The 2016 Liga Premier (English: 2016 Premier League), also known as the 100PLUS Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1]
The season was held from 12 February and concluded on 22 October 2016.[1][2]
The Liga Premier champions for 2016 season was Melaka United.[1] The champions and runners-up were both promoted to 2017 Liga Super.
Teams
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2015 season.
To Liga Premier
Promoted from Liga FAM
- Melaka United (champion)
- Perlis (runner-up)
Relegated from Liga Super
- ATM (11th place)
- Sime Darby (12th place)
From Liga Premier
Promoted to Liga Super
Relegated to Liga FAM
- SPA (withdraw league)
Name changes
- NS Matrix were renamed to Negeri Sembilan
Teams, locations and stadia
| ATM | DRB-HICOM | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temerloh Mini Stadium, Temerloh, Pahang | Proton City Stadium, Tanjung Malim, Perak | Pasir Gudang Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor | Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 20,000 |
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| Kuantan |
 Locations of the 2016 Liga Premier teams |
Melaka United | |
| Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang | Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong, Malacca | ||
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | ||
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| Negeri Sembilan | Perlis | ||
| Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Negeri Sembilan | Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium, Kangar, Perlis | ||
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | ||
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| PKNS | Sabah | Sime Darby | UiTM |
| Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor | Likas Stadium, Likas, Sabah | Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor | UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor |
| Capacity: 80,372 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 6,000 |
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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 | Kits | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATM |  Azuan Zain
|
Badrul Hisham Sufian
|
SkyHawk | |
| DRB-HICOM | Chong Yee Fatt
|
Abdullah Yusoff
|
Mizuno | DRB-HICOM |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II |  Benjamin Mora
|
 Shahril Ishak
|
Adidas | Forest City |
| Kuala Lumpur | Ismail Zakaria
|
Azlan Zainal
|
SkyHawk | JL99 Group & Al-Bukhary Foundation |
| Kuantan | Ahmad Nazri Mat Noor
|
Khairul Azman Awang Long
|
Kappa | Wangsamakmur Capital |
| Melaka United | Mat Zan Mat Aris[3]
|
 Ilija Spasojević
|
Kronos | Edra & Mamee |
| Negeri Sembilan |  Gary Michael Phillips
|
Taylor Regan
|
Mizuno | Matrix Concepts |
| Perlis | Dollah Salleh
|
Afif Amiruddin
|
Carino | |
| PKNS | E. Elavarasan
|
 Gonzalo Soto
|
Kappa | PKNS Archived 6 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine |
| Sabah | Johnny Dominicus
|
Julamri Muhammad
|
Adidas | Sabah Energy Corp & Asian Supply Base |
| Sime Darby |  Drago Mamić
|
Juzaili Samion
|
Kappa | Sime Darby |
| UiTM | Raja Isa Raja Akram Shah
|
Yosri Derma Raju
|
Umbro | Soaring Upwards |
Managerial changes
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negeri Sembilan | K. Devan
|
Sacked | 26 August 2015[4] | Pre-season | Gary Phillips
|
24 November 2015[5] |
| Perlis | Yusri Che Lah
|
Resigned | 15 October 2015[6] | Dollah Salleh
|
21 November 2015[7] | |
| UiTM | Azuan Zain
|
End of contract | 25 October 2015 | Raja Isa Raja Akram Shah
|
28 October 2015[8] | |
| Sime Darby | Ismail Zakaria
|
End of contract | 31 October 2015 | Abdul Ghani Malik
|
1 November 2015 | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Tang Siew Seng
|
End of contract | 31 October 2015 | Ismail Zakaria
|
25 December 2015 | |
| Sabah | Azraai Khor
|
Sacked | 6 November 2015[9] | Vjeran Simunić
|
7 December 2015[10] | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Nenad Baćina
|
Resigned | 14 December 2015 | Benjamin Mora
|
14 December 2015 [11] | |
| Sime Darby | Abdul Ghani Malik
|
Resigned | 10 May 2016 | 11th | Drago Mamić
|
10 May 2016 |
| Kuantan | Zulhamizan Zakaria
|
Banned (7 Month) | 1 April 2016 | 11th | Ahmad Nazri Mat Noor (Interim)
|
1 April 2016 |
Foreign players
Note: Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Results
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melaka United (C, P) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 50 | Promotion to Super League |
| 2 | PKNS (P) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 48 | |
| 3 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 43 | |
| 4 | Negeri Sembilan | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 35 | |
| 5 | Kuala Lumpur | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 35 | |
| 6 | Perlis | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 34 | |
| 7 | DRB-HICOM | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 29 | |
| 8 | Kuantan | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 28 | |
| 9 | Sabah | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 20 | |
| 10 | UiTM | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 16 | |
| 11 | ATM | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 15 | |
| 12 | Sime Darby (R) | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 12 | Relegation to FAM League |
Source: FAM Official Site, Football Malaysia LLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals against
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals against
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Result table
Positions by round
Leader and promotion to 2017 Liga Super
Promotion to 2017 Liga Super
Relegation to 2017 Liga FAM
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melaka United | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PKNS | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Johor DT II | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Negeri Sembilan | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Perlis | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| DRB-Hicom | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Kuantan | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Sabah | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| UiTM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| ATM | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Sime Darby | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Crowd Attendance
For All Venues
| HOME | AWAY | ATTENDANCE | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATM | DRB | JDTII | KUL | KUA | MUFC | NIS | PER | PKNS | SAB | SIM | UiTM | TOTAL | AVE | |
| ATM | ----- | 210 | 293 | 232 | 300 | 505 | 319 | 150 | 186 | 38 | 107 | 275 | 2,615 | 238 |
| DRB-HICOM | 350 | ----- | 1,175 | 200 | 250 | 900 | 300 | 350 | 400 | 200 | 200 | 220 | 4,545 | 413 |
| JDT II | 2,220 | 5,500 | ----- | 1,175 | 2,235 | 3,600 | 2,500 | 520 | 3,252 | 1,630 | 2,200 | 2,200 | 27,012 | 2,456 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 200 | 278 | 1,200 | ----- | 110 | 2,000 | 325 | 333 | 357 | 1,000 | 300 | 225 | 6,328 | 575 |
| Kuantan | 250 | 561 | 65 | 548 | ----- | 500 | 327 | 178 | 251 | 685 | 412 | 115 | 3,892 | 354 |
| Melaka United | 8,960 | 4,000 | 20,000 | 11,000 | 6,000 | ----- | 13,000 | 6,000 | 13,000 | 5,227 | 35,000 | 4,600 | 126,787 | 11,526 |
| Negeri Sembilan | 3,185 | 275 | 3,606 | 4,534 | 4,116 | 3,693 | ----- | 3,765 | 4,324 | 3,329 | 1,898 | 2,560 | 35,285 | 3,208 |
| Perlis | 6,500 | 896 | 1,356 | 757 | 4,200 | 932 | 820 | ----- | 915 | 420 | 638 | 6,390 | 23,824 | 2,166 |
| PKNS | 157 | 33 | 309 | 327 | 24 | 1,027 | 250 | 95 | ----- | 65 | 34 | 13 | 2,334 | 212 |
| Sabah | 1,300 | 3,778 | 14,500 | 700 | 500 | 2,700 | 1,200 | 900 | 1,650 | ----- | 2,220 | 600 | 30,028 | 2,730 |
| Sime Darby | 100 | 120 | 130 | 180 | 50 | 1,555 | 519 | 497 | 110 | 110 | ----- | 120 | 3,491 | 317 |
| UiTM | 128 | 101 | 223 | 400 | 350 | 290 | 395 | 289 | 50 | 450 | 128 | ----- | 2,804 | 255 |
| TOTAL CROWD ATTENDANCE AND AVERAGE | 268,945 | 2,037 | ||||||||||||
By Week
| Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matchday 1 | 18,448 | 6 | 3,075 |
| Matchday 2 | 21,675 | 6 | 3,613 |
| Matchday 3 | 12,916 | 6 | 2,152 |
| Matchday 4 | 20,967 | 6 | 3,494 |
| Matchday 5 | 9,141 | 6 | 1,523 |
| Matchday 6 | 6,364 | 6 | 1,061 |
| Matchday 7 | 13,950 | 6 | 2,325 |
| Matchday 8 | 4,642 | 6 | 774 |
| Matchday 9 | 18,577 | 6 | 3,096 |
| Matchday 10 | 6,805 | 6 | 1,134 |
| Matchday 11 | 2,565 | 6 | 428 |
| Matchday 12 | 14,388 | 6 | 2,398 |
| Matchday 13 | 4,723 | 6 | 787 |
| Matchday 14 | 9,967 | 6 | 1,661 |
| Matchday 15 | 2,691 | 6 | 449 |
| Matchday 16 | 8,106 | 6 | 1,351 |
| Matchday 17 | 7,746 | 6 | 1,291 |
| Matchday 18 | 7,066 | 6 | 1,177 |
| Matchday 19 | 6,982 | 6 | 1,163 |
| Matchday 20 | 21,464 | 6 | 3,577 |
| Matchday 21 | 3,373 | 6 | 562 |
| Matchday 22 | 36,834 | 6 | 6,139 |
| Total | 259,390 | 132 | 1,965 |
source: Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Bolasepak Archived 5 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 22 December 2016[12]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilija Spasojević
|
Melaka United | 24 |
| 2 |  Paulo Rangel
|
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 21 |
| 3 | Ivan Babić
|
DRB-HICOM | 16 |
| 4 | Gabriel Guerra
|
PKNS | 15 |
| Juan Cobelli
|
PKNS | ||
| 6 |  Dao Bakary
|
Kuantan | 13 |
| 7 |  Matías Jadue
|
PKNS | 12 |
| 8 | Malik Ariff
|
Kuantan | 10 |
| 9 | Mateo Roskam
|
Sime Darby | 9 |
| 10 | Andrew Nabbout
|
Negeri Sembilan | 8 |
| Casagrande
|
Kuala Lumpur | ||
 Pavel Purishkin
|
UiTM | ||
| 13 | Charles Chad
|
Perlis | 7 |
| Joel Chianese
|
Negeri Sembilan | ||
 Kayne Vincent
|
Perlis | ||
| Zaquan Adha
|
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | ||
| 17 |  Alex Smith
|
Negeri Sembilan | 6 |
| Igor Čerina
|
Sabah | ||
 Khassan Abdukarimov
|
Kuala Lumpur | ||
| Maxsius Musa
|
Sabah | ||
| 21 | Afif Amiruddin
|
Perlis | 5 |
 Edward Wilson
|
Perlis | ||
| Jonathan Cantillana
|
Kuala Lumpur | ||
| Léo Carioca
|
Kuala Lumpur | ||
 Mohamadou Sumareh
|
Perlis | ||
| R. Surendran
|
Melaka United | ||
 Srđan Vidaković
|
Kuantan | ||
| Venice Elphi
|
ATM |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Purishkin |
UiTM | Sabah | 4–1 | 12 February 2016 |
| Paulo Rangel |
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | ATM | 5–1 | 29 February 2016 |
| Ivan Babić |
DRB-HICOM | UiTM | 4–1 | 29 February 2016 |
| Matías Jadue |
PKNS | Kuantan | 4–4 | 3 May 2016 |
| Ilija Spasojević4 |
Melaka United | ATM | 0–6 | 17 May 2016 |
| Zaquan Adha |
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Kuantan | 4–1 | 20 May 2016 |
| Ilija Spasojević |
Melaka United | ATM | 3–1 | 21 May 2016 |
| Paulo Rangel4 |
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | UiTM | 1–4 | 2 August 2016 |
| Juan Cobelli |
PKNS | Kuantan | 2–3 | 2 August 2016 |
| Ilija Spasojević |
Melaka United | UiTM | 2–3 | 5 August 2016 |
- Note
4 Player scored 4 goals
Own goals
| Rank | Player | Club | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badrul Hisham Sufian
|
ATM | 1 |
| Dominic Tan
|
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | ||
| Juan Cobelli
|
PKNS | ||
| Juzaili Samion
|
Sime Darby | ||
| Leonardo Moreira
|
Kuala Lumpur | ||
 Shin Jae-pil
|
Melaka United |
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Club | Coach | Club | ||
| February | Mat Zan Mat Aris
|
Melaka United | None | [13] | |
| March - June | None | ||||
| July | None | Ilija Spasojević
|
Melaka United | [14] | |
| August | None | Ilija Spasojević
|
Melaka United | ||
| September | None | Ivan Babić
|
DRB-Hicom | ||
| October | None | ||||
See also
- 2016 Liga Super
- 2016 Liga FAM
- 2016 Piala FA
- 2016 Piala Malaysia
- 2016 Piala Presiden
- 2016 Piala Belia
- List of Malaysian football transfers 2016
- List of Malaysian football transfers summer 2016
References
- ^ a b c [1] 2016 Liga Premier
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- ^ "Kontrak Mat Zan disambung" (in Malay). Harian Metro. 1 September 2015.
- ^ "PBNS gugur pemain, K Devan". Berita Harian (in Malay). 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Gary Phillips' Australian quartet ready to bring glory back to Negeri Sembilan". ESPN. 1 December 2015.
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- ^ "Dollah Salleh kini ketua jurulatih skuad Perlis". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Raja Isa kemudi Uitm FC musim depan". stadiumastro.com (in Malay). 28 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Sabah, Azraai Khor 'bercerai'". Berita Harian (in Malay). 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Vjeran Simunic ketua jurulatih baharu Sabah". Berita Harian (in Malay). 4 December 2015.
- ^ "BENJAMIN MORA APPOINTED NEW JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM II HEAD COACH". Johor Southern Tigers. 14 December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "Liga Premier Statistics – Top Scorers". Football Malaysia LLP. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Zainal, Mat Zan jurulatih terbaik Februari". 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Spasojevic pemain terbaik Liga Perdana". 16 August 2016.