2019 Malaysia Premier League

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Liga Premier
Season2019
Dates1 February – 21 July 2019
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All statistics correct as of 1 January 2019.

The 2019 Malaysia Premier League (Malay: Liga Premier Malaysia 2019), known as 2019 100Plus Malaysia Premier League (Malay: 100Plus Liga Premier Malaysia 2019) for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th 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 8 sides from the 2018 season, 2 relegated from the 2018 Malaysia Super League and 2 promoted from the 2018 Malaysia FAM League.

To Premier League

Promoted from FAM League[1]

Relegated from Super League[2]

From Premier League

Promoted to Super League[3]

Relegated to FAM Cup

  • None 3

Notes:

^1 Originally Terengganu City were promoted along with Selangor United as champion of the 2018 Malaysia FAM League, but after Terengganu City blocked from promotion after failing to settle unpaid wages for former players and staffs for last season campaign, Perlis Northern Lions F.C. were invited as replacement after the team are able to showcase a proper financial management.[4]
^2 Originally Felcra were promoted along with Felda United to the 2019 Malaysia Super League, but after Felcra announced their withdrawal from the Super League participation, MISC-MIFA, the next highest team in the Premier League table, were invited as replacement.[5]
^3 No team are relegated from last season due to Kuantan FA expulsion, and Terengganu II being granted reprieve from relegation even though they finished in the bottom two of last season's league.[6]

Stadium and locations

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Locations of teams in the 2018 Malaysia Premier League teams
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Pasir Gudang Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium 15,000[7]
Kelantan FA Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium[1] 30,000[8]
Negeri Sembilan FA Seremban Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 45,000[9]
PDRM FA Selayang Selayang Stadium 11,098
Penang FA George Town City Stadium 20,000
Perlis Northern Lions F.C. Kangar Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium 20,000
Sabah FA Kota Kinabalu Likas Stadium 35,000[10]
Sarawak FA Kuching Sarawak State Stadium 26,000[11]
Selangor United Selayang Selayang Stadium 11,098
Terengganu II Kuala Terengganu Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium 15,000
UiTM F.C. Shah Alam UiTM Stadium 10,000[12]
UKM F.C. Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Stadium 18,000

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 Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Croatia Ervin Boban Malaysia Shakir Shaari Nike Forest City
Kelantan FA Croatia Marko Kraljević Brazil Cássio PUC Sport BMW
Negeri Sembilan FA Malaysia Mat Zan Mat Aris Malaysia Norhafiz Zamani Misbah Rhino Visit Negeri Sembilan,
Matrix Concepts
PDRM FA Malaysia Fauzi Pilus Malaysia Fauzi Abdul Majid Line 7 The Cops
Penang FA Malaysia Ahmad Yusof Stallion Apparel Penang
Perlis Northern Lions F.C. Malaysia Manzoor Azwira Abdul Wahid SkyHawk MIB College, Malindo Air
Sabah FA Malaysia Jelius Ating[13] Malaysia Rawilson Batuil Carino
Sarawak FA Malaysia Pengiran Bala Malaysia Starsport Press Metal
Selangor United Malaysia Abdul Talib Sulaiman Malaysia Zamri Hassan Sportsrevo GT Radial
Terengganu II Malaysia Tengku Hazman Raja Hassan Malaysia Hasbullah Awang Al-Ikhsan Terengganu Inc.
UiTM F.C. Malaysia Ismail Zakaria Malaysia Puma Master Halal, UiTM
UKM F.C. Malaysia Sulaiman Husin Malaysia Asnan Ahmad

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
Penang Malaysia Zainal Abidin Hassan End of contract 30 September 2018 Pre-season Malaysia Ahmad Yusof 5 October 2018
Perlis Northern Lions F.C. Malaysia Manja Man Move to development coach 30 September 2018 Malaysia Manzoor azwira 16 October 2018
UiTM Malaysia Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail End of contract 31 October 2018 Malaysia Ismail Zakaria 5 November 2018
Sarawak Australia Ian Gillan End of contract 31 October 2018 Malaysia Pengiran Bala 19 November 2018
Negeri Sembilan Portugal Mário Lemos End of contract 30 November 2018 Malaysia Mat Zan Mat Aris 6 Disember 2018

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 player 3
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Brazil Bruno Soares Argentina Nicolás Fernández Argentina Lucas Ontivero Lebanon Mohammed Ghaddar
Kelantan FA Brazil Cássio Brazil Flávio Uruguay Raúl Tarragona Afghanistan Mustafa Zazai
Negeri Sembilan FA Brazil Matheus Vila Brazil Almir Japan Shunsuke Nakatake
PDRM FA Brazil Andrezinho Montenegro Argzim Redžović Montenegro Benjamin Redžović South Korea Lee Chang-hoon
Penang FA Argentina Julián Bottaro Haiti Sébastien Thurière AustraliaZambia Ndumba Makeche South Korea Kang Seung-jo
Perlis Northern Lions F.C. Brazil Wellington Priori Brazil Valci Júnior France Kevin Osei Japan Masaki Watanabe
Sabah FA Serbia Luka Milunović Serbia Rodoljub Paunović South Korea Park Tae-soo
Sarawak FA Brazil Pedrão Netherlands Ronald Hikspoors Bosnia and Herzegovina Muamer Salibašić Indonesia Rian Firmansyah
Selangor United Egypt Eslam Mohamed Zaki Argentina Ezequiel Agüero Uzbekistan Nikita Pavlenko
Terengganu II Nigeria Akanni-Sunday Wasiu Ivory Coast Dechi Marcel N'Guessan Ukraine Serhii Andrieiev Japan Bruno Suzuki
UiTM F.C. South Sudan Bernard Agele Senegal Robert Mendy Montenegro Žarko Korać Brunei Adi Said
UKM F.C. Romania Alexandru Tudose Nigeria Michael Ijezie Croatia Mateo Roskam Iran Milad Zeneyedpour
  • ^3 Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.

References

  1. ^ "UKM FC, Perlis, TFC II lengkap slot Liga Perdana". Berita Harian Online. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ "NS, Kelantan kekal beraksi di Liga Perdana". Berita Harian Online. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ "MISC-MIFA bakal tambah seri Liga Super 2019". Foxsports.com. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Kevin: MFL made objective decision in promoting Perlis". New Straits Times Online. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. ^ "MIFA for Super League". New Straits Times Online. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. ^ "MIFA get Super League spot, Perlis the same for Premier League". Goal.com. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  7. ^ "FAM League Recap: Sime Darby, UKM secure promotion". Sports247.my. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Sultan Muhammad IV". Sejarah Kelantan. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium". Seremban Municipan Council. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Sejarah SAFA". The Tambadau. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Stadium Sarawak". Sarawak Sports Corporation. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  12. ^ "UiTM Stadium". InfoMap24. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Sabah counts on ex skipper Jelius to reverse Rhinos dwindling fortunes". Borneo Today. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
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