2019 Malaysia M3 League

This season saw a revamp of the competition's format by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). Announced earlier on 24 November 2018 by FAM deputy president Yusoff Mahadi,{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2018/11/434155/fam-cup-undergo-facelift|website=nst.com.my|author=Syafiq Aznan|title=FAM Cup to undergo a facelift|date=24 November 2018|accessdate=27 November 2018}} the format of the new season was outlined in a meeting by FAM's Local Competition Committee and were announced in a media statement on 19 December 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.fam.org.my/news/penstrukturan-semula-format-pertandingan-penyertaan-pasukan-piala-fam-2019|website=fam.org.my|title=PENSTRUKTURAN SEMULA FORMAT PERTANDINGAN & PENYERTAAN PASUKAN PIALA FAM 2019|date=19 December 2019|accessdate=20 December 2018}}

The format will be reverted to a straight knock-out tournament format (a format used before 2008), as opposed to the league format used since 2008. 64 teams competed for the FAM Cup, including 6 teams confirmed earlier to participate in the Malaysia FAM Cup, and teams promoted to the 2019 Malaysia Premier League. The rest of the teams included were 19 teams nominated by FAM's associate members, and teams from the newly created Malaysia M4 League, whose selection was subject to methods decided by the Malaysian Football League. The champions of the 2019 Malaysia FAM Cup then competed with the last-placed 2019 Malaysia Premier League team in a play-off match for a slot to participate in the 2020 Malaysia Premier League.

Earlier, there was speculation that the league organization might be taken over by the Malaysian Football League, organizers of the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia Premier League, having been held by the FAM since 1951,{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2018/11/430876/fam-cup-faces-uncertainty-mfl-ready-step|author=Firdaus Hashim|website=nst.com.my|title=FAM Cup faces uncertainty, MFL ready to step in|date=13 November 2018|accessdate=27 November 2018}} but this was clarified in an FAM media statement that the FAM will cooperate with the MFL for the organization of the tournament, with the FAM still holding major responsibilities and ownership of the tournament and the rights of it. MFL covered the cost of the teams participating from the first round up until the quarter-finals, while the FAM covered the cost of the teams participating from that point onwards.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/fam-cup-contested-knockout-competition-2019/1q80apv1fs59v1osij8joftlge|website=Goal.com|title=FAM Cup to be contested as knockout competition in 2019|author=Zulhilmi Zainal|date=19 December 2019|accessdate=20 December 2018}}

The following teams have changed division since the 2018 season.

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Relegated from Premier League

• None ²

Existing teams (From FAM League)

• Armed Forces
• Kelantan United
• Kuching

Promoted from the Malaysia M4 League

• Banggol Tok Ku – TAL Cup Winner
• Batu Dua – South Selangor League Winner
• Dak-dak Melawati – Selangor Social Premier League Winner
• Langkawi Glory United – Subang Football League Winner
• Johor Bahru – Johor Darul Ta’zim League (HM Sultan of Johor Cup) Winner
• Penjara – PBNS President Cup Winner
• Protap – Shah Alam League Winner
• Puchong Fuerza – Puchong Community League Winner
• SAMB – Melaka Division 1 Winner
• Ultimate – AXA Klang Valley League Winner

New Team

• Tun Razak F.C.

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Promoted to the Premier League

• Selangor United ¹
• Perlis ²

• Terengganu Hanelang
• Petaling Jaya Rangers
• Marcerra United
• Kuala Lumpur City Hall
• Shahzan Muda
• Ministry of Finance
• D'AR Wanderers
• Terengganu City ²
• Young Fighters
• KL Cops ³
• Tentera Darat ⁴
• Uptown ³

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• ATM FA was renamed to Armed Forces FC, and relocated to Kuala Lumpur.
• Glory United FC was renamed to Langkawi Glory United, and relocated to Langkawi.
• MPKB-BRI U-BeS was renamed to Kelantan United.

Notes:

: {{note|1|1}} Promoted by the finalist of the 2018 FAM Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/terengganu-city-selangor-united-set-promoted-malaysia/z0gbyhqrpeb5140an4kms0kr8|website=Goal.com|author=Zulhilmi Zainal|title=Terengganu City, Selangor United set to be promoted to Premier League|date=1 September 2018|accessdate=27 November 2018}}

: {{note|2|2}} Originally Terengganu II were relegated from 2018 Malaysia Premier League and Terengganu City F.C. were promoted by winning the 2018 Malaysia FAM Cup; however the Malaysian Football League blocked Terengganu City's promotion due to financial issues, granted Terengganu II's to stay in the Malaysia Premier League, and accepted Perlis FA's application to be promoted to the Malaysia Premier League, replacing the expelled Kuantan FA{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/mifa-get-super-league-spot-perlis-the-same-for-premier/klljftolri1k19e610f22gt2r|title=MIFA get Super League spot, Perlis the same for Premier League|date=30 December 2018|website=Goal.com|accessdate=3 January 2019}}

: {{note|3|3}} Originally KL Cops from the 2018 DD Social M5 League, and Uptown F.C. from the 2018 Sunarize Soccer M5 League were promoted to the 2019 Malaysia M3 League by winning their respective leagues; however the teams were not registered to the 2019 Malaysia M3 League due to unknown reasons.

: {{note|4|4}}Tentera Darat F.A. from the 2018 Kuala Lumpur M5 Super League were not registered to the 2019 Malaysia M3 League due to being in the same division as their parent club, Armed Forces.

As of 11 February 2019, 14 teams confirmed their participation in the 2019 Malaysia M3 League.

• File:Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces.svg Armed Forces
• {{flagicon|Terengganu}} Banggol Tokku
• {{flagicon|Selangor}} Batu Dua
• {{flagicon|Kuala Lumpur}} DDM FC
• {{flagicon|Kedah}} Langkawi Glory United
• {{flagicon|Johor}} Johor Bahru
• {{flagicon|Kelantan}} Kelantan United
• {{flagicon|Sarawak}} Kuching
• {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Penjara
• {{flagicon|Selangor}} Protap
• {{flagicon|Selangor}} Puchong Fuerza
• {{flagicon|Melaka}} SAMB
• {{flagicon|Kuala Lumpur}} Tun Razak
• {{flagicon|Selangor}} Ultimate

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

The number of foreign players is restricted to two each team.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

• Players name in bold indicates that the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
• {{note|1|1}} Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from the playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.

{{2019 Malaysia M3 League table}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://www.malaysianfootballleague.com/portal/league-results.php?league=LIGA+PREMIER+&year=2019 AFL]

| update = 17 November 2019

| a_note = yes

| matches_style = FBR

|team1=ARM

|team2=BD

|team3=BTK

|team4=DDM

|team5=LGU

|team6=JB

|team7=KLU

|team8=KCH

|team9=PNJ

|team10=PRO

|team11=PFZ

|team12=SAM

|team13=TRZ

|team14=ULT

|name_ARM=Armed Forces

|name_BD=Batu Dua

|name_BTK=Banggol Tok Ku

|name_DDM=Dak-dak Melawati

|name_LGU=Langkawi Glory United

|name_JB=Johor Bahru

|name_KLU=Kelantan United

|name_KCH=Kuching

|name_PNJ=Penjara

|name_PRO=Protap

|name_PFZ=Puchong Fuerza

|name_SAM=SAMB

|name_TRZ=Tun Razak

|name_ULT=Ultimate

| match_ARM_BD = 8–2

| match_ARM_BTK = 1–1

| match_ARM_DDM = 3–1

| match_ARM_LGU = 0–0

| match_ARM_JB = 1–1

| match_ARM_KLU = 1–0

| match_ARM_KCH = 2–1

| match_ARM_PNJ = 2–2

| match_ARM_PRO = 1–0

| match_ARM_PFZ = 1–1

| match_ARM_SAM = 1–0

| match_ARM_TRZ = 10–0

| match_ARM_ULT = 4–0

| match_BD_ARM = 0–1

| match_BD_BTK = 1–2

| match_BD_DDM = 1–2

| match_BD_LGU = 1–9

| match_BD_JB = 3–0

| match_BD_KLU = 0–10

| match_BD_KCH = 3–5

| match_BD_PNJ = 3–2

| match_BD_PRO = 4–0

| match_BD_PFZ = 0–6

| match_BD_SAM = 1–1

| match_BD_TRZ = 5–0

| match_BD_ULT = 1–1

| match_BTK_ARM = 0–5

| match_BTK_BD = 2–0

| match_BTK_DDM = 2–1

| match_BTK_LGU = 3–2

| match_BTK_JB = 1–2

| match_BTK_KLU = 0–2

| match_BTK_KCH = 0–1

| match_BTK_PNJ = 2–0

| match_BTK_PRO = 5–1

| match_BTK_PFZ = 0–4

| match_BTK_SAM = 3–1

| match_BTK_TRZ = 10–0

| match_BTK_ULT = 4–7

| match_DDM_ARM = 1–3

| match_DDM_BD = 4–4

| match_DDM_BTK = 1–1

| match_DDM_LGU = 0–1

| match_DDM_JB = 4–2

| match_DDM_KLU = 0–5

| match_DDM_KCH = 1–1

| match_DDM_PNJ = 4–0

| match_DDM_PRO = 1–2

| match_DDM_PFZ = 2–5

| match_DDM_SAM = 2–1

| match_DDM_TRZ = 9–0

| match_DDM_ULT = 4–3

| match_LGU_ARM = 1–0

| match_LGU_BD = 1–0

| match_LGU_BTK = 2–0

| match_LGU_DDM = 1–8

| match_LGU_JB = 6–3

| match_LGU_KLU = 0–5

| match_LGU_KCH = 0–4

| match_LGU_PNJ = 3–5

| match_LGU_PRO = 1–2

| match_LGU_PFZ = 0–1

| match_LGU_SAM = 1–1

| match_LGU_TRZ = 0–2

| match_LGU_ULT = 1–3

| match_JB_ARM = 1–2

| match_JB_BD = 3–1

| match_JB_BTK = 3–1

| match_JB_DDM = 4–2

| match_JB_LGU = 3–3

| match_JB_KLU = 3–3

| match_JB_KCH = 0–1

| match_JB_PNJ = 0–1

| match_JB_PRO = 1–2

| match_JB_PFZ = 3–3

| match_JB_SAM = 2–2

| match_JB_TRZ = 1–0

| match_JB_ULT = 1–4

| match_KLU_ARM = 2–2

| match_KLU_BD = 2–0

| match_KLU_BTK = 2–0

| match_KLU_DDM = 3–0

| match_KLU_JB = 3–0

| match_KLU_LGU = 7–0

| match_KLU_KCH = 1–1

| match_KLU_PNJ = 3–0

| match_KLU_PRO = 3–0

| match_KLU_PFZ = 2–1

| match_KLU_SAM = 2–1

| match_KLU_TRZ = 3–1

| match_KLU_ULT = 5–1

| match_KCH_ARM = 1–0

| match_KCH_BD = 4–1

| match_KCH_BTK = 2–0

| match_KCH_DDM = 0–0

| match_KCH_JB = 1–0

| match_KCH_LGU = 1–0

| match_KCH_KLU = 2–1

| match_KCH_PNJ = 3–0

| match_KCH_PRO = 6–0

| match_KCH_PFZ = 1–0

| match_KCH_SAM = 2–0

| match_KCH_TRZ = 6–0

| match_KCH_ULT = 0–1

| match_PNJ_ARM = 1–1

| match_PNJ_BD = 1–4

| match_PNJ_BTK = 1–1

| match_PNJ_DDM = 0–2

| match_PNJ_JB = 1–1

| match_PNJ_LGU = 2–1

| match_PNJ_KLU = 1–4

| match_PNJ_KCH = 2–2

| match_PNJ_PRO = 2–5

| match_PNJ_PFZ = 1–1

| match_PNJ_SAM = 0–3

| match_PNJ_TRZ = 6–1

| match_PNJ_ULT = 2–5

| match_PRO_ARM = 3–1

| match_PRO_BD = 5–1

| match_PRO_BTK = 4–1

| match_PRO_DDM = 2–1

| match_PRO_JB = 0–4

| match_PRO_LGU = 0–0

| match_PRO_KLU = 1–4

| match_PRO_KCH = 2–2

| match_PRO_PNJ = 0–2

| match_PRO_PFZ = 1–6

| match_PRO_SAM = 2–1

| match_PRO_TRZ = 8–0

| match_PRO_ULT = 1–4

| match_PFZ_ARM = 2–2

| match_PFZ_BD = 0–2

| match_PFZ_BTK = 3–4

| match_PFZ_DDM = 2–4

| match_PFZ_JB = 2–2

| match_PFZ_LGU = 4–1

| match_PFZ_KLU = 2–3

| match_PFZ_KCH = 3–4

| match_PFZ_PNJ = 4–1

| match_PFZ_PRO = 3–1

| match_PFZ_SAM = 4–0

| match_PFZ_TRZ = 2–0

| match_PFZ_ULT = 4–1

| match_SAM_ARM = 1–1

| match_SAM_BD = 0–1

| match_SAM_BTK = 1–1

| match_SAM_DDM = 2–1

| match_SAM_JB = 2–0

| match_SAM_LGU = 4–3

| match_SAM_KLU = 0–4

| match_SAM_KCH = 2–1

| match_SAM_PNJ = 1–0

| match_SAM_PRO = 1–2

| match_SAM_PFZ = 1–2

| match_SAM_TRZ = 7–0

| match_SAM_ULT = 2–2

| match_TRZ_ARM = 0–5

| match_TRZ_BD = 0–7

| match_TRZ_BTK = 1–7

| match_TRZ_DDM = 2–4

| match_TRZ_JB = 2–0

| match_TRZ_LGU = 1–10

| match_TRZ_KLU = 0–10

| match_TRZ_KCH = 2–4

| match_TRZ_PNJ = 2–3

| match_TRZ_PRO = 1–1

| match_TRZ_PFZ = 0–3

| match_TRZ_SAM = 0–1

| match_TRZ_ULT = 0–14

| match_ULT_ARM = 2–2

| match_ULT_BD = 3–0

| match_ULT_BTK = 1–1

| match_ULT_DDM = 4–1

| match_ULT_JB = 2–0

| match_ULT_LGU = 3–0

| match_ULT_KLU = 3–4

| match_ULT_KCH = 0–2

| match_ULT_PNJ = 3–0

| match_ULT_PRO = 2–2

| match_ULT_PFZ = 3–3

| match_ULT_SAM = 0–2

| match_ULT_TRZ = 4–2

}}

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=br

|team1=Kelantan United

|pos1= 1/4 /3 /4 /3 /3 /3 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1/1/1/1/1/1

|team8=Dak-dak Melawati|pos8= 2/2 /1/1/1 /1 /2 /3 /4 /5 /3 /4 /4 /4 /4 /3 /3 /4 /6 /6 /7/7/8/8/9/8

|team4=Puchong Fuerza|pos4= 3/ 1/2 / 3/6 /6 /6 /6 /5 /4 /5 /5 /5 /6 /7 /7 /6 /6 /6 /5/4/4/4/4/4/4

|team2=Kuching

|pos2= 4/5 / 5/6 /4 /4 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2

|team14=Tun Razak

|pos14= 5/7 /9 /7 /9 /10 /11 /11 /11 /12 /12 /12 /14 /14 /14 /14 /14 /14 /14 /14 /14/14/14/14/14/14

|team3=Armed Forces

|pos3= 6/3 /6 /5 /5 /5 /5 /4 /3 /3 /4 /3 /3 /3 /3 /4 /4 /3 /3 /3 /3/3/3/3/3/3

|team10=Batu Dua|pos10= 7/6 /4 /2 /2 /2 /4 /5 /6 /6 /8 /8 /7 /5 /5 /6 /8 /9 /9 /11 /11/11/12/11/10/10

|team6=Protap|pos6= 8/13 /13 /14/14 /14 /14 /14 /14 /14 /14 /14 /13 /12 /12 /11 /11 /10 /10 /9/9/9/7/7/6/6

|team9=SAMB|pos9= 9/9 / 11/10 /7 / 8/10 /10 /10 /9 /10 /9 / 9/7 /8 /9 /7 /7 /7 /8 /8/8/9/9/7/9

|team11=Johor Bahru|pos11= 10/10 /12 /12 /12 /12 /12 /12 /12 /11 /11 /11 /11 /11 /11 /12 /12 /12 /12 / 12/13/13/13/13/13/11

|team5=Ultimate|pos5= 11/11 /8 /11 /11/7 /8 /8 /8 /8 /6 /7 /8 /9 /9 /8 /9 / 8/8 /7 /5/5/5/5/5/5

|team7=Banggol Tok Ku|pos7= 12/12 / 7/9 /10 /11 /9 /7 /7 /7 /7 /6 /6 / 8/6 /5 /5 /5 /4 /4 /6/6/6/6/8/7

|team13=Penjara|pos13= 13/8 /10 /8 /8 /9 /7 /9 /9 /10 /9 /10 /10 /10 /10 /10 /10 /11 /11 /10 /10/10/10/12/12/13

|team12=Langkawi Glory United|pos12= 14/14 / 14/13 /13 /13 /13 /13 /13 /13 /13 /13 /12 /13 /13 /13 /13 /13 /13 /13 /12/12/11/10/11/12

| color_1 = 1st

| text_1 = Leader

| color_13-14 =red1

| text_13-14 =Relegation to Malaysia M4 League

| color_Q = green1

}}

The runner-up of the Malaysia M3 League will play a one-legged play-off against the last-placed Malaysia Premier League team to decide the second team to be promoted to the 2020 Malaysia Premier League.

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|11|23|df=y}}

|time = 20:15 UTC+8

|team1 = Kuching FA

|score = 3-1

|report =

|team2 = Sarawak

|goals1 =

• Sahran {{goal|9}}
• Hafis {{goal|77}}
• Joseph {{goal|85}}

|goals2 =

• Hudson {{goal|85}}

|stadium = Sarawak Stadium, Sarawak

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{updated|matches played on 17 November 2019.}}

Players sorted first by goals, then by last name.

;Notes

⁴ Player scored 4 goals

⁵ Player scored 5 goals

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

• 2019 Malaysia Super League
• 2019 Malaysia Premier League
• 2019 Malaysia M4 League
• 2019 Malaysia FA Cup
• 2019 Malaysia Cup
• 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup
• 2019 Piala Presiden
• 2019 Piala Belia
• List of Malaysian football transfers 2019

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.fam.org.my/piala-fam Football Association of Malaysia website - FAM League]

{{Malaysia M3 League}}

{{2019 in Malaysian football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malaysia FAM Cup League 2019}}

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