[1][2][3] Malaysia achieved their best ever quarter-final appearance in 2014 edition before being eliminated by Australia after a narrow 1–2 defeat.
The team continued to show their improvement at youth level by advancing to the 2016 competition with three wins from four during their qualifying campaign under the guidance of coach P. Somasundram.
[5][6] They were eventually knocked out of the campaign after failing to get past the group stage, being defeated 0–3 by both Oman and South Korea, before managing a 1–1 draw with Iraq, thus ending their chances to qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
[7] The current target is to produce players which will represent Malaysia in Under 17 World Cup competition in near future.
Win Draw Lose The following players were called up for the training camp ahead of the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.