Malaysia Premier League 4488899 225551741 2008-07-14T07:40:00Z Zackyusoff 4782964 {{Infobox football league | name = TM Liga Premier | logo = TMLigaPremier.gif | pixels = 200 | country = Malaysia | confed = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] | founded = 2004 | folded = | divisions = 2nd | teams = 14 clubs | feeds = | relegation = [[FAM Cup]] | levels = II | domest_cup = [[Malaysia Cup]]<br>[[Malaysia FA Cup]] | confed_cup = No competition | champions = [[Kuala Muda NAZA FC]] | season = [[Malaysia Premier League 2007-08|2007-08]] | most successful clubs = [[Kedah FA]] | tv = | website = http://www.fam.org.my/ | current = [[Malaysia Premier League 2007-08|2007-08 Season]] }} '''[[Telekom Malaysia|TM]] Liga Premier''' is the second-tier football league in [[Malaysia]]. Between [[1998]] to [[2003]], the second-tier league existed as the '''[[Malaysia Premier Two League]]''', below the top-flight [[Malaysia Premier One League]]. In [[2004]], it was relaunched as the Malaysia Premier League, and the top-tier league was renamed the [[Malaysia Super League]]. Between 2004 and 2006, the professional football league in Malaysia was divided into three groups: #First Division: [[Malaysia Super League]] #Second Division: [[Malaysia Premier League]] Group A #Second Division: [[Malaysia Premier League]] Group B At the end of the season, the top team from each group of the Premier League was [[promoted]] to the [[Malaysia Super League]]. The teams which finished bottom of each group were [[relegated]] to the [[FAM Cup]]. The two group champions also faced-off to determine the [[Malaysia Premier League|Malaysian Premier League Championship]]. For the 2006-07 season, the [[Malaysia Premier League]] was reorganised into a single league of 11 teams instead of being a competition involving two separate groups of teams. ==Current season== ===[[Malaysia Premier League 2008-09]]=== The [[Malaysia Premier League 2008-09]]''' season will have 14 playing for promotion to the recently expanded [[Malaysia Super League]]. The teams are:- * {{flagicon|Sarawak}} [[Sarawak FA]] * {{flagicon|Kelantan}} [[Kelantan FA]] * {{flagicon|Sabah}} [[Sabah FA]] * {{flagicon|Johor}} [[Johor FA]] * {{flagicon|Federal Territory (Malaysia)}} [[Felda United FC]] * {{flagicon|Selangor}} [[Proton FC]] * [[Image:Malaysia_FA.gif|20px]] [[Young Tigers FC]] ([[FAM]] Under-20 Team) * {{flagicon|Malacca}} [[Malacca FA]] * {{flagicon|Pahang}} [[Shahzan Muda FC]] * {{flagicon|Selangor}} [[PKNS FC]] * {{flagicon|Federal Territory (Malaysia)}} [[Kuala Lumpur FA]] * {{flagicon|Federal Territory (Malaysia)}} [[ATM FA]] * {{flagicon|Terengganu}} [[PBDKT T-Team FC]] (Champion of [[Malaysia FAM Cup]] 2008 season) * {{flagicon|Johor}} [[MBJB FC]] (Runner-up of [[Malaysia FAM Cup]] 2008 season) ==Champions== {| class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" ! Season ! Champions ! Runners-up |- | [[Malaysia Premier League 2007-08|2007-08]] | {{flagicon|Kedah}} '''[[Kuala Muda NAZA FC]]''' | {{flagicon|Federal Territory (Malaysia)}} [[KL PLUS FC]] |- | [[Malaysia Premier League 2006-07|2006-07]] | {{flagicon|Selangor}} '''[[PDRM FA]]''' | {{flagicon|Selangor}} [[UPB-MyTeam FC]] |- | [[Malaysia Premier League 2005-06|2005-06]] | {{flagicon|Kedah}} '''[[Kedah FA]]''' | {{flagicon|Malacca}} [[Malacca FA]] |- | [[Malaysia Premier League 2005|2005]] | {{flagicon|Selangor}} '''[[Selangor FA]]''' | {{flagicon|Negeri Sembilan}} [[Negeri Sembilan FA]] |- | [[Malaysia Premier League 2004|2004]] | {{flagicon|Selangor}} '''[[MPPJ FC]]''' | {{flagicon|Malacca}} [[Melaka TMFC]] |} ==History== ===Pre-2004 Malaysian football league second-tier champions=== {| class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" ! Year !! Champions |- | [[2003]] | {{flagicon|Selangor}} [[Public Bank FC]] |- | [[2002]] | {{flagicon|Kedah}} [[Kedah FA]] |- | [[2001]] | {{flagicon|Johor}} [[Johor FC]] |- | [[2000]] | {{flagicon|Kelantan}} [[Kelantan FA]] |- | [[1999]] | {{flagicon|Johor}} [[Johor FA]] |- | [[1998]] | {{flagicon|Terengganu}}[[Terengganu FA]] |- | [[1994]]-[[1997|97]] | ''no second-tier league'' |- | [[1993]] | {{flagicon|Selangor}} [[Selangor FA]] |- | [[1992]] | {{flagicon|Kedah}} [[Kedah FA]] |- | [[1991]] | {{flagicon|Negeri Sembilan}} [[Negeri Sembilan FA]] |- | [[1990]] | {{flagicon|Terengganu}} [[Terengganu FA]] |- | [[1989]] | {{flagicon|Perlis}} [[Perlis FA]] |- | [[1982]]-[[1988|88]] | ''no second-tier league'' |- |} ===Best performing teams – Malaysian second-tier league=== {| class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !#!!Club!!Titles |- |1||align="left"|{{flagicon|Kedah}} [[Kedah FA]]||3 |- |2||align="left"|{{flagicon|Selangor}} [[Selangor FA]]||2 |- |3||align="left"|{{flagicon|Terengganu}} [[Terengganu FA]]||2 |- |4||align="left"|{{flagicon|Johor}} [[Johor FA]]||1 |- |5||align="left"|{{flagicon|Perlis}} [[Perlis FA]]||1 |- |6||align="left"|{{flagicon|Negeri Sembilan}} [[Negeri Sembilan FA]]||1 |- |7||align="left"|{{flagicon|Selangor}} [[Selangor MPPJ]]||1 |- |8||align="left"|{{flagicon|Kelantan}} [[Kelantan FA]]||1 |- |9||align="left"|{{flagicon|Selangor}} [[PDRM FA]]||1 |- |10||align="left"|{{flagicon|Johor}} [[Johor FC]]||1 |- |11||align="left"|{{flagicon|Selangor}} [[Public Bank FC]]||1 |- |11||align="left"|{{flagicon|Kedah}} [[Kuala Muda NAZA FC]]||1 |} ==Players== ===Golden Boot Winners=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Season ! Players ! Teams/Clubs ! Goals |- |align=center| [[Malaysia Premier League 2007-08|2007-08]] | {{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Mouhamadou Moustapha]] | {{flagicon|Kelantan}} [[Kelantan FA]] |align=center| 27 |- |align=center| [[Malaysia Premier League 2006-07|2006-07]] | {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Marin Mikac]] | {{flagicon|Selangor}} [[UPB-MyTeam FC]] |align=center| 13 |- |align=center| [[Malaysia Premier League 2005-06|2005-06]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Gustavo Fuentes]] | {{flagicon|Malacca}} [[Malacca FA]] |align=center| 18 |- |align=center| 2005 | {{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} [[Marlon Alex James]] | {{flagicon|Selangor}} [[MK Land FC]] |align=center| 23 |- |align=center| 2004 | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Brian Diego Fuentes]] | {{flagicon|Selangor}} [[Selangor FA]] |align=center| 25 |- |align=center| 2003 | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Juan Arostegui|Juan Manuel Arostegui]] | {{flagicon|Selangor}} [[MPPJ FC]] |align=center| 33 |- |align=center| 2002 | - | - |align=center| - |- |align=center| 2001 | - | - |align=center| - |- |align=center| 2000 | - | - |align=center| - |- |align=center| 1999 | {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Rusdi Suparman]] | {{flagicon|Selangor}} [[Selangor FA]] |align=center| 15 |- |align=center| 1998 | {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Seidu Issifu]] | {{flagicon|Terengganu}} [[Terengganu FA]] |align=center| 8 |- |align=center| 1997 | - | - |align=center| - |- |align=center| 1996 | - | - |align=center| - |- |align=center| 1995 | - | - |align=center| - |- |align=center| 1994 | - | - |align=center| - |- |align=center| 1993 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Alistair Edwards]] | {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]] |align=center| |- |align=center| 1992 | - | |align=center| - |- |align=center| 1991 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Marshall Soper]] | {{flagicon|Penang}} [[Penang FA (Penang E & O)]] |align=center| 11 |- |align=center| 1990 | - | - |align=center| - |- |align=center| 1989 | - | - |align=center| - |- |} ==See also== * [[Malaysia Premier League seasons]] * [[Malaysia Charity Shield]] * [[Malaysia FA Cup]] * [[Malaysia FAM Cup]] * [[Malaysia Cup]] * [[List of foreign Malaysian League players]] ==External links== *[http://www.fam.org.my Football Association of Malaysia] *[http://www.msl.com.my/history.htm History of football in Malaysia] *[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay2champ.html RSSSF.com: Malaysia - List of Second Level Champions] *[http://www.mbovin.com/soccerdb/league/latest.php?leagueId=83 SoccerDB: Malaysia Premier League] {{fb start}} {{Football in Malaysia}} {{AFC Leagues}} {{fb end}} {{Malaysia Premier League}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Premier League}} [[Category:Football in Malaysia]] [[Category:Malaysian football competitions]] {{malaysia-stub}} {{asia-footy-competition-stub}}