# 2020 Malaysia Super League

The 2020 Malaysia Super League (Malay: Liga Super Malaysia 2020), known as the CIMB Bank Liga Super Malaysia 2020 for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
Johor Darul Ta'zim were the defending champions, having won their sixth title the previous season.
The first transfer window was from 16 January to 15 March 2020.
On 13 March 2020, 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. Due to time constraints, the home-and-away format has been scrapped. Teams played each other only once, meaning that the champion of the Super League was decided after eleven rounds of matches.

## Teams
### Changes from last season

Kuala Lumpur 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 (runners-up Johor Darul Ta'zim II is ineligible for the Super League due to being the reserve team to Johor Darul Ta'zim).
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 (4th-placed finishers Terengganu II is ineligible for the Super League due to being the reserve team to Terengganu FC).

#### Team changes

Promoted from the 2019 Malaysia Premier League
* Sabah
* PDRM
* UiTM
Relegated to the 2020 Malaysia Premier League
* PKNS
* PKNP
* Kuala Lumpur

### Clubs locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Felda United | Jengka | Tun Abdul Razak Stadium | 25,000 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Iskandar Puteri | Sultan Ibrahim Stadium | 40,000 |
| Kedah | Alor Setar | Darul Aman Stadium | 32,387 |
| Melaka | Krubong | Hang Jebat Stadium | 40,000 |
| Pahang | Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 40,000 |
| PDRM | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur Stadium | 15,000 |
| Perak | Ipoh | Perak Stadium | 42,500 |
| Petaling Jaya | Petaling Jaya | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
| Sabah | Kota Kinabalu | Likas Stadium | 35,000 |
| Selangor | Shah Alam | Shah Alam Stadium | 80,372 |
| Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium | 50,000 |
| UiTM | Shah Alam | UiTM Stadium | 10,000 |
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## Personnel, kit and sponsoring

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
| Felda United | Nidzam Jamil | Jasazrin Jamaluddin | FBT | Felda |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Benjamin Mora | Hariss Harun | Nike | – |
| Kedah | Aidil Sharin Sahak | Baddrol Bakhtiar | Lotto | Chenang Bay |
| Melaka | Zainal Abidin Hassan | Safiq Rahim | Al-Ikhsan | Olympex |
| Pahang | Dollah Salleh | Dickson Nwakaeme | Umbro | Aras Kuasa |
| PDRM | Ishak Kunju | Safiee Ahmad | Al-Ikhsan | RedONE |
| Perak | Mehmet Duraković | Shahrul Saad | Kelme | Visit Perak (home) & Pangkor Duty Free Island (away) |
| Petaling Jaya | K. Devan | K. Gurusamy | Puma | Qnet |
| Sabah | Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto | Rawilson Batuil | Carino | – |
| Selangor | B. Sathianathan | Taylor Regan | Joma | PKNS |
| Terengganu | Nafuzi Zain | Lee Tuck | Al-Ikhsan | RedONE |
| UiTM | Frank Bernhardt | Afif Asyraf | Adidas (home & away) & Fitech (third) | SUKIPT |

## Foreign players

Southeast Asia (SEA) 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.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player | SEA Player | Former 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 | | Adam Reed | Khalil Khamis |
| 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 | Argzim Redžović | Lee Tuck | Sanjar Shaakhmedov | Bruno Suzuki | Faris Ramli | Babacar Diallo Dominique |
| 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.
* ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.

### Naturalisation players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Matthew Davies | La'Vere Corbin-Ong | Natxo Insa | Liridon Krasniqi |
| Kedah | David Rowley | Tam Sheang Tsung | | |
| Melaka | Khair Jefri Jones | Curran Singh-Ferns | | |
| Selangor | Nicholas Swirad | Brendan Gan Seng Ling | | |
| Terengganu | Stuart Wark | Darren Lok Yee Deng | | |
Notes:
    ^3 Carrying Malaysian heritage.
    ^4 Participated in the Malaysia national team squad.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (C, Q) | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 29 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Kedah (Q) | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 22 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | Terengganu (Q) | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 19 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Perak | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 18 | |
| 5 | Selangor | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 17 | |
| 6 | UiTM | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 17 | |
| 7 | Petaling Jaya City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 14 | |
| 8 | Pahang | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 14 | |
| 9 | Melaka United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 11 | |
| 10 | Sabah | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 9 | |
| 11 | Felda United (R) | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 7 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |
| 12 | PDRM (R) | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 29 | −24 | −1 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |
* ↑ Melaka have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.
* ↑ PDRM have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.

## Result table

| Home \ Away | FEL | JDT | KED | MEL | PAH | PDRM | PRK | PJC | SBH | SEL | TFC | UiTM |
| Felda United | | – | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | – | – | 1–1 | – | – | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1–1 | | 1–0 | – | – | – | 7–0 | – | 4–1 | 6–1 | – | 2–1 |
| Kedah | – | – | | 1–0 | – | – | – | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | – |
| Melaka | – | 0–5 | – | | 0–1 | 3–1 | – | 1–1 | – | – | 1–0 | – |
| Pahang | – | 2–3 | 2–1 | – | | 2–1 | 3–3 | – | 2–0 | 1–2 | – | – |
| PDRM | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | – | | 0–2 | – | 0–0 | 0–7 | – | – |
| Perak | 5–1 | – | 2–3 | 0–1 | – | – | | 2–0 | – | – | – | 1–0 |
| Petaling Jaya | – | 2–2 | – | – | 3–2 | 4–1 | – | | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | – |
| Sabah | 3–1 | – | – | 3–2 | – | – | 2–2 | – | | 1–2 | – | 0–3 |
| Selangor | 6–1 | – | – | 1–1 | – | – | 1–1 | 0–0 | – | | – | 3–3 |
| Terengganu | – | 0–1 | – | – | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | – | 4–0 | 3–3 | | – |
| UiTM | – | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | – | 2–4 | – | – | 3–1 | |

## 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.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kedah | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Terengganu | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Perak | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Selangor | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Pahang | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| UiTM | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Melaka | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Petaling Jaya | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Sabah | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Felda United | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| PDRM | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
* Leader
* Relegation to 2021 Premier League

## Season statistics
### Scoring

* First goal of the season: 44 minutes and 51 seconds
** Maurício for Johor Darul Ta'zim against Kedah (28 February 2020)
* Fastest goal in a match: 1 minute and 47 seconds
** Dominique Da Sylva for Terengganu against Kedah (7 March 2020)
* Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 94 minutes and 25 seconds
** Kogileswaran Raj for Petaling Jaya City against Pahang (6 March 2020)
* First hat-trick of the season: 80 minutes and 52 seconds
** Dominique Da Sylva for Terengganu against Kedah (7 March 2020)
* Fastest hat-trick of the season: 80 minutes and 52 seconds
** Dominique Da Sylva for Terengganu against Kedah (7 March 2020)
* Most goals scored by one player in a match: 4 goals
** Dominique Da Sylva for Terengganu against Kedah (7 March 2020)
* Widest winning margin: 7 goals
** Johor Darul Ta'zim 7–0 Perak (4 September 2020)
* Most goals in a match: 7 goals
** Kedah 3–4 Terengganu (7 March 2020)
** Johor Darul Ta'zim 7–0 Perak (4 September 2020)
* Most goals in one half: 4 goals
** Kedah vs Terengganu (7 March 2020) 2–1 at half time, 3–4 final
** Terengganu vs Selangor (11 March 2020) 1–1 at half time, 3–3 final
* Most goals in one half by a single team: 3 goals
** Kedah vs Terengganu (7 March 2020) 2–1 at half time, 3–4 final

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ifedayo Olusegun | Selangor | 12 |
| 2 | Shahrel Fikri | Perak | 10 |
| 3 | Dominique Da Sylva | Terengganu | 9 |
| 4 | Safawi Rasid | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7 |
| 4 | Kipré Tchétché | Kedah | 7 |
| 4 | Gonzalo Cabrera | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7 |
| 5 | Gustavo Almeida dos Santos | UiTM | 6 |
| 5 | Ivan Carlos | Pahang | 6 |
| 5 | Lee Tuck | Terengganu | 6 |
| 5 | Kpah Sherman | Kedah | 6 |
| 6 | Uche Agba | Melaka United | 5 |
| 6 | Sanjar Shaakhmedov | Terengganu | 5 |

### Top assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Diogo | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 8 |
| 2 | Lee Tuck | Terengganu | 6 |
| 3 | Sandro | Selangor | 5 |
| 3 | Leandro Velazquez | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 5 |
| 3 | Washington Brandão | Petaling Jaya City | 5 |
| 3 | Wan Amirul Afiq | Melaka United | 5 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Dominique Da Sylva $^4$ | Terengganu | Kedah | 3–4 (A) | 7 March 2020 |
| Gonzalo Cabrera | JDT | Perak | 7–0 (H) | 4 September 2020 |
| Shahrel Fikri $^4$ | Perak | Felda United | 5–1 (H) | 25 September 2020 |
| Ifedayo Olusegun | Selangor | Felda United | 6–1 (H) | 11 October 2020 |
Note $^4$ Player scored 4 goals

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Farizal Marlias | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4 |
| 2 | Khairul Fahmi Che Mat | Melaka | 3 |
| 2 | Sharmiza Yusoff | Terengganu | 3 |
| 3 | Hafizul Hakim | Perak | 2 |
| 3 | Sharbinee Allawee | Pahang | 2 |
| 3 | Khairul Azhan | Selangor | 2 |
| 4 | Azfar Arif | UiTM | 1 |
| 4 | Azri Ghani | Kedah | 1 |
| 4 | Shahril Saa'ri | Kedah | 1 |
| 4 | Bryan See | PDRM | 1 |
| 4 | Ifwat Akmal | Kedah | 1 |
| 4 | Nasrullah Aziz | Perak | 1 |
| 4 | Nor Haziq | UiTM | 1 |
| 4 | Wan Azraie | Sabah | 1 |
| 4 | Kalamullah Al Hafiz | PJ City | 1 |
| 4 | Rahadiazli Rahalim | Terengganu | 1 |

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 3
** Shakir Hamzah (Kedah)
** Arif Anwar (UiTM)
* Most red cards: 1
** Azalinullah Alias (Terengganu)

#### Club

* Most yellow cards: 11
** Perak
* Most red cards: 1
** Terengganu