Harimau Muda A
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with other Harimau Muda teams, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C.
Football club
| Full name | Harimau Muda A |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Young Tigers |
| Founded | 2009; 16 years ago (2009) |
| Dissolved | 2015; 10 years ago (2015) |
| Ground | Stadium Petaling Jaya |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Chairman | Afandi Hamzah |
| Head coach | Ong 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
[edit ]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
[edit ]| 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
[edit ]Domestic
[edit ]- Malaysia Premier League
- Winners (1): 2009
International
[edit ]- AFC Youth Championship
- Runner-up (3): 1959, 1960, 1968
- Third place (1): 1965
- Fourth place (1): 1962
- AFF Youth Championship
Others
[edit ]- International U-21 Football Tournament Thanh Nien Cup
- Winners (1): 2012[11]
International records
[edit ]FIFA World Youth Championship
[edit ]
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AFC Youth Championship
[edit ]| 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
[edit ]| 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
[edit ]| 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 |
- Malaysia sent Harimau Muda B beginning from 2012 edition.
Coaches
[edit ]| 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
[edit ]- Malaysia national football team
- Malaysia national under-23 football team
- Malaysia Pahang Sports School
- Malaysia XI
- FAM-MSN Project
- Singa Muda Perlis F.C.
References
[edit ]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Skuad Harimau Muda dibubar". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Michael Flynn (5 January 2015). "Malaysia Announcement Strengthens Partnership". Sports TG. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Malaysia Under 23 To Compete In NPL Queensland". Sports TG. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "An insight into Harimau Muda". Queensland Soccer News. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Eric Samuel (20 October 2007). "Brunei DPMM get to play in FA Cup, not Malaysia Cup". The Star. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "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)
- ^ Harimau Muda A - Football Queensland - NPL
- ^ "Hazwan Header Gives Malaysia Thanh Nien Crown". ASEAN Football Federation. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.