| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 February – 21 July 2019 |
| Champions | Johor Darul Ta'zim 6th Super League title 6thLiga M title |
| Runner up | Kedah Fa |
| Relegated | PKNP PKNS Kuala Lumpur |
| AFC Champions League | Johor Darul Ta'zim Kedah FA |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 403 (3.05 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kpah Sherman (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Melaka United 6–0Felda United (15 May 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Selangor 0–4PKNS FC (17 February 2019) PKNP 0–4Perak (27 April 2019) Kuala Lumpur 0–4Johor Darul Ta'zim (13 July 2019) |
| Highest scoring | 9 goals Felda United FC 5–4PKNS FC (14 June 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 4 matches Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| Longest unbeaten run | 20 matches Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches PKNP |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches Kuala Lumpur |
←2018 2020 → | |
The2019 Malaysia Super League (Malay:Liga Super Malaysia 2019)[1] is the 16th season of theMalaysia Super League, the top-tier professionalfootball league in Malaysia.[2]
Johor Darul Ta'zim are the current defending champions from the2018 Malaysia Super League seasons and will qualify for the group stage of2019 AFC Champions League.
The first transfer window is from 29 November 2018 to 20 February 2019.
Since the2018 Malaysia Super League season, as part of the privatization effort, every team in the Liga Super Malaysia must have an FAM Club Licence[3][4] to play in the league or be relegated. To obtain an FAM Club Licence, teams must be financially healthy and meet certain standards of conduct as organisations.
As in other national leagues, there are significant benefits to being in the top division:
Despite several reminders from FAM from the beginning of 2015, however there are few teams failed to get the approval for both AFC and FAM club licenses from First Instance Body (FIB) .[5][6]
| Team(s) | AFC Club License Status | FAM Club License Status |
|---|---|---|
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Passed | Passed |
| Perak | Passed | Passed |
| PKNS | Passed | Passed |
| Pahang | Banned | Passed |
| Terengganu | Passed | Passed |
| Kedah | Passed | Passed |
| Melaka United | Passed | Passed |
| Selangor | Passed | Passed |
| PKNP | Failed | Passed |
| Kuala Lumpur | Failed | Passed |
| Felda United | N/A | Passed |
| Petaling Jaya[7] | N/A | Passed |
*Updated: 2 January 2019
Kelantan andNegeri Sembilan were relegated to2019 Malaysia Premier League after finished 11th and bottom place oflast season league.FELDA United andMISC-MIFA promoted to 2019 Malaysia Super League after securing place as champions and third-place in2018 Malaysia Premier League.
To Malaysia Super League[edit]Promoted from the2018 Malaysia Premier League | From Malaysia Super League[edit]Relegated to the2019 Malaysia Premier League
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Renamed/Rebranded Clubs
Notes:
Match balls supplied by Nike, this season's version is the Merlin. Referee kits are made by Kronos.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kedah |  Azzmi Aziz(caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | September 2018 | Pre-season |  Aidil Sharin | 8 October 2018 |
| FELDA United | B. Sathianathan | Resigned | 11 October 2018 | Nidzam Jamil | 12 October 2018 | |
| Melaka United | E. Elavarasan | End of contract | November 2018 | Zainal Abidin Hassan | 14 November 2018 | |
| Selangor | Nazliazmi Nasir | Demoted into assistant head coach | 23 November 2018 | B. Sathianathan[30] | 23 November 2018 | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Chong Yee Fatt(caretaker) | 5 December 2018 | Yusri Che Lah[31] | 5 December 2018 | ||
| Yusri Che Lah | Resigned[32] | 11 March 2019 | 12th | Chong Yee Fatt(caretaker) | 11 March 2019 | |
| Terengganu | Irfan Bakti | 15 May 2019 | 8th | Nafuzi Zain(caretaker) | 15 May 2019 |
Southeast Asia (SEA) players need to have acquired at least 30 international caps for their senior national team with no period restriction on when caps are earned and those who has less than 30 international caps will be subjected to FMLLP approval.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality.
Notes:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim(C) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 19 | +30 | 53 | Qualification forAFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Pahang | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 43 | |
| 3 | Selangor | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 37 | |
| 4 | Kedah[a] | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 34 | Qualification forAFC Champions League preliminary round 2 |
| 5 | Perak | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 33 | |
| 6 | Melaka United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 33 | |
| 7 | Terengganu | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 30 | |
| 8 | Petaling Jaya City | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 26 | |
| 9 | PKNS[b](R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 21 | Relegation toMalaysia Premier League |
| 10 | Felda United | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 19 | |
| 11 | PKNP(R) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 16 | Relegation toMalaysia Premier League |
| 12 | Kuala Lumpur(R) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | FEL | JDT | KED | KLU | MEL | PAH | PRK | PJC | PKP | PKS | SEL | TFC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FELDA United | — | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Johor DT | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 |
| Kedah | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 5–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Melaka United | 6–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–3 |
| Pahang | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Perak | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| Petaling Jaya | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| PKNP | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| PKNS | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Selangor | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | — | 1–0 |
| Terengganu | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pahang | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Selangor | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Kedah | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Perak | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Melaka United | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Terengganu | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Petaling Jaya | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| PKNS | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| FELDA United | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| PKNP | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Leader | |
| Relegation to2020 Premier League |
Players sorted first by goals, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lee Tuck | Terengganu | 7 |
| 2 |  Edgar Bernhardt | Kedah | 6 |
 Romel Morales | PKNS | ||
 Sandro | Selangor | ||
| 5 | Baddrol Bakhtiar | Kedah | 5 |
| Safawi Rasid | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
| Diogo | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
Players sorted first by clean sheets, then by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ifwat Akmal | Kedah | 6 |
| Pahang | |||
| Khairul Fahmi | Melaka United | ||
| Farizal Marlias | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
| 5 | Zarif Irfan | PKNS | 5 |
| 6 | Hafizul Hakim | Perak | 4 |
| Muhaimin Mohamad | PJ City |
