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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 69 Decrease 2 (2 June 2025)[1]


First colours


Second colours
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
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

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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
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

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  • Team manager: Malaysia Mustaza Ahmad
  • Head coach: Malaysia Mohd Saiful Md Noor
  • Assistant coach: Malaysia Saiful Noor
  • Physiotherapist: Malaysia 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
Brazil 1995 did not enter
Brazil 1996
Brazil 1997
Brazil 1998
Brazil 1999 Group stage 10th 2 0 0 2 9 22 −13
Brazil 2000 did not enter
Brazil 2001
Brazil 2002
Brazil 2003
Brazil 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)
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Round Pos Pldt W W+ L GF GA GD
Brazil 2005 did not enter No qualification matches
Brazil 2006 did not enter
Brazil 2007
France 2008
United Arab Emirates 2009
Italy 2011
French Polynesia 2013
Portugal 2015
The Bahamas 2017 did not qualify Group stage 9th 4 1 0 3 10 26 -16
Paraguay 2019 Quarter finals 8th 3 1 0 2 12 13 -1
Russia 2021 Cancelled[a]
United Arab Emirates 2024 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 10 25 -15
Seychelles 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
United Arab Emirates 2006 did not enter
United Arab Emirates 2007
United Arab Emirates 2008
United Arab Emirates 2009
Oman 2011
Qatar 2013
Qatar 2015
Malaysia 2017 Group stage 9th 4 1 0 3 10 26 -16
Thailand 2019 Quarter finals 8th 3 1 0 2 12 13 -1
Thailand 2021 Cancelled[a]
Thailand 2023 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 10 25 -15
Thailand 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
Indonesia 2008 Group stage 11/16 3 1 0 2 7 14
Oman 2010 did not enter
China 2012
Thailand 2014 Group Stage 12/13 2 0 0 2 4 11
Vietnam 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
Malaysia 2014 Champions 1/8 5 4 0 1 25 14
Indonesia 2018 Third place 3/5 5 2 1 2 15 16
Thailand 2019 Third place 3/5 4 2 0 2 16 18
Thailand 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.
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