2020 Malaysia Super League

The 2020 Malaysia Super League (Malay: Liga Super Malaysia 2020, known as the CIMB Bank Liga Super Malaysia 2020 for sponsorship reasons) is the 17th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1]

Liga Super Malaysia
Season2020
Dates28 February – 31 October 2020
ChampionsJohor Darul Ta'zim (7th Title)
RelegatedPDRM FA
Felda United
AFC Champions LeagueJDT
AFC CupKedah
Terengganu
Matches played60
Goals scored190 (3.17 per match)
Top goalscorerIfedayo Olusegun
(12 goals)
Biggest home win7 goals
JDT 7–0 Perak
(4 September 2020)
Biggest away win7 goals
PDRM 0–7 Selangor
(3 October 2020)
Highest scoring7 goals
Kedah 3–4 Terengganu
(7 March 2020)
JDT 7–0 Perak
(4 September 2020)
JDT 6–1 Selangor
(19 September 2020)
PDRM 0–7 Selangor
(3 October 2020)
Selangor 6–1 Felda United
(10 October 2020)
Longest winning run5 matches
Kedah
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
JDT
Longest winless run11 matches
PDRM
Longest losing run5 matches
PDRM
Total attendance178,443 (matches played behind closed door were not included)
Average attendance9,914 (matches played behind closed door were not counted)
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 31 October 2020.

Johor Darul Ta'zim are the current defending from the 2019 Malaysia Super League seasons and qualified for the group stage of 2020 AFC Champions League.

The first transfer window is from 16 January to 15 March 2020.

On 13 March, it was announced that the league would be suspended indefinitely, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On 1 May, it was announced that the league would resume in September dependent on the situation at the time. If the M-League is not allowed to resume in September, the season will be called off. Due to time constraints, the home-and-away format for the Super League and the Premier League has been scrapped. Teams will now play each other only once, meaning the champions of the Super League and Premier League will be decided after 11 rounds of matches.[2]

On 29 June 2020, the FAM planned on restarting the league in mid-August providing that close-contact training is resumed from the second or third week of July. It also disclosed that the proposal for the league restart will include strict guidelines for matches behind closed doors.[3]

Teams

Changes from last season

Kuala Lumpur and PKNP are relegated to the Malaysia Premier League after finishing bottom and second-bottom respectively in last season's Malaysia Super League.[4]

Sabah and PDRM are promoted after securing their place as champions and 3rd-placed finishers in last season's Malaysia Premier League (runners-up Johor Darul Ta'zim II is ineligible for the Super League due to being the reserve team to Johor Darul Ta'zim).[5][6]

As PKNS has changed their status as the reserve team to Selangor, they are therefore replaced by the 5th-placed finishers of last season's Malaysia Premier League UiTM (4th-placed finishers Terengganu II is ineligible for the Super League due to being the reserve team to Terengganu FC).[7][8]

Team changes

Promoted from the 2019 Malaysia Premier League

Relegated to the 2020 Malaysia Premier League

Clubs locations
Locations of teams in the 2020 Malaysia Super League
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Felda United Jengka Tun Abdul Razak Stadium 25,000
Johor Darul Ta'zim Iskandar Puteri Sultan Ibrahim Stadium 40,000[9]
Kedah Alor Setar Darul Aman Stadium 32,387[10]
Melaka Krubong Hang Jebat Stadium 40,000[11]
Pahang Kuantan Darul Makmur Stadium 40,000[12]
PDRM Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Stadium 15,000
Perak Ipoh Perak Stadium 42,500[13]
Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya Stadium 25,000
Sabah Kota Kinabalu Likas Stadium 35,000[14]
Selangor Shah Alam Shah Alam Stadium 80,372[15]
Terengganu Kuala Terengganu Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium 50,000[16]
UiTM Shah Alam UiTM Stadium 10,000[17]
Source:

Personnel, kit and sponsoring
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Felda United Nidzam Jamil Jasazrin Jamaluddin FBT Felda
Johor Darul Ta'zim Benjamin Mora Hariss Harun Nike[18] –
Kedah Aidil Sharin Sahak Baddrol Bakhtiar Lotto Chenang Bay
Melaka Zainal Abidin Hassan Safiq Rahim Al-Ikhsan Olympex
Pahang Dollah Salleh[19] Dickson Nwakaeme Umbro Aras Kuasa
PDRM Ishak Kunju Safiee Ahmad Al-Ikhsan RedONE
Perak Mehmet Duraković[20] Shahrul Saad Kelme[21] Visit Perak (home) & Pangkor Duty Free Island (away)
Petaling Jaya K. Devan K. Gurusamy Puma Qnet
Sabah Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto Rawilson Batuil Carino –
Selangor B. Sathianathan Taylor Regan Joma PKNS
Terengganu Nafuzi Zain Lee Tuck Al-Ikhsan RedONE
UiTM Frank Bernhardt Afif Asyraf Adidas (home & away) & Fitech (third) SUKIPT

Foreign players

Southeast Asia (SEA) players are required to have acquired at least 30 international caps for their senior national team with no period restriction on when they are earned while those who has less than 30 international caps will be subjected to MFL approval.

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

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player SEA Player Former Players 1
Felda United Nikola Raspopović[22] Frédéric Bulot[23] Nicolas Velez[24] Ryutaro Megumi [25] Khairul Amri[26]
Johor Darul Ta'zim Maurício Diogo Leandro Velazquez Gonzalo Cabrera Hariss Harun [27]
Kedah Renan Alves Kipré Tchétché[28] Kpah Sherman[28] Amin Nazari [29] Shakir Hamzah[30]
Melaka Romel Morales[31] Uche Agba [32] Sony Norde Jang Suk-won [33] Naruphon Wild [34]
Pahang Ivan Carlos [35] Hérold Goulon [36] Dickson Nwakaeme Adam Reed [37] Khalil Khamis[38]
PDRM Shohrat Soyunov Serdar Geldiyev Antonio German
Perak Leandro[39] Careca Guilherme Antony Golec Thierry Bin
Petaling Jaya Elizeu Brandão Demba Camara Kim Bong-jin [40] Anawin Jujeen [41] Mark Hartmann
Sabah Rodoljub Paunovic Petrus Shitembi Guy Gnabouyou Park Tae-soo Dennis Buschening[42] Hector Ramos [43]
Selangor Sandro Ifedayo Olusegun Rufino Segovia [44] Taylor Regan Safuwan Baharudin[45]
Terengganu Argzim Redžović Lee Tuck [46] Sanjar Shaakhmedov [47] Bruno Suzuki Faris Ramli[48] Babacar Diallo[49]
Dominique [50]
UiTM Gustavo[51] Victor Nirennold[51] Ousmane Fané[51] Rabih Ataya[51] Mark Hartmann [52]
  • 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 players
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
Johor Darul Ta'zim Matthew Davies3 4 La'Vere Corbin-Ong3 4 Natxo Insa3 4 Liridon Krasniqi4
Kedah David Rowley3 Tam Sheang Tsung3
Melaka Khair Jefri Jones3 4 Curran Singh-Ferns3
Selangor Nicholas Swirad3 Brendan Gan Seng Ling3 4
Terengganu Stuart Wark3 Darren Lok Yee Deng3 4

Notes:

^3 Carrying Malaysian heritage.
^4 Participated in the Malaysia national team squad.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim (C, Q) 11 9 2 0 33 8 +25 29 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Kedah (Q) 11 7 1 3 20 13 +7 22[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
3 Terengganu (Q) 11 6 1 4 25 15 +10 19[lower-alpha 2]
4 Perak 11 5 3 3 21 19 +2 18
5 Selangor 11 4 5 2 26 19 +7 17
6 UiTM 11 5 2 4 18 15 +3 17
7 Petaling Jaya City 11 3 5 3 17 16 +1 14
8 Pahang 11 4 2 5 18 18 0 14
9 Melaka United 11 4 2 5 13 16 −3 11[lower-alpha 3]
10 Sabah 11 2 3 6 12 24 −12 9
11 Felda United (R) 11 1 4 6 11 26 −15 7 Relegation to Malaysia Premier League
12 PDRM (R) 11 0 2 9 5 29 −24 −1[lower-alpha 4]
Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 2020. Source: Malaysian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. [Note MAS]
  2. [Note MAS]
  3. Melaka have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.[53]
  4. PDRM have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.[54]

Result table
Home \ Away FEL JDT KED MEL PAH PDRM PRK PJC SBH SEL TFC UiTM
Felda United – 1–2 3–2 2–2 – – 1–1 – – 0–3 0–1
Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–1 1–0 – – – 7–0 – 4–1 6–1 – 2–1
Kedah – – 1–0 – – – 2–1 3–1 2–0 3–4 –
Melaka – 0–5 – 0–1 3–1 – 1–1 – – 1–0 –
Pahang – 2–3 2–1 – 2–1 3–3 – 2–0 1–2 – –
PDRM 1–1 0–1 0–2 – – 0–2 – 0–0 0–7 – –
Perak 5–1 – 2–3 0–1 – – 2–0 – – – 1–0
Petaling Jaya – 2–2 – – 3–2 4–1 – 1–1 – 0–2 –
Sabah 3–1 – – 3–2 – – 2–2 – 1–2 – 0–3
Selangor 6–1 – – 1–1 – – 1–1 0–0 – – 3–3
Terengganu – 0–1 – – 2–1 4–0 1–3 – 4–0 3–3 –
UiTM – – 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 – 2–4 – – 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2020. Source: MFL
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.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011
Johor Darul Ta'zim42111111111
Kedah9101084322322
Terengganu107632256543
Perak13223733234
Selangor36468668855
Pahang89947887668
UiTM11111195474476
Melaka213116545789
Petaling Jaya65810101010101097
Sabah74551111111191010
Felda United58769999111111
PDRM1212121212121212121212
Leader
Relegation to 2021 Premier League
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2020. Source:

Season statistics

Scoring

Top goalscorers
As of 31 October 2020[60]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ifedayo Olusegun Selangor 12
2 Shahrel Fikri Perak 10
3 Dominique Da Sylva Terengganu 9
4 Safawi Rasid Johor Darul Ta'zim 7
Kipré Tchétché Kedah
Gonzalo Cabrera Johor Darul Ta'zim
5 Gustavo Almeida dos Santos UiTM 6
Ivan Carlos Pahang
Lee Tuck Terengganu
Kpah Sherman Kedah
6 Uche Agba Melaka United 5
Sanjar Shaakhmedov Terengganu

Top assists
As of matches played 31 October 2020.
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Diogo Johor Darul Ta'zim 8
2 Lee Tuck Terengganu 6
3 Sandro Selangor 5
Leandro Velazquez Johor Darul Ta'zim
Washington Brandão Petaling Jaya City
Wan Amirul Afiq Melaka United

Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date
Dominique Da Sylva 4 Terengganu Kedah 3–4 (A) 7 March 2020
Gonzalo Cabrera JDT Perak 7–0 (H) 4 September 2020
Shahrel Fikri 4 Perak Felda United 5–1 (H) 25 September 2020
Ifedayo Olusegun Selangor Felda United 6–1 (H) 11 October 2020

Note

4 Player scored 4 goals

Penalty missed
PlayerForAgainstDate
Demba CamaraPetaling Jaya CityFelda United1 March 2020
Diogo Luís SantoJohor Darul Ta'zimPDRM FA10 March 2020
Kpah ShermanKedah FAUiTM F.C.11 March 2020
Gonzalo CabreraJohor Darul Ta'zimFelda United14 March 2020
Washington BrandãoPetaling Jaya City FCSabah FA

12 September 2020

Clean Sheets
As of 5 October 2020
Rank Player Club Clean Sheets
1 Farizal Marlias Johor Darul Ta'zim 4
2 Khairul Fahmi Che Mat Melaka 3
Sharmiza Yusoff Terengganu
3 Hafizul Hakim Perak 2
Sharbinee Allawee Pahang
Khairul Azhan Selangor
4 Azfar Arif UiTM 1
Azri Ghani Kedah
Shahril Saa'ri Kedah
Bryan See PDRM
Ifwat Akmal Kedah
Nasrullah Aziz Perak
Nor Haziq UiTM
Wan Azraie Sabah
Kalamullah Al Hafiz PJ City
Rahadiazli Rahalim Terengganu

Discipline
As of 15 March 2020

Overall
  • Red card: 1
  • Yellow card: 92

Player

Team

See also
Notes
  1. ^
    Malaysia (MAS): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, the 2020 Malaysia FA Cup was cancelled and declared null and void by the Football Association of Malaysia.[61] The 2020 Malaysia Cup winners would originally qualify for the 2021 AFC Cup as Malaysia 2,[62] but it was also cancelled and declared null and void. As a result, the 2020 Malaysia Super League runners-up will qualify for the 2021 AFC Cup as Malaysia 2, and the 3rd place will qualify for the 2021 AFC Cup as Malaysia 3.[63]

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