2025–26 Malaysia A2 Amateur League

Malaysia A2 Amateur League
Dates12 September 2025 – 24 January 2026
Matches35
Goals119 (3.4 per match)
Top goalscorerFa'es Hafize (AAK Puncak Alam, 17 goals)
Biggest home winAAK Puncak Alam 8–0 KL Rangers
(22 November 2025)
Biggest away winSungai Merab 0–11 AAK Puncak Alam
(20 September 2025)
Highest scoring11 goals
Sungai Merab 0–11 AAK Puncak Alam
(20 September 2025)
Longest winning runAAK Puncak Alam (10 matches)
Longest unbeaten runAAK Puncak Alam (10 matches)
Longest winless runNS Forces Warriors (8 matches)
Longest losing runNS Forces Warriors (8 matches)
Highest attendance539
(Kuantan City 1–1 YPM)
(27 September 2025)
Lowest attendance50
(Kubang Pasu-MPKP 1–1 Kuala Muda)
(13 September 2025)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 29 November 2025.

The 2025–26 Malaysia A2 Amateur League (Malay: Liga Amatur A2 Malaysia), formerly known as the Malaysia M4 League and Al-Ikhsan Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth season of the Malaysia A2 Amateur League, the third tier football league of the Malaysian football league system.[1][2]

Guar Syed Alwi (now Perlis GSA) were the defending champions, but will not defend the title as they compete in the 2025–26 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.[3] This year, the AFL has given 2 quotas of imported players under the age of 21 to each team competing.

Competition format

The tournament is played as follows:

  • League level: 21 teams are divided into Zone 1 (5 teams), Zone 2 (5 teams), Zone 3 (6 teams) and Zone 4 (5 teams), from the north, east foast, central, and south regions.
    • Round 1: Divided into four zones, each team will play at home and away to determine the position in the group. The top two teams in each zone, will advance to the knockout stage.
  • Knockout stage: The knockout stage is the match to determine the winner. Finalists will be promoted to the 2026–27 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[4]

Schedule for 2025–26 Malaysia A2 Amateur League
Phase Number of fixtures Date
Group stage
Group stage 10 12 September–29 November 2025
Knock-out stage
Quarter-finals First leg 4 13 December 2025
Second leg 4 20 December 2025
Semi-finals First leg 2 3 January 2026
Second leg 2 10 January 2026
Final 1 24 January 2026

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2025–26 season.[5][6]

Name changes

Notes:

^1 Originally relegated from the A1 Semi-Pro League, however the teams were not registered to the 2025–26 Malaysia A2 Amateur League due to unknown reasons.
^2 Originally were promoted to the 2025–26 Malaysia A2 Amateur League by winning their respective leagues; however the teams were not registered due to unknown reasons.

Draw

North (Zone 1)
Teams
Kuala Muda
Kubang Pasu-MPKP
Bintong
Kuala Perlis Titans
USM
East Coast (Zone 2)
Teams
Kuala Lumpur Rovers
YPM FC
Raub
Kuantan City
AZM Rovers
Central (Zone 3)
Teams
AAK Puncak Alam
UiTM United
MOF-Sungai Merab
Kampong Ku
KL Rangers
ACEIO
South (Zone 4)
Teams
PUSEN Hornet
Teck Hin
NS Forces Warriors
Duyong Fighters
MBMB Warriors
Relegated from the A1 League
Promoted from the A3 League

Venues

Team Location Stadium Capacity
AAK Puncak Alam Puncak Alam Kuala Selangor Stadium, Kuala Selangor 10,000
ACEIO Putrajaya UKM Bangi Stadium 2,000
AZM Rovers Ketereh Machang District Council Football Field 1,000
Bintong Bintong UiTM Perlis Sports Complex, Arau 1,000
Duyong Fighters Duyong UTeM Stadium, Durian Tunggal
Tun Fatimah Stadium
1,000
Kampong Ku Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur Rhino Arena, KSS 3,500
KL Rangers Setiawangsa MPAJ Stadium, Ampang Jaya 1,000
Kuala Lumpur Rovers Cheras Kuala Lumpur Stadium 18,000
Kuala Muda Kuala Muda Sungai Petani Municipal Council Sports Complex 2,500
Kuala Perlis Titans Kuala Perlis UniMAP Stadium, Pauh 500
Kuantan City Kuantan Arena MBK Kuantan 1,000
Kubang Pasu-MPKP Kubang Pasu MPKP Mini Stadium, Jitra 5,000
MBMB Warriors Malacca City Tun Fatimah Stadium
Hang Tuah Stadium
1,000
NS Forces Warriors Nilai Seriemas SportsPlex 500
PUSEN Hornet Bandar Sri Sendayan Sendayan Air Base Stadium 500
Raub Raub, Pahang Raub District Council Sports Complex Field 1,000
MOF-Sungai Merab Sepang INSPEN Stadium, Kajang 3,000
Teck Hin-KR Seremban
Putrajaya
UiTM Seremban 3 football field
Putrajaya Sports Arena
500
UiTM United Shah Alam UiTM Shah Alam Sports Complex Football Field 500
USM Gelugor USM Athletics Stadium 1,000
YPM FC Kuantan Darul Makmur Stadium 40,000

Locations

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Malaysia A2 Amateur League
Blue: Zone 1; Red: Zone 2; Green: Zone 3; Yellow: Zone 4;

Personnel, kits and sponsoring

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsors
Main Other(s)
AAK Puncak Alam Hasmawi Hassan Saiful Ridzuwan AAK Sportswear KY Line
List
    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves: AAK Life
    • Shorts:
ACEIO Omar Salim Ahmad Basheer Anas Sam Sur
List
    • Front:
    • Back: Altr Sports
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
AZM Rovers Wan Mohd Tarmizi Wan Ismail Badhri Radzi AUSS Apparel AZM Scaffolding & Machinery
List
    • Front: Ar-Rizqin Dental Clinic, Asia Travel
    • Back: AZM Bina Gemilang
    • Sleeves: AZM Bina Gemilang
    • Shorts:
Bintong Mohd Shahabuddin Kadir Muhammad Syamer Abdullah Fexie Wear Kimie Z Fried Chicken
List
    • Front:
    • Back: Fexie Wear
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Duyong Fighters Mohd Noor Derus Firdaus Ya'akub ZeroFour MRS Synergy Prima
List
    • Front:
    • Back: Zero Four, Al Habshee Car Rental
    • Sleeves: Zero Four
    • Shorts:
Kampong Ku Muhd Faiz Ramly Muhammad Azrul Razman UMU Jersey MZST KgKuFC Forever
List
    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
KL Rangers Mohd Rosni Abd Hamid Mugunthen A/L Sivakumar Kaki Jersi Allianz
List
    • Front:Kopa Group, Skyworld, MRT Corp,
    • Back:
    • Sleeves: Lebih Masa Podcast, Revive Isotonic Brand
    • Shorts:
Kuala Muda Koet King Heyong Firdaus Abd Rahman Nike
Tritoni
None
Tritoni
List
    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Kuala Perlis Titans Faizal Abu Bakar Syazwan Zainon Geliga Jersey COPA
List
    • Front: Geliga
    • Back: Nyiru Klasik Ikan Bakar, MJ Bina
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Kuantan City Bahazenan Osman Hasnul Zaim Cend4w4n Sublimate Kuantan City Council
List
    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Kubang Pasu-MPKP Akmal Rizal Abdullah Yusof Grand Worldwide Mzfa Setia Teguh Enterprise / Grand Worldwide
List
    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
MBMB Warriors Hazlani Hj.Jaafar Ahmad Saufi Ibrahim ZeroFour World Tourism Day 2025
List
NS Forces Warriors Suhairy Johari Mohamad Noraiman Talib KimiCom Jersey Ayam Rempah JANK
List
    • Front:
    • Back: KimiCom Jersey
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
PUSEN Hornet Mohd Noor Ali 'Ammar Mohd Zain Zakir Zakir Marketing
List
    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Raub Izzudin Danuri Amin Mozri Hakka Clo
List
    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
MOF-Sungai Merab Azman Jaafar Mohd Halim Che Hassan Made by club
List
    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Teck Hin Roslan Othman Khairul Faizzuhri D’Mensi Legacy
List
    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
UiTM United Fairuz Abdul Aziz Muhammad Syazman Jefry Let's Play Performance
List
    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
USM Azizul Ahmad Sabri Mohd Redzuan Suhaidi Line7
List
    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
YPM FC Syed Farul Hakim Syied Mahmud Azamuddin Akil Noto YP Maintenance Sdn. Bhd.
List
    • Front:
    • Back: SLP Studios, Tok Gajah Forever, Eeva Florist
    • Sleeves: Legasi 06
    • Shorts:

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 U21 player 1 U21 player 2 Former player 3
AAK Puncak Alam
ACEIO Oumar Keita
AZM Rovers
Bintong
Duyong Fighters Abednego Uzondu Silaz Favour Nii Didier Lamptey
Lucky Amenyo
Kampong Ku
KL Rangers
Kuala Lumpur Rovers
Kuala Muda
Kuala Perlis Titans
Kuantan City
Kubang Pasu-MPKP
MBMB Warriors
NS Forces Warriors
PUSEN Hornet
Raub
Sungai Merab
Teck Hin
UiTM United
USM
YPM FC
  • Players name in bold indicates that the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • ^3 Foreign players who left their teams or were de-registered from the playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.

Standings

Zone 1 (North)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification USM KPT KUB KUA BIN
1 USM FC 8 8 0 0 22 3 +19 24 Advance to knockout round 5–1 3–0 3–0 2–0
2 Kuala Perlis Titans 8 3 1 4 9 12 −3 10 1–3 1–0 2–0 1–2
3 Kubang Pasu-MPKP 8 2 2 4 7 11 −4 8 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–0
4 Kuala Muda 8 1 4 3 7 11 −4 7 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–2
5 Bintong 8 2 1 5 5 13 −8 7 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2025. Source: FAM-CMS
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Fixtures and results

Zone 2 (East coast)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification AZM YPM KUA RAU KLR
1 AZM Rovers 6 5 0 1 13 3 +10 15 Advance to knockout round 1–0 1–0 7–0 NIL
2 YPM FC 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10 2–0 1–3 4–2 NIL
3 Kuantan City 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–1 1–1 2–0 NIL
4 Raub 6 0 0 6 5 21 −16 0 1–3 1–3 1–2 NIL
5 Kuala Lumpur Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn NIL NIL 0–3 NIL
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2025. Source: FAM-CMS
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Fixtures and results

Zone 3 (Central)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification AAK ACE KGK SGM UIT KLR
1 AAK Puncak Alam 10 10 0 0 47 2 +45 30 Advance to knockout round 3–0 2–1 4–1 4–0 8–0
2 ACEIO 10 6 2 2 18 16 +2 20 0–4 1–0 1–0 2–2 4–2
3 Kampong Ku 10 3 3 4 16 13 +3 12 0–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–1
4 MOF-Sungai Merab 10 3 1 6 9 25 −16 10 0–11 1–3 2–0 0–0 3–1
5 UITM United 10 2 2 6 11 18 −7 8 0–1 2–3 1–4 1–0 4–0
6 KL Rangers 10 1 2 7 8 35 −27 5 0–8 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2025. Source: FAM-CMS
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Fixtures and results

Zone 4 (South)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification TEK MBM DUY PUS N9F
1 Teck Hin-KR 8 6 2 0 21 4 +17 20 Advance to knockout round 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–0
2 MBMB Warriors 8 5 0 3 20 11 +9 15 0–5 1–2 4–1 3–0
3 Duyong Fighters 8 4 2 2 17 6 +11 14 0–0 0–1 5–0 4–0
4 PUSEN Hornet 8 3 0 5 8 21 −13 9 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–0
5 NS Forces Warriors 8 0 0 8 2 26 −24 0 0–4 0–7 0–3 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2025. Source: FAM-CMS
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Fixtures and results

Knockout round

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
MBMB Warriors 2
USM 5
Winner quarter-final 1
Winner quarter-final 3
YPM 0
AAK Puncak Alam 0
Winner semi-final 1
Winner semi-final 2
ACeIO 1
AZM Rovers 1
Winner quarter-final 2
Winner quarter-final 4
Kuala Perlis Titans 2
Teck Hin-KR 0

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 13 December 2025, and the second legs were played on 20 December 2025.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
MBMB Warriors USM 2–5 20 Dec
YPM AAK Puncak Alam 0–0 20 Dec
ACeIO AZM Rovers 1–1 20 Dec
Kuala Perlis Titans Teck Hin-KR 2–0 20 Dec

Matches

First leg
MBMB Warriors2–5USM
Harith Roslan 67' (pen.)
Ikram Zainal 73'
Report
  • 16' Aidil Danial
  • 23' Akmal Rizal
  • 51' Aminuddin Abu Bakar
  • 89' Najiy Samsul Amri
  • 90+5' Fauzi Kadar
Referee: Muhammad Usaid bin Jamal
Second leg
USMvMBMB Warriors

First leg
YPM0–0AAK Puncak Alam
Report
SSMP Mini Stadium, Gambang, Pahang
Referee: Amirul Zamir bin Abd Jamil
Second leg
AAK Puncak AlamvYPM
Kuala Selangor Stadium, Kuala Selangor

First leg
ACeIO1–1AZM Rovers
Syahirul Fazly 76' (pen.) Report 62' Raziman Roslan
Kajang Prisons Mini Stadium, Kajang
Referee: Zam Azwan Khan Bin Rashid Khan
Second leg
AZM RoversvACeIO
Machang District Council Football Field, Machang

First leg
Kuala Perlis Titans2–0Teck Hin-KR
Syazwan Zainon 33'
Liinesh Raaj 47'
Report
UniMAP Stadium, Pauh
Referee: Muhammad Shukor Zulkiflee
Second leg
Teck Hin-KRvKuala Perlis Titans
MMU Stadium, Cyberjaya

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 3 January 2026, and the second legs were played on 10 January 2026.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner quarter-final 1 Winner quarter-final 3 3 January 2026 10 January 2026
Winner quarter-final 2 Winner quarter-final 4 3 January 2026 10 January 2026

Matches

First leg
Winner quarter-final 1vWinner quarter-final 3
Second leg
Winner quarter-final 3vWinner quarter-final 1

First leg
Winner quarter-final 2vWinner quarter-final 4
Second leg
Winner quarter-final 4vWinner quarter-final 2

Final

The final will be played at the TBD.

Winners

Champions of 2025–26 Malaysia A2 Amateur League
To be determined
To be determined
To be determined

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 29 November 2025 [10]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Fa'es Hafize AAK Puncak Alam 17
2 Shamerul Abd Aziz Duyong Fighters 9
3 Izzai Fathi Ramli MOF-Sungai Merab 8
4 Faris Kamardin AAK Puncak Alam 6
Adam Danial AZM Rovers
Ridhwan Johan Kampong Ku
7 Shukor Azmi AAK Puncak Alam 5
Hafiz Izzudin AAK Puncak Alam
Fakrul Aiman Teck Hin-KR
10 Ariff Zaini MBMB Warriors 4
Shahrul Asmadin PUSEN Hornet
Aidil Danial USM
Aminuddin Abu Bakar USM
Daniel Irfan USM
Nasyrullah Zaki YPM
16 12 players 8 clubs 3

Own goals

As of 4 October 2025
Rank Player Team Against Date Goal
1 Dzarif Idzham UiTM United KGKU 4 October 2025 (2025-10-04)[11] 1–4

Hat-tricks

As of 29 November 2025
Player For Against Result Date
Fa'es Hafize 5 AAK Puncak Alam Sungai Merab 0–11 (A)[12] 20 September 2025
Shahrul Asmadin PUSEN Hornet NS Forces Warriors 2–3 (A)[13] 5 October 2025
Shamerul Abd Aziz Duyong Fighters PUSEN Hornet 5–0 (H)[14] 8 November 2025
Daniel Irfan USM Kuala Perlis Titans 5–1 (H)[15] 8 November 2025
Saiful Mustafa MBMB Warriors NS Forces Warriors 0–7 (A)[16] 29 November 2025
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
5 Player scored 5 goals
9 Player scored 9 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

See also

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