Johor Darul Taʼzim League is the state football league in Johor. The league is managed by the Johor Football Association.[1] The league has been established since 1922 albeit undergoes multiple iteration of structures until its current structure took place.[2]
| Founded | 1922 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Malaysia |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Divisions | Johor Darul Taʼzim League |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Level on pyramid | 4 |
| Promotion to | Malaysia M3 League |
| Relegation to | No relegation |
| Domestic cup(s) | Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia FAM Cup |
| Current champions | Johor Bahru FA (2018) |
| Website | Official Website |
History edit
Old Structure edit
In 2014, the league was called as PBNJ State league or Johor State League consist of multiple team based in state of Johor competing for spot of promotion to the FAM League. Several clubs from the league has been promoted to play in the Malaysian League.
- List of clubs PBNJ State League 2014:
New Structure edit
Johor Football Association (Johor FA) has developed a new structure of managing a football association that goes beyond having a strong team competing for honours, but also being more involved in educating youths in Johor on living a healthy lifestyle.[3][4] It is designed with the vision of Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim, The Crown Prince of Johor, along with the input from legendary footballer Johan Cruyff.
The blueprint of the Johor football project including the creation of multiple youth leagues managed by Johor FA. The state leagues will be a restricted age competition as the purpose of this leagues mainly to produce a better younger football players from Johor which then will be supplied to the Johor teams playing in the Malaysian League.
Most of the old teams which mostly based on corporate and government sector related sponsors has been disbanded and team with a district based were resurrect again after a long dormant state to be the base of the league in order to promote local area football community. Teams with the ethnic related players also was invited to join in order to promote more players from those ethnic to join the local football scene. The league which were created as follows.
- Johor Darul Taʼzim League (HM Sultan of Johor Cup)
- U-20 Johor Darul Taʼzim League (HRH Crown Prince of Johor Cup)
- U-18 Johor Darul Taʼzim League (Tunku Temenggong Johor Cup)
- U-16 Johor Darul Taʼzim League (Tunku Panglima Johor Cup)
- U-14 Johor Darul Taʼzim League (Tunku Putera Johor Cup)
- U-12 Johor Darul Taʼzim League (Tunku Laksamana Johor Cup)
Johor Darul Taʼzim League edit
HM Sultan of Johor Cup took place at Batu Pahat District Office on September 15, 2015. [5] The tournament, will be held from September 17–19, 2015 and eight districts compete for the prestigious trophy, which has been competed for in the last 37 years. The eight teams are – Johor Bahru, Ledang, Kulai, Muar, Mersing, Batu Pahat, Kota Tinggi and Kluang – will be divided into two groups based on an upcoming draw. The tournament will use a round-robin system for the group stage followed by a knockout format for the semi-finals and final to decide the winners. The tournament involving players between the age of 21 to 28 years old.
For 2018 season, Clubs which earns their promotion will be promoted to the fourth level league, the Malaysia M4 League for 2019 season.[6]
Champions edit
- 2018 : Johor Bahru
- 2019 : Kluang FA
Youth League edit
U-20 Johor Darul Taʼzim League edit
An U-20 tournament in the Johor Darul Taʼzim League, the HRH Crown Prince of Johor Cup, will begin from September 1 to 16 involving 12 teams which will be divided by district zones.[7] Besides district teams, two more teams, the Johor Chinese Football Association and the Johor Indians Football Association, will be participating as well. Here are the competing teams according to their respective zones;
- North Zone
- Tangkak
- Segamat
- Muar
- West Zone
- Johor Chinese Football Association
- Pontian
- Batu Pahat
- East Zone
- Mersing
- Kluang
- Johor Indians Football Association
- South Zone
- Kota Tinggi
- Kulai
- Johor Bahru
U-18 Johor Darul Taʼzim League edit
A championship in the Johor Darul Taʼzim League, the U-18 Youth Cup, will be contested from 11 to 26 August 2016.[8][9][10] The league involving 12 teams, which will be divided into the following four zones:
- North Zone
- Tangkak
- Segamat
- Muar
- West Zone
- Johor Chinese Football Association
- Pontian
- Batu Pahat
- East Zone
- Mersing
- Kluang
- Johor Indian Football Association
- South Zone
- Kota Tinggi
- Kulai
- Johor Bahru
Matches will be played according to the zones for three days starting from 11 to 13 August 2016, while the semi-finals will be on 20 August 2016 and the final on 26 August 2016.
U-16 Johor Darul Taʼzim League edit
The 2016 Tunku Panglima Johor Cup, the U-16 Johor Darul Taʼzim League, has kicked off from 21 July 2016 involving 12 district teams.[11] Besides them, there are two more teams participating in it – Johor Chinese Football Association and Johor Indian Football Association.
- Teams competing in 2016 edition:
U-14 Johor Darul Taʼzim League edit
The 2016 Tunku Putera Johor Cup will be held from 22 September and the final will be played on 7 October 2016.[12] The league will features 12 teams from all around Johor.
The league involving 12 teams, which will be divided into the following four zones:
- North Zone
- Ledang
- Segamat
- Muar
- West Zone
- Johor Chinese Football Association
- Pontian
- Batu Pahat
- East Zone
- Mersing
- Kluang
- Johor Indian Football Association
- South Zone
- Kota Tinggi
- Kulai
- Johor Bahru
U-12 Johor Darul Taʼzim League edit
The 2015 Tunku Laksamana Johor Cup was held on 27 November 2015 at Padang Dataran, Pasir Gudang with 20 teams competing for the trophy.[13] In 2016, the tournament format was changed with an increased age from U-11 to U-12 players. Further changes will have 12 teams competing in the tournament following the same format as other age-restricted tournament under Johor Darul Taʼzim League.
The league involving 12 teams, which will be divided into the following four zones:
- North Zone
- Ledang
- Segamat
- Muar
- West Zone
- Johor Chinese Football Association
- Pontian
- Batu Pahat
- East Zone
- Mersing
- Kluang
- Johor Indian Football Association
- South Zone
- Kota Tinggi
- Kulai
- Johor Bahru
References edit
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- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malayregchamp.html#johor Johor League
- ^ "JOHOR STRUCTURE – Johor Southern Tigers". johorsoutherntigers.com.my. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06.
- ^ "JDT and Johor FA receive over RM10 million from Johor state gov't | Goal.com".
- ^ "HM Sultan of Johor Cup 2015 | Official website of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) | The Southern Tigers". johorsoutherntigers.com.my. Archived from the original on 2015-10-08.
- ^ "Liga M4 2019". StadiumAstro. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "2016 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM LEAGUE | HRH CROWN PRINCE OF JOHOR CUP – Official website of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) | the Southern Tigers". Archived from the original on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ "2016 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM LEAGUE | U-18 YOUTH CUP – Official website of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) | the Southern Tigers". Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ "U-18 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM LEAGUE | 2016 TUNKU TEMENGGONG JOHOR CUP – Official website of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) | the Southern Tigers". Archived from the original on 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ "PONTIAN EMERGES AS 2016 TUNKU TEMENGGONG JOHOR CUP WINNER – Official website of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) | the Southern Tigers". Archived from the original on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ "2016 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM LEAGUE | U-16 TOURNAMENT – Official website of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) | the Southern Tigers". Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ http://johorsoutherntigers.com.my/2016-tunku-putera-johor-cup-schedule/ 2016 Tunku Putera Johor Cup schedule
- ^ "TUNKU LAKSAMANA JOHOR CUP – Official website of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) | The Southern Tigers". johorsoutherntigers.com.my. Archived from the original on 2016-09-19.