2025–26 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League

Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
Season2025–26
Dates2 August 2025 – 23 May 2026
Matches165
Goals477 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerEmmanuel Mbarga (Kelantan Red Warrior, 21 goals)
Biggest home winPerlis GSA 8–0 Seoul Phoenix
(20 December 2025)
Biggest away winSeoul Phoenix 0–9 JDT II
(11 January 2026)
Highest scoring9 goals
Seoul Phoenix 0–9 JDT II
(11 January 2026)
Longest winning runKelantan WTS (6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runPerak FA (14 matches)
Longest winless runKedah Darul Aman (20 matches)
Longest losing runSeoul Phoenix (9 matches)
Highest attendance4,799
(Perlis GSA 0–4 JDT II)
(15 September 2025)
Lowest attendance50
(Machan 0–1 Perlis GSA)
(8 August 2025)
Total attendance9,306
Average attendance716
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 22 February 2026.

The 2025–26 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League is 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]

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[5][6]

Notes:

^1 Expelled from Super League[7]
^2 Invited team from South Korea[8]
^3 KPT appoints UiTM as sports centre[9]

Stadiums and locations

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

Locations

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

Personnel, kits and sponsoring

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

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.

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former players1
Armed Forces Han-seong Lee Si-won Yoo Seungwon Jung N/a
Bunga Raya Hassan Zhokwo Emmanuel Samson Joseph Nii Amugi Tangara Adama
Kingsley Obinna
Keon-il Lee
Immigration II Felipe de Lima Said Khamis Michael Archange N/a
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Jean Franco Castillo Celso Bermejo Miguel Ángel Cuesta N/a
Kedah Darul Aman N/a N/a N/a N/a
Kedah FA Chukwu Chijioke Yakubu Abubakar Papé Diakité Azeez Adam
Kelantan Red Warrior Emmanuel Mbarga Wesley Barnaske Philip Musa Ismael Dunga
Otis Khan
Kelantan WTS Arbdallah Dandy Anthony Arthur Emmanuel Mosindo Willy Wabanga
Machan Mohamed Chemseddine Amara Aminu Maiga Abderrahmane Benamaraouche John Kennedy
Jonghyun Kim
Seungwon Jung
Malaysian University N/a N/a N/a N/a
Manjung City Atiso Geli Emmanuel Jacque Faye Ace Batener Kayden Soper
Adom Bright
Perak FA Aliyu Abubakar Mathew Idoko John Ekene Victor Emewulu Christian Chukwu
Perlis GSA N/a N/a N/a N/a
Selangor II Seif-Dine Hraoubia N/a N/a Picha Autra
Omid Musawi
Seoul Phoenix Precious Allwell Ibrahim Yahaya Seidou Ismaila Gabriel Noronha
Mhlengi Sibonani Ndhlovu
UM-Damansara United Nicolas Vargas Valinotti Thankgod Michael Moussa Mbaye Anuar Ceesay
  • 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Selangor II 21 14 4 3 50 12 +38 46 Ineligible for promotion[a]
2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 20 14 3 3 49 10 +39 45
3 Kedah FA 21 12 5 4 30 10 +20 41 Promotion to 2026–27 Malaysia Super League
4 Kelantan Red Warrior (X) 20 11 5 4 46 11 +35 38 Qualified to 2026 Malaysia Cup &
Promotion to 2026–27 Malaysia Super League
5 Perak FA (X) 19 10 7 2 35 10 +25 37 Qualified to 2026 Malaysia Cup
6 UM-Damansara United (X) 20 10 7 3 30 17 +13 37
7 Kelantan WTS 21 11 4 6 27 29 −2 37
8 Armed Forces 21 9 9 3 42 16 +26 36
9 Immigration II 21 9 7 5 42 26 +16 34 Ineligible for promotion[a]
10 Manjung City 20 6 5 9 25 31 −6 23
11 Bunga Raya 21 6 3 12 18 35 −17 21
12 Seoul Phoenix 21 5 2 14 18 70 −52 17
13 Malaysian University 21 4 4 13 27 36 −9 16
14 Perlis GSA 21 3 6 12 19 41 −22 15
15 Machan 21 2 3 16 11 60 −49 9 Relegation to 2026–27 A2 Amateur League
16 Kedah Darul Aman 21 1 2 18 8 63 −55 5
Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2026. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(X) Qualified to 2026 Malaysia Cup [10].
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Parent team in Malaysia Super League

Position by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Johor Darul Ta'zim II12633534433322222121
Selangor II2222111111111111212
Perak FA151245455222233335653
UM-Damansara Utd5877896674644443544
Kelantan Red Warrior11141515101011999977876365
Kedah FA911139767746455554436
Kelantan WTS436664255889999999997
Armed Forces111122336778866777778
Immigration II7135437888556678888889
Manjung City81014141515141313131212101010101010101010
Bunga Raya16910111213101112111113131212121111111111
Seoul Phoenix64989891010101010111313131313131312
Malaysian University141611121111131414141414141414141414141413
Perlis GSA1058101312121211121311121111111212121214
Machan13151616161616161616161515151515151515151515
Kedah Darul Aman371213141415151515151616161616161616161616
Champion & qualification for Malaysia Super League
Qualification for Malaysia Super League
Relegation to Al-Ikhsan Cup
Relegation to Al-Ikhsan Cup
Source: AFL

Fixtures and results

Results table

Home \ Away AFC BGR IFC JDT KDA KED KRW WTS MAC MAU MCT PRK GSA SEL PHO UMD
Armed Forces 4–0 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 6–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 – 2–0 3–1 2–2
Bunga Raya 0–0 1–4 – 1–0 0–3 0–2 1–2 5–0 – – 0–0 – 1–3 2–0 –
Immigration II 0–3 4–0 1–2 4–0 – – 1–3 5–2 2–1 1–2 – 0–0 2–2 – 3–3
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2–2 3–0 – – 1–0 – 0–0 6–1 1–0 – 1–2 6–1 – 0–1 2–0
Kedah Darul Aman – 1–2 0–3 0–6 – – 1–2 1–0 0–2 – – 2–2 0–6 1–6 1–4
Kedah FA – – 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 – – 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 1–2 – 0–0
Kelantan Red Warrior – – 2–2 0–0 6–0 2–1 – – – – – 5–0 1–0 6–0 1–1
Kelantan WTS 1–0 1–0 2–1 – 2–0 0–2 0–6 – 1–0 1–1 0–0 – – 2–2 –
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 – 1–2 – – – 1–3 0–4 3–4 1–2 – 0–3 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–1
Manjung City – 1–0 1–1 0–1 4–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 – 2–2 0–2 5–1 1–1
Perak FA – – 1–1 – 5–1 0–0 1–1 – 3–0 – 4–1 2–0 1–1 – 0–1
Perlis GSA 1–1 1–2 – 0–4 – 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 – 0–1 – 8–0 –
Selangor II 1–1 3–0 – 0–1 3–0 – 2–1 3–1 – 3–0 2–0 – 3–0 – 3–0
Seoul Phoenix 0–6 – 0–2 0–9 2–0 0–2 0–0 – – 2–6 1–0 0–8 – 0–3 –
UM-Damansara United 1–1 1–0 – 0–1 – – 1–0 4–1 – 1–0 – 1–0 2–0 – 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 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

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Armed ForcesWWWDWDDDLDLDWWWDDLWWD
Bunga RayaLWDLLLWLLWDLLWLDWWLLL
Perlis GSADWLLLDDDDLDWLWLLLLLLL
Immigration IIDLWWWLDWDWDDWDLLDWWWL
Johor Darul Ta'zim IILWWWLWDWWDWWWDWWWLWPW
Kedah Darul AmanWLLLLLLLDLLLLLLDLLLLL
Kedah FADDLWWWDWWLWLWDWWDWLWW
Kelantan Red WarriorLDDLWDDWWLWWWDWWWLWWP
Kelantan WTSWDLWWWWLDLLLLDDWWWWWW
MachanLLDLLLLLLWLDLLLDWLLLL
Malaysian UniversityLLWLLDLLLLLDLLWLDWDLW
Manjung CityDDLLDLDLLWWDWWLWLLWPL
Perak FALDWWWDWWWWDDWDDLDWWPP
Selangor IIWWWDWWDWWWWWLDWLDWLWW
Seoul PhoenixWDLWLWLLDLWLLLLLLLLLW
UM-Damansara UtdWLDWDDWWDWLWWDWWLWDPD
Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2026. Source: FAM
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; P = Postponed

League matches

Source:[11]

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 17 February 2026[12]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Emmanuel Mbarga Kelantan Red Warrior 21
2 Abdul Rahman Daud Selangor II 17
3 Said Khamis Immigration II 16
4 Celso Bermejo Johor Darul Ta'zim II 13
5 Hadi Mohamad Armed Forces 9
Aqil Hilman Kelantan WTS
Shafizi Iqmal Khirudin UM-Damansara United
8 Aiman Afif Kedah FA 8
Nabil Qayyum Selangor II
10 Hairul Iqmal Raffi Armed Forces 7
Ekene Victor Emewulu Perak FA
12 Danish Syamer Johor Darul Ta'zim II 6
Fazli Ghazali Kelantan Red Warrior
Syamin Baharuddin Manjung City
Rohisham Haiqal Selangor II
16 Hazim Abu Zaid Immigration II 5
Rahmat Makasuf Kedah FA
Seidou Ismaila Seoul Phoenix
19 15 players 10 clubs 4

Own goals

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

Hat-tricks

As of 15 February 2026
Player For Against Result Date
Nabil Qayyum Selangor II Machan 0–8 (A)[13] 24 October 2025
Abdul Rahman Daud
Aiman Afif Kedah FA Machan 0–4 (A)[14] 26 November 2025
Syamin Baharuddin Manjung City Kedah Darul Aman 4–0 (H)[15] 19 December 2025
Faizal Kadir Perlis GSA Seoul Phoenix 8–0 (H)[16] 20 December 2025
Shafizi Iqmal UM-Damansara United Machan 0–3 (A)[17] 25 December 2025
Celso Bermejo Johor Darul Ta'zim II Seoul Phoenix 0–9 (A)[18] 11 January 2026
Emmanuel Mbarga Kelantan Red Warrior Seoul Phoenix 6–0 (H)[19] 21 January 2026
Celso Bermejo 4 (2) Johor Darul Ta'zim II Perlis GSA 6–1 (H)[20] 2 February 2026
Hairul Iqmal Armed Forces Seoul Phoenix 0–6 (A)[21] 7 February 2026
Seidou Ismaila 4 Seoul Phoenix Kedah Darul Aman 1–6 (A)[22] 15 February 2026
Note: 4 – player scored 4 goals
Note: 5 – player scored 5 goals

Clean sheets

As of 5 October 2025[23]
Rank Player Team Clean sheets
1 Rajendran A/L Veloo Kedah FA 13
2 Zulhilmi Sharani Johor Darul Ta'zim II 11
3 Shafiq Afifi Kelantan Red Warrior 9
Syazwan Syazany Perak FA
5 Azim Al-Amin Selangor II 3
Jihon Oh Seoul Phoenix
Syazwan Syazany Perak FA
8 Ameerul Eqhwan UM-Damansara United 2
Hafizuddin Azuhar Armed Forces
Kamarul Hilmi Adenan Perlis GSA
Syazwan Yusoff Kelantan WTS
12 Al-Iman Wahiey Seoul Phoenix 1
Asyraf Fadhil Malaysian University
Aqil Syahmi Kedah Darul Aman
Azeem Farhan Bunga Raya
Hazeem Iman Immigration II
Izarul Adli Immigration II

See also

References

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