MPFL Division 1

MPFL Division 1
Founded	2019; 6 years ago (as Malaysia Premier Futsal League); 2024; 1 year ago (as MPFL Division 1)
Country	Malaysia
Confederation	AFC
Number of clubs	8
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	MPFL Division 2
Domestic cup(s)	Malaysia Futsal Cup
International cup(s)	AFC Futsal Club Championship; AFF Futsal Club Championship
Current champions	Johor Darul Ta'zim (1st title) ; (2024)
Most championships	Selangor (2 titles)
TV partners	Astro Arena
Website	Official website
	Current: 2024 MPFL Division 1

The Malaysia Premier Futsal League Division 1, commonly abbreviated as MPFL Division 1, is the highest division of futsal Malaysia, currently contested by 8 teams. Seasons usually run from February to November, with teams meeting each other twice, resulting in a 14-round season for a total of 56 matches. The MPFL Division 2 is the national second-level competition.^[1]

Competition format

Each team can register only two imported players.^[2] A total of 14 imported players were introduced - 11 from Brazil, 1 from Indonesia, South Korea and Afghanistan.^[3]

Current teams

The following eight teams competed in MPFL Division 1 during the 2024 season. 4 teams are from the Klang Valley.^[4]

Team	Location	Stadium	[[2024 MPFL Division 1\|2024] Position	First season	Head coach
Gombak TOT United^[a]	Shah Alam	Panasonic Sport Complex	6th	2022	Qusmaini Noor Rusli
Johor Darul Ta'zim	Johor Bahru	Pasir Gudang City Indoor Stadium	1st	2023	Juan Antonio Miguel Garcia
KL City	Kuala Lumpur	Ortuseight Arena	8th	2019	Jerry Dinesh Pireira
Pahang Rangers	Kuantan	Sukpa Indoor Stadium	3rd	2019	Gerard Casas Ullastre
Sabah	Shah Alam	Panasonic Sport Complex	5th	2023	Patt Sriwijit
Selangor^[b]	Shah Alam	Panasonic Sport Complex	2nd	2019	Edgar Eder Baldasso
Shah Alam City	Shah Alam	Panasonic Sport Complex	4th	2022	Muizzudin Haris
Terengganu	Kuala Terengganu	Kuala Terengganu State Stadium	7th	2019	Mohd Rozairi Ahmad

Results


Season	Champions	Runners-up	Third place
2019	Selangor MAC	Pahang Rangers	Terengganu
2020	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Selangor MAC	Pahang Rangers	Negeri Sembilan
2023^[c]	Pahang Rangers	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Selangor MAC Selangor TOT United
2024	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Selangor	Pahang Rangers

Titles by team


Team	Titles	Winning seasons
Selangor	2	2019, 2022
Pahang Rangers	1	2023
Johor Darul Ta'zim	1	2024

All-time table

Last updated following the 2024 season

The all-time MPFL Division 1 table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the league since 2019. Numbers in bold are the record in each column.


Pos.	Team	Seasons	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Debut
1	Selangor	5	61	49	5	7	274	127	147	152	2.49	2019
2	Pahang Rangers	5	63	45	10	8	312	150	162	145	2.30	2019
3	Terengganu	5	59	27	7	25	201	207	–6	88	1.49	2019
4	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2	32	28	1	3	184	63	121	85	2.66	2023
5	Penang	4	45	22	4	19	154	156	–2	70	1.56	2019
6	Gombak TOT United	3	44	20	2	22	159	122	37	62	1.41	2022
7	Shah Alam City	3	42	18	5	19	148	141	7	59	1.40	2022
8	Kedah	4	43	11	10	22	119	157	–38	43	1.00	2019
9	KL City	5	57	10	7	40	139	201	–62	37	0.65	2019
10	Negeri Sembilan	2	15	10	2	3	52	29	23	32	2.13	2020
11	Perak	3	31	9	4	18	99	134	−35	31	1.00	2019
12	Kuala Lumpur	4	43	8	6	29	90	208	–118	30	0.70	2019
13	Sabah	2	28	9	1	18	86	134	–48	28	1.00	2023
14	KPT–PST Mustangs F.C.	3	27	8	2	17	61	85	–24	26	0.96	2020
15	PDRM	1	14	7	2	5	54	40	14	23	1.64	2022
16	Kelantan	2	15	6	3	6	45	43	2	21	1.40	2020
17	ATM	2	26	6	1	19	70	135	–65	19	0.73	2022
18	Melaka	1	16	4	4	8	40	47	–7	16	1.00	2019
19	PFA Odin Sarawak	1	12	1	2	9	28	67	–39	5	0.42	2023
20	Sarawak	1	1	0	0	1	1	9	–8	0	0.00	2020

Titles by head coaches


Head coach	Titles	Team(s)	Winning seasons
Addy Shairullyzam	2	Selangor	2019, 2022
Gerard Casas Ullastre	1	Pahang Rangers	2023
Juan Antonio Miguel Garcia	1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2024

Awards

Prize money

As of 2024 season

Champion: RM 50,000
Runner-up: RM 30,000
Top goalscorer: RM 3,500 + RM 2,000 Joma items
Most Valuable Player: RM 2,000 + RM 2,000 Joma items
Best goalkeeper: RM 2,000 + RM 2,000 Joma items

Top goalscorers


Season	Player	Team	Goals
2019	Saiful Nizam	Pahang Rangers	18
	Ridzwan Bakri	Perak
	Fariq Mohammad	Selangor MAC
2022	Ekmal Shahrin	Selangor MAC	14
2022	Silva Matheus Vasconcelos	Selangor MAC	14
2023	Ali Ebrahimi	Selangor MAC	22
2024	Felipe De Souza	Pahang Rangers	24

Most Valuable Player


Season	Player	Team
2023	Harith Na'im Nasir	Pahang Rangers
2024	Mohd Firdaus Ambiah	Johor Darul Ta'zim

Best goalkeeper


Season	Player	Team
2023	Zainulzahin Sinuan	Pahang Rangers
2024	Aiman Fikry Ramli	Johor Darul Ta'zim

Notes

^ Formerly known as Selangor TOT United
^ Formerly known as Selangor MAC
^ In the 2023 season, the league format was changed. Therefore, the teams eliminated in the semi-finals will be counted as third-placed.

References

^ "Lapan pasukan tidak jejas kerancakan MPFL Divisyen Satu". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 2024-02-17. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
^ Zulkafli, Amirul Fazli (2024-02-17). "Kehadiran import mampu jadikan MPFL lebih kompetitif". Harian Metro. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
^ Abdullah, Meor (2024-02-17). "MPFL 2024: Pahang Rangers Pamer Kebangkitan Ikat Shah Alam City 6-6". VOCKET (in Malay). Retrieved 2024-02-18.
^ stadiumastro.com https://stadiumastro.com/sukan-lain/mpfl-fam-umum-senarai-lapan-pasukan-mpfl-div-1-2024-256686. Retrieved 2024-05-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[Gombak_TOT_United_name-5] Formerly known as Selangor TOT United

[Selangor_name-6] Formerly known as Selangor MAC

[2023_season-7] In the 2023 season, the league format was changed. Therefore, the teams eliminated in the semi-finals will be counted as third-placed.

[1] "Lapan pasukan tidak jejas kerancakan MPFL Divisyen Satu". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 2024-02-17. Retrieved 2024-02-18.

[2] Zulkafli, Amirul Fazli (2024-02-17). "Kehadiran import mampu jadikan MPFL lebih kompetitif". Harian Metro. Retrieved 2024-02-18.

[3] Abdullah, Meor (2024-02-17). "MPFL 2024: Pahang Rangers Pamer Kebangkitan Ikat Shah Alam City 6-6". VOCKET (in Malay). Retrieved 2024-02-18.

[4] stadiumastro.com https://stadiumastro.com/sukan-lain/mpfl-fam-umum-senarai-lapan-pasukan-mpfl-div-1-2024-256686. Retrieved 2024-05-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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