Liga Semi-Pro
Founded | 1989 |
---|---|
Folded | 1993 |
Country | Malaysia |
Other club(s) from | Brunei, Singapore |
Piala FA (from 1990) | |
TV partners | RTM |
Liga Semi-Pro (English: Semi-Pro League) was a semi-pro
During its inaugural season in 1989, 17 teams participated in the league divided into two divisions where nine teams were in Divisyen 1 and eight teams in Divisyen 2.[1] Under the new format, only the top six teams in Divisyen 1 and the Divisyen 2 champions and runners-up will be involved in the Piala Malaysia.[1] Piala Malaysia was played from the quarter-final stage, scheduled for November after the league was finished. The Piala Malaysia quarter-final and semi-final matches will be played on a home and away basis.[1]
The league was the nation's top-tier league until it was succeeded by the formation of Malaysian first professional football league, the
History
Origin
The concept of an annual competition between the states in Malaysia goes back more than 95 years. In 1967 the
This football league competition involving the representative sides of the state football associations was first held in Malaysia in 1979. When it began, it was intended primarily as a qualifying tournament for the final knock-out stages of the
Semi-Pro league system (1989–1993)
In early days, Malaysian football league system consist of amateur league before the changes in 1989 when it was known fully as the Liga Semi-Pro from 1989 to 1993.[1] The formation of Liga Semi-Pro in 1989 has introduced a two-tier division of football league in Malaysia.
Initially the only teams allowed to participate in the league were the state FA's sides, teams representing the
In 1989 to 1993, Liga Semi-Pro, the football league in Malaysia was divided into two levels:
- First Division: Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1
- Second Division: Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1
The inaugural season of Liga Semi-Pro consisted of nine teams in Divisyen 1 and eight teams in Divisyen 2. The Malaysian Police joined Divisyen 2 in 1990. Games were played on a home and away basis for about four months roughly between the end of April or early May and the end of August or early September.
For the first season three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss, but in subsequent seasons this was changed to a 2,1,0 basis. At the end of the League competition the top three placed teams in both Divisions received prize money while two were relegated/promoted and a play off was staged between the eighth placed team in Divisyen 1 and the third placed team in Divisyen 2. The top six teams in Divisyen 1 and top two in Divisyen 2 also proceeded to the quarter-finals of the Piala Malaysia.
1989 season
In its inaugural season, the league consist of teams as below.[1]
Divisyen 1: Pahang, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Kedah, Penang, Kelantan, Sarawak, Johor and Selangor.
League Table:-
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.Sarawak - 21 PTS
7.Singapore - 13 PTS
8.
9.
Divisyen 2:
Malacca, Armed Forces, Negri Sembilan, Perlis, Terengganu, Brunei, Sabah and Perak.
- Perlis(1989 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2 champions)
- Perak(Promoted to Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1)
- Sabah(Promoted to Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1)
- Terengganu
- Malacca
- Armed Forces
- Negeri Sembilan
Brunei
League Table:-
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.Brunei - 4 PTS
1990 season
In its second season, the league consist of teams as below.[9]
Divisyen 1:
League Table:-
1.
2.Singapore - 25 PTS
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.Sarawak - 5 PTS (Relegated to Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2)
Divisyen 2:
- Terengganu(1989 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2 champions)
- Kelantan(Promoted to Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1)
- Negeri Sembilan
- Armed Forces
- Malacca
- Penang
Brunei
- Police
League Table:-
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.Brunei - 8 PTS
8.
1991 season
In its third season, the league consist of teams as below.[10][11]
Divisyen 1:
- Johor(1991 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1 champions)
- Pahang
- Perak
- Kuala Lumpur
- Selangor
- Terengganu
- Sabah
Singapore (1991 Liga Semi-Pro relegation play-off)
- Kedah(Relegated to Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2)
- Kelantan(Relegated to Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2)
League Table:-
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.Singapore - 14 PTS (1991 Liga Semi-Pro relegation play-off) (Stay)
9.
10.
Divisyen 2:
League Table:-
1.
2.Sarawak - 18 PTS (Promoted to Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.Brunei - 10 PTS
8.
1992 season
In its fourth season, the league consist of teams as below.[12]
Divisyen 1:
League Table:-
1.
2.
3.
4.Sarawak - 19 PTS
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.Singapore - 13 PTS (1992 Liga Semi-Pro relegation)
10.
Divisyen 2:
- Kedah(1992 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2 champions)
- Penang(1992 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2 promotion)
- Kelantan(1992 Liga Semi-Pro promotion play-off)
- Police
- Perlis
Air Forces
Brunei
- Malacca
League Table:-
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.Air Forces - 10 PTS
7.Brunei - 10 PTS
8.
1993 season
In its last season, the league consist of teams as below.[13]
Divisyen 1:
- Kedah(1993 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1 champions)
Sarawak
- Perak
- Pahang
- Johor
- Kelantan
- Penang
- Terengganu
- Kuala Lumpur
- Negeri Sembilan
League Table:-
1.
2.Sarawak - 34 PTS
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Divisyen 2:
- Selangor(1989 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2 champions)
Singapore
- Sabah
Brunei
- Malacca
- Police
- Perlis
Air Forces
League Table:-
1.
2.Singapore - 34 PTS
3.
4.Brunei - 17 PTS
5.
6.
7.
8.Air Forces - 6 PTS
Champions
Below are the list of the semi-pro league top division champions from 1989 to 1993.[2]
Year | Champions (number of titles) |
Runners-up | Third place | Leading goalscorer | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | Selangor
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kedah
|
Zainal Abidin Hassan (Selangor) | 12
|
1990 | Selangor (2)
|
Singapore | Perak
|
Alistair Edwards (Singapore) | 13
|
1991 | Johor
|
Pahang
|
Perak
|
Abbas Saad (Johor) | 11
|
1992 | Pahang
|
Terengganu
|
Negeri Sembilan
|
Zainal Abidin Hassan (Pahang) | 12
|
1993 | Kedah
|
Sarawak | Perak
|
Mohd Hashim Mustapha (Kelantan) | 13
|
Below are the list of the semi-pro league second division champions from 1989 to 1993.[3]
Year | Champions (number of titles) |
Runners-up | Third place |
---|---|---|---|
1989 | Perlis
|
Perak
|
Sabah
|
1990 | Terengganu
|
Kelantan
|
Negeri Sembilan
|
1991 | Negeri Sembilan
|
Sarawak | Penang
|
1992 | Kedah
|
Penang
|
Kelantan
|
1993 | Selangor
|
Singapore | Sabah
|
See also
- Malaysian League
- Liga Malaysia (1982–1988)
- Liga Perdana (1994–97)
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