Melaka Football Association (MAFA; ), is the governing body of football for the state of Malacca, Malaysia. MAFA is responsible for coordinating and developing football in the state and is affiliated with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as the national governing body of football in Malaysia.
History Origins Malacca has sent a football team to play in the Malaya Cup since its inaugural season in 1921. Malaysia 1921 In 1924, the team has been registered and now managed by the newly formed governance body of Malacca football, the Malacca Amateur Football Association (MAFA). Malaysia 1921 Since then, the football team has been competing in the Malaya Cup and the FAM Cup consistently. MAFA biggest achievement was reaching the FAM Cup final in 1957 and 1958 led by Robert Choe.of Malaysia Cup Malaysia – List of Cup Winners – FA of Malaysia Cup – RSSSF
Amateur football league
In 1979, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) changed the format of the Piala Malaysia, introducing the league stage that acts as the qualifying round. Malaya Cup 1979
The football league in Malaysia has officially started in 1982, after the introduction of the league winners trophy. It has been known as the Liga Malaysia. Malaya Cup 1981 Malaysia 1982 Malacca football team continued to compete in the league and has become the champion during its second season, the only time the Malacca team has won the top-tier league in Malaysian football.
The era of semi-pro football league
Over the years, the league competition has gained important stature in its own right. From 1982 until 1988 the league has an amateur status and continues its purpose as qualifying round for the Piala Malaysia. In 1989, it is changed to a new format as the Liga Semi-Pro (MSPFL), introduced by FAM as a way towards the fully professional status. The inaugural season of MSPFL consisted of nine teams in Division I, and eight in Division II. Malaysia 1989 Malacca had been in Division II from 1989 to 1992.
Association management Positions Name President Ab. Rauf Yusoh Deputy president Mohd Saiful Mat Sapri Vice president Khaidirah Abu Zahar Fadzil A. Bakar Khairi Anuar Ahmad Revindran Chitravelu General secretary Karim Yaacob Treasurer Yuhaizad Abdullah Executive committee members Mohd Azizi Shahril Abd Razak Khalim Jezlee Pit Dr Shankar Gunarasa Siti Faidul Maisarah Abdullah Mohd Fairuz Azwad Mohd Zauwawi Ahmad Khairul Mohd Noor Melvin Tan Ching Yang Syahrul Nizam Shamsuddin
Former presidents Name Period Md Yunus Husin 2007–2008 Mohd Ali Rustam 2009–2010 Md Yunus Husin 2011–April 2013 Idris Haron April 2013–2018 Adly Zahari 2018–2020 Damian Yeo Shen Li 20 January–20 March 2020 Sulaiman Md Ali 20 March 2020–4 August 2022 Nur Azmi Ahmad 4 August 2022–2 May 2023
Competitions The Melaka Football Association has organised the following club competitions:
MAFA League Division 1 MAFA League Division 2 MAFA League Division 3 Melaka FA Cup Melaka Charity Cup Melaka Governor Cup
Notable affiliations All-time clubs in the league competitions affiliated to the Melaka Football Association include: Melaka (Malaysia Super League) MBMB Warriors (Malaysia A2 Amateur League) Duyong Fighters (Malaysia A2 Amateur League) SAMB (Malaysia A3 Community League/Liga Melaka) Melaka Malay Football Association (Piala Emas Raja-Raja) Melaka FA U-20 (Piala Presiden) Melaka FA U-18 (Piala Belia) Melaka United Defunct Melaka City Defunct
See also Football Association of Malaysia Piala Presiden (Malaysia) Piala Belia History of Malaysian football
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