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2020 Malaysia M3 League

The 2020 Malaysia M3 League was supposed to be the 2nd season of Malaysia M3 League the third-tier semi-professional football league in Malaysia since its establishment in 2019 before it was suspended and abandoned due to COVID-19.

The season started on 7 March and was scheduled to conclude on 17 November 2020.

On 13 March, it was announced that the league would be suspended indefinitely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was formally abandoned on 8 June 2020, with the title being withheld and all results from being expunged: no promotion or relegation would take place.

Establishment and format

This new season saw the format restructuring by the AFL. On 19 January 2020, the AFL has announced the format changes for the Malaysia M3 League and Malaysia M4 League in preparation for the transition of the amateur team to semi-professionals by 2021.

The league will kick-off with 20 teams and to be split into 2 groups, an increase of 6 teams compared to 14 teams in the previous edition. The top 12 teams with a good financial record will remain in the 2021 Malaysia M3 League while the remaining 8 teams will advance to the Malaysia M4 League which will be formed with the 4 best teams 2020 Malaysia M4 League. AFL-recognized state and private leagues, originally part of the League The 2020 Malaysia M4 League will be part of the Malaysia M5 League in 2021.

Season Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2019 season.

To Malaysia M3 League

Relegated from the Premier League

Promoted from Malaysia M4 League

New Team

From Malaysia M3 League

Promoted to Premier League

Relegated to Malaysia M4 League

Team withdrawal

Renamed clubs

<small>Notes:</small>

<small></small> Melaka City fills the slot that SAMB FC left.
<small></small> SAMB FC withdrew from the M3 League this season and was replaced by Melaka City FC.

Clubs locations

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Venues

Personnel and sponsoring

Coaching changes

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

Foreign players

Malaysia M3 League clubs can sign a maximum of four foreign players in the 2020 season, up from two as compared to 2019. However, two of them has to be 20 years old or younger on 1 January 2020.

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

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • <small></small> Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.

League table

Group A at the time of abandonment

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Group B at the time of abandonment

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Result table

Group A

Group B

Play-offs

Season statistics

Top scorers

Players sorted first by goals, then by last name.

Hat-tricks

Notes

<sup>4</sup> Player scored 4 goals <br><sup>5</sup> Player scored 5 goals<br> (H) – Home team<br>(A) – Away team

See also

References

External links