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2025–26 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League

Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
Season2025–26
Dates2 August 2025 – 23 May 2026
Matches52
Goals122 (2.35 per match)
Top goalscorerAbdul Rahman Daud (Selangor II, 12 goals)
Biggest home winJDT II 6–1 Machan
(26 September 2025)
Biggest away winMachan 0–8 Selangor II
(24 October 2025)
Highest scoring8 goals
Machan 0–8 Selangor II
(24 October 2025)
Longest winning runSelangor II (4 matches)
Longest unbeaten runSelangor II (11 matches)
Longest winless runMachan (8 matches)
Longest losing runKedah Darul Aman (7 matches)
Highest attendance4,799
(Perlis GSA 0–4 JDT II)
(15 September 2025)
Lowest attendance50
(Machan 0–1 Perlis GSA)
(8 August 2025)
Total attendance9,306
Average attendance716
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 11 November 2025.

The 2025–26 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League is the fifth season of the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, currently the second tier football league in Malaysia, since its establishment in 2019.[1] Melaka will not defend the title as they compete in the 2025–26 Malaysia Super League.[2]

Competition format

The tournament is played as follows:

  • League Structure and Matches: Each of the 16 teams competes in a league (likely round-robin) format — playing home and away.
  • Qualification / Promotion / Relegation:
  • Foreign Player Rule:
    • Each team is allowed three foreign players.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season.[4]

Name changes

  • Bunga Raya Damansara removed "Damansara" from its official name and change their full name to Bunga Raya
  • Guar Syed Alwi rebranded to Perlis GSA[5][6]

Notes:

^1 Expelled from Super League[7]
^2 Invited team from South Korea[8]
^3 KPT appoints UiTM as sports centre[9]

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Malaysian Armed Forces Armed Forces Kampung Datuk Keramat Mindef Stadium 5,000
Negeri Sembilan Bunga Raya Bandar Sri Sendayan Tampin Mini Stadium 500
Putrajaya Immigration II Serdang UPM Stadium 3,000
Johor Johor Darul Ta'zim II Pasir Gudang Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium 15,000
Kedah Kedah Darul Aman Jitra MPKP Mini Stadium 5,000
Kedah Kedah FA Alor Setar Darul Aman Stadium 32,387
Kelantan Kelantan Red Warrior Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 30,000
Kelantan Kelantan WTS Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 30,000
Sarawak Machan Tampin Tampin Mini Stadium
Hang Tuah Stadium 		500
1,000
Malaysia Malaysian University Nilai USIM Stadium 1,000
Perak Manjung City Seri Manjung Manjung Municipal Council Stadium 15,000
Perak Perak FA Chemor Chepor SSI Mini Stadium, Perak Football Complex 1,000
Perlis Perlis GSA Kangar Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium 20,000
Selangor Selangor II Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya Stadium 25,000
South Korea Seoul Phoenix Cyberjaya Sepang Municipal Council Stadium 1,000
Selangor UM-Damansara United Kuala Lumpur UM Arena Stadium 1,500

Locations

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro
Klang Valley

Personnel, kits and sponsoring

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsors
Main Other(s)
Armed Forces England Kevin Cooper Malaysia Faiz Ibrahim Malaysia Altr.gg None
List
    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Bunga Raya Malaysia Mohamad Ishak Bin Kunju Mohamad Malaysia Fauzan Fauzi Malaysia Kimicom Jersey Bunga Raya Group of Football
List
    • Front:
    • Back: Kimicom Jersey, Arena IRC Negeri Sembilan
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Immigration II Malaysia Azlan Ahmad Malaysia Hafiz Kamal Malaysia AL Sports Weststar
List
    • Front: FIVE Petroleum
    • Back: CTIntel, Al-Ikhsan Sports
    • Sleeves: GoHub, Enegel
    • Shorts:
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Spain Josep Ferré Malaysia Ahmad Aysar Hadi United States Nike Toyota
List
    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves: JCORP
    • Shorts:
Kedah Darul Aman Malaysia Azzmi Aziz Malaysia Zamri Pin Ramli Malaysia ALX None
List
    • Front:
    • Back: Cosmic, Anak Sena, Arab Street, Al-Ikhsan Sports
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Kedah FA Malaysia Victor Andrag Senegal Papé Diakité England Mitre Experience Kedah
List
    • Front: MBI Kedah, PKNK
    • Back: Pancaran Matahari, CT Global
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Kelantan Red Warrior Malaysia Irfan Bakti Abu Salim Malaysia Norshahrul Idlan Thailand Warrix Nasken Coffee
List
    • Front:
    • Back Amar Amran, Ekspres Perdana
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Kelantan WTS Malaysia Abdul Aziz Mustapha Malaysia Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria Malaysia PUC Sport Niemans
List
    • Front: Mukreez Construction, WNS
    • Back: PUC Sport
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Machan Malaysia Mohd Shukri Haji Ismail Malaysia Akhir Bahari Malaysia Kimicom Jersey ACE Speed
List
    • Front:
    • Back: Kimicom Jersey, MediPulih Klinik, Manipal Rehabilitation Centre
    • Sleeves: Extra Joss
    • Shorts:
Malaysian University Malaysia Mohd Yazli Yahya Malaysia Zharif Nazhan Malaysia Let's Play Performance None
List
    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Manjung City Malaysia K. Nanthakumar Malaysia Syamin Baharuddin Malaysia EFS Discover Manjung
List
    • Front:
    • Back: Arwana Group
    • Sleeves: Restoran Madinah
    • Shorts:
Perak FA Malaysia Syamsul Saad Malaysia Kamal Arif Azrai Malaysia AL Sports Perak Sejahtera 2030
List
    • Front: Perbadanan Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Perak, MB Inc.
    • Back: Darul Ridzuan Integrity Champion, Al-Ikhsan Sports
    • Sleeves: Lembaga Air Perak, Perbadanan Pertanian Negeri Perak
    • Shorts:
Perlis GSA Malaysia Abdullah Hassan Malaysia Anas Shaharom Malaysia El Klasiko Potcat Foods
List
    • Front: TRA Holidays
    • Back: El Klasiko
    • Sleeves: Visit Perlis
    • Shorts:
Selangor II France Christophe Gamel Malaysia Syahir Bashah Spain Joma PKNS
List
Seoul Phoenix South Korea Lee Sang-jin South Korea Chan-yang Choi South Korea ZD Sports Hobaek Logistics
List
    • Front:
    • Back: ZD Sports, Kimchi Brewery
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
UM-Damansara United Malaysia Ridzuan Abu Shah Malaysia Hariz Mansor Malaysia Kovra
Malaysia Line7 		TouchTronics
List
    • Front:
    • Back: Fexiebowl Langkawi, Sportflex
    • Sleeves: Extra Joss
    • Shorts:

Foreign players

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.

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former players1
Armed Forces South Korea Han-seong Lee South Korea Si-won Yoo N/a N/a
Bunga Raya Mali Hassan Zhokwo Nigeria Emmanuel Samson N/a Mali Tangara Adama
Nigeria Kingsley Obinna
South Korea Keon-il Lee
Immigration II Brazil Felipe de Lima Tanzania Said Khamis Ivory Coast Michael Archange N/a
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Colombia Jean Franco Castillo Spain Celso Bermejo Spain Miguel Ángel Cuesta N/a
Kedah Darul Aman N/a N/a N/a N/a
Kedah FA Nigeria Chukwu Chijioke Ghana Yakubu Abubakar Senegal Papé Diakité Nigeria Azeez Adam
Kelantan Red Warrior Cameroon Emmanuel Mbarga Brazil Wesley Bernanske Nigeria Philip Musa Kenya Ismael Dunga
Pakistan Otis Khan
Kelantan WTS Ghana Arbdallah Dandy Ghana Anthony Arthur Democratic Republic of the Congo Emmanuel Mosindo Democratic Republic of the Congo Willy Wabanga
Machan South Korea Seungwon Jung Algeria Mohamed Chemseddine Amara Ghana Aminu Maiga Brazil John Kennedy
South Korea Jonghyun Kim
Malaysian University N/a N/a N/a N/a
Manjung City Ghana Atiso Geli Emmanuel Senegal Jacque Faye Liberia Ace Batener Australia Kayden Soper
Ghana Adom Bright
Perak FA Nigeria Aliyu Abubakar Nigeria Christian Chukwu Nigeria Ekene Victor Emewulu N/a
Perlis GSA N/a N/a N/a N/a
Selangor II France Seif-Dine Hraoubia Afghanistan Omid Musawi N/a Thailand Picha Autra
Seoul Phoenix Nigeria Precious Chinecherem Nigeria Ibrahim Yahaya Cameroon Seidou Ismaila Brazil Gabriel Noronha
South Africa Mhlengi Sibonani Ndhlovu
UM-Damansara United Brazil Nicolas Vargas Valinotti Nigeria Thankgod Michael Senegal Moussa Mbaye The Gambia Anuar Ceesay
  • Players name in bold indicates that the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • ^1 Foreign players who left their teams or were de-registered from the squad.

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Selangor II 21 14 4 3 50 12 +38 46 Ineligible for promotion[a]
2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 19 13 3 3 47 10 +37 42
3 Kedah FA 20 11 5 4 27 10 +17 38 Promotion to 2026–27 Malaysia Super League
4 Perak FA (X) 19 10 7 2 35 10 +25 37 Qualified to 2026 Malaysia Cup &
Promotion to 2026–27 Malaysia Super League
5 UM-Damansara United (X) 19 10 7 2 30 15 +15 37 Qualified to 2026 Malaysia Cup
6 Armed Forces 21 9 9 3 42 16 +26 36
7 Kelantan Red Warrior (X) 19 10 5 4 43 11 +32 35 Qualified to 2026 Malaysia Cup
8 Immigration II 20 9 7 4 41 24 +17 34 Ineligible for promotion[a]
9 Kelantan WTS 20 10 4 6 25 28 −3 34
10 Manjung City 19 6 5 8 25 28 −3 23
11 Bunga Raya 21 6 3 12 18 35 −17 21
12 Malaysian University 21 4 4 13 27 36 −9 16
13 Perlis GSA 20 3 6 11 19 38 −19 15
14 Seoul Phoenix 20 4 2 14 12 69 −57 14
15 Machan 21 2 3 16 11 60 −49 9 Relegation to 2026–27 A2 Amateur League
16 Kedah Darul Aman 20 1 2 17 7 57 −50 5
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2026. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(X) Qualified to 2026 Malaysia Cup [10].
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Parent team in Malaysia Super League

Position by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Selangor II2222111111111111
Johor Darul Ta'zim II12633534433322222
UM-Damansara Utd5877896674644443
Kedah FA911139767746455554
Kelantan Red Warrior11141515101011999977876
Perak FA1512454552222333356
Armed Forces11112233677886677
Immigration II713543788855667888
Kelantan WTS43666425588999999
Manjung City810141415151413131312121010101010
Bunga Raya169101112131011121111131312121211
Perlis GSA10581013121212111213111211111112
Seoul Phoenix649898910101010101113131313
Malaysian University1416111211111314141414141414141414
Machan1315161616161616161616151515151515
Kedah Darul Aman37121314141515151515161616161616
Champion & qualification for Malaysia Super League
Qualification for Malaysia Super League
Relegation to Al-Ikhsan Cup
Relegation to Al-Ikhsan Cup
Source: AFL

Fixtures and results

Results table

Home \ Away AFC BGR IFC JDT KDA KED KRW WTS MAC MAU MCT PRK GSA SEL PHO UMD
Armed Forces 4–0 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 6–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 – 2–0 3–1 2–2
Bunga Raya 0–0 1–4 – 1–0 0–3 0–2 1–2 5–0 – – 0–0 – 1–3 2–0 –
Immigration II 0–3 4–0 1–2 4–0 – – 1–3 5–2 2–1 1–2 – 0–0 2–2 – 3–3
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2–2 3–0 – – 1–0 – 0–0 6–1 1–0 – 1–2 6–1 – 0–1 –
Kedah Darul Aman – 1–2 0–3 0–6 – – 1–2 1–0 0–2 – – 2–2 0–6 – 1–4
Kedah FA – – 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 – – 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 1–2 – 0–0
Kelantan Red Warrior – – 2–2 0–0 6–0 2–1 – – – – – 5–0 1–0 6–0 1–1
Kelantan WTS 1–0 1–0 – – 2–0 0–2 0–6 – 1–0 1–1 0–0 – – 2–2 –
Machan – 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–0 0–4 – 0–1 – – 0–1 0–1 0–8 1–2 0–3
Malaysian University – 1–2 – – – 1–3 0–4 3–4 1–2 – 0–3 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–1
Manjung City – 1–0 1–1 0–1 4–0 – 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 – 2–2 0–2 5–1 1–1
Perak FA – – 1–1 – 5–1 0–0 1–1 – 3–0 – 4–1 2–0 1–1 – 0–1
Perlis GSA 1–1 1–2 – 0–4 – 0–0 – 1–0 1–2 1–1 – 0–1 – 8–0 –
Selangor II 1–1 3–0 – 0–1 3–0 – 2–1 3–1 – 3–0 2–0 – 3–0 – 3–0
Seoul Phoenix 0–6 – 0–2 0–9 2–0 0–2 0–0 – – 2–6 1–0 0–8 – 0–3 –
UM-Damansara United 1–1 1–0 – 0–1 – – 1–0 4–1 – 1–0 – 1–0 2–0 – 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2026. 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.

Results by match played

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Armed ForcesWWWDWDDDLDLDWWWDDLWWD
Bunga RayaLWDLLLWLLWDLLWLDWWLLL
Perlis GSADWLLLDDDDLDWLWLLLLLPL
Immigration IIDLWWWLDWDWDDWDLLDWWW
Johor Darul Ta'zim IILWWWLWDWWDWWWDWWPLWPW
Kedah Darul AmanWLLLLLLLDLLLLLLDLLLL
Kedah FADDLWWWDWWLWLWDWWDWLW
Kelantan Red WarriorLDDLWDDWWLWWWDWWWLWP
Kelantan WTSWDLWWWWLDLLLLDDWWWWW
MachanLLDLLLLLLWLDLLLDWLLLL
Malaysian UniversityLLWLLDLLLLLDLLWLDWDLW
Manjung CityDDLLDLDLLWWDWWLWLLWP
Perak FALDWWWDWWWWDDWDDLDWWP
Selangor IIWWWDWWDWWWWWLDWLDWLWW
Seoul PhoenixWDLWLWLLDLWLLLLLLLLL
UM-Damansara UtdWLDWDDWWDWLWWDWWPWDPD
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2026. Source: FAM
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; P = Postponed

League matches

Source:[11]

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 2 February 2026[12]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Cameroon Emmanuel Mbarga Kelantan Red Warrior 20
2 Malaysia Abdul Rahman Daud Selangor II 15
3 Tanzania Said Khamis Immigration II 13
4 Spain Celso José Bermejo Johor Darul Ta'zim II 12
5 Malaysia Hadi Mohamad Armed Forces 9
Malaysia Aqil Hilman Kelantan WTS
7 Malaysia Nabil Qayyum Selangor II 8
Malaysia Shafizi Iqmal Khirudin UM-Damansara United
9 Nigeria Ekene Victor Emewulu Perak FA 7
10 Malaysia Aiman Afif Kedah FA 6
Malaysia Fazli Ghazali Kelantan Red Warrior
Malaysia Syamin Baharuddin Manjung City
13 Malaysia Hazim Abu Zaid Immigration II 5
Malaysia Danish Syamer Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Malaysia Rahmat Makasuf Kedah FA
16 10 players 6 clubs 4

Own goals

As of 14 February 2026
Rank Player Team Against Date Number
1 Malaysia Naaim Firdaus Immigration II Armed Forces 8 August 2025 (2025-08-08) 1
Malaysia Faris Danish Johor Darul Ta'zim II Seoul Phoenix 16 August 2025 (2025-08-16)
Malaysia Hazrie Zulhadi Kedah Darul Aman Kelantan WTS 12 September 2025 (2025-09-12)
Malaysia Harith Bisyari Malaysian University Manjung City 9 November 2025 (2025-11-09)
Malaysia Aiman Danial Malaysian University Kelantan WTS 9 January 2026 (2026-01-09)
Malaysia Hafiz Abdul Karim Perlis GSA Malaysian University 14 February 2026 (2026-02-14)

Hat-tricks

As of 7 February 2026
Player For Against Result Date
Malaysia Nabil Qayyum Selangor II Machan 0–8 (A)[13] 24 October 2025
Malaysia Abdul Rahman Daud
Malaysia Aiman Afif Kedah FA Machan 0–4 (A)[14] 26 November 2025
Malaysia Syamin Baharuddin Manjung City Kedah Darul Aman 4–0 (H)[15] 19 December 2025
Malaysia Faizal Kadir Perlis GSA Seoul Phoenix 8–0 (H)[16] 20 December 2025
Malaysia Shafizi Iqmal UM-Damansara United Machan 0–3 (A)[17] 25 December 2025
Spain Celso Bermejo Johor Darul Ta'zim II Seoul Phoenix 0–9 (A)[18] 11 January 2026
Cameroon Emmanuel Mbarga Kelantan Red Warrior Seoul Phoenix 6–0 (H)[19] 21 January 2026
Spain Celso Bermejo 4 (2) Johor Darul Ta'zim II Perlis GSA 6–1 (H)[20] 2 February 2026
Malaysia Hairul Iqmal Armed Forces Seoul Phoenix 0–6 (A)[21] 7 February 2026
Note: 4 – player scored 4 goals
Note: 5 – player scored 5 goals

Clean sheets

As of 5 October 2025[22]
Rank Player Team Clean sheets
1 Malaysia Rajendran A/L Veloo Kedah FA 4
2 Malaysia Azim Al-Amin Selangor II 3
South Korea Jihon Oh Seoul Phoenix
Malaysia Syazwan Syazany Perak FA
5 Malaysia Ameerul Eqhwan UM-Damansara United 2
Malaysia Hafizuddin Azuhar Armed Forces
Malaysia Kamarul Hilmi Adenan Perlis GSA
Malaysia Syazwan Yusoff Kelantan WTS
Malaysia Zulhilmi Sharani Johor Darul Ta'zim II
9 Malaysia Al-Iman Wahiey Seoul Phoenix 1
Malaysia Asyraf Fadhil Malaysian University
Malaysia Aqil Syahmi Kedah Darul Aman
Malaysia Azeem Farhan Bunga Raya
Malaysia Hazeem Iman Immigration II
Malaysia Izarul Adli Immigration II

See also

References

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  3. ^ "AFL berhasrat membentuk liga divisyen 2 yang berkualiti". 9 May 2025.
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  9. ^ "KENYATAAN KELAB!". web.facebook.com/. UiTM United.
  10. ^ "Perak FA, UM Damansara United dan Kelantan Red Warrior FC (KRW FC) mengesahkan saingan di pentas Piala Malaysia 2025-2026". 1 Jan 2026.
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