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 AFF U-16 Championship, AFC U-16 Championship 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.

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 best performance in the AFF U-16 Youth Championship is by 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 managed to pass the group stage.

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.

The team participated in the 2016 edition in Group C alongside South Korea, Oman, and Iraq. 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. The current target is to produce players which will represent Malaysia in Under 17 World Cup competition in near future.

International records

ASEAN Confederation

Invited tournaments

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

2024

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship.

Standby list

The following players were named in the standby list in the event of changes in the original lineup.

Coaching staff

Coaching history

• S. Balachandran (2013–2014)
• Somasundram a/l Periasamy (2015–2016)
• Lim Teong Kim (2017–2018)
• P. Maniam (2019)
• Osmera Omaro (2022–2024)
• Javier Jordi Ribera (2024–present)

Honours

Regional

• AFF U-16 Youth 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

References

External links

• Harimau Malaysia (National Team)
• FIFA profile: Malaysia / Fixtures & Results
• Football Association of Malaysia