About Club Licensing
Club Licensing is a tool for both the development and benchmarking of professional football clubs. Under the Club Licensing System clubs needs to comply with certain criteria to participate in National and/or AFC competitions. The FAM Club Licensing Unit makes sure that clubs are complying with the criteria and that the clubs are rigorously implementing it as well within its club.
By implementing Club Licensing System football clubs are benefitted by:-
- Developing strong governance and organisational structures
- Implementing stable financial management and reporting
- Improving technical standards of coaches and clubs
- Increasing reliability, credibility and integrity of the clubs and league
- Promoting and continuously improving the standard of football
- Engaging qualified coaches
- Encouraging youth development
- Improving infrastructure facilities
- Improving the clubs’ administration, management and organisation.
- Raising economic and financial standing of the clubs through effective marketing and commercial exploitation.
How to get Licensed
Responsibilities of the Club
In order to obtain a Football Association of Malaysia Club License and subsequently become eligible to participate in the domestic and or AFC club competition for 2021, the club must have applied and completed the following forms:
- License Application Form (CLR-1)
- Confidentiality Agreement (CLR-2)
- Venue Facilities Questionnaire
- Stadium Safety Checklist
Clubs then have to meet all the Criteria listed in Section III of the FAM Club Licensing Regulations Edition 2020 and undergo an assessment with the First Instance Body (an independent Decision Making Body appointed by FAM).
License Approval
Highlights and Development
2019 Events
- FAM Club Licensing Newsletter 2019 Quarter #3 - (English Version) | (BM Version)
- FAM Professional Football Task Force's Third Meeting
- FAM Professional Football Task Force's Second Meeting
- Club Licensing Administrative Visit on Penang FA
- FAM Professional Football Task Force's First Meeting
- Club Licensing Administrative Visit on Melaka FA
- Club Licensing Administrative Visit on PJ City FC
- Club Licensing Audit Visit by AFC on FAM, Selangor FA, Kedah FA, Terengganu FA and Perak FA
- Club Licensing Administrative Visit on Selangor United FC
- Club Licensing Seminar 2019
- General Secretary Workshop 2019
2018 Events
- Club Licensing Seminar 2018
- Club Licensing Administrative Visit on Negeri Sembilan & Melaka
- Club Licensing Educational Workshop – Infrastructure : ‘A Modern Day Football Stadium’
- Club Licensing Administrative Visit on JDT and Kuala Lumpur
- Club Licensing Administrative Visit on Perak and PKNS FC
- Club Licensing Administrative Visit on Pahang and Selangor
- Club Licensing Administrative Visit on PKNP FC and Kedah
- Club Licensing Educational Workshop – Legal & Finance
- Club Licensing Administrative Visit on Kelantan and Terengganu
- Club Licensing Administrative Visit on Sabah and Felcra FC
- Club Licensing Administrative Visit on MIFA and UITM FC
- Club Licensing Administrative Visit on Felda United and Sarawak FA
- Club Licensing Educational Workshop – Development - 'Developing Future Winners: The Malaysian Way'
- Club Licensing Administrative Visit on PDRM and Penang FA
- Club Licensing Administrative Visit on UKM FC and ATM FA
- Club Licensing Spotcheck Visit on Perak FA
- Club Licensing Spotcheck Visit Terengganu FA
Downloads
- Licensing Regulations Edition 2020
- Licensing Regulations Edition 2019
- FAM Futsal Club Licensing Regulations Edition 2019
- FAM Club Licensing Newsletter 2018 Quarter #1 - (English Version) | (BM Version)
- FAM Club Licensing Newsletter 2018 Quarter #2
- Licensing Regulations Edition 2018
- Club Licensing Quality Standards