Malaysia national futsal team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Malaysia women's national futsal team.

Malaysia
Nickname(s)Harimau Malaya
(Malayan Tigers)[1]
Skuad Kebangsaan
(National Team)
AssociationFootball Association of Malaysia (FAM)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachRakphol Sainetngam
CaptainAbu Haniffa Hasan
Most capsAddie Azwan (105)
Top scorerAddie Azwan (61)
Home stadiumPanasonic Sports Complex
(3°3′22″N 101°32′51″E / 3.05611°N 101.54750°E / 3.05611; 101.54750)
FIFA codeMAS
FIFA ranking77 (2024)[2]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Malaysia Malaysia 13–3 Philippines Philippines
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 16 August 1996)
Biggest win
Malaysia Malaysia 16–0 Bhutan Bhutan
(Incheon, South Korea; 28 June 2013)
Biggest defeat
Malaysia Malaysia 0–17 Iran Iran
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 24 October 2002)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 1996)
Best resultRound 1 (1996)
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1999)
Best resultRound 2 (plate), 2005
AFF Futsal Championship
Appearances17 (First in 2001)
Best resultSilver Runners-up (2003, 2005, 2010, 2017, 2018)

The Malaysia national futsal team represents Malaysia in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia. Malaysia once played in the FIFA Futsal World Cup in 1996.[3]

Tournament records

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FIFA Futsal World Cup

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See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA DIF
Netherlands 1989 did not enter
Hong Kong 1992
Spain 1996 Group Stage 14/16 3 0 0 3 4 24 −20
Guatemala 2000 did not qualify
Taiwan 2004
Brazil 2008
Thailand 2012
Colombia 2016
Lithuania 2021
Uzbekistan 2024
Total 1/10 Group stage 3 0 0 3 4 24 −20

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

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See also: AFC Futsal Asian Cup
AFC Futsal Asian Cup Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Malaysia 1999 Round 1 8/9 3 0 1 2 11 24
Thailand 2000 did not enter
Iran 2001 Round 1 13/14 4 0 0 4 11 27
Indonesia 2002 12/14 3 1 0 2 8 30
Iran 2003 14/16 3 0 0 3 3 20
Macau 2004 11/18 3 1 0 2 18 18
Vietnam 2005 Round 2 (Plate) 19/24 6 2 1 3 25 18
Uzbekistan 2006 Round 1 12/16 3 1 0 2 6 15
Japan 2007 16/16 3 0 0 3 3 26
Thailand 2008 11/16 3 1 0 2 8 19
Uzbekistan 2010 did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2012
Vietnam 2014 Round 1 13/16 3 1 0 2 8 11
Uzbekistan 2016 16/16 3 0 0 3 4 19
Taiwan 2018 12/16 3 1 0 2 7 9
Turkmenistan 2020 did not qualify
Kuwait 2022
Thailand 2024
Total 12/15 Round 2 (Plate) 40 8 2 30 112 236
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
*Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

OFC Futsal Championship

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See also: OFC Futsal Championship
Oceanian Futsal Championship Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Australia 1992 did not enter
Vanuatu 1996
Vanuatu 2000
Australia 2004
Fiji 2008
Fiji 2009
Fiji 2010
Fiji 2011
New Zealand 2013^ Runners-up 2/8 5 3 1 1 23 13
New Caledonia 2014^ Champions 1/5 4 3 0 1 21 14
Fiji 2016 did not enter
Total 2/11 Champions 9 6 1 2 44 27

^Malaysia is not part of the OFC, invited as a guest nation.

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFF Futsal Championship

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See also: AFF Futsal Championship
AFF Futsal Championship Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Malaysia 2001 Third place 3/5 4 2 0 2 16 23
Malaysia 2003 Runners-up 2/6 6 4 0 2 21 19
Thailand 2005 2/6 6 3 1 2 21 15
Thailand 2006 Group stage 5/7 3 1 0 2 11 9
Thailand 2007 Third place 3/8 5 1 2 2 21 27
Thailand 2008 3/8 5 4 0 1 22 11
Vietnam 2009 Group stage 5/7 3 1 0 2 8 14
Vietnam 2010 Runners-up 2/5 5 3 0 2 9 14
Thailand 2012 Fourth place 4/10 6 3 0 3 22 24
Thailand 2013 Group stage 5/10 4 2 0 2 26 10
Malaysia 2014 6/10 4 2 0 2 19 12
Thailand 2015 Third Place 3/10 6 4 0 2 30 20
Thailand 2016 3/7 5 3 0 2 33 17
Vietnam 2017 Runners-up 2/9 5 3 0 2 21 15
Indonesia 2018 2/9 5 4 0 1 26 13
Vietnam 2019 Group stage 8/8 3 0 0 3 8 13
Thailand 2022 5/9 4 2 0 2 20 15
Total 16/16 5 Runners-up 79 42 3 34 334 271

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

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See also: Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Thailand 2005 did not enter
Macau 2007 Quarter final 8/18 4 2 0 2 13 17
Vietnam 2009 8/13 4 2 0 2 16 24
South Korea 2013 Group stage 10/22 2 1 0 1 17 4
Turkmenistan 2017 did not enter
Total 3/4 2 Quarter final 10 5 0 5 46 45

Southeast Asian Games

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See also: Futsal at the Southeast Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Thailand 2007 Runners-up 2/7 5 3 0 2 19 22
Indonesia 2011 Fourth place 4/6 4 1 0 3 10 18
Myanmar 2013 Group stage 5/6 2 0 1 1 8 9
Singapore 2015 Not held
Malaysia 2017 Runners-up 2/5 4 2 1 1 14 9
Total 4/4 Runners-up 9 4 0 5 29 40

Tiger's Cup/World 5's Futsal

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Tiger's Cup/World 5's Futsal Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Singapore 1997 did not enter
Singapore 1999 Group stage 9/9 2 0 0 2 0 17
Singapore 2001 did not enter
Malaysia 2003 Final (Bowl) 9/12 4 2 0 2 14 16
Malaysia 2008 Semi-final (Plate) 7/10 4 2 0 2 10 18
Total 3/5 Bowl Winners 8 4 0 4 24 34
*Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Current staff

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  • Team Manager – Rosmadi Ismail
  • Security Officer - Dali Wahid
  • Head coach – Rakphol Sainetngam
  • Assistant coach - Chiew Chun Yong
  • Assistant coach - Jasman Patmee Meera
  • Assistant coach - Jamhuree Zainuddin
  • Physiotherapist - Harris Zafran Ahmad Haraman

Coaches

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Players

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Current squad

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The following players were named for 2024 Asia Cup Qualifiers.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
14 1GK ZainulZahin (1984-04-25) 25 April 1984 (age 40) Malaysia MPSJ
12 1GK Syawal (1987-03-07) 7 March 1987 (age 37) Malaysia Selangor MAC
2 FP Abu Haniffa Hasan (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 33) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta’zim FC
3 FP Azri Rahman (1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 30) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta’zim FC
5 FP Mohamad Awalluddin Nawi (1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 (age 26) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta’zim FC
6 FP Syahir Iqbal Khan Akbar Khan (2005-09-29) 29 September 2005 (age 19) Malaysia Selangor MAC
7 FP Mohd Khairul Effendy (1987-12-03) 3 December 1987 (age 36) Malaysia Pahang Rangers F.C
8 FP Saiful Aula Ahmad (1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 (age 32) Malaysia Melaka
9 FP Mohd Azwann Ismail (1991-10-04) 4 October 1991 (age 33) Malaysia Pahang Rangers F.C
10 FP Syed Aizad Daniel (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 28) Malaysia Selangor MAC
11 FP Muhammad Aidil Shahril Malaysia Perak FA
12 FP Danial Dain Malaysia Johor Darul Ta’zim FC
13 FP Saiful Nizam Ali (1991-10-13) 13 October 1991 (age 33) Malaysia Pahang Rangers F.C
14 FP Yazid Kamaruzuan (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 32) Malaysia Kuantan Rangers

Previous squads

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Notes:

  • INJ Withdrew due to injury
  • RET Retired from the national team

Results

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Main article: Malaysia national futsal team results

  Win   Draw   Lose

7 September 2019 Friendly Malaysia  9–2  Mexico Changsha, China
15:30 Stadium: University of Science & Technology
8 September 2019 Friendly China  4–4  Malaysia Changsha, China
18:00 Stadium: University of Science & Technology
10 September 2019 Friendly Malaysia  2–2  Myanmar Changsha, China
15:30 Stadium: University of Science & Technology
21 October 2019 AFF Championship group stage Malaysia  2–3  Indonesia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00
Report
Stadium: Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 160
Referee: Fahad Badir Alhosaini (United Arab Emirates)
22 October 2019 AFF Championship group stage Australia  6–4  Malaysia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
19:00
Report
Stadium: Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 145
Referee: Fahad Badir Alhosaini (United Arab Emirates)
23 October 2019 AFF Championship group stage Vietnam  4–2  Malaysia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
19:00
Report
Stadium: Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Fahad Badir Alhosaini (United Arab Emirates)

Honours

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Continental

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  • Champion (1) : 2014
  • Runner-up (1) : 2013

Regional

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  • SEA Games
  • Silver medal (2) : 2007, 2017
  • Fourth place (1) : 2011
  • Pre-SEA Games Futsal Test match 2013
  • Runner-up

Others

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  • KL World 5's
  • Bowl Winners (1) : 2003[4]
  • Taipei 2004 International Tournament
  • Fourth place
  • Alcudia International Futsal Tournament
  • Third place (1) : 2013
  • England International Futsal 4 Nations Tournament
  • Fourth place (1) : 2013
  • Belt & Road Cup CFA Futsal
  • Winners (1) : 2018[5]

All-time team record

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Main article: Malaysia national futsal team results

The following table shows Malaysia's all-time international record, correct as of 8 September 2019.

Opponents Played Won Drawn* Lost For Against Diff
 Afghanistan 4 1 2 1 13 9 +4
 Argentina 1 0 0 1 1 7 −6
 Australia 9 0 2 7 15 35 −20
 Bahrain 3 1 0 2 8 9 −1
 Belgium 1 0 0 1 2 11 −9
 Bhutan 1 1 0 0 16 0 +16
 Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 15 −15
 Brunei 8 6 2 0 49 24 +25
 Cambodia 7 6 0 1 62 12 +50
 Catalonia 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3
 China 4 1 0 3 7 14 −7
 Chinese Taipei 7 3 0 4 29 31 −2
 Colombia 1 0 0 1 1 12 −11
 Czech Republic 1 0 1 0 3 3 0
 Egypt 1 0 0 1 3 7 −4
 England 3 1 1 1 8 9 −1
 France 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Guam 2 2 0 0 25 0 +25
 Guatemala 1 0 0 3 7 17 −10
 Hungary 1 0 0 1 0 12 −12
 Indonesia 24 9 3 12 75 86 −11
 Iran 5 0 0 5 6 64 −58
 Iraq 1 0 0 1 2 8 −6
 Italy 1 0 0 1 1 10 −9
 Japan 5 0 1 4 6 31 −25
 Jordan 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2
 Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 4 12 −8
 Kuwait 2 0 1 1 7 8 −1
 Laos 3 3 0 0 23 6 +17
 Lebanon 5 2 0 3 16 24 −8
 Macau 2 2 0 0 14 2 +12
 Maldives 2 2 0 0 17 4 +13
 Mexico 2 1 0 1 10 4 +6
 Myanmar 11 9 1 1 44 24 +20
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5
 New Caledonia 2 2 0 0 14 6 +8
 New Zealand 2 1 0 1 8 5 +3
 Panama 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3
 Philippines 10 10 0 0 84 25 +59
 Poland 1 0 0 1 1 6 −5
 Qatar 3 1 0 2 7 12 −5
 Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 11 11 0
 Singapore 4 2 1 1 21 9 +12
 Solomon Islands 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
 South Africa 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2
 South Korea 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1
 Spain 1 0 0 1 0 15 −15
French Polynesia Tahiti 2 1 1 0 8 5 +3
 Tajikistan 1 0 0 1 1 9 −8
 East Timor 4 4 0 0 28 7 +21
 Thailand 26 0 1 26 30 168 −138
 Turkmenistan 2 0 2 0 12 12 0
 United States 2 0 0 2 3 18 −15
 Uruguay 2 0 0 2 4 9 −5
 Uzbekistan 9 0 0 9 15 64 −49
 Vanuatu 1 1 0 0 9 5 +4
 Vietnam 24 8 4 12 74 82 -8
Total 226 83 25 119 820 986 −166
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Player history

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Players in bold are still active. As of 16 August 2014.

Top goalscorers

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# Name Career Goals Caps Position
1 Addie Azwan 2002–2011 61 105 Pivot
2 Saiful Mohd Noor 2001–2008 35 Ala
3 Fawzul Hadzir 2012– 31 48 Ala
4 Qaiser Heshaam 2009– 28 74 Ala
Shamsul Akmar 2012– 28 Ala
5 Fadhil Yusoff 2004–2009 24 Ala
6 Muizuddin Haris 2006–2013 22 93 Ala
7 Ruzaley Aziz 2003–2011 21 Pivot
8 Asmie Amir 2011– 20 Pivot
9 Khairul Effendy 2009– 18 Ala
Feroz Karnim 2003–2008 18 Ala
10 Faizul Gaffar 2002–2007 16 Fixo
Ali Mahat 2010– 16 Pivot
11 Fadzil Karnim 2007–2010 14 Ala
12 Jamhuri Zainuddin 2003–2009 13 Fixo
Abu Haniffa 2011– 13 Fixo
13 Saiful Nizam 2012– 12 Pivot
14 Ng Boon Leong 2004–2006 11 Ala
Rizal Rahim 2004–2007 11 Pivot
15 Safar Mohammad 2008–2012 10 Pivot

Notable former players

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ooi Kin Fai (3 April 2017). "FAM reverts team name back to Harimau Malaya". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Ranking". Futsal World Ranking. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. ^ Erik Garin (6 October 2016). "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. ^ KL World 5's (Futsal, Kuala Lumpur) 2003 - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  5. ^ Malaysia win Belt & Road Cup CFA Futsal meet - AFF.
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