# 2018 Malaysia FAM Cup

The 2018 Malaysia FAM League was the 67th season of the Malaysia FAM League since its establishment in 1952. The season started on 25 February 2018 and concluded on 6 September 2018. Sime Darby were the defending champions. The season marked the competition's final year as the third tier football league in Malaysia when it was succeeded by the Malaysia M3 League for the 2019 season.

## Season changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017 season.
$^1$ Originally Sime Darby F.C. were promoted along with UKM F.C. as finalists of the 2017 Malaysia FAM League final, but after Sime Darby announced their withdrawal from participation in the Malaysia Premier League, Felcra F.C., the next highest team in the Malaysia FAM League table, were invited as their replacement.

## Clubs

For the 2018 season, 14 teams competed in the league, including nine sides from the 2017 season, two relegated sides from the 2017 Malaysia Premier League and three new teams.
* Armed Forces
* D'AR Wanderers
* Kuala Lumpur City Hall
* Terengganu Hanelang
* Kuching
* Marcerra United
* Ministry of Finance
* MPKB
* Selangor United
* Perlis
* Petaling Jaya Rangers
* Shahzan Muda
* Terengganu City
* Young Fighters

### Stadium and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| ATM | Kuala Lumpur | Mindef Stadium | 5,000 |
| D'AR Wanderers | Temerloh | Temerloh Mini Stadium | 10,000 |
| DBKL | Kuala Lumpur | UM Arena Stadium | 1,000 |
| Hanelang | Kuala Berang | Padang Astaka Kuala Berang | 1,000 |
| Kuching | Kuching | Sarawak State Stadium | 26,000 |
| Marcerra United | Nilai | USIM Mini Stadium | 3,000 |
| MOF | Putrajaya | INSPENS Stadium | 3,000 |
| MPKB-BRI U-BeS | Kota Bharu | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium | 30,000 |
| Selangor United | Sabak Bernam | Sungai Besar Stadium | 15,000 |
| Perlis | Kangar | Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium | 20,000 |
| Petaling Jaya Rangers | Petaling Jaya | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
| Shahzan Muda | Temerloh | Temerloh Mini Stadium | 10,000 |
| Terengganu City | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000 |
| Young Fighters | Nilai | USIM Mini Stadium | 3,000 |

### Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
| ATM | Azhar Abdullah | Safril Hafizzie | Admiral | Transwater |
| DBKL | Razak Jaamadi | Redzuan Nawi | Diadora | WP Hotel |
| D'AR Wanderers | Hashim Mustapha | Helmi Remeli | Puma | D'AR International Holdings, SilentɃRich Group, Bit Hunter |
| Hanelang | Ahmad Yusof | Zairo Anuar | Adidas | TTB, Tulangis Group |
| Kuching | Fairuz Yunus | Fareez Tukijo | Starsport | Kuching |
| Marcerra United | Faizul Mohd Zaman | Isskandar Zukarnaen | Kappa | Greentech |
| MOF | Manzoor Azwira | Syazwan Roslan | Kappa | |
| MPKB-BRI U-BeS | Abdullah Muhammad | Tuan Mohd Norhisan | Kronos | Gelumbang Jaya |
| Selangor United | Talib Sulaiman | Zamri Hassan | SkyHawk | dbc Physiotherapy |
| Perlis | Manja Man | Ezzrul Ikmanizar | SkyHawk | |
| Petaling Jaya Rangers | Hassan Sazali Waras | Ronny Harun | Line 7 | AirAsia |
| Shahzan Muda | Tajuddin Nor | Wan Muhammad Idham | Fila | |
| Terengganu City | Md Noor Derus | Muslim Yusof | Adidas | TTB, Tulangis Group |
| Young Fighters | Omar Ali | Zawawi Mat Ariff | FiTech | FELDA |

## League stages
### League table

From this season, only the top two teams from each group qualify for the knockout round.
Group A
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Selangor United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 23 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 2 | MOF | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 22 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 3 | ATM | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 22 | |
| 4 | Kuching | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 18 | |
| 5 | Shahzan Muda | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 11 | |
| 6 | DBKL | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 11 | |
| 7 | MPKB-BRI U-Bes | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 8 | |
Group B$^2$
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Terengganu City | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 18 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 2 | PJ Rangers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 14 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 3 | D'AR Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 12 | |
| 4 | Young Fighters | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | |
| 5 | Perlis | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 | |
$^2$Marcerra United and Hanelang's results were expunged from the table as a result of the teams' withdrawals from the league on 20 July 2018 and 25 July 2018 respectively.

### Fixtures and results

Fixtures and Results of the 2018 Malaysia FAM League season.

#### Matchday 14

$^3$22 and 23 April 2018 marked the first time in the season two teams played twice in a twenty-four hour period. Adverse weather conditions halted an afternoon match between ATM FA and MOF F.C. on 22 April. The game resumed at 9 am the following morning, and ATM won 1–0.

## Knock-out stage

The teams that won in the semi-final stage will be promoted to the 2019 Malaysia Premier League.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals |
| MOF | 2 | 0 | 2 | | |
| Terengganu City | 1 | 1 | 2 | | |
| Terengganu City | 1 | 1 | 2 | Terengganu City | 2 |
| | | | | Selangor United | 0 |
| PJ Rangers | 1 | 2 | 3 | Selangor United | 0 |
| Selangor United | 2 | 2 | 4 | | |

### Semi-finals
#### Second leg

2−2 on aggregate. Terengganu City won on away goals.
Selangor United won 4−3 on aggregate.

### Finals
## Season statistics

    As of matches played on 6 September 2018.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Yusaini Hafiz | Selangor United | 11 |
| 2 | Raslam Khan | Petaling Jaya Rangers | 9 |
| 3 | Norhamizare Hamid | Perlis | 6 |
| 3 | R. Thivagar | Selangor United | 6 |
| 4 | Nor Farhan Muhammad | D'AR Wanderers | 5 |
| 4 | Masri Asyraf | MPKB-BRI U-BeS | 5 |
| 4 | Tommy Mawat Bada | Petaling Jaya Rangers | 5 |
| 8 | A. Thamil Arasu | Petaling Jaya Rangers | 4 |
| 8 | Razlee Putih | MPKB-BRI U-BeS | 4 |
| 8 | Afzal Nazri | MOF | 4 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Raslam Khan | Petaling Jaya Rangers | D'AR Wanderers | 1 – 5 (A) | 1 April 2018 |
| R. Thivagar | Selangor United | MPKB-BRI U-Bes | 1 – 5 (A) | 29 April 2018 |
| Raslam Khan | Petaling Jaya Rangers | D'AR Wanderers | 3 – 1 (H) | 18 July 2018 |
Notes: (H) – Home; (A) – Away