Malaysia national under-22 football team (also known as Malaysia Under-22, Malaysia U-22 or Malaysia B-22) represents

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

in international football competitions including in the

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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 The 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification was the qualification tournament for the inaugural edition of the AFC U-22 Asian Cup. The qualifiers took place from 23 June to 3 July 2012, but were later changed to 2–10 June for Group D, due to N ...

2017 SEA Games ) , nations = 11 , athletes = 4,646 , events = 404 in 38 sports , opening = 19 August 2017 , closing = 30 August 2017 , opened_by = Muhammad V of Kelantan, King Muhammad V , athlete_oath = Nauraj Singh R ...

and participated in the

2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship The 2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship or AFF U-22 LG Cup 2019 was the 2nd edition of the AFF U-22 Youth Championship organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). Indonesia won the tournament after defeating Thailand 2–1 in the final. The ...

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

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

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. 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.''

SEA Games

: Note: ''All Malaysian participants from U-22 since 31 March 2016 are only for

.'' :''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.'' :''**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy record

Recent results

2019

AFF U-22 Youth Championship The AFF U-23 Championship is an international football competition contested by the national under-23 teams of the member nations of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The inaugural edition was held in 2005. Background In 2005, the first ...

(17–26 February)

2023

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(24-26 March) 2023 Southeast Asian Games (29 April - 17 May)

Players

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the friendly matches. * Match dates: 24 and 26 March 2023 * Opposition: and * Caps and goals correct as of: 24 March 2023, after the match against

Team officials

Head coaches

Frank Bernhardt Frank Bernhardt (born 26 August 1969) is a German professional football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Malaysia Super League club Kelantan He managed Estonian Meistriliiga team JK Tallinna Kalev from December 2012 until ...

(2016–2017) *

Ong Kim Swee Ong Kim Swee () is a Malaysian football manager and former footballer, who is the Head coach of Malaysia Super League club Sabah. He spent most of his career playing for East Malaysian teams, notably Sarawak and Sabah during the mid 1990s. Ong ...

(2017–2021) *

Brad Maloney Brad Maloney (born 19 January 1972) is an Australian soccer coach, currently managing the Australia national under-17 soccer team Australia national under-17 soccer team may refer to: * Australia men's national under-17 soccer team * Australi ...

''(interim)'' (2021–2022) * E. Elavarasan (2022–)

Head coaches records

Honours

Regional

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** Silver medals:

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Others

** Winner:

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References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malaysia National Under-22 Football Team Asian national under-23 association football teams U-22