The 2019 Malaysia Premier League is the 16th season of the

Malaysia Premier League The Malaysia Premier League ( ms, Liga Premier) was the second-tier professional Association football, football league in Malaysia. The league replaced the former second-tier league, Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system. The ...

, the second-tier professional

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league in Malaysia since its establishment in 2004.

Team changes

A total of 12 teams contested the league, including 8 sides from the

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season, 2 relegated from the 2018 Malaysia Super League and 2 promoted from the 2018 Malaysia FAM League.

To Premier League

Promoted from

FAM League 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 ...

Selangor United Sarawak United Football Club or officially Sarawak United FC is a Malaysian professional football club based in Sarawak. The club currently plays in the first-tier division in Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League for the first time in t ...

Perlis Perlis, ( Northern Malay: ''Peghelih''), also known by its honorific title Perlis Indera Kayangan, is the smallest state in Malaysia by area and population. Located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it borders the Thai provinces o ...

Relegated from

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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 ...

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 ...

From Premier League

Promoted to

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).MIFA Relegated to M3 League * None Notes: : Originally Terengganu City were promoted along with

as champion of the 2018 Malaysia FAM League, but after Terengganu City blocked from promotion after failing to settle unpaid wages for former players and staffs for last season campaign, Perlis Northern Lions F.C. were invited as replacement after the team are able to showcase a proper financial management. : Originally Felcra were promoted along with Felda United to the

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 ...

, but after Felcra announced their withdrawal from the Super League participation,

MISC-MIFA Petaling Jaya City Football Club, simply known as PJ City FC or Kelab Bola Sepak Bandaraya Petaling Jaya in Malay, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, currently owned by QI Group. The club was establis ...

, the next highest team in the Premier League table, were invited as replacement. : No team are relegated from last season due to

Kuantan FA Marcerra Kuantan Football Association ''( Malay: Persatuan Bolasepak Daerah Kuantan)'' is a defunct Malaysian football club based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The club was established in 1970 and began competing in the local league as Kuantan FA. ...

expulsion, and Terengganu II being granted reprieve from relegation even though they finished in the bottom two of last season's league.

Disqualification of Perlis Northern Lions F.C.

Earlier, Perlis Northern Lions F.C. together with six teams which are involved with debts are being instructed to submit financial documents before 18 February 2019. After the board of

Malaysian Football League The Malaysian Football League, also known simply as the MFL, was created during the course of the privatisation of the Malaysian football league system.https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/03/349279/tmj-thank-you-malaysian-football-and-goodby ...

(MFL) examine in detail the document from Perlis Northern Lions F.C., it was concluded that Perlis Northern Lions F.C.'s revenue sources including sponsorships are insufficient to manage the teams in the Malaysian League this season. MFL had made the decision to revoke Perlis Northern Lions F.C. involvement in 2019 Malaysia Premier League starting from 20 February.

Stadium and locations

:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' * ¹ : PDRM used Selayang Stadium until matchday 16. They moved into Hang Jebat Stadium since matchday 17

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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

Coaching changes

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.

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to four each team including at least one player from the AFC country. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. * Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.

Results

League table

Result table

Positions by round

Qualification to 2019 Malaysia Cup and Malaysia Challenge Cup

Based on the previous season, 5 teams from

will qualify into

Malaysia Cup The Malaysia Cup ( ms, Piala Malaysia), formerly known as ''Malaya Cup'', is an annual association football, football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popular ...

. Due to JDT II and Terengganu II status as feeder team, they cannot qualify into

and will compete in

Malaysia Challenge Cup The Malaysia Challenge Cup ( Malay: ''Piala Cabaran Malaysia'') is a Malaysian football competition held under the auspices of the Malaysian Football League and the Football Association of Malaysia. The tournament was created for Malaysia Super ...

. For the result, top 7 in the league besides these two teams will qualify, as JDT II and Terengganu II will finish in top 5.

Sabah FA Sabah Football Club ( ms, Kelab Bolasepak Sabah) is a football club with ownership by Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd. The football club competes in Malaysia's football league representing the state of Sabah in Borneo. They currently compete in M ...

became the first team to qualify to

after

lost 2–3 to

PDRM FA Royal Malaysia Police Football Club (), well known as PDRM FC, is a Malaysian professional football club associated with the entity of the Royal Malaysia Police, that participate in the Malaysia Super League. The club is based in Kuala Lumpur. ...

on June 26, given both of them 13 points difference with 4 matches remaining for

UiTM F.C. UiTM Football Club is a Malaysian professional football club based in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The club plays in the Malaysia Super League. Founded in 2008, their home ground is 10,000-seater UiTM Stadium. The club widely known as The Lio ...

followed Sabah to Malaysia Cup after

lost 0–2 to

Kelantan FA Kelantan Football Club ( ms, Kelab Bola Sepak Kelantan) is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. The club plays in the Malaysia Super League, the top tier of Malaysian football since 2023. Founded in 1946, the ...

on July 5 - even they also lost to

one day after. On July 9,

Negeri Sembilan FA Negeri Sembilan Football Club is a Malaysian professional football club based in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, that competes in the 2022 edition of the Malaysia Super League. Founded in 1923, the club's home ground Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium. Nege ...

became the third team to qualify after won 3–1 home by JDT II. Following 3–1 win over

became the fourth team to qualify into Malaysia Cup.

Penang FA Penang Football Club (or simply known as Penang FC) is a Malaysian professional football club based in George Town, Penang, that competes in the Malaysia Super League. Unofficially founded in 1920, officially as Football Association of Pena ...

grabbed the final slot to Malaysia Cup after demolished

Sarawak FA Sarawak FA State Football Team ( ms, Pasukan Bola Sepak Negeri Sarawak) was a defunct football team which represented the Malaysian region (formerly state) of Sarawak from 1974 to 2020 in the Malaysian football league. It was one of the 14 Mal ...

6–3 at home; the highest ever goal scored in this season.

and

confirmed their places to

after JDT II and Terengganu II, after

won 2-1 by

- give them 14 points and 10 points difference in 3 matches remaining for both of them respectively. After losing 2–6 to

UKM F.C. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Football Club is a football club based in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.http://www.ukm.my/news/archive/tahun-2014/april-2014/ukm-sports-awards-2013-and-launch-of-ukm-fc/ UKM Sports Awards 2013 And Launch Of UKM FChttp ...

on Matchday 20,

qualified into Malaysia Challenge Cup. On July 14,

- the inaugural Malaysia Challenge Cup runner-up, booked the slot into this competition after

won 6–3 at Bandaraya Stadium.

Relegation play-offs

Season statistics

''Source:''

Scoring

* First goal of the season:

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for

against

, 20 seconds (''1 February 2019'') * Fastest goal in a match: 20 seconds –

for UiTM against PDRM (''1 February 2019'') * Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+10 minutes – Akmal Zahir for UKM against Sarawak (''2 March 2019'') * First own goal of the season: Rawilson Batuil (Sabah) for Kelantan, 53 minutes (''8 February 2019'') * First hat-trick of the season:

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(UiTM) against Kelantan, 71 minutes (''8 March'') * Fastest hat-trick of the season: Bruno Suzuki (Terengganu II) against UKM, 11 minutes and 52 seconds (''26 June'') * Most goals scored by one player in a match: 3 goals **

(UiTM) against Kelantan, 13', 25', 84' (''8 March 2019'') ** Ferris Danial Mat Nasir (Negeri Sembilan) against Kelantan, 13', 44', 51' (''20 April 2019'') **

(UiTM) against UKM, 14', 54', 55' (''27 April 2019'') ** Nicolás Fernández (JDT II) against Terengganu II, 14', 18', 89' (''14 June 2019'') **

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(Penang) against UiTM, 34', 47', 90+6' (''19 June 2019'') ** Bruno Suzuki (Terengganu II) against UKM, 11', 18', 23' (''26 June 2019'') **

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(Sabah) against Sarawak, 11', 63', 84' (''26 June 2019'') ** Milad Zeneyedpour (UKM) against Selangor United, 31', 36', 75' (''9 July 2019'') * Widest winning margin: 5 goals ** UKM 0-5 UiTM (''27 April 2019'') ** JDT II 5-0 Terengganu II (''14 June 2019'') * Most goals in a match: 9 goals - Penang 6-3 Sarawak (''14 July 2019'') * Most goals in one half: 5 goals **Selangor United vs UKM (''9 July 2019'') 0–3 at half time, 2–6 final **Penang vs Sarawak (''14 July 2019'') 5–0 at half time, 6–3 final * Most goals in one half by a single team: 5 goals - Penang vs Sarawak (''14 July 2019'') 5–0 at half time, 6–3 final

Top scorers

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Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

Players sorted first by clean sheets, then by last name. * Clean sheets are given to players who spend at least 45 minutes on the pitch without conceding a goal, even if their team concedes in the remainder of the match. * Most clean sheets – Terengganu II (9) * Fewest clean sheets – Sarawak (3)

Discipline

* First yellow card of the season: Shahurain Abu Samah for PDRM against UiTM, 23 minutes (''1 February 2019'') * First red card of the season: Danial Haqim Draman for Kelantan against Sabah, 89 minutes (''8 February 2019'') * Card given at latest point in a game: 90+9 minutes ** Khairul Izuan (yellow) for PDRM against Penang (''20 July 2019'') ** Khairul Izuan (red) for PDRM against Penang (''20 July 2019'') * Most yellow cards in a single match: 9 ** UiTM 3-3 Penang – five for UiTM ( Nazrin Bahri, Nur Areff Kamaruddin, Amer Azahar (2) and Park Yong-joon) and four for Penang (Che Safwan Hazman,

, Ezequiel Agüero and Kang Seung-jo) (''19 June 2019'') * Most red cards in a single match: 3 ** PDRM 1–2 Penang - three for PDRM ( Khairul Izuan, Shahril Saa'ri and Uche Agaba) (''20 July 2019'')

Player

* Most yellow cards: 7 ** Azwan Aripin (Kelantan) ** Rawilson Batuil (Sabah) * Most red cards: 1 **

(JDT II) ** Danial Haqim Draman (Kelantan) ** Nik Akif Syahiran Nik Mat (Kelantan) ** Aiman Khalidi (Negeri Sembilan) ** Aroon Kumar Ramaloo (Negeri Sembilan) **

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(Negeri Sembilan) ** Khairul Izuan (PDRM) ** Shahril Saa'ri (PDRM) ** Uche Agaba (PDRM) ** Khairul Akmal Rokisham (Penang) ** Wan Syukri (Penang) ** Rafiq Shah Zaim (Selangor United) ** Amer Azahar (UiTM) ** Bernard Agele (UiTM) ** Faizal Arif (UiTM) ** Park Yong-joon (UiTM) **

Team changes

To Premier League

From Premier League

Disqualification of Perlis Northern Lions F.C.

Stadium and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

Coaching changes

Foreign players

Results

League table

Result table

Positions by round

Qualification to 2019 Malaysia Cup and Malaysia Challenge Cup

Relegation play-offs

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

Discipline

Player

Club

Awards

Monthly awards

Number of teams by states

See also

References