Malaysia National Women's League

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Malaysia National Women's League
Liga Wanita Nasional
Liga Wanita Nasional.jpg
Organising body Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)
Founded2022;3 years ago (2022)
CountryMalaysia
Confederation AFC
Number of clubs8
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s) Piala Tun Sharifah Rodziah
International cup(s) AFC Women's Champions League
Current champions Kelana United
(1 title)
Most championships Sabah FA
Kelana United
(1 title)
Broadcaster(s) Astro Arena (selected matches)
Current: 2025 Malaysia National Women's League

Malaysia National Women's League (Malay : Liga Wanita Nasional) is a women's football league in Malaysia. Since its establishment in 2022, it is run by the Football Association of Malaysia together with the Ministry of Youth and Sports. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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History

A women's football competition has been held in Malaysia since 1960. [8] The inaugural season was competed by four teams from Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Malacca. A competition trophy was introduced in 1961. Women Football Association of Malaysia (PBWM) was officially registered in December 1974, and the first president was Tun Sharifah Rodziah. [9]

Competition format

Since 2023 there were 6 teams in single league. Each played the others twice for a total of 10 games. In 2023, the format for the new club competition called the AFC Women's Champions League was unveiled. Starting with the 2024–25 edition, Sabah FA became the first representative club from Malaysia. [10]

Teams

A total of 13 teams have played in the National Women's League from its inception.

Current teams

TeamPrevious positionFirst seasonNumber

of seasons

TitlesLast title
Kelana United Champions2023312024
KL Rangers —202510—
Kuala Lumpur FA —202510—
MBSJ —202510—
Red Eagles 6th202420—
Sabah FA Runners-up2023312023
Selangor 3rd202330—
Young Tigress —202510—

Former teams

Former teams of National Women's League
TeamJoinedFinal seasonBest finish
LMS Tigress F.C. 202220233rd (2022)
Malaysian University 202320243rd (2023)
SSM Pahang 20222024Champions (Central Zone 2022)
Melaka FA 20222024Runners-up (South Zone 2022)
Real CJ 202420248th (2024)

Winners, runners-up and third places

YearWinnersResultRunners–upThird place
2022 (North Zone) Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg Penang FA [11] — Flag of Kelantan.svg Kelantan FA Flag of Perak.svg LMS Tigress F.C.
(Central Zone) Flag of Pahang.svg SSM Pahang [12] — Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur FA
(South Zone) Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg N.Sembilan FA [13] — Flag of Malacca.svg Melaka FA Flag of Malaysia.svg PDRM
(Sarawak Zone) Flag of Sarawak.svg Kuching FA [14] 3–1 Flag of Sarawak.svg Samarahan FA Flag of Sarawak.svg Sibu FA
(Sabah Zone) Flag of Sabah.svg Zon Pantai Barat (A) [15] 5–0 Flag of Sabah.svg Zon Pantai Barat Selatan Flag of Sabah.svg Zon Pantai Barat (B)
Flag of Sabah.svg Zon Pedalaman Atas (B)
League match format
2023 Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah FA Flag of Selangor.svg Kelana United Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysian University
2024 Flag of Selangor.svg Kelana United Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah FA Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor

Prize money

The 2024 season, the distribution of the prize money is as follows.

Titles by team (2023–present)

TeamTitlesWinning seasons
Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah FA 1 2023
Flag of Selangor.svg Kelana United 1 2024

Performance by team (2023–present)

TeamWinnersRunners-up
Kelana United 1 (2024)1 (2023)
Sabah FA 1 (2023)1 (2024)

Golden boot winners

SeasonPlayerTeamGoals
2023 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kaseh Carlmila Az Zahra SSM Pahang 6
2024 Flag of Malaysia.svg Intan Sarah
Flag of Malaysia.svg Siti Nur Khaleeda Ismail		 Kelana United
Malaysian University 		18

Best player

SeasonPlayerTeam
2023 ——
2024 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nur Ainsyah Murad Selangor

Best goalkeeper

SeasonPlayerTeam
2023 ——
2024 Flag of Malaysia.svg Zawani Nisha Kelana United

Best young player

SeasonPlayerTeam
2023 ——
2024 Flag of Malaysia.svg Dhiyaa Addin Kelana United

References

  1. ↑ "FAM LANCAR MUSIM BAHARU LIGA WANITA NASIONAL". FAM.
  2. ↑ "Red Eagles SC Antara Kelab Sah Sertai Liga Wanita Nasional 2024". Semuanya Bola. 27 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "8 Pasukan Sertai Liga Wanita Nasional 2024 Bermula 6 Julai". Sukanz. 27 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Lapan pasukan warnai Liga Wanita Nasional 2024". Flash Sukan. 27 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "FAM aim to make National Women's League more competitive". thesundaily.my . 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Farah Azharie (5 August 2023). "Hannah Yeoh to hold townhall for female athletes". nst.com.my . Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Hannah: 2023 NWL can be turning point in women's football in Malaysia". thesundaily.my . 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sejarah kejohanan bola sepak wanita Piala Tun Sharifah Rodziah" (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia . Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "FAM perkasa Liga Wanita Nasional tahun depan". BH Online.
  10. ↑ "Group C: Sabah FA stun PFC Nasaf to book spot". AFC.
  11. ↑ "Kedudukan LWN Zon Utara". web.facebook.com/. Pbdlms OBJ CUP.
  12. ↑ "SSMP & Selangor Dua Pasukan Terakhir ke PTSR 2022". web.instagram.com/. FAM.
  13. ↑ "Kedudukan terakhir Liga Wanita Nasional 2022 Zon Selatan". web.facebook.com/. Persatuan Bolasepak Negeri Sembilan - PBNS.
  14. ↑ "Kuching FA Juara Liga Wanita Nasional bagi Zon Sarawak 2022". web.instagram.com/. FAM.
  15. ↑ "Zon Pantai Barat (A) Wakil Sabah ke PTSR 2022". web.instagram.com/. FAM.
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