2013 Malaysia Premier League

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Liga Premier
Season2013
Champions Sarawak
1st Second Division title
Promoted Sarawak
Sime Darby
Relegated Kuala Lumpur
Betaria
Matches played113
Goals scored349 (3.09 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of Croatia.svg Karlo Primorac (24 goals)
Biggest home win Sarawak 7–0 Betaria
(17 May 2013)
Biggest away win Kuala Lumpur 0–5 Sime Darby
(17 May 2013)
Highest scoring8 goals
UiTM 3-5 Sarawak
(26 April 2013)
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The 2013 Liga Premier (English: 2013 Premier League), also known as the Astro Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the 10th season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia. [1]

Contents

The season was held from 7 January and concluded on 5 July 2013. [1]

The Liga Premier champions for 2013 season was Sarawak. [1] The champions and runners-up were both promoted to 2014 Liga Super.

Changes from last season

Team changes

To Liga Premier

Promoted from Liga FAM
Relegated from Liga Super

From Liga Premier

Promoted to Liga Super
Relegated to Liga FAM

Team withdrawing

Teams

A total of twelve teams will contest the league. The teams competing includes the sides finishing 3rd to 6th from the 2012 Liga Premier season, Harimau Muda B who will stay in the league regardless of league position, the champion of 2012 Malaysia FAM League, and the bottom team from the 2012 Liga Super season. The remaining 5 places in the league will be contested in the playoff round between teams from Liga Super, Liga Premier and FAM League.

FAM later decided to withdraw Harimau Muda B from the league and register them in the 2013 S.League, replacing Harimau Muda A who pulled out of the S.League to embark on a tour of friendly matches in Europe, and preparing them for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. Perlis, who originally were relegated after finishing second bottom in 2012 Liga Premier, were reinstated in the league as a result of the withdrawal.

Kuala Lumpur were relegated from 2012 Liga Super after finishing the season in the last place of the 14-team league table. Sarawak, Kedah and Sabah were also relegated after losing in the play-offs.

2012 Malaysia FAM League champions SPA secured direct promotion to this season Liga Premier. Meanwhile UiTM, the 3rd-place team in FAM League, were invited to replace USM FC, who were withdrawing from Liga Premier due to financial difficulties.

Team summaries

Stadium

TeamTeam BasedStadium LocationStadiumStadium Capacity
Betaria Tampin Paya Rumput Hang Jebat Stadium 40,000
Johor Johor Bahru Pasir Gudang Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium 15,000
Kedah Alor Star Alor Star Darulaman Stadium 32,387
Perlis Kangar Kangar Utama Negeri Stadium 20,000
Sabah Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu Likas Stadium 30,000
Sarawak Kuching Kuching Sarawak Stadium 40,000
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur KLFA Stadium 18,000
PDRM Kuala Lumpur Paya Rumput Hang Jebat Stadium 40,000
Pos Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Selayang Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium 25,000
Sime Darby Kuala Lumpur Selayang Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium 25,000
SPA Putrajaya Bangi Petronas Mini Stadium 3,000
UiTM Selangor Shah Alam UiTM Stadium 10,000

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamCoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Betaria Flag of Malaysia.svg Azuan Zain Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhd Shahrul Nizam Abdul Hamid Adidas
Johor Flag of Malaysia.svg Azmi Mohamed Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Farid Ramli Kappa Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA)
Kedah Flag of Croatia.svg Marijo Tot Flag of Malaysia.svg Baddrol Bakhtiar Line 7 PKNK
Kuala Lumpur Flag of Slovakia.svg Stanislav Lievkosky Flag of Malaysia.svg Azizon Abdul Kadir Kronos Rising Sun Travel & Tours
Perlis Flag of Malaysia.svg Yunus Alif Flag of Ghana.svg Emmanuel Okine Warriors
PDRM Flag of Malaysia.svg R. Nalathamby Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Afif Amiruddin Line 7
Pos Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg G. Torairaju Flag of Malaysia.svg Abdullah Yusoff Kappa Pos Malaysia
Sabah Ulster Banner.svg David McCreery Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Weston Adidas Grace One
Sarawak Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert Alberts Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Shahrol Saperi Starsports NAIM Holdings Berhad
Sime Darby Flag of Malaysia.svg Ismail Zakaria Flag placeholder.svg Kappa Sime Darby
SPA Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Nizam Jamil Flag of Malaysia.svg Sazali Suwandi Kappa
UiTM Flag of Malaysia.svg Azman Eusoff Flag placeholder.svg Umbro Ministry of Higher Education

Coaching changes

Pre-season

ClubOutgoing Head CoachDate of vacancyManner of departureIncoming Head CoachDate of appointment
Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg Razip Ismail 13 November 2012 [2] Signed by Harimau Muda B Flag of Slovakia.svg Stanislav Lievkosky 4 December 2012

Foreign players

ClubVisa 1Visa 2Asian Players
Betaria Flag of Slovakia.svg Tomáš Chovanec Flag of Kenya.svg Hillary Echesa None
Johor Flag of Argentina.svg Muriel Orlando Flag of Argentina.svg Ezaquiel Gallegos None
Kedah Flag of Chile.svg Nelson San Martín Flag of Croatia.svg Alen GućNone
Kuala Lumpur Flag of Cameroon.svg Kalle Sone None
Perlis Flag of Ghana.svg Denny Antwi Flag of Ghana.svg Emmanuel Okine None
PDRM Flag of Uganda.svg Edrisar Kaye Flag of The Gambia.svg Mohamadou Sumareh None
Pos Malaysia NoneNoneNone
Sabah Flag of France.svg Abdulfatah Safi Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Koh Traore None
Sarawak Flag of Cameroon.svg Guy Bwele Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Muamer Salibasic None
Sime Darby Flag of Croatia.svg Karlo Primorac Flag of Togo.svg Togaba Kontiwa Komlan None
SPA Flag of Cameroon.svg Joël Tchami Flag of France.svg Eddy Viator None
UiTM Flag of Nigeria.svg Koforowola Hameed Adewumi NoneNone

[ citation needed ]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Sarawak (C, P)2218404912+3758Promotion to 2014 Liga Super
2 Sime Darby (P)2217325112+3954
3 Johor 2214355823+3545
4 Kedah 2213363819+1942
5 Sabah 2293104246−430
6 Pos Malaysia 227692428−427
7 PDRM 2274114139+225
8 SPA 2265112938−923
9 UiTM 2265112235−1323
10 Perlis 2264122742−1522
11 Kuala Lumpur (R)2242162158−3714Relegation to 2014 Malaysia FAM League
12 Betaria (R)2224161363−5010
Updated to match(es) played on 05 July 2013. Source: fam.org and Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BET JHR KED KLU PDRM PER POS SAB SWK SDA SPA UIT
Betaria 0–20–03–21–31–11–11–40–10–60–20–1
Johor 43–21–05–12–16–11–16–11–20–05–12–0
Kedah 36–42–13–04–11–21–03–21–11–22–11–1
Kuala Lumpur 12–21–30–10–40–20–33–20–10–50–02–1
PDRM 15–42–32–04–12–31–13–31–110–23–30–0
Perlis 17–10–40–10–13–11–31–11–20–21–11–1
Pos Malaysia 14–00–21–53–20–10–11–00–31–11–11–0
Sabah 46–13–20–23–15–33–21–21–21–52–13–1
SWK 61–08–24–08–07–02–02–00–06–07–110–0
Sime Darby 53–01–02–15–13–24–12–03–10–02–12–0
Putrajaya SPA 10–31–31–21–31–04–21–02–41–11–00–1
UiTM 13–12–20–23–10–22–01–12–03–50–21–2
Updated to match(es) played on 05 July 2013. Source: Stadium Astro
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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