Malaysia national under-23 football team

Malaysia U-23
Nickname(s)Harimau Muda
AssociationFootball Association of Malaysia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachJuan Torres Garrido
CaptainMukhairi Ajmal
Most capsFadhli Shas (50)
Top scorerRozaimi Rahman (20)
Akmal Rizal (20)
Home stadiumBukit Jalil National Stadium
FIFA codeMAS
First colours
Second colours
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First international
Malaysia Malaysia 1–1 Japan 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; December 1990)[1]
Biggest win
Malaysia Malaysia 11–0 East Timor 
(Vientiane, Laos; 2 December 2009)
Biggest defeat
 Thailand 9–0 Malaysia Malaysia
(Bangkok, Thailand; November 1998)
Asian Games
Appearances4 (first in 2002)
Best resultRound of 16 (2010, 2018)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2018)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2018)
Southeast Asian Games
Appearances12 (first in 2001)
Best result Gold Medal (2009, 2011)
Medal record
Malaysia national under-23 football team
Medal record
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place 2001 Malaysia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Vietnam Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Philippines Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Laos Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Indonesia Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Malaysia Team
Merdeka Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2007 Malaysia Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Malaysia Team

Malaysia national under-23 football team (Malay: Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan bawah-23 Malaysia), also known as Malaysia Under-23, Malaysia U-23 or Malaysia Olympic football team is the national association football team of Malaysia in under-23 and 22 level, representing the country at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and Southeast Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments including the AFC U-23 Championship.

It is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). The team won the 2009 and 2011 SEA Games gold medal.

  1. ^ Hyung-Jin Yoon (6 May 2006). "Japan - International Results U-23 (Olympic) Team [Malaysia (1) – Japan (1)]". RDFC. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.