The 2013 Liga Super () also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons, is the 10th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia. 2013 Liga Super
The season was held from 8 January and concluded on 6 July 2013. The Liga Super champions for 2013 was won by Singaporean side LionsXII.
Team changes The following teams have changed division.
To Malaysia Super League
Promoted from Premier League ATM Pahang
From Malaysia Super League Relegated to Premier League Sarawak Kedah Sabah Kuala Lumpur
Name changes Johor FC were rebranded and renamed to Darul Takzim FC and relocated to Larkin, Johor.
Teams A total of twelve teams will compete in the 2013 season which includes the top 10 teams that participated in the 2012 season, champion of the 2012 Liga Premier, and the winner of the play-off round between teams finishing 11th to 13th in the Liga Super as well as the team finishing 2nd in the Liga Premier.
Kuala Lumpur was relegated at the end of the 2012 Liga Super season after finishing in the bottom place of the league table. Sarawak, Sabah and Kedah were also relegated after losing the playoffs.
2012 Liga Premier champions Angkatan Tentera Malaysia secured direct promotion to the Liga Super. Meanwhile, 2012 Liga Premier runner-up Pahang clinched the promotion after winning the playoff rounds.
Kelantan (2012 Liga Super winner) LionsXII Selangor Perak Terengganu Negeri Sembilan PKNS T-Team Johor Darul Takzim Felda United ATM1 Pahang2 Note: 1Promoted from 2012 Liga Premier 2Winners of 2013 Liga Super/Liga Premier Play-off round
Team summaries
Stadium
TeamBasedStadiumCapacityATMKuala LumpurSelayang Stadium40,000Felda UnitedKuala LumpurPetaling Jaya Stadium*25,000Johor Darul TakzimJohor BahruLarkin Stadium30,000KelantanKota BharuSultan Muhammad IV Stadium30,000Negeri SembilanSerembanTuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium40,000PahangKuantanDarulmakmur Stadium40,000PerakIpohPerak Stadium42,500PKNSShah AlamShah Alam Stadium80,000SelangorShah AlamShah Alam Stadium80,000LionsXIISingaporeJalan Besar Stadium8,000TerengganuKuala TerengganuSultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium15,000T-TeamKuala TerengganuSultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium15,000
Matches may not be played at night at stadiums marked with an asterisk (*) because the floodlights do not meet FAM regulations.Hanya 7 Stadium lulus beraksi malam – espnstarmy
Stadium changes Johor Darul Takzim moved to the Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium and will host their home matches there after occupying the previous stadium, Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium. ATM moved to the Selayang Stadium and will host their home matches there after occupying the previous stadium, Petaling Jaya Stadium. Felda United moved to the Petaling Jaya Stadium and will host their home matches there after occupying the previous stadium, Hang Jebat Stadium.
Personnel and sponsoring Team Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorATMB. SathianathanHairuddin OmarMacronFelda UnitedK. DevanKaironnisam SahabudinUmbroFGV Johor Darul TakzimFandi AhmadKamarul Afiq KamaruddinKappaJohor CorporationKelantanBojan HodakMohd Badhri Mohd RadziWarriorsHotlinkNegeri SembilanDivaldo AlvesNorhafiz Zamani MisbahLottoMatrix ConceptPahangDollah SallehJalaluddin JaafarStobiResort World GentingT-TeamEduardo AlmeidaMohd Marzuki YusofKappaEPICPerakAzraai Khor AbdullahShahrulnizam MustapaKappaLembaga Air PerakPKNSAbdul Rahman IbrahimMohd Helmi RemeliLottoPKNS SelangorIrfan Bakti Abu SalimMohd Asraruddin Putra OmarKappaMBI LionsXIIV. SundramoorthyShahril IshakNikeStarHubTerengganuE. ElavarasanMohd Faizal MuhammadSpecs
Coaching changes
Pre-season Club Outgoing Head Coach Date of vacancy Manner of departure Incoming Head Coach Date of appointmentTerengganuPeter James Butler17 September 2012Suspended for 6 months(Suspending ended by FAM. Later signed by T-Team)E. Elavarasan18 October 2012T-TeamYunus AlifSeptember 2012ResignedPeter James Butler18 November 2012Felda UnitedE. Elavarasan18 October 2012Signed by TerengganuK. Devan1 November 2012Johor Darul TakzimSazali Saidon31 October 2012Contract ExpiredFandi Ahmad1 November 2012PerakJang Jung31 October 2012Contract ExpiredMohd Azraai Khor Abdullah1 November 2012Negeri SembilanMohd Azraai Khor Abdullah31 October 2012Contract ExpiredDivaldo Alves1 November 2012
In season Club Outgoing Head Coach Date of vacancy Manner of departure Incoming Head Coach Date of appointmentT-TeamPeter James Butler16 May 2013Mutual TerminationEduardo Almeida16 May 2013
Sponsorship changes ClubNew SponsorPrevious SponsorDate
Foreign players Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Former Player(s) ATM Bruno Martelotto Marlon Alex James NA NA NA Johor Darul Takzim Andrezinho Leonel Núñez NA NA Simone Del Nero Dani Güiza Felda United Nsumbu Mazuwa Leonel Saint-Preux NA NA Júnior Pereira Mohamad Ghaddar Kelantan Obinna Nwaneri Dickson Nwakaeme Lek Kcira Dimitri Petratos Mandjou Keita Negeri Sembilan William Modibo Fabio Leandro Barbosa NA NA Emanuel de Porras Pahang Damion Stewart Matías Conti NA NA Mohamed Borji Nikolce Klečkarovski T-Team George Boateng Damir Ibrić NA NA NA Perak Rafael Silva Paulo Rangel NA NA Karim Rouani PKNS Patrick Wleh Roman Chmelo NA NA Helmi Loussaief Selangor Forkey Doe Adam Griffiths Michal Kubala Peter Chrappan Ramez Dayoub LionsXII NA NA NA NA NA Terengganu Effa Owona Vincent Bikana NA NA NA
Note: Teams participating in the 2013 AFC Cup (Kelantan and Selangor) can employ two extra foreign players, as the AFC allows four foreign players, of which one of them must be an Asian player, but the third and fourth foreign players are only allowed to play in the AFC Cup 2013 Tournament. LionsXII will not be permitted to have any foreign players as it is intended to remain as a development team for Singaporean players.No foreign players for LionsXII – Channel News Asia, 1 November 2012 FAM allow three foreign players quota starts season 2014.
League table
Results Fixtures and Results of the Liga Super 2013 season.Jadual Liga Super 2013 – fam.org.myLiga Super – Stadium Astro
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Week 20
Week 21
Week 22
Fixtures and results
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Marlon Alex JamesATM162 Patrick Ronaldinho WlehPKNS143 Francis Forkey DoeSelangor104 Paulo RangelPerak95 Shahril IshakLionsXII8 Mohd Fauzi RoslanPahang8 Mohd Amri YahyahSelangor88 Norshahrul Idlan TalahaJohor Darul Takzim79 Daniel GüizaJohor Darul Takzim6 Indra Putra MahayuddinKelantan6 Mohd Nor Farhan MuhammadKelantan6 Mohd Badhri Mohd RadziKelantan6 Jean-Emmanuel Effa OwonaTerengganu6
Own goals RankPlayerForClubOwn Goal1Nuraliff Zainal AbidinPerakT-Team1Jalaluddin JaafarPerakPahang1Hasmizan KamarodinLionsXIITerengganu1P. GunalanJohor Darul TakzimPKNS1Mohd Azrul AhmadLionsXIIFelda United1Mohd Helmi RemeliPahangPKNS1
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateMarlon Alex James ATM PKNS 3–1 Paulo Rangel Perak Johor Darul Takzim 3–0 Patrick Wleh4 PKNS Pahang 4–5
4 Player scored 4 goals
Scoring First goal of the season: Mohammed Ghaddar for Felda United against Terengganu (8 January 2013) Fastest goal of the season: 2 Minutes – Abdul Hadi Yahya for Perak against Kelantan (1 March 2013) Largest winning margin: 5 goals PKNS 5–0 Felda United (18 May 2013) Highest scoring game: 9 goals PKNS 4–5 Pahang (6 July 2013) Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals PKNS 5–0 Felda United (18 May 2013) PKNS 4–5 Pahang (6 July 2013) Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals PKNS 4–5 Pahang (6 July 2013)
Awards
Monthly awards MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceCoachClubPlayerClubJanuaryDollah SallehPahangMohd Fauzi RoslanPahangFebruaryE. ElavarasanTerengganuAshaari ShamsuddinTerengganuMarchV. SundramoorthyLionsXIIMahali JasuliSelangorAprilV. SundramoorthyLionsXIIShahril IshakLionsXIIMayIrfan BaktiSelangorNurul Azwan RoyaDarul TakzimJuneEduardo AlmeidaT-TeamBadhri RadziKelantanJulyBojan HodakKelantan Amri YahyahSelangor
See also List of Liga Super seasons 2013 Liga Premier 2013 Liga FAM 2013 Piala FA 2013 Piala Malaysia
References
External links
Astro Arena