# 2023 Malaysia M4 League

The 2023 Malaysia M4 League (Malay: Liga M4 Malaysia), also known as the Al-Ikhsan Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second season of the Malaysia M4 League, currently the third tier football league of the Malaysian football league system. This is the first season where the league is held as a single division.

## Format

The tournament is played as follows:
* League level: 15 teams are divided into three zones, namely Zone 1 (6 teams), Zone 2 (5 teams) and Zone 3 (4 teams), each drawn from the Central/South, East and Borneo regions.
** Round 1 Divided into three zones, each team will play at home and away to determine the position in the group. The top two teams in each zone, including third team in Zones 1 & 2, will advance to the knockout stage.
* Knockout stage: The knockout stage is the match to determine the winner. Finalists will be promoted to 2024–25 Malaysia M3 League.

## Season changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022 season.

### Name changes

* UiTM FC were renamed to UiTM United FC
* Cendawan FC were renamed to CF Kuantan City
Notes:
    ^1 Promoted by the Winning 2022 S-Ligue M5 Sarawak.
    ^2 Originally relegated from the 2022 Malaysia M3 League, however the teams were not registered to the 2023 Malaysia M4 League due to unknown reasons.

## Clubs

Below are the list of clubs who will join the 2023 season, based on the status gained from Amateur Football League.
* Bunga Raya
* Cyberfox
* CF Kuantan City F.C.
* JAKIM
* Machan
* MAHSA City
* Maqarize
* Mukah Youth Team
* MP Port Dickson
* Real Chukai
* Republic of Borneo
* STR
* UiTM United
* Wan Tendong Stable
* YP Maintenance

## Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bunga Raya | Seremban | Arena IRC Negeri Sembilan, Bandar Sri Sendayan | 800 |
| CF Kuantan City | Kuantan | Padang MPK | 700 |
| NS Cyberfox | Nilai | Seriemas Sportsplex, Nilai | 500 |
| JAKIM | Putrajaya | MMU Stadium, Cyberjaya | 1,500 |
| Machan | Petra Jaya, Kuching | Padang D, Petra Jaya Sports Complex | 700 |
| MAHSA City | Jenjarom | MAHSA University Mini Stadium | 1,000 |
| Maqarize | Kota Samarahan | UNIMAS Stadium | 6,000 |
| MP Port Dickson | Port Dickson | Padang Merdeka | 1,500 |
| Mukah Youth Team | Mukah | Mukah Stadium | 1,500 |
| Real Chukai | Chukai, Kemaman | Mak Chili Stadium | 2,000 |
| Republic of Borneo | Sepang | UPM Stadium | 3,000 |
| Susun Tenaga Resources | Sarikei | Bintangor Sports Complex | 1,000 |
| UiTM United | Shah Alam | UiTM Stadium | 10,000 |
| WTS FC | Pasir Mas | Pasir Mas Mini Stadium | 6,000 |
| YP Maintenance | Kuantan | UIA Mini Stadium, Kuantan | 2,500 |

### Draws

The draw ceremony was held on 25 May 2023, at 15:00 (MST).
Central/South Zone 1 :
| Central/South Zone 1 Teams Bunga Raya JAKIM MAHSA City MP Port Dickson Republic of Borneo NS Cyberfox | East Coast Zone 2 Teams CF Kuantan City Real Chukai YP Maintenance WTS FC UiTM United | Borneo Zone 3 Teams Maqarize Mukah Youth Team Machan Susun Tenaga Resources |

## Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
| Bunga Raya | Gunalan Padathan | K. Ravindran | Kimicom | Sakti Sari Sdn Bhd |
| CF Kuantan City | Kamarulazlan Pati | Firdaus Paris | Let's Play Performance | |
| Cyberfox | Syah Juan | Asmaie Alias | Forfeit | |
| JAKIM | Mohd Nik | Saiful Rahman | | |
| Machan | Endrew Lawadin | Paul Sambang | Keris Sakti | |
| MAHSA City | Shaiful Abd Kadir | Izham Alizan | Kronos | MAHSA University |
| Maqarize | Busrah Ahmad | Hairol Mokhtar | Lotto | |
| MP Port Dickson | Adnan Mohd Din | Amirul Asyraf | Blackbox | |
| Mukah Youth | Jamal Wasli | Iqbal Latip | | |
| Real Chukai | Che Ku Marzuki | Haidhir Suhaini | Voltra | University College TATI |
| Republic of Borneo | Manchon Andangon | Camilus David | Kimicom | Kimicom Network |
| STR | Raziman Ramblie | Awang Jamali | Kovra | |
| UiTM United | Yazli Yahaya | Adam Afiz | Let's Play Performance | |
| WTS FC | Che Saufi Ibrahim | Hazeman Abd Karim | | |
| YP Maintenance | Syed Fairul Hakim | Syawal Norsham | Legasi 06 | YP Maintenance Sdn Bhd, Sinatra Barbershop, Legasi |

## Standings
### Zone 1 (Central/South)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | MPD | BUN | JAK | MAH | ROB | CYB |
| 1 | MP Port Dickson | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 22 | Advance to Knockout stage | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Bunga Raya | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 21 | Advance to Knockout stage & Promotion to Liga A1 | 3–3 | | 0–0 | 4–0 | 8–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | JAKIM | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 20 | Advance to Knockout stage | 1–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 4–0 | 10–0 |
| 4 | MAHSA City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 14 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | | 5–0 | 3–2 |
| 5 | Republic of Borneo | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 38 | −28 | 4 | Relegated to Liga A3 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–3 | | 3–1 |
| 6 | NS Cyberfox | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 41 | −34 | 3 | Relegated to Liga A3 | 0–6 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |

### Zone 2 (East Coast)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | YPM | UIT | WTS | KUA | REA |
| 1 | YP Maintenance | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 17 | Advance to Knockout stage & Promotion to Liga A1 | | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | UiTM United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 13 | Advance to Knockout stage & Promotion to Liga A1 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 |
| 3 | WTS FC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 13 | Advance to Knockout stage | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 4 | CF Kuantan City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 8 | Relegated to Liga A3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 |
| 5 | Real Chukai | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | Relegated to Liga A3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |

### Zone 3 (Borneo)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | MAC | MAQ | MYT | STR |
| 1 | Machan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 14 | Advance to Knockout stage & Promotion to Liga A1 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Maqarize | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | Advance to Knockout stage | 0–0 | | 5–0 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Mukah Youth Team | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 6 | Dissolved next season. | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 4–1 |
| 4 | Susun Tenaga Resources FC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 2 | Dissolved next season. | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–5 | |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Machan | Machan | 1(6) | | | | | | |
| WTS FC | WTS FC | 1(5) | | | | | | |
| WTS FC | WTS FC | 1(5) | Machan | Machan | 0 | | | |
| | | | UiTM United | UiTM United | 4 | | | |
| Bunga Raya | Bunga Raya | 1 | UiTM United | UiTM United | 4 | | | |
| UiTM United | UiTM United | 2 | | | | | | |
| UiTM United | UiTM United | 2 | | | | UiTM United | UiTM United | 2 |
| | | | | | | YP Maintenance | YP Maintenance | 1 |
| YP Maintenance | YP Maintenance | 1 | | | | | | | YP Maintenance | YP Maintenance | 1 |
| JAKIM | JAKIM | 0 | | | | | | |
| JAKIM | JAKIM | 0 | YP Maintenance | YP Maintenance | 2 | | | |
| | | | MP Port Dickson | MP Port Dickson | 1 | | | |
| MP Port Dickson | MP Port Dickson | 2 | MP Port Dickson | MP Port Dickson | 1 | | | |
| Maqarize | Maqarize | 0 | | | | | | |

#### Semi-finals
## Final
## Champion

* Champion
* Logo
* UiTM United
* 1st Title

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 7 October 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Arisazri Juhari | JAKIM | 11 |
| 2 | Fakhrur Razi | UiTM United | 10 |
| 2 | K. Ravindran | Bunga Raya | 10 |
| 4 | Rozaimi Rahman | Machan | 4 |
| 4 | Sufizal Ismail | Mukah YT | 4 |
| 4 | Kalaiarasan Murugun | Bunga Raya | 4 |
| 7 | Bukhairi Idris | MP Port Dickson | 6 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Izzan Syahmi | Real Chukai | UiTM United | 3-1 (A) | 3 June 2023 |
| Fakhrur Razi | UiTM United | WTS | 3-1 (H) | 24 June 2023 |
| Sufizal Ismail$^4$ | Mukah YT | STR | 4-1 (H) | 8 July 2023 |
| Arisazri Juhari | Jakim | Republic of Borneo | 4-1 (A) | 9 July 2023 |
| K. Ravindran$^4$ | Bunga Raya | Republic of Borneo | 8-1 (H) | 16 July 2023 |
| Rozaimi Rahman | Machan | STR | 5-2 (A) | 5 August 2023 |
| Arisazri Juhari$^4$ | Jakim | Cyberfox | 10-0 (H) | 19 August 2023 |
| Lokman Hakim Saifuddin | Jakim | Cyberfox | 10-0 (H) | 19 August 2023 |

#### Notes

$^4$ Player scored 4 goals $^5$ Player scored 5 goals (H) – Home team (A) – Away team

### Clean sheets

    As of 7 October 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Arif Haikal | JAKIM | 5 |
| 2 | Hafiezulhisyam Roslee | Maqarize | 4 |
| 3 | Ahmad Uzair | Machan | 3 |
| 4 | Amirul Aqasha | Mahsa City | 2 |
| 4 | Amirul Asyraf | MP Port Dickson | 2 |
| 4 | Moganaram Balakrishnan | Bunga Raya | 2 |
| 4 | Yuaiman Jusoh | WTS | 2 |
| 7 | Amar Irfan | STR | 1 |
| 7 | Afiq Afandi | MP Port Dickson | 1 |
| 7 | Fikri Amin | WTS | 1 |
| 7 | Raja Amir Shah | Mahsa City | 1 |
| 7 | Shaarveen Segaran | Bunga Raya | 1 |
| 7 | Yusof Akma | YPM | 1 |
| 7 | Zamir Zaini | Kuantan City | 1 |
| 7 | Zulhilmi Rashid | Bunga Raya | 1 |
| 7 | Zubir Zaihan | MP Port Dickson | 1 |