Malaysia national under-19 football team

The Malaysia national under-19 football team represents Malaysia in youth international football. They were the hosts of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 1997 where they finished in 24th place.

Malaysia U-19

Nickname(s)	Harimau Muda (Young Tigers)
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
First colours Second colours
First international
Malaya 12–0 Ceylon (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 1959)
Biggest win
Malaya 12–0 Ceylon (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 1959) Malaysia 12–0 Brunei (Palembang, Indonesia; 13 August 2005)
Biggest defeat
Malaysia 0–8 Mexico (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)

International records

FIFA World Youth Championship

FIFA World Youth Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997	Round 1	24/24	3	0	0	3	2	9
1999	Did not qualify
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025	To be determined
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
Year	Round	Score	Result
1997	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 3 Morocco	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 1 – 3 Uruguay	Loss
	Round 1	Malaysia 0 – 3 Belgium	Loss

AFC Youth Championship

AFC Youth Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1959	Runners-up	2/9	4	3	0	1	26	2
1960		2/8	4	3	0	1	16	6
1961	Round 1	5/10	4	2	1	1	15	7
1962	Fourth place	4/10	5	2	2	1	11	6
1963	Round 1	5/12	5	3	0	2	10	6
1964	Third place	3/10	4	2	1	1	11	7
1965		3/10	6	3	0	3	6	16
1966	Quarter-final	5/12	4	2	1	1	8	3
1967	Round 1	14/14	2	0	0	2	1	10
1968	Runners-up	2/12	7	4	0	3	9	15
1969	Quarter-final	5/15	4	1	1	2	4	8
1970	Round 1	11/17	3	1	0	2	3	5
1971	Quarter-final	5/16	4	2	0	2	3	6
1972	Round 1	11/17	4	2	1	1	16	3
1973		12/14	2	0	1	1	3	6
1974	Quarter-final	8/16	4	2	0	2	5	7
1975	Round 1	15/19	4	0	2	2	3	7
1976		14/15	3	0	0	3	0	9
1977		8/13	3	0	2	1	1	4
1978		14/18	3	1	0	2	3	9
1980	did not qualify
1982
1985	Withdrew
1986	did not qualify
1988	Withdrew
1990	did not qualify
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004	Quarter-final	8/16	4	2	0	2	4	6
2006	Round 1	15/16	3	0	0	3	1	7
2008	did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018	Round 1	13/16	3	0	1	2	3	6
2020	Qualified, but later cancelled
2023	did not qualify
Total	Best: Runners-up	23/40	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
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	Round 1	7/10	4	1	1	2	6	11
2003	Runners-up	2/9	6	5	0	1	16	6
2005		2/10	5	3	1	2	21	8
2006		2/4	3	1	1	1	4	4
2007		2/8	5	3	0	2	13	7
2008	did not enter
2009	Fourth place	4/8	3	2	0	1	9	3
2010	did not enter
2011	Third place	3/10	4	2	1	1	12	1
2012	did not enter
2013	Round 1	5/11	5	2	2	1	9	4
2014	did not enter
2015	Fourth place	4/10	6	2	2	2	7	8
2016	Round 1	6/11	4	2	0	2	10	7
2017	Runners-up	2/11	6	5	1	1	8	16
2018	Champions	1/11	6	4	2	0	11	5
2019	Runners-up	2/12	7	4	0	3	13	7
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
Year	Tournament	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2005	Lion City Cup	Champions	4	4	1	0	9	4
2012	Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy	Round 1	4	1	1	2	3	6
2014	Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy	Semi-final	6	3	1	2	7	5
2014	Beijing Hyundai Youth Tournament	Fourth Place	3	0	0	3	1	15
2019	Sanix Cup	Twelve place	6	1	1	4	2	14
2022	Thanh Niên Cup	Runners-up	4	1	2	1	4	3