| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sarawak 1st title |
| Promoted | Sarawak Sime Darby |
| Relegated | Kuala Lumpur Betaria |
| Matches | 113 |
| Goals | 349 (3.09 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Karlo Primorac (24 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sarawak 7–0Betaria (17 May 2013) |
| Biggest away win | Kuala Lumpur 0–5Sime Darby (17 May 2013) |
| Highest scoring | 8 goals UiTM 3-5Sarawak (26 April 2013) |
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The2013 Liga Premier (English:2013 Premier League), also known as theAstro Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, was the 10th season of theLiga Premier, the second-tier professionalfootball league in Malaysia.[1]
The season was held from 7 January and concluded on 5 July 2013.[1]
TheLiga Premier champions for 2013 season wasSarawak.[1] The champions and runners-up were both promoted to2014 Liga Super.
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A total of twelve teams will contest the league. The teams competing includes the sides finishing 3rd to 6th from the2012 Liga Premier season,Harimau Muda B who will stay in the league regardless of league position, the champion of2012 Malaysia FAM League, and the bottom team from the2012 Liga Super season. The remaining 5 places in the league will be contested in theplayoff round between teams from Liga Super, Liga Premier and FAM League.
FAM later decided to withdrawHarimau Muda B from the league and register them in the2013 S.League, replacingHarimau Muda A who pulled out of the S.League to embark on a tour of friendly matches in Europe, and preparing them for the2013 Southeast Asian Games.Perlis, who originally were relegated after finishing second bottom in2012 Liga Premier, were reinstated in the league as a result of the withdrawal.
Kuala Lumpur were relegated from2012 Liga Super after finishing the season in the last place of the 14-team league table.Sarawak,Kedah andSabah were also relegated after losing in the play-offs.
2012 Malaysia FAM League championsSPA secured direct promotion to this season Liga Premier. MeanwhileUiTM, the 3rd-place team in FAM League, were invited to replaceUSM FC, who were withdrawing from Liga Premier due to financial difficulties.
| Team | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betaria |  Azuan Zain | Muhd Shahrul Nizam Abdul Hamid | Adidas | |
| Johor | Azmi Mohamed | Mohd Farid Ramli | Kappa | Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) |
| Kedah | Marijo Tot | Baddrol Bakhtiar | Line 7 | PKNK |
| Kuala Lumpur |  Stanislav Lievkosky | Azizon Abdul Kadir | Kronos | Rising Sun Travel & Tours |
| Perlis | Yunus Alif |  Emmanuel Okine | Warriors | |
| PDRM | R. Nalathamby | Mohd Afif Amiruddin | Line 7 | |
| Pos Malaysia | G. Torairaju | Abdullah Yusoff | Kappa | Pos Malaysia |
| Sabah |  David McCreery |  Rhys Weston | Adidas | Grace One |
| Sarawak |  Robert Alberts | Mohd Shahrol Saperi | Starsports | NAIM Holdings Berhad |
| Sime Darby | Ismail Zakaria |  | Kappa | Sime Darby |
| SPA | Mohd Nizam Jamil | Sazali Suwandi | Kappa | |
| UiTM | Azman Eusoff | | Umbro | Ministry of Higher Education |
| Club | Outgoing Head Coach | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | Razip Ismail | 13 November 2012[2] | Signed byHarimau Muda B | Stanislav Lievkosky | 4 December 2012 |
| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Asian Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betaria | Tomáš Chovanec |  Hillary Echesa | None |
| Johor |  Muriel Orlando | Ezaquiel Gallegos | None |
| Kedah |  Nelson San Martín | Alen Guć | None |
| Kuala Lumpur |  Kalle Sone | None | |
| Perlis | Denny Antwi | Emmanuel Okine | None |
| PDRM |  Edrisar Kaye |  Mohamadou Sumareh | None |
| Pos Malaysia | None | None | None |
| Sabah |  Abdulfatah Safi |  Koh Traore | None |
| Sarawak | Guy Bwele |  Muamer Salibasic | None |
| Sime Darby | Karlo Primorac |  Togaba Kontiwa Komlan | None |
| SPA | Joël Tchami | Eddy Viator | None |
| UiTM |  Koforowola Hameed Adewumi | None | None |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarawak(C, P) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 12 | +37 | 58 | Promotion to2014 Liga Super |
| 2 | Sime Darby(P) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 12 | +39 | 54 | |
| 3 | Johor | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 45 | |
| 4 | Kedah | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 42 | |
| 5 | Sabah | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 30 | |
| 6 | Pos Malaysia | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 27 | |
| 7 | PDRM | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 25 | |
| 8 | SPA | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 23 | |
| 9 | UiTM | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 23 | |
| 10 | Perlis | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 22 | |
| 11 | Kuala Lumpur(R) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 58 | −37 | 14 | Relegation to2014 Malaysia FAM League |
| 12 | Betaria(R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 63 | −50 | 10 |
| Home \ Away | BET | JHR | KED | KLU | PDRM | PER | POS | SAB | SWK | SDA | SPA | UIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betaria | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Johor | 43–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
| Kedah | 36–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Kuala Lumpur | 12–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| PDRM | 15–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–11 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | |
| Perlis | 17–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Pos Malaysia | 14–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sabah | 46–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| SWK | 61–0 | 8–2 | 4–0 | 8–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 7–1 | 10–0 | |
| Sime Darby | 53–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Putrajaya SPA | 10–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| UiTM | 13–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Rank | Player | For | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marlon Alex james | SPA | PDRM |