2018 Malaysia Premier League


The 2018 Malaysia Premier League, known as 2018 100Plus Malaysia Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th season of the Malaysia Premier League, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia since its establishment in 2004.

Team changes

A total of 12 teams contested the league, including 6 sides from the 2017 season, four relegated from the 2017 Malaysia Super League and four promoted from the 2017 Malaysia FAM League.

To Premier League

Relegated from Super League
Promoted from FAM League

From Premier League

Promoted to Super League
Relegated to FAM League
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Disbandment of Kuantan FA

After failing to settle bad debt with former players for last season campaign, 4 months failing to pay current team wages. and unable to turn up for a league fixture against PDRM, FMLLP decided to disqualify Kuantan from the rest of the campaign. Because of their disqualification, all points that were won by other teams against Kuantan will not count and the league was left with 11 teams out of initial 12 with teams that were due to play Kuantan were given a bye week. It is the first time this has ever occurred in the professional level of Malaysian football where a team is disallowed to compete after breaking the rules and regulations with the season on-going.
Kuantan stated that Marcerra wanted to take over the bad debts amounted to RM 3.5 million and clear all the overdue payment from last season. But it seemed fruitless as after 4 months into the league campaign, the problem was still unsettled as the current squad players decided to leave the team and opted to join teams in the FAM league. Kuantan were awarded RM 500,000 annual grant but minus RM 200,000 for fined after failing to complete their registration papers.

Stadium and locations



TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
FelcraShah AlamShah Alam Stadium80,372
Felda UnitedJengkaTun Abdul Razak Stadium25,000
Johor Darul Ta'zim IIPasir GudangPasir Gudang Corporation Stadium15,000
MIFAPetaling JayaPetaling Jaya Stadium25,000
PDRMShah AlamShah Alam Stadium80,372
PenangBatu KawanPenang State Stadium40,000
SabahKota KinabaluLikas Stadium35,000
SarawakKuchingSarawak State Stadium26,000
Terengganu IIKuala TerengganuSultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium15,000
UiTMShah AlamUiTM Stadium10,000
UKMSelayangSelayang Stadium11,098

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.
TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Felcra

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 of
appointment
Terengganu II

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to four each team including at least one player from the AFC country.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC playerFormer player
Felcra

Naturalisation

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
TeamPlayer 1Player 2
Felda United

Results

League table


Season statistics

Top scorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Top assists

Players sorted first by assists, then by last name.
RankPlayerClubAssists
1

Hat-tricks

Notes:

– Home; – Away