The 2021 Malaysia Premier League is the 18th 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. First and second place non-feeder team will be promoted to the 2022 Malaysia Super League. The top 5 non-feeder teams will qualify for the 2021 Malaysia Cup.

Team changes

A total of 11 teams contested the league, including 9 sides from the

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season, 1 relegated from the

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, and 1 team formed by FAM and National Sports Council Malaysia (NSC).

To Premier League

Promoted from

Liga M3 The Malaysia M3 League ( ms, Liga M3 Malaysia) is the third level football league of the Malaysian football league system. It operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Malaysia Premier League and the Malaysia M4 League.http://j ...

* No teams. Relegated from

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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).PDRM New Team * FAM-MSN Project

From Premier League

Promoted to

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Relegated to

* No teams. Expulsion * UKM(disqualified) Notes: : No teams from M3 League were promoted due to the 2020 M3 League season cancellation. : Felda United's application for privatization was not approved by

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and therefore the team not qualified to participating in the league.https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/fam-throws-felda-and-ukm-out-of-the-2021-premier-league/q284cvk13b6v1g8ceqtwxlctv : FAM-MSN Project were a development team form by FAM and National Sports Council Malaysia (NSC) as alternative career pathway for the NFDP graduates. They took the spot left by

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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

Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season. 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

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

Naturalisation players

League 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.

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

References

External links

Football Malaysia LLP website
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