Season 2013 Start date 2013 Location Malaysia Matches played 113 | Champions Sarawak FA Champion Sarawak FA Goals scored 349 | |
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Promoted Sarawak FA
Sime Darby FC Top goalscorer Karlo Primorac (24 goals) Biggest home win Sarawak FA 7–0 Betaria FC
(17 May 2013) Biggest away win Kuala Lumpur FA 0–5 Sime Darby FC
(17 May 2013) Relegated Kuala Lumpur FA, NS Betaria F.C. Similar 2013 Malaysia FAM Lea, 2013 Malaysia Super Le, 2014 Malaysia Super Le, 2011 Malaysia Super Le | ||
The 2013 Malaysia Premier League (also known as Astro Liga Super Malaysia 2013 in Malay and the Astro Malaysia Premier League due to the sponsorship from Astro) is the 10th season of the Malaysia Premier League since its rebranding from the previous format.
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The league is currently the second-level football league of Malaysia. Armed Forces are the reigning 2012 Malaysia Premier League champions and currently play in the top flight of Malaysian football, Malaysia Super League.
To Premier League
From Premier League
Team withdrawing
Teams
A total of twelve teams will contest the league. The teams competing includes the sides finishing 3rd to 6th from the 2012 Malaysia Premier League season, Harimau Muda B who will stay in the league regardless of league position, the champion of 2012 Malaysia FAM League, and the bottom team from the 2012 Malaysia Super League season. The remaining 5 places in the league will be contested in the playoff round between teams from Super League, Premier League and FAM League.
FAM later decided to withdraw Harimau Muda B from the league and register them in the 2013 S.League, replacing Harimau Muda A who pulled out of the S.League to embark on a tour of friendly matches in Europe, and preparing them for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. Perlis FA, who originally were relegated after finishing second bottom in 2012 Malaysia Premier League, were reinstated in the league as a result of the withdrawal.
Federal Territory FA (formerly known as Kuala Lumpur FA), were relegated from 2012 Malaysia Super League after finishing the season in the last place of the 14-team league table. Sarawak FA, Kedah FA and Sabah FA were also relegated after losing in the play-offs.
2012 Malaysia FAM League champions Putrajaya SPA FC secured direct promotion to this season Malaysia Premier League. Meanwhile UiTM FC, the 3rd-place team in FAM League, were invited to replace USM FC, who were withdrawing from Premier League due to financial difficulties.
Note:
- Relegated from 2012 Malaysia Super League
- Losers of 2013 Malaysia Super League/Malaysia Premier League Play-off round
- Winners of 2013 Malaysia Premier League/Malaysia FAM League Play-off round
- Promoted from 2012 Malaysia FAM League
Stadium
Estimated capacity
League table
Updated to games played on 05 July 2013.
Source: fam.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Updated to games played on 05 July 2013.
Source: Stadium Astro
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.