Liga Bolasepak Rakyat

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Liga Bolasepak Rakyat
2015 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat Logo.png
Founded2015
Folded2017
CountryMalaysia
Confederation AFC
Number of clubs108
Last champions Gua Musang (1st title)
(2017)
Most championships Kuching
Gua Musang
(1 title)
Website www.lbr.my

Liga Bolasepak Rakyat (English: Malaysia People's Football League) was the fourth-tier football league in Malaysia. The league was managed by the Liga Bolasepak Rakyat-Limited Liability Partnership (LBR-LLP) and it was an amateur-level competition. It was established in 2015 to provide an alternative entry point for young players. [1] The league has discontinued since 2017 and was replaced by the M4 League. [2]

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The last champion was Gua Musang, a club from East Zone which won the league in 2016–17 season. [2]

History

Liga Bolasepak Rakyat is an idea of the then Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah with an objective of developing football systematically, besides functioning as an institute to produce talented players for the national side. [3] [4] [5] The competition was opened to under-28 players, including five mandatory under-21. [6]

After a successful early stage, the FAM has approved the right of the league management to LBR-LLP for ten years, in order to develop lower league football. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [2] [12] The LBR-LLP had also announced a women's league as part of LBR effort to support women's football development in Malaysia. [13] [14] [15] [16] [16] [16]

Clubs

A total of 108 clubs out of more than 150 possible districts in the country participated in the Liga Bolasepak Rakyat for 2016–17 season. [17] The clubs were divided into 8 zones according to regional location.

Champions

SeasonChampionsRunners-upScore in final
2016 Kuching Padang Besar 3–1
2017 Gua Musang Serian (a) 2–2 [a]

Performance by club (2015–2017)

ClubWinnersRunners-up
Kuching 10
Gua Musang 10
Padang Besar 01
Serian 01
Tawau 10
Rantau Panjang-EJD 01

Performance by states (2015–2017)

ClubsWinnersRunners-up
Sarawak 11
Kelantan 11
Perlis 01
Kedah 00
Penang 00
Perak 00
Selangor 00
Negeri Sembilan 00
Malacca 00
Johor 00
Terengganu 00
Pahang 00
Sabah 10
Federal Territories 00

Notes

  1. ↑ For the 2016–17 season, the final was played over two legs. Gua Musang became the champion on away goals rule.

References

  1. ↑ "Liga Bola Sepak Rakyat (LBR) to revive interest at district level". Sports247. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Rudi Affendi Khalik. "Kuching buka langkah kanan dalam LBR 2016/17" (in Malay). Stadium Astro. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "LBR beri peluang kepada pemain tercicir". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Liga Bolasepak Rakyat. 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Tharshanan Manoharan (14 September 2015). "Liga Bolasepak Rakyat will unearth more talent – Najib Razak". Fourth Official. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "LBR pentas pembangunan bola sepak negara" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Eric Samuel (28 January 2016). "Liga Bolasepak Rakyat goes into the final swing". The Star . Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "FAM serah hak Liga Bola Sepak Rakyat (LBR) untuk 10 tahun" (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Rizal Hashim (7 March 2016). "Liga Bola Sepak Rakyat untuk anda" (in Malay). Stadium Astro. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "FAM puas hati penganjuran LBR". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 21 May 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "FAM serah hak Liga Bolasepak Rakyat untuk 10 tahun" (in Malay). Sports247. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Musim kedua LBR – Liga Bolasepak Rakyat dijadualkan pada 16 September 2016" (in Malay). Malaysian Football Coaches Association. 23 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  12. ↑ Rudi Affendi Khalik (8 September 2016). "108 pasukan sertai Liga Bolasepak Rakyat 2016" (in Malay). Stadium Astro. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Liga Bolasepak Rakyat to establish brand new league for women's football". Fourth Official. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Liga Bola Sepak Rakyat Untuk Wanita Mulai Tahun Depan" (in Malay). Bernama. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "LBR wanita bermula tahun depan" (in Malay). Bernama. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  16. 1 2 3 Ridauddin Daud (8 October 2016). "LBR lancar jersi untuk musim 2016/2017" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  17. ↑ Rudi Affendi Khalik (24 September 2016). "Sepak mula Liga Bolasepak Rakyat malam ini" (in Malay). Stadium Astro. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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