2005–06 Malaysia Premier League

Liga Premier
Season2005–06
ChampionsKedah
3rd title
Promoted
2005

The 2005–06 Liga Premier (English: 2005–06 Premier League), also known as the TM Liga Premier due to sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1]

The season began on 4 December 2005 and concluded on 22 May 2006.[1]

The champions for the 2005–06 season was Kedah which defeated Malacca during the final with a score of 1–0.[1][2] Both clubs were promoted to the 2006–07 Malaysia Super League.

Teams

Changes from last season:

Name changes

Notes:

^1 Relegated from Super League and the end of 2005 season, the club decided to withdraw from the Malaysian Premier League, citing financial difficulties. As a result, the club were then banned from entering all competitions organised by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) for 5 years.[3][4]
^2 Due to exclusion of Public Bank who was relegated from the 2005 Malaysia Super League and MK Land, who were suspended for five years from all competitions due to pulling out of the Malaysian League, the relegations of Malacca and PDRM were revoked and both teams remained in the Premier League for the 2005–06 season.
^3 For the 2005–06 season, the Football Association of Brunei entered a club team, DPMM, rather than the squad from national team, the Brunei.

League table

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Kedah 21 13 3 5 39 22 +17 42 Promoted to 2006–07 Liga Super
2 Terengganu 21 12 5 4 47 21 +26 41
3 DPMM 21 9 6 6 40 33 +7 33
4 Sarawak 21 8 6 7 40 39 +1 30
5 Johor 21 7 5 9 23 26 −3 26
6 Kelantan 21 7 5 9 29 36 −7 26
7 UPB 21 5 4 12 28 43 −15 19
8 Suria Nibong Tebal 21 3 6 12 16 42 −26 15 Relegated to Malaysia FAM Cup and dissolved.
Source: [1]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Malacca 21 13 4 4 48 24 +24 43 Promoted to 2006–07 Liga Super
2 PKNS 21 11 6 4 39 25 +14 39
3 Johor FC 21 9 8 4 38 27 +11 35 Promoted to 2006–07 Liga Super
4 Sabah 21 7 7 7 32 31 +1 28
5 Kuala Lumpur 21 8 3 10 28 31 −3 27
6 PDRM 21 7 3 11 30 44 −14 24
7 Shahzan Muda 21 5 7 9 30 41 −11 22
8 TNB Kelantan 21 3 4 14 16 38 −22 13 Relegated to Malaysia FAM Cup and dissolved.
Source: [1]

Final

Kedah1–0Malacca
Poalo Roberto Da Silva 12'
Attendance: 32,387

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Malaysia 2005/06". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Malaysia, Premier League". bari91.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  3. ^ http://www.hmetro.com.my/node/191423 Bola sepak negara kian suram!
  4. ^ Article title Asian Football Business Review