The 2020 Malaysia M3 League was supposed to be the 2nd season of Malaysia M3 League the third-tier semi-professional football league in Malaysia since its establishment in 2019 before it was suspended and abandoned due to COVID-19.
The season started on 7 March and was scheduled to conclude on 17 November 2020.
On 13 March, it was announced that the league would be suspended indefinitely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was formally abandoned on 8 June 2020, with the title being withheld and all results from being expunged: no promotion or relegation would take place.
Establishment and format This new season saw the format restructuring by the AFL. On 19 January 2020, the AFL has announced the format changes for the Malaysia M3 League and Malaysia M4 League in preparation for the transition of the amateur team to semi-professionals by 2021.
The league will kick-off with 20 teams and to be split into 2 groups, an increase of 6 teams compared to 14 teams in the previous edition. The top 12 teams with a good financial record will remain in the 2021 Malaysia M3 League while the remaining 8 teams will advance to the Malaysia M4 League which will be formed with the 4 best teams 2020 Malaysia M4 League. AFL-recognized state and private leagues, originally part of the League The 2020 Malaysia M4 League will be part of the Malaysia M5 League in 2021.
Season Changes The following teams have changed division since the 2019 season.
To Malaysia M3 League Relegated from the Premier League Sarawak
Promoted from Malaysia M4 League KSR SAINS - Promoted by winning the 2019 Malaysia M4 League play-offs IKRAM Muda - Promoted by runner up the 2019 Malaysia M4 League play-offs Immigration - Promoted by runner up the 2019 Kuala Lumpur League Thai Selangor - Promoted by winning the 2019 Puchong Community League Klasiko - Promoted by winning the 2019 Shah Amateur League PIB - Promoted by winning the 2019 Shah Alam League Perlis United - Promoted by winning the 2019 Perlis Amateur League Northern Lions-Mahsa - Promoted by runner up the 2019 Perlis Amateur League
New Team Semarak Kuala Lumpur Rovers Melaka City 1
From Malaysia M3 League Promoted to Premier League Kelantan United Kuching
Relegated to Malaysia M4 League Penjara Tun Razak
Team withdrawal Johor Bahru. Perlis SAMB 2
Renamed clubs BTK F.C. was renamed to Kuala Terengganu Rovers F.C. Batu Dua F.C. was renamed to Harini F.C., and relocated to Kuala Selangor. Langkawi Glory United F.C. was renamed to Langkawi City F.C. Puchong Fuerza F.C. was renamed to Manjung City F.C., and relocated to Manjung. DDM FC was renamed to Melawati F.C. Tambun Tulang F.C. was renamed to Perlis United F.C.
Notes:
Melaka City fills the slot that SAMB FC left. SAMB FC withdrew from the M3 League this season and was replaced by Melaka City FC.
Clubs locations
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Venues Team Location Stadium Capacity Armed Forces Kuala Lumpur Mindef Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 1,000 Harini Kuala Selangor, Selangor Kuala Selangor Stadium, Kuala Selangor, Selangor 10,000 IKRAM Muda Kuala Lumpur UM Arena Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 1,000 Immigration Putrajaya USIM Stadium, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan 1,000 Klasiko Subang Jaya, Selangor MPSJ Stadium, Subang Jaya, Selangor 1,000 KSR SAINS Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Negeri Sembilan 45,000 Kuala Terengganu Rovers Kuala Berang, Terengganu Kuala Berang Mini Stadium, Kuala Berang, Terengganu 1,000 Kuala Lumpur Rovers Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18,000 Langkawi City Langkawi, Kedah Langkawi Stadium, Langkawi, Kedah 10,000 Manjung City Manjung, Perak Manjung Stadium, Manjung, Perak 15,000 Melaka City Malacca City, Malacca Hang Tuah Stadium, Malacca City, Malacca 1,000 Melawati Gombak, Selangor Sayyidina Hamzah Stadium, Gombak, Selangor 5,000 Protap Kuala Lumpur UM Arena Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 1,000 Northern Lions-Mahsa Kangar, Perlis Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium, Kangar, Perlis 20,000 Perlis United Kangar, Perlis Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium, Kangar, Perlis 20,000 PIB Shah Alam, Selangor Shah Alam Mini Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor TBA Sarawak Kuching Sarawak Stadium 40,000 Semarak Kuala Lumpur Pulapol Football Field, Kuala Lumpur TBA Thai Selangor Serdang, Selangor UPM Stadium, Serdang, Selangor 3,000 Ultimate Kuala Lumpur MMU Stadium, Cyberjaya, Selangor 1,000
Personnel and sponsoring Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor Armed Forces Kevin Cooper Venice Elphi Ego Sport Harini Dusan Momcilovic Azidan Sarudin Harini (Made by club) Harini IKRAM Muda Hamdan Ibrahim Syed Adney Kaki Jersi Immigration Roslan Othman Fauzi Majid SkyHawk Bestinet Klasiko Albert Chung Kwai Yen Faiq Muhd Shah Kaki Jersi Klasiko KSR SAINS Syed Mazlan Syed Zubir Yosri Derma Raju Admiral Syarikat Air Negeri Sembilan Kuala Terengganu Rovers Azahari Salim Nor Fazly Alias ELklasiko.my Save the Ocean Kuala Lumpur Rovers Nazrulerwan Makmor Hafiz Kamal Kaki Jersi Langkawi City Nelson San Martín Sufie Noorazizan Kaki Jersi Berkat Hasrat Petroleum Marketing Sdn. Bhd. Manjung City Rafae Isa Nazri Kamal PRO Apparel Pangkor Island & Sitiawan Perdana Melaka City Azizan Baba Adam See Sportsrevo Syarikat Air Melaka Melawati Mat Zan Mat Aris Fahrul Razi Warrix MFCR Northern Lions-Mahsa Azamri Zali Ezzrul Ikmanizar Carino Mahsa University Perlis United Mohd Shahabudin Kadir Azizi Matt Rose Stallion Apparel PIB Mohd Shaipul Abdul Kadir Ridzuan Khamis Amnig Protap Mohd Faizal Md Sood Mohd Arfiyansah Abdul Jafar Tiki Taka Design - Sarawak Sam Timbe Nur Areff Kamaruddin Joma Press Metal Semarak Zulkhairi Mohd Zabidi Elvinson Enson KiCKA Pulapol KL Thai Selangor Mat Dinos Talib Izaruddin Hashim Jako Kampong Boy Pomade Ultimate Azman Adnan Fazli Zulkifli Panzer Sports Fit'z Ultimate Garage
Coaching changes Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate ofappointment
Foreign players Malaysia M3 League clubs can sign a maximum of four foreign players in the 2020 season, up from two as compared to 2019. However, two of them has to be 20 years old or younger on 1 January 2020.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Club Player 1 Player 2 U20 Player 1 U20 Player 2 Former player Armed ForcesHarini Metha Viblo Apingi Chukwu Nnabuike Mendike Fukiani Sammy MusemakweliIKRAM Muda Immigration Francis Doe Chidubem Aniamalu StephenKlasiko Uzoma Victor Jamil GarbaKSR SAINS Kuala Terengganu Rovers Baptiste Faye Kuala Lumpur Rovers Ezequiel Agüero Davy AnganLangkawi City Ijezie Michael Umar Etudayeabdulmajid Ryu NascimentoManjung City Melaka City Melawati Faye Jaque Ryohei MiyazakiNorthern Lions-Mahsa Abdulbasit Salaeh Faiso Che-mohPerlis United Jason Van Achteren Ali Deeb PIB Kenta Kishi Protap Aguile Alex Sarawak Ushindi Baraka Omar Hitimana Ntambwe Papy Denis AmadireSemarak Patrick Asare Thai Selangor Ultimate Reiya Kinoshita Marcio Santos
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.
League table Group A at the time of abandonment
Group B at the time of abandonment
Result table
Group A
Group B
Play-offs
Season statistics Top scorers
Players sorted first by goals, then by last name. RankPlayerClubGoals1 Aguile AlexProtap3 Anianalu ChibudernImmigration3 Ijezie MichaelLangkawi City2 Izzat IkmalKuala Lumpur Rovers Khaizil JasmiKSR SAINS Raslam KhanHarini Rizzham NormanThai Selangor Syukor AzmiPerlis United941 players18 clubs1
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Anianalu Chibudern Immigration Protap 4 – 2 (H) 15 March 2020
Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals 5 Player scored 5 goals (H) – Home team(A) – Away team
See also 2020 Malaysia Super League 2020 Malaysia Premier League 2020 Malaysia M4 League 2020 Malaysia FA Cup 2020 Malaysia Cup 2020 Malaysia Challenge Cup 2020 Piala Presiden 2020 Piala Belia List of Malaysian football transfers 2020
References
External links Football Association of Malaysia website - M3 League