The 2005–06 Malaysia Super League (), also known as the TM Liga Super for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia. 2006 Liga Super The season was held from 3 December 2005 and concluded on 23 May 2006.
Summary The winner this season was Negeri Sembilan NAZA. Negeri Sembilan NAZA garnered 40 points from 21 matches and won the title despite scoring less goals than all the other teams in the league except Pahang, who finished second from bottom. With this title, they finally erased the painful memory of losing the 1996 M-League crown having topped the table for most of that season.
Their nearest rivals were TM Melaka with 33 points. Having been in the title contention for most of the season, they were the best positioned club side in Liga Super history after Public Bank in 2004.
Perak's Keita Mandjou was the season's top scorer with 17 goals. Three matches, including Selangor's 6–1 hammering at the hands of Perlis, featured seven goals, and these were the season's highest scoring matches.
Relegation playoffs As a result of the FAM decision to expand the league to 14 teams, the relegation playoffs were held on 18 June 2006. Six of the league's 14 places were up for grabs in this competition. Pahang and Selangor qualified for this competition by virtue of being the lowest placed Super League teams. Top teams from the Premier League also qualified for this competition (except for Kedah and Melaka, who were automatically promoted by virtue of being Premier League champions). The first round of matches saw Sarawak, Terengganu, Selangor and DPMM promoted. The second round of matches saw Johor FC and Pahang promoted.
Teams Changes from last season Promoted from the Premier League Negeri Sembilan Selangor
Relegated to the Premier League Sabah Public Bank
Stadiums and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Stadium Capacity Negeri Sembilan NAZA Seremban Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium45,000PahangKuantanDarul Makmur Stadium40,000MPPJPetaling JayaPetaling Jaya Stadium25,000PenangBatu KawanPenang State Stadium40,000PerakIpohPerak Stadium35,000PerlisKangarUtama Stadium20,000 Selangor Bukit Jalil Bukit Jalil National Stadium 87,411TM MelakaMalaccaHang Tuah Stadium15,000
League table
Relegation play-offs All times are (UTC+8).
First round First leg
Second leg
6–2 on aggregate. Sarawak won on aggregate and are promoted to the Super League, while Sabah qualified to final round.
7–4 on aggregate. Selangor won on aggregate and remain in the Super League, while Johor qualified to final round.
2–0 on aggregate. Terengganu won on aggregate and are promoted to the Super League, while Sabah qualified to final round.
2–1 on aggregate. DPMM won on aggregate and are promoted to the Super League, while Pahang qualified to final round.
Final round First leg
Second leg
3-4 on aggregate. Pahang won on aggregate and remain at Super League, Sabah remain at 2nd League
5-2 on aggregate. Johor FC won on aggregate and remain in the Super League, Selangor PKNS remain at 2nd League
Season statistics Top scorers Position Players Teams/Clubs Goals1 Keita Mandjou Perak FA 172 Phillimon Chepita Perlis FA 133 Bambang Pamungkas Selangor FA 114 Juan Manuel Arostegui MPPJ FC 9 Chaswe Nsofwa TM FC6 Christian Bekamenga Negeri Sembilan FA 87 Josiah Seton Pahang FA 6 Mohammad Hardi Jaafar TM FC Newton Ben Katanha MPPJ FC Brian Diego Fuentes Selangor FA
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