2017 Malaysia Premier League
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 2017 Liga Premier (Template:Lang-en), 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.
The season started on 20 January and concluded on 27 October 2017.[1]
Teams, stadiums, and personnel
Teams
A 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
Promoted from Liga FAM Relegated from Liga Super |
Promoted to Liga Super Relegated to Liga FAM
|
Stadia and locations
- 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
Note: 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
Note: 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
Note: 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
Note: 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
League table
Pos | 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
Positions by round
Leader | |
Relegation to 2018 Liga FAM | |
Qualified to 2017 Malaysia Cup |
Statistics
Top scorers
- 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
- 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
Rank | 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
- 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
Month | 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
Crowd attendance for all venues
- 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
Pos | 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
- 2017 Liga Super
- 2017 Liga FAM
- 2017 Piala FA
- 2017 Piala Malaysia
- 2017 Piala Presiden
- 2017 Piala Belia
- List of Malaysian football transfers 2017
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