2019 Malaysia Premier League

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The 2019 Malaysia Premier League is the 16th season of the Malaysia Premier League, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia since its establishment in 2004.

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
Malaysia Premier League
Season2019
Dates1 February – 20 July 2019
ChampionsSabah
1st Second Division title
PromotedSabah
PDRM
UiTM
RelegatedSarawak
Matches played110
Goals scored309 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorerŽarko Korać
(13 goals)
Biggest home winPDRM 6-2 Sarawak
(11 May 2019)
Biggest away winUKM 0-5 UiTM
(27 April 2019)
Highest scoring9 goals
Penang 6-3 Sarawak
(14 July 2019)
Longest winning run6 matches
Sabah
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Sabah
Longest winless run9 matches
Sarawak
Longest losing run5 matches
Selangor United
2018
2020
All statistics correct as of 20 July 2019.
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Team changes

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A total of 12 teams contested the league, including 8 sides from the 2018 season, 2 relegated from the 2018 Malaysia Super League and 2 promoted from the 2018 Malaysia FAM League.

Notes:

^1 Originally Terengganu City were promoted along with Selangor United as champion of the 2018 Malaysia FAM League, but after Terengganu City blocked from promotion after failing to settle unpaid wages for former players and staffs for last season campaign, Perlis Northern Lions F.C. were invited as replacement after the team are able to showcase a proper financial management.[4]
^2 Originally Felcra were promoted along with Felda United to the 2019 Malaysia Super League, but after Felcra announced their withdrawal from the Super League participation, MISC-MIFA, the next highest team in the Premier League table, were invited as replacement.[5]
^3 No team are relegated from last season due to Kuantan FA expulsion, and Terengganu II being granted reprieve from relegation even though they finished in the bottom two of last season's league.[6]

Disqualification of Perlis Northern Lions F.C.

Earlier, Perlis Northern Lions F.C. together with six teams which are involved with debts are being instructed to submit financial documents before 18 February 2019. After the board of Malaysian Football League (MFL) examine in detail the document from Perlis Northern Lions F.C., it was concluded that Perlis Northern Lions F.C.'s revenue sources including sponsorships are insufficient to manage the teams in the Malaysian League this season. MFL had made the decision to revoke Perlis Northern Lions F.C. involvement in 2019 Malaysia Premier League starting from 20 February.[7]

Stadium and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
  • 1 : PDRM used Selayang Stadium until matchday 16. They moved into Hang Jebat Stadium since matchday 17

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Coaching changes

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

More information Team, Outgoing coach ...
Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of
appointment
Penang Malaysia Zainal Abidin Hassan End of contract 30 September 2018 Pre-season Malaysia Ahmad Yusof 5 October 2018
Perlis Malaysia Manja Man Move to development coach 30 September 2018 Malaysia Manzoor Azwira 16 October 2018
UiTM Malaysia Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail End of contract 31 October 2018 Malaysia Ismail Zakaria 5 November 2018
Sarawak Australia Ian Gillan 31 October 2018 Malaysia Pengiran Bala 19 November 2018
Negeri Sembilan Portugal Mário Lemos 30 November 2018 Malaysia Mat Zan Mat Aris 6 December 2018
Sarawak Malaysia Pengiran Bala Move to development coach 5 January 2019 Malaysia Farhan Abdullah @ Anai Igang 5 January 2019
PDRM Malaysia Fauzi Pilus Rested 23 February 2019 11th Malaysia Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail (caretaker) 23 February 2019
Sarawak Malaysia Farhan Abdullah 3 March 2019 9th Malaysia Mohamad Denny Da'ail (caretaker) 3 March 2019
Penang Malaysia Ahmad Yusoff 5 March 2019 8th Malaysia Kamal Kalid (caretaker) 5 March 2019
PDRM Malaysia Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 9 March 2019 11th Malaysia E. Elavarasan 12 March 2019
Kelantan Croatia Marko Kraljević Sacked 9 April 2019 9th Germany Jörg Peter Steinebrunner (caretaker) 9 April 2019
Kelantan Germany Jörg Peter Steinebrunner (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 15 April 2019 11th Malaysia Yusri Che Lah 15 April 2019
Penang Malaysia Kamal Kalid (caretaker) 18 April 2019 9th Malaysia Manzoor Azwira Abdul Wahid 18 April 2019
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Foreign players

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The number of foreign players is restricted to four each team including at least one player from the AFC country.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

  • ^4 Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.

Results

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League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sabah (C, P) 20 13 4 3 33 17 +16 43 Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II[a] 20 9 6 5 31 19 +12 33
3 PDRM (P) 20 9 3 8 30 27 +3 30 Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
4 Terengganu II[a] 20 8 6 6 21 24 3 30
5 UiTM[b] (P) 20 8 5 7 33 25 +8 29 Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
6 Negeri Sembilan 20 8 5 7 29 25 +4 29 Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
7 Penang 20 8 6 6 32 27 +5 24[c]
8 UKM 20 6 4 10 28 32 4 22
9 Selangor United 20 6 3 11 24 37 13 21
10 Kelantan 20 4 8 8 23 32 9 17[d]
11 Sarawak (R) 20 4 4 12 25 44 19 16 Qualification to relegation play-off
12 Perlis[e] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified
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Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Johor Darul Ta'zim II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Premier League and play for Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. and Terengganu F.C. (their parent clubs) remain in Super League and play for Malaysia Cup. Should Johor Darul Ta'zim and Terengganu be relegated to Premier League or will not play for Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II and Terengganu II will have to drop to M3 League or will play for Malaysia Cup.
  2. UiTM F.C. is promoted to replaced PKNS F.C. relegated after withdrawing license to complete for the 2020 Malaysia Premier League season as they become feeder club to Selangor FA.
  3. Penang have been docked six points following the club’s failure to comply with FIFA’s decision over claims made by former Brazilian import defender, Reinaldo Lobo.
  4. Kelantan have been docked three points following the club’s failure to comply with FIFA’s decision over claims made by former technical director Alfredo Carlos Gonzalez.
  5. Perlis were disqualified on 20 February 2019.

Result table

More information Home \ Away, JDT ...
Home \ Away JDT KEL NSE PDR PEN SAB SWK SUN TER UIT UKM
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2–0 3–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 2–1
Kelantan 1–1 2–5 0–1 2–1 3–3 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–0
Negeri Sembilan 3–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–4 0–1
PDRM 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 6–2 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–1
Penang 0–2 4–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 6–3 2–1 2–3 1–2 1–1
Sabah 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–1
Sarawak 1–1 1–1 2–4 0–1 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–3
Selangor United 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–3 1–3 2–1 3–2 3–1 1–2 2–6
Terengganu II 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0
UiTM 1–2 3–3 1–1 1–2 3–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–0
UKM 3–2 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–1 4–0 2–2 2–4 0–5
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Updated to match(es) played on 20 July 2019. Source: MFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Sabah ...
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Sabah8833221222323332111111
Johor Darul Ta'zim II4111112111111221222222
PDRM12111211111111111010876687777533[a]
Terengganu II2254556555444444444674[b]
UiTM1925433333232113333345[c]
Negeri Sembilan5376675666665555565456[d]
Penang7121189888991098776656767[e]
UKM361010767777789999999888
Selangor United6742344444557868888999
Kelantan11106789910[f]1111111111111111101010101010
Sarawak95991010109[g]8891010101010111111111111
Perlis1048DQDQDQDQDQDQDQDQDQDQDQDQDQDQDQDQDQDQDQ
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Leader
Possible Relegation to 2020 M3 League
Relegation to 2020 M3 League
Disqualified
Qualified to 2019 Malaysia Cup
  1. PDRM FA were 4th but rose to 3rd and qualified for 2020 Malaysia Super League after Penang FA have been docked six points following the club’s failure to comply with FIFA’s decision over claims made by former Brazilian import defender, Reinaldo Lobo.
  2. Terengganu FC II were 5th but rose to 4th after Penang FA have been docked six points following the club’s failure to comply with FIFA’s decision over claims made by former Brazilian import defender, Reinaldo Lobo.
  3. UiTM F.C. were 6th but rose to 5th after Penang FA have been docked six points following the club’s failure to comply with FIFA’s decision over claims made by former Brazilian import defender, Reinaldo Lobo.
  4. Negeri Sembilan FA were 7th but rose to 6th after Penang FA have been docked six points following the club’s failure to comply with FIFA’s decision over claims made by former Brazilian import defender, Reinaldo Lobo.
  5. Penang FA were 3rd but dropped to 7th after Penang FA have been docked six points following the club’s failure to comply with FIFA’s decision over claims made by former Brazilian import defender, Reinaldo Lobo.
  6. Kelantan FA were 9th but dropped to 10th after Kelantan FA have been docked three points following the club’s failure to comply with FIFA’s decision over claims made by former technical director Alfredo Carlos Gonzalez.
  7. Sarawak FA were 10th but rose to 9th after Kelantan FA have been docked three points following the club’s failure to comply with FIFA’s decision over claims made by former technical director Alfredo Carlos Gonzalez.
Updated to match(es) played on 21 July 2019. Source: [citation needed]

Qualification to 2019 Malaysia Cup and Malaysia Challenge Cup

Based on the previous season, 5 teams from Malaysia Premier League will qualify into Malaysia Cup. Due to JDT II and Terengganu II status as feeder team, they cannot qualify into Malaysia Cup and will compete in Malaysia Challenge Cup. For the result, top 7 in the league besides these two teams will qualify, as JDT II and Terengganu II will finish in top 5.

Sabah FA became the first team to qualify to Malaysia Cup after Selangor United lost 2–3 to PDRM FA on June 26, given both of them 13 points difference with 4 matches remaining for Selangor United. UiTM F.C. followed Sabah to Malaysia Cup after Selangor United lost 0–2 to Kelantan FA on July 5 - even they also lost to PDRM FA one day after. On July 9, Negeri Sembilan FA became the third team to qualify after won 3–1 home by JDT II. Following 3–1 win over Kelantan FA, PDRM FA became the fourth team to qualify into Malaysia Cup. Penang FA grabbed the final slot to Malaysia Cup after demolished Sarawak FA 6–3 at home; the highest ever goal scored in this season.

Sarawak FA and Kelantan FA confirmed their places to Malaysia Challenge Cup after JDT II and Terengganu II, after PDRM FA won 2-1 by UiTM F.C. - give them 14 points and 10 points difference in 3 matches remaining for both of them respectively. After losing 2–6 to UKM F.C. on Matchday 20, Selangor United qualified into Malaysia Challenge Cup. On July 14, UKM F.C. - the inaugural Malaysia Challenge Cup runner-up, booked the slot into this competition after Penang FA won 6–3 at Bandaraya Stadium.

Relegation play-offs

More information Kuching FA (Runners-up M3 League), 3-1 ...
Kuching FA (Runners-up M3 League)3-1Sarawak
  • Sahran 9'
  • Hafis 77'
  • Joseph 85'
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Season statistics

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Source:[19]

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Adi Said for UiTM F.C. against PDRM FA, 20 seconds (1 February 2019) [20]
  • Fastest goal in a match: 20 secondsAdi Said for UiTM against PDRM (1 February 2019)[20]
  • Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+10 minutes – Akmal Zahir for UKM against Sarawak (2 March 2019)[21]
  • First own goal of the season: Rawilson Batuil (Sabah) for Kelantan, 53 minutes (8 February 2019)[22]
  • First hat-trick of the season: Žarko Korać (UiTM) against Kelantan, 71 minutes (8 March)[23]
  • Fastest hat-trick of the season: Bruno Suzuki (Terengganu II) against UKM, 11 minutes and 52 seconds (26 June)[24]
  • Most goals scored by one player in a match: 3 goals
  • Widest winning margin: 5 goals
    • UKM 0-5 UiTM (27 April 2019)[26]
    • JDT II 5-0 Terengganu II (14 June 2019)[27]
  • Most goals in a match: 9 goals - Penang 6-3 Sarawak (14 July 2019)[31]
  • Most goals in one half: 5 goals
    • Selangor United vs UKM (9 July 2019) 0–3 at half time, 2–6 final [30]
    • Penang vs Sarawak (14 July 2019) 5–0 at half time, 6–3 final [31]
  • Most goals in one half by a single team: 5 goals - Penang vs Sarawak (14 July 2019) 5–0 at half time, 6–3 final [31]

Top scorers

As of matches played on 20 July 2019.[32]

Players sorted first by goals, then by last name.

1 Aguero played for Selangor United until matchday 12 and scored 2 goals.

Hat-tricks

More information Player, For ...
Player For Against Result Date Ref
Montenegro Žarko Korać UiTM Kelantan 3-3 (H) 8 March 2019 [23]
Malaysia Ferris Danial Mat Nasir Negeri Sembilan Kelantan 2-5 (A) 20 April 2019 [25]
Montenegro Žarko Korać UiTM UKM 0-5 (A) 27 April 2019 [26]
Argentina Nicolás Fernández JDT II Terengganu II 5-0 (H) 14 June 2019 [27]
Brazil Casagrande UiTM Penang 3-3 (A) 19 June 2019 [28]
Serbia Rodoljub Paunović Sabah Sarawak 4-1 (H) 26 June 2019 [29]
Japan Bruno Suzuki Terengganu II UKM 2-4 (A) 26 June 2019 [24]
Iran Milad Zeneyedpour UKM Selangor United 2-6 (A) 9 July 2019 [30]
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Clean sheets

As of matches played on 20 July 2019.

Players sorted first by clean sheets, then by last name.

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Clean sheets 5
1 Malaysia Rozaimie Rohim Sabah 8
Malaysia Shamirza Yusoff Terengganu II
3 Malaysia Haziq Nadzli Johor Darul Ta'zim II 6
4 Malaysia Haziq Aris UiTM 4
Malaysia Kaharuddin Rahman Negeri Sembilan
6 Malaysia Arif Abdullah Kelantan 3
Malaysia Khatul Anuar UKM
Malaysia Nuraizat Aziz Selangor United
Malaysia Shahril Saa'ri PDRM
Malaysia Zamir Selamat Penang
11 Malaysia Fikri Che Soh Kelantan 2
Malaysia Andy Nicholas Sarawak
13 Malaysia Amin Faisal UKM 1
Malaysia Hazrull Hafiz Penang
Malaysia Amierul Nazrul Hakimi Terengganu II
Malaysia Fadzley Rahim Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia Samuel Somerville Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Malaysia Shaiful Wazizi Sarawak
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  • ^5 Clean sheets are given to players who spend at least 45 minutes on the pitch without conceding a goal, even if their team concedes in the remainder of the match.
  • Most clean sheets – Terengganu II (9)
  • Fewest clean sheets – Sarawak (3)

Discipline

Player

As of matches played on 20 July 2019.

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 47
    • JDT II
  • Most red cards: 5
    • UiTM

Awards

Monthly awards

More information Month, Player of the Month ...
Month Player of the Month Reference
Player Club
February Serbia Luka Milunović Sabah [34]
March Brazil Luiz Júnior [35]
April Malaysia Kumaahran Sathasivam Johor Darul Ta'zim II [36]
May Malaysia Rawilson Batuil Sabah [37]
June Serbia Rodoljub Paunović [38]
July Nigeria Uche Agba PDRM
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Number of teams by states

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States Number Teams
1  Selangor 2 Selangor United, UiTM
2  Johor 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
 Kelantan Kelantan
 Kuala Lumpur UKM
 Malacca PDRM
 Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan
 Penang Penang
 Sabah Sabah
 Sarawak Sarawak
 Terengganu Terengganu II
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