Malaysia National Women's League () is a women's football league in Malaysia. Since its establishment in 2022, it is jointly run by the Football Association of Malaysia and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
History A women's football competition has been held in Malaysia since 1960. The inaugural season was competed by four teams from Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Malacca. A competition trophy was introduced in 1961. Women Football Association of Malaysia (PBWM) was officially registered in December 1974, and the first president was Tun Sharifah Rodziah.
Competition format Since 2023 there were 6 teams in single league. Each played the others twice for a total of 10 games. In 2023, the format for the new club competition called the AFC Women's Champions League was unveiled. Starting with the 2024–25 edition, Sabah FA became the first representative club from Malaysia.
Teams A total of 13 teams have played in the National Women's League from its inception.
Current teams TeamPrevious positionFirst seasonNumber of seasonsTitlesLast titleKelana United4th2023412024Kuala Lumpur FA5th202520Red Eagles8th202430Sabah FAChampions2023422025SelangorRunners-up202340Young Tigress7th202520
Former teams Former teams of National Women's LeagueTeamJoinedFinal seasonBest finish LMS Tigress F.C.202220233rd (2022) Malaysian University202320243rd (2023) SSM Pahang20222024Champions (Central Zone 2022) Melaka FA20222024Runners-up (South Zone 2022) Real CJ202420248th (2024) KL Rangers202520256th (2025) MBSJ202520253rd (2025)
Winners, runners-up and third places YearWinnersResultRunners–upThird place2022 (North Zone) Penang FA Kelantan FA LMS Tigress F.C.(Central Zone) SSM Pahang Selangor Kuala Lumpur FA(South Zone) N.Sembilan FA Melaka FA PDRM FA(Sarawak Zone) Kuching FA3–1 Samarahan FA Sibu FA (Sabah Zone) Zon Pantai Barat (A)5–0 Zon Pantai Barat Selatan Zon Pantai Barat (B) Zon Pedalaman Atas (B)League match format2023 Sabah FA Kelana United Malaysian University2024 Kelana United Sabah FA Selangor2025 Sabah FA Selangor MBSJ
Titles by team (2023–present) TeamTitlesWinning seasons Sabah FA22023, 2025 Kelana United12024
Performance by team (2023–present) TeamWinnersRunners-up Sabah FA2 (2023,2025)1 (2024) Kelana United1 (2024)1 (2023) Selangor1 (2025)
Awards Prize money The 2025 season, the distribution of the prize money is as follows.
Winner: RM 80,000 Runner-up: RM 50,000 Third place: RM 30,000 Top scorer: RM 3,000 Best player: RM 3,000 Best goal keeper: RM 3,000 Best young player: RM 3,000
Golden boot winners SeasonPlayerTeamGoals2023 Kaseh Carlmila Az ZahraSSM Pahang62024 Intan Sarah Siti Nur Khaleeda IsmailKelana United Malaysian University182025 Win Theingi TunSabah FA25
Best player +SeasonPlayerTeam2023 Usliza UsmanSabah FA2024 Nur Ainsyah MuradSelangor2025 Nur Ainsyah MuradSelangor
Best goalkeeper +SeasonPlayerTeam2023 Asma JunaidiSabah FA2024 Zawani NishaKelana United2025 Azurin MazlanSabah FA
Best young player +SeasonPlayerTeam2023 Nur Najwa IrdinaSSM Pahang2024 Dhiyaa AddinKelana United2025 Dian AqilahMBSJ
Best Coach Award +SeasonPlayerTeam2023 Justin GanaiSabah FA2024 Mohd Fairuz Mohd NoorKelana United2025 Bobby GonzalesSabah FA
Fairplay Award +SeasonTeam202320242025 Young Tigress KL Rangers
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