2004 Super League Malaysia
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| Season | 2004 |
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| Champions | Pahang FA |
| Relegated | Kedah FA Sarawak FA |
| 2005 AFC Cup | Pahang FA (group stage) Perak FA (group stage) |
| ASEAN Club Championship | Pahang FA (group stage) |
| Matches played | 84 |
| Goals scored | 271 (3.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 15 goals Indra Putra Mahayuddin (Pahang FA) |
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The Malaysia Super League (MSL) was introduced for the first time in 2004. It replaced the M-League as the top-most tier for professional Malaysian football clubs.
The season kicked off on February 14, 2004. Pahang FA dominated the season and ended up winning the title by a wide margin and this was down to their efforts in securing the services of the nation's top players prior to the start of the new season. Pahang FA's Indra Putra Mahayuddin was the season's top goalscorer with 15 goals. He remains, until this day, the last Malaysian to win that accolade.
The highest scoring match of the season was Perlis FA 6-2 defeat of Kedah FA on July 31, 2004.
A plus point was the surprisingly strong finish of club side Public Bank FC. At this time, the Football Association of Malaysia were trying to promote clubs as the future of Malaysian football.
[edit] Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Kedah FA | Alor Setar | Darul Aman Stadium | 32,387 |
| Pahang FA | Kuantan | Darulmakmur Stadium | 40,000 |
| Penang FA | Batu Kawan | Negeri Pulau Pinang Stadium | 40,000 |
| Perak FA | Ipoh | Perak Stadium | 35,000 |
| Perlis FA | Kangar | Utama Stadium | 20,000 |
| Public Bank | Selangor | Selayang Stadium | 20,000 |
| Sabah FA | Kota Kinabalu | Likas Stadium | 30,000 |
| Sarawak FA | Kuching | Sarawak Stadium | 40,000 |
[edit] League table
Last updated April 8, 2004.
Source: RSSSF Malaysia 2004
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 |  Pahang FA |
21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 29 | 47 |
| 2 |  Public Bank FC |
21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 29 | 38 |
| 3 |  Perlis FA |
21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 36 |
| 4 |  Perak FA |
21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 36 |
| 5 |  Penang FA |
21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 27 |
| 6 |  Sabah FA |
21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 17 |
| 7 |  Sarawak FA |
21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 16 |
| 8 |  Kedah FA |
21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 45 | 15 |
| Champion | |
| Relegated to Premier League Malaysia |
| Super League 2004 Winner |
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 Pahang FA 1st Title |
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