Malaysia Premier Futsal League
Founded2004 (2004)
(rebranded in 2019)
CountryMalaysia
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Malaysia Futsal Cup
International cup(s)AFC Futsal Club Championship
AFF Futsal Club Championship
Current championsPahang Rangers (1st title)
Most championshipsSelangor (3 titles)
TV partnersAstro Arena
Websitewww.fam.org.my/mpfl-2023
Current: 2023 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 clubs gain qualification into 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 clubs have been crowned champions. Selangor have been the most successful club 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 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 Celcom National Futsal Championship after Celcom took over as the main sponsor. It was a carnival format which took place at 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 as Liga Futsal Kebangsaan FAM/FELDA. The women categories were introduced for the first time in that year.

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

The league was on hold for 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 clubs was supposed to compete in men categories. However, Selangor withdrew from the competition before the start of the season. In women categories, a total of six clubs compete in the competition.

Rebranding as Malaysia Premier Futsal League

In 2019, the Liga Futsal Kebangsaan was rebranded to the Malaysia Premier Futsal League. A total of 9 clubs 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 clubs joined for the 2020 season; they were Sarawak, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan and KPT–PST Mustangs. Melaka withdrew from the league, so that 12 clubs 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 clubs would be divided into two groups, the top four clubs in each group qualifying for the knockout stages.[9] However, the league was canceled 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 club were competing in the 2022 season. Four new clubs 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 Sport 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 clubs PDRM, finished in 5th position in the league. Silva Matheus Vasconcelos became the first foreign player to win Golden Boot awards 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 clubs will be divided into two groups,the top four clubs in each group will qualify for the knockout stages. 3 new clubs joined for 2023 season, they were Johor Darul Ta'zim, Sabah and PFA Odin Sarawak. Four clubs 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.

Clubs

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

Season-by-season records

Season Champions Runners-up Third place
Liga Futsal Kebangsaan
2004 PDRM Johor MAKSAK
2005–06 AOB Teras Selatan MPSJ MBAS
2007 Johor MAKSAK Selangor
2008–09 Figos RSA Selangor Pahang
2009–10 Figos RSA T–Team Pahang
2010–11 Selangor Johor Felda United
2011–12 PKNS MPSJ Pahang
2013–14 Felda United MPSJ Pahang
2014–15 Felda United T-Team MK
2017 Melaka Felda United Pahang
2018 Melaka Perak Pahang
Malaysia Premier Futsal League
2019 Selangor Pahang Terengganu
2020 cancelled and declared null and void due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022 Selangor MAC Pahang Rangers Negeri Sembilan
2023[lower-alpha 1] Pahang Rangers Johor Darul Ta'zim Selangor MAC
Selangor TOT United
  1. ↑ The 2023 season use the group and knockout stage format. There is no third place match.

Titles by club

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

2023 season

Fourteen clubs will compete in the 2023 Malaysia Premier Futsal League, with three new teams:

Club Location Stadium Position

in 2022

 First season

in MPFL

 Head coach
ATM Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex 13th 2022 Malaysia Izmir Firdaus Zainal Ariff
Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor Bahru Pasir Gudang Indoor Stadium — 2023 Spain Juan Antonio Miguel Garcia
Kedah Alor Setar Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium 10th 2019 Malaysia Ahmad Rasidi Hashim
KL City Kuala Lumpur ISN Raja Muda Sport Complex 12th 2019 Malaysia Mohd Rais Mohammad
KPT–PST Mustangs Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex 9th 2020 Malaysia Wan Suratman Adnan
Kuala Lumpur Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex 14th 2019 Malaysia Arasan Joseph
Pahang Rangers Kuantan Sukpa Indoor Stadium 2nd 2019 Spain Gerard Casas Ullastre
PFA Odin Sarawak Kuching Unity Stadium — 2023 Malaysia Mohd Faizal Zamri
Pulau Pinang Balik Pulau Balik Pulau Sport Complex 4th 2019 Malaysia Hasnizal Hashim
Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah Foundation Futsal Court — 2023 Malaysia Sjaifudin Abdul Wahid
Selangor MAC Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex 1st 2019 Brazil Edgar Eder Baldasso
Selangor TOT United Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex 6th 2022 Thailand Patt Sriwijit
Shah Alam City Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex 8th 2022 Malaysia Fitri Yatim
Terengganu Kuala Terengganu Kuala Terengganu State Stadium 7th 2019 Malaysia Mohd Rozairi Ahmad

Former clubs

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

Club Location Stadium First season

in MPFL

 Final season

in MPFL

Melaka Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex 2019 2019
Sarawak ? ? 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 2022 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 2022 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 Best
Pos.
1 Selangor MAC 3 31 26 3 2 131 59 72 81 2.61 2 0 0 2019 1
2 Pahang Rangers 3 31 21 7 3 136 67 69 70 2.26 0 2 0 2019 2
3 Terengganu 3 31 15 5 11 110 86 24 50 1.61 0 0 1 2019 3
4 Pulau Pinang 3 31 13 3 15 104 126 –22 42 1.36 0 0 0 2019 4
5 Kedah 3 31 10 7 14 88 109 –21 37 1.19 0 0 0 2019 6
6 Negeri Sembilan 2 15 10 2 3 52 29 23 32 2.13 0 0 1 2020 3
7 Perak 3 31 9 4 18 99 134 −35 31 1.00 0 0 0 2019 4
8 Kuala Lumpur 3 31 8 5 18 74 126 –52 29 0.94 0 0 0 2019 5
9 PDRM 1 14 7 2 5 54 40 14 23 1.64 0 0 0 2022 5
10 Kelantan 2 15 6 3 6 45 43 2 21 1.40 0 0 0 2020 11
11 KL City 3 31 5 6 20 74 78 –4 21 0.68 0 0 0 2019 9
12 Selangor TOT United 1 14 6 2 6 45 36 9 20 1.43 0 0 0 2022 6
13 Shah Alam City 1 14 6 2 6 35 37 –2 20 1.43 0 0 0 2022 7
14 KPT–PST Mustangs 2 15 6 1 8 40 40 0 19 1.27 0 0 0 2020 9
15 Melaka 1 16 4 4 8 40 47 –7 16 1.00 0 0 0 2019 7
16 ATM 1 14 3 0 11 43 71 –28 9 0.64 0 0 0 2022 13
17 Sarawak 1 1 0 0 1 1 9 –8 0 0.00 0 0 0 2020 —[lower-alpha 1]
18 Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 2023 TBD
19 PFA Odin Sarawak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 2023 TBD
20 Sabah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 2023 TBD
Notes
  1. ↑ The 2020 MPFL season was cancelled after only one game played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Season Player Club
2023 Malaysia Harith Na'im Nasir Pahang Rangers

Top Scorer

Season Player Club Goals
2019 Malaysia Saiful Nizam Pahang 18
Malaysia Ridzwan Bakri Perak
Malaysia Fariq Mohammad Selangor
2020 not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022 Malaysia Ekmal Shahrin Selangor MAC 14
Brazil Silva Matheus Vasconcelos Selangor MAC
2023 Iran Ali Ebrahimi Selangor MAC 22

Best Goalkeeper

Season Player Club
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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