The 2017 Malaysia Super League () was the 14th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia. 2017 Liga Super

The season began on 20 January and concluded on 28 October 2017.

The defending champions were Johor Darul Ta'zim and retained the title from the previous season.

Team changes The following teams have changed division.

To Malaysia Super League

Promoted from Premier League Melaka United PKNS

From Malaysia Super League Relegated to Premier League PDRM Terengganu

Teams PDRM and Terengganu were relegated to 2017 Malaysia Premier League after finished 11th and bottom place of 2016 Malaysia Super League. Melaka United and PKNS promoted to 2017 Malaysia Super League after securing place as champions and runners-up in 2016 Malaysia Premier League.

Team Location Stadium Capacity Felda United Bandar Pusat Jengka, Pahang Tun Abdul Razak Stadium 25,000 Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor Bahru, Johor Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium 30,000 Kedah Alor Setar, Kedah Darul Aman Stadium 32,387 Kelantan Kota Bharu, Kelantan Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium 25,000 Melaka United Krubong, Malacca Hang Jebat Stadium 40,000 Pahang Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur Stadium 40,000 Penang Batu Kawan, Penang State of Penang Stadium 40,000 Perak Ipoh, Perak Perak Stadium 42,500 PKNS Shah Alam, Selangor Shah Alam Stadium 80,372 Sarawak Kuching, Sarawak Sarawak State Stadium 26,000 Selangor Selayang, Selangor Selayang Stadium 11,098 T–Team Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium 15,000 Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Locations and stadium

Primary venues used in the Liga Super: Felda United Johor Darul Ta'zim Kedah Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium Darul Aman Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 32,387 Kelantan Melaka United Pahang Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Hang Jebat Stadium Darul Makmur Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 40,000 Penang Perak Sarawak Penang State Stadium Perak Stadium Sarawak State Stadium Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 42,500 Capacity: 26,000 PKNS T–Team Selangor Shah Alam Stadium Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium Selayang Stadium Capacity: 80,372 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 11,098

1 Correct as of end of 2016 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 Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Felda United B. Sathianathan Shukor Adan FBT FELDA Johor Darul Ta'zim Ulisses Morais Safiq Rahim Nike Forest City Kedah Nidzam Adzha Khairul Helmi Johari Al-Ikhsan Bina Darulaman Berhad Kelantan Zahasmi Ismail Badhri Radzi HORC redONE, Al Hamra Group, ChengalJati Melaka United Eduardo Almeida Surendran Ravindran Kronos Edra, CGN, Tag Marine Pahang Dollah Salleh Matthew Davies FILA Aras Kuasa Penang Zainal Abidin Hassan Rafiuddin Rodin Legea myPenang Perak Mehmet Durakovic Shahrom Kalam Al-Ikhsan Lembaga Air Perak & Perak Corp. PKNS Sven Gartung Safee Sali Kappa PKNS Sarawak Pengiran Bala (caretaker) Ronny Harun Starsport Sarawak Energy Selangor P. Maniam Razman Roslan Lotto Selangor T–Team Rahmad Darmawan Hasbullah Awang Kobert Chicken Cottage

Coaching changes Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate ofappointment Felda United Mohd Bin Nik End of caretaker spell 22 October 2016Pre-season Azmi Mohamed 1 November 2016 Melaka United Mat Zan Mat ArisEnd of contract 22 October 2016 Eric Williams 17 November 2016 Pahang Razip Ismail 22 October 2016 Dollah Salleh 1 December 2016 Kelantan Velizar Popov Resigned 22 October 2016 Zahasmi Ismail 30 November 2016 Penang Nenad Baćina End of contract 24 November 2016 Ashley Westwood 28 November 2016 Selangor K. Gunalan End of caretaker spell 26 December 2016 P. Maniam 26 December 2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim Mario Gómez Mutual consent 18 January 2017 Benjamin Mora 18 January 2017 Felda United Azmi Mohamed Resigned 7 February 2017 11th B. Sathianathan 21 February 2017 Perak Karl Heinz Weigang Sacked 22 February 2017 3rd Mehmet Durakovic 22 February 2017 Penang Ashley Westwood Mutual Agreement 19 March 2017 12th Zainal Abidin Hassan 23 March 2017 Kedah Tan Cheng Hoe Appointed as Malaysia assistant coach 29 April 2017 3rd Nidzam Adzha 23 May 2017 Melaka United Eric Williams Rested 23 May 2017 10th Eduardo Almeida 17 June 2017 Johor Darul Ta'zim Benjamin Mora Demoted to JDT II 19 June 2017 1st Ulisses Morais 19 June 2017 PKNS E. Elavarasan Rested 7 July 2017 10th Sven Gartung 17 July 2017 Sarawak David Usop Rested 13 July 2017 10th Pengiran Bala (caretaker) 13 July 2017

Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to four per Malaysian League team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality. Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 (Asian) Former Players Felda United Zah Rahan Krangar Ifedayo Olusegun Thiago Augusto Dino Djulbic Gastón Cellerino Mootaz El Jounaidi Lucas Cano Johor Darul Ta'zim Marcos António Gonzalo Cabrera Gabriel Guerra Mohammed Ghaddar Jerónimo Barrales Brian Ferreira Kedah Liridon Krasniqi Sandro Ken Ilsø Zac Anderson Kelantan Mamadou Danso Morgaro Gomis Alessandro Celin Abou Bakr Al-Mel Mohammed Ghaddar Melaka United Jasmin Mecinović Felipe Marko Šimić Jeon Woo-young Godwin Antwi Ezequiel Agüero Ilija Spasojević Pahang Yamil Romero Mohamadou Sumareh Matheus Alves Heo Jae-won Bright Dike Penang Brandon McDonald Sanna Nyassi Nigel Dabinyaba Mark Hartmann Diogo Ferreira Andy Russell Reinaldo Lobo Perak Thiago Junio Leandro Gilmar Yashir Pinto Faton Toski Vladislav Mirchev PKNS Abdou Jammeh Fabio Ferreira Patrick Wleh Park Kwang-il Lucas Espindola Matias Jadue Gonzalo Soto Sarawak Demerson Miloš Raičković Mateo Roskam Sahil Suhaimi Mark Hartmann Lee Jong-ho Selangor Ugo Ukah Rufino Segovia Francis Doe Andik Vermansyah Victoraș Astafei Juliano Mineiro T–Team Abdoulaye Maïga Mamadou Samassa Yannick N'Djeng Dilshod Sharofetdinov Farhod Tadjiyev Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters. Johor Darul Ta'zim swap the strikers with Johor Darul Ta'zim II

Naturalised players Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality. Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Felda United Curran Singh Ferns Stuart Wark Johor Darul Ta'zim Junior Eldstål Darren Lok Natxo Insa Melaka United Khair Jones Nicholas Swirad Pahang Kiko Insa Matthew Davies Penang Shazalee Ramlee Notes: Carrying Malaysian heritage. Participated in the Malaysia national team squad.

Results

League table

Result table

Positions by round

Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 2 4 7 8 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Pahang 5 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2Felda United 2 7 7 10 11 11 11 7 9 8 8 6 6 6 5 4 6 4 4 4 3 3Kedah 4 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4Perak 6 5 2 3 3 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 5Selangor 1 3 6 8 4 3 3 5 4 4 6 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 6 6PKNS 11 11 8 6 6 7 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7Melaka United 10 8 10 11 9 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 8T–Team 8 10 9 4 5 6 7 8 7 7 7 8 7 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9Kelantan 9 6 5 5 7 10 6 6 6 6 5 7 8 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 11 10Sarawak 7 9 11 9 10 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 11Penang 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Statistics Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Mohammed GhaddarJohor Darul Ta'zim (5), Kelantan (18) 23 2 Matheus AlvesPahang 183 Ken IlsøKedah154 Thiago AugustoFelda United145 Gonzalo CabreraJohor Darul Ta'zim116 Safiq Rahim Johor Darul Ta'zim9 Baddrol BakhtiarKedah Marko ŠimićMelaka United Mateo RoskamSarawak10 Sandro Kedah8 Patrick WlehPKNS Francis DoeSelangor13 Gabriel GuerraJohor Darul Ta'zim714 Mohamadou SumarehPahang6 Lucas CanoFelda United16 Ifedayo OlusegunFelda United5 Jeon Woo-youngMelaka United Yashir PintoPerak Lucas EspindolaPKNS Mark Hartmann Penang (2), Sarawak (3) Juliano MineiroSelangor Rufino SegoviaSelangor Farhod TadjiyevT–Team Nor Hakim HassanT–Team

Top assists As of 28 October 2017 RankPlayerClubAssists1 Safiq RahimJohor Darul Ta'zim132 Liridon KrasniqiKedah93 Matheus AlvesPahang8 Mohamadou SumarehPahang4 Gabriel GuerraJohor Darul Ta'zim6 SandroKedah Felipe SouzaMelaka United

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Patrick Wleh PKNS Selangor 5–3 (H) 4 February 2017 Gabriel Guerra Johor Darul Ta'zim T–Team 3–0 (H) 25 February 2017 Mohammed Ghaddar Kelantan Perak 2–4 (A) 1 March 2017 T–Team 4–2 (H) 4 March 2017 Penang 1–54 (A) 15 April 2017 Safiq Rahim Johor Darul Ta'zim Melaka United 7–0 (H) 9 April 2017 Nor Hakim Hassan T–Team Kedah 5–0 (H) 15 April 2017 Ken Ilsø Kedah T–Team 3–0 (H) 24 May 2017 Thiago AugustoFelda United Sarawak 1–3 (A) 11 July 2017 T–Team 5–1 (H) 15 July 2017 Notes: 4 Player scored 4 goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away

Own goals

Rank Player For Against Date Goals1 Syazwan TajuddinKedahPerak 1 July 20171 Matias JaduePKNSJohor Darul Ta'zim 15 April 2017

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Hafizul HakimPerak702 Shahril Saa'riSarawak603 Wan AzraiePahang50 Izham TarmiziJohor Darul Ta'zim05 Ifwat AkmalKedah40 Farizal HarunFelda United07 Hafidz RomlyT–Team30 Suhaimi HusinT–Team0 Khairulazhan KhalidSelangor0 Tauffiq Ar Rasyid JoharPKNS.0 Farizal MarliasJohor Darul Ta'zim012 Helmi ElizaPahang20 Fazli PaatMelaka United0 Farhan Abu BakarKedah0 Hadi HamidKedah016 Izzuddin HussinT–Team10 Norazlan RazaliSelangor0 Zarif IrfanSelangor Zamir SelamatPKNS0 Sani AnuarPenang0 Amirul AsyrafPenang0 Ramadhan HamidKelantan0 Khairul FahmiKelantan0 Haziq NadzliJohor Darul Ta'zim0

Discipline

Player

Player Club Total 1 Ugo Ukah Selangor 6 1 0 2 Mohd Raimi Selangor 4 1 0 3 Rizal Ghazali Kedah 3 0 1 Azrul Ahmad Kedah 3 0 1 5 Akram Mahinan Kedah 6 0 0 6 Baddrol Bakhtiar Kedah 2 0 1 Ken Ilsø Kedah 2 0 1 Mohd Qayyum Kelantan 2 0 1 Jasmin Mecinović Melaka United 2 0 1 Hairol Mokhtar Melaka United 2 0 1 S. Kunanlan Johor Darul Ta'zim 2 1 0 12 Morgaro Gomis Kelantan 5 0 0 Fauzan Dzulkifli PKNS 5 0 0 Shahrom Kalam Perak 5 0 0 Fitri Omar Kedah 5 0 0 Yashir Pinto Perak 5 0 0 Hafiz Kamal Perak 5 0 0 Kiko Insa Pahang 5 0 0 Liridon Krasniqi Kedah 5 0 0

Club Club Total 1 Selangor 41 2 2 2 Kedah 41 0 3 3 Perak 41 0 0 4 PKNS 34 0 0 5 Felda United 32 1 0 6 Sarawak 29 0 1 7 Johor Darul Ta'zim 28 2 0 8 Pahang 27 0 0 9 Kelantan 26 0 1 10 Penang 24 0 2 11 Melaka United 17 0 1 12 T–Team 16 0 0 Total 356 5 10

Attendances

Overall attendance