2015 Malaysia Super League

The 2015 Liga Super () is the 12th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia. 2015 Liga Super

The season was held from 31 January and concluded in 22 August 2015.

The Liga Super champions for 2015 was Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Team changes The following teams have changed division.

To Malaysia Super League

Promoted from Premier League PDRM Felda United

From Malaysia Super League Relegated to Premier League T–Team PKNS

Teams A total of 12 teams compete in the 2015 season which includes the top 10 teams that participated in the 2014 season and champions and runners-up of the 2014 Liga Premier.

T-Team and PKNS were relegated at the end of the 2014 Liga Super season after finishing in the bottom place of the league table.

2014 Liga Premier unbeaten champions PDRM and runners-up Felda United secured direct promotion to the Liga Super.

TeamTeam BasedStadiumCapacity1ATMSerembanTuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium40,000Felda UnitedSelayangSelayang Stadium11,098Johor Darul Ta'zimJohor BahruLarkin Stadium30,000KelantanKota BharuSultan Mohammad IV Stadium22,000LionsXIISingaporeJalan Besar Stadium8,000PahangKuantanDarul Makmur Stadium40,000PDRMShah AlamShah Alam Stadium80,372PerakIpohPerak Stadium42,500SarawakKuchingSarawak Stadium26,000SelangorShah AlamShah Alam Stadium80,372Sime DarbyShah AlamSelayang Stadium11,098TerengganuKuala TerengganuSultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium250,000

1 Correct as of end of 2014 Liga Super season 2 Terengganu uses the Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium until the end of April 2015 due to renovation work being done at Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, subject pending installation of flood light.

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorATM Azhar Abdullah Hairuddin OmarWarrix SportsEco BumiFelda United Irfan Bakti Shukor AdanPuma FELDA & KPF Johor Darul Ta'zim Mario Gómez Safiq RahimNikeCountry GardenKelantan Zahasmi Ismail Badhri RadziWarriorsChengal Jati & Kicap AdabiLionsXII Fandi Ahmad Izwan MahbudNikeStarhubPahang Zainal Abidin Hassan Razman RoslanPumaAras Kuasa (home), Resorts World (away)PDRM Mohd Fauzi Pilus Muslim AhmadLine 7 Perkasa Jauhari Perak M. Karathu Nasir Basharudin Al- Ikhsan Perak Agro & Casuarina HotelsSarawak K. Rajagopal Joseph Kalang Tie Starsport Sarawak EnergySelangor Mehmet Durakovic Shahrom KalamKappa Menteri Besar IncorporatedSime Darby Ismail Zakaria Ivan DragičevićKappaSime DarbyTerengganu Ahmad Yusoff Nordin AliasUmbro Ladang Rakyat

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing Head Coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment Perak Abu Bakar Fadzim Demotion to assistant head coach 16 September 2014 Vjeran Simunic 16 September 2014 Perak Vjeran Simunic Contract terminated 1 January 2015 M. Karathu 1 January 2015

Foreign players Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 (Asian) Former ATM Obinna Nwaneri Abdulafees Abdulsalam Jerry Palacios Mario Karlovic - Felda United Bojan Miladinovic Zah Rahan Krangar Thiago Augusto Ndumba Makeche Edward Junior Wilson Johor Darul Takzim Marcos Antônio Patito Rodríguez Luciano Figueroa Hariss Harun Jorge Pereyra Díaz Alhaji Kamara Kelantan Gilmar Austin Amutu Erwin Carrillo Jonathan McKain Isaac Pupo Emmanuel Kenmogne LionsXII NA NA NA NA NA Pahang Damion Stewart Matías Conti Dickson Nwakaeme Zesh Rahman - PDRM Jaime Bragança Mohamadou Sumareh Dramane Traoré Ali Ashfaq Onorionde Kughegbe Perak Thiago Junio Horace James Charles Chad Namkung Woong Marco Tulio Sarawak Patrick Gerhardt Ivan Fatić Billy Mehmet Ryan Griffiths Ronald Hikspoors Selangor Robert Cornthwaite Leandro Dos Santos Guilherme de Paula Andik Vermansyah - Sime Darby Ivan Dragicevic Marko Perovic Nemanja Vidakovic Reinaldo Mineiro Dilshod Sharofetdinov Terengganu Vincent Bikana Gustavo López Paulo Rangel Issey Nakajima-Farran Hassan Chaito

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals1 Dramane TraorePDRM202 Patrick Ronaldinho WlehPKNS163 Matias ContiPahang12 Luciano FigueroaJohor Darul Ta'zim4 Ali AshfaqPDRM10 Billy MehmetSarawak6 Chad SouzaPerak9 Namkung WoongPerak Dickson NwakaemePahang Issey Nakajima-FarranTerengganu10 Paulo RangelTerengganu8 Faris RamliLionsXII Afiq AzmiSelangor Guilherme de PaulaSelangor

Hat-tricks Player Club Against Result Date Dramane Traore PDRM LionsXII 3 – 5 7 February 2015 Charles Chad Perak Felda United 1 – 4 4 April 2015 Mohd Afiq Azmi Selangor LionsXII 4 – 0 18 April 2015 Matías Conti Pahang PDRM 3 – 5 20 June 2015

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Farizal MarliasJohor Darul Ta'zim92 Khairul Azhan KhalidPahang73 Khairul Fahmi Che MatKelantan54 Mohd Zamir SelamatPerak3 Badrulzaman Abdul HalimPDRM5 Sharbinee AllaweeTerengganu1 Mohd Fairul Azwan ShahrullaiFelda United Mohd Farizal HarunFelda United Izwan MahbudLionsXII Mohd Fadzley RahimSarawak

Scoring

First goal of the season: Marcos António for Johor Darul Ta'zim against Pahang (37th minutes, 21:12 UTC+8) (31 January 2015) Fastest goal of the season: 17 seconds (Ahmad Fakri Saarani); Kelantan 1–2 Terengganu (8 August 2015) Fastest hat-trick of the season: 15 minutes (Afiq Azmi); Selangor 4–0 LionsXII (18 April 2015) Largest winning margin: 4 goals Selangor 4 – 0 LionsXII (18 April 2015) Highest scoring game: 8 goals LionsXII 5–3 PDRM (7 February 2015) PDRM 3–5 Pahang (20 June 2015) Felda United 4–4 Selangor (20 June 2015) Pahang 5–3 Kelantan (12 August 2015/) Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals LionsXII 5–3 PDRM (7 February 2015) PDRM 3–5 Pahang (20 June 2015) Pahang 5–3 Kelantan (12 August 2015) Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals LionsXII 5–3 PDRM (7 February 2015)

Awards

Monthly awards

The player of the month award will be given monthly. It were given by Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia (PFAM) starting May 2015. Five players will be pick each month by PFAM and will be shown on their official websites. The player will be voted in a survey and the player with the most vote will be picked as PFAM Player Of The Month. MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceClubPlayerFebruary – –March – –April – –MayWan ZaharulnizamKelantanJune Nurridzuan Abu HassanPerakJulyLuciano FigueroaJohor Darul Ta'zimAugustIssey Nakajima-FarranTerengganu

Attendances

Crowd Attendance for all venues HOMEAWAYATTENDANCEATMFELJDTKELLIONSPHGPRKPDRMSWKSELSDFCTRGTOTALAVEATM -----4005,2006,0004002,0001,5001,0505002,5001,2002,00022,7502,068Felda United FC1,223-----10,3962,4672893,2004,5255852,5732,2744001,36129,2932,663JDT FC15,95025,100-----21,10020,10021,61824,9209,91019,43011,3407,8306,900184,19816,745Kelantan8,22019,0005,982-----18,0007,0006,34319,5003,8728,5178,7503,512108,1989,881Lions XII4,0864,1857,0003,587-----5,2503,1085,28805,8145,9185,38449,6204,511Pahang4,70711,02314,7589,0976,000-----9,6892,5274,66316,50011,01117,718107,6939,790Perak TBG5,5005,00020,00020,00012,0006,000-----9,0001,6257,00010,00010,000106,1259,648PDRM5008004,5002,0001,0001,5002,000-----1,0007,0001,0001,00022,3002,027Sarawak7,1115004,3504,5002,11318,9882,1002,280-----2,1505,50010,00059,5925,417Selangor1,5003,00025,0009,6869,41511,22317,8842,50010,000-----4,6004,14298,9508,995Sime Darby FC3001,0004,6752,2502003,9852,3174004001,733-----70017,9601,633Terengganu5,9187,00007,3306,50017,0006,2007,60030010,0008,200-----76,0486,913TOTAL LEAGUE CROWD ATTENDANCE883,2256,691 Sources: Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Bolasepak (FAM)

By Week

+ 2015 Liga Super AttendanceRoundTotalGamesAvg. Per Game Week 1 55,479 6 9,247 Week 2 51,500 6 8,583 Week 3 84,911 6 14,152 Week 4 65,130 6 10,855 Week 5 50,059 6 8,343 Week 6 39,405 6 6,568 Week 742,750 6 7,125 Week 8 54,715 6 9,119 Week 9 38,665 6 6,444 Week 10 66,452 6 11,075 Week 1148,870 6 8,145 Week 1254,085 6 9,014 Week 1357,350 6 9,558 Week 1462,515 6 10,419 Week 1550,090 6 8,348 Week 1669,670 6 11,611 Week 1760,890 6 10,148 Week 1843,650 6 7,275 Week 1949,230 6 8,205 Week 2056,450 6 9,408 Week 2167,230 6 11,205 Week 2255,800 6 9,300TOTAL1,224,8961329,280

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