2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League

2024–25 MBSB Bank Championship
Season	2024–25
Dates	1 June 2024 – February 2025
Matches played	20
Goals scored	55 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorer	5 goals; Thankgod Ogwuche Micheal
Biggest home win	Bunga Raya Damansara 4–0 Harini ; (2 June 2024)
Biggest away win	PIB Shah Alam 1–4 Melaka ; (1 June 2024); UiTM United 1–4 Kuala Lumpur Rovers ; (8 June 2024)
Highest scoring	PIB Shah Alam 1–4 Melaka ; (1 June 2024) ; UiTM United 1–4 Kuala Lumpur Rovers ; (8 June 2024)
Longest winning run	3 matches ; Bunga Raya Damansara; Immigration
Longest unbeaten run	3 matches ; Bunga Raya Damansara; Immigration
Longest winless run	3 matches ; Bukit Tambun
Longest losing run	3 matches ; Bukit Tambun
Highest attendance	1,100 ; (UiTM United 0–3 Immigration) ; (1 June 2024)
Lowest attendance	50 ; (PIB Shah Alam 1–1 UiTM United) ; (23 June 2024)
Total attendance	5,443
Average attendance	340
Attendance	5,443 (272 per match)
	← 2023 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, currently known as the 2024–25 MBSB Bank Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth season of the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, currently the second tier football league in Malaysia, since its establishment in 2019.^[1]

Establishment and format[edit]

The top two teams will play in the play-offs to determine which teams will qualify for promotion to the 2025–26 Malaysia Super League season. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the Malaysia A2 League.^[2]^[3]

Clubs[edit]

15 clubs confirmed their participation in the 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.^[3]^[4]

Season changes[edit]

The following teams have changed division since the 2023 season.

To MBSB Bank Championship[edit]

Promoted from Al-Ikhsan Cup

Promoted by winning the 2023 Selangor Champions League

Gombak

Invited team

PT Athletic

From MBSB Bank Championship[edit]

Promoted to Super League

None

Relegated

Naga UKS

Withdrawn

Name changes[edit]

Bunga Raya were renamed to Bunga Raya Damansara.

Notes:

^1 Expelled from Super League, withdrawn from MBSB Bank Championship^[5]^[6]

Club locations[edit]

Klang Valley teams
Malaysian University
Armed Forces
Kuala Lumpur Rovers
PT Athletic

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Locations of teams in the 2024–25 A1 Semi-Pro League

Venues[edit]

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Armed Forces	Kuala Lumpur	Mindef Stadium	1,000
Bukit Tambun	Bukit Tambun	Penang State Stadium	40,000
Bunga Raya Damansara	Damansara	PKNS Football Field, Kelana Jaya	100
Gombak	Selayang	Selayang Stadium	16,000
Harini	Kuala Selangor	Kuala Selangor Stadium	1,000
Immigration	Putrajaya	UKM Bangi Stadium	500
Kuala Lumpur Rovers	Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur Stadium	16,000
Machan	Sibu	Sarawak State Stadium	20,000
Malaysian University	Bangi	UKM Bangi Stadium	500
Manjung City	Seri Manjung	Manjung Stadium	15,000
Melaka	Malacca City	Hang Jebat Stadium	40,000
PIB Shah Alam	Shah Alam	USIM Stadium, Nilai	1,000
PT Athletic	Putrajaya	MMU Stadium,Cyberjaya	1,000
UiTM United	Shah Alam	UiTM Stadium	10,000
YPM FC	Gambang	SSMP (UMPSA) Mini Stadium	1,000

Personnel, kit and sponsoring[edit]

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Sponsor
Armed Forces	Kevin Lee Cooper	Mazni Khairul Hasnan	Hayz En Dosz	MBSB Bank
Bukit Tambun	Hasbul Hazani Daud	Rafiuddin Roddin	puma	MBSB Bank Brotherkita
Bunga Raya Damansara	Gunalan Padathan	K. Gurusamy	Kovra	MBSB Bank
Gombak	Shahrom Kalam	Firdaus Azizul	Let's Play Performance	MBSB Bank MPS
Harini	K. Ramachandran	Salamon Raj	Line 7	RMI MBSB Bank
Immigration	Mat Zan Mat Aris	Nasriq Baharom	Let's Play Performance	MBSB Bank redONE mobile
Kuala Lumpur Rovers	Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail	Firdaus Faudzi	FAT Sports	MBSB Bank Kuala Lumpur City Hall KL Bandaraya Rendah Karbon
Machan	S. Balachandran	Awang Kamaruddin Awang Bohan	Made by club	MBSB Bank Sarawak
Malaysian University	Ridzuan Abu Shah	Amirul Fazly Zamri	Let's Play Performance	MBSB Bank Matrix
Manjung City	Rafae Isa	Faizzzwan Dorahim	HakkaClo	MBSB Bank Majlis Perbandaran Manjung
Melaka	K. Devan	Nasir Basharudin	Puma	Zahara Exclusive MBSB Bank Malacca City Council
PIB Shah Alam	Muhamad Azrin Mohamed	Idris Ahmad	AL Sports	MBSB Bank
PT Athletic	Nazrulerwan Makmor	Indra Putra	Cronee Apparel	MBSB Bank PAG
UiTM United	Yazli Yahaya	Ahmad Haikal	Let's Play Performance	MBSB Bank
YPM FC	Mohammad Zerry Nazeri	Syawal Norsam	Legasi 06	MBSB Bank YP Maintenance Sdn.Bhd. Juta1

Coaching changes[edit]

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
Harini	Maniam Pachaiappan	Mutual Agreement	6 April 2024		K. Ramachandran

Foreign players[edit]

The number of foreign players is restricted to two per each team.

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	Former player ¹
Armed Forces	—	—	—
Bukit Tambun	—	—	—
Bunga Raya Damansara	Ignacio Sequeira	Nicolas Vargas Valinotti	—
Gombak	Patrik Majeski	Vinicius Amaral	—
Harini	Ogolo Williams Wisdom	Joseph Akegie Sogbe	—
Immigration	Thankgod Michael	Felipe de Lima Ribeiro	—
Kuala Lumpur Rovers	—	—	—
Machan	—	—	—
Malaysian University	—	—	—
Manjung City	—	—	—
Melaka	Fuseini Issah	Michael Onyekachi Ozor	—
PIB Shah Alam	—	—	—
PT Athletic	Youssouf Wade	—	—
UiTM United	—	—	—
YP Maintenance	—	—	—

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

Standings[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bunga Raya Damansara	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9	Promotion to the Super League & Qualification to the Malaysian Cup
2	Immigration	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6	9
3	Kuala Lumpur Rovers	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Qualification to the Malaysian Cup
4	Melaka	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
5	Manjung City	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
6	Gombak	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
7	PT Athletic	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
8	PIB Shah Alam	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
9	Armed Forces	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1
10	Harini	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1
11	UiTM United	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1
12	YPM FC	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0
13	Malaysian University	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
14	Machan	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0
15	Bukit Tambun	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0	Relegation to Al-ikhsan Cup

Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2024. Source: FAM-CMS
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away	AFC	BUT	BGR	GOM	HAR	IMI	KLR	MAC	MAU	MCT	MEL	PIB	PTA	UIT	YPM
Armed Forces			1–2
Bukit Tambun											0–1
Bunga Raya Damansara					4–0				2–0
Gombak	2–2	2–1
Harini						1–2							1–1
Immigration								4–2
Kuala Lumpur Rovers	1–0									1–1
Machan										0–1
Malaysian University
Manjung City															2–1
Melaka				0–0
PIB Shah Alam											1–4			1–1
PT Athletic		3–1
UiTM United						0–3	1–4
YPM FC												0–1

Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2024. Source: FAM-CMS
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.

Fixtures and results[edit]

Matchweek 1[edit]

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)	PIB Shah Alam	1–4	Melaka	Nilai
16:45 UTC+8	Aiman 21' Syukri 30'	Report	Nasir 7' Issah 38' Issah 39' Haziq 49' Azim Rahim 83' Nizaruddin 90'	Stadium: USIM Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Izzul Fikri Kamaruzaman

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)	UiTM United	0–3	Immigration	Shah Alam
20:45 UTC+8	Wan Irfan 51'	Report	Hazim 30' Thankgod Michael 45' Nasriq 55' Afiq Azuan 85' Alif Romli 90+3'	Stadium: UiTM Stadium Attendance: 1100 Referee: Mohd Sufi Lion@Rozan

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)	Manjung City	2–1	YP Maintenance	Seri Manjung
20:45 UTC+8	Syamin 30' Muazzim 47' Wan Izzat 56' Saifuddin 84'	Report	Helmi 45' Syawal 69' Hilmi Husaini 87'	Stadium: Manjung Stadium Attendance: 477 Referee: Abu Bakar Ghazali

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)	Gombak	2–1	Bukit Tambun	Selayang
20:45 UTC+8	Sukri 61' Vinicius Amaral 82' Vinicius Amaral 90+3'	Report	Syazwi 34' Akmal Rizal 90+1'	Stadium: Selayang Stadium Attendance: 610 Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria

2 June 2024 (2024-06-02)	Bunga Raya Damansara	4–0	Harini	Kelana Jaya
16:45 UTC+8	Prabakaran 50' Sequeira 73' R.Kogileswaran 78' Thivandaran 81' D.Kugan 87' K.Kannan 90+2' M. Devekumaran 90+5'	Report		Stadium: PKNS Football Field Attendance: 253 Referee: S. Logeswaran

2 June 2024 (2024-06-02)	Kuala Lumpur Rovers	1–0	Armed Forces	Cheras
20:45 UTC+8	Nazirul Hasif 3' Fakrul Aiman 8' Amer Saidin 45' Fahmi Sabri 64' Faris Zabri 90' Firdaus Faudzi 90+2'	Report	Faiz Ibrahim 11' Fakhrul Izwan 16' Azrul Aznan 33' Daniel 90+7'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 236 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

Matchweek 2[edit]

8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)	Machan	0–1	Manjung City	Kuching
16:15 UTC+8	Awang Kamaruddin 27' Adif 84' Rames Lai 87'	Report	Mohd Syamin 18' Khairul Amizan 84' Syafiq Izzudin 90+2'	Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Dowvlern Anak Retain

8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)	YP Maintenance	0–1	PIB Shah Alam	Gambang
16:45 UTC+8	Syawal Norsam 45+1'	Report	Danial Ashraf 5' Izzat 88'	Stadium: SSMP (UMPSA) Mini Stadium Attendance: 142 Referee: Tuan Mohd Faizrullah

8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)	PT Athletic	3–1	Bukit Tambun	Cyberjaya
16:45 UTC+8	Amri Yahyah 45+1', 90+5' Latiff Suhaimi 46' Adib Zainudin 51' Indra Putra 61'	Report	Sadam Hashim 27' Syafiq Heelmi 90+3'	Stadium: MMU Stadium Attendance: 263 Referee: Mohd Fusser Bin Mad Sallih

8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)	Armed Forces	1–2	Bunga Raya Damansara	Kuala Lumpur
16:45 UTC+8	Faiz Ibrahim 36' Fakrul Izwan 60' Shahrul Aznei 62' Shahrizan 90+1'	Report	K. Gurusamy 20' Sunil Chandran 38' Kogileswaran Raj 26', 60' Sachin Samuel 40' Nicolas 80'	Stadium: Mindef Stadium Attendance: 180 Referee: Jeevanathan M. Ponniamoorthya

8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)	Melaka	0–0	Gombak	Malacca City
20:45 UTC+8	Azim Rahim 62' Haziq Puad 87' Zulkifli 90'	Report	Saiful 15' Sukri 43' Vinícius Amaral 83'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Mohd Sarif Bin Tahir

8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)	UiTM United	1–4	Kuala Lumpur Rovers	Shah Alam
20:45 UTC+8	Fakhrur Razi (Pen.)90+3' Syaizwan 62'	Report	Fakrul Aiman 5' Faiz Mazlan 21' Sharul Amin 34' Rafie 45' Amer Saidin 62'	Stadium: UiTM Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Jubik Bin Andangon

9 June 2024 (2024-06-09)	Harini	1–2	Immigration	Kuala Selangor
16:45 UTC+8	William Ogolo 30' Amierul Ismail 73' R. Gopinath 85' Iqmal Harun 88'	Report	Nasriq 14' Thankgod Michael 24', 31' Adib Faris 34' Hafiz Kamal 38' Ashmawi Yakin 62' Afiq Azuan 67'	Stadium: Kuala Selangor Stadium Attendance: 72 Referee: Zulkarnain Bin Zakaria

Matchweek 3[edit]

22 June 2024 (2024-06-22)	Harini	1–1	PT Athletic	Kuala Selangor
16:45 UTC+8	G. Thipen Raj 56'	Report	Amri 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Kuala Selangor Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Amirul Izzat Rusli

22 June 2024 (2024-06-22)	Immigration	4–2	Machan	Bangi
16:45 UTC+8	Hazim 33' Thankgod Michael 35', 71' Furqan Azri 42'	Report	Khairul Jemi 17' Mohd Afiq Yunus 79'	Stadium: UKM Bangi Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Mohamad Nawal Mohammad Zubir

22 June 2024 (2024-06-22)	Bukit Tambun	0–1	Melaka	Batu Kawan
20:45 UTC+8		Report	Royizzat Daud 25'	Stadium: Penang State Stadium Attendance: 276 Referee: Kamal ikhwan bin yaacob

23 June 2024 (2024-06-23)	Bunga Raya Damansara	2–0	Malaysian University	Kelana Jaya
16:45 UTC+8	Sunil Chandran 36' Kogileswaran Raj 81'	Report		Stadium: PKNS Football Field Attendance: 280 Referee: Zulkarnain Bin Zakaria

23 June 2024 (2024-06-23)	Kuala Lumpur Rovers	1–1	Manjung City	Cheras
16:45 UTC+8	Amer Saidin 53' (pen.)	Report	Shahrul Naim 78'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Mohd Ridzuan Husni

23 June 2024 (2024-06-23)	PIB Shah Alam	1–1	UiTM United	Nilai
16:45 UTC+8	Mohd Hafizan 51'	Report	Wan Irfan 71'	Stadium: USIM Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Mohd Ridhwan Abd Rahman

23 June 2024 (2024-06-23)	Gombak	2–2	Armed Forces	Selayang
20:45 UTC+8	Saiful Ridzuwan 66' Patrik Yudi Gonsalves 69'	Report	Faiz Ibrahim 34', 44'	Stadium: Selayang Stadium Attendance: 480 Referee: Muhammad Harris Sharuddin

Matchweek 4[edit]

26 June 2024 (2024-06-26)	Malaysian University	v	YP Maintenance	Bangi
16:45 UTC+8				Stadium: UKM Bangi Stadium

29 June 2024 (2024-06-29)	PT Athletic	v	Machan	Cyberjaya
16:45 UTC+8				Stadium: MMU Stadium

29 June 2024 (2024-06-29)	PIB Shah Alam	v	Bukit Tambun	Nilai
16:45 UTC+8				Stadium: USIM Stadium

29 June 2024 (2024-06-29)	Armed Forces	v	UiTM United	Kuala Lumpur
16:45 UTC+8				Stadium: Mindef Stadium

29 June 2024 (2024-06-29)	Manjung City	v	Melaka	Seri Manjung
20:45 UTC+8				Stadium: Manjung Stadium

30 June 2024 (2024-06-30)	Bunga Raya Damansara	v	Immigration	Kelana Jaya
16:45 UTC+8				Stadium: PKNS Football Field

30 June 2024 (2024-06-30)	Kuala Lumpur Rovers	v	Harini	Cheras
16:45 UTC+8				Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

Season statistics[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 23 June 2024 ^[7]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Thankgod Michael	Imigresen FC	5
2	Amri Yahyah	PT Athletics	3
	R. Kogileswaran	BR Damansara
	Patrik Yudi Gonsalves	Gombak
	Saiful Ridzuwan	Gombak
6	Hazim Abu Zaid	Imigresen	2
	Fakrul Aiman	KL Rovers
	Syamin Baharuddin	Manjung City
	Muhammad Faiz Ibrahim	Armed Forces
10	34 players	14 clubs	1

Clean sheets[edit]

As of 23 June 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	T. Shaheeswaran	Melaka	2
1	M. Satthyvel	BR Damansara	2
3	Izarul Adli Nasir	Immigration	1
	Firdaus Suhaimi	Manjung City
	Izzat Abdul Rahim	PIB Shah Alam
	Aqil Fadhly Yusop	Gombak

Discipline[edit]

As of 23 June 2024^[8]

Players[edit]

Most red cards: 1
- Wan Irfan (UiTM United)
- Firdaus Faudzi (Kuala Lumpur Rovers)
Most yellow cards: 3
- Vinícius Amaral (Gombak)

Club[edit]

Most red cards:1
- UiTM United
- Kuala Lumpur Rovers

Most yellow cards:10
- Immigration

References[edit]

^ "Liga M3 pada musim 2023 akan guna format baru". Harimau Malaya. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "Amateur Football League (AFL) Umum Penstrukturan Semula Liga M3, 20 Pasukan Dalam Saingan Musim 2020". Vocket.fc. 19 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "16 pasukan meriahkan MBSB Bank Championship 2024/25". AFL. 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
^ "TEAMS MBSB BANK CHAMPIONSHIP 2024/2025". FAM-CMS.
^ "Kelantan FC tarik diri saingan liga". www.sinarharian.com.my. Sinar Harian.
^ "KELANTAN FC TARIK DIRI, LIGA A1 SEMI PRO DITERUSKAN DENGAN 15 PASUKAN". the-afl.my. Amateur Football League.
^ "Top Goalscorers".
^ "Discipline". FAM-CMS. FAM.

External links[edit]

Football Association of Malaysia website - M3 League

[1] "Liga M3 pada musim 2023 akan guna format baru". Harimau Malaya. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[2] "Amateur Football League (AFL) Umum Penstrukturan Semula Liga M3, 20 Pasukan Dalam Saingan Musim 2020". Vocket.fc. 19 January 2020.

[:0-3] "16 pasukan meriahkan MBSB Bank Championship 2024/25". AFL. 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-09.

[4] "TEAMS MBSB BANK CHAMPIONSHIP 2024/2025". FAM-CMS.

[5] "Kelantan FC tarik diri saingan liga". www.sinarharian.com.my. Sinar Harian.

[6] "KELANTAN FC TARIK DIRI, LIGA A1 SEMI PRO DITERUSKAN DENGAN 15 PASUKAN". the-afl.my. Amateur Football League.

[goalscorers-7] "Top Goalscorers".

[discipline-8] "Discipline". FAM-CMS. FAM.

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