2014 Malaysia Super League
The 2014 Liga Super also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons is the 11th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
The season was held from 17 January and concluded on 25 June 2014.
The Liga Super champions for 2014 was Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Major changes
The following are the key changes of 2014 Liga Super season as compared to the previous season:- The 2014 Piala Sumbangsih match between LionsXII and Pahang will also be a Liga Super match. Results of the 90-minute match will be counted towards the league table classification. The last time this happened was during the 2011 Liga Super season.
- Goal-line referees will be introduced in selected matches during the season, and will be fully implemented for all matches in the 2015 Liga Super season if the feedback is positive.
- A total of 4 foreign players can be registered by Liga Super teams, including at least one player from AFC countries. A maximum of 3 foreign players can be fielded at one time in a match. The announcement was made by FAM during the exco meeting in November 2013, following a decision to upgrade the foreign players quota from 2 in 2013 to 3 in the April 2013 meeting.
Teams
Felda United and Negeri Sembilan were relegated at the end of the 2013 Liga Super season after finishing in the bottom place of the league table.
2012 Liga Premier unbeaten champions Sarawak and runners-up Sime Darby secured direct promotion to the Liga Super.
Team | Team Based | Stadium | Capacity1 |
ATM | Selayang | Selayang Stadium | 20,000 |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Bahru | Larkin Stadium | 30,000 |
Kelantan | Kota Bharu | Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium | 22,000 |
LionsXII | Singapore | Jalan Besar Stadium2 | 8,000 |
Pahang | Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 40,000 |
Perak | Ipoh | Perak Stadium | 60,000 |
PKNS | Petaling Jaya | MBPJ Stadium | 25,000 |
Sarawak | Kuching | Sarawak State Stadium | 26,000 |
Selangor | Shah Alam | Shah Alam Stadium3 | 80,372 |
Sime Darby | Kuala Lumpur | Selayang Stadium | 20,000 |
T-Team | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000 |
Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000 |
- 1 Correct as of end of 2013 Liga Super season
- 2 LionsXII uses the Bishan Stadium until the end of January 2014 due to renovation work being done at Jalan Besar Stadium.
- 3 Selangor uses the MBPJ Stadium until 25 February 2014 due to renovation work being done at Shah Alam Stadium.
Stadiums and locations
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 |
ATM | ![]() | ![]() | Lotto | |
Johor DT | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Country Garden |
Kelantan | ![]() | ![]() | Warriors | Hotlink |
LionsXII | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | StarHub |
Pahang | ![]() | ![]() | Puma | |
Perak | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | |
PKNS | ![]() | ![]() | Lotto | PKNS |
Sarawak | ![]() | ![]() | Sarawak Energy | |
Selangor | ![]() | ![]() | Kappa | |
Sime Darby | ![]() | ![]() | Kappa | Sime Darby |
T-Team | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Terengganu | ![]() | ![]() | Umbro |
Kits
Coaching changes
- Except for the two promoted teams Sime Darby FC and Sarawak FA, all other teams have new head coaches at the start of the season.
Team | Outgoing Head Coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
Johor DT | ![]() | Resigned | 19 August 2013 | ![]() | 21 October 2013 |
Selangor | ![]() | Resigned | 28 August 2013 | ![]() | 31 October 2013 |
Terengganu | ![]() | End of contract | 1 October 2013 | ![]() | 9 October 2013 |
LionsXII | ![]() | End of contract | 7 October 2013 | ![]() | 7 December 2013 |
Perak | ![]() | Resigned | 21 October 2013 | ![]() | 22 October 2013 |
PKNS | ![]() | End of contract | 30 October 2013 | ![]() | 10 October 2013 |
Kelantan | ![]() | End of contract | 15 November 2013 | ![]() | 15 November 2013 |
T-Team | ![]() | End of contract | November 2013 | ![]() | 13 November 2013 |
Pahang | ![]() | End of contract | November 2013 | ![]() | November 2013 |
Pahang | ![]() | End of contract | 6 March 2014 | ![]() | 6 March 2014 |
Kelantan | ![]() | Relieved | 15 April 2014 | ![]() | 15 April 2014 |
Johor DT | ![]() | Relieved | April 2014 | ![]() | April 2014 |
Kelantan | ![]() | End of interim | April 2014 | ![]() | April 2014 |
Foreign players
Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 |
ATM | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Kelantan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
LionsXII | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Pahang | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Perak | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
PKNS | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Sarawak | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Selangor | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Sime Darby | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
T-Team | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Terengganu | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Note:
- LionsXII will not be permitted to have any foreign players as it is intended to remain as a development team for Singaporean players.
League table
Results
Fixtures and Results of the Liga Super 2014 season.Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Week 20
Week 21
Week 22
Fixtures and results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | ![]() | Selangor | 16 |
2 | ![]() | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 11 |
3 | ![]() | ATM | 9 |
3 | ![]() | Pahang | 9 |
5 | ![]() | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 8 |
6 | ![]() | LionsXII | 7 |
6 | ![]() | PKNS | 7 |
6 | ![]() | Terengganu | 7 |
9 | ![]() | ATM | 6 |
9 | ![]() | Pahang | 6 |
9 | ![]() | Sarawak | 6 |
12 | ![]() | Kelantan | 5 |
12 | ![]() | Perak | 5 |
12 | ![]() | Perak | 5 |
12 | ![]() | Sime Darby | 5 |
12 | ![]() | T-Team | 5 |
Own goals
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
1 | ![]() | Selangor | 6 |
2 | ![]() | Terengganu | 5 |
2 | ![]() | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 5 |
3 | ![]() | Kelantan | 4 |
3 | ![]() | LionsXII | 4 |
4 | ![]() | T-Team | 3 |
4 | ![]() | Pahang | 3 |
4 | ![]() | Sime Darby | 3 |
5 | ![]() | ATM | 2 |
5 | ![]() | PKNS | 2 |
5 | ![]() | Sarawak | 2 |
5 | ![]() | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2 |
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Matías Conti for Pahang against LionsXII
- Fastest goal of the season: 2 minutes – Mohd Failee Mohamad Ghazli for Sime Darby against Selangor
- Largest winning margin: 4–0 wins by Sime Darby against Kelantan
- *
- Highest scoring game: 7 goals
- * Johor Darul Ta'zim 4–3 Terengganu
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 4 goals
- *Sime Darby 4–0 Kelantan
- *Sime Darby 4–0 Perak
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals Terengganu in a 4–3 loss against Johor Darul Ta'zim in Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium
- *
Awards