Melaka United

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

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

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…

Domestic competitions

Liga Malaysia/Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1/Liga Perdana/Liga Perdana 1/Liga Super (level 1) Champions (1): 1983 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2/Liga Perdana 2/Liga Premier (level 2) Champions (1): 2016 Runners-up (2): 2000, 2005–06 Piala FAM/Liga FAM (level 3) Champions (1): 2015 Runners-up (2): 1957, 1958

Preseason competitions

Malacca TYT Cup Winners (1): 2022

Malaysian League Golden boot winners

Malaysian League top goalscorers