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Malaysia U-19

Nickname(s)	Harimau Muda (Young Tigers)
Association	Football Association of Malaysia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Juan Torres Garrido
Captain	Aysar Hadi
Most caps	Dominic Tan (20)
Top scorer	Jafri Chew (13)
Home stadium	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil
FIFA code	MAS
First colours Second colours
First international
Malaya 12–0 Ceylon  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 1959)
Biggest win
Malaya 12–0 Ceylon  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 1959) Malaysia 12–0 Brunei  (Palembang, Indonesia; 13 August 2005)
Biggest defeat
Malaysia 0–8 Mexico  (Beijing, China; 5 September 2014)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1997)
Best result	Round 1 (1997)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	22 (first in 1959)
Best result	Runners-up (1959, 1960, 1968)

Malaysia national under-19 football team (also known as Malaysia Under-19 or Malaysia U-19) represents Malaysia in international football competitions in ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship, AFC U-20 Asian Cup, and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments. The players in the current team mainly consist of players with age within 17 to 19 years old where the oldest players will be below the age requirement of 20 years old when the next U-20 tournament started. The team will also play in other age-restricted tournament as the older or younger side such as U-20 and U-18 when needed.

After the disbanded of Harimau Muda project, Football Association of Malaysia needed a fresh start for the U-19 team where a new set of players was brought in for the U-23 side with the creation of SEA Games Project 2017 team with the team mainly consist of players with age around 18 to 21 years old. The set of players that still under 19 years old can then also be selected to represent Malaysia for the U-20 side tournament with the Under 19 team.

History

The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Malaysia national under-23 football team. It is for players aged 19 and less. Also in existence are national teams for Under-23s (Under-22s and Under-21s), 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-19s, senior side and then again for the U-19s.

Harimau Muda Project era

After the abysmal performance of Malaysia national football team in international scene, Football Association of Malaysia created Harimau Muda Project where the under-19 side was called to represent Malaysia as a single team club called Harimau Muda C.

Harimau Muda C was formed to provide a bigger pool of players and become a feeder team for Harimau Muda B, as Harimau Muda B did to Harimau Muda A. Harimau Muda C made their debut in the 3rd Division of Malaysian football, the FAM League and fielded under-18 aged players.

The team is aimed at developing Malaysian youth players and will not recruit any foreign nationals in its squad. By entering Harimau Muda C in domestic competitions, FAM hopes to expose top Malaysia under-19 players to competitive matches, thus helping them prepare for international tournaments. As such, Harimau Muda C is one of a small number of football clubs in the world which places an age-restrictions on team members while playing in a national professional league. Harimau Muda C played in the Malaysia FAM League from 2013 to 2015 season.

In 2015, Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, former FAM’s Deputy President has stated that the Football Association of Malaysia must disband the Harimau Muda system, stating the Harimau Muda system is no longer relevant, it was not planned for the long term, and the state football associations should take the responsibility to groom potential players.

On 25 November 2015, it was confirmed that the Harimau Muda has disbanded by FAM which means all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C will be returned to their own state team.

Revival of the team

Since Harimau Muda Project was disbanded, the under-19 team enter hibernation state and only recently surfaced again as a formal under-19 national team instead of a club.

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Players was called up for international duty with the international selection as the team will represent the nation in the 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in September 2016.

AFC U-19 Championship qualifying

The team was not qualified for the 2016 edition.

FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying

The team was not qualified for the 2017 edition as they were already knock-out from 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.

International records

FIFA World Youth Championship

FIFA World Youth Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997	Round 1	24/24	3	0	0	3	2	9
1999	Did not qualify
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
Total	Best: Round 1	1/24	3	0	0	3	2	9

**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA World Youth Championship History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1997	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 3  Morocco	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 3  Uruguay	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 0 – 3  Belgium	Loss

AFC Youth Championship

AFC Youth Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1959	Runners-up	2/9	4	3	0	1	26	2
1960		2/8	4	3	0	1	16	6
1961	Round 1	5/10	4	2	1	1	15	7
1962	Fourth place	4/10	5	2	2	1	11	6
1963	Round 1	5/12	5	3	0	2	10	6
1964	Third place	3/10	4	2	1	1	11	7
1965		3/10	6	3	0	3	6	16
1966	Quarter-final	5/12	4	2	1	1	8	3
1967	Round 1	14/14	2	0	0	2	1	10
1968	Runners-up	2/12	7	4	0	3	9	15
1969	Quarter-final	5/15	4	1	1	2	4	8
1970	Round 1	11/17	3	1	0	2	3	5
1971	Quarter-final	5/16	4	2	0	2	3	6
1972	Round 1	11/17	4	2	1	1	16	3
1973		12/14	2	0	1	1	3	6
1974	Quarter-final	8/16	4	2	0	2	5	7
1975	Round 1	15/19	4	0	2	2	3	7
1976		14/15	3	0	0	3	0	9
1977		8/13	3	0	2	1	1	4
1978		14/18	3	1	0	2	3	9
1980	did not qualify
1982
1985	Withdrew
1986	did not qualify
1988	Withdrew
1990	did not qualify
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004	Quarter-final	8/16	4	2	0	2	4	6
2006	Round 1	15/16	3	0	0	3	1	7
2008	did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018	Round 1	13/16	3	0	1	2	3	6
2020	Qualified, but later cancelled
2023	did not qualify
2025
Total	Best: Runners-up	23/42	89	35	13	41	159	161

**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

AFF Youth Championship record

AFF U-19 Youth Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	Round 1	7/10	4	1	1	2	6	11
2003	Runners-up	2/9	6	5	0	1	16	6
2005		2/10	5	3	1	2	21	8
2006		2/4	3	1	1	1	4	4
2007		2/8	5	3	0	2	13	7
2008	did not enter
2009	Fourth place	4/8	3	2	0	1	9	3
2010	did not enter
2011	Third place	3/10	4	2	1	1	12	1
2012	did not enter
2013	Round 1	5/11	5	2	2	1	9	4
2014	did not enter
2015	Fourth place	4/10	6	2	2	2	7	8
2016	Round 1	6/11	4	2	0	2	10	7
2017	Runners-up	2/11	6	5	1	1	8	16
2018	Champions	1/11	6	4	2	0	11	5
2019	Runners-up	2/12	7	4	0	3	13	7
2022	Champions	1/11	6	4	1	1	11	5
Total	Best: Champions	14/18	70	40	12	20	150	92

**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Invited tournament

Invited Tournament Record
Year	Tournament	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2005	Lion City Cup	Champions	4	4	1	0	9	4
2012	Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy	Round 1	4	1	1	2	3	6
2014	Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy	Semi-final	6	3	1	2	7	5
2014	Beijing Hyundai Youth Tournament	Fourth Place	3	0	0	3	1	15
2019	Sanix Cup	Twelve place	6	1	1	4	2	14
2022	Thanh Niên Cup	Runners-up	4	1	2	1	4	3

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

2024

10 July 2024 Friendly	Malaysia	2–2	Cambodia	Shah Alam, Malaysia
	Mohd Ridzwan 37' Haykal Danish 63' (pen.)	Report	Lim Lucca Thong 7' (pen.) Phoeuk Thatthai 40'	Stadium: UiTM Stadium

13 July 2024 Friendly	Malaysia	4–2	Cambodia	Shah Alam, Malaysia
	Danish Hakimi Sahaludin 13' Arami Wafiy Mohamad Zakimi 25' Amir Farhan Mohd Fuzi 50' Izzat Muhammad Syahir Mohd Zulishan 80'	Report	Phoeuk Thatthai 26' Uk Devin 30'	Stadium: UiTM Stadium

19 July 2024 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship (Group Stage)	Malaysia	11–0	Brunei	Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 UTC+7	G. Pavithran 2', 43' Abid 14', 16', 81' Danish 25' Haykal 42' Izzat 53' (pen.) Amir 67' Zamirul 75' Shafizan 83'	Report		Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

22 July 2024 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship (Group Stage)	Singapore	0–5	Malaysia	Surabaya, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7		Report	Ridzwan 7' Naim 12' Pavithran 45+2' Faris 73' Izzat 82'	Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

25 July 2024 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship (Group Stage)	Malaysia	1–1	Thailand	Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 UTC+7	Pavithran 48' (pen.)	Report	Ryan 4'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

27 July 2024 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship (Semi Final)	Indonesia	1–0	Malaysia	Surabaya, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7	Alfharezzi 78'	Report		Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium Attendance: 18,137 Referee: Yahya Ahmed Al Balushi (Oman)

29 July 2024 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship (Third Place)	Malaysia	1–1 (3–5 p)	Australia	Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 UTC+7	Najdovski 73' (o.g.)	Report	Younis 28'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
	Penalties
	Abid Pavithran Zachary Danish		Memeti Randazzo Quintal Bugarija Helweh

4 September 2024 (2024-09-04) CFA Cup 2024	Malaysia	0–2	Uzbekistan U-21	Changsha, China
15:30 UTC+8			Dilshod 58' Ollabergan 85'	Stadium: Helong Sports Center Stadium

7 September 2024 (2024-09-07) CFA Cup 2024	China U-21	1–0	Malaysia	Changsha, China
19:35 UTC+8	Aisikaer 88'			Stadium: Helong Sports Center Stadium

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) CFA Cup 2024	Malaysia	1–2	Vietnam U-21	Changsha, China
19:35 UTC+8	45' (pen.)		Nguyễn Hiểu Minh 22' Nguyễn Đình Bắc 26'	Stadium: Helong Sports Center Stadium

21 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification	Malaysia	2–1	Oman	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:00 UTC+5	Raj 30' Danish 65' (pen.)	Report	Majid Al Farsi 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: R. Venkatesh (India)

23 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification	Malaysia	0–0	North Korea	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:00 UTC+5		Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 35 Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)

27 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification	Malaysia	0–1	Tajikistan	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:00 UTC+5		Report	Khushvakhtov 90+5'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 225 Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)

29 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification	Sri Lanka	1–1	Malaysia	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:00 UTC+5	J. Harish 87'	Report	Amir Farhan 31'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 20 Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)

Players

The following 23 players were selected for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification in Tajikistan.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Haziq Aiman Esa	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)			Johor Darul Ta'zim II
	1GK	Faez Iqhwan Azmi	(2007-02-03) 3 February 2007 (age 17)			Mokhtar Dahari Academy
	1GK	Farish Farhan Zalani	(2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 18)			Selangor III
	2DF	Irfan Aswad Roslan	(2007-08-07) 7 August 2007 (age 17)			Mokhtar Dahari Academy
	2DF	Aiman Hakimi	(2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19)			Selangor II
	2DF	Afiq Hakimi	(2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 (age 17)			Mokhtar Dahari Academy
	2DF	Ariff Safwan Safri	(2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19)			Johor Darul Ta'zim III
	2DF	Amir Farhan	(2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 19)			Selangor II
	2DF	M. Moses Raj	(2005-08-10) 10 August 2005 (age 19)			Perak III
	2DF	Nur Zharif Zhaini	(2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 (age 19)			Selangor II
	2DF	Aqim Hazmi Hasmadi	(2006-06-09) 9 June 2006 (age 18)			Johor Darul Ta'zim IV
	3MF	Danish Hakimi Sahaludin	(2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 19)			Johor Darul Ta'zim II
	3MF	Haykal Danish Haizon	(2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 19)			Selangor II
	3MF	Muhammad Danial Nor	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)			Terengganu III
	3MF	Danish Haady Pesenti	(2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 (age 19)			Johor Darul Ta'zim III
	3MF	Jenalter Justin	(2005-02-25) 25 February 2005 (age 19)			Sabah U-20
	3MF	Muhammad Abu Khalil	(2005-04-11) 11 April 2005 (age 19)			Osaka
	4FW	Arami Wafiy Zakimi	(2006-03-30) 30 March 2006 (age 18)			Johor Darul Ta'zim III
	4FW	Faris Danish Asrul	(2006-07-04) 4 July 2006 (age 18)			Johor Darul Ta'zim III
	4FW	Dainei Mat Disa	(2006-03-22) 22 March 2006 (age 18)			Selangor II
	4FW	Muhammad Naim Zainudin	(2005-03-28) 28 March 2005 (age 19)			Johor Darul Ta'zim III
	4FW	Zamirul Hakim	(2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 19)			Selangor III
	4FW	Izzat Syahir	(2005-07-29) 29 July 2005 (age 19)			Selangor III

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up since 2019.

Top appearances

As of matches on 14 July 2018.

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-19s.

Top goalscorers

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-19s.

Captain history

Former squads

Coaching staff

Malaysia national football team Coaching staff
Roles	Names
Head coach	Juan Torres Garrido
Assistant coach	Shahrom Kalam
Fitness Trainer	M. Dharmendra
Goalkeeping coach	Mohd Hamsani Ahmad
Physiotherapist	Mohd Fikri Hakim Said
Team Doctor
Administrator
Video analyst	Abdul Firdaus Abdul Jalil
Masseur	Muhd Aqil Eddi
Kitman	Amrie Zamani Kamarudin

Coaches

• Ong Kim Swee (2010–2015)
• Razip Ismail (2015)
• Frank Bernhardt (2015–2017)
• Bojan Hodak (2017–2019)
• Brad Maloney (2019–2021)
• Hasan Sazali Waras (2022)
• Norzaidi Rohmat (2023)
• Juan Torres Garrido (2024–)

Honours

International

• FIFA U-20 World Cup
  • Round 1 : 1997

Continental

• AFC U-19 Championship
  • Runner-up (3) : 1959, 1960, 1968
  • Third Place (2) : 1964, 1965

Regional

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship
  • Winners (2) : 2018, 2022
  • Runner-up (6) : 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017
  • Third place (1) : 2011

Others

• International U-19 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup:
  • Runner-up  : 2022

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-16 football team

References

1. Nik Afiq (25 November 2015). "FAM Terminates Harimau Muda Program". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
2. "Harimau Muda C terus melebarkan rekod tanpa kalah". Football Association of Malaysia. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
3. Nik Afiq (22 January 2015). "Khairy Jamaluddin reveals Harimau Muda system was not made for long term". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
4. "Skuad Harimau Muda dibubar" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
5. "Senarai 28 Pemain Ke Latihan Pemilihan Pusat Pertama Skuad B-19" (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
6. "SANIX CUP INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SOCCER TOURNAMENT 2019".
7. "SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI AKHIR 23 PEMAIN HARIMAU MALAYA B-19 KE KELAYAKAN PIALA ASIA B-20 2025 DI TAJIKISTAN". 15 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
8. "SENARAI AKHIR 20 PEMAIN SKUAD B 19 KEBANGSAAN BAGI MENGHADAPI 4TH INTERNATIONAL U 19 FOOTBALL THANH NIEN TOURNAMENT 2022". Retrieved 3 August 2022.

External links

• Football Association of Malaysia Official website
• FIFA profile: Malaysia / Fixtures & Results

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History
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League competitions	Main league Malaysia Super League (Level 1) Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League (Level 2) Malaysia A2 Amateur League (Level 3) Malaysia A3 Community League (Level 4–9) Malaysia National Women's League (women's) Development League MFL Cup (U-23) Piala Presiden (U-21) Piala Belia (U-19) Others Malaysia Premier Futsal League (Men) Malaysia Premier Futsal League (Women) Defunct Malaysian League (Liga Malaysia (1982–1988) (Amateur), Liga Semi-Pro (Divisyen 1 & Divisyen 2), Liga Perdana, Liga Perdana 1 & Liga Perdana 2) Malaysia Premier League Liga Nasional (Amateur) Liga Bolasepak Rakyat
Cup competitions	Current Malaysia Cup Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Challenge Cup Piala Sumbangsih Piala Emas Raja-Raja Merdeka Tournament Piala Tun Sharifah Rodziah (Women's) Piala Menteri Pendidikan Tinggi Malaysia Futsal Cup Defunct Burnley Cup Borneo Cup Malaysia FAM Cup
Related	1994 Malaysian football scandal
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Asia (AFC)	AFC Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 AFC Challenge Cup AFC Solidarity Cup Asian Games Regional ASEAN CAFA EAFF SAFF WAFF Arabian Gulf Cup East Asian Games Far Eastern Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
Africa (CAF)	CAF Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 CAF African Nations Championship African Games Regional CECAFA COSAFA UNIFFAC WAFU Central African Games Indian Ocean Island Games
North America (CONCACAF)	CONCACAF Gold Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 CONCACAF Championship CONCACAF Nations League CONCACAF Cup NAFC Championship CCCF Championship Central America and Caribbean Games Regional North American Nations Cup Copa Centroamericana CFU Championship Caribbean Cup LIFA Cup WIFA Cup Central America Games
South America (CONMEBOL)	CONMEBOL Copa América U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 South American Games Regional Bolivarian Games
Oceania (OFC)	OFC Nations Cup U-23 U-19 U-17 Regional Melanesia Cup Polynesia Cup Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games
Europe (UEFA)	UEFA European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17 UEFA Nations League Regional Central European Cup Balkan Cup Baltic Cup British Home Championship Nordic Championship
Inter-Continental	CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions CPF Panamerican Championship CAF-AFC Afro-Asian Cup of Nations AFC–OFC Challenge Cup FIFA Arab Cup Palestine Cup Kuneitra Cup Overseas Cup Afro-Asian Games Arab Games Francophone Games GANEFO Goodwill Games Islamic Games Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Cup Mediterranean Games Pan American Games
Non-FIFA	CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA South America Football Cup CONIFA Africa Football Cup FIFI Wild Cup UIAFA Great European Tournament Island Games Micronesian Games Universiade World Unity Football Alliance
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Malaysia's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgium	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Morocco	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Uruguay	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Total	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	000.00

• Asian national under-19 association football teams
• Malaysia national football team