Malaysia Premier Futsal League

Football league
Malaysia Premier Futsal League
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
(rebranded in 2019)
CountryMalaysia
ConfederationAFC
DivisionsMPFL Division 1
MPFL Division 2
Number of teams15
Level on pyramid1–2
Domestic cup(s)Malaysia Futsal Cup
International cup(s)AFC Futsal Club Championship
AFF Futsal Club Championship
Current championsPahang Rangers (1st title)
(2023)
Most championshipsSelangor (3 titles)
TV partnersAstro Arena
WebsiteOfficial website
Current: 2024 Malaysia Premier Futsal League

The Malaysia Premier Futsal League, commonly abbreviated as MPFL, is a men's professional futsal league sanctioned by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). It was previously known as the Liga Futsal Kebangsaan (LFK). Successful MPFL teams qualify for Asian continental club competitions, including the AFC Futsal Club Championship and AFF Futsal Club Championship. MPFL currently does not practice promotion and relegation. Since the league's inception in 2004, 8 teams have been crowned champions. Selangor have been the most successful team with 3 titles, followed by Figos RSA (2), Felda United (2), Melaka (2), PDRM (1), AOB Teras Selatan (1), Johor (1), PKNS (1) and Pahang Rangers (1).

The current champions are Pahang Rangers, having won their first MPFL title in the 2023 season.

History

Origins

In 2004, Football Association of Malaysia introduced the first futsal league (carnival format) sponsored by Hyundai. The league was known as the Hyundai National Futsal Championship, which was then joined by 18 teams and was held at Sports Planet Ampang.

Foundation

In 2006, the league was called the Celcom National Futsal Championship after Celcom took over as the main sponsor. It was a carnival format in four zones (North, Central, South & East). A total of 33 teams battled this time for the league title.

In 2007, FELDA took over as the official sponsor and was called Liga Futsal Kebangsaan FAM/FELDA. The women categories were introduced in that year.

Figos RSA became the first club to win the title back-to-back in the 2008-09 and 2009–10 seasons. In the 2014–15 season, Felda United matched the record after winning the season for the second time.[1]

The league was on hold for the 2016 season after a financial problem and postponed to January 2017 for the new season.[2][3][4][5] For 2017 season, a total of 10 teams was supposed to compete in men categories. However, Selangor withdrew from the competition before the start of the season. In women's categories, a total of six teams compete in the competition.

Rebranding as Malaysia Premier Futsal League

In 2019, the Liga Futsal Kebangsaan was rebranded into the Malaysia Premier Futsal League. A total of 9 teams were competing to be the first MPFL champion.[6] Selangor won the inaugural edition of the new league, ending a six-year wait to be crown champions of Malaysia. The previous champions Melaka failed to defend the championship as they were in 7th position in the league. Saiful Nizam, Ridzwan Bakri and Fariq Mohammad became the inaugural winners of the Golden Boot awards as they scored 18 goals respectively.

2020s

Before the start of the 2020 season, Selangor changed their name to Selangor MAC due to a merging with MAC FC. The previous season's runner-up, Pahang, also changed their name to Pahang Rangers. Four new teams joined for the 2020 season; they were Sarawak, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan and KPT–PST Mustangs. Melaka withdrew from the league, so that 12 teams would be taking part in the 2020 MPFL season, three more than last season.[7] Only six games were played before the league was postponed on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and on June 1, 2020, the season was officially cancelled.[8] For the 2021 season, a new format would be used: 20 teams would be divided into two groups, the top four teams in each group qualifying for the knockout stages.[9] However, the league was cancelled again due to the pandemic.

After COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia restrictions were eased, MPFL were back for the 2022 season. A total of 15 teams were competing in the 2022 season. Four new teams joined, namely PDRM, Selangor TOT United, Shah Alam City and ATM. Sarawak withdrew from the league.[10] The 2022 season used one round league format and all matches were played at Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam due to Malaysia government's Covid-19 restrictions. Selangor MAC became the fourth club to win the title back-to-back as they won 2019 and 2022 seasons.[11] Also, Selangor MAC became the first club to win three first division titles. For the second time in a row, Pahang Rangers finished as runner-up. The new teams PDRM, finished in 5th position in the league. Silva Matheus Vasconcelos became the first foreign player to win the Golden Boot award which was also shared with his Selangor MAC's teammate Ekmal Shahrin as they each scored 14 goals.

The 2023 will use a new format, 14 competing teams will be divided into two groups,the top four teams in each group will qualify for the knockout stages. 3 new teams joined for 2023 season, they were Johor Darul Ta'zim, Sabah and PFA Odin Sarawak. Four teams withdrew from the league, they were Perak, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan and PDRM.[12] Pahang Rangers became the champion after they beat the new team Johor Darul Ta'zim 9–6 on aggregate in the final, ending the two year dominance of Selangor MAC.[13] Selangor MAC' s Ali Ebrahimi became the top scorer as he scored 22 goals.

Divided into two divisions

Starting from the 2024 season, the league will be divided into two separate divisions. The teams that advanced to the knockout stage last season (excluding Pulau Pinang) and KL CIty will play in MPFL Division 1, while the teams that did not advance to the knockout stage last season (excluding KL CIty) will play in MPFL Division 2. Additionally, two new teams, namely Melaka and Negeri Sembilan United, will join the MPFL Division 2. However, Kuala Lumpur, the team that participated last season, will not take part in the 2024 season. Selangor TOT United and Selangor MAC have reverted to their former names; Gombak TOT United and Selangor.

Division No. of teams
MPFL Division 1 8
MPFL Division 2 7

Teams

Twenty teams have played in the Malaysia Premier Futsal League from its inception in 2019, up to and including the 2023 season.

Past league winners

Season LFK champions —
2004 PDRM No national second tier
2005–06 AOB Teras Selatan
2007 Johor
2008–09 Figos RSA
2009–10 Figos RSA
2010–11 Selangor
2011–12 PKNS
2013–14 FELDA United
2014–15 FELDA United
2017 Melaka
2018 Melaka
Season MPFL champions
2019 Selangor
2020 —[a]
2021
2022 Selangor
2023 Pahang Rangers
Season Division 1 champions Division 2 champions
2024
  1. ^ The seasons were cancelled and declared null and void due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Titles by team

Team Wins Winning seasons
Selangor 3 2010–11, 2019, 2022
Figos RSA 2 2008–09, 2009–10
FELDA United 2 2013–14, 2014–15
Melaka 2 2017, 2018
PDRM 1 2004
AOB Teras Selatan 1 2005–06
Johor 1 2007
PKNS 1 2011–12
Pahang Rangers 1 2023

2024 season

Eight teams will compete in the 2024 MPFL Division 1:

Overview of MPFL Division 1 teams
Team Location Stadium Position

in 2023

First season

in MPFL

Head coach
Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor Bahru Pasir Gudang Indoor Stadium Runner-up 2023 Spain Juan Antonio Miguel Garcia
KL City Kuala Lumpur Ortuseight Arena 5th in Group B 2019 Malaysia Jerry Dinesh Pireira
Pahang Rangers Kuantan Sukpa Indoor Stadium Champion 2019 Spain Gerard Casas Ullastre
Sabah Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex Quarter-finalist 2023 Thailand Patt Sriwijit
Selangor Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex Semi-finalist 2019 Brazil Edgar Eder Baldasso
Gombak TOT United Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex Semi-finalist 2022 Malaysia Qusmaini Noor Rusli
Shah Alam City Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex Quarter-finalist 2022 Malaysia Muizzudin Haris
Terengganu Kuala Terengganu Kuala Terengganu State Stadium Quarter-finalist 2019 Malaysia Mohd Rozairi Ahmad

Former teams

The following teams that had competed in the Malaysia Premier Futsal League but are not competing in the Malaysia Premier Futsal League during the 2023 season.

Team Location Stadium First season

in MPFL

Final season

in MPFL

Melaka Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex 2019 2019
Sarawak Unknown Unknown 2020 2020
Perak Ipoh Indera Mulia Stadium 2019 2022
Kelantan Kuala Terengganu Kuala Terengganu State Stadium 2020 2022
Negeri Sembilan Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex 2020 2022
PDRM Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex 2022 2022

All-time Malaysia Premier Futsal League table

Last updated following the 2023 season

The all-time Malaysia Premier Futsal League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Malaysia Premier Futsal League since its inception in 2019. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2023 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2023 Malaysia Premier Futsal League. Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.

League or status at 2023:

2023 Malaysia Premier Futsal League teams
Former teams
Pos. Club Seasons Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG 1st 2nd 3rd Debut
1 Selangor 4 47 38 5 4 209 92 117 119 2.53 2 0 1 2019
2 Pahang Rangers 4 49 36 9 4 231 99 132 117 2.39 1 2 0 2019
3 Terengganu 4 45 23 6 5 166 133 33 75 1.67 0 0 1 2019
4 Pulau Pinang 4 45 22 4 19 154 156 –2 70 1.56 0 0 0 2019
5 Gombak TOT United 2 30 15 2 13 114 59 55 47 1.57 0 0 1 2022
6 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 18 15 1 2 112 38 74 46 2.56 0 1 0 2023
7 Kedah 4 43 11 10 22 119 157 –38 43 1.00 0 0 0 2019
8 Shah Alam City 2 28 12 2 14 80 89 –9 38 1.36 0 0 0 2022
9 KL City 4 43 10 7 26 109 120 –11 37 0.86 0 0 0 2019
10 Negeri Sembilan 2 15 10 2 3 52 29 23 32 2.13 0 0 1 2020
11 Perak 3 31 9 4 18 99 134 −35 31 1.00 0 0 0 2019
12 Kuala Lumpur 4 43 8 6 29 90 208 –118 30 0.70 0 0 0 2019
13 KPT–PST Mustangs 3 27 8 2 17 61 85 –24 26 0.96 0 0 0 2020
14 PDRM 1 14 7 2 5 54 40 14 23 1.64 0 0 0 2022
15 Kelantan 2 15 6 3 6 45 43 2 21 1.40 0 0 0 2020
16 ATM 2 26 6 1 19 70 135 –65 19 0.73 0 0 0 2022
17 Melaka 1 16 4 4 8 40 47 –7 16 1.00 0 0 0 2019
18 Sabah 1 14 4 0 10 40 73 –33 12 0.86 0 0 0 2023
19 PFA Odin Sarawak 1 12 1 2 9 28 67 –39 5 0.42 0 0 0 2023
20 Sarawak 1 1 0 0 1 1 9 –8 0 0.00 0 0 0 2020
Notes

Awards

Top Scorer

Season Player Team Goals
2019 Malaysia Saiful Nizam Pahang Rangers 18
Malaysia Ridzwan Bakri Perak
Malaysia Fariq Mohammad Selangor
2022 Malaysia Ekmal Shahrin Selangor 14
Brazil Silva Matheus Vasconcelos Selangor
2023 Iran Ali Ebrahimi Selangor 22

Best Goalkeeper

Season Player Team
2023 Malaysia Zainulzahin Sinuan Pahang Rangers

See also

References

  1. ^ "Piala Futsal Kebangsaan FAM-FELDA 2015 milik Felda United, MPSJ" (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. ^ "National Futsal League gets January 2017 launch". Bernama. The Malay Mail. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Penundaan Liga Futsal Kebangsaan mengecewakan" (in Malay). Stadium Astro. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Liga Futsal Kebangsaan Diadakan Pada Januari 2017 - FAM" (in Malay). Bernama. 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. ^ Khairul Nizam (24 August 2016). "Liga Futsal Kebangsaan bermula Januari 2017" (in Malay). Fourth Official. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Malaysia Premier Futsal League (MPFL) 2019 | FAM". www.fam.org.my. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Malaysia Premier Futsal League (MPFL) 2020 | FAM". www.fam.org.my. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. ^ "SIARAN MEDIA: FAM UMUM PEMBATALAN PERTANDINGAN PIALA PRESIDEN, PIALA BELIA & MPFL BAGI MUSIM 2020 | FAM". www.fam.org.my. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. ^ "CUCKOO Malaysia Premier Futsal League (MPFL) 2021 | FAM". www.fam.org.my. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  10. ^ "CUCKOO Malaysia Premier Futsal League (MPFL) 2022 | FAM". www.fam.org.my. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. ^ AFF, Editor (13 March 2022). "Selangor MAC win 2022 MPFL crown". AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation. Retrieved 13 April 2023. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "MPFL 2023 | FAM". www.fam.org.my. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  13. ^ "FA Malaysia on Instagram: "Final 2 MPFL 2023 | Isnin, 14 Ogos 2023 Keputusan Masa Penuh JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM 3-2 PAHANG RANGERS FC ⚽️ Saad Sani 3' Awalluddin Mat Nawi 12' Danial Dain 30' ⚽️ Sergio Jamur 16' 19' 🏆 Pahang Rangers FC menang agregat 9-6 #FAM #HarimauMalaya #Futsal #MPFL2023". Instagram. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

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