2024–25 Malaysia Super League
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Season | 2024–25 Malaysia Super League |
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Dates | 10 May – TBA |
← 2023 2025–26 → |
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.
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[edit]
Team changes[edit]
To Malaysia Super League[edit]
Promoted from the 2023 MBSB Bank Championship
- None
From Malaysia Super League[edit]
Expelled from the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League
Name changes[edit]
- Kelantan United were rebranded and renamed to Kelantan Darul Naim [6]
Locations[edit]
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[edit]
Coaching changes[edit]
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 |
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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] | 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 Bacina | Mutual Agreement | 16 March 2024 [12] | Miroslav Kuljanac | 16 March 2024 [13] | |
PDRM | Yunus Alif | Redesignated | 3 April 2024 | Maniam Pachaiappan | 6 April 2024 |
Foreign players[edit]
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, ACL2 and/or ACC 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.
- 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[edit]
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 | Hong Wan2 | Mohamadou Sumareh3 | Natxo Insa2 3 | Romel Morales3 |
Kuala Lumpur City | Paulo Josué3 | Nicholas Swirad2 | Brendan Gan2 3 | Sean Giannelli2 | |||
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[edit]
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite group stage |
2 | Kelantan Darul Naim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League 2 group stage |
3 | Kuala Lumpur City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Kuching City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Negeri Sembilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | PDRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Penang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Perak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Sabah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Selangor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Sri Pahang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Terengganu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | Kedah Darul Aman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
Results[edit]
Results table[edit]
Results by round[edit]
See also[edit]
- 2024 Piala Sumbangsih
- 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
- 2024–25 Malaysia A2 Amateur League
- 2024–25 Malaysia A3 Community League
- 2024 Malaysia FA Cup
- 2024–25 Malaysia Cup
- 2024–25 MFL Challenge Cup
- 2024–25 MFL Cup
- 2024–25 Piala Presiden
- 2024–25 Piala Belia
References[edit]
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- ^ "JDT and coach Solari part company". 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Venezeulean Bidoglio returns as JDT's head coach".
- ^ "Will Selangor hire Hodak following Cheng Hoe's departure?". 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Nidzam Jamil appointed as new Selangor FC head coach".
- ^ "K. Devan Kini Ketua Jurulatih Melaka FC".
- ^ "Another blow to City Boys as well-liked coach Bacina leaves club".
- ^ "Kuljanac promoted as head coach".
- ^ "MFL to expand super league, discontinue premier league from 202". 20 July 2022.
- ^ "More foreign players allowed to take the field in M-League". 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Kedah dipotong tiga mata, denda RM50,000".