Malaysian Football League

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Malaysian Football League
IndustrySports
Founded3 February 2015; 9 years ago (2015-02-03)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[1]
HeadquartersPutrajaya, Malaysia
Area served
Global
Key people
Dato’ Ab Ghani Hassan
ProductsFootball League
Websitewww.malaysianfootballleague.com

The Malaysian Football League, also known simply as the MFL, was created during the course of the privatisation of the

Malaysia Challenge Cup, the MFL Cup, Malaysia FA Cup, the Piala Sumbangsih, the Piala Emas Raja-Raja, the Malaysia Premier Futsal League and the Malaysia Futsal Cup.[4][5] It aims to transform and move Malaysian football forward.[6][7]

The

Malaysia M4 League (Fourth Level) which are under the jurisdiction of the Amateur Football League, a subsidiary of the Malaysian Football League.[8]

The Malaysian Football League organises and keeps the official records of league and cup matches while enforcing the rules of professional football. Besides that, the company also oversees the development, certification, and registration of professional football players, coaches, and referees. The Malaysian Football League is also responsible for promoting professional football in Malaysia through broadcasts and other media outlets.[9]

The Malaysian Football League is a corporation in which the 24 member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from February to November, with teams playing 22 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away) totalling 132 matches in each league in the season.[10] The number of games per season may vary if a team in a league drops out due to certain factors. Most games are played in the afternoons of Fridays and Saturdays, with other games played during weekday evenings.

History

After the appointment of MP & Silva by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as its Global Advisor for all media and commercial rights for an extensive lineup of FAM competitions, the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP) was established to manage the top two tiers of Malaysian football league competition while the MP & Silva and FAM partnership's goal was to extend its broadcast reach and maximising the commercial potential of its properties.[11] The partnership signified the first steps of the privatisation of the Malaysian professional leagues as their subsidiary holding company, the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP), was established for the day-to-day administration of local club football at a league-wide level.

This deal was worth RM1.26 billion (S$470 million or £233 million) over a 15-year period commencing from 2016. However cracks in the agreement appeared later that year after reports emerged that promised levels of funding failed to materialise, with MP & Silva only offering a level of investment lower than FAM had originally turned down by other media parties prior to agreeing a partnership with the sports media agency.[12][13][14]

In March 2018, the company was rebranded as the Malaysian Football League from Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership.[2][15] The company aimed to be more dynamic and competitive, with the MFL now an independent organization and was no longer tied to FAM.

In 2018, a new subsidiary of the company was formed known as Amateur Football League (AFL) which was tasked to manage the third division and below from 2019 onward.[16] The AFL officially confirmed the formation of the Malaysia M3 League and the Malaysia M4 League as the third and fourth division of the Malaysian football league system as amateur league competitions.[17] A total of 14 clubs were confirmed to compete in the inaugural season of the newly reformed third division, which replaced the former Malaysia FAM League while the Malaysia M4 League had state FA leagues and social leagues run in parallel to form the new fourth division.

Corporate structure

Malaysian Football League structure consists of the following.[5]

  • League Congress. This has 29 seats: One seat from each of the participating Malaysia Super League teams and others from FAM.
  • League Executive Committee. This has three seats, filled by members of the Congress voted into the board for a particular term.
Position Name
President
Dato’ Ab Ghani Hassan
CEO
Datuk Stuart Ramalingam[6]

Competitions

Previously, all top football competitions in Malaysia were run and managed by the Football Association of Malaysia until 2015. Since then as part of the privatisation of the Malaysian football league system, the Football Malaysia LLP (FMLLP), which is now known as the Malaysian Football League (MFL) took over all the top-tier professional football competition. The list below are the competitions which are now managed by the Malaysia Football League:[5]

Amateur Football League (AFL), a subsidiary of MFL that is responsible to organize and manage lower football leagues in Malaysia took over the following competitions from MFL and managed it since 2019.

Current title holders

Competition Season Champions Title Runners-up Next season
Charity Shield competition
Piala Sumbangsih
2023
 Johor Darul Ta'zim 8th Terengganu
2024–25
League competition
Malaysia Super League 2023 Johor Darul Ta'zim 10th Selangor 2024–25
Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League 2023 Immigration FC 1st Kuala Lumpur Rovers
2024–25
Malaysia A2 Amateur League 2023 UiTM United 1st YPM FC
2024–25
Malaysia A3 Community League 2023 Various league
2024–25
Cup competition
Malaysia FA Cup 2023 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3rd Kuala Lumpur City 2024–25
Malaysia Cup 2023 Johor Darul Ta'zim 4th Terengganu 2024–25
MFL Challenge Cup 2023
PDRM
1st Kuching City 2024–25
MFL Cup 2023 Terengganu II 1st Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2024–25

References

  1. ^ a b Ariani Bte Adam (3 February 2015). "FAM inks deal with MP & Silva". OnScreenAsia. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b Noor, Rizar Mohd (25 March 2018). "TMJ: Thank you Malaysian football and goodbye | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. ^ https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/johor-crown-prince-resigns-as-fam-president-appointed-as-10076070 Johor crown prince resigns as FAM President, appointed as Malaysia Football League chairman
  4. ^ "Press Release: FAM Inks deal with MP & Silva to formalise FMLLP". Football Association of Malaysia. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  5. ^
    Goal.com
    . Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b Seng-Foo Lee (5 May 2015). "Football Malaysia LLP will drive Malaysian football forward, says Ramalingam". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  7. ^ "About Football Malaysia". Football Malaysia LLP. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  8. The New Straits Times
    . 29 June 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  9. The Malay Mail
    . 18 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  10. ^ Eric Samuel (7 May 2015). "More domestic football on TV next season". The Star. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  11. ^ "MP & Silva appointed as Football Association of Malaysia Global Advisor for Media & Commercial Rights until 2030". MP & Silva. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  12. ^ K. Rajan; Joash Ee De Silva (19 January 2015). "FAM hit the jackpot". The Star. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  13. ^ Gary Koh (20 January 2015). "Windfall beckons as FAM signs billion ringgit TV rights deal". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  14. ^ Ajitpal Singh (8 November 2016). "End of FAM, MP & Silva partnership?". New Straits Times. Retrieved 28 February 2018 – via PressReader.
  15. ^ "TMJ quits as FAM president but remains as FMLLP chairman". AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  16. ^ "14 amateur leagues confirmed as part of inaugural Malaysian tier five season | Goal.com Malaysia". www.goal.com. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  17. ^ https://www.foxsports.com.my/malaysia/46879/14-pasukan-sedia-bersaing-di-liga-m3-malaysia-2019/ 14 pasukan sedia bersaing di Liga M3 Malaysia 2019

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