Malaysia National Women's League

Malaysia National Women's League
Liga Wanita Nasional

Organising body	Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)
Founded	2022;3 years ago (2022)
Country	Malaysia
Confederation	AFC
Number of clubs	8 (from 2024)
Level on pyramid	1
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]}

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

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

2024 season

Eight clubs are competing in the 2024 season ^[16]

Team	Location	Main home ground	2023 position
Kelana United	Kuala Lumpur	Stadium Merdeka	2nd
Malaysian University	Shah Alam	UiTM Stadium	3rd
Sabah FA	Kota Kinabalu	Likas Stadium	1st
SSM Pahang	Bandar Tun Razak, Jengka	Tun Abdul Razak Stadium	4th
Selangor FC	Subang Jaya	Arena MBSJ	5th
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 Complex	New

Prize money

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

• Winner: RM80,000
• Runner-up: RM50,000
• Third place: RM30,000
• Top scorer: RM3,000
• Best player: RM2,000
• Best goal keeper: RM2,000
• Best young player: RM2,000

Titles by team (2023–present)

Club	Titles	Winning seasons
Sabah FA	1	2023
Kelana United	1	2024

Performance by team (2023–present)

Club	Winners	Runners-up
Kelana United	1 (2024)	1 (2023)
Sabah FA	1 (2023)	1 (2024)

Golden Boot winners

Season	Player	Club	Goals
2023	Kaseh Carlmila Az Zahra	SSM Pahang	6
2024	Intan Sarah Siti Nur Khaleeda Ismail	Kelana United Malaysian University	18

Best Player

Season	Player	Team
2023	—	—
2024	Nur Ainsyah Murad	Selangor

Best Goalkeeper

Season	Player	Team
2023	—	—
2024	Zawani Nisha	Kelana United

Best Young Player

Season	Player	Team
2023	—	—
2024	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.
16. "FAM - CMS". cms.fam.org.my. Retrieved 2025-01-11.

External links

• Official website