2023 Malaysia Super League
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Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 24 February – 17 December 2023 |
Matches played | 116 |
Goals scored | 381 (3.28 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Fernando Forestieri (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | 6 goals Johor Darul Ta'zim 6–0 Kedah Darul Aman (9 April 2023) Johor Darul Ta'zim 6–0 Kelantan United (13 May 2023) |
Biggest away win | 7 goals Negeri Sembilan 0–7 Johor Darul Ta'zim (6 March 2023) |
Highest scoring | 8 goals Kelantan United 1–7 Selangor (7 June 2023) |
Longest winning run | 17 match Johor Darul Ta'zim |
Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches Johor Darul Ta'zim |
Longest winless run | 15 matches Kuching City |
Longest losing run | 11 matches Kelantan |
Highest attendance | 31,889 Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 Terengganu (24 February 2023) |
Lowest attendance | 153 PDRM 1–2 Negeri Sembilan (18 May 2023) |
Total attendance | 680,209 |
Average attendance | 5,864 |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 15 July 2023. |
The 2023 Malaysia Super League (Template:Lang-ms) is the 20th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia for association football clubs since its establishment in 2004, and the 42nd season of top-flight Malaysia football overall. It is the first season after restructuring, with 18 teams (instead of 12). However, MFL announced there will be only 16 teams as they rejected both Sarawak United and Melaka United due to failed licensing appeal. The league shrunk to 15 teams after Petaling Jaya City officially withdrawn due to the expansion and increased foreign player quota, which are diverted from the club's main vision. On 5 January 2023, UiTM officially withdrawn due to the financial problems. The new season therefore has 14 teams, kicking-off on 24th February.
The defending champion from the 2022 Malaysia Super League season is Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Teams
Changes from last season
Team changes
Promoted from the 2022 Malaysia Premier League
Expelled or Withdrawn from the 2023 Malaysia Super League
Team | Reason |
---|---|
Melaka United | Failed to appeal licensing[1][2] |
Sarawak United | |
Petaling Jaya City | Restructured Malaysia Super League are not aligned with club's future vision [3][4] |
UiTM FC |
Clubs locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Johor Darul Ta'zim | Iskandar Puteri | Sultan Ibrahim Stadium | 40,000 |
Kedah Darul Aman | Alor Setar | Darul Aman Stadium | 32,000 |
Kelantan | Kota Bharu | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium | 22,000 |
Kelantan United | Kota Bharu | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium | 22,000 |
Kuala Lumpur City | Cheras | Kuala Lumpur Stadium | 18,000 |
Kuching City | Kuching | Sarawak State Stadium | 26,000 |
Negeri Sembilan | Seremban | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | 45,000 |
PDRM | Petaling Jaya | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
Penang | George Town | City Stadium | 20,000 |
Perak | Ipoh | Perak Stadium | 42,500 |
Sabah | Kota Kinabalu | Likas Stadium | 35,000 |
Selangor | Petaling Jaya | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
Sri Pahang | Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 40,000 |
Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium | 50,000[5] |
Personnel, kit and sponsoring
Coaching changes
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perak | Yusri Che Lah | Re-designate as Reserve team coach [6] | 13 September 2022 | Pre-season | Lim Teong Kim | 13 September 2022 [7] |
Terengganu | Nafuzi Zain | End of Contract [8] | 30 November 2022 | Tomislav Steinbruckner | 1 December 2022 [9] | |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | Héctor Bidoglio | Re-designate as Technical Director [10] | 1 December 2022 | Esteban Solari | 1 January 2023 [11] | |
Kelantan | Rezal Zambery Yahya | Re-designate as Assistant Coach | 1 December 2022 | Choi Moon-sik | 12 January 2023 | |
Kelantan United | Sazami Shafii (interim) | End of Interim | 1 December 2022 | Tomáš Trucha | 30 December 2022 | |
Kedah | Victor Andrag (interim) | 6 December 2022 [12] | Nafuzi Zain | 6 December 2022 [13] | ||
PDRM | Razak Jaamadi (interim) | 31 December 2022 | Azzmi Aziz | 7 January 2023 | ||
Sri Pahang | Dollah Salleh (interim) | 13 January 2023 | Fandi Ahmad | 14 January 2023 | ||
Penang | Manzoor Azwira (interim) | End of Interim and Re-designate as Assistant Coach | 23 February 2023 | Chong Yee Fatt | 28 February 2023[14] | |
Kelantan | Choi Moon-sik | Sacked | 4 April 2023[15] | 11 | Rezal Zambery Yahya (interim) | 4 April 2023 |
Rezal Zambery Yahya (interim) | End of Interim | 9 April 2023 | 13 | Frank Bernhardt | 9 April 2023[16] | |
Kelantan United | Tomáš Trucha | Sacked | 8 April 2023 | 14 | Nazrulerwan Makmor (interim) | 8 April 2023 |
Perak | Lim Teong Kim | Sacked | 25 May 2023 | 11 | Yusri Che Lah (interim) | 25 May 2023 |
Kelantan United | Nazrulerwan Makmor (interim) | End of Interim | 15 June 2023 | 13 | Ailton Silva | 15 June 2023 |
PDRM | Azzmi Aziz | Sacked | 20 June 2023 | 8 | Eddy Gapil (interim) | 21 June 2023 |
Kelantan | Frank Bernhardt | Sacked | 21 June 2023 | 14 | Angel Alfredo Vera | 21 June 2023 |
Foreign players
Southeast Asian (SEA) players who have acquired at least 3 international caps for their senior national team can play in the Super League without any restrictions. However, SEA players with less than 3 international caps must be approved by the Malaysian Football League (MFL).
Each team in the Super League can register 9 foreign players, but only 5 import players can be fielded at any one time. The 5 import players must consist of 3 foreign players, 1 Asian player, and 1 ASEAN player. Only 1 import player can be on the bench. [17]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality.
- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.
Naturalisation/Heritage players
Notes:
- ^2 Carrying Malaysian heritage.
- ^3 Capped for Malaysia national team.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3 | +64 | 51 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Selangor | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 37 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
3 | Kedah Darul Aman | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 34 | |
4 | Sri Pahang | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 34 | |
5 | Sabah | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 33 | |
6 | Kuala Lumpur City | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 25 | |
7 | Terengganu | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 24 | |
8 | PDRM | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 22 | |
9 | Negeri Sembilan | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 20 | |
10 | Penang | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 19 | |
11 | Perak | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 35 | −24 | 10 | |
12 | Kelantan United | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 7 | |
13 | Kuching City | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 6 | |
14 | Kelantan | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 61 | −44 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Position by round
Leader & Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage | |
Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
Result table
Season statistic
- First goal of the season: 4 minutes 36 seconds
- Juan Muniz for Johor Darul Ta’zim (H) against Terengganu (24 February 2023)
- Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes 9 seconds
- Park Tae-Soo for Sabah (H) against Penang (17 March 2023)
- Latest goal in a match: 90 + 11 minutes 51 seconds
- Rizal Ghazali for Sabah (H) against Penang (17 March 2023)
- Oldest goalscorer in a match: 41 years 5 months 28 days
- Indra Putra Mahayuddin for Kelantan United (A) against Sabah (1 March 2023)
Top goalscorers
- As of 15 July 2023 [18]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Fernando Forestieri | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 17 |
2 | Ayron del Valle | Selangor | 14 |
3 | Bergson | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 9 |
Kpah Sherman | Sri Pahang | ||
5 | Willian Lira | Kedah Darul Aman | 8 |
Faisal Halim | Selangor | ||
Stefano Brundo | Sri Pahang | ||
7 | Diogo | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7 |
Paulo Josué | Kuala Lumpur City | ||
Faisal Halim | Selangor | ||
10 | 6 players | 4 teams | 6 |
16 | 10 players | 7 teams | 5 |
26 | 14 players | 8 teams | 4 |
40 | 12 players | 9 teams | 3 |
52 | 23 players | 12 teams | 2 |
75 | 63 players | 14 teams | 1 |
Own goals
- As of 15 July 2023
Rank | Player | Team | Against | Date | Goal |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | James Okwuosa | PDRM | Penang | 9 April 2023 | 2 |
Perak | 23 June 2023 | ||||
2 | Romel Morales | Kuala Lumpur City | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1 March 2023 | 1 |
Kenny Pallraj | Kuala Lumpur City | Kelantan | 17 March 2023 | ||
Hasnul Zaim | Perak | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4 April 2023 | ||
Shivan Pillay | Perak | Kelantan | 28 April 2023 | ||
Yusri Yuhasmadi | Kelantan | Perak | 28 April 2023 |
Top Assists
- As of 9 July 2023 [19]
Rank | Player | Club | Assist |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Arif Aiman Hanapi | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 10 |
2 | Fernando Forestieri | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7 |
Faisal Halim | Selangor | ||
4 | Manuel Hidalgo | Kedah Darul Aman | 6 |
Saddil Ramdani | Sabah | ||
6 | Leandro Velázquez | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 5 |
Jaílton Paraíba | Sabah | ||
8 | Lee Tuck | Kedah Darul Aman | 4 |
Ghaffar Rahman | Kelantan | ||
Lévy Madinda | Negeri Sembilan | ||
11 | 8 players | 4 teams | 3 |
19 | 27 players | 12 teams | 2 |
46 | 66 players | 14 teams | 1 |
Hat-trick
- As of 15 July 2023
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bergson | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Kelantan United | 6–0 (H) | 13 May 2023 |
Ayron del Valle | Selangor | Kelantan United | 1–7 (A) | 7 June 2023 |
Diogo | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Kuala Lumpur City | 6–1 (H) | 3 July 2023 |
Notes (H) – Home team (A) – Away team
Clean Sheets
- As of 15 July 2023 [20]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Syihan Hazmi | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 14 |
2 | Kalamullah Al-Hafiz | Kedah Darul Aman | 5 |
Suhaimi Husin | Terengganu | ||
4 | Ramadhan Hamid 4 | PDRM | 4 |
Khairul Azhan | Selangor | ||
Izham Tarmizi | Sri Pahang | ||
7 | Azri Ghani | Kuala Lumpur City | 3 |
Willfred Jabun 4 | PDRM | ||
Bryan See Tian Keat | Perak | ||
10 | Khairul Fahmi Che Mat | Sabah | 2 |
Zarif Irfan | Sri Pahang | ||
Rahadiazli Rahalim | Terengganu | ||
13 | Ifwat Akmal | Kedah Darul Aman | 1 |
Nik Amin Ahmad | Kelantan | ||
Asyraaf Omar | Kelantan United | ||
Kevin Ray Mendoza | Kuala Lumpur City | ||
Muhaimin Mohamad 4 | Negeri Sembilan | ||
Sikh Izhan Nazrel 4 | Negeri Sembilan | ||
Azfar Arif | Penang | ||
Shafiq Afifi | Penang | ||
Damien Lim | Sabah | ||
Sam Somerville | Selangor |
Notes:
- ^4 Did not played full time.
Discipline
- As of 15 July 2023 [21]
Players
- Most red cards:2
- Wan Amirul Afiq (Kedah Darul Aman)
- Giancarlo Gallifuoco (Kuala Lumpur City)
- Most yellow cards:6
- Wan Amirul Afiq (Kedah Darul Aman)
- Arip Amiruddin (Kelantan)
- Fandi Othman (Kelantan)
- Kenny Pallraj (Kuala Lumpur City)
- Sebastian Avanzini (Kuala Lumpur City)
- Amir Saiful (PDRM)
- Fadi Awad (PDRM)
Club
- Most red cards:4
- Most yellow cards:47
- Fewest yellow cards:22
- Fewest red cards:0
Attendance to Stadium
Overall Attendance
Home | Away | Attendance | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JDT | KDA | KEL | KLU | KLC | KUC | NSE | PDRM | PEN | PRK | SAB | SEL | SRP | TER | Total | Average | ||
Johor Darul Ta'zim | — | 13,722 | 24,404 | 10,833 | 11,961 | 13,344 | 19,836 | 14,684 | 31,889 | 140,673 | 17,584 | ||||||
Kedah Darul Aman | — | 3,320 | 5,926 | 2,590 | 7,662 | 12,792 | 3,230 | 7,320 | 9,741 | 21,700 | 74,281 | 8,253 | |||||
Kelantan | 2,500 | — | 6,678 | 5,138 | 651 | 6,011 | 5,148 | 3,528 | 29,654 | 4,236 | |||||||
Kelantan United | 1,954 | 2,910 | — | 224 | 964 | 297 | 1,242 | 7,591 | 1,265 | ||||||||
Kuala Lumpur City | 6,847 | — | 610 | 688 | 627 | 1,291 | 1,260 | 1,194 | 4,204 | 1,464 | 18,185 | 2,021 | |||||
Kuching City | 7,690 | 188 | — | 325 | 292 | 2,500 | 18,000 | 275 | 29,270 | 4,181 | |||||||
Negeri Sembilan | 15,427 | 2,348 | 1,885 | 1,114 | 452 | — | 998 | 1,738 | 6,329 | 3,203 | 33,494 | 3,722 | |||||
PDRM | 1,705 | 2,596 | 202 | 153 | — | 2,250 | 986 | 4,115 | 471 | 12,478 | 1,560 | ||||||
Penang | 6,051 | 1,395 | 1,630 | 1,455 | 1,783 | 3,754 | 1,224 | — | 3,540 | 4,919 | 25,751 | 2,861 | |||||
Perak | 6,799 | 15,106 | 2,096 | 3,817 | 1,147 | 1,313 | — | 6,391 | 5,855 | 1,917 | 44,441 | 4,938 | |||||
Sabah | 5,210 | 12,558 | 4,885 | 12,602 | 11,711 | 5,666 | — | 14,444 | 8,022 | 12,096 | 87,194 | 9,688 | |||||
Selangor | 14,462 | 10,637 | 5,761 | 6,701 | 5,211 | 5,754 | 6,245 | — | 8,504 | 5,207 | 68,482 | 7,609 | |||||
Sri Pahang | 7,296 | 6,040 | 2,811 | 4,804 | 2,877 | 3,196 | 10,027 | 7,066 | — | 44,117 | 5,515 | ||||||
Terengganu | 10,819 | 6,520 | 5,025 | 4,250 | 11,560 | 3,584 | 9,020 | 3,300 | 10,520 | — | 64,598 | 7,178 | |||||
Total League Attendance | 680,209 | 5,864 |
Last Updated : 15 July 2023
Source : FAM CMS
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