2019 Malaysia M3 League
The 2019 Malaysia M3 League is the 1st season of Malaysia M3 League replaced the former FAM League.
Establishment and format
This season saw a revamp of the competition's format by Football Association of Malaysia. Announced earlier on 24 November 2018 by FAM deputy president, the format of the new season was outlined in a meeting by FAM's Local Competition Committee and were announced in a media statement on 19 December 2018.The format will be reverted to the straight knock-out tournament, as opposed to the league format used since 2008. 64 teams will be competing for the FAM Cup, including 6 teams confirmed earlier to participate in the FAM Cup, and teams promoted to the 2019 Malaysia Premier League. The rest of the teams will include 19 teams nominated by FAM's associate members, and teams from newly created Malaysia M4 League, which selection is subject to methods decided by Malaysia Football League. The champions of 2019 FAM Cup will then compete with the 2019 Premier League last-placed team in a play-off match for a slot to participate in the 2020 Premier League.
Earlier, there is speculation that the league organization might be taken over by Malaysia Football League, organisers for Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Premier League, having been held by FAM since 1951, but this was clarified in the FAM media statement that FAM will cooperate with MFL for the organization of the tournament, with FAM still held major responsibilities and ownership of the tournament and rights of it. MFL will cover the cost of teams participating from the first round up until the quarter-finals, with FAM covering the cost of the teams participating from that point onwards.
Teams
As of 11 February 2019, 14 teams have confirmed their participation in the 2019 Malaysia M3 League.- Armed Forces
- Banggol Tokku
- Batu Dua
- DDM FC
- Langkawi Glory United
- Johor Bahru
- Kelantan United
- Kuching
- Penjara
- Protap
- Puchong Fuerza
- SAMB
- Tun Razak
- Ultimate
Season Changes
Renamed clubs
- ATM FA. was renamed to Armed Forces FC, and relocated to Kuala Lumpur.
- Glory United FC was renamed to Langkawi Glory United, and relocated to Langkawi.
- MPKB-BRI U-BeS was renamed to Kelantan United.
To Malaysia M3 League
- Banggol Tok Ku - Promoted by winning the 2018 Terengganu Amateur M5 League
- Batu Dua - Promoted by winning the 2018 South Selangor M5 League
- Dak-dak Melawati - Promoted by winning the 2018 Selangor Social Premier M5 League
- Langkawi Glory United - Promoted by winning the 2018 Subang Football M5 League
- Johor Bahru - Promoted by winning the 2018 Johor Darul Ta’zim M5 League
- Penjara - Promoted by winning the 2018 PBNS President Cup M5 League
- Protap - Promoted by winning the 2018 Shah Alam M5 League
- Puchong Fuerza - Promoted by winning the 2018 Puchong Community M5 League
- SAMB - Promoted by winning the 2018 Melaka Division 1 M5 League
- Ultimate - Promoted by winning the 2018 AXA Klang Valley M5 League
- None 2
- Tun Razak FC
From Malaysia FAM League
Existing team
- Armed Forces
- Kelantan United
- Kuching
Teams withdrawn
- Terengganu Hanelang
- Petaling Jaya Rangers
- Marcerra United
- Kuala Lumpur City Hall
- Shahzan Muda
- Ministry of Finance
- D'AR Wanderers
- Terengganu City 2
- KL Cops 3
- Tentera Darat 4
- Uptown 3
Clubs locations
Venues
Personnel 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.| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
| Batu Dua |  Zulhamizan Zakaria | Sacked | 1 April 2019 | 6th | Che Ku Marzuki | 1 April 2019 |
| Protap | Shahidan Rusly | Sacked | June 2019 | 14th |  Dusan Momcilovic | June 2019 |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to two each team.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Former player |
| Armed Forces | |||
| Banggol Tok Ku | |||
| Batu Dua |  Mamadou Berete |  Carlos Zozimar |  L'Imam Seydi Ljubo Baranin Ovie Precious |
| Dak-dak Melawati |  Lee Kyeong-su |  Nicholas Dul | |
| Langkawi Glory United |  Everton Souza Santos |  Georgian Mugurel Stamate | |
| Johor Bahru |  Patrick Asare | Jose Alex | |
| Kelantan United |  Alfusainey Gassama |  Seydou Sako | Carlos Zozimar |
| Kuching |  Yuta Suzuki | ||
| Penjara | Kim Sung-ho | ||
| Protap |  Metha Viblo Apingi |  Vino Ramazani | |
| Puchong Fuerza | Hans Kwofie | Sunday Matthew Idoko | Andre Luis Diogo Olievera |
| SAMB | |||
| Tun Razak |  Rafael Marti | ||
| Ultimate |  Faye Jacque |  Chukwu Nnabuike |
- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.
Results
League table
Result table
Positions by round
Play-offs
The runner-up of M3 League will play one-legged play-off team from the last placed Premier League team for deciding the second team to promote to 2020 Malaysia Premier League.Season statistics
Top scorers
Players sorted first by goals, then by last name.| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Fakhrul Zaman | Kelantan United | 28 |
| 2 | Alfusainey Gassama | Kelantan United | 27 |
| 3 | Chukwu Nnabuike | Ultimate | 22 |
| 3 | Rafizol Roslan | Armed Forces | 22 |
| 5 | Joseph Kalang Tie | Kuching | 17 |
| 6 | Shahrul Hakim | Kelantan United | 15 |
| 7 | Faye Jacque | Ultimate | 13 |
Hat-tricks
;Notes4 Player scored 4 goals
5 Player scored 5 goals
– Home team
– Away team