Liga Perdana (1994–1997)

This article is about the original Liga Perdana that was active from 1994 to 1997. For the next second-tier division, see Liga Premier.

The Liga Perdana (English: Premier League) was the top-tier football league in Malaysia that operated from 1994 to 1997. It was established to succeed the Liga Semi-Pro and become the fully professional league.^[1] At the time it was interchangeably referred as the Malaysian League.^[2] The inaugural season started on 5 April 1994.^[2] From 1998, its role was replaced by the Liga Perdana 1.

Liga Perdana

Founded	5 April 1994; 31 years ago (1994-04-05)
Folded	1997; 28 years ago (1997)
Country	Malaysia
Other club(s) from	Brunei, Singapore
Confederation	AFC
Number of clubs	15 (from 1995)
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	Piala FA
League cup(s)	Piala Malaysia
Last champions	Sarawak (1997)
Most championships	Singapore Pahang Sabah Sarawak (1 title each)
Broadcaster(s)	RTM
Current: 1997 Liga Perdana

History

In its inaugural season, 16 teams competed in the league. Between 1994 and 1997, there was no second level as the top two leagues were combined.^[3][4][5] The Liga Perdana was restructured in 1998 (as the Liga Perdana 1 and the Liga Perdana 2).^[6][7] The Liga Perdana 1 consisted of 12 teams, while the Liga Perdana 2 had 8 teams.^[6]

Champions

Below is the list of champions of Liga Perdana from 1994 until 1997.

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Top goalscorer	Goals
1994	Singapore	Kedah	Sarawak	Mohd Hashim Mustapha (Kelantan)	25[8]
1995	Pahang	Selangor	Sarawak	Scott Ollerenshaw (Sabah)	22
1996	Sabah	Kedah	Negeri Sembilan	Scott Ollerenshaw (Sabah)	18
1997	Sarawak	Kedah	Sabah	Laszlo Repasi (Perak)	19