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2024–25 Malaysia Super League

The 2024–25 Malaysia Super League (Malay: Liga Super Malaysia 2024–25) is the 21st season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia since its establishment in 2004, and the 43rd season of top-flight Malaysian football overall.

Liga Super Malaysia
Season2024–25 Malaysia Super League
Dates10 May – TBA
Matches played22
Goals scored58 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorer3 goals
Ifedayo Olusegun (PDRM)
Heberty (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
Paulo Josué (KL City)
Ronnie Fernandez (Selangor)
Biggest home win4 goals
(Selangor 4–0 Negeri Sembilan)
(26 May 2024)
Biggest away win4 goals
(Kuala Lumpur City 1-5 Johor Darul Ta'zim)
(25 May 2024)
Highest scoring6 goals
(Kuala Lumpur City 1-5 Johor Darul Ta'zim)
(25 May 2024)
Longest winning run4 matches
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Longest unbeaten run4 matches
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Terengganu
Longest winless run3 matches
Kuching City
Penang
Kelantan Darul Naim
Longest losing run3 matches
Kelantan Darul Naim
Highest attendance19,988
(Johor Darul Ta'zim 3-1 Negeri Sembilan)
(18 May 2024)
Lowest attendance631
(PDRM 1-1 Penang)
(25 May 2024)
Total attendance161,135
Average attendance6,768
Attendance161,135 (7,324 per match)
← 2023
All statistics correct as of 26 May 2024.

This is the first season to have a two-year schedule, since the 2007–08.[1][2][3][4] This is the first time the league officially applies video assistant referee (VAR) technology. The defending champion from the 2023 Malaysia Super League season is Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Teams

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Team changes

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To Malaysia Super League

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Promoted from the 2023 MBSB Bank Championship

  • None

From Malaysia Super League

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Expelled from the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League

Name changes

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Locations

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Locations of teams in the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Johor Darul Ta'zim Iskandar Puteri Sultan Ibrahim Stadium 40,000
Kedah Darul Aman Alor Setar Darul Aman Stadium 32,000
Kelantan Darul Naim Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 22,000
Kuala Lumpur City Cheras Kuala Lumpur Stadium 18,000
Kuching City Kuching Sarawak State Stadium 26,000
Negeri Sembilan Seremban Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 45,000
PDRM Selayang Selayang Stadium 16,000
Penang George Town City Stadium 20,000
Perak Ipoh Perak Stadium 42,500
Sabah Kota Kinabalu Likas Stadium 35,000
Selangor Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya Stadium 25,000
Sri Pahang Temerloh Temerloh Mini Stadium 10,000
Terengganu Kuala Nerus Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium 50,000

Personnel, kit and sponsoring

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Johor Darul Ta'zim   Héctor Bidoglio   Jordi Amat Nike JDT Fan Token
Kedah Darul Aman   Nafuzi Zain   Sony Nordé ALX SuperbestPower
Kelantan Darul Naim   Park Jae-hong   Oday Kharoub PUC Sport Visit Kelantan 2024
Kuala Lumpur City   Miroslav Kuljanać   Paulo Josué HUNDRED UBB Amanah Berhad
KL Bandaraya Rendah Karbon
Kuching City   Aidil Sharin Sahak   Adam Shreen StarSports Press Metal
Negeri Sembilan   Azzmi Aziz   Nasrullah Haniff Kelme Matrix Concept
Negeri Roadstone
MBI NS
PDRM   Maniam Pachaiappan   Amir Saiful Badeli Lotto redONE mobile
Penang   Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli   Rafael Vitor Kaki Jersi Penang2030
Bertam Resort
Perak   Yusri Che Lah   Luciano Guaycochea Cheetah XOX
Sabah   Ong Kim Swee   Park Tae-soo Lotto Jetama
Selangor   Mohd Nidzam Jamil   Safuwan Baharudin Joma PKNS
MBI
Sri Pahang   Fandi Ahmad   Ezequiel Agüero Voltra Invest Pahang
Terengganu   Tomislav Steinbrückner   Safawi Rasid ALX Agarbomb Performance

Coaching changes

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

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of
appointment
Kelantan Darul Naim   Nazrulerwan Makmor End of contract 31 December 2023 Pre-season   Park Jae-hong 19 April 2024
Johor Darul Ta'zim   Esteban Solari Mutual agreement 1 January 2024 [7]   Héctor Bidoglio 1 January 2024 [8]
Selangor   Tan Cheng Hoe 28 February 2024 [9]   Mohd Nidzam Jamil 16 March 2024 [10]
Negeri Sembilan   K. Devan End of contract 6 March 2024 [11]   Azzmi Aziz 18 April 2024
Kuala Lumpur City   Nenad Baćina Mutual agreement 16 March 2024 [12]   Miroslav Kuljanać 16 March 2024 [13]
PDRM   Yunus Alif Redesignated 3 April 2024   Maniam Pachaiappan 6 April 2024

Foreign players

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Southeast Asian (SEA) players who have acquired at least 3 international caps for their senior national team can play in the Super League without any restrictions. However, SEA players with less than 3 international caps must be approved by the Malaysian Football League (MFL).

Each team in the Super League can register 9 foreign players, but only 6 import players can be fielded at any one time. The 6 import players must consist of 4 foreign players, 1 Asian player, and 1 ASEAN player. Only 1 import player can be on the bench.[14] Clubs participating in the ACL Elite, ACL Two and/or ACGL are allowed to register 10 foreigners. [15]

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

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 AFC Player ASEAN Player Former players
Johor Darul Ta'zim   Bérgson   Heberty   Murilo   Fernando Forestieri   Óscar Arribas   Francisco Geraldes   Juan Muñiz   Jalil Elías   Shane Lowry   Jordi Amat
Kedah Darul Aman   Cleylton   Ebenezer Assifuah   Sony Nordé   Miloš Gordić   Sukhrob Nurullaev   Habib Haroon
Kelantan Darul Naim   David Ribera   Michal Jeřábek   Chadrack Lukombe   Valdu Té   Goo Ah-hwoi   Jung Byung-ju   Bae Kyeong-hwan   Kim Ri-gwan   Oday Kharoub
Kuala Lumpur City   Jovan Motika   Adrijan Rudović   Lawton Green   Lazar Sajčić   Hein Htet Aung   Giancarlo Gallifuoco   Patrick Reichelt
Kuching City   Nando Welter   Jordan Mintah   Keanu Marsh-Brown   Kipré Tchétché   Petrus Shitembi   James Okwuosa   Yuki Tanigawa   Pedro Henrique
Negeri Sembilan   Mika   Aliyu Abubakar   Jacque Faye   Lee Kwang-hui   Takumi Sasaki   An Sang-su   Hein Htet Aung
PDRM   Bruno Suzuki   Prince Obus Aggreh   Faith Friday Obilor   Ifedayo Olusegun   Chidi Osuchukwu   Aremu Timothy   Fadi Awad   Kyaw Min Oo
Penang   Rodrigo Dias   Neto Oliveira   Rafael Vitor   Richmond Ankrah
Perak   Luciano Guaycochea   Clayton   Luiz Henrique Motta   Sunday Afolabi   Luka Milunović   Lee Tae-min   Adilet Kanybekov   Jesper Nyholm
Sabah   Gabriel Peres   Ramon   Haris Stamboulidis   Telmo Castanheira   Ko Kwang-min   Cifu   Park Tae-soo   Saddil Ramdani
Selangor   Alvin Fortes   Ronnie Fernández   Alex Agyarkwa   Reziq Bani Hani   Umar Eshmurodov   Yohandry Orozco   Noor Al-Rawabdeh   Safuwan Baharudin
Sri Pahang   Stefano Brundo   Manuel Hidalgo   Kpah Sherman   Aleksandar Cvetković   Mykola Ahapov   Kuvondik Ruziev
Terengganu   Ivan Mamut   Marin Pilj   Argzim Redžović   Matthew Steenvoorden   Ismahil Akinade   Chukwu Chijioke   Nurillo Tukhtasinov   Manny Ott
  • 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.

Naturalisation/Heritage players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7
Johor Darul Ta'zim    Matthew Davies2 3    Endrick3    La'Vere Corbin-Ong2 3    Romel Morales3     Hong Wan2    Mohamadou Sumareh3    Natxo Insa2 3
Kuala Lumpur City    Brendan Gan2 3    Paulo Josué3    Nicholas Swirad2    Sean Giannelli2    Stuart Wark2
Sabah    Darren Lok2 3    Daniel Ting2 3    Stuart Wilkin2 3
Selangor    Quentin Cheng2 3    Samuel Somerville2    Nooa Laine2 3
Sri Pahang    Ezequiel Agüero3    David Rowley2 3

Notes:

^2 Carrying Malaysian heritage.
^3 Capped for Malaysia national team.

Standings

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 4 4 0 0 14 2 +12 12 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite
2 Terengganu 4 2 2 0 7 2 +5 8 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two
3 Sabah 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Qualification for the ASEAN Club Championship
4 Selangor 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3 6[a]
5 Kuala Lumpur City 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
6 PDRM 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
7 Sri Pahang 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
8 Kuching City 4 0 3 1 5 6 −1 3
9 Kedah Darul Aman 4 2 0 2 2 3 −1 3[b]
10 Penang 4 0 3 1 1 2 −1 3
11 Perak 4 1 0 3 6 8 −2 3
12 Kelantan Darul Naim 4 1 0 3 3 7 −4 3 Relegation to Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
13 Negeri Sembilan 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2024. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ On 25 June 2024, Selangor were deducted three points for breaching an MFL rules,[16] following their's decision withdrawal from the match against Johor Darul Ta’zim due to safety concerns.[17]
  2. ^ On 5 April 2024, Kedah Darul Aman were deducted three points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous MFL rules breaches in the 2023 season.[18]

Position by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Johor Darul Ta'zim1111
Terengganu2222
Sabah7333
Selangor13644
Kuala Lumpur City49105
PDRM11566
Sri Pahang3457
Kuching City5798
Kedah Darul Aman810119
Penang68710
Perak1213811
Kelantan United10111212
Negeri Sembilan9121313
Leader & Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite
Qualification for AFC Champions League Two
Qualification for the ASEAN Club Championship
Qualification for the ASEAN Club Championship
Source: MFL

Results

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Results table

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Home \ Away JDT KDA KDN KLC KUC NSE PDRM PEN PRK SAB SEL SRP TER
Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–1 3–0 [19] 3–0
Kedah Darul Aman 0–2
Kelantan Darul Naim 1–0 1–0 2–3
Kuala Lumpur City 1–5 1–1
Kuching City 2–2 1–1
Negeri Sembilan 0–3
PDRM 0–1 1–1
Penang 0–1 0–0
Perak 2–3
Sabah 2–1 0–0
Selangor 1–0 4–0 2–1
Sri Pahang 1–0
Terengganu 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2024. Source: MFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by match played

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Johor Darul Ta’zimWWWW
SelangorLWWW
TerengganuWDWD
SabahDWW-
Kuala Lumpur CityD-LW
PDRMLWDL
Sri PahangWD-L
Kuching CityDDLD
Kedah Darul AmanWLLW
PenangDDDL
PerakLLWL
Kelantan Darul NaimLLLW
Negeri Sembilan-LLL
Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2024. Source: MFL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of 23 June 2024 [20]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Heberty Johor Darul Ta'zim 3
  Paulo Josué Kuala Lumpur City
  Ifedayo Olusegun PDRM
  Ronnie Fernandez Selangor
5   Bergson Johor Darul Ta'zim 2
  Fernando Forestieri Johor Darul Ta'zim
  Juan Muñiz Johor Darul Ta'zim
  Pedro Henrique Kuching City
  Lee Tae-min Perak
  Manuel Hidalgo Sri Pahang
  Nurillo Tukhtasinov Terengganu
  Yohandry Orozco Selangor
14   Syafiq Ahmad Kedah Darul Aman 1
  Ebenezer Assifuah Kedah Darul Aman
  Chukwu Chijioke Terengganu
  Ismahil Akinade Terengganu
  Manny Ott Terengganu
  Safawi Rasid Terengganu
  Luciano Guaycochea Perak
  Tommy Mawat Bada Perak
  Wan Zack Haikal Perak
  Kipré Tchétché Kuching City
  Jordan Mintah Kuching City
  Gabriel Peres Sabah
  Stuart Wilkin Sabah
  Ramon Machado Sabah
  Darren Lok Sabah
  Jafri Firdaus Chew Sabah
  Kim Ri-Gwan Kelantan Darul Naim
  Bae Kyeong-hwan Kelantan Darul Naim
  Jordi Amat Johor Darul Ta'zim
  Syahmi Safari Johor Darul Ta'zim
  Hein Htet Aung Negeri Sembilan
  Bruno Suzuki PDRM
  Adam Nor Azlin Sri Pahang
  Rodrigo Dias Penang
  Noor Al-Rawabdeh Selangor
  Reziq Bani Hani Selangor
  Aliff Haiqal Selangor

Top Assists

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As of 22 June 2024 [21]
Rank Player Club Assist
1   Juan Muñiz Johor Darul Ta'zim 4
2   Matthew Davies Johor Darul Ta'zim 2
  Eizrul Ashraf PDRM
  Noor Al-Rawabdeh Selangor
5   Sony Norde Kedah Darul Aman 1
  Syafiq Ahmad Kedah Darul Aman
  Engku Shakir Yacob Terengganu
  Kipré Tchétché Kuching City
  Alaudin Farid Atan Kuching City
  Shamie Iszuan Kuching City
  Telmo Castanheira Sabah
  Gabriel Peres Sabah
  Manuel Hidalgo Sri Pahang
  Nor Azam Azih Sri Pahang
  Aliff Haiqal Selangor

Own goals

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As of 11 May 2024
Rank Player Team Against Date Goal
1   Shivan Pillay Perak Terengganu 11 May 2024 1

Hat-trick

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As of 22 June 2024
Player For Against Result Date
  Heberty Johor Darul Ta'zim Sri Pahang 3–0 (H)[22] 22 June 2024

Notes (H) – Home team (A) – Away team 4 – Player scored 4 goals

Clean Sheets

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As of 22 June 2024 [23]
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Kalamullah Al-Hafiz Kedah Darul Aman 2
  Sikh Izhan Penang
  Syed Nasrulhaq Terengganu
  Samuel Somerville Selangor
5   Syihan Hazmi Johor Darul Ta'zim 1
  Zarif Irfan Sri Pahang
  Khairul Fahmi Sabah
  Ramadhan Hamid Perak

Discipline

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As of 25 May 2024 [24]

Players

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Club

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  • Fewest yellow cards:
  • Fewest red cards:

Attendance to Stadium

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Overall Attendance

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Home Away Attendance
JDT KDA KDN KLC KUC NSE PDRM PEN PRK SAB SEL SRP TER Total Average
Johor Darul Ta'zim — 19,988 0 17,157 37,145 12,382
Kedah Darul Aman — 9,349 9,349 9,349
Kelantan Darul Naim — 2,132 7,778 9,910 4,955
Kuala Lumpur City 4,750 — 4,750 4,750
Kuching City — 1,400 2,658 4,058 2,029
Negeri Sembilan 1,750 — 1,750 1,750
PDRM 1,574 — 631 2,205 1,103
Penang 8,122 — 4,557 12,679 6,340
Perak 11,647 — 11,647 11,647
Sabah 5,141 3,708 — 8,849 4,425
Selangor 10,077 10,365 10,112 — 30,554 10,185
Sri Pahang 6,678 — 6,678 6,678
Terengganu 13,411 8,150 — 21,561 10,781
Total League Attendance 161,135 7,006

Last Updated : 23 June 2024

Source : FAM CMS

See also

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References

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  15. ^ "More foreign players allowed to take the field in M-League". 30 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Keputusan Berhubung Ketidakhadiran Selangor FC Ke Perlawanan Sumbangsih Dan Liga Super (LS1)". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Piala Sumbangsih dibatalkan selepas penarikan diri Selangor FC". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  18. ^ Mansor, Zulfaizan (5 April 2024). "Kedah dipotong tiga mata, denda RM50,000". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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  21. ^ "Top Assists". MFL. Malaysian Football League.
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  24. ^ "Discipline". MFL. Malaysian Football League.
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