The 2022 Malaysia M3 League season was the 2nd edition of the third tier Malaysia M3 League annual football league staged in Malaysia, since its establishment in 2019. The originally scheduled 2nd edition was cancelled twice due to the complications from COVID-19 and restrictions. 20 teams entered to contest starting on 12 February and ending on 24 September 2022.
PIB pursued their 2022 title on 24 September in Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Cheras against Kuala Lumpur Rovers, 5–3 on penalties. 2117 attended.Report
Establishment and format This new season saw the format restructuring by the Amateur Football League (AFL). On 19 January 2020, the AFL had announced the format changes for the Malaysia M3 League and Malaysia M4 League in preparation for the transition of the amateur team to semi-professional status by 2021.
20 teams entered and to be split into 2 groups, an increase of 6 teams compared to 14 teams in the previous edition. The top four teams of each group then played in the play-offs to determine which teams qualified for promotion to the Premier League in the 2023 season. The bottom three teams of each group were relegated to the M4 League.
On 20 July, the Malaysian Football League (MFL) had announced that the finalists of the M3 League would be playing against the bottom 2 non-feeder teams from the Premier League to determine the last 2 teams that qualified for the 2023 Malaysia Super League, a pool consisting of 18 teams. If M3 clubs won the playoffs, they must still fulfil MFL’s club licensing criteria before being allowed to compete in Malaysia Super League. However, on 27 September 2022, it was announced by Malaysia Football League that the 7 M3 teams that applied for licensing to play in Super League, including champions PIB FC, have failed in their application, and consequently are not involved in the promotion to Super League.
Season changes The following teams have changed division since the 2020 season.
To Malaysia M3 League Relegated from Premier League None
New Team BRM Bukit Tambun Langkawi Kinabalu Jaguar Kijang Rangers Malaysia University Real Chukai Respect Tok Janggut Warriors Tun Razak City
From Malaysia M3 League Teams withdrawn (From 2021 Season) Cyberlynx MNY Kuala Kangsar Protap
(From 2020 Season) IKRAM Muda Klasiko Kuala Terengganu Rovers Melaka City Melawati Northern Lions-Mahsa Sarawak Semarak Thai Selangor
Clubs locations
Venues Team Location Stadium Capacity Armed Forces Kuala Lumpur Mindef Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 1,000 BRM Kuala Kangsar Manjung Stadium, Manjung, Perak 15,000 Bukit Tambun Bukit Tambun Penang State Stadium, Batu Kawan, Penang 40,000 Langkawi Langkawi Langkawi Stadium, Langkawi, Kedah 10,000 Harini Kuala Selangor UPM Stadium, Serdang, Selangor 3,000 Immigration Putrajaya USIM Stadium, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan 1,000 Kijang Rangers Pasir Mas Pasir Mas Mini Stadium, Pasir Mas, Kelantan 100 Kinabalu Jaguar Kota Kinabalu Penampang Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 1,000 Kuala Lumpur Rovers Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18,000 Langkawi City Langkawi Langkawi Stadium, Langkawi, Kedah 10,000 Malaysia University Kuala Lumpur UKM Bangi Stadium, Bangi, Selangor 500 Manjung City Seri Manjung Manjung Stadium, Manjung, Perak 15,000 Perlis United Kangar Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium, Kangar, Perlis 20,000 PIB Shah Alam USIM Stadium, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan 1,000 Real Chukai Chukai Mak Chili Stadium, Terengganu 500 Respect Ipoh Perak Football Complex, Chemor, Perak - Sains Seremban Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Negeri Sembilan 45,000 Tok Janggut Warriors Pasir Puteh Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan 22,000 Tun Razak City Bandar Tun Razak UM Arena Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 1,000 Ultimate Kajang MMU Stadium, Cyberjaya, Selangor 1,000
Personnel and sponsoring Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor Armed Forces Boon Aik Hau Venice Elphi Ego Sport BRM Ahmad Fairuz Yunus Azmeer Yusof Stallion Apparel Legasi Bukit Tambun Izzat Nazari Muhd Zharif Md Desa HakkaClo Gimart Langkawi Azhar Abdul Rahman Mohammad Norhamizikri Sittra Harini G. Muthu Pravin Zush Sports Harini Immigration Hamizar Hamzah Fauzi Majid Zush Sports redONE Kijang Rangers Zahasmi Ismail Fairul Afikin Gatti Kijang Gold, Bina Thari Kinabalu Jaguar Aiyyman Shah Johny Jenius Karib Carino VBB Kuala Lumpur Rovers Zamri Hassan Muhammad Firdaus Puma Langkawi City Abdul Ghani Long Hasif Khalid Fitech LGKSPORTS Malaysian University Ridzuan Abu Shah Ahmad Hijazi Lotto Manjung City Rafae Isa Muhammad Faizzzwan HakkaClo Lagenda Properties Perlis United Azizul Abidin Azmizi Azmi Lotto Marina Island PIB K. Ramachandran Ali Imran Alimi Kelme Real Chukai Mohd Nik Zahieruddin Zakaria Voltra UC Tati Respect S. Sathia Kumaran R. Surendran Torpedo Sports mycell technology, Swiss PharmaCan SAINS Leong Hong Seng Yosry Derma Raju Azman Adnan Apparel MBI, Sains Tok Janggut Warriors Hashim Mustapha Khairul Izuan Rosli Axe Sportwear Ayam Putih Sdn. Bhd Tun Razak City Mat Zan Mat Aris Azidan Sarudin X-Sports SIMPLYK, MEGATRAVEL Ultimate Azman Adnan Hariz Fazrin Forfit Forfit
League table Group A
Group B
Result table
Group A
Group B
Knock-out stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals First leg
Second leg
Kuala Lumpur Rovers won 4-3 on aggregate.
PIB FC won 1-0 on aggregate.
BRM FC won on away goal regulation, aggregate 3-3.
Immigration FC won 3-2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals First leg
Second leg
Kuala Lumpur Rovers FC won on away goal regulation, aggregate 2-2.
PIB FC won 3-1 on aggregate.
Finals
PIB FC won 5–3 on penalties
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1Firdaus AzizulImmigration FC222Faiz IbrahimArmed Forces FC183Shafiq ShaharudinKuala Lumpur Rovers124Ikmal IbrahimPerlis United95Rahmanshah MarajehHarini FT8Rizzham NormanTun Razak City
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Rahmanshah Marajeh Harini Kijang Rangers 5 - 2 (H) 26 February 2022
Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals 5 Player scored 5 goals (H) – Home team(A) – Away team
See also 2022 Malaysia Super League 2022 Malaysia Premier League 2022 Malaysia M5 League 2022 Malaysia FA Cup 2022 Malaysia Cup 2022 Malaysia Challenge Cup 2020 Piala Presiden 2022 Piala Belia List of Malaysian football transfers 2022
References
External links Football Association of Malaysia website - M3 League