2025–26 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League

Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
Season2025–26
Dates2 August 2025 – May 2026
Matches played15
Goals scored24 (1.6 per match)
Top goalscorerHadi Mohamad (Armed Forces, 5 goals)
Biggest home winArmed Forces 4–0 Bunga Raya
(3 August 2025)
Biggest away winImmigration II 0–3 Armed Forces
(8 August 2025)
Highest scoring4 goals
Armed Forces 4–0 Bunga Raya
(3 August 2025)
Longest winning runArmed Forces (3 matches)
Highest attendance4,168
(Perlis GSA 0–0 Kedah FA)
(2 August 2025)
Lowest attendance50
(Machan 0–1 Perlis GSA)
(8 August 2025)
Total attendance9,306
Average attendance716
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 17 August 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 league has 16 teams. The top two teams in the middle of season will qualify for the 2025–26 Malaysia Cup, while the top two at the end of the season will qualify for the 2026–27 Malaysia Super League season. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the Malaysia A2 Amateur League.[3]

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 Arena IRC Negeri Sembilan 1,000
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 22,000
Kelantan Kelantan WTS Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 22,000
Sarawak Machan Melaka City Hang Tuah Stadium 1,000
Malaysia Malaysian University Nilai USIM Stadium 3,000
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 MMU Stadium 2,500
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: None
    • Back: Altr Sports
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Bunga Raya Malaysia Siva Anand Ramasamy Malaysia Fauzan Fauzi Malaysia Kimicom Jersey Bunga Raya Group of Football
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Kimicom Jersey, Arena IRC Negeri Sembilan
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Immigration II Malaysia Azlan Ahmad Malaysia Hafiz Kamal Malaysia AL Sports None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Al-Ikhsan Sports
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Spain Josep Ferré Malaysia Ahmad Aysar Hadi United States Nike Toyota
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: JCORP
    • Shorts: None
Kedah Darul Aman Malaysia Azzmi Aziz Malaysia Zamri Pin Ramli Malaysia ALX None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Cosmic, Anak Sena, Arab Street, Al-Ikhsan Sports
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Kedah FA Malaysia Victor Andrag Senegal Papé Diakité England Mitre Experience Kedah
List
    • Front: MBI Kedah, PKNK
    • Back: Pancaran Matahari, CT Global
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Kelantan Red Warrior Malaysia Irfan Bakti Abu Salim Malaysia Norshahrul Idlan Thailand Warrix Nasken Coffee
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Kelantan WTS Malaysia Abdul Aziz Mustapha Malaysia Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria Malaysia PUC Sport Niemans
List
    • Front: Mukreez Construction, WNS
    • Back: PUC Sport
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Machan Malaysia Mohd Shukri Haji Ismail Malaysia Akhir Bahari Malaysia Kimicom Jersey ACE Speed
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Kimicom Jersey, MediPulih Klinik, Manipal Rehabilitation Centre
    • Sleeves: Extra Joss
    • Shorts: None
Malaysian University Malaysia Mohd Yazli Yahya Malaysia Zharif Nazhan Malaysia Let's Play Performance None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Manjung City Malaysia Ahmad Fairuz Yunus Malaysia Syamin Baharuddin Malaysia EFS Discover Manjung
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Arwana Group
    • Sleeves: Restoran Madinah
    • Shorts: None
Perak FA Malaysia Syamsul Saad Malaysia Kamal Arif Azrai Malaysia AL Sports Perak Sejahtera 2030
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Al-Ikhsan Sports
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Perlis GSA Malaysia Abdullah Hassan Malaysia Anas Shaharom Malaysia El Klasiko Potcat Foods
List
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: None
    • Back: ZD Sports, Kimchi Brewery
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
UM-Damansara United Malaysia Ridzuan Abu Shah Malaysia Hariz Mansor Malaysia Kovra TouchTronics
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Fexiebowl Langkawi, Sportflex
    • Sleeves: Extra Joss
    • Shorts: None

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 Hanseong Lee — —
Bunga Raya South Korea Keon-il Lee Mali Tangara Adama —
Immigration II Brazil Felipe de Lima Tanzania Said Khamis —
Johor Darul Ta'zim II France Enzo Lombardo Spain Celso Bermejo —
Kedah Darul Aman — — —
Kedah FA Nigeria Adam Azeez Ghana Yakubu Abubakar Senegal Papé Diakité
Kelantan Red Warrior Cameroon Emmanuel Mbarga Australia Kayden Soper Pakistan Otis Khan
Kelantan WTS Liberia Forkey Doe — —
Machan Brazil John Kennedy South Korea Jonghyun Kim South Korea Seungwon Jung
Malaysian University — — —
Manjung City Ghana Adom Bright Ghana Atiso Geli Emmanuel Ghana Aminu Zakariya
Perak FA Nigeria Christian Chukwu — —
Perlis GSA — — —
Selangor II France Seif-Dine Hraoubia Afghanistan Omid Musawi —
Seoul Phoenix Liberia Patrick Wleh Brazil Gabriel Noronha —
UM-Damansara United Argentina Nicolas Vargas Valinotti The Gambia Anuar Ceesay Nigeria Thankgod Michael
  • 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 Armed Forces 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Promoted to 2026–27 Malaysia Super League
2 Perlis GSA 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
3 Kelantan WTS 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 Selangor II 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Ineligible for promotion[a]
5 Seoul Phoenix 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
6 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 Ineligible for promotion[a]
7 Kedah Darul Aman 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
8 UM-Damansara United 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
9 Bunga Raya 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 3
10 Manjung City 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
11 Kedah FA 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
12 Perak FA 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
13 Immigration II 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1 Ineligible for promotion[a]
14 Kelantan Red Warrior 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Machan 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0 Relegation to 2026–27 A2 Amateur League
16 Malaysian University 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: FAM-CMS
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Parent team in Malaysia Super League

Position by round

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 – – – – – 2–1 – – – – – – – –
Bunga Raya – – – 1–0 – – – – – – – – – – –
Immigration II 0–3 – – – – – – – – - – – – – –
Johor Darul Ta'zim II – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0–1 –
Kedah Darul Aman – – – – – – – 1–0 – – – – – – –
Kedah FA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Kelantan Red Warrior – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Kelantan WTS – – – – – – – – 1–0 1–1 – – – – –
Machan – – – – – – – – – – – 0–1 – – –
Malaysian University – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Manjung City – – 1–1 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Perak FA – – – – – 0–0 – – – – – – – – 0–1
Perlis GSA – – – – – 0–0 – – – – – – – – –
Selangor II – – – – – – – – – 3–0 – – – – –
Seoul Phoenix – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
UM-Damansara United – – – 0–1 – – – – – – – – – – –
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. 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

Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: FAM
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; P = Postponed

League matches

League Matchdays (1st Round)

Matchweek 1

2 August 2025 (2025-08-02) Perlis GSA 0–0 Kedah FA Kangar
20:45 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium
Attendance: 4,168
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin
2 August 2025 (2025-08-02) Manjung City 1–1 Immigration II Seri Manjung
20:45 UTC+8 Syamin 66' Report Afiq Hilman 81' Stadium: Manjung Stadium
Attendance: 537
Referee: Mohamad Faizudin bin Ismail
3 August 2025 (2025-08-03) Kedah Darul Aman 1–0 Machan Jitra
16:45 UTC+8 Zamri Pin Ramli 5' Report Stadium: MPKP Mini Stadium
Attendance: 627
Referee: Kamal Ikhwan Yaacob
3 August 2025 (2025-08-03) Armed Forces 4–0 Bunga Raya Kuala Lumpur
16:45 UTC+8 Hadi Mohamad 29', 57'
Hairul Iqmal 75', 88'		 Report Stadium: Mindef Stadium
Attendance: 377
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali
4 August 2025 (2025-08-04) Perak FA 0–1 UM-Damansara United Seri Manjung
20:45 UTC+8 Report Shafizi Iqmal 73' Stadium: Manjung Stadium
Attendance: 364
Referee: Fusser Sallih
4 August 2025 (2025-08-04) Kelantan WTS 1–0 Malaysian University Kota Bharu
20:45 UTC+8 Ahmad Nazri 73' Report Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Kamil Zakaria Ismail
16 August 2025 (2025-08-16) Johor Darul Ta'zim II 0–1 Seoul Phoenix Pasir Gudang
16:45 UTC+8 Report Faris Danish 51' (o.g.) Stadium: Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 730
Referee: Usaid Jamal
2025 (2025) Kelantan Red Warrior v Selangor II Kota Bharu
20:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium

Matchweek 2

8 August 2025 (2025-08-08) Machan 0–1 Perlis GSA Tampin
16:45 UTC+8 Report Ikmal Faiz Azmi 10' Stadium: Tampin Mini Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Hafizi Mohamad Nor Hazalin
8 August 2025 (2025-08-08) Immigration II 0–3 Armed Forces Serdang
20:45 UTC+8 Report
  • Rafizol 47'
  • Hadi Mohamad 47'
  • Naaim Firdaus 27' (o.g.)
 Stadium: UPM Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ridzuan Husni
9 August 2025 (2025-08-09) Selangor II 3–0 Malaysian University Selayang
16:45 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Selayang Municipal Council Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Jubik Andangon
9 August 2025 (2025-08-09) Perak FA 0–0 Kedah FA Seri Manjung
20:45 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Manjung Municipal Council Stadium
Attendance: 605
Referee: Anselm Anak Enterang
10 August 2025 (2025-08-10) UM-Damansara United 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Kuala Lumpur
16:45 UTC+8 Report Alif Mutalib 80' Stadium: UM Arena Stadium
Attendance: 1,334
Referee: Muhammad Faizal Talib
10 August 2025 (2025-08-10) Bunga Raya 1–0 Kedah Darul Aman Paroi
16:45 UTC+8 Thrishen Ramesh 81' Report Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 174
Referee: Muhammad Latiffi Zahrom
11 August 2025 (2025-08-11) Kelantan WTS 1–1 Manjung City Kota Bharu
20:45 UTC+8 Nazri Muhammad 75' Report Amreel Iqbal 23' Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Azizul Ismail
2025 (2025) Seoul Phoenix v Kelantan Red Warrior Sepang
: UTC+8 Stadium: Sepang Municipal Council Stadium

Matchweek 3

17 August 2025 (2025-08-17) Armed Forces 2–1 Kelantan WTS Kampung Datuk Keramat
16:45 UTC+8 Hadi Mohamad 25', 32' Report Aqil Hilman 70' Stadium: Mindef Stadium
Attendance: 820
Referee: Muhammad Harris Shahruddin
22 August 2025 (2025-08-22) Machan v Bunga Raya Tampin
16:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Tampin Mini Stadium
22 August 2025 (2025-08-22) Kelantan Red Warrior v UM-Damansara United Kota Bharu
20:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
22 August 2025 (2025-08-22) Perak FA v Perlis GSA Seri Manjung
20:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Manjung Municipal Council Stadium
23 August 2025 (2025-08-23) Kedah Darul Aman v Immigration II Jitra
16:45 UTC+8 Stadium: MPKP Mini Stadium
24 August 2025 (2025-08-24) Malaysian University v Seoul Phoenix Nilai
16:45 UTC+8 Stadium: USIM Stadium
24 August 2025 (2025-08-24) Manjung City v Selangor II Seri Manjung
20:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Manjung Municipal Council Stadium
25 August 2025 (2025-08-25) Johor Darul Ta'zim II v Kedah FA Pasir Gudang
20:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium

Matchweek 4

Matchweek 5

Matchweek 6

Matchweek 7

Matchweek 8

League Matchdays (2nd Round)
2025 (2025) v
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Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 17 August 2025[10]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Malaysia Hadi Mohamad Armed Forces 5
2 Malaysia Hairul Iqmal Armed Forces 2
Malaysia Nazri Mohamad Kelantan WTS
4 12 players 9 clubs 1

Own goals

As of 17 August 2025
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)

Hat-tricks

As of TBD 2025
Player For Against Result Date
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Note: 4 – player scored 4 goals
Note: 5 – player scored 5 goals

Clean sheets

As of 16 August 2025[11]
Rank Player Team Clean sheets
1 Malaysia Hafizuddin Azuhar Armed Forces 2
Malaysia Kamarul Hilmi Adenan Perlis GSA
Malaysia Rajendran A/L Veloo Kedah FA
4 Malaysia Aqil Syahmi Kedah Darul Aman 1
Malaysia Ameerul Eqhwan UM-Damansara United
Malaysia Syazwan Yusoff Kelantan WTS
Malaysia Syazwan Syazany Perak FA
Malaysia Zulhilmi Sharani Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Malaysia Azim Al-Amin Selangor II
Malaysia Azeem Farhan Bunga Raya
Malaysia Al-Iman Wahiey Seoul Phoenix

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