2020 Malaysia Super League


The 2020 Malaysia Super League is the 17th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
Johor Darul Ta'zim are the current defending champions from the 2019 Malaysia Super League seasons and qualified for the group stage of 2020 AFC Champions League.
The first transfer window is from 16 January to 15 March 2020.
On 13 March, it was announced that the league would be suspended indefinitely, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On 1 May, it was announced that the league would resume in September dependent on the situation at the time. If the M-League is not allowed to resume in September, the season will be called off. Due to time constraints, the home-and-away format for the Super League and the Premier League has been scrapped. Teams will now play each other only once, meaning the champions of the Super League and Premier League will be decided after 11 rounds of matches.
On 29 June 2020,the FAM planned on restarting the league in mid-August providing that close-contact training is resumed from the second or third week of July.
It also disclosed that the proposal for the league restart will include strict guidelines for matches behind closed doors.

Teams

Changes from last season

and PKNP are relegated to the Malaysia Premier League after finishing bottom and second-bottom respectively in last season's Malaysia Super League.
Sabah and PDRM are promoted after securing their place as champions and 3rd-placed finishers in last season's Malaysia Premier League.
As PKNS has changed their status as the reserve team to Selangor, they are therefore replaced by the 5th-placed finishers of last season's Malaysia Premier League UiTM.

Team changes

Promoted from the 2019 Malaysia Premier League
Relegated to the 2020 Malaysia Premier League

Personnel, kit and sponsoring

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerMain sponsor
Felda United Nidzam Jamil Jasazrin JamaluddinFBTFelda
Johor Darul Ta'zim Benjamin Mora Hariss HarunNike-
Kedah Aidil Sharin Sahak Baddrol BakhtiarLottoChenang Bay
Melaka Zainal Abidin Hassan Safiq Rahim
Pahang Dollah Salleh Dickson NwakaemeUmbro
PDRM Ishak Kunju Safiee Ahmad
Perak Mehmet Duraković Shahrul SaadKelmeVisit Perak & Pangkor Duty Free Island
Petaling Jaya K. Devan K. GurusamyPumaQnet
Sabah Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto Rawilson Batuil-
Selangor B. Sathianathan Taylor ReganJomaPKNS
Terengganu Nafuzi Zain Lee Tuck
UiTM Frank Bernhardt Afif AsyrafAdidas & Fitech

Foreign players

Southeast Asia players are required to have acquired at least 30 international caps for their senior national team with no period restriction on when they are earned while those who has less than 30 international caps will be subjected to MFL approval.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality.
TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian PlayerSEA PlayerFormer Players
Felda United Nikola Raspopović Frédéric Bulot Nicolas Velez Ryutaro Megumi Khairul Amri
Johor Darul Ta'zim Maurício Diogo Leandro Velazquez Gonzalo Cabrera Hariss Harun
Kedah Renan Alves Kipré Tchétché Kpah Sherman Amin Nazari Shakir Hamzah
Melaka Romel Morales Uche Agba Sony Norde Jang Suk-won Naruphon Wild
Pahang Ivan Carlos Hérold Goulon Dickson Nwakaeme Khalil Khamis Adam Reed
PDRM Shohrat Soyunov Serdar Geldiyev Antonio German
Perak Leandro Careca Guilherme Antony Golec Thierry Bin
Petaling Jaya Elizeu Brandão Demba Camara Kim Bong-jin Anawin Jujeen Mark Hartmann
Sabah Rodoljub Paunovic Petrus Shitembi Guy Gnabouyou Park Tae-soo Dennis Buschening Hector Ramos
Selangor Sandro Ifedayo Olusegun Rufino Segovia Taylor Regan Safuwan Baharudin
Terengganu Babacar Diallo Lee Tuck Dominique Sanjar Shaakhmedov Faris Ramli
UiTM Gustavo Victor Nirennold Ousmane Fané Rabih Ataya Mark Hartmann

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.

    Naturalisation players

Notes:

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 to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Season statistics

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: 44 minutes and 51 seconds
  • * Maurício for Johor Darul Ta'zim against Kedah
  • Fastest goal in a match: 1 minute and 47 seconds
  • * Dominique Da Sylva for Terengganu against Kedah
  • Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 94 minutes and 25 seconds
  • * Kogileswaran Raj for Petaling Jaya City against Pahang
  • First hat-trick of the season: 80 minutes and 52 seconds
  • * Dominique Da Sylva for Terengganu against Kedah
  • Fastest hat-trick of the season: 80 minutes and 52 seconds
  • * Dominique Da Sylva for Terengganu against Kedah
  • Most goals scored by one player in a match: 4 goals
  • * Dominique Da Sylva for Terengganu against Kedah
  • Widest winning margin: 2 goals
  • * Terengganu 1–3 Perak
  • * UiTM 0–2 Melaka
  • * Melaka 3–1 PDRM
  • * Sabah 3–1 FELDA United
  • * Pahang 2–0 Sabah
  • * Perak 2–0 PJ City
  • * UiTM 3–1 PDRM
  • Most goals in a match: 7 goals
  • * Kedah 3–4 Terengganu
  • Most goals in one half: 4 goals
  • * Kedah vs Terengganu 2–1 at half time, 3–4 final
  • * Terengganu vs Selangor 1–1 at half time, 3–3 final
  • Most goals in one half by a single team: 3 goals
  • * Kedah vs Terengganu 2–1 at half time, 3–4 final

    Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Dominique Da SylvaTerengganu4
2 Kpah ShermanKedah3
2 Ivan Carlos França CoelhoPahang3
2 Shahrel FikriPerak3
2 Ifedayo OlusegunSelangor3
612 players9 clubs2
1828 players12 clubs1

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Dominique Da Sylva 4TerengganuKedah07 03 2020

Note
4 Player scored 4 goals

Penalty missed

Clean Sheets

RankPlayerClubClean Sheets
1 Farizal MarliasJohor Darul Ta'zim2
1 Sharbinee AllaweePahang2
3 Shahril Saa'riKedah1
3 Khairul Fahmi Che MatMelaka1
3 Bryan SeePDRM1
3 Nasrullah AzizPerak1
3 Wan AzraieSabah1

Discipline

Overall

  • Red card: 1
  • Yellow card: 92

    Player

  • Most red cards: 1
  • * Azalinullah Alias
  • Most yellow cards: 3
  • * Shakir Hamzah
  • * Arif Anwar

    Team

  • Most red cards: 1
  • * Terengganu
  • Most yellow cards: 11
  • * Perak
  • Fewest yellow cards: 4
  • * Pahang
  • * Petaling Jaya