2024–25 Malaysia Super League

The 2024–25 Malaysia Super League (Malay: Liga Super Malaysia 2024–25) is the 21st season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia since its establishment in 2004, and the 43rd season of top-flight Malaysian football overall.

Liga Super Malaysia
Season2024–25 Malaysia Super League
Dates10 May – TBA
Matches played22
Goals scored58 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorer3 goals
Ifedayo Olusegun (PDRM)
Heberty (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
Paulo Josué (KL City)
Ronnie Fernandez (Selangor)
Biggest home win4 goals
(Selangor 4–0 Negeri Sembilan)
(26 May 2024)
Biggest away win4 goals
(Kuala Lumpur City 1-5 Johor Darul Ta'zim)
(25 May 2024)
Highest scoring6 goals
(Kuala Lumpur City 1-5 Johor Darul Ta'zim)
(25 May 2024)
Longest winning run4 matches
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Longest unbeaten run4 matches
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Terengganu
Longest winless run3 matches
Kuching City
Penang
Kelantan Darul Naim
Longest losing run3 matches
Kelantan Darul Naim
Highest attendance19,988
(Johor Darul Ta'zim 3-1 Negeri Sembilan)
(18 May 2024)
Lowest attendance631
(PDRM 1-1 Penang)
(25 May 2024)
Total attendance161,135
Average attendance6,768
Attendance161,135 (7,324 per match)
← 2023
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 26 May 2024.

This is the first season to have a two-year schedule, since the 2007–08.[1][2][3][4] This is the first time the league officially applies video assistant referee (VAR) technology. The defending champion from the 2023 Malaysia Super League season is Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Teams

To Malaysia Super League

Promoted from the 2023 MBSB Bank Championship

  • None

From Malaysia Super League

Expelled from the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League

Name changes

Locations
Locations of teams in the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Johor Darul Ta'zim Iskandar Puteri Sultan Ibrahim Stadium 40,000
Kedah Darul Aman Alor Setar Darul Aman Stadium 32,000
Kelantan Darul Naim Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 22,000
Kuala Lumpur City Cheras Kuala Lumpur Stadium 18,000
Kuching City Kuching Sarawak State Stadium 26,000
Negeri Sembilan Seremban Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 45,000
PDRM Selayang Selayang Stadium 16,000
Penang George Town City Stadium 20,000
Perak Ipoh Perak Stadium 42,500
Sabah Kota Kinabalu Likas Stadium 35,000
Selangor Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya Stadium 25,000
Sri Pahang Temerloh Temerloh Mini Stadium 10,000
Terengganu Kuala Nerus Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium 50,000

Personnel, kit and sponsoring
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Johor Darul Ta'zim Héctor Bidoglio Jordi Amat Nike JDT Fan Token
Kedah Darul Aman Nafuzi Zain Sony Nordé ALX SuperbestPower
Kelantan Darul Naim Park Jae-hong Oday Kharoub PUC Sport Visit Kelantan 2024
Kuala Lumpur City Miroslav Kuljanać Paulo Josué HUNDRED UBB Amanah Berhad
KL Bandaraya Rendah Karbon
Kuching City Aidil Sharin Sahak Adam Shreen StarSports Press Metal
Negeri Sembilan Azzmi Aziz Nasrullah Haniff Kelme Matrix Concept
Negeri Roadstone
MBI NS
PDRM Maniam Pachaiappan Amir Saiful Badeli Lotto redONE mobile
Penang Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli Rafael Vitor Kaki Jersi Penang2030
Bertam Resort
Perak Yusri Che Lah Luciano Guaycochea Cheetah XOX
Sabah Ong Kim Swee Park Tae-soo Lotto Jetama
Selangor Mohd Nidzam Jamil Safuwan Baharudin Joma PKNS
MBI
Sri Pahang Fandi Ahmad Ezequiel Agüero Voltra Invest Pahang
Terengganu Tomislav Steinbrückner Safawi Rasid ALX Agarbomb Performance

Coaching 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 coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of
appointment
Kelantan Darul Naim Nazrulerwan Makmor End of contract 31 December 2023 Pre-season Park Jae-hong 19 April 2024
Johor Darul Ta'zim Esteban Solari Mutual agreement 1 January 2024 [7] Héctor Bidoglio 1 January 2024 [8]
Selangor Tan Cheng Hoe 28 February 2024 [9] Mohd Nidzam Jamil 16 March 2024 [10]
Negeri Sembilan K. Devan End of contract 6 March 2024 [11] Azzmi Aziz 18 April 2024
Kuala Lumpur City Nenad Baćina Mutual agreement 16 March 2024 [12] Miroslav Kuljanać 16 March 2024 [13]
PDRM Yunus Alif Redesignated 3 April 2024 Maniam Pachaiappan 6 April 2024

Foreign players

Southeast Asian (SEA) players who have acquired at least 3 international caps for their senior national team can play in the Super League without any restrictions. However, SEA players with less than 3 international caps must be approved by the Malaysian Football League (MFL).

Each team in the Super League can register 9 foreign players, but only 6 import players can be fielded at any one time. The 6 import players must consist of 4 foreign players, 1 Asian player, and 1 ASEAN player. Only 1 import player can be on the bench.[14] Clubs participating in the ACL Elite, ACL Two and/or ACGL are allowed to register 10 foreigners. [15]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality.

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 AFC Player ASEAN Player Former players
Johor Darul Ta'zim Bérgson Heberty Murilo Fernando Forestieri Óscar Arribas Francisco Geraldes Juan Muñiz Jalil Elías Shane Lowry Jordi Amat
Kedah Darul Aman Cleylton Ebenezer Assifuah Sony Nordé Miloš Gordić Sukhrob Nurullaev Habib Haroon
Kelantan Darul Naim David Ribera Michal Jeřábek Chadrack Lukombe Valdu Té Goo Ah-hwoi Jung Byung-ju Bae Kyeong-hwan Kim Ri-gwan Oday Kharoub
Kuala Lumpur City Jovan Motika Adrijan Rudović Lawton Green Lazar Sajčić Giancarlo Gallifuoco Patrick Reichelt
Kuching City Nando Welter Jordan Mintah Keanu Marsh-Brown Kipré Tchétché Petrus Shitembi James Okwuosa Yuki Tanigawa Pedro Henrique
Negeri Sembilan Mika Aliyu Abubakar Jacque Faye Lee Kwang-hui Hein Htet Aung Takumi Sasaki An Sang-su Shahfiq Ghani
PDRM Bruno Suzuki Prince Obus Aggreh Faith Friday Obilor Ifedayo Olusegun Chidi Osuchukwu Aremu Timothy Fadi Awad Kyaw Min Oo
Penang Rodrigo Dias Neto Oliveira Rafael Vitor Richmond Ankrah
Perak Luciano Guaycochea Clayton Luiz Henrique Motta Sunday Afolabi Luka Milunović Lee Tae-min Adilet Kanybekov Jesper Nyholm
Sabah Gabriel Peres Ramon Haris Stamboulidis Telmo Castanheira Ko Kwang-min Cifu Park Tae-soo Saddil Ramdani
Selangor Alvin Fortes Ronnie Fernández Alex Agyarkwa Reziq Bani Hani Umar Eshmurodov Yohandry Orozco Noor Al-Rawabdeh Safuwan Baharudin
Sri Pahang Stefano Brundo Manuel Hidalgo Kpah Sherman Aleksandar Cvetković Mykola Ahapov Kuvondik Ruziev
Terengganu Ivan Mamut Marin Pilj Argzim Redžović Matthew Steenvoorden Ismahil Akinade Chukwu Chijioke Nurillo Tukhtasinov Manny Ott
  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.

Naturalisation/Heritage players
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7
Johor Darul Ta'zim Matthew Davies2 3 Endrick3 La'Vere Corbin-Ong2 3 Romel Morales3 Hong Wan2 Mohamadou Sumareh3 Natxo Insa2 3
Kuala Lumpur City Brendan Gan2 3 Paulo Josué3 Nicholas Swirad2 Sean Giannelli2
Sabah Darren Lok2 3 Daniel Ting2 3 Stuart Wilkin2 3
Selangor Quentin Cheng2 3 Samuel Somerville2 Nooa Laine2 3
Sri Pahang Ezequiel Agüero3 David Rowley2 3

Notes:

^2 Carrying Malaysian heritage.
^3 Capped for Malaysia national team.

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 4 4 0 0 14 2 +12 12 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite
2 Selangor 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3 9 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two
3 Terengganu 4 2 2 0 7 2 +5 8 Qualification for the ASEAN Club Championship
4 Sabah 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
5 Kuala Lumpur City 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
6 PDRM 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
7 Sri Pahang 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
8 Kuching City 4 0 3 1 5 6 −1 3
9 Kedah Darul Aman 4 2 0 2 2 3 −1 3[lower-alpha 1]
10 Penang 4 0 3 1 1 2 −1 3
11 Perak 4 1 0 3 6 8 −2 3
12 Kelantan Darul Naim 4 1 0 3 3 7 −4 3 Relegation to Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
13 Negeri Sembilan 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2024. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. On 5 April 2024, Kedah Darul Aman were deducted three points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous MFL rules breaches in the 2023 season.[16]

Position by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Johor Darul Ta'zim1111
Selangor13642
Terengganu2223
Sabah7334
Kuala Lumpur City49105
PDRM11566
Sri Pahang3457
Kuching City5798
Kedah Darul Aman810119
Penang68710
Perak1213811
Kelantan United10111212
Negeri Sembilan9121313
Leader & Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite
Qualification for AFC Champions League Two
Qualification for the ASEAN Club Championship
Qualification for the ASEAN Club Championship
Source: MFL

Results

Results table
Home \ Away JDT KDA KDN KLC KUC NSE PDRM PEN PRK SAB SEL SRP TER
Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–1 3–0 [17] 3–0
Kedah Darul Aman 0–2
Kelantan Darul Naim 1–0 1–0 2–3
Kuala Lumpur City 1–5 1–1
Kuching City 2–2 1–1
Negeri Sembilan 0–3
PDRM 0–1 1–1
Penang 0–1 0–0
Perak 2–3
Sabah 2–1 0–0
Selangor 1–0 4–0 2–1
Sri Pahang 1–0
Terengganu 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2024. Source: MFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by match played
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Johor Darul Ta’zimWWWW
SelangorLWWW
TerengganuWDWD
SabahDWW-
Kuala Lumpur CityD-LW
PDRMLWDL
Sri PahangWD-L
Kuching CityDDLD
Kedah Darul AmanWLLW
PenangDDDL
PerakLLWL
Kelantan Darul NaimLLLW
Negeri Sembilan-LLL
Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2024. Source: MFL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Top goalscorers
As of 23 June 2024 [18]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Heberty Johor Darul Ta'zim 3
Paulo Josué Kuala Lumpur City
Ifedayo Olusegun PDRM
Ronnie Fernandez Selangor
5 Bergson Johor Darul Ta'zim 2
Fernando Forestieri Johor Darul Ta'zim
Juan Muñiz Johor Darul Ta'zim
Pedro Henrique Kuching City
Lee Tae-min Perak
Manuel Hidalgo Sri Pahang
Nurillo Tukhtasinov Terengganu
Yohandry Orozco Selangor
14 Syafiq Ahmad Kedah Darul Aman 1
Ebenezer Assifuah Kedah Darul Aman
Chukwu Chijioke Terengganu
Ismahil Akinade Terengganu
Manny Ott Terengganu
Safawi Rasid Terengganu
Luciano Guaycochea Perak
Tommy Mawat Bada Perak
Wan Zack Haikal Perak
Kipré Tchétché Kuching City
Jordan Mintah Kuching City
Gabriel Peres Sabah
Stuart Wilkin Sabah
Ramon Machado Sabah
Darren Lok Sabah
Jafri Firdaus Chew Sabah
Kim Ri-Gwan Kelantan Darul Naim
Bae Kyeong-hwan Kelantan Darul Naim
Jordi Amat Johor Darul Ta'zim
Syahmi Safari Johor Darul Ta'zim
Hein Htet Aung Negeri Sembilan
Bruno Suzuki PDRM
Adam Nor Azlin Sri Pahang
Rodrigo Dias Penang
Noor Al-Rawabdeh Selangor
Reziq Bani Hani Selangor
Aliff Haiqal Selangor

Top Assists
As of 22 June 2024 [19]
Rank Player Club Assist
1 Juan Muñiz Johor Darul Ta'zim 4
2 Matthew Davies Johor Darul Ta'zim 2
Eizrul Ashraf PDRM
Noor Al-Rawabdeh Selangor
5 Sony Norde Kedah Darul Aman 1
Syafiq Ahmad Kedah Darul Aman
Engku Shakir Yacob Terengganu
Kipré Tchétché Kuching City
Alaudin Farid Atan Kuching City
Shamie Iszuan Kuching City
Telmo Castanheira Sabah
Gabriel Peres Sabah
Manuel Hidalgo Sri Pahang
Nor Azam Azih Sri Pahang
Aliff Haiqal Selangor

Own goals
As of 11 May 2024
Rank Player Team Against Date Goal
1 Shivan Pillay Perak Terengganu 11 May 2024 1

Hat-trick
As of 22 June 2024
Player For Against Result Date
Heberty Johor Darul Ta'zim Sri Pahang 3–0 (H)[20] 22 June 2024

Notes (H) – Home team (A) – Away team 4 – Player scored 4 goals

Clean Sheets
As of 22 June 2024 [21]
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Kalamullah Al-Hafiz Kedah Darul Aman 2
Sikh Izhan Penang
Syed Nasrulhaq Terengganu
Samuel Somerville Selangor
5 Syihan Hazmi Johor Darul Ta'zim 1
Zarif Irfan Sri Pahang
Khairul Fahmi Sabah
Ramadhan Hamid Perak

Discipline
As of 25 May 2024 [22]

Players
  • Most red cards:1
    • Luiz Henrique Motta (Perak)
    • Adrijan Rudovic (Kuala Lumpur City)
  • Most yellow cards:2

Club
  • Fewest yellow cards:
    • Fewest red cards:

      Attendance to Stadium

      Overall Attendance
      Home Away Attendance
      JDT KDA KDN KLC KUC NSE PDRM PEN PRK SAB SEL SRP TER Total Average
      Johor Darul Ta'zim — 19,988 0 17,157 37,145 12,382
      Kedah Darul Aman — 9,349 9,349 9,349
      Kelantan Darul Naim — 2,132 7,778 9,910 4,955
      Kuala Lumpur City 4,750 — 4,750 4,750
      Kuching City — 1,400 2,658 4,058 2,029
      Negeri Sembilan 1,750 — 1,750 1,750
      PDRM 1,574 — 631 2,205 1,103
      Penang 8,122 — 4,557 12,679 6,340
      Perak 11,647 — 11,647 11,647
      Sabah 5,141 3,708 — 8,849 4,425
      Selangor 10,077 10,365 10,112 — 30,554 10,185
      Sri Pahang 6,678 — 6,678 6,678
      Terengganu 13,411 8,150 — 21,561 10,781
      Total League Attendance 161,135 7,006

      Last Updated : 23 June 2024

      Source : FAM CMS

      See also

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