2011 Malaysia Super League

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Malaysia Super League
Season2011
Champions Kelantan
1st title
Relegated Perlis
Pahang
2012 AFC Cup Kelantan
Terengganu
Matches played182
Goals scored437 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorer Abdul Hadi Yahya (20 goals, Terengganu)
Biggest home win Selangor 7–1 Perlis
(6 June 2011)
Biggest away win Felda United 2–6 Terengganu
(6 July 2011)
Highest scoring Perak 5–3 Kuala Lumpur
(24 April 2011)
Selangor 7–1 Perlis
(6 June 2011)
Perlis 2–6 Terengganu
(6 July 2011)
Longest winning run6 matches
Kelantan
(25 May 2011)
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Kelantan
Terengganu
Longest losing run8 matches
Perlis
(until end of season)
Highest attendance35,000
Kelantan–Perak
(14 June 2011)
Lowest attendance31
Perlis–Felda United
(28 May 2011)
← 2010
2012 →

The 2011 Liga Super Malaysia was the eighth season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia. [1] The season was held from 29 January and concluded on 30 July 2011. [1] Selangor is the current defending champions. [1]

Contents

Team changes

The following teams have changed division.

Teams

A total of fourteen teams will contest the league, including twelve sides from the 2010 season and two promoted teams from the 2010 Malaysia Premier League. Johor and Penang were relegated at the end of last season league after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table. 2010 Malaysia Premier League champions Felda United and runners-up Sabah secured direct promotion to the Malaysia Super League.

Harimau Muda A secured a place in the Malaysia Super League after PLUS withdrew. Harimau had won the 2009 Malaysia Premier League before playing the 2010 campaign in the Slovak First League. Harimau represent the Malaysian Under 23 national football team.

Vanues

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Felda United Kuala Lumpur KLFA Stadium 18,000
Harimau Muda A Shah Alam Shah Alam Stadium 80,000
Johor FC Pasir Gudang Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium 15,000
Kedah Alor Setar Darul Aman Stadium 32,387
Kelantan Kota Bharu Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium 30,000
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur KLFA Stadium 18,000
Negeri Sembilan Paroi Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 40,000
Pahang Kuantan Darul Makmur Stadium 35,000
Perak Ipoh Perak Stadium 35,000
Perlis Kangar Utama Stadium 20,000
Sabah Kota Kinabalu Likas Stadium 35,000
Selangor Shah Alam Shah Alam Stadium 80,000
Terengganu Kuala Terengganu Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium 15,000
T–Team Kuala Terengganu Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium 15,000

Personnel and kits

TeamCoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Felda United Flag of Malaysia.svg E. Elavarasan Flag of Malaysia.svg Khaironnisam Sahabudin Kappa FELDA
Harimau Muda A Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Kim Swee Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Muslim Ahmad Nike
Johor FC Flag of Malaysia.svg Azuan Zain Flag of Malaysia.svg Rezal Zambery Yahya JKiNG Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad
Kedah Flag of Malaysia.svg Wan Jamak Wan Hassan Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Fauzi Shaari Lotto Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Kedah (PKNK)
Kelantan Flag of Malaysia.svg M. Karathu Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi Umbro Happy
Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg Razip Ismail Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhd Shahrom Abdul Kalam Kika
Negeri Sembilan Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Shukor Adan Lotto
Pahang Flag of Malaysia.svg Dollah Salleh Flag of Malaysia.svg Jalaluddin Jaafar Lotto Genting Group
Perak Flag of Malaysia.svg Norizan Bakar Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahrulnizam Mustapa Specs Archived 27 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (MBI)
Perlis Flag of Hungary.svg Jánós Krécská Flag of Malaysia.svg Azmizi Azmi Kika Yayasan Pok Kassim
Sabah Flag of Malaysia.svg Justin Ganai Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Reithaudin Awang Emran Adidas Ararat Sport
Selangor Flag of Malaysia.svg K. Devan Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Amri Yahyah Kappa Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI)
Terengganu Flag of Malaysia.svg Irfan Bakti Abu Salim Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Marzuki Yusof Specs Archived 27 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Top IT
T–Team Flag of Malaysia.svg Yunus Alif Flag of Malaysia.svg Rosdi Talib Admiral Admiral

Coaching changes

ClubOutgoing Head CoachDate of vacancyManner of departureIncoming Head CoachDate of appointment
Kelantan Bhaskaran Sathianathan 24 January 2011Resigned Maruthaiah Karathu 26 January 2011 [2]
Perlis Mosthakeen Omar 1 March 2011 [3] Resigned Salim Tofel Mohamad (caretaker)8 March 2011 [4]
Kedah Ahmad Yusof 7 March 2011 [5] Gardening leave1 Muhamad Radhi Mat Din (caretaker)7 March 2011 [5]
Negeri Sembilan Wan Jamak Wan Hassan 16 March 2011 [6] Resigned Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah 21 March 2011 [7]
Kedah Muhamad Radhi Mat Din (caretaker)23 April 2011End of caretaker role Wan Jamak Wan Hassan 23 April 2011 [8]
Perlis Salim Tofel Mohamad (caretaker)26 April 2011End of caretaker role Jánós Krécská 26 April 2011 [9]
Sabah Gary Phillips 5 May 2011 [10] Sacked Justin Ganai 5 May 2011 [10]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Kelantan (C)2617545221+3156Qualification to AFC Cup group stage [a]
2 Terengganu 2616555426+2853
3 Selangor 2616464224+1852
4 Kedah 2613672520+545
5 Harimau Muda A 2612773828+1043
6 Perak 26101063124+740
7 Johor FC 2681082628−234
8 Negeri Sembilan 2688102932−332
9 T–Team 2694133540−531
10 Sabah 2677122432−828
11 Felda United 2677122234−1228
12 Kuala Lumpur 2668122334−1126
13 Pahang (R)2657141936−1722Relegation to Premier League
14 Perlis (R)2624202061−4110
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Terengganu qualified for the AFC Cup group stage by winning the 2011 Malaysia FA Cup. They automatically advanced to the group stage due to restructuring of the East Zone playoffs.

Results

Home \ Away FEL JFC KED KEL KLU NSE PHG T-T PRK PER SAB SEL TRG HMA
Felda United 0–01–21–32–12–22–12–00–12–01–10–12–62–0
Johor FC 0–00–10–10–00–02–12–11–12–13–00–02–10–1
Kedah 1–01–21–10–01–11–00–00–02–01–10–22–11–2
Kelantan 6–04–12–02–03–01–01–21–04–00–01–01–12–1
Kuala Lumpur FA 0–01–20–10–21–10–03–11–13–01–01–31–20–1
Negeri Sembilan 0–12–10–20–00–13–14–03–12–01–01–21–11–0
Pahang 0–00–00–12–00–21–11–00–23–12–22–11–20–2
T–Team 2–01–13–14–32–31–30–00–03–03–02–10–11–3
Perak 1–01–01–34–05–32–00–02–02–11–10–01–11–1
Perlis 0–12–20–11–50–03–21–22–11–20–10–21–31–3
Sabah 2–10–11–01–23–02–02–01–32–12–21–21–20–2
Selangor 2–13–22–00–21–12–02–10–21–07–11–03–21–2
Terengganu 1–03–00–10–34–03–05–03–23–03–13–01–13–1
Harimau Muda A 1–12–20–12–21–01–13–13–11–11–12–01–21–2
Updated to match(es) played on 6 July 2011. Source: Liga Super [ usurped ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayer [14] ClubGoals
1 Abdul Hadi Yahya Terengganu 20
2 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha Kelantan 19
3 Abdul Manaf Mamat Terengganu 13
4 Indra Putra Mahayuddin T–Team 11
5 Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi Kelantan 10
Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin Terengganu 10
6 Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli Perak 9
Baddrol Bakhtiar Kedah 9
Izzaq Faris Ramlan Harimau Muda A 9
7 Ahmad Hazwan Bakri Kuala Lumpur 7
Mohd Fandi Othman Harimau Muda A 7
Mohd Firdaus Azizul Negeri Sembilan 7
Mohd Safiq Rahim Selangor 7

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 2011 Liga Super
  2. ↑ "Karathu takes over Kelantan name Sathia's replacement". The Star . Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Mosthakeen quits Perlis". New Straits Times . Retrieved 9 April 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Salim ganti Mosthakeen (Harian Metro Online)" [Salim replaces Mosthakeen (Harian Metro Online)] (in Malay). Blog e-Bola Sepak. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  5. 1 2 "AHMAD YUSOF OUT AS KEDAH COACH, RADHI MAT TAKES OVER". Yahoo!Malaysia News. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Wan Jamak quits as Negri coach". New Straits Times . Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "Negri appoint Azraai Khor". MyLaunchpad Sports. Retrieved 9 April 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Football: Wan Jamak Takes Charge Of Kedah". BERNAMA . Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  9. ↑ "Krecska pengendali baru Singa Utara" [Krescka is the new coach for Northern Lions] (in Malay). Berita Harian. 26 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  10. 1 2 "Justin is back". New Sabah Times. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  11. ↑ "SH". Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  12. ↑ "SH". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  13. ↑ "Utusan Malaysia Online - Sukan". Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  14. ↑ "Liga Super 2011 – Goal Scorers". Liga Super. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
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