2023 Malaysia Super League

The 2023 Malaysia Super League (Malay: Liga Super Malaysia 2023) was the 20th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia since its establishment in 2004, and the 42nd season of top-flight Malaysian football overall.

It is the first season after restructuring, with 18 teams (instead of 12). However, MFL announced there will be only 16 teams as they rejected both Sarawak United and Melaka United due to failed licensing appeal. The league shrunk to 15 teams after Petaling Jaya City officially withdrawn due to the expansion and increased foreign player quota, which are diverted from the club's main vision. On 5 January 2023, UiTM officially withdrawn due to the financial problems. The new season therefore has 14 teams, kicking-off on 24 February.

The defending champion from the previous season is Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Teams

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022 season.

Notes:

^1 Failed to appeal licensing

^2 Restructured of Malaysia Super League are not aligned with club's future vision

Stadium and locations

Personnel, kit and sponsoring

Coaching changes

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Foreign players

Southeast Asian (SEA) players who have acquired at least 3 international caps for their senior national team can play in the Super League without any restrictions. However, SEA players with less than 3 international caps must be approved by the Malaysian Football League (MFL).

Each team in the Super League can register 9 foreign players, but only 5 import players can be fielded at any one time. The 5 import players must consist of 3 foreign players, 1 Asian player, and 1 ASEAN player. Only 1 import player can be on the bench.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality.

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
^1 Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.

Naturalisation/Heritage players

Notes:

^2 Carrying Malaysian heritage.

^3 Capped for Malaysia national team.

Standings

League table

Position by round

Results

Results table

Results by round

Season statistics

First goal of the season: 4 minutes 36 seconds
- Juan Muniz for Johor Darul Ta’zim (H) against Terengganu (24 February 2023)
Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes 9 seconds
- Park Tae-Soo for Sabah (H) against Penang (17 March 2023)
Latest goal in a match: 90 11 minutes 51 seconds
- Rizal Ghazali for Sabah (H) against Penang (17 March 2023)
Oldest goalscorer in a match: 41 years 5 months 28 days
- Indra Putra Mahayuddin for Kelantan United (A) against Sabah (1 March 2023)

Top goalscorers

As of 17 December 2023

Own goals

As of 27 August 2023

Top Assists

As of 12 December 2023

Hat-trick

As of 16 December 2023

Notes (H) – Home team (A) – Away team ⁴ – Player scored 4 goals

Clean Sheets