Johor Darul Taʼzim League Explained

Johor Darul Tazim League
Country:Malaysia
Confed:AFC
Divisions:Johor Darul Tazim League
Teams:8
Promotion:Malaysia A2 Amateur League
Domest Cup:Malaysia FA Cup
Champions:Johor Bahru FA

Johor Darul Tazim League is the state football league in Johor. The league is managed by the Johor Football Association.[1] The league has been established since 1922, albeit undergoes multiple iteration of structures until its current structure took place.[2]

History

In 2014, the league was called as PBNJ State league or Johor State League, consisting of multiple team based in state of Johor competing for spot of promotion to the FAM League.

New structure

Johor Football Association (Johor FA) has developed a new structure of managing a football association that goes beyond having a strong team competing for honours, but also being more involved in educating youths in Johor on living a healthy lifestyle.[3] [4]

Johor Darul Tazim League

HM Sultan of Johor Cup took place at Batu Pahat District Office on September 15, 2015.[5] The tournament, will be held from September 17–19, 2015 and eight districts compete for the prestigious trophy, which has been competed for in the last 37 years. The eight teams are – Johor Bahru, Ledang, Kulai, Muar, Mersing, Batu Pahat, Kota Tinggi and Kluang – will be divided into two groups based on an upcoming draw. The tournament will use a round-robin system for the group stage followed by a knockout format for the semi-finals and final to decide the winners. The tournament involving players between the age of 21 to 28 years old.

For 2018 season, Clubs which earns their promotion will be promoted to the fourth level league, the Malaysia M4 League for 2019 season.[6]

Champions

Youth League

U-20 Johor Darul Tazim League

An U-20 tournament in the Johor Darul Tazim League, the HRH Crown Prince of Johor Cup, will begin from September 1 to 16 involving 12 teams which will be divided by district zones.[7] Besides district teams, two more teams, the Johor Chinese Football Association and the Johor Indians Football Association, will be participating as well. Here are the competing teams according to their respective zones;

U-18 Johor Darul Tazim League

A championship in the Johor Darul Tazim League, the U-18 Youth Cup, will be contested from 11 to 26 August 2016.[8] [9] [10] The league involving 12 teams, which will be divided into the following four zones:

Matches will be played according to the zones for three days starting from 11 to 13 August 2016, while the semi-finals will be on 20 August 2016 and the final on 26 August 2016.

U-16 Johor Darul Tazim League

The 2016 Tunku Panglima Johor Cup, the U-16 Johor Darul Tazim League, has kicked off from 21 July 2016 involving 12 district teams.[11] Besides them, there are two more teams participating in it – Johor Chinese Football Association and Johor Indian Football Association.

U-14 Johor Darul Tazim League

The 2016 Tunku Putera Johor Cup will be held from 22 September and the final will be played on 7 October 2016.[12] The league will features 12 teams from all around Johor.

The league involving 12 teams, which will be divided into the following four zones:

U-12 Johor Darul Tazim League

The 2015 Tunku Laksamana Johor Cup was held on 27 November 2015 at Padang Dataran, Pasir Gudang with 20 teams competing for the trophy.[13] In 2016, the tournament format was changed with an increased age from U-11 to U-12 players. Further changes will have 12 teams competing in the tournament following the same format as other age-restricted tournament under Johor Darul Tazim League.

The league involving 12 teams, which will be divided into the following four zones:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johor Football Association Official website of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) The Southern Tigers . johorsoutherntigers.com.my . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150404001328/http://johorsoutherntigers.com.my/johor-football-association/ . 2015-04-04.
  2. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malayregchamp.html#johor Johor League
  3. Web site: JOHOR STRUCTURE – Johor Southern Tigers . johorsoutherntigers.com.my . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131206015750/http://johorsoutherntigers.com.my/johor-structure/ . 2013-12-06.
  4. Web site: JDT and Johor FA receive over RM10 million from Johor state gov't Goal.com.
  5. Web site: HM Sultan of Johor Cup 2015 Official website of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) The Southern Tigers . johorsoutherntigers.com.my . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151008112122/http://johorsoutherntigers.com.my/hm-sultan-of-johor-cup/ . 2015-10-08.
  6. Web site: Liga M4 2019. StadiumAstro. 25 September 2018.
  7. Web site: 2016 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM LEAGUE | HRH CROWN PRINCE OF JOHOR CUP – Official website of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) | the Southern Tigers . 2016-08-26 . 2016-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160829113033/http://johorsoutherntigers.com.my/2016-johor-darul-tazim-league-hrh-crown-prince-of-johor-cup/ . dead .
  8. Web site: 2016 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM LEAGUE | U-18 YOUTH CUP – Official website of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) | the Southern Tigers . 2016-08-26 . 2016-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160814125204/http://johorsoutherntigers.com.my/2016-johor-darul-tazim-league-u-18-youth-cup/ . dead .
  9. Web site: U-18 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM LEAGUE | 2016 TUNKU TEMENGGONG JOHOR CUP – Official website of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) | the Southern Tigers . 2016-08-26 . 2016-08-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160825001621/http://johorsoutherntigers.com.my/u-18-johor-darul-tazim-league-2016-tunku-temenggong-johor-cup-2/ . dead .
  10. Web site: PONTIAN EMERGES AS 2016 TUNKU TEMENGGONG JOHOR CUP WINNER – Official website of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) | the Southern Tigers . 2016-08-26 . 2016-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160829113657/http://johorsoutherntigers.com.my/pontian-emerges-as-2016-tunku-temenggong-johor-cup-winner/ . dead .
  11. Web site: 2016 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM LEAGUE | U-16 TOURNAMENT – Official website of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) | the Southern Tigers . 2016-08-26 . 2016-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919033601/http://johorsoutherntigers.com.my/2016-johor-darul-tazim-league-u-16-tournament/ . dead .
  12. http://johorsoutherntigers.com.my/2016-tunku-putera-johor-cup-schedule/ 2016 Tunku Putera Johor Cup schedule
  13. Web site: TUNKU LAKSAMANA JOHOR CUP – Official website of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) The Southern Tigers . johorsoutherntigers.com.my . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919020520/http://johorsoutherntigers.com.my/tunku-laksamana-johor-cup/ . 2016-09-19.