2015 in Malaysian football explained

Country:	Malaysia
Season:	2015
Division1:	Super League
Champions1:	Johor DT
Division2:	Premier League
Champions2:	Kedah
Division3:	FAM League
Champions3:	Malacca United
Domestic:	FA Cup
Dchampions:	LionsXII
Leaguecup:	Malaysia Cup
Lchampions:	Selangor
Supercup:	Community Shield
Schampions:	Johor DT
Prevseason:	2014
Nextseason:	2016
Flagicon:	yes

The 2015 season will be the 36th season of competitive association football in Malaysia.

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
	PDRM FELDA United	T-Team PKNS
	Kuantan Kuala Lumpur	Perlis PBAPP

New and withdrawn teams

New teams

• Megah Murni F.C. (FAM League)
• AirAsia F.C. (FAM League)
• Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. (FAM League)
• Penjara F.C. (FAM League)
• UKM F.C. (FAM League)
• Real Mulia F.C. (FAM League)
• Felcra F.C. (FAM League)
• Young Fighters F.C. (FAM League)

Withdrawn teams

• Cebagoo F.C. (FAM League)
• Perak YBU F.C. (FAM League)

National team

Malaysia national football team

See main article: Malaysia national football team.

International Friendlies

League XI

See main article: Malaysia League XI.

Malaysia national under-23 football team

See main article: Malaysia national under-23 football team.

Team
Malaysia U-22	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6
	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0

Friendly

League season

Super league

See main article: 2015 Malaysia Super League.

Premier league

See main article: 2015 Malaysia Premier League.

FAM league

See main article: 2015 Malaysia FAM League.

Final

Domestic Cups

Community Shield

See main article: 2015 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup.

FA Cup

See main article: 2015 Malaysia FA Cup.

Malaysia Cup

See main article: 2015 Malaysia Cup.

Malaysian clubs in Asia

See main article: 2015 AFC Champions League and 2015 AFC Cup.

Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.

See main article: 2015 Johor Darul Takzim F.C. season.

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off

AFC Cup

Knock-out stage

As a result, both Al-Qadsia and Al-Kuwait were no longer eligible to compete in the AFC Cup. The second legs of both semi-finals were cancelled, and Johor Darul Ta'zim and Istiklol advanced to the final by walkover.^[1]

Pahang FA

See main article: 2015 Pahang FA season.

AFC Cup

Knock-out stage

The Persipura Jayapura v Pahang match was not played as scheduled as Pahang players were denied entry into Indonesia due to visa issues.^[2] The AFC announced on 10 June 2015 that as a result, Persipura Jayapura forfeited the match and was considered to have lost the match by 3–0, based on the AFC Cup 2015 Competition Regulations and the AFC Disciplinary Code.^[3]

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing Head Coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming Head Coach	Date of appointment
Perak	Vjeran Simunic	Contract terminated^[4]	1 January 2015	M. Karathu	1 January 2015
Kelantan	George Boateng	Sacked	24 March 2015	Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah	24 March 2015
ATM	B. Sathianathan	Sacked	14 April 2015^[5]	Shahrin Abdul Majid	14 April 2015
Johor DT	Bojan Hodak	End of contract	14 April 2015	Roberto Carlos Mario Gómez	1 May 2015 ^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIFA suspension of Kuwait FA implications to AFC Cup . AFC . 17 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151017184127/http://www.the-afc.com/media-releases/fifa-suspension-of-kuwait-fa-implications-to-afc-cup . 2015-10-17 .
2. Web site: Statement on Persipura Jayapura v Pahang FA AFC Cup round of 16 fixture. AFC. 25 May 2015.
3. Web site: Persipura Jayapura forfeit AFC Cup match v Pahang FA. AFC. 10 June 2015.
4. Web site: OFFICIAL: Perak hire Datuk M. Karathu Goal.com.
5. News: Armed Forces 'rest' coach Sathia . The Star Malaysia . 14 April 2015.
6. News: JDT have decided to 'rest' Bojan Hodak, and replace him with South China's coach, Mario Gomez, starting this Friday . Goal.com . 27 April 2015.