2015 Malaysia Super League

Liga Super
Season2015
Dates31 January - 22 August 2015
ChampionsJohor Darul Ta'zim
2nd Super League title
2nd Liga M title
RelegatedATM
Sime Darby
AFC Champions LeagueJohor Darul Ta'zim
(play-off)
AFC CupJohor Darul Ta'zim
Selangor
Matches120
Goals369 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorerDramane Traore
(20 goals)
Biggest home winSelangor 4 – 0 LionsXII
(18 April 2015)[1]
Biggest away winKelantan 0 – 4 PDRM
(21 February 2015)
Highest scoringLionsXII 5 – 3 PDRM
(7 February 2015)[1]
PDRM 3 – 5 Pahang
(20 June 2015)
Felda United 4 – 4 Selangor
(20 June 2015)
Longest winning run7 games
Pahang
(From Game 6 to Game 12)
Longest unbeaten run10 games
Pahang
(From Game 6 to Game 16)
Longest winless run8 games
Sime Darby
(From Game 1 to Game 8)
Longest losing run7 games
Sime Darby
(From Game 2 to Game 8 )
Highest attendance25,100[2]
Johor Darul Ta'zim
1–0
Felda United
(3 May 2015)
Lowest attendance0[2]
Terengganu
0–1
Johor Darul Ta'zim
(20 Jun 2015)
Total attendance1,224,896
Average attendance9,280
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2016 →
All statistics correct as of 13 August 2015.

The 2015 Liga Super (English: 2015 Super League) is the 12th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[3]

The season was held from 31 January and concluded in 22 August 2015.[3]

The Liga Super champions for 2015 was Johor Darul Ta'zim.[3]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division.

Teams

A total of 12 teams compete in the 2015 season which includes the top 10 teams that participated in the 2014 season and champions and runners-up of the 2014 Liga Premier.

T-Team and PKNS were relegated at the end of the 2014 Liga Super season after finishing in the bottom place of the league table.

2014 Liga Premier unbeaten champions PDRM and runners-up Felda United secured direct promotion to the Liga Super.

TeamTeam BasedStadiumCapacity1
ATMSerembanTuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium40,000
Felda UnitedSelayangSelayang Stadium11,098
Johor Darul Ta'zimJohor BahruLarkin Stadium30,000
KelantanKota BharuSultan Mohammad IV Stadium22,000
LionsXIISingaporeJalan Besar Stadium8,000
PahangKuantanDarul Makmur Stadium40,000
PDRMShah AlamShah Alam Stadium80,372
PerakIpohPerak Stadium42,500
SarawakKuchingSarawak Stadium26,000
SelangorShah AlamShah Alam Stadium80,372
Sime DarbyShah AlamSelayang Stadium11,098
TerengganuKuala TerengganuSultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium250,000

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of teams in the 2015 Liga Super

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.

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
ATMMalaysia Azhar AbdullahMalaysia Hairuddin OmarWarrix SportsEco Bumi
Felda UnitedMalaysia Irfan BaktiMalaysia Shukor AdanPumaFELDA & KPF [permanent dead link]
Johor Darul Ta'zimArgentina Mario GómezMalaysia Safiq RahimNikeCountry Garden
KelantanMalaysia Zahasmi IsmailMalaysia Badhri RadziWarriorsChengal Jati & Kicap Adabi
LionsXIISingapore Fandi AhmadSingapore Izwan MahbudNikeStarhub
PahangMalaysia Zainal Abidin HassanMalaysia Razman RoslanPumaAras Kuasa (home), Resorts World (away)
PDRMMalaysia Mohd Fauzi PilusMalaysia Muslim AhmadLine 7Perkasa Jauhari Archived 18 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
PerakMalaysia M. KarathuMalaysia Nasir BasharudinAl- IkhsanPerak Agro & Casuarina Hotels
SarawakMalaysia K. RajagopalMalaysia Joseph Kalang TieStarsportSarawak Energy
SelangorAustralia Mehmet DurakovicMalaysia Shahrom KalamKappaMenteri Besar Incorporated
Sime DarbyMalaysia Ismail ZakariaSerbia Ivan DragičevićKappaSime Darby
TerengganuMalaysia Ahmad YusoffMalaysia Nordin AliasUmbroLadang Rakyat

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing Head CoachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming Head CoachDate of appointment
PerakMalaysia Abu Bakar FadzimDemotion to assistant head coach[5]16 September 2014Croatia Vjeran Simunic16 September 2014
PerakCroatia Vjeran SimunicContract terminated[6]1 January 2015Malaysia M. Karathu1 January 2015

Foreign players

ClubVisa 1Visa 2Visa 3Visa 4 (Asian)Former
ATMNigeria Obinna NwaneriNigeria Abdulafees AbdulsalamHonduras Jerry PalaciosAustralia Mario Karlovic-
Felda UnitedSerbia Bojan MiladinovicLiberia Zah Rahan KrangarBrazil Thiago AugustoAustralia Ndumba MakecheLiberia Edward Junior Wilson
Johor Darul TakzimBrazil Marcos AntônioArgentina Patito Rodríguez Argentina Luciano Figueroa Singapore Hariss HarunArgentina Jorge Pereyra Díaz

Sierra Leone Alhaji Kamara

KelantanBrazil GilmarNigeria Austin Amutu Colombia Erwin CarrilloAustralia Jonathan McKainLiberia Isaac Pupo
Cameroon Emmanuel Kenmogne
LionsXIINANANANANA
PahangJamaica Damion StewartArgentina Matías ContiNigeria Dickson NwakaemePakistan Zesh Rahman-
PDRMPortugal Jaime Bragança The Gambia Mohamadou SumarehMali Dramane TraoréMaldives Ali AshfaqNigeria Onorionde Kughegbe
PerakBrazil Thiago JunioJamaica Horace JamesBrazil Charles ChadSouth Korea Namkung WoongBrazil Marco Tulio
SarawakLiberia Patrick Gerhardt Montenegro Ivan FatićRepublic of Ireland Billy MehmetAustralia Ryan GriffithsNetherlands Ronald Hikspoors
SelangorAustralia Robert CornthwaiteBrazil Leandro Dos SantosBrazil Guilherme de PaulaIndonesia Andik Vermansyah-
Sime DarbySerbia Ivan DragicevicSerbia Marko PerovicSerbia Nemanja VidakovicAustralia Reinaldo MineiroUzbekistan Dilshod Sharofetdinov
TerengganuCameroon Vincent BikanaArgentina Gustavo LópezBrazil Paulo RangelCanadaJapan Issey Nakajima-Farran Lebanon Hassan Chaito

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Johor Darul Ta'zim (C)2214443618+1846Qualification to AFC Champions League qualifying preliminary round 2
2Selangor2211654328+1539Qualification to AFC Cup group stage[a]
3Pahang2213544329+1438[b]
4Terengganu2212284033+738
5Felda United2210663626+1036
6PDRM2211294239+335
7LionsXII[c]229673632+433End of MOU saw club dissolved at the end of the season.
8Perak2284103233−128
9Kelantan2284103438−428
10Sarawak2247112840−1219
11ATM (R)2225152147−2611Qualification to the Relegation play-off
12Sime Darby (R)2217142048−2810Relegation to Liga Premier
Source: FAM Official Site, Astro Arena
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Lions XII, who won the 2015 Piala FA, are a side managed by the Football Association of Singapore and thus ineligible to represent Malaysia in continental competition, the 2015 Liga Super runners-up will be chosen to represent Malaysia in the AFC Cup.
  2. ^ Pahang was docked 6 points due to involvement in the delay in the process of solving the problem of salary and compensation by the former imports season 2013, Mohamed Borji.
  3. ^ LionsXII are not eligible for any AFC competition spots

Results

Home \ AwayATMFELJDTKELLNSPHGPRKPDRMSWKSELSDATRG
ATM0–40–10–21–11–00–23–11–11–31–11–5
Felda United2–12–10–00–00–11–43–23–34–42–21–0
Johor Darul Ta'zim2–11–03–11–02–04–12–12–13–14–02–0
Kelantan5–10–14–12–00–21–00–44–32–12–21–2
LionsXII3–12–10–03–04–22–15–31–01–13–01–1
Pahang2–02–21–15–33–21–01–03–11–12–03–2
Perak2–10–22–10–02–21–11–33–10–22–02–3
PDRM3–21–01–01–32–13–53–21–01–41–13–1
Sarawak1–10–20–23–22–10–01–12–31–12–13–1
Selangor3–21–01–13–04–01–31–21–12–03–22–0
Sime Darby1–00–31–11–11–22–41–31–41–11–30–2
Terengganu2–21–30–12–14–23–12–11–04–22–02–1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 2015. Source: Liga Super 1, Liga Super 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayer[7]ClubGoals
1Mali Dramane TraorePDRM20
2Liberia Patrick Ronaldinho WlehPKNS16
3Argentina Matias ContiPahang12
Argentina Luciano FigueroaJohor Darul Ta'zim
4Maldives Ali AshfaqPDRM10
Republic of Ireland Billy MehmetSarawak
6Brazil Chad SouzaPerak9
South Korea Namkung WoongPerak
Nigeria Dickson NwakaemePahang
Canada Issey Nakajima-FarranTerengganu
10Brazil Paulo RangelTerengganu8
Singapore Faris RamliLionsXII
Malaysia Afiq AzmiSelangor
Brazil Guilherme de PaulaSelangor

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Mali Dramane TraorePDRMLionsXII3 – 57 February 2015[1]
Brazil Charles ChadPerakFelda United1 – 44 April 2015
Malaysia Mohd Afiq AzmiSelangorLionsXII4 – 018 April 2015
Argentina Matías ContiPahangPDRM3 – 520 June 2015

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1Malaysia Farizal MarliasJohor Darul Ta'zim9
2Malaysia Khairul Azhan KhalidPahang7
3Malaysia Khairul Fahmi Che MatKelantan5
4Malaysia Mohd Zamir SelamatPerak3
Malaysia Badrulzaman Abdul HalimPDRM
5Malaysia Sharbinee AllaweeTerengganu1
Malaysia Mohd Fairul Azwan ShahrullaiFelda United
Malaysia Mohd Farizal HarunFelda United
Singapore Izwan MahbudLionsXII
Malaysia Mohd Fadzley RahimSarawak

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Marcos António for Johor Darul Ta'zim against Pahang (37th minutes, 21:12 UTC+8) (31 January 2015)
  • Fastest goal of the season: 17 seconds (Ahmad Fakri Saarani); Kelantan 1–2 Terengganu (8 August 2015)
  • Fastest hat-trick of the season: 15 minutes (Afiq Azmi); Selangor 4–0 LionsXII (18 April 2015)
  • Largest winning margin: 4 goals
    • Selangor 4 – 0 LionsXII (18 April 2015)
  • Highest scoring game: 8 goals
    • LionsXII 5–3 PDRM (7 February 2015)[1]
    • PDRM 3–5 Pahang (20 June 2015)
    • Felda United 4–4 Selangor (20 June 2015)
    • Pahang 5–3 Kelantan (12 August 2015/)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
    • LionsXII 5–3 PDRM (7 February 2015)[1]
    • PDRM 3–5 Pahang (20 June 2015)
    • Pahang 5–3 Kelantan (12 August 2015)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
    • LionsXII 5–3 PDRM (7 February 2015)[1]

Awards

Monthly awards

The player of the month award will be given monthly. It were given by Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia (PFAM) starting May 2015. Five players will be pick each month by PFAM and will be shown on their official websites. The player will be voted in a survey and the player with the most vote will be picked as PFAM Player Of The Month.

MonthPlayer of the MonthReference
ClubPlayer
February – –
March – –
April – –
MayWan ZaharulnizamKelantan[8]
JuneNurridzuan Abu HassanPerak[9]
JulyLuciano FigueroaJohor Darul Ta'zim[10]
AugustIssey Nakajima-FarranTerengganu[11]

Attendances

Crowd Attendance for all venues

HOMEAWAYATTENDANCE
ATMFELJDTKELLIONSPHGPRKPDRMSWKSELSDFCTRGTOTALAVE
ATM-----4005,2006,0004002,0001,5001,0505002,5001,2002,00022,7502,068
Felda United FC1,223-----10,3962,4672893,2004,5255852,5732,2744001,36129,2932,663
JDT FC15,95025,100-----21,10020,10021,61824,9209,91019,43011,3407,8306,900184,19816,745
Kelantan8,22019,0005,982-----18,0007,0006,34319,5003,8728,5178,7503,512108,1989,881
Lions XII4,0864,1857,0003,587-----5,2503,1085,28805,8145,9185,38449,6204,511
Pahang4,70711,02314,7589,0976,000-----9,6892,5274,66316,50011,01117,718107,6939,790
Perak TBG5,5005,00020,00020,00012,0006,000-----9,0001,6257,00010,00010,000106,1259,648
PDRM5008004,5002,0001,0001,5002,000-----1,0007,0001,0001,00022,3002,027
Sarawak7,1115004,3504,5002,11318,9882,1002,280-----2,1505,50010,00059,5925,417
Selangor1,5003,00025,0009,6869,41511,22317,8842,50010,000-----4,6004,14298,9508,995
Sime Darby FC3001,0004,6752,2502003,9852,3174004001,733-----70017,9601,633
Terengganu5,9187,00007,3306,50017,0006,2007,60030010,0008,200-----76,0486,913
TOTAL LEAGUE CROWD ATTENDANCE883,2256,691

Sources: Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Bolasepak (FAM)[2]

By Week

2015 Liga Super Attendance
RoundTotalGamesAvg. Per Game
Week 155,47969,247
Week 251,50068,583
Week 384,911614,152
Week 465,130610,855
Week 550,05968,343
Week 639,40566,568
Week 742,75067,125
Week 854,71569,119
Week 938,66566,444
Week 1066,452611,075
Week 1148,87068,145
Week 1254,08569,014
Week 1357,35069,558
Week 1462,515610,419
Week 1550,09068,348
Week 1669,670611,611
Week 1760,890610,148
Week 1843,65067,275
Week 1949,23068,205
Week 2056,45069,408
Week 2167,230611,205
Week 2255,80069,300
TOTAL1,224,8961329,280

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "MSL Wrap: LionsXII win eight-goal thriller". Seng-Foo Lee. FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Liga Super 2015". Football Association of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b c [1] 2015 Liga Super
  4. ^ "Stadium Sultan Mizan boleh diguna januari 2015". Skuad Penyu. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Perak named Vjeran Simunic as new head coach | Goal.com".
  6. ^ "OFFICIAL: Perak hire Datuk M. Karathu | Goal.com".
  7. ^ "2015 Liga Super topscorers". soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  8. ^ (in Malay)"Keputusan Anugerah Pemain Terbaik Bulanan PFAM bulan Mei 2015". pfam.my. PFAM. June 2015.
  9. ^ (in Malay)"ANUGERAH PEMAIN TERBAIK BULANAN PFAM-asiana.my EDISI JUN 2015". 10 July 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  10. ^ (in Malay)"ANUGERAH PEMAIN TERBAIK BULANAN PFAM-asiana.my EDISI JULAI 2015". August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  11. ^ (in Malay)"Keputusan Anugerah Pemain Terbaik Bulanan PFAM-asiana.my Edisi Ogos 2015". pfam.my. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  • Football Malaysia Official Website
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