2013 Malaysia Super League

Malaysia Super League
Season 2013
Champions LionsXII
Relegated FELDA United F.C.
Negeri Sembilan FA
AFC Cup Kelantan FA
Selangor FA
Matches played 132
Goals scored 323 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorer Marlon Alex James
(16 goals)
Biggest home win PKNS FC 5–0 Felda United FC
Biggest away win FELDA United FC 0–4 T-Team FC
Terengganu FA 0–4 Kelantan FA
Highest scoring PKNS FC 4–5 Pahang FA
Longest winning run 4 matches
Kelantan FA
(21 June – 6 July 2013)
Longest unbeaten run 16 matches
LionsXII
Longest winless run 16 matches
Negeri Sembilan FA
Longest losing run 5 matches
T-Team FC
2012
2014

The 2013 Astro Malaysia Super League (also known as Astro Liga Super Malaysia 2013 in Malay and the Astro Malaysia Super League due to the sponsorship from Astro) was the 10th season of the highest Malaysian football league since its inception in 2004. Twelve teams participated in the league with Kelantan FA as the defending champions.

In 2012, Football Association of Singapore had an agreement with Football Association of Malaysia to send a team into the Malaysia Super League. As a result, LionsXII was formed to take part in the current Malaysia Super league and in return, the Under-21 Malaysia team, Harimau Muda A participated in Singapore's S-League.

In 2013, Harimau Muda A was changed to Harimau Muda B as the team was involved in preparation for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar.

Astro, a Malaysian satellite television company, was the competition's main sponsor.

Teams

A total of twelve teams will compete in the 2013 season which includes the top 10 teams that participated in the 2012 season, champion of the 2012 Malaysia Premier League, and the winner of the play-off round between teams finishing 11th to 13th in the Super League as well as the team finishing 2nd in the Premier League.

Kuala Lumpur FA was relegated at the end of the 2012 Malaysia Super League season after finishing in the bottom place of the league table. Sarawak FA, Sabah FA and Kedah FA were also relegated after losing the playoffs.

2012 Malaysia Premier League champions Angkatan Tentera Malaysia secured direct promotion to the Super League. Meanwhile, 2012 Malaysia Premier League runner-up Pahang FA clinched the promotion after winning the playoff rounds.

Note:
1Promoted from 2012 Malaysia Premier League
2Winners of 2013 Malaysia Super League/Malaysia Premier League Play-off round

Team summaries

Stadium

Team Based Stadium Capacity
ATM FA Kuala Lumpur Selayang Stadium 40,000
FELDA United FC Kuala Lumpur Petaling Jaya Stadium* 25,000
Johor Darul Takzim Johor Bahru Larkin Stadium 30,000
Kelantan FA Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 30,000
Negeri Sembilan FA Seremban Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 40,000
Pahang FA Kuantan Darulmakmur Stadium 40,000
Perak FA Ipoh Perak Stadium 42,500
PKNS FC Shah Alam Shah Alam Stadium 80,000
Selangor FA Shah Alam Shah Alam Stadium 80,000
LionsXII Singapore Jalan Besar Stadium 8,000
Terengganu FA Kuala Terengganu Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium 15,000
T-Team FC Kuala Terengganu Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium 15,000

Matches may not be played at night at stadiums marked with an asterisk (*) because the floodlights do not meet FAM regulations.[1]

Name changes

Johor FC was renamed as Johor Darul Takzim.[2]

Stadium changes

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ATM FA B. Sathianathan Hairuddin Omar Macron
FELDA United FC K. Devan Kaironnisam Sahabudin Umbro FGV
Johor Darul Takzim Fandi Ahmad Kamarul Afiq Kamaruddin Kappa Johor Corporation
Kelantan FA Bojan Hodak Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi Warriors Hotlink
Negeri Sembilan FA Divaldo Alves Norhafiz Zamani Misbah Lotto Matrix Concept
Pahang FA Dollah Salleh Jalaluddin Jaafar Stobi Resort World Genting
T-Team FC Eduardo Almeida Mohd Marzuki Yusof Kappa EPIC
Perak FA Azraai Khor Abdullah Shahrulnizam Mustapa Kappa Lembaga Air Perak
PKNS FC Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Mohd Helmi Remeli Lotto PKNS
Selangor FA Irfan Bakti Abu Salim Mohd Asraruddin Putra Omar Kappa MBI
LionsXII V. Sundramoorthy Shahril Ishak Nike StarHub
Terengganu FA E. Elavarasan Mohd Faizal Muhammad Specs Desa Murni Batik

Coaching changes

Pre-season

Club Outgoing Head Coach Date of vacancy Manner of departure Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment
Terengganu FA Peter James Butler 17 September 2012 Suspended for 6 months(Suspending ended by FAM. Later signed by T-Team) E. Elavarasan 18 October 2012
T-Team FC Yunus Alif September 2012 Resigned Peter James Butler 18 November 2012[3]
FELDA United FC E. Elavarasan 18 October 2012 Signed by Terengganu FA K. Devan 1 November 2012
Johor Darul Takzim Sazali Saidon 31 October 2012 Contract Expired Fandi Ahmad 1 November 2012
Perak FA Jang Jung 31 October 2012 Contract Expired[4] Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah 1 November 2012
Negeri Sembilan FA Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah 31 October 2012 Contract Expired Divaldo Alves 1 November 2012[5]

In season

Club Outgoing Head Coach Date of vacancy Manner of departure Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment
T-Team FC Peter James Butler 16 May 2013 Mutual Termination Eduardo Almeida 16 May 2013[6]

Sponsorship changes

Club New Sponsor Previous Sponsor Date

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4
ATM FA Bruno Martelotto Marlon Alex James NA NA
Johor Darul Takzim Andrezinho Leonel Núñez NA NA
FELDA United FC Nsumbu Mazuwa Leonel Saint-Preux NA NA
Kelantan FA Obinna Nwaneri Dickson Nwakaeme Lek Kcira Dimitri Petratos
Negeri Sembilan FA William Modibo Fabio Leandro Barbosa NA NA
Pahang FA Damion Stewart Matías Conti NA NA
T-Team FC George Boateng Damir Ibrić NA NA
Perak FA Rafael Silva Paulo Rangel NA NA
PKNS FC Patrick Wleh Roman Chmelo NA NA
Selangor FA Forkey Doe Adam Griffiths Michal Kubala Peter Chrappan
LionsXII NA NA NA NA
Terengganu FA Effa Owona Vincent Bikana NA NA

Note:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 LionsXII[lower-alpha 1] 22 12 7 3 32 15 +17 43
2 Selangor 22 10 10 2 31 17 +14 40 2014 AFC Cup group stage
3 Johor Darul Ta'zim 22 11 7 4 32 26 +6 40
4 Kelantan 22 10 6 6 32 20 +12 36 2014 AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 2]
5 Pahang 22 10 5 7 36 32 +4 35
6 ATM 22 10 4 8 35 25 +10 34
7 Perak 22 8 5 9 23 27 4 29
8 PKNS 22 8 4 10 34 34 0 28
9 Terengganu 22 7 6 9 25 31 6 27
10 T–Team 22 5 4 13 19 33 14 19
11 Felda United 22 4 7 11 13 35 22 19 Relegation to 2014 Malaysia Premier League
12 Negeri Sembilan 22 1 7 14 11 28 17 10
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. LionsXII are not eligible for any AFC competition spots
  2. Qualified as 2013 Malaysia FA Cup winners

Results

Fixtures and Results of the Malaysia Super League 2013 season.[8][9]

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Week 17

Week 18

Week 19

Week 20

Week 21

Week 22

Fixtures and results

Fixtures and Results of the Malaysia Super League 2013 season.

Home ╲ Away ATM FEL JDTKELNSEPHGPRKPKNSELLNSTRGTTE
ATM 20 20 23 12 00 01 20 20 01 11 30
FELDA United 01 00 00 21 01 31 13 11 00 12 04
Johor DT 22 11 20 21 10 10 31 11 22 32 10
Kelantan 13 30 11 00 20 11 21 11 20 20 31
Negeri Sembilan 11 01 02 03 02 01 01 00 11 00 00
Pahang 21 20 32 22 21 12 13 22 11 30 21
Perak 24 01 30 01 21 10 22 11 11 13 10
PKNS 13 50 13 21 22 45 01 12 10 02 21
Selangor 21 20 41 20 10 32 11 00 00 20 41
LionsXII 31 40 11 10 10 30 21 31 10 21 30
Terengganu 32 11 01 04 10 22 20 00 12 12 10
T–Team 01 11 12 10 21 13 20 03 00 10 22

Updated to games played on 6 July 2013.
Source: Malaysia Super League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 6 July 2013[10]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Marlon Alex James ATM FA 16
2 Liberia Patrick Ronaldinho Wleh PKNS FC 14
3 Liberia Francis Forkey Doe Selangor FA 10
4 Brazil Paulo Rangel Perak FA 9
5 Singapore Shahril Ishak LionsXII 8
Malaysia Mohd Fauzi Roslan Pahang FA 8
Malaysia Mohd Amri Yahyah Selangor FA 8
8 Malaysia Norshahrul Idlan Talaha Johor Darul Takzim 7
9 Spain Daniel Güiza Johor Darul Takzim 6
Malaysia Indra Putra Mahayuddin Kelantan FA 6
Malaysia Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad Kelantan FA 6
Malaysia Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi Kelantan FA 6
Cameroon Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona Terengganu FA 6

Own goals

Rank Player For Club Own Goal
1 Nuraliff Zainal Abidin Perak FA T-Team 1
Jalaluddin Jaafar Perak FA Pahang FA 1
Hasmizan Kamarodin LionsXII Terengganu FA 1
P. Gunalan Johor Darul Takzim PKNS FC 1
Mohd Azrul Ahmad LionsXII Felda United 1
Mohd Helmi Remeli Pahang FA PKNS FC 1

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Marlon Alex James ATM FA PKNS FC 3–1 12 January 2013
Paulo Rangel Perak FA Johor Darul Takzim 3–0 27 April 2013
Patrick Wleh4 PKNS FC Pahang FA 4–5 6 July 2013

Scoring

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Coach of the Month Player of the Month Reference
Coach Club Player Club
January Dollah Salleh Pahang FA Mohd Fauzi Roslan Pahang FA [11]
February E. Elavarasan Terengganu FA Ashaari Shamsuddin Terengganu FA
March V. Sundramoorthy LionsXII Mahali Jasuli Selangor FA
April V. Sundramoorthy LionsXII Shahril Ishak LionsXII
May Irfan Bakti Selangor FA Nurul Azwan Roya Darul Takzim FC
June Eduardo Almeida T-Team FC Badhri Radzi Kelantan FA
July Bojan Hodak Kelantan FA Amri Yahyah Selangor FA

Champions

LionsXII captain Shahril Ishak receiving the trophy from Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Champions
LionsXII
1st Title

See also

Notes

    References

    External links

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