2017 Malaysia Premier League
The 2017 Liga Premier (English: 2017 Premier League), also known as the
The season started on 20 January and concluded on 27 October 2017.[1]
Teams, stadiums, and personnel
Teams
A total of 12 teams contested the league, including 8 sides from the
Teams changes
Promoted from Liga FAM
Relegated from Liga Super
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Promoted to Liga Super
Relegated to Liga FAM
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Stadia and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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ATM
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Tanjung Malim
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Proton City Stadium | 5,000 |
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Pasir Gudang | Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
Kuantan | Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 40,000 |
Kuala Lumpur
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Selayang | Selayang Stadium
|
11,098 |
MIFA
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Petaling Jaya | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
Negeri Sembilan
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Paroi | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | 40,000 |
PDRM
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Krubong | Hang Jebat Stadium | 40,000 |
Perlis
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Kangar | Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium | 20,000 |
PKNP
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Ipoh | Perak Stadium | 42,500 |
Sabah
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Kota Kinabalu | Likas Stadium | 35,000 |
Terengganu
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Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000 |
UiTM
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Shah Alam | UiTM Stadium | 6,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Coach | Captain | Kit | Sponsor |
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ATM | Azhar Abdullah | Venice Elphi | Admiral | Malaysian Armed Forces |
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Benjamin Mora
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Nicolás Fernández
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Nike | Forest City |
Kuantan | Zulhamizan Zakaria | Malik Ariff
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SkyHawk | Kuantan FC Holding |
Kuala Lumpur | Fábio Maciel
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Helmi Remeli | Fawz | JL99 Group & EKOVEST |
MIFA | Jacob Joseph | K. Nanthakumar | Umbro | MIFA |
Negeri Sembilan | Asri Ninggal | Nasriq Baharom | Mizuno
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Matrix Concepts |
PDRM | Fauzi Pilus | Safuwan Baharudin | Line 7 | Forca |
Perlis | Syamsul Saad | Alafi Mahmud
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Carino | Daily Fresco |
PKNP | Abu Bakar Fadzim | Shahrel Fikri | Puma SE
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Perak Corp. |
Sabah | Jelius Ating | Rawilson Batuil | Carino | Sabah Energy Corp & Asian Supply Base |
Terengganu | Irfan Bakti Abu Salim | Abdul Latiff Suhaimi
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Kobert | Chicken Cottage |
UiTM | Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail | Afif Asyraf Zabawi[2] | Umbro | Soaring Upwards |
Coaching changes
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
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Kuala Lumpur | Ismail Zakaria | Resigned | 23 November 2016 [3] | Pre-season | Wanderley da Silva | 1 December 2016 [4] |
Sabah | Johnny Dominicus | Demote to assistant head coach | 25 November 2016 | Steve Vilmiaire | 25 November 2016 [5] | |
Perlis | Dollah Salleh | End of contract | 30 November 2016 | Razip Ismail | ||
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Benjamin Mora
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Promoted to JDT I | 18 January 2017 [6] | Hamzani Omar | 18 January 2017 | |
Kuala Lumpur | Wanderley da Silva | 6th | Fábio Maciel[7]
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Perlis | Razip Ismail | Resigned | 4 March 2017 | 12th | Syamsul Saad[8] | 7 March 2017 |
Sabah | Steve Vilmiaire | Resigned | 19 March 2017 | 11th | Jelius Ating[9] | 19 March 2017 |
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Hamzani Omar | Rested | 19 June 2017 | 6th | Benjamin Mora
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19 June 2017 |
Foreign players
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.
- ^2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II swop the strikers with Johor Darul Ta'zim
Half-Malaysian players
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Samuel Somerville | Daniel Ting | Ernest Wong Wen Hao |
Results
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Kuala Lumpur
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22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 47 | Promotion to Super League |
2 | Terengganu
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22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 47 | |
3 | PKNP
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22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 46 | |
4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 41 | |
5 | Negeri Sembilan
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22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 41 | Promotion to Super League |
6 | UiTM
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22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 33 | |
7 | Sabah
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22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 30 | |
8 | PDRM
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22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 25 | |
9 | Kuantan | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 16 | |
10 | MISC-MIFA
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22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 14 | |
11 | ATM
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22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 14[a] | Relegation to FAM League
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12 | Perlis
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22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 55 | −33 | 12[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ ATM and Perlis was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to only reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for ATM.
- ^ ATM and Perlis was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to lift the transfer ban and reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for Perlis.