The 2014 Liga Super ( en, 2014 Super League) also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons is the 11th season of the

Liga Super The Malaysia Super League ( ms, Liga Super Malaysia) is the men's top professional football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP), now known as the Malays ...

, the top-tier professional

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league in Malaysia.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay2014.html 2014 Liga Super The season was held from 17 January and concluded on 25 June 2014. The

champions for 2014 was

Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club or simply JDT is a professional Association football, football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The club was founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC and currently competes in the top division of Malaysian football ...

Major changes

The following are the key changes of 2014 Liga Super season as compared to the previous season: * The 2014

Piala Sumbangsih Piala Sumbangsih (English: Malaysia Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ( en, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup), is the Malaysian super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting ...

match between LionsXII and

Pahang Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...

will also be a Liga Super match. Results of the 90-minute match will be counted towards the league table classification. The last time this happened was during the

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season. * Goal-line referees will be introduced in selected matches during the season, and will be fully implemented for all matches in the 2015 Liga Super season if the feedback is positive. * A total of 4 foreign players can be registered by Liga Super teams, including at least one player from AFC countries. A maximum of 3 foreign players can be fielded at one time in a match. The announcement was made by FAM during the exco meeting in November 2013, following a decision to upgrade the foreign players quota from 2 in 2013 to 3 in the April 2013 meeting.

Teams

A total of 12 teams compete in the 2014 season which includes the top 10 teams that participated in the 2013 season and champions and runners-up of the 2013 Liga Premier.

Felda United Felda United Football Club is a Malaysian football club based in Jengka, Pahang which is owned by the Malaysian Federal Land Development Authority (Felda).Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...

were relegated at the end of the 2013 Liga Super season after finishing in the bottom place of the league table. 2012 Liga Premier unbeaten champions

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...

and runners-up

Sime Darby Sime Darby Berhad () is a Malaysian trading conglomerate. Its core businesses operate and serve in the industrial, motors and logistics sectors as well as the healthcare, and insurance segments. Background The modern Sime Darby Berhad corpo ...

secured direct promotion to the Liga Super. * ¹ Correct as of end of 2013 Liga Super season * ² LionsXII uses the

Bishan Stadium Bishan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bishan, Singapore. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was constructed in 1998 and is managed by Sport Singapore. The public can use the facilities from 4:30 am to 8:30 pm da ...

until the end of January 2014 due to renovation work being done at Jalan Besar Stadium. * ³ Selangor uses the

MBPJ Stadium The Petaling Jaya Stadium, also known as the MBPJ Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Kelana Jaya in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. The stadium was opened in 1996 and has a capacity of 25,000. It was built in time for the 199 ...

until 25 February 2014 due to renovation work being done at

Shah Alam Stadium The Shah Alam Stadium ( Malay: ''Stadium Shah Alam'') is a multi-purpose stadium located in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. It is used mostly for football matches but also has facilities for athletics. The stadium is the officially home of Red ...

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Kits

Coaching changes

*Except for the two promoted teams Sime Darby FC and Sarawak FA, all other teams have new head coaches at the start of the season.

Foreign players

Note: * LionsXII will not be permitted to have any foreign players as it is intended to remain as a development team for Singaporean players.

League table

Results

Fixtures and Results of the Liga Super 2014 season.

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Week 17

Week 18

Week 19

Week 20

Week 21

Week 22

Fixtures and results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Own goals

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

Scoring

* First goal of the season:

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for

against LionsXII (17 January 2014) * Fastest goal of the season: 2 minutes – Mohd Failee Mohamad Ghazli for

against

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

(8 February 2014) * Largest winning margin: 4–0 wins by

against

Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in the ...

(15 April 2014) ** * Highest scoring game: 7 goals **

4–3

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith"). ...

(13 June 2014) * Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 4 goals **

4–0

(15 April 2014) **

4–0

Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...

(14 June 2014) * Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals

in a 4–3 loss against

Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, also known as Larkin Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Larkin, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people and opened in 1964. It ...

(13 June 2014) **

Awards

Monthly awards

Transfers

For transfers see:

List of Malaysian football transfer 2014 The following is a list of transfers for 2014 Malaysian football. Malaysia Super League The 2014 Astro Malaysia Super League (also known as ''Astro Liga Super Malaysia 2014'' in Malay and the ''Astro Malaysia Super League'' due to the sponsorsh ...

Attendances

References

External links

Football Association of Malaysia
{{2014 in Asian Football (AFC) Malaysia Super League seasons 1

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