2004 Malaysia Super League
| Season | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 February – 3 August 2004 |
| Champions | Pahang 1st title |
| Relegated | Kedah Sarawak |
| 2005 AFC Cup | Pahang Perak |
| ASEAN Club Championship | Pahang |
| Matches played | 84 |
| Goals scored | 271 (3.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Indra Putra Mahayuddin (15 goals, Pahang) |
← 2003 2005 → | |
The 2004 Liga Super, also known as the Dunhill Liga Super, was the inaugural season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1]
The season was held from 14 February and concluded on 14 August 2004. This league participated by 8 teams, six west teams and two east teams, Sabah and Sarawak.[1] The Liga Super champions for 2004 was Pahang.[1]
Pahang dominated the season and ended up winning the title by a wide margin and this was down to their efforts in securing the services of the nation's top players prior to the start of the new season. Pahang's Indra Putra Mahayuddin was the season's top goalscorer with 15 goals. He held the record as the only local players which won the accolade until the end of 2009 season.
The highest scoring match of the season was Perlis 6–2 defeat of Kedah on 31 July 2004.
A plus point was the surprisingly strong finish of club side Public Bank. At this time, the Football Association of Malaysia were trying to promote clubs as the future of Malaysian football.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2003 season.
To Malaysia Super LeaguePromoted from Liga Perdana 2 |
From 2003 Liga Perdana 1Relegated to Premier League
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Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kedah | Alor Setar | Darul Aman Stadium | 32,387 |
| Pahang | Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 40,000 |
| Penang | Batu Kawan | Penang State Stadium | 40,000 |
| Perak | Ipoh | Perak Stadium | 35,000 |
| Perlis | Kangar | Utama Stadium | 20,000 |
| Public Bank | Selangor | Selayang Stadium | 20,000 |
| Sabah | Kota Kinabalu | Likas Stadium | 30,000 |
| Sarawak | Kuching | Sarawak Stadium | 40,000 |
Foreign players
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kedah | Tavares | Marco Antonio Manso | Gastón Stang | Leonardo Adrian Veron |
| Pahang | Ante Milicic | Khaled Ragab | Oussame Camara | Simon Colosimo |
| Penang | Vyacheslav Melnikov | Cristian Fedor | ||
| Perak | Frank Seator | Basile Essa Mvondo | Emmanuel Zulu | |
| Perlis | Lamine Conteh | Phillimon Chipeta | ||
| Public Bank | Ivan Ziga | Gustavo Fuentes | Milan Strelec | |
| Sabah | Kim Tyrone Grant | |||
| Sarawak | Fernando Manuel Co |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pahang (C) | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 47 | Qualification to AFC Cup group stage and ASEAN Club Championship |
| 2 | Public Bank | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 38 | |
| 3 | Perlis | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 36 | |
| 4 | Perak | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 36 | Qualification to AFC Cup group stage[a] |
| 5 | Penang | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 27 | |
| 6 | Sabah | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 17 | |
| 7 | Sarawak (R) | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 16 | Relegation to Liga Premier |
| 8 | Kedah (R) | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Perak qualified for the 2005 AFC Cup group stage as 2004 Piala FA winners.
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Position | Players | Teams/Clubs | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indra Putra Mahayuddin | Pahang FA | 15 |
| 2 | Frank Seator | Perak FA | 14 |
| 3 | Gustavo Fuentes Tavares |
Public Bank FC Kedah FA |
11 |
| 5 | Vyacheslav Melnikov | Penang FA | 10 |
| 6 | Ante Milicic Fernando Manuel Co Ivan Ziga Phillimon Chipeta Yusri Che Lah |
Pahang FA Sarawak FA Public Bank FC Perlis FA Perlis FA |
9 |
References