Malaysian Football League

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Malaysian Football League
IndustrySports
Founded3 February 2015;9 years ago (2015-02-03)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [1]
Headquarters Putrajaya, Malaysia
Key people
Dato’ Ab Ghani Hassan
Website www.malaysianfootballleague.com

The Malaysian Football League, also known simply as the MFL, was created during the course of the privatisation of the Malaysian football league system. [2] [3] It was formerly known as Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP). [1] The company operates and runs all entities in Malaysian football under its jurisdiction, which include Liga Super, A1 League, A2 League, A3 League, MFL Cup, Malaysia Cup, Malaysia Challenge Cup, Malaysia FA Cup, Piala Sumbangsih, Piala Emas Raja-Raja, Malaysia Premier Futsal League and Malaysia Futsal Cup. [4] [5] It aims to transform and move Malaysian football forward. [6] [7] [8]

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The Malaysian Football League organises and keeps the official records of domestic matches, oversees the development, certification and registration of players and staff, promotes through broadcasts and other media outlets. [9] [10]

History

After the appointment of MP & Silva by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as its Global Advisor for all media and commercial rights for an extensive lineup of FAM competitions, the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP) was established to manage the top two tiers of Malaysian football league competition while the MP & Silva and FAM partnership's goal was to extend its broadcast reach and maximising the commercial potential of its properties. [11] The partnership signified the first steps of the privatisation of the Malaysian professional leagues as their subsidiary holding company, the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP), was established for the day-to-day administration of local club football at a league-wide level.

This deal was worth RM 1.26 billion over a 15-year period, commencing from 2016. However, cracks in the agreement appeared later that year, with MP & Silva only offering a level of investment lower than FAM had originally turned down. [12] [13] [14]

In March 2018, the company was rebranded as the Malaysian Football League from Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership. [2] [15] The company aimed to be more dynamic and competitive, with the MFL now an independent organization and was no longer tied to FAM.

In 2018, a new subsidiary of the company was formed known as Amateur Football League (AFL) which was tasked to manage the third division and below from 2019 onward. [16] The AFL officially confirmed the formation of the Malaysia M3 League and the Malaysia M4 League as the third and fourth division of the Malaysian football league system as amateur league competitions. [17] A total of 14 clubs were confirmed to compete in the inaugural season of the newly reformed third division, which replaced the former Malaysia FAM Cup while the Malaysia M4 League had state FA leagues and social leagues run in parallel to form the new fourth division.

Corporate structure

Malaysian Football League structure consists of the following: [5]

PositionName
President
Dato’ Ab Ghani Hassan
CEO
Giorgio Pompili Rossi [18]

Current title holders

CompetitionSeasonChampionsTitleRunners-upNext season
Charity Shield competition
Piala Sumbangsih 2024 Johor Darul Ta'zim 9th Selangor 2025
League competition
Malaysia Super League 2023 Johor Darul Ta'zim 10th Selangor 2024–25
Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League 2023 Immigration FC 1st Kuala Lumpur Rovers 2024–25
Malaysia A2 Amateur League 2024 Guar Syed Alwi 1st Kelantan WTS 2025
Malaysia A3 Community League 2023 Various 2024–25
Cup competition
Malaysia FA Cup 2024 Johor Darul Ta'zim 4th Selangor 2025
Malaysia Cup 2023 Johor Darul Ta'zim 4th Terengganu 2024–25
MFL Challenge Cup 2023 PDRM 1st Kuching City 2024–25
MFL Cup 2023 Terengganu II 1st Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2024–25

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