The 2019 Malaysia Super League (Malay: Liga Super Malaysia 2019)[1] is the 16th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[2]
| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 February – 21 July 2019 |
| Champions | Johor Darul Ta'zim 6th Super League title 6th Liga M title |
| Relegated | PKNP PKNS Kuala Lumpur |
| AFC Champions League | Johor Darul Ta'zim Kedah FA |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 403 (3.05 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kpah Sherman (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Melaka United 6–0 Felda United (15 May 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Selangor 0–4 PKNS FC (17 February 2019) PKNP 0–4 Perak (27 April 2019) Kuala Lumpur 0–4 Johor Darul Ta'zim (13 July 2019) |
| Highest scoring | 9 goals Felda United FC 5–4 PKNS FC (14 June 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 4 matches Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| Longest unbeaten run | 20 matches Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches PKNP |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches Kuala Lumpur |
← 2018 2020 → | |
Johor Darul Ta'zim are the current defending champions from the 2018 Malaysia Super League seasons and will qualify for the group stage of 2019 AFC Champions League.
The first transfer window is from 29 November 2018 to 20 February 2019.
Club licensing regulations
editSince the 2018 Malaysia Super League season, as part of the privatization effort, every team in the Liga Super Malaysia must have an FAM Club Licence[3][4] to play in the league or be relegated. To obtain an FAM Club Licence, teams must be financially healthy and meet certain standards of conduct as organisations.
As in other national leagues, there are significant benefits to being in the top division:
- A greater share of television broadcast licence revenues goes to Liga Super Malaysia sides.
- Greater exposure through television and higher attendance levels helps Liga Super Malaysia teams attract the most lucrative sponsorship.
- Liga Super Malaysia teams develop substantial financial muscle through the combination of television and gate revenues, sponsorship and marketing of their team brands. This allows them to attract and retain skilled players from domestic and international sources and to construct first-class stadium facilities.
Despite several reminders from FAM from the beginning of 2015, however there are few teams failed to get the approval for both AFC and FAM club licenses from First Instance Body (FIB) .[5][6]
| Team(s) | AFC Club License Status | FAM Club License Status |
|---|---|---|
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Passed | Passed |
| Perak | Passed | Passed |
| PKNS | Passed | Passed |
| Pahang | Banned | Passed |
| Terengganu | Passed | Passed |
| Kedah | Passed | Passed |
| Melaka United | Passed | Passed |
| Selangor | Passed | Passed |
| PKNP | Failed | Passed |
| Kuala Lumpur | Failed | Passed |
| Felda United | N/A | Passed |
| Petaling Jaya[7] | N/A | Passed |
*Updated: 2 January 2019
Teams
editKelantan and Negeri Sembilan were relegated to 2019 Malaysia Premier League after finished 11th and bottom place of last season league. FELDA United and MISC-MIFA promoted to 2019 Malaysia Super League after securing place as champions and third-place in 2018 Malaysia Premier League.
Changes from last season
editTeam changes
editPromoted from the 2018 Malaysia Premier League
Relegated to the 2019 Malaysia Premier League
Renamed/Rebranded Clubs
- MISC-MIFA was rebranded to Petaling Jaya City FC,[7] and located to Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Notes:
Clubs locations
edit
Locations of teams in the 2019 Malaysia Super League.
Venues
edit| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FELDA United | Jengka | Tun Abdul Razak Stadium | 25,000 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Bahru | Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium | 30,000[10] |
| Kedah | Alor Setar | Darul Aman Stadium | 32,387[11] |
| Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur Stadium | 18,000[12] |
| Melaka United | Central Melaka | Hang Jebat Stadium | 40,000[13] |
| Pahang | Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 40,000[14] |
| Perak | Ipoh | Perak Stadium | 42,500[15] |
| Petaling Jaya | Petaling Jaya | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
| PKNP | Manjung | Manjung Municipal Council Stadium | 15,000 |
| PKNS | Shah Alam | Shah Alam Stadium | 80,372[16] |
| Selangor | Shah Alam | Shah Alam Stadium | 80,372 |
| Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000[17] |
| Source:[18] | |||
Personnel, kit and sponsoring
edit| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FELDA United |  Nidzam Jamil
|
Hadin Azman
|
FBT | FELDA |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim |  Luciano Figueroa
|
 Hariss Harun
|
Nike[19] | Forest City |
| Kedah | Aidil Sharin Sahak
|
Baddrol Bakhtiar
|
Lotto[20] | PKNK |
| Kuala Lumpur | Chong Yee Fatt (caretaker)
|
Indra Putra Mahayuddin
|
SkyHawk[permanent dead link][21] | DBKL |
| Melaka United | Zainal Abidin Hassan
|
Shukor Adan
|
Warrix[22] | EDRA, CGN,[23] KLIP |
| Pahang | Dollah Salleh[24]
|
Matthew Davies[25]
|
Umbro | Aras Kuasa |
| Perak |  Mehmet Duraković[26]
|
Nasir Basharudin[27]
|
Umbro | Visit Perak |
| Petaling Jaya | K. Devan
|
S. Subramaniam
|
Puma | Qnet |
| PKNP | Abu Bakar Fadzim[28]
|
Hafiz Ramdan
|
Admiral | PKNP, MAPS Perak |
| PKNS | K. Rajagopal[29]
|
Akram Mahinan
|
Lotto | PKNS |
| Selangor | B. Sathianathan
|
Amri Yahyah
|
Joma | Selangor |
| Terengganu | Nafuzi Zain (caretaker)
|
 Kipré Tchétché
|
Al-Ikhsan | Terengganu Inc. |
Match balls supplied by Nike, this season's version is the Merlin. Referee kits are made by Kronos.
Coaching changes
editNote: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kedah | Azzmi Aziz (caretaker)
|
End of caretaker spell | September 2018 | Pre-season | Aidil Sharin
|
8 October 2018 |
| FELDA United | B. Sathianathan
|
Resigned | 11 October 2018 | Nidzam Jamil
|
12 October 2018 | |
| Melaka United | E. Elavarasan
|
End of contract | November 2018 | Zainal Abidin Hassan
|
14 November 2018 | |
| Selangor | Nazliazmi Nasir
|
Demoted into assistant head coach | 23 November 2018 | B. Sathianathan[30]
|
23 November 2018 | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Chong Yee Fatt (caretaker)
|
5 December 2018 | Yusri Che Lah[31]
|
5 December 2018 | ||
| Yusri Che Lah
|
Resigned [32] | 11 March 2019 | 12th | Chong Yee Fatt (caretaker)
|
11 March 2019 | |
| Terengganu | Irfan Bakti
|
15 May 2019 | 8th | Nafuzi Zain (caretaker)
|
15 May 2019 |
Foreign players
editSoutheast Asia (SEA) players need to have acquired at least 30 international caps for their senior national team with no period restriction on when caps are earned and those who has less than 30 international caps will be subjected to FMLLP approval.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality.
- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.
Naturalisation players
edit
Notes:
- ^3 Carrying Malaysian heritage.
- ^4 Participated in the Malaysia national team squad.
League table
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 19 | +30 | 53 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Pahang | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 43 | |
| 3 | Selangor | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 37 | |
| 4 | Kedah[a] | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 34 | Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 |
| 5 | Perak | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 33 | |
| 6 | Melaka United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 33 | |
| 7 | Terengganu | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 30 | |
| 8 | Petaling Jaya City | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 26 | |
| 9 | PKNS[b] (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 21 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |
| 10 | Felda United | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 19 | |
| 11 | PKNP (R) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 16 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |
| 12 | Kuala Lumpur (R) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 14 |
Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Kedah FA qualified for the AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 as Malaysia FA Cup winners.
- ^ PKNS F.C. relegated after withdrawing license to complete for the 2020 Malaysia Premier League season as they become feeder club to Selangor FA.
Result table
editPositions by round
editThe table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
| Leader | |
| Relegation to 2020 Premier League |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 July 2019. Source: [citation needed]
Season statistics
editTop scorers
edit- As of matches played on 21 July 2019.[43]
Players sorted first by goals, then by last name.
Top assists
edit- As of matches played 21 July 2019.[44]
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lee Tuck
|
Terengganu | 7 |
| 2 |  Edgar Bernhardt
|
Kedah | 6 |
 Romel Morales
|
PKNS | ||
 Sandro
|
Selangor | ||
| 5 | Baddrol Bakhtiar
|
Kedah | 5 |
| Safawi Rasid
|
Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
| Diogo
|
Johor Darul Ta'zim |
Clean sheets
edit- As of matches played on 21 July 2019.
Players sorted first by clean sheets, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ifwat Akmal
|
Kedah | 6 |
| Pahang | |||
| Khairul Fahmi
|
Melaka United | ||
| Farizal Marlias
|
Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
| 5 | Zarif Irfan
|
PKNS | 5 |
| 6 | Hafizul Hakim
|
Perak | 4 |
| Muhaimin Mohamad
|
PJ City |
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