# 2011 Malaysia Premier League

The 2011 Liga Premier (English: 2011 Premier League) is the eighth season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
The season was held from 31 January and concluded on 29 July 2011.
PKNS clinched the 2011 Liga Premier title on 20 May 2011, and first promotion spot to Liga Super, with a 2–0 win over Johor. The win gave them a 12-point unassailable lead over their nearest challenger, Sarawak with 3 games remaining. Sarawak themselves secured the second promotion spot after the 4–1 win over USM on 23 May 2011, gaining an 8-point unassailable difference over nearest rivals Sime Darby with 2 games remaining.
At the other end of the table, 2 Penang teams SDMS Kepala Batas and Penang confirms their status as two last-placed teams in Liga Premier, which relegates them to 2012 Liga FAM competition, subject to confirmation from FAM.
The Liga Premier champions for 2011 season was PKNS. The champions and runners-up were both promoted to 2012 Liga Super.

## Teams

A total of twelve teams will contest the league, including eight sides from the 2010 Liga Premier season, two newly promoted teams from 2010 Liga FAM and two relegated teams from the 2010 Liga Super season.
Malacca and Shahzan Muda were relegated from 2010 Liga Premier after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table.
2010 Liga FAM champions Sime Darby and runners-up SDMS Kepala Batas secured direct promotion to the Liga Premier.

### Team summaries
#### Stadia

| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity$^1$ |
| ATM | Selangor | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium | 25,000 |
| Johor | Johor | Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium | 30,000 |
| Harimau Muda B | Selangor | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium | 25,000 |
| Sime Darby | Selangor | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
| MP Muar | Johor | Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
| PDRM | Negeri Sembilan | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | 30,000 |
| PKNS | Selangor | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
| Pos Malaysia | Selangor | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium | 25,000 |
| Penang | Penang | Negeri Pulau Pinang Stadium | 40,000 |
| Sarawak | Sarawak | Sarawak Stadium Sarawak State Stadium$^2$ | 40,000 26,000 |
| SDMS Kepala Batas | Penang | Negeri Pulau Pinang Stadium | 40,000 |
| USM | Penang | USM Athletics Stadium | 800$^+$ |
* $^1$ Correct as of end of 2010 Liga Premier season
* $^2$ Sarawak uses the Sarawak State Stadium beginning 14 Feb 2011 due to Sarawak Stadium being renovated for the upcoming Sukma Games in Sarawak.
* $^+$ 800 for covered terrace and unknown number for 'open' hill slope

#### Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| ATM | Zahid Hashim | Fatrurazi Rozi | Kappa | |
| Johor | Azmi Mohamed | Mohd Affandy Adimel | Joma | Kulim Berhad |
| Harimau Muda B | Ismail Ibrahim | Mohd Syafiq Shalihin Mohd Noor | Nike | |
| Sime Darby | Ismail Zakaria | Mohd Nor Ismail | | Sime Darby |
| MP Muar | Jacob Joseph | Zainurin Abdul Kadir | Kronos | Interpacific |
| PDRM | K. Thaiyanathan | Mohd Saiful Rusly | | |
| PKNS | Abdul Rahman Ibrahim | Mohd Fadhil Mohd Hashim | Kappa | PKNS |
| Pos Malaysia | Mat Zan Mat Aris | Manopsak Kram | Kika | Pos Malaysia |
| Penang | Ahmad Yusof | Megat Amir Faisal Al Khalidi Ibrahim | Eutag | |
| Sarawak | Robert Alberts | Zamri Morshidi | StarSport | Naim Homes |
| SDMS Kepala Batas | Mohammad Adam Abdullah | Shahrulnizam Mohd | | |
| USM | S. Veloo | Mohd Fariss Azlan Mat Isa | Joma | USM & Asmana |
* According to current revision of List of Malaysian Liga Premier managers
Nike has produced a new match ball, named the T90 Tracer, which will be electric blue, black and white and also a high-visibility version in yellow. Additionally, Lotto will provide officials with new kits in black, yellow, and red for the season.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | PKNS | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 7 | +44 | 57 | Promoted to Malaysia Super League |
| 2 | Sarawak | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 48 | Promoted to Malaysia Super League |
| 3 | PDRM | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 39 | |
| 4 | Johor | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 36 | |
| 5 | Sime Darby | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 35 | |
| 6 | USM | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 35 | |
| 7 | ATM | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 34 | |
| 8 | MP Muar | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 28 | |
| 9 | Pos Malaysia | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 27 | |
| 10 | Harimau Muda B | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 20 | |
| 11 | SDMS Kepala Batas | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 63 | −41 | 11 | Relegated to Malaysia FAM League |
| 12 | Penang | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 61 | −47 | 4 | Relegated to Malaysia FAM League |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ATM | JHR | HMB | SDA | MUAR | PDRM | PKN | POS | PEN | SWK | SDMS | USM |
| ATM | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| JHR | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Harimau Muda B | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Sime Darby | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| MUAR | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| PDRM | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–5 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| PKNS | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | | 7–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 |
| POS | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | | 4–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Penang | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 0–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 |
| SWK | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| SDMS | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–6 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–0 | 0–3 | | 2–3 |
| USM | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |

## Top scorers

Up to matches played on 1 July 2011.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goal |
| 1 | Mohd Fitri Omar | MP MUAR | 19 |
| 2 | Bobby Gonzales | SWK | 16 |
| 3 | Norizam Salaman | JHR | 13 |
| 4 | Mohammad Khairul Akhyar Husain | PKNS | 11 |
| 4 | Mohd Failee Mohamad Ghazli | USM | 11 |
| 4 | Khairul Izuan Abdullah | PDRM | 11 |
| 7 | Fazuan Abdullah | PDRM | 9 |
| 7 | Zamri Morshidi | SWK | 9 |
| 7 | Muhammad Zamri Hassan @ Manap | PKNS | 9 |
| 7 | Mohd Azrif Nasrulhaq Badrul | PKNS | 9 |
| 11 | Ashri Chuchu | SWK | 8 |
| 11 | Irme Mat | PKNS | 8 |
| 11 | Muhammad Afzan Zainal Abidin | USM | 8 |
| 11 | V. Jaganathan | ATM | 8 |
| 11 | G. Puaneswaran | POS | 8 |
| 11 | Mohd Shoufiq Mohamad Khushaini | JHR | 8 |