The Malaysian Football League, also known simply as the MFL, was created during the course of the privatisation of the Malaysian football league system.https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/johor-crown-prince-resigns-as-fam-president-appointed-as-10076070 Johor crown prince resigns as FAM President, appointed as Malaysia Football League chairman It was formerly known as Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP). 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 (formerly), Malaysia Cup, Malaysia Challenge Cup, Malaysia FA Cup, Piala Sumbangsih, Piala Emas Raja-Raja, Malaysia Premier Futsal League and Malaysia Futsal Cup. It aims to transform and move Malaysian football forward.
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.
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. 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.
In March 2018, the company was rebranded as the Malaysian Football League from Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership. 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. 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.https://www.foxsports.com.my/malaysia/46879/14-pasukan-sedia-bersaing-di-liga-m3-malaysia-2019/ 14 pasukan sedia bersaing di Liga M3 Malaysia 2019 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: League Congress has 29 seats: One seat from each of the participating Malaysia Super League teams and others from FAM. League Executive Committee has three seats, filled by members of the Congress voted into the board for a particular term.
Position Name
Current title holders +CompetitionSeasonChampionsTitleRunners-upNext seasonCharity Shield competitionPiala Sumbangsih2025Johor Darul Ta'zim10thSelangor2026League competitionMalaysia Super League2025–26Johor Darul Ta'zim12thKuching City2026–27Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League2025–26Johor Darul Ta'zim II1stSelangor II2026–27Malaysia A2 Amateur League2025–26AZM Rovers1stUSM2026–27Malaysia A3 Community League2025–26Various2026–27Cup competitionMalaysia FA Cup2025Johor Darul Ta'zim5thSabah2026Malaysia Cup2026Johor Darul Ta'zim6thKuching City2027MFL Challenge Cup2026Sabah1stPenang2027Youth competitionMFL Cup2024–25Johor Darul Ta'zim II1stSelangor IINot heldPiala Presiden2025–26Johor Darul Ta'zim III5thSelangor F.C. Under-202026Piala Belia2025–26Johor Darul Ta'zim IV2ndSelangor F.C. Under-182026
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See also Malaysian League
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