# 2011 Malaysia Super League

The 2011 Liga Super Malaysia (English: 2011 Malaysia Super League) is the eighth season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia. The season was held from 29 January and concluded on 30 July 2011. Selangor is the current defending champions.

## Team changes

The following teams have changed division.

## Teams

A total of fourteen teams will contest the league, including twelve sides from the 2010 season and two promoted teams from the 2010 Malaysia Premier League. Johor and Penang were relegated at the end of last season league after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table. 2010 Malaysia Premier League champions Felda United and runners-up Sabah secured direct promotion to the Malaysia Super League.
Harimau Muda A secured a place in the Malaysia Super League after PLUS withdrew. Harimau had won the 2009 Malaysia Premier League before playing the 2010 campaign in the Slovak First League. Harimau represent the Malaysian Under 23 national football team.

### Vanues

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Felda United | Kuala Lumpur | KLFA Stadium | 18,000 |
| Harimau Muda A | Shah Alam | Shah Alam Stadium | 80,000 |
| Johor FC | Pasir Gudang | Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
| Kedah | Alor Setar | Darul Aman Stadium | 32,387 |
| Kelantan | Kota Bharu | Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium | 30,000 |
| Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | KLFA Stadium | 18,000 |
| Negeri Sembilan | Paroi | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | 40,000 |
| Pahang | Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 35,000 |
| Perak | Ipoh | Perak Stadium | 35,000 |
| Perlis | Kangar | Utama Stadium | 20,000 |
| Sabah | Kota Kinabalu | Likas Stadium | 35,000 |
| Selangor | Shah Alam | Shah Alam Stadium | 80,000 |
| Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000 |
| T–Team | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | 15,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Felda United | E. Elavarasan | Khaironnisam Sahabudin | Kappa | FELDA |
| Harimau Muda A | Ong Kim Swee | Mohd Muslim Ahmad | Nike | |
| Johor FC | Azuan Zain | Rezal Zambery Yahya | JKiNG | Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad |
| Kedah | Wan Jamak Wan Hassan | Ahmad Fauzi Shaari | Lotto | Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Kedah (PKNK) |
| Kelantan | M. Karathu | Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi | Umbro | Happy |
| Kuala Lumpur | Razip Ismail | Muhd Shahrom Abdul Kalam | Kika | |
| Negeri Sembilan | Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah | Muhammad Shukor Adan | Lotto | |
| Pahang | Dollah Salleh | Jalaluddin Jaafar | Lotto | Genting Group |
| Perak | Norizan Bakar | Shahrulnizam Mustapa | Specs Archived 27 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine | Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (MBI) |
| Perlis | Jánós Krécská | Azmizi Azmi | Kika | Yayasan Pok Kassim |
| Sabah | Justin Ganai | Mohd Reithaudin Awang Emran | Adidas | Ararat Sport |
| Selangor | K. Devan | Mohd Amri Yahyah | Kappa | Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI) |
| Terengganu | Irfan Bakti Abu Salim | Mohd Marzuki Yusof | Specs Archived 27 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine | Top IT |
| T–Team | Yunus Alif | Rosdi Talib | Admiral | Admiral |

### Coaching changes

| Club | Outgoing Head Coach | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
| Kelantan | Bhaskaran Sathianathan | 24 January 2011 | Resigned | Maruthaiah Karathu | 26 January 2011 |
| Perlis | Mosthakeen Omar | 1 March 2011 | Resigned | Salim Tofel Mohamad (caretaker) | 8 March 2011 |
| Kedah | Ahmad Yusof | 7 March 2011 | Gardening leave$^1$ | Muhamad Radhi Mat Din (caretaker) | 7 March 2011 |
| Negeri Sembilan | Wan Jamak Wan Hassan | 16 March 2011 | Resigned | Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah | 21 March 2011 |
| Kedah | Muhamad Radhi Mat Din (caretaker) | 23 April 2011 | End of caretaker role | Wan Jamak Wan Hassan | 23 April 2011 |
| Perlis | Salim Tofel Mohamad (caretaker) | 26 April 2011 | End of caretaker role | Jánós Krécská | 26 April 2011 |
| Sabah | Gary Phillips | 5 May 2011 | Sacked | Justin Ganai | 5 May 2011 |
* $^1$Ahmad Yusof was put on indefinite leave on 7 March 2011, but is still contracted to Kedah FA. His contract was only terminated by mutual consent on 22 April 2011. Subsequently, he joined Penang as head coach on 1 May 2011.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kelantan (C) | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 56 | Qualification to AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Terengganu | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 53 | Qualification to AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | Selangor | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 52 | |
| 4 | Kedah | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 45 | |
| 5 | Harimau Muda A | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 43 | |
| 6 | Perak | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 40 | |
| 7 | Johor FC | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 34 | |
| 8 | Negeri Sembilan | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 32 | |
| 9 | T–Team | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 31 | |
| 10 | Sabah | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 28 | |
| 11 | Felda United | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 28 | |
| 12 | Kuala Lumpur | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 26 | |
| 13 | Pahang (R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 22 | Relegation to Premier League |
| 14 | Perlis (R) | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 61 | −41 | 10 | Relegation to Premier League |
* ↑ Terengganu qualified for the AFC Cup group stage by winning the 2011 Malaysia FA Cup. They automatically advanced to the group stage due to restructuring of the East Zone playoffs.

## Results

| Home \ Away | FEL | JFC | KED | KEL | KLU | NSE | PHG | T-T | PRK | PER | SAB | SEL | TRG | HMA |
| Felda United | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–6 | 2–0 |
| Johor FC | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Kedah | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Kelantan | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Kuala Lumpur FA | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Negeri Sembilan | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Pahang | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| T–Team | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Perak | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Perlis | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Sabah | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Selangor | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Terengganu | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 3–1 |
| Harimau Muda A | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Abdul Hadi Yahya | Terengganu | 20 |
| 2 | Norshahrul Idlan Talaha | Kelantan | 19 |
| 3 | Abdul Manaf Mamat | Terengganu | 13 |
| 4 | Indra Putra Mahayuddin | T–Team | 11 |
| 5 | Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi | Kelantan | 10 |
| 5 | Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin | Terengganu | 10 |
| 6 | Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli | Perak | 9 |
| 6 | Baddrol Bakhtiar | Kedah | 9 |
| 6 | Izzaq Faris Ramlan | Harimau Muda A | 9 |
| 7 | Ahmad Hazwan Bakri | Kuala Lumpur | 7 |
| 7 | Mohd Fandi Othman | Harimau Muda A | 7 |
| 7 | Mohd Firdaus Azizul | Negeri Sembilan | 7 |
| 7 | Mohd Safiq Rahim | Selangor | 7 |