2012 Malaysia Premier League

Last updated
Liga Premier
Season2012
Champions ATM
1st Second Division title
Promoted ATM
Pahang
Relegated Perlis
MB Johor Bahru
Matches played132
Goals scored505 (3.83 per match)
Top goalscorer27 goals
Flag of Malaysia.svg Khairul Izuan Abdullah (PDRM)
Biggest home win ATM 7-0 Perlis
(18 June 2012)
ATM 8-1 MP Muar
(6 July 2012)
Biggest away win Betaria 0-7 ATM
(16 April 2012)
Highest scoring9 goals
MP Muar 7-2 Perlis
(9 January 2012)
Pahang 7-2 Perlis
(14 May 2012)
ATM 8-1 MP Muar
(6 July 2012)
Longest winning run6 matches
Pahang
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Sime Darby
Longest losing run5 matches
MB Johor Bahru
← 2011
2013 →

The 2012 Liga Premier (English: 2012 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]

Contents

The season was held from 11 January and concluded on 23 July 2012. [1]

The Liga Premier champions for 2012 season was ATM. [1] The champions and runners-up were both promoted to 2013 Liga Super.

Teams

A total of twelve teams will contest the league, including eight sides from the 2011 Liga Premier season, two newly promoted teams from 2011 Liga FAM and two relegated teams from the 2011 Liga Super season.

Pahang and Perlis were relegated from 2011 Liga Super after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table.

2011 Liga FAM champions Betaria and runner-up MB Johor Bahru secured direct promotion to this season Liga Premier.

Note:

1Promoted from 2011 Liga FAM
2Relegated from 2011 Liga Super
3 Harimau Muda, the national team feeder project team was replaced fully with Harimau Muda B for this season

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Locations of the venue for 2012 Liga Premier teams

Team summaries

Stadia

TeamBased LocationCurrent Stadium LocationStadiumStadium capacity
ATM Petaling Jaya, Selangor Petaling Jaya, Selangor Petaling Jaya Stadium 25,000
Betaria Tampin, Negeri Sembilan Malacca, Malacca 1 Mini Tampin Stadium 1,000+
Harimau Muda B Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur National Stadium, Bukit Jalil 100,000
Johor 4 Johor Bahru, Johor Johor Bahru, Johor Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium 30,000
MB Johor Bahru 4 Johor Bahru, Johor Johor Bahru, Johor Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium 30,000
MP Muar Muar, Johor Muar, Johor Sultan Ibrahim Stadium 4,000
Pahang Kuantan, Pahang Temerloh, Pahang 2 Temerloh Mini Stadium 35,000
Perlis Kangar, Perlis Kangar, Perlis Utama Stadium 20,000
PDRM Selayang, Selangor Paroi, Negeri Sembilan 3 Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium 25,000
Pos Malaysia Selayang, Selangor Selayang, Selangor Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium 25,000
Sime Darby Selayang, Selangor Selayang, Selangor Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium 25,000
USM George Town, Penang George Town, Penang USM Athletics Stadium 800+

Note:

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.

TeamManagerCoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
ATM Flag of Malaysia.svg B. Sathianathan Flag of Malaysia.svg B. Sathianathan Flag of Malaysia.svg Hairuddin Omar Umbro ATM
Betaria Flag of Malaysia.svg S. Sivashanmugam Flag of Malaysia.svg Azuan Zain Flag of Malaysia.svg Kappa
Harimau Muda B Flag of Malaysia.svg Datuk Astaman Abdul Aziz Flag of Malaysia.svg Ismail Ibrahim Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Akram Mahinan Nike
Johor Flag of Singapore.svg Fandi Ahmad Flag of Malaysia.svg K. Sukumaran Flag of Malaysia.svg Nazrulerwan Makmor Lotto Kulim (M) Berhad
MB Johor Bahru Flag of Malaysia.svg Wan Azmi Wan Ahmad Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohamed Khairudin Abdul Rahman Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Dalibor Dragic
MP Muar Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Nazrun Mahmud Flag of Malaysia.svg Abdul Nasir Yusof Flag of Malaysia.svg Kronos Interpacific
Pahang Flag of Malaysia.svg Che Nasir Salleh Flag of Malaysia.svg Dollah Salleh Flag of Malaysia.svg Jalaluddin Jaafar Lotto Pahang
Perlis Flag of Malaysia.svg Azahar Ahmad Flag of Malaysia.svg Robert Scully Flag of Malaysia.svg Kubba kubbaonline.com
PDRM Flag of Malaysia.svg Zulkifli Mohamad Flag of Malaysia.svg R. Nallathamby Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Afif Amiruddin Line7 Al Jabbar
Pos Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg Shaari Shazali Flag of Malaysia.svg G. Torairaju Flag of Malaysia.svg Azmeer Yusof Joma Pos Malaysia
Sime Darby Flag of Malaysia.svg Tengku Datuk Seri Ahmad Shah Flag of Malaysia.svg Ismail Zakaria Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Nor Ismail Kappa Sime Darby
USM Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Shariff Flag of Malaysia.svg S. Veloo Flag of Malaysia.svg Shariman Che Omar Joma

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.

Coaching changes

ClubOutgoing Head CoachDate of vacancyManner of departureIncoming Head CoachDate of appointment
Perlis Flag of Malaysia.svg Abdullah Hassan 31 May 2012Resigned Flag of Malaysia.svg Robert Scully 5 June 2012

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 ATM (C, P)2217327320+5354Promotion to 2013 Liga Super
2 Pahang (O, P)2214446029+3146Promotion to 2013 Liga Super/Liga Premier Play-off round
3 Sime Darby 2214355419+3545
4 Johor 2212554723+2441
5 PDRM 2211565038+1238
6 USM 2211384135+636
7 Pos Malaysia (O)228683231+130 2013 Liga Premier/Liga FAM Play-off round
8 Harimau Muda B [lower-alpha 1] 2273123337−424
9 MP Muar 2263133667−3121 2013 Liga Premier/Liga FAM Play-off round
10 Betaria (O)2262142359−3620
11 Perlis (R)2243153868−3015Relegation to 2013 Liga FAM
12 MB Johor Bahru (R)2212191879−615
Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2012. Source: Liga Premier
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Harimau Muda B will not be relegated, thus if they finish anywhere within relegation zone, the 7th place team will be demoted to 2013 Liga Premier/Liga FAM Play-off round. They also cannot be promoted to 2013 Liga Super.

Results

Fixtures and Results of the 2012 Liga Premier season.

Week 1

Monday 9 January Sime Darby Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Harimau Muda B Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor
16:45 UTC+08:00 Rosli Muda Soccerball shade.svg29'
Zamri Hassan Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Ridzuan Abdunloh Soccerball shade.svg89'Attendance: 800
Monday 9 January Pahang Flag of Pahang.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Johor.svg MB Johor Bahru Temerloh Mini Stadium, Temerloh, Pahang
20:45 UTC+08:00 Hafiz Kamal Soccerball shade.svg86'Attendance: 1,000
Monday 9 January ATM Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg Betaria MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
20:45 UTC+08:00 Marlon Alex James Soccerball shade.svg2'Soccerball shade.svg25'Attendance: 2,200
Monday 9 January Johor Flag of Johor.svg 1 – 1 Flag of the Royal Malaysian Police.svg PDRM Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor
20:45 UTC+08:00 Esseh Soccerball shade.svg54' Norzie Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg1'Attendance: 1,200
Monday 9 January USM Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg 2 – 1 Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg Pos Malaysia USM Athletics Stadium, Penang
20:45 UTC+08:00 Afzan Soccerball shade.svg20'
Elias Sulaiman Soccerball shade.svg54'		 Sani nawi Soccerball shade.svg42'Attendance: 500
Monday 9 January MP Muar Flag of Johor.svg 7 – 2 Flag of Perlis.svg Perlis Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Muar, Johor
16:45 UTC+08:00 Khairul Anwar Soccerball shade.svg9'Soccerball shade.svg8'
Alafi Mahmud Soccerball shade.svg24'Soccerball shade.svg52'Soccerball shade.svg56'Soccerball shade.svg72'
Azuwad Arip Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Rizal Ghazali Soccerball shade.svg58'Soccerball shade.svg69'Attendance: 900

Week 2

Friday 13 January Betaria Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Johor.svg Johor Hang Tuah Stadium, Malacca
16:45 UTC+08:00 Fauzi Abd Kadar Soccerball shade.svg59'Fauzzi Kassim Soccerball shade.svg65'Attendance: 300
Friday 13 January MB Johor Bahru Flag of Johor.svg 0 – 5 Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces.svg ATM Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Muar, Johor
16:45 UTC+08:00 Mohd Zaquan Adha Soccerball shade.svg49'
Marlon Alex James Soccerball shade.svg62'Soccerball shade.svg71'Soccerball shade.svg72'Soccerball shade.svg87'		Attendance: 80
Friday 13 January PDRM Flag of the Royal Malaysian Police.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg USM Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Negeri Sembilan
20:45 UTC+08:00 Khairul Izuan Soccerball shade.svg9'
Fauzi Abd Majid Soccerball shade.svg75'		Attendance: 118
Friday 13 January Perlis Flag of Perlis.svg 1 – 2 Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg Sime Darby Utama Stadium, Kangar, Perlis
20:45 UTC+08:00 Lamin Conteh Soccerball shade.svg55' Patrick Wleh Soccerball shade.svg5'
Irme Mat Soccerball shade.svg40'		Attendance: 1,000

Week 3

Monday 16 January MP Muar Flag of Johor.svg 0 – 3 Flag of the Royal Malaysian Police.svg PDRM Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Muar, Johor
16:45 UTC+08:00 Amri Fazal Soccerball shade.svg55'
Fauzi Abd Majid Soccerball shade.svg69'Soccerball shade.svg85'		Attendance: 200
Monday 16 January USM Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg 2 – 1 Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg Betaria USM Athletics Stadium, Penang
20:45 UTC+08:00 Afzan Zainal Soccerball shade.svg70'Soccerball shade.svg77' Fauzi Abd Kadar Soccerball shade.svg58'Attendance: 200

Week 4

Friday 20 January Betaria Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg 1 – 2 Flag of Johor.svg MP Muar Hang Tuah Stadium, Malacca
16:45 UTC+08:00 Fauzi Abd Kadar Soccerball shade.svg58' R.Puganeswaran Soccerball shade.svg10'
Hillary Echesa Soccerball shade.svg72'		Attendance: 120
Friday 20 January Perlis Flag of Perlis.svg 2 – 2 Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang Utama Stadium, Kangar, Perlis
20:45 UTC+08:00 Lamin Conteh Soccerball shade.svg90'Soccerball shade.svg90+3' Hafiz Kamal Soccerball shade.svg17'
Mohd Hazuan Soccerball shade.svg46'
Saturday 21 January Sime Darby Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg 2 – 1 Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces.svg ATM Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor
16:45 UTC+08:00 Sengbah Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg24'
Patrick Wleh Soccerball shade.svg40'		 Hairuddin Omar Soccerball shade.svg9'Attendance: 2,000
Note:
  • The Sime Darby - ATM match was originally set to be played on the Friday 20th but was postponed due to heavy rain when ATM were leading 2:0. The game was replayed the next day which Sime Darby went on to win 2:1

Week 5

Friday 3 February ATM Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces.svg 3 – 2 Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
20:45 UTC+08:00 Bruno Martelotto Soccerball shade.svg9'
Marlon Alex James Soccerball shade.svg2l'
Christie Jayaseelan Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Saifulnizam Soccerball shade.svg15'
Mohd Azamuddin Md Akil Soccerball shade.svg28'		Attendance: 2000
Referee: Mohd Amir Rizwan

Week 6

Friday 10 February Betaria Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg 1 – 1 Flag of the Royal Malaysian Police.svg PDRM Hang Tuah Stadium, Malacca
16:45 UTC+08:00 Afiq Akhmal Soccerball shade.svg66' Amri Fazal Soccerball shade.svg70'
Friday 10 February Perlis Flag of Perlis.svg 0 – 4 Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces.svg ATM Utama Stadium, Kangar, Perlis
20:45 UTC+08:00 Mohd Zaquan Adha Soccerball shade.svg32'
Hairuddin Omar Soccerball shade.svg45'Soccerball shade.svg72'Soccerball shade.svg90'		Attendance: 200

Week 7

Monday 13 February Betaria Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Perlis.svg Perlis Hang Tuah Stadium, Malacca
16:45 UTC+08:00 Michael Chukwubunna Soccerball shade.svg36'
Mohd Saufi Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Hadi Syahmi Soccerball shade.svg88'Attendance: 900
Monday 13 February USM Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg 0 – 1 Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang USM Athletics Stadium, Penang
20:45 UTC+08:00 Boris Kochkin Soccerball shade.svg72'

Week 8

Friday 2 March Perlis Flag of Perlis.svg 3 – 3 Flag of Johor.svg Johor Utama Stadium, Kangar, Perlis
20:45 UTC+08:00 Lamin Conteh Soccerball shade.svg42'Soccerball shade.svg65'
Khairul Ramadhan Soccerball shade.svg57'		 Munir Amran Soccerball shade.svg10'Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Muriel Orlando Soccerball shade.svg45+1'		Attendance: 500

Week 9

Week 10

Friday 30 March Perlis Flag of Perlis.svg 1 – 2 Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg USM Utama Stadium, Kangar, Perlis
20:45 UTC+08:00 Syed Abdul Ghafar Soccerball shade.svg17'Edrisar Kaye Soccerball shade.svg13'
Akmal Noor Soccerball shade.svg54'
Friday 30 March Pahang Flag of Pahang.svg 2 – 3 Flag of the Royal Malaysian Police.svg PDRM Temerloh Mini Stadium, Temerloh, Pahang
21:45 UTC+08:00 Mohd Azamuddin Md Akil Soccerball shade.svg68'Soccerball shade.svg80' Khalid Hamlet Soccerball shade.svg49'
Khairul Izuan Soccerball shade.svg54'Soccerball shade.svg84'		Attendance: 8000

Week 11

Friday 6 April MP Muar Flag of Johor.svg 3 – 2 Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg USM Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Muar, Johor
16:45 UTC+08:00 Abd Rayjal Soccerball shade.svg3'
Mohd Alafi Mahmud Soccerball shade.svg46'Soccerball shade.svg69'		 Adam Abd Malik Soccerball shade.svg20'
Edrisar Kaye Soccerball shade.svg88'

Week 12

Note:

Week 13

Week 14

Friday 4 May USM Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg 4 – 2 Flag of the Royal Malaysian Police.svg PDRM USM Athletics Stadium, Penang
20:45 UTC+08:00 Jerome Katande Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Edrisar Kaye Soccerball shade.svg
S.Venood Soccerball shade.svg

Week 15

Friday 11 May Betaria Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg 1 – 6 Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg USM Hang Tuah Stadium, Malacca
20:45 UTC+08:00 Jerome Katande Soccerball shade.svg
Edrisar Kaye Soccerball shade.svg
S.Venood Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg

Week 16

Week 17

Friday 15 June Perlis Flag of Perlis.svg 3 – 5 Flag of the Royal Malaysian Police.svg PDRM Utama Stadium, Kangar, Perlis
20:45 UTC+08:00

Week 18

Week 19

Week 20

Week 21

Week 22

Friday 13 July USM Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg 4 – 1 Flag of Perlis.svg Perlis USM Athletics Stadium, Penang
20:45 UTC+08:00

Results table

Home \ Away ATM BET HMB JHR MBJB MUAR PHG PDRM PER POS SDA USM
ATM 2–02–03–27–18–13–22–27–00–22–14–0
BET 0–73–21–14–11–20–41–12–10–40–41–6
Harimau Muda B 0–13–01–10–02–20–41–43–11–00–32–1
JHR 1–43–03–15–04–12–01–14–00–02–14–0
MBJB 0–52–30–60–20–20–52–51–60–30–31–1
MUAR 2–21–21–52–35–21–50–37–22–00–03–2
PHG 3–32–03–22–01–05–12–37–23–12–11–1
PDRM 0–23–11–00–23–54–14–24–22–21–12–0
Perlis 0–41–00–13–34–03–02–23–51–21–21–2
POS 0–22–32–10–33–24–01–11–03–30–40–0
Sime Darby 2–15–02–11–03–16–02–33–05–11–14–1
USM 1–22–13–12–13–04–20–14–24–12–12–0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2012. Source: Liga Super
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Liga Super/Liga Premier

The play-off matches to determine promotion and relegation will be held at Hang Tuah Stadium and Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca from 17 July to 19 July 2012, as next season Liga Super will be reduced to 12 teams from 14 teams this season. [2] Team that finished 11th in the Liga Super, Sarawak will meet second placed team in Liga Premier, Pahang while team that finished 12th in the Liga Super, Kedah will meet team that finished 13th in the Liga Super, Sabah. The winner of both semi-final match will meet in the final to determine who will stay in the 2013 Liga Super. The winner will stay in the Liga Super; the other 3 teams will be relegated to 2013 Liga Premier. [3]

Semi Final 1
Semi Final 2
Kedah Flag of Kedah.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah
Syamim Alif Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Hang Tuah Stadium, Malacca
Final

Liga Premier/FAM League

The play-off matches to determine promotion and relegation was held at Hang Tuah Stadium and Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca on 17 July 2012. [2] Team that finished 7th in the Liga Premier, Pos Malaysia met second placed team in FAM League, Shahzan Muda, while team that finished 9th in the Liga Premier, MP Muar met team that finished 10th in the Liga Premier, Betaria. The winner of both matches stay in the Liga Premier; the losing teams will be relegated to 2013 Liga FAM. [3]

Pos Malaysia and MP Muar won their respective matches and thus stay in Liga Premier next season. Losing teams are Shahzan Muda and Betaria; both will play in FAM League next season. Later, as a result of MP Muar decision to pull out of the league, another play-off match was arranged between Betaria and UiTM, the 3rd place club in the FAM League. Betaria won the match and retained their place in the Liga Premier.

Match 1
Match 2
Match 3

Season statistics

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