The field hockey in Malaysia has been the main sport to choose when playing at a high level.

One of the main reasons for the waning popularity of the existing domestic competition was the rise of corporate teams such as Ernst & Young, Tenaga Nasional Berhad and Maybank which do not have a steady fan following.

It fields teams from traditional hockey bastions such as Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, other areas, as well as from other places where it has got some fan following.

Initiated by Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) with active support from sports channel ESPN Malaysia.

The new Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) will see 10 teams vying for glory in the top division.

[2] A team shall consist of a maximum of 18 (eighteen) players to be registered with the Malaysia Hockey Federation.

All Malaysian players currently employed have to be taken on lien for the duration of the league and then be registered with Malaysia Hockey Federation.