2011 Malaysia Premier League
The 2011 Liga Premier (English: 2011 Premier League) is the eighth season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1]
| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | PKNS 1st Second Division title |
| Promoted | PKNS, Sarawak |
| Relegated | SDMS Kepala Batas, Penang |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 370 (2.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 19 goals Mohd Fitri Omar (MP Muar) |
| Biggest home win | PKNS 7–0 Pos Malaysia (18 April 2011) |
| Biggest away win | SDMS Kepala Batas 0–6 Harimau Muda B (25 April 2011) |
| Highest scoring | PDRM 5–3 Johor (25 February 2011) |
← 2010 2012 → | |
The season was held from 31 January and concluded on 29 July 2011.[1]
PKNS clinched the 2011 Liga Premier title on 20 May 2011, and first promotion spot to Liga Super, with a 2–0 win over Johor. The win gave them a 12-point unassailable lead over their nearest challenger, Sarawak with 3 games remaining.[2][3] Sarawak themselves secured the second promotion spot after the 4–1 win over USM on 23 May 2011, gaining an 8-point unassailable difference over nearest rivals Sime Darby with 2 games remaining.[4]
At the other end of the table, 2 Penang teams SDMS Kepala Batas and Penang confirms their status as two last-placed teams in Liga Premier, which relegates them to 2012 Liga FAM competition, subject to confirmation from FAM.
The Liga Premier champions for 2011 season was PKNS.[1] The champions and runners-up were both promoted to 2012 Liga Super.
Teams edit
A total of twelve teams will contest the league, including eight sides from the 2010 Liga Premier season, two newly promoted teams from 2010 Liga FAM and two relegated teams from the 2010 Liga Super season.
Malacca and Shahzan Muda were relegated from 2010 Liga Premier after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table.
2010 Liga FAM champions Sime Darby and runners-up SDMS Kepala Batas secured direct promotion to the Liga Premier.
Team summaries edit
Stadia edit
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATM | Selangor | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium | 25,000 |
| Johor | Johor | Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium | 30,000 |
| Harimau Muda B | Selangor | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium | 25,000 |
| Sime Darby | Selangor | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
| MP Muar | Johor | Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
| PDRM | Negeri Sembilan | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | 30,000 |
| PKNS | Selangor | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
| Pos Malaysia | Selangor | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium | 25,000 |
| Penang | Penang | Negeri Pulau Pinang Stadium | 40,000 |
| Sarawak | Sarawak | Sarawak Stadium Sarawak State Stadium2 | 40,000 26,000 |
| SDMS Kepala Batas | Penang | Negeri Pulau Pinang Stadium | 40,000 |
| USM | Penang | USM Athletics Stadium | 800+ |
- 1 Correct as of end of 2010 Liga Premier season
- 2 Sarawak uses the Sarawak State Stadium beginning 14 Feb 2011 due to Sarawak Stadium being renovated for the upcoming Sukma Games in Sarawak.[5]
- + 800 for covered terrace and unknown number for 'open' hill slope
Personnel and kits edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATM | Zahid Hashim | Fatrurazi Rozi | Kappa | |
| Johor | Azmi Mohamed | Mohd Affandy Adimel | Joma | Kulim Berhad |
| Harimau Muda B | Ismail Ibrahim | Mohd Syafiq Shalihin Mohd Noor | Nike | |
| Sime Darby | Ismail Zakaria | Mohd Nor Ismail | Sime Darby | |
| MP Muar | Jacob Joseph | Zainurin Abdul Kadir | Kronos | Interpacific |
| PDRM | K. Thaiyanathan | Mohd Saiful Rusly | ||
| PKNS | Abdul Rahman Ibrahim | Mohd Fadhil Mohd Hashim | Kappa | PKNS |
| Pos Malaysia | Mat Zan Mat Aris | Manopsak Kram | Kika | Pos Malaysia |
| Penang | Ahmad Yusof | Megat Amir Faisal Al Khalidi Ibrahim | Eutag | |
| Sarawak | Robert Alberts | Zamri Morshidi | StarSport | Naim Homes |
| SDMS Kepala Batas | Mohammad Adam Abdullah | Shahrulnizam Mohd | ||
| USM | S. Veloo | Mohd Fariss Azlan Mat Isa | Joma | USM & Asmana |
- According to current revision of List of Malaysian Liga Premier managers
Nike has produced a new match ball, named the T90 Tracer, which will be electric blue, black and white and also a high-visibility version in yellow. Additionally, Lotto will provide officials with new kits in black, yellow, and red for the season.
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PKNS | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 7 | +44 | 57 | Promoted to Malaysia Super League |
| 2 | Sarawak | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 48 | |
| 3 | PDRM | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 39 | |
| 4 | Johor | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 36 | |
| 5 | Sime Darby | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 35 | |
| 6 | USM | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 35 | |
| 7 | ATM | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 34 | |
| 8 | MP Muar | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 28 | |
| 9 | Pos Malaysia | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 27 | |
| 10 | Harimau Muda B | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 20 | |
| 11 | SDMS Kepala Batas | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 63 | −41 | 11 | Relegated to Malaysia FAM League |
| 12 | Penang | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 61 | −47 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Results edit
Top scorers edit
Up to matches played on 1 July 2011.[6][7]
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohd Fitri Omar | MUAR | 19 |
| 2 | Bobby Gonzales | SWK | 16 |
| 3 | Norizam Salaman | JHR | 13 |
| 4 | Mohammad Khairul Akhyar Husain | PKNS | 11 |
| Mohd Failee Mohamad Ghazli | USM | 11 | |
| Khairul Izuan Abdullah | PDRM | 11 | |
| 7 | Fazuan Abdullah | PDRM | 9 |
| Zamri Morshidi | SWK | 9 | |
| Muhammad Zamri Hassan @ Manap | PKNS | 9 | |
| Mohd Azrif Nasrulhaq Badrul | PKNS | 9 | |
| 11 | Ashri Chuchu | SWK | 8 |
| Irme Mat | PKNS | 8 | |
| Muhammad Afzan Zainal Abidin | USM | 8 | |
| V. Jaganathan | ATM | 8 | |
| G. Puaneswaran | POS | 8 | |
| Mohd Shoufiq Mohamad Khushaini | JHR | 8 |
References edit
- ^ a b c [1] 2011 Liga Premier
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Sarawak gloriously march into Super League".
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-03-26. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
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External links edit
- Football Association of Malaysia