2014 Malaysia Premier League

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Liga Premier
Season2014
ChampionsPDRM
2nd Second Division title
PromotedPDRM
Felda United
RelegatedPerlis
PBAPP
Matches played126
Goals scored377 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorerEdward Wilson(19 goals)
Biggest home winFelda United 8–0 UiTM
(20 June 2014)
Biggest away winPBAPP 2-7 Kedah
(9 May 2014)
Highest scoringPBAPP 2-7 Kedah
(9 May 2014)
Longest winning run7 games
PDRM
(From Game 1 to Game 7)
Longest unbeaten run19 games
PDRM
(From Game 1 to Game 19)
Longest winless run11 games
PBAPP
(From Game 1 to Game 11)
Longest losing run5 games
Perlis
(From Game 1 to Game 5)
Highest attendance14,000
Penang 4–1 Johor Darul Takzim II
(4 April 2014)
Lowest attendance120
Perlis 0–1 KL SPA
(27 January 2014)
Average attendance2,687
2013
2015

The 2014 Liga Premier (English: 2014 Premier League), also known as the Astro Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the ninth season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1]

The season was held from 24 January 2014.[1]

The Liga Premier champions for 2014 season was PDRM.[1] The champions and runners-up were both promoted to 2015 Liga Super.

Changes from last season

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Team changes

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Rule changes

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  • A total of 4 foreign players can be registered by Premier League teams, including at least one player from AFC countries. A maximum of 3 foreign players can be fielded at one time in a match. The announcement was made by FAM during the exco meeting in November 2013, following a decision to upgrade the foreign players quota from 2 in 2013 to 3 in the April 2013 meeting.[2]

Name Changes

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  • Pos Malaysia were renamed to DRB-Hicom
  • Johor FA were renamed to Johor Darul Takzim II

Teams

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A total of 12 teams are contesting the league, including 8 sides from the 2013 season, two promoted from the 2013 Malaysia FAM League and two relegated from 2013 Liga Super.

On 27 May 2013, Penang earned promotion from the 2013 Malaysia FAM League. They returned to the second division after being absent for 2 years. This is the second season that Penang are in the Premier League. This was followed by neighbours, PBAPP. The two teams replace Betaria and Kuala Lumpur who were all relegated to the 2014 Malaysia FAM League.

Felda United and Negeri Sembilan were relegated from 2013 Liga Super. They are replacing Sarawak and Sime Darby who get promotion to 2014 Liga Super.

Team Summaries

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Team locations

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Stadium

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Team Team Based Stadium Location Stadium Stadium Capacity
DRB-Hicom Kuala Lumpur Paya Rumput Hang Jebat Stadium 40,000
Felda United Kuala Lumpur Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Stadium 25,000
Johor Darul Takzim II Johor Bahru Pasir Gudang Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium 15,000
Kedah Alor Star Alor Star Darul Aman Stadium 32,387
Negeri Sembilan Seremban Seremban Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 40,000
PBAPP George Town George Town Bandaraya Stadium 16,000
PDRM Kuala Lumpur Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Stadium 40,000
Penang George Town George Town Bandaraya Stadium 16,000
Perlis Kangar Alor Star Darul Aman Stadium 32,387
Putrajaya SPA Putrajaya Paya Rumput Hang Jebat Stadium 40,000
Sabah Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu Likas Stadium 30,000
UiTM Shah Alam Shah Alam UiTM Stadium 10,000

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
DRB-Hicom Malaysia G. Torairaju Malaysia Abdullah Yusof Kappa DRB-HICOM
Felda United Malaysia Irfan Bakti Abu Salim Malaysia Muhammad Shukor Adan Puma FGV
Johor Darul Takzim II Croatia Rajko Magic Singapore Shahril Ishak Nike Jcorp
Kedah Malaysia Tan Cheng Hoe Malaysia Baddrol Bakhtiar Line 7 PKNK
Negeri Sembilan Singapore V. Sundramoorthy Malaysia Norhafiz Zamani Misbah Kika Matrix Concepts
PBAPP Malaysia Yunus Alif Malaysia Mat Saiful Mohammad Joma PBA Pulau Pinang
PDRM Malaysia Dollah Salleh Malaysia Mohd Afif Amiruddin Kappa Perkasa Jauhari Archived 18 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
Penang Malaysia K. Devan Malaysia Mohd Azizan Baba Umbro ASPEN Group
Perlis Malaysia Reduan Abdullah Malaysia S. Suvinart Xtep Canggih
Putrajaya SPA Malaysia Mohd Shah Alias Norbit Malaysia Sazali Suwandi Erreà SPA
Sabah Bosnia and Herzegovina Milomir Šešlija Malaysia Julamri Muhammad Carino Grace One
UiTM Malaysia Azuan Zain Malaysia Muhammad Ashraf Zulkapli Umbro KPT

Coaching changes

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Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment
Penang Morocco Merzagua Abderrazak Malaysia K. Devan
Perlis Malaysia Yunus Alif Malaysia Reduan Abdullah
Sabah Malaysia Johnny Dominicus Bosnia and Herzegovina Milomir Šešlija
PDRM Malaysia R. Nalathamby Malaysia Dollah Salleh
PBAPP Malaysia Zabidi Hassan Malaysia Yunus Alif
Negeri Sembilan Malaysia Ridzuan Abu Shah Singapore V. Sundramoorthy
Kedah Croatia Marijo Tot Australia Dave Mitchell
Felda United Malaysia K. Devan Malaysia Irfan Bakti Abu Salim
Kedah Australia Dave Mitchell Malaysia Tan Cheng Hoe

Foreign players

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Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 (Asian)
DRB-Hicom Nigeria Ogunboye Iyanu Ezekiel Australia Mohammad Naeem Rahimi Australia Emile Damey South Korea Kwon Jun
Felda United Australia Ndumba Makeche Liberia Zah Rahan Krangar Liberia Edward Junior Wilson Uzbekistan Yaroslav Krushelnitskiy
Johor Darul Takzim II Argentina Nicolás Delmonte Spain Braulio Nóbrega Spain Juan Manuel Carrasco Singapore Shahril Ishak
Kedah South Korea Namgung Woong Republic of Ireland Billy Mehmet Spain José Franco Gómez Australia Adam Griffiths
Negeri Sembilan Croatia Ivan Babić Haiti Jean Alexandre South Africa Philani South Korea Kim Jin-Yong
PBAPP Russia Boris Kochkin Uganda Edrisar Kaye Uganda Ochaya Silvus Luis Australia Alexander Thomas Becerra
PDRM Brazil Rafael Brazil Charles Chad The Gambia Mohamadou Sumareh Maldives Ali Ashfaq
Penang Angola Titi Buengo Brazil Luiz Ricardo South Korea Lee Kil-Hoon South Korea Lee Kwang-Hyun
Perlis Morocco Mourad Faris Ivory Coast Dao Bakary Ivory Coast Bamba Sinaly Thailand Witthawin Klorwutthiwat
Putrajaya SPA Croatia Alen Guć Guadeloupe Eddy Viator Cameroon Guy Bwele South Korea Shin Hyun-Joon
Sabah Croatia Predrag Pocuca Liberia Jerome Suku Doe Brazil Andrezinho Syria Marwan Sayedeh
UiTM Nigeria Obi Ikechukwu Charles Tanzania Abdi Kassim Sadallah Angola Eldon Maquemba South Korea Bang Seung-Hwan

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 PDRM (C, P) 22 16 4 2 63 23 +40 52 Promotion to Liga Super
2 Felda United (P) 22 15 5 2 58 26 +32 50
3 Penang 22 13 5 4 41 30 +11 44
4 Kedah 22 11 5 6 43 25 +18 38
5 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 22 9 8 5 30 26 +4 35
6 Negeri Sembilan 22 8 6 8 26 28 −2 30
7 DRB-Hicom 22 6 5 11 32 34 −2 23
8 Sabah 22 6 5 11 21 30 −9 23
9 UiTM 22 5 7 10 22 28 −6 22
10 SPA 22 5 7 10 23 41 −18 22
11 Perlis (R) 22 2 6 14 21 50 −29 12 Relegation to Liga FAM
12 PBAPP (R) 22 1 6 15 16 45 −29 9
Source: FAM Official Site, Astro Arena
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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Fixtures and Results of the Liga Premier 2014 season.

Week 1

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Friday 24 January Johor Darul Takzim II Johor 1 – 3 Malaysia PDRM Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor
Braulio Nobrega 23' Mohd Afif Amiruddin 59'
Bobby Gonzales 60'
Mohd Fadhil Mohd Hashim 62'
Referee: Mohd Zohri Tajudin (Melaka)
Friday 24 January Kedah Kedah 4 – 1 Perlis Perlis Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Star, Kedah
20:45 UTC+08:00 Baddrol Bakhtiar 32'
Billy Mehmet 36 (pen.)', 82'
Syazwan Zainon 44'
Mohd Farizal Rozali 22' Referee: Kamal Ahmad (Kuala LUmpur)
Friday 24 January Penang Penang 3 – 1 Sabah Sabah Bandaraya Stadium, Georgetown, Penang
20:45 UTC+08:00 Mohd Zharif Hasna 45', 64'
Hilton Moreira 61'
Rozaimi Abdul Rahman 11' Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Samsudin Ibrahim (Terengganu)
Friday 24 January Felda United Kuala Lumpur 1 – 1 Penang PBAPP Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Edward Junior Wilson 76' Muhamad Daud Zo 36' Attendance: 800
Referee: Mohd Jefferi Zolkifli (Perak)
Friday 24 January Putrajaya SPA Putrajaya 0 – 1 Malaysia UiTM Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca
Obi Ikechukwu Charles 70' Attendance: 100
Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad (Kuala Lumpur)

Week 2

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Monday 27 January PDRM Malaysia 5 – 1 Penang Penang Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Bobby Gonzales 3'
Mohd Fadhil Mohd Hashim 26'
Mohd Shahril Izwan Abdullah 38'
Ali Ashfaq 59'
Charles Souza Chad 65'
Yong Kuong Yong 18' Attendance: 350
Referee: Mohd Fairurazi Mat Desa (Perak)
Monday 27 January UiTM Malaysia 1 – 1 Johor Johor Darul Takzim II UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor
Abdi Kassim Sadallah 12' Mohd Azinee Taib 82' Attendance: 300
Referee: Ramli Mat Dahan (Terengganu)
Monday 27 January DRB-Hicom Kuala Lumpur 0 – 2 Kedah Kedah Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca
Billy Mehmet 35', 90+4' Attendance: 300
Referee: Muhd Almi Abdullah
Monday 27 January Sabah Sabah 1 – 3 Kuala Lumpur Felda United Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Rozaimi Abdul Rahman 19' Zah Rahan Krangar 45'
Edward Junior Wilson 50', 77'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Azman Jamaudin
Monday 27 January PBAPP Penang 0 – 0 Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan Bandaraya Stadium, Georgetown, Penang
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tiong Eng Tai
Monday 27 January Perlis Perlis 0 – 1 Putrajaya Putrajaya SPA Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Star, Kedah
Khairul Azry Abdul Rahman 56' Attendance: 120
Referee: Mohd Suhaimi Ismail

Week 3

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Friday 7 February PDRM Malaysia 1 – 0 Sabah Sabah Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Mohd Sabre Mat Abu 47' Referee: Nazmi Nasarudin (Pulau Pinang)
Friday 7 February DRB-Hicom Kuala Lumpur 0 – 1 Putrajaya Putrajaya SPA Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca
Michaël Niçoise 34' Referee: Suresh Jayaraman
Friday 7 February Penang Penang 1 – 0 Malaysia UiTM Bandaraya Stadium, Georgetown, Penang
20:45 UTC+08:00 Lee Kil-Hoon 11' Referee: Ramli Mat Dahan (Terengganu)

Week 4

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Monday 10 February DRB-Hicom Kuala Lumpur 3 – 2 Johor Johor Darul Takzim II Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca
16.45 UTC+08:00 Khairul Anwar Shahrudin 30'
Khairul Naim Mahyuddin 55'
Mohd Fakhrullah Rosli 81'
Mohd Yusof Zainal Abidin 45+2'
Mohd Razif Abdul Rahim 63(og)'
Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria (Kuala Lumpur)
Monday 10 February Sabah Sabah 2 – 1 Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
20:15 UTC+08:00 Mohd Ezaidy Khadar 14'
Mohd Farid Ideris 21'
Effa Owona 11' Referee: Teoh Hee Loon (Melaka)
Monday 10 February PBAPP Penang 0 – 2 Putrajaya Putrajaya SPA Bandaraya Stadium, Georgetown, Penang
20:45 UTC+08:00 Khairul Izwan Khalid 39', 61' Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaakub (Perak)
Monday 10 February Perlis Perlis 2 – 3 Penang Penang Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Star, Kedah
20:45 UTC+08:00 Dao Bakary 75'
Mohd Haziq 90+4'
Titi Buengo 1'
Lee Kil-Hoon 23', 52'
Referee: Mohd Jefri Zulkifli (Perak)

Week 5

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Friday 14 February PDRM Malaysia 7 – 1 Perlis Perlis Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
16.45 UTC+08:00 Ali Ashfaq 15', 51', 86'
Charles Souza Chad 49' (pen.), 64'
Bobby Gonzales 60'
Khairul Izuan Abdullah 62'
Dao Bakary 55' Referee: Azman Jamaludin
Friday 14 February UiTM Malaysia 0 – 1 Sabah Sabah UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor
16.45 UTC+08:00 Marwan Sayedeh 67' Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Zulkifli
Friday 14 February Johor Darul Takzim II Johor 1 – 0 Penang PBAPP Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor
20:45 UTC+08:00 See Kok Luen 67' Referee: Kamal Ahmad (Kuala Lumpur)
Friday 14 February Penang Penang 2 – 1 Kuala Lumpur DRB-Hicom Bandaraya Stadium, Georgetown, Penang
20:45 UTC+08:00 Hilton Moreira 56'
Lee Kil-Hoon 88'
Khairul Naim Mahyuddin 39' Referee: Muhammad Suhaimi Ismail
Friday 14 February Kedah Kedah 0 – 1 Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Star, Kedah
20:45 UTC+08:00 Effa Owona 58' Referee: Mohd Jeffri zolkifli (Perak)

Week 6

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Week 7

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Friday 14 March PDRM Malaysia 4 – 0 Penang PBAPP Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
16.45 UTC+08:00 Bobby Gonzales 23'
Munir Amran 50'
Mat Saiful Mohamad 54 (og)'
Ali Ashfaq 74'
Friday 14 March Perlis Perlis 1 – 1 Sabah Sabah
16.45 UTC+08:00 Farouk Hashim 34' Marwan Sayedeh 36'

Week 8

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Week 9

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Week 10

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Friday 28 March Kedah Kedah 1 – 3 Malaysia PDRM Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Star, Kedah
20.45 UTC+08:00 Baddrol Bakhtiar 79' Ali Ashfaq 18', 44', 72'

Week 11

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Week 12

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