The 2011 Liga Super Malaysia was the eighth season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia. 2011 Liga Super The season was held from 29 January and concluded on 30 July 2011. Selangor is the current defending champions.
Team changes The following teams have changed division.
To Malaysia Super League Promoted from Premier League Felda United Sabah Harimau Muda A
From Malaysia Super League Relegated to Premier League Johor Penang
Withrawal PLUS FC
Teams A total of fourteen teams will contest the league, including twelve sides from the 2010 season and two promoted teams from the 2010 Malaysia Premier League. Johor and Penang were relegated at the end of last season league after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table. 2010 Malaysia Premier League champions Felda United and runners-up Sabah secured direct promotion to the Malaysia Super League.
Harimau Muda A secured a place in the Malaysia Super League after PLUS withdrew. Harimau had won the 2009 Malaysia Premier League before playing the 2010 campaign in the Slovak First League. Harimau represent the Malaysian Under 23 national football team.
Vanues Team Location Stadium CapacityFelda UnitedKuala LumpurKLFA Stadium18,000Harimau Muda AShah AlamShah Alam Stadium80,000Johor FCPasir Gudang Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium15,000KedahAlor SetarDarul Aman Stadium32,387KelantanKota BharuSultan Mohammad IV Stadium30,000Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurKLFA Stadium18,000Negeri SembilanParoiTuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium40,000PahangKuantanDarul Makmur Stadium35,000PerakIpohPerak Stadium35,000PerlisKangarUtama Stadium20,000SabahKota KinabaluLikas Stadium35,000SelangorShah AlamShah Alam Stadium80,000TerengganuKuala TerengganuSultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium15,000T–TeamKuala TerengganuSultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium15,000
Personnel and kits Team Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorFelda United E. Elavarasan Khaironnisam SahabudinKappaFELDAHarimau Muda A Ong Kim Swee Mohd Muslim AhmadNikeJohor FC Azuan Zain Rezal Zambery YahyaJKiNGKulim (Malaysia) BerhadKedah Wan Jamak Wan Hassan Ahmad Fauzi ShaariLottoPerbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Kedah (PKNK)Kelantan M. Karathu Mohd Badhri Mohd RadziUmbroHappyKuala Lumpur Razip Ismail Muhd Shahrom Abdul KalamKikaNegeri Sembilan Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah Muhammad Shukor AdanLottoPahang Dollah Salleh Jalaluddin JaafarLottoGenting GroupPerak Norizan Bakar Shahrulnizam MustapaSpecs Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (MBI)Perlis Jánós Krécská Azmizi AzmiKikaYayasan Pok KassimSabah Justin Ganai Mohd Reithaudin Awang EmranAdidasArarat SportSelangor K. Devan Mohd Amri YahyahKappaMenteri Besar Incorporated (MBI)Terengganu Irfan Bakti Abu Salim Mohd Marzuki YusofSpecs Top ITT–Team Yunus Alif Rosdi TalibAdmiralAdmiral
Coaching changes Club Outgoing Head Coach Date of vacancy Manner of departure Incoming Head Coach Date of appointmentKelantanBhaskaran Sathianathan24 January 2011ResignedMaruthaiah Karathu26 January 2011PerlisMosthakeen Omar1 March 2011ResignedSalim Tofel Mohamad (caretaker)8 March 2011KedahAhmad Yusof7 March 2011Gardening leave1Muhamad Radhi Mat Din (caretaker)7 March 2011Negeri SembilanWan Jamak Wan Hassan16 March 2011ResignedMohd Azraai Khor Abdullah21 March 2011KedahMuhamad Radhi Mat Din (caretaker)23 April 2011End of caretaker roleWan Jamak Wan Hassan23 April 2011PerlisSalim Tofel Mohamad (caretaker)26 April 2011End of caretaker roleJánós Krécská26 April 2011SabahGary Phillips5 May 2011SackedJustin Ganai5 May 2011
1Ahmad Yusof was put on indefinite leave on 7 March 2011, but is still contracted to Kedah FA. His contract was only terminated by mutual consent on 22 April 2011. Subsequently, he joined Penang as head coach on 1 May 2011.
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Abdul Hadi YahyaTerengganu202Norshahrul Idlan TalahaKelantan193Abdul Manaf MamatTerengganu134Indra Putra MahayuddinT–Team115Mohd Badhri Mohd RadziKelantan10Mohd Ashaari ShamsuddinTerengganu106Akmal Rizal Ahmad RakhliPerak9Baddrol BakhtiarKedah9Izzaq Faris RamlanHarimau Muda A97Ahmad Hazwan BakriKuala Lumpur7Mohd Fandi OthmanHarimau Muda A7Mohd Firdaus AzizulNegeri Sembilan7Mohd Safiq RahimSelangor7
See also List of Liga Super seasons 2011 Liga Premier
References