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| competition                = [[Liga Mataba]]
| season                     = 2023&ndash;24
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| matches                    = 112
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| prevseason                 = [[2022–23 Liga Mataba|2022–23]]
| nextseason                 = [[2024–25 Liga Mataba|2024–25]]
}}
The '''2023–24 Liga Mataba''' (also known as the '''IAI Super Liga Mataba''' due to sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the [[Liga Mataba]], the sole professional league in [[Mataba]]. The season runs from late October and is expected to end in early April.

[[Mataba Sailors FC|Mataba Sailors]] are the defending champions and this is the first Liga Mataba edition to introduce the usage of the [[wikipedia:Video assistant referee|VAR]].

==Format==
The following key changes were made to the rules since the 2022 season:

#Players shall be allocated jersey numbers 1 to 99. Jersey number become available for allocation to new members after a player ceased to play for a club.
#LM clubs are now allowed to register a maximum of five foreign players with no age restrictions, of whom at least one shall be of the nationality of an AEFA Member Association. A maximum of four foreign players may be named or fielded in any one match.
#All grounds remain the same from the 2022–23 season.
#All clubs may choose to register up to two Dauian players as the player will not count as a foreign player.
#Teams are required to register twenty players for their squad with additions being allowed to be made later on in the season.

==Teams==
The teams consisted of the original 6 from last year's edition whilst Pulau Pahmer United self-relegated into the Matabese League. 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Club
!Location
!Stadium
|-
|[[Mataba Army FC|Army FC]]||Pretaling Daya||[[PD MSBC Stadium]]
|-
|[[Mataba Sailors FC]]||Jaran Besor||[[Jaran Besor Stadium]]
|-
|[[Mataba Defence Forces FC|MDFFC]]||-||[[Pafle Institution Pitch]]
|-
|[[Pahmer FC|Pahmer]]||Pulau Pahmer||[[Pahmer City Stadium]]
|-
|[[Pretaling Daya City|Pretaling Daya]]||Pretaling Daya||[[PD MSBC Stadium]]
|-
|[[Sri Ringgang FC]]
|Inner Mataba
|[[Pulau Ringgang Stadium]]
|-
|[[Sultan FC]]
|Inner Mataba
|[[Sultan Fadli Stadium]]
|-
|[[Valestir Bahlsa]]
|Tuh Payah
|[[Tuh Payah Stadium]]
|-
|[[Ringgang Tazim FC]]
|Inner Mataba
|[[Pulau Ringgang Stadium]]
|-
|[[Kuala Payah City FC]]
|Tuh Payah
|[[Tuh Payah Stadium]]
|}
===Personnel and kits===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Team
!Manager
!Captain
!Kit manufacturer
!Shirt sponsor
(Chest)
|-
|[[Mataba Army FC|Army FC]]||{{team flag|Mataba|name=Stephen Cooke}}||{{team flag|Mataba|name=Benjamin Fernandes}}||ARTISports
|ori beer
|-
|[[Kuala Payah City FC]]
|{{team flag|Mataba|name=Hector Izrahamovic}}
|{{team flag|Daau|name=Fadli Taha}}
|Abidas
|Thambi Funds
|-
|[[Mataba Sailors FC]]||{{team flag|Mataba|name=Luca Lalej}}||{{team flag|Mataba|name=Izwan Taram}}||Abidas
|SEE
|-
|[[Mataba Defence Forces FC|MDFFC]]||{{team flag|Mataba|name=Henrik Verstegaard}}||{{team flag|Mataba|name=Johnny Colaco}}||TJ
|
|-
|[[Pahmer FC|Pahmer]]||{{team flag|Mataba|name=Rolando Goncalves}}||{{team flag|Mataba|name=Ruli Gonzalez}}||Al-Elkhson Sports
|Xpedia
|-
|[[Pretaling Daya City|Pretaling Daya]]||{{team flag|Mataba|name=Sokali Ramah}}||{{team flag|Mataba|name=Nishu Umar}}||TJ
|Pretaling Daya
|-
|[[Ringgang Tazim FC]]
|{{team flag|Daau|name=Hassan Bedolgio}}
|{{team flag|Daau|name=Yordi Khamis}}
|ARTISports
|$RToken
|-
|[[Sri Ringgang FC]]
|{{team flag|Daau|name=Azam Indry}}
|{{team flag|Mataba|name=Aizil Farhan}}
|ARTISports
|Ringgang Bank
|-
|[[Sultan FC]]
|{{team flag|Daau|name=Sebastian Teo-Vankart}}
|{{team flag|Mataba|name=Syazhan Muhaimi}}
|Al-Elkhson Sports
|Sultan Fund
|-
|[[Valestir Bahlsa]]
|{{team flag|Mataba|name=Zesh Rehman}}
|{{team flag|Mataba|name=Madhu Mohana}}
|Al-Elkhson Sports
|Ambilight
|}
===Coaching changes===
<small>Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FMF eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FMF nationality.</small>
{| class="wikitable"
!Team
!Outgoing coach
!Manner of departure
!Date of vacancy
!Position in table
!Incoming coach
!Date of
appointment
|-
|[[Mataba Defence Forces FC|MDFFC]]
|{{team flag|Mataba|name=Adrian Marin}}
|Contract expiry
|19 July 2023
|Pre-season
|{{team flag|Mataba|name=Henrik Verstegaard}}
|19 July 2023
|-
|[[Pretaling Daya City|Pretaling Daya]]
|{{team flag|Krasnovlac|name=Hafeez Sujad}}
|Contract expiry
|23 July 2023
|Pre-season
|{{team flag|Krasnovlac|name=Sebastian Teo-Vankart}}
|23 July 2023
|}
==Results==

===League table===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! width="30" |Pos.
! width="185" |Team
! width="30" |Pld
! width="30" |W
! width="30" |D
! width="30" |L
! width="30" |GF
! width="30" |GA
! width="30" |GD
! width="30" |Pts
!Qualification
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|1
| align="left" |[[Mataba Army FC|Army FC]]
| || || || || || || ||
|Qualification of the AEFA Champions League group stage
|-
|2
| align="left" |[[Kuala Payah City FC]]
| || || || || || || ||
| rowspan="9" |
|-
|3
| align="left" |[[Mataba Sailors FC]]
| || || || || || || ||
|-
|4
| align="left" |[[Mataba Defence Forces FC|MDFFC]]
| || || || || || || ||
|-
|5
| align="left" |[[Pahmer FC|Pahmer]]
| || || || || || || ||
|-
|6
| align="left" |[[Pretaling Daya City|Pretaling Daya]]
| || || || || || || ||
|-
|7
| align="left" |[[Ringgang Tazim FC]]
| || || || || || || ||
|-
|8
| align="left" |[[Sri Ringgang FC]]
| || || || || || || ||
|-
|9
|[[Sultan FC]]
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|10
|[[Valestir Bahlsa]]
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