Malaysia Premier League

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Malaysia Premier League
Association Football Association of Malaysia
First edition 1982
master Sabah FA
Record champions FELDA United , Kedah FA , PDRM FA (2 wins)
Current season 2019
Website www.fam.org.my
Qualification for Malaysia Super League

The Malaysia Premier League , until 2004 Liga Perdana 2 , is a football league in Malaysia . It is the second highest league in the country.

The league has 12 teams. The season starts in February and ends in October. There is a break from playing during Ramadan.

Clubs of the Premier League 2020

team Location Stadion capacity
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Larkin Larkin Stadium 30,000
Kelantan FA Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 22,000
Kelantan United Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 22,000
Kuala Lumpur FA Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Stadium 18,000
Kuching FA Kuching Sarawak Stadium 40,000
Negeri Sembilan FA Seremban Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 45,000
Perak FA II Manjung Manjung Municipal Council Stadium 15,000
Penang FA George Town City Stadium 25,000
Sarawak United FC Kuching Sarawak Stadium 40,000
Selangor FA II Selayang Selayang Municipal Council Stadium 16,000
Terengganu FC II Kuala Terengganu Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium 15,000
UKM FC Selayang Selayang Municipal Council Stadium 16,000

Champion and runner-up since 2004

season master Runner-up
2004 MPPJ Selangor FC Telekom Malaysia FC
2005 Selangor FA Negeri Sembilan FA
2005/2006 Kedah FA Malacca FA
2006/2007 PDRM FA UPB-MyTeam FC
2007/2008 Kuala Muda Naza FC PLUS FC
2009 Harimau Muda T-Team FC
2010 FELDA United Sabah FA
2011 PKNS FC Sarawak FA
2012 ATM FA Pahang FA
2013 Sarawak FA Sime Darby FC
2014 PDRM FA FELDA United
2015 Kedah FA Penang FA
2016 Melaka United PKNS FC
2017 Kuala Lumpur FA Terengganu FA
2018 FELDA United Felcra FC
2019 Sabah FA Johor Darul Ta'zim II
2020

Record champions since 2004

# society Number of titles season
1 FELDA United 2 2010, 2018
Kedah FA 2 2005/2006, 2015
PDRM FA 2 2006/2007, 2014
4th Sabah FA 1 2019
MPPJ FC 1 2004
Selangor FA 1 2005
Kuala Muda Naza FC 1 2007/2008
Harimau Muda 1 2009
PKNS FC 1 2011
ATM FA 1 2012
Sarawak FA 1 2013
Melaka United 1 2016
Kuala Lumpur FA 1 2017

Best goalscorer since 2004

season Top scorer society Gates
2004 ArgentinaArgentina Brian Fuentes Selangor FA 25th
2005 IndonesiaIndonesia Bambang Pamungkas Selangor FA 23
2005/2006 ArgentinaArgentina Gustavo Fuentes Malacca FA 18th
2006/2007 CroatiaCroatia Marin Mikac UPB-MyTeam FC 13
2008 SenegalSenegal Mohamed Moustapha N'diaye Kelantan FA 27
2009 MalaysiaMalaysia Haris Safwan Kamal T-Team FC 24
2010 MalaysiaMalaysia Muhammad Zamri Hassan PKNS FC 11
2011 MalaysiaMalaysia Mohd Fitri Omar MP Muar FC 16
2012 MalaysiaMalaysia Khairul Izuan Abdullah PDRM FA 27
2013 CroatiaCroatia Karlo Primorac Sime Darby FC 24
2014 IrelandIreland Billy Mehmet Kedah FA 23
2015 LiberiaLiberia Francis Forkey Doe Negeri Sembilan FA 17th
2016 MontenegroMontenegro Ilija Spasojević Melaka United 24
2017 BrazilBrazil Guilherme Kuala Lumpur FA 27
2018 BrazilBrazil Casagrande Felcra FC 19th
2019 MontenegroMontenegro Žarko Korać UKM FC 13
2020

Sponsors

season sponsor Name of the national league
2004 Dunhill Dunhill League Premier
2005 to 2010 Telecom Malaysia TM League Premier
2011 League Premier
2012 to 2014 Astro Media Astro Liga Premier Malaysia
2015 League Premier Malaysia
2016 to 2018 100PLUS 100PLUS League Premier Malaysia
2019

Foreign players and transfer regulations

The transfer rules for foreign players have changed several times since the league was founded. In 2009, the FAM took a drastic measure when it changed the transfer rules that no foreign players could be signed until 2011. Foreign players were only allowed to sign a contract in the league again from the 2012 season.

All overseas players must obtain an international transfer certificate from their former national football association, which their previous clubs completed, before they can register with FAM to play in the Malaysia Premier League.

season number Remarks
2009-2011 0 No foreign player may be under contract
2012 2
2013 3
2014 4th 4 foreigners, but only 3 on the field at the same time
2015 – today 4th 4 foreigners, including 1 Asian player

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