2022 Malaysia Premier League
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 March – 30 September 2022 |
| Champions | Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2nd Second Division title |
| Promoted | Kelantan Kuching City Kelantan United PDRM Perak |
| Matches played | 87 |
| Top goalscorer | Abu Kamara (11 goals) |
| Biggest home win | 6 goals Johor Darul Ta'zim II 5–1 PDRM (7 May 2022) |
| Biggest away win | 6 goals Kuching City 1–5 Terengganu II (24 May 2022) |
| Highest scoring | 4 goals Kelantan United 4–0 Selangor II (19 August 2022) |
| Total attendance | 89,630 |
| Average attendance | 84,500 |
← 2021 | |
The 2022 Malaysia Premier League was the 19th season of the Malaysia Premier League, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia since its establishment in 2004. This was the last season of Malaysia Premier League as the league discontinued from the following year.
A possible 6 non-feeder teams from this league were planned to be promoted to the upcoming 18-team expansion Malaysia Super League next season. The top 4 non-feeder teams were planned to be promoted automatically to the 2023 Malaysia Super League. The bottom two non-feeder teams will need a play-off against 2022 Malaysia M3 League champions and runners-up to decide the last two spots for promotion to the Super League. However, on 27 September 2022, it was announced by Malaysia Football League that the bottom two non-feeder teams, Perak and UiTM has been promoted automatically to 2023 Super League because the M3 teams that applied for licensing to play in Super League, including champions PIB FC, have failed in their application.[1]
The top 5 non-feeder teams will qualify for the 2022 Malaysia Cup.
Team changes
A total of 10 teams contested the league, including 8 sides from the 2021 season and 2 relegated from the 2021 Malaysia Super League.[2]
Notes:
- ^1 No teams from Malaysia M3 League were promoted due to the 2021 Malaysia M3 League season cancellation.
- ^2 No teams were relegated to Malaysia M3 League as it was decided to keep all the teams from the previous season that were not promoted or expelled.
- ^3 Parent Team and Feeder Team cannot play in the same league, therefore after the relegation of Perak FC from Malaysia Super League last year, Perak II must now play in Malaysia M3 League or dissolve. The team later elected to dissolve itself.[3]
Stadium and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAM-MSN Project | Shah Alam | UiTM Stadium | 10,000 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Larkin | Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium | 30,000 |
| Kelantan | Kota Bharu | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium[1] | 22,000 |
| Kelantan United | Kota Bharu | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium | 22,000 |
| Kuching City | Kuching | Sarawak State Stadium | 20,000 |
| PDRM | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur Stadium | 18,000 |
| Perak | Ipoh | Perak Stadium | 27,036 |
| Selangor II | Selayang | Selayang Stadium | 16,000 |
| Terengganu II | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000 |
| UiTM | Shah Alam | UiTM Stadium | 10,000 |
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.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAM-MSN Project | Hassan Sazali Waras | Amirul Akmal Safarinizam | Kelme | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Mariano Echeverría | Fernando Rodríguez | Nike | UNICEF |
| Kelantan | Rezal Zambery Yahya | Che Safwan Hazman | 93 Sports | Zamburger |
| Kelantan United | Sazami Shafii (interim) | Faisal Rosli | Gatti | Kelantan Melangkah Ke Hadapan, Yakult |
| Kuching City | Irfan Bakti | Joseph Kalang Tie | StarSports | City of Unity |
| PDRM | Razak Jaamadi (interim) | Alexander Amponsah | Oren Sport | Top Glove, redONE |
| Perak | Yusri Che Lah | Indra Putra Mahayuddin | Cheetah | XOX |
| Selangor II | Rusdi Suparman | George Attram | Joma | PKNS, MBI (home), Lithera (away) |
| Terengganu II | Badrul Afzan | Argzim Redžović | Umbro | Colever |
| UiTM | Ismail Ibrahim | Ramadhan Hamid | Let's Play Performance |
Coaching changes
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelantan | Marco Ragini | Resigned | 19 November 2021 [4] | Pre-season | Rezal Zambery Yahya | 19 November 2021 |
| Selangor II | Michael Feichtenbeiner | Promoted to 1st team | 21 November 2021 [5] | Rusdi Suparman | 10 December 2021 | |
| Kelantan United | Akira Higashiyama | Promoted to Technical Director | 30 November 2021 [6] | Syamsul Saad | 10 January 2022 | |
| Perak | Shahril Nizam Khalil | End of caretaker | 30 November 2021 [7] | Yusri Che Lah | 26 January 2022 | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Rafa Gil | End of contract | 30 November 2021 | Mariano Echeverría | 4 February 2022 | |
| UiTM | Frank Bernhardt | 30 November 2021 | Ismail Ibrahim | 3 March 2022 | ||
| FAM-MSN Project | Yusri Che Lah | Resigned | 10 December 2021 [8] | Hassan Sazali Waras | 3 March 2021 | |
| Kelantan United | Syamsul Saad | Rested | 8 August 2022 | Mid-Season | Sazami Shafii (interim) | 8 August 2022 |
| PDRM | Wan Rohaimi Wan Ismail | Rested | 29 August 2022 | Razak Jaamadi (interim) | 29 August 2022 |
Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
The number of foreign players is restricted to four each team including at least one player from the AFC country.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC Player | Former Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Moussa Sidibé | Lévy Madinda | Carli De Murga | Maurício Bienvenido Maranon Fernando Rodríguez | |
| Kelantan | Nixon Guylherme | Felipe Hereda | Kervens Belfort[9] | Kenta Hara | Fadel Antar Natanael Siringoringo |
| Kelantan United | Shuhei Fukai | Jacob Njoku | Julius Ofori | Masashi Motoyama | Amidu Salifu |
| Kuching City | Aylton Alemão | Gabryel | Abu Kamara | Yuki Tanigawa | Keanu Marsh-Brown |
| PDRM | Martin Adamec | Alex Amponsah | Miloš Lačný | Fadi Awad | |
| Perak | Sunday Afolabi | Luciano Guaycochea | Stipe Plazibat | ||
| Selangor II | Alex Agyarkwa | Richmond Ankrah | Kelvin Kyei | Hein Htet Aung | Jordan Ayimbila George Attram |
| Terengganu II | Argzim Redžović | Petrus Shitembi | Manny Ott | Jordan Mintah | |
| UiTM | George Attram | ||||
| FAM-MSN Project |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II[a] (C) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 42 | Relocated to MFL Cup |
| 2 | Kelantan | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 37 | Promotion to Super League and Qualification to Malaysia Cup |
| 3 | Kuching City | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 34 | |
| 4 | Terengganu II[a] | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 33 | Relocated to MFL Cup |
| 5 | Kelantan United | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 25 | Promotion to Super League and Qualification to Malaysia Cup |
| 6 | PDRM | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 21 | |
| 7 | UiTM (D) | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 20 | Withdrawn from Liga Super and relegated to Al-ikhsan Cup[b] |
| 8 | Selangor II[a] | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 16 | Relocated to MFL Cup |
| 9 | Perak | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 8[c] | Promotion to Super League |
| 10 | FAM-MSN Project[d] | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 8 | Relocated to MFL Cup |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified
Notes:
- ^ a b c Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Selangor II, and Terengganu II aren't eligible to promote as their parent clubs (Johor Darul Ta'zim, Selangor, and Terengganu) play in the Super League. These feeder teams can only play in leagues below their parents'. They also can't play in the Malaysian Cup as they're only eligible to play in the Malaysian Cup if their parents fail to do so (which is not possible currently).
- ^ UiTM FC withdrew from Liga Super before the start of 2023 season.
- ^ Perak have been deducted three points on 1st April for breaching the finances regulation. Later, six points more were deducted on 15th April following the failure to pay the players and officials salary one day before.[10]
- ^ FAM-MSN Project is only as a backup squad and will not promote to Super League.
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Result table
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of matches played 17 September 2022[11]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abu Kamara | Kuching City | 11 |
| 2 | Daryl Sham | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 8 |
| Fernando Rodriguez | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | ||
| Nurshamil Abd Ghani | Kelantan | ||
| Jacob Njoku | Kelantan United | ||
| Martin Adamec | PDRM | ||
| Wan Mohd Fazli | Terengganu II | ||
| 8 | Jordan Mintah | Terengganu II | 7 |
| 9 | Moussa Sidibé | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 5 |
| 10 | Nixon Guylherme | Kelantan | 4 |
| Asraff Aliffuddin | Kelantan United | ||
| Amirul Shafik Che Soh | Kelantan United | ||
| Nik Sharif Haseefy | Selangor II |
Top assists
- As of matches played 17 September 2022
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moussa Sidibé | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 9 |
| 2 | Engku Nur Shakir | Terengganu II | 6 |
| 3 | Bienvenido Marañón | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 5 |
| Daryl Sham | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | ||
| Abu Kamara | Kuching City | ||
| Alif Hassan | Kuching City | ||
| 7 | Adam Farhan | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 4 |
| Nik Akif | Kelantan United | ||
| Amirul Syazwan | Terengganu II | ||
| 10 | Kervens Belfort | Kelantan | 3 |
| Shahrul Igwan | Kelantan | ||
| Syed Sobri | Kelantan | ||
| Amirul Shafik Che Soh | Kelantan United | ||
| Gabryel | Kuching City |
Hat-trick
- As of matches played 15 August 2022
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Njoku | Kelantan United | Perak | 2–3 (A)[12] | 27 April 2022 |
| Abu Kamara | Kuching City | Selangor II | 1–5 (A) [13] | 30 May 2022 |
| Zafri Zakaria | UiTM | Terengganu II | 3-0 (H) [14] | 25 June 2022 |
| Alif Safwan | UiTM | FAM-MSN Project | 4-1 (H) [15] | 10 August 2022 |
Notes (H) – Home team (A) – Away team
Clean Sheets
- As of matches played 17 September 2022
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nik Amin | Kelantan | 7 |
| 2 | Izham Tarmizi | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 6 |
| 3 | Syed Nasrulhaq | Terengganu II | 5 |
| 4 | Fikri Che Soh | Kelantan United | 3 |
| Wan Azraie | Kuching City | ||
| Shaiful Wazizi | Kuching City | ||
| Firdaus Irman | PDRM | ||
| Zamir Selamat | Perak | ||
| Sikh Izhan | Selangor II | ||
| Ramdhan Hamid | UiTM |
See also
References
- ^ "TIADA AKSI PLAY OFF BAGI DUA SLOT LIGA SUPER 2023 – Malaysian Football League". Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Hanya 10 pasukan bertanding dalam Liga Premier 2022" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "PAFA bubar Perak II" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Rezal Zambery naik pangkat".
- ^ "Michael Feichtenbeiner Appointed As New Head Coach".
- ^ "Syamsul kendali KUFC".
- ^ "Yusri Che Lah ketuai jentera Yob".
- ^ "Yusri Che Lah quits as FAM-NSC Project Squad head coach". Bernama. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Kervens pemain import baru Kelantan".
- ^ "Perak FC deducted six points in 2022 Premier League". theSun. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "LIST TOP SCORERS LIGA PREMIER MALAYSIA 2022". FAM-CMS. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "FAM - CMS".
- ^ "FAM-CMS". Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "FAM-CMS". Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "FAM-CMS". Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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