[3][4][5][6] After a rebranding of the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP) to the Malaysian Football League (MFL) in March 2018, the company announced a reform of the lower league competitions in Malaysia.

[7][8] In 2019, a new subsidiary of the company was formed, known as the Amateur Football League (AFL) which was tasked to manage the new third division and below.

[12] At the end of the season, the top team from each group was promoted to the Malaysia Premier League.

[13] This however did not happen because of the cancellation of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was declared null and void.

However, due to the pandemic, AFL postponed the start of the season to late 2021, before cancelling it altogether.