2014 Malaysia Super League
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| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Johor Darul Ta'zim 1st Super League title 1st Liga M title |
| Relegated | T-Team PKNS |
| AFC Champions League | Johor Darul Ta'zim (Qualifying play-off) |
| AFC Cup | Johor Darul Ta'zim Pahang |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 347 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Paulo Rangel (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sime Darby 4–0 Kelantan (15 April 2014) Sime Darby 4–0 Perak (14 Jun 2014) |
| Biggest away win | ATM 0–3 Terengganu (25 March 2014) Pahang 1–4 Terengganu (10 Jun 2014) |
| Highest scoring | Johor Darul Ta'zim 4–3 Terengganu (13 Jun 2014) |
| Longest winning run | 5 games Pahang (From Game 8 to Game 12) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 games Johor Darul Ta'zim (From Game 8 to Game 19) |
| Longest winless run | 11 games ATM |
| Longest losing run | 6 games Perak |
| Highest attendance | 70,000 Selangor 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim (24 May 2014) |
| Lowest attendance | 300 T-Team 1–1 Perak (22 March 2014) |
| Total attendance | 1,348,973 |
| Average attendance | 10,219 |
← 2013 2015 → All statistics correct as of 28 June 2014. | |
The 2014 Liga Super (English: 2014 Super League) also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons is the 11th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1]
The season was held from 17 January and concluded on 25 June 2014.[1]
The Liga Super champions for 2014 was Johor Darul Ta'zim.[1]
Major changes[edit]
The following are the key changes of 2014 Liga Super season as compared to the previous season:
- The 2014 Piala Sumbangsih match between LionsXII and Pahang will also be a Liga Super match. Results of the 90-minute match will be counted towards the league table classification. The last time this happened was during the 2011 Liga Super season.
- Goal-line referees will be introduced in selected matches during the season, and will be fully implemented for all matches in the 2015 Liga Super season if the feedback is positive.[2]
- A total of 4 foreign players can be registered by Liga Super teams, including at least one player from AFC countries. A maximum of 3 foreign players can be fielded at one time in a match. The announcement was made by FAM during the exco meeting in November 2013, following a decision to upgrade the foreign players quota from 2 in 2013 to 3 in the April 2013 meeting.[3]
Teams[edit]
A total of 12 teams compete in the 2014 season which includes the top 10 teams that participated in the 2013 season and champions and runners-up of the 2013 Liga Premier.
Felda United and Negeri Sembilan were relegated at the end of the 2013 Liga Super season after finishing in the bottom place of the league table.
2012 Liga Premier unbeaten champions Sarawak and runners-up Sime Darby secured direct promotion to the Liga Super.
| Team | Team Based | Stadium | Capacity1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATM | Selayang | Selayang Stadium | 20,000 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Bahru | Larkin Stadium | 30,000 |
| Kelantan | Kota Bharu | Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium | 22,000 |
| LionsXII | Singapore | Jalan Besar Stadium2 | 8,000 |
| Pahang | Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 40,000 |
| Perak | Ipoh | Perak Stadium | 60,000 |
| PKNS | Petaling Jaya | MBPJ Stadium | 25,000 |
| Sarawak | Kuching | Sarawak State Stadium | 26,000 |
| Selangor | Shah Alam | Shah Alam Stadium3 | 80,372 |
| Sime Darby | Kuala Lumpur | Selayang Stadium | 20,000 |
| T-Team | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000 |
| Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000 |
- 1 Correct as of end of 2013 Liga Super season
- 2 LionsXII uses the Bishan Stadium until the end of January 2014 due to renovation work being done at Jalan Besar Stadium.[4]
- 3 Selangor uses the MBPJ Stadium until 25 February 2014 due to renovation work being done at Shah Alam Stadium.[5]
Stadiums and locations[edit]
Locations of teams in the 2014 Liga Super
Personnel and sponsoring[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATM |  B. Sathianathan | Hairuddin Omar | Lotto | Ecobumi Archived 3 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Johor DT |  Bojan Hodak | Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak | Nike | Country Garden |
| Kelantan |  George Boateng | Badhri Radzi | Warriors | Hotlink |
| LionsXII |  Fandi Ahmad | Safuwan Baharudin | Nike | StarHub |
| Pahang | Zainal Abidin Hassan | Mohd Razman Roslan | Puma | Aras Kuasa |
| Perak | Abu Bakar Fadzim | Mohammad Hardi Jaafar | Joma | Lembaga Air Perak |
| PKNS | Wan Jamak | Helmi Remeli | Lotto | PKNS |
| Sarawak | Robert Alberts | Joseph Kalang Tie | Starsports | Sarawak Energy |
| Selangor |  Mehmet Durakovic | Bunyamin Umar | Kappa | Selangor |
| Sime Darby | Ismail Zakaria | Juzaili Samion | Kappa | Sime Darby |
| T-Team | Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah | Mohd Marzuki Yusof | Line 7 | EPIC |
| Terengganu | Abdul Rahman Ibrahim | Ismail Faruqi Asha'ri | Umbro | Desa Murni Batik |
Kits[edit]
| ATM | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Kelantan | LionsXII | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
          Home |    Away |      Home |      Away |    Alternate |      Home |      Away |      Home |     Away |      Alternate |
| Kit Manufacturer: Lotto | Kit Manufacturer: Nike | Kit Manufacturer: Warriors | Kit Manufacturer: Nike | ||||||
| Main Sponsor: Ecobumi Archived 3 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine | Main Sponsor: Country Garden | Main Sponsor: Hotlink | Main Sponsor: StarHub | ||||||
| Pahang | Perak | PKNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
   Home |     Away |     Alternate |    Home |    Away |    Alternate |     Home |     Away |     Alternate |
| Kit Manufacturer: Puma | Kit Manufacturer: Joma | Kit Sponsor: Lotto | ||||||
| Main Sponsor: Resort World | Main Sponsor: Lembaga Air Perak | Main Sponsor: PKNS | ||||||
| Sarawak | Selangor | Sime Darby | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
     Home |     Away |    Alternate |     Home |     Away |  Alternate |  Home |    Away |
| Kit Manufacturer: Starsports[permanent dead link] | Kit Manufacturer: Kappa | Kit Manufacturer: Kappa | |||||
| Main Sponsor: Sarawak Energy | Main Sponsor: Selangor | Main Sponsor: Sime Darby | |||||
| T-Team FC | Terengganu | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
    Home |    Away |   Alternate |    Home |   Away |
| Kit Manufacturer: Line7 | Kit Manufacturer: Umbro | |||
| Main Sponsor: EPIC | Main Sponsor: Desa Murni Batik | |||
Coaching changes[edit]
- Except for the two promoted teams Sime Darby FC and Sarawak FA, all other teams have new head coaches at the start of the season.
| Team | Outgoing Head Coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johor DT | Fandi Ahmad | Resigned | 19 August 2013[6] |  César Ferrando | 21 October 2013[7] |
| Selangor | Irfan Bakti | Resigned | 28 August 2013[8] | Mehmet Durakovic | 31 October 2013[9] |
| Terengganu | E. Elavarasan | End of contract | 1 October 2013[10] | Abdul Rahman | 9 October 2013[11] |
| LionsXII | V. Sundramoorthy | End of contract | 7 October 2013[12] | Fandi Ahmad | 7 December 2013[13] |
| Perak | Azraai Khor | Resigned | 21 October 2013[14] | Abu Bakar Fadzim | 22 October 2013[15] |
| PKNS | Abdul Rahman | End of contract | 30 October 2013[11] | Wan Jamak | 10 October 2013[16] |
| Kelantan | Bojan Hodak | End of contract | 15 November 2013[17] |  Steve Darby | 15 November 2013[18] |
| T-Team | Che Ku Marzuki | End of contract | November 2013 | Azraai Khor | 13 November 2013[19] |
| Pahang | Dollah Salleh | End of contract | November 2013[20] | Ron Smith | November 2013 |
| Pahang | Ron Smith | End of contract | 6 March 2014[21] | Zainal Abidin Hassan (interim) | 6 March 2014 |
| Kelantan | Steve Darby | Relieved | 15 April 2014 | Hashim Mustapha (interim) | 15 April 2014 |
| Johor DT | César Ferrando | Relieved | April 2014 | Bojan Hodak (interim) | April 2014 |
| Kelantan | Hashim Mustapha (interim) | End of interim | April 2014 | George Boateng | April 2014 |
Foreign players[edit]
Note:
- LionsXII will not be permitted to have any foreign players as it is intended to remain as a development team for Singaporean players.[22]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 44 | 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off |
| 2 | Selangor | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 41 | |
| 3 | Pahang | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 37 | 2015 AFC Cup group stage[a] |
| 4 | Terengganu | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 36 | |
| 5 | Sime Darby | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 31 | |
| 6 | Kelantan | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 31 | |
| 7 | Sarawak | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 30 | |
| 8 | LionsXII[b] | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 28 | |
| 9 | Perak | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 26 | |
| 10 | ATM | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 24 | |
| 11 | T–Team | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 24 | Relegation to 2015 Liga Premier |
| 12 | PKNS | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 18 |
Source: RSSSF, FAM Official Site, Astro Arena
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:
- ^ Qualified as 2014 Piala FA winners
- ^ LionsXII are not eligible for any AFC competition spots
Results[edit]
Fixtures and Results of the Liga Super 2014 season.
Week 1[edit]
| 17 January | Pahang  | 1–0 | LionsXII | Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Conti  57' Hafiz  85' | Isa 39' Zulfahmi 66' | Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Mohd. Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Johor) |
| 18 January | Selangor  | 2–0 |  T-Team | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kelana Jaya, Selangor |
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | Rangel 65', 72' Rizal 56' Gurusamy 90+4' | Fábio 22' Azrul 41' Hattaphon 47' Faizal 69' | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Muhd. Zamzaidi Katimin (Melaka) |
| 18 January | Johor Darul Ta'zim  | 2–0 |  Perak | Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Larkin, Johor |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Amri 39' Fazly 58' Baihakki 80' Figueroa 88' | Raffi 26' 85'  Kafando 52' Tuah 65' | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Melaka) |
| 18 January | Terengganu | 2–1 | PKNS | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Barry 22', 66' Nordin 55' | Hamka 18' Fauzan 27' | Attendance: 9,600 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Johor) |
| 18 January | ATM  | 2–0 |  Sarawak | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Marlon 16' Christie 35' Norfazly 45+1' Rezal 52' | Hairol 73' | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Wan Mohd Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim (Selangor) |
| 18 January | Kelantan  | 2–1 |  Sime Darby | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Ghaddar 60', 81' (pen.) Amar 83' | Fadzli 8' Dzulfahmi 41' Kamarul 56' | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin (Pulau Pinang) |
Week 2[edit]
| 24 January | PKNS | 1–0 | ATM | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Patrick 73' Nazmi 88' Shahrul 90+4' | Reuben 32' Dilevski 52' Venice 56' | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mohd. Zamzaidi Katimin (Melaka) |
| 25 January | LionsXII | 2–1 | Selangor | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |
| 19:45 UTC+08:00 | Shakir 4' 44' Safuwan 40' Faritz 84' Khairul 90+5' 90+6' | Kunanlan 30' Fitri 58' | Attendance: 6,108 |
| 25 January | Sarawak | 0–1 | Kelantan | Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Janjuš 14' | Forkey Doe 9' 90+1' Fakri 20' Nazri 37' | Attendance: 22,000 |
| 25 January | Perak | 1–0 | Terengganu | Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Perak |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Eliel 90+3' | Farhan 44' Zairo 61' Bikana 74' | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin (Pulau Pinang) |
| 25 January | T-Team | 1–0 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Khairan 22' Hasbullah 41' Shahril 58' Wanggai 72' | Fazly 52' Aimar 74' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Wan Mohd Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim (Selangor) |
| 25 January | Sime Darby | 1–0 | Pahang | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Fahrul 50' 59' Prabakaran 64' Sharofetdinov 83' Firdaus 85' Mensah 90+4' | Azamuddin 50' Conti 59' Razman 90+4' | Attendance: 4,000 |
Week 3[edit]
| 28 January | Selangor | 1–0 | Pahang | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kelana Jaya, Selangor |
| 16:45 UTC+08:00 | Rangel 56' Juninho 75' | Saiful Nizam 30' Stewart 61' | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mohd. Zohri Tajuddin |
| 28 January | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2–2 | LionsXII | Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Larkin, Johor |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Figueroa 28' Aimar 42' Fazly 80' | Isa 9' Afiq 41' Khairul 67' Hafiz Sujad 69' | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mohd. Amirul Izwan Yaakub |
| 28 January | Terengganu | 2–0 | T-Team | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Márcio 45+3' Ashaari 59' | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar (Kuala Lumpur) |
| 28 January | ATM | 1–0 | Perak | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Arostegui 19' 56' Riduwan 59' Affize 84' Amirizwan 90+3' | Hardi 14' Nasir 78' Zayar Win 84' Azmeer 90+3' | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Samsudin Ibrahim (Terengganu) |
| 28 January | Kelantan | 1–2 | PKNS | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Fakri 30' 68' Ghaddar 51' | Fauzan 40' Aminuddin 42' Ghani 50' Nazmi 66' Zulharis 90+7' | Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Johor) |
| 28 January | Sarawak | 3–0 | Sime Darby | Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Joseph 12' (pen.) Janjuš 21' Zamri 45' Gyepes 45+5' (pen.) | Juzaili 11' 82' Farid 45+3' Fahrul 45+4' Prabakaran 65' | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mohd Zamzaidi Katimin (Melaka) |
Week 4[edit]
| 07 February | PKNS | 0–2 | Sarawak | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Alyy 20' Nazmi 51' | Janjuš 9' Gyepes 16' Lot Hassan 54' Rasyid 62' | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar (Kuala Lumpur) |
| 07 February | Pahang | 3–2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Razman 12' Conti 13' Fauzi 48' Hafiz 61' 90+3' | Amri 3' Nazrin 25' Figueroa 35' Aimar 45+2' Safee 73' Safiq 80' | Attendance: 35,000 |
| 08 February | LionsXII | 0–0 | Terengganu | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |
| 19:45 UTC+08:00 | Quak 40' | Barry 9' Mazlizam 48' Fakhrurazi 72' | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Wan Mohd Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim (Selangor) |
| 08 February | Perak | 2–1 | Kelantan | Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Perak |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Sukri Hamid 13' 86' Tuah 52' Asyraf 78' 79' | Nazri 20' Shawky 55' Zaharulnizam 81' | Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Mohd. Zamzaidi Katimin (Melaka) |
| 08 February | T-Team | 2–2 | ATM | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Azlan 13' Khairan 30' 90+1' Syuhiran 86' | Norfazly 40' Bruno 60' Fitri Omar 63' Hairuddin 90+2' | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Johor) |
| 08 February | Sime Darby | 1–2 | Selangor | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Failee 2' 13' Sharofetdinov 43' Fairuz 72' | Rangel 40', 85' | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Melaka) |
Week 5[edit]
| 14 February | PKNS | 0–0 | Sime Darby | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Syukur 65' Nazrul 82' | Attendance: 800 Referee: Mohd Fairuzi Mat Desa |
| 15 February | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4–1 | Selangor | Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Larkin, Johor |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Baihakki 13' 45+2' Hariss 34' Nurul Azwan 52' Figueroa 53' Fadhli 60' | Kunanlan 65' Rangel 77' (pen.) Shukur 80' Bunyamin 90+1' | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Muhd. Nazmi Nasaruddin (Pulau Pinang) |
| 15 February | Terengganu | 2–0 | Pahang | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Karlović 21' Márcio 65' Ismail Faruqi 70' 77' | Rehman 44' Nwakaeme 55' Faizol 87' | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar (Kuala Lumpur) |
| 15 February | ATM | 1–2 | LionsXII | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Amirizwan 4' | Khairul 47' Zulfahmi 87' Afiq 90+2' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Melaka) |
| 15 February | Kelantan | 3–0 | T-Team | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Obinna 13' Shawky 32' Badhri 45' Ghaddar 84' Faizol Nazlin 90+1' | Khairan 55' Evaldo 59' Faizal 87' | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Mohd. Amirul Izwan Yaakub |