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The 2025–26 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League was the fifth season of the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, currently the second tier football league in Malaysia, since its establishment in 2019.[1] Melaka will not defend the title as they compete in the 2025–26 Malaysia Super League.[2]

Season2025–26
Dates2 August 2025 – 23 May 2026
ChampionsJDT II
PromotedKelantan Red Warrior
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
Season2025–26
Dates2 August 2025 – 23 May 2026
ChampionsJDT II
PromotedKelantan Red Warrior
RelegatedKedah Darul Aman
Matches165
Goals477 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerEmmanuel Mbarga (Kelantan Red Warrior, 32 goals)
Biggest home winPerlis GSA 8–0 Seoul Phoenix
(20 December 2025)
Biggest away winSeoul Phoenix 0–9 JDT II
(11 January 2026)
Highest scoring10 goals
Perlis GSA 2–8 Immigration II
(27 April 2026)
Longest winning runKelantan WTS (7 matches)
Longest unbeaten runPerak FA (14 matches)
Longest winless runKedah Darul Aman (27 matches)
Longest losing runKedah Darul Aman (12 matches)
Highest attendance10,087
(Kelantan Red Warrior 2- 1 Bunga Raya
(23 May 2026)
Lowest attendance50
(Machan 0–1 Perlis GSA)
(8 August 2025)
Total attendance9,306
Average attendance716
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2026.
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Competition format

The tournament is played as follows:

  • League Structure and Matches: Each of the 16 teams competes in a league (likely round-robin) format — playing home and away.
  • Qualification / Promotion / Relegation:
  • Foreign Player Rule:
    • Each team is allowed three foreign players.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season.[4]

Name changes

  • Bunga Raya Damansara removed "Damansara" from its official name and change their full name to Bunga Raya
  • Guar Syed Alwi rebranded to Perlis GSA[7][8]

Notes:

^1 Expelled from Super League[9]
^2 Invited team from South Korea[10]
^3 KPT appoints UiTM as sports centre[11]

Stadiums and locations

More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Armed Forces Kampung Datuk Keramat Mindef Stadium 5,000
Negeri Sembilan Bunga Raya Tampin Tampin Mini Stadium 500
Putrajaya Immigration II Serdang UPM Stadium 3,000
Johor Johor Darul Ta'zim II Pasir Gudang Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium 15,000
Kedah Kedah Darul Aman Jitra MPKP Mini Stadium 5,000
Kedah Kedah FA Alor Setar Darul Aman Stadium 32,387
Kelantan Kelantan Red Warrior Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 30,000
Kelantan Kelantan WTS Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 30,000
Sarawak Machan Melaka City Hang Tuah Stadium 1,000
Malaysia Malaysian University Nilai USIM Stadium 1,000
Perak Manjung City Seri Manjung Manjung Municipal Council Stadium 15,000
Perak Perak FA Chemor Chepor SSI Mini Stadium, Perak Football Complex 1,000
Perlis Perlis GSA Kangar Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium 20,000
Selangor Selangor II Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya Stadium 25,000
South Korea Seoul Phoenix Cyberjaya Sepang Municipal Council Stadium 1,000
Selangor UM-Damansara United Kuala Lumpur UM Arena Stadium 1,500
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Locations

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro
Klang Valley

Personnel, kits and sponsoring

More information Team, Head coach ...
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsors
Main Other(s)
Armed Forces England Kevin Cooper Malaysia Faiz Ibrahim Malaysia Altr.gg None
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    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Bunga Raya Malaysia Mohamad Ishak Bin Kunju Mohamad Malaysia Fauzan Fauzi Malaysia Kimicom Jersey Bunga Raya Group of Football
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    • Front:
    • Back: Kimicom Jersey, Arena IRC Negeri Sembilan
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Immigration II Malaysia Azlan Ahmad Malaysia Hafiz Kamal Malaysia AL Sports Weststar
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    • Front: FIVE Petroleum
    • Back: CTIntel, Al-Ikhsan Sports
    • Sleeves: GoHub, Enegel
    • Shorts:
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Spain Josep Ferré Malaysia Ahmad Aysar Hadi United States Nike Toyota
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    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves: JCORP
    • Shorts:
Kedah Darul Aman Malaysia Azzmi Aziz Malaysia Zamri Pin Ramli Malaysia ALX None
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    • Front:
    • Back: Cosmic, Anak Sena, Arab Street, Al-Ikhsan Sports
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Kedah FA Malaysia Victor Andrag Senegal Papé Diakité England Mitre Experience Kedah
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    • Front: MBI Kedah, PKNK
    • Back: Pancaran Matahari, CT Global
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Kelantan Red Warrior Malaysia Irfan Bakti Abu Salim Malaysia Norshahrul Idlan Thailand Warrix Nasken Coffee
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    • Front:
    • Back Amar Amran, Ekspres Perdana
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Kelantan WTS Malaysia Abdul Aziz Mustapha Malaysia Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria Malaysia PUC Sport Niemans
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    • Front: Mukreez Construction, WNS
    • Back: PUC Sport
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Machan Malaysia Mohd Shukri Haji Ismail Malaysia Akhir Bahari Malaysia Kimicom Jersey ACE Speed
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    • Front:
    • Back: Kimicom Jersey, MediPulih Klinik, Manipal Rehabilitation Centre
    • Sleeves: Extra Joss
    • Shorts:
Malaysian University Malaysia Mohd Yazli Yahya Malaysia Zharif Nazhan Malaysia Let's Play Performance None
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    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
Manjung City Malaysia K. Nanthakumar Malaysia Syamin Baharuddin Malaysia EFS Discover Manjung
List
    • Front:
    • Back: Arwana Group
    • Sleeves: Restoran Madinah
    • Shorts:
Perak FA Malaysia Syamsul Saad Malaysia Kamal Arif Azrai Malaysia AL Sports Perak Sejahtera 2030
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    • Front: Perbadanan Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Perak, MB Inc.
    • Back: Darul Ridzuan Integrity Champion, Al-Ikhsan Sports
    • Sleeves: Lembaga Air Perak, Perbadanan Pertanian Negeri Perak
    • Shorts:
Perlis GSA Malaysia Abdullah Hassan Malaysia Anas Shaharom Malaysia El Klasiko Potcat Foods
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    • Front: TRA Holidays
    • Back: El Klasiko
    • Sleeves: Visit Perlis
    • Shorts:
Selangor II France Christophe Gamel Malaysia Syahir Bashah Spain Joma PKNS
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Seoul Phoenix Malaysia Ariff Hashim South Korea Chan-yang Choi South Korea ZD Sports Hobaek Logistics
List
    • Front:
    • Back: ZD Sports, Kimchi Brewery
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
UM-Damansara United Malaysia Ridzuan Abu Shah Malaysia Hariz Mansor Malaysia Kovra
Malaysia Line7		 TouchTronics
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    • Front:
    • Back: Fexiebowl Langkawi, Sportflex
    • Sleeves: Extra Joss
    • Shorts:
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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.

More information Team, Player 1 ...
Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former players1
Armed Forces South Korea Han-seong Lee South Korea Si-won Yoo South Korea Seungwon Jung N/a
Bunga Raya Mali Hassan Zhokwo Nigeria Emmanuel Samson Ghana Joseph Nii Amugi Mali Tangara Adama
Nigeria Kingsley Obinna
South Korea Keon-il Lee
Immigration II Brazil Felipe de Lima Tanzania Said Khamis Ivory Coast Michael Archange N/a
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Colombia Jean Franco Castillo Spain Celso Bermejo Spain Miguel Ángel Cuesta N/a
Kedah Darul Aman N/a N/a N/a N/a
Kedah FA Nigeria Chukwu Chijioke Ghana Yakubu Abubakar Senegal Papé Diakité Nigeria Azeez Adam
Kelantan Red Warrior Cameroon Emmanuel Mbarga Brazil Wesley Barnaske Nigeria Philip Musa Kenya Ismael Dunga
Pakistan Otis Khan
Kelantan WTS Ghana Arbdallah Dandy Ghana Anthony Arthur Democratic Republic of the Congo Emmanuel Mosindo Democratic Republic of the Congo Willy Wabanga
Machan Algeria Mohamed Chemseddine Amara Ghana Aminu Maiga Algeria Abderrahmane Benamaraouche Brazil John Kennedy
South Korea Jonghyun Kim
South Korea Seungwon Jung
Malaysian University N/a N/a N/a N/a
Manjung City Ghana Atiso Geli Emmanuel Senegal Jacque Faye Liberia Ace Batener Australia Kayden Soper
Ghana Adom Bright
Perak FA Nigeria Aliyu Abubakar Nigeria Mathew Idoko John Nigeria Ekene Victor Emewulu Nigeria Christian Chukwu
Perlis GSA N/a N/a N/a N/a
Selangor II France Seif-Dine Hraoubia N/a N/a Thailand Picha Autra
Afghanistan Omid Musawi
Seoul Phoenix Nigeria Precious Allwell Cameroon Ibrahim Yahaya Cameroon Seidou Ismaila Brazil Gabriel Noronha
South Africa Mhlengi Sibonani Ndhlovu
UM-Damansara United Brazil Nicolas Vargas Valinotti Nigeria Thankgod Michael Senegal Moussa Mbaye The Gambia Anuar Ceesay
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  • Players name in bold indicates that the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • ^1 Foreign players who left their teams or were de-registered from the squad.

Standings

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II (C) 28 19 6 3 64 17 +47 63 Ineligible for promotion[a]
2 Selangor II 28 19 4 5 63 20 +43 61
3 Kedah FA[b] 28 17 6 5 46 16 +30 57
4 Kelantan Red Warrior (X) 28 17 5 6 64 15 +49 56 Qualified to the 2026 Malaysia Cup &
promotion to the 2026–27 Malaysia Super League
5 Perak FA[c] (X) 28 15 10 3 50 18 +32 55 Qualified to the 2026 Malaysia Cup
6 UM-Damansara United (X) 28 14 7 7 50 29 +21 49
7 Kelantan WTS 28 13 5 10 37 40 −3 44
8 Armed Forces 28 10 11 7 43 25 +18 41
9 Manjung City 28 12 5 11 40 38 +2 41
10 Immigration II 28 9 11 8 54 39 +15 38
11 Malaysian University 28 7 5 16 36 47 −11 26
12 Bunga Raya 28 7 2 19 21 56 −35 23
13 Seoul Phoenix 28 5 2 21 21 101 −80 17 Withdrawn from A1 Semi-Pro League
14 Perlis GSA 28 3 6 19 23 67 −44 15
15 Kedah Darul Aman (R) 28 0 1 27 9 93 −84 1 Relegation to the 2026–27 Malaysia A2 Amateur League
16 Machan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[d]
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Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2026. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) League champion; (R) Relegated; (X) Qualified to the 2026 Malaysia Cup[14]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Parent team in Malaysia Super League / developmental team
  2. [b]
    Did not apply for a national license
  3. [c]
    Did not apply for a national license
  4. [d]
    On 4 April 2026, the AFL announced they accepted the withdrawal of Machan FC. Their points and goals were expunged.[12][13]

Position by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Johor Darul Ta'zim II ...
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Johor Darul Ta'zim II1263353443332222212122222211111
Selangor II222211111111111121211111122222
Kedah FA91113976774645555443655333333333
Kelantan Red Warrior1114151510101199997787636566776654444
Perak FA15124545522223333565333455545555
UM-Damansara Utd587789667464444354444544466666
Kelantan WTS436664255889999999997688777777
Armed Forces111122336778866777778867888888
Manjung City810141415151413131312121010101010101010101010101010101099
Immigration II713543788855667888888999999991010
Malaysian University141511121111131414141414141414141414141413131212121212121111
Bunga Raya16910111213101112111113131212121111111111111111111111111212
Seoul Phoenix64989891010101010111313131313131312121314141414141313
Perlis GSA1058101312121211121311121111111212121214141413131313131414
Kedah Darul Aman3712131414151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515
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Champion & qualification for Malaysia Super League
Qualification for Malaysia Super League
Relegation to Al-Ikhsan Cup
Source: AFL

Fixtures and results

Results table

More information Home \ Away, AFC ...
Home \ Away AFC BGR IFC JDT KDA KED KRW WTS MAC MAU MCT PRK GSA SEL PHO UMD
Armed Forces 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 6–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–2
Bunga Raya 0–0 1–4 0–2 1–0 0–3 0–2 1–2 5–0 1–3 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 0–1
Immigration II 0–3 4–0 1–2 4–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 5–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–2 7–1 3–3
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2–2 3–0 1–1 6–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 6–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 6–1 3–2 0–1 2–0
Kedah Darul Aman 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–6 1–4 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–5 0–2 2–2 0–6 1–6 1–4
Kedah FA 2–1 5–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 0–0
Kelantan Red Warrior 3–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 6–0 2–1 2–0 6–0 4–0 0–1 5–0 1–0 6–0 1–1
Kelantan WTS 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–6 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–3 2–2 1–0
Machan 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–0 0–4 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–8 1–2 0–3
Malaysian University 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 5–1 1–3 0–4 3–4 1–2 0–1 0–3 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–1
Manjung City 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 4–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–2 0–2 5–1 1–1
Perak FA 0–0 6–2 1–1 0–3 5–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1
Perlis GSA 1–1 1–2 2–8 0–4 2–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 8–0 0–4
Selangor II 1–1 3–0 4–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 3–0 5–0 3–0
Seoul Phoenix 0–6 0–2 0–2 0–9 2–0 0–2 0–0 0–4 2–6 1–0 0–8 3–1 0–3 1–8
UM-Damansara United 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 2–3 1–0 4–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 2–0 1–3 3–0
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Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2026. Source: FAM-CMS
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by match played

More information Team ╲ Round, Armed Forces ...
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Armed ForcesWWWDWDDDLDLDWWWDDLWWDLWDDLLW–L
Bunga RayaLWDLLLWLLWDLLWLDWWLLLWLLWLLLLL
Perlis GSADWLLLDDDDLDWLWLLLLLLLLLWLLLLLL
Immigration IIDLWWWLDWDWDDWDLLDWWWLLWLDWDDLD
Johor Darul Ta'zim IILWWWLWDWWDWWWDWWWLWWWWWWDWWWDD
Kedah Darul AmanWLLLLLLLDLLLLLLDLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Kedah FADDLWWWDWWLWLWDWWDWLWWWWWDWL–WW
Kelantan Red WarriorLDDLWDDWWLWWWDWWWLWWLL–WWWWWWW
Kelantan WTSWDLWWWWLDLLLLDDWWWWWWWLWWLWLDL
Malaysian UniversityLLWLLDLLLLLDLLWLDWDLWLLL–LWDWW
Manjung CityDDLLDLDLLWWDWWLWLLWWLWDLLW–WWW
Perak FALDWWWDWWWWDDWDDLDWWLWWDDWWDWWW
Selangor IIWWWDWWDWWWWWLDWLDWLWWWW–WWWLLW
Seoul PhoenixWDLWLWLLDLWLLLLLLLLLWLLLL–LLWL
UM-Damansara UtdWLDWDDWWDWLWWDWWLWDLDWWWLLWWL–
MachanLLDLLLLLLWLDLLLDWLLLLLCCCCCCCC
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Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2026. Source: FAM
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; P = Postponed; C = Withdrawn

League matches

More information League Matchdays (1st Round) ...
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Source:[15]

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 24 May 2026[16]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Cameroon Emmanuel Mbarga Kelantan Red Warrior 32
2 Malaysia Rahman Daud Selangor II 24
3 Tanzania Said Khamis Immigration II 22
4 Spain Celso Bermejo Johor Darul Ta'zim II 18
5 Malaysia Shafizi Iqmal Khirudin UM-Damansara United 16
6 Nigeria Ekene Victor Emewulu Perak FA 12
7 Malaysia Hadi Mohamad Armed Forces 10
Malaysia Aiman Afif Kedah FA
Malaysia Aqil Hilman Kelantan WTS
Malaysia Syamin Baharuddin Manjung City
11 Malaysia Hairul Iqmal Raffi Armed Forces 8
Malaysia Hazim Abu Zaid Immigration II
Malaysia Rahmat Makasuf Kedah FA
Malaysia Haykal Danish Selangor II
Malaysia Nabil Qayyum Selangor II
Cameroon Ismaila Seidou Seoul Phoenix
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Own goals

As of 15 February 2026
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Team Against Date Number
1 Malaysia Naaim Firdaus Immigration II Armed Forces 8 August 2025 (2025-08-08) 1
Malaysia Faris Danish Johor Darul Ta'zim II Seoul Phoenix 16 August 2025 (2025-08-16)
Malaysia Hazrie Zulhadi Kedah Darul Aman Kelantan WTS 12 September 2025 (2025-09-12)
Malaysia Harith Bisyari Malaysian University Manjung City 9 November 2025 (2025-11-09)
Malaysia Aiman Danial Kelantan WTS 9 January 2026 (2026-01-09)
Malaysia Hafiz Abdul Karim Perlis GSA Malaysian University 14 February 2026 (2026-02-14)
Malaysia Faisal Rosli Immigration II Kelantan WTS 15 February 2026 (2026-02-15)
Malaysia Akif Afizi
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Hat-tricks

As of 15 February 2026
More information Player, For ...
Player For Against Result Date
Malaysia Nabil Qayyum Selangor II Machan 0–8 (A)[17] 24 October 2025
Malaysia Abdul Rahman Daud
Malaysia Aiman Afif Kedah FA Machan 0–4 (A)[18] 26 November 2025
Malaysia Syamin Baharuddin Manjung City Kedah Darul Aman 4–0 (H)[19] 19 December 2025
Malaysia Faizal Kadir Perlis GSA Seoul Phoenix 8–0 (H)[20] 20 December 2025
Malaysia Shafizi Iqmal UM-Damansara United Machan 0–3 (A)[21] 25 December 2025
Spain Celso Bermejo Johor Darul Ta'zim II Seoul Phoenix 0–9 (A)[22] 11 January 2026
Cameroon Emmanuel Mbarga Kelantan Red Warrior Seoul Phoenix 6–0 (H)[23] 21 January 2026
Spain Celso Bermejo 4 (2) Johor Darul Ta'zim II Perlis GSA 6–1 (H)[24] 2 February 2026
Malaysia Hairul Iqmal Armed Forces Seoul Phoenix 0–6 (A)[25] 7 February 2026
Cameroon Seidou Ismaila 4 Seoul Phoenix Kedah Darul Aman 1–6 (A)[26] 15 February 2026
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Note: 4 – player scored 4 goals
Note: 5 – player scored 5 goals

Clean sheets

As of 5 October 2025[27]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Team Clean sheets
1 Malaysia Rajendran A/L Veloo Kedah FA 13
2 Malaysia Zulhilmi Sharani Johor Darul Ta'zim II 11
3 Malaysia Shafiq Afifi Kelantan Red Warrior 9
Malaysia Syazwan Syazany Perak FA
5 Malaysia Azim Al-Amin Selangor II 3
South Korea Jihon Oh Seoul Phoenix
Malaysia Syazwan Syazany Perak FA
8 Malaysia Ameerul Eqhwan UM-Damansara United 2
Malaysia Hafizuddin Azuhar Armed Forces
Malaysia Kamarul Hilmi Adenan Perlis GSA
Malaysia Syazwan Yusoff Kelantan WTS
12 Malaysia Al-Iman Wahiey Seoul Phoenix 1
Malaysia Asyraf Fadhil Malaysian University
Malaysia Aqil Syahmi Kedah Darul Aman
Malaysia Azeem Farhan Bunga Raya
Malaysia Hazeem Iman Immigration II
Malaysia Izarul Adli Immigration II
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