List of Malaysia football champions

Football league competition in Malaysia began in 1982 with each state represented by their respective teams compete in Liga Malaysia.[1][2] However, it purpose was just to be a qualifying round for the knock-out stage for Malaysia Cup. During that time, all states participating in this league alongside the police and army as well as the two countries, namely Singapore and Brunei which all send an amateur team for the competition.

From the season of 1989 until 1993, the Malaysian football league entered the semi-pro era with the creation of Liga Semi-Pro (MSPFL) which still be a two divisions league.[3]

From 1994 to 1997 Malaysian football witnessed the creation of the country's first professional football league, the Liga Perdana, in which all teams was put into a single-tier league.[4]

In 1998, the league was divided again with the creation of two-division league, Liga Perdana 1 and Liga Perdana 2 where it continued to operate until 2003.[5]

Malaysia Super League was introduced in 2004 to replace the previous top-tier division as Malaysian football entered the privatisation era of football league.[6]

Malaysian League (1982–1988)

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Below are the list of the top division amateur league champions from the introduction of league trophy in 1982 to 1988.[2]

Year Champions
(number of titles)
Runners-up Third place Leading goalscorer Goals
1982 Penang Federal Territory Selangor
1983 Malacca Penang Kelantan
1984 Selangor Pahang Penang
1985 Singapore Johor Pahang
1986 Kuala Lumpur Singapore Selangor
1987 Pahang Kuala Lumpur Singapore
1988 Kuala Lumpur (2) Singapore Kelantan

Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1 (1989–1993)

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Below are the list of the top division semi-pro league champions from 1989 to 1993.[2]

Year Champions
(number of titles)
Runners-up Third place Leading goalscorer Goals
1989 Selangor (2) Kuala Lumpur Kedah Zainal Abidin Hassan (Selangor)
12
1990 Selangor (3) Singapore Perak Alistair Edwards (Singapore)
13
1991 Johor Pahang Perak Abbas Saad (Johor)
11
1992 Pahang (2) Terengganu Negeri Sembilan Zainal Abidin Hassan (Pahang)
12
1993 Kedah Sarawak Perak Mohd Hashim Mustapha (Kelantan)
13

Liga Perdana (1994–1997)

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Below are the list of the top division professional league champions from 1994 to 1997.[2]

Year Champions
(number of titles)
Runners-up Third place Leading goalscorer Goals
1994 Singapore (2) Kedah Sarawak Mohd Hashim Mustapha (Kelantan)
25
1995 Pahang (3) Selangor Sarawak Scott Ollerenshaw (Sabah)
22
1996 Sabah Kedah Negeri Sembilan Scott Ollerenshaw (Sabah)
18
1997 Sarawak Kedah Sabah Laszlo Repasi (Perak)
19

Liga Perdana 1 (1998–2003)

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Below are the list of the top division league champions from 1998 to 2003.[2]

Year Champions
(number of titles)
Runners-up Third place Leading goalscorer Goals
1998 Penang (2) Pahang Brunei Vyacheslav Melnikov (Pahang)
17
1999 Pahang (4) Penang Negeri Sembilan Azman Adnan (Penang)
13
2000 Selangor (4) Penang Perak Azizul Kamaluddin (Pahang)
12
2001 Penang (3) Terengganu Kelantan Norizam Ali Hassan (Perak)
13
2002 Perak Selangor Sabah Muhamad Khalid Jamlus (Perak)
17
2003 Perak (2) Kedah Perlis Phillimon Chepita (Perlis)
23

Malaysia Super League (2004–present)

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Below are the list of the top division league champions from 2004 to present.[2]

Year Champions
(number of titles)
Runners-up Third place Leading goalscorer Goals
2004 Pahang (5) Public Bank Perlis Indra Putra Mahayuddin (Pahang)
15
2005 Perlis Pahang Perak Júlio César Rodrigues (Sabah)
Zachariah Simukonda (Perlis)
18
2005–06 Negeri Sembilan Melaka TM Perak Keita Mandjou (Perak)
17
2006–07 Kedah (2) Perak DPMM Keita Mandjou (Perak)
Shahrazen Said (DPMM)
21
2007–08 Kedah (3) Negeri Sembilan Johor FC Marlon Alex James (Kedah)
23
2009 Selangor (5) Perlis Kedah Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof (Perlis)
18
2010 Selangor (6) Kelantan Terengganu Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin (Terengganu)
18
2011 Kelantan Terengganu Selangor Abdul Hadi Yahya (Terengganu)
20
2012 Kelantan (2) LionsXII Selangor Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona (Negeri Sembilan)
Francis Forkey Doe (Terengganu)
15
2013 LionsXII Selangor Johor Darul Ta'zim Marlon Alex James (ATM)
16
2014 Johor Darul Ta'zim Selangor Pahang Paulo Rangel (Selangor)
16
2015 Johor Darul Ta'zim (2) Selangor Pahang Dramane Traoré (PDRM)
20
2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim (3) Felda United Kedah Jorge Pereyra Díaz (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
18
2017 Johor Darul Ta'zim (4) Pahang Felda United Mohammed Ghaddar (Kelantan and Johor Darul Ta'zim)
23
2018 Johor Darul Ta'zim (5) Perak PKNS Rufino Segovia (Selangor)
19
2019 Johor Darul Ta'zim (6) Pahang Selangor Kpah Sherman (PKNS)
14
2020 Johor Darul Ta'zim (7) Kedah Terengganu Ifedayo Olusegun (Selangor)
12
2021 Johor Darul Ta'zim (8) Kedah Darul Aman Penang Ifedayo Olusegun (Selangor)
26
2022 Johor Darul Ta'zim (9) Terengganu Sabah Bergson (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
29
2023 Johor Darul Ta'zim (10) Selangor Sabah Ayron del Valle (Selangor)
23
  • Italic indicates double winners – i.e. top division league and Malaysia FA Cup or Malaysia Cup winners
  • Bold indicates treble winners – i.e. top division league, Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup winners

Total titles won

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The table below list the top division winners since league trophy was introduced for the winners of Liga Malaysia in 1982.[1][2]

Team Winners Winning years
Johor Darul Ta'zim
10
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Selangor
6
1984, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2009, 2010
Sri Pahang
5
1987, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2004
Kedah Darul Aman
3
1993, 2006–07, 2007–08
Penang
3
1982, 1998, 2001
Singapore
2
1985, 1994
Kuala Lumpur City
2
1986, 1988
Perak
2
2002, 2003
Kelantan
2
2011, 2012
Johor FA
1
1991
Sarawak FA
1
1997
Perlis FA
1
2005
Negeri Sembilan
1
2005–06
LionsXII
1
2013
Melaka United
1
1983
Sabah
1
1996

Total titles won by region

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Below are the list of the total top division titles won by region.[2]

Region Number of titles Clubs
South
13
Johor Darul Ta'zim (10), Johor FA (1), Melaka United (1), Negeri Sembilan (1)
North
9
Kedah Darul Aman (3), Perlis FA (1), Penang (3), Perak (2)
Klang Valley
8
Selangor (6), Kuala Lumpur City (2)
East Coast
7
Sri Pahang (5), Kelantan (2)
International
3
Singapore (2), LionsXII (1)
Borneo
2
Sabah (1), Sarawak FA (1)

References

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  1. ^ a b [1] Malaysia 1982
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h [2] Malaysia League Winners
  3. ^ [3] Malaysia 1989
  4. ^ [4] Malaysia 1994
  5. ^ [5] Malaysia 1998
  6. ^ "Malaysia 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 March 2017.