The 2016 Malaysia Super League () was the 13th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia. 2016 Liga Super
The season began on 13 February and concluded on 22 October 2016.
Johor Darul Ta'zim were the defending champions and retained the title from the previous season. They became the first club in the Malaysian football history to win the Liga Super title for three consecutive years.
Johor Darul Ta'zim also set a new record after went through the season without a single defeat – the first team ever to do so in a 22-fixtures league season. Johor Darul Ta'zim finished its "Invincibles" season with 18 wins, 4 draws, 0 defeats and 58 points in total.
Team changes The following teams have changed division.
To Malaysia Super League
Promoted from Premier League Kedah Penang T-Team
From Malaysia Super League
Relegated to Premier League ATM Sime Darby
End of (MoU) LionsXII
Teams Sime Darby were relegated after finishing bottom in the 2015 season. ATM were also relegated after losing the play-off to T-Team, which replaced LionsXII in the league.
TeamTeam BasedStadiumCapacity Felda United Bandar Pusat Jengka Tun Abdul Razak Stadium25,000 Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor Bahru Larkin Stadium30,000 Kedah Alor Setar Darul Aman Stadium32,387 Kelantan Kota Bharu Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium22,000 PDRM Kuala Lumpur Hang Jebat Stadium40,000 Pahang Kuantan Darul Makmur Stadium40,000 Penang George Town Bandaraya Stadium25,000 Perak Ipoh Perak Stadium31,000 Sarawak Kuching Sarawak Stadium40,000 Selangor Shah Alam Shah Alam Stadium80,372 T-Team FC Kuala Terengganu Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium 15,000 Terengganu Kuala Terengganu Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium50,000
Stadiums and locations
Primary venues used in the Liga Super: Felda United Johor Darul Ta'zim Kedah Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Larkin Stadium Darul Aman Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 32,387 Kelantan PDRM Pahang Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium Hang Jebat Stadium Darul Makmur Stadium Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 40,000 Penang Perak Sarawak Bandaraya Stadium Perak Stadium Sarawak Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 42,500 Capacity: 40,000 Selangor T-Team Terengganu Shah Alam Stadium Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Capacity: 80,372 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 50,000
1 Correct as of end of 2015 Liga Super season
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 Coach Captain Kit Sponsor Felda United Mohd Bin Nik (caretaker) Shukor Adan FBT FELDA Johor Darul Ta'zim Mario Gómez Safiq Rahim Adidas Forest City Kedah Tan Cheng Hoe Khairul Helmi Warrix Discover Kedah 2016 Pahang Razip Ismail Matthew Davies Puma Aras Kuasa & Genting Resorts World (On the back of shirt) Kelantan Velizar Popov Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi De'eza DSV Pamoga Qu Puteh & Chengal Jati PDRM Fauzi Pilus Faizal Muhammad Line 7 Puncak Niaga Penang Nenad Baćina Matías Córdoba Umbro Penang Water Supply Corporation & Aspen Group Perak Karl-Heinz Weigang Nasir Basharuddin Al-IkhsanLembaga Air Perak & Perak Corp. Sarawak David Usop Ronny Harun Starsport Marina Parkcity Selangor K. Gunalan (caretaker) Shahrom Kalam Lotto Selangor T-Team Rahmad Darmawan Hasbullah Awang Kobert Terengganu Incorporated Terengganu Mustaffa Kamal (caretaker) Ahmad Nordin Alias Kobert Terengganu Incorporated
Coaching changes Team Outgoing Head Coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment Kelantan Zahasmi Ismail End of contract 29 November 2015 K. Devan 5 December 2015 Selangor Mehmet Durakovic 12 December 2015 Zainal Abidin Hassan 31 December 2015 Pahang Zainal Abidin Hassan 15 December 2015 Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi 15 December 2015 T-Team Tomislav Steinbruckner 30 November 2015 Rahmad Darmawan 8 December 2015Terengganu Ahmad Yusoff Sacked 23 February 2016 Mike Mulvey 27 February 2016 Mike Mulvey Rested 18 July 2016 Mustaffa Kamal (caretaker) 20 July 2016 Mustaffa Kamal (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 14 August 2016 Che Ku Marzuki 15 August 2016Pahang Ahmad Shaharuddin RosdiResign12 March 2016 Razip Ismail17 March 2016Penang Jacksen F. TiagoRested6 April 2016 Manzoor Azwira Abdul Wahid7 April 2016 Manzoor Azwira Abdul WahidEnd of caretaker spell25 May 2016 Nenad Baćina25 May 2016Kelantan K. DevanResign12 May 2016 Velizar Popov13 May 2016Perak Syamsul SaadDemoted to assistant coach30 May 2016 Karl-Heinz Weigang30 May 2016Selangor Zainal Abidin HassanSacked7 August 2016 K. Gunalan (caretaker)8 August 2016Felda United Irfan BaktiResign24 September 2016 Mohamad Nik (caretaker) 17 October 2016
Foreign players Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 (Asian) Former Felda United Gilberto Alemão Zah Rahan Krangar Francis Doe Lutfulla Turaev Johor Darul Ta'zim Marcos Antônio Jorge Pereyra Díaz Juan Martín Lucero Hariss Harun Kedah Liridon Krasniqi Shane Smeltz Thiago Augusto Bang Seung-Hwan Sandro Kahê Kelantan Morgaro Gomis Wander Luiz Baže Ilijoski Jonathan McKain Jonatan Lucca Dramane Traoré Pahang Jailton Claudio Meneses Pablo Vranjicán Faysal Shayesteh Nejc Potokar Germán Pacheco Dalibor Volaš Zesh Rahman PDRM Souleymane Konaté Andrezinho Guilherme de Paula Safuwan Baharudin Ali Ashfaq Penang Reinaldo Lobo Matias Cordoba Ranti Martins Jeong Seok-min Osas Saha Brent Griffiths Perak Thiago Junior Elias Xhevahir Sukaj Oybek Kilichev Erick Weeks Lewis Vokhid Shodiev Sarawak Teah Dennis Jr. Juninho Gilmar Ndumba Makeche Davide Grassi Selangor Ugo Ukah Mauro Olivi Patrick Wleh Andik Vermansyah Robert Cornthwaite Terengganu Vincent Bikana Karen Harutyunyan Bogdan Milić Issey Nakajima-Farran Gustavo López Juan José Morales T–Team Abdoulaye Maïga Makan Konaté Patrick Cruz Dilshod Sharofetdinov Tomislav Bušić Rohit Chand
Results League table
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 in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Team \ Round 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Felda United 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Kedah 12 8 7 4 6 4 5 6 7 7 5 5 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3Kelantan 8 4 4 7 5 6 6 7 5 6 6 8 4 5 5 7 5 5 5 6 4 4Selangor 7 3 3 1 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5Perak 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 9 8 9 9 10 11 8 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 6T–Team 5 7 11 10 10 8 7 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 8 6 8 7 7 5 7 7Sarawak 11 12 10 11 11 10 10 12 12 12 10 9 9 11 10 8 10 10 9 9 9 8Pahang 4 11 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 8 9Penang 10 5 5 6 7 9 9 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 9 9 11 10 11 10PDRM 2 7 6 8 8 7 3 5 6 5 7 7 8 9 7 9 7 8 8 8 10 11Terengganu 3 6 8 5 4 5 8 8 9 8 8 6 7 7 9 10 11 11 10 11 12 12
Leader Relegation to 2017 Liga Premier
Relegation play-off
T-Team have qualified for the 2016 Malaysia Super League season.
Statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Jorge Pereyra DíazJohor Darul Ta'zim 182 Juan Martín LuceroJohor Darul Ta'zim163 Francis Forkey DoeFelda United154 Baže IlijoskiKelantan145 Patrick CruzT–Team 106 Elias FernandesPerak9 Ndumba MakecheSarawak Patrick WlehSelangor 7 Zah Rahan Krangar Felda United8 Lutfulla TuraevFelda United GilmarSarawak
Own goals RankPlayerForClubDateGoals1 Nejc PotokarFelda UnitedPahang 12/03/161 Yong Kuong YongFelda UnitedTerengganu 04/04/16 Kamal AziziKelantanT–Team 05/04/16 Mohd Shahrol SaperiJohor Darul Ta'zimSarawak 20/04/16 Fadhli ShasSarawakJohor Darul Ta'zim 20/04/16 Thiago Junior AquinoSarawakPerak 19/05/16 Tommy Mawat BadaKedahSarawak 16/08/16 Abdoulaye MaïgaJohor Darul Ta'zimT–Team 24/09/16 Ugo UkahPerakSelangor 24/09/16
Hat-tricks Player Club Against Result Date Dalibor Volaš Pahang Perak 3 – 4 9 April 2016 Jorge Pereyra Díaz Johor Darul Ta'zim Pahang 0 – 6 21 May 2016 Baže Ilijoski Kelantan Terengganu 1 – 6 4 15 July 2016 Patrick Cruz T-Team Penang 3 – 4 16 July 2016 Juan Martín Lucero Johor Darul Ta'zim T-Team 5 – 1 24 September 2016 Note 4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Farizal HarunFelda United6 Mohd Izham TarmiziJohor Darul Ta'zim Muhd Hafizul HakimPerak Khairul FahmiKelantan 2 Farizal MarliasJohor Darul Ta'zim 53 Ifwat AkmalKedah 4 Haziq NadzliPDRM 4 Farhan Abu BakarKedah3 Wan Azraie Wan TehT–Team
Discipline
Players
Player Club Total 1 Salamon Raj Pahang 3 1 Adib Aizuddin Felda United 3 1 Joseph Kalang Tie Terengganu 3 1 4 Nazmi Faiz Selangor 2 1 5 Vincent Bikana Terengganu 1 1 Saiful Nizam Miswan Pahang 1 1 Souleymane Konaté PDRM 1 1 Wan Zaharulnizam Kelantan 1 1 Lot Abu Hassan PDRM 1 1 10 Wan Zack Haikal Kelantan 0 1
Club
Club Total 1 Kelantan 25 2 PDRM 25 2 3 Terengganu 20 2 4 Pahang 15 2 5 Felda United 22 1 6 Selangor 17 1 7 Penang 28 0 8 Johor Darul Ta'zim 18 0 9 Perak 17 0 10 Kedah 15 0 11 Perak 14 0 12 Sarawak 13 0
Awards
Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthCoach of the MonthReferencePlayerClubManagerClubFebruary Mohd Faiz Subri Penang Zainal Abidin Hassan SelangorMarch Jorge Pereyra Díaz Johor Darul Ta'zim Mario Gómez Johor Darul Ta'zimApril Juan Martín Lucero Johor Darul Ta'zimMay Mohd Izham Tarmizi Johor Darul Ta'zimJune—–July Fazrul Hazli Kadri PerakAugust Baddrol Bakhtiar KedahSeptember Thiago Augusto Kedah
Attendance
Crowd Attendance For All Venues HOMEAWAYATTENDANCEFELJDTKEDKELPHGPENPRKPDRMSWKSELTTETRGTOTALAVEFelda United FC-----16,6408,51010,98115,5743,9023,6513,5671,61510,3854,0563,54482,6057,510JDT FC16,528-----10,58016,55015,51415,51320,3577,78013,86026,80024,28024,220191,98217,453Kedah3,3308,763-----16,5007,8638,40016,5003,3386,27010,0645,45017,000103,4219,402Kelantan3,53613,5432,408-----15,5624,3152,50613,2536,53217,6537,2123,31589,4758,134Pahang8985,7333,5085,634-----1,7822,5011,8173,7191,7009,9126,02343,2273,930Penang7,16113,72712,2189,0194,704-----9,2793,2583,7895,8753,1878,09580,3127,301Perak TBG7,21026,00020,60021,0006,6703,680-----7,1001,70017,3007,4003,117121,68711,062PDRM50023,0002,000700500750300-----7502,0001502,30032,9502,995Sarawak6,1235,9164,20058501,4961,6701,399-----548095522,8922,081Selangor3,7298,9298,0639,7311,6473,2343,2952,7556,200-----4,9812,37954,9434,995T-Team FC1,6322,1264,1202,0345092,1391,007775216761-----4,89120,2101,837Terengganu7,25011,3007687,50042115,7004,3001,3009007,2002,300-----58,9395,358TOTAL LEAGUE CROWD ATTENDANCE902,6436,838
By Week
+ 2016 Liga Super AttendanceRoundTotalGamesAvg. Per GameMatch With Most Attendance Week 1 63,772 6 10,629 26,800 Week 2 60,506 6 10,084 17,300 Week 3 53,251 6 8,875 20,600 Week 4 55,305 6 9,218 16,528 Week 5 61,869 6 10,312 23,000 Week 6 43,310 6 7,218 20,357 Week 7 41,298 6 6,883 13,543 Week 8 34,715 6 5,786 13,860 Week 9 24,385 6 4,064 8,763 Week 10 36,183 6 6,031 15,513 Week 11 42,305 6 7,051 15,514 Week 12 33,288 6 5,548 17,653 Week 13 30,344 6 5,057 10,580 Week 14 36,426 6 6,070 15,562 Week 15 36,514 6 6,086 16,550 Week 16 33,915 6 5,653 13,727 Week 17 48,816 6 8,136 26,000 Week 18 27,353 6 4,559 9,019 Week 19 23,487 6 3,915 16,640 Week 20 47,842 6 7,973 24,220 Week 21 32,440 6 5,407 24,280 Week 22 24,738 6 4,123 8,929 Total892,0621326,758- source: Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Bolasepak
Number of teams by states and federal territories States and federal territoriesTotalTeams1Johor Darul Ta'zim1Kedah1Kelantan Kuala Lumpur 2Felda United PDRM1Pahang1Penang1Perak TBG1Sarawak1Selangor2T-Team Terengganu
See also 2016 Liga Premier 2016 Liga FAM 2016 Piala FA 2016 Piala Malaysia 2016 Piala Presiden 2016 Piala Belia