Malaysia national beach soccer team

Malaysia national beach soccer team
Nickname(s)Harimau Malaysia
AssociationFootball Association of Malaysia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachMohd Saiful Md Noor
CaptainMohd Ridhwan Zainal
Home stadiumPantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
FIFA codeMAS
BSWW ranking 67 13 (9 April 2025)[1]


First colours


Second colours
First international
  2–7 United States 
(Copacabana beach, Brazil; 10 January 1999)
Biggest defeat
  0–14 Iran 
(Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia; 5 March 2017)
World Cup
Appearances1
Best resultGroup Stage (1999)
AFC Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2017)
Best resultQuarter final, 2019
Asian Beach Games
Appearances2 (first in 2008)
Best resultGroup Stage
AFF Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2014)
Best resultWinner, 2014

The Malaysia national beach soccer team represents Malaysia in international beach soccer competitions. It is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia, the governing body for football in Malaysia.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   Syujak Nasir
2   Faisal Saharudin
3   Muhammad Qushairi Bin Assari
4   Norazman Bakar
5   Hafizam Rahman
6   Hasrol Ali
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF   Faizal Rani
8 MF   Ashrey Mat Ghani
9 MF   Ridhwan Zainal
10 MF   Zulhairi Ismail
11 MF   Mohd Riduwan Bin Mohd Noor
12 MF   Mohd Nazri Bin Sulaiman

Technical staff

  • Team manager: Mustaza Ahmad
  • Head coach: Mohd Saiful Md Noor
  • Assistant coach: Saiful Noor
  • Physiotherapist: Isamuddin Ali Wahid Ali

Competitive record

Beach Soccer World Championships

Beach Soccer World Championships
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
1995 did not enter
1996
1997
1998
1999 Group stage 10th 2 0 0 2 9 22 −13
2000 did not enter
2001
2002
2003
2004
Total - 1/10 2 0 0 2 9 22 –13

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (AFC)
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Round Pos Pldt W W+ L GF GA GD
2005 did not enter No qualification matches
2006 did not enter
2007
2008
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017 did not qualify Group stage 9th 4 1 0 3 10 26 -16
2019 Quarter finals 8th 3 1 0 2 12 13 -1
2021 Cancelled[a]
2024 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 10 25 -15
2025 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 9 11 -2
Total - - - - - - - - - - 4/11 13 3 1 10 41 75 -34
  1. ^ The Asian qualifiers were originally due to take place in Thailand from 18–28 March 2021.[2][3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were initially postponed to between 28 April and 8 May,[4] and were subsequently cancelled entirely in January 2021.[5] In place of the qualifiers, the AFC handpicked their three representatives to go to the World Cup on 21 April, choosing the best-performing nations over the course of the previous three editions of the AFC Beach Soccer Championship.[6]

AFC Beach Soccer Championship

The tournament also call as FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification for Asian (AFC) region.

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup record
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
2006 did not enter
2007
2008
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017 Group stage 9th 4 1 0 3 10 26 -16
2019 Quarter finals 8th 3 1 0 2 12 13 -1
2021 Cancelled[a]
2023 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 10 25 -15
2025 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 9 11 -2
Total - 4/11 13 3 1 10 41 75 -34

Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games Record
Year Result Position Pld W W+ L GF GA
2008 Group stage 11/16 3 1 0 2 7 14
2010 did not enter
2012
2014 Group Stage 12/13 2 0 0 2 4 11
2016 did not enter
Total Best: Group stage 2/5 5 1 0 4 11 25

AFF Beach Soccer Championship

Asean Championship Record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
2014 Champions 1/8 5 4 0 1 25 14
2018 Third place 3/5 5 2 1 2 15 16
2019 Third place 3/5 4 2 0 2 16 18
2022 Runners-up 2/3 2 1 0 1 10 5
Total Best: Champions 4/4 16 9 1 6 66 53

Notes

  1. ^ see above

References

  1. ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  2. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  3. ^ "AFC postpones AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2020 and AFC U-20 Futsal Championship 2021". en.vff.org.vn. Vietnam Football Federation. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ "AFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee approves new competition dates". AFC. 10 November 2020. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". AFC. 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Latest update on AFC representatives for upcoming FIFA competitions". AFC. 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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