The 2023 Malaysia M3 League, known as the 2023 MBSB Bank Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the MBSB Bank Championship, the second tier football league in Malaysia, since its establishment in 2019. The season lasted from March to October.
Establishment and format This new season saw the format restructuring by the Amateur Football League (AFL). On 19 January 2020, the AFL has announced the format changes for the Malaysia M3 League and Malaysia M4 League in preparation for the transition of the amateur team to semi-professionals by 2021.
The league will kick-off with 14 teams into one single group of league. The top four teams will play in the play-offs to determine which teams will qualify for promotion to the Super League in the 2024 season. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the M4 League.
Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2022 season.
To MBSB Bank Championship Ejected from the Super League Sarawak United
New Team Melaka
From MBSB Bank Championship Relegated to Al-Ikhsan Cup FC Langkawi Kijang Rangers Langkawi City Real Chukai Tok Janggut Warriors Tun Razak City
Teams withdrawn Kinabalu Jaguar Respect
Name changes Ultimate was renamed to Naga Ultimate Kuala Selangor FC (Naga UKS).
Teams As of 29 December 2022, 14 clubs confirmed their participation in the 2023 Malaysia M3 League.
Armed Forces Bukit Tambun BRM Harini Immigration Kuala Lumpur Rovers Malaysian University Manjung City Melaka Naga Ultimate Kuala Selangor Perlis United PIB Shah Alam SAINS Sarawak United
Club locations
Venues Team Location Stadium Capacity Armed Forces Kampung Datuk Keramat Mindef Stadium 5,000 BRM Kuala Kangsar Perak Stadium 42,500 Bukit Tambun Bukit Tambun Penang State Stadium 40,000 Harini Kuala Selangor UPM Stadium 3,000 Immigration Putrajaya UPM Stadium 3,000 Kuala Lumpur Rovers Cheras, Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Stadium 16,000 Malaysian University Kuala Lumpur UM Arena Stadium 1,000 Manjung City Seri Manjung Manjung Stadium 15,000 Melaka Krubong Hang Jebat Stadium40,000 Naga Ultimate Kuala Selangor Kuala Selangor Kuala Selangor Stadium 1,000 Perlis United Kangar Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium 20,000 PIB Shah Alam Shah Alam USIM Stadium 1,000 SAINS Seremban Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 45,000 Sarawak United Kuching Sarawak State Stadium 20,000
Personnel, kits and sponsoring Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor Armed Forces Kevin Lee Cooper Venice Elphi AL Sports MBSB Bank BRM Mohd Ali Khan Abdullah Kamarul Effandi Abdul Rahim AL Sports Raudhah Islamic SchoolJasmin7 Bukit Tambun Mahamud Harun Hafidz Romly AL Sports GIMmedia Harini P. Maniam Norshahrul Idlan Talaha Ma7ch HariniMBSB Bank Immigration Mat Zan Mat Aris Mohd Nasriq Baharom Let's Play Performance redONEMBSB Bank Kuala Lumpur Rovers Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail Firdaus Fauzi Ma7ch MBSB Bank Malaysian University Ridzuan Abu Shah Amirul Fazly Zamri Ma7ch Manjung City Rafae Isa Faizzzwan Dorahim Cheetah Majlis Perbandaran ManjungANE Group Melaka Pedro Hipólito Idris Ahmad Puma Naga Ultimate Kuala Selangor Dusan Momcilovic Mohamad Firdaus Yusof AL Sports Perlis United Azhar Abdul Rahman Azizi Matt Rose Ma7ch SGT Power PIB Shah Alam Yusrizal Yusoff Adam Syafiq Fuad AL Sports MBSB Bank SAINS Hamizar Hamzah Alif Samsudin Kaki Jersi MBI Negeri Sembilan Sarawak United S. Balachandran Nor Azizi Ramlee AL Sports Punggor Wibawa
League table
Position by round
Results table
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Azim Rahim Immigration242 Afeeq Iqmal Manjung City 13 Zulkiffli Zakaria Harini4 Amer Saidin KL Rovers125 Khyril Muhymeen Harini116 Firdaus Azizul Sains10 Sadam Hashim Perlis United 8 Ikhmal Ibrahim Perlis United 99 Fakhrul Aiman Sidid Melaka8 Rafie Mat Yaccob KL Rovers
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Alief Najmi Radzi Malaysian University Naga UKS FC 1-10 (A) 11 March 2023 Syukur Saidin Bukit Tambum BRM Kuala Kangsar 0-4 (A) 6 May 2023 Ikhmal Ibrahim Perlis United Naga UKS 0-8 (A) 20 May 2023 Sadam Hashim Perlis United Naga UKS 0-8 (A) 20 May 2023 Afeeq Iqmal Manjung City Sarawak United 0-4 (A) 10 June 2023 Azim Rahim4 Immigration Naga UKS 0-6 (A) 24 June 2023 Fauzi KadarBukit Tambun Manjung City 2-3 (A) 8 July 2023 Khyril MuhymeenHarini Armed Forces 3-1 (H) 15 August 2023 Azim Rahim Immigration PIB Shah Alam 3-0 (H) 2 September 2023 Zulkiffli ZakariaHarini Naga UKS 0-8 (A) 4 September 2023 Amirul NizamPIB Naga UKS 2-6 (A) 14 October 2023
Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals 5 Player scored 5 goals (H) – Home team(A) – Away team
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Ameerul Eqwan FauziKL Rovers142 Firdaus SuhaimiManjung83 Hafizul HakimHarini7 Izarul AdliImmigration 4 Ashraf FadhilMalaysian University6 Kaharuddin RahmanSains7 Solehin MamatImmigration 5 Shahrizan ShafiqArmed Forces9 Hafidz RomlyBukit Tambun4 Hafiz Abu BakarPerlis Izzat Abdul RahimPIB Shah Alam Wan AzraiePIB Shah Alam13 Asri MuhamadPerlis United2 Nasrullah AzizMelaka15 Amar HaziqMalaysian University1 Asfa AbiddinBukit Tambun Hafizudin AzuharArmed Forces Daniel WafiuddinMelaka Izzat HakimiSains
See also 2023 Piala Sumbangsih 2023 Malaysia Super League 2023 Malaysia M4 League 2023 Malaysia M5 League 2023 Malaysia FA Cup 2023 Malaysia Cup 2023 MFL Challenge Cup 2023 MFL Cup 2023 Piala Presiden
References
External links Football Association of Malaysia website - M3 League