The 2023 Malaysia M4 League ( ms, Liga M4 Malaysia), also known as the al-Ikhsan Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the second season of the Malaysia M4 League, currently the third tier

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league in the Malaysian football league system. This is the first season where the league is held as a single division. The season started on the 3rd of June.

Format

The tournament is played as follows: *League level: 15 teams are divided into three zones, namely Zone 1 (6 teams), Zone 2 (5 teams) and Zone 3 (4 teams), each drawn from the Central/South, East and Borneo 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 1 & 2, will advance to the knockout stage. *Knockout stage: The knockout stage is the match to determine the winner. Finalists will be promoted to 2024–25 Malaysia M3 League.

Clubs

Below are the list of clubs who will join the 2023 season, based on the status gained from Amateur Football League. *

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* CF Kuantan City * Cyberfox *

JAKIM Islam in Malaysia is represented by the Shafi‘i school of Sunni jurisprudence.

* Machan * MAHSA City * Maqarize * MP Port Dickson *

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* Real Chukai * Republic of Borneo * STR * UiTM United * Wan Tendong Stable * YP Maintenance

Season changes

Withdrawn from the

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was renamed to UiTM United FC. Relegated from the

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* Real Chukai Promoted from the 2022 Malaysia M5 League *

- Promoted by 2022 Nogori M5 League quarter-finalist * CF Kuantan City - Promoted by 2022 Kuantan Amateur League runners-up * Cyberfox - Promoted by 2022 Nogori M5 League 2 semi-finalist *

JAKIM Islam in Malaysia is represented by the Shafi‘i school of Sunni jurisprudence.

- Promoted by winning the 2022 Putrajaya League * MAHSA City - Promoted by the 2022 Mahsa-Kronos M5 League runners-up * MP Port Dickson - Promoted by winning the 2022 Nogori M5 League *

- Promoted by the 2022 Ligue M5 Bintulu semi-finalist * Republic of Borneo - Promoted by winning the 2022 Mahsa-Kronos M5 League * YP Maintenance - Promoted by winning 2022 Kuantan Amateur League Invited team * Machan * Maqarize * STR * Wan Tendong Stable

Teams withdrawn

* AS United F.C. ¹ *

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² * Kijang Rangers ² * Langkawi City ² * Tok Janggut Warriors ² * Tun Razak City ² Notes: : Promoted by the Winning 2022 S-Ligue M5 Sarawak. : Originally relegated from the

, however the teams were not registered to the 2023 Malaysia M4 League due to unknown reasons.

Stadiums and locations

Draws

The draw ceremony was held on 25 May 2023, at 15:00 (

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Personnel and sponsoring

Standings

Zone 1 (Central/South)

Zone 2 (East Coast)

Zone 3 (Borneo)

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Champion

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

;Notes ⁴ Player scored 4 goals
⁵ Player scored 5 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

References

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