2023 Malaysia M3 League

Last updated
MBSB Bank Championship
Season2023
Champions Immigration FC
Relegated Naga UKS
Matches played165
Goals scored501 (3.04 per match)
Top goalscorer Azim Rahim (24 goals)
Biggest home win Harini 5–1 Naga UKS (27 May)
Biggest away win Naga UKS 1–10 Malaysia University (11 March)
Highest scoring11 goals
Naga UKS 1–10 Malaysia University (11 March)
Longest winning run7 matches (KL Rovers)
Longest unbeaten run17 matches (KL Rovers)
Longest winless run19 matches (Naga UKS)
Longest losing run19 matches (Naga UKS)
2022
All statistics correct as of 21 October 2023.

The 2023 Malaysia M3 League, known as the 2023 MBSB Bank Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the MBSB Bank Championship, the second tier football league in Malaysia, since its establishment in 2019. [1] The season lasted from March to October.

Contents

Establishment and format

This new season saw the format restructuring by the Amateur Football League (AFL). On 19 January 2020, the AFL has announced the format changes for the Malaysia M3 League and Malaysia M4 League in preparation for the transition of the amateur team to semi-professionals by 2021. [2]

The league will kick-off with 14 teams into one single group of league. The top four teams will play in the play-offs to determine which teams will qualify for promotion to the Super League in the 2024 season. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the M4 League. [3]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022 season.

Name changes

Teams

As of 29 December 2022, 14 clubs confirmed their participation in the 2023 Malaysia M3 League.

Club locations

Venues

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Armed Forces Kuala Lumpur Mindef Stadium 1,000
BRM Kuala Kangsar Perak Stadium 42,500
Bukit Tambun Bukit Tambun Penang State Stadium 40,000
Harini Kuala Selangor UPM Stadium 3,000
Immigration Putrajaya UPM Stadium 3,000
Kuala Lumpur Rovers Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Stadium 16,000
Malaysian University Kuala Lumpur UM Arena Stadium 1,000
Manjung City Seri Manjung Manjung Stadium 15,000
Melaka Malacca City Hang Jebat Stadium 40,000
Naga Ultimate Kuala Selangor Kuala Selangor Kuala Selangor Stadium 1,000
Perlis United Kangar Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium 20,000
PIB Shah Alam Shah Alam USIM Stadium 1,000
SAINS Seremban Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 45,000
Sarawak United Kuching Sarawak State Stadium 20,000

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerSponsor
Armed Forces Flag of England.svg Kevin Lee Cooper Flag of Malaysia.svg Venice Elphi AL Sports MBSB Bank
BRM Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Ali Khan Abdullah Flag of Malaysia.svg Kamarul Effandi Abdul Rahim AL Sports Raudhah Islamic School
Jasmin7
Bukit Tambun Flag of Malaysia.svg Mahamud Harun Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafidz Romly AL Sports GIMmedia
Harini Flag of Malaysia.svg P. Maniam Flag of Malaysia.svg Norshahrul Idlan Talaha Ma7chHarini
MBSB Bank
Immigration Flag of Malaysia.svg Mat Zan Mat Aris Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Nasriq Baharom Let's Play Performance redONE
MBSB Bank
Kuala Lumpur Rovers Flag of Malaysia.svg Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail Flag of Malaysia.svg Firdaus Fauzi Ma7chMBSB Bank
Malaysian University Flag of Malaysia.svg Ridzuan Abu Shah Flag of Malaysia.svg Amirul Fazly ZamriMa7ch
Manjung City Flag of Malaysia.svg Rafae Isa Flag of Malaysia.svg Faizzzwan DorahimCheetah Majlis Perbandaran Manjung
ANE Group
Melaka Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Hipólito Flag of Malaysia.svg Idris Ahmad Puma
Naga Ultimate Kuala Selangor Flag of Serbia.svg Dusan Momcilovic Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohamad Firdaus Yusof AL Sports
Perlis United Flag of Malaysia.svg Azhar Abdul Rahman Flag of Malaysia.svg Azizi Matt Rose Ma7chSGT Power
PIB Shah Alam Flag of Malaysia.svg Yusrizal Yusoff Flag of Malaysia.svg Adam Syafiq Fuad AL Sports MBSB Bank
SAINS Flag of Malaysia.svg Hamizar Hamzah Flag of Malaysia.svg Alif Samsudin Kaki Jersi MBI Negeri Sembilan
Sarawak United Flag of Malaysia.svg S. Balachandran Flag of Malaysia.svg Nor Azizi Ramlee AL Sports Punggor Wibawa

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Immigration (C)2417435315+3855
2 Kuala Lumpur Rovers 2416624814+3454Qualified to the 2023 Malaysia Cup
3 Harini 2415635621+3551
4 Bukit Tambun 2414373627+945
5 SAINS 2411583430+438Withdrawal from 2024–25 A1 Semi-Pro League [a]
6 Malaysian University 24113104328+1536
7 Manjung City 249783531+434
8 Perlis United 2495103531+432Withdrawal from 2024–25 A1 Semi-Pro League [a]
9 PIB Shah Alam 2494113231+131
10 Melaka 248793838031
11 Armed Forces 2475123430+426
12 Sarawak United 2411221880624Withdrawal from 2024–25 A1 Semi-Pro League [a]
13 Naga Ultimate Kuala Selangor (R)24102314100863Relegation to the 2024 Al - Ikhsan Cup
14 BRM FC 00000000Withdrew [b]
Source: FAM-CMS
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) League Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 SAINS, Perlis United & Sarawak United withdrew from Liga M3 before the start of 2024 season. [4]
  2. On 20 Jun 2023 AFL announced they accepted the withdrawal of BRM FC, based on the letter citing financial problems. AFL also announced all matches involving BRM FC were annulled. [5] [6]

Position by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Immigration 554653335433333333222121
Kuala Lumpur Rovers 211211111211111111111212
Harini 143342222122222222333333
Bukit Tambun 436524543544444444444444
SAINS 322135454355555555655555
Malaysian University 10115467769111110119101066667666
Manjung City 899111010101086789106689976697
Perlis United 71010886676766668977788878
PIB Shah Alam 911111212111111108977798101010111111109
Melaka 12127778897101011101177988999810
Armed Forces 688911998119898811111111111010101111
Sarawak United 131212101212121212121212121212121212121212121212
Naga Ultimate Kuala Selangor 111313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313
League Leader
Qualified to 2023 Malaysia Cup
Qualified to 2023 Malaysia Cup
Relegation to Al-Ikhsan Cup
Source: MFL

Results table

Home \ Away ARM BKT BRM HAR IFC KLR MAU MCT MEL NAG PLU PIB KSR SWU
Armed Forces 1–23–11–20–10–21–31–11–03–01–11–21–14–2
Bukit Tambun 2–1NIL1–11–10–11–03–10–11–02–11–23–12–0
BRM NIL0–4NIL0–1NIL3–0NILNILNILNIL0–5NILNIL
Harini Selangor 3–13–13–11–21–13–10–03–35–12–31–12–13–0
Immigration 1–11–1NIL1–01–13–02–11–23–13–23–03–05–0
Kuala Lumpur Rovers 0–01–2NIL1–11–01–03–03–14–12–02–10–06–1
Malaysian University 2–13–1NIL1–22–30–31–21–14–00–01–00–15–1
Manjung City 2–02–30–20–40–32–00–23–33–03–20–02–04–0
Melaka 0–21–0NIL1–30–10–21–11–11–01–21–21–32–0
Naga Ultimate Kuala Selangor 0–61–2NIL0–80–60–51–101–31–70–82–60–33–2
Perlis United 0–21–32–10–30–10–10–11–02–22–10–02–11–0
PIB Shah Alam 1–01–0NIL1–20–40–20–20–03–42–01–20–16–1
SAINS 2–11–21–00–11–02–22–11–12–32–01–11–03–2
Sarawak United 0–41–3NIL0–20–41–40–20–41–14–10–40–32–4
Source: FAM
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 21 October 2023
RankPlayerClubGoals [7]
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Azim Rahim Immigration24
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Afeeq Iqmal Manjung City13
Flag of Malaysia.svg Zulkiffli Zakaria Harini
4 Flag of Malaysia.svg Amer Saidin KL Rovers12
5 Flag of Malaysia.svg Khyril Muhymeen Harini11
6 Flag of Malaysia.svg Firdaus Azizul Sains10
Flag of Malaysia.svg Sadam Hashim Perlis United
8 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ikhmal IbrahimPerlis United9
9 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fakhrul Aiman Sidid Melaka8
Flag of Malaysia.svg Rafie Mat YaccobKL Rovers

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Malaysia.svg Alief Najmi RadziMalaysian UniversityNaga UKS FC1-10 (A) [8] 11 March 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Syukur Saidin Bukit TambumBRM Kuala Kangsar0-4 (A) [9] 6 May 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ikhmal IbrahimPerlis UnitedNaga UKS0-8 (A) [10] 20 May 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Sadam Hashim Perlis UnitedNaga UKS0-8 (A) [10] 20 May 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Afeeq Iqmal Manjung CitySarawak United0-4 (A) [11] 10 June 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Azim Rahim 4ImmigrationNaga UKS0-6 (A) [12] 24 June 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Fauzi Kadar Bukit TambunManjung City2-3 (A) [13] 8 July 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Khyril Muhymeen HariniArmed Forces3-1 (H) [14] 15 August 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Azim Rahim ImmigrationPIB Shah Alam3-0 (H) [15] 2 September 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Zulkiffli Zakaria HariniNaga UKS0-8 (A) [16] 4 September 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Amirul NizamPIBNaga UKS2-6 (A) [17] 14 October 2023
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
5 Player scored 5 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

As of 21 October 2023
RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ameerul Eqwan FauziKL Rovers14
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Firdaus SuhaimiManjung8
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafizul Hakim Harini7
Flag of Malaysia.svg Izarul AdliImmigration
4 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ashraf FadhilMalaysian University6
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kaharuddin Rahman Sains
7 Flag of Malaysia.svg Solehin MamatImmigration5
Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahrizan ShafiqArmed Forces
9 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafidz RomlyBukit

Tambun

4
Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafiz Abu BakarPerlis
Flag of Malaysia.svg Izzat Abdul RahimPIB Shah Alam
Flag of Malaysia.svg Wan Azraie PIB Shah Alam
13 Flag of Malaysia.svg Asri Muhamad Perlis United2
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nasrullah Aziz Melaka
15 Flag of Malaysia.svg Amar HaziqMalaysian University1
Flag of Malaysia.svg Asfa AbiddinBukit Tambun
Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafizudin AzuharArmed Forces
Flag of Malaysia.svg Daniel Wafiuddin Melaka
Flag of Malaysia.svg Izzat HakimiSains

See also

References

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  2. "MFL: No M3 league teams to play in restructured 2023 Super League". MalayMail. 27 Sep 2022.
  3. "Amateur Football League (AFL) Umum Penstrukturan Semula Liga M3, 20 Pasukan Dalam Saingan Musim 2020". Vocket.fc. 19 January 2020.
  4. "3 Pasukan Tarik Diri Sebelum Saingan Musim 2024/25". MakanBola. 11 April 2024.
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