Johor Darul Ta'zim were the defending champions, having won their sixth title the previous season.
Teams played each other only once, meaning that the champion of the Super League was decided after eleven rounds of matches.
[2] Sabah and PDRM are promoted after securing their place as champions and 3rd-placed finishers in last season's Malaysia Premier League (runners-up Johor Darul Ta'zim II is ineligible for the Super League due to being the reserve team to Johor Darul Ta'zim).
[3][4] As PKNS has changed their status as the reserve team to Selangor, they are therefore replaced by the 5th-placed finishers of last season's Malaysia Premier League UiTM (4th-placed finishers Terengganu II is ineligible for the Super League due to being the reserve team to Terengganu FC).
[5][6] Promoted from the 2019 Malaysia Premier League Relegated to the 2020 Malaysia Premier League Southeast Asia (SEA) players are required to have acquired at least 30 international caps for their senior national team with no period restriction on when they are earned while those who has less than 30 international caps will be subjected to MFL approval.