2005 Malaysia Super League Explained

Season:2005
Dates:29 January – 9 July 2005
League Topscorer:Júlio César Rodrigues (18 goals)
Zacharia Simukonda (18 goals)
Matches:84
Total Goals:239
Nextseason:2005–06

The 2005 Super League (Liga Super 2005) also known as the TM Liga Super for sponsorship reasons is the second season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1]

Summary

The season was held from 29 January and concluded in 9 July 2005.[1] The Liga Super champions for 2005 was Perlis.[1] Perlis won the title after leaving the defending champions a huge 10 points behind. Penang escaped relegation on goal difference, having let in 4 goals less than Public Bank. The top goalscorer award was jointly won by Zacharia Simukonda from Perlis and Júlio César Rodrigues from Sabah. Both players scored 18 goals each. The highest number of goals featured in a match throughout the season was six. Four matches ended with six goals. The end of the season was marred by turmoil after Public Bank announced it would pulled out from the League, having been relegated. The team was eventually banned from all FAM competitions for five years.[2]

Team

Changes from last season

Promoted from the 2004 Malaysia Premier League

Relegated to the 2005 Malaysia Premier League

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
MPPJPetaling JayaPetaling Jaya Stadium25,000
PahangKuantanDarul Makmur Stadium40,000
PenangBatu KawanPenang State Stadium40,000
PerakIpohPerak Stadium35,000
PerlisKangarUtama Stadium20,000
Public BankSelangorSelayang Stadium20,000
SabahKota KinabaluLikas Stadium30,000
TM MelakaMalaccaHang Tuah Stadium15,000

League table

Result table

Round 15–21

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Júlio César RodriguesSabah18
Zachariah SimukondaPerlis
3 Bernard TchoutangPahang12
4 Newton KatanhaMPPJ11
José BarretoPenang
Indra Putra MahayuddinPahang
Mandjou KeitaPerak
8 Frank SeatorPerak10
9 Vyacheslav MelnikovPenang8
10 Fabricio FranceschiMPPJ6
Fadzli SaariPahang

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malay05.html
  2. http://www.asianfootballbusiness.com/2005/10/malaysia-slaps-5-year-bans-on-five-m.html Malaysia slaps 5-year bans on five M-League clubs