The Malaysia A3 Community League (Malay: Liga A3 Community, previously known as the Malaysia M5 League) is a group of leagues that make up levels 4 to 9 of the Malaysian football league system.
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| Organising body | Malaysian Football League |
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| Country | Malaysia |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | Various |
| Level on pyramid | 4–9 |
| Promotion to | Malaysia A2 Amateur League |
| Current: 2024–25 Malaysia A3 Community League | |
The league was created in 2018 as a part of the Malaysian Football League’s plan to reform the domestic football structure. It consists of various state FA, community and social leagues.
Overview
The state football league systems consists of a pyramid of leagues, bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation. A certain number of the most successful clubs in each league can rise to a higher league, whilst those that finish at the bottom of their league can find themselves sinking to lower leagues. In addition to sporting performance, promotion is usually contingent on meeting criteria set by the higher league, especially concerning appropriate facilities and finances.
The top four levels contain one division each and are nationwide in scope. Below this, the levels have progressively more parallel leagues, which each cover progressively smaller geographic areas. Many leagues have more than one division. At the lower levels the existence of leagues becomes intermittent. There are also leagues in various parts of the country which are not officially part of the system as they do not have formal agreements with the football associations and are run by independent organizers.
Clubs from state leagues may, if they feel they meet the appropriate standard of play and have suitable facilities, apply to join a league which does form part of the system.
State level competition
A state level competition is contested in 13 different states and three federal territories in Malaysia.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] While some states have an active league with a multiple divisions, others might be dormant or might only have a short duration cup competition in its place.[3] The reason for the lack of a proper league system in some states and federal territories are due to the lack of proper management, marketing and funding from the football association in charge.
District level competition
A district level competition is contested among clubs in the districts located in each state in Malaysia.[6][8][9] It is run by the district football associations. Only certain districts currently have known and active leagues or cup competitions in place.
League system
| States & Federal Territories | Operated by | Level 4 | Level 5 | Level 6 | Level 7 | Level 8 | Level 9 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Perlis | FA Perlis | Perlis Super League | — | |||||||
 Kedah | FA Kedah | Liga THB-KFA | — | |||||||
.svg){kind=small} Penang | FA Penang | FAP League Division 1 | FAP League Division 2 | FAP League Division 3 | — | |||||
 Perak | FA Perak | Perak League | — | |||||||
| PBDLMS League | — | |||||||||
| Manjung Football League | — | |||||||||
 Selangor | FA Selangor | Selangor Champions League | FAS Super League | FAS Premier League | FAS League Division One | FAS League Division Two | Joma FAS League | |||
| AXA Klang Valley League KVL Division 1 | KVL (City Center) Division 2 | KVL (City Center) Division 3 | — | |||||||
| KVL (Petaling Jaya) Division 2 | KVL (Petaling Jaya) Division 3 | KVL (Petaling Jaya) Division 4 | — | |||||||
| KVL (Cyberjaya) Division 2 | KVL (Cyberjaya) Division 3 | — | ||||||||
| KVL (Shah Alam) Division 2 | KVL (Shah Alam) Division 3 | KVL (Shah Alam) Division 4 | KVL (Shah Alam) Division 5 | |||||||
| Shah Alam League | — | |||||||||
| Subang Football League | — | |||||||||
| Sunarize Soccer League | Sunarize Soccer League Division 2 | — | ||||||||
| Selangor Social Premier League | SSPL (Gombak) Division 2 | — | ||||||||
| SSPL (Damansara) Division 2 | — | |||||||||
| Puchong Community League | — | |||||||||
| South Selangor League | — | |||||||||
| Shah Sport League | — | |||||||||
| A Ligue Champions League | — | |||||||||
| Liga Mahsa-Kronos M5 | — | |||||||||
 Federal Territories | FA Kuala Lumpur | KLFA A3 Community League | KLFA Super League | KLFA Premier League | — | |||||
| — | ||||||||||
 Putrajaya | FA Putrajaya | Putrajaya League | — | |||||||
 Negeri Sembilan | FA Negeri Sembilan | Seremban Football A3 Community League | — | |||||||
| NS A3 Community Super League | — | |||||||||
| A Ligue Nismilan A3 Community League | — | |||||||||
 Melaka | FA Melaka | Melaka League Division 1 A3 Community League | Melaka League Division Two | Melaka League Division Three | — | |||||
| PB Melayu Melaka & Super Football League | Melaka A3 Community Super League (Series 1) | — | ||||||||
 Johor | FA Johor | Johor Darul Ta’zim League | — | |||||||
| Johor Bahru FA | JBFA Super League | JBFA Premier League | — | |||||||
 Pahang | FA Pahang | Kuantan Amateur League | — | |||||||
 Terengganu | FA Terengganu | Terengganu Football League | — | |||||||
| Terengganu Amateur Super League | Terengganu Amateur Premier League | — | ||||||||
 Kelantan | FA Kelantan | Total Football M5 League | Liga Mahabbah 1 | Liga Mahabbah 2 | — | |||||
| PUC A3 Kelantan Champions League | — | |||||||||
 Sabah | FA Sabah | V Liga Kota Kinabalu | — | |||||||
 Sarawak | FA Sarawak | S-Liga | — | |||||||
| Liga M5 Bintulu | — | |||||||||
Champions
| Year | League | Champions |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | A Ligue Amisi Physio | OSV UK |
| MAHSA-KRONOS M5 League | Republic of Borneo F.C. | |
| Kuantan Amateur League | YPM FC | |
| Nogori M5 League 1 | MP Port Dickson F.C. | |
| Nogori M5 League 2 | Harini FT II | |
| Piala Dato Verdon Bahanda | GP F.C. | |
| S Ligue M5 Sarawak | AS United F.C. | |
| Ligue M5 Bintulu | SDP Project Park F.C. | |
| Putrajaya League | JAKIM F.C. | |
| 2023 | S Ligue M5 Sarawak | Maqarize II |
| V Ligue Kota Kinabalu | Tenang F.C. | |
| A-Ligue Champions League M5 | Northern Merbau F.C. | |
| RAFA Southern Selangor League | Raja Alias Serting F.C. | |
| Citi League | Sky United F.C. | |
| Footy Premier League M5 | UiTM NS F.C. | |
| MAHSA-KRONOS M5 League | Gombak City F.C. | |
 KLFA M5 League | Kampong Ku Kg. Baru F.C. | |
| Putrajaya League M5 | SJ Virtuosos F.C. | |
| Liga Mahkota Pekan M5 | FC Belacan U23 | |
| Pahang Amateur League | Parot F.C. | |
| PBDLMS M5 League | MPM FC | |
| Manjung Football League M5 | TNB Janamanjung Kilat F.C. | |
| Perlis Super League | Guar Syed Alwi F.C. | |
| A-Ligue Nismilan | Ayrish F.C. | |
| 2024–25 | Melaka A3 Community Super League (Series 1) | |
| Melaka A3 Community League (Division 1) | ||
| Negeri Sembilan A3 Community Super League | ||
| Seremban Football A3 Community League | ||
| Perlis Super League | ||
| PUC A3 Kelantan Champions League | ||
| A Ligue Champions League |