Despite MP Muar FC won the match 3-0 and qualifying it to stay in the 2013 season,[10] but the team later had to pull out of the league as a result of the re-structuring plan by JFA, along with another club from Johor, MBJB F.C.

[2][3][11] When the Malaysia Premier League in 2012 was just three matches into the season, one of the Perlis player was called up by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to assist investigation of an evidence-inadequate match-fixing and corruption allegation involving the player after Perlis had been badly beaten 2–7 by MP Muar FC in earlier opening match.

[12] The incident had also caught attention and response of Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim then, the President of PBNJ and Crown Prince of Johor.

All selected players and managers were then transferred to JFA under a club Johor Darul Ta'zim based on ability and experiences.

[3][14] MP Muar FC's under-21 President Cup team had in the season 2011 became the runner-up after losing the final match 1–2 (a.e.t.)