# Malaysia national under-19 football team

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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1979 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1981 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1983 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1987 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Round 1 | 24/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 1997 | Round 1 | Malaysia 1 – 3 Uruguay | Loss |
| 1997 | 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 | Runners-up | 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 | Third place | 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 | Round 1 | 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 | Round 1 | 14/15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 1977 | Round 1 | 8/13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1978 | Round 1 | 14/18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 1980 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1982 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1985 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1986 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1988 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1990 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1992 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1994 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1998 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2010 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | Round 1 | 13/16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | Qualified, but later cancelled | Qualified, but later cancelled | Qualified, but later cancelled | Qualified, but later cancelled | Qualified, but later cancelled | Qualified, but later cancelled | Qualified, but later cancelled | Qualified, but later cancelled |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 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 | Runners-up | 2/10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 |
| 2006 | Runners-up | 2/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | Runners-up | 2/8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 |
| 2008 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2009 | Fourth place | 4/8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2011 | Third place | 3/10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 2012 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2013 | Round 1 | 5/11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 2014 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | 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
## Players

The following 23 players were selected for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification in Tajikistan.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Haziq Aiman Esa | (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 20) | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
| 1GK | Faez Iqhwan Azmi | (2007-02-03) 3 February 2007 (age 18) | Mokhtar Dahari Academy |
| 1GK | Farish Farhan Zalani | (2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 19) | 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 20) | Selangor II |
| 2DF | Afiq Hakimi | (2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 (age 18) | Mokhtar Dahari Academy |
| 2DF | Ariff Safwan Safri | (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 20) | Johor Darul Ta'zim III |
| 2DF | Amir Farhan | (2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 20) | 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 20) | 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 20) | 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 20) | Terengganu III |
| 3MF | Danish Haady Pesenti | (2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 (age 20) | Johor Darul Ta'zim III |
| 3MF | Jenalter Justin | (2005-02-25) 25 February 2005 (age 20) | 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.
| 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

| 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

| 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
## 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