2005 Malaysia Super League

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]

Malaysia Super League
Season2005
ChampionsPerlis
RelegatedPublic Bank
Sabah
AFC CupPerlis
Matches played84
Goals scored239 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorerJúlio César Rodrigues (18 goals)
Zacharia Simukonda (18 goals)
← 2004

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
Locations of teams in the Super League 2005
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
MPPJ Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya Stadium 25,000
Pahang Kuantan Darul Makmur Stadium 40,000
Penang Batu Kawan Penang State Stadium 40,000
Perak Ipoh Perak Stadium 35,000
Perlis Kangar Utama Stadium 20,000
Public Bank Selangor Selayang Stadium 20,000
Sabah Kota Kinabalu Likas Stadium 30,000
TM Melaka Malacca Hang Tuah Stadium 15,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Perlis (C) 21 14 3 4 43 19 +24 45 Qualification to AFC Cup group stage
2 Pahang 21 10 5 6 37 29 +8 35
3 Perak 21 9 3 9 33 25 +8 30
4 TM Melaka 21 7 7 7 23 28 −5 28
5 MPPJ 21 8 3 10 29 38 −9 27
6 Penang 21 8 1 12 27 31 −4 25
7 Public Bank (R) 21 7 4 10 22 30 −8 25 Relegation to Premier League
8 Sabah (R) 21 6 4 11 25 39 −14 22
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Result table

Round 1–14
Home \ Away MPP PAH PEN PRK PER PBK SAB TMM
MPPJ — 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–3 2–4 2–1 0–0
Pahang 3–2 — 4–1 4–1 0–1 1–2 3–3 3–0
Penang 2–3 3–2 — 2–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 0–1
Perak 2–1 0–0 0–1 — 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–0
Perlis 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–2 — 0–1 5–0 1–2
Public Bank 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 — 1–3 1–2
Sabah 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–0 2–0 2–1 — 1–1
TM Melaka 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 3–3 —
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Round 15–21
Home \ Away MPP PAH PEN PRK PER PBK SAB TMM
MPPJ — 1–1 — 1–5 — 2–1 — —
Pahang — — 2–1 1–0 — 0–0 3–2 —
Penang 1–3 — — 0–3 — 1–0 — 0–1
Perak — — — — 3–1 — 3–0 3–1
Perlis 4–0 2–1 1–0 — — — — 4–0
Public Bank — — — 0–4 3–3 — 1–0 —
Sabah 0–1 — 2–1 — 0–1 — — 4–1
TM Melaka 3–1 3–2 — — — 0–0 — —
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Júlio César Rodrigues Sabah 18
Zachariah Simukonda Perlis
3 Bernard Tchoutang Pahang 12
4 Newton Katanha MPPJ 11
José Barreto Penang
Indra Putra Mahayuddin Pahang
Mandjou Keita Perak
8 Frank Seator Perak 10
9 Vyacheslav Melnikov Penang 8
10 Fabricio Franceschi MPPJ 6
Fadzli Saari Pahang

References
  1. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay05.html 2005 Liga Super
  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
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