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The Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- The Sun
2025-2026 A1 Semi-Pro League to feature 16 teams
THE 2025-2026 A1 Semi-Pro League competition will see 16 teams participating compared to 15 last season. The increase in the number of teams follows the Amateur Football League's (AFL) confirmation of the four more teams: Kedah Darul Aman FC (KDA FC), Guar Syed Alwi (GSA FC), FC Seoul Phoenix, and UM-Damansara United. AFL chairman Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mahadi stated that KDA FC, GSA FC, and Seoul Phoenix were previously granted conditional approval and were required to fulfil several criteria and submit documents within the specified timeframe. He said the AFL also confirmed the participation of UM-Damansara United, which was previously placed on the waiting list along with Ipoh City FC. 'After going through the document review and criteria set just like other teams, UM- Damansara United was also confirmed to participate, bringing the total to 16 teams participating in the 2025-2026 A1 Semi Pro League. 'As for Ipoh City FC, the team has decided to withdraw from the competition,' he said in a statement today. Previously, the AFL announced that 12 teams had successfully confirmed their participation for the upcoming season. The teams are Armed Forces FC, Manjung City FC, Immigration FC II, Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) II, Selangor FC II, Kelantan WTS FC, Kedah FA, Machan FC, Kelantan Red Warriors FC, Bunga Raya FC, Malaysian University and the Perak Football Association (PAFA). For the record, Melaka FC was crowned champions last season, while Immigration FC came in second place, thus qualifying on merit for the 2025-2026 Super League.
New Straits Times
23-05-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Brunei club make return to M-League
KUALA LUMPUR: The Super League will see the return of Brunei club, DPMM FC, and the full enforcement of Financial Fair Play (FFP) next season. The Malaysian Football League (MFL), in a statement today, confirmed that DPMM, whose last appearance here was 2008, will compete as an invited club following Fifa's approval. This will bring the total number of teams in the Super League to 14. As part of the FFP regulations, Super League teams will now be subject to a salary cap — clubs cannot allocate more than 80 per cent of their total annual budget to salary payments. The MFL has also standardised squad sizes across the board, with each club limited to 30 registered players — a change from the previous limit of 34 for ACL Elite/ACL2 teams and 32 for others. In terms of foreign player registration, clubs can now list up to 15 foreign players, up from the previous limits of 12 (for ACL/ACL2 participants) and nine (for other teams). The on-field foreign player quota has been revised to seven plus two substitutes, with a composition of four Open, one Asia, and two Asean players. This replaced the previous format of six plus one substitute (four Open, one Asia, one ASEAN). To align with international calendars, the 2025-2026 Super League will kick off in early August this year, beginning with the Charity Match between Super League champions Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) and runners-up Selangor. The first transfer window will run from June 9 to Aug 31, followed by a second window from Jan 5 to Feb 1, 2026. The FA Cup is scheduled for August this year, while both the MFL Challenge Cup and Malaysia Cup will commence in January 2026.
