2016 in Malaysian football explained

Country:	Malaysia
Season:	2016
Division1:	Super League
Champions1:	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Division2:	Premier League
Champions2:	Melaka United
Division3:	FAM League
Champions3:	MISC-MIFA
Domestic:	FA Cup
Dchampions:	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Leaguecup:	Malaysia Cup
Lchampions:	Kedah
Supercup:	Community Shield
Schampions:	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Prevseason:	2015
Nextseason:	2017
Flagicon:	yes

The 2016 season will be the 36th season of competitive association football in Malaysia.

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
	Kedah Penang T–Team	ATM Sime Darby
	Melaka United Perlis	Putrajaya SPA

New and withdrawn teams

New teams

• DYS F.C. (FAM Cup)
• KDMM F.C. (FAM Cup)
• PKNP F.C. (FAM Cup)
• SAMB FC (FAM Cup)
• MPKB-BRI U-Bes F.C. (FAM Cup)
• PB Melayu Malaysia F.C. (FAM Cup)

Withdrawn team

• LionsXII (Super League)
• Harimau Muda C (FAM Cup)
• Young Fighters F.C. (FAM Cup)
• Putrajaya SPA F.C. (FAM Cup)
• Shahzan Muda FC (FAM Cup)
• Kedah United F.C. (FAM Cup)
• Real Mulia F.C. (FAM Cup)
• Johor DT III (FAM Cup)
• PBAPP FC (FAM Cup)
• TNB Kilat F.C. (FAM Cup)

National team

Malaysia national football team

See main article: Malaysia national football team.

International Friendlies

Malaysia national under-23 football team

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

International Friendlies

Malaysia national under-22 football team

See main article: Malaysia national under-22 football team.

International Friendlies

Malaysia national under-19 football team

See main article: Malaysia national under-19 football team.

• All times are local, ICT (UTC+7).

Malaysia national under-16 football team

See main article: Malaysia national under-16 football team.

International Friendlies

League season

Super League

See main article: 2016 Malaysia Super League.

Premier League

See main article: 2016 Malaysia Premier League.

FAM Cup

See main article: 2016 Malaysia FAM Cup.

Final

First leg

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Second leg

Domestic Cups

Charity Shield

See main article: 2016 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup.

FA Cup

See main article: 2016 Malaysia FA Cup.

Malaysia Cup

See main article: 2016 Malaysia Cup.

Malaysian clubs in Asia

See main article: 2016 AFC Champions League and 2016 AFC Cup.

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off

AFC Cup

Knock-out stage

AFC Cup

Group stage

Coaching changes

Malaysia Super League

Team	Outgoing Head Coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming Head Coach	Date of appointment
Kelantan	Zahasmi Ismail	End of contract	29 November 2015	K. Devan	5 December 2015
Selangor	Mehmet Durakovic		12 December 2015	Zainal Abidin Hassan	31 December 2015^[2]
Pahang	Zainal Abidin Hassan		15 December 2015	Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi	15 December 2015
T-Team	Tomislav Steinbruckner		30 November 2015	Rahmad Darmawan	8 December 2015
Terengganu	Ahmad Yusoff	Sacked	23 February 2016
Pahang	Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi	Resign	12 March 2016	Razip Ismail	17 March 2016

Malaysia Premier League

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Negeri Sembilan	K. Devan	Sacked	26 August 2015^[3]	Gary Phillips	24 November 2015^[4]
Perlis	Yusri Che Lah	Resigned	15 October 2015^[5]	Dollah Salleh	21 November 2015^[6]
UiTM	Azuan Zain	End of contract	25 October 2015	Raja Isa Raja Akram Shah	28 October 2015^[7]
Sime Darby	Ismail Zakaria		31 October 2015	Abdul Ghani Malik	1 November 2015
Kuala Lumpur	Tam Siew Seng		31 October 2015	Ismail Zakaria	25 December 2015
Sabah	Azraai Khor Abdullah	Sacked	6 November 2015^[8]	Vjeran Simunić	7 December 2015^[9]
Johor DT II	Nenad Bacina	Resigned	14 December 2015	Benjamin Mora	14 December 2015 ^[10]

Notes and References

1. News: Datuk Ong Kim Swee diumum ketua jurulatih kebangsaan yang baharu. Football Association of Malaysia. 18 January 2016. ms. 21 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126081922/http://www.fam.org.my/news-articles/97-national-team/1039-datuk-ong-kim-swee-diumum-ketua-jurulatih-kebangsaan-yang-baharu. 26 January 2016. dead. dmy-all.
2. News: Zainal Abidin Hassan dilantik jurulatih Selangor. Selangor FA. 31 December 2015. ms. 21 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160215105248/http://faselangor.my/berita/zainal-abidin-hassan-dilantik-jurulatih-selangor. 15 February 2016. dead.
3. News: PBNS gugur pemain, K Devan . Berita Harian . 26 August 2015. ms.
4. News: Gary Phillips' Australian quartet ready to bring glory back to Negeri Sembilan . . 1 December 2015.
5. News: Yusri Che Lah letak jawatan . Sinar Harian . 15 October 2015. ms.
6. News: Dollah Salleh kini ketua jurulatih skuad Perlis . Sinar Harian . 21 November 2015. ms.
7. News: Raja Isa kemudi Uitm FC musim depan . stadiumastro.com . 28 October 2015 . ms . 21 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222123143/http://www.stadiumastro.com/Arena/Berita/Penuh.aspx?id=175575&title=raja-isa-kemudi-uitm-fc-musim-depan . 22 December 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
8. News: Sabah, Azraai Khor 'bercerai' . . 6 November 2015. ms.
9. News: Vjeran Simunic ketua jurulatih baharu Sabah . Berita Harian . 4 December 2015. ms.
10. News: BENJAMIN MORA APPOINTED NEW JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM II HEAD COACH . Johor Southern Tigers . 14 December 2015 . 21 January 2016 . 23 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151223052614/http://johorsoutherntigers.com.my/benjamin-mora-appointed-new-johor-darul-tazim-ii-head-coach/ . dead .