Malaysia national beach soccer team

Malaysia national beach soccer teamNickname(s)| Harimau Malaysia

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Association| Football Association of Malaysia
Confederation| AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation| AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach| Mohd Saiful Md Noor
Captain| Mohd Ridhwan Zainal
Home stadium| Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
FIFA code| MAS
BSWW ranking|  69  2 (2 June 2025)[1]

First colours

Second colours

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First international
Malaysia 2–7 United States
(Copacabana beach, Brazil; 10 January 1999)
Biggest defeat
Malaysia 0–14 Iran
(Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia; 5 March 2017)
World Cup
Appearances| 1
Best result| Group Stage (1999)
AFC Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances| 4 (first in 2017)
Best result| Quarter final, 2019
Asian Beach Games
Appearances| 2 (first in 2008)
Best result| Group Stage
AFF Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances| 4 (first in 2014)
Best result| Winner, 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

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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

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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

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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

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

## Competitive record

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### Beach Soccer World Championships

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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

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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup |  | Qualification (AFC)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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1. ^ see above

## References

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1. ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 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.

* Referee Match Report (Beach Soccer) Retrieved 2015-04-18.
* "Beach Soccer Worldwide". Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-04-18.

## External links

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* "AFC Beach Soccer Championship | AFC". Archived from the original on 2017-08-30.
* "Member Association – Malaysia". Archived from the original on 2015-06-27.

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Football in Malaysia

History

National teams|

| Current|

* Men's (results)
* Men's U-23 (results)
* Men's U-22 (results)
* Men's U-19 (results)
* Men's U-16
* Women's
* Women's U-20
* XI
* Futsal (women's)
* Beach Football (women's)

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Former|

* Harimau Muda A (U-22)
* Harimau Muda B (U-21)
* Harimau Muda C (U-19)

League competitions|

| Main league|

* Malaysia Super League (Level 1)
* Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League (Level 2)
* Malaysia A2 Amateur League (Level 3)
* Malaysia A3 Community League (Level 4–9)
* Malaysia National Women's League (women's)

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Development League|

* Piala Presiden (U-21)
* Piala Belia (U-19)
* Liga Puteri-FAM (U-16 women's)

Others|

* MPFL Division 1 (Men) (Level 1)
* MPFL Division 2 (Men) (Level 2)
* Malaysia Premier Futsal League (Women)

Defunct|

* Malaysian League (Liga Malaysia (1982–1988) (Amateur), Liga Semi-Pro (Divisyen 1 & Divisyen 2), Liga Perdana, Liga Perdana 1 & Liga Perdana 2)
* Malaysia Premier League
* MFL Cup (U-23)
* Liga Nasional (Amateur)
* Liga Bolasepak Rakyat

Cup competitions|

| Current|

* Malaysia Cup
* Malaysia FA Cup
* Malaysia Challenge Cup
* Piala Sumbangsih
* Piala Emas Raja-Raja
* Merdeka Tournament
* Piala Tun Sharifah Rodziah (Women's)
* Piala Menteri Pendidikan Tinggi
* Malaysia Futsal Cup

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Defunct|

* Burnley Cup
* Borneo Cup
* Malaysia FAM Cup

Related|

* 1994 Malaysian football scandal

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National beach soccer teams of Asia (AFC)

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup \- Beach soccer at the Asian Beach Games

West Asia (WAFF)|

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Central Asia (CAFA)|

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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup \- Beach Soccer Worldwide

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National beach soccer teams

Asia|

* Afghanistan
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