Malaysia M5 League
The Malaysia M5 League (Malay: Liga M5 Malaysia) is a group of leagues that make up levels 4 to 9 of the Malaysian football league system. The league was created in 2018 as a part of the Malaysian Football League’s plan to reform the Malaysia football league structure.
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Organising body | Malaysian Football League |
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Country | Malaysia |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | Varies depending by the state. |
Level on pyramid | 4–9 (2023) |
Promotion to | Malaysia M4 League |
Current: 2023 Malaysia M5 League |
It consists of various state FA, community and social leagues.
Overview
The state football league systems consists of a pyramid of leagues, bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation. A certain number of the most successful clubs in each league can rise to a higher league, whilst those that finish at the bottom of their league can find themselves sinking to lower leagues. In addition to sporting performance, promotion is usually contingent on meeting criteria set by the higher league, especially concerning appropriate facilities and finances.
The top four levels contain one division each and are nationwide in scope. Below this, the levels have progressively more parallel leagues, which each cover progressively smaller geographic areas. Many leagues have more than one division. At the lower levels the existence of leagues becomes intermittent. There are also leagues in various parts of the country which are not officially part of the system as they do not have formal agreements with the football associations and are run by independent organizers.
Clubs from state leagues may, if they feel they meet the appropriate standard of play and have suitable facilities, apply to join a league which does form part of the system.
State level competition
A state level competition is contested in 13 different states and three federal territories in Malaysia.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] While some states have an active league with a multiple divisions, others might be dormant or might only have a short duration cup competition in its place.[3] The reason for the lack of a proper league system in some states and federal territories are due to the lack of proper management, marketing and funding from the football association in charge.
League system
States & Federal Territories | Operated by | Level 4 | Level 5 | Level 6 | Level 7 | Level 8 | Level 9 | |||
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FA Perlis | Perlis Football League | — | |||||||
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FA Kedah | Widad K-League - KFA Cup | — | |||||||
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FA Penang | FAP League Division 1 | FAP League Division 2 | FAP League Division 3 | — | |||||
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FA Selangor | Selangor Champions League | FAS Super League | FAS Premier League | FAS League Division One | FAS League Division Two | Joma FAS League | |||
AXA Klang Valley League KVL Division 1 | KVL (City Center) Division 2 | KVL (City Center) Division 3 | — | |||||||
KVL (Petaling Jaya) Division 2 | KVL (Petaling Jaya) Division 3 | KVL (Petaling Jaya) Division 4 | — | |||||||
KVL (Cyberjaya) Division 2 | KVL (Cyberjaya) Division 3 | — | ||||||||
KVL (Shah Alam) Division 2 | KVL (Shah Alam) Division 3 | — | ||||||||
Shah Alam League | — | |||||||||
Subang Football League | — | |||||||||
Sunarize Soccer League | Sunarize Soccer League Division 2 | — | ||||||||
Selangor Social Premier League | SSPL (Gombak) Division 2 | — | ||||||||
SSPL (Damansara) Division 2 | — | |||||||||
Puchong Community League | — | |||||||||
South Selangor League | — | |||||||||
Shah Sport League | — | |||||||||
A Ligue M5 Amisi Physio | — | |||||||||
Liga Mahsa-Kronos M5 | — | |||||||||
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FA Kuala Lumpur | KLFA Super League | KLFA Division 1 League | KL League Division Two | — | |||||
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FA Putrajaya | Putrajaya League | — | |||||||
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FA Negeri Sembilan | Nogori M5 League | — | |||||||
Nogori M5 League 2 | — | |||||||||
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FA Melaka | Melaka League Division One | Melaka League Division Two | Melaka League Division Three | — | |||||
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FA Johor | Johor Darul Ta’zim League | — | |||||||
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FA Pahang | Kuantan Amateur League | — | |||||||
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Terengganu Amateur Super League | Terengganu Amateur Premier League | — | |||||||
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Kelantan FA | Total Football M5 League | Liga Mahabbah 1 | Liga Mahabbah 2 | — | |||||
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Sabah FA | Piala Dato Verdon Bahanda | — | |||||||
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Sarawak FA | S-Ligue | — | |||||||
Ligue M5 Bintulu | — |
- Note: Leagues highlighted in bold make up level 4.
Champions
References
- "Juara KL tapi tak dapat masuk liga FAM" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "Malaysia - List of Regional Champions and Cup Winners". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "14 Daerah Berentap Rebut Piala Presiden PAFA 2016" (in Malay). Perak Today. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "Liga Perak Amanjaya 2015 : Platform Cungkil Bakat Tempatan" (in Malay). Perak Today. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- Y.P. Sivam (24 November 2015). "Kota Raja left out of the league". The Star. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- Mohd Zulkifli Zainuddin (10 January 2016). "Piala Datuk Sri Vida mampu cari pemain pelapis" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- Mahirah Zakaria (16 December 2016). "JMM FC kesal tindakan tak profesional KLFA" (in Malay). Agenda Daily. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "SUK Perak Johan Liga PBI" (in Malay). Perak State Government. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "Perak tubuh PKNP FC, sasar Piala FAM, Liga Perdana". Bernama (in Malay). Berita Harian. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2018.