Malaysia national under-22 football team
Malaysia national under-22 football team (also known as Malaysia Under-22, Malaysia U-22 or Malaysia B-22) represents Malaysia in international football competitions including in the SEA Games of the 2017 edition. It is managed by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). This team was created for the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification, 2017 SEA Games and participated in the 2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship.[1][2]
| Nickname(s) | Harimau Muda (Young Tigers) | ||
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| Association | Football Association of Malaysia | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
| Head coach |  Elavarasan A/L Elangowan | ||
| Captain | Mukhairi Ajmal | ||
| Home stadium | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil | ||
| FIFA code | MAS | ||
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History
After Harimau Muda project disbanded in 2015, FAM needed a fresh start for the U-23 team where a new set of players was brought in for the team with the creation of SEA Games Project 2017 team which was then announced as the national under-22 team.[1][3] The players in the current team mainly consist of players with age around 18 to 21 years old where the oldest players will be below the age requirement of 22 years old when 2017 SEA Games in Malaysia started.[1] With bigger pool of players within age of 18-22, the team will also play in other age-restricted tournament as the younger side such as U-21 and U-22 when needed.
The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Malaysia national football team. It is for players under the age of 22 and less. Also in existence are national teams for Under-19s, Under-16s and Under-14s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, hence it is possible for one to play for the U-22s, senior side and then again for the U-22s.
Frank Bernhardt era
Frank Bernhardt has been announced as the new head coach for the newly created Malaysia under-22 national football team in preparation for 2017 Southeast Asian Games. The 46-year-old began his new job as national under-22 boss on Monday at Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) headquarters in Kelana Jaya. His first task is to pick an assistant from four candidates—Hassan Sazali, P. Maniam, Reduan Abdullah and Azlan Johar. And then Bernhardt will choose a squad of 25 players to work with ahead of the SEA Games football tournament on home soil in August 2017.[4]
25 players, including President's Cup players from DRB-Hicom and Sime Darby were picked to join the U22 national team third training camp.[5]
Tournament records
AFC U-22 Championship
- Note: AFC U-22 in 2013.
| AFC U-22 Championship Record | AFC U-22 qualification Record | Head coach | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||||
 2013 | did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | Ong Kim Swee | |||||||||
| Total | Best: None | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | ||||
SEA Games
- Note: All Malaysian participants from U-22 since 31 March 2016 are only for SEA Games.
| SEA Games Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2017 | Runners-up | 2/11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| Total | Best: Runners-up | 1/1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy record
 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2002 | Third Place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 |
| 2005 | Group Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | Third Place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Total | Best: Third Place | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 23 |
Recent results
Win Draw Lose
2019
AFF U-22 Youth Championship (17–26 February)
| 18 February 2019 Group stage | Malaysia | 0–1 |  Cambodia | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| 18:30 UTC+7 | Report | Rosib  62' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh Attendance: 3,875 Referee: Nguyễn Hiền Triết (Vietnam) |
| 20 February 2019 Group stage | Indonesia  | 2–2 | Malaysia | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| 15:30 UTC+7 | Marinus 52' Witan 77' |
Report | Nik Akif 62' Hadi 86' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh Attendance: 600 Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines) |
| 22 February 2019 Group stage | Malaysia | 1–0 |  Myanmar | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| 18:30 UTC+7 | Hadi 45' |
Report | Stadium: RSN Stadium Attendance: 115 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand) |
2023
Merlion Cup (24-26 March)
| 24 March 2023 Semi Final | Cambodia | 2–4 | Malaysia | Singapore |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Lim Pisoth 36' Sieng Chanthea 51' |
Report | Haqimi Azim 13' V. Ruventhiran 30' Fergus Tierney 62' Najmudin Akmal 73' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow (Singapore) |
| 26 March 2023 Final | Hong Kong  | 1–2 | Malaysia | Singapore |
| 21:15 UTC+8 | Lau Ka Kiu 80' |
Report | Najmudin Akmal 74' Safwan Mazlan 79' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore) |
2023 Southeast Asian Games (29 April - 17 May)
| 3 May 2023 GS | Malaysia | 5-1 |  Laos | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Stadium: Prince Stadium |
| 6 May 2023 GS | Malaysia | 0-2 |  Thailand | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Stadium: Prince Stadium |
| 8 May 2023 GS | Malaysia | 1-2 |  Vietnam | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Stadium: Prince Stadium |
| 11 May 2023 GS | Malaysia | 7-0 |  Singapore | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Stadium: Prince Stadium |
Players
Current squad
- The following 20 players were called up for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games.[6]
- Caps and goals correct as of: 24 March 2023, after the match against Cambodia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sikh Izhan | 23 March 2002 | 1 | 0 | Negeri Sembilan |
| 23 | GK | Azim Al-Amin | 20 September 2001 | 0 | 0 | Kuala Lumpur City |
| 2 | DF | V. Ruventhiran | 24 August 2001 | 1 | 1 | Selangor |
| 3 | DF | Ubaidullah Shamsul Fazili | 30 November 2003 | 1 | 0 | Terengganu |
| 4 | DF | Azrin Afiq | 2 January 2002 | 0 | 0 | Kedah Darul Aman |
| 5 | DF | Harith Haiqal | 22 June 2002 | 1 | 0 | Selangor |
| 6 | DF | Azam Azmi | 12 February 2001 | 1 | 0 | Terengganu |
| 14 | DF | Zikri Khalili | 25 June 2002 | 1 | 0 | Selangor |
| 21 | DF | Safwan Mazlan | 22 February 2002 | 1 | 0 | Terengganu |
| 7 | MF | Mukhairi Ajmal (captain) | 7 November 2001 | 0 | 0 | Selangor |
| 8 | MF | Adam Farhan | 4 March 2004 | 1 | 0 | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| 10 | MF | Aliff Izwan | 10 February 2004 | 1 | 0 | Selangor |
| 13 | MF | T. Saravanan | 26 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | Kuala Lumpur City |
| 15 | MF | Fergus Tierney | 19 March 2003 | 1 | 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| 17 | MF | Syahir Bashah | 16 September 2001 | 1 | 0 | Selangor |
| 11 | FW | Najmudin Akmal | 11 January 2003 | 1 | 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| 18 | FW | Daryl Sham | 30 November 2002 | 0 | 0 | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| 19 | FW | Muslihuddin Atiq | 20 July 2002 | 1 | 0 | Terengganu |
| 20 | FW | Aiman Afif | 18 February 2001 | 1 | 0 | Kedah Darul Aman |
| 22 | FW | Haqimi Azim | 6 January 2003 | 1 | 1 | Kuala Lumpur City |
Team officials
| Coaching staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roles | Names | |||
| Head coach | E. Elavarasan | |||
| Assistant coach |  Juan Torres Garrido | |||
| Fitness coach |  Park Ji-hyeon | |||
| Goalkeeping coach | Yong Wai Hwang | |||
| Management and supporting staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roles | Names | |||
| Manager | Yusof Mahadi | |||
| Assistant manager | vacant | |||
| Physiotherapist | Haris Zafran Ahmad Haraman | |||
| Masseur | Ahmad Ramzi Ahmad Zaini | |||
| Kitman | Sukri Haimi | |||
| Video analyst | Ahmad Hilmi Abdul Latiff | |||
| Doctor | Ridzuan Azmi | |||
Head coaches
Frank Bernhardt (2016–2017)[7]- Ong Kim Swee (2017)
- E. Elavarasan (2022–)
Head coaches records
- As of 25 March 2017
| Malaysia national football team head coaches | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Country | Period | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | Win % |
| Frank Bernhardt | Germany |
2016–2017 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 35.71 |
| Ong Kim Swee | Malaysia |
2017 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 83.33 |
| E. Elavarasan | Malaysia |
2023– | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 60.00 |
See also
References
- Lim Say Heng (19 February 2016). "Football to revert to U-23 format after 2017 SEA Games". TNP. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- Martin Martinez (15 February 2019). "AFF U-22 Championship 2019: Malaysia schedule, time table, matches". FOX Sports Asia. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- Nik Afiq (25 November 2015). "FAM Terminates Harimau Muda Program". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "SEA Games gold medal in sights of new Malaysia U22 coach Bernhardt". ESPN FC. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- Nik Afiq (27 April 2016). "Bernhadt Calls Up 25 Players For Next 2017 Sea Games Project Squad Training Camp". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Senarai 26 Pemain Harimau Malaya B-22 ke Kem Latihan Pusat Bermula 18 Mac 2023" (in Malay). Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- Nik Afiq (31 August 2016). "Malaysia U22 players Prefer Call-Up Approach". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Malaysia juara Piala Merlion" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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