The Malaysia national under-19 football team represents Malaysia in youth international football. They were the hosts of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 1997 where they finished in 24th place.
| Nickname(s) | Harimau Muda (Young Tigers) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Malaysia | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Juan Torres Garrido | ||
| Captain | Aysar Hadi | ||
| Most caps | Dominic Tan (20) | ||
| Top scorer | Jafri Chew (13) | ||
| Home stadium | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil | ||
| FIFA code | MAS | ||
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| First international | |||
 Malaya 12–0 Ceylon  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 1959) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Malaya 12–0 Ceylon (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 1959)  Malaysia 12–0 Brunei  (Palembang, Indonesia; 13 August 2005) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Malaysia 0–8 Mexico  (Beijing, China; 5 September 2014) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Round 1 (1997) | ||
| AFC U-19 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 22 (first in 1959) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1959, 1960, 1968) | ||
FIFA World Youth Championship
- **Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
AFC Youth Championship
| AFC Youth Championship Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
| 1959 | Runners-up | 2/9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | |
| 1960 | 2/8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | ||
 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 | Third place | 3/10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |
 1965 | 3/10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||
 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 | Round 1 | 11/17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1971 | Quarter-final | 5/16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1972 | Round 1 | 11/17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | |
 1973 | 12/14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1974 | Quarter-final | 8/16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
 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 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1982 | |||||||||
 1985 | Withdrew | ||||||||
 1986 | did not qualify | ||||||||
 1988 | Withdrew | ||||||||
 1990 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1992 | |||||||||
| 1994 | |||||||||
| 1996 | |||||||||
| 1998 | |||||||||
| 2000 | |||||||||
| 2002 | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
 2016 | |||||||||
| 2018 | Round 1 | 13/16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
 | Qualified, but later cancelled | ||||||||
| 2023 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | Best: Runners-up | 23/40 | 89 | 35 | 13 | 41 | 159 | 161 | |
- **Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
AFF Youth Championship record
| AFF U-19 Youth Championship Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
 2002 | Round 1 | 7/10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
  2003 | Runners-up | 2/9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| 2005 | 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 | |
| 2008 | did not enter | |||||||
| 2009 | Fourth place | 4/8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010 | did not enter | |||||||
| 2011 | Third place | 3/10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 2012 | did not enter | |||||||
| 2013 | Round 1 | 5/11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 2014 | did not enter | |||||||
 2015 | Fourth place | 4/10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 2016 | Round 1 | 6/11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| 2017 | Runners-up | 2/11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 2018 | Champions | 1/11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 2019 | Runners-up | 2/12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 |
| 2022 | Champions | 1/11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| Total | Best: Champions | 14/18 | 70 | 40 | 12 | 20 | 150 | 92 |
- **Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Invited tournament
| Invited Tournament Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tournament | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
 2005 | Lion City Cup | Champions | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2012 | Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy | Round 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy | Semi-final | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 2014 | Beijing Hyundai Youth Tournament | Fourth Place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 2019[1] | Sanix Cup | Twelve place | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 2022 | Thanh Niên Cup | Runners-up | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
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