The 2013 Liga Super ( en, 2013 Super League) also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons, is the 10th 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 Malaysi ...

, the top-tier professional

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league in Malaysia.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay2013.html 2013 Liga Super The season was held from 8 January and concluded on 6 July 2013. The

champions for 2013 was won by Singaporean side LionsXII.

Teams

A total of twelve teams will compete in the 2013 season which includes the top 10 teams that participated in the 2012 season, champion of the 2012 Liga Premier, and the winner of the

play-off round The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ...

between teams finishing 11th to 13th in the Liga Super as well as the team finishing 2nd in the Liga Premier.

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was relegated at the end of the 2012 Liga Super season after finishing in the bottom place of the league table.

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 ...

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...

and

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were also relegated after losing the playoffs. 2012 Liga Premier champions Angkatan Tentera Malaysia secured direct promotion to the Liga Super. Meanwhile, 2012 Liga Premier runner-up

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 ...

clinched the promotion after winning the playoff rounds. *

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 ...

( 2012 Liga Super winner) * LionsXII *

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 ...

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 ...

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"). ...

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 ...

* PKNS * T-Team * Johor Darul Takzim *

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).ATM¹ *

² Note:
¹Promoted from 2012 Liga Premier
²Winners of 2013 Liga Super/Liga Premier Play-off round

Team summaries

Stadium

Matches may not be played at night at stadiums marked with an asterisk (*) because the floodlights do not meet FAM regulations.

Name changes

Johor FC was renamed as Johor Darul Takzim Football Club.

Stadium changes

* Johor Darul Takzim moved to the

Tan Sri Dato Hj 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 ...

and will host their home matches there after occupying the previous stadium,

Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium The Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium ( Malay: Stadium Perbadanan Pasir Gudang) is a multi-use stadium in Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. It has both an indoor stadium and an outdoor stadium within its compound. The outdoor ...

. * ATM moved to the

Selayang Stadium Selayang Municipal Council Stadium ( Malay: Stadium Majlis Perbandaran Selayang) is a multi-purpose stadium in Selayang, Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. The stadium is owned by the Majlis Perbandaran Selayang (MPS). It is currently used mos ...

and will host their home matches there after occupying the previous stadium,

Petaling Jaya 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 ...

. *

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).Petaling Jaya 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 ...

and will host their home matches there after occupying the previous stadium,

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 Jeb ...

Personnel and sponsoring

Coaching changes

Pre-season

In season

Sponsorship changes

Foreign players

Note: * Teams participating in the

2013 AFC Cup The 2013 AFC Cup was the tenth edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia. In an all-Kuwait final, defending champions Al-Kuwait defeated Al-Q ...

(

and

) can employ two extra foreign players, as the AFC allows four foreign players, of which one of them must be an Asian player, but the third and fourth foreign players are only allowed to play in the

AFC Cup 2013 The 2013 AFC Cup was the tenth edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia. In an all-Kuwait final, defending champions Al-Kuwait defeated A ...

Tournament. * LionsXII will not be permitted to have any foreign players as it is intended to remain as a development team for Singaporean players. *FAM allow three foreign players quota starts season 2014.

League table

Results

Fixtures and Results of the Liga Super 2013 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

* ⁴ Player scored 4 goals

Scoring

* First goal of the season:

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for

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(8 January 2013) * Fastest goal of the season: 2 Minutes – Abdul Hadi Yahya for

against

(1 March 2013) * Largest winning margin: 5 goals ** PKNS 5–0

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).PKNS 4–5

(6 July 2013) * Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals ** PKNS 5–0

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).PKNS 4–5

(6 July 2013) * Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals ** PKNS 4–5

(6 July 2013)

Awards

Monthly awards

References

External links

Liga Super

Astro Arena
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Teams

Team summaries

Stadium

Name changes

Stadium changes

Personnel and sponsoring

Coaching changes

Pre-season

In season

Sponsorship changes

Foreign players

League table

Results

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

Scoring

Awards

Monthly awards

See also

References

External links