| Pixels: | 300 |
| Competition: | Liga Super |
| Season: | 2013 |
| Date: | 8 January - 6 July 2013 |
| Winners: | LionsXII 1st Super League title 1st Liga M title |
| Relegated: | Felda United Negeri Sembilan |
| Continentalcup1: | AFC Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Kelantan Selangor |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 323 |
| League Topscorer: | Marlon Alex James (16 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | PKNS 5–0 Felda United |
| Biggest Away Win: | Felda United 0–4 T-Team Terengganu 0–4 Kelantan |
| Highest Scoring: | PKNS 4–5 Pahang |
| Longest Wins: | 4 matches Kelantan (21 June – 6 July 2013) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 16 matches LionsXII |
| Longest Winless: | 16 matches Negeri Sembilan |
| Longest Losses: | 5 matches T-Team |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
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
Matches may not be played at night at stadiums marked with an asterisk (*) because the floodlights do not meet FAM regulations.[2]
Johor FC was renamed as Johor Darul Takzim Football Club.[3]
| Club | Outgoing Head Coach | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terengganu | Peter James Butler | 17 September 2012 | Suspended for 6 months(Suspending ended by FAM. Later signed by T-Team) | E. Elavarasan | 18 October 2012 |
| T-Team | Yunus Alif | September 2012 | Resigned | Peter James Butler | 18 November 2012[4] |
| Felda United | E. Elavarasan | 18 October 2012 | Signed by Terengganu | K. Devan | 1 November 2012 |
| Johor Darul Takzim | Sazali Saidon | 31 October 2012 | Contract Expired | Fandi Ahmad | 1 November 2012 |
| Perak | Jang Jung | 31 October 2012 | Contract Expired[5] | Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah | 1 November 2012 |
| Negeri Sembilan | Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah | 31 October 2012 | Contract Expired | Divaldo Alves | 1 November 2012[6] |
Note:
Fixtures and Results of the Liga Super 2013 season.[9] [10]
| Rank | Player | For | Club | Own Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuraliff Zainal Abidin | Perak | T-Team | 1 |
| Jalaluddin Jaafar | Perak | Pahang | 1 | |
| Hasmizan Kamarodin | LionsXII | Terengganu | 1 | |
| P. Gunalan | Johor Darul Takzim | PKNS | 1 | |
| Mohd Azrul Ahmad | LionsXII | Felda United | 1 | |
| Mohd Helmi Remeli | Pahang | PKNS | 1 | |
| Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3–1 | ||||
| 3–0 | ||||
| Patrick Wleh4 | 4–5 | |||
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Club | Player | Club | |||
| January | Dollah Salleh | Pahang | Mohd Fauzi Roslan | Pahang | [12] | |
| February | E. Elavarasan | Terengganu | Ashaari Shamsuddin | Terengganu | ||
| March | V. Sundramoorthy | LionsXII | Mahali Jasuli | Selangor | ||
| April | V. Sundramoorthy | LionsXII | Shahril Ishak | LionsXII | ||
| May | Irfan Bakti | Selangor | Nurul Azwan Roya | Darul Takzim | ||
| June | Eduardo Almeida | T-Team | Badhri Radzi | Kelantan | ||
| July | Bojan Hodak | Kelantan | Amri Yahyah | Selangor | ||
