| Countries | Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC |
| Founded | 1989 (Semi-Pro) 1994 (Professional League) 2004 (Super League) |
| Divisions | 1st |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Levels on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Malaysia Premier League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Malaysia Cup Malaysia FA Cup |
| International cup(s) | AFC Cup |
| 2012 Season | |
The history of Malaysian football
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There are 3 major trophies to be won by the teams in Malaysia football competition which are Malaysia Super League, Malaysia Cup and Malaysia FA Cup.
A football league competition involving the representative sides of the state football assiociations was first held in Malaysia in 1979. When it began, it was intended primarily as a qualifying tournament for the final knock-out stages of the Malaysia Cup. It was not until 1982 that a League Cup was introduced to recognise the winners of the preliminary stage as the league champions. Over the years, the league competition has gained important stature in its own right.
Initially the only teams only allowed to participate in the league were the state FA's sides, teams representing the Armed Forces and the Police, and teams representing the neighbouring countries of Singapore and Brunei (though the Football Association of Singapore pulled out of the Malaysian League after the 1994 season following a dispute with the Football Association of Malaysia over gate receipts, and has not been involved since). In recent years, top Malaysian club teams have also been admitted to the league competition.
Between 1989 to 1993 and 1998 to 2003, the football league in Malaysia was divided into two levels:
Between 1994 to 1997, there was no second level league as the top two leagues were combined.
Between 2004 to 2006, the professional football league in Malaysia was divided into 2 levels and 2 groups:
Between 2007 until now, the professional football league in Malaysia was only divided into 2 levels when Malaysia Premier League combined into 1 level:
The Malaysia Cup is a highly-prestigious annual soccer tournament in Malaysia. It is currently the longest-running football competition in Asia.
The competition is currently played at the end of each year's football season, and is contested by the 16 most successful teams in Malaysia's football league of that year.
The tournament began in 1921, when it was called the Malaya Cup. The original trophy was presented by the officers and men of a British battleship, the HMS Malaya. In honour of this, the competition was renamed the HMS Malaya Cup in 1933. A new trophy was inaugurated in 1967, and since then the competition has been known as the Malaysia Cup.
A league competition was introduced in Malaysia in 1979. Since then, the Malaysia Cup has been held after the conclusion of the league each year, with only the best-performing teams in the league qualifying for the Malaysia Cup. When the league began, it was intended primarily as a qualifying tournament for the Malaysia Cup. However over the years, the league competition has gained important stature in its own right.
The Malaysia FA Cup is a national knock-out soccer competition organised by the Football Association of Malaysia. This trophy was introduced in 1990.
Below are the record of teams in Malaysian football competitions since 1921 till present.
| Team | Malaysia Super League | Malaysia Premier League | Malaysia FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Charity Shield | AFC Cup | AFC Champions League | Total of Champion(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selangor FA | 7 (3) | 2 | 5 (1) | 32 (15) | 8 (4) | - | (1) | 54 |
| Singapore FA | 4 (2) | - | - | 24 (19) | 1 (1) | - | - | 29 |
| Kedah FA | 3 (4) | 3 | 3 (1) | 4 (6) | 2 (3) | - | - | 15 |
| Perak FA | 2 (1) | (1) | 2 | 7 (11) | 3 | - | - | 14 |
| Kuala Lumpur FA | 2 | - | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (4) | - | - | 11 |
| Pahang FA | 5 (4) | - | 1 (1) | 2 (4) | 2 (4) | - | - | 10 |
| Penang FA | 3 (3) | - | 1 (2) | 4 (9) | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| Johor FA | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 2(1) | 1 (2) | - | - | 6 |
| Perlis FA | 1 | 1 | (3) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | - | - | 6 |
| Negeri Sembilan FA | 1 (1) | 1 | 2 | 1 (2) | (2) | - | - | 5 |
| Terengganu FA | (2) | 2 | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 1 (1) | - | - | 5 |
| Sarawak FA | 1 | - | 1 (2) | (1) | 1 (1) | - | - | 3 |
| Selangor MPPJ | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Kelantan FA | (1) | 1 | - | 1(3) | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Sabah FA | 1 (1) | (1) | 1 (3) | (3) | (1) | - | - | 2 |
| Malacca FA | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Brunei FA | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| PDRM FA | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Johor FC | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Public Bank FC | (1) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Kuala Muda Naza FC | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ATM FA | - | - | - | (2) | - | - | - | - |
| UPB-MyTeam FC | - | (1) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Melaka TMFC | (1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia FA Cup | FAM Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Singapore | No competition | No competition |
| 1922 | Selangor FA | No competition | No competition |
| 1923 | Singapore | No competition | No competition |
| 1924 | Singapore | No competition | No competition |
| 1925 | Singapore | No competition | No competition |
| 1926 | Perak FA | No competition | No competition |
| 1927 | Selangor FA | No competition | No competition |
| 1928 | Selangor FA & Singapore | No competition | No competition |
| 1929 | Selangor FA & Singapore | No competition | No competition |
| 1930 | Singapore | No competition | No competition |
| 1931 | Perak FA | No competition | No competition |
| 1932 | Singapore | No competition | No competition |
| 1933 | Singapore | No competition | No competition |
| 1934 | Singapore | No competition | No competition |
| 1935 | Selangor FA | No competition | No competition |
| 1936 | Selangor FA | No competition | No competition |
| 1937 | Singapore | No competition | No competition |
| 1938 | Selangor FA | No competition | No competition |
| 1939 | Singapore | No competition | No competition |
| 1940 | Singapore | No competition | No competition |
| 1941 | Singapore | No competition | No competition |
| 1942-47 | No competition due to World War II | No competition | No competition |
| 1948 | Negeri Sembilan FA | No competition | No competition |
| 1949 | Selangor FA | No competition | No competition |
| 1950 | Singapore | No competition | No competition |
| 1951 | Singapore | No competition | No competition |
| 1952 | Singapore | No competition | Penang FA |
| 1953 | Penang FA | No competition | Kelantan FA & Selangor FA |
| 1954 | Penang FA | No competition | Selangor FA |
| 1955 | Singapore | No competition | Penang FA |
| 1956 | Selangor FA | No competition | Penang FA |
| 1957 | Perak FA | No competition | Penang FA |
| 1958 | Penang FA | No competition | Malaysian Combined Services |
| 1959 | Selangor FA | No competition | Perak FA |
| 1960 | Singapore | No competition | Selangor FA |
| 1961 | Selangor FA | No competition | Selangor FA |
| 1962 | Selangor FA | No competition | Selangor FA |
| 1963 | Selangor FA | No competition | Singapore |
| 1964 | Singapore | No competition | Perak FA |
| 1965 | Singapore | No competition | Perak FA |
| 1966 | Selangor FA | No competition | Selangor FA |
| 1967 | Perak FA | No competition | Singapore |
| 1968 | Selangor FA | No competition | Selangor FA |
| 1969 | Selangor FA | No competition | Terengganu FA |
| 1970 | Perak FA | No competition | Prisons |
| 1971 | Selangor FA | No competition | Prisons |
| 1972 | Selangor FA | No competition | Selangor FA |
| 1973 | Selangor FA | No competition | Prisons |
| 1974 | Penang FA | No competition | Selangor Umno |
| 1975 | Selangor FA | No competition | Kuantan FA |
| 1976 | Selangor FA | No competition | Adabi Sports Club |
| 1977 | Singapore | No competition | Kuantan FA & Kilat Kota Bharu |
| 1978 | Selangor FA | No competition | NS Indians & PKNS FC |
| 1979 | Selangor FA | No competition | PKNS FC |
| 1980 | Singapore | No competition | Darulmakmur FC |
| 1981 | Selangor FA | No competition | Penang Port Commission |
| 1982 | Selangor FA | No competition | Sultan Sulaiman Club |
| 1983 | Pahang FA | No competition | Penang Port Commission |
| 1984 | Selangor FA | No competition | Johor Bahru FA |
| 1985 | Johor FA | No competition | Cheq Point FC |
| 1986 | Selangor FA | No competition | Penang Development Corporation |
| 1987 | Kuala Lumpur FA | No competition | No competition |
| 1988 | Kuala Lumpur FA | No competition | Kuala Lumpur City Hall |
| 1989 | Kuala Lumpur FA | No competition | Kedah SEDC |
| 1990 | Kedah FA | Perak FA | Kuala Lumpur City Hall |
| 1991 | Johor FA | Selangor FA | Kuala Lumpur City Hall |
| 1992 | Pahang FA | Sarawak FA | Kedah SEDC |
| 1993 | Kedah FA | Kuala Lumpur FA | Intel FC |
| 1994 | Singapore | Kuala Lumpur FA | Johor SEDC (PKENJ) |
| 1995 | Selangor FA | Sabah FA | Johor SEDC (PKENJ) |
| 1996 | Selangor FA | Kedah FA | Melaka Telekom |
| 1997 | Selangor FA | Selangor FA | Armed Forces |
| 1998 | Perak FA | Johor FA | Melaka Telekom |
| 1999 | Brunei | Kuala Lumpur FA | Kelantan JKR |
| 2000 | Perak FA | Terengganu FA | Kedah JKR |
| 2001 | Terengganu FA | Selangor FA | MPPJ FC |
| 2002 | Selangor FA | Penang FA | Kelantan JPS |
| 2003 | Selangor MPPJ | Negeri Sembilan FA | PKNS FC |
| 2004 | Perlis FA | Perak FA | Suria NTFA |
| 2005 | Selangor FA | Selangor FA | Kelantan FA |
| 2006 | Perlis FA | Pahang FA | Pasir Gudang United |
| 2007 | Kedah FA | Kedah FA | Proton FC |
| 2008 | Kedah FA | Kedah FA | T-Team FC |
| 2009 | Negeri Sembilan FA | Selangor FA | Pos Malaysia FC |
| 2010 | Kelantan FA | Negeri Sembilan FA | Sime Darby FC |
| 2011 | Negeri Sembilan FA | Terengganu FA | Betaria FC |
| Year | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Selangor FA | No Competition | Kuala Lumpur FA |
| 1990 | Selangor FA | Perak FA | Kedah FA |
| 1991 | Johor FA | Selangor FA | Johor FA |
| 1992 | Pahang FA | Sarawak FA | Pahang FA |
| 1993 | Kedah FA | Kuala Lumpur FA | Kedah FA |
| 1994 | Singapore FA | Kuala Lumpur FA | Singapore FA |
| 1995 | Pahang FA | Sabah FA | Selangor FA |
| 1996 | Sabah FA | Kedah FA | Selangor FA |
| 1997 | Sarawak FA | Selangor FA | Selangor FA |
| 1998 | Penang FA | Johor FA | Perak FA |
| 1999 | Pahang FA | Kuala Lumpur FA | Brunei FA |
| 2000 | Selangor FA | Terengganu FA | Perak FA |
| 2001 | Penang FA | Selangor FA | Terengganu FA |
| 2002 | Perak FA | Penang FA | Selangor FA |
| 2003 | Perak FA | Negeri Sembilan FA | Selangor MPPJ |
| 2004 | Pahang FA | Perak FA | Perlis FA |
| 2005 | Perlis FA | Selangor FA | Selangor FA |
| 2006 | Negeri Sembilan FA | Pahang FA | Perlis FA |
| 2007 | Kedah FA | Kedah FA | Kedah FA |
| 2008 | Kedah FA | Kedah FA | Kedah FA |
| 2009 | Selangor FA | Selangor FA | Negeri Sembilan FA |
| 2010 | Selangor FA | Negeri Sembilan FA | Kelantan FA |
| 2011 | Kelantan FA | Terengganu FA | Negeri Sembilan FA |
Great honours are titled for the team who won 2 trophies (double) and 3 trophies (treble) in the same season. It covers Malaysia Super League, Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.
| Year | Teams | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Johor FA | Division 1 & Malaysia Cup |
| 1992 | Pahang FA | Division 1 & Malaysia Cup |
| 1993 | Kedah FA | Division 1 & Malaysia Cup |
| 1994 | Singapore | Malaysia League & Malaysia Cup |
| 1997 | Selangor FA | Malaysia FA Cup & Malaysia Cup |
| 2005 | Selangor FA | Malaysia FA Cup & Malaysia Cup |
| 2009 | Selangor FA | Malaysia League & Malaysia FA Cup |
| Year | Teams | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kedah FA | Malaysia Super League, Malaysia FA Cup & Malaysia Cup |
| 2008 | Kedah FA | Malaysia Super League, Malaysia FA Cup & Malaysia Cup |
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