Harimau Muda A

Harimau Muda

Full name	Harimau Muda A
Nickname(s)	Young Tigers
Founded	2009
Dissolved	2015
Ground	Stadium Petaling Jaya
Ground Capacity	25,000
Chairman	Datuk Afandi Hamzah
Coach	Ong Kim Swee
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Harimau Muda A was club name for Malaysia national under-22 representing Malaysia in international football competitions such as AFC U-22 Asian Cup, Champions Youth Cup as well as other under-22 international football tournaments. It was managed by Football Association of Malaysia. The squad was the feeder team for Malaysia U-23 and senior national football team. In 2015, Harimau Muda once again became a single team composed of former Harimau Muda A & B players.^[1] On 25 November 2015,it was confirmed that the Harimau Muda has disbanded by FAM which means all the player from Harimau Muda A,Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C will be returned to their own state.^[2]

Harimau Muda A last competed in Australia's National Premier Leagues Queensland, having lastly participated in a domestic league competition is the 2012 S. League.

The team was aimed at developing Malaysian youth players and does not recruit any foreign nationals in its squad.

The name "Harimau Muda" means "Young Tigers" in English.

History

On 19 October 2007, FAM decided to include Malaysia U-21 as one of the team in 2007–08 Premier League Malaysia and will be known as Harimau Muda (Young Tigers).^[3] Due to international duties, the Malaysia national U-21 team were needed to participate in the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. In local competition, they participated in the Premier League and the FA Cup.

The Harimau Muda were split into 2 teams on July 2009, Harimau Muda A and Harimau Muda B. The Harimau Muda B were sent to Zibo, China to participate in the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification and Harimau Muda A was to participate in the Premier League and FA Cup.

During the 2010 season, Harimau Muda A went to a training camp in Zlaté Moravce, Slovakia for 8 months while Harimau Muda B participated in the 2010 Malaysia Premier League.

After the stint in Slovakia, Harimau Muda A joined the 2011 Super League Malaysia replacing KL PLUS FC and Harimau Muda B continued to play in the Malaysia Premier League. Harimau Muda A finished 5th while Harimau Muda B played their worst season being in the bottom 3. However, they managed to avoid relegation and will continue to play in the Malaysia Premier League.

For the 2012 season, Harimau Muda A swapped places with the Young Lions of Singapore, which is made up of the Singapore's national under-23 team. Young Lions will replace Harimau Muda A in the Super League while the Harimau Muda A will replace the Young Lions in the S. League.^[4] Harimau Muda B will continue to participate in the Malaysia Premier League.

For the 2012 S. League season, Harimau Muda A will continue to use their training centre and main headquarters at Wisma FAM, Kelana Jaya as always, however for the league matches, Harimau Muda A will be based at the Yishun Stadium in Yishun, Singapore.^[5] Like the rest of the teams that are participating in the 2012 season, Harimau Muda A will be sponsored by Yeo's H-TWO-O Original. The logo will be printed on the back of the Harimau Muda A's home and away kit.

In 2013, The Football Association of Malaysia agreed to replace Harimau Muda A with Harimau Muda B in the 2013 S.League campaign. Instead, Harimau Muda A will undergo an 8 month long training in central Europe and will be mainly based at Zlaté Moravce, Slovakia to prepare to defend their title in the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. Harimau Muda B will use aged under- 20 players for the S. League with no foreign players and will be based in the Pasir Gudang Stadium, replacing Yishun Stadium as their previous home stadium.

After a year without club competition, Harimau Muda A was competing in the Australia's National Premier Leagues Queensland, starting in the 2014 season. This follows an announcement of the agreement between FA of Malaysia and Football Queensland of Australia on 14 January 2014.^[6][7] For their participation in the NPL Queensland, Harimau Muda A does not have a 'home ground' like other teams; instead, all their matches will be played as away matches at the opponent's ground. They also are not eligible for the end-of-season playoffs for the NPL championship, and also cannot participate in the FFA Cup.^[8]

In 2015, Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, former FAM’s Deputy President has stated that the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) must disband the Harimau Muda system, stating the Harimau Muda system is no longer relevant, it was not planned for the long term, and the state football associations should take the responsibility to groom potential players.^[9] The new Harimau Muda participated and won the 2015 Bangabandhu Cup, their first international tournament.

Competition records

Honours

Domestic

• Malaysia Premier League
  • Winners (1): 2009

International

• AFC Youth Championship
  • Runner-up (3): 1959, 1960, 1968
  • Third place (1): 1965
  • Fourth place (1): 1962
• AFF Youth Championship
  • Runner-up (3): 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Third place (1): 2011
  • Fourth place (1): 2009

Others

• International U-21 Football Tournament Thanh Nien Cup
  • Winners (1): 2012^[10]

International records

FIFA World Youth Championship Record

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1977 to 1995 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1997 Round 1 24/24 3 0 0 3 2 9 1999 to 2009 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 2011 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 2013 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 2015 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - Total 1/17 - 3 0 0 3 2 9 **Red border color 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 Record

AFC Youth Championship Record Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1959 Runners-up 2/4 3 2 0 1 14 2 1960 Runners-up - - - - - - - 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 Unknown - - - - - - - 1965 Third Place 3/10 5 3 0 2 6 7 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 Unknown - - - - - - - 1971 Quarter Final 5/16 4 2 0 2 3 6 1972 to 1974 Unknown - - - - - - - 1975 Round 1 15/19 4 0 2 2 3 7 1976 Round 1 14/15 3 0 0 3 0 9 1977 Round 1 8/13 3 0 2 1 1 4 1978 Round 1 14/18 3 1 0 2 3 9 1980 to 2002 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 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 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 2012 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 2014 Did not qualify - - - - - - - Total - 3 Runners-up - - - - - - **Red border color 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 2005 Runners-up 2/10 5 3 1 2 21 8 2006 Runners-up 2/4 3 1 1 1 4 4 2007 Runners-up 2/8 5 3 0 2 13 7 Total 3/3 3 Runners-up 13 7 2 5 38 19 **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy Record Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy 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. 2014 Fixtures and Results 2014 National Premier League Football Queensland In 2014, Harimau Muda A Fixtures and Results NPL Queensland.[11] Football Queensland Moreton Bay United FC v Harimau Muda A 8 March Moreton Bay United FC 3 – 3 Harimau Muda A Report Redlands United FC v Harimau Muda A 16 March Redlands United FC 2 – 5 Harimau Muda A Report Sunshine Coast F.C. v Harimau Muda A 23 March Sunshine Coast F.C. 2 – 1 Harimau Muda A Report Olympic FC v Harimau Muda A 5 April Olympic FC 1 – 2 Harimau Muda A Report Brisbane City FC v Harimau Muda A 24 April Brisbane City FC 0 – 0 Harimau Muda A Report South West Queensland Thunder FC v Harimau Muda A 3 May South West Queensland Thunder FC 0 – 5 Harimau Muda A Report Brisbane Roar FC Youth v Harimau Muda A 7 May Brisbane Roar FC Youth 3 – 2 Harimau Muda A Report Palm Beach Sharks v Harimau Muda A 11 May Palm Beach Sharks 6 – 0 Harimau Muda A Report Northern Fury FC v Harimau Muda A 14 May Northern Fury FC 1 – 4 Harimau Muda A Report Brisbane Strikers FC v Harimau Muda A 18 May Brisbane Strikers FC 3 – 0 Harimau Muda A Report Western Pride FC v Harimau Muda A 24 May Western Pride FC 0 – 4 Harimau Muda A Report Transfers Transfers(Out) Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player GK Mohd Firdaus Muhamad (to Kedah FA) DF Mohd Amer Saidin (to Johor Darul Takzim F.C.) DF Mohd Fandi Othman (to Johor Darul Takzim F.C.) DF Shahrul Mohd Saad (to Felda United F.C.) MF D. Saarvindran (to Pahang FA) MF Gary Steven Robbat (to Released) MF Saiful Ridzuan Selamat (to Selangor FA) MF Muhammad Nurridzuan Abu Hassan (to Perak FA) MF Mohd Azrif Nasrulhaq (to Selangor FA) FW Mohd Ferris Danial (to Felda United F.C.) GK Damien Lim Chien Kai (to Harimau Muda C) DF Zaiful Abdul Hakim (to Selangor FA) No. Position Player DF Wan Ahmad Amirzafran Wan Nadris (to Harimau Muda) GK Mohd Farhan Abu Bakar (to Harimau Muda) DF Nazirul Naim Che Hashim (to Harimau Muda) DF Kenny Pallraj Davaragi (to Harimau Muda) MF Ariff Farhan Isa (to Harimau Muda) MF Mohd Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik (to Harimau Muda) MF Mohd Ridzuan Abdunloh (to Harimau Muda) FW Satish a/l Krishnan (to Selangor FA) FW Mohd Faizat Mohd Ghazli (to Harimau Muda) FW Adam Nor Azlin (to Harimau Muda) FW Muhd Jafri Muhd Firdaus Chew (to Harimau Muda C) FW Muhd Arif Mohd Anwar (to Harimau Muda) For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2015 Coaches Year Head coach 1992–1994 M. Karathu 1994–1995 N. Raju 1995–1998 Hatem Souissi 1999–2000 Allan Harris 2000–2004 Jorvan Vieira 2004–2009 Datuk K. Rajagopal 2009–2010 Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah 2009–2014 Ong Kim Swee Affiliated Clubs Harimau Muda (football team) Harimau Muda C Bukit Jalil Sports School Zlaté Moravce Tengku Mahkota Ismail Sports School Malaysia Pahang Sports School See also Harimau Muda (football team) Harimau Muda C References ↑ http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/opinion/aysha-ridzuan/article/thanks-for-the-memories-harimau-muda-a ↑ http://www.utusan.com.my/sukan/bola-sepak/skuad-harimau-muda-dibubar-1.162356 ↑ Brunei DPMM get to play in FA Cup, not Malaysia Cup ↑ "Harimau Muda to play in S-League, Young Lions In Malaysia's Super League". BERNAMA. Retrieved 12 June 2011.  ↑ http://www.goal.com/en/news/14/asia/2012/01/06/2832876/malaysia-u-23-to-be-based-in-singapore-for-2012-sleague ↑ http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-9385-0-0-0&sID=269940&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=27676234 ↑ http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-9385-0-0-0&sID=269940&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=27649163 ↑ http://queenslandsoccernews.com/2014/01/14/an-insight-into-harimau-muda/ ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3896/malaysia/2015/01/22/8177052/khairy-jamaluddin-reveals-harimau-muda-system-was-not-made ↑ "Hazwan Header Gives Malaysia Thanh Nien Crown". ASEAN Football Federation. 22 October 2012. 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