2019 Malaysia M3 League
The 2019 Malaysia M3 League was the 1st season of the Malaysia M3 League that replaced the former Malaysia FAM League.
Establishment and format
This season saw a revamp of the competition's format by the Football Association of Malaysia. 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, 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 2019 Malaysia Premier League. The rest of the teams included were 19 teams nominated by FAM's associate members, and teams from the newly created Malaysia M4 League, whose selection was subject to methods decided by the Malaysian Football League. 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 2020 Malaysia Premier League.
Earlier, there was speculation that the league organization might be taken over by the Malaysian Football League, organizers of the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia Premier League, 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 Premier League- None 2
Promoted from the Malaysia M4 League
- 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
- Johor Bahru – Johor Darul Ta’zim League Winner
- Penjara – PBNS President Cup Winner
- Protap – Shah Alam League Winner
- Puchong Fuerza – Puchong Community League Winner
- SAMB – Melaka Division 1 Winner
- Ultimate – AXA Klang Valley League Winner
- Tun Razak F.C.
From Malaysia FAM League
Promoted to the Premier LeagueTeams withdrawn
- Terengganu Hanelang
- Petaling Jaya Rangers
- Marcerra United
- Kuala Lumpur City Hall
- Shahzan Muda
- Ministry of Finance
- D'AR Wanderers
- Terengganu City 2
- Young Fighters
- KL Cops 3
- Tentera Darat 4
- Uptown 3
Name changes
- ATM FA was renamed to Armed Forces FC, and relocated to Kuala Lumpur.
- Glory United FC was renamed to Langkawi Glory United, and relocated to Langkawi.
- MPKB-BRI U-BeS was renamed to Kelantan United.
Teams
As of 11 February 2019, 14 teams confirmed their participation in the 2019 Malaysia M3 League.- Armed Forces
- Banggol Tokku
- Batu Dua
- DDM FC
- Langkawi Glory United
- Johor Bahru
- Kelantan United
- Kuching
- Penjara
- Protap
- Puchong Fuerza
- SAMB
- Tun Razak
- Ultimate
Clubs locations
Personnel and sponsoring
Coaching changes
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment | |||||||||||||||
| Batu Dua |  Foreign playersThe number of foreign players is restricted to two each team.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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