2020 in Malaysian football

Football in Malaysia

Season	2020
Men's football
Super League	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Premier League	Penang
Liga M3	not awarded
FA Cup	not awarded
Challenge Cup	not awarded
Community Shield	Johor Darul Ta'zim
←  2019 2021  →

The 2020 season of competitive association football in Malaysia. ^[1]

Promotion and relegation

Promoted to Malaysia Super League

• Sabah ^[2]
• PDRM ^[3]
• UiTM ^[4]

Relegated to the Malaysia Premier League

• PKNS ^[5]
• PKNP ^{[6] [5]}
• Kuala Lumpur ^[6]

Promoted to Malaysia Premier League

• Kelantan United
• Kuching

Relegated to Liga M3

• Sarawak

Promoted to Liga M3

• KSR SAINS
• IKRAM Muda

Relegated to Liga M4

• Penjara

New and withdrawn teams

New teams

• Semarak (Liga M3)
• Kuala Lumpur Rovers (Liga M3)
• Melaka United (Liga M3)

Withdrawn teams

• Johor Bahru ^[7] (Liga M3)
• SAMB (Liga M3)

National team

  Win  Draw  Lose

Malaysia national football team

Main article: Malaysia national football team

Friendly

No friendly matches involving Malaysia was held from 1 January to 15 March due to no FIFA International Match Calendar window during that time, and after 15 March because of restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

2022 World Cup qualification

On 5 March 2020, FIFA announced that it would be monitoring the health situation in the region for possible rescheduling of matchdays 7 through 10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[8] Later on 9 March, FIFA and AFC jointly announced that the matches on matchdays 7–10 due to take place in March and June 2020 were postponed, with the new dates to be confirmed. However, subject to approval by FIFA and AFC, and agreement of both member associations, the matches may be played as scheduled provided that the safety of all individuals involved meets the required standards. ^{[9] [10]} On 5 June, AFC confirmed that matchdays 7 and 8 were scheduled to take place on 8 and 13 October respectively while matchdays 9 and 10 were scheduled to kick off on 12 and 17 November. ^[11] On 12 August, FIFA announced that the matches scheduled for October and November 2020 would be rescheduled to 2021. ^{[12] [13]}

United Arab Emirates   v   Malaysia

8 October 2020 2022 WCQ R2	United Arab Emirates	Postponed	Malaysia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
--:--  UTC+4		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

Malaysia   v   Vietnam

13 October 2020 2022 WCQ R2	Malaysia	Postponed	Vietnam	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
--:--  UTC+8		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium

Thailand   v   Malaysia

17 November 2020 2022 WCQ R2	Thailand	Postponed	Malaysia	TBD, Thailand
--:--  UTC+7		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: TBD

Malaysia national under-19 football team

Main article: Malaysia national under-19 football team

2020 AFC U-19 Championship

The 2020 AFC U-19 Championship was originally scheduled to run between 14 and 31 October 2020, ^[14] but was postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^{[15] [16]} It was later cancelled on 25 January 2021. ^[17]

Tajikistan   v   Malaysia

16 October 2020 (2020-10-16) 2020 AFC Championship Group stage	Tajikistan	Postponed, later cancelled	Malaysia	AGMK Stadium, Olmaliq
19:00

Malaysia   v   Qatar

19 October 2020 (2020-10-19) 2020 AFC Championship Group stage	Malaysia	Postponed, later cancelled	Qatar	AGMK Stadium, Olmaliq
19:00

Malaysia   v   Yemen

22 October 2020 (2020-10-22) 2020 AFC Championship Group stage	Malaysia	Postponed, later cancelled	Yemen	AGMK Stadium, Olmaliq
19:00

League season

Liga Super

Main article: 2020 Malaysia Super League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim (C, Q)	11	9	2	0	33	8	+25	29	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Kedah (Q)	11	7	1	3	20	13	+7	22 [lower-alpha 1]	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
3	Terengganu (Q)	11	6	1	4	24	14	+10	19 [lower-alpha 2]
4	Perak	11	5	3	3	21	19	+2	18
5	Selangor	11	4	5	2	26	19	+7	17
6	UiTM	11	5	2	4	17	15	+2	17
7	Petaling Jaya City	11	3	5	3	17	16	+1	14
8	Pahang	11	4	2	5	18	18	0	14
9	Melaka United	11	4	2	5	13	16	−3	11 [lower-alpha 3]
10	Sabah	11	2	3	6	12	24	−12	9
11	Felda United (R)	11	1	4	6	12	27	−15	7	Relegation to Malaysia Premier League
12	PDRM (R)	11	0	2	9	5	29	−24	−1 [lower-alpha 4]

Source: Malaysian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^{[Note MAS]}
2. ^{[Note MAS]}
3. Melaka have been docked three points following the decision from FAM. ^[18]
4. PDRM have been docked three points following the decision from FAM. ^[19]

Liga Premier

Main article: 2020 Malaysia Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Penang (P)	11	8	2	1	24	8	+16	26	Promotion to Super League
2	Terengganu II [lower-alpha 1]	11	7	1	3	17	14	+3	22
3	Kuala Lumpur (P)	11	6	3	2	21	14	+7	21	Promotion to Super League
4	Kuching	11	5	1	5	17	19	−2	16
5	Johor Darul Ta'zim II [lower-alpha 1]	11	4	3	4	20	17	+3	15
6	Kelantan	11	5	3	3	14	11	+3	15 [lower-alpha 2]
7	Selangor II [lower-alpha 1]	11	4	1	6	17	23	−6	13
8	Kelantan United	11	4	0	7	13	19	−6	12
9	UKM	11	3	3	5	11	17	−6	12	Withrew Next Season
10	Sarawak United	11	3	2	6	14	16	−2	11
11	Negeri Sembilan	11	3	2	6	12	20	−8	11
12	Perak II [lower-alpha 1]	11	1	5	5	11	13	−2	8

Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2020. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Malaysia Premier League and play in Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. , Perak FA, Selangor F.C. and Terengganu FC (their parent clubs) remain in Malaysia Super League and play in Malaysia Cup. Should the team be relegated to Malaysia Premier League or will not play in Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II will have to drop to Malaysia M3 League or will play in Malaysia Cup.
2. Kelantan have been docked three points following the club’s failure to comply with FIFA’s decision.

Liga M3

Main article: 2020 Malaysia M3 League

The league was abandoned after only 2 games played due to COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kuala Lumpur Rovers	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6
2	Armed Forces	2	1	1	0	4	0	+4	4
3	Langkawi City	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
4	Harini	2	1	0	1	9	3	+6	3
5	Manjung City	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
6	Perlis United	2	1	0	1	2	5	−3	3
7	Thai Selangor	2	1	0	1	3	9	−6	3
8	Northern Lions-Mahsa	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1
9	IKRAM Muda	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
10	Klasiko	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: FAM, Liga Malaysia
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kuala Terengganu Rovers	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	6
2	Protap	2	1	0	1	6	4	+2	3
3	Immigration	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
4	KSR SAINS	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
5	Melaka City	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
6	Semarak	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
7	Ultimate	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	3
8	PIB	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
9	Sarawak	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
10	Melawati	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: FAM, Liga Malaysia
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Domestic Cups

Charity Shield

Main article: 2020 Piala Sumbangsih

28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)

21:00  UTC+8

Johor Darul Ta'zim	1–0	Kedah
Maurício 44'

Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Attendance: 34,525

Referee: Razlan Jeffri Ali

FA Cup

Main article: 2020 Malaysia FA Cup

Main article: 2020 Malaysia FA Cup Final

2020 (2020)

21:00  UTC+8

	Tournament cancelled

Bukit Jalil National Stadium , Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2020 Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2020 Malaysia Cup Final

November 2020

21:00 UTC+8

	Tournament cancelled

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil

Malaysia Challenge Cup

Main article: 2020 Malaysia Challenge Cup

October 2020

21:00 UTC+8

	Tournament cancelled

October 2020

21:00 UTC+8

	Tournament cancelled

Malaysian clubs in Asia

Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League

Johor Darul Ta'zim

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		VIS	SUW	GZE	JDT
1	Vissel Kobe	4	2	0	2	4	5	−1	6	Advance to knockout stage		—	0–2	0–2	5–1
2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	4	1	2	1	3	2	+1	5			0–1	—	0–0	25 Nov
3	Guangzhou Evergrande	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5			1–3	1–1	—	4 Dec
4	Johor Darul Ta'zim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew [lower-alpha 1]		1 Dec	2–1	19 Nov	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Johor Darul Ta'zim were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions after they were denied permission to travel by the Malaysian government. ^[20] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings. ^[21]

Vissel Kobe v Johor Darul Ta'zim

12 February 2020 (2020-02-12)	Vissel Kobe	5–1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe
19:00  UTC+9	Ogawa 13', 58', 72' Furuhashi 28' Douglas 65'	Live Report Stats Report	Safawi 27' (pen.)	Attendance: 7,256 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Johor Darul Ta'zim v Suwon Samsung Bluewings

3 March 2020 (2020-03-03)	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Sultan Ibrahim Larkin Stadium, Johor
20:45  UTC+8	Cabrera 13' (pen.) Maurício 73'	Live Report Stats Report	Antonis 51'	Attendance: 25,524 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Suwon Samsung Bluewings v Johor Darul Ta'zim

8 April 2020 (2020-04-08)	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	v	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
19:30  UTC+9		Live Report Stats Report

Johor Darul Ta'zim v Vissel Kobe

21 April 2020 (2020-04-21)	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v	Vissel Kobe	Sultan Ibrahim Larkin Stadium, Johor
20:45  UTC+8		Live Report Stats Report

Guangzhou Evergrande v Johor Darul Ta'zim

5 May 2020 (2020-05-05)	Guangzhou Evergrande	v	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
18:00  UTC+8		Live Report Stats Report

Johor Darul Ta'zim v Guangzhou Evergrande

20 May 2020 (2020-05-20) [note 1]	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v	Guangzhou Evergrande	Sultan Ibrahim Larkin Stadium, Johor
20:45  UTC+8		Live Report Stats Report

Kedah

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs

Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

Kedah v Tai Po

21 January 2020 (2020-01-21)	Kedah	5–1	Tai Po	Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
21:00  UTC+8	Tchétché 3', 21', 90+2' Hadin 47', 66'	Live Report Stats Report	Chan Man Fai 68'	Attendance: 19,803 Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar)

FC Seoul v Kedah

28 January 2020 (2020-01-28)	FC Seoul	4–1	Kedah	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
19:00  UTC+9	Park Chu-young 38' (pen.) Park Dong-jin 49' Osmar 63' Alibaev 90+2'	Live Report Stats Report	Osmar 52' (o.g.)	Attendance: 5,373 Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Notes

1. The AFC announced on 29 January 2020 that the group stage matches which Chinese teams were supposed to host on matchdays 1, 2 and 3 would be switched with the corresponding away matches due to the coronavirus outbreak in China. ^{[22] [23]} After the Australian federal government banned foreigners travelling from China, Football Federation Australia told the AFC that Australia could no longer host matches against Chinese teams. ^[24] The AFC held an emergency meeting on 4 February 2020 to determine plans for the tournament, including but not limited to re-scheduling of matches in the East Region. ^[25] After the meeting, the AFC decided to postpone matches involving Chinese clubs from the first three match days except for Chiangrai United versus Beijing FC. ^{[26] [27]}

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