The 2003 Liga Perdana 1 season is the sixth and final season of Liga Perdana 1. A total of 13 teams participated in the season out of 14 as NS Chempaka FC withdrew from the league.[1]

Liga Perdana 1
Season2003
Dates9 February – 6 July 2003
ChampionsPerak
2nd Premier League One title
2nd Liga M title
RelegatedJohor FC
TM F.C.
Kelantan
Malacca
Selangor
Terengganu
2004 AFC CupPerak (group stage)
Negeri Sembilan (group stage)
Matches played156
Goals scored454 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorer23 goals
Phillimon Chepita (Perlis)
2002
2004

The Liga Perdana 1 was introduced in 1998. It replaced the Liga Perdana (1994–97) as the top-tier football league in Malaysia.

The season kicked off on 9 February 2003. Perak again dominated the season and ended up winning the title. Perlis's Phillimon Chepita was the season's top goalscorer with 23 goals.

This season also the last season before the league was succeeded by the formation of Liga Super from 2004 season onwards while Liga Premier was formed to become the new second-tier league in Malaysian football league system. The teams from 2003 season undergoes a qualifying stage to be promoted into inaugural 2004 Malaysia Super League.

Teams

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A total of 13 teams will participate in the 2003 Liga Perdana 1 season.   NS Chempaka FC pulled out of the league.

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Perak FA (C) 24 13 8 3 38 22 +16 47 Qualification for the AFC Cup
2   Kedah FA 24 13 6 5 43 17 +26 45
3   Perlis FA 24 13 6 5 40 23 +17 45
4   Sabah FA 24 10 8 6 34 22 +12 38
5   Pahang FA 24 10 6 8 38 33 +5 36
6   Penang FA 24 11 3 10 29 28 +1 36
7   Johor FC (R) 24 10 4 10 42 32 +10 34 Relegated to Liga Premier
8   Sarawak FA 24 9 7 8 47 42 +5 34
9   Melaka Telekom (R) 24 7 11 6 32 34 −2 32 Relegated to Liga Premier
10   Kelantan FA (R) 24 7 7 10 31 52 −21 28
11   Malacca FA (R) 24 5 5 14 24 53 −29 20
12   Selangor FA (R) 24 4 6 14 32 44 −12 18
13   Terengganu FA (R) 24 4 3 17 24 52 −28 15
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Note
  • Clubs places 1st to 6th will be entering Liga Super automatically.
  • Clubs places 7th to 10th will be entering Liga Super playoffs.
  • Clubs places 11th to 13th will be relegating to Liga Premier.

2004 Malaysia Super League playoffs

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A total of 8 teams will participate in the 2004 Malaysia Super League season playoffs.

Results

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First round

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First Legs
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MPPJ  4 – 1  Negeri Sembilan FA
Annuar Abu Bakar   22', 65'
Bruno Martelotto   56'
Azlan Meri   88'
Efendi Abdul Malek   6'

Public Bank FC  3 – 1  Johor FA
Zulkifli Chek Din   12'
Shahrilnizam Khalil   64 own goal'
Ivan Ziga   67'
Suhaimi Jamil   70'



Second Legs
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  •   MPPJ qualified 6-5 on aggregate.



  •   Johor FC qualified 1-1 on aggregate, 4-2 on penalties.

Final Round

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First Legs
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Second Legs
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Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Source: FIFA: Liga Perdana 1 Scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1   Phillimon Chepita   Perlis FA 23

Champions

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  2003 Liga Perdana 1 winner 
 
Perak
2nd title

References

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  1. ^ [1] 2003 Liga Perdana 1
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