A new format of the entire group being played in one centralised location will be used for 2021 where Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will look at bidders to host which will be decided later with the matches being scheduled to be played between April 21 and May 7, 2021.
Meanwhile in the AFC Cup competition where Malaysia has two direct group spots for the first time following a new format for the new season, Kedah Darul Aman (KDA) FC and Terengganu FC (TFC) have their hands full with rivals from Singapore and Philippines respectively.
In Group H, Aidil Sharin will face his former side Lion City Sailors (LCS) FC who were previously known as Home United when the he was still the head coach at the club in 2018. The coffers at LCS were boosted with the rebranding and they have managed to gather some of the best talents in Singapore including Faris Ramli who had a one-year stint with TFC last season.