2011 Liga Premier
Season | 2011 |
---|---|
Champions | PKNS |
Promoted | PKNS, Sarawak |
Relegated | SDMS Kepala Batas, Penang |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 370 (2.8 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
19 goals Mohd Fitri Omar (MP Muar) |
Biggest home win |
PKNS 7–0 Pos Malaysia (18 April 2011) |
Biggest away win |
SDMS Kepala Batas 0–6 Harimau Muda B (25 April 2011) |
Highest scoring |
PDRM 5–3 Johor (25 February 2011) |
← 2010 2012 → |
The 2011 Liga Premier (English: 2011 Premier League) is the eighth season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1]
The season was held from 31 January and concluded in 29 July 2011.[1]
PKNS clinched the 2011 Liga Premier title on 20 May 2011, and first promotion spot to Liga Super, with a 2-0 win over Johor. The win gave them a 12-point unassailable lead over their nearest challenger, Sarawak with 3 games remaining.[2][3] Sarawak themselves secured the second promotion spot after the 4-1 win over USM on 23 May 2011, gaining an 8-point unassailable difference over nearest rivals Sime Darby with 2 games remaining.[4]
At the other end of the table, 2 Penang teams SDMS Kepala Batas and Penang confirms their status as two last-placed teams in Liga Premier, which relegates them to 2012 Liga FAM competition, subject to confirmation from FAM.
The Liga Premier champions for 2011 season was PKNS.[1] The champions and runners-up were both promoted to 2012 Liga Super.
Teams
A total of twelve teams will contest the league, including eight sides from the 2010 Liga Premier season, two newly promoted teams from 2010 Liga FAM and two relegated teams from the 2010 Liga Super season.
Malacca and Shahzan Muda were relegated from 2010 Liga Premier after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table.
2010 Liga FAM champions Sime Darby and runners-up SDMS Kepala Batas secured direct promotion to the Liga Premier.
Team summaries
Stadia
Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity1 |
---|---|---|---|
ATM | Selangor | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium | 25,000 |
Johor | Johor | Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium | 30,000 |
Harimau Muda B | Selangor | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium | 25,000 |
Sime Darby | Selangor | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
MP Muar | Johor | Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
PDRM | Negeri Sembilan | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | 30,000 |
PKNS | Selangor | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
Pos Malaysia | Selangor | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium | 25,000 |
Penang | Penang | Negeri Pulau Pinang Stadium | 40,000 |
Sarawak | Sarawak | Sarawak Stadium Sarawak State Stadium2 |
40,000 26,000 |
SDMS Kepala Batas | Penang | Negeri Pulau Pinang Stadium | 40,000 |
USM | Penang | USM Athletics Stadium | 800+ |
- 1 Correct as of end of 2010 Liga Premier season
- 2 Sarawak uses the Sarawak State Stadium beginning 14 Feb 2011 due to Sarawak Stadium being renovated for the upcoming Sukma Games in Sarawak.[5]
- + 800 for covered terrace and unknown number for 'open' hill slope
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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ATM | Hashim, ZahidZahid Hashim | Rozi, FatruraziFatrurazi Rozi | Kappa | |
Johor | Mohamed, AzmiAzmi Mohamed | Adimel, Mohd AffandyMohd Affandy Adimel | Joma | Kulim Berhad |
Harimau Muda B | Ibrahim, IsmailIsmail Ibrahim | Mohd Noor, Mohd Syafiq ShalihinMohd Syafiq Shalihin Mohd Noor | Nike | |
Sime Darby | Zakaria, IsmailIsmail Zakaria | Ismail, Mohd NorMohd Nor Ismail | Sime Darby | |
MP Muar | Joseph, JacobJacob Joseph | Abdul Kadir, ZainurinZainurin Abdul Kadir | Kronos | Interpacific |
PDRM | Thaiyanathan, K.K. Thaiyanathan | Rusly, Mohd SaifulMohd Saiful Rusly | ||
PKNS | Ibrahim, Abdul RahmanAbdul Rahman Ibrahim | Mohd Hashim, Mohd FadhilMohd Fadhil Mohd Hashim | Kappa | PKNS |
Pos Malaysia | Mat Aris, Mat ZanMat Zan Mat Aris | Kram, ManopsakManopsak Kram | Kika | Pos Malaysia |
Penang | Yusof, AhmadAhmad Yusof | Al Khalidi Ibrahim, Megat Amir FaisalMegat Amir Faisal Al Khalidi Ibrahim | Eutag | |
Sarawak | Alberts, RobertRobert Alberts | Morshidi, ZamriZamri Morshidi | StarSport | Naim Homes |
SDMS Kepala Batas | Abdullah, Mohammad AdamMohammad Adam Abdullah | Mohd, ShahrulnizamShahrulnizam Mohd | ||
USM | Veloo, S.S. Veloo | Mat Isa, Mohd Fariss AzlanMohd Fariss Azlan Mat Isa | Joma | USM & Asmana |
- According to current revision of List of Malaysian Liga Premier managers
Nike has produced a new match ball, named the T90 Tracer, which will be electric blue, black and white and also a high-visibility version in yellow. Additionally, Lotto will provide officials with new kits in black, yellow, and red for the season.
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PKNS (C) (P) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 7 | +44 | 57 | Promotion to 2012 Liga Super |
2 | Sarawak (P) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 48 | |
3 | PDRM | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 39 | |
4 | Johor | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 36 | |
5 | Sime Darby | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 35 | |
6 | USM | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 35 | |
7 | ATM | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 34 | |
8 | MP Muar | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 28 | |
9 | Pos Malaysia | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 27 | |
10 | Harimau Muda B | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 20 | |
11 | SDMS Kepala Batas (R) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 63 | −41 | 11 | Relegation to Liga FAM |
12 | Penang (R) | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 61 | −47 | 4 |
Updated to games played on 24 May 2011.
Source: Liga Premier
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Home ╲ Away | ATM | JHR | HMB | SDA | MUAR | PDRM | PKN | POS | PEN | SWK | SDMS | USM |
ATM | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
JHR | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
Harimau Muda B | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
Sime Darby | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
MUAR | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
PDRM | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
PKNS | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | |
POS | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
Penang | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 | |
SWK | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
SDMS | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–6 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | |
USM | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
Updated to games played on 24 May 2011.
Source: Liga Premier
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.