2015 Malaysia Premier League
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 98 (3.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Forkey Doe (8 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Kedah 5–1 Putrajaya SPA (6 February 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Putrajaya SPA 1-5 Johor Darul Ta'zim II (13 February 2015) |
| Highest scoring | NS Matrix 3-5 T-Team (13 March 2015) |
| Longest winning run |
3 games Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
| Highest attendance |
21,900[1] Kedah 0–0 T-Team (20 February 2015) |
| Lowest attendance |
100[1] Putrajaya SPA 0–4 DRB-Hicom (13 March 2015) |
| Total attendance | 133,345 |
| Average attendance | 4445 |
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← 2014 2016 →
All statistics correct as of 13 March 2015. | |
The 2015 Malaysia Premier League (also known as Liga Premier Malaysia 2015) is the 12th season of the Malaysia Premier League since its inception in 2004. 12 teams participated in the league with PDRM FA as the reigning champions and currently play in the top flight of Malaysian football, Malaysia Super League.
Changes from last season
Team changes
To Malaysia Super LeaguePromoted from 2014 Malaysia Premier League Relegated from 2014 Malaysia Super League
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From Malaysia FAM LeagueRelegated to 2015 Malaysia FAM League Promoted to 2015 Malaysia Premier League |
Rule changes
- A total of 4 foreign players can be registered by Premier League teams, including at least one player from AFC countries. A maximum of 3 foreign players can be fielded at one time in a match. The announcement was made by FAM during the exco meeting in November 2013, following a decision to upgrade the foreign players quota from 2 in 2013 to 3 in the April 2013 meeting. The Premier League also introduced the "home grown players" rule, which aims to encourage the development of young footballers at Premier League clubs. The new rule required clubs to name at least five U-21 players in their squad.
Name changes
- Negeri Sembilan were renamed to NS Matrix [2]
Teams
A total of 12 teams are contesting the league, including 8 sides from the 2014 season, two promoted from the 2014 Malaysia FAM League and two relegated from 2014 Malaysia Super League.
On 27 May 2014, Kuala Lumpur FA earned promotion from the 2014 Malaysia FAM League. They returned to the second division after being absent for a year. This was followed by Kuantan FA. The two teams replace Perlis FA and PBAPP FC who were all relegated to the 2015 Malaysia FAM League.
T-Team and PKNS FC were relegated from 2014 Malaysia Super League. They are replacing PDRM FA and FELDA United FC who get promotion to 2015 Malaysia Super League.
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NS Matrix -
PKNS1 -
Johor Darul Ta'zim II -
Kedah -
Sabah -
DRB-Hicom -
T-Team1 -
Putrajaya SPA - UiTM
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Kuala Lumpur2 -
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Penang -
Kuantan2
Note:
1Relegated from 2014 Malaysia Super League
2Promoted from 2014 Malaysia FAM League
Team summaries
Team locations
Stadium
| Team | Team Based | Stadium Location | Stadium | Stadium Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRB-Hicom FC | Kuala Lumpur | Tanjung Malim | Proton City Stadium | 5,000 |
| Kuala Lumpur FA | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | Merdeka Stadium | 25,000 |
| Johor Darul Takzim II FC | Johor Bahru | Pasir Gudang | Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
| Kedah FA | Alor Star | Alor Star | Darul Aman Stadium | 32,387 |
| NS Matrix FC | Seremban | Paroi | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | 40,000 |
| Kuantan FA | Kuantan | Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 40,000 |
| PKNS FC | Kelana Jaya | Petaling Jaya | MBPJ Stadium | 25,000 |
| Penang FA | Georgetown | Georgetown | Bandaraya Stadium | 20,000 |
| T-Team | Kuala Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000 |
| Putrajaya SPA FC | Kuala Lumpur | Petaling Jaya | MBPJ Stadium | 25,000 |
| Sabah FA | Kota Kinabalu | Kota Kinabalu | Likas Stadium | 35,000 |
| UiTM FC | Shah Alam | Shah Alam | UiTM Stadium | 10,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
| Team | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRB-Hicom |  Marshall Soper |
 Abdullah Yusoff |
Mizuno | DRB-HICOM |
| Kuantan | Aminuddin Hussin |
Khairul Azman Awang Long |
Kappa | Nilaitek |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II |  Goran Paulic |
 Shahril Ishak |
Nike | Country Garden |
| Kedah | Tan Cheng Hoe |
Baddrol Bakhtiar |
Warrix | Kedah |
| NS Matrix | K. Devan |
Rezal Zambery Yahya |
Kappa | Matrix Concepts |
| Kuala Lumpur | Tang Siew Sing |
Muhd Syazwan Rani |
Warrix | |
| Penang |  Jacksen F. Tiago |
Mohd Redzuan Nawi |
Umbro | Penang Water Supply Corporation |
| PKNS | E. Elavarasan |
Shahrul Azhar Ture |
Kappa | PKNS |
| Putrajaya SPA | Mohd Shah Alias Norbit |
|
Line 7 | SPA |
| Sabah |  Mike Mulvey |
 El Hadji Diouf |
Adidas | Globaltec |
| T-Team | Tomislav Steinbrückner |
Mohd Marzuki Yusof |
Eutag | EPIC |
| UiTM | Azuan Zain |
Aiman Syazwan Abdullah |
Umbro | KPM |
Foreign players
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Team | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 20 | Promotion to Super League |
| 2 | Kedah | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 18 | |
| 3 | Sabah | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 16 | |
| 4 | Penang | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 15 | |
| 5 | NS Matrix | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 14 | |
| 6 | PKNS | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 13 | |
| 7 | UiTM | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 12 | |
| 8 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 11 | |
| 9 | DRB-Hicom | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 11 | |
| 10 | Kuala Lumpur | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 8 | |
| 11 | Kuantan | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 8 | Relegation to FAM League |
| 12 | Putrajaya SPA | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2015. Source: FAM Official Site, Astro Arena
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Fixtures and Results
Fixtures and Results of the Malaysia Premier League 2015 season.
Week 1
| Friday 6 February | PKNS |
2 – 0 | T-Team |
MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor | ||
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | Soto  60' Munir 65' |
Attendance: 200 Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Bin Dzulkifli | ||||
| Friday 6 February | UiTM |
1 – 2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor | ||
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | Bakary 56' |
Shahril 9' Velázquez 82' |
Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Zulkifli Bin Ahmad | |||
| Friday 6 February | DRB-Hicom |
1 – 3 | NS Matrix |
Hang Jebat Stadium, Melaka | ||
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | Aiman 17' |
Alexandre 18' Doe 51' Puaneswaran 78' |
Attendance: 350 Referee: Mohd Zamzaidi Katimin | |||
| Friday 6 February | Kuala Lumpur |
0 – 2 | Sabah |
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | Diouf 45+2' (pen.) Shafuan 61' |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Suhaizi B Shukri | ||||
| Friday 6 February | Penang |
1 – 0 | Kuantan |
Bandaraya Stadium, Georgetown, Penang | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Kwang-hyun 53' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 5,544 Referee: Wan Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim | ||||
| Friday 6 February | Kedah |
5 – 1 | SPA |
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Star, Kedah | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Hanif 23' M Nah 48', 50' Baddrol 60' Edeh 90' |
Chukwubunna 68' |
Attendance: 9,318 Referee: Fairuzi Mat Desa | |||
Week 2
| Friday 13 February | SPA |
1 – 5 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor | ||
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | Chukwubunna 90+3' (pen) |
Velázquez 34' Shafiq 45+2', 63', 82' Delmonte 79' |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan | |||
| Friday 13 February | Kuala Lumpur |
2 – 1 | PKNS |
UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam | ||
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | Kallé 48' Choi H.Y 61' |
Soto 33' |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mohd Fairuzi Bin Md Desa | |||
| Friday 13 February | Sabah |
3 – 2 | DRB-Hicom |
Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | ||
| 20:15 UTC+08:00 | Diouf 29' Azzizan 75' Shafuan 80' |
Babić 3' A. Faye 21' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 9,818 Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi B Dzulkifli | |||
| Friday 13 February | NS Matrix |
2 – 0 | UiTM |
Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Doe 40,81' |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Mohd Jefri Zolkefli | ||||
| Friday 13 February | T-Team |
0 – 0 | Penang |
Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Attendance: 550 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahad | |||||
| Friday 13 February | Kuantan |
2 – 2 | Kedah |
Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Abdul Malik 20' Purović 33' (pen.) |
M Nah 9' Baddrol 11' |
Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Samsudin Ibrahim | |||
Week 3
| Friday 20 February | SPA |
1 – 1 | NS Matrix |
MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor | ||
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | Nik Azlam 82' |
Doe 22' |
Attendance: 610 Referee: Sukri Bin Abd. Rahman | |||
| Friday 20 February | UiTM |
2 – 1 | Sabah |
UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor | ||
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | Raslam Khan 25', 38' |
Diouf 45+1' (pen.) |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Zulkarnain B. Zakaria | |||
| Friday 20 February | DRB-Hicom |
1 – 0 | Kuala Lumpur |
Proton City Stadium, Tanjung Malim, Perak | ||
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | Aiman 23' |
Attendance: 350 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan | ||||
| Friday 20 February | Penang |
1 – 0 | PKNS |
Bandaraya Stadium, Georgetown, Penang | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Beto 44' |
Attendance: 7,809 Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar | ||||
| Friday 20 February | Kedah |
0 – 0 | T-Team |
Darulaman Stadium, Alor Star, Kedah | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Attendance: 21,900 Referee: Kamal Bin Ahmad | |||||
| Friday 20 February | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
5 – 2 | Kuantan |
Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Shafiq 30', 59' Shahril 37', 55' Velázquez 74' |
Purovic 33' M Razren 78' |
Attendance: 7,900 Referee: Khairul Rizal Bin Ismail | |||
Week 4
| Friday 6 March | PKNS |
2 – 1 | Kedah |
MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor | ||
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | Farderin 16' Guerra 87' |
Syafiq 90' |
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| Friday 6 March | UiTM |
1 – 3 | DRB-Hicom |
UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor | ||
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | Abdi Kassim 31' |
Aris 9' Fakhrullah 22' Babić 66' |
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| Friday 6 March | Sabah |
4 – 1 | SPA |
Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | ||
| 20:15 UTC+08:00 | Zuraindey 29' Alphonso 31' Zayed 48' Izuan 64' |
Raja Mohd Hafillah 66' |
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| Friday 6 March | T-Team |
3 – 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Tadjiyev 45 (pen)', 47' Nor Hakim 89' |
Velázquez 72' |
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| Friday 6 March | Kuantan |
1 – 3 | NS Matrix |
Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Kyung-hyun 8' |
Shahrizal 1' Doe 4', 72' |
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| Friday 6 March | Penang |
1 – 0 | Kuala Lumpur |
Bandaraya Stadium, Georgetown, Penang | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Faiz 38' |
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Week 5
| Friday 13 March | SPA |
0 – 4 | DRB-Hicom |
MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor | ||
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | Fakhrullah 42' Babić 62', 68' Hasrul 82' |
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| Friday 13 March | Kuala Lumpur |
0 – 1 | UiTM |
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | Bakary 40' |
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| Friday 13 March | Sabah |
2 – 0 | Kuantan |
Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | ||
| 20:15 UTC+08:00 | Zayed 30', 59' |
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| Friday 13 March | Penang |
3 – 3 | Kedah |
Bandaraya Stadium, Georgetown, Penang | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Faiz 14' Moreira 46', 90' |
Seung-hwan 4', 89' Baddrol 14' |
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| Friday 13 March | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
2 – 2 | PKNS |
Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Delmonte 21 (pen)' Shahril 73' |
Guerra 81' Farderin 83' |
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| Friday 13 March | NS Matrix |
3 – 5 | T-Team |
Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Doe 26', 51' Shahrizal 64' |
Nor Hakim 6', 61' Abdullaev 23', 74' Tadjiyev 46' |
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Week 6
| Friday 3 April | PKNS |
1 – 1 | NS Matrix |
MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor | ||
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | ||||||
| Friday 3 April | UiTM |
3 – 1 | SPA |
UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor | ||
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | ||||||
| Friday 3 April | Kuala Lumpur |
0 – 1 | Kedah |
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | ||||||
| Friday 3 April | T-Team |
4 – 3 | Sabah |
Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | ||||||
| Friday 3 April | Penang |
2 – 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
Bandaraya Stadium, Georgetown, Penang | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | ||||||
| Friday 3 April | Kuantan |
2 – 1 | DRB-Hicom |
Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang | ||
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | ||||||
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Forkey Doe |
NS Matrix | 8 |
| 2 | Shafiq Shaharuddin |
Johor Darul Takzim II | 5 |
| 3 | Ivan Babić |
DRB-Hicom | 4 |
 Leandro Velázquez |
Johor Darul Takzim II | ||
| Shahril Ishak |
Johor Darul Takzim II | ||
| 6 | Mohd Fakhrullah Rosli |
DRB-Hicom | 3 |
| Baddrol Bakhtiar |
Kedah | ||
| Keith Murtu Nah |
Kedah | ||
 Éamon Zayed |
Sabah | ||
| El Hadji Diouf |
Sabah | ||
 Michael Ijezie |
Putrajaya SPA | ||
 Farhod Tadjiyev |
T-Team | ||
| Nor Hakim Hassan |
T-Team | ||
Hat-tricks
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shafiq Shaharuddin |
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Putrajaya SPA | 1 - 5 | 13 February 2015 |
Own goals
| Rank | Player | For | Club | Own Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lee Kwang-hyun |
Penang | Kuantan | 1 |
| Abdoulaye Faye |
DRB-Hicom | Sabah | ||
| Precious Emuejeraye |
UiTM | Putrajaya SPA |
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Shahril Ishak for Johor Darul Takzim II against UiTM (6 February 2015)
- Fastest goal of the season: 1 Minute – Shahrizal Saad for NS Matrix against Kuantan (6 March 2015)
- Largest winning margin: 4 goals
- Kedah 5-1 Putrajaya SPA (6 February 2015)
- Putrajaya SPA 1-5 Johor Darul Ta'zim II (13 February 2015)
- Putrajaya SPA 0-4 DRB-Hicom (13 March 2015)
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals
- NS Matrix 3-5 T-Team (13 March 2015)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
- Kedah 5-1 Putrajaya SPA (6 February 2015)
- Putrajaya SPA 1-5 Johor Darul Ta'zim II (13 February 2015)
- Johor Darul Ta'zim II 5-2 Kuantan (20 February 2015)
- NS Matrix 3-5 T-Team (13 March 2015)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
- NS Matrix 3-5 T-Team (13 March 2015)
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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| Coach | Club | Player | Club | ||
| January | |||||
| February | |||||
| March | |||||
| April | |||||
| May | |||||
Transfers
For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2015
Champions
| Champions |
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See also
- 2015 Malaysia Super League
- 2015 Malaysia FAM League
- 2015 Malaysia FA Cup
- 2015 Malaysia President's Cup
- 2015 Malaysia Youth League
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kedah vs Terengganu T-Team 0–0". Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ Liga Perdana 2015: Negeri Sembilan dikenali NS Matrix
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