2005 Malaysia Super League
| Season | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Perlis |
| Relegated | Public Bank TM |
| 2006 AFC Cup | Perlis (group stage) Selangor (group stage) |
| Matches played | 84 |
| Goals scored | 239 (2.85 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Julio Cesar Rodriguez (18 goals) Zacharia Simukonda (18 goals) |
← 2004 2005–06 → | |
The 2005 Liga Super (Template:Lang-en) also known as the TM Liga Super for sponsorship reasons is the second season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1]
The season was held from 29 January and concluded in 9 July 2005.[1]
The Liga Super champions for 2005 was Perlis.[1]
Perlis won the title after leaving the defending champions a huge 10 points behind. Penang escaped relegation on goal difference, having let in 4 goals less than Public Bank.
The top goalscorer award was jointly won by Zacharia Simukonda from Perlis and Julio Cesar from Sabah. Both players scored 18 goals each. The highest number of goals featured in a match throughout the season was six. Four matches ended with six goals.
The end of the season was marred by turmoil after Public Bank announced it would pulled out from the League, having been relegated. The team was eventually banned from all FAM competitions for five years.[2]
League table
Last updated 5 June 2007.[1]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perlis | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 45 |
| 2 | Pahang | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 35 |
| 3 | Perak | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 25 | 30 |
| 4 | Sabah | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 28 |
| 5 | MPPJ | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 27 |
| 6 | Penang | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 25 |
| 7 | Public Bank | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 25 |
| 8 | TM | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 22 |
| Champion | |
| Relegated to Liga Premier |
- Note: Public Bank subsequently withdrew from participating in 2005–06 Liga Premier citing financial difficulties and were banned from all Football Association of Malaysia's competitions for 5 years.
References
- ^ a b c d http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay05.html 2005 Liga Super
- ^ http://www.asianfootballbusiness.com/2005/10/malaysia-slaps-5-year-bans-on-five-m.html Malaysia slaps 5-year bans on five M-League clubs