2002 Malaysia Premier 1 League

Malaysia Premier 1 League
Season 2002
Champions Perak FA
Relegated Kuala Lumpur FA
Negeri Sembilan FA
2003 ASEAN Club Championship Perak FA (group stage)
Matches played 182
Goals scored 492 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorer 17 goals
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus (Perak FA)
← 2001
2003 →

The Malaysia Premier 1 League was introduced for the first time back in 1998. It replaced the M-League as the top-most tier for professional Malaysian football clubs.

The season kicked off on January 19, 2002. Perak FA dominated the season and ended up winning the title. Perak FA's Muhamad Khalid Jamlus was the season's top goalscorer with 17 goals.

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

Contents

Teams

A total of 14 teams will participate in the 2002 Malaysia Premier 1 League season.

League table

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
1 Perak FA 26 19 3 4 42 15 60
2 Selangor FA 26 17 5 4 43 27 56
3 Sabah FA 26 13 8 5 48 30 47
4 Penang FA 26 13 8 5 48 31 47
5 Terengganu FA 26 12 5 9 36 24 41
6 Johor FC 26 12 5 9 37 27 41
7 Perlis FA 26 11 8 7 31 23 41
8 Sarawak FA 26 8 10 8 40 28 34
9 Pahang FA 26 8 7 11 43 39 31
10 Kelantan FA 26 9 3 14 29 41 30
11 Malacca FA 26 8 3 15 28 48 27
12 NS Chempaka FC 26 4 7 15 21 50 19
13 Kuala Lumpur FA 26 4 4 18 21 48 16
14 Negeri Sembilan FA 26 4 4 18 25 61 16
Key to colours in league table
     Champion
     Relegated to Malaysia Premier 2 League

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Source: FIFA: Malaysia Premier 1 League Scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Muhamad Khalid Jamlus Perak FA 17

Champions/Winners

2002 Malaysia Premier 1 League Winner

Perak FA
1st Title

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