Season: | 2011 |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Kelantan (group stage) Terengganu (qualifying play-off) |
League Topscorer: | 20 goals Abdul Hadi Yahya (Terengganu) |
Biggest Home Win: | Selangor 7–1 Perlis (6 June 2011) |
Biggest Away Win: | Felda United 2–6 Terengganu (6 July 2011) |
Highest Scoring: | Perak 5–3 Kuala Lumpur (24 April 2011) Selangor 7–1 Perlis (6 June 2011) Perlis 2–6 Terengganu (6 July 2011) |
Matches: | 182 |
Total Goals: | 437 |
Longest Wins: | 6 matches Kelantan (25 May 2011) |
Longest Losses: | 8 matches Perlis (until end of season) |
Highest Attendance: | 35,000 Kelantan–Perak (14 June 2011) |
Lowest Attendance: | 31 Perlis–Felda United (28 May 2011) |
Nextseason: | 2012 |
The 2011 Liga Super Malaysia (English: '''2011 Malaysia Super League''') is the eighth season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1] The season was held from 29 January and concluded on 30 July 2011.[1] Selangor is the current defending champions.[1]
A total of fourteen teams will contest the league, including twelve sides from the 2010 season and two promoted teams from the 2010 Malaysia Premier League. Johor and Penang were relegated at the end of last season league after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table. 2010 Malaysia Premier League champions Felda United and runners-up Sabah secured direct promotion to the Malaysia Super League.
Harimau Muda A secured a place in the Malaysia Super League after PLUS withdrew. Harimau had won the 2009 Malaysia Premier League before playing the 2010 campaign in the Slovak First League. Harimau represent the Malaysian Under 23 national football team.
Team | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
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Felda United | E. Elavarasan | Khaironnisam Sahabudin | Kappa | FELDA | |
Harimau Muda A | Ong Kim Swee | Mohd Muslim Ahmad | Nike | ||
Johor FC | Azuan Zain | Rezal Zambery Yahya | JKiNG | Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad | |
Kedah | Wan Jamak Wan Hassan | Ahmad Fauzi Shaari | Lotto | Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Kedah (PKNK) | |
Kelantan | M. Karathu | Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi | Umbro | Happy | |
Kuala Lumpur | Razip Ismail | Muhd Shahrom Abdul Kalam | Kika | ||
Negeri Sembilan | Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah | Muhammad Shukor Adan | Lotto | ||
Pahang | Dollah Salleh | Jalaluddin Jaafar | Lotto | Genting Group | |
Perak | Norizan Bakar | Shahrulnizam Mustapa | Specs | Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (MBI) | |
Perlis | Jánós Krécská | Azmizi Azmi | Kika | Yayasan Pok Kassim | |
Sabah | Justin Ganai | Mohd Reithaudin Awang Emran | Adidas | Ararat Sport | |
Selangor | K. Devan | Mohd Amri Yahyah | Kappa | Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI) | |
Terengganu | Irfan Bakti Abu Salim | Mohd Marzuki Yusof | Specs | Top IT | |
T–Team | Yunus Alif | Rosdi Talib | Admiral | Admiral |
Club | Outgoing Head Coach | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment | |
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Kelantan | Bhaskaran Sathianathan | 24 January 2011 | Resigned | Maruthaiah Karathu | 26 January 2011[2] | |
Perlis | Mosthakeen Omar | 1 March 2011[3] | Resigned | Salim Tofel Mohamad (caretaker) | 8 March 2011[4] | |
Kedah | Ahmad Yusof | 7 March 2011[5] | Gardening leave1 | Muhamad Radhi Mat Din (caretaker) | 7 March 2011 | |
Negeri Sembilan | Wan Jamak Wan Hassan | 16 March 2011[6] | Resigned | Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah | 21 March 2011[7] | |
Kedah | Muhamad Radhi Mat Din (caretaker) | 23 April 2011 | End of caretaker role | Wan Jamak Wan Hassan | 23 April 2011[8] | |
Perlis | Salim Tofel Mohamad (caretaker) | 26 April 2011 | End of caretaker role | Jánós Krécská | 26 April 2011[9] | |
Sabah | Gary Phillips | 5 May 2011[10] | Sacked | Justin Ganai | 5 May 2011 |