The reserve tournament is dedicated to players under the age of 23. The MFL has also allowed a quota of 5 over-age players, including 3 foreigners.
Format
The tournament is played as follows:
League level: 15 teams are divided into two groups, namely group A will consist of 8 teams and group B will consist of 7 teams each drawn from the Central Zone, North, South, East, Borneo and Club 1 State.
Round 1 Divided into two groups, each team will play at home and away to determine the position in the group. The top four teams in each group will advance to Round 2
Round 2 Consists of a group of eight teams, each team will play at home and away to determine the position in the group. The top two teams in the group will advance to the knockout stages
Knockout stage: The knockout stage is the final match to determine the winner, it will be played in a single match.[2]
