The 2013 Liga Super (English: 2013 Super League) also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons, is the 10th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
The season was held from 8 January and concluded on 6 July 2013. The Liga Super champions for 2013 was won by Singaporean side LionsXII.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division.
Name changes
- Johor FC were rebranded and renamed to Darul Takzim FC and relocated to Larkin, Johor.
Teams
A total of twelve teams will compete in the 2013 season which includes the top 10 teams that participated in the 2012 season, champion of the 2012 Liga Premier, and the winner of the play-off round between teams finishing 11th to 13th in the Liga Super as well as the team finishing 2nd in the Liga Premier.
Kuala Lumpur was relegated at the end of the 2012 Liga Super season after finishing in the bottom place of the league table. Sarawak, Sabah and Kedah were also relegated after losing the playoffs.
2012 Liga Premier champions Angkatan Tentera Malaysia secured direct promotion to the Liga Super. Meanwhile, 2012 Liga Premier runner-up Pahang clinched the promotion after winning the playoff rounds.
- Kelantan (2012 Liga Super winner)
- LionsXII
- Selangor
- Perak
- Terengganu
- Negeri Sembilan
- PKNS
- T-Team
- Johor Darul Takzim
- Felda United
- ATM1
- Pahang2
Note:
1Promoted from 2012 Liga Premier
2Winners of 2013 Liga Super/Liga Premier Play-off round
Team summaries
Stadium
Matches may not be played at night at stadiums marked with an asterisk (*) because the floodlights do not meet FAM regulations.
Stadium changes
- Johor Darul Takzim moved to the Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium and will host their home matches there after occupying the previous stadium, Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium.
- ATM moved to the Selayang Stadium and will host their home matches there after occupying the previous stadium, Petaling Jaya Stadium.
- Felda United moved to the Petaling Jaya Stadium and will host their home matches there after occupying the previous stadium, Hang Jebat Stadium.
Personnel and sponsoring
Coaching changes
Pre-season
In season
Sponsorship changes
Foreign players
Note:
- Teams participating in the 2013 AFC Cup (Kelantan and Selangor) can employ two extra foreign players, as the AFC allows four foreign players, of which one of them must be an Asian player, but the third and fourth foreign players are only allowed to play in the AFC Cup 2013 Tournament.
- LionsXII will not be permitted to have any foreign players as it is intended to remain as a development team for Singaporean players.
- FAM allow three foreign players quota starts season 2014.
League table
Results
Fixtures and Results of the Liga Super 2013 season.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Week 20
Week 21
Week 22
Fixtures and results
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 6 July 2013
Own goals
Hat-tricks
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Mohammed Ghaddar for Felda United against Terengganu (8 January 2013)
- Fastest goal of the season: 2 Minutes – Abdul Hadi Yahya for Perak against Kelantan (1 March 2013)
- Largest winning margin: 5 goals
- PKNS 5–0 Felda United (18 May 2013)
- Highest scoring game: 9 goals
- PKNS 4–5 Pahang (6 July 2013)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
- PKNS 5–0 Felda United (18 May 2013)
- PKNS 4–5 Pahang (6 July 2013)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
- PKNS 4–5 Pahang (6 July 2013)
Awards
Monthly awards
See also
- List of Liga Super seasons
- 2013 Liga Premier
- 2013 Liga FAM
- 2013 Piala FA
- 2013 Piala Malaysia
References
External links
- Liga Super
- Astro Arena
