The 2020 Malaysia Super League ( ms, Liga Super Malaysia 2020), known as the

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Liga Super Malaysia 2020 for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th season of the

Malaysia Super League 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 football league in Malaysia.

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were the defending champions, having won their sixth title the previous season. The first transfer window was from 16 January to 15 March 2020. On 13 March 2020, it was announced that the league would be suspended indefinitely, due to the ongoing

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. On 1 May, it was announced that the league would resume in September dependent on the situation at the time. Due to time constraints, the home-and-away format has been scrapped. Teams played each other only once, meaning that the champion of the Super League was decided after eleven rounds of matches.

Teams

Changes from last season

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and PKNP are relegated to the

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after finishing bottom and second-bottom respectively in last season's Malaysia Super League.

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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). As PKNS has changed their status as the reserve team to

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, 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).

Team changes

Promoted from the 2019 Malaysia Premier League *

* PDRM * UiTM Relegated to the

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* PKNS * PKNP *

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Clubs locations

Personnel, kit and sponsoring

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

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. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality. * Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. * Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.

Naturalisation players

Notes: : Carrying Malaysian heritage. : Participated in the Malaysia national team squad.

League table

Result table

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.

Season statistics

Scoring

*First goal of the season: 44 minutes and 51 seconds ** Maurício for

against

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(''28 February 2020'') * Fastest goal in a match: 1 minute and 47 seconds ** Dominique Da Sylva for

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" ...

against

(''7 March 2020'') * Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 94 minutes and 25 seconds ** Kogileswaran Raj for Petaling Jaya City against

Pahang Pahang (; 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 sultanate and ...

(''6 March 2020'') * First hat-trick of the season: 80 minutes and 52 seconds ** Dominique Da Sylva for

against

(''7 March 2020'') * Fastest hat-trick of the season: 80 minutes and 52 seconds ** Dominique Da Sylva for

against

(''7 March 2020'') * Most goals scored by one player in a match: 4 goals ** Dominique Da Sylva for

against

(''7 March 2020'') * Widest winning margin: 7 goals **

7–0 Perak (''4 September 2020'') * Most goals in a match: 7 goals **

3–4

(''7 March 2020'') **

7–0 Perak (''4 September 2020'') * Most goals in one half: 4 goals **

(''7 March 2020'') 2–1 at half time, 3–4 final **

(''11 March 2020'') 1–1 at half time, 3–3 final * Most goals in one half by a single team: 3 goals **

(''7 March 2020'') 2–1 at half time, 3–4 final

Top goalscorers

Top assists

Hat-tricks

Note ⁴ Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

Discipline

Player

* Most yellow cards: 3 **

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(Kedah) ** Arif Anwar (UiTM) * Most red cards: 1 ** Azalinullah Alias (Terengganu)

Club

* Most yellow cards: 11 ** Perak * Most red cards: 1 **

Notes

References

External links

Football Association of Malaysia website

Malaysian Football League website
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Malaysia Super League seasons 1 Malaysia Super League, 2020 Malaysian Super League, 2020

Teams

Changes from last season

Team changes

Clubs locations

Personnel, kit and sponsoring

Foreign players

Naturalisation players

League table

Result table

Positions by round

Season statistics

Scoring

Top goalscorers

Top assists

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

Discipline

Player

Club

See also

Notes

References

External links