2023 Malaysia Premier Futsal League

2023 Malaysia Premier Futsal League is the 4th season of the Malaysia Premier Futsal League, and the 14th season of Malaysian futsal league overall.

Malaysia Premier Futsal League
Season2023
Dates
  • 18 February – 7 May
    (group stage)
  • 8 July – 14 August
    (knockout stage)
ChampionsPahang Rangers (1st title)
Matches played98
Goals scored703 (7.17 per match)
Top goalscorerAli Ebrahimi
(22 goals)
Biggest home winJohor Darul Ta'zim
12–1
Kuala Lumpur
(29 April 2023)
Biggest away winKuala Lumpur
1–13
Selangor MAC
(13 May 2023)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 14 August 2023.

Selangor MAC are the two-time defending champions, having won both the 2019 and 2022 season.[1]

Teams

Fourteen teams are competing in the league – the eleven teams from the previous season and the three new teams. The three new teams are Johor Darul Ta'zim, Sabah and PFA Odin Sarawak.[2]

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium
ATM Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex
Johor Darul Ta'zim Pasir Gudang Pasir Gudang Indoor Stadium
Kedah Alor Setar Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium
KL City Kuala Lumpur ISN Raja Muda Sport Complex
KPT–PST Mustangs Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex
Kuala Lumpur Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex
Pahang Rangers Kuantan Sukpa Indoor Stadium
PFA Odin Sarawak Kuching Unity Stadium
Pulau Pinang Balik Pulau Balik Pulau Sport Complex
Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah Foundation Futsal Court
Selangor MAC Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex
Selangor TOT United Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex
Shah Alam City Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex
Terengganu Kuala Terengganu Kuala Terengganu State Stadium

Personnel
Team Head coach Captain
ATM Malaysia Izmir Firdaus Zainal Ariff Malaysia Shamsuri Saleh
Johor Darul Ta'zim Spain Juan Antonio Miguel Garcia Malaysia Azrul Hadee Taufiq
Kedah Malaysia Ahmad Rasidi Hashim Malaysia Shahmi Abdullah Sani
KL City Malaysia Mohd Rais Mohammad Malaysia Muzhaffar Tahar
KPT–PST Mustangs Malaysia Wan Suratman Adnan Malaysia Alif Haiqal
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Arasan Joseph Malaysia Fadzil Karnim
Pahang Rangers Spain Gerard Casas Ullastre Malaysia Akmarul Nizam
PFA Odin Sarawak Malaysia Mohd Faizal Zamri Malaysia Faezwan Ahmad
Pulau Pinang Malaysia Hasnizal Hashim Malaysia Syahman Idris
Sabah Malaysia Sjaifudin Abdul Wahid Malaysia Mohd Iftitah Ahmad
Selangor MAC Brazil Edgar Eder Baldasso Malaysia Muhammad Fariq
Selangor TOT United Thailand Patt Sriwijit Malaysia Yazid Kamaruzuan
Shah Alam City Malaysia Fitri Yatim Malaysia Aizat Borhanudin
Terengganu Malaysia Mohd Rozairi Ahmad Malaysia Tengku Azraf Fahimi

Foreign players
Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
ATM
Johor Darul Ta'zim Brazil Caio Cesar Iran Abdolrahman Sarani Thailand Tanatul Thadavirot
Kedah
KL City Indonesia Anzar Brunei Nasy'rul Wafiy Hassan
KPT–PST Mustangs Indonesia Kennet Erickson
Kuala Lumpur
Pahang Rangers Brazil Matheus Gonzalez Iran Amin Nasrollah Zadeh Brazil Sérgio Jamur
PFA Odin Sarawak
Pulau Pinang Iran Saman Dashan Indonesia Iqbal Pasaribu
Sabah
Selangor MAC Brazil Matheus Silva Iran Ali Ebrahimi
Selangor TOT United Brazil Helio Neto Thailand Phukan Dongdang
Shah Alam City Brazil Well Pereira Thailand Faris Thaiya
Terengganu Indonesia Andika Ricky Santoso

Format

The 2023 Malaysia Premier Futsal League season for the men's category will start on Saturday, 18 February 2023 with the participation of 14 teams divided into two groups according to zones. Group A consists of ATM, Kedah, KPT-PST Mustangs, Pahang Rangers, Penang, Sabah and Terengganu. While Group B features Johor Darul Ta'zim, KL City, Kuala Lumpur, PFA Odin Sarawak, Selangor MAC, Selangor TOT United and Shah Alam City. The competition is conducted in a two-round league format (home & away) at the team's chosen venue where each team will play 12 games. The top four teams of Group A and B will then advance to the knockout round which is the Quarter-Finals in one round (the venue of the match will be drawn) and the Semi-Finals and Finals reciprocally at the venue of the team's choice.[3]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pahang Rangers 12 11 1 0 70 18 +52 34 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Pulau Pinang 12 9 1 2 48 26 +22 28
3 Terengganu 12 8 1 3 54 38 +16 25
4 Sabah 12 4 0 8 40 52 −12 12
5 ATM 12 3 1 8 27 64 −37 10
6 KPT–PST Mustangs 12 2 1 9 21 45 −24 7
7 Kedah 12 1 3 8 31 48 −17 6
Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2023. Source: https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 12 10 1 1 70 21 +49 31 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Selangor MAC 12 10 1 1 63 24 +39 31
3 Selangor TOT United 12 7 0 5 57 33 +24 21
4 Shah Alam City 12 6 0 6 43 43 0 18
5 KL City 12 5 1 6 35 42 −7 16
6 PFA Odin Sarawak 12 1 2 9 28 67 −39 5
7 Kuala Lumpur 12 0 1 11 16 82 −66 1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2023. Source: https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Group A
Home \ Away ATM KED MUS PAH PUL TER SAB
ATM — 2–1 0–3 1–6 1–10 0–12 9–5
Kedah 3–3 — 4–2 2–5 3–4 5–6 2–4
KPT–PST Mustangs 3–3 — 1–7 1–2 3–7 2–1
Pahang Rangers 7–2 8–2 8–1 — 3–1 6–0 9–1
Pulau Pinang 4–2 5–2 4–1 2–2 — 4–2 4–2
Terengganu 4–3 1–1 3–0 2–5 5–2 — 6–4
Sabah 6–0 5–3 2–1 3–4 2–6 5–6 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2023. Source: https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B
Home \ Away JDT KLC KLU POS SEL SAC TOT
Johor Darul Ta'zim — 2–0 12–1 8–3 1–1 4–1 5–4
KL City 2–4 — 3–0 5–0 0–5 5–4 4–3
Kuala Lumpur 2–10 2–4 — 3–6 1–13 1–5 2–10
PFA Odin Sarawak 1–11 2–2 2–2 — 5–6 3–4 2–7
Selangor MAC 1–4 6–3 7–0 5–1 — 4–2 3–1
Shah Alam City 2–8 8–5 6–1 4–1 2–6 — 4–2
Selangor TOT United 3–1 6–2 4–1 10–2 4–6 3–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2023. Source: https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group A
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ATMLLLLLDLLLWWW
KedahDLLDLDLLLWLL
KPT–PST MustangsLLLDWLLWLLLL
Pahang RangersWWWWWDWWWWWW
Pulau PinangWWWLDWWWWLWW
SabahLWWWLLLWLLLL
TerengganuDWWLWWWLLWWW
Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2023. Source: https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/

Group B
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Johor Darul Ta'zimWLWWWWWWDWWW
KL CityLWLWWLLLDWLW
Kuala LumpurLLLLLLLDLLLL
PFA Odin SarawakLWLLLLDDLLLL
Selangor MACWWWLWWWWDWWW
Shah Alam CityWLWLWWLLLWWL
Selangor TOT UnitedWLWLLWWLWLWW
Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2023. Source: https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/

Knockout stage

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1A Pahang Rangers 6 3 9
4B Shah Alam City 1 1 2
Pahang Rangers 4 3 7
Selangor MAC 3 3 6
3A Terengganu 1 1 2
2B Selangor MAC 4 5 9
Pahang Rangers 7 2 9
Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 3 6
2A Pulau Pinang 1 1 2
3B Selangor TOT United 2 2 4
Selangor TOT United 5 3 8
Johor Darul Ta'zim 7 8 15
4A Sabah 0 0 0
1B Johor Darul Ta'zim 12 9 21

Quarter-finals

The first legs will be played on 8 July 2023 and the second legs will be played on 15 July 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pahang Rangers 9–2 Shah Alam City 6–1 3–1
Terengganu 2–9 Selangor MAC 1–4 1–5
Pulau Pinang 2–4 Selangor TOT United 1–2 1–2
Sabah 0–21 Johor Darul Ta'zim 0–12 0–9

Semi-finals

The first legs will be played on 22 July 2023 and the second legs will be played on 29 July 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pahang Rangers 7–6 Selangor MAC 4–3 3–3
Selangor TOT United 8–15 Johor Darul Ta'zim 5–7 3–8

Final

The first legs will be played on 5 August 2023 and the second legs will be played on 14 August 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pahang Rangers 9–6 Johor Darul Ta'zim 7–3 2–3

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Iran Ali Ebrahimi Selangor MAC 22
2 Malaysia Ekmal Shahrin Johor Darul Ta'zim 18
3 Malaysia Abu Haniffa Hasan Johor Darul Ta'zim 16
Malaysia Awalluddin Mat Nawi Johor Darul Ta'zim
Brazil Sérgio Jamur Pahang Rangers
6 Brazil Well Pereira Shah Alam City 15
7 Malaysia Azri Rahman Johor Darul Ta'zim 14
Malaysia Harith Na'im Nasir Pahang Rangers
9 Malaysia Aidil Shahril Selangor MAC 13
Malaysia Yazid Kamaruzuan Selangor TOT United

Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date
Iran Amin Nasrollah Zadeh Pahang Rangers Sabah 9–1 (H)[4] 18 February 2023
Malaysia Mohd Ridzwan Bakri
Malaysia Abu Haniffa Hasan Johor Darul Ta'zim Shah Alam City 8–2 (A)[5] 26 February 2023
Malaysia Azri Rahman
Malaysia Fitrah Mohamad Terengganu ATM 12–0 (A)[6]
Brazil Matheus Vasconcelos Silva Selangor MAC KL City 6–3 (H)[7] 4 March 2023
Brazil Well Pereira Shah Alam City Selangor TOT United 4–2 (H)[8] 12 March 2023
Brazil Helio Neto Selangor TOT United PFA Odin Sarawak 10–2 (A)[9] 7 May 2023
Malaysia Hazizi Mansor
Iran Ali Ebrahimi Selangor MAC Kuala Lumpur 13–1 (A)[10] 13 May 2023
Malaysia Aidil Shahril
Malaysia Yazid Kamaruzuan Selangor TOT United Johor Darul Ta'zim 4–5 (A)[11] 20 May 2023
Iran Saman Dashan Pulau Pinang ATM 10–1 (A)[12] 21 May 2023
Malaysia Awalluddin Mat Nawi Johor Darul Ta'zim Sabah 12–0 (A)[13] 8 July 2023
Malaysia Ekmal Shahrin4
Iran Ali Ebrahimi Selangor MAC Terengganu 5–1 (H)[14] 15 July 2023
Malaysia Azri Rahman Johor Darul Ta'zim Sabah 9–0 (H)[15] 15 July 2023
Malaysia Yazid Kamaruzuan Selangor TOT United Johor Darul Ta'zim 5–7 (H)[16] 24 July 2023
Malaysia Abu Haniffa Hasan Johor Darul Ta'zim Selangor TOT United 8–3 (H)[17] 30 July 2023
Malaysia Harith Na'im Nasir4 Pahang Rangers Johor Darul Ta'zim 7–3 (H)[18] 5 August 2023

4 Player scored four goals

Awards
Award Winner Club
MPFL Most Valuable Player Malaysia Harith Na'im Nasir Pahang Rangers
MPFL Best Goalkeeper Malaysia Zainulzahin Sinuan
MPFL Top Scorer Iran Ali Ebrahimi Selangor MAC

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