2014 Liga Premier

Liga Premier
Season 2014
Champions PDRM
Promoted PDRM
Felda United
Relegated Perlis
PBAPP
Matches played 126
Goals scored 377 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorer Edward Wilson(19 goals)
Biggest home win Felda United 8–0 UiTM
(20 June 2014)
Biggest away win PBAPP 2-7 Kedah
(9 May 2014)
Highest scoring PBAPP 2-7 Kedah
(9 May 2014)
Longest winning run 7 games
PDRM
(From Game 1 to Game 7)
Longest unbeaten run 19 games
PDRM
(From Game 1 to Game 19)
Longest winless run 11 games
PBAPP
(From Game 1 to Game 11)
Longest losing run 5 games
Perlis
(From Game 1 to Game 5)
Highest attendance 14,000
Penang 4–1 Johor Darul Takzim II
(4 April 2014)
Lowest attendance 120
Perlis 0–1 KL SPA
(27 January 2014)
Average attendance 2,687
2013
2015

The 2014 Liga Premier (English: 2014 Premier League) also known as the Astro Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons is the ninth season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1]

The season was held from 24 January 2014.[1]

The Liga Premier champions for 2014 season was PDRM.[1] The champions and runners-up were both promoted to 2015 Liga Super.

Changes from last season

Team changes

To Liga Super

Promoted from 2013 Liga Premier

Relegated from 2013 Liga Super

From Malaysia FAM League

Relegated to 2014 Malaysia FAM League

Promoted to 2014 Liga Premier

Rule changes

Name Changes

Teams

A total of 12 teams are contesting the league, including 8 sides from the 2013 season, two promoted from the 2013 Malaysia FAM League and two relegated from 2013 Liga Super.

On 27 May 2013, Penang earned promotion from the 2013 Malaysia FAM League. They returned to the second division after being absent for 2 years. This is the second season that Penang are in the Premier League. This was followed by neighbours, PBAPP. The two teams replace Betaria and Kuala Lumpur who were all relegated to the 2014 Malaysia FAM League.

Felda United and Negeri Sembilan were relegated from 2013 Liga Super. They are replacing Sarawak and Sime Darby who get promotion to 2014 Liga Super.

Team Summaries

Team locations

Stadium

Team Team Based Stadium Location Stadium Stadium Capacity
DRB-Hicom Kuala Lumpur Paya Rumput Hang Jebat Stadium 40,000
Felda United Kuala Lumpur Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Stadium 25,000
Johor Darul Takzim II Johor Bahru Pasir Gudang Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium 15,000
Kedah Alor Star Alor Star Darul Aman Stadium 32,387
Negeri Sembilan Seremban Seremban Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 40,000
PBAPP George Town George Town Bandaraya Stadium 16,000
PDRM Kuala Lumpur Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Stadium 40,000
Penang George Town George Town Bandaraya Stadium 16,000
Perlis Kangar Alor Star Darul Aman Stadium 32,387
Putrajaya SPA Putrajaya Paya Rumput Hang Jebat Stadium 40,000
Sabah Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu Likas Stadium 30,000
UiTM Shah Alam Shah Alam UiTM Stadium 10,000

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
DRB-Hicom Malaysia G. Torairaju Malaysia Abdullah Yusof Kappa DRB-HICOM
Felda United Malaysia Irfan Bakti Abu Salim Malaysia Muhammad Shukor Adan Puma FGV
Johor Darul Takzim II Croatia Rajko Magic Singapore Shahril Ishak Nike Jcorp
Kedah Malaysia Tan Cheng Hoe Malaysia Baddrol Bakhtiar Line 7 PKNK
Negeri Sembilan Singapore V. Sundramoorthy Malaysia Norhafiz Zamani Misbah Kika Matrix Concepts
PBAPP Malaysia Yunus Alif Malaysia Mat Saiful Mohammad Joma PBA Pulau Pinang
PDRM Malaysia Dollah Salleh Malaysia Mohd Afif Amiruddin Kappa Perkasa Jauhari
Penang Malaysia K. Devan Malaysia Mohd Azizan Baba Umbro ASPEN Group
Perlis Malaysia Reduan Abdullah Malaysia S. Suvinart Xtep Canggih
Putrajaya SPA Malaysia Mohd Shah Alias Norbit Malaysia Sazali Suwandi Erreà SPA
Sabah Bosnia and Herzegovina Milomir Šešlija Malaysia Julamri Muhammad Carino Grace One
UiTM Malaysia Azuan Zain Malaysia Muhammad Ashraf Zulkapli Umbro KPT

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing Head Coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment
Penang Morocco Merzagua Abderrazak Malaysia K. Devan
Perlis Malaysia Yunus Alif Malaysia Reduan Abdullah
Sabah Malaysia Johnny Dominicus Bosnia and Herzegovina Milomir Šešlija
PDRM Malaysia R. Nalathamby Malaysia Dollah Salleh
PBAPP Malaysia Zabidi Hassan Malaysia Yunus Alif
Negeri Sembilan Malaysia Ridzuan Abu Shah Singapore V. Sundramoorthy
Kedah Croatia Marijo Tot Australia Dave Mitchell
Felda United Malaysia K. Devan Malaysia Irfan Bakti Abu Salim
Kedah Australia Dave Mitchell Malaysia Tan Cheng Hoe

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 (Asian)
DRB-Hicom Nigeria Ogunboye Iyanu Ezekiel Australia Mohammad Naeem Rahimi Australia Emile Damey South Korea Kwon Jun
Felda United Australia Ndumba Makeche Liberia Zah Rahan Krangar Liberia Edward Junior Wilson Uzbekistan Yaroslav Krushelnitskiy
Johor Darul Takzim II Argentina Nicolás Delmonte Spain Braulio Nóbrega Spain Juan Manuel Carrasco Singapore Shahril Ishak
Kedah South Korea Namgung Woong Republic of Ireland Billy Mehmet Spain José Franco Gómez Australia Adam Griffiths
Negeri Sembilan Croatia Ivan Babić Haiti Jean Alexandre South Africa Philani South Korea Kim Jin-Yong
PBAPP Russia Boris Kochkin Uganda Edrisar Kaye Uganda Ochaya Silvus Luis Australia Alexander Thomas Becerra
PDRM Brazil Rafael Brazil Charles Chad The Gambia Mohamadou Sumareh Maldives Ali Ashfaq
Penang Angola Titi Buengo Brazil Luiz Ricardo South Korea Lee Kil-Hoon South Korea Lee Kwang-Hyun
Perlis Morocco Mourad Faris Ivory Coast Dao Bakary Ivory Coast Bamba valy Sinaly Thailand Witthawin Klorwutthiwat
Putrajaya SPA Croatia Alen Guć Guadeloupe Eddy Viator Cameroon Guy Bwele South Korea Shin Hyun-Joon
Sabah Croatia Predrag Pocuca Liberia Jerome Suku Doe Brazil Andrezinho Syria Marwan Sayedeh
UiTM Nigeria Obi Ikechukwu Charles Tanzania Abdi Kassim Sadallah Angola Eldon Maquemba South Korea Bang Seung-Hwan

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 PDRM (C, P) 22 16 4 2 63 23 +40 52 Promotion to Liga Super
2 Felda United (P) 22 15 5 2 58 26 +32 50
3 Penang 22 13 5 4 41 30 +11 44
4 Kedah 22 11 5 6 43 25 +18 38
5 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 22 9 8 5 30 26 +4 35
6 Negeri Sembilan 22 8 6 8 26 28 2 30
7 DRB-Hicom 22 6 5 11 32 34 2 23
8 Sabah 22 6 5 11 21 30 9 23
9 UiTM 22 5 7 10 22 28 6 22
10 SPA 22 5 7 10 23 41 18 22
11 Perlis (R) 22 2 6 14 21 50 29 12 Relegation to Liga FAM
12 PBAPP (R) 22 1 6 15 16 45 29 9
Source: FAM Official Site, Astro Arena
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Results

Fixtures and Results of the Liga Premier 2014 season.

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Week 17

Week 18

Week 19

Week 20

Week 21

Week 22

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Liberia Edward Junior Wilson Felda United 19
2 Maldives Ali Ashfaq PDRM 18
3 Brazil Charles Souza Chad PDRM 16
4 Nigeria Ogunboye Iyanu Ezekiel DRB-Hicom 15
Republic of Ireland Billy Mehmet Kedah
South Korea Lee Kil-Hoon Penang
7 Malaysia Indra Putra Mahayuddin Felda United 10
Nigeria Obi Ikechukwu Charles UiTM
9 Liberia Zah Rahan Krangar Felda United 9
10 Spain Braulio Nobrega Johor Darul Takzim II 8
South Korea Kim Jin-Ryong Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia Bobby Gonzales PDRM
Ivory Coast Dao Bakary Perlis
Syria Marwan Sayedeh Sabah

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Maldives Ali Ashfaq PDRM Perlis 7-1 14 February 2014
Liberia Edward Junior Wilson Felda United Perlis 5-1 28 March 2014
Maldives Ali Ashfaq PDRM Kedah 1-3 28 March 2014
Republic of Ireland Billy Mehmet Kedah Perlis 1-6 14 April 2014
Malaysia Indra Putra Mahayuddin Felda United UiTM 8-0 20 June 2014

Scoring

Transfers

For transfers see: List of Malaysian football transfer 2014

See also

References

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