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 | Javier Jorda Ribera | ||
Home stadium | Bukit Jalil National Stadium | ||
FIFA code | MAS | ||
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First international | |||
Singapore 0–0 Malaysia (Singapore; August 1980) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Guam 0–15 Malaysia (Yangon, Myanmar; 12 June 2000) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Bahrain 6–0 Malaysia (Singapore; August 1980) Malaysia 0–6 Thailand (Kathmandu, Nepal; 1992) Malaysia 0–6 Laos (Canberra, Australia; 9 October 2009) Australia 7–1 Malaysia (Phnom Penh, Cambodia; 18 July 2016) | |||
AFC U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2004) | ||
Best result | Quarter-final (2014) | ||
AFF U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Champions (2013, 2019) |
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.