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Malaysian Football League System
The Malaysian football league system, also known as the Malaysian football pyramid, is a series of League system, interconnected leagues for men's association football, football clubs in Malaysia. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, allowing even the smallest club the hypothetical possibility of ultimately rising to the very top of the system. The exact number of clubs varies from year to year as clubs join and leave leagues or fold altogether, but an estimated average of 10 clubs per division implies that hundreds of teams are members of a league in the Malaysian men's football league system. History Football arrived in Malaysia (British Malaya, Malaya at that time) with the British. The locals soon picked up the game, and before long it was the country's leading sport. Towards the end of the 19th century, football was one of the central pillars of most sports clubs in Malaya, but it was not structured. Even w ...
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League System
A league system is a hierarchy of sports league, leagues in a sport. They are often called pyramids, due to their tendency to split into an increasing number of regional divisions further down the system. League systems of some sort are used in many sports in many countries. Overview In association football, rugby union, rugby league and Gaelic games, league systems are usually connected by the process of promotion and relegation, in which teams from a lower division who finish at the top of the standings in their league are promoted (advanced to the next level of the system) while teams who finish lowest in their division are relegated (move down to a lower division). This process can be automatic each year, or can require playoffs. In North America, league systems in the most popular sports do not use promotion or relegation. Most professional sports are divided into major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, major and minor leagues. Baseball and associat ...
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Malaysia Premier League
The Malaysia Premier League () was the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia. It replaced the Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system. The Malaysia Premier League was contested by 12 clubs. The season usually ran from early February to late October, with a Ramadan break depending on the Islamic calendar. Clubs played 22 matches (home and away), totalling 132 matches in the season. Most games were played on Fridays, with a few games played during weekdays. The league operated on a system of promotion and relegation with promotion to the Malaysia Super League and relegation to the Malaysia M3 League. In 2015, the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP) - later known as the Malaysia Football League (MFL) - was created in the course of the privatisation of the Malaysian football. The partnership saw all 24 clubs of the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia Premier League, including the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as a ma ...
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Mokhtar Dahari Football Academy
Mokhtar may refer to: Places *Bordj Badji Mokhtar, desert town in southwestern Algeria * Bordj Badji Mokhtar District, district in Algeria * Cham Mokhtar, village in Iran * Chebaita Mokhtar, town and commune in Algeria * Tam-e Mokhtar, village in Iran * Mokhtar, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, village in Iran * Mokhtar, Sistan and Baluchestan, village in Iran Other *Mokhtar (film) ''Mokhtar'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Halima Ouardiri and released in 2010.Bruce Kirkland, "Short film Mokhtar stands tall". ''Toronto Sun'', September 8, 2010. Shot in Morocco, the film centres on a young boy from a family of g ... * Mokhtar (name) * El Mokhtar, an Arabian horse See also * Mukhtar (other), the head of a village or neighbourhood in many Arab countries as well as in Turkey and Cyprus {{disambiguation, geo ...
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National Football Development Programme Of Malaysia
The National Football Development Programme of Malaysia (NFDP Malaysia) () (PPBN; abbreviation, abbrev: NFDP) is a youth association football, football development programme created by the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Malaysia), Ministry of Youths and Ministry of Education (Malaysia), Ministry of Education with the co-operation of National Sports Council of Malaysia, National Sports Council and Malaysia Sport School with the long-term plan to promote and develop the sport nationally. History Introduction The National Football Development Programme of Malaysia (NFDP) is a long-term, government-backed initiative aimed at nurturing and developing young football talent across the country. It was officially launched in 2014 with the vision of improving the overall standard of Malaysian football and eventually qualifying for major international tournaments. The NFDP was launched by the Malaysia's Ministry of Youth and Sports. The idea was inspired by the football academies and youth ...
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Reserve Team
In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players who are under contract to a club but who do not regularly play in matches for the club's primary team. Reserve teams usually include players who are part of the larger first-team squad but unable to command a place in the team itself as well as young players who need playing time to improve their skills before progressing to the first team. In some countries, reserve or development teams compete in entirely separate competitions from first teams, while some countries allow reserve teams or farm teams to compete in the same league system as their club's first team, although usually in separate divisions. In association football Reserve teams usually consist of a combination of emerging youth players and first-team squad players. These teams are distinct from a club's youth team, which usually consists of players under a certain age and plays in an age-specific league. In England, Argentina and the Major League Soccer, United ...
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MFL Cup
The MFL Cup () is the reserve team football league for the Malaysia Super League members. It is organized by Malaysian Football League (MFL). It was founded in 2023 and is the only reserve team league under the Malaysian football league system. Terengganu II are the inaugural champions of the MFL Cup, having beaten Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1–0 in the 2023 final. History Beginnings The first MFL Cup took place during the 2023 season, featuring fifteen teams. These teams were divided in group A consisting of eight teams, and Group B consisting of seven teams. Each team was drawn from the Central Zone, North, South, East, Borneo, and one State team. The inaugural match of the MFL Cup was held on March 2, where Johor Darul Ta'zim II secured a 1–0 victory over Penang at the Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium. Although Aysar Hadi was the sole goalscorer in that match, he was not the first player to score in the MFL Cup. The honor went to Harith Najwan of the FAM-MSN Project i ...
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Piala Belia
The Piala Belia () is a youth football competition for under-18 players in Malaysia. The competition consists of youth squads from clubs competing in the Malaysian football league system and sports schools under the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). It exists alongside the developmental competition for under-21 players, the Piala Presiden. History Since its inception in 2008, the Piala Belia has been a major tournament for under-19 players. In 2009 to 2011, the competition was combined with the Piala Presiden. In 2015 the format of the competition was changed to a league format. In 2016, the tournament format was also changed with the clubs being divided into two groups and played a round-robin leg, with four top clubs from each group at the end of the season qualifying for the playoff round to determine the champion. The final match for the cup is broadcast by Astro Arena. Starting from 2023, the Piala Belia will only allow under-18 players. The reason of changing t ...
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Piala Presiden (Malaysia)
The Piala Presiden () is a developmental association football, football competition in Malaysia for under-21 players. The cup consists of developmental squads from clubs competing in the top two divisions of Malaysian football league system. The president in the title refers to the Football Association of Malaysia#Principals, President of Football Association of Malaysia as the country did not have a president, but rather King of Malaysia, a king. It exists alongside the youth competition for under-18 players, the Piala Belia. History Since its inception in 1985, Piala Presiden has been the major tournament for Under-21 and Under-23 players. The format for the tournament has seen a lot of changes as in 2009 the format of the competition was changed with only Under-20 players eligible to be fielded for the tournament. In 2015, the format of the competition was reverted to the original format with Under-21 players and three overage players eligible to play. In 2016, the tourna ...
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Malaysia A3 Community League
The Malaysia A3 Community League (Malay language, Malay: Liga A3 Community, previously known as the Malaysia M5 League) 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 domestic association football, football structure. 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 ...
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Malaysia A2 Amateur League
The Malaysia A2 Amateur League (), previously the Malaysia M4 League, also known as the Al-Ikhsan Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the third tier football league in the Malaysian football league system. The league was created in 2018 as part of the Malaysian Football League's plan to reform the league structure. After a rebranding of the Malaysian Football League (MFL) in March 2018, the company announced a reform of lower league competitions in Malaysia. In 2019, a new subsidiary of the company was formed, known as the Amateur Football League (AFL) which was tasked to manage the third division and below. The AFL officially confirmed the formation of the Malaysia M3 League and Malaysia M4 League as the third and fourth divisions of the Malaysian football league system. A total of 14 clubs were confirmed to compete in the inaugural season of the newly reformed third division, the Malaysia M3 League, which replaced the former Malaysia FAM League, while the 5 FA state leagues and ...
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Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
The Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League (, previously known as the Malaysia M3 League and the MBSB Bank Championship due to sponsorship reasons) is the second level association football, football league of the Malaysian football league system.http://johorsoutherntigers.com.my/14-state-and-social-league-organisers-sign-agreement-to-join-m5-league/ 14 STATE AND SOCIAL LEAGUE ORGANISERS SIGN AGREEMENT TO JOIN M5 LEAGUE The league was created as part of the Malaysian Football League's plan to reform the domestic league structure, and replacement of the former Malaysia FAM Cup, Malaysia FAM League. History In 2018, the Malaysia M3 League was supposed to form the fourth division of the Malaysian football. However, the Football Association of Malaysia announced it as a replacement for the Malaysia FAM Cup, Malaysia FAM League to form the third division. After rebranding of the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP) to the Malaysian Football League (MFL), the company announce ...
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Malaysia M4 League
The Malaysia A2 Amateur League (), previously the Malaysia M4 League, also known as the Al-Ikhsan Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the third tier football league in the Malaysian football league system. The league was created in 2018 as part of the Malaysian Football League's plan to reform the league structure. After a rebranding of the Malaysian Football League (MFL) in March 2018, the company announced a reform of lower league competitions in Malaysia. In 2019, a new subsidiary of the company was formed, known as the Amateur Football League (AFL) which was tasked to manage the third division and below. The AFL officially confirmed the formation of the Malaysia M3 League and Malaysia M4 League as the third and fourth divisions of the Malaysian football league system. A total of 14 clubs were confirmed to compete in the inaugural season of the newly reformed third division, the Malaysia M3 League, which replaced the former Malaysia FAM League, while the 5 FA state leagues and ...
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