Malaysia national under-16 football team

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.

Malaysia U-16

Nickname(s)	Harimau Muda (Young Tigers)
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
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)

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 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

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 To be determined 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   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 Did not qualify   2023 Round 1 3 1 0 2 2 8 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 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 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		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

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

2023

Malaysia   v   Uzbekistan

6 June Friendly	Malaysia	2–3	Uzbekistan	Selangor, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Farish   18' Ryan   79'		Lazizbek   12' Ozodbek   66' Ollabergan   70'	Stadium: UiTM Stadium

Malaysia   v   Saudi Arabia

9 June Friendly	Malaysia	1–4	Saudi Arabia	Selangor, Malaysia
16:45 UTC+8	Dainei   45+1'		Nawaf   5', 47' Talal   65' Amar   84'	Stadium: UiTM Stadium

Yemen   v   Malaysia

15 June 2023 AFC U-17 GS	Yemen	4–0	Malaysia	Rangsit, Thailand
17:00 UTC+7	Al Khader   21' Abbas   31' Al Turaiqi   48' (pen.) Adib   88' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 129 Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

Malaysia   v   Thailand

18 June 2023 AFC U-17 GS	Malaysia	0–3	Thailand	Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7		Report	Pacharaphol   45+2' Chanasorn   54' Chanothai   78'	Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 1,515 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Malaysia   v   Laos

21 June 2023 AFC U-17 GS	Malaysia	2–1	Laos	Rangsit, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7	Dainei   43', 78'		Sayfon   12'	Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 135 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2019 AFF U-16 Youth Championship.

Head Coach: Osmera Omaro

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Zulhilmi Sharani				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
22	1GK	Ahmad Azeem Izhar				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
23	1GK	Adika Arman Azmi				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
13	2DF	Ahmad Rozaini Abu Bakar				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
14	2DF	Muhammad Kholil Ahmad Azian				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
21	2DF	Muhammad Yasser Sariffudin				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
2	2DF	Daniel Edzuan Anuar				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
3	2DF	Adam Daniel Mohamad				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
6	2DF	Alif Farhan Fauzi				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
4	2DF	Adam Farhan Faizal				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
15	3MF	Radzilah Helmi Roizat				Ibrahim Fikri Secondary School
25	3MF	Afiq Amsyar Zarizal				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
5	3MF	Adam Uwais Armi				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
8	3MF	Mohammad Ashraf Ahmad				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
11	3MF	Muhammad Izrin Ibrahim				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
20	3MF	Danish Irfan Ezal				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
17	3MF	Wan Muhammad Hakim				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
9	4FW	Khairil Zain				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
7	4FW	Nabil Qayyum Zainuddin				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
18	4FW	Zubaidi Mohd Buang				Mokhtar Dahari Academy
16	4FW	Roman Latif				TSG Hoffenheim II
12	4FW	Harry Danish Haizon				Johor Darul Ta'zim III

Previous call up

The following players have also been called up this year (2017).

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Muhammad Hafizy Mohd Hajazy		0	0	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
GK	Syahmi Umar		1	0	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
GK	Wan Muhammad Syafiq Hilmi Wan Kamri	(2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
GK	Daniel Akmal		3	0	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2017 AFF U-15 Youth Championship
MF	Fahmi Daniel		15	4	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
DF	Nuh Azlan Syah		15	1	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
DF	Izzul Adham Suhami		13	0	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
DF	Dinesh a/l Baskaran		10	0	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
DF	Pengiran Mohamad Ilham Jumahat	(2002-02-13) 13 February 2002 (age 22)	17	1	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
MF	Muhammad Azrul Haikal Ramlee	(2002-12-29) 29 December 2002 (age 21)	16	1	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF	Arif Aiman Mohd Hanafi		7	0	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF	Mohammad Marwan Abdul Rahman		8	1	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF	Aleff Haedi Za’ba		11	1	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF	Muhammad Aznil Hafiz Azhar		2	0	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF	Aiman Zikri		9	0	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
MF	Sahil Husni		3	0	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
MF	Muhamad Alif Abdul Mutalib		14	6	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
MF	Mohamad Faiz Mohamad Khairi		4	1	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
MF	K. Naven Raj	(2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	Tournament of Nations
MF	Khuzairi Abdullah	(2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	Tournament of Nations
MF	Azrin Afiq		5	0	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2017 AFF U-15 Youth Championship
MF	Razif Alimi Razaki		3	0	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2017 AFF U-15 Youth Championship
FW	Amirul Ashrafiq	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22)	16	5	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
FW	Megat Syafique Syazwan		13	0	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
FW	Muhammad Asman Asrul Sukarnain		8	2	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
FW	Rafiffikri Rosman		0	0	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2017 AFF U-15 Youth Championship
FW	Aiman Haikal Azman	(2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 22)	8	5	Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Coaching staff

Malaysia national football team Coaching staff
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

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)^{[9][10][11][12][13]}
•   Somasundram a/l Periasamy (2015–2016)^[14]
•   Lim Teong Kim (2017–2018)^[15]
•   P. Maniam (2019)
•   Osmera Omaro (2022–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

See also

• Malaysia national football team
• Malaysia women's national football team
• Malaysia national under-23 football team
• Malaysia national under-22 football team
• Malaysia national under-19 football team

Notes

References

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). . Goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
3. Zulhilmi Zainal (19 July 2016). . Goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
4. . 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.
7. "Perjalanan ke Piala Dunia b-17 bermula tahun depan". Bernama (in Malay). Sinar Harian. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
8. . Macedonian football. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
9. "AFF U16 FINAL: Malaysia Lift First-Ever Crown". ASEAN Football Federation. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
10. . Asian Football Confederation. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
11. Eric Samuel (1 October 2013). "Coach wants U16 squad to scale greater heights". The Star. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
12. Suryati Mohd Nor (2 December 2014). "B16 Tahun: Jurulatih Balachandran Akui Letak Jawatan, Masalah Peribadi" (in Malay). mStar. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
13. Nik Afiq (4 December 2014). . Goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
14. K. Rajan (21 September 2015). "Under-16 football coach aiming for better results in AFC Finals". The Star. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
15. Syafiq Aznan (27 September 2018). "FAM sack National Under-16 coach Teong Kim". New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

External links

• Harimau Malaysia (National Team)
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• Football Association of Malaysia