2004 Malaysia Super League

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Pahang)
2003

The 2004 Liga Super (English: 2004 Super League) also known as the Dunhill Liga Super, is the inaugural season of the

Liga Super, the new top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1]

The season was held from 14 February and concluded on 14 August 2004. This league participated by 8 teams, six west teams and two east teams, Sabah and Sarawak.

2009 season
.

The highest scoring match of the season was

Kedah
on 31 July 2004.

A plus point was the surprisingly strong finish of club side Public Bank. At this time, the Football Association of Malaysia were trying to promote clubs as the future of Malaysian football.

Stadium and locations

Locations of teams in the 2004 Liga Super
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Kedah
Alor Setar Darul Aman Stadium 32,387
Pahang
Kuantan Darul Makmur Stadium 40,000
Penang
Batu Kawan Penang State Stadium 40,000
Perak
Ipoh Perak Stadium 35,000
Perlis
Kangar Utama Stadium 20,000
Selangor Public Bank Selangor
Selayang Stadium
20,000
Sabah Sabah Kota Kinabalu Likas Stadium 30,000
Sarawak Sarawak Kuching Sarawak Stadium 40,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Pahang
(C)
21 14 5 2 48 29 +19 47 Qualification to AFC Cup group stage and ASEAN Club Championship
2 Public Bank 21 11 5 5 38 29 +9 38
3
Perlis
21 10 6 5 41 30 +11 36
4
Perak
21 10 6 5 35 27 +8 36 Qualification to AFC Cup group stage[a]
5
Penang
21 8 3 10 29 38 −9 27
6 Sabah 21 4 5 12 22 35 −13 17
7 Sarawak (R) 21 3 7 11 28 38 −10 16 Relegation to
Liga Premier
8
Kedah
(R)
21 4 3 14 30 45 −15 15
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Season statistics

Pahang, the 2004 Liga Super champion

Top scorers

Position Players Teams/Clubs Goals
1 Malaysia Indra Putra Mahayuddin
Pahang FA
15
2 Liberia Frank Seator
Perak FA
14
3 Argentina Gustavo Fuentes
Brazil Tavares
Kedah FA
11
5 Russia Vyacheslav Melnikov
Penang FA
10
6
Phillimon Chipeta
Malaysia Yusri Che Lah
Perlis FA
9

References

  1. ^ a b c [1] 2004 Liga Super