2011 Malaysia Premier League

Last updated
Liga Premier
Season2011
Champions PKNS
1st title
Promoted PKNS, Sarawak
Relegated SDMS Kepala Batas, Penang
Matches played132
Goals scored370 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorer Mohd Fitri Omar (19 goals, 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 2011 Liga Premier (English: 2011 Premier League) was the eighth season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia. [1]

Contents

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

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.

Malaysia location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Red pog.svg
Red pog.svg
USM
Red pog.svg
Red pog.svg
Red pog.svg
Red pog.svg
Red pog.svg
class=notpageimage|
Locations of the 2011 Liga Premier teams

Team summaries

Stadia

TeamLocationStadiumStadium 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 Stadium 2		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

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamCoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
ATM Flag of Malaysia.svg Zahid Hashim Flag of Malaysia.svg Fatrurazi Rozi Kappa
Johor Flag of Malaysia.svg Azmi Mohamed Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Affandy Adimel Joma Kulim Berhad
Harimau Muda B Flag of Malaysia.svg Ismail Ibrahim Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Syafiq Shalihin Mohd Noor Nike
Sime Darby Flag of Malaysia.svg Ismail Zakaria Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Nor Ismail Sime Darby
MP Muar Flag of Malaysia.svg Jacob Joseph Flag of Malaysia.svg Zainurin Abdul Kadir Kronos Interpacific
PDRM Flag of Malaysia.svg K. Thaiyanathan Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Saiful Rusly
PKNS Flag of Malaysia.svg Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Fadhil Mohd Hashim Kappa PKNS
Pos Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg Mat Zan Mat Aris Flag of Malaysia.svg Manopsak Kram Kika Pos Malaysia
Penang Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Yusof Flag of Malaysia.svg Megat Amir Faisal Al Khalidi Ibrahim Eutag
Sarawak Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert Alberts Flag of Malaysia.svg Zamri Morshidi StarSportNaim Homes
SDMS Kepala Batas Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohammad Adam Abdullah Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahrulnizam Mohd
USM Flag of Malaysia.svg S. Veloo Flag of Malaysia.svg 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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 PKNS 221831517+4457Promoted to Malaysia Super League
2 Sarawak 2215345116+3548
3 PDRM 2212373628+839
4 Johor 2211383725+1236
5 Sime Darby 2210572212+1035
6 USM 2211293230+235
7 ATM 229762622+434
8 MP Muar 2284102942−1328
9 Pos Malaysia 227692636−1027
10 Harimau Muda B 2255122428−420
11 SDMS Kepala Batas 2232172263−4111Relegated to Malaysia FAM League
12 Penang 2211201461−474
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ATM JHR HMB SDA MUAR PDRM PKN POS PEN SWK SDMS USM
ATM 2–11–00–33–00–12–41–11–00–12–12–1
JHR 0–03–01–02–02–21–21–14–02–03–01–2
Harimau Muda B 0–20–20–12–21–20–02–13–11–22–12–0
Sime Darby 1–00–10–01–00–00–10–03–01–12–00–0
MUAR 3–21–01–00–11–30–22–23–22–01–12–1
PDRM 1–15–32–11–02–01–51–25–00–43–00–2
PKNS 0–02–02–11–04–01–07–01–02–06–04–0
POS 1–31–21–00–31–10–30–04–01–52–11–0
Penang 1–21–20–02–31–40–20–10–10–44–22–5
SWK 1–12–03–30–26–03–01–01–05–03–04–1
SDMS 0–02–50–62–14–31–21–50–53–00–32–3
USM 1–12–11–02–02–31–00–13–03–00–22–1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2011. Source: Liga Premier [ usurped ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Up to matches played on 1 July 2011. [6] [7]

RankScorerClubGoal
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Fitri Omar MP MUAR
19
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Bobby Gonzales SWK
16
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg Norizam Salaman JHR
13
4 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohammad Khairul Akhyar Husain PKNS
11
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Failee Mohamad Ghazli USM
11
Flag of Malaysia.svg Khairul Izuan Abdullah PDRM
11
7 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fazuan Abdullah PDRM
9
Flag of Malaysia.svg Zamri Morshidi SWK
9
Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Zamri Hassan @ Manap PKNS
9
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Azrif Nasrulhaq Badrul PKNS
9
11 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ashri Chuchu SWK
8
Flag of Malaysia.svg Irme Mat PKNS
8
Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Afzan Zainal Abidin USM
8
Flag of Malaysia.svg V. Jaganathan ATM
8
Flag of Malaysia.svg G. Puaneswaran POS
8
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Shoufiq Mohamad Khushaini JHR
8

References

  1. 1 2 3 2011 Liga Premier
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2011-05-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "SELANGOR PKNS WIN LEAGUE WITH THREE GAMES IN HAND - Yahoo! News Malaysia". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  4. ↑ "Sarawak gloriously march into Super League".
  5. ↑ "Sarawak Stadium to undergo renovation work". Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  6. ↑ "Malaysian Super League". Archived from the original on 2011-03-26. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-07-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.