2017 Malaysia Premier League

The 2017 Liga Premier (English: 2017 Premier League) also known as the 100PLUS Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons was the 14th season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1] Kuala Lumpur were crowned the champions and were promoted to Liga Super since relegated in 2012 season.

Malaysia Premier League
Season2017
Dates20 January 2017–27 October 2017
ChampionsKuala Lumpur
PromotedKuala Lumpur
Terengganu
PKNP
Negeri Sembilan
RelegatedATM
Perlis
Matches played132
Goals scored454 (3.44 per match)
Top goalscorerGuilherme de Paula
(27 goals)
Biggest home winKuala Lumpur 6–0 ATM
(23 May 2017)
Biggest away winMISC-MIFA 2–7 UiTM
(3 March 2017)
Highest scoringATM 4–5 PDRM
(28 February 2017)
MISC-MIFA 2–7 UiTM
(3 March 2017)
Kuantan 3–6 Kuala Lumpur
(14 July 2017)
MISC-MIFA 6–3 Kuantan
(25 July 2017)
Highest attendance9,401
Negeri Sembilan 3–4 Terengganu
(17 February 2017)
Lowest attendance50
PDRM 5–3 Kuantan
(19 September 2017)
Total attendance197,551
Average attendance1,497
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 27 October 2017.

The season started on 20 January and concluded on 27 October 2017.[1]

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

Teams

A total of 12 teams contested the league, including 8 sides from the 2016 season, two relegated from the 2016 Liga Super and two promoted from the 2016 Liga FAM.

Teams changes

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 2017 Liga Premier
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
ATM Tanjung Malim Proton City Stadium 5,000
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Pasir Gudang Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium 15,000
Kuantan Kuantan Darul Makmur Stadium 40,000
Kuala Lumpur Selayang Selayang Stadium 11,098
MIFA Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya Stadium 25,000
Negeri Sembilan Paroi Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 40,000
PDRM Krubong Hang Jebat Stadium 40,000
Perlis Kangar Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium 20,000
PKNP Ipoh Perak Stadium 42,500
Sabah Kota Kinabalu Likas Stadium 35,000
Terengganu Kuala Terengganu Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium 15,000
UiTM Shah Alam UiTM Stadium 6,000

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Coach Captain Kit Sponsor
ATM Azhar Abdullah Venice Elphi Admiral Malaysian Armed Forces
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Benjamin Mora Nicolás Fernández Nike Forest City
Kuantan Zulhamizan Zakaria Malik Ariff SkyHawk Kuantan FC Holding
Kuala Lumpur Fábio Maciel Helmi Remeli Fawz JL99 Group & EKOVEST
MIFA Jacob Joseph K. Nanthakumar Umbro MIFA
Negeri Sembilan Asri Ninggal Nasriq Baharom Mizuno Matrix Concepts
PDRM Fauzi Pilus Safuwan Baharudin Line 7 Forca
Perlis Syamsul Saad Alafi Mahmud Carino Daily Fresco
PKNP Abu Bakar Fadzim Shahrel Fikri Puma SE Perak Corp.
Sabah Jelius Ating Rawilson Batuil Carino Sabah Energy Corp & Asian Supply Base
Terengganu Irfan Bakti Abu Salim Abdul Latiff Suhaimi Kobert Chicken Cottage
UiTM Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail Afif Asyraf Zabawi[2] Umbro Soaring Upwards

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 head coach Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of
appointment
Kuala Lumpur Ismail Zakaria Resigned 23 November 2016 [3] Pre-season Wanderley da Silva 1 December 2016 [4]
Sabah Johnny Dominicus Demote to assistant head coach 25 November 2016 Steve Vilmiaire 25 November 2016 [5]
Perlis Dollah Salleh End of contract 30 November 2016 Razip Ismail
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Benjamin Mora Promoted to JDT I 18 January 2017 [6] Hamzani Omar 18 January 2017
Kuala Lumpur Wanderley da Silva 6th Fábio Maciel[7]
Perlis Razip Ismail Resigned 4 March 2017 12th Syamsul Saad[8] 7 March 2017
Sabah Steve Vilmiaire Resigned 19 March 2017 11th Jelius Ating[9] 19 March 2017
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Hamzani Omar Rested 19 June 2017 6th Benjamin Mora 19 June 2017

Foreign players

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 (Asian) Former Players 1
ATM Ikbol Babakhanov Sirojiddin Rakhmatullaev Pavel Smolyachenko Bae Beom-geun
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Samuel Cáceres Nicolás Fernández Jerónimo Barrales Alex Smith Gabriel Guerra*^2
Kuantan Ljubo Baranin Stefan Vukmirović Shunsuke Nakatake Shim Un-seob
Kuala Lumpur Paulo Josue Nicolás Dul Guilherme de Paula Bobur Akbarov Modibo Konté
MIFA Dimitri Bodric Dudu Kpah Sherman Shin Jae-pil Alan Aciar
Steven Imbiri
Michael Ijezie
PDRM Souleymane Konaté Yasir Hanapi Dao Bakary Safuwan Baharudin Frederic Pooda
Negeri Sembilan Nemanja Vidić Lee Tuck Jonathan Béhé Bruno Suzuki Marko Šimić
Perlis Maksimilian Fomin Modibo Konté Brandon Adams Ndumba Makeche Oh Kyu-bin
Park Yong-joon
Damion Stewart
PKNP Ritus Krjauklis Vincent Weijl Gilberto Fortunato Kim Hyun-woo
Sabah Francis Kasonde Lee Kil-Hoon Rodoljub Paunović Heo Jae-nyeong Sofiane Choubani
Jonathan Béhé
Masaya Jitozono
Igor Čerina
Terengganu Lázaro Gabriel Davis Kipré Tchétché Issey Nakajima-Farran Federico Falcone
Lutfulla Turaev
UiTM O.K. John Marcel N'Guessan Akanni-Sunday Wasiu Do Dong-hyun
  • 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.
  • ^2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II swop the strikers with Johor Darul Ta'zim

Half-Malaysian players

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Samuel Somerville Daniel Ting Ernest Wong Wen Hao

Results

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kuala Lumpur 22 15 2 5 47 24 +23 47 Promotion to Super League
2 Terengganu 22 15 2 5 42 27 +15 47
3 PKNP 22 14 4 4 41 23 +18 46
4 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 22 11 8 3 47 27 +20 41
5 Negeri Sembilan 22 11 8 3 37 24 +13 41 Promotion to Super League
6 UiTM 22 9 6 7 44 30 +14 33
7 Sabah 22 9 3 10 33 38 −5 30
8 PDRM 22 7 4 11 36 41 −5 25
9 Kuantan 22 5 1 16 41 64 −23 16
10 MISC-MIFA 22 4 2 16 36 51 −15 14
11 ATM 22 4 5 13 28 50 −22 14[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to FAM League
12 Perlis 22 4 3 15 22 55 −33 12[lower-alpha 2]
Source: FAM, FMLLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ATM and Perlis was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to only reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for ATM.
  2. ATM and Perlis was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to lift the transfer ban and reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for Perlis.

Result table
Home \ Away ATM JDT2 KLU KUA MIF NSE PDRM PER PKP SAB TRG UIT
ATM 1–5 1–2 4–3 1–1 1–1 4–5 2–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3
Johor DT II 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0
Kuala Lumpur 6–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–1
Kuantan 3–1 2–5 3–6 3–2 1–3 3–1 5–0 1–3 3–3 0–3 3–1
MISC-MIFA 2–3 5–3 1–2 6–3 0–0 3–0 2–3 1–2 3–1 1–2 2–7
Negeri Sembilan 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 3–2 1–0
PDRM 1–1 1–1 0–3 5–3 3–1 1–2 2–0 4–1 0–1 0–3 1–1
Perlis 1–1 1–5 0–5 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–3
PKNP 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–0
Sabah 2–5 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 5–1 1–3 2–1 2–3
Terengganu 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 4–0 2–4 2–0 2–1
UiTM 2–1 2–2 1–2 4–1 3–0 1–1 4–3 2–2 1–1 0–1 4–0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2017. Source: Result
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Kuala Lumpur3113476875443211311111
Terengganu6742332223232442122222
PKNP9566523332324334444333
Johor Darul Ta'zim II10325245646766565555554
Negeri Sembilan1431111111111123233445
UiTM791011997554555656666666
Sabah12129101111111011101099998887777
PDRM2688754467677777778888
Kuantan81079868788888889999999
MIFA1111127101010111011111010101112121111111110
ATM525468999991112121210111212121211
Perlis481112121212121212121211111011101010101012
Leader
Relegation to 2018 Liga FAM
Qualified to 2017 Malaysia Cup
Source:

Statistics

Top scorers
As of matches played on 27 September 2017.[10]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Guilherme de Paula Kuala Lumpur 27
2 Akanni-Sunday Wasiu UiTM 19
3 Dao Bakary PDRM 15
Malik Ariff ATM
5 Do Dong-hyun UiTM 13
6 Bodric Dimitri MIFA 12
Nicolás Fernández Johor Darul Ta'zim II
8 Jeronimo Barrales Johor Darul Ta'zim II 11
Ljubo Baranin Kuantan
Bruno Suzuki Negeri Sembilan
Shahrel Fikri PKNP
12 Safuwan Baharudin PDRM 9
Venice Elphi ATM
Kipré Tchétché Terengganu
Gilberto Fortunato PKNP
16 Issey Nakajima-Farran Terengganu 8
Michael Chukwubunna MIFA
18 Jonathan Béhé Negeri Sembilan (4), Sabah (3) 7
Marko Šimić Negeri Sembilan
Pavel Smolyachenko ATM
Kpah Sherman MIFA
21 Brandon Adams Perlis 6
Paulo Josue Kuala Lumpur
Shim Un-seob Kuantan
25 Rafizol Roslan ATM 5
Gabriel Guerra Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Dudu MIFA
Lee Tuck Negeri Sembilan
Lee Kil-Hoon Sabah


Hat-tricks
As of matches played on 27 September 2017.
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Bruno SuzukiNegeri SembilanSabah3–0 (H)20 January 2017[11]
Gabriel GuerraJohor Darul Ta'zim IIPerlis4–0 (H)26 January 2017[12]
Bodric DimitriMIFAJohor Darul Ta'zim II5–3 (H)10 February 2017[13]
Pavel SmolyachenkoATMSabah2–5 (A)10 February 2017[14]
Do Dong-hyunUiTMMIFA2–7 (A)3 March 2017[15]
Venice ElphiATMKuantan4–3 (H)25 April 2017[16]
Guilherme de PaulaKuala LumpurPerlis0–5 (A)5 May 2017[17]
ATM0–66 (A)23 May 2017[18]
Kuantan3–6 (A)14 July 2017[19]
Malik AriffKuantanSabah3–3 (H)24 May 2017[20]
Lee Kil-HoonSabahPerlis5–1 (H)19 September 2017[21]
Dao BakaryPDRMKuantan5–34 (H)19 September 2017[22]

Notes:
4 Player scored 4 goals; 6 Player scored 6 goals; (H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Own goals
Rank Player For Against Date Goals
1 Nasrullah Haniff Johan Terengganu PKNP 21 February 2017 1
Faqih Ikhwan ATM PDRM 28 February 2017
Igor Čerina Sabah UiTM 28 February 2017
Randy Baruh PKNP 3 March 2017
Ikbol Babakhanov ATM Kuala Lumpur 14 April 2017
Eskandar Ismail PDRM PKNP 14 April 2017
Syafiq Azri Perlis Negeri Sembilan 25 April 2017
Firdaus Faudzi Terengganu PKNP 27 October 2017

Clean sheets
As of matches played on 27 October 2017.
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Asyraaf Omar PKNP 6
2 Kaharuddin Rahman Negeri Sembilan 5
Suffian Abdul Rahman Terengganu
4 Samuel Sommerville Johor Darul Ta'zim II 3
Rozaimie Rohim Sabah
Solehin Mamat Kuala Lumpur
Kamarul Effandi
8 Hamdan Sairi PDRM 2
Syazwan Yusoff Terengganu
10 Amierul Hakimi Terengganu 1
Sharbinee Allawee
K. Sasi Kumar Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Remezey Che Ros Kuala Lumpur
Saiful Amar Sudar Negeri Sembilan
Sheril Anuar Saini Kuantan
Jibrail Kamaron Bahrin Perlis
Soffuan Tawil UiTM
Zulfadhli Mohamed MIFA
Ezad Ariff

Monthly awards
Month Player of the Month Ref
Player Club
February Bruno Suzuki Negeri Sembilan [23]
March No award given due to limited number of matches in March
April Nasriq Baharom Negeri Sembilan [24]
May No award given due to limited number of matches in May
June No award given due to limited number of matches in June
July Shahrel Fikri PKNP [25]
August No award given due to limited number of matches in August
September

Attendances

Crowd attendance for all venues
As of 27 October 2017.
Home Away Attendance
ATM JDT KUL KUA MIF NSE PDRM PER PNKP SAB TER UIT TOTAL AVE
ATM — 232 119 101 141 3,414 153 238 236 120 2,164 107 7,025 639
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 399 — 2,362 670 765 2,623 510 2,679 1,420 2,549 1,249 622 15,848 1,441
Kuala Lumpur 226 691 — 250 217 888 373 242 765 1,347 1,399 375 6,773 616
Kuantan 101 257 125 — 251 607 383 147 65 103 1,817 218 4,074 371
MIFA 500 550 280 100 — 250 212 200 150 300 150 200 2,892 263
Negeri Sembilan 8,249 5,564 8,584 3,136 5,669 — 4,445 4,363 3,643 2,606 9,401 777 56,437 5,131
PDRM 100 200 100 50 500 4,000 — 200 107 100 5,200 200 10,757 978
Perlis 1,175 321 454 520 470 653 556 — 945 1,400 580 552 7,626 694
PNKP 2,237 2,571 1,582 2,018 1,300 1,776 1,457 516 — 1,741 1,960 1,699 18,857 1,715
Sabah 3,200 3,400 3,000 1,100 1,100 1,400 1,300 1,150 1,200 — 800 1,300 18,950 1,723
Terengganu 3,100 9,000 3,200 5,890 4,670 6,600 5,000 3,849 N/A 2,300 — 760 44,369 4,437
UiTM 25 150 195 256 500 400 520 235 695 335 632 — 3,943 359
Total Crowd Attendance 197,551 1,531

By Team
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Negeri Sembilan 56,437 9,401 777 5,131 +59.9%†
2 Terengganu 44,369 9,000 760 4,437 −17.2%†
3 Sabah 18,950 3,400 800 1,723 −36.9%†
4 PKNP 18,857 2,571 516 1,715 n/a†
5 Johor DT II 15,848 2,679 399 1,441 −41.3%†
6 PDRM 10,757 4,000 50 978 −67.3%†
7 Perlis 7,626 1,400 321 694 −68.0%†
8 ATM 7,025 3,414 101 639 +168.5%†
9 Kuala Lumpur 6,773 1,399 217 616 +7.1%†
10 Kuantan 4,074 607 103 371 +4.8%†
11 UiTM 3,943 1,817 65 359 +40.8%†
12 MISC-MIFA 2,892 550 100 263 n/a†
League total 197,551 9,401 50 1,531 −24.7%†

Updated to games played on 27 October 2017
Source: SPMB

See also

References
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