Malaysia national under-19 football team
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 | 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 | ||
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First international | |||
Federation of Malaya Malaya 12–0 Ceylon File:Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 1959) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Federation of Malaya Malaya 12–0 Ceylon File:Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 1959) Malaysia Malaysia 12–0 Brunei File:Flag of Brunei.svg (Palembang, Indonesia; 13 August 2005) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Malaysia Malaysia 0–8 Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg (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 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.[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
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.[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
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.[5]
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 | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
Tunisia 1977 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Japan 1979 | ||||||||
Australia 1981 | ||||||||
Mexico 1983 | ||||||||
Soviet Union 1985 | ||||||||
Chile 1987 | ||||||||
Saudi Arabia 1989 | ||||||||
Portugal 1991 | ||||||||
Australia 1993 | ||||||||
Qatar 1995 | ||||||||
Malaysia 1997 | Round 1 | 24/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Nigeria 1999 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Argentina 2001 | ||||||||
United Arab Emirates 2003 | ||||||||
Netherlands 2005 | ||||||||
Canada 2007 | ||||||||
Egypt 2009 | ||||||||
Colombia 2011 | ||||||||
Turkey 2013 | ||||||||
New Zealand 2015 | ||||||||
South Korea 2017 | ||||||||
Poland 2019 | ||||||||
Indonesia 2021 | ||||||||
Argentina 2023 | ||||||||
Chile 2025 | ||||||||
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 | |||
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Year | Round | Score | Result |
1997 | Round 1 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 1 – 3 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | Loss |
Round 1 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 1 – 3 File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Loss | |
Round 1 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 0 – 3 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | Loss |
AFC Youth Championship
AFC Youth Championship Record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
Federation of Malaya 1959 | Runners-up | 2/9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | |
Federation of Malaya 1960 | 2/8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | ||
Thailand 1961 | Round 1 | 5/10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | |
Thailand 1962 | Fourth place | 4/10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
Federation of Malaya 1963 | Round 1 | 5/12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |
South Vietnam 1964 | Third place | 3/10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |
Japan 1965 | 3/10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||
Philippines 1966 | Quarter-final | 5/12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
Thailand 1967 | Round 1 | 14/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
South Korea 1968 | Runners-up | 2/12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |
Thailand 1969 | Quarter-final | 5/15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
Philippines 1970 | Round 1 | 11/17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Japan 1971 | Quarter-final | 5/16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Thailand 1972 | Round 1 | 11/17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | |
Iran 1973 | 12/14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
Thailand 1974 | Quarter-final | 8/16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
Kuwait 1975 | Round 1 | 15/19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
Thailand 1976 | 14/15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
Iran 1977 | 8/13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Bangladesh 1978 | 14/18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
Thailand 1980 | did not qualify | ||||||||
Thailand 1982 | |||||||||
United Arab Emirates 1985 | Withdrew | ||||||||
Saudi Arabia 1986 | did not qualify | ||||||||
Qatar 1988 | Withdrew | ||||||||
Indonesia 1990 | did not qualify | ||||||||
United Arab Emirates 1992 | |||||||||
Indonesia 1994 | |||||||||
South Korea 1996 | |||||||||
Thailand 1998 | |||||||||
Iran 2000 | |||||||||
Qatar 2002 | |||||||||
Malaysia 2004 | Quarter-final | 8/16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
India 2006 | Round 1 | 15/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
Saudi Arabia 2008 | did not qualify | ||||||||
China 2010 | |||||||||
United Arab Emirates 2012 | |||||||||
Myanmar 2014 | |||||||||
Bahrain 2016 | |||||||||
Indonesia 2018 | Round 1 | 13/16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Uzbekistan |
Qualified, but later cancelled | ||||||||
Uzbekistan 2023 | did not qualify | ||||||||
China 2025 | |||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
ThailandCambodia 2002 | Round 1 | 7/10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
MyanmarVietnam 2003 | Runners-up | 2/9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
Indonesia 2005 | 2/10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | |
Malaysia 2006 | 2/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Vietnam 2007 | 2/8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | |
Thailand 2008 | did not enter | |||||||
Vietnam 2009 | Fourth place | 4/8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
Vietnam 2010 | did not enter | |||||||
Myanmar 2011 | Third place | 3/10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
Vietnam 2012 | did not enter | |||||||
Indonesia 2013 | Round 1 | 5/11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
Vietnam 2014 | did not enter | |||||||
Laos 2015 | Fourth place | 4/10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Vietnam 2016 | Round 1 | 6/11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
Myanmar 2017 | Runners-up | 2/11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
Indonesia 2018 | Champions | 1/11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
Vietnam 2019 | Runners-up | 2/12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 |
Indonesia 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 | ||||||||
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Year | Tournament | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
Singapore 2005 | Lion City Cup | Champions | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
Brunei 2012 | Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy | Round 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Brunei 2014 | Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy | Semi-final | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
China 2014 | Beijing Hyundai Youth Tournament | Fourth Place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
Japan 2019[6] | Sanix Cup | Twelve place | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
Vietnam 2022 | Thanh Niên Cup | Runners-up | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Lose
2024
10 July 2024 Friendly | Malaysia File:Flag of Malaysia.svg | 2–2 | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | Shah Alam, Malaysia |
Mohd Ridzwan File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Haykal Danish File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' (pen.) |
Report | Lim Lucca Thong File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (pen.) Phoeuk Thatthai File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' |
Stadium: UiTM Stadium |
13 July 2024 Friendly | Malaysia File:Flag of Malaysia.svg | 4–2 | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | Shah Alam, Malaysia |
Danish Hakimi Sahaludin File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Arami Wafiy Mohamad Zakimi File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' Amir Farhan Mohd Fuzi File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Izzat Muhammad Syahir Mohd Zulishan File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' |
Report | Phoeuk Thatthai File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Uk Devin File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' |
Stadium: UiTM Stadium |
19 July 2024 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship (Group Stage) | Malaysia File:Flag of Malaysia.svg | 11–0 | File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei | Surabaya, Indonesia |
15:00 UTC+7 |
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Report | Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines) |
22 July 2024 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship (Group Stage) | Singapore File:Flag of Singapore.svg | 0–5 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | Surabaya, Indonesia |
19:30 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam) |
25 July 2024 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship (Group Stage) | Malaysia File:Flag of Malaysia.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | Surabaya, Indonesia |
15:00 UTC+7 | Pavithran File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' (pen.) | Report | Ryan File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' | Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines) |
27 July 2024 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship (Semi Final) | Indonesia File:Flag of Indonesia.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | Surabaya, Indonesia |
19:30 UTC+7 | Alfharezzi File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' | Report | Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium Attendance: 18,137 Referee: Yahya Ahmed Al Balushi (Oman) |
29 July 2024 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship (Third Place) | Malaysia File:Flag of Malaysia.svg | 1–1 (3–5 p) | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Surabaya, Indonesia |
15:00 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium | ||
Penalties | ||||
4 September 2024 CFA Cup 2024 | Malaysia File:Flag of Malaysia.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan U-21 | Changsha, China |
15:30 UTC+8 | Dilshod File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Ollabergan File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Stadium: Helong Sports Center Stadium |
7 September 2024 CFA Cup 2024 | China U-21 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | Changsha, China |
19:35 UTC+8 | Aisikaer File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' | Stadium: Helong Sports Center Stadium |
10 September 2024 CFA Cup 2024 | Malaysia File:Flag of Malaysia.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam U-21 | Changsha, China |
19:35 UTC+8 | File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (pen.) | Nguyễn Hiểu Minh File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Nguyễn Đình Bắc File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' |
Stadium: Helong Sports Center Stadium |
21 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Malaysia File:Flag of Malaysia.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
17:00 UTC+5 | Raj File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Danish File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' (pen.) |
Report | Majid Al Farsi File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' (pen.) | Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: R. Venkatesh (India) |
23 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Malaysia File:Flag of Malaysia.svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
17:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 35 Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria) |
27 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Malaysia File:Flag of Malaysia.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
20:00 UTC+5 | Report | Khushvakhtov File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+5' | Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 225 Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives) |
29 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Sri Lanka File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
17:00 UTC+5 | J. Harish File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' | Report | Amir Farhan File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' | Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 20 Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria) |
Players
The following 23 players were selected for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification in Tajikistan.[7]
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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 | ||||
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Roles | Names | |||
Head coach | Spain Juan Torres Garrido | |||
Assistant coach | Malaysia Shahrom Kalam | |||
Fitness Trainer | Malaysia M. Dharmendra | |||
Goalkeeping coach | Malaysia Mohd Hamsani Ahmad | |||
Physiotherapist | Malaysia Mohd Fikri Hakim Said | |||
Team Doctor | ||||
Administrator | ||||
Video analyst | Malaysia Abdul Firdaus Abdul Jalil | |||
Masseur | Malaysia Muhd Aqil Eddi | |||
Kitman | Malaysia Amrie Zamani Kamarudin |
Coaches
- Malaysia Ong Kim Swee (2010–2015)
- Malaysia Razip Ismail (2015)
- Germany Frank Bernhardt (2015–2017)
- Croatia Bojan Hodak (2017–2019)
- Australia Brad Maloney (2019–2021)
- Malaysia Hasan Sazali Waras[8] (2022)
- Malaysia Norzaidi Rohmat (2023)
- Spain Juan Torres Garrido (2024–)
Honours
International
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
- Round 1 : 1997
Continental
- AFC U-19 Championship
- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up (3) : 1959, 1960, 1968
- 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third Place (2) : 1964, 1965
Regional
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (2) : 2018, 2022
- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up (6) : 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017
- 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place (1) : 2011
Others
- International U-19 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup:
- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up : 2022
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-16 football team
References
- ↑ Nik Afiq (25 November 2015). "FAM Terminates Harimau Muda Program". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ↑ "Harimau Muda C terus melebarkan rekod tanpa kalah". Football Association of Malaysia. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ Nik Afiq (22 January 2015). "Khairy Jamaluddin reveals Harimau Muda system was not made for long term". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ "Skuad Harimau Muda dibubar" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Senarai 28 Pemain Ke Latihan Pemilihan Pusat Pertama Skuad B-19" (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "SANIX CUP INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SOCCER TOURNAMENT 2019".
- ↑ "SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI AKHIR 23 PEMAIN HARIMAU MALAYA B-19 KE KELAYAKAN PIALA ASIA B-20 2025 DI TAJIKISTAN". 15 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ↑ "SENARAI AKHIR 20 PEMAIN SKUAD B 19 KEBANGSAAN BAGI MENGHADAPI 4TH INTERNATIONAL U 19 FOOTBALL THANH NIEN TOURNAMENT 2022". Retrieved 3 August 2022.