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.
Season | 2023 |
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Dates |
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Champions | Pahang Rangers (1st title) |
Matches played | 98 |
Goals scored | 703 (7.17 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ali Ebrahimi (22 goals) |
Biggest home win | Johor Darul Ta'zim 12–1 Kuala Lumpur (29 April 2023) |
Biggest away win | Kuala 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 |
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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 | Izmir Firdaus Zainal Ariff | Shamsuri Saleh |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | Juan Antonio Miguel Garcia | Azrul Hadee Taufiq |
Kedah | Ahmad Rasidi Hashim | Shahmi Abdullah Sani |
KL City | Mohd Rais Mohammad | Muzhaffar Tahar |
KPT–PST Mustangs | Wan Suratman Adnan | Alif Haiqal |
Kuala Lumpur | Arasan Joseph | Fadzil Karnim |
Pahang Rangers | Gerard Casas Ullastre | Akmarul Nizam |
PFA Odin Sarawak | Mohd Faizal Zamri | Faezwan Ahmad |
Pulau Pinang | Hasnizal Hashim | Syahman Idris |
Sabah | Sjaifudin Abdul Wahid | Mohd Iftitah Ahmad |
Selangor MAC | Edgar Eder Baldasso | Muhammad Fariq |
Selangor TOT United | Patt Sriwijit | Yazid Kamaruzuan |
Shah Alam City | Fitri Yatim | Aizat Borhanudin |
Terengganu | Mohd Rozairi Ahmad | Tengku Azraf Fahimi |
Foreign players
Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
---|---|---|---|
ATM | |||
Johor Darul Ta'zim | Caio Cesar | Abdolrahman Sarani | Tanatul Thadavirot |
Kedah | |||
KL City | Anzar | Nasy'rul Wafiy Hassan | |
KPT–PST Mustangs | Kennet Erickson | ||
Kuala Lumpur | |||
Pahang Rangers | Matheus Gonzalez | Amin Nasrollah Zadeh | Sérgio Jamur |
PFA Odin Sarawak | |||
Pulau Pinang | Saman Dashan | Iqbal Pasaribu | |
Sabah | |||
Selangor MAC | Matheus Silva | Ali Ebrahimi | |
Selangor TOT United | Helio Neto | Phukan Dongdang | |
Shah Alam City | Well Pereira | Faris Thaiya | |
Terengganu | 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 |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Group A
Group B
Group A
Group B
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Pahang Rangers | 9–6 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7–3 | 2–3 |
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ali Ebrahimi | Selangor MAC | 22 |
2 | Ekmal Shahrin | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 18 |
3 | Abu Haniffa Hasan | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 16 |
Awalluddin Mat Nawi | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
Sérgio Jamur | Pahang Rangers | ||
6 | Well Pereira | Shah Alam City | 15 |
7 | Azri Rahman | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 14 |
Harith Na'im Nasir | Pahang Rangers | ||
9 | Aidil Shahril | Selangor MAC | 13 |
Yazid Kamaruzuan | Selangor TOT United | ||
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amin Nasrollah Zadeh | Pahang Rangers | Sabah | 9–1 (H)[4] | 18 February 2023 |
Mohd Ridzwan Bakri | ||||
Abu Haniffa Hasan | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Shah Alam City | 8–2 (A)[5] | 26 February 2023 |
Azri Rahman | ||||
Fitrah Mohamad | Terengganu | ATM | 12–0 (A)[6] | |
Matheus Vasconcelos Silva | Selangor MAC | KL City | 6–3 (H)[7] | 4 March 2023 |
Well Pereira | Shah Alam City | Selangor TOT United | 4–2 (H)[8] | 12 March 2023 |
Helio Neto | Selangor TOT United | PFA Odin Sarawak | 10–2 (A)[9] | 7 May 2023 |
Hazizi Mansor | ||||
Ali Ebrahimi | Selangor MAC | Kuala Lumpur | 13–1 (A)[10] | 13 May 2023 |
Aidil Shahril | ||||
Yazid Kamaruzuan | Selangor TOT United | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4–5 (A)[11] | 20 May 2023 |
Saman Dashan | Pulau Pinang | ATM | 10–1 (A)[12] | 21 May 2023 |
Awalluddin Mat Nawi | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Sabah | 12–0 (A)[13] | 8 July 2023 |
Ekmal Shahrin4 | ||||
Ali Ebrahimi | Selangor MAC | Terengganu | 5–1 (H)[14] | 15 July 2023 |
Azri Rahman | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Sabah | 9–0 (H)[15] | 15 July 2023 |
Yazid Kamaruzuan | Selangor TOT United | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 5–7 (H)[16] | 24 July 2023 |
Abu Haniffa Hasan | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Selangor TOT United | 8–3 (H)[17] | 30 July 2023 |
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 | Harith Na'im Nasir | Pahang Rangers |
MPFL Best Goalkeeper | Zainulzahin Sinuan | |
MPFL Top Scorer | Ali Ebrahimi | Selangor MAC |
References
- Abdullah, Meor (2023-02-18). "MPFL 2023: Selangor MAC Mulakan Kempen Dengan Kemenangan, Atasi PFA Odin Sarawak". VOCKET FC (in Malay). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- "FA Malaysia on Instagram: "Jadual Perlawanan Malaysia Premier Futsal League (MPFL) 2023 ▶️ Peringkat Kumpulan (Pusingan 1): Hari Perlawanan 1 (18 & 19 Februari 2023) hingga Hari Perlawanan 7 (6 & 7 Mei 2023) #FAM #HarimauMalaya #MPFL2023"". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- "FA Malaysia on Instagram: "Saingan MPFL 2023 Bermula 18 Februari 2023 Pertandingan Malaysia Premier Futsal League (MPFL) 2023 bagi kategori lelaki akan bermula pada Sabtu, 18 Februari 2023 dengan disertai oleh 14 pasukan yang dibahagikan kepada dua kumpulan mengikut zon. Kumpulan A terdiri daripada pasukan ATM, Kedah, KPT-PST Mustangs, Pahang Rangers FC, Pulau Pinang, Sabah dan Terengganu. Sementara Kumpulan B menampilkan pasukan Johor Darul Ta'zim, KL City FC, Kuala Lumpur, PFA Odin Sarawak, Selangor MAC, Selangor TOT United dan Shah Alam City. Pertandingan dijalankan secara format liga dua pusingan (home & away) di venue pilihan pasukan yang mana setiap pasukan akan beraksi sebanyak 12 perlawanan. Empat pasukan teratas Kumpulan A dan B seterusnya akan mara ke pusingan kalah mati iaitu Suku Akhir secara satu pusingan (venue perlawanan akan diundi) serta Separuh Akhir dan Final secara timbal balik di venue pilihan pasukan. Selepas berakhir saingan liga tersebut, Malaysia Futsal Cup (MFC) 2023 pula bakal menyusul pada Ogos dan September 2023. Ia akan disertai lapan pasukan iaitu enam pasukan yang layak automatik - tiga pasukan teratas Kumpulan A dan B pada MPFL 2023 serta dua pasukan pemenang dari pusingan kelayakan iaitu pasukan tempat keempat dan kelima Kumpulan A dan B. Format pertandingan MFC 2023 ialah kalah mati secara timbal balik - home dan away iaitu bermula dari Suku Akhir, Separuh Akhir dan Final. #FAM #HarimauMalaya #MPFL2023 #MFC2023"". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
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