2013 Malaysia Premier League Explained

Pixels:150
Competition:Liga Premier
Season:2013
Winners:Sarawak
1st Second Division title
Promoted:Sarawak
Sime Darby
Relegated:Kuala Lumpur
Betaria
Biggest Home Win:Sarawak 7–0 Betaria
(17 May 2013)
Biggest Away Win:Kuala Lumpur 0–5 Sime Darby
(17 May 2013)
Highest Scoring:8 goals
UiTM 3-5 Sarawak
(26 April 2013)
Matches:113
Total Goals:349
League Topscorer: Karlo Primorac (24 goals)
Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2014

The 2013 Liga Premier (English: '''2013 Premier League'''), also known as the Astro Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the 10th season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1]

The season was held from 7 January and concluded on 5 July 2013.[1]

The Liga Premier champions for 2013 season was Sarawak.[1] The champions and runners-up were both promoted to 2014 Liga Super.

Changes from last season

Team changes

To Liga Premier

Promoted from Liga FAM
Relegated from Liga Super

From Liga Premier

Promoted to Liga Super
Relegated to Liga FAM

Team withdrawing

Name changes

Teams

A total of twelve teams will contest the league. The teams competing includes the sides finishing 3rd to 6th from the 2012 Liga Premier season, Harimau Muda B who will stay in the league regardless of league position, the champion of 2012 Malaysia FAM League, and the bottom team from the 2012 Liga Super season. The remaining 5 places in the league will be contested in the playoff round between teams from Liga Super, Liga Premier and FAM League.

FAM later decided to withdraw Harimau Muda B from the league and register them in the 2013 S.League, replacing Harimau Muda A who pulled out of the S.League to embark on a tour of friendly matches in Europe, and preparing them for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. Perlis, who originally were relegated after finishing second bottom in 2012 Liga Premier, were reinstated in the league as a result of the withdrawal.

Kuala Lumpur were relegated from 2012 Liga Super after finishing the season in the last place of the 14-team league table. Sarawak, Kedah and Sabah were also relegated after losing in the play-offs.

2012 Malaysia FAM League champions SPA secured direct promotion to this season Liga Premier. Meanwhile UiTM, the 3rd-place team in FAM League, were invited to replace USM FC, who were withdrawing from Liga Premier due to financial difficulties.

Team summaries

Stadium

TeamTeam BasedStadium LocationStadiumStadium Capacity
BetariaTampinPaya RumputHang Jebat Stadium
JohorJohor BahruPasir GudangPasir Gudang Corporation Stadium
KedahAlor StarAlor StarDarulaman Stadium
PerlisKangarKangarUtama Negeri Stadium
SabahKota KinabaluKota KinabaluLikas Stadium
SarawakKuchingKuchingSarawak Stadium
Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurKuala LumpurKLFA Stadium
PDRMKuala LumpurPaya RumputHang Jebat Stadium
Pos MalaysiaKuala LumpurSelayangMajlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium
Sime DarbyKuala LumpurSelayangMajlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium
SPAPutrajayaBangiPetronas Mini Stadium
UiTMSelangorShah AlamUiTM Stadium

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamCoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Betaria Azuan Zain Muhd Shahrul Nizam Abdul HamidAdidas
Johor Azmi Mohamed Mohd Farid RamliKappaIskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA)
Kedah Marijo Tot Baddrol BakhtiarLine 7PKNK
Kuala Lumpur Stanislav Lievkosky Azizon Abdul KadirKronosRising Sun Travel & Tours
Perlis Yunus Alif Emmanuel OkineWarriors
PDRM R. Nalathamby Mohd Afif AmiruddinLine 7
Pos Malaysia G. Torairaju Abdullah YusoffKappaPos Malaysia
Sabah David McCreery Rhys WestonAdidasGrace One
Sarawak Robert Alberts Mohd Shahrol SaperiStarsportsNAIM Holdings Berhad
Sime Darby Ismail ZakariaKappaSime Darby
SPA Mohd Nizam Jamil Sazali SuwandiKappa
UiTM Azman EusoffUmbroMinistry of Higher Education

Coaching changes

Pre-season

Foreign players

ClubVisa 1Visa 2Asian Players
Betaria Tomáš Chovanec Hillary EchesaNone
Johor Muriel Orlando Ezaquiel GallegosNone
Kedah Nelson San Martín Alen GućNone
Kuala Lumpur Kalle SoneNone
Perlis Denny Antwi Emmanuel OkineNone
PDRM Edrisar Kaye Mohamadou SumarehNone
Pos MalaysiaNoneNoneNone
Sabah Abdulfatah Safi Koh TraoreNone
Sarawak Guy Bwele Muamer SalibasicNone
Sime Darby Karlo Primorac Togaba Kontiwa KomlanNone
SPA Joël Tchami Eddy ViatorNone
UiTM Koforowola Hameed AdewumiNoneNone

League table

Season statistics

Top scorers

[3]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Bobby GonzalesSarawak20
2 Muriel OrlandoJohor17
3 Koh TraoreSabah15
4 Mohd Saufi IbrahimPos Malaysia12
5 Mohd Khyril Muhymeen ZambriKedah9
Mohd Farid IderisJohor9
6 Khairul Izuan AbdullahPDRM8
7 Muhd Khairul Akhyar HussainPDRM7
8 Alen GućKedah6

Clean sheets

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malay2013.html
  2. Web site: Berita Bola Sepak | Razip dilantik jurulatih Harimau Muda B | FOXSports.my . 12 November 2012 . https://archive.today/20130221060329/http://www.espnstar.my/bola-sepak/berita/detail/item890479/Razip-dilantik-jurulatih-Harimau-Muda-B/ . 21 February 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: Liga Super 2013 – Goal Scorers. Liga Super. 13 August 2011.