2017 Malaysia Premier League


The 2017 Liga Premier also known as the 100PLUS Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons was the 14th season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur were crowned the champions and were promoted to Liga Super since relegated in 2012 season.
The season started on 20 January and concluded on 27 October 2017.

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

Teams

A total of 12 teams contested the league, including 8 sides from the 2016 season, two relegated from the 2016 Liga Super and two promoted from the 2016 Liga FAM.

Teams changes

;To Liga Premier
Promoted from Liga FAM
Relegated from Liga Super
;From Liga Premier
Promoted to Liga Super
Relegated to Liga FAM
;Team withdraw


TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
ATMTanjung MalimProton City Stadium5,000
Johor Darul Ta'zim IIPasir GudangPasir Gudang Corporation Stadium15,000
KuantanKuantanDarul Makmur Stadium40,000
Kuala LumpurSelayangSelayang Stadium11,098
MIFAPetaling JayaPetaling Jaya Stadium25,000
Negeri SembilanParoiTuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium40,000
PDRMKrubongHang Jebat Stadium40,000
PerlisKangarTuanku Syed Putra Stadium20,000
PKNPIpohPerak Stadium42,500
SabahKota KinabaluLikas Stadium35,000
TerengganuKuala TerengganuSultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium15,000
UiTMShah AlamUiTM Stadium6,000

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.
TeamCoachCaptainKitSponsor
ATM Azhar Abdullah Venice ElphiAdmiralMalaysian Armed Forces
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Benjamin Mora Nicolás FernándezNikeForest City
Kuantan Zulhamizan Zakaria Malik AriffSkyHawkKuantan FC Holding
Kuala Lumpur Fábio Maciel Helmi RemeliFawzJL99 Group & EKOVEST
MIFA Jacob Joseph K. NanthakumarUmbroMIFA
Negeri Sembilan Asri Ninggal Nasriq BaharomMizunoMatrix Concepts
PDRM Fauzi Pilus Safuwan BaharudinLine 7Forca
Perlis Syamsul Saad Alafi MahmudCarinoDaily Fresco
PKNP Abu Bakar Fadzim Shahrel FikriPuma SEPerak Corp.
Sabah Jelius Ating Rawilson BatuilCarinoSabah Energy Corp & Asian Supply Base
Terengganu Irfan Bakti Abu Salim Abdul Latiff SuhaimiKobertChicken Cottage
UiTM Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail Afif Asyraf ZabawiUmbroSoaring Upwards

Coaching changes

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
TeamOutgoing head coachManner of
departure		Date of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of
appointment
Kuala Lumpur Ismail ZakariaResigned23 November 2016Pre-season Wanderley da Silva1 December 2016
Sabah Johnny DominicusDemote to assistant head coach25 November 2016Pre-season Steve Vilmiaire25 November 2016
Perlis Dollah SallehEnd of contract30 November 2016Pre-season Razip Ismail
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Benjamin MoraPromoted to JDT I18 January 2017Pre-season Hamzani Omar18 January 2017
Kuala Lumpur Wanderley da Silva6th Fábio Maciel
Perlis Razip IsmailResigned4 March 201712th Syamsul Saad7 March 2017
Sabah Steve VilmiaireResigned19 March 201711th Jelius Ating19 March 2017
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Hamzani OmarRested19 June 20176th Benjamin Mora19 June 2017

Foreign players

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4 Former Players
ATM Ikbol Babakhanov Pavel Smolyachenko Bae Beom-geun
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Samuel Cáceres Nicolás Fernández Jerónimo Barrales Alex Smith Gabriel Guerra*
Kuantan Ljubo Baranin Stefan Vukmirović Shunsuke Nakatake Shim Un-seob
Kuala Lumpur Paulo Josue Nicolás Dul Guilherme de Paula Bobur Akbarov Modibo Konté
MIFA Dimitri Bodric Dudu Kpah Sherman Shin Jae-pil Alan Aciar
Steven Imbiri
Michael Ijezie
PDRM Souleymane Konaté Yasir Hanapi Dao Bakary Safuwan Baharudin Frederic Pooda
Negeri Sembilan Nemanja Vidić Lee Tuck Jonathan Béhé Bruno Suzuki Marko Šimić
Perlis Maksimilian Fomin Modibo Konté Brandon Adams Ndumba Makeche Oh Kyu-bin
Park Yong-joon
Damion Stewart
PKNP Ritus Krjauklis Vincent Weijl Gilberto Fortunato Kim Hyun-woo
Sabah Francis Kasonde Lee Kil-Hoon Rodoljub Paunović Heo Jae-nyeong Sofiane Choubani
Jonathan Béhé
Masaya Jitozono
Igor Čerina
Terengganu Lázaro Gabriel Davis Kipré Tchétché Issey Nakajima-Farran Federico Falcone
Lutfulla Turaev
UiTM O.K. John Marcel N'Guessan Akanni-Sunday Wasiu Do Dong-hyun

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.
  • Johor Darul Ta'zim II swop the strikers with Johor Darul Ta'zim

    Half-Malaysian players

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Samuel Somerville Daniel Ting Ernest Wong Wen Hao

Results

League table

Result table

Positions by round

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Guilherme de PaulaKuala Lumpur27
2 Akanni-Sunday WasiuUiTM19
3 Dao BakaryPDRM15
3 Malik AriffATM15
5 Do Dong-hyunUiTM13
6 Bodric DimitriMIFA12
6 Nicolás FernándezJohor Darul Ta'zim II12
8 Jeronimo BarralesJohor Darul Ta'zim II11
8 Ljubo BaraninKuantan11
8 Bruno SuzukiNegeri Sembilan11
8 Shahrel FikriPKNP11
12 Safuwan BaharudinPDRM9
12 Venice ElphiATM9
12 Kipré TchétchéTerengganu9
12 Gilberto FortunatoPKNP9
16 Issey Nakajima-FarranTerengganu8
16 Michael ChukwubunnaMIFA8
18 Jonathan BéhéNegeri Sembilan, Sabah 7
18 Marko ŠimićNegeri Sembilan7
18 Pavel SmolyachenkoATM7
18 Kpah ShermanMIFA7
21 Brandon AdamsPerlis6
21 Paulo JosueKuala Lumpur6
21 Shim Un-seobKuantan6
25 Rafizol RoslanATM5
25 Gabriel GuerraJohor Darul Ta'zim II5
25 DuduMIFA5
25 Lee TuckNegeri Sembilan5
25 Lee Kil-HoonSabah5

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Bruno SuzukiNegeri SembilanSabah3–0 20 1 2017
Gabriel GuerraJohor Darul Ta'zim IIPerlis4–0 26 1 2017
Bodric DimitriMIFAJohor Darul Ta'zim II5–3 10 2 2017
Pavel SmolyachenkoATMSabah2–5 10 2 2017
Do Dong-hyunUiTMMIFA2–7 3 3 2017
Venice ElphiATMKuantan4–3 25 4 2017
Guilherme de PaulaKuala LumpurPerlis0–5 5 5 2017
Guilherme de PaulaKuala LumpurATM0–66 23 5 2017
Guilherme de PaulaKuala LumpurKuantan3–6 14 7 2017
Malik AriffKuantanSabah3–3 24 5 2017
Lee Kil-HoonSabahPerlis5–1 19 9 2017
Dao BakaryPDRMKuantan5–34 19 9 2017

Notes:

4 Player scored 4 goals; 6 Player scored 6 goals; – Home ; – Away

Own goals

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Asyraaf OmarPKNP6
2 Kaharuddin RahmanNegeri Sembilan5
2 Suffian Abdul RahmanTerengganu5
4 Samuel SommervilleJohor Darul Ta'zim II3
4 Rozaimie RohimSabah3
4 Solehin MamatKuala Lumpur3
4 Kamarul EffandiKuala Lumpur3
8 Hamdan SairiPDRM2
8 Syazwan YusoffTerengganu2
10 Amierul HakimiTerengganu1
10 Sharbinee AllaweeTerengganu1
10 K. Sasi KumarJohor Darul Ta'zim II1
10 Remezey Che RosKuala Lumpur1
10 Saiful Amar SudarNegeri Sembilan1
10 Sheril Anuar SainiKuantan1
10 Jibrail Kamaron BahrinPerlis1
10 Soffuan TawilUiTM1
10 Zulfadhli MohamedMIFA1
10 Ezad AriffMIFA1

Monthly awards

Attendances

Crowd attendance for all venues

By Team