| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 January 2017 – 28 October 2017 |
| Champions | Johor Darul Ta'zim 4th Super League title 4thLiga M title |
| Relegated | Sarawak Penang Felda United T-Team |
| AFC Champions League | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| AFC Cup | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 408 (3.09 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mohammed Ghaddar (23 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Johor Darul Ta'zim 7–0Melaka United (9 April 2017) |
| Biggest away win | T-Team 1–6Johor Darul Ta'zim (22 July 2017) |
| Highest scoring | PKNS 5–3Selangor (4 February 2017) PKNS 4–4Kedah (9 May 2017) |
| Longest winning run | (7 games) Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| Longest unbeaten run | (14 games) Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| Highest attendance | 25,000 Kedah 3–2Sarawak (27 January 2017) Kedah 3–1Penang (25 February 2017) Kedah 4–0Melaka United (4 March 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 Perak 3–2Melaka (4 February 2017) |
| Total attendance | 881,178 |
| Average attendance | 6,676 |
←2016 2018 → All statistics correct as of 31 October 2017Source:SPMB,Liga Malaysia,FMLPP. | |
The2017 Malaysia Super League (Malay:Liga Super Malaysia 2017) was the 14th season of theMalaysia Super League, the top-tier professionalfootball league in Malaysia.[1]
The season began on 20 January and concluded on 28 October 2017.[1]
The defending champions wereJohor Darul Ta'zim and retained the title from the previous season.
The following teams have changed division.
To Malaysia Super League[edit]Promoted fromPremier League | From Malaysia Super League[edit]Relegated toPremier League
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PDRM andTerengganu were relegated to2017 Malaysia Premier League after finished 11th and bottom place of2016 Malaysia Super League.Melaka United andPKNS promoted to 2017 Malaysia Super League after securing place as champions and runners-up in2016 Malaysia Premier League.
| Felda United | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Kedah |
|---|---|---|
| Tun Abdul Razak Stadium | Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium | Darul Aman Stadium |
| Capacity:25,000 | Capacity:30,000 | Capacity:32,387 |
| Kelantan | Melaka United | Pahang |
| Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium | Hang Jebat Stadium | Darul Makmur Stadium |
| Capacity:25,000 | Capacity:40,000 | Capacity:40,000 |
| Penang | Perak | Sarawak |
| Penang State Stadium | Perak Stadium | Sarawak State Stadium |
| Capacity:40,000 | Capacity:42,500 | Capacity:26,000 |
| PKNS | T–Team | Selangor |
| Shah Alam Stadium | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | Selayang Stadium |
| Capacity:80,372 | Capacity:15,000 | Capacity:11,098 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felda United | FBT | FELDA | ||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Nike | Forest City | ||
| Kedah | Al-Ikhsan | Bina Darulaman Berhad | ||
| Kelantan | HORC | redONE, Al Hamra Group, ChengalJati | ||
| Melaka United | Kronos | Edra,CGN, Tag Marine | ||
| Pahang | FILA | Aras Kuasa | ||
| Penang | Legea | myPenang | ||
| Perak | Al-Ikhsan | Lembaga Air Perak & Perak Corp. | ||
| PKNS | Kappa | PKNS | ||
| Sarawak | Starsport | Sarawak Energy | ||
| Selangor | Lotto | Selangor | ||
| T–Team | Kobert | Chicken Cottage |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felda United | End of caretaker spell | 22 October 2016 | Pre-season | 1 November 2016 | ||
| Melaka United | End of contract | 22 October 2016 | 17 November 2016[2] | |||
| Pahang | 22 October 2016 | 1 December 2016 | ||||
| Kelantan | Resigned | 22 October 2016[3] | 30 November 2016 | |||
| Penang | End of contract | 24 November 2016 | 28 November 2016[4] | |||
| Selangor | End of caretaker spell | 26 December 2016[5] | 26 December 2016 | |||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Mutual consent | 18 January 2017[6] | 18 January 2017 | |||
| Felda United | Resigned | 7 February 2017 | 11th | 21 February 2017[7] | ||
| Perak | Sacked | 22 February 2017 | 3rd | 22 February 2017[8] | ||
| Penang | Mutual Agreement | 19 March 2017[9] | 12th | 23 March 2017 | ||
| Kedah | Appointed asMalaysia assistant coach | 29 April 2017[10] | 3rd | 23 May 2017 | ||
| Melaka United | Rested | 23 May 2017[12] | 10th | 17 June 2017 | ||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Demoted toJDT II | 19 June 2017[13] | 1st | 19 June 2017 | ||
| PKNS | Rested | 7 July 2017 | 10th | 17 July 2017 | ||
| Sarawak | Rested | 13 July 2017 | 10th | 13 July 2017 |
The number of foreign players is restricted to four perMalaysian League team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from theAFC country.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality.
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 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 49 | Qualification toChampions League preliminary round 2 orAFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Pahang[a] | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 40 | |
| 3 | Felda United[b](R) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 39 | Relegation toPremier League |
| 4 | Kedah[c] | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 35 | |
| 5 | Perak | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 34 | |
| 6 | Selangor | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 33 | |
| 7 | PKNS | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 25 | |
| 8 | Melaka United | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 24 | |
| 9 | T–Team(R) | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 23[d] | Relegation toPremier League |
| 10 | Kelantan | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 22[e] | |
| 11 | Sarawak(R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 21 | Relegation toPremier League |
| 12 | Penang(R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | FEL | JDT | KED | KEL | MEL | PAH | PEN | PRK | PKN | SWK | SEL | TTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felda United | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Kedah | 1–3 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Kelantan | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | |
| Melaka United | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Pahang | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | |
| Penang | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Perak | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| PKNS | 2–4 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 2–1 | |
| Sarawak | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Selangor | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | |
| T–Team | 0–0 | 1–6 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pahang | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Felda United | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Kedah | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Perak | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Selangor | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| PKNS | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Melaka United | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| T–Team | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Kelantan | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Sarawak | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Penang | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 13 | |
| 2 | Kedah | 9 | |
| 3 | Pahang | 8 | |
| Pahang | |||
| 4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 | |
| Kedah | |||
| Melaka United |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKNS | Selangor | 5–3Archived 2017-02-05 at theWayback Machine (H) | 4 February 2017 | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | T–Team | 3–0Archived 2017-11-07 at theWayback Machine (H) | 25 February 2017 | |
| Kelantan | Perak | 2–4 (A) | 1 March 2017 | |
| T–Team | 4–2 (H) | 4 March 2017 | ||
| Penang | 1–54 (A) | 15 April 2017 | ||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Melaka United | 7–0 (H) | 9 April 2017 | |
| T–Team | Kedah | 5–0Archived 2017-11-07 at theWayback Machine (H) | 15 April 2017 | |
| Kedah | T–Team | 3–0 (H) | 24 May 2017 | |
| Felda United | Sarawak | 1–3 (A) | 11 July 2017 | |
| T–Team | 5–1Archived 2017-11-07 at theWayback Machine (H) | 15 July 2017 |
Notes:
4 Player scored 4 goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away
| Rank | Player | For | Against | Date | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kedah | Perak | 1 July 2017 | 1 | |
| PKNS | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 15 April 2017 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perak | 7 | 1.410 | |
| 2 | Sarawak | 6 | 1.370 | |
| 3 | Pahang | 5 | 1.290 | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0.690 | |||
| 5 | Kedah | 4 | 1.270 | |
| Felda United | 1.180 | |||
| 7 | T–Team | 3 | 2.30 | |
| T–Team | 1.750 | |||
| Selangor | 1.210 | |||
| PKNS | 1.0 | |||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0.880 | |||
| 12 | Pahang | 2 | 0.830 | |
| Melaka United | 2.270 | |||
| Kedah | 1.710 | |||
| Kedah | 0.750 | |||
| 16 | T–Team | 1 | 1.80 | |
| Selangor | 1.570 | |||
| Selangor | 0 | |||
| PKNS | 2.090 | |||
| Penang | 2.220 | |||
| Penang | 1.630 | |||
| Kelantan | 1.60 | |||
| Kelantan | 1.640 | |||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1.50 |
| # | Club | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selangor | 41 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Kedah | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Perak | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | PKNS | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Felda United | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Sarawak | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Pahang | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kelantan | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Penang | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Melaka United | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | T–Team | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 356 | 5 | 10 | |
| Home | Away | Attendance | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEL | JDT | KED | KEL | MEL | PAH | PEN | PRK | PKN | SWK | SEL | TTE | TOTAL | AVE | |
| Felda United | ----- | 1,724 | 6,211 | 10,393 | 1,367 | 18,500 | 1,300 | 2,992 | 2,277 | 1,552 | 2,469 | 1,288 | 50,073 | 4,552 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 18,320 | ----- | 24,157 | 18,210 | 14,475 | 20,480 | 16,850 | 16,985 | 13,325 | 10,126 | 19,822 | 14,807 | 187,557 | 17,051 |
| Kedah | 4,000 | 3,000 | ----- | 11,970 | 25,000 | 12,000 | 25,000 | 7,656 | 20,000 | 25,000 | 18,000 | 10,000 | 161,626 | 14,693 |
| Kelantan | 1,061 | 13,891 | 20,853 | ----- | 8,963 | 3,373 | 8,924 | 1,523 | 5,076 | 1,251 | 2,503 | 10,653 | 78,071 | 7,097 |
| Melaka United | 2,711 | 11,037 | 7,048 | 4,723 | ----- | 12,151 | 4,004 | 1,683 | 2,399 | 2,237 | 2,059 | 7,322 | 57,374 | 5,216 |
| Pahang | 5,646 | 8,053 | 6,111 | 11,267 | 2,455 | ----- | 9,654 | 1,759 | 10,826 | 944 | 12,847 | 13,402 | 82,964 | 7,542 |
| Penang | 1,393 | 3,091 | 18,545 | 8,130 | 1,288 | 2,158 | ----- | 9,000 | 2,173 | 4,946 | 728 | 603 | 52,055 | 4,732 |
| Perak | 2,678 | 22,382 | 3,753 | 5,570 | 0 | 19,720 | 1,412 | ----- | 5,310 | 1,350 | 7,090 | 1,961 | 71,226 | 6,475 |
| PKNS | 75 | 3,754 | 4,290 | 6,080 | 2,616 | 1,092 | 281 | 4,882 | ----- | 1,007 | 6,113 | 44 | 30,234 | 2,748 |
| Sarawak | 1,497 | 6,153 | 1,162 | 1,596 | 7,703 | 8,011 | 1,214 | 2,465 | 1,211 | ----- | 2,185 | 2,185 | 35,106 | 3,201 |
| Selangor | 1,819 | 11,257 | 8,315 | 7,837 | 5,777 | 9,756 | 3,076 | 9,000 | 847 | 2,928 | ----- | 2,285 | 62,897 | 5,718 |
| T–Team | 1,079 | 1,084 | 1,144 | 1,262 | 700 | 300 | 821 | 888 | 1,231 | 1,763 | 1,723 | ----- | 11,995 | 1,090 |
| Total League Attendance | 881,178 | 6,676 | ||||||||||||
Last updated: 28 October 2017.
Source:SPMB
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 187,557 | 24,157 | 10,126 | 17,051 | −2.3%† |
| 2 | Kedah | 161,626 | 25,000 | 3,000 | 14,693 | +56.3%† |
| 3 | Pahang | 82,964 | 13,402 | 944 | 7,542 | +91.9%† |
| 4 | Kelantan | 78,071 | 20,853 | 1,061 | 7,097 | −12.7%† |
| 5 | Perak | 71,226 | 19,720 | 0 | 6,475 | −41.5%† |
| 6 | Selangor | 62,897 | 11,257 | 847 | 5,718 | +14.5%† |
| 7 | Melaka United | 57,374 | 12,151 | 1,683 | 5,216 | −54.7%1 |
| 8 | Penang | 52,055 | 18,545 | 603 | 4,732 | −35.2%† |
| 9 | Felda United | 50,073 | 18,500 | 1,288 | 4,552 | −39.4%† |
| 10 | Sarawak | 35,106 | 8,011 | 1,162 | 3,201 | +53.8%† |
| 11 | PKNS | 30,234 | 6,113 | 44 | 2,748 | +49.6%1 |
| 12 | T–Team | 11,995 | 1,763 | 300 | 1,090 | −15.6%† |
| League total | 881,178 | 25,000 | 0 | 6,676 | −7.4%† |
Updated to games played on 28 October 2017
Source:SPMB
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Liga Premier.