2023 Malaysia M4 League

The 2023 Malaysia M4 League (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 football 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.


 * Bunga Raya
 * Cyberfox
 * CF Kuantan City
 * JAKIM
 * Machan
 * MAHSA City
 * Maqarize
 * MP Port Dickson
 * Mukah Youth Team
 * Real Chukai
 * Republic of Borneo
 * STR
 * UiTM United
 * Wan Tendong Stable
 * YP Maintenance

To Al-Ikhsan Cup
Withdrawn from the Super League
 * UiTM United

Relegated from the M3 League
 * Real Chukai

Promoted from the M5 League
 * Bunga Raya - 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 - 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
 * Mukah Youth Team - 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

From Al-Ikhsan Cup
Teams withdrawn
 * AS United F.C. undefined
 * FC Langkawi undefined
 * Kijang Rangers 2
 * Langkawi City 2
 * Tok Janggut Warriors 2
 * Tun Razak City 2

Name changes

 * UiTM FC were renamed to UiTM United FC
 * Cendawan FC were renamed to CF Kuantan City

 Notes: 


 * Promoted by the Winning 2022 S-Ligue M5 Sarawak.
 * Originally relegated from the 2022 Malaysia M3 League, however the teams were not registered to the 2023 Malaysia M4 League due to unknown reasons.

Draws
The draw ceremony was held on 25 May 2023, at 15:00 (MST).

Hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals
 * Notes

5 Player scored 5 goals

(H) – Home team (A) – Away team