2011 in Malaysian football
The 2011 season was the 32nd season of competitive football in Malaysia.
Promotion and Relegation
Teams relegated from the Malaysia Super LeagueTeams promoted to the Malaysia Super League
Teams relegated from the Malaysia Premier League
Teams promoted to the Malaysia Premier League
- Betaria FC
- Johor MBJB FC
Coaching Changes
| Club | Outgoing Head Coach | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
| Kelantan FA |  B. Sathianathan | 24 January 2011 | Resigned | M. Karathu | 26 January 2011 |
| Perlis FA | Mosthakeen Omar | 1 March 2011 | Resigned | Salim Tofel Mohamad | 8 March 2011 |
| Kedah FA | Ahmad Yusof | 7 March 2011 | Gardening leave1 | Muhamad Radhi Mat Din | 7 March 2011 |
| Negeri Sembilan FA | Wan Jamak Wan Hassan | 16 March 2011 | Resigned | Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah | 21 March 2011 |
| Kedah FA | Muhamad Radhi Mat Din | 23 April 2011 | End of caretaker role | Wan Jamak Wan Hassan | 23 April 2011 |
| Perlis FA | Salim Tofel Mohamad | 26 April 2011 | End of caretaker role |  Jánós Krécská | 26 April 2011 |
| Sabah FA |  Gary Phillips | 5 May 2011 | Sacked | Justin Ganai | 5 May 2011 |
National teams competitions
Men's senior team
| Date | Opponent | Score* | Venue | Competition | Malaysia scorers |
| February 9 | 2–0 | Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor | Friendly Match | Safiq Amirul Hadi | |
| March 26 |  Etoile FC | 1–1 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar | Friendly Match1 | Fakri |
| June 3 | 1–1 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Siu Sai Wan | Friendly Match | Abdul Hadi | |
| June 18 | 2–0 | Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu | Friendly Match | Amirul Hadi Baddrol | |
| June 24 | Harimau Muda A | 3–1 | MBPJ Stadium, Selangor | Friendly Match1 | Baddrol Fakri Sasi Kumar |
| June 29 | 2–1 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | Safiq Aidil | |
| July 3 | 2–3 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | Aidil Safiq | |
| July 23 | 3–5 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | Safee Abdul Hadi | |
| July 28 | 1–1 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | Safee | |
| August 6 | Selangor FA | 0–1 | Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor | Friendly Match1 | |
| October 2 | Malaysia U-23 | 3–0 | Wisma FAM, Selangor | Friendly Match1 | Norshahrul Baddrol Shahrizal |
| October 7 | Australia | 0–5 | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | Friendly Match | |
| October 2 | Negeri Sembilan FA | 2–0 | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Negeri Sembilan | Friendly Match1 | Safiq Shahrizal |
| November 13 |  India | 1–1 | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati | Friendly Match | Safiq |
| November 16 | India | 2–3 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | Friendly Match | Safee |
- 1 Non FIFA 'A' international match
- XI Malaysia uses a selection of players from the Malaysia Super League, Using the name Malaysia XI
League XI
| Date | Opponent | Score* | Venue | Competition | Malaysia scorers |
| July 13 |  Arsenal | 0–4 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur | Friendly Match1 XI | |
| July 16 | Liverpool | 3–6 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur | Friendly Match1 XI | Safiq Safee, |
| July 21 | Chelsea | 0–1 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur | Friendly Match1 XI |
- 1 Non FIFA 'A' international match
- XI Malaysia uses a selection of players from the Malaysia Super League, Using the name Malaysia XI
Men's under-23 team
| Date | Opponent | Score* | Venue | Competition | Malaysia scorers |
| January 20 |  Thailand U-23 | 1–2 | Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand | Friendly Match | Syahrul Azwari |
| January 24 |  Singapore U-23 | 2–0 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore | Friendly Match | Irfan Fazail Syahrul Azwari |
| February 23 |  Pakistan U-23 | 2–0 | Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia | Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers | Zaharulnizam Zakaria Irfan Fazail |
| March 9 | Pakistan U-23 | 0–0 | Punjab Football Stadium, Pakistan | Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers | |
| June 7 |  Cambodia U-23 | 0–1 | National Olympic Stadium, Cambodia | Friendly Match | |
| June 13 |  Qatar U-23 | 0–4 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Friendly Match | |
| June 19 |  Lebanon U-23 | 0–0 | Sport City Stadium, Lebanon | Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers | |
| June 23 | Lebanon U-23 | 2–1 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur | Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers | Irfan Fazail Wan Zack Haikal |
| July 21 |  Chelsea | 0–1 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur | Friendly Match | |
| July 26 |  FK Bodva Moldava | 1–0 | Štadión Steel Slovakia Aréna, Slovakia | Friendly Match | Wan Zack Haikal |
| July 30 | MFK Topvar Topoľčany | 2–1 | Futbalový Štadión Vojtecha Schotterta, Slovakia | Friendly Match | Ferris Danial Fandi Othman |
| August 2 | MFK Tatran Liptovský | 2–1 | Štadión Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia | Friendly Match | Hazwan Bakri Irfan Fazail |
| August 9 |  Budapest Honvéd FC | 1–4 | Bozsik Stadion, Hungary | Friendly Match | Wan Zack Haikal |
| August 16 | MFK Dolný Kubín | 2–0 | Štadión MDUr. Ivana Chodáka, Slovakia | Friendly Match | Wan Zack Haikal Hazwan Bakri |
| August 23 | FC Nitra | 0–1 | Štadión pod Zoborom, Slovakia | Friendly Match | |
| August 24 | FK Slovan Levice | 1–0 | Futbalový Štadión Levice, Slovakia | Friendly Match | Izuan |
| September 7 |  Arbil SC | 0–0 | Wisma FAM, Malaysia | Friendly Match | |
| September 15 |  Oman U-23 | 0–1 | UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia | Friendly Match | |
| September 21 |  Japan U-23 | 0–2 | Tosu Stadium, Tosu, Japan | 2012 Summer Olympics Qualifiers | |
| October 2 | 0–3 | Wisma FAM, Malaysia | Friendly Match | ||
| October 6 | Selangor FA | 4–2 | Wisma FAM, Malaysia | Friendly Match | Saarvindran Thamil Arasu Kok Luen Hazwan Bakri |
| October 15 | 2–0 | MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya | Friendly Match | Izzaq Kuong Yong | |
| October 19 |  Uzbekistan U-23 | 1–3 | My Dinh Stadium, Hanoi | 2011 VFF Cup | Fandi Othman |
| October 21 |  Myanmar U-23 | 2–1 | My Dinh Stadium, Hanoi | 2011 VFF Cup | Syahrul Azwari Bakhtiar |
| October 23 |  Vietnam U-23 | 1–1 | My Dinh Stadium, Hanoi | 2011 VFF Cup | Bakhtiar |
| October 30 |  Laos U-23 | 4–1 | Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor | Friendly Match | Fandi Syahrul Thamil Arasu |
| November 7 | Singapore U-23 | 0–0 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta | 2011 Southeast Asian Games | |
| November 9 | Thailand U-23 | 2–1 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta | 2011 Southeast Asian Games | Baddrol Izzaq |
| November 13 | Cambodia U-23 | 4–1 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta | 2011 Southeast Asian Games | Izzaq Baddrol Wan |
| November 17 |  Indonesia U-23 | 1–0 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta | 2011 Southeast Asian Games | Syahrul |
| November 19 |  Myanmar U-23 | 1–0 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta | 2011 Southeast Asian Games | Fakri |
| November 21 | Indonesia U-23 | 1–1 PSO 4–3 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta | 2011 Southeast Asian Games | Asraruddin |
| November 23 |  Syria U-23 | 0–2 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur | 2012 Summer Olympics Qualifiers | |
| November 27 |  Bahrain U-23 | 2–3 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur | 2012 Summer Olympics Qualifiers | Nazmi Mahali |
| December 13 |  Sydney FC | 3–0 | Macquarie University Training Field, Sydney, Australia | Friendly Match | Gurusamy Hazwan |
| December 14 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Mingara Athletics Track, Tumbi Umbi, New South Wales, Australia | Friendly Match | |
| December 19 | Central Coast Mariners | 4–1 | Mingara Athletics Track, Tumbi Umbi, New South Wales, Australia | Friendly Match | Thamil Arasu Hazwan Fakri |
Men's under-19 team
| Date | Opponent | Score* | Venue | Competition |
| September 9 |  Cambodia U-19 | 0–0 | Thuwanna YTC Stadium, Myanmar | 2011 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| September 11 |  Thailand U-19 | 0–1 | Thuwanna YTC Stadium, Myanmar | 2011 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| September 13 | Singapore U-19 | 6–0 | Thuwanna YTC Stadium, Myanmar | 2011 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| September 17 |  Philippines U-19 | 6–0 | Thuwanna YTC Stadium, Myanmar | 2011 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| September 19 |  Vietnam U-19 | 1–2 | Thuwanna YTC Stadium, Myanmar | 2011 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| September 21 | Myanmar U-19 | 0–0 PSO 4–2 | Thuwanna YTC Stadium, Myanmar | 2011 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| October 31 | Vietnam U-19 | 0–0 | Thanh Long Sports Centre, Vietnam | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
| November 2 | Laos U-19 | 4–1 | Thanh Long Sports Centre, Vietnam | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
| November 6 |  Korea DPR U-19 | 1–4 | Thanh Long Sports Centre, Vietnam | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
| November 8 | Myanmar U-19 | 0–0 | Thanh Long Sports Centre, Vietnam | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
Men's under-16 team
| Date | Opponent | Score* | Venue | Competition | Malaysia scorers |
| July 7 | Thailand U-16 | 2–2 | New Laos National Stadium, Laos | 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship | Amirul Syafieq Hakimi |
| July 9 |  Indonesia U-16 | 1–1 | New Laos National Stadium, Laos | 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship | Adam |
| July 13 | Laos U-16 | 1–1 | New Laos National Stadium, Laos | 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship | Adam |
| July 15 |  Timor-Leste U-16 | 3–1 | New Laos National Stadium, Laos | 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship | Akram Adam Zahin |
League tables
Super League
A total of fourteen teams participated in the league, including twelve sides from the 2010 season and two promoted teams from the 2010 Malaysia Premier League.Johor FA and Penang FA were relegated at the end of the 2010 Super League Malaysia after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table.
2010 Malaysia Premier League champions Felda United FC and runners-up Sabah FA secured direct promotion to the Super League.
Harimau Muda A secured a place in the Super League after KL Plus withdrew. Harimau had won the 2009 Premier League Malaysia before playing the 2010 campaign in the Slovak First League. Harimau represent the Malaysian Under 21 national football team.
;Notes
- PLUS withdrew from Super League before the start of 2011 season
Premier League
Johor FA and Penang FA were relegated from 2010 Malaysia Premier League after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table. There was a plan to merge Johor FA and Johor FC so that Johor FA can still compete at the Malaysia's top league, Malaysia Super League. The plan was drop due to unknown reason.
2010 Malaysia FAM Cup champions Sime Darby FC and runners-up Sinar Dimaja Mai Sarah FC secured direct promotion to the Malaysia Premier League.
FAM League
A total of eleven teams participated in the league, including four sides from the 2010 Malaysia FAM Cup season, two relegated teams from the 2010 Malaysia Premier League season and featuring 5 new teams which two teams that won the National Region Play Off and three newly created teams which is Tentera Darat FC, TUDM Hornet FC and Kor RAMD FC.SDMS Kepala Batas FC and Malacca FA were relegated from 2010 Malaysia Premier League after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table. National Region Play Off champions, Betaria FC and Rapid KL FC secured direct promotion to the Malaysia Premier League.