MPFL Division 1

MPFL Division 1

Founded	2019;5 years ago (2019) (as Malaysia Premier Futsal League) 2024;0 years ago (2024) (as MPFL Division 1)
Country	Malaysia
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	8
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	MPFL Division 2
Domestic cup(s)	Malaysia Futsal Cup
International cup(s)	AFC Futsal Club Championship AFF Futsal Club Championship
Current champions	Pahang Rangers (1st title) (2023)
Most championships	Selangor (2 titles)
TV partners	Astro Arena
Website	Official website
Current: 2024 MPFL Division 1

The Malaysia Premier Futsal League Division 1, commonly abbreviated as MPFL Division 1, is the highest division of the Malaysia Premier Futsal League (MPFL), and is currently contested by 8 teams. Since the MPFL was introduced in 2019, only two teams have ever been crowned champions, namely Selangor in 2019 and 2022 (using the name Selangor MAC) and Pahang Rangers in 2023. MPFL 2020 and 2021 were canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Seasons run from mid February to the early November, with the 8 teams all meeting each other twice, resulting in a 14-match season, for a total of 56 matches league-wide.

Introduced for the 2024 season, the MPFL Division 1 was introduced as the MPFL was split into two separate divisions, thus the MPFL Division 1 being the top-flight division of Malaysian futsal.

History

Beginnings

MPFL Division 1 officially begins its first season with eight teams in 2024. ^[1] Each team can register only two imported players, provided they are 18 years old and above and have a record of playing in an overseas futsal league. ^[2] A total of 14 imported players were introduced - 11 from Brazil, 1 from Indonesia, South Korea & Afghanistan.The launch ceremony of the Malaysia Premier Futsal League (MPFL) Division 1 2024 was officiated by the President of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), Datuk Haji Hamidin Haji Mohd Amin at the Panasonic National Sports Complex (KSN), Shah Alam. It was followed by the first match between Shah Alam City and the defending champions, Pahang Rangers which ended with a 6–6 result. ^[3]

Competition format

Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned league champion. Since 2024 there are 8 teams in MPFL Division 1. During the course of a season (starting in mid February and ending in early November) each club plays the others twice (home and away) for a total of 14 games.

The bottom two teams of MPFL Division 1 qualify for the Malaysia Futsal Cup play-offs and will face the champion and runner-up of MPFL Division 2. The winners of the two matches will participate in the Malaysia Futsal Cup.

Current teams

The following eight teams will compete in MPFL Division 1 during the 2024 season. Out of the 8 teams, 4 teams are from the Klang Valley. ^[4]

Overview of MPFL Division 1 teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Position in 2023	First season in MPFL	Head coach
Gombak TOT United [lower-alpha 1]	Shah Alam	Panasonic Sport Complex	Semi-finalist	2022	Qusmaini Noor Rusli
Johor Darul Ta'zim	Johor Bahru	Pasir Gudang Indoor Stadium	Runner-up	2023	Juan Antonio Miguel Garcia
KL City	Kuala Lumpur	Ortuseight Arena	5th in Group B	2019	Jerry Dinesh Pireira
Pahang Rangers	Kuantan	Sukpa Indoor Stadium	Champion	2019	Gerard Casas Ullastre
Sabah	Shah Alam	Panasonic Sport Complex	Quarter-finalist	2023	Patt Sriwijit
Selangor [lower-alpha 2]	Shah Alam	Panasonic Sport Complex	Semi-finalist	2019	Edgar Eder Baldasso
Shah Alam City	Shah Alam	Panasonic Sport Complex	Quarter-finalist	2022	Muizzudin Haris
Terengganu	Kuala Terengganu	Kuala Terengganu State Stadium	Quarter-finalist	2019	Mohd Rozairi Ahmad

Results

League champions, runners-up and third-places

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Third-places
2019	Selangor MAC	Pahang Rangers	Terengganu
2020 [lower-alpha 3]	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022	Selangor MAC	Pahang Rangers	Negeri Sembilan
2023 [lower-alpha 4]	Pahang Rangers	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Selangor MAC Selangor TOT United

Titles by team

Team	Titles	Winning seasons
Selangor	2	2019, 2022
Pahang Rangers	1	2023

All-time MPFL Division 1 table

Last updated following the 2023 season

The all-time Malaysia Premier Futsal League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Malaysia Premier Futsal League since its inception in 2019. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2023 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2024 MPFL Division 1. Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.

League or status at 2024:

	2024 MPFL Division 1 teams
	2024 MPFL Division 2 teams
	Former teams

Pos.	Club	Seasons	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Debut
1	Selangor	4	47	38	5	4	209	92	117	119	2.53	2019
2	Pahang Rangers	4	49	36	9	4	231	99	132	117	2.39	2019
3	Terengganu	4	45	23	6	5	166	133	33	75	1.67	2019
4	Penang	4	45	22	4	19	154	156	–2	70	1.56	2019
5	Gombak TOT United	2	30	15	2	13	114	59	55	47	1.57	2022
6	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1	18	15	1	2	112	38	74	46	2.56	2023
7	Kedah	4	43	11	10	22	119	157	–38	43	1.00	2019
8	Shah Alam City	2	28	12	2	14	80	89	–9	38	1.36	2022
9	KL City	4	43	10	7	26	109	120	–11	37	0.86	2019
10	Negeri Sembilan	2	15	10	2	3	52	29	23	32	2.13	2020
11	Perak	3	31	9	4	18	99	134	−35	31	1.00	2019
12	Kuala Lumpur	4	43	8	6	29	90	208	–118	30	0.70	2019
13	KPT–PST Mustangs F.C.	3	27	8	2	17	61	85	–24	26	0.96	2020
14	PDRM	1	14	7	2	5	54	40	14	23	1.64	2022
15	Kelantan	2	15	6	3	6	45	43	2	21	1.40	2020
16	ATM	2	26	6	1	19	70	135	–65	19	0.73	2022
17	Melaka	1	16	4	4	8	40	47	–7	16	1.00	2019
18	Sabah	1	14	4	0	10	40	73	–33	12	0.86	2023
19	PFA Odin Sarawak	1	12	1	2	9	28	67	–39	5	0.42	2023
20	Sarawak	1	1	0	0	1	1	9	–8	0	0.00	2020
21	Malaysian University	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2024
22	Canaan F.C.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2024
23	Negeri Sembilan United F.C.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2024
24	Nilai City F.C.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2024
25	PJ Champz F.C.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2024

Head coaches

Titles by head coaches

Head coach	Nat.	Titles	Team(s)	Winning seasons
Addy Shairullyzam		2	Selangor	2019, 2022
Gerard Casas Ullastre		1	Pahang Rangers	2023

Players

Top scorers

Season	Player	Team	Goals
2019	Saiful Nizam	Pahang Rangers	18
	Ridzwan Bakri	Perak
	Fariq Mohammad	Selangor MAC
2022	Ekmal Shahrin	Selangor MAC	14
	Silva Matheus Vasconcelos	Selangor MAC
2023	Ali Ebrahimi	Selangor MAC	22

Best Goalkeeper

Season	Player	Team
2023	Zainulzahin Sinuan	Pahang Rangers

Notes

1. Formerly known as Selangor TOT United, now known as Gombak TOT United.
2. Formerly known as Selangor MAC, now known as Selangor.
3. Before the 2020 MPFL season was cancelled due to COVID-19, six matches were played on 14 and 15 March 2020.
4. In the 2023 season, the league format was changed from a league format to a group stage format and a knockout stage format. Therefore, the teams eliminated in the semi-finals will be counted as third-place teams.

References

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2. Zulkafli, Amirul Fazli (2024-02-17). "Kehadiran import mampu jadikan MPFL lebih kompetitif". Harian Metro. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
3. Abdullah, Meor (2024-02-17). "MPFL 2024: Pahang Rangers Pamer Kebangkitan Ikat Shah Alam City 6-6". VOCKET (in Malay). Retrieved 2024-02-18.
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