Male’, MALDIVES – Maldives national team is confirmed to play a friendly against Malaysia senior football team on 26th of this month. According to vice president of FAM, (Hiyalee) Mohamed Rasheed the friendly match and other facilities are arranged by the football association of Malaysia after a phone conversation between the FAM president Ali Azim and Malaysia Football Association’s president.
“All the cost, including accommodation and other transportation will be provided by the Football Association of Malaysia” Hiyalee said.
“This is confirmed after a phone conversation between FAM president Ali Azim and Malaysia Football Association President”
Hiyalee noted that Maldives will play against Malaysia senior team on 26th of November and three days later another friendly will be played against their under 21 team.
Maldives team returned today after a 10 day camp in Bahrain where Bahrain Football Association provided all the facilities.
Maldives will travel to Dhaka on 1st December from Kuala Lumpur.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
WE ARE READY FOR ANYTHING: FRANCISCO
DILI (20 Nov 2009) – Timor Leste are ready for anything at the SEA Games in Laos next month and they are savouring their opening match in Group A against Malaysia at the newly-built National Stadium in Vientiane on 2 December 2009.
Timor Leste Football Federation (LTFF) president Francisco Kabualdi (pix) said that the team had never paid much emphasis in wanting to play against which opponent or avoiding the others.
“The important thing is that at the SEA Games, we participate with our ASEAN brothers. Timor are always ready,” said Francisco.
“We are new and we are a small country and we want to learn from the family. The team only had some two months of training and they played only local matches.
“We will head to Vientiane a little early, possibly on 28 November. But we will not be playing any games there but just prepare to play Malaysia. I hope that we can make the semi-finals.”
Following the Timor Leste-Malaysia match which will be played at 1500hrs (local time) defending champions Thailand will open their campaign against Vietnam at 1745hrs at the same venue.
The opening match in Group B will be played only on 5 Dec considering that they are only four teams in the group as against five teams in Group A.
The first match in Group B at the National Stadium will be Singapore taking on Indonesia while hosts Laos will play Myanmar, who were the silver medallist two years ago in Thailand.
GROUPINGS
Group A: Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Timor Leste, Cambodia
Group B: Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia
FIXTURES
2 Dec (Main Stadium): Malaysia vs Timor Leste (1500hrs)/ Thailand vs Vietnam (1745hrs)
4 Dec (Chao Anu Vong Stadium): Thailand vs Cambodia 1500hrs)/ Vietnam vs Timor Leste (1745hrs)
5 Dec (Main Stadium): Singapore vs Indonesia (1500hrs)/ Laos vs Myanmar (1745hrs)
6 Dec (Main Stadium): Vietnam vs Malaysia (1500hrs)/ Timor Leste vs Cambodia (1745hrs)
7 Dec (Chao Anu Vong Stadium): Myanmar vs Singapore (1500hrs)/ Indonesia vs Laos (1745hrs)
8 Dec (Chao Anu Vong Stadium): Timor Leste vs Thailand (1500hrs)/ Cambodia vs Malaysia (1745hrs)
9 Dec: Opening Ceremony
10 Dec (Chao Anu Vong Stadium): Myanmar vs Indonesia (1500hrs)/ Laos vs Singapore (1745hrs)
11 Dec (Chao Anu Vong Stadium): Cambodia vs Vietnam (1500hrs)/ Malaysia vs Thailand (1500hrs)
14 Dec (Chao Anu Vong Stadium): Semi-finals
17 Dec: Third/ Fourth Placing (1500hrs at Chao Anu Vong Stadium)/ FINAL (1700hrs at Main Stadium)
Timor Leste Football Federation (LTFF) president Francisco Kabualdi (pix) said that the team had never paid much emphasis in wanting to play against which opponent or avoiding the others.
“The important thing is that at the SEA Games, we participate with our ASEAN brothers. Timor are always ready,” said Francisco.
“We are new and we are a small country and we want to learn from the family. The team only had some two months of training and they played only local matches.
“We will head to Vientiane a little early, possibly on 28 November. But we will not be playing any games there but just prepare to play Malaysia. I hope that we can make the semi-finals.”
Following the Timor Leste-Malaysia match which will be played at 1500hrs (local time) defending champions Thailand will open their campaign against Vietnam at 1745hrs at the same venue.
The opening match in Group B will be played only on 5 Dec considering that they are only four teams in the group as against five teams in Group A.
The first match in Group B at the National Stadium will be Singapore taking on Indonesia while hosts Laos will play Myanmar, who were the silver medallist two years ago in Thailand.
GROUPINGS
Group A: Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Timor Leste, Cambodia
Group B: Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia
FIXTURES
2 Dec (Main Stadium): Malaysia vs Timor Leste (1500hrs)/ Thailand vs Vietnam (1745hrs)
4 Dec (Chao Anu Vong Stadium): Thailand vs Cambodia 1500hrs)/ Vietnam vs Timor Leste (1745hrs)
5 Dec (Main Stadium): Singapore vs Indonesia (1500hrs)/ Laos vs Myanmar (1745hrs)
6 Dec (Main Stadium): Vietnam vs Malaysia (1500hrs)/ Timor Leste vs Cambodia (1745hrs)
7 Dec (Chao Anu Vong Stadium): Myanmar vs Singapore (1500hrs)/ Indonesia vs Laos (1745hrs)
8 Dec (Chao Anu Vong Stadium): Timor Leste vs Thailand (1500hrs)/ Cambodia vs Malaysia (1745hrs)
9 Dec: Opening Ceremony
10 Dec (Chao Anu Vong Stadium): Myanmar vs Indonesia (1500hrs)/ Laos vs Singapore (1745hrs)
11 Dec (Chao Anu Vong Stadium): Cambodia vs Vietnam (1500hrs)/ Malaysia vs Thailand (1500hrs)
14 Dec (Chao Anu Vong Stadium): Semi-finals
17 Dec: Third/ Fourth Placing (1500hrs at Chao Anu Vong Stadium)/ FINAL (1700hrs at Main Stadium)
Monday, September 28, 2009
TIMOR WHITEWASH SINGAPORE
DILI (27 Sept 2009) – Timor Leste continue to impress in the on-going AFC Under-16 qualifiers when they beat Singapore 3-0 to be joint Group F leaders with hosts China in Beijing.
In the match that was played at the NTFA Stadium, Timor were full of confidence as they grabbed the early lead in the 11th minute off Barreto Olegario.
Santos Efrem then made it 2-0 barely five minutes later before Fidel Araujo completed the rout with their third goal of the game in the 89th minute.
In the first two matches of the qualifiers, Timor had held China to a goalless draw and beaten Hong Kong 3-0.
With the win, Timor Leste are now second at the table in Group F with the same number of points from three matches played alongside China.
The first two teams at the end of the qualifying group F matches will advance to the finals.
CURRENT GROUP F STANDINGS (after 3 matches)
1. CHINA 7pts (+20)
2. TIMOR LESTE 7pts (+6)
3. SINGAPORE 6pts (+3)
4. GUAM 3pts (+3)
5. HONG KONG 3pts (-8)
6. MACAU 0pt (-24)
Source: aseanfootball.com
East Timor continued fine run in AFC U-16 beating Singapore 3-0. They also held the host, China to scoreless draw at the opening game before rumbled the Hong Kong side with 3-0. However, there are some reports stated that they have fielded overage players for this Q though the coach tributed their good performance is due to the players have been together since last three years. Its reported that the majority of the players are orphans and do not know about the exact age. The FA also could not afford to perform MRI test for these players due to high cost required though they are able to set some friendlies matches in Brasil.
In the match that was played at the NTFA Stadium, Timor were full of confidence as they grabbed the early lead in the 11th minute off Barreto Olegario.
Santos Efrem then made it 2-0 barely five minutes later before Fidel Araujo completed the rout with their third goal of the game in the 89th minute.
In the first two matches of the qualifiers, Timor had held China to a goalless draw and beaten Hong Kong 3-0.
With the win, Timor Leste are now second at the table in Group F with the same number of points from three matches played alongside China.
The first two teams at the end of the qualifying group F matches will advance to the finals.
CURRENT GROUP F STANDINGS (after 3 matches)
1. CHINA 7pts (+20)
2. TIMOR LESTE 7pts (+6)
3. SINGAPORE 6pts (+3)
4. GUAM 3pts (+3)
5. HONG KONG 3pts (-8)
6. MACAU 0pt (-24)
Source: aseanfootball.com
East Timor continued fine run in AFC U-16 beating Singapore 3-0. They also held the host, China to scoreless draw at the opening game before rumbled the Hong Kong side with 3-0. However, there are some reports stated that they have fielded overage players for this Q though the coach tributed their good performance is due to the players have been together since last three years. Its reported that the majority of the players are orphans and do not know about the exact age. The FA also could not afford to perform MRI test for these players due to high cost required though they are able to set some friendlies matches in Brasil.
MALAYSIA TO SEND U19 SQUAD TO PRE-SEA GAMES
PETALING JAYA (26 Sept 2009) – Malaysia will join Thailand and Vietnam in sending only their Under-19 squad to the pre-SEA Games which will be held in Vientiane early next month.
The Malaysians have cited that the reason why they are sending only their U19 team is because the U23 players will be involved in the on-going Malaysia Cup competition.
But the U19 squad will not be totally devoid of players from the U23 team where they will still have the services of six players and they are Ahmad Shakir Ali, K. Gurusamy, Fandi Othman, Muslim Ahmad, Mahali Jasuli and Faizal Muhammad.
“The U19 team will actually be taking part in two competitions where apart from the pre-SEA Games, they will also be in Vietnam for the Thanh Nien Newspaper U21 competition (starting on 9 October 2009),” said Ong Kim Swee, the head coach of the Malaysian U19 team.
“Out of the current squad of 29 players, we will only be bringing around 20 players to Vientiane.”
For the pre-SEA Games, only hosts Laos will feature their U23 team.
For the Thanh Nien Newspaper U21 championship, the Malaysians will be up against the U21 teams of Iran and China in Group B.
Group A are the U21 teams of hosts Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore.
The U19 Malaysian side are preparing for the AFC U19 qualifiers in November in China.
In the meantime, Vietnam have named a squad of 30 players in preparation for the pre-SEA Games in Laos.
The team will be handled by former Vietnam national midfielder Trieu Quang Ha, who has replaced Vo Hoang Buu as the head coach.
"We are still missing some players because they are playing in the national U21 tournament,” said Quang Ha, who will trim his squad to 20 players later this week.
“The young players have a lot of potential and are very good in some positions.”
“Our main goal is to qualify for Asian U19 championship, so the pre-Sea Games tournament is a very good chance for players because they will play against strong opponents.
"After the pre-Sea Games tournament, the coaches will have three weeks to come up with the style of playing and make adjustments for the AFC U19 qualifiers."
For the U19 qualifiers, Vietnam are in the same group against South Korea, Thailand, Laos, Macau and Bangladesh where they will play all their matches in Bangkok in November.
PRE-SEA GAMES FIXTURES
2 Oct: Malaysia vs. Thailand; Laos vs. Vietnam
4 Oct: Vietnam vs. Malaysia; Thailand vs. Laos
6 Oct: Thailand vs. Vietnam; Laos vs. Malaysia
Source: Aseanfootball.com
Its interesting to see how the team will fare during these two back to back tourney. Harimau Muda undoubtedly did well in Premier League to outdo other experienced team like Johor Pasir Gudang and T Team but the real benchmark is our neighbouring countries, Thai and Vietnam. Thailand and Vietnam, well known for their strong youth team will show us where we are at this region. We lost to both teams during AFF U19 in Vietnam last month even though played well during semi against Thai. I am not sure whether China will be sending the U19 team during Newspaper Cup since we are in the same group with them in qualifying. Harimau Muda should be able to give fair challenge to the rests considering their good friendlies result in Slovakia.
The Malaysians have cited that the reason why they are sending only their U19 team is because the U23 players will be involved in the on-going Malaysia Cup competition.
But the U19 squad will not be totally devoid of players from the U23 team where they will still have the services of six players and they are Ahmad Shakir Ali, K. Gurusamy, Fandi Othman, Muslim Ahmad, Mahali Jasuli and Faizal Muhammad.
“The U19 team will actually be taking part in two competitions where apart from the pre-SEA Games, they will also be in Vietnam for the Thanh Nien Newspaper U21 competition (starting on 9 October 2009),” said Ong Kim Swee, the head coach of the Malaysian U19 team.
“Out of the current squad of 29 players, we will only be bringing around 20 players to Vientiane.”
For the pre-SEA Games, only hosts Laos will feature their U23 team.
For the Thanh Nien Newspaper U21 championship, the Malaysians will be up against the U21 teams of Iran and China in Group B.
Group A are the U21 teams of hosts Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore.
The U19 Malaysian side are preparing for the AFC U19 qualifiers in November in China.
In the meantime, Vietnam have named a squad of 30 players in preparation for the pre-SEA Games in Laos.
The team will be handled by former Vietnam national midfielder Trieu Quang Ha, who has replaced Vo Hoang Buu as the head coach.
"We are still missing some players because they are playing in the national U21 tournament,” said Quang Ha, who will trim his squad to 20 players later this week.
“The young players have a lot of potential and are very good in some positions.”
“Our main goal is to qualify for Asian U19 championship, so the pre-Sea Games tournament is a very good chance for players because they will play against strong opponents.
"After the pre-Sea Games tournament, the coaches will have three weeks to come up with the style of playing and make adjustments for the AFC U19 qualifiers."
For the U19 qualifiers, Vietnam are in the same group against South Korea, Thailand, Laos, Macau and Bangladesh where they will play all their matches in Bangkok in November.
PRE-SEA GAMES FIXTURES
2 Oct: Malaysia vs. Thailand; Laos vs. Vietnam
4 Oct: Vietnam vs. Malaysia; Thailand vs. Laos
6 Oct: Thailand vs. Vietnam; Laos vs. Malaysia
Source: Aseanfootball.com
Its interesting to see how the team will fare during these two back to back tourney. Harimau Muda undoubtedly did well in Premier League to outdo other experienced team like Johor Pasir Gudang and T Team but the real benchmark is our neighbouring countries, Thai and Vietnam. Thailand and Vietnam, well known for their strong youth team will show us where we are at this region. We lost to both teams during AFF U19 in Vietnam last month even though played well during semi against Thai. I am not sure whether China will be sending the U19 team during Newspaper Cup since we are in the same group with them in qualifying. Harimau Muda should be able to give fair challenge to the rests considering their good friendlies result in Slovakia.
MSL to be privatised??
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) --
The Malaysian League may be privatised in 2011 if the problems that plagued contending teams continue to persist next year.
Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) secretary-general Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad cited the problems as financial woes (staff and players' salaries), dropped in the quality of the game and dwindling audience."
The Malaysian League's next season will be the FAM's last battle ground to find our way out of the quagmire."
As a result, we have introduced additional conditions to contending teams," he told Bernama.
Among them, the teams would have to pay a deposit to the FAM and produce proofs of their financial standing that would enable them to compete in the current season and the next one.
Contenders in the Super League have to fork out RM150,000 while that of the Premier League, RM100,000.
Super League contenders must prove that they have RM2.5 million in their accounts while that of the Premier League, RM1.5 million."If all conditions are meet and the teams take serious views of the conditions, the future of soccer in Malaysia is bright," he said.
Asked why the FAM had to wait until 2011 to privatise the league, he said it was due to the Malaysian culture.
"Malaysians like to have a dialogue first and only after enough time is given, they will go to the next stage before an action is taken," he said.
Azzuddin called on state affiliates to use the time left to fill up their coffer and take initiatives to beef up their financial standing.
The Malaysian League may be privatised in 2011 if the problems that plagued contending teams continue to persist next year.
Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) secretary-general Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad cited the problems as financial woes (staff and players' salaries), dropped in the quality of the game and dwindling audience."
The Malaysian League's next season will be the FAM's last battle ground to find our way out of the quagmire."
As a result, we have introduced additional conditions to contending teams," he told Bernama.
Among them, the teams would have to pay a deposit to the FAM and produce proofs of their financial standing that would enable them to compete in the current season and the next one.
Contenders in the Super League have to fork out RM150,000 while that of the Premier League, RM100,000.
Super League contenders must prove that they have RM2.5 million in their accounts while that of the Premier League, RM1.5 million."If all conditions are meet and the teams take serious views of the conditions, the future of soccer in Malaysia is bright," he said.
Asked why the FAM had to wait until 2011 to privatise the league, he said it was due to the Malaysian culture.
"Malaysians like to have a dialogue first and only after enough time is given, they will go to the next stage before an action is taken," he said.
Azzuddin called on state affiliates to use the time left to fill up their coffer and take initiatives to beef up their financial standing.
Malaysia Cup (26/09/2009)
Saturday, 26 September 2009 Result:
Group A
Melaka 0-2 Perlis (FT)A Fakri Sharani
Pahang 1-1 PLUS FC (FT)Abd Rahman, Lot Abu Hassan
Perlis met the expectation as favourite team in Group A. KL Plus, despite was strengthen by T Team hotshot, Haris Safwan could not secure a win against Pahang.
Group B
Sarawak 0-1 Terengganu (FT)
Johor 1-2 Negri Sembilan (FT)Zaquan Adha
Team in financial difficulties, Sarawak lost to the Turtle in Kuching whereas Negeri Sembilan returned to Paroi with 3 points in hand, thanks to double strikes from Zaquan Adha. Local newspaper reported that he has gained more confidence to score the goal is a good indication ahead of Sea Games.
Group C
Kuala Lumpur 0-1 Johor FC (Farid Idris 45mins) (FT)
MyTeam 0-1 Perak (Razali Umar 65mins) (FT)
Nor Shahrul vs Razali Umar and the latter turn out as winner. Hopefully Razali is included in the list of players heading to Sea Games. He is skillful player and good at finishing.
Group D
Sabah 0-1 Selangor (FT)
PDRM 1-0 Kuala Muda NAZA (FT)
Safee Sali has silenced the 10,000 Sabahans to bring full points back to S Alam. The decision to shift the venue from K Kinabalu to Tawau paid the Sabah FA handsomely when 10,000 locals turn out to support the team. Zainizam Marjan & Co has put the MSL champion in hard time before able to win with slim margin. PDRM also did something rare by edging KM Naza, team comprise a lot of experienced players like Akmal Rizal, Manzoor Azwira, Azizon Kadir etc.
Group E
Kedah (Faizal Abu Bakar 7mins) 1-1 ATM (Chandrasekar 78mins) (FT)
Pulau Pinang 1-2 Kelantan (FT) Thinagaran, Indra, Khalid Jamlus
Without Kyril Muhymin, Kedah are completely toothless and the Azrul Ahmad is not the best answer for replacement..He has been provided with several chances but fail to convert it into the goals..Travel to east this Tuesday for meeting with Kelantan will add more headache to Azrai Khor though for record, they beat them at Kota Bharu in MSL. Penang started well in first half but lack of experience denies them from flying high. Kelantan under new coach, B Sathianathan will return to Kota Bharu, awaiting the Kedah for next game.
Group A
Melaka 0-2 Perlis (FT)A Fakri Sharani
Pahang 1-1 PLUS FC (FT)Abd Rahman, Lot Abu Hassan
Perlis met the expectation as favourite team in Group A. KL Plus, despite was strengthen by T Team hotshot, Haris Safwan could not secure a win against Pahang.
Group B
Sarawak 0-1 Terengganu (FT)
Johor 1-2 Negri Sembilan (FT)Zaquan Adha
Team in financial difficulties, Sarawak lost to the Turtle in Kuching whereas Negeri Sembilan returned to Paroi with 3 points in hand, thanks to double strikes from Zaquan Adha. Local newspaper reported that he has gained more confidence to score the goal is a good indication ahead of Sea Games.
Group C
Kuala Lumpur 0-1 Johor FC (Farid Idris 45mins) (FT)
MyTeam 0-1 Perak (Razali Umar 65mins) (FT)
Nor Shahrul vs Razali Umar and the latter turn out as winner. Hopefully Razali is included in the list of players heading to Sea Games. He is skillful player and good at finishing.
Group D
Sabah 0-1 Selangor (FT)
PDRM 1-0 Kuala Muda NAZA (FT)
Safee Sali has silenced the 10,000 Sabahans to bring full points back to S Alam. The decision to shift the venue from K Kinabalu to Tawau paid the Sabah FA handsomely when 10,000 locals turn out to support the team. Zainizam Marjan & Co has put the MSL champion in hard time before able to win with slim margin. PDRM also did something rare by edging KM Naza, team comprise a lot of experienced players like Akmal Rizal, Manzoor Azwira, Azizon Kadir etc.
Group E
Kedah (Faizal Abu Bakar 7mins) 1-1 ATM (Chandrasekar 78mins) (FT)
Pulau Pinang 1-2 Kelantan (FT) Thinagaran, Indra, Khalid Jamlus
Without Kyril Muhymin, Kedah are completely toothless and the Azrul Ahmad is not the best answer for replacement..He has been provided with several chances but fail to convert it into the goals..Travel to east this Tuesday for meeting with Kelantan will add more headache to Azrai Khor though for record, they beat them at Kota Bharu in MSL. Penang started well in first half but lack of experience denies them from flying high. Kelantan under new coach, B Sathianathan will return to Kota Bharu, awaiting the Kedah for next game.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Upcoming Football Events
The events that awaiting ahead in october 2009 are:
AFC U16 (Qualifying round) 6-16 Oct 2009
Group H
Australia
Laos
Malaysia
Malaysia vs Laos 8/10/2009 & 14/10/2009
Malaysia vs Australia 10/10/2009 & 16/10/2009
All match will be played at McKellar Enclosed Oval.
Pre Sea Games Laos (2-6 October 2009)
02/10: Laos vs Thailand, Vietnam vs Malaysia
04/10: Malaysia vs Thailand , Laos vs Vietnam
06/10: Laos vs Malaysia, Vietnam vs Thailand
Venue: National Stadium, Vietiane
Sultan of Selangor Cup 2009
Singapore Selection vs Selangor Selection
Venue: Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore (Capacity: 6,000)
Date: 4 October 2009
Thanh Nien Newspaper U21 - Starting 9 Oct 2009
Group A
Vietnam
Thailand
Singapore
Group B
Malaysia
Iran
China
AFC U16 (Qualifying round) 6-16 Oct 2009
Group H
Australia
Laos
Malaysia
Malaysia vs Laos 8/10/2009 & 14/10/2009
Malaysia vs Australia 10/10/2009 & 16/10/2009
All match will be played at McKellar Enclosed Oval.
Pre Sea Games Laos (2-6 October 2009)
02/10: Laos vs Thailand, Vietnam vs Malaysia
04/10: Malaysia vs Thailand , Laos vs Vietnam
06/10: Laos vs Malaysia, Vietnam vs Thailand
Venue: National Stadium, Vietiane
Sultan of Selangor Cup 2009
Singapore Selection vs Selangor Selection
Venue: Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore (Capacity: 6,000)
Date: 4 October 2009
Thanh Nien Newspaper U21 - Starting 9 Oct 2009
Group A
Vietnam
Thailand
Singapore
Group B
Malaysia
Iran
China
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