2017 Malaysia Super League
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The 2017 Malaysia Super League (Malay: Liga Super Malaysia 2017) was the 14th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
The season began on 20 January and concluded on 28 October 2017.
The defending champions were Johor Darul Ta'zim and retained the title from the previous season.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division.
| To Malaysia Super League Promoted from Premier League Melaka United PKNS | From Malaysia Super League Relegated to Premier League PDRM Terengganu |
Teams
PDRM and Terengganu were relegated to 2017 Malaysia Premier League after finished 11th and bottom place of 2016 Malaysia Super League. Melaka United and PKNS promoted to 2017 Malaysia Super League after securing place as champions and runners-up in 2016 Malaysia Premier League.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Locations and stadium

- Primary venues used in the Liga Super:
| Felda United | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Kedah |
|---|---|---|
| Tun Abdul Razak Stadium | Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium | Darul Aman Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 32,387 |
| Kelantan | Melaka United | Pahang |
| Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium | Hang Jebat Stadium | Darul Makmur Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 40,000 |
| Penang | Perak | Sarawak |
| Penang State Stadium | Perak Stadium | Sarawak State Stadium |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 42,500 | Capacity: 26,000 |
| PKNS | T–Team | Selangor |
| Shah Alam Stadium | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | Selayang Stadium |
| Capacity: 80,372 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 11,098 |
- 1 Correct as of end of 2016 Liga Super season
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.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felda United | Malaysia B. Sathianathan | Malaysia Shukor Adan | FBT | FELDA |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Portugal Ulisses Morais | Malaysia Safiq Rahim | Nike | Forest City |
| Kedah | Malaysia Nidzam Adzha | Malaysia Khairul Helmi Johari | Al-Ikhsan | Bina Darulaman Berhad |
| Kelantan | Malaysia Zahasmi Ismail | Malaysia Badhri Radzi | HORC | redONE, Al Hamra Group, ChengalJati |
| Melaka United | Portugal Eduardo Almeida | Malaysia Surendran Ravindran | Kronos | Edra, CGN, Tag Marine |
| Pahang | Malaysia Dollah Salleh | Malaysia Matthew Davies | FILA | Aras Kuasa |
| Penang | Malaysia Zainal Abidin Hassan | Malaysia Rafiuddin Rodin | Legea | myPenang |
| Perak | Australia Mehmet Durakovic | Malaysia Shahrom Kalam | Al-Ikhsan | Lembaga Air Perak & Perak Corp. |
| PKNS | Germany Sven Gartung | Malaysia Safee Sali | Kappa | PKNS |
| Sarawak | Malaysia Pengiran Bala (caretaker) | Malaysia Ronny Harun | Starsport | Sarawak Energy |
| Selangor | Malaysia P. Maniam | Malaysia Razman Roslan | Lotto | Selangor |
| T–Team | Indonesia Rahmad Darmawan | Malaysia Hasbullah Awang | Kobert | Chicken Cottage |
Coaching changes
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felda United | Malaysia Mohd Bin Nik | End of caretaker spell | 22 October 2016 | Pre-season | Malaysia Azmi Mohamed | 1 November 2016 |
| Melaka United | Malaysia Mat Zan Mat Aris | End of contract | 22 October 2016 | Australia Eric Williams | 17 November 2016 | |
| Pahang | Malaysia Razip Ismail | 22 October 2016 | Malaysia Dollah Salleh | 1 December 2016 | ||
| Kelantan | Bulgaria Velizar Popov | Resigned | 22 October 2016 | Malaysia Zahasmi Ismail | 30 November 2016 | |
| Penang | Croatia Nenad Baćina | End of contract | 24 November 2016 | England Ashley Westwood | 28 November 2016 | |
| Selangor | Malaysia K. Gunalan | End of caretaker spell | 26 December 2016 | Malaysia P. Maniam | 26 December 2016 | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Argentina Mario Gómez | Mutual consent | 18 January 2017 | Mexico Benjamin Mora | 18 January 2017 | |
| Felda United | Malaysia Azmi Mohamed | Resigned | 7 February 2017 | 11th | Malaysia B. Sathianathan | 21 February 2017 |
| Perak | Germany Karl Heinz Weigang | Sacked | 22 February 2017 | 3rd | Australia Mehmet Durakovic | 22 February 2017 |
| Penang | England Ashley Westwood | Mutual Agreement | 19 March 2017 | 12th | Malaysia Zainal Abidin Hassan | 23 March 2017 |
| Kedah | Malaysia Tan Cheng Hoe | Appointed as Malaysia assistant coach | 29 April 2017 | 3rd | Malaysia Nidzam Adzha | 23 May 2017 |
| Melaka United | Australia Eric Williams | Rested | 23 May 2017 | 10th | Portugal Eduardo Almeida | 17 June 2017 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Mexico Benjamin Mora | Demoted to JDT II | 19 June 2017 | 1st | Portugal Ulisses Morais | 19 June 2017 |
| PKNS | Malaysia E. Elavarasan | Rested | 7 July 2017 | 10th | Germany Sven Gartung | 17 July 2017 |
| Sarawak | Malaysia David Usop | Rested | 13 July 2017 | 10th | Malaysia Pengiran Bala (caretaker) | 13 July 2017 |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per Malaysian League team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one FIFA and 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 swap the strikers with Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Naturalised players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality.
Notes:
^3 Carrying Malaysian heritage.
^4 Participated in the Malaysia national team squad.
Results
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 49 | Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 2 or AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Pahang | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 40 | |
| 3 | Felda United (R) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 39 | Relegation to Premier League |
| 4 | Kedah | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 35 | |
| 5 | Perak | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 34 | |
| 6 | Selangor | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 33 | |
| 7 | PKNS | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 25 | |
| 8 | Melaka United | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 24 | |
| 9 | T–Team (R) | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 23 | Relegation to Premier League |
| 10 | Kelantan | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 22 | |
| 11 | Sarawak (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 21 | Relegation to Premier League |
| 12 | Penang (R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 12 |
Result table
| Home \ Away | FEL | JDT | KED | KEL | MEL | PAH | PEN | PRK | PKN | SWK | SEL | TTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felda United | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Kedah | 1–3 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Kelantan | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | |
| Melaka United | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Pahang | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | |
| Penang | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Perak | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| PKNS | 2–4 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 2–1 | |
| Sarawak | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Selangor | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | |
| T–Team | 0–0 | 1–6 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Positions by round
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pahang | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Felda United | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Kedah | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Perak | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Selangor | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| PKNS | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Melaka United | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| T–Team | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Kelantan | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Sarawak | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Penang | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Statistics
Top scorers
As of 28 October 2017.
Top assists
As of 28 October 2017
Hat-tricks
As of 28 October 2017.
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia Patrick Wleh | PKNS | Selangor | 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (H) | 4 February 2017 |
| Argentina Gabriel Guerra | Johor Darul Ta'zim | T–Team | 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine (H) | 25 February 2017 |
| Lebanon Mohammed Ghaddar | Kelantan | Perak | (A) | 1 March 2017 |
| T–Team | (H) | 4 March 2017 | ||
| Penang | 4 (A) | 15 April 2017 | ||
| Malaysia Safiq Rahim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Melaka United | (H) | 9 April 2017 |
| Malaysia Nor Hakim Hassan | T–Team | Kedah | 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine (H) | 15 April 2017 |
| Denmark Ken Ilsø | Kedah | T–Team | (H) | 24 May 2017 |
| Brazil Thiago Augusto | Felda United | Sarawak | (A) | 11 July 2017 |
| T–Team | 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine (H) | 15 July 2017 |
Notes: 4 Player scored 4 goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Own goals
As of 28 October 2017.
| Rank | Player | For | Against | Date | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia Syazwan Tajuddin | Kedah | Perak | 1 July 2017 | 1 |
| Palestine Matias Jadue | PKNS | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 15 April 2017 |
Clean sheets
As of 28 October 2017.
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia Hafizul Hakim | Perak | 7 | 1.410 |
| 2 | Malaysia Shahril Saa'ri | Sarawak | 6 | 1.370 |
| 3 | Malaysia Wan Azraie | Pahang | 5 | 1.290 |
| Malaysia Izham Tarmizi | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0.690 | ||
| 5 | Malaysia Ifwat Akmal | Kedah | 4 | 1.270 |
| Malaysia Farizal Harun | Felda United | 1.180 | ||
| 7 | Malaysia Hafidz Romly | T–Team | 3 | 2.30 |
| Malaysia Suhaimi Husin | T–Team | 1.750 | ||
| Malaysia Khairulazhan Khalid | Selangor | 1.210 | ||
| Malaysia Tauffiq Ar Rasyid Johar | PKNS | 1.0 | ||
| Malaysia Farizal Marlias | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0.880 | ||
| 12 | Malaysia Helmi Eliza | Pahang | 2 | 0.830 |
| Malaysia Fazli Paat | Melaka United | 2.270 | ||
| Malaysia Farhan Abu Bakar | Kedah | 1.710 | ||
| Malaysia Hadi Hamid | Kedah | 0.750 | ||
| 16 | Malaysia Izzuddin Hussin | T–Team | 1 | 1.80 |
| Malaysia Norazlan Razali | Selangor | 1.570 | ||
| Malaysia Zarif Irfan | Selangor | 0 | ||
| Malaysia Zamir Selamat | PKNS | 2.090 | ||
| Malaysia Sani Anuar | Penang | 2.220 | ||
| Malaysia Amirul Asyraf | Penang | 1.630 | ||
| Malaysia Ramadhan Hamid | Kelantan | 1.60 | ||
| Malaysia Khairul Fahmi | Kelantan | 1.640 | ||
| Malaysia Haziq Nadzli | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1.50 |
Discipline
As of 27 September 2017.
Player
Club
| # | Club | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selangor | 41 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Kedah | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Perak | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | PKNS | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Felda United | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Sarawak | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Pahang | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kelantan | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Penang | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Melaka United | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | T–Team | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 356 | 5 | 10 |
Attendances
Overall attendance
| Home | Away | Attendance | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEL | JDT | KED | KEL | MEL | PAH | PEN | PRK | PKN | SWK | SEL | TTE | TOTAL | AVE | |
| Felda United | ----- | 1,724 | 6,211 | 10,393 | 1,367 | 18,500 | 1,300 | 2,992 | 2,277 | 1,552 | 2,469 | 1,288 | 50,073 | 4,552 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 18,320 | ----- | 24,157 | 18,210 | 14,475 | 20,480 | 16,850 | 16,985 | 13,325 | 10,126 | 19,822 | 14,807 | 187,557 | 17,051 |
| Kedah | 4,000 | 3,000 | ----- | 11,970 | 25,000 | 12,000 | 25,000 | 7,656 | 20,000 | 25,000 | 18,000 | 10,000 | 161,626 | 14,693 |
| Kelantan | 1,061 | 13,891 | 20,853 | ----- | 8,963 | 3,373 | 8,924 | 1,523 | 5,076 | 1,251 | 2,503 | 10,653 | 78,071 | 7,097 |
| Melaka United | 2,711 | 11,037 | 7,048 | 4,723 | ----- | 12,151 | 4,004 | 1,683 | 2,399 | 2,237 | 2,059 | 7,322 | 57,374 | 5,216 |
| Pahang | 5,646 | 8,053 | 6,111 | 11,267 | 2,455 | ----- | 9,654 | 1,759 | 10,826 | 944 | 12,847 | 13,402 | 82,964 | 7,542 |
| Penang | 1,393 | 3,091 | 18,545 | 8,130 | 1,288 | 2,158 | ----- | 9,000 | 2,173 | 4,946 | 728 | 603 | 52,055 | 4,732 |
| Perak | 2,678 | 22,382 | 3,753 | 5,570 | 0 | 19,720 | 1,412 | ----- | 5,310 | 1,350 | 7,090 | 1,961 | 71,226 | 6,475 |
| PKNS | 75 | 3,754 | 4,290 | 6,080 | 2,616 | 1,092 | 281 | 4,882 | ----- | 1,007 | 6,113 | 44 | 30,234 | 2,748 |
| Sarawak | 1,497 | 6,153 | 1,162 | 1,596 | 7,703 | 8,011 | 1,214 | 2,465 | 1,211 | ----- | 2,185 | 2,185 | 35,106 | 3,201 |
| Selangor | 1,819 | 11,257 | 8,315 | 7,837 | 5,777 | 9,756 | 3,076 | 9,000 | 847 | 2,928 | ----- | 2,285 | 62,897 | 5,718 |
| T–Team | 1,079 | 1,084 | 1,144 | 1,262 | 700 | 300 | 821 | 888 | 1,231 | 1,763 | 1,723 | ----- | 11,995 | 1,090 |
| Total League Attendance | 881,178 | 6,676 |
Last updated: 28 October 2017. Source:
Highest and lowest
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 187,557 | 24,157 | 10,126 | 17,051 | −2.3%† |
| 2 | Kedah | 161,626 | 25,000 | 3,000 | 14,693 | +56.3%† |
| 3 | Pahang | 82,964 | 13,402 | 944 | 7,542 | +91.9%† |
| 4 | Kelantan | 78,071 | 20,853 | 1,061 | 7,097 | −12.7%† |
| 5 | Perak | 71,226 | 19,720 | 0 | 6,475 | −41.5%† |
| 6 | Selangor | 62,897 | 11,257 | 847 | 5,718 | +14.5%† |
| 7 | Melaka United | 57,374 | 12,151 | 1,683 | 5,216 | −54.7%1 |
| 8 | Penang | 52,055 | 18,545 | 603 | 4,732 | −35.2%† |
| 9 | Felda United | 50,073 | 18,500 | 1,288 | 4,552 | −39.4%† |
| 10 | Sarawak | 35,106 | 8,011 | 1,162 | 3,201 | +53.8%† |
| 11 | PKNS | 30,234 | 6,113 | 44 | 2,748 | +49.6%1 |
| 12 | T–Team | 11,995 | 1,763 | 300 | 1,090 | −15.6%† |
| League total | 881,178 | 25,000 | 0 | 6,676 | −7.4%† |
Updated to games played on 28 October 2017 Source: Notes: 1: Team played last season in Liga Premier.
See also
- 2017 Malaysia Premier League
- 2017 Malaysia FAM League
- 2017 Malaysia FA Cup
- 2017 Malaysia Cup
- 2017 Piala Presiden
- 2017 Piala Belia
- List of Malaysian football transfers 2017
- List of Malaysian football transfers May–June 2017