2024–25 Malaysia A2 Amateur League

The 2024–25 Malaysia A2 Amateur League (Malay: Liga A2 Amatur), formerly known as Malaysia M4 League, also known as the al-Ikhsan Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the third season of the Malaysia A2 Amateur League, the third tier football league in the Malaysian football league system.[1][2]

al-ikhsan Cup
Dates19 July 2024 – Disember 2024
2023

Format

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The tournament is played as follows:

  • League level: 16 teams are divided into three zones, namely Zone 1 (5 teams), Zone 2 (6 teams) and Zone 3 (5 teams), each drawn from the North/East Coast, Central and South/Putrajaya 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 the 2025–26 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2023 season.[3][4]

To Al-Ikhsan Cup

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Relegated from the MBSB Bank Championship

Promoted from the M5 League

Invited team

Promoted to the A1 Semi-Pro League

Relegated to the A3 Community League

Dissolved (Borneo Zone)1

Name changes

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Notes:

^1 The participation of teams from the Borneo Zone was temporarily suspended due to the insufficient number of teams for the competition to be played.[6]

Team summaries

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Venues and locations

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Locations of teams in the 2024–25 Malaysia A2 Amateur League.
  Red: Zone 1;   Blue: Zone 2;   Green: Zone 3;

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
AAK Ultimate Puncak Alam Eco Grandeur Footballhub
BR United Seremban
Gombak City Gombak Selayang Stadium
Guar Syed Alwi Kangar Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium 20,000
JAKIM Putrajaya MMU Stadium, Cyberjaya 1,500
Kampong Ku Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz Mini Stadium, Kg. Baru
Kuala Muda Kuala Muda Sungai Petani Municipal Council Sports Complex
MAHSA United Jenjarom MAHSA University Mini Stadium 1,000
MP Port Dickson Port Dickson Padang Merdeka, Port Dickson 1,500
NBK Empire Gombak UIA Stadium
Pencinta Setia Taiping, Perak PSFC Football Field, Matang, Perak
Real Mambau Mambau UITM Seremban Football Field, Seremban
SAMB Melaka City Hang Tuah Stadium 10,000
Semantan Troopers Temerloh Temerloh Mini Stadium
SJ Virtuosos Putrajaya Taman Pancarona, Presint 18 Football Field
WTS Pasir Mas Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu 30,000

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
AAK Ultimate

AAK Sportswear

BR United Kimicom
Gombak City
Guar Syed Alwi
JAKIM
Kampong Ku
Kuala Muda

Lakoh Sport

MAHSA United
MP Port Dickson Alpha Sport
NBK Empire
Pencinta Setia
Real Mambau Forfit
SAMB ZeroFour
Semantan Troopers
SJ Virtuosos
WTS Ace Store Printing

Standings

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Zone 1 (North/East Coast)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 WTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Knockout Round
2 Guar Syed Alwi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Kuala Muda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Pencinta Setia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to A3 Community League
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: FAM-CMS
Results
Home \ Away WTS GUA KUM PEN
WTS
Guar Syed Alwi
Kuala Muda
Pencinta Setia
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
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.

Zone 2 (Central)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 AAK Ultimate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Knockout Round
2 Semantan Troopers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Gombak City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Kampong Ku 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MAHSA United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to A3 Community League
6 NBK Empire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: FAM-CMS
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Results
Home \ Away AAK SEM GOM KGK MAH NBK
AAK Ultimate
Semantan Troopers
Gombak City
Kampong Ku
MAHSA United
NBK Empire
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
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.

Zone 3 (South/Putrajaya)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 JAKIM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Knockout Round
2 BR United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 SJ Virtuosos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MP Port Dickson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Real Mambau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to A3 Community League
6 SAMB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: FAM-CMS
Results
Home \ Away JAK SJV MPD REA SAM BRU
JAKIM
SJ Virtuosos
MP Port Dickson
Real Mambau
SAMB
BR United
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
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.

Knockout round

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Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "16 pasukan meriahkan al-ikhsan Cup 2024/25". Makan Bola. 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  2. ^ "Liga A2 Amateur Al-Ikhsan Cup 2024: 16 pasukan sahkan penyertaan". Stadium Astro. 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  3. ^ "Tirai Saingan Liga A2 Amateur Al-Ikhsan Cup 2024 Bermula 19 Julai 2024". 1 July 2024.
  4. ^ "16 pasukan hangatkan kancah Liga A2 Amateur Al-Ikhsan Cup 2024". Flash Sukan. 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  5. ^ "Guar Syed Alwi muncul juara Liga Super Perlis". Utusan Malaysia.
  6. ^ "Tirai Saingan Liga A2 Amateur Al-Ikhsan Cup 2024 Bermula 19 Julai 2024". 1 July 2024.