Melaka United
Melaka United Football Club () was a defunct Malaysian professional football club based in Malacca that competes in the Malaysia Super League. They were owned by Kenteam Sdn Bhd which is one of nitrile glove producer in Malaysia. Previously, the club's home ground since then has been Hang Tuah Stadium before moving to Hang Jebat Stadium in Paya Rumput / Krubong in 1924. The club represents the state of Malacca in Malaysian football competitions. They currently play in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League after back-to-back promotions as champion of the 2015 Malaysia FAM League and 2016 Malaysia Premier League.Melaka United layak ke Liga Perdana The club was f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hang Jebat Stadium
The Hang Jebat Stadium ( ms, Stadium Hang Jebat) is a multi-purpose stadium with a capacity of 40,000 people in Krubong/ Paya Rumput, Malacca, Malaysia. It was completed in September 2004 and named after a Malacca Sultanate Laksamana, Hang Jebat. The stadium is the home for Melaka United and is currently used mostly for football matches. In 2010, it became the main venue for the Sukma Games. During qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the Syria national football team played many of its home matches there due to the Syrian Civil War. Gallery File:Stadium Hang Jebat.jpeg, From roof stand. File:Hang Jebat Stadium.jpg, Hang Jebat Stadium from outside. File:Hang Jebat Stadium - Interior.JPG, Stadium interior. See also * Sport in Malaysia * Hang Tuah Stadium * List of football stadiums in Malaysia The following is a list of football stadiums in Malaysia, ranked in descending order of capacity. There are over 500 football stadiums (main/mini/sports complex) and pit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019 Malaysia Super League
The 2019 Malaysia Super League ( ms, Liga Super Malaysia 2019) is the 16th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia. Johor Darul Ta'zim are the current defending champions from the 2018 Malaysia Super League seasons and will qualify for the group stage of 2019 AFC Champions League. The first transfer window is from 29 November 2018 to 20 February 2019. Club licensing regulations Since the 2018 Malaysia Super League season, as part of the privatization effort, every team in the Liga Super Malaysia must have an FAM Club Licence to play in the league or be relegated. To obtain an FAM Club Licence, teams must be financially healthy and meet certain standards of conduct as organisations. As in other national leagues, there are significant benefits to being in the top division: *A greater share of television broadcast licence revenues goes to Liga Super Malaysia sides. *Greater exposure through television and higher attendance leve ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liga Perdana 1
Liga Perdana 1 or Liga Perdana Satu ( en, Premier League 1 or Premier League One) was the nation's top-tier professional football league in Malaysia that operated from 1998 to 2003. The league was formed and established in 1998 to succeed the Liga Perdana (1994–97) after FAM decision to allows clubs other than state FAs to compete in the professional level league in Malaysia. It was then succeeded in 2004 by the formation of Liga Super by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). The first game was played on 4 April 1998. The last champions of Liga Perdana 1 is Perak which won the league for second straight season. Since the league inception, four teams has been the champion of Liga Perdana 1 where Perak, Pulau Pinang (2), Pahang and Selangor each wins one time. History Founding A football league competition involving the representative sides of the state football associations was first held in Malaysia in 1979. When it began, it was intended primarily as a qualifying tour ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liga Semi-Pro
Liga Semi-Pro ( en, Semi-Pro League) was a semi-pro football league in Malaysia that operated from 1989 until 1993. The league was managed by Football Association of Malaysia. It consist of two divisions, the Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1 and Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2. Liga Semi-Pro was official established in 1989 as a semi-pro league competition for football team in Malaysia to qualify for Piala Malaysia. During its inaugural season in 1989, 17 teams participated in the league divided into two divisions where nine teams were in Divisyen 1 and eight teams in Divisyen 2. Under the new format, only the top six teams in Divisyen 1 and the Divisyen 2 champions and runners-up will be involved in the Piala Malaysia. Piala Malaysia was played from the quarter-final stage, scheduled for November after the league was finished. The Piala Malaysia quarter-final and semi-final matches will be played on a home and away basis. The league was the nation's top-tier league until it was succeeded by ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Malaysian Football League System
The Malaysian football league system, also known as the Malaysian football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in Malaysia. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, allowing even the smallest club the hypothetical possibility of ultimately rising to the very top of the system. The exact number of clubs varies from year to year as clubs join and leave leagues or fold altogether, but an estimated average of 10 clubs per division implies that hundreds of teams are members of a league in the Malaysian men's football league system. History Football arrived in Malaysia ( Malaya at that time) with the British. The locals soon picked up the game, and before long it was the country's leading sport. Towards the end of the 19th century, football was one of the central pillars of most sports clubs in Malaya, but it was not structured. Even when the Selangor Amateur Football League ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liga Malaysia (1982-1988)
Liga or LIGA may refer to: People * Līga (name), a Latvian female given name * Luciano Ligabue, more commonly known as Ligabue or ''Liga'', Italian rock singer-songwriter Sports * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, football club from Costa Rica commonly known as "La Liga" * Liga Deportiva Universitaria, Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito * Liga Elitelor, a system of youth Romanian football leagues covering the under-17 and under-19 age groups * Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga MX, highest professional division of the Mexican football league system * Liga Portugal, highest professional division of the Portuguese football league system * Liga Portugal 2, second highest professional division of the Portuguese football league system * Liga I, highest professional division of the Romanian football league system * Liga 1 (Indonesia), highest professional division ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Piala Malaysia
The Malaysia Cup ( ms, Piala Malaysia), formerly known as ''Malaya Cup'', is an annual football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popularity as the nation's oldest cup tournament, it is currently a secondary cup to the Malaysia FA Cup, as Malaysia's slot for continental cup tournament (AFC Cup) is usually allocated to the winner of the Malaysia FA Cup. The competition was previously managed by the Football Association of Malaysia, before it was transferred to the Football Malaysia LLP (now known as the Malaysian Football League) in the 2016 season. In the 2016 edition, the competition structure changed and only the top eleven teams of the Malaysia Super League and the top five teams of the Malaysia Premier League qualified for the cup. The current title holder is Johor Darul Ta'zim, who won the 2022 edition. History The Piala Malaysia is one of Asia's longest-running football competitions. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Star (Malaysia)
''The Star'' () is an English-language newspaper in Malaysia. Based in Petaling Jaya, it was established in 1971 as a regional newspaper in Penang. It is the largest paid English newspaper in terms of circulation in Malaysia, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. It has a daily circulation of about 250,000 (as of January 2017), far eclipsing the circulation of its next-largest paid English-language competitor, the ''New Straits Times'' (which has a circulation of approximately 65,000). ''The Star'' is a member of the Asia News Network. It is owned by the publicly listed Star Media Group. History The daily newspaper was first published on 9 September 1971 as a regional newspaper based in Penang. ''The STAR'' went into national circulation on 3 January 1976 when it set up its new office in Kuala Lumpur. In 1978, the newspaper headquarters was relocated to Kuala Lumpur. ''The Star'' continues to expand its wings over the years. In 1981, it moved its headquarters from K ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Robert Choe
Robert Choe (born 13 January 1940 in Malacca) is a former Malacca FA and Malaysia player in the 1950s–1960s. Career overview A Striker, Robert was a squad player for Malaya that captured the 1958, 1959 and 1960 Merdeka Tournament editions. In 1959, he was selected for the inaugural Asian Youth Championship. On 16 December 1961, Robert help the national team's to win the gold medal in the 1961 SEAP Games (now SEA Games) in Rangoon, the Burmese (now Myanmar) after beating the Burma in the finals. He also a part of the Malaya player that winning bronze medals in the 1962 Asian Games. In 1962, he was also offered by Eintracht Frankfurt and Tottenham Hotspur (along with Abdul Ghani Minhat) to attend a trial session. At the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, Robert was honored to captain the national squad before announcing his retirement from the international stage at the age of 26 to focus on a career as a banker. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Malaysia FAM Cup
The FAM Cup (Malay: Piala FAM) was a knock-out tournament for teams in both the Malaysia M3 League and the Malaysia M4 League in Malaysia. The tournament was a cup format, but from 2008 to 2018 was held as a third-tier league tournament and used the FAM League (Malay: Liga FAM) name. The competition was first held in September 1951. Up to 1973, the competition was open to state teams that also competed in the Malaysia Cup, before the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) opened up the competition to club sides from 1974 onwards. Format * 1951–1973: as a secondary knockout competition between state teams only after Piala Malaysia. * 1974–1989: as a secondary knockout competition between club teams only after Piala Malaysia. * 1990–2007: as a third-tier knockout competition. * 2008–2018 : as a third-tier league competition. History Piala FAM was established in August 1951 as a secondary knockout competition to the more prestigious Malaya Cup. The competition was h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1921 Malaya Cup
Malaya Cup was an association football tournament held by a Malaya Cup committee. The inaugural tournament was run by the Selangor Club. This is the first season of Malaya Cup (later known as Malaysia Cup). It was contested by states in Malaya. The final was contested by the southern and northern champions in their respective conference round. The final was held at Selangor Club Padang on 1 October 1921 where the southern champ, Singapore FA defeated the northern champ, Selangor FA with 2-1 scoreline. History In January 1921, the British Royal Navy battleship H. M. S. Malaya called at Port Swettenham (now Port Klang), Singapore, Malacca, Penang and Port Dickson. During its stay, the crew competed in friendly matches in football, rugby, hockey, sailing, and golf against local clubs. Three months later, the Chief Secretary of the Federated Malay States government received a letter from Captain H. T. Buller of the H. M. S. Malaya, which offered two cups to be competed for in foot ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Malaya Cup
The Malaysia Cup ( ms, Piala Malaysia), formerly known as ''Malaya Cup'', is an annual football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popularity as the nation's oldest cup tournament, it is currently a secondary cup to the Malaysia FA Cup, as Malaysia's slot for continental cup tournament ( AFC Cup) is usually allocated to the winner of the Malaysia FA Cup. The competition was previously managed by the Football Association of Malaysia, before it was transferred to the Football Malaysia LLP (now known as the Malaysian Football League) in the 2016 season. In the 2016 edition, the competition structure changed and only the top eleven teams of the Malaysia Super League and the top five teams of the Malaysia Premier League qualified for the cup. The current title holder is Johor Darul Ta'zim, who won the 2022 edition. History The Piala Malaysia is one of Asia's longest-running football competitio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |