Harimau Muda A
Football club
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Harimau Muda A was the 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]
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| Full name | Harimau Muda A | |||
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| Nickname | The Young Tigers | |||
| Founded | 2009 | |||
| Dissolved | 2015 | |||
| Ground | Stadium Petaling Jaya | |||
| Capacity | 25,000 | |||
| Chairman | Afandi Hamzah | |||
| Head coach | Ong Kim Swee | |||
| 2014 | 9 | |||
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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 |
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| 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
- 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
Others
- International U-21 Football Tournament Thanh Nien Cup
- Winners (1): 2012[11]
International records
FIFA World Youth Championship
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AFC Youth Championship
| AFC Youth Championship Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 1959 | Runners-up | 2/4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 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 | 14/15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
 1977 | 8/13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
 1978 | 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 | ||||||||
 2012 | ||||||||
 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 | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 2005 | Runners-up | 2/10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 |
| 2006 | 2/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 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
 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy | |||||||
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| 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
| Year | Head coach |
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| 1992–1994 | M. Karathu |
| 1994–1995 | N. Raju |
| 1995–1998 |  Hatem Souissi |
| 1999–2000 |  Allan Harris |
| 2000–2004 |  Jorvan Vieira |
| 2004–2009 | K. Rajagopal |
| 2009–2010 | Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah |
| 2009–2014 | Ong Kim Swee |