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Malaysian football club
Melaka Football Association
Persatuan Bola Sepak Melaka
Founded1924; 100 years ago (1924) as Malacca Amateur Football Association
PurposeFootball association
HeadquartersWisma MAFA, Kompleks Sukan Hang Jebat, Jalan Padang Bolasepak
Location
PresidentAb Rauf Yusoh
WebsiteWebsite

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

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

Main article: Malaysian League

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

Main article: Liga Semi-Pro

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

Positions Name
President Malaysia YAB Datuk Seri Utama Ab. Rauf Yusoh
Deputy President Malaysia Datuk Mohd Saiful Mat Sapri
Vice President Malaysia YB Datuk Khaidirah Abu Zahar
Malaysia Datuk Haji Fadzil A. Bakar
Malaysia Datuk Khairi Anuar Ahmad
Malaysia Datuk Revindran Chitravelu
General Secretary Malaysia Datuk Karim bin Haji Yaacob
Treasurer Malaysia
Executive Committee
Members		 Malaysia Mohd Azizi Shahril Abd Razak Khalim
Malaysia Jezlee Pit
Malaysia Dr Shankar Gunarasa
Malaysia Dr. Siti Faidul Maisarah Abdullah
Malaysia Mohd Fairuz Azwad Mohd Zauwawi
Malaysia Ahmad Khairul Mohd Noor
Malaysia Melvin Tan Ching Yang
Malaysia Syahrul Nizam Shamsuddin

Former presidents

Name Period
Malaysia Datuk Wira Md Yunus Husin 2007–2008
Malaysia Mohd Ali Rustam 2009–2010
Malaysia Datuk Wira Md Yunus Husin 2011 – April 2013
Malaysia Datuk Seri Idris Haron April 2013 – 2018
Malaysia Adly Zahari 2018–2020
Malaysia Damian Yeo Shen Li 20 January 2020 – 20 Mac 2020
Malaysia Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali 20 Mac 2020 – 4 August 2022
Malaysia Datuk Wira Nur Azmi Ahmad 4 August 2022 – 2 May 2023

Competitions

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

Affiliated

Affiliated clubs

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

See also

References

  1. Malaysia 1921
  2. Malaysia 1921
  3. "Merdeka memories". The Star. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. of Malaysia Cup Malaysia – List of Cup Winners – FA of Malaysia Cup – RSSSF
  5. ^ Malaya Cup 1979
  6. Wilson, Peter; Sim, Benson (1995). "The demand for Semi-Pro League football in Malaysia 1989–91: a panel data approach". Applied Economics. 27: 131–138. doi:10.1080/00036849500000015.
  7. Malaya Cup 1981
  8. Malaysia 1982
  9. Malaysia 1989
  10. "Rauf dilantik Presiden MAFA". Berita Harian. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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