Industry Sports Area served Global Products Football League | Headquarters Putrajaya, Malaysia Key people Kevin Ramalingam
(CEO) | |
Founded 3 February 2015; 2 years ago (2015-02-03)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
Football Malaysia LLP or also known as Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLPP) was created in the course of privatisation of the Malaysian football league system. The company operates and runs five entities in Malaysian football under its jurisdiction, which include Malaysia Super League, the Malaysia Premier League, the Malaysia Cup, the FA Cup and the Charity Shield. It aims to transform and move Malaysian football forward.
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Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Premier League are at the top and second level of the Malaysian football league system and it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 24 clubs which are divided into two separated division, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within them and with Malaysia FAM League.
Football Malaysia organises and keeps the official record of the league and cup matches while enforcing the rules of professional football. Besides that, the company also oversees the development, certification, and registration of professional football players, coaches, and referees. Football Malaysia is also responsible for promoting professional football in Malaysia through broadcasts and other media outlets.
Football Malaysia LLP is a corporation in which the 24 member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from February to November, with teams playing 22 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away) totalling 132 matches in each league in the season. The total number of matches can be calculated using the formula n*(n-1) where n is the total number of teams. Most games are played in the afternoons of Fridays and Saturdays, the other games during weekday evenings.
History
After the appointment of MP & Silva by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as its Global Advisor for all media and commercial rights for an extensive line-up of FAM competitions, Football Malaysia LLP was established to manage the top two-tier of Malaysian football league competition while MP & Silva and FAM partnership goal is to extending its broadcast reach and maximizing the commercial potential of its properties. The partnership signifies the first steps of privatisation of the Malaysian professional leagues as the subsidiary holdings, the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP), will be established for the day-to-day administration of local club football at a league-wide level.
This deal is worth RM1.26 billion (S$470 million; £233 million) over a 15-year period commencing from 2016.
Corporate structure
FMLLP structure consist of the following.
Competitions
The Football Association of Malaysia formerly runs all top football competitions in Malaysia before some of it was given to Football Malaysia LLP as one of a privatisation effort for a professional football in Malaysia. The list below are the said competitions which now managed by FMLLP.