2016 Malaysia Premier League
The 2016 Liga Premier also known as the 100PLUS Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons was the 13th season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
The season was held from 12 February and concluded on 22 October 2016.
The Liga Premier champions for 2016 season was Melaka United. The champions and runners-up were both promoted to 2017 Liga Super.
Teams
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2015 season.To Liga Premier
Promoted from Liga FAM- Melaka United
- Perlis
- ATM
- Sime Darby
From Liga Premier
Relegated to Liga FAM
- SPA
Name changes
- NS Matrix were renamed to Negeri Sembilan
Teams, locations and stadia
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 | Coach | Captain | Kits | Sponsor |
| ATM |  Azuan Zain | Badrul Hisham Sufian | SkyHawk | |
| DRB-HICOM | Chong Yee Fatt | Abdullah Yusoff | Mizuno | DRB-HICOM |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II |  Benjamin Mora |  Shahril Ishak | Adidas | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Ismail Zakaria | Azlan Zainal | SkyHawk | & |
| Kuantan | Ahmad Nazri Mat Noor | Khairul Azman Awang Long | Kappa | Wangsamakmur Capital |
| Melaka United | Mat Zan Mat Aris |  Ilija Spasojević | Kronos | & Mamee |
| Negeri Sembilan |  Gary Michael Phillips | Taylor Regan | Mizuno | |
| Perlis | Dollah Salleh | Afif Amiruddin | Carino | |
| PKNS | E. Elavarasan |  Gonzalo Soto | Kappa | |
| Sabah | Johnny Dominicus | Julamri Muhammad | Adidas | & |
| Sime Darby |  Drago Mamić | Juzaili Samion | Kappa | Sime Darby |
| UiTM | Raja Isa Raja Akram Shah | Yosri Derma Raju | Umbro | Soaring Upwards |
Managerial 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 head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
| Negeri Sembilan | K. Devan | Sacked | 26 August 2015 | Pre-season | Gary Phillips | 24 November 2015 |
| Perlis | Yusri Che Lah | Resigned | 15 October 2015 | Pre-season | Dollah Salleh | 21 November 2015 |
| UiTM | Azuan Zain | End of contract | 25 October 2015 | Pre-season | Raja Isa Raja Akram Shah | 28 October 2015 |
| Sime Darby | Ismail Zakaria | End of contract | 31 October 2015 | Pre-season | Abdul Ghani Malik | 1 November 2015 |
| Kuala Lumpur | Tang Siew Seng | End of contract | 31 October 2015 | Pre-season | Ismail Zakaria | 25 December 2015 |
| Sabah | Azraai Khor | Sacked | 6 November 2015 | Pre-season | Vjeran Simunić | 7 December 2015 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Nenad Baćina | Resigned | 14 December 2015 | Pre-season | Benjamin Mora | 14 December 2015 |
| Sime Darby | Abdul Ghani Malik | Resigned | 10 May 2016 | 11th | Drago Mamić | 10 May 2016 |
| Kuantan | Zulhamizan Zakaria | Banned | 1 April 2016 | 11th | Ahmad Nazri Mat Noor | 1 April 2016 |
Foreign players
Note: Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Former Player |
| ATM |  Gies Irisbekov | Boris Formenkov | Khasan Abdukarimov |  Sirojiddin Rakhmatullaev | |
| DRB-Hicom |  Godwin Antwi |  Cédric Mbarga |  Ivan Babić |  Kim Jin-yong |  Philip Lund |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II |  Bonfim | Shahril Ishak | Paulo Rangel | Baihakki Khaizan | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Léo Carioca |  Modibo Konté |  Diego Inostroza |  Jonathan Cantillana | Casagrande Mario Karlovic |
| Kuantan |  Ljubo Baranin | Srdjan Vidakovic |  Dao Bakary | Shim Un-seob |  Shunsuke Nakatake |
| Melaka United |  Alexandru Tudose |  Labinot Harbuzi |  Ilija Spasojevic | Yashir Pinto | Balša Božović Shin Jae-pil |
| Negeri Sembilan | Taylor Regan |  Alex Smith |  Goran Jerković | Henrique | Joel Chianese Andrew Nabbout |
| Perlis |  Damion Stewart |  Mohamadou Sumareh |  Charles Chad | Park Yong-joon |  Obinna Nwaneri  Edward Wilson   Kayne Vincent |
| PKNS |  Gonzalo Soto | Gabriel Guerra | Juan Cobelli | Matias Jadue | |
| Sabah United | Igor Čerina | Everton |  Muamer Salibašić |  Dedi Kusnandar | Marco Tulio Prince Nnake |
| Sime Darby | Frédéric Pooda | Mateo Roskam | Obi | Ha Dae-won | Lee Kil-hoon |
| UiTM |  Franklin Anzité | Moustapha Moctar |  John Matkin | Oh Joo-ho | Kang Jin-wook Eliel Pavel Purishkin  Pavel Matyash |
Results
League table
Result table
Positions by round
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Melaka United | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PKNS | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Johor DT II | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Negeri Sembilan | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Perlis | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| DRB-Hicom | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Kuantan | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Sabah | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| UiTM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| ATM | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Sime Darby | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Crowd Attendance
For All Venues
By Week
| Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
| Matchday 1 | 18,448 | 6 | 3,075 |
| Matchday 2 | 21,675 | 6 | 3,613 |
| Matchday 3 | 12,916 | 6 | 2,152 |
| Matchday 4 | 20,967 | 6 | 3,494 |
| Matchday 5 | 9,141 | 6 | 1,523 |
| Matchday 6 | 6,364 | 6 | 1,061 |
| Matchday 7 | 13,950 | 6 | 2,325 |
| Matchday 8 | 4,642 | 6 | 774 |
| Matchday 9 | 18,577 | 6 | 3,096 |
| Matchday 10 | 6,805 | 6 | 1,134 |
| Matchday 11 | 2,565 | 6 | 428 |
| Matchday 12 | 14,388 | 6 | 2,398 |
| Matchday 13 | 4,723 | 6 | 787 |
| Matchday 14 | 9,967 | 6 | 1,661 |
| Matchday 15 | 2,691 | 6 | 449 |
| Matchday 16 | 8,106 | 6 | 1,351 |
| Matchday 17 | 7,746 | 6 | 1,291 |
| Matchday 18 | 7,066 | 6 | 1,177 |
| Matchday 19 | 6,982 | 6 | 1,163 |
| Matchday 20 | 21,464 | 6 | 3,577 |
| Matchday 21 | 3,373 | 6 | 562 |
| Matchday 22 | 36,834 | 6 | 6,139 |
| Total | 259,390 | 132 | 1,965 |
source:
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ilija Spasojević | Melaka United | 24 |
| 2 | Paulo Rangel | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 21 |
| 3 | Ivan Babić | DRB-HICOM | 16 |
| 4 | Gabriel Guerra | PKNS | 15 |
| 4 | Juan Cobelli | PKNS | 15 |
| 6 |  Dao Bakary | Kuantan | 13 |
| 7 |  Matías Jadue | PKNS | 12 |
| 8 | Malik Ariff | Kuantan | 10 |
| 9 | Mateo Roskam | Sime Darby | 9 |
| 10 | Andrew Nabbout | Negeri Sembilan | 8 |
| 10 | Casagrande | Kuala Lumpur | 8 |
| 10 |  Pavel Purishkin | UiTM | 8 |
| 13 | Charles Chad | Perlis | 7 |
| 13 | Joel Chianese | Negeri Sembilan | 7 |
| 13 |  Kayne Vincent | Perlis | 7 |
| 13 | Zaquan Adha | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 7 |
| 17 | Alex Smith | Negeri Sembilan | 6 |
| 17 | Igor Čerina | Sabah | 6 |
| 17 |  Khassan Abdukarimov | Kuala Lumpur | 6 |
| 17 | Maxsius Musa | Sabah | 6 |
| 21 | Afif Amiruddin | Perlis | 5 |
| 21 |  Edward Wilson | Perlis | 5 |
| 21 | Jonathan Cantillana | Kuala Lumpur | 5 |
| 21 | Léo Carioca | Kuala Lumpur | 5 |
| 21 |  Mohamadou Sumareh | Perlis | 5 |
| 21 | R. Surendran | Melaka United | 5 |
| 21 |  Srđan Vidaković | Kuantan | 5 |
| 21 | Venice Elphi | ATM | 5 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Pavel Purishkin | UiTM | Sabah | 4–1 | 12 02 2016 |
| Paulo Rangel | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | ATM | 5–1 | 29 02 2016 |
| Ivan Babić | DRB-HICOM | UiTM | 4–1 | 29 02 2016 |
| Matías Jadue | PKNS | Kuantan | 4–4 | 3 05 2016 |
| Ilija Spasojević4 | Melaka United | ATM | 0–6 | 17 05 2016 |
| Zaquan Adha | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Kuantan | 4–1 | 20 05 2016 |
| Ilija Spasojević | Melaka United | ATM | 3–1 | 21 05 2016 |
| Paulo Rangel4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | UiTM | 1–4 | 2 08 2016 |
| Juan Cobelli | PKNS | Kuantan | 2–3 | 2 08 2016 |
| Ilija Spasojević | Melaka United | UiTM | 2–3 | 5 08 2016 |
;Note
4 Player scored 4 goals