Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League


The Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League is the second level football league of the football league system. It was created as the Malaysian Football League's reform of the domestic structure and replacement of the Malaysia FAM League.

History

In 2018, the Malaysia M3 League was supposed to form the fourth division of the Malaysian football. However, the Football Association of Malaysia announced it as a replacement for the Malaysia FAM League to form the third division. After rebranding of the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership to the Malaysian Football League, the company announced a reform of the lower league competitions. In 2019, a new subsidiary known as the Amateur Football League, was formed. The AFL officially confirmed the formation of the Malaysia M3 League and the Malaysia M4 League as the third and fourth divisions.
A total of 14 clubs were confirmed to compete in the inaugural season of the newly reformed third division, with the Malaysia M3 League replacing the former Malaysia FAM League. Qualified champions from the 5 FA state leagues and 9 social leagues in 2018 were promoted to the inaugural 2019 Malaysia M3 League season. For the 2020 season, the Malaysia M3 League was divided into two groups of 10 clubs. At the end of the season, the top club from each group was promoted to the Malaysia Premier League. This however did not happen because of the cancellation of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was declared null and void. For the 2021 season, the AFL announced format changes in preparation for more participating teams to become professional by 2022. However, due to the pandemic, AFL postponed the start of the season to late 2021, before cancelling it altogether.

Clubs

A total of 54 clubs have played in the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League from its inception.

Former clubs

Below are the records of clubs that have played in the A1 League since its established in 2019. Clubs in bold are in the Malaysia Super League as of the 2025–26; clubs in italic no longer exist.
ClubJoinedFinal seasonBest result

Records and achievements

Golden boot winners

Below is the list of golden boot winners of the league since its inception in 2019.

Foreign players

2019: 2 foreign players2020: 4 foreign players, including 2 U202021–2023: foreign players banned 2024–25: 2 U21 foreign players2025–: 3 foreign players