2013 Malaysia Super League – Wikipedia
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Football league season
The 2013 Liga Super (English: 2013 Super League) also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons, is the 10th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1]
The season was held from 8 January and concluded on 6 July 2013.[1] The Liga Super champions for 2013 was won by Singaporean side LionsXII.[1]
A total of twelve teams will compete in the 2013 season which includes the top 10 teams that participated in the 2012 season, champion of the 2012 Liga Premier, and the winner of the play-off round between teams finishing 11th to 13th in the Liga Super as well as the team finishing 2nd in the Liga Premier.
Kuala Lumpur was relegated at the end of the 2012 Liga Super season after finishing in the bottom place of the league table. Sarawak, Sabah and Kedah were also relegated after losing the playoffs.
2012 Liga Premier champions Angkatan Tentera Malaysia secured direct promotion to the Liga Super. Meanwhile, 2012 Liga Premier runner-up Pahang clinched the promotion after winning the playoff rounds.
Note:
1Promoted from 2012 Liga Premier
2Winners of 2013 Liga Super/Liga Premier Play-off round
Team summaries[edit]
Stadium[edit]
Team | Based | Stadium | Capacity |
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ATM | Kuala Lumpur | Selayang Stadium | 40,000 |
Felda United | Kuala Lumpur | Petaling Jaya Stadium* | 25,000 |
Johor Darul Takzim | Johor Bahru | Larkin Stadium | 30,000 |
Kelantan | Kota Bharu | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium | 30,000 |
Negeri Sembilan | Seremban | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | 40,000 |
Pahang | Kuantan | Darulmakmur Stadium | 40,000 |
Perak | Ipoh | Perak Stadium | 42,500 |
PKNS | Shah Alam | Shah Alam Stadium | 80,000 |
Selangor | Shah Alam | Shah Alam Stadium | 80,000 |
LionsXII | Singapore | Jalan Besar Stadium | 8,000 |
Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000 |
T-Team | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000 |
Matches may not be played at night at stadiums marked with an asterisk (*) because the floodlights do not meet FAM regulations.[2]
Name changes[edit]
Johor FC was renamed as Johor Darul Takzim Football Club.[3]
Stadium changes[edit]
Personnel and sponsoring[edit]
Coaching changes[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
In season[edit]
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Club | New Sponsor | Previous Sponsor | Date |
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Foreign players[edit]
Note:
- Teams participating in the 2013 AFC Cup (Kelantan and Selangor) can employ two extra foreign players, as the AFC allows four foreign players, of which one of them must be an Asian player, but the third and fourth foreign players are only allowed to play in the AFC Cup 2013 Tournament.
- LionsXII will not be permitted to have any foreign players as it is intended to remain as a development team for Singaporean players.[8]
- FAM allow three foreign players quota starts season 2014.
League table[edit]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
- ^ LionsXII was not eligible for any AFC competition spots as they were a foreign side.
- ^ Qualified as 2013 Piala FA winners
Results[edit]
Fixtures and Results of the Liga Super 2013 season.[9][10]
Week 1[edit]
Week 2[edit]
Week 3[edit]
Week 4[edit]
Week 5[edit]
Week 6[edit]
Week 7[edit]
Week 8[edit]
Week 9[edit]
Week 10[edit]
Week 11[edit]
Week 12[edit]
Week 13[edit]
Week 14[edit]
Week 15[edit]
Week 16[edit]
Week 17[edit]
Week 18[edit]
Week 19[edit]
Week 20[edit]
Week 21[edit]
Week 22[edit]
Fixtures and results[edit]
Season statistics[edit]
Top scorers[edit]
- As of 6 July 2013[11]
Own goals[edit]
Hat-tricks[edit]
Scoring[edit]
- First goal of the season: Mohammed Ghaddar for Felda United against Terengganu (8 January 2013)
- Fastest goal of the season: 2 Minutes – Abdul Hadi Yahya for Perak against Kelantan (1 March 2013)
- Largest winning margin: 5 goals
- Highest scoring game: 9 goals
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
Monthly awards[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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