2020 in Malaysian football

Football in Malaysia
Season	2020
Men's football
Super League	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Premier League	Penang
Liga M3	not awarded
FA Cup	not awarded
Challenge Cup	not awarded
Community Shield	Johor Darul Ta'zim

The 2020 season of competitive association football in Malaysia.^[1]

Promotion and relegation[]

Promoted to Malaysia Super League

Sabah^[2]
PDRM^[3]
UiTM^[4]

Relegated to the Malaysia Premier League

PKNS^[5]
PKNP^[6]^[5]
Kuala Lumpur^[6]

Promoted to Malaysia Premier League

Kelantan United
Kuching

Relegated to Liga M3

Sarawak

Promoted to Liga M3

Relegated to Liga M4

Penjara

New and withdrawn teams[]

New teams[]

Semarak (Liga M3)
Kuala Lumpur Rovers (Liga M3)
Melaka United (Liga M3)

Withdrawn teams[]

Johor Bahru^[7] (Liga M3)
SAMB (Liga M3)

National team[]

Win Draw Lose

Malaysia national football team[]

Friendly[]

2022 World Cup qualification[]

8 October 2020 2022 WCQ R2	United Arab Emirates	v	Malaysia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
--:-- UTC+4		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

13 October 2020 2022 WCQ R2	Malaysia	v	Vietnam	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
--:-- UTC+8		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium

17 November 2020 2022 WCQ R2	Thailand	v	Malaysia	TBD, Thailand
--:-- UTC+7		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: TBD

Malaysia national under-19 football team[]

2020 AFC U-19 Championship[]

16 October 2020 (2020-10-16) 2020 AFC Championship Group Stage	Tajikistan	v	Malaysia	AGMK Stadium, Olmaliq
19:00

19 October 2020 (2020-10-19) 2020 AFC Championship Group Stage	Malaysia	v	Qatar	AGMK Stadium, Olmaliq
19:00

22 October 2020 (2020-10-22) 2020 AFC Championship Group Stage	Malaysia	v	Yemen	AGMK Stadium, Olmaliq
19:00

League season[]

Liga Super[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim (C, Q)	11	9	2	0	33	8	+25	29	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Kedah (Q)	11	7	1	3	20	13	+7	22^[a]	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
3	Terengganu (Q)	11	6	1	4	24	14	+10	19^[b]	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
4	Perak	11	5	3	3	21	19	+2	18
5	Selangor	11	4	5	2	26	19	+7	17
6	UiTM	11	5	2	4	17	15	+2	17
7	Petaling Jaya City	11	3	5	3	17	16	+1	14
8	Pahang	11	4	2	5	18	18	0	14
9	Melaka United	11	4	2	5	13	16	−3	11^[c]
10	Sabah	11	2	3	6	12	24	−12	9
11	Felda United (R)	11	1	4	6	12	27	−15	7	Relegation to Malaysia Premier League
12	PDRM (R)	11	0	2	9	5	29	−24	−1^[d]	Relegation to Malaysia Premier League

Source: Malaysian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^{[Note MAS]}
^ ^{[Note MAS]}
^ Melaka have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.^[8]
^ PDRM have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.^[9]

Liga Premier[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Penang (P)	11	8	2	1	24	8	+16	26	Promotion to Super League
2	Terengganu II^[a]	11	7	1	3	17	14	+3	22
3	Kuala Lumpur (P)	11	6	3	2	21	14	+7	21	Promotion to Super League
4	Kuching	11	5	1	5	17	19	−2	16
5	Johor Darul Ta'zim II^[a]	11	4	3	4	20	17	+3	15
6	Kelantan	11	5	3	3	14	11	+3	15^[b]
7	Selangor II^[a]	11	4	1	6	17	23	−6	13
8	Kelantan United	11	4	0	7	13	19	−6	12
9	UKM	11	3	3	5	11	17	−6	12
10	Sarawak United	11	3	2	6	14	16	−2	11
11	Negeri Sembilan	11	3	2	6	12	20	−8	11
12	Perak II^[a]	11	1	5	5	11	13	−2	8

Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2020. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Malaysia Premier League and play in Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. , Perak FA, Selangor F.C. and Terengganu FC (their parent clubs) remain in Malaysia Super League and play in Malaysia Cup. Should the team be relegated to Malaysia Premier League or will not play in Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II will have to drop to Malaysia M3 League or will play in Malaysia Cup.
^ Kelantan have been docked three points following the club’s failure to comply with FIFA’s decision.

Liga M3[]

Group A

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kuala Lumpur Rovers	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6
2	Armed Forces	2	1	1	0	4	0	+4	4
3	Langkawi City	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
4	Harini	2	1	0	1	9	3	+6	3
5	Manjung City	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
6	Perlis United	2	1	0	1	2	5	−3	3
7		2	1	0	1	3	9	−6	3
8	Northern Lions-Mahsa	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1
9	IKRAM Muda	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
10		2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: FAM, Liga Malaysia
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kuala Terengganu Rovers	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	6
2	Protap	2	1	0	1	6	4	+2	3
3	Immigration	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
4	KSR SAINS	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
5	Melaka City	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
6	Semarak	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
7	Ultimate	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	3
8		2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
9	Sarawak	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
10	Melawati	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: FAM, Liga Malaysia
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Domestic Cups[]

Charity Shield[]

28 February 2020

21:00 UTC+8

Johor Darul Ta'zim	1–0	Kedah
Maurício 44'

Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Attendance: 34,525

Referee: Razlan Jeffri Ali

FA Cup[]

2020

21:00 UTC+8

	–

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia Cup[]

November 2020

21:00 UTC+8

	–

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil

Malaysia Challenge Cup[]

October 2020

21:00 UTC+8

	−

October 2020

21:00 UTC+8

	−

Malaysian clubs in Asia[]

Johor Darul Ta'zim[]

AFC Champions League[]

Group stage[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	VIS	SUW	GZE	JDT
1	Vissel Kobe	4	2	0	2	4	5	−1	6	Advance to knockout stage	—	0–2	0–2	~~5–1~~
2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	4	1	2	1	3	2	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage	0–1	—	0–0	~~25 Nov~~
3	Guangzhou Evergrande	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5		1–3	1–1	—	~~4 Dec~~
4	Johor Darul Ta'zim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew^[a]	~~1 Dec~~	~~2–1~~	~~19 Nov~~	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ Johor Darul Ta'zim were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions after they were denied permission to travel by the Malaysian government.^[10] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.^[11]

12 February 2020 (2020-02-12)	Vissel Kobe	5–1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe
19:00 UTC+9	Ogawa 13', 58', 72' Furuhashi 28' Douglas 65'	Live Report Stats Report	Safawi 27' (pen.)	Attendance: 7,256 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

3 March 2020 (2020-03-03)	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Sultan Ibrahim Larkin Stadium, Johor
20:45 UTC+8	Cabrera 13' (pen.) Maurício 73'	Live Report Stats Report	Antonis 51'	Attendance: 25,524 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

8 April 2020 (2020-04-08)	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	v	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
19:30 UTC+9		Live Report Stats Report

21 April 2020 (2020-04-21)	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v	Vissel Kobe	Sultan Ibrahim Larkin Stadium, Johor
20:45 UTC+8		Live Report Stats Report

5 May 2020 (2020-05-05)	Guangzhou Evergrande	v	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
18:00 UTC+8		Live Report Stats Report

20 May 2020 (2020-05-20)^{[note 1]}	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v	Guangzhou Evergrande	Sultan Ibrahim Larkin Stadium, Johor
20:45 UTC+8		Live Report Stats Report

Kedah[]

AFC Champions League[]

Qualifying play-offs[]

21 January 2020 (2020-01-21)	Kedah	5–1	Tai Po	Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8	Tchétché 3', 21', 90+2' Hadin 47', 66'	Live Report Stats Report	Chan Man Fai 68'	Attendance: 19,803 Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar)

28 January 2020 (2020-01-28)	FC Seoul	4–1	Kedah	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
19:00 UTC+9	Park Chu-young 38' (pen.) Park Dong-jin 49' Osmar 63' Alibaev 90+2'	Live Report Stats Report	Osmar 52' (o.g.)	Attendance: 5,373 Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Notes[]

^ The AFC announced on 29 January 2020 that the group stage matches which Chinese teams were supposed to host on matchdays 1, 2 and 3 would be switched with the corresponding away matches due to the coronavirus outbreak in China.^[12]^[13] After the Australian federal government banned foreigners travelling from China, Football Federation Australia told the AFC that Australia could no longer host matches against Chinese teams.^[14] The AFC held an emergency meeting on 4 February 2020 to determine plans for the tournament, including but not limited to re-scheduling of matches in the East Region.^[15] After the meeting, the AFC decided to postpone matches involving Chinese clubs from the first three match days except for Chiangrai United versus Beijing FC.^[16]^[17]

References[]

^ "Malaysia 2019". rsssf.com. Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
^ "Sabah juara Liga Perdana". Berita Harian. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^ "PDRM Sah Beraksi Dalam Saingan Liga Super 2020". Vocket FC. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ "Uitm FC lakar sejarah jadi pasukan IPT pertama main di Liga Super". Fox Sport Malaysia. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b "PKNP FC Dan PKNS FC Sah Ditukar Kepada 'Reserve Team' Mulai Tahun 2020". Vocket FC. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b "KL, PKNP tersingkir, Felda kekal di Liga Super". Bernama. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ "Pengumuman Rasmi". JBFA.
^ "Siaran Media: Melaka dipotong tiga mata Liga Super 2020". FAM.
^ "Siaran Media: Melaka & Kelantan berjaya selesai, PDRM dipotong tiga mata Liga Super 2020". FAM.
^ "Johor Darul Ta'zim forced out of Asian Champions League after Malaysia refuses to lift travel restrictions". ESPN. 11 November 2020.
^ "Latest update on AFC Champions League 2020". Asian Football Confederation. 13 November 2020.
^ "AFC Statement on AFC Champions League Group Stage matches". AFC. 29 January 2020.
^ "亚足联正式确认亚冠主客对调中超球队开局三连客". Sina Sports. 29 January 2020.
^ "Sydney, Perth unable to host AFC Champions League fixtures". Special Broadcasting Service. 2 February 2020.
^ "Meeting on AFC Champions League Group Stage matches to be held". AFC. 2 February 2020.
^ "Decisions of AFC Emergency Meeting in Kuala Lumpur". AFC. 4 February 2020.
^ "ACL 2020 Schedule Emergency Meeting Revised Match Dates". AFC. 4 February 2020.

[table_hth_KED0.28220707982881-8] {[Note MAS]}

[table_hth_TFC0.28220707982881-9] {[Note MAS]}

[table_hth_MEL0.28220707982881-11] Melaka have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.^[8]

[table_hth_PDRM0.28220707982881-13] PDRM have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.^[9]

[table_note_JDT0.98039602859895-14] Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Malaysia Premier League and play in Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. , Perak FA, Selangor F.C. and Terengganu FC (their parent clubs) remain in Malaysia Super League and play in Malaysia Cup. Should the team be relegated to Malaysia Premier League or will not play in Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II will have to drop to Malaysia M3 League or will play in Malaysia Cup.

[table_hth_KEL0.98039602859895-15] Kelantan have been docked three points following the club’s failure to comply with FIFA’s decision.

[table_note_res_WD0.35325125248788-18] Johor Darul Ta'zim were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions after they were denied permission to travel by the Malaysian government.^[10] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.^[11]

[China-25] The AFC announced on 29 January 2020 that the group stage matches which Chinese teams were supposed to host on matchdays 1, 2 and 3 would be switched with the corresponding away matches due to the coronavirus outbreak in China.^[12]^[13] After the Australian federal government banned foreigners travelling from China, Football Federation Australia told the AFC that Australia could no longer host matches against Chinese teams.^[14] The AFC held an emergency meeting on 4 February 2020 to determine plans for the tournament, including but not limited to re-scheduling of matches in the East Region.^[15] After the meeting, the AFC decided to postpone matches involving Chinese clubs from the first three match days except for Chiangrai United versus Beijing FC.^[16]^[17]

[1] "Malaysia 2019". rsssf.com. Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

[sabah-2] "Sabah juara Liga Perdana". Berita Harian. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

[pdrm-3] "PDRM Sah Beraksi Dalam Saingan Liga Super 2020". Vocket FC. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

[uitm-4] "Uitm FC lakar sejarah jadi pasukan IPT pertama main di Liga Super". Fox Sport Malaysia. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

[reserveteam-5] "PKNP FC Dan PKNS FC Sah Ditukar Kepada 'Reserve Team' Mulai Tahun 2020". Vocket FC. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

[relegated-6] "KL, PKNP tersingkir, Felda kekal di Liga Super". Bernama. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

[7] "Pengumuman Rasmi". JBFA.

[10] "Siaran Media: Melaka dipotong tiga mata Liga Super 2020". FAM.

[12] "Siaran Media: Melaka & Kelantan berjaya selesai, PDRM dipotong tiga mata Liga Super 2020". FAM.

[16] "Johor Darul Ta'zim forced out of Asian Champions League after Malaysia refuses to lift travel restrictions". ESPN. 11 November 2020.

[Johor_Darul_Ta'zim-17] "Latest update on AFC Champions League 2020". Asian Football Confederation. 13 November 2020.

[19] "AFC Statement on AFC Champions League Group Stage matches". AFC. 29 January 2020.

[20] "亚足联正式确认亚冠主客对调中超球队开局三连客". Sina Sports. 29 January 2020.

[21] "Sydney, Perth unable to host AFC Champions League fixtures". Special Broadcasting Service. 2 February 2020.

[22] "Meeting on AFC Champions League Group Stage matches to be held". AFC. 2 February 2020.

[23] "Decisions of AFC Emergency Meeting in Kuala Lumpur". AFC. 4 February 2020.

[24] "ACL 2020 Schedule Emergency Meeting Revised Match Dates". AFC. 4 February 2020.

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