2004 Malaysia Super League

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Liga Super
Season2004
Dates14 February – 3 August 2004
Champions Pahang
1st Super League title
5th Liga M title
Relegated Kedah
Sarawak
2005 AFC Cup Pahang (group stage)
Perak (group stage)
ASEAN Club Championship Pahang (group stage)
Matches played84
Goals scored271 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorer15 goals
Indra Putra Mahayuddin (Pahang)
2003
2005

The 2004 Liga Super (English: 2004 Super League) also known as the Dunhill Liga Super, is the inaugural season of the Liga Super, the new top-tier professional football league in Malaysia. [1]

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The season was held from 14 February and concluded on 14 August 2004. This league participated by 8 teams, six west teams and two east teams, Sabah and Sarawak. [1] The Liga Super champions for 2004 was Pahang. [1]

Pahang dominated the season and ended up winning the title by a wide margin and this was down to their efforts in securing the services of the nation's top players prior to the start of the new season. Pahang's Indra Putra Mahayuddin was the season's top goalscorer with 15 goals. He held the record as the only local players which won the accolade until the end of 2009 season.

The highest scoring match of the season was Perlis 6–2 defeat of Kedah on 31 July 2004.

A plus point was the surprisingly strong finish of club side Public Bank. At this time, the Football Association of Malaysia were trying to promote clubs as the future of Malaysian football.

Stadium and locations

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Locations of teams in the 2004 Liga Super
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah Alor Setar Darul Aman Stadium 32,387
Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang Kuantan Darul Makmur Stadium 40,000
Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg Penang Batu Kawan Penang State Stadium 40,000
Flag of Perak.svg Perak Ipoh Perak Stadium 35,000
Flag of Perlis.svg Perlis Kangar Utama Stadium 20,000
Flag of Selangor.svg Public Bank Selangor Selayang Stadium 20,000
Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah Kota Kinabalu Likas Stadium 30,000
Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak Kuching Sarawak Stadium 40,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Pahang (C)2114524829+1947Qualification to AFC Cup group stage and ASEAN Club Championship
2 Public Bank 2111553829+938
3 Perlis 2110654130+1136
4 Perak 2110653527+836Qualification to AFC Cup group stage [lower-alpha 1]
5 Penang 2183102938927
6 Sabah 21451222351317
7 Sarawak (R)21371128381016Relegation to Liga Premier
8 Kedah (R)21431430451515
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Perak qualified for the 2005 AFC Cup group stage as 2004 Piala FA winners.

Season statistics

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Pahang, the 2004 Liga Super champion

Top scorers

PositionPlayersTeams/ClubsGoals
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Indra Putra Mahayuddin Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang FA 15
2 Flag of Liberia.svg Frank Seator Flag of Perak.svg Perak FA 14
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Gustavo Fuentes
Flag of Brazil.svg Tavares
Flag of Selangor.svg Public Bank FC
Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah FA
11
5 Flag of Russia.svg Vyacheslav Melnikov Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg Penang FA 10
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ante Milicic
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Fernando Manuel Co
Flag of Slovakia.svg Ivan Ziga
Flag of Zambia.svg Phillimon Chipeta
Flag of Malaysia.svg Yusri Che Lah
Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang FA
Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak FA
Flag of Selangor.svg Public Bank FC
Flag of Perlis.svg Perlis FA
Flag of Perlis.svg Perlis FA
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