The 2019 Malaysia M3 League was the 1st season of the

Malaysia M3 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 football league of the Malaysian football league system.http://johorsoutherntigers.com ...

that replaced the former

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Establishment and format

This season saw a revamp of the competition's format by the

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(FAM). Announced earlier on 24 November 2018 by FAM deputy president Yusoff Mahadi, the format of the new season was outlined in a meeting by FAM's Local Competition Committee and were announced in a media statement on 19 December 2018. The format will be reverted to a straight knock-out tournament format (a format used before 2008), as opposed to the league format used since 2008. 64 teams competed for the FAM Cup, including 6 teams confirmed earlier to participate in the Malaysia FAM Cup, and teams promoted to the

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. The rest of the teams included were 19 teams nominated by FAM's associate members, and teams from the newly created

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, whose selection was subject to methods decided by the

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. The champions of the 2019 Malaysia FAM Cup then competed with the last-placed 2019 Malaysia Premier League team in a play-off match for a slot to participate in the

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. Earlier, there was speculation that the league organization might be taken over by the

, organizers of the

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and the

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, having been held by the FAM since 1951, but this was clarified in an FAM media statement that the FAM will cooperate with the MFL for the organization of the tournament, with the FAM still holding major responsibilities and ownership of the tournament and the rights of it. MFL covered the cost of the teams participating from the first round up until the quarter-finals, while the FAM covered the cost of the teams participating from that point onwards.

Season Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2018 season.

To Malaysia M3 League

Relegated from

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* None ² Existing teams (From

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) *

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* Kelantan United *

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Promoted from the

* Banggol Tok Ku – TAL Cup Winner * Batu Dua – South Selangor League Winner * Dak-dak Melawati – Selangor Social Premier League Winner * Langkawi Glory United – Subang Football League Winner *

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– Johor Darul Ta’zim League (HM Sultan of Johor Cup) Winner * Penjara – PBNS President Cup Winner * Protap – Shah Alam League Winner * Puchong Fuerza – Puchong Community League Winner * SAMB – Melaka Division 1 Winner *

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– AXA Klang Valley League Winner New Team * Tun Razak F.C.

From Malaysia FAM League

Promoted to the

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¹ *

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Teams withdrawn

* Terengganu Hanelang * Petaling Jaya Rangers * Marcerra United *

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* Shahzan Muda *

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* D'AR Wanderers * Terengganu City ² * Young Fighters * KL Cops ³ * Tentera Darat ⁴ *

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Name changes

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was renamed to Armed Forces FC, and relocated to

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. * Glory United FC was renamed to Langkawi Glory United, and relocated to

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. * MPKB-BRI U-BeS was renamed to Kelantan United. Notes: : Promoted by the finalist of the 2018 FAM Cup. : Originally Terengganu II were relegated from

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and

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were promoted by winning the

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; however the Malaysian Football League blocked Terengganu City's promotion due to financial issues, granted Terengganu II's to stay in the Malaysia Premier League, and accepted

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's application to be promoted to the Malaysia Premier League, replacing the expelled

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: Originally KL Cops from the 2018 DD Social M5 League, and Uptown F.C. from the 2018 Sunarize Soccer M5 League were promoted to the 2019 Malaysia M3 League by winning their respective leagues; however the teams were not registered to the 2019 Malaysia M3 League due to unknown reasons. : Tentera Darat F.A. from the 2018 Kuala Lumpur M5 Super League were not registered to the 2019 Malaysia M3 League due to being in the same division as their parent club,

Teams

As of 11 February 2019, 14 teams confirmed their participation in the 2019 Malaysia M3 League. * Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces

* Banggol Tokku * Batu Dua * DDM FC * Langkawi Glory United *

* Kelantan United *

* Penjara * Protap * Puchong Fuerza * SAMB * Tun Razak *

Clubs locations

Venues

Personnel and sponsoring

Coaching changes

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to two each team. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. * Players name in bold indicates that the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window. * Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from the playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.

Results

League table

Result table

Positions by round

Play-offs

The runner-up of the Malaysia M3 League will play a one-legged play-off against the last-placed Malaysia Premier League team to decide the second team to be promoted to the

Season statistics

Top scorers

Players sorted first by goals, then by last name.

Hat-tricks

;Notes ⁴ Player scored 4 goals
⁵ Player scored 5 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

References

External links

Football Association of Malaysia website - FAM League
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malaysia FAM Cup League 2019 5 Malaysia M3 League seasons