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2015 Malaysia Super League

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Season
  
2015

Dates
  
31 Jan 2015 – 29 Aug 2015

Location
  
Malaysia

Matches played
  
120

Champions
  
Johor Darul Ta'zim

Champion
  
Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.

Goals scored
  
369

Relegated
  
ATM FA, Sime Darby F.C.

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AFC Champions League
  
Johor Darul Ta'zim (play-off)

Top goalscorer
  
Dramane Traore (20 goals )

Biggest home win
  
Selangor 4 – 0 LionsXII (18 April 2015)

Biggest away win
  
Kelantan 0 – 4 PDRM (21 February 2015)

Similar
  
2016 Malaysia Super Le, 2014 Malaysia Super Le, 2013 Malaysia Super Le, 2016 Malaysia Cup, 2015 AFC Cup

The 2015 Malaysia Super League (also known as Liga Super Malaysia 2015 in Malay) was the 12th season of the highest Malaysian football league since its inception in 2004. 12 teams participated in the league with Johor Darul Ta'zim as the defending champions. The season started on 31 January 2015 and concluded on 22 August 2015. Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) and Media Prima were chosen to broadcast several league matches this season.

Contents

Major changes

The following are the key changes of 2015 Super League season as compared to the previous season:

  • The 2015 Malaysia Charity Shield match between Johor Darul Ta'zim and Pahang will also be a Super League match. Results of the 90-minute match will be counted towards the league table classification. The last time this happened was during the 2011 Malaysia Super League and 2014 Malaysia Super League season.
  • Goal-line referees will be introduced in selected matches during the season, and will be fully implemented for all matches in the 2015 Malaysia Super League season if the feedback is positive.
  • For the 2015 season, a total of 4 foreign players can be registered by Super League teams, including at least one player from AFC countries, and all 4 foreign players can be fielded at one time in a match. The announcement was made by FAM during the exco meeting in December 2014.

    • Teams

    A total of 12 teams compete in the 2015 season which includes the top 10 teams that participated in the 2014 season and champions and runners-up of the 2014 Malaysia Premier League.

    T-Team and PKNS FC were relegated at the end of the 2014 Malaysia Super League season after finishing in the bottom place of the league table.

    2014 Malaysia Premier League unbeaten champions PDRM FA and runners-up FELDA United FC secured direct promotion to the Super League.

  • ATM FA
  • Felda United F.C.
  • Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. (2014 Champion)
  • Kelantan FA
  • LionsXII
  • Pahang FA
  • PDRM FA
  • Perak FA
  • Sarawak FA
  • Selangor FA
  • Sime Darby F.C.
  • Terengganu FA

    • PDRM FA promoted as the champions of 2014 Malaysia Premier League
    Felda United F.C. promoted as runners-up of 2014 Malaysia Premier League

    Stadiums and locations

  • 1 Correct as of end of 2014 Malaysia Super League season
  • 2 Terengganu uses the Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium until the end of April 2015 due to renovation work being done at Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, subject pending installation of flood light.

    • Personnel and sponsoring

    Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

    Results

    Updated to games played on 22 August 2015.
    Source: Malaysia Super League 1, Malaysia Super League 2
    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.

    Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Marcos António for Johor Darul Ta'zim against Pahang (37th minutes, 21:12 UTC+8) (31 January 2015)
  • Fastest goal of the season: 17 seconds (Ahmad Fakri Saarani); Kelantan 1–2 Terengganu (8 August 2015)
  • Fastest hat-trick of the season: 15 minutes (Afiq Azmi); Selangor 4–0 LionsXII (18 April 2015)
  • Largest winning margin: 4 goals
  • Selangor 4 – 0 LionsXII (18 April 2015)
  • Highest scoring game: 8 goals
  • LionsXII 5–3 PDRM (7 February 2015)
  • PDRM 3–5 Pahang (20 June 2015)
  • Felda United 4–4 Selangor (20 June 2015)
  • Pahang 5–3 Kelantan (12 August 2015/)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
  • LionsXII 5–3 PDRM (7 February 2015)
  • PDRM 3–5 Pahang (20 June 2015)
  • Pahang 5–3 Kelantan (12 August 2015)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
  • LionsXII 5–3 PDRM (7 February 2015)

    • Monthly awards

    The player of the month award will be given monthly. It were given by Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia (PFAM) starting May 2015. Five players will be pick each month by PFAM and will be shown on their official websites. The player will be voted in a survey and the player with the most vote will be picked as PFAM Player Of The Month.

    References

    2015 Malaysia Super League Wikipedia
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