2009 Malaysia Premier League
| Relegated | SDMS Kepala Batas |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 182 |
← 2007–08 → | |
The 2009 Liga Premier (English: 2009 Premier League), also known as the TM Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the sixth season of the
The season was held from 9 January and concluded on 2 August 2009.[1]
The
Liga Super as a second and third placed team in the league respectively. Kuala Lumpur
was later promoted to Liga Super too to keep the team number balanced after Kuala Muda Naza and UPB-MyTeam withdrawal from Super League for 2010 season.
Teams
The following teams will participate in the competition:
Sarawak¹- Sabah
- Johor
- Felda United
Proton- Harimau Muda
- Malacca
Shahzan Muda- PKNS
- Kuala Lumpur
- ATM
SDMS Kepala Batas²- T–Team²
MBJB²
¹ - Relegated from Liga FAM
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harimau Muda[a]
|
24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 16 | +33 | 62 | |
| 2 | T-Team
|
24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 11 | +47 | 57 | Promoted to Malaysia Super League |
| 3 | Johor
|
24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 51 | |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur[b]
|
24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 47 | |
| 5 | Proton | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 40 | Withdraw from league |
| 6 | Felda United
|
24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 37 | |
| 7 | PKNS
|
24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 31 | |
| 8 | Shahzan Muda | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 24 | |
| 9 | Sabah
|
24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 22 | |
| 10 | ATM
|
24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 52 | −33 | 21 | |
| 11 | Malacca
|
24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 18 | |
| 12 | Sarawak | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 15 | |
| 13 | SDMS Kepala Batas | 24 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 71 | −62 | 7 | Relegated to Malaysia FAM League
|
| 14 | MBJB[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified |
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Harimau Mudais a national developmental football team restricted to playing in the Premier League, therefore they were not promoted.
- Kuala Lumpur was later promoted to Super League to keep the team number balanced after Kuala Muda Naza and UPB-MyTeam withdrawal from Super Leaguefor 2010 season.
- ^ All games involving MBJB were declared null and void after the FAM competitions committee on Tuesday 24 March turned down MBJB’s appeal against the decision to expel them from the league for failure to settle insurance premium payments for their players and officials.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b c "Malaysia 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Eric Samuel (26 March 2009). "Johor side lose appeal against Premier League expulsion". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "FAM kick out Johor MBJB from M-League". thestar.com.my. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2018.