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 PKNSFrom 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.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Felda UnitedBandar Pusat Jengka, PahangTun Abdul Razak Stadium25,000
Johor Darul Ta'zimJohor Bahru, JohorTan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium30,000
KedahAlor Setar, KedahDarul Aman Stadium32,387
KelantanKota Bharu, KelantanSultan Muhammad IV Stadium25,000
Melaka UnitedKrubong, MelakaHang Jebat Stadium40,000
PahangKuantan, PahangDarul Makmur Stadium40,000
PenangBatu Kawan, PenangState of Penang Stadium40,000
PerakIpoh, PerakPerak Stadium42,500
PKNSShah Alam, SelangorShah Alam Stadium80,372
SarawakKuching, SarawakSarawak State Stadium26,000
SelangorSelayang, SelangorSelayang Stadium11,098
T–TeamKuala Terengganu, TerengganuSultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium15,000

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Locations and stadium

2017 Malaysia Super League is located in Malaysia
Locations of teams in the 2017 Liga Super
  • Primary venues used in the Liga Super:
Felda UnitedJohor Darul Ta'zimKedah
Tun Abdul Razak StadiumTan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos StadiumDarul Aman Stadium
Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 30,000Capacity: 32,387
KelantanMelaka UnitedPahang
Sultan Muhammad IV StadiumHang Jebat StadiumDarul Makmur Stadium
Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 40,000
PenangPerakSarawak
Penang State StadiumPerak StadiumSarawak State Stadium
Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 42,500Capacity: 26,000
PKNST–TeamSelangor
Shah Alam StadiumSultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah StadiumSelayang Stadium
Capacity: 80,372Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 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.

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerMain sponsor
Felda UnitedMalaysia B. SathianathanMalaysia Shukor AdanFBTFELDA
Johor Darul Ta'zimPortugal Ulisses MoraisMalaysia Safiq RahimNikeForest City
KedahMalaysia Nidzam AdzhaMalaysia Khairul Helmi JohariAl-IkhsanBina Darulaman Berhad
KelantanMalaysia Zahasmi IsmailMalaysia Badhri RadziHORCredONE, Al Hamra Group, ChengalJati
Melaka UnitedPortugal Eduardo AlmeidaMalaysia Surendran RavindranKronosEdra, CGN, Tag Marine
PahangMalaysia Dollah SallehMalaysia Matthew DaviesFILAAras Kuasa
PenangMalaysia Zainal Abidin HassanMalaysia Rafiuddin RodinLegeamyPenang
PerakAustralia Mehmet DurakovicMalaysia Shahrom KalamAl-IkhsanLembaga Air Perak & Perak Corp.
PKNSGermany Sven GartungMalaysia Safee SaliKappaPKNS
SarawakMalaysia Pengiran Bala (caretaker)Malaysia Ronny HarunStarsportSarawak Energy
SelangorMalaysia P. ManiamMalaysia Razman RoslanLottoSelangor
T–TeamIndonesia Rahmad DarmawanMalaysia Hasbullah AwangKobertChicken 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.

TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
Felda UnitedMalaysia Mohd Bin NikEnd of caretaker spell22 October 2016Pre-seasonMalaysia Azmi Mohamed1 November 2016
Melaka UnitedMalaysia Mat Zan Mat ArisEnd of contract22 October 2016Australia Eric Williams17 November 2016
PahangMalaysia Razip Ismail22 October 2016Malaysia Dollah Salleh1 December 2016
KelantanBulgaria Velizar PopovResigned22 October 2016Malaysia Zahasmi Ismail30 November 2016
PenangCroatia Nenad BaćinaEnd of contract24 November 2016England Ashley Westwood28 November 2016
SelangorMalaysia K. GunalanEnd of caretaker spell26 December 2016Malaysia P. Maniam26 December 2016
Johor Darul Ta'zimArgentina Mario GómezMutual consent18 January 2017Mexico Benjamin Mora18 January 2017
Felda UnitedMalaysia Azmi MohamedResigned7 February 201711thMalaysia B. Sathianathan21 February 2017
PerakGermany Karl Heinz WeigangSacked22 February 20173rdAustralia Mehmet Durakovic22 February 2017
PenangEngland Ashley WestwoodMutual Agreement19 March 201712thMalaysia Zainal Abidin Hassan23 March 2017
KedahMalaysia Tan Cheng HoeAppointed as Malaysia assistant coach29 April 20173rdMalaysia Nidzam Adzha23 May 2017
Melaka UnitedAustralia Eric WilliamsRested23 May 201710thPortugal Eduardo Almeida17 June 2017
Johor Darul Ta'zimMexico Benjamin MoraDemoted to JDT II19 June 20171stPortugal Ulisses Morais19 June 2017
PKNSMalaysia E. ElavarasanRested7 July 201710thGermany Sven Gartung17 July 2017
SarawakMalaysia David UsopRested13 July 201710thMalaysia 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.

TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4 (Asian)Former Players 1
Felda UnitedLiberia Zah Rahan KrangarNigeria Ifedayo OlusegunBrazil Thiago AugustoAustralia Dino DjulbicArgentina Gastón Cellerino Lebanon Mootaz Jounaidi Argentina Lucas Cano
Johor Darul Ta'zimBrazil Marcos AntónioArgentina Gonzalo CabreraArgentina Gabriel GuerraLebanon Mohammed GhaddarArgentina Jerónimo Barrales 2 Iraq Brian Ferreira
KedahKosovo Liridon KrasniqiBrazil SandroDenmark Ken IlsøAustralia Zac Anderson
KelantanThe Gambia Mamadou DansoSenegal Morgaro GomisBrazil Alessandro CelinLebanon Abou Bakr Al-MelLebanon Mohammed Ghaddar
Melaka UnitedNorth Macedonia Jasmin MecinovićBrazil FelipeCroatia Marko ŠimićSouth Korea Jeon Woo-youngGhana Godwin Antwi Argentina Ezequiel Agüero Montenegro Ilija Spasojević
PahangArgentina Yamil RomeroThe Gambia Mohamadou SumarehBrazil Matheus AlvesSouth Korea Heo Jae-wonNigeria Bright Dike
PenangGuam Brandon McDonaldThe Gambia Sanna NyassiPapua New Guinea Nigel DabinyabaPhilippines Mark HartmannAustralia Diogo Ferreira Hong Kong Andy Russell Brazil Reinaldo Lobo
PerakBrazil Thiago JunioBrazil LeandroBrazil GilmarPalestine Yashir PintoKosovo Faton Toski Bulgaria Vladislav Mirchev
PKNSThe Gambia Abdou JammehPortugal Fabio FerreiraLiberia Patrick WlehSouth Korea Park Kwang-ilArgentina Lucas Espindola Palestine Matias Jadue Argentina Gonzalo Soto
SarawakBrazil DemersonMontenegro Miloš RaičkovićCroatia Mateo RoskamSingapore Sahil SuhaimiPhilippines Mark Hartmann South Korea Lee Jong-ho
SelangorNigeria Ugo UkahSpain Rufino SegoviaLiberia Francis DoeIndonesia Andik VermansyahRomania Victoraș Astafei Brazil Juliano Mineiro
T–TeamMali Abdoulaye MaïgaMali Mamadou SamassaCameroon Yannick N'DjengUzbekistan Dilshod SharofetdinovUzbekistan Farhod Tadjiyev
  • 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.

TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
Felda UnitedAustraliaMalaysia Curran Singh Ferns3ScotlandMalaysia Stuart Wark3
Johor Darul Ta'zimSwedenMalaysia Junior Eldstål3 4EnglandMalaysia Darren Lok3 4SpainMalaysia Natxo Insa3
Melaka UnitedNew ZealandMalaysia Khair Jones3 4EnglandMalaysia Nicholas Swirad3
PahangSpainMalaysia Kiko Insa3AustraliaMalaysia Matthew Davies3 4
PenangAustraliaMalaysia Shazalee Ramlee3

Notes:

^3 Carrying Malaysian heritage.

^4 Participated in the Malaysia national team squad.

Results

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Johor Darul Ta'zim (C)2215435019+3149Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 2 or AFC Cup group stage
2Pahang2212464426+1840
3Felda United (R)2211654026+1439Relegation to Premier League
4Kedah229854533+1235
5Perak229763031−134
6Selangor229673228+433
7PKNS226793338−525
8Melaka United2266103346−1324
9T–Team (R)2275103045−1523Relegation to Premier League
10Kelantan2274113139−822
11Sarawak (R)2256112434−1021Relegation to Premier League
12Penang (R)2233161643−2712

Result table

Home \ AwayFELJDTKEDKELMELPAHPENPRKPKNSWKSELTTE
Felda United3–21–11–23–02–10–12–21–02–03–15–1
Johor Darul Ta'zim3–11–13–07–03–22–02–12–13–10–03–0
Kedah1–30–05–04–04–13–12–31–13–21–13–0
Kelantan1–12–30–10–21–22–20–20–00–20–24–2
Melaka United1–11–12–41–31–32–33–12–24–22–11–2
Pahang1–10–22–12–32–06–11–13–03–02–25–0
Penang1–21–20–21–51–10–20–10–20–11–30–2
Perak1–02–11–12–43–21–11–02–00–00–12–2
PKNS2–40–14–41–31–11–31–13–02–35–32–1
Sarawak1–30–24–20–00–10–12–03–30–11–10–0
Selangor3–12–11–11–01–10–22–00–11–22–14–2
T–Team0–01–65–01–31–50–11–03–02–11–11–0

Positions by round

Team \ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Johor Darul Ta'zim3247854311111111111111
Pahang5112221222222233333222
Felda United27710111111798866654644433
Kedah4431112133333322222344
Perak6523345455454466566655
Selangor1368433544645545455566
PKNS1111866799899991099877777
Melaka United1081011988101010101011111111111010988
T–Team81094567877787877788899
Kelantan96557106666578788999101110
Sarawak791191091011111111111091010101111111011
Penang12121212121212121212121212121212121212121212

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 28 October 2017.

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Lebanon Mohammed GhaddarJohor Darul Ta'zim (5), Kelantan (18)23
2Brazil Matheus AlvesPahang18
3Denmark Ken IlsøKedah15
4Brazil Thiago AugustoFelda United14
5Argentina Gonzalo CabreraJohor Darul Ta'zim11
6Malaysia Safiq RahimJohor Darul Ta'zim9
Malaysia Baddrol BakhtiarKedah
Croatia Marko ŠimićMelaka United
Croatia Mateo RoskamSarawak
10Brazil SandroKedah8
Liberia Patrick WlehPKNS
Liberia Francis DoeSelangor
13Argentina Gabriel GuerraJohor Darul Ta'zim7
14The Gambia Mohamadou SumarehPahang6
Argentina Lucas CanoFelda United
16Nigeria Ifedayo OlusegunFelda United5
South Korea Jeon Woo-youngMelaka United
Palestine Yashir PintoPerak
Argentina Lucas EspindolaPKNS
Philippines Mark HartmannPenang (2), Sarawak (3)
Brazil Juliano MineiroSelangor
Spain Rufino SegoviaSelangor
Uzbekistan Farhod TadjiyevT–Team
Malaysia Nor Hakim HassanT–Team

Top assists

As of 28 October 2017

RankPlayerClubAssists
1Malaysia Safiq RahimJohor Darul Ta'zim13
2Kosovo Liridon KrasniqiKedah9
3Brazil Matheus AlvesPahang8
The Gambia Mohamadou SumarehPahang
4Argentina Gabriel GuerraJohor Darul Ta'zim6
Brazil SandroKedah
Brazil Felipe SouzaMelaka United

Hat-tricks

As of 28 October 2017.

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Liberia Patrick WlehPKNSSelangor2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (H)4 February 2017
Argentina Gabriel GuerraJohor Darul Ta'zimT–Team2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine (H)25 February 2017
Lebanon Mohammed GhaddarKelantanPerak(A)1 March 2017
T–Team(H)4 March 2017
Penang4 (A)15 April 2017
Malaysia Safiq RahimJohor Darul Ta'zimMelaka United(H)9 April 2017
Malaysia Nor Hakim HassanT–TeamKedah2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine (H)15 April 2017
Denmark Ken IlsøKedahT–Team(H)24 May 2017
Brazil Thiago AugustoFelda UnitedSarawak(A)11 July 2017
T–Team2017-11-07 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.

RankPlayerForAgainstDateGoals
1Malaysia Syazwan TajuddinKedahPerak1 July 20171
Palestine Matias JaduePKNSJohor Darul Ta'zim15 April 2017

Clean sheets

As of 28 October 2017.

RankPlayerClubClean sheetsAvg.
1Malaysia Hafizul HakimPerak71.410
2Malaysia Shahril Saa'riSarawak61.370
3Malaysia Wan AzraiePahang51.290
Malaysia Izham TarmiziJohor Darul Ta'zim0.690
5Malaysia Ifwat AkmalKedah41.270
Malaysia Farizal HarunFelda United1.180
7Malaysia Hafidz RomlyT–Team32.30
Malaysia Suhaimi HusinT–Team1.750
Malaysia Khairulazhan KhalidSelangor1.210
Malaysia Tauffiq Ar Rasyid JoharPKNS1.0
Malaysia Farizal MarliasJohor Darul Ta'zim0.880
12Malaysia Helmi ElizaPahang20.830
Malaysia Fazli PaatMelaka United2.270
Malaysia Farhan Abu BakarKedah1.710
Malaysia Hadi HamidKedah0.750
16Malaysia Izzuddin HussinT–Team11.80
Malaysia Norazlan RazaliSelangor1.570
Malaysia Zarif IrfanSelangor0
Malaysia Zamir SelamatPKNS2.090
Malaysia Sani AnuarPenang2.220
Malaysia Amirul AsyrafPenang1.630
Malaysia Ramadhan HamidKelantan1.60
Malaysia Khairul FahmiKelantan1.640
Malaysia Haziq NadzliJohor Darul Ta'zim1.50

Discipline

As of 27 September 2017.

Player

#PlayerClubTotal
1Nigeria Ugo UkahSelangor610
2Malaysia Mohd RaimiSelangor410
3Malaysia Rizal GhazaliKedah301
Malaysia Azrul AhmadKedah301
5Malaysia Akram MahinanKedah600
6Malaysia Baddrol BakhtiarKedah201
Denmark Ken IlsøKedah201
Malaysia Mohd QayyumKelantan201
North Macedonia Jasmin MecinovićMelaka United201
Malaysia Hairol MokhtarMelaka United201
Malaysia S. KunanlanJohor Darul Ta'zim210
12Senegal Morgaro GomisKelantan500
Malaysia Fauzan DzulkifliPKNS500
Malaysia Shahrom KalamPerak500
Malaysia Fitri OmarKedah500
Palestine Yashir PintoPerak500
Malaysia Hafiz KamalPerak500
Malaysia Kiko InsaPahang500
Kosovo Liridon KrasniqiKedah500

Club

#ClubTotal
1Selangor4122
2Kedah4103
3Perak4100
4PKNS3400
5Felda United3210
6Sarawak2901
7Johor Darul Ta'zim2820
8Pahang2700
9Kelantan2601
10Penang2402
11Melaka United1701
12T–Team1600
Total356510

Attendances

Overall attendance

HomeAwayAttendance
FELJDTKEDKELMELPAHPENPRKPKNSWKSELTTETOTALAVE
Felda United-----1,7246,21110,3931,36718,5001,3002,9922,2771,5522,4691,28850,0734,552
Johor Darul Ta'zim18,320-----24,15718,21014,47520,48016,85016,98513,32510,12619,82214,807187,55717,051
Kedah4,0003,000-----11,97025,00012,00025,0007,65620,00025,00018,00010,000161,62614,693
Kelantan1,06113,89120,853-----8,9633,3738,9241,5235,0761,2512,50310,65378,0717,097
Melaka United2,71111,0377,0484,723-----12,1514,0041,6832,3992,2372,0597,32257,3745,216
Pahang5,6468,0536,11111,2672,455-----9,6541,75910,82694412,84713,40282,9647,542
Penang1,3933,09118,5458,1301,2882,158-----9,0002,1734,94672860352,0554,732
Perak2,67822,3823,7535,570019,7201,412-----5,3101,3507,0901,96171,2266,475
PKNS753,7544,2906,0802,6161,0922814,882-----1,0076,1134430,2342,748
Sarawak1,4976,1531,1621,5967,7038,0111,2142,4651,211-----2,1852,18535,1063,201
Selangor1,81911,2578,3157,8375,7779,7563,0769,0008472,928-----2,28562,8975,718
T–Team1,0791,0841,1441,2627003008218881,2311,7631,723-----11,9951,090
Total League Attendance881,1786,676

Last updated: 28 October 2017. Source:

Highest and lowest

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Johor Darul Ta'zim187,55724,15710,12617,051−2.3%†
2Kedah161,62625,0003,00014,693+56.3%†
3Pahang82,96413,4029447,542+91.9%†
4Kelantan78,07120,8531,0617,097−12.7%†
5Perak71,22619,72006,475−41.5%†
6Selangor62,89711,2578475,718+14.5%†
7Melaka United57,37412,1511,6835,216−54.7%1
8Penang52,05518,5456034,732−35.2%†
9Felda United50,07318,5001,2884,552−39.4%†
10Sarawak35,1068,0111,1623,201+53.8%†
11PKNS30,2346,113442,748+49.6%1
12T–Team11,9951,7633001,090−15.6%†
League total881,17825,00006,676−7.4%†

Updated to games played on 28 October 2017 Source: Notes: 1: Team played last season in Liga Premier.

See also

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