2013 Malaysia Super League

The 2013 Liga Super also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons, is the 10th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
The season was held from 8 January and concluded on 6 July 2013. The Liga Super champions for 2013 was won by Singaporean side LionsXII.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division.

To Malaysia Super League

Promoted from 2012 Malaysia [Premier League|Premier League]

From Malaysia Super League

Relegated to Premier League

Name changes

Johor FC were rebranded and renamed to Darul Takzim FC and relocated to Larkin, Johor.

Teams

A total of twelve teams will compete in the 2013 season which includes the top 10 teams that participated in the 2012 season, champion of the 2012 Liga Premier, and the winner of the play-off round between teams finishing 11th to 13th in the Liga Super as well as the team finishing 2nd in the Liga Premier.
Kuala Lumpur was relegated at the end of the 2012 Liga Super season after finishing in the bottom place of the league table. Sarawak, Sabah and Kedah were also relegated after losing the playoffs.
2012 Liga Premier champions Angkatan Tentera Malaysia secured direct promotion to the Liga Super. Meanwhile, 2012 Liga Premier runner-up Pahang clinched the promotion after winning the playoff rounds.

Note:

¹Promoted from 2012 Liga Premier
²Winners of 2013 Liga Super/Liga Premier Play-off round

Team summaries

Stadium

Team	Based	Stadium	Capacity
ATM	Kuala Lumpur	Selayang Stadium	40,000
Felda United	Kuala Lumpur	Petaling Jaya Stadium*	25,000
Johor Darul Takzim	Johor Bahru	Larkin Stadium	30,000
Kelantan	Kota Bharu	Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium	30,000
Negeri Sembilan	Seremban	Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium	40,000
Pahang	Kuantan	Darulmakmur Stadium	40,000
Perak	Ipoh	Perak Stadium	42,500
PKNS	Shah Alam	Shah Alam Stadium	80,000
Selangor	Shah Alam	Shah Alam Stadium	80,000
LionsXII	Singapore	Jalan Besar Stadium	8,000
Terengganu	Kuala Terengganu	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium	15,000
T-Team	Kuala Terengganu	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium	15,000

Matches may not be played at night at stadiums marked with an asterisk because the floodlights do not meet FAM regulations.

Stadium changes

Johor Darul Takzim moved to the Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium and will host their home matches there after occupying the previous stadium, Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium.
ATM moved to the Selayang Stadium and will host their home matches there after occupying the previous stadium, Petaling Jaya Stadium.
Felda United moved to the Petaling Jaya Stadium and will host their home matches there after occupying the previous stadium, Hang Jebat Stadium.

Foreign players

Note:

Teams participating in the 2013 AFC Cup can employ two extra foreign players, as the AFC allows four foreign players, of which one of them must be an Asian player, but the third and fourth foreign players are only allowed to play in the AFC Cup 2013 Tournament.
LionsXII will not be permitted to have any foreign players as it is intended to remain as a development team for Singaporean players.
FAM allow three foreign players quota starts season 2014.

League table

Results

Fixtures and Results of the Liga Super 2013 season.

Week 8

Week 16

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank

Player

Club

Goals

Hat-tricks

⁴ Player scored 4 goals

Scoring

First goal of the season: Mohammed Ghaddar for Felda United against Terengganu
Fastest goal of the season: 2 Minutes – Abdul Hadi Yahya for Perak against Kelantan
Largest winning margin: 5 goals
* PKNS 5–0 Felda United
Highest scoring game: 9 goals
* PKNS 4–5 Pahang
Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
* PKNS 5–0 Felda United
* PKNS 4–5 Pahang
Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
* PKNS 4–5 Pahang