Malaysia Premier League

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Malaysian Premier League
Country Malaysia
Confederation AFC
Founded 2004
Divisions 2nd
Number of teams 12
Levels on pyramid 2
Promotion to Super League
Relegation to FAM League
Domestic cup(s) Malaysia Cup
Malaysia FA Cup
Malaysia Charity Shield
International cup(s) AFC Cup (via domestic cups)
Current champions Sarawak FA
(2013)
Website http://www.fam.org.my
2014 Malaysia Premier League

The Malaysian Premier League (Liga Perdana Malaysia) is the second-tier football league in Malaysia. The league is currently named Astro Malaysia Premier League (Astro Liga Perdana Malaysia in Malay) for sponsorship purposes. The league was previously called the TM Malaysia Premier League because of the sponsorship of Telekom Malaysia, But it was changed after Astro became the league sponsors replacing Telekom Malaysia.

History

Between 1998 to 2003, the second-tier league existed as the Malaysia Premier Two League, below the top-flight Malaysia Premier One League. In 2004, it was relaunched as the Malaysia Premier League, and the top-tier league was renamed the Malaysia Super League.

Between 2004 and 2006, the professional football league in Malaysia was divided into three groups:

  1. First Division: Malaysia Super League
  2. Second Division: Malaysia Premier League Group A
  3. Second Division: Malaysia Premier League Group B

At the end of the season, the top team from each group of the Premier League was promoted to the Malaysia Super League. The teams which finished bottom of each group were relegated to the National League Malaysia. The two group champions also faced-off to determine the Malaysia Premier League Championship.

For the 2006-07 season, the Malaysia Premier League was reorganised into a single league of 11 teams instead of being a competition involving two separate groups of teams.

In 2010, The Football Association of Malaysia released a new logo for the 2011 season, followed by another new logo made from the league sponsor, Astro for the 2012 season.[1]

Logo evolution

  • The first ever Premier League Logo which has been used for the first ever 2004 Premier League Malaysia until the 2010 season.

  • The 2011 Premier League Logo which has been used for the 2011 Malaysia Premier League Season.

  • The current Super League Logo used for the 2012 Malaysia Premier League Season.

Prize money

According to a,[2] these were price money for the 2012 competition.

  • RM 300,000 for the league champion
  • RM 150,000 for the second place
  • RM 75,000 for third place

However FAM's Malaysia National under 21 team, the Harimau Muda were not given the prize money. The money were kept by the organizer (FAM). But for the 2010s league, Harimau Muda B will keep their prize money (unlike their brother last year).

Champions

Season Champions Runners-up
2004 Selangor MPPJ FC Malacca TM FC
2005 Selangor Selangor FA Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan FA
2005–06 Kedah Kedah FA Malacca Malacca FA
2006–07 Malaysia PDRM FA Kuala Lumpur UPB-MyTeam FC
2007–08 Kedah Kuala Muda Naza FC Kuala Lumpur PLUS FC
2009 Malaysia Harimau Muda A Terengganu T-Team
2010 Kuala Lumpur FELDA United FC Sabah Sabah FA
2011 Selangor PKNS FC Sarawak Sarawak FA
2012 Malaysia ATM FA Pahang Pahang FA
2013 Sarawak Sarawak FA Kuala Lumpur Sime Darby
2014

History

Pre-2004 Malaysian football league second-tier champions

Year Champions
1982–88 no second-tier league
1989 Division 2: Perlis Perlis FA
1990 Division 2: Terengganu Terengganu FA
1991 Division 2: Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan FA
1992 Division 2: Kedah Kedah FA
1993 Division 2: Selangor Selangor FA
1994–97 no second-tier league
1998 Premier 2: Terengganu Terengganu FA
1999 Premier 2: Johor Johor FA
2000 Premier 2: Kelantan Kelantan FA
2001 Premier 2: Johor Johor FC
2002 Premier 2: Kedah Kedah FA
2003 Premier 2: Selangor Public Bank FC

Best performing teams

#ClubTitles
1Kedah Kedah FA3
2Selangor Selangor FA2
3Terengganu Terengganu FA2
4Johor Johor FA1
5Perlis Perlis FA1
6Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan FA1
7Selangor MPPJ FC1
8Kelantan Kelantan FA1
9Malaysia PDRM FA1
10Johor Johor FC1
11Selangor Public Bank FC1
12Kedah Kuala Muda Naza FC1
13Malaysia Harimau Muda A1
14Kuala Lumpur FELDA United FC1
15Selangor PKNS FC1
15Malaysia ATM FA1
15Sarawak Sarawak FA1

Great Honours

Great honours are titled for the team who won 2 trophies (double) and 3 trophies (treble) in the same season. It covers Malaysia Premier League, Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.

Treble

Year Teams Titles
2005 Selangor FA Malaysia Premier League, Malaysia FA Cup & Malaysia Cup

Players

Golden Boot Winners

Season Players Teams/Clubs Goals
1989 - - -
1990 - - -
1991 Australia Marshall Soper Penang FA 11
1992 - -
1993 Australia Alistair Edwards Singapore FA
1998 Ghana Seidu Issifu Terengganu FA 8
1999 Malaysia Rusdi Suparman Selangor FA 15
2000 Malaysia Anuar Abu Bakar Kelantan FA 12
2001 Malaysia Suharmin Yusuf
Malaysia Shahrin Abdul Majid		 Sabah FA 12
2002 Ghana Issac Kuffour TM FC 22
2003 Argentina Juan Manuel Arostegui MPPJ FC 33
2004 Argentina Brian Diego Fuentes Selangor FA 25
2005 Indonesia Bambang Pamungkas Selangor FA 23
2006 Argentina Gustavo Fuentes Malacca FA 18
2007 Croatia Marin Mikac UPB MyTeam FC 13
2008 Senegal Mohamed Moustapha N'diaye Kelantan FA 27
2009 Malaysia Mohd Haris Safwan Mohd Kamal T-Team 24
2010 Malaysia Mohammad Zamri Hassan PKNS FC 11
2011 Malaysia Mohd Fitri Omar Muar FC 16
2012 Malaysia Khairul Izuan Abdullah PDRM FA 27
2013 Croatia Karlo Primorac Sime Darby FC 24

Foreign players

List Of Foreign Players For Malaysia Premier League 2014

Team Name Nationality Position
PDRM FA Ali Ashfaq Maldives ST
Kedah FA José Franco Gómez Spain DF
Kedah FA Adam Griffiths Australia DF
Kedah FA Adriano Pellegrino Australia MF
Kedah FA Billy Mehmet Republic of Ireland ST
Sarawak FA Milorad Janjuš Serbia ST
Sarawak FA Muamer Salibašić Bosnia and Herzegovina ST
Sarawak FA Alireza Abbasfard Iran ST
Sarawak FA Gábor Gyepes Hungary DF
Sime Darby FC William Mensah Ghana DF
Sime Darby FC Dilshod Sharofetdinov Uzbekistan MF
Sime Darby FC Wisdom Agblexo Ghana ST
Sime Darby FC Mahmoud Al-Amna Syria MF

The professionalism of some teams have also been questioned. Most teams view foreign players as a necessity and as a result, most teams usually fill up their rosters with unknown foreigners. Teams usually sign foreigners based on their performances in pre-season trials. It is not uncommon for foreign players to be released after just two or three matches or be kept on the sidelines for an entire season.

The last case of unprofessional conduct involved Ivan Ziga, a Slovakian player who plays for Sarawak FA. Ivan Ziga claims his contract was terminated nine-months early without any explanation. He also claimed he was not paid. He took his plight to the Football Association of Malaysia but received no reply until Ivan Ziga threatened to take the case to FIFA.

Ivan Ziga's case is not uncommon in Malaysia, with most other cases involving African players who are either not paid or left stranded when their contracts are terminated early without any proper explanation given by teams.

Foreign players are to come back to the league starting from the 2012 season onwards. All foreign players must obtain International Transfer Certificate from their previous national football/soccer governing body that their previous clubs affiliated before they can be register with FAM to plays in Malaysia Premier League.

The early editions of Division 2 League, M-League, Premier 2 League and Malaysia Premier League used the same format for foreign players as the previous edition of second layer league in Malaysia, which allows club to have 3 foreign players from any countries without further restrictions. Further up, clubs can employ as many as 4 foreign players and only 3 of them are allowed to play together in a match.

Guidelines on Hiring of Foreign Players for the M-League

1. Each team in the M-League can employ a maximum of FOUR (4) professional Foreign Players subject to the FAM Regulations, but only THREE (3) can be fielded per match (Foreign Players can be rotated between Foreign Players).

2. All the teams seeking to employ foreign players must seek clearance from the Vetting Committee.

3. There is no restriction as to the country of origin of the Foreign Player but subject to the Malaysian Immigration Law.

4. The Foreign Player to be selected should comply with the following playing status:-

- Only Foreign Players playing in Division 2 and above are allowed from the Confederations listed below:

- Only Foreign Players playing in Division 1 are allowed from the Confederations listed below:

- However, only current National Players from countries with world ranking higher than Malaysia’s ranking in FIFA’s World Ranking listed on 24 August 2011 is allowed to play in M-League 2012.

5. All Foreign Players to be employed must be certified medically fit and free from illnesses such as HIV Aids, Hepatitis A, B and C by a Malaysia Hospital approved by FAM or State Football Associations.

6. The Foreign Player must bring together his medical records and a copy of his contract from the previous club or loan agreement between players and the club concerned.

7. An agreement contract of minimum SIX (6) months, shall be drawn out by the Football Association of Malaysia, and will be signed between the foreign player and the State Football Association or Clubs.

8. Teams can employ a Foreign Player for a maximum of two (2) years subject to renewal based on performance at the end of the first year.

9. If the Foreign Player wants to continue playing for the same team after two (2) years, then he will have to appeal to the Vetting Committee.

10. Foreign Player who has played in one season of the M-League, either full or halfway, will not be able to play for another team in the M-League in the remainder of the season and the entire duration of the next season.

11. A minimum monthly salary of RM2,500.00 (RINGGIT MALAYSIA TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ONLY), has been set for each Foreign Player.

12. State Football Associations are only allowed to deal regarding hiring matters with FIFA/FAM Agents or parents, lawyers, siblings, spouse of the Foreign Players.

13. The additional perks may include suitable accommodation and a car for Foreign Players.

14. The quantum for the match bonuses shall be agreed upon between the Foreign Player and the State Football Association or Club.

15. The State Football Association or Club intending to hire a Foreign Player must have a healthy budget and submit deposit to FAM for each Foreign Player hired based on the calculation below:

Deposit = Total Salary (one month gross salary) x 3

16. Foreign Players who are playing or who have played in AFF South East Asian League have to complete a cooling-off period of two years, where their last Contract must have ended before or on 7 December 2009 before they can be hired by State Football Association or Club to play in M-League 2012.

17. All the Foreign Players, Team Manager, Coaches and the State Football Secretary which hires the Foreign Players will have to undergo a compulsory pre-season briefing conducted by the Vetting Committee.

18. All matters not stipulated under this guidelines, any exemption to the guideline or unforeseen circumstances and interpretation of the guidelines will be determined by the vetting committee whose decision shall be final and binding.

19. In the event of any dispute on the interpretation of these Guidelines, the decisions of the Vetting Committee of the Football Association of Malaysia shall be final.

See also

  • Malaysia Premier League seasons

References

  1. ↑ MSL perkenal dua logo baru Liga M (MALAY) Retrieved at 31 December 2011
  2. ↑ http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/12/13/more-prize-money-for-super-premier-league-champions/

External links

League competitions
Cup competitions
National teams
Seasons
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Second level football leagues of Asia (AFC)
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