2018 Malaysia Premier League
| Season | 2018 |
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The 2018 Malaysia Premier League is the 15th season of the Malaysia Premier League, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia since its establishment in 2004.
Team changes
A total of 12 teams contested the league, including 6 sides from the 2017 season, four relegated from the 2017 Malaysia Super League and four promoted from the 2017 FAM Cup.
Notes:
- ^1 Originally Sime Darby were promoted along with UKM as finalists of the 2017 Malaysia FAM League final, but after Sime Darby announced their withdrawal from the Premier League participation, Felcra, the next highest team in the FAM League table, were invited as replacement.[6]
- ^2 FELDA United were relegated to Premier League after failing to receive the FAM License to compete in the Super League; while T-Team were relegated to Premier League after their absorption to Terengganu, rebranding as Terengganu II and change of their status as reserve team to Terengganu. Negeri Sembilan and PKNP, 2 highest teams in the Premier League with FAM License, were promoted to Super League in their place.[7]
Stadia and locations
Locations of teams in the 2017 Malaysia Premier League teams
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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| FELCRA | Kuala Lumpur | UM Arena Stadium | 1,000 |
| FELDA United | Jengka | Tun Abdul Razak Stadium | 25,000[8] |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Johor Bahru | Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium | 15,000[9] |
| Kuantan | Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 40,000[10] |
| MIFA | Petaling Jaya | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000[11] |
| PDRM | Malacca City | Hang Jebat Stadium | 40,000[12] |
| Penang | George Town | Penang State Stadium | 40,000[13] |
| Sabah | Kota Kinabalu | Likas Stadium | 35,000[14] |
| Sarawak | Kuching | Sarawak Stadium | 40,000[15] |
| Terengganu II | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000 |
| UiTM | Shah Alam | UiTM Stadium | 10,000[16] |
| UKM | Bangi | UKM Bangi Stadium | 500 |
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 | Sponsor |
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| FELCRA |  Tarcísio Pugliesie[17]
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| FELDA United |  B. Sathianathan[18]
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Shukor Adan
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| Johor Darul Ta'zim II |  Benjamin Mora[19]
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| Kuantan | Vacant | |||
| MIFA | K. Devan[20]
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| PDRM | Zulhamizan Zakaria[21]
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| Penang | Zainal Abidin[22]
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| Sabah | Jelius Ating[23]
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| Sarawak |  Ian Gillan[24]
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| Terengganu II | Mustaffa Kamal Abdul Wahab[25]
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| UiTM | Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail[26]
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| UKM | Sulaiman Husin[27]
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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 |
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| Terengganu II |  Rahmad Darmawan
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Resigned | 23 November 2017 | Pre-season | Mustaffa Kamal Abdul Wahab
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27 November 2017 |
| PDRM | Fauzi Pilus
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End of contract | 31 October 2017 | Zulhamizan Zakaria
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28 November 2017 | |
| Sarawak | Pengiran Bala
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End of caretaker role | 1 December 2017 | Ian Gillan
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2 December 2017 | |
| MIFA | Jacob Joseph
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End of contract | 31 October 2017 | K. Devan
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3 December 2017 | |
| FELCRA | Rosle Md. Derus
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Reassigned as assistant coach | 22 December 2017 | Tarcísio Pugliesi
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22 December 2017 |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to four each team including at least one player from the AFC country.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC Player | Former Players 3 |
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| FELCRA | |||||
| FELDA United | Thiago Junio[28]
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Gilberto Fortunato[28]
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Thiago Augusto Fernandes[29]
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 Iain Ramsay[29]
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| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Bruno Soares[30] [31]
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| Kuantan | |||||
| MIFA | |||||
| PDRM |  Souleymane Konaté[32]
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 Shim Un-seob[33]
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 Petrisor Voinea[34]
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 Shunsuke Nakatake[35]
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| Penang |  Sanna Nyassi
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| Sabah |  Igor Čerina[36]
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Lee Kil-Hoon[36]
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Heo Jae-nyeong[36]
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| Sarawak | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terengganu II |  Akanni-Sunday Wasiu[37]
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  Sébastien Thurière [38]
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Andrew Jean-Baptiste[39]
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Bruno Suzuki[40]
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| UiTM | |||||
| UKM | Ryutaro Karube[41]
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Nam Se-in[41]
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 Shahfiq Ghani[41]
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- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- ^3 Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.
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 | Player 4 |
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| FELDA United | Curran Singh Ferns3
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 Stuart Wark3
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| Johor Darul Ta'zim II |  Samuel Somerville
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 Ernest Wong
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 Sean Giannelli
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Notes:
- ^3 Carrying Malaysian heritage.
- ^4 Participated in the Malaysia national team squad.
Results
League table
Template:2018 Malaysia Premier League table
Result table
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Positions by round
Leader
Relegation to 2018 Malaysia FAM Cup
Qualified to 2018 Malaysia Cup
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Felcra FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Felda United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kuantan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDRM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penang | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sabah | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarawak | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terengganu II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UiTM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UKM |
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Top assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Notes:
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
Own goals
| Rank | Player | For | Against | Date | Goals |
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Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
Avg. |
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Attendances
By Team
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. | n/a | ||||
| League total | n/a |
Updated to games played on 27 October 2017
Source: SPMB
See also
References
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