2020 Malaysia M3 League

The 2020 Malaysia M3 League was supposed to be the 2nd season of Malaysia M3 League the third-tier semi-professional football league in Malaysia since its establishment in 2019 before it was suspended and abandoned due to COVID-19.

Malaysia M3 League

Season	2020
Matches played	20
Goals scored	60 (3 per match)
Top goalscorer	Aguile Alex Anianalu Chibudern (3 goals)
Biggest home win	Harini 8–0 Thai Selangor (7 March 2020)
Biggest away win	Ultimate 0–4 Protap (8 March 2020) Perlis United 0–4 Armed Forces (14 March 2020)
Highest scoring	8 goals Harini 8–0 Thai Selangor (7 March 2020)
Longest winning run	2 matches KT Rovers Kuala Lumpur Rovers
Longest winless run	2 matches Klasiko Northern Lions-Mahsa IKRAM Muda PIB Melawati Sarawak
Longest losing run	2 matches Klasiko
← 2019 2021 2022 → All statistics correct as of 15 March 2020.

The season started on 7 March and concluded on 17 November 2020.

On 13 March, it was announced that the league would be suspended indefinitely, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 8 June 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition.^[1]

Establishment and format

This new season saw the format restructuring by the AFL. On 19 January 2020, the AFL has announced the format changes for the Malaysia M3 League and Malaysia M4 League in preparation for the transition of the amateur team to semi-professionals by 2021.^[2]

The league will kick-off with 20 teams and to be split into 2 groups, an increase of 6 teams compared to 14 teams in the previous edition. The top 12 teams with a good financial record will remain in the 2021 Malaysia M3 League while the remaining 8 teams will advance to the Malaysia M4 League which will be formed with the 4 best teams 2020 Malaysia M4 League. AFL-recognized state and private leagues, originally part of the League The 2020 Malaysia M4 League will be part of the Malaysia M5 League in 2021.^[3]

Season Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2019 season.

To Malaysia M3 League Relegated from the Premier League Sarawak Promoted from Malaysia M4 League KSR SAINS - Promoted by winning the 2019 Malaysia M4 League play-offs IKRAM Muda - Promoted by runner up the 2019 Malaysia M4 League play-offs Immigration - Promoted by runner up the 2019 Kuala Lumpur League Thai Selangor - Promoted by winning the 2019 Puchong Community League Klasiko - Promoted by winning the 2019 Shah Amateur League PIB - Promoted by winning the 2019 Shah Alam League Perlis United - Promoted by winning the 2019 Perlis Amateur League Northern Lions-Mahsa - Promoted by runner up the 2019 Perlis Amateur League New Team Semarak Kuala Lumpur Rovers Melaka City 1

From Malaysia M3 League Promoted to Premier League Kelantan United Kuching Relegated to Malaysia M4 League Penjara Tun Razak Team withdrawal Johor Bahru.[4] Perlis SAMB 2

Renamed clubs

• BTK F.C. was renamed to Kuala Terengganu Rovers F.C.
• Batu Dua F.C. was renamed to Harini F.C., and relocated to Kuala Selangor.
• Langkawi Glory United F.C. was renamed to Langkawi City F.C.
• Puchong Fuerza F.C. was renamed to Manjung City F.C., and relocated to Manjung.
• DDM FC was renamed to Melawati F.C.
• Tambun Tulang F.C. was renamed to Perlis United F.C.

Notes:

^1 Melaka City fills the slot that SAMB FC left.

^2 SAMB FC withdrew from the M3 League this season and was replaced by Melaka City FC.

Clubs locations

Harini

Kuala Terengganu Rovers

KSR SAINS

PIB

Sarawak

Langkawi City

Manjung City

Melaka City

Perlis United, Northern Lions-Mahsa

Immigration

Klasiko

Ultimate

Kuala Lumpur

Locations of teams in the 2020 Malaysia M3 League

Armed Forces

Semarak

Protap, IKRAM Muda

Kuala Lumpur Rovers

Melawati

Thai Selangor

Kuala Lumpur

Venues

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Armed Forces	Kuala Lumpur	Mindef Stadium, Kuala Lumpur	1,000
Harini	Kuala Selangor, Selangor	Kuala Selangor Stadium, Kuala Selangor, Selangor	10,000
IKRAM Muda	Kuala Lumpur	UM Arena Stadium, Kuala Lumpur	1,000
Immigration	Putrajaya	USIM Stadium, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan	1,000
Klasiko	Subang Jaya, Selangor	MPSJ Stadium, Subang Jaya, Selangor	1,000
KSR SAINS	Seremban, Negeri Sembilan	Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Negeri Sembilan	45,000
Kuala Terengganu Rovers	Kuala Berang, Terengganu	Kuala Berang Mini Stadium, Kuala Berang, Terengganu	1,000
Kuala Lumpur Rovers	Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur	18,000
Langkawi City	Langkawi, Kedah	Langkawi Stadium, Langkawi, Kedah	10,000
Manjung City	Manjung, Perak	Manjung Stadium, Manjung, Perak	15,000
Melaka City	Malacca City, Malacca	Hang Tuah Stadium, Malacca City, Malacca	1,000
Melawati	Gombak, Selangor	Sayyidina Hamzah Stadium, Gombak, Selangor	5,000
Protap	Kuala Lumpur	UM Arena Stadium, Kuala Lumpur	1,000
Northern Lions-Mahsa	Kangar, Perlis	Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium, Kangar, Perlis	20,000
Perlis United	Kangar, Perlis	Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium, Kangar, Perlis	20,000
PIB	Shah Alam, Selangor	Shah Alam Mini Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor	TBA
Sarawak	Kuching	Sarawak Stadium	40,000
Semarak	Kuala Lumpur	Pulapol Football Field, Kuala Lumpur	TBA
Thai Selangor	Serdang, Selangor	UPM Stadium, Serdang, Selangor	3,000
Ultimate	Kuala Lumpur	MMU Stadium, Cyberjaya, Selangor	1,000

Personnel and sponsoring

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Sponsor
Armed Forces	Kevin Cooper	Venice Elphi	Ego Sport
Harini	Dusan Momcilovic	Azidan Sarudin	Harini (Made by club)	Harini
IKRAM Muda	Hamdan Ibrahim	Syed Adney	Kaki Jersi
Immigration	Roslan Othman	Fauzi Majid	SkyHawk	Bestinet
Klasiko	Albert Chung Kwai Yen	Faiq Muhd Shah	Kaki Jersi	Klasiko
KSR SAINS	Syed Mazlan Syed Zubir	Yosri Derma Raju	Admiral	Syarikat Air Negeri Sembilan
Kuala Terengganu Rovers	Azahari Salim	Nor Fazly Alias	ELklasiko.my	Save the Ocean
Kuala Lumpur Rovers	Nazrulerwan Makmor	Hafiz Kamal	Kaki Jersi
Langkawi City	Nelson San Martín	Sufie Noorazizan	Kaki Jersi	Berkat Hasrat Petroleum Marketing Sdn. Bhd.
Manjung City	Rafae Isa	Nazri Kamal	PRO Apparel	Pangkor Island & Sitiawan Perdana
Melaka City	Azizan Baba	Adam See	Sportsrevo	Syarikat Air Melaka
Melawati	Mat Zan Mat Aris[5]	Fahrul Razi	Warrix	MFCR
Northern Lions-Mahsa	Azamri Zali	Ezzrul Ikmanizar	Carino	Mahsa University
Perlis United	Mohd Shahabudin Kadir	Azizi Matt Rose	Stallion Apparel
PIB	Mohd Shaipul Abdul Kadir	Ridzuan Khamis	Amnig
Protap	Mohd Faizal Md Sood	Mohd Arfiyansah Abdul Jafar	Tiki Taka Design	-
Sarawak	Sam Timbe	Nur Areff Kamaruddin	Joma	Press Metal
Semarak	Zulkhairi Mohd Zabidi	Elvinson Enson	KiCKA	Pulapol KL
Thai Selangor	Mat Dinos Talib	Izaruddin Hashim	Jako	Kampong Boy Pomade
Ultimate	Azman Adnan[6]	Fazli Zulkifli	Panzer Sports	Fit'z Ultimate Garage

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

Foreign players

Malaysia M3 League clubs can sign a maximum of four foreign players in the 2020 season, up from two as compared to 2019. However, two of them has to be 20 years old or younger on 1 January 2020.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	U20 Player 1	U20 Player 2	Former player 1
Armed Forces
Harini	Metha Viblo Apingi	Chukwu Nnabuike	Mendike Fukiani	Sammy Musemakweli
IKRAM Muda
Immigration	Francis Doe	Chidubem Aniamalu Stephen
Klasiko	Uzoma Victor	Jamil Garba
KSR SAINS
Kuala Terengganu Rovers	Baptiste Faye
Kuala Lumpur Rovers	Ezequiel Agüero[7]	Davy Angan[8]
Langkawi City	Ijezie Michael	Umar Etudayeabdulmajid	Ryu Nascimento
Manjung City
Melaka City
Melawati	Faye Jaque	Ryohei Miyazaki
Northern Lions-Mahsa	Abdulbasit Salaeh	Faiso Che-moh
Perlis United	Jason Van Achteren	Ali Deeb
PIB	Kenta Kishi
Protap	Aguile Alex
Sarawak	Ushindi Baraka	Omar Hitimana	Ntambwe Papy	Denis Amadire
Semarak	Patrick Asare
Thai Selangor
Ultimate	Reiya Kinoshita	Marcio Santos

• Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
• ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.

League table

Group A at the time of abandonment

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kuala Lumpur Rovers	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6
2	Armed Forces	2	1	1	0	4	0	+4	4
3	Langkawi City	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
4	Harini	2	1	0	1	9	3	+6	3
5	Manjung City	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
6	Perlis United	2	1	0	1	2	5	−3	3
7	Thai Selangor	2	1	0	1	3	9	−6	3
8	Northern Lions-Mahsa	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1
9	IKRAM Muda	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
10	Klasiko	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: FAM, Liga Malaysia
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Group B at the time of abandonment

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kuala Terengganu Rovers	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	6
2	Protap	2	1	0	1	6	4	+2	3
3	Immigration	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
4	KSR SAINS	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
5	Melaka City	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
6	Semarak	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
7	Ultimate	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	3
8	PIB	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
9	Sarawak	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
10	Melawati	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: FAM, Liga Malaysia
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Result table

Group A

Home \ Away	AFC	HAR	IKR	KLA	KLR	LCT	MCT	NLF	PLU	TSE
Armed Forces		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Harini	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8–0
IKRAM Muda	0–0	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Klasiko	–	–	–		–	–	1–2	–	–	–
Kuala Lumpur Rovers	–	3–1	–	–		–	–	–	–	–
Langkawi City	–	–	–	2–0	–		–	2–2	–	–
Manjung City	–	–	–	–	0–2	–		–	–	–
Northern Lions-Mahsa	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1–2	–
Perlis United	0–4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–
Thai Selangor	–	–	3–1	–	–	–	–	–	–

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: AFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Group B

Home \ Away	IMI	KSR	KTR	MCFC	MEL	PIB	PRO	SWK	SEM	ULT
Immigration		–	–	–	–	–	4–2	–	–	–
KSR SAINS	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	0–1	–
Kuala Terengganu Rovers	1–0	–		–	1–0	–	–	–	–	–
Melaka City	–	1–3	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Melawati	–	–	–	–		0–0	–	–	–	–
PIB	–	–	–	–	–		–	2–2	–	–
Protap	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–
Sarawak	–	–	–	0–1	–	–	–		–	–
Semarak	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1–3
Ultimate	–	–	–	–	–	–	0–4	–	–

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: AFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Play-offs

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 15 March 2020.

Players sorted first by goals, then by last name.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Aguile Alex	Protap	3
	Anianalu Chibudern	Immigration
3	Ijezie Michael	Langkawi City	2
	Izzat Ikmal	Kuala Lumpur Rovers
	Khaizil Jasmi	KSR SAINS
	Raslam Khan	Harini
	Rizzham Norman	Thai Selangor
	Syukor Azmi	Perlis United
9	41 players	18 clubs	1

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Anianalu Chibudern	Immigration	Protap	4 – 2 (H)	15 March 2020

Notes

⁴ Player scored 4 goals
⁵ Player scored 5 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

See also

• 2020 Malaysia Super League
• 2020 Malaysia Premier League
• 2020 Malaysia M4 League
• 2020 Malaysia FA Cup
• 2020 Malaysia Cup
• 2020 Malaysia Challenge Cup
• 2020 Piala Presiden
• 2020 Piala Belia
• List of Malaysian football transfers 2020