Malaysia Super League

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The Malaysia Super League ( Malay : Liga Super Malaysia ) is the men ‘s exceed professional football division of the Malaysian football league organization. [ 1 ] Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership ( FMLLP ), now known as the Malaysian Football League ( MFL ), the Malaysia Super League is contested by twelve teams that operates on a system of forwarding and relegation with the Malaysia Premier League, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated and replaced by the promoted top two teams in that division.

Reading: Malaysia Super League

33 clubs have competed in the division since the origin of the Malaysia Super League in 2004, with eight teams winning the deed ( Selangor, Kedah Darul Aman, Kelantan, Sri Pahang, Perlis, Negeri Sembilan, LionsXII and Johor Darul Ta’zim ). The current champions are Johor Darul Ta’zim, which won their eight title in the 2021 edition .

history [edit ]

Origins [edit ]

The Malaysia Super League was formed in 2004 following the decision by the Football Association of Malaysia ( FAM ) to privatise the league. The inaugural season started on 14 February 2004. [ 2 ] As a solution, the Malaysia Super League Sdn Bhd ( or MSL Proprietary Limited ) was created to oversee the commercialize aspects of the league, but it was not amply privatised. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The league has seen numerous changes to its format from eight clubs, at a detail 14 clubs and now 12 clubs to accommodate changes to the league rules and withdrawal of certain clubs from the league in decree to create a competitive environment and professional management among the clubs. [ 5 ]

foundation [edit ]

The Malaysian League was revamped to be a fully professional league in 2004 which coined the creation of a newly top-tier division, the Malaysia Super League. Between 2004 to 2006, the professional football league in Malaysia was divided into two levels and two groups :

Top tier: Malaysia Super League (8 teams)
Second tier: Malaysia Premier League Group A (8 teams)
Second tier: Malaysia Premier League Group B (8 teams)
Third tier: Malaysia FAM Cup

The new top-tier Malaysia Super League was competed by eight teams while there were 16 teams competing in the new Malaysia Premier League which was divided into 2 groups. While there were lone eight teams in the league prior to the 2006-07 season, positional movements were extremist. consecutive losses would condemn clubs to a relegation dogfight. similarly, consecutive wins would put a team in contention for the title. The Malaysia Super League had gone through two format changes in its short history spanning three years. The Football Association of Malaysia ( FAM ) decided to expand the Malaysia Super League to accommodate 14 teams alternatively of eight, which was the act of league teams during the Malaysia Super League ‘s first three seasons. But the plan was held off when some of the teams withdrew from the league due to fiscal reasons. The 2009 to 2012 seasons were the only seasons that the league would have 14 teams, with all teams playing each other twice culminating in 26 matches per team and 182 matches in total. For the 2007 season, the Malaysia Premier League was combined into one division quite than two groups and in 2008 the Malaysia FAM League was revamped to a league format rather of a hard competition format :

Top tier: Malaysia Super League
Second tier: Malaysia Premier League
Third tier: Malaysia M3 League

Development [edit ]

In 2015, the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership ( FMLLP ) was created in the naturally of the denationalization of the Malaysian football league system. [ 3 ] The partnership saw all 24 teams in the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia Premier League including the Football Association of Malaysia ( FAM ) as the Managing Partner and MP & Silva as a special spouse ( FAM ‘s ball-shaped media and commercial adviser ) to become stakeholders in the caller. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The FMLLP owned, operated and ran the Malaysia Super League. Besides that, other competitions in malaysian football were besides under its jurisdiction, which include the Malaysia Premier League, the Malaysia FA Cup, the Malaysia Cup, and the Piala Sumbangsih. It aimed to transform and move Malaysian football fore to another level. More than a decade after the league ‘s origin, a entire of eight clubs have been crowned champions of the Malaysia Super League with Pahang being the inaugural champions. Johor Darul Ta’zim have won the league 7 times while Kedah, Selangor, and Kelantan have won the league doubly each while Pahang, Perlis, Negeri Sembilan and LionsXII have won it once. On 9 September 2016, Johor Darul Ta’zim became the first team to win the Malaysia Super League three times consecutively. [ 8 ]

competition format and regulations [edit ]

rival [edit ]

The contest format follows the usual double round-robin format. During the course of a season, which lasts from February to July, each cabaret plays every other golf club doubly, once at home and once off, for 22 matchdays, totaling 132 matches in the season. Most games are played on Saturdays, with a few games played during weekdays. Teams receive three points for a win, one compass point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, with the highest-ranked club at the end of the season crowned champions .

promotion and relegation [edit ]

A system of promotion and relegation exists between the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia Premier League. The two lowest placed teams in the Malaysia Super League are relegated to the Malaysia Premier League, and the top two teams from the Malaysia Premier League are promoted to the Malaysia Super League. Below is a arrant record of how many teams played in each temper throughout the league ‘s history ;

Number of clubs throughout the years [edit ]

Period (in years)

No. of clubs

2004–2006

8 clubs

2007–2008

13 clubs

2009–2012

14 clubs

2013–present

12 clubs

reservation for AFC competitions [edit ]

The champions of the Malaysia Super League qualify for following season ‘s AFC Champions League group stages. The winners of the Malaysia FA Cup besides qualify for the follow season ‘s AFC Champions League play-off slots. If a club lost during the play-off slots and were ineffective to reach group stages, the club will play in the AFC Cup play-off slots. The count of places allocated to malaysian clubs in AFC competitions is dependent upon the AFC Club Competitions Rankings, which are calculated based upon the performance of teams competing in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup, deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as their national team ‘s FIFA World Rankings in the former 4 years. presently, Malaysia are rate twentieth in the AFC Club Competitions Ranking. [ 10 ]

Club license regulations [edit ]

Every team in the Malaysia Super League must have a license to play in the league, or else they are expelled wholly from the malaysian Football League. To obtain a license, teams must be financially healthy and meet certain standards of demeanor such as organizational management. As part of the denationalization efforts of the league, all clubs competing in the Malaysia Super League will be required to obtain FAM Club Licensing. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] As a preliminary cooking towards the entire denationalization of the league, FAM Club Licensing was created with the hope of it being enforced throughout the Malaysia Super League fully by the end of 2018 and in the Malaysia Premier League by end of 2019. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] There are meaning benefits to being in the top-division and readiness of the club license :

A greater share of television broadcast licence revenues goes to clubs.
Greater exposure through television and higher attendance levels helps clubs attract more lucrative sponsorships.
Clubs develop substantial financial muscle through the combination of television and gate revenues, sponsorship and marketing of their team brands. This allows clubs to attract and retain the best players from domestic and international sources and to construct first-class stadium facilities.

FAM established independent decision making bodies known as the First Instance Body and Appeals Body that would function as an appraisal body and the issuer of the license. These two bodies are composed of members that meet the requirements and conditions set by the AFC Club Licensing Regulations chiefly within the field of finance and legal matters. [ 11 ]

Clubs [edit ]

33 clubs have played in the Malaysia Super League since its origin in 2004, up to and including the 2021 season .

Season-by-season records [edit ]

Titles by club [edit ]

2021 season [edit ]

early clubs [edit ]

The come clubs are not competing in the Malaysia Super League during the 2021 season, but have competed in the malaysian top-division or Malaysia Super League for at least one season .

Remark : Top-division means the highest football competition in Malaysia which includes the Malaysian League (1982–1988), Semi-Pro League Division 1 (1989-1993), Premier League (1994–97) and Premier League 1 (1998–2003).
The Pahang Football Association became the first FAM affiliate to separate itself from the management of its football team with the formation of Sri Pahang F.C. which was now under the management of Pahang FC Sdn Bhd starting from the 2016 Malaysia Super League season onwards. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] On 10 January 2016, Johor Football Association became the second FAM consort to follow suit when it separated itself from the management of its football team and changing its focus to state football development and the state league while the football team became its own entity as Johor Darul Ta’zim F.C. . [ 15 ] On 1 November 2016, Melaka United Soccer Association became the one-third FAM affiliate to follow suit with the denationalization of its football team as a separate entity known as Melaka United F.C. for the 2017 Malaysia Super League season onwards. [ 16 ] On 6 November 2016, the FMLLP released an update regarding the clubhouse license advance where presently lone Johor Darul Ta’zim F.C. obtained the CLR while others were hush in advance with 80 percentage of the requirements completed. [ 18 ] All member clubs in the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia Premier League were required to obtain the CLR with the Malaysia Super League clubs required to obtain it by September 2017 while the Malaysia Premier League clubs were given an extend menstruation from 2019 to 2020 as some clubs had only met 50 percentage of the requirements completed. The FMLLP had besides suggested the FAM to ensure that clubs in the Malaysia FAM League to meet sealed guidelines as this will allow them to get their license if they were to be promoted to the Malaysia Premier League.

organization [edit ]

Logo development [edit ]

Since the origin of the league in 2004, numerous logos have been introduced for the league to reflect the sponsorships and naming rights. In its inaugural season, the Dunhill logo was incorporated as a title sponsor and it was the lone season sponsored by the tobacco company before tobacco advertise was banned in the country. From 2005 to 2010, the Malaysia Super League incorporated the TM stigmatize as separate of its logo as the title sponsor. After the end of TM sponsorship ‘s which lasted for seven back-to-back years, FAM launched a new logo for the 2011 season where the league was partnered with Astro Media as strategic collaborator for Malaysia Super League marketing. The Astro mark was only incorporated as separate of the Malaysia Super League logo from 2012 until 2014. In the 2015 season, no style patronize was incorporated when the league was sponsored by MP & Silva. For the 2016 season a raw logo was introduced as separate of the coup d’etat of the league by the FMLLP. [ 24 ] In 2018 and 2019, the Malaysia Super League logo included the Unifi brand logo as part of the league ‘s sponsorship deal. [ 25 ]

Logo and trophy [edit ]

The 2018 Malaysia Super League logo was formed as a function of a rebranding due to title sponsorship reasons with TM under the Unifi brand. TM ‘s Unifi brand was the new title patronize for the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia Cup following an eight-year partnership deal worth RM480mil until 2025. But, TM pulled out as a patron at the end 2019 in order to save costs. [ 27 ] The Malaysia Super League trophy is the pry for the twelve clubs that are competing for it in the league. Designed to be futuristic and elegant, the new trophy depicts a football on a pedestal, reflecting on the importance placed on winning the Malaysia Super League. It costs roughly finale to RM200,000 ( US $ 48597.00 ) [ 28 ] Standing at a acme of 63.3 centimeters and 25.2 centimeters in diameter, the 20 kilogram trophy is made of copper, silver and 24 carat arrant amber. The trophy was designed and crafted to preciseness by the Royal goldsmith in Johor, taking eight months from the initial design phase to completion. The gold portions are to symbolise the exclusivity of winning the Malaysia Super League after enduring a bully long successful campaign. It inspires the teams to battle with all their might to get their name on the trophy. [ 28 ]

Season

Finances [edit ]

The FMLLP introduced a merit-point system in the 2016 season. Points will be awarded based on a team ‘s league situation, advancement in the Cup competitions ( Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup ) and the number of live matches shown. A point in the temper is worth RM41,000. The money will be distributed doubly per season. First during the early partially of the season where teams will receive a basic payment out of that particular year ‘s league sponsorship and the second payment will be received at the end of the season where all the merit-points have been calculated. [ 29 ] For the 2016 season, the beginning basic payment consisted of a 30 percentage cut out of RM70 Million in league sponsorship that equates to RM21 million which will be distributed among the 24 teams in the Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Premier League. Teams in the Malaysian League have quite much been involved in fiscal problems as their spend was more than their tax income. The Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia ( PFAM ) is one of the active members in pursuing the issue of unpaid salaries. In January 2016, PFAM president of the united states suggested a match of solutions to promote fiscal sustainability on the competing teams ‘ character where the teams should make long-run investments by operating according to their budgets and requiring teams ‘ wage bills to be no bigger than 60 percentage of their full spend. early suggestions included that salaries to be deducted immediately from team grants and winning prizes, to points being deducted from teams experiencing payment issues, and a rule that requires teams to settle all their former wage payments before the start of every new season. [ 30 ] In response to these issues, the FMLLP decided that at the beginning of the 2016 temper, football clubs would be given warnings with the deduction of three league points if they failed to pay a musician ‘s wage. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] If the problem persists, it will affect the license of the clubs. When the clubhouse license is withdrawn, the team will not be able to compete in the next season. If the team does not adopt the proper structure, they will be left behind and club license will be a problem for them, and the team will drop out from competing in the malaysian Football League. other than this, each teams must gain tax income from sponsorship deals from local, regional and international sponsors for their team .

Media coverage [edit ]

Radio Televisyen Malaysia ( RTM ), a free-to-air transmit have been broadcasting the Malaysian League for years even before the formation of the Malaysia Super League. They continued to broadcast the league most of the time entirely until the end of 2010 where Astro Media were announced as sponsors and managed the broadcasting rights of the league for four years spanning from 2011 until the 2014 season. [ 33 ] During this time, the league was broadcast to one of the cable channels of Astro Media, which was Astro Arena alongside the RTM for the free-to-air air. In 2015, Astro lost the broadcasting rights for the league where the rights were given to Media Prima, a parent company of multiple free-to-air channels alongside RTM. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ] The broadcasting rights for the 2016 season was given to Media Prima for three years with a utmost of three games in each matchweek that was shown live on television. [ 37 ] In 2018, TM bought the exclusive rights of the coverage until 2025. [ 38 ] The coverage was aired by Unifi TV ( excluding 2019 ), iflix ( until 2019 ), Media Prima ( until 2019 ), and RTM ( excluding 2019 ). [ 39 ] From matchweek 5 in the 2020 season, all remaining league matches were made available global for dislodge via the official Unifi YouTube distribution channel. [ 40 ]

current [edit ]

early [edit ]

Players [edit ]

all-time crown scorers [edit ]

As of 12 September 2021

Golden Boot winners [edit ]

Foreign players and transfer regulations [edit ]

The Foreign players policy has changed multiple times since the league ‘s origin. [ 5 ] In 2009, FAM took a drastic standard when they changed the extraneous players policy that banned foreign players from playing in the league until 2011. [ 5 ] Foreign players were only allowed be back into the league starting from the 2012 season onwards. [ 5 ] All extraneous players must obtain the International Transfer Certificate from their former home football governing bodies that their previous clubs were affiliated to before they can be read with the FAM in orderliness to play in the Malaysia Super League. [ 5 ]

2009–2011: foreign players banned.
2012: 2 foreign players.
2013: 3 foreign players.
2014: 4 foreign players and only 3 can be on the field at a time.
2015–2017: 4 foreign players including 1 Asian quota.
2018–2021: 5 foreign players including 1 Asian quota and 1 Asean quota.

Records and achievements [edit ]

Crowd attendance [edit ]

All data available to the public begin from the get down of 2015 season .

Season

Overall Attendance

Top 3

Bottom 3

Total

Average

Club

Attendance

Average

Club

Attendance

Average

2015

883,225

6,691

Johor Darul Ta’zim
184,198
16,745

ATM FA

22,750

2,068

Kelantan

108,696

9,881

PDRM FA

22,300

2,027

Pahang

107,693

9,790

Sime Darby FC

17,960

1,633

2016

902,643

6,838

Johor Darul Ta’zim
191,982
17,453

PDRM

32,950

2,995

Perak The Bos Gaurus

121,687

11,062

Sarawak

22,892

2,081

Kedah

103,421

9,402

Terengganu II

20,210

1,837

2017

872,108

6,607

Johor Darul Ta’zim
187,557
17,051

Sarawak

35,206

3,201

Kedah

161,626

14,693

PKNS FC

30,234

2,749

Pahang

82,964

7,542

Terengganu II

11,995

1,090

2018

source : Football Association of Malaysia Management Database [ 46 ]

Clubs ranking in Asia [edit ]

The final examination ranking position ( mho ) for each participating MSL clubs in AFC Club Competitions .

Year

Rank

Points

Club

2015[47]
59
20.295
Kelantan

18.294

Johor Darul Ta’zim

12.295

Selangor

10.961

Pahang

108

9.295

Terengganu I

2016[48]
45
30.142
Johor Darul Ta’zim

14.477

Selangor

10.809

Kelantan

100

9.476

Pahang

2017[49]
34
38.95
Johor Darul Ta’zim

9.951

Selangor

9.617

Pahang

120

5.284

Felda United

132

4.617

Kelantan

2018[50]
23
48.70
Johor Darul Ta’zim

12.99

Pahang

108

9.66

Selangor

114

8.66

Felda United

2019[51]
33
40.77
Johor Darul Ta’zim

112

9.06

Selangor

122

8.06

Felda United

125

7.39

Perak

*Bold denotes the highest ranked club for each year at the end of the season.

Malaysia Super League

history [edit ]

Origins [edit ]

foundation [edit ]

Development [edit ]

competition format and regulations [edit ]

rival [edit ]

promotion and relegation [edit ]

Number of clubs throughout the years [edit ]

reservation for AFC competitions [edit ]

Club license regulations [edit ]

Clubs [edit ]

Season-by-season records [edit ]

Titles by club [edit ]

2021 season [edit ]

early clubs [edit ]

organization [edit ]

Logo development [edit ]

Logo and trophy [edit ]

Finances [edit ]

Media coverage [edit ]

current [edit ]

early [edit ]

Players [edit ]

all-time crown scorers [edit ]

Golden Boot winners [edit ]

Foreign players and transfer regulations [edit ]

Records and achievements [edit ]

Crowd attendance [edit ]

Clubs ranking in Asia [edit ]

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]