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2002 Malaysia Premier League 1

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Season
  
2002

2003 ASEAN Club Championship
  
Perak FA (group stage)

Goals scored
  
492 (2.7 per match)

Champions
  
Perak

Matches played
  
182

2002 Malaysia Premier League 1

Relegated
  
Kuala Lumpur FA Negeri Sembilan FA

The Malaysia Premier League 1 League was introduced in 1998. It replaced the M-League as the top-most tier for professional Malaysian football clubs.

Contents

The season kicked off on January 19, 2002. Perak FA dominated the season and ended up winning the title. Perak FA's Muhamad Khalid Jamlus was the season's top goalscorer with 17 goals.

A plus point was the surprisingly strong finish of club side Johor FC. At this time, the Football Association of Malaysia were trying to promote clubs as the future of Malaysian football.

Teams

A total of 14 teams will participate in the 2002 Malaysia Premier 1 League season.

  • Penang FA (2001 Malaysia Premier 1 League champions)
  • Terengganu FA
  • Kelantan FA
  • Selangor FA
  • Pahang FA
  • Perlis FA
  • Perak FA
  • Negeri Sembilan FA
  • Sarawak FA
  • Kuala Lumpur FA
  • Malacca FA
  • Johor FC (Promoted as 2001 Malaysia Premier League 2 champions)
  • Sabah FA (Promoted as 2001 Malaysia Premier League 2 runner-up)
  • NS Chempaka FC (Promoted as 2001 Malaysia Premier League 2 3rd-Place)
  • League table

    Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

    Top goalscorers

    Source: FIFA: Malaysia Premier 1 League Scorers

    References

    2002 Malaysia Premier League 1 Wikipedia