Maleisië U23
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- AFC Asia Cup U23 16 Interland U23 11 Zuidoost-Aziatische Spelen 10 AFC Asian Cup U23 - Kwal. 6 AFF Championship U23 5 Aziatische Spelen 3 Vriendschappelijke wedstrijden 2
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- Maleisië Maleisië U19 Maleisië U22 Maleisië - Dames Malaysia U21 Malaysia U18 Maleisië U20
Wikipedia - Malaysia national under-23 football team
Malaysia national under-23 football team (Malay: Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan bawah-23 Malaysia), also known as Malaysia Under-23, Malaysia U-23 or Malaysia Olympic football team is the national association football team of Malaysia in under-23 and 22 level, representing the country at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and Southeast Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments including the AFC U-23 Championship.
It is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). The team won the 2009 and 2011 SEA Games gold medal.
History
The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Malaysia national football team. It is for players aged 23 and less, however 3 senior players can also be selected to play. Also in existence are national teams for the Under-20s, Under-17s and Under-15s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, hence it is possible for one to play for the U-23s, senior side and then again for the U-23s.
Olympic 2000
After the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, FAM was aiming to qualify for the 2000 Sydney Olympic. Thus, the FAM spent about US$6 million and continued the contract of Malaysian youth team coach, Hatem Souissi. Then FAM formed a squad known as Olympic 2000 with a combination of 1997 youth squad and other under 23 players. FAM decided to include Olympic 2000 as one of the teams in Malaysia League. Their first match was against Johor FA in a qualification match for Malaysia Premier I League. The team won their first match away 1–0 before drawing 1–1 at home to qualify for Malaysia Premier I League. However the team finished bottom during the 1998 season with only 4 wins in 22 matches. The Olympic 2000 also showed poor performance at the international stage. They were humiliated by the Thailand Asian Games squad in a 1998 friendly match as the Thais beat them 9–0. During the qualification matches, Olympic 2000 only managed to finish third behind Hong Kong and Japan. It was questioned among fans how a squad that had been playing together since 1995 with fine talents and given so much exposure cannot achieve expectations.
Disbandment of Harimau Muda
After Harimau Muda project disbanded, FAM needed a fresh start for the U-23 team where a new set of players was brought in for the team with the creation of SEA Games Project 2017 team. The players in the team mainly consisted of players with ages around 18 to 21 years old where the oldest players will be below the age requirement of 22 years old when 2017 SEA Games in Malaysia started. With a bigger pool of players within age of 18–22, the players in the team will also play in other age-restricted tournament as the younger side such as U-21 and U-22 when needed.
Het Maleisisch voetbalelftal onder 23 is een relatief jong team, dat in 2004 werd opgericht. Het team heeft nog nooit deelgenomen aan de Olympische Zomerspelen of het AFC Aziatisch kampioenschap onder 23. Het team heeft echter wel deelgenomen aan de Zuidoost-Aziatische Spelen, waar het in 2011 een bronzen medaille won.
Het Maleisisch voetbalelftal onder 23 staat momenteel op de 154e plaats op de FIFA-wereldranglijst. Het team wordt getraind door Brad Maloney.
Enkele van de meest opvallende spelers van het Maleisisch voetbalelftal onder 23 zijn:
* Luqman Hakim Shamsudin
* Nik Akif Syahiran Nik Mat
* Hadi Fayyadh Abdul Razak
* Syahmi Safari
* Akhyar Rashid