The 2023 Malaysia M4 League (), also known as the Al-Ikhsan Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second season of the Malaysia M4 League, currently the third tier football league of the Malaysian football league system. This is the first season where the league is held as a single division.
Format The tournament is played as follows: League level: 15 teams are divided into three zones, namely Zone 1 (6 teams), Zone 2 (5 teams) and Zone 3 (4 teams), each drawn from the Central/South, East and Borneo regions. Round 1 Divided into three zones, each team will play at home and away to determine the position in the group. The top two teams in each zone, including third team in Zones 1 & 2, will advance to the knockout stage. Knockout stage: The knockout stage is the match to determine the winner. Finalists will be promoted to 2024–25 Malaysia M3 League.
Season changes The following teams have changed division since the 2022 season.
To Al-Ikhsan Cup Withdrawn from the Super League UiTM United
Relegated from the M3 League Real Chukai
Promoted from the M5 League Bunga Raya – Nogori M5 (League 1) quarter-finalist Cendawan FC – Kuantan Amateur League runners-up Cyberfox – Nogori M5 League (League 2) semi-finalist JAKIM – Putrajaya League Winner MAHSA City – Liga Mahsa-Kronos M5 runners-up MP Port Dickson – Nogori M5 League 1 Winner Mukah Youth Team – Ligue M5 Bintulu 2022 semi-finalist Republic of Borneo – Liga Mahsa-Kronos M5 Winner YP Maintenance – Kuantan Amateur League Winner
Invited team Machan Maqarize STR Wan Tendong Stable
From Al-Ikhsan Cup Promoted to Malaysia M3 League None
Teams withdrawn AS United F.C. FC Langkawi Kijang Rangers Langkawi City Tok Janggut Warriors Tun Razak City
Name changes UiTM FC were renamed to UiTM United FC Cendawan FC were renamed to CF Kuantan City Notes:
Promoted by the Winning 2022 S-Ligue M5 Sarawak. Originally relegated from the 2022 Malaysia M3 League, however the teams were not registered to the 2023 Malaysia M4 League due to unknown reasons.
Clubs Below are the list of clubs who will join the 2023 season, based on the status gained from Amateur Football League.
Bunga Raya Cyberfox CF Kuantan City JAKIM Machan MAHSA City Maqarize Mukah Youth Team MP Port Dickson Real Chukai Republic of Borneo STR UiTM United Wan Tendong Stable YP Maintenance
Stadiums and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Bunga Raya Seremban Arena IRC Negeri Sembilan, Bandar Sri Sendayan 800 CF Kuantan City Kuantan Padang MPK 700 NS Cyberfox Nilai Seriemas Sportsplex, Nilai 500 JAKIM Putrajaya MMU Stadium, Cyberjaya 1,500 Machan Petra Jaya, Kuching Padang D, Petra Jaya Sports Complex 700 MAHSA City Jenjarom MAHSA University Mini Stadium 1,000 Maqarize Kota Samarahan UNIMAS Stadium 6,000 MP Port Dickson Port Dickson Padang Merdeka 1,500 Mukah Youth Team Mukah Mukah Stadium 1,500 Real Chukai Chukai, Kemaman Mak Chili Stadium 2,000 Republic of Borneo Sepang UPM Stadium 3,000 Susun Tenaga Resources Sarikei Bintangor Sports Complex 1,000 UiTM United Shah Alam UiTM Stadium 10,000 WTS FC Pasir Mas Pasir Mas Mini Stadium 6,000 YP Maintenance Kuantan UIA Mini Stadium, Kuantan 2,500
Draws The draw ceremony was held on 25 May 2023, at 15:00 (MST).
+Central/South Zone 1 Teams Bunga Raya JAKIM MAHSA City MP Port Dickson Republic of Borneo NS Cyberfox +East Coast Zone 2 Teams CF Kuantan City Real Chukai YP Maintenance WTS FC UiTM United+Borneo Zone 3 Teams Maqarize Mukah Youth Team Machan Susun Tenaga Resources
Personnel and sponsoring Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor Bunga Raya Gunalan Padathan K. Ravindran Kimicom Sakti Sari Sdn Bhd CF Kuantan City Kamarulazlan Pati Firdaus Paris Let's Play Performance Cyberfox Syah Juan Asmaie Alias Forfeit JAKIM Mohd Nik Saiful Rahman Machan Endrew Lawadin Paul Sambang Keris Sakti MAHSA City Shaiful Abd Kadir Izham Alizan Kronos MAHSA University Maqarize Busrah Ahmad Hairol Mokhtar Lotto MP Port Dickson Adnan Mohd Din Amirul Asyraf Blackbox Mukah Youth Jamal Wasli Iqbal Latip Real Chukai Che Ku Marzuki Haidhir Suhaini Voltra University College TATI Republic of Borneo Manchon Andangon Camilus David Kimicom Kimicom Network STR Raziman Ramblie Awang Jamali Kovra UiTM United Yazli Yahaya Adam Afiz Let's Play Performance WTS FC Che Saufi Ibrahim Hazeman Abd Karim YP Maintenance Syed Fairul Hakim Syawal Norsham Legasi 06 YP Maintenance Sdn Bhd, Sinatra Barbershop, Legasi
Standings Zone 1 (Central/South) <onlyinclude>
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Knockout stage Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Champion ChampionUiTM UnitedFirst Title
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Arisazri Juhari JAKIM112 Fakhrur Razi UiTM United10 K. Ravindran Bunga Raya4 Rozaimi Rahman Machan4 Sufizal Ismail Mukah YT Kalaiarasan Murugun Bunga Raya 7 Bukhairi Idris MP Port Dickson 6
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Izzan Syahmi Real Chukai UiTM United 3-1 (A) 3 June 2023 Fakhrur Razi UiTM United WTS 3-1 (H) 24 June 2023 Sufizal Ismail4 Mukah YT STR 4-1 (H) 8 July 2023 Arisazri Juhari Jakim Republic of Borneo 4-1 (A) 9 July 2023 K. Ravindran4 Bunga Raya Republic of Borneo 8-1 (H) 16 July 2023 Rozaimi Rahman Machan STR 5-2 (A) 5 August 2023 Arisazri Juhari4 Jakim Cyberfox 10-0 (H) 19 August 2023 Lokman Hakim Saifuddin Jakim Cyberfox 10-0 (H) 19 August 2023
Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals 5 Player scored 5 goals (H) – Home team(A) – Away team
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Arif Haikal JAKIM 52 Hafiezulhisyam Roslee Maqarize 43 Ahmad Uzair Machan 34 Amirul Aqasha Mahsa City 2 Amirul Asyraf MP Port Dickson Moganaram Balakrishnan Bunga Raya Yuaiman JusohWTS7 Amar Irfan STR 1 Afiq Afandi MP Port Dickson Fikri Amin WTS Raja Amir Shah Mahsa City Shaarveen Segaran Bunga Raya Yusof Akma YPM Zamir ZainiKuantan City Zulhilmi RashidBunga Raya Zubir Zaihan MP Port Dickson
See also 2023 Piala Sumbangsih 2023 Malaysia Super League 2023 Malaysia M3 League 2023 Malaysia M5 League 2023 Malaysia FA Cup 2023 MFL Cup
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