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)
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
Confederation AFC
Number of clubs8 (from 2024)
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)
Website website
Current: 2024 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 Football Association of Malaysia together with the Ministry of Youth and Sports. [1] [2] [3] The League was created to provide a safe football atmosphere for women, in addition to being a platform to promote the amateur women's football scene in the Malaysia. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

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 only introduced in 1961, contributed by the Straits Times .

Women Football Association of Malaysia (PBWM) was officially registered in December 1974, and the first president was the Tun Sharifah Rodziah. A proper league was officially held in 2022 when PBWM introduced the Malaysia National Women's League. [9]

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 2023 there are 6 teams in single league. Each club plays the others twice (home and away) for a total of 10 games.

In 2022 Season The winner and the best top two teams from each zone qualify to Piala Tun Sharifah Rodziah.

In 2023, the format for the new club competition called AFC Women's Champions League was unveiled. Starting with the 2024–25 edition, Sabah FA became the first representative club from Malaysia to participate the competition. [10]

Clubs

Champions, runners-up and third places

YearChampionsScoresRunners–upThird place
2022 (North Zone) [11] Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg Penang FA — Flag of Kelantan.svg Kelantan FA Flag of Perak.svg LMS Tigress F.C.
(Central Zone) [12] Flag of Pahang.svg SSM Pahang — Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur FA
(South Zone) [13] Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg N.Sembilan FA — Flag of Malacca.svg Melaka FA Flag of Malaysia.svg PDRM
(Sarawak Zone) [14] Flag of Sarawak.svg Kuching FA 3–1 Flag of Sarawak.svg Samarahan FA Flag of Sarawak.svg Sibu FA
(Sabah Zone) [15] Flag of Sabah.svg Zon Pantai Barat (A)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)
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

2024 season

Eight clubs are competing in the 2024 season [16]

TeamLocationMain home ground 2023 position
Kelana UnitedKuala Lumpur Stadium Merdeka 2nd
Malaysian UniversityShah Alam UiTM Stadium 3rd
Sabah FAKota Kinabalu Likas Stadium 1st
SSM Pahang Bandar Tun Razak, Jengka Tun Abdul Razak Stadium 4th
Selangor FC Subang Jaya Arena MBSJ5th
Melaka FA Malacca City Hang Tuah Stadium New
Red Eagles S.C. Alor Setar Darul Aman Stadium New
Real CJ F.C Kepala Batas, Seberang Perai MBSP Sports ComplexNew

Prize money

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

Titles by team (2023–present)

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

Performance by team (2023–present)

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

Golden Boot winners

SeasonPlayerClubGoals
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

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