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 AFF U-19 Youth Championship, AFC U-19 Championship 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.^[1] 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[edit]

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[edit]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Revival of the team[edit]

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[edit]

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.^[5]

AFC U-19 Championship qualifying[edit]

The team was not qualified for the 2016 edition.

FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying[edit]

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

International records[edit]

FIFA World Youth Championship[edit]

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	To be determined
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[edit]

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
Total	Best: Runners-up	23/40	89	35	13	41	159	161

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

AFF Youth Championship record[edit]

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[edit]

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[6]	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[edit]

  Win   Draw   Lose

2022[edit]

2024[edit]

Players[edit]

The following 23 players were selected for the 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship.^[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Amir Jef Anjam	(2005-03-06) 6 March 2005 (age 19)	Sabah III
16	1GK	Faez Iqhwan Muhamad Azmi	(2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 19)	Mokhtar Dahari Academy
23	1GK	Haziq Aiman Esa	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
2	2DF	Ridzwan Rosli	(2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 19)	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
4	2DF	M.D. Moses Raj	(2005-08-10) 10 August 2005 (age 18)	Perak III
5	2DF	Shafizan Arshad	(2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 18)	Johor Darul Ta'zim III
12	2DF	Amir Farhan Mohd Fuzi	(2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 19)	Selangor II
15	2DF	Aiman Hakimi Othman	(2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19)	Selangor II
19	2DF	Muhammad Zachary Zahidadil	(2005-05-27) 27 May 2005 (age 19)	Terengganu III
21	2DF	Ariff Safwan Safri	(2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19)	Johor Darul Ta'zim III
3	3MF	Faris Danish Asrul	(2006-07-04) 4 July 2006 (age 18)	Johor Darul Ta'zim III
6	3MF	Danish Sahaludin	(2005-04-11) 11 April 2005 (age 19)	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
8	3MF	Muhammad Abu Khalil	(2005-04-11) 11 April 2005 (age 19)	FC Osaka
10	3MF	Haykal Haizon	(2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 19)	Selangor II
13	3MF	Muhammad Danial Mohd Nor	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)	Terengganu III
18	3MF	Adam Haikal Azizol	(2005-10-10) 10 October 2005 (age 18)	Selangor II
22	3MF	Alauddeen Afif Fua'ad	(2007-02-22) 22 February 2007 (age 17)	Johor Darul Ta'zim IV
7	4FW	Zamirul Hakim Mohamad Khair	(2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 18)	Selangor III
9	4FW	Izzat Muhammad Syahir Mohd Zulihsan	(2005-07-29) 29 July 2005 (age 18)	Selangor III
11	4FW	G. Pavithran	(2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 19)	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
14	4FW	Naim Zainudin	(2006-03-28) 28 March 2006 (age 18)	Johor Darul Ta'zim III
17	4FW	Arami Wafiy Zakimi	(2006-03-30) 30 March 2006 (age 18)	Johor Darul Ta'zim III
20	4FW	Abid Safaraz Rozaidi	(2007-03-06) 6 March 2007 (age 17)	Johor Darul Ta'zim IV

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have been called up since 2019.

Top appearances[edit]

As of matches on 14 July 2018.

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-19 Caps
1	Dominic Tan	Harimau Muda C	2014–2016	20
2	Jafri Chew	Penang	2013–2016	18
3	Hadi Fayyadh	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	2017–2018	17
4	K. Gurusamy	Harimau Muda	2008–2009	16
5	Fadhli Shas	Harimau Muda	2008–2009	16
6	Shivan Pillay	PKNS U19	2017–2018	16
7	Syahmi Safari	Selangor U19	2013–2017	15

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

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-19 Goals
1	Jafri Chew	Penang	2013–2016	13

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

Captain history[edit]

Player	Club(s)	Year(s)
Faris Shah Rosli	Harimau Muda C	2013
Dominic Tan	Singapore Sports School, Harimau Muda C	2014–2015
Syahmi Safari	Selangor	2016
Syaiful Alias	Kelantan	2017–present

Former squads[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Malaysia national football team Coaching staff
Roles	Names
Head coach	Norzaidi Rohmat
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[edit]

Honours[edit]

International[edit]

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

Continental[edit]

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

Regional[edit]

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

Others[edit]

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

See also[edit]

• 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[edit]

External links[edit]

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