The 2006–07 Liga Premier (English: 2006–07 Premier League), also known as the TM Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1]

The season was held from 22 December 2006 and concluded on 21 July 2007.[1] A total of 11 clubs compete in a single group format for the promotion to expanded 2007–08 Liga Super season.

The Liga Premier champions for 2006–07 was PDRM.[1] The club were promoted to 2007–08 Liga Super along with runners-up UPB-MyTeam.

Team Changes

Changes from last season

Name changes

  • Johor FA has merged with Pasir Gudang United and renamed as Johor Pasir Gudang. Johor FA decided to compete under the sponsored name Johor PBT Pasir Gudang (or Johor Pasir Gudang). They were given the green light by Football Association of Malaysia on 9 January 2007 to compete under the new name. A reason for the name change is that the Pasir Gudang Local Authority (PBTPG), now known as Majlis Perbandaran Pasir Gudang (MPPG), is Johor FA's main sponsor during that season. The reason was controversial because the team had to merge with the now-defunct Pasir Gudang United F.C., which caused unrest amongst supporters.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 PDRM 20 14 2 4 40 25 +15 44 Champion and promoted to 2007–08 Liga Super
2 Kuala Lumpur UPB-MyTeam 20 12 5 3 36 22 +14 41 Promoted to 2007–08 Liga Super
3 Selangor PKNS 20 9 5 6 29 27 +2 32
4 Johor Johor Pasir Gudang 20 8 6 6 33 22 +11 30
5 Pahang Shahzan Muda 20 7 7 6 28 24 +4 28
6 Sabah Sabah 20 6 9 5 26 21 +5 27
7 Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur 20 6 6 8 23 28 −5 24
8 Kelantan Kelantan 20 4 8 8 23 31 −8 20
9 ATM 20 5 4 11 23 36 −13 19
10 Kedah Kuala Muda Naza 20 4 6 10 18 26 −8 18
11 Federal Territories of Malaysia PLUS 20 4 4 12 26 41 −15 16
Source: [citation needed]

Note:

  • A format changes was introduced as all clubs will compete in a single group compared to previous season.
  • UPB changed its name to UPB-MyTeam to reflect its new ownership.
  • No relegations for this seasons as the Liga Premier will be expanded to 13 teams for the 2007–08 season.

References

  1. ^ a b c [1] 2007 Liga Premier
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