# 2023 Malaysia Premier Futsal League

2023 Malaysia Premier Futsal League was the 3rd completed season of the Malaysia Premier Futsal League, and the 13th season of Malaysian futsal league overall.
Selangor MAC are the two-time defending champions, having won both the 2019 and 2022 season.

## Team changes
### New teams

* Johor Darul Ta'zim
* PFA Odin Sarawak
* Sabah

### Withdrawn teams

* Kelantan
* Negeri Sembilan
* Perak
* PDRM

## Teams

Fourteen teams are competing in the league – the eleven teams from the previous season and the three new teams. The three new teams are Johor Darul Ta'zim, Sabah and PFA Odin Sarawak.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium |
| ATM | Shah Alam | Panasonic Sport Complex |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Pasir Gudang | Pasir Gudang Indoor Stadium |
| Kedah | Alor Setar | Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium |
| KL City | Kuala Lumpur | ISN Raja Muda Sport Complex |
| KPT–PST Mustangs | Shah Alam | Panasonic Sport Complex |
| Kuala Lumpur | Shah Alam | Panasonic Sport Complex |
| Pahang Rangers | Kuantan | Sukpa Indoor Stadium |
| PFA Odin Sarawak | Kuching | Unity Stadium |
| Penang | Balik Pulau | Balik Pulau Sport Complex |
| Sabah | Kota Kinabalu | Sabah Foundation Futsal Court |
| Selangor MAC | Shah Alam | Panasonic Sport Complex |
| Selangor TOT United | Shah Alam | Panasonic Sport Complex |
| Shah Alam City | Shah Alam | Panasonic Sport Complex |
| Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu State Stadium |

### Personnel

| Team | Head coach | Captain |
| ATM | Izmir Firdaus Zainal Ariff | Shamsuri Saleh |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Juan Antonio Miguel Garcia | Azrul Hadee Taufiq |
| Kedah | Ahmad Rasidi Hashim | Shahmi Abdullah Sani |
| KL City | Mohd Rais Mohammad | Muzhaffar Tahar |
| KPT–PST Mustangs | Wan Suratman Adnan | Alif Haiqal |
| Kuala Lumpur | Arasan Joseph | Fadzil Karnim |
| Pahang Rangers | Gerard Casas Ullastre | Akmarul Nizam |
| PFA Odin Sarawak | Mohd Faizal Zamri | Faezwan Ahmad |
| Pulau Pinang | Hasnizal Hashim | Syahman Idris |
| Sabah | Sjaifudin Abdul Wahid | Mohd Iftitah Ahmad |
| Selangor MAC | Edgar Eder Baldasso | Muhammad Fariq |
| Selangor TOT United | Patt Sriwijit | Yazid Kamaruzuan |
| Shah Alam City | Fitri Yatim | Aizat Borhanudin |
| Terengganu | Mohd Rozairi Ahmad | Tengku Azraf Fahimi |

### Foreign players

| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| ATM | | | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Caio Cesar | Abdolrahman Sarani | Tanatul Thadavirot |
| Kedah | | | |
| KL City | Anzar | Nasy'rul Wafiy Hassan | |
| KPT–PST Mustangs | Kennet Erickson | | |
| Kuala Lumpur | | | |
| Pahang Rangers | Matheus Gonzalez | Amin Nasrollah Zadeh | Sérgio Jamur |
| PFA Odin Sarawak | | | |
| Pulau Pinang | Saman Dashan | Iqbal Pasaribu | |
| Sabah | | | |
| Selangor MAC | Matheus Silva | Ali Ebrahimi | |
| Selangor TOT United | Helio Neto | Phukan Dongdang | |
| Shah Alam City | Well Pereira | Faris Thaiya | |
| Terengganu | Andika Ricky Santoso | | |

## Format

The 2023 Malaysia Premier Futsal League season for the men's category will start on Saturday, 18 February 2023 with the participation of 14 teams divided into two groups according to zones. Group A consists of ATM, Kedah, KPT-PST Mustangs, Pahang Rangers, Penang, Sabah and Terengganu. While Group B features Johor Darul Ta'zim, KL City, Kuala Lumpur, PFA Odin Sarawak, Selangor MAC, Selangor TOT United and Shah Alam City. The competition is conducted in a two-round league format (home & away) at the team's chosen venue where each team will play 12 games. The top four teams of Group A and B will then advance to the knockout round which is the Quarter-Finals in one round (the venue of the match will be drawn) and the Semi-Finals and Finals reciprocally at the venue of the team's choice.

## Group stage
### Table
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pahang Rangers F.C. | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 18 | +52 | 34 | Qualification to the Knockout stage,AFF Futsal Club Championship&Malaysia Futsal Cup |
| 2 | Pulau Pinang | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 28 | Qualification to the Knockout stage & Malaysia Futsal Cup |
| 3 | Terengganu | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 25 | Qualification to the Knockout stage & Malaysia Futsal Cup |
| 4 | Sabah | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 12 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 5 | ATM | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 64 | −37 | 10 | Relegation to 2024 MPFL Division 2 |
| 6 | KPT–PST Mustangs | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 45 | −24 | 7 | Withdrawn Next Season |
| 7 | Kedah | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 6 | Relegation to 2024 MPFL Division 2 |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 21 | +49 | 31 | Qualification to the Knockout stage & Malaysia Futsal Cup |
| 2 | Selangor MAC | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 24 | +39 | 31 | Qualification to the Knockout stage & Malaysia Futsal Cup |
| 3 | Selangor TOT United | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 21 | Qualification to the Knockout stage & Malaysia Futsal Cup |
| 4 | Shah Alam City | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 18 | Qualification to the Knockout stage & Malaysia Futsal Cup |
| 5 | KL City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 16 | Qualification to the Malaysia Futsal Cup |
| 6 | PFA Odin Sarawak | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 67 | −39 | 5 | Relegation to 2024 MPFL Division 2 |
| 7 | Kuala Lumpur | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 82 | −66 | 1 | Relegation to 2024 MPFL Division 2 |

### Results
#### Group A

| Home \ Away | ATM | KED | MUS | PAH | PUL | TER | SAB |
| ATM | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 1–10 | 0–12 | 9–5 |
| Kedah | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 5–6 | 2–4 |
| KPT–PST Mustangs | | 3–3 | — | 1–7 | 1–2 | 3–7 | 2–1 |
| Pahang Rangers | 7–2 | 8–2 | 8–1 | — | 3–1 | 6–0 | 9–1 |
| Pulau Pinang | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 |
| Terengganu | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 5–2 | — | 6–4 |
| Sabah | 6–0 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–6 | 5–6 | — |

#### Group B

| Home \ Away | JDT | KLC | KLU | POS | SEL | SAC | TOT |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | — | 2–0 | 12–1 | 8–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–4 |
| KL City | 2–4 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 5–4 | 4–3 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 2–10 | 2–4 | — | 3–6 | 1–13 | 1–5 | 2–10 |
| PFA Odin Sarawak | 1–11 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 5–6 | 3–4 | 2–7 |
| Selangor MAC | 1–4 | 6–3 | 7–0 | 5–1 | — | 4–2 | 3–1 |
| Shah Alam City | 2–8 | 8–5 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 2–6 | — | 4–2 |
| Selangor TOT United | 3–1 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 10–2 | 4–6 | 3–1 | — |

### Results by round
#### Group A

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| ATM | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | W |
| Kedah | D | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L |
| KPT–PST Mustangs | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L |
| Pahang Rangers | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Pulau Pinang | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W |
| Sabah | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L |
| Terengganu | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W |

#### Group B

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W |
| KL City | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | W |
| Kuala Lumpur | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L |
| PFA Odin Sarawak | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | L |
| Selangor MAC | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W |
| Shah Alam City | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L |
| Selangor TOT United | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1A | Pahang Rangers | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4B | Shah Alam City | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4B | Shah Alam City | 1 | 1 | 2 | Pahang Rangers | Pahang Rangers | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Selangor MAC | Selangor MAC | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3A | Terengganu | 1 | 1 | 2 | Selangor MAC | Selangor MAC | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2B | Selangor MAC | 4 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2B | Selangor MAC | 4 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | Pahang Rangers | Pahang Rangers | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2A | Pulau Pinang | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 3B | Selangor TOT United | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3B | Selangor TOT United | 2 | 2 | 4 | Selangor TOT United | Selangor TOT United | 5 | 3 | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7 | 8 | 15 | | | | | |
| 4A | Sabah | 0 | 0 | 0 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7 | 8 | 15 | | | | | |
| 1B | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 12 | 9 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

The first legs will be played on 8 July 2023 and the second legs will be played on 15 July 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Pahang Rangers | 9–2 | Shah Alam City | 6–1 | 3–1 |
| Terengganu | 2–9 | Selangor MAC | 1–4 | 1–5 |
| Pulau Pinang | 2–4 | Selangor TOT United | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Sabah | 0–21 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0–12 | 0–9 |

### Semi-finals

The first legs will be played on 22 July 2023 and the second legs will be played on 29 July 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Pahang Rangers | 7–6 | Selangor MAC | 4–3 | 3–3 |
| Selangor TOT United | 8–15 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 5–7 | 3–8 |

### Final

The first legs will be played on 5 August 2023 and the second legs will be played on 14 August 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Pahang Rangers | 9–6 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7–3 | 2–3 |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ali Ebrahimi | Selangor MAC | 22 |
| 2 | Ekmal Shahrin | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 18 |
| 3 | Abu Haniffa Hasan | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 16 |
| 3 | Awalluddin Mat Nawi | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 16 |
| 3 | Sérgio Jamur | Pahang Rangers | 16 |
| 6 | Well Pereira | Shah Alam City | 15 |
| 7 | Azri Rahman | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 14 |
| 7 | Harith Na'im Nasir | Pahang Rangers | 14 |
| 9 | Aidil Shahril | Selangor MAC | 13 |
| 9 | Yazid Kamaruzuan | Selangor TOT United | 13 |

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Amin Nasrollah Zadeh | Pahang Rangers | Sabah | 9–1 (H) | 18 February 2023 |
| Mohd Ridzwan Bakri | Pahang Rangers | Sabah | 9–1 (H) | 18 February 2023 |
| Abu Haniffa Hasan | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Shah Alam City | 8–2 (A) | 26 February 2023 |
| Azri Rahman | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Shah Alam City | 8–2 (A) | 26 February 2023 |
| Fitrah Mohamad | Terengganu | ATM | 12–0 (A) | 26 February 2023 |
| Matheus Vasconcelos Silva | Selangor MAC | KL City | 6–3 (H) | 4 March 2023 |
| Well Pereira | Shah Alam City | Selangor TOT United | 4–2 (H) | 12 March 2023 |
| Helio Neto | Selangor TOT United | PFA Odin Sarawak | 10–2 (A) | 7 May 2023 |
| Hazizi Mansor | Selangor TOT United | PFA Odin Sarawak | 10–2 (A) | 7 May 2023 |
| Ali Ebrahimi | Selangor MAC | Kuala Lumpur | 13–1 (A) | 13 May 2023 |
| Aidil Shahril | Selangor MAC | Kuala Lumpur | 13–1 (A) | 13 May 2023 |
| Yazid Kamaruzuan | Selangor TOT United | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4–5 (A) | 20 May 2023 |
| Saman Dashan | Pulau Pinang | ATM | 10–1 (A) | 21 May 2023 |
| Awalluddin Mat Nawi | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Sabah | 12–0 (A) | 8 July 2023 |
| Ekmal Shahrin$^4$ | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Sabah | 12–0 (A) | 8 July 2023 |
| Ali Ebrahimi | Selangor MAC | Terengganu | 5–1 (H) | 15 July 2023 |
| Azri Rahman | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Sabah | 9–0 (H) | 15 July 2023 |
| Yazid Kamaruzuan | Selangor TOT United | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 5–7 (H) | 24 July 2023 |
| Abu Haniffa Hasan | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Selangor TOT United | 8–3 (H) | 30 July 2023 |
| Harith Na'im Nasir$^4$ | Pahang Rangers | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7–3 (H) | 5 August 2023 |
$^4$ Player scored four goals

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| MPFL Most Valuable Player | Harith Na'im Nasir | Pahang Rangers |
| MPFL Best Goalkeeper | Zainulzahin Sinuan | Pahang Rangers |
| MPFL Top Scorer | Ali Ebrahimi | Selangor MAC |