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
Matches played7
Goals scored20 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorer2 goals
Nashrul Shazrin Bin Roslan (Guar Syed Alwi)
Biggest home winKampong Ku 3–0 Semantan Troopers
(20 July 2024)
Biggest away winPencinta Setia 1–2 WTS
(20 July 2024)
Highest scoring6 goals
Guar Syed Alwi 4–2 Kuala Muda
(20 July 2024)
Highest attendance1,000
SAMB 2-1 BR United
(20 July 2024)
Lowest attendance60
NBK Empire 0-0 MAHSA United
(20 July 2024)
Attendance2,398 (343 per match)
2023

Format

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The tournament is played as follows:

  • League level: 16 teams are divided into three zones, namely Zone 1 (4 teams), Zone 2 (6 teams) and Zone 3 (6 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 2 & 3, 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 Arena IRC Sendayan, Bandar Sri Sendayan
Guar Syed Alwi Kangar Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium 20,000
JAKIM Putrajaya Azman Hashim Sports Arena, UKM Bangi 1,000
Kampong Ku Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz Mini Stadium
Kuala Muda Kuala Muda Sungai Petani Municipal Council Sports Complex 1,000
MAHSA United Jenjarom MAHSA University Mini Stadium 1,000
MP Port Dickson Port Dickson Padang Merdeka, Port Dickson 1,500
NBK Empire Gombak MAHSA University Mini Stadium 1,000
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
Selayang City Gombak Taman Kanching Mini Stadium, Rawang
Semantan Troopers Temerloh Temerloh Mini Stadium
SJ Virtuosos Putrajaya Sepang Municipal Council Mini Stadium
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   Syah Juan Mohd Nor   S.Gawsigan Kimicom
Guar Syed Alwi   Firdaus Abdul Rahman   Hafiz Abdul Karim

Idan's Design

JAKIM   Mohd Nazim Bin Din   Nor Saiful Abd Rahman Alpha Sport
Kampong Ku   Rajasparan a/l V. Naidu   Azrul Razman UMU Apparel
Kuala Muda   Koet King Heyong   Firdaus Abdul Rahman

Lakoh Sport

MAHSA United   Yogeswaran a/l Veeramalai   Izham Nor Alizan

Made By Club

MP Port Dickson   Adnan Md Din   Zaidi Othman Alpha Sport
NBK Empire   Noor Ismadi Ismail   Hazromie Zullkifli PUC Sport
Pencinta Setia   Muhammad Suhaimi Bin Idris   Rahmat Rahim TSR apparel
Real Mambau   Al-Hasrizal Al-Mustafi   Alif Yusof Forfit
SAMB   Rahim Abu Bakar   Syafiq Samad ZeroFour
Selayang City

Made By Club

Semantan Troopers   Ehsam bin Long   C.Kumaresan Alpha Sport
SJ Virtuosos   Khairulbahar Taib   Haziq Mohd Noh

M1 Sports

WTS   Che Saupi Ibrahim   Khairul Rizam Che Soh 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 Guar Syed Alwi 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 3 Advance to Knockout Round
2 WTS 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
3 Pencinta Setia 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
4 Kuala Muda 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0 Relegation to A3 Community League
Updated to match(es) played on 20 July 2024. Source: FAM-CMS
Results
Home \ Away WTS GUA KUM PEN
WTS
Guar Syed Alwi 4–2
Kuala Muda
Pencinta Setia 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 19 July 2024. 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.

Fixtures and results

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Matchweek 1

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19 July 2024 (2024-07-19) Guar Syed Alwi 4–2 Kuala Muda Kangar
20:45 UTC+8
  • Nashrul Shazrin   13', 90+1'
  • Haziq Mu'iz   22'
  • Arif Nazdman   30'
Report
  • Firdaus   7' (pen.)
  • Fakhrul Kuzaimi   30'
Stadium: Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium
Attendance: 868
Referee: Mohd Afdzal Hilmi Bin Zulkiflee
20 July 2024 (2024-07-20) Pencinta Setia 1–2 WTS Matang, Taiping
16:45 UTC+8 Azril   87' Report Stadium: PSFC Football Field
Attendance: 300
Referee: Shamil Jaafar

Matchweek 2

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10 August 2024 (2024-08-10) WTS v Guar Syed Alwi Kota Bharu
20:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
10 August 2024 (2024-08-10) Kuala Muda v Pencinta Setia Sungai Petani
16:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Sungai Petani Municipal Council Sports Complex

Matchweek 3

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24 August 2024 (2024-08-24) Kuala Muda v WTS Sungai Petani
16:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Sungai Petani Municipal Council Sports Complex

Zone 2 (Central)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Kampong Ku 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Advance to Knockout Round
2 MAHSA United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
3 NBK Empire 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 AAK Ultimate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Selayang City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to A3 Community League
6 Semantan Troopers 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 July 2024. Source: FAM-CMS
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Results
Home \ Away AAK SEM SEL KGK MAH NBK
AAK Ultimate
Semantan Troopers
Selayang City
Kampong Ku 3–0
MAHSA United
NBK Empire 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 July 2024. 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.

Fixtures and results

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Matchweek 1

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2 August 2024 (2024-08-02) Selayang City v AAK Ultimate Rawang
16:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Taman Kanching Mini Stadium
20 July 2024 (2024-07-20) NBK Empire 0–0 MAHSA United Jenjarom
16:45 UTC+8 Report Stadium: MAHSA University Mini Stadium
Attendance: 60
Referee: Zul Hariz Ab Aziz
20 July 2024 (2024-07-20) Kampong Ku 3–0 Semantan Troopers Kampung Baru
16:45 UTC+8
  • Ridhwan   14'
  • K. Darwinrajoo   26'
  • Alif Izwan   60' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz Mini Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Muhd Aizad Bin Damanhuri

Matchweek 2

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27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) Selayang City v NBK Empire Rawang
16:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Taman Kanching Mini Stadium

Matchweek 3

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10 August 2024 (2024-08-10) Selayang City v Kampong Ku Rawang
16:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Taman Kanching Mini Stadium
10 August 2024 (2024-08-10) MAHSA United v AAK Ultimate Jenjarom
16:45 UTC+8 Stadium: MAHSA University Mini Stadium

Matchweek 4

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17 August 2024 (2024-08-17) Kampong Ku v NBK Empire Kampung Baru
16:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz Mini Stadium
17 August 2024 (2024-08-17) MAHSA United v Selayang City Jenjarom
16:45 UTC+8 Stadium: MAHSA University Mini Stadium

Zone 3 (South/Putrajaya)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 JAKIM 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 Advance to Knockout Round
2 SAMB 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
3 MP Port Dickson 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
4 BR United 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
5 SJ Virtuosos 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0 Relegation to A3 Community League
6 Real Mambau 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 July 2024. Source: FAM-CMS
Results
Home \ Away JAK SJV MPD REA SAM BRU
JAKIM 3–1
SJ Virtuosos
MP Port Dickson 1–0
Real Mambau
SAMB 2–1
BR United
Updated to match(es) played on 20 July 2024. 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.

Fixtures and results

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Matchweek 1

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20 July 2024 (2024-07-20) MP Port Dickson 1–0 SJ Virtuosos Port Dickson
16:45 UTC+8 Fauzan   55' Report Stadium: Padang Merdeka
Attendance: 70
Referee: Mazilan Rozaimi
20 July 2024 (2024-07-20) SAMB 2–1 BR United Melaka City
16:45 UTC+8 Zamree Jani   77'
Shamerul Abd Aziz   79'
Report M. Terrence   52' Stadium: Hang Tuah Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Firdaus Dahlan
20 July 2024 (2024-07-20) JAKIM 3–1 Real Mambau Bandar Baru Bangi
16:45 UTC+8
  • Fakru Faiz   31'
  • Nor Saiful   55' (pen.)
  • Azamuddin   76'
Report 'Izzul   44' (pen.) Stadium: Azman Hashim Sports Arena UKM
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mohd Hafiz Zharif

Matchweek 2

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27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) SAMB v JAKIM Melaka City
16:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Hang Tuah Stadium

Matchweek 3

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10 August 2024 (2024-08-10) BR United v JAKIM Bandar Sri Sendayan
16:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Arena IRC Sendayan
10 August 2024 (2024-08-10) MP Port Dickson v SAMB Port Dickson
16:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Padang Merdeka

Matchweek 4

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17 August 2024 (2024-08-17) BR United v Real Mambau Bandar Sri Sendayan
16:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Arena IRC Sendayan

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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Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of 19 July 2024 [7]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Nashrul Shazrin Roslan Guar Syed Alwi 2
2   Mohammad Haziq Mu'iz Abdul Guar Syed Alwi 1
  Muhammad Arif Nazdman Roslan Guar Syed Alwi
  Fakhrul Kuzaimi Allias Kuala Muda
  Muhammad Firdaus Abd Rahman Kuala Muda

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.
  7. ^ "Top Goalscorers".