Malacca has sent a football team to play in Malaya Cup since its inaugural season in 1921.

MAFA biggest achievement when they reached the final 1957 and 1958 FAM Cup led by Robert Choe.

From 1982 until 1988 the league has an amateur status and continues its purpose as qualifying round for Piala Malaysia.

Only in 1989 it is changed to a new format as Liga Semi-Pro (MSPFL), introduced by FAM as a way towards fully professional status.

The Melaka Football Association ran and organized the following competitions for the amateur clubs: Top clubs in the top tiers league competition that affiliated to the Melaka Football Association include: