• Source: Melaka Football Association

Melaka Football Association (MAFA; Malay: Persatuan Bolasepak Melaka) is the governing body of football for the state of Melaka, Malaysia. MAFA is responsible for coordinating and developing football in the state of Melaka and has teamed up with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as the official governing body of football in Malaysia.




History






= Origins

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Malacca has sent a football team to play in Malaya Cup since its inaugural season in 1921. In 1924, the team has been registered and now managed by the newly formed governance body of Malacca football, the Malacca Amateur Football Association (MAFA). Since then, the football team has been competing in Malaya Cup and FAM Cup consistently. MAFA biggest achievement when they reached the final 1957 and 1958 FAM Cup led by Robert Choe.




= The era of amateur football league

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In 1979, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) changed the format of Piala Malaysia when they introduced the league stage that acts as the qualifying round for the knockout stage of Piala Malaysia. It was intended primarily as a qualifying tournament for the final knock-out stages of the Piala Malaysia where teams compete in a one-round league before advanced to the knock-out stage.
The football league in Malaysia has only officially started in 1982, after the introduction of league winners trophy. The league has been known as Liga Malaysia. Malacca football team continued to compete in the league and has become the champion of the league during its second season in 1983? which has been the only time the Malacca team become a champion of the top-tier league in Malaysian football.




= The era of semi-pro football league

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Over the years, the league competition has gained important stature in its own right. From 1982 until 1988 the league has an amateur status and continues its purpose as qualifying round for Piala Malaysia. Only in 1989 it is changed to a new format as Liga Semi-Pro (MSPFL), introduced by FAM as a way towards fully professional status. The inaugural season of MSPFL consisted of nine teams in Division I and eight teams in Division II. Malacca has been put in Division II from 1989 to 1992 seasons.




Association management






Former presidents






Competitions


The Melaka Football Association ran and organized the following competitions for the amateur clubs:




Affiliated






= Affiliated clubs

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Top clubs in the top tiers league competition that affiliated to the Melaka Football Association include:

Melaka F.C. Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
SAMB F.C. Malaysia A2 Amateur League
Tampoi F.C. Malaysia A3 Community League
MBMB Warriors F.C. Liga Melaka
Melaka FA U-21 Piala Presiden (Malaysia)
Melaka FA U-19 Piala Belia
Melaka FA Futsal Team MPFL Division 2
Melaka FA Women's Team Malaysia National Women's League




See also


Football Association of Malaysia
Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
Piala Presiden (Malaysia)
Piala Belia
History of Malaysian Football




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Shahdan Sulaiman
• Piala Malaysia 2017
• Liga Super Malaysia 2020
• Liga Utama Malaysia
• Liga Semi-Pro A1 Malaysia
• Piala FA Malaysia 2011
• Piala FAM
• Daftar klub sepak bola divisi tertinggi di negara anggota AFC
• Indonesia dalam tahun 2023
• Melaka Football Association
• Melaka F.C.
• Melaka United F.C.
• Melaka Malay Football Association
• Football Association of Malaysia
• 2024 Liga Melaka
• 2024–25 Melaka F.C. season
• Malacca
• Liga Melaka
• MBMB Warriors F.C.