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Harimau Muda A

Harimau Muda A
Full nameHarimau Muda A
Nickname(s)The Young Tigers
Founded2009; 16 years ago (2009)
Dissolved2015; 10 years ago (2015)
GroundStadium Petaling Jaya
Capacity25,000
ChairmanAfandi Hamzah
Head coachOng Kim Swee

Harimau Muda A was the former Malaysia Under-22 National Football Team, representing Malaysia in international football competitions such as the AFC U-22 Asian Cup, Champions Youth Cup as well as other under-22 international football tournaments. It was managed by the Football Association of Malaysia. The squad was the feeder team for Malaysia U-23.[1] On 25 November 2015, it was confirmed that Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B, and Harimau Muda C were disbanded.[2][3] Harimau Muda A last competed in the National Premier Leagues Queensland,[4][5][6] having earlier participated in the S.League.[7]

History

On 19 October 2007, the FAM decided to include Malaysia U-21 as one of the team in 2007–08 Premier League Malaysia known as Harimau Muda (The Young Tigers).[8] During the 2010 season, Harimau Muda A went to a training camp in Zlaté Moravce, Slovakia. After the stint in Slovakia, Harimau Muda A joined the 2011 Super League Malaysia replacing KL PLUS FC, finishing at 5th place.

For the 2012 season, Harimau Muda A swapped places with the Young Lions of Singapore, joining the S. League.[9] Harimau Muda B will continue to participate in the Malaysia Premier League. For the 2012 S. League season, Harimau Muda A continued to use their training centre at Wisma FAM. However, for the league matches they were based at the Yishun Stadium.

Competition records

Year League position League competitions Cup competitions
2007–08 8/13 Malaysia Premier League Malaysia FA Cup – Round 1
2009 1/13 Champions Malaysia Premier League Malaysia FA Cup – Quarter Final
2010
2011 5/14 Malaysia Super League Malaysia FA Cup – Round 2
2012 4/13 S.League Singapore League Cup – Did not enter
2013 Slovakia Centralised Training Camp N/A
2014 9/13[10] National Premier Leagues Queensland

Honours

Domestic

International

Others

International records

FIFA World Youth Championship

AFC Youth Championship

AFC Youth Championship Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Federation of Malaya 1959 Runners-up 2/4 3 2 0 1 14 2
Federation of Malaya 1960 - - - - - - -
Thailand 1961 Round 1 5/10 4 2 1 1 15 7
Thailand 1962 Fourth Place 4/10 5 2 2 1 11 6
Federation of Malaya 1963 Round 1 5/12 5 3 0 2 10 6
Vietnam 1964 Unknown
Japan 1965 Third Place 3/10 5 3 0 2 6 7
Philippines 1966 Quarter Final 5/12 4 2 1 1 8 3
Thailand 1967 Round 1 14/14 2 0 0 2 1 10
South Korea 1968 Runners-up 2/12 7 4 0 3 9 15
Thailand 1969 Quarter Final 5/15 4 1 1 2 4 8
Philippines 1970 Unknown
Japan 1971 Quarter Final 5/16 4 2 0 2 3 6
Thailand 1972 to
Thailand 1974
Unknown
Kuwait 1975 Round 1 15/19 4 0 2 2 3 7
Thailand 1976 14/15 3 0 0 3 0 9
Iran 1977 8/13 3 0 2 1 1 4
Bangladesh 1978 14/18 3 1 0 2 3 9
Thailand 1980 to
Qatar 2002
Did not qualify
Malaysia 2004 Quarter Final 8/16 4 2 0 2 4 6
India 2006 Round 1 15/16 3 0 0 3 1 7
Saudi Arabia 2008 Did not qualify
China 2010
United Arab Emirates 2012
Myanmar 2014
Total - 3 Runners-up - - - - - -
**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

AFF Youth Championship record

AFF U-20 Youth Championship Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Indonesia 2005 Runners-up 2/10 5 3 1 2 21 8
Malaysia 2006 2/4 3 1 1 1 4 4
Vietnam 2007 2/8 5 3 0 2 13 7
Total 3/3 3 Runners-up 13 7 2 5 38 19
**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy

Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy Brunei
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
2002 Third Place 5 2 0 3 13 9
2005 Group Stage 4 2 0 2 3 7
2007 Third Place 4 1 1 2 4 7
Total Best: Third Place 13 5 1 7 20 23

Coaches

Year Head coach
1992–1994 Malaysia M. Karathu
1994–1995 Malaysia N. Raju
1995–1998 Tunisia Hatem Souissi
1999–2000 England Allan Harris
2000–2004 Brazil Jorvan Vieira
2004–2009 Malaysia K. Rajagopal
2009–2010 Malaysia Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah
2009–2014 Malaysia Ong Kim Swee

See also

References

  1. ^ Aysha Ridzuan (23 January 2015). "Thanks for the memories, Harimau Muda A". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Skuad Harimau Muda dibubar". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ^ Nik Afiq (22 January 2015). "Khairy Jamaluddin reveals Harimau Muda system was not made for long term". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ^ Michael Flynn (5 January 2015). "Malaysia Announcement Strengthens Partnership". Sports TG. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Malaysia Under 23 To Compete In NPL Queensland". Sports TG. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  6. ^ "An insight into Harimau Muda". Queensland Soccer News. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Malaysia U-23 to be based in Singapore for 2012 S.League". Goal.com. 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  8. ^ Eric Samuel (20 October 2007). "Brunei DPMM get to play in FA Cup, not Malaysia Cup". The Star. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Harimau Muda to play in S-League, Young Lions In Malaysia's Super League". Bernama. 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2011. (subscription required)
  10. ^ Harimau Muda A - Football Queensland - NPL
  11. ^ "Hazwan Header Gives Malaysia Thanh Nien Crown". ASEAN Football Federation. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.