2011 Malaysia Premier League

Astro Liga Perdana Malaysia
Season 2011
Champions PKNS FC
Promoted PKNS FC, Sarawak FA
Relegated Sinar Dimaja Mai Sarah FC, Penang FA
Matches played 132
Goals scored 370 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorer 19 goals
Mohd Fitri Omar (Muar Municipal Council FC)
Biggest home win PKNS FC 7–0 Pos Malaysia FC
(18 April 2011)
Biggest away win Sinar Dimaja Mai Sarah FC 0–6 Harimau Muda U-19
(25 April 2011)
Highest scoring PDRM FA 5–3 Johor FA
(25 February 2011)
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2012 →

The 2011 Malaysia Premier League (also known as Astro Liga Super Malaysia 2011 in Malay and the Astro Premier League Malaysia due to the sponsorship from Astro) is the 8th season of the Premier League Malaysia since its rebranding from the previous format.

The league is currently the second-level football league of Malaysia. The season began on 31 January 2011, and will conclude on 29 July 2011. Felda United FC are the 2010 Malaysia Premier League champions and currently play in the top flight of Malaysian football, Malaysia Super League.

PKNS FC clinched the 2011 Premier League title on 20 May 2011, and first promotion spot to Super League, with a 2-0 win over Johor FA. The win gave them a 12-point unassailable lead over their nearest challenger, Sarawak FA with 3 games remaining.[1][2] Sarawak themselves secured the second promotion spot after the 4-1 win over USM FC on 23 May 2011, gaining an 8-point unassailable difference over nearest rivals Sime Darby FC with 2 games remaining.[3]

At the other end of the table, 2 Penang teams Sinar Dimaja Mai Sarah FC and Penang FA confirms their status as two last-placed teams in Premier League, which relegates them to 2012 FAM Cup competition, subject to confirmation from FAM.

Teams

A total of twelve teams will contest the league, including eight sides from the 2010 Malaysia Premier League season, two newly promoted teams from 2010 FAM Cup League and two relegated teams from the 2010 Malaysia Super League season.

Johor FA and Penang FA were relegated from 2010 Malaysia Premier League after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table. There was a plan to merge Johor FA and Johor FC so that Johor FA can still compete at the Malaysia's top league, Malaysia Super League. The plan was drop due to unknown reason.

2010 FAM Cup League Malaysia champions Sime Darby FC and runners-up Sinar Dimaja Mai Sarah FC secured direct promotion to the Malaysia Premier League.

Team summaries

Stadia

Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity1
ATM FA Selangor Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium 25,000
Johor FA Johor Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium 30,000
Harimau Muda U-19 Selangor Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium 25,000
Sime Darby FC Selangor Petaling Jaya Stadium 25,000
Muar Municipal Council FC Johor Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium 15,000
PDRM FA Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 30,000
PKNS FC Selangor Petaling Jaya Stadium 25,000
Pos Malaysia FC Selangor Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium 25,000
Penang FA Penang Negeri Pulau Pinang Stadium 40,000
Sarawak FA Sarawak Sarawak Stadium
Sarawak State Stadium2		 40,000
26,000
Sinar Dimaja Mai Sarah FC Penang Negeri Pulau Pinang Stadium 40,000
USM FC Penang USM Athletics Stadium 800+

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ATM FA Malaysia Hashim, ZahidZahid Hashim Malaysia Rozi, FatruraziFatrurazi Rozi Kappa
Johor FA Malaysia Mohamed, AzmiAzmi Mohamed Malaysia Adimel, Mohd AffandyMohd Affandy Adimel Joma Kulim Berhad
Harimau Muda B Malaysia Ibrahim, IsmailIsmail Ibrahim Malaysia Mohd Noor, Mohd Syafiq ShalihinMohd Syafiq Shalihin Mohd Noor Nike
Sime Darby FC Malaysia Zakaria, IsmailIsmail Zakaria Malaysia Ismail, Mohd NorMohd Nor Ismail Sime Darby
Muar Municipal Council FC Malaysia Joseph, JacobJacob Joseph Malaysia Abdul Kadir, ZainurinZainurin Abdul Kadir Kronos Interpacific
PDRM FA Malaysia Thaiyanathan, K.K. Thaiyanathan Malaysia Rusly, Mohd SaifulMohd Saiful Rusly
PKNS FC Malaysia Ibrahim, Abdul RahmanAbdul Rahman Ibrahim Malaysia Mohd Hashim, Mohd FadhilMohd Fadhil Mohd Hashim Kappa PKNS
Pos Malaysia FC Malaysia Mat Aris, Mat ZanMat Zan Mat Aris Malaysia Kram, ManopsakManopsak Kram Kika Pos Malaysia
Penang FA Malaysia Yusof, AhmadAhmad Yusof Malaysia Al Khalidi Ibrahim, Megat Amir FaisalMegat Amir Faisal Al Khalidi Ibrahim Eutag
Sarawak FA Netherlands Alberts, RobertRobert Alberts Malaysia Morshidi, ZamriZamri Morshidi StarSport Naim Homes
Sinar Dimaja Mai Sarah FC Malaysia Abdullah, Mohammad AdamMohammad Adam Abdullah Malaysia Mohd, ShahrulnizamShahrulnizam Mohd
USM FC Malaysia Veloo, S.S. Veloo Malaysia Mat Isa, Mohd Fariss AzlanMohd Fariss Azlan Mat Isa Joma USM & Asmana

Nike has produced a new match ball, named the T90 Tracer, which will be electric blue, black and white and also a high-visibility version in yellow. Additionally, Lotto will provide officials with new kits in black, yellow, and red for the season.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 PKNS FC (C) (P) 22 18 3 1 51 7 +44 57 Promotion to 2012 Malaysia Super League
2 Sarawak FA (P) 22 15 3 4 51 16 +35 48
3 PDRM FA 22 12 3 7 36 28 +8 39
4 Johor FA 22 11 3 8 37 25 +12 36
5 Sime Darby FC 22 10 5 7 22 12 +10 35
6 USM FC 22 11 2 9 32 30 +2 35
7 ATM FA 22 9 7 6 26 22 +4 34
8 Muar Municipal Council FC 22 8 4 10 29 42 −13 28
9 Pos Malaysia FC 22 7 6 9 26 36 −10 27
10 Harimau Muda B 22 5 5 12 24 28 −4 20
11 Sinar Dimaja Mai Sarah FC (R) 22 3 2 17 22 63 −41 11 Relegation to 2012 Malaysia FAM League
12 Penang FA (R) 22 1 1 20 14 61 −47 4

Updated to games played on 24 May 2011.
Source: Malaysia Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away ATM JHR HMBSDAMUARPDRMPKNPOSPENSWKNAVYUSM
ATM 2–1 1–0 0–3 3–0 0–1 2–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1
JHR 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 1–2
Harimau Muda B 0–2 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–0
Sime Darby 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–0
MUAR 3–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–1
PDRM 1–1 5–3 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–5 1–2 5–0 0–4 3–0 0–2
PKNS 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 7–0 1–0 2–0 6–0 4–0
POS 1–3 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–3 0–0 4–0 1–5 2–1 1–0
Penang 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–3 1–4 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–4 4–2 2–5
SWK 1–1 2–0 3–3 0–2 6–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 5–0 3–0 4–1
NAVY 0–0 2–5 0–6 2–1 4–3 1–2 1–5 0–5 3–0 0–3 2–3
USM 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–1 3–0 3–0 0–2 2–1

Updated to games played on 24 May 2011.
Source: Malaysia Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Up to matches played on 1 July 2011.[5][6]

Rank Scorer Club Goal
1 Malaysia Mohd Fitri Omar MUAR
19
2 Malaysia Bobby Gonzales SWK
16
3 Malaysia Norizam Salaman JHR
13
4 Malaysia Mohammad Khairul Akhyar Husain PKNS
11
Malaysia Mohd Failee Mohamad Ghazli USM
11
Malaysia Khairul Izuan Abdullah PDRM
11
7 Malaysia Fazuan Abdullah PDRM
9
Malaysia Zamri Morshidi SWK
9
Malaysia Muhammad Zamri Hassan @ Manap PKNS
9
Malaysia Mohd Azrif Nasrulhaq Badrul PKNS
9
11 Malaysia Ashri Chuchu SWK
8
Malaysia Irme Mat PKNS
8
Malaysia Muhammad Afzan Zainal Abidin USM
8
Malaysia V. Jaganathan ATM
8
Malaysia G. Puaneswaran POS
8
Malaysia Mohd Shoufiq Mohamad Khushaini JHR
8

Champions

Champions
PKNS FC
1st Title

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/bm/newssport.php?id=587972
  2. ↑ http://my.news.yahoo.com/selangor-pkns-win-league-three-games-hand-170409835.html
  3. ↑ http://www.theborneopost.com/?p=132393
  4. ↑ http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/2/7/sarawak/8011125&sec=sarawak
  5. ↑ http://www.malaysiansuperleague.com/mgs.asp?t=PL
  6. ↑ http://www.mpmuar.gov.my/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=89597a5b-fd3f-4d9a-8e88-9d17d97f9643&groupId=17921

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