Malaysia Super League seasons

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This article contains detailed information on the first five seasons of Malaysia Super League, which begins with the 2004 season and lasts until the 2008 season.

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[edit] Season 2004

[edit] Summary

The Malaysia Super League (MSL) was introduced for the first time in 2004. It replaced the M-League as the top-most tier for professional Malaysian football clubs.

The season kicked off on February 14, 2004. Pahang FA dominated the season and ended up winning the title by a wide margin and this was down to their efforts in securing the services of the nation's top players prior to the start of the new season. Pahang FA's Indra Putra Mahayuddin was the season's top goalscorer with 15 goals. He remains, until this day, the last Malaysian to win that accolade.

The highest scoring match of the season was Perlis FA 6-2 defeat of Kedah FA on July 31, 2004.

A plus point was the surprisingly strong finish of club side Public Bank FC. At this time, the Football Association of Malaysia were trying to promote clubs as the future of Malaysian football.

[edit] Final Standings

Last updated April 8, 2007.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Pos
Club
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Comments
1
Flag of Pahang Pahang FA
21
14
5
2
48
29
47
League Champions
2
Flag of Selangor Public Bank FC
21
11
5
5
38
29
38
3
Flag of Perlis Perlis FA
21
10
6
5
41
30
36
4
Flag of Perak Perak FA
21
10
6
5
35
27
36
5
Flag of Penang Penang FA
21
8
3
10
29
38
27
6
Flag of Sabah Sabah FA
21
4
5
12
22
35
17
7
Flag of Sarawak Sarawak FA
21
3
7
11
28
38
16
Relegated to the Malaysian Premier League
8
Flag of Kedah Kedah FA
21
4
3
14
30
45
15
Super League 2004 Winner
Flag of Pahang
Pahang FA

1st Title

[edit] Leading goalscorers

# Players Clubs Goals
1 Flag of Malaysia Indra Putra Mahayuddin Flag of Pahang Pahang FA 15
2 Flag of Liberia Frank Seator Flag of Perak Perak FA 14
3 Flag of Argentina Gustavo Fuentes
Flag of Brazil Marcos Magno Tavarez
Flag of Selangor Public Bank FC
Flag of Kedah Kedah FA
11
5 Flag of Russia Vyatcheslav Melnikov Flag of Penang Penang FA 10
6 Flag of Australia Ante Milicic
Flag of Guinea-Bissau Fernando Manuel Co
Flag of Slovakia Ivan Ziga
Flag of Zambia Phillimon Chipeta
Flag of Malaysia Yusri Che Lah
Flag of Pahang Pahang FA
Flag of Sarawak Sarawak FA
Flag of Selangor Public Bank FC
Flag of Perlis Perlis FA
Flag of Perlis Perlis FA
09

[edit] Season 2005

[edit] Summary

The 2005 season of the Malaysia Super League was the second since its inception in 2004. It kicked off on January 29, 2005.

Like Pahang FA before them, Perlis FA won the title easily, leaving the defending champions a huge 10 points behind. Penang FA (Penang E & O) escaped relegation on goal difference, having let in 4 goals less than Public Bank FC. The best club side was Selangor MPPJ.

The top goalscorer award was jointly won by Perlis FA's Zacharia Simukonda and Sabah FA's Julio Cesar Rodrigues. Both scored 18 goals. The highest number of goals featured in a match throughout the season was six. Four matches ended with six goals.

The end of the season was marred by turmoil after Public Bank FC announced it would pulled out from the League, having been relegated. The team was eventually banned from all FAM competitions. [1]

[edit] Final Standings

Last updated June 5, 2007.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Pos
Club
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Comments
1
Flag of Perlis Perlis FA
21
14
3
4
43
19
45
League Champions
2
Flag of Pahang Pahang FA
21
10
5
6
37
29
35
3
Flag of Perak Perak FA
21
9
3
9
33
25
30
4
Flag of Malacca Melaka TMFC
21
7
7
7
23
28
28
5
Flag of Selangor MPPJ FC
21
8
3
10
29
38
27
6
Flag of Penang Penang FA
21
8
1
12
27
31
25
7
Flag of Selangor Public Bank FC
21
7
4
10
22
30
25
Relegated to the Malaysian Premier League
8
Flag of Sabah Sabah FA
21
6
4
11
25
39
22
Super League 2005 Winner
Flag of Perlis
Perlis FA

1st Title

Note: Public Bank FC subsequently withdrew from the 2006 Premier League citing financial difficulties and were banned from all Football Association of Malaysia's competitions for 5 years.)

[edit] Leading goalscorers

# Players Clubs Goals
1 Flag of Brazil Julio Cesar Rodrigues
Flag of Zambia Zacharia Simukonda
Flag of Sabah Sabah FA
Flag of Perlis Perlis FA
18
3 Flag of Cameroon Bernard Tchoutang Flag of Pahang Pahang FA 12
4 Flag of Zimbabwe Newton Ben Katanha
Flag of Malaysia Indra Putra Mahayuddin
Flag of Brazil Jose Ramirez Barreto
Flag of Guinea Keita Mandjou
Flag of Selangor MPPJ FC
Flag of Pahang Pahang FA
Flag of Penang Penang FA
Flag of Perak Perak FA
11
8 Flag of Liberia Frank Seator Flag of Perak Perak FA 10
9 Flag of Russia Vyatcheslav Melnikov Flag of Penang Penang FA 9
10 Flag of Argentina Fabricio Franceschi
Flag of Malaysia Mohd Fadzli Saari
Flag of Selangor MPPJ FC
Flag of Pahang Pahang FA
6


[edit] Malaysia Super League 2005-06

[edit] Summary

The 2006 season of the Malaysia Super League was the third since its inception. It kicked off on December 3, 2005. Negeri Sembilan FA emerged champions with one match to spare. They garnered 40 points from 21 matches and won the title despite scoring less goals than all the other teams in the league except Pahang FA, who finished second from bottom. With this title, they finally erased the painful memory of losing the 1996 M-League crown having topped the table for most of that season.

Their nearest rivals were Melaka TMFC with 33 points. Having been in the title contention for most parts of the season, they were the best positioned club side in MSL history after Public Bank FC in 2004.

Perak FA's Keita Mandjou was the season's top scorer with 17 goals. Three matches, including Selangor FA's 6-1 hammering at the hands of Perlis FA, featured seven goals, and these were the season's highest scoring matches.

[edit] Final Standings

Last updated June 5, 2007.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Pos
Club
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Comments
1
Flag of Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan FA
21
12
4
5
26
14
40
League Champions
2
Flag of Malacca Melaka TMFC
21
9
6
6
29
37
33
3
Flag of Perak Perak FA
21
9
3
9
32
29
30
4
Flag of Perlis Perlis FA
21
8
6
7
26
25
30
5
Flag of Selangor MPPJ FC
21
9
2
10
28
27
29
6
Flag of Penang Penang FA
21
8
4
9
30
31
28
7
Flag of Pahang Pahang FA
21
7
6
8
21
24
27
Entered into Relegation Playoffs
8
Flag of Selangor Selangor FA
21
5
3
13
31
46
18
Super League 2005/2006 Winner
Flag of Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan FA

1st Title

Note: Due to a league expansion, Pahang FA and Selangor FA were entered into a Relegation Playoff.

[edit] Leading goalscorers

# Players Clubs Goals
1 Flag of Guinea Keita Mandjou Flag of Perak Perak FA 17

[edit] Relegation Playoffs

As a result of the Football Association of Malaysia's decision to expand the league to 14 teams, the relegation playoffs were held on June 18, 2006. Six of the league's 14 places were up for grabs in this competition.

Pahang FA and Selangor FA qualified for this competition by virtue of being the lowest placed Super League teams. Top teams from the Malaysia Premier League also qualified for this competition (except for Kedah FA and Malacca FA, who were automatically promoted by virtue of being Premier League Champions).

The first round of matches saw Sarawak FA, Terengganu FA, Selangor FA and DPMM FC (Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota FC) promoted.

The second round of matches saw Johor FC and Pahang FA promoted.

[edit] Malaysia Super League 2006-07

The 2006-07 season of the Malaysia Super League has ended, and is the fourth edition of the competition since its inception. It kicked off on December 16, 2006. The 2007 season is also the first season played with 13 teams (previous versions had only eight). The FAM had originally planned for a 14-team league, but this was ruined with the failure of Selangor MPPJ's failure to register at the start of the season.

Perak FA's Keita Mandjou and DPMM FC (Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota FC) (Brunei)'s Mohd Shahrazen Said was the season's top scorer with 21 goals each.

[edit] Final Standings

The final league table after the final matches of the season on 4 August 2007.

Last updated August 6, 2007.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Pos
Teams/Clubs
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Comments
1
Kedah FA
24
17
4
3
54
21
55
League Champions
2
Perak FA
24
16
5
3
58
22
53
3
DPMM FC (Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota FC)
24
13
5
6
46
29
44
4
Terengganu FA
24
13
5
6
41
29
44
5
Perlis FA
24
13
4
7
47
25
43
6
Johor FC
24
11
6
7
35
26
39
7
Melaka TMFC
24
10
6
8
34
33
36
Pulled out from the Malaysia Super League 2007/2008 due to sponsoring commitments to FAM
8
Selangor FA
24
8
4
12
27
36
28
9
Pahang FA
24
7
6
11
32
41
27
10
Penang FA (Penang E & O)
24
6
6
12
25
36
24
11
Negeri Sembilan FA
24
6
6
12
29
46
24
12
Sarawak FA
24
2
4
18
28
65
10
13
Malacca FA
24
2
3
19
24
72
9
Super League 2006/2007 Winner
Flag of Kedah
Kedah FA

1st Title

Note: Malacca FA's relegation to Malaysia Premier League 2007/2008 season had been revoked because Melaka TMFC pulled out from the Malaysia Super League.

[edit] Leading goalscorers

# Players Clubs Goals
1 Flag of Guinea Keita Mandjou
Flag of Brunei Mohd Sharazen Said
Flag of Perak Perak FA
Flag of Brunei DPMM FC
21

[edit] Malaysia Super League 2007-08

The 2007-08 season of the Malaysia Super League will be the 5th edition since its inception in Malaysia Super League 2004. The 2007-08 season will feature 13 teams . It was kicked off on November 18, 2007.

¹ - promoted from Malaysia Premier League

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