2022 Malaysia Super League
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Dates | 4 March 2022-17 September 2022 |
Matches played | 8 |
Goals scored | 22 (2.75 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bergson (3 goals) |
Biggest home win | 6 goals Johor Darul Ta'zim 6–0 Sarawak United (9 March 2022) |
Highest scoring | 6 goals Kuala Lumpur City 3–3 Selangor (4 March 2022) Johor Darul Ta'zim 6–0 Sarawak United (9 March 2022) |
← 2021 → |
The 2022 Malaysia Super League (Malay: Liga Super Malaysia 2022), will be the 19th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
The defending champions from the 2021 Malaysia Super League season, is Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Teams[]
Changes from last season[]
Team changes[]
Promoted from the 2021 Malaysia Premier League
Relegated to the 2022 Malaysia Premier League
Clubs locations[]
![2022 Malaysia Super League is located in Malaysia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Malaysia_location_map.svg/1000px-Malaysia_location_map.svg.png)
![Kedah Darul Aman Kedah Darul Aman](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Melaka United Melaka United](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Terengganu Terengganu](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Klang Valley Klang Valley](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
![Sri Pahang Sri Pahang](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Klang Valley teams Kuala Lumpur City Petaling Jaya City Selangor Klang Valley teams Kuala Lumpur City Petaling Jaya City Selangor](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/TransparentPlaceholder.png/1px-TransparentPlaceholder.png)
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Johor Darul Ta'zim | Iskandar Puteri | Sultan Ibrahim Stadium | 40,000[1] |
Kedah Darul Aman | Alor Setar | Darul Aman Stadium | 32,387[2] |
Kuala Lumpur City | Cheras | Kuala Lumpur Stadium | 18,000 |
Melaka United | Krubong | Hang Jebat Stadium | 40,000[3] |
Negeri Sembilan | Seremban | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | 45,000 |
Penang | George Town | City Stadium | 20,000 |
Petaling Jaya City | Petaling Jaya | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
Sabah | Kota Kinabalu | Likas Stadium | 35,000[4] |
Sarawak United | Kuching | Sarawak State Stadium | 20,000 |
Selangor | Petaling Jaya | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
Sri Pahang | Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 40,000[5] |
Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium | 50,000[6] |
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Personnel, kit and sponsoring[]
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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Johor Darul Ta'zim | ![]() |
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Nike[7] | UNICEF |
Kedah Darul Aman | ![]() |
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Lotto | DXN |
Kuala Lumpur City | ![]() |
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HNDRD | Kuala Lumpur City, UBB |
Melaka United | ![]() |
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AL Sports | KENteam |
Negeri Sembilan | ![]() |
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Kaki Jersi | Visit Negeri Sembilan, Matrix |
Penang | ![]() |
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Puma | Penang2030 |
Petaling Jaya City | ![]() |
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Puma | Qnet |
Sabah | ![]() |
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Lotto | redONE |
Sarawak United | ![]() |
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Joma | Punggor Wibawa |
Selangor | ![]() |
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Joma | PKNS, MBI (home), Lithera (away) |
Sri Pahang | ![]() |
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HakkaClo | Visit Pahang (home), Invest Pahang (away) |
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Umbro | Colever |
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 |
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Redesignated as Assistant Coach | 21 November 2021 [8] | Pre-season | ![]() |
21 November 2021 [9] |
Pahang | ![]() |
Contract ended | 30 November 2021 | ![]() |
3 January 2022 [10] | |
Melaka United | ![]() |
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Sarawak United | ![]() |
Appointed as Malaysia assistant coach | 23 February 2022 | ![]() |
24 February 2022 |
Foreign players[]
Southeast Asia (SEA) players are required to have acquired at least 30 international caps for their senior national team with no period restriction on when they are earned while those who has less than 30 international caps will be subjected to MFL approval.
Johor Darul Ta'zim, Selangor and Terengganu who have their "B" team playing in the Premier League can register another 4 players (3 + 1 AFC). These players can play for the "A" team as long as they fulfilled the relevant regulations under the handbook.
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 | Asian Player | ASEAN Player | Former Players 1 |
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- 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.
The following foreigners are registered by JDT II, Selangor II and Terengganu FC II for the Malaysia Premier League.
Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC Player | Former Players 1 |
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Naturalisation/Heritage players[]
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 |
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League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Kedah Darul Aman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
3 | Sabah | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Standby team for AFC Cup group stage |
4 | Negeri Sembilan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
5 | Kuala Lumpur City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 1 | |
6 | Petaling Jaya City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
7 | Selangor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Melaka United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
9 | Penang | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
10 | Sri Pahang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Terengganu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |
12 | Sarawak United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Result table[]
Positions by round[]
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 afterward.
Leader | |
Relegation to 2022 Premier League |
Season statistics[]
- First goal of the season: 50 minutes and 58 seconds
Khair Jones for Negeri Sembilan against Sabah (4 March 2021)
- Fastest goal in a match: 14 minutes 31 seconds
Fernando Forestieri for Johor Darul Ta'zim against Sarawak United (9 March 2021)
- Widest winning margin: 6 goals
- Johor Darul Ta'zim 6–0 Sarawak United (9 March 2021)
- Most goals in a match: 6 goals
- Kuala Lumpur City 3–3 Selangor (4 March 2021)
- Johor Darul Ta'zim 6–0 Sarawak United (9 March 2021)
Top goalscorers[]
- As of matches played 9 March 2022[11]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 |
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Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2 |
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Petaling Jaya | ||
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Selangor |
Hat-trick[]
- As of matches played TBD March 2022
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Notes (H) – Home team (A) – Away team
Top assists[]
- As of matches played TBD March 2022
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | ![]() |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 |
Clean Sheets[]
- As of matches played 9 March 2022[12]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean Sheets |
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Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2 |
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Kedah Darul Aman | 1 |
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Discipline[]
- As of matches played 9 March 2022
Overall[]
Players[]
- Most yellow cards: 2
Rafiuddin Roddin (Penang)
- Most red cards: 1
Giancarlo Gallifuoco (Kuala Lumpur City)
Club[]
- Most red cards: 1
- Most yellow cards: 4
References[]
- ^ "Stadium Sultan Ibrahim". StadiumDB.com. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Stadium Darul Aman". Perbadanan Stadium-Stadium Negeri Kedah Darul Aman. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Stadium Hang Jebat". Perbadanan Stadium Melaka. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Sejarah SAFA". The Tambadau. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Stadium Darul Makmur". StadiumDB.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Kenali pasukan Terengganu". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Nike terus taja jersi pasukan JDT". BH Online. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Red Giants have replaced German-born coach Karsten Neitzel with his countryman Michael Feichtenbeiner".
- ^ "Michael Feichtenbeiner Appointed As New Head Coach".
- ^ "Christophe Gamel Sah Ketua Jurulatih Baharu Sri Pahang".
- ^ "LIST TOP SCORERS LIGA SUPER MALAYSIA 2022". FAM-CMS. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "2022 Malaysia Super League Stats". FootyStats. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
See also[]
- 2022 Malaysia Premier League
- 2022 Malaysia M3 League
- 2022 Malaysia FA Cup
- 2022 in Asian association football leagues
- Malaysia Super League seasons
- 2022 in Malaysian football