysia crowned ASEAN U16 champions". Asian Football Confederation. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ Eric Samuel (1 October 2013). "Coach wants U16 squad to scale greater heights". The Star. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ Suryati Mohd Nor (2 December 2014). "B16 Tahun: Jurulatih Balachandran Akui Letak Jawatan, Masalah Peribadi" (in Malay). mStar. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ Nik Afiq (4 December 2014). "Balachandran has left the Malaysia under 16 team and decided to join Frenz United as their new head coach". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ K. Rajan (21 September 2015). "Under-16 football coach aiming for better results in AFC Finals". The Star. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ Syafiq Aznan (27 September 2018). "FAM sack National Under-16 coach Teong Kim". New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

External links

[1] "Skuad Somasundram Sasar Separuh Akhir Kejuaraan B-16 AFF 2016" (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[2] Zulhilmi Zainal (15 July 2016). "Ten-man Malaysia U16 set up must-win group match against Myanmar after beating Singapore". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[3] Zulhilmi Zainal (19 July 2016). "Australia U16 simply too strong for Malaysia U16". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[4] "AFC U-16 Championship – Group C: MD1 Preview". Asian Football Confederation. 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[5] Khairul Nizam (31 May 2016). "Cabaran sukar pasukan bawah 16 tahun Malaysia". Fourth Official. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[6] "Malaysia layak ke pusingan akhir Kejohanan B16 AFC 2016" (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[FAMNFDPu17-7] "Perjalanan ke Piala Dunia b-17 bermula tahun depan". Bernama (in Malay). Sinar Harian. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[8] "U15: Macedonia won the UEFA development tournament". Macedonian football. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

[9] "SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI 25 PEMAIN HARIMAU MALAYA B-16 KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT MENJELANG KELAYAKAN PIALA ASIA B-17 2025 DI LAOS".

[10] "SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI 25 PEMAIN HARIMAU MALAYA B-16 KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT MENJELANG KELAYAKAN PIALA ASIA B-17 2025 DI LAOS".

[11] "AFF U16 FINAL: Malaysia Lift First-Ever Crown". ASEAN Football Federation. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[12] "Malaysia crowned ASEAN U16 champions". Asian Football Confederation. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[13] Eric Samuel (1 October 2013). "Coach wants U16 squad to scale greater heights". The Star. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[14] Suryati Mohd Nor (2 December 2014). "B16 Tahun: Jurulatih Balachandran Akui Letak Jawatan, Masalah Peribadi" (in Malay). mStar. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[15] Nik Afiq (4 December 2014). "Balachandran has left the Malaysia under 16 team and decided to join Frenz United as their new head coach". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[16] K. Rajan (21 September 2015). "Under-16 football coach aiming for better results in AFC Finals". The Star. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[17] Syafiq Aznan (27 September 2018). "FAM sack National Under-16 coach Teong Kim". New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

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v t e National under-17 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA

History

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

AFC U-16 Championship qualifying

FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifying

NFDP collaboration

International records

World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Asian Confederation

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

ASEAN Confederation

AFF U17 Youth Championship

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Invited tournaments

Results and fixtures

2024

Players

Current squad

Standby list

Coaching staff

Coaching history

Honours

Regional

Others

See also

Notes

References

External links