2015 in Malaysian football

Football in Malaysia
Season2015
Men's football
Super LeagueJohor DT
Premier LeagueKedah
FAM LeagueMalacca United
FA CupLionsXII
Malaysia CupSelangor
Community ShieldJohor DT
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The 2015 season will be the 36th season of competitive association football in Malaysia.

Promotion and relegation

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Pre-season

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Super League
Premier League

New and withdrawn teams

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New teams

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Withdrawn teams

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National team

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Malaysia national football team

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 8 6 2 0 28 4 +24 20 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup 2–1 3–2 2–0 7–0[a]
2  United Arab Emirates[b] 8 5 2 1 27 4 +23 17 World Cup qualifying third round 1–1 2–0 10–0 8–0
3  Palestine 8 4 2 2 24 5 +19 14 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–0 0–0 6–0 7–0
4  Malaysia 8 2 0 6 7 29 −22 6 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3[c] 1–2 0–6 3–0[a]
5  East Timor[a] 8 0 0 8 0 44 −44 0 0–10 0–3[a] 0–3[a] 0–3[a]
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f Timor-Leste forfeited five group matches due to fielding numerous ineligible players.[1] The original results were: Malaysia 1–1 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 0–1 United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia 7–0 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 1–1 Palestine; Timor-Leste 0–1 Malaysia.
  2. ^ United Arab Emirates already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation.
  3. ^ The Malaysia v Saudi Arabia match was awarded as 0–3, after being abandoned at 1–2 after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch.[2][3]
11 June 2018 World Cup QC – 2nd round Malaysia  1–1  East Timor Kuala Lumpur
20:45 UTC+8 Safee 34' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Saro 90+3' Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
26 March Friendly Oman  6–0  Malaysia Seeb, Oman
Al-Qasmi 15', 67'
Al-Muqbali 42' (pen.), 51'
Qasim Said 47'
Al-Khaldi 89' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Al-Seeb Stadium

League XI

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Malaysia national under-23 football team

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Malaysia Malaysia U-22 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
 Bangladesh 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
 Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 0
29 January Group stage Malaysia  1 – 0  Bangladesh Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh
17:00 UTC+6 Syazwan 51' Attendance: 20,000
29 January Group stage Malaysia  2 – 0  Sri Lanka Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh
17:00 UTC+6 Syahrul 45+4'
Ridzuan 60'
Attendance: 7,000
5 February Semi Final Malaysia  1 – 0  Singapore Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh
17:00 UTC+6 Kumaahran 50'

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Final tournament
2  Vietnam 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3  Malaysia (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Macau 3 0 0 3 0 16 −16 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
27 March Group stage Malaysia  1 – 2  Vietnam Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8) Naim 34' Report V. H. Tuan 38'
N .C. Phuong 44'
Attendance: 2,145
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
29 March Group stage Macau  0 – 2  Malaysia Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
16:30 (UTC+8) Report Syahrul 12'
Amirzafran 67'
Attendance: 780
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
31 March Group stage Japan  1 – 0  Malaysia Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8) Kubo 41' Report Attendance: 1,766
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 5 5 0 0 16 1 +15 15 Semi-finals
2  Vietnam 5 4 0 1 17 4 +13 12
3  Malaysia 5 3 0 2 7 7 0 9
4  Laos 5 2 0 3 6 13 −7 6
5  East Timor 5 1 0 4 4 10 −6 3
6  Brunei 5 0 0 5 2 17 −15 0
Source: Seagames 2015
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
2 June Group stage Vietnam  5 – 1  Malaysia Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore
20:30 (UTC+8)
4 June Group stage Malaysia  0 – 1  Thailand Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore
16:00 (UTC+8)
8 June Group stage Brunei  0 – 2  Malaysia Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore
20:30 (UTC+8)
11 June Group stage Laos  1 – 3  Malaysia Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore
20:30 (UTC+8)

Friendly

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17 February Friendly Indonesia  1 – 0  Malaysia Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7) Sitanggang 36' Report
23 February Friendly Malaysia  0 – 1  Fiji UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:30 (UTC+8) Antonio Tuivuna 47'
26 February Friendly Malaysia  2 – 1  Pakistan UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:30 (UTC+8) Naim 8'
Kumaahran 73'
Muhammad Riaz 90+2'
19 March Friendly Myanmar  3 – 0  Malaysia Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar
14:30 (UTC+6:30) Than Paing 13'
Kyaw Min Oo 43'
Aung Thu 49'
22 March Friendly Myanmar  1 – 1  Malaysia Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar
14:30 (UTC+6:30) Shafiq 26' Referee: Khin Mg Win

League season

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Super league

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) 22 14 4 4 36 18 +18 46 Qualification to AFC Champions League qualifying preliminary round 2
2 Selangor 22 11 6 5 43 28 +15 39 Qualification to AFC Cup group stage[a]
3 Pahang 22 13 5 4 43 29 +14 38[b]
4 Terengganu 22 12 2 8 40 33 +7 38
5 Felda United 22 10 6 6 36 26 +10 36
6 PDRM 22 11 2 9 42 39 +3 35
7 LionsXII[c] 22 9 6 7 36 32 +4 33
8 Perak 22 8 4 10 32 33 −1 28
9 Kelantan 22 8 4 10 34 38 −4 28
10 Sarawak 22 4 7 11 28 40 −12 19
11 ATM (R) 22 2 5 15 21 47 −26 11 Qualification to the Relegation play-off
12 Sime Darby (R) 22 1 7 14 20 48 −28 10 Relegation to Liga Premier
Source: FAM Official Site, Astro Arena
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since LionsXII, a side managed by the Football Association of Singapore and thus ineligible to represent Malaysia in continental competition, won the 2015 Piala FA, the 2015 Liga Super runners-up will be chosen to represent Malaysia in the AFC Cup.
  2. ^ Pahang was docked 6 points due to involvement in the delay in the process of solving the problem of salary and compensation by the former imports season 2013, Mohamed Borji.
  3. ^ LionsXII are not eligible for any AFC competition spots

Premier league

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kedah Kedah (C, P) 22 14 6 2 47 26 +21 48 Promotion to Super League
2 Penang Penang (P) 22 13 6 3 39 18 +21 45
3 Terengganu T-Team (O, P) 22 12 6 4 50 27 +23 42 Qualification to Promotion play-off
4 Selangor PKNS 22 11 8 3 41 22 +19 41
5 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 22 10 4 8 37 32 +5 34
6 Negeri Sembilan NS Matrix 22 8 8 6 33 28 +5 32
7 Sabah Sabah 22 8 3 11 37 42 −5 27
8 Malaysia UiTM 22 7 4 11 28 42 −14 25
9 Pahang Kuantan 22 6 3 13 30 46 −16 21
10 MalaysiaDRB-Hicom 22 4 8 10 25 32 −7 20
11 Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur 22 5 3 14 17 33 −16 18
12 Kuala LumpurPutrajaya SPA (R) 22 2 5 15 15 50 −35 11 Relegation to FAM League
Source: FAM Official Site, Astro Arena
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

FAM league

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Perlis (P) 18 12 6 0 33 10 +23 42 Promotion to Premier League and final round
2 Real Mulia 18 9 5 4 19 14 +5 32
3 Megah Murni 18 7 6 5 18 15 +3 27
4 UKM 18 6 7 5 26 20 +6 25
5 PBAPP 18 7 4 7 22 20 +2 25
6 Sungai Ara 18 6 6 6 16 17 −1 24
7 Felcra 18 5 6 7 20 24 −4 21
8 Shahzan Muda 18 5 5 8 22 25 −3 20
9 Penjara 18 5 1 12 25 40 −15 16
10 Hanelang 18 3 4 11 18 34 −16 13
Source: FAM Official Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(P) Promoted

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Melaka United (C, P) 16 11 3 2 30 13 +17 36 Promotion to Premier League and final round
2 MISC-MIFA 16 11 3 2 33 17 +16 36
3 Young Fighters 16 9 4 3 28 17 +11 31
4 MOF 16 6 3 7 29 27 +2 21
5 Kedah United 16 6 2 8 16 29 −13 20
6 Harimau Muda C 16 5 4 7 26 28 −2 19
7 AirAsia 16 4 4 8 15 21 −6 16
8 Ipoh 16 4 1 11 16 27 −11 13
9 Johor Darul Ta'zim III 16 2 4 10 10 24 −14 10
Source: FAM Official Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Final

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Domestic Cups

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Community Shield

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31 Jan 2015 Charity Shield Johor Johor Darul Ta'zim FC 2 – 0 Pahang Pahang FA Johor Bahru, Johor
20:45 UTC+08:00 Marcos Antonio 36'
Luciano Figueroa 58'
Report Stadium: Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium
Attendance: 21,618
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaakob Selangor

FA Cup

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1st Round 2nd Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Pahang Pahang 1(4)
Johor JDT 1(2) Pahang Pahang 2
Penang Sungai Ara 0 Kuala Lumpur MISC-MIFA 1
Kuala Lumpur MISC-MIFA 1 Pahang Pahang 2 2 4
Negeri Sembilan NS Matrix 2 Penang Penang 0 2 2
Selangor UiTM 0 Negeri Sembilan NS Matrix 1
Penang Penang 1 Penang Penang 2
Perlis Perlis 0 Pahang Pahang 1 1 2
Penang PBAPP 1 Kelantan Kelantan 0 3 3
Selangor Sime Darby 5 Selangor Sime Darby 4
Malaysia PDRM 3 Malaysia PDRM 2
Sabah Sabah 0 Selangor Sime Darby 1 0 1
Sarawak Sarawak 1 Kelantan Kelantan 1 3 4
Kelantan Kelantan 2 Kelantan Kelantan 1
Putrajaya MOF 1 Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur 0
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur 3 Kelantan Kelantan 1
Kuala Lumpur FELDA United 2(2) Singapore LionsXII 3
Selangor Selangor 2(4) Selangor Selangor 1
Malacca Malacca United 1 Terengganu Terengganu 3
Terengganu Terengganu 3 Terengganu Terengganu 1 2 3
Pahang Shahzan Muda 1 Perak Perak 1 0 1
Perak Perak 3 Perak Perak 2
Terengganu T-Team 3 Terengganu T-Team 1
Malaysian Armed Forces ATM 0 Terengganu Terengganu 1 3 4
Kedah Kedah United 0 Singapore LionsXII 2 2 4 (a)
Singapore LionsXII 4 Singapore LionsXII 4
Putrajaya SPA 3 Putrajaya SPA 0
Pahang Kuantan 0 Singapore LionsXII 2 2 4
Terengganu Hanelang 0 Johor JDT II 0 0 0
Kedah Kedah 1 Kedah Kedah 0
Johor JDT II 2 Johor JDT II 1
Selangor PKNS 1

Malaysia Cup

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Selangor Selangor2 – 0Kedah Kedah
Hazwan 4', 48'
Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin

Malaysian clubs in Asia

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Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.

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AFC Champions League

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Qualifying play-off
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AFC Cup

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Group stage
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JDT KIT EBG BAL
1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 5 0 1 11 3 +8 15 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 4–1 3–0
2 Hong Kong Kitchee 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 2–0 2–2 3–0
3 India East Bengal 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5 0–1 1–1 3–0
4 Singapore Balestier Khalsa 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3 0–1 1–2 2–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 March 2015 Group stage Kitchee Hong Kong 2–0 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 Belencoso 27'
Tarrés 35'
Report Attendance: 2,277
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
Knock-out stage
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15 September 2015 Quarter-finals (2nd leg) South China Hong Kong 1 – 3 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 Mahama 28' Report Mahali 26'
Safee 30', 45+2'
Attendance: 6,412
Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

As a result, both Al-Qadsia and Al-Kuwait were no longer eligible to compete in the AFC Cup. The second legs of both semi-finals were cancelled, and Johor Darul Ta'zim and Istiklol advanced to the final by walkover.[9]

31 October 2015 Final Istiklol Tajikistan 0 – 1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
17:00 UTC+5 Report Leandro 23' Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Minoru Tōjō

Pahang FA

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AFC Cup

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Group stage
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SCA PAH GLO YAD
1 Hong Kong South China 6 6 0 0 19 3 +16 18 Advance to knockout stage 3–1 3–0 3–1
2 Malaysia Pahang 6 2 2 2 11 10 +1 8 0–1 0–0 7–4
3 Philippines Global 6 1 2 3 5 12 −7 5 1–6 0–0 4–1
4 Myanmar Yadanarbon 6 1 0 5 10 20 −10 3 0–3 2–3 2–0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
25 February 2015 Group stage Yadanarbon Myanmar 2–3 Malaysia Pahang Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay
16:00 UTC+6:30 Stewart 35' (o.g.)
Djawa 55' (pen.)
Report Nwakaeme 6', 12'
Gopi 89'
Attendance: 10,115
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
11 March 2015 Group stage Pahang Malaysia 0–0 Philippines Global Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan
20:45 UTC+8 Report Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
18 March 2015 Group stage Pahang Malaysia 0–1