2015 Malaysia Super League
The 2015 Liga Super is the 12th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
The season was held from 31 January and concluded in 22 August 2015.
The Liga Super champions for 2015 was Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Teams
A total of 12 teams compete in the 2015 season which includes the top 10 teams that participated in the 2014 season and champions and runners-up of the 2014 Liga Premier.T-Team and PKNS were relegated at the end of the 2014 Liga Super season after finishing in the bottom place of the league table.
2014 Liga Premier unbeaten champions PDRM and runners-up Felda United secured direct promotion to the Liga Super.
Team | Team Based | Stadium | Capacity1 |
ATM | Seremban | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | 40,000 |
Felda United | Selayang | Selayang Stadium | 11,098 |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Bahru | Larkin Stadium | 30,000 |
Kelantan | Kota Bharu | Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium | 22,000 |
LionsXII | Singapore | Jalan Besar Stadium | 8,000 |
Pahang | Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 40,000 |
PDRM | Shah Alam | Shah Alam Stadium | 80,372 |
Perak | Ipoh | Perak Stadium | 42,500 |
Sarawak | Kuching | Sarawak Stadium | 26,000 |
Selangor | Shah Alam | Shah Alam Stadium | 80,372 |
Sime Darby | Shah Alam | Selayang Stadium | 11,098 |
Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium2 | 50,000 |
- 1 Correct as of end of 2014 Liga Super season
- 2 Terengganu uses the Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium until the end of April 2015 due to renovation work being done at Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, subject pending installation of flood light.
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 | Azhar Abdullah | Hairuddin Omar | Warrix | |
Felda United | Irfan Bakti | Shukor Adan | Puma | FELDA & |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | Mario Gómez | Safiq Rahim | Nike | Country Garden |
Kelantan | Zahasmi Ismail | Badhri Radzi | Warriors | & Kicap Adabi |
LionsXII | Fandi Ahmad | Izwan Mahbud | Nike | Starhub |
Pahang | Zainal Abidin Hassan | Razman Roslan | Puma | , Resorts World |
PDRM | Mohd Fauzi Pilus | Muslim Ahmad | ||
Perak | M. Karathu | Nasir Basharudin | & | |
Sarawak | K. Rajagopal | Joseph Kalang Tie | Sarawak Energy | |
Selangor | Mehmet Durakovic | Shahrom Kalam | Kappa | |
Sime Darby | Ismail Zakaria | Ivan Dragičević | Kappa | Sime Darby |
Terengganu | Ahmad Yusoff | Nordin Alias | Umbro |
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing Head Coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
Perak | Abu Bakar Fadzim | Demotion to assistant head coach | 16 September 2014 | Vjeran Simunic | 16 September 2014 |
Perak | Vjeran Simunic | Contract terminated | 1 January 2015 | M. Karathu | 1 January 2015 |
Foreign players
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Dramane Traore | PDRM | 20 |
2 | Patrick Ronaldinho Wleh | PKNS | 16 |
3 | Matias Conti | Pahang | 12 |
3 | Luciano Figueroa | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 12 |
4 | Ali Ashfaq | PDRM | 10 |
4 | Billy Mehmet | Sarawak | 10 |
6 | Chad Souza | Perak | 9 |
6 | Namkung Woong | Perak | 9 |
6 | Dickson Nwakaeme | Pahang | 9 |
6 | Issey Nakajima-Farran | Terengganu | 9 |
10 | Paulo Rangel | Terengganu | 8 |
10 | Faris Ramli | LionsXII | 8 |
10 | Afiq Azmi | Selangor | 8 |
10 | Guilherme de Paula | Selangor | 8 |
Own goals
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
1 | Farizal Marlias | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 9 |
2 | Khairul Azhan Khalid | Pahang | 7 |
3 | Khairul Fahmi Che Mat | Kelantan | 5 |
4 | Mohd Zamir Selamat | Perak | 3 |
4 | Badrulzaman Abdul Halim | PDRM | 3 |
5 | Sharbinee Allawee | Terengganu | 1 |
5 | Mohd Fairul Azwan Shahrullai | Felda United | 1 |
5 | Mohd Farizal Harun | Felda United | 1 |
5 | Izwan Mahbud | LionsXII | 1 |
5 | Mohd Fadzley Rahim | Sarawak | 1 |
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Marcos António for Johor Darul Ta'zim against Pahang
- Fastest goal of the season: 17 seconds ; Kelantan 1–2 Terengganu
- Fastest hat-trick of the season: 15 minutes ; Selangor 4–0 LionsXII
- Largest winning margin: 4 goals
- * Selangor 4 – 0 LionsXII
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals
- * LionsXII 5–3 PDRM
- * PDRM 3–5 Pahang
- * Felda United 4–4 Selangor
- * Pahang 5–3 Kelantan
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
- * LionsXII 5–3 PDRM
- * PDRM 3–5 Pahang
- * Pahang 5–3 Kelantan
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
- * LionsXII 5–3 PDRM
Awards
Monthly awards
The player of the month award will be given monthly. It were given by Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia starting May 2015. Five players will be pick each month by PFAM and will be shown on their official websites. The player will be voted in a survey and the player with the most vote will be picked as PFAM Player Of The Month.Attendances
Crowd Attendance for all venues
Sources: Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat BolasepakBy Week
Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
Week 1 | 55,479 | 6 | 9,247 |
Week 2 | 51,500 | 6 | 8,583 |
Week 3 | 84,911 | 6 | 14,152 |
Week 4 | 65,130 | 6 | 10,855 |
Week 5 | 50,059 | 6 | 8,343 |
Week 6 | 39,405 | 6 | 6,568 |
Week 7 | 42,750 | 6 | 7,125 |
Week 8 | 54,715 | 6 | 9,119 |
Week 9 | 38,665 | 6 | 6,444 |
Week 10 | 66,452 | 6 | 11,075 |
Week 11 | 48,870 | 6 | 8,145 |
Week 12 | 54,085 | 6 | 9,014 |
Week 13 | 57,350 | 6 | 9,558 |
Week 14 | 62,515 | 6 | 10,419 |
Week 15 | 50,090 | 6 | 8,348 |
Week 16 | 69,670 | 6 | 11,611 |
Week 17 | 60,890 | 6 | 10,148 |
Week 18 | 43,650 | 6 | 7,275 |
Week 19 | 49,230 | 6 | 8,205 |
Week 20 | 56,450 | 6 | 9,408 |
Week 21 | 67,230 | 6 | 11,205 |
Week 22 | 55,800 | 6 | 9,300 |
TOTAL | 1,224,896 | 132 | 9,280 |