2016 Malaysia Super League


The 2016 Malaysia Super League was the 13th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
The season began on 13 February and concluded on 22 October 2016.
Johor [Darul Ta'zim F.C.|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
Relegated to Premier League
End of
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 UnitedBandar Pusat JengkaTun [Abdul Razak Stadium]25,000
Johor Darul Ta'zimJohor BahruLarkin Stadium30,000
KedahAlor SetarDarul Aman Stadium32,387
KelantanKota BharuSultan Mohammad IV Stadium22,000
PDRMKuala LumpurHang Jebat Stadium40,000
PahangKuantanDarul Makmur Stadium40,000
PenangGeorge TownBandaraya Stadium25,000
PerakIpohPerak Stadium31,000
SarawakKuchingSarawak Stadium40,000
SelangorShah AlamShah Alam Stadium80,372
T-Team FC|T-Team FC]Kuala TerengganuSultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium15,000
TerengganuKuala TerengganuSultan [Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium]50,000

Stadiums and locations



  • Primary venues used in the Liga Super:
Felda UnitedJohor Darul Ta'zimKedah
Tun Abdul Razak StadiumLarkin StadiumDarul Aman Stadium
Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 30,000Capacity: 32,387
KelantanPDRMPahang
Sultan Mohammad IV StadiumHang Jebat StadiumDarul Makmur Stadium
Capacity: 22,000Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 40,000
PenangPerakSarawak
Bandaraya StadiumPerak StadiumSarawak Stadium
Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 42,500Capacity: 40,000
SelangorT-TeamTerengganu
Shah Alam StadiumSultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah StadiumSultan Mizan [Zainal Abidin Stadium]
Capacity: 80,372Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 50,000

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
TeamCoachCaptainKitSponsor
Felda United

Coaching changes

Foreign players

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4 Former
Felda United

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 \ Round01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122
Team \ Round
Johor Darul Ta'zim6222112222211111111111
Felda United1113221111122222222222
Kedah12874645677556444433333
Kelantan8447566756684557555644
Selangor7331334343333333344455
Perak99999111198991011865666766
T–Team5711101087434445686877577
Sarawak1112101111101012121210991110810109998
Pahang41112121212121010101111101012121212121289
Penang105567991111111212121211119911101110
PDRM276887356577897978881011
Terengganu36854588988677910111110111212

2017 [AFC Champions League|Leader]
Relegation to 2017 Liga Premier

Relegation play-off

T-Team have qualified for the 2016 Malaysia Super League season.

Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Own goals

Hat-tricks

;Note
4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1

Discipline

Players

Club

Awards

Monthly awards

Attendance

Crowd Attendance For All Venues

By Week

RoundTotalGamesAvg. Per GameMatch With Most Attendance
Week 163,772610,62926,800
Week 260,506610,08417,300
Week 353,25168,87520,600
Week 455,30569,21816,528
Week 561,869610,31223,000
Week 643,31067,21820,357
Week 741,29866,88313,543
Week 834,71565,78613,860
Week 924,38564,0648,763
Week 1036,18366,03115,513
Week 1142,30567,05115,514
Week 1233,28865,54817,653
Week 1330,34465,05710,580
Week 1436,42666,07015,562
Week 1536,51466,08616,550
Week 1633,91565,65313,727
Week 1748,81668,13626,000
Week 1827,35364,5599,019
Week 1923,48763,91516,640
Week 2047,84267,97324,220
Week 2132,44065,40724,280
Week 2224,73864,1238,929
Total892,0621326,758-

source:

Number of teams by states and federal territories