The 2017 Liga Premier (English: 2017 Premier League), also known as the 100PLUS Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1] Kuala Lumpur were crowned the champions and were promoted to Liga Super since relegated in 2012 season.
Season | 2017 |
---|---|
Dates | 20 January 2017–27 October 2017 |
Champions | Kuala Lumpur 1st Second Division title |
Promoted | Kuala Lumpur Terengganu PKNP Negeri Sembilan |
Relegated | ATM Perlis |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 454 (3.44 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Guilherme de Paula (27 goals) |
Biggest home win | Kuala Lumpur 6–0 ATM (23 May 2017) |
Biggest away win | MISC-MIFA 2–7 UiTM (3 March 2017) |
Highest scoring | ATM 4–5 PDRM (28 February 2017) MISC-MIFA 2–7 UiTM (3 March 2017) Kuantan 3–6 Kuala Lumpur (14 July 2017) MISC-MIFA 6–3 Kuantan (25 July 2017) |
Highest attendance | 9,401 Negeri Sembilan 3–4 Terengganu (17 February 2017) |
Lowest attendance | 50 PDRM 5–3 Kuantan (19 September 2017) |
Total attendance | 197,551 |
Average attendance | 1,497 |
← 2016 2018 →
All statistics correct as of 27 October 2017. |
The season started on 20 January and concluded on 27 October 2017.[1]
Teams, stadiums, and personnel
editTeams
editA total of 12 teams contested the league, including 8 sides from the 2016 season, two relegated from the 2016 Liga Super and two promoted from the 2016 Liga FAM.
Teams changes
edit
Promoted from Liga FAM Relegated from Liga Super |
Promoted to Liga Super Relegated to Liga FAM
|
Stadia and locations
edit- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
ATM | Tanjung Malim | Proton City Stadium | 5,000 |
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Pasir Gudang | Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
Kuantan | Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 40,000 |
Kuala Lumpur | Selayang | Selayang Stadium | 11,098 |
MIFA | Petaling Jaya | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
Negeri Sembilan | Paroi | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | 40,000 |
PDRM | Krubong | Hang Jebat Stadium | 40,000 |
Perlis | Kangar | Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium | 20,000 |
PKNP | Ipoh | Perak Stadium | 42,500 |
Sabah | Kota Kinabalu | Likas Stadium | 35,000 |
Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000 |
UiTM | Shah Alam | UiTM Stadium | 6,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
editNote: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Coach | Captain | Kit | Sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
ATM | Azhar Abdullah | Venice Elphi | Admiral | Malaysian Armed Forces |
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Benjamin Mora | Nicolás Fernández | Nike | Forest City |
Kuantan | Zulhamizan Zakaria | Malik Ariff | SkyHawk | Kuantan FC Holding |
Kuala Lumpur | Fábio Maciel | Helmi Remeli | Fawz | JL99 Group & EKOVEST |
MIFA | Jacob Joseph | K. Nanthakumar | Umbro | MIFA |
Negeri Sembilan | Asri Ninggal | Nasriq Baharom | Mizuno | Matrix Concepts |
PDRM | Fauzi Pilus | Safuwan Baharudin | Line 7 | Forca |
Perlis | Syamsul Saad | Alafi Mahmud | Carino | Daily Fresco |
PKNP | Abu Bakar Fadzim | Shahrel Fikri | Puma SE | Perak Corp. |
Sabah | Jelius Ating | Rawilson Batuil | Carino | Sabah Energy Corp & Asian Supply Base |
Terengganu | Irfan Bakti Abu Salim | Abdul Latiff Suhaimi | Kobert | Chicken Cottage |
UiTM | Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail | Afif Asyraf Zabawi[2] | Umbro | Soaring Upwards |
Coaching changes
editNote: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kuala Lumpur | Ismail Zakaria | Resigned | 23 November 2016 [3] | Pre-season | Wanderley da Silva | 1 December 2016 [4] |
Sabah | Johnny Dominicus | Demote to assistant head coach | 25 November 2016 | Steve Vilmiaire | 25 November 2016 [5] | |
Perlis | Dollah Salleh | End of contract | 30 November 2016 | Razip Ismail | ||
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Benjamin Mora | Promoted to JDT I | 18 January 2017 [6] | Hamzani Omar | 18 January 2017 | |
Kuala Lumpur | Wanderley da Silva | 6th | Fábio Maciel[7] | |||
Perlis | Razip Ismail | Resigned | 4 March 2017 | 12th | Syamsul Saad[8] | 7 March 2017 |
Sabah | Steve Vilmiaire | Resigned | 19 March 2017 | 11th | Jelius Ating[9] | 19 March 2017 |
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Hamzani Omar | Rested | 19 June 2017 | 6th | Benjamin Mora | 19 June 2017 |
Foreign players
editNote: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.
- ^2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II swop the strikers with Johor Darul Ta'zim
Half-Malaysian players
editNote: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
---|---|---|---|
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Samuel Somerville | Daniel Ting | Ernest Wong Wen Hao |
Results
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kuala Lumpur | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 47 | Promotion to Super League |
2 | Terengganu | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 47 | |
3 | PKNP | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 46 | |
4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 41 | |
5 | Negeri Sembilan | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 41 | Promotion to Super League |
6 | UiTM | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 33 | |
7 | Sabah | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 30 | |
8 | PDRM | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 25 | |
9 | Kuantan | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 16 | |
10 | MISC-MIFA | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 14 | |
11 | ATM | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 14[a] | Relegation to FAM League |
12 | Perlis | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 55 | −33 | 12[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ ATM and Perlis was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to only reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for ATM.
- ^ ATM and Perlis was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to lift the transfer ban and reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for Perlis.
Result table
editPositions by round
editLeader | |
Relegation to 2018 Liga FAM | |
Qualified to 2017 Malaysia Cup |
Statistics
editTop scorers
edit- As of matches played on 27 September 2017.[10]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Guilherme de Paula | Kuala Lumpur | 27 |
2 | Akanni-Sunday Wasiu | UiTM | 19 |
3 | Dao Bakary | PDRM | 15 |
Malik Ariff | ATM | ||
5 | Do Dong-hyun | UiTM | 13 |
6 | Bodric Dimitri | MIFA | 12 |
Nicolás Fernández | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | ||
8 | Jeronimo Barrales | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 11 |
Ljubo Baranin | Kuantan | ||
Bruno Suzuki | Negeri Sembilan | ||
Shahrel Fikri | PKNP | ||
12 | Safuwan Baharudin | PDRM | 9 |
Venice Elphi | ATM | ||
Kipré Tchétché | Terengganu | ||
Gilberto Fortunato | PKNP | ||
16 | Issey Nakajima-Farran | Terengganu | 8 |
Michael Chukwubunna | MIFA | ||
18 | Jonathan Béhé | Negeri Sembilan (4), Sabah (3) | 7 |
Marko Šimić | Negeri Sembilan | ||
Pavel Smolyachenko | ATM | ||
Kpah Sherman | MIFA | ||
21 | Brandon Adams | Perlis | 6 |
Paulo Josue | Kuala Lumpur | ||
Shim Un-seob | Kuantan | ||
25 | Rafizol Roslan | ATM | 5 |
Gabriel Guerra | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | ||
Dudu | MIFA | ||
Lee Tuck | Negeri Sembilan | ||
Lee Kil-Hoon | Sabah |
Hat-tricks
edit- As of matches played on 27 September 2017.
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruno Suzuki | Negeri Sembilan | Sabah | 3–0 (H) | 20 January 2017 | [11] |
Gabriel Guerra | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Perlis | 4–0 (H) | 26 January 2017 | [12] |
Bodric Dimitri | MIFA | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 5–3 (H) | 10 February 2017 | [13] |
Pavel Smolyachenko | ATM | Sabah | 2–5 (A) | 10 February 2017 | [14] |
Do Dong-hyun | UiTM | MIFA | 2–7 (A) | 3 March 2017 | [15] |
Venice Elphi | ATM | Kuantan | 4–3 (H) | 25 April 2017 | [16] |
Guilherme de Paula | Kuala Lumpur | Perlis | 0–5 (A) | 5 May 2017 | [17] |
ATM | 0–66 (A) | 23 May 2017 | [18] | ||
Kuantan | 3–6 (A) | 14 July 2017 | [19] | ||
Malik Ariff | Kuantan | Sabah | 3–3 (H) | 24 May 2017 | [20] |
Lee Kil-Hoon | Sabah | Perlis | 5–1 (H) | 19 September 2017 | [21] |
Dao Bakary | PDRM | Kuantan | 5–34 (H) | 19 September 2017 | [22] |
Notes:
4 Player scored 4 goals; 6 Player scored 6 goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Own goals
editRank | Player | For | Against | Date | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nasrullah Haniff Johan | Terengganu | PKNP | 21 February 2017 | 1 |
Faqih Ikhwan | ATM | PDRM | 28 February 2017 | ||
Igor Čerina | Sabah | UiTM | 28 February 2017 | ||
Randy Baruh | PKNP | 3 March 2017 | |||
Ikbol Babakhanov | ATM | Kuala Lumpur | 14 April 2017 | ||
Eskandar Ismail | PDRM | PKNP | 14 April 2017 | ||
Syafiq Azri | Perlis | Negeri Sembilan | 25 April 2017 | ||
Firdaus Faudzi | Terengganu | PKNP | 27 October 2017 |
Clean sheets
edit- As of matches played on 27 October 2017.
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Asyraaf Omar | PKNP | 6 |
2 | Kaharuddin Rahman | Negeri Sembilan | 5 |
Suffian Abdul Rahman | Terengganu | ||
4 | Samuel Sommerville | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 3 |
Rozaimie Rohim | Sabah | ||
Solehin Mamat | Kuala Lumpur | ||
Kamarul Effandi | |||
8 | Hamdan Sairi | PDRM | 2 |
Syazwan Yusoff | Terengganu | ||
10 | Amierul Hakimi | Terengganu | 1 |
Sharbinee Allawee | |||
K. Sasi Kumar | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | ||
Remezey Che Ros | Kuala Lumpur | ||
Saiful Amar Sudar | Negeri Sembilan | ||
Sheril Anuar Saini | Kuantan | ||
Jibrail Kamaron Bahrin | Perlis | ||
Soffuan Tawil | UiTM | ||
Zulfadhli Mohamed | MIFA | ||
Ezad Ariff |
Monthly awards
editMonth | Player of the Month | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|
Player | Club | ||
February | Bruno Suzuki | Negeri Sembilan | [23] |
March | No award given due to limited number of matches in March | ||
April | Nasriq Baharom | Negeri Sembilan | [24] |
May | No award given due to limited number of matches in May | ||
June | No award given due to limited number of matches in June | ||
July | Shahrel Fikri | PKNP | [25] |
August | No award given due to limited number of matches in August | ||
September |
Attendances
editCrowd attendance for all venues
edit- As of 27 October 2017.
Home | Away | Attendance | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATM | JDT | KUL | KUA | MIF | NSE | PDRM | PER | PNKP | SAB | TER | UIT | TOTAL | AVE | |
ATM | — | 232 | 119 | 101 | 141 | 3,414 | 153 | 238 | 236 | 120 | 2,164 | 107 | 7,025 | 639 |
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 399 | — | 2,362 | 670 | 765 | 2,623 | 510 | 2,679 | 1,420 | 2,549 | 1,249 | 622 | 15,848 | 1,441 |
Kuala Lumpur | 226 | 691 | — | 250 | 217 | 888 | 373 | 242 | 765 | 1,347 | 1,399 | 375 | 6,773 | 616 |
Kuantan | 101 | 257 | 125 | — | 251 | 607 | 383 | 147 | 65 | 103 | 1,817 | 218 | 4,074 | 371 |
MIFA | 500 | 550 | 280 | 100 | — | 250 | 212 | 200 | 150 | 300 | 150 | 200 | 2,892 | 263 |
Negeri Sembilan | 8,249 | 5,564 | 8,584 | 3,136 | 5,669 | — | 4,445 | 4,363 | 3,643 | 2,606 | 9,401 | 777 | 56,437 | 5,131 |
PDRM | 100 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 500 | 4,000 | — | 200 | 107 | 100 | 5,200 | 200 | 10,757 | 978 |
Perlis | 1,175 | 321 | 454 | 520 | 470 | 653 | 556 | — | 945 | 1,400 | 580 | 552 | 7,626 | 694 |
PNKP | 2,237 | 2,571 | 1,582 | 2,018 | 1,300 | 1,776 | 1,457 | 516 | — | 1,741 | 1,960 | 1,699 | 18,857 | 1,715 |
Sabah | 3,200 | 3,400 | 3,000 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,400 | 1,300 | 1,150 | 1,200 | — | 800 | 1,300 | 18,950 | 1,723 |
Terengganu | 3,100 | 9,000 | 3,200 | 5,890 | 4,670 | 6,600 | 5,000 | 3,849 | N/A | 2,300 | — | 760 | 44,369 | 4,437 |
UiTM | 25 | 150 | 195 | 256 | 500 | 400 | 520 | 235 | 695 | 335 | 632 | — | 3,943 | 359 |
Total Crowd Attendance | 197,551 | 1,531 |
By Team
editPos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Negeri Sembilan | 56,437 | 9,401 | 777 | 5,131 | +59.9% |
2 | Terengganu | 44,369 | 9,000 | 760 | 4,437 | −17.2% |
3 | Sabah | 18,950 | 3,400 | 800 | 1,723 | −36.9% |
4 | PKNP | 18,857 | 2,571 | 516 | 1,715 | n/a |
5 | Johor DT II | 15,848 | 2,679 | 399 | 1,441 | −41.3% |
6 | PDRM | 10,757 | 4,000 | 50 | 978 | −67.3% |
7 | Perlis | 7,626 | 1,400 | 321 | 694 | −68.0% |
8 | ATM | 7,025 | 3,414 | 101 | 639 | +168.5% |
9 | Kuala Lumpur | 6,773 | 1,399 | 217 | 616 | +7.1% |
10 | Kuantan | 4,074 | 607 | 103 | 371 | +4.8% |
11 | UiTM | 3,943 | 1,817 | 65 | 359 | +40.8% |
12 | MISC-MIFA | 2,892 | 550 | 100 | 263 | n/a |
League total | 197,551 | 9,401 | 50 | 1,531 | −24.7% |
Updated to games played on 27 October 2017
Source: SPMB
See also
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