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 ASEAN U-16 Boys' Championship, AFC U-17 Asian Cup 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	Noor Zaidi Rohmat
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
Australia 7–1 Malaysia (Phnom Penh, Cambodia; 18 July 2016)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 2004)
Best result	Quarter-final (2014)
ASEAN U-16 Boys' 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's best performance in the AFF U-16 Youth Championship was 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 manage 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 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 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 U-16 Youth Football Tournament	Champions	3	2	1	0	5	2
2022	UEFA U15 Development Tournament[8]	Runners-up	3	1	2	0	5	3
2025	FIFA Youth Series	Fifth place	3	1	0	2	1	3
2025	Emerging Socceroos Championships[9]	Tenth place	6	1	4	1	10	7
Total	Invited Tournament: 18 Tournaments	Best: Champions	88	40	19	29	218	111

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

2024

Malaysia  v  Timor-Leste

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

Australia  v  Malaysia

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)

Thailand  v  Malaysia

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)

Malaysia  v  Tajikistan

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

Malaysia  v  Tajikistan

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

United Arab Emirates  v  Malaysia

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'	Report		Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Al-Sbaih (Kuwait)

Malaysia  v  Laos

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 Referee: Ibrokhim Ismoilov (Uzbekistan)

2025

Malaysia  v  Paraguay

18 May FIFA Youth Series	Malaysia	0–1	Paraguay	Zurich, Switzerland
11:00 UTC+2		Report	Rolon 53'	Stadium: FIFA headquarters Referee: Manuel Pfister (Switzerland)

Malaysia  v  Tunisia

19 May FIFA Youth Series	Malaysia	0–2	Tunisia	Zurich, Switzerland
11:00 UTC+2		Report	Trimech 65' Mellouli 79'	Stadium: FIFA headquarters Referee: Luca Talarico (Switzerland)

Guatemala  v  Malaysia

21 May FIFA Youth Series 5th place play-off	Guatemala	0–1	Malaysia	Zurich, Switzerland
16:30 UTC+2		Report	Iman 90+1'	Stadium: FIFA headquarters Referee: Ersin Nesimi (Switzerland)

Victoria White v  Malaysia

6 July 2025 Emerging Socceroos Championships	Victoria White	2–0	Malaysia	Melbourne, Australia
14:00 UTC+10	Fillies 7' Lykopoulos 47'	Report		Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Field 4

Malaysia  v Capital Football

7 July 2025 Emerging Socceroos Championships	Malaysia	1–1	Capital Football	Melbourne, Australia
11:30 UTC+10	Amsyar 13'	Report	Villatobas 28'	Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Field 1

Malaysia  v Queensland Maroon

8 July 2025 Emerging Socceroos Championships	Malaysia	1–1	Queensland Maroon	Melbourne, Australia
13:00 UTC+10	Fahim Akmal 32'	Report	Skinner 24'	Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Field 2

Malaysia  v Tasmania

9 July 2025 Emerging Socceroos Championships play-off quarter-finals	Malaysia	5–0	Tasmania	Melbourne, Australia
11:40 UTC+10	Zazuan Asyraff 5' Zahirul Haq 10' Yusuf Nasrullah 16' Aniq Thaqif 18' Haziq 19'	Report		Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Field 4

Malaysia  v Northern NSW

10 July 2025 Emerging Socceroos Championships play-off semi-finals	Malaysia	2–2 (3–2 p)	Northern NSW	Melbourne, Australia
10:00 UTC+10	Syaifullah 8' Zahirul Haq 12'	Report	Barton 53' Zigic 58'	Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Field 4
	Penalties

Queensland White v  Malaysia

11 July 2025 Emerging Socceroos Championships 9th & 10th place play-offs	Queensland White	1–1 (5–3 p)	Malaysia	Melbourne, Australia
08:20 UTC+10	Cargill 30'	Report	Yusuf Nasrullah 35'	Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Field 3
	Penalties

Malaysia  v  Northern Mariana Islands

22 November 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Malaysia	v	Northern Mariana Islands	Hanoi, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7

Malaysia  v  Hong Kong

24 November 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Malaysia	v	Hong Kong	Hanoi, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7

Macau  v  Malaysia

26 November 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Macau	v	Malaysia	Hanoi, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7

Malaysia  v  Singapore

28 November 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Malaysia	v	Singapore	Hanoi, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7

Vietnam  v  Malaysia

30 November 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Vietnam	v	Malaysia	Hanoi, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 Commbank Emerging Socceroos Championships in Melbourne, Australia.^[10]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Adam Nurfakrullah Mohd Fadli	(age 15)	SMK Gambang
11	1GK	Ahmad Airil Ridzman Ahmad Ridzalman	(age 15)	SMK Taman Desa Skudai
18	1GK	Muhammad Que Hairiel Wahfie Saiful Ramdhan	(age 15)	SMK Putrajaya Presint 14 (1)
2	2DF	Muhammad Adam Haikal Muhammad Afifi	(age 15)	SMK Gambang
3	2DF	Zazuan Asyraff Jefferi	(age 15)	SMK Gambang
5	2DF	Dawud Imran Rozlin	(age 15)	SMK Gambang
12	2DF	Muhammad Fareez Danial Fadzly	(age 15)	SMK Taman Desa Skudai
4	3MF	Adam Muqri Muhaizam	(age 15)	SMK Gambang
5	3MF	Mohd Aiman Haqimi Mohd Sanusi	(age 15)	SMK Gambang
7	3MF	Amsyar Mohd Zulfadli	(age 15)	SMK Gambang
8	3MF	Muhammad Haziq Zamin	(age 15)	SMK Gambang
13	3MF	Mohamad Fahim Akmal Zulkarnain	(age 15)	SMK Taman Desa Skudai
14	3MF	Muhammad Zahirul Haq Mohd Rizal	(age 15)	SMK Taman Desa Skudai
15	3MF	Muhammad Aniq Thaqif Hairulnizam	(age 15)	Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail
9	4FW	Muhammad Syaifullah Mahruzi	(age 15)	SMK Gambang
10	4FW	Ahmad Yusuf Nasrullah Ahmad Ramli	(age 15)	SMK Gambang
16	4FW	Naim Musaddiq Mohd Sabri	(age 15)	SMK Ibrahim Fikri
17	4FW	Muhammad Adam Zafri Mohmad Mahadir	(age 15)	Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil

Recent call-ups

The following players were previously called up to the squad.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Aiman Khaufly Hanafi	(age 16)			Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV	2025 FIFA Youth Series
GK	Muhammad Syafiq Hidayat Ismail Abdullah	(age 16)			Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2025 FIFA Youth Series
GK	Muhammad Zarif Altaf Mohd Zahidi	(age 16)			Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2025 FIFA Youth Series
GK	Muhammad Faierul Aieman Mohd Fauzi	(2010-05-31) 31 May 2010 (age 15)			Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV
GK	Hugo John Ng Yien-Li	(2009-01-03) 3 January 2009 (age 16)			Football South Australia
DF	Muhammad Alief Farhan Mohd Faizal	(age 15)			Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV	2025 FIFA Youth Series
DF	Tan Zheng Hang	(2010-12-23) 23 December 2010 (age 14)			Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV	2025 FIFA Youth Series
DF	Muhammad Faiz Naufal Zuhairi	(age 16)			Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2025 FIFA Youth Series
DF	Muhammad Nabil Ikhwan Mohd Zaidi	(age 16)			Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2025 FIFA Youth Series
DF	Muhammad Nurikhwan Hazeem Mohd Fadhil	(age 16)			Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2025 FIFA Youth Series
DF	Nourrul Ezzery Mohamad Nor Lizam	(age 16)			Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2025 FIFA Youth Series
DF	Tengku Ahmad Darwis Tengku Daud	(age 16)			Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2025 FIFA Youth Series
DF	Aiden Ang	(2009-06-05) 5 June 2009 (age 16)			San Jose Earthquakes
DF	Reyess Shaqeel Emir	(2009-01-16) 16 January 2009 (age 16)			Eton College
MF	Aqhyl Faiesal Ahmad Famy	(age 16)			Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV	2025 FIFA Youth Series
MF	Carrick Spiri	(age 16)			Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV	2025 FIFA Youth Series
MF	Arfan Haziq Ahmad Marzuki	(age 16)			Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2025 FIFA Youth Series
MF	Muhammad Amirul Haziq Mazlam	(age 16)			AMD Future Football Academy	2025 FIFA Youth Series
MF	Muhammad Iman Irfan Muhammad Hapis	(2008-06-09) 9 June 2008 (age 17)			Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2025 FIFA Youth Series
MF	Muhammad Syazani Yussairi Yusnazairi	(age 16)			Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2025 FIFA Youth Series
MF	Muhammad Ariq Darius Mohd Fharied	(2010-01-31) 31 January 2010 (age 15)			Al-Rayyan
MF	Raushan Muazz Zaidi	(2009-02-23) 23 February 2009 (age 16)			Raisuri Warriors
MF	Aiman Mohd Fadly	(age 15)			Manningham United Blues
MF	Zubayr Mohd Rafiz Azwar	(age 16)			Subiaco AFC
MF	Hezekiah Yu	(age 16)			FC Bulleen Lions
FW	Arayyan Hakeem Norizam	(2009-09-13) 13 September 2009 (age 15)			Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV	2025 FIFA Youth Series
FW	Muhammad Faris Asyraf Fandi	(2009-02-10) 10 February 2009 (age 16)			Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. IV	2025 FIFA Youth Series
FW	Mohamad Iman Danish Mohd Shukor	(2009-03-26) 26 March 2009 (age 16)			Mokhtar Dahari Academy	2025 FIFA Youth Series
FW	Putera Luqman Hafiz	(2010-05-27) 27 May 2010 (age 15)			Malvern City
FW	Liam Mikail Thulin	(2009-03-05) 5 March 2009 (age 16)			AIK Fotboll
FW	Kim Johan Nyo Tegnander	(2009-02-03) 3 February 2009 (age 16)			FK Jerv

Coaching staff

Malaysia national football team Coaching staff
Roles	Names
Head coach	Noor Zaidi Rohmat
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)
• Noor Zaidi Rohmat (2025–)

Honours

Regional

• ASEAN U-16 Boys' 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