2020 Malaysia M3 League
The 2020 Malaysia M3 League is the 2nd season of Malaysia M3 League the third-tier semi-professional football league in Malaysia since its establishment in 2019.
The season started on 7 March and concluded on 17 November 2020.
On 13 March, it was announced that the league would be suspended indefinitely, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 8 June 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition.
Establishment and format
This new season saw the format restructuring by the AFL. On 19 January 2020, the AFL has announced the format changes for the M3 and M4 League in preparation for the transition of the amateur team to semi-professionals by 2021.The league will kick-off with 20 teams and to be split into 2 groups, an increase of 6 teams compared to 14 teams in the previous edition. The top 12 teams with a good financial record will remain in the M3 League 2021 while the remaining 8 teams will advance to the M4 League which will be formed with the 4 best teams M4 2020. AFL-recognized state and private leagues, originally part of the League The M4 2020 will be part of the M5 League in 2021.
Teams
As of 22 February 2020, 20 teams have confirmed their participation in the 2020 Malaysia M3 League.- Armed Forces
- Harini
- IKRAM Muda
- Immigration
- Klasiko
- KSR SAINS
- Kuala Terengganu Rovers
- Kuala Lumpur Rovers
- Langkawi City
- Manjung City
- Melaka United
- Melawati
- Northern Lions-Mahsa
- Perlis United
- PIB
- Protap
- Sarawak
- Semarak
- Thai Selangor
- Ultimate
Season Changes
Renamed clubs
- BTK F.C. was renamed to Kuala Terengganu Rovers F.C..
- Batu Dua F.C. was renamed to Harini F.C., and relocated to Kuala Selangor.
- Langkawi Glory United F.C. was renamed to Langkawi City F.C..
- Puchong Fuerza F.C. was renamed to Manjung City F.C., and relocated to Manjung.
- DDM FC was renamed to Melawati F.C.
- Tambun Tulang F.C. was renamed to Perlis United F.C..
To Malaysia M3 League
- KSR SAINS - Promoted by winning the 2019 Malaysia M4 League play-offs
- IKRAM Muda - Promoted by runner up the 2019 Malaysia M4 League play-offs
- Immigration - Promoted by runner up the 2019 Kuala Lumpur League
- Thai Selangor - Promoted by winning the 2019 Puchong Community League
- Klasiko - Promoted by winning the 2019 Shah Amateur League
- PIB - Promoted by winning the 2019 Shah Alam League
- Perlis United - Promoted by winning the 2019 Perlis Amateur League
- Northern Lions-Mahsa - Promoted by runner up the 2019 Perlis Amateur League
- Sarawak
- Semarak
- Kuala Lumpur Rovers
- Melaka United 1
From Malaysia M3 League
Relegated to 2020 Malaysia M4 League
Team withdrawal
- Johor Bahru.
- SAMB 2
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 |
Foreign players
Malaysia M3 League clubs can sign a maximum of four foreign players in the 2020 season, up from two as compared to 2019. However, two of them has to be 20 years old or younger on 1 January 2020.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 | U20 Player 1 | U20 Player 2 | Former player |
| Armed Forces | |||||
| Harini |  Metha Viblo Apingi |  Chukwu Nnabuike | Mendike Fukiani | Sammy Musemakweli | |
| IKRAM Muda | |||||
| Immigration |  Francis Doe |  Chidubem Aniamalu Stephen | |||
| Klasiko | Uzoma Victor | Jamil Garba | |||
| KSR SAINS | |||||
| Kuala Terengganu Rovers |  Baptiste Faye | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur Rovers |  Ezequiel Agüero |  Davy Angan | |||
| Langkawi City | Ijezie Michael | Umar Etudayeabdulmajid |  Ryu Nascimento | ||
| Manjung City | |||||
| Melaka United | |||||
| Melawati |  Faye Jaque |  Ryohei Miyazaki | |||
| Northern Lions-Mahsa |  Abdulbasit Salaeh | Faiso Che-moh | |||
| Perlis United |  Jason Van Achteren |  Ali Deeb | |||
| PIB | Kenta Kishi | ||||
| Protap | Aguile Alex | ||||
| Sarawak |  Ushindi Baraka |  Omar Hitimana | Ntambwe Papy | Denis Amadire | |
| Semarak |  Patrick Asare | ||||
| Thai Selangor | |||||
| Ultimate | Reiya Kinoshita |  Marcio Santos |
- 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.
League table
Group A at the time of abandonment
Group B at the time of abandonment
Result table
Group A
Group B
Play-offs
Season statistics
Top scorers
Players sorted first by goals, then by last name.| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Aguile Alex | Protap | 3 |
| 1 | Anianalu Chibudern | Immigration | 3 |
| 3 | Ijezie Michael | Langkawi City | 2 |
| 3 |  Izzat Ikmal | Kuala Lumpur Rovers | 2 |
| 3 | Khaizil Jasmi | KSR SAINS | 2 |
| 3 | Raslam Khan | Harini | 2 |
| 3 | Rizzham Norman | Thai Selangor | 2 |
| 3 | Syukor Azmi | Perlis United | 2 |
| 9 | 41 players | 18 clubs | 1 |
| 9 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | - | - | 1 |
Hat-tricks
;Notes4 Player scored 4 goals
5 Player scored 5 goals
– Home team
– Away team