The 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, also known as 2024–25 MBSB Bank Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the fourth season of the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, currently the second tier football league in Malaysia, since its establishment in 2019.
Establishment and format The league kicked-off with 15 teams. The top two teams in the middle of the season will qualify for the 2024–25 Malaysia Cup, while the top two at the end of the season will qualify for the 2025–26 Malaysia Super League season. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the Malaysia A2 Amateur League.
Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2023 season.
To the MBSB Bank Championship Promoted from Al-Ikhsan Cup Bunga Raya Damansara Machan UiTM United YPM FC
Promoted from Selangor Champions League Gombak
Invited team PT Athletic
From the MBSB Bank Championship Promoted to Super League None
Relegated to Al-Ikhsan Cup Naga UKS
Withdrawn Kelantan BRM Perlis United SAINS Sarawak United
Name changes Bunga Raya were renamed to Bunga Raya Damansara and relocated to Damansara, Selangor.
Notes: No team from 2023 MBSB Bank Championship meet the licensing requirements Expelled from Super League, withdrawn from MBSB Bank Championship SAINS, Perlis United & Sarawak United withdrew before the new season of 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League started.
Teams 15 teams confirmed their participation in the 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.
Armed Forces Bukit Tambun Bunga Raya Damansara Gombak Harini Immigration Kuala Lumpur Rovers Machan Malaysian University Manjung City Melaka PIB Shah Alam PT Athletic UiTM United YPM FC
Locations
Venues Team Location Stadium Capacity Armed Forces Kampung Datuk Keramat Mindef Stadium 5,000 Bukit Tambun Bukit Tambun Penang State Stadium, Batu Kawan 40,000 Bunga Raya Damansara Damansara UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam 10,000 Gombak Selayang Selayang Stadium 16,000 Harini Kuala Selangor Kuala Selangor Main Stadium 10,000 Immigration Putrajaya UKM Bangi Stadium, Bangi 2,000 Kuala Lumpur Rovers Cheras, Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Stadium 18,000 Machan Sibu Azman Hashim Stadium 5,000 Malaysian University Bangi UKM Bangi Stadium UM Arena Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 2,000 1,500 Manjung City Seri Manjung Manjung Stadium 15,000 Melaka Krubong Hang Jebat Stadium 40,000 PIB Shah Alam Shah Alam USIM Stadium, Nilai 3,000 PT Athletic Putrajaya MMU Stadium, Cyberjaya Sepang Municipal Council Mini Stadium, Sepang 2,500 2,000 UiTM United Shah Alam UiTM Stadium 10,000 YPM FC Gambang SSMP (UMPSA) Mini Stadium 1,500
Personnel, kits and sponsoring Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor Armed Forces Kevin Lee Cooper Mazni Khairul Hasnan Hayz En Dos MBSB Bank Bukit Tambun Hasbul Hazani Daud Rafiuddin Roddin Puma MBSB Bank Brotherkita Bunga Raya Damansara Federico Ezequiel Hernandez K. Gurusamy Kovra MBSB Bank] Shft Gombak Fadhil Hashim Firdaus Azizul Let's Play Performance MBSB Bank] MPS Harini K. Ramachandran Salamon Raj Line 7 MBSB Bank Immigration Mat Zan Mat Aris Nasriq Baharom Let's Play Performance MBSB Bank redONE mobile Zetrix Kuala Lumpur Rovers Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail Firdaus Faudzi FAT Sports MBSB Bank] Kuala Lumpur City Hall KL Bandaraya Rendah Karbon Machan Edward Unting Awang Kamaruddin Awang Bohan Cronee Apparel MBSB Bank] Sarawak Malaysian University Ridzuan Abu Shah Amirul Fazly Zamri Let's Play Performance MBSB Bank Matrix Manjung City Ahmad Fairuz Yunus Faizzzwan Dorahim HakkaClo MBSB Bank] Majlis Perbandaran Manjung Melaka K. Devan Nasir Basharudin Puma Zahara Exclusive MBSB Bank Malacca City Council PIB Shah Alam Muhamad Azrin Mohamed Idris Ahmad AL Sports MBSB Bank PT Athletic Nazrulerwan Makmor Indra Putra Cronee Apparel MBSB Bank] PAG UiTM United Yazli Yahaya Ahmad Haikal Let's Play Performance MBSB Bank YPM FC Mohammad Zerry Nazeri Syawal Norsam Legasi 06 MBSB Bank YP Maintenance Sdn.Bhd. Juta1
Coaching changes Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment Harini Maniam Pachaiappan Mutual Agreement 6 April 2024 K. Ramachandran Machan S. Balachandran Mutual Agreement Mohd Bakri Neemat Gombak Shahrom Kalam Fadhil Hashim Manjung City Rafae Isa Ahmad Fairuz Yunus Bukit Tambun Jacob Joseph Hasbul Hazani Daud
Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to two per each team.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team U21 player 1 U21 player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former player Armed Forces Ogolo Williams Wisdom Bukit Tambun Bunga Raya Damansara Nicolas Damian Insaurralde Nicolas Vargas Valinotti Ignacio Sequeira Gombak Vinicius Amaral Emanuel Corvelloni Nascimento Patrik Majeski Harini Ogolo Williams Wisdom Joseph Akegie Sogbe Immigration Felipe de Lima Ribeiro Thankgod Michael Kuala Lumpur Rovers Moon Si-hyun Lee Ju-hang Machan Malaysian University Manjung City Kayden Soper Seok Ui-jun Melaka Fuseini Issah Michael Onyekachi Ozor Oumar Bangoura Rodrigue Nanitelamio PIB Shah Alam PT Athletic Youssouf Wade Azeez Arisekola Adam UiTM United YP Maintenance
Players name in bold indicates that the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window. Foreign players who left their teams or were de-registered from the playing squad due to medical issues or other matters. These imported players can only play in the Malaysia Cup or the MFL Challenge Cup.
Standings League table
Position by round
Results table
Results by match played
Fixtures and results
Matchweek 1
Matchweek 2
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Season statistics Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals 1 Azim Rahim Melaka 22 2 Thankgod Michael Immigration 21 3 Fuseini Issah Melaka 16 4 Ogolo Williams Wisdom Armed Forces 13 Amirul Husaini KL Rovers Zulkarnain Nasir Malaysian University Amri Yahyah PT Athletics 8 R. Kogileswaran BR Damansara 12 Nurshamil Abd Ghani PT Athletics 10 Saifuddin Khairil Anuar Manjung City 10 Nizaruddin Jazi Melaka Azamuddin Akil YPM FC 13 Aizat Safuan Bukit Tambun9 Rafie Yaacob KL Rovers Syamin Baharuddin Manjung City 16 Isa Raman Gombak 8 Danial Ashraf PIB Shah Alam
Own goals
Rank Player Team Against Date Number 1 Irsyad Ahmad Radhuan UiTM United BR Damansara 1 Arif Imran UiTM United Gombak Nuh Azlan Syah UiTM United Immigration Tasnim Fitri PIB Shah Alam Manjung City Cassey Lipa Edward Machan BR Damansara Ikhwan Hakim Abdul Halim UiTM United Melaka Syaizwan Irfan Saide UiTM United Bukit Tambun Adib Zainudin PT Athletic Armed Forces Aizzat Hakimi Zaini Harini Malaysian University Amirul Fazly Zamri Malaysian University UiTM United
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Rafie Yaacob Kuala Lumpur Rovers Harini 6–0 (H) 30 June 2024 Azim Rahim Melaka 3–1 (H) 13 July 2024 Azim Rahim (2) YP Maintenance 3–0 (H) 10 August 2024 Nur Aliff Farhan YPM Harini 0–7 (A) 7 September 2024 Syamin Baharuddin Manjung City Machan 4–0 (H) 18 October 2024 N. Javabilaarivin Immigration 1–6 (A) 25 October 2024 Adam Azeez Arisekola4 PT Athletic Harini 4–1 (H) 29 October 2024 Amirul Husaini Kuala Lumpur Rovers Machan 10–1 (H) 17 November 2024 Amer Saidin Sharul Amin Ogolo Williams Wisdom Armed Forces PIB Shah Alam 8–0 (H) 7 December 2024 Azafrul Farish Azman Machan 0–5 (A) 20 December 2024 Wan Syamil Sulaiman UiTM United Harini 6–0 (H) 12 January 2025 Aizat Safuan Bukit Tambun 4–6 (A) 8 February 2025 Thankgod Michael Immigration Manjung City4–0 (H) 9 February 2025 Amirul Husaini Zamri Kuala Lumpur Rovers PT Athletic 5–2 (H) 22 February 2025 Fuseini Issah Melaka Machan 7–2 (H) 22 February 2025
Notes (H) – Home team (A) – Away team 4 – Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets
Rank Player Team Clean sheets 1 Ameerul Eqhwan Melaka 14 2 Asyraaf Omar KL Rovers 13 3 Izarul Adli Immigration 9 4 Ashraf Fadhil Malaysian University 8 5 M. Satthyvel BR Damansara 76 Nik Amin Ahmad PT Athletic5 T. Shaheeswaran Melaka Nasrullah Aziz Manjung City Hafizuddin Azuhar Armed Forces 10 Shahrizan Syafiq Adzman Armed Forces 3 Izzat Abd. Rahim PIB Shah Alam Aqil Fadhly Yusop Gombak Farhan Abdul Majid BR Damansara
See also 2024 Piala Sumbangsih 2024–25 Malaysia Super League 2024–25 Malaysia A2 Amateur League 2024–25 Malaysia A3 Community League 2024 Malaysia FA Cup 2024–25 Malaysia Cup 2024–25 MFL Cup 2024–25 Piala Presiden 2024–25 Piala Belia
References
External links FAM website