The 2026–27 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League is the sixth season of the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, currently the second tier football league in Malaysia, since its establishment in 2019. Johor Darul Ta'zim II are the defending champions, having won their first A1 Semi-Pro League title in the previous season.
Competition format The tournament is played as follows: League structure and matches: Each of the 14 teams competes in a round-robin format — playing home and away. Mid-season: The top three teams at mid-season qualify for the 2027 Malaysia Cup. End of season: The top two teams are promoted to the Malaysia Super League. The bottom two teams are relegated to the Malaysia A2 Amateur League.
Foreign players: Each team is allowed three foreign players.
Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2025–26 season.
To the A1 Semi-Pro League Ejected from the Super League The Real Warriors PDRM
Promoted the from A2 Amateur League USM AAK-UNISEL
Transferred from the Piala Presiden Negeri Sembilan II
From the A1 Semi-Pro League Promoted to the Super League Kelantan Red Warrior
Relegated to the A2 Amateur League Kedah Darul Aman
Withdrew Seoul Phoenix Perlis GSA Machan The Real Warriors PDRM
Name changes Kelantan WTS was rebranded to Kelantan City AAK Puncak Alam collaborated with UNISEL F.C. and renamed to AAK-UNISEL Malaysian University F.T. collaborated with UiTM United and is renamed to Malaysian University-UiTM
Notes: Withdrew Expelled from Super League; however, the teams were not registered to the 2026–27 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
Stadiums and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity AAK-UNISEL Kuala Selangor Kuala Selangor Stadium 10,000 Armed Forces Kampung Datuk Keramat Mindef Stadium 5,000 Bunga Raya Bandar Sri Sendayan IRC Arena Sendayan 500 Immigration II Serdang UPM Stadium 3,000 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Larkin, Johor Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium 30,000 Kedah FA Alor Setar Darul Aman Stadium 32,387 Kelantan City Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 30,000 Malaysian University-UiTM Shah Alam UiTM Stadium 10,000 Manjung City Seri Manjung Manjung Municipal Council Stadium 15,000 Negeri Sembilan II Tampin Tampin Mini Stadium 3,000 Perak FA Chemor Chepor SSI Mini Stadium, Perak Football Complex 1,000 Selangor II Shah Alam UiTM Stadium 10,000 UM-Damansara United Kuala Lumpur UM Arena Stadium 1,500 USM George Town, Penang USM Stadium 1,500
Locations
Personnel, kits and sponsoring + Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsors Main Other(s) AAK-UNISEL Rezal Zambery Saiful Ridzuwan AAK Sportswear UNISEL Armed Forces Kevin Cooper Faiz Ibrahim Altr.gg None Bunga Raya Azzmi Aziz Fauzan Fauzi Kimicom Jersey Bunga Raya Group of Football Immigration II S. Balachandran Furqan Azri Sportink Johor Darul Ta'zim II Josep Ferré Aysar Hadi Nike JMYR Stablecoin Kedah FA Akmal Rizal Papé Diakité Mitre Experience Kedah Kelantan City Alfredo González Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria PUC Sport Niemans Malaysian University Mohd Yazli Yahya Akimie Amran Let's Play Performance None Manjung City Andreas Spier Syamin Baharuddin EFS Discover Manjung Negeri Sembilan II Norhafiz Zamani Adam Haikal Azizol Warrix Matrix Concept Perak FA Noor Zaidi Rohmat Kamal Arif Azrai AL Sports Perak Sejahtera 2030 Selangor II Arulchelvan Illenggo Muhammad Khalil Adidas PKNS UM-Damansara United Asri Ninggal Hariz Mansor Line7 TouchTronics USM Azizul Ahmad Sabri Mohd Redzuan Suhaidi Line7
Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to two per team. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former players AAK-UNISEL Yoo Siwon ThankGod Michael Riliwan Okedara Armed Forces Seungwon Jung Bunga Raya Chamseddine Amara Aminu Maiga Youngju Soung Immigration II Mathias Joseph Jacque Faye Ismail Ahmed Taha Johor Darul Ta'zim II Dani Bolt Celso Bermejo Jon Landa Kedah FA Raymond Mbugua Murugi Anthony Arthur Ibrahima Barry Kelantan City Dandy Arbdallah Emmanuel Uzochukwu Abdoul Aziz Doumbia Malaysian University Manjung City Godfred Asante Daniel Kwabena Adjei Amos Kofi Nkrumah Negeri Sembilan II Filip Andersen Anuar Ceesay Andreas Chin Heimerl Perak FA Precious Uchenna Chukwu Chijioke Luan Borges Selangor II Pedro Ataide Kwak Sung-hoon UM-Damansara United Nicolas Vargas Valinotti Taoufiq Hannioui Pablo Carvalho USM Ahmad K. Saidy Musa J. Camara
Players name in bold indicates that the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Standings League table
Position by round
Fixtures and results Results table
Results by match played
Season statistics Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals 1 Celso BermejoJohor Darul Ta'zim II 5 Syukur Fariz Januri Johor Darul Ta'zim II 3 Jacque FayeImmigration II 4 Airiel ZafranNegeri Sembilan II Musa J CamaraUSM FC 6 Thankgod MichaelAAK-UNISEL 3 Emmanuel UzochukwuKelantan City Hakimi Mat IsaManjung City Muslihuddin 'AtiqPerak FA Chukwu ChijiokePerak FA Pedro AtaideSelangor II 17 Seventeen players 2 18 Sixteen players 1
Notes
See also 2026–27 Malaysia Super League 2026–27 Malaysia A2 Amateur League 2026–27 Malaysia A3 Community League 2026–27 Malaysia FA Cup
References