Malaysia national under-22 football team (also known as Malaysia Under-22, Malaysia U-22 or Malaysia B-22) represents Malaysia in international football competitions including in the SEA Games of the 2017 edition. It is managed by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). This team was created for the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification, 2017 SEA Games and participated in the 2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship.
History After Harimau Muda project disbanded in 2015, FAM needed a fresh start for the U-23 team where a new set of players was brought in for the team with the creation of SEA Games Project 2017 team which was then announced as the national under-22 team. The players in the current team mainly consist of players with age around 18 to 21 years old where the oldest players will be below the age requirement of 22 years old when 2017 SEA Games in Malaysia started. With bigger pool of players within age of 18-22, the team will also play in other age-restricted tournament as the younger side such as U-21 and U-22 when needed.
The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Malaysia national football team. It is for players under the age of 22 and less. Also in existence are national teams for Under-19s, Under-16s and Under-14s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, hence it is possible for one to play for the U-22s, senior side and then again for the U-22s.
Frank Bernhardt era Frank Bernhardt has been announced as the new head coach for the newly created Malaysia under-22 national football team in preparation for 2017 Southeast Asian Games. The 46-year-old began his new job as national under-22 boss on Monday at Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) headquarters in Kelana Jaya. His first task is to pick an assistant from four candidates—Hassan Sazali, P. Maniam, Reduan Abdullah and Azlan Johar. And then Bernhardt will choose a squad of 25 players to work with ahead of the SEA Games football tournament on home soil in August 2017.
25 players, including President's Cup players from DRB-Hicom and Sime Darby were picked to join the U22 national team third training camp.
Tournament records AFC U-22 Championship Note: AFC U-22 in 2013. Head coachYearRound 2013 did not qualify 5 3 0 2 17 7 Ong Kim SweeTotalBest: None––––––5302177
SEA Games Note: All Malaysian participants from U-22 since 31 March 2016 are only for SEA Games.
YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA 2017Runners-up2/116501115TotalBest: Runners-up1/16501115
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. **Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy record Hassanal Bolkiah TrophyYearRoundGPWDLGSGA2002Third Place52031392005Group Stage4202372007Third Place411247TotalBest: Third Place135172023
Recent results
2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship (17–26 February)
2023 Merlion Cup (24–26 March)
2023 Southeast Asian Games (29 April–17 May)
2025
Players Current squad The following 20 players were called up for the 2025 Southeast Asian Games. Caps and goals correct as of:
Recent call-ups These players are called up over the last 36 months.
Team officials RolesNamesAppointment dateTeam Management CEO Rob Friend 31 December 2024 Deputy CEO Stanley Bernard 15 April 2025Coaching Staff Head coach Nafuzi Zain 16 December 2024 Assistant coach Koo Ja-cheol Ryan Giggs Hairuddin Omar 5 January 2025 Shukor Adan 12 October 2023 Atsuto UchidaGoalkeeping coach Eiji Kawashima Khairul Fahmi Che Mat Fitness coach Khairal Afiq Doctor Ridzuan Azmi Physiotherapist Masaaki Taira Harris Zafran Ahmad Haraman Masseur Ahmad Ramzi Ahmad Zaini Kitman Sukri Haimi Video analyst Ahmad Hilmi Abdul Latif Nutritionist Norazmi Ramliy Media Officer Wan Mohd Fakhrul Anwar Wan Bakar Team Administrator Azfendy Azzudin Team coordinator Zulfadli Rozi 17 March 2025 Technical director Tan Cheng Hoe 15 April 2025
Head coaches Frank Bernhardt (2016–2017) Ong Kim Swee (2017) E. Elavarasan (2023–2024) Nafuzi Zain (2025–)
Head coaches records
Malaysia national football team head coachesNameCountryPeriod Frank Bernhardt 2016–2017 Ong Kim Swee 2017 E. Elavarasan 2023–2024
Honours
Regional Southeast Asian Games Silver medals: 2017
Others Merlion Cup Winner: 2023
See also Malaysia national football team Malaysia women's national football team Malaysia national under-19 football team Malaysia national under-16 football team
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