2020 in Malaysian football explained

Country:Malaysia
Season:2020
Division1:Super League
Champions1:Johor Darul Ta'zim
Division2:Premier League
Champions2:Penang
Division3:Liga M3
Champions3:not awarded
Domestic:FA Cup
Dchampions:not awarded
Domestic2:Malaysia Cup
Leaguecup:Challenge Cup
Lchampions:not awarded
Supercup:Community Shield
Schampions:Johor Darul Ta'zim
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2021
Flagicon:yes

The 2020 season of competitive association football in Malaysia.[1]

Promotion and relegation

Promoted to Malaysia Super League

Relegated to the Malaysia Premier League

Promoted to Malaysia Premier League

Relegated to Liga M3

Promoted to Liga M3

Relegated to Liga M4

New and withdrawn teams

New teams

Withdrawn teams

National team

Malaysia national football team

See main article: Malaysia national football team.

Friendly

No friendly matches involving Malaysia was held from 1 January to 15 March due to no FIFA International Match Calendar window during that time, and after 15 March because of restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

2022 World Cup qualification

On 5 March 2020, FIFA announced that it would be monitoring the health situation in the region for possible rescheduling of matchdays 7 through 10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Later on 9 March, FIFA and AFC jointly announced that the matches on matchdays 7–10 due to take place in March and June 2020 were postponed, with the new dates to be confirmed. However, subject to approval by FIFA and AFC, and agreement of both member associations, the matches may be played as scheduled provided that the safety of all individuals involved meets the required standards.[9] [10] On 5 June, AFC confirmed that matchdays 7 and 8 were scheduled to take place on 8 and 13 October respectively while matchdays 9 and 10 were scheduled to kick off on 12 and 17 November.[11] On 12 August, FIFA announced that the matches scheduled for October and November 2020 would be rescheduled to 2021.[12] [13]

Malaysia national under-19 football team

See main article: Malaysia national under-19 football team.

The 2020 AFC U-19 Championship was originally scheduled to run between 14 and 31 October 2020,[14] but was postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] [16] It was later cancelled on 25 January 2021.[17]

League season

Liga Super

See main article: 2020 Malaysia Super League.

Liga Premier

See main article: 2020 Malaysia Premier League.

Liga M3

See main article: 2020 Malaysia M3 League.

The league was abandoned after only 2 games played due to COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

Group A

Group B

Domestic Cups

Charity Shield

See main article: 2020 Piala Sumbangsih.

FA Cup

See main article: 2020 Malaysia FA Cup.

Malaysia Cup

See main article: 2020 Malaysia Cup.

Malaysia Challenge Cup

Malaysian clubs in Asia

See main article: 2020 AFC Champions League.

AFC Champions League

Group stage

See main article: 2020 AFC Champions League group stage.

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs

See main article: 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malaysia 2019. RSSSF. Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 20 February 2019. 20 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Sabah juara Liga Perdana. 9 July 2019. Berita Harian.
  3. Web site: PDRM Sah Beraksi Dalam Saingan Liga Super 2020. 13 February 2020. Vocket FC.
  4. Web site: Uitm FC lakar sejarah jadi pasukan IPT pertama main di Liga Super. 13 February 2020. Fox Sport Malaysia. 4 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204103429/https://www.foxsports.com.my/liga-super-2020/120241/uitm-fc-lakar-sejarah-jadi-pasukan-ipt-pertama-main-di-liga-super/. dead.
  5. Web site: PKNP FC Dan PKNS FC Sah Ditukar Kepada ‘Reserve Team’ Mulai Tahun 2020. 13 February 2020. Vocket FC.
  6. Web site: KL, PKNP tersingkir, Felda kekal di Liga Super. 13 February 2020. Bernama.
  7. Web site: Pengumuman Rasmi. JBFA.
  8. Web site: Statement on upcoming Asian FIFA World Cup qualifiers . FIFA.com . en-GB . 8 March 2020.
  9. Web site: Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers. FIFA. 9 March 2020.
  10. Web site: Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers. AFC. 9 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203025404/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-asian-cup/news/update-on-upcoming-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers. 3 December 2020. dead.
  11. Web site: AFC announces proposed dates for upcoming Asian Qualifiers. Asian Football Confederation. 5 June 2020. 5 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210306083307/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-asian-cup/news/afc-announces-proposed-dates-for-upcoming-asian-qualifiers. 6 March 2021. dead.
  12. News: Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Asia . FIFA . 12 August 2020 . 12 August 2020.
  13. News: Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Asia . AFC . 12 August 2020 . 12 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201124090427/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/update-on-upcoming-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers-in-asia . 24 November 2020 . dead.
  14. Web site: AFC Competitions Calendar 2020. AFC. 9 May 2019.
  15. Web site: AFC Executive Committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar. AFC. 10 September 2020.
  16. Web site: New competition dates approved by AFC Competitions Committee. AFC. 11 November 2020.
  17. Web site: Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021. Asian Football Confederation. 25 January 2021. 30 December 2021.

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