37 clubs have competed since the inception of the Malaysia Super League in 2004, with eight winning the title (Selangor, Kedah Darul Aman, Kelantan, Sri Pahang, Perlis, Negeri Sembilan, LionsXII and Johor Darul Ta'zim).

The current champions are Johor Darul Ta'zim, which won their eleventh title in the 2024–25 edition.

The Malaysia Super League had gone through two format changes in its short history spanning three years.

But the plan was held off when some of the teams withdrew from the league due to financial reasons.

On 9 September 2016, Johor Darul Ta'zim became the first team to win the Malaysia Super League three times consecutively.

Teams are ranked by total points, with the highest-ranked club at the end of the season crowned champions.

The winners of the Malaysia FA Cup also qualify for the following season's AFC Champions League play-off slots.

To obtain a licence, teams must be financially healthy and meet certain standards of conduct such as organizational management.

These two bodies are composed of members that meet the requirements and conditions set by the AFC Club Licensing Regulations mainly within the field of finance and legal matters.

which was now under the management of Pahang FC Sdn Bhd starting from the 2016 Malaysia Super League season onwards.

[16] On 6 November 2016, the FMLLP released an update regarding the club licensing progress where currently only Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.

[20] From 2005 to 2010, the Malaysia Super League incorporated the TM brand as part of its logo as the title sponsor.

[21] After the end of TM sponsorship's which lasted for seven consecutive years, FAM launched a new logo for the 2011 season where the league was partnered with Astro Media as a strategic partner for the Malaysia Super League's marketing.

The 2018 Malaysia Super League logo was formed as a part of a rebranding due to title sponsorship reasons with TM under the Unifi brand.

Designed to be futuristic and elegant, the new trophy depicts a football on a pedestal, reflecting on the importance placed on winning the Malaysia Super League.

The gold portions are to symbolise the exclusivity of winning the Malaysia Super League after enduring a tough long successful campaign.

The Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia (PFAM) is one of the active members in pursuing the issue of unpaid salaries.

[30] In response to these issues, the FMLLP decided that at the start of the 2016 season, football clubs would be given warnings with the deduction of three league points if they failed to pay a player's salary.

[34][35][36] The broadcasting rights for the 2016 season was given to Media Prima for three years with a maximum of three games in each matchweek that was shown live on television.

[39] From matchweek 5 in the 2020 season, all remaining league matches were made available worldwide for free via the official Unifi YouTube channel.

[40] The Foreign players policy has changed multiple times since the league's inception.

[5] All foreign players must obtain the International Transfer Certificate from their previous national football governing bodies that their previous clubs were affiliated to before they can be register with the FAM in order to play in the Malaysia Super League.