# 2017 in Malaysian football

The 2017 season of competitive association football in Malaysia.

## Promotion and relegation
### Pre-season

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Liga Super | Melaka United PKNS | PDRM Terengganu |
| Liga Premier | MISC-MIFA PKNP | Sime Darby |

## New and withdrawn teams
### New teams

* DBKL (FAM League)
* Kuching (FAM League)
* Terengganu City F.C. (FAM League)

### Withdrawn teams

* DRB-HICOM (Premier League)
* DYS (FAM League)
* Megah Murni (FAM League)
* Ipoh (FAM League)
* Sungai Ara (FAM League)

## National team

Win  Draw  Lose

### Malaysia national football team
#### 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Lebanon | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 16 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | North Korea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 11 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 1 | | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — |

#### International Friendlies
### Malaysia national under-22 football team
#### 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Thailand (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mongolia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 | |

#### 2017 Southeast Asian Games

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malaysia (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Myanmar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Singapore | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Laos | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 5 | Brunei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | |

#### International Friendlies
### Malaysia national under-19 football team
#### 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 12 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Malaysia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Indonesia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 4 | Timor-Leste | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 1 | |
| 5 | Brunei | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 | |
* ↑ Indonesia, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.

#### 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malaysia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Thailand | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 13 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Timor-Leste | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Singapore | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Cambodia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Laos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 0 | |

### Malaysia national under-16 football team
#### 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | +35 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 43 | −41 | 0 | |
* ↑ Malaysia, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.

#### 2017 AFF U-15 Championship

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vietnam | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 15 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Malaysia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 12 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Cambodia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Brunei | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | |
| 5 | Philippines | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 4 | |
| 6 | Timor-Leste | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 1 | |

## League season
### Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 49 | Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 2 or AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Pahang | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 40 | |
| 3 | Felda United (R) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 39 | Relegation to Premier League |
| 4 | Kedah | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 35 | |
| 5 | Perak | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 34 | |
| 6 | Selangor | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 33 | |
| 7 | PKNS | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 25 | |
| 8 | Melaka United | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 24 | |
| 9 | T–Team (R) | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 23 | Relegation to Premier League |
| 10 | Kelantan | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 22 | |
| 11 | Sarawak (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 21 | Relegation to Premier League |
| 12 | Penang (R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 12 | Relegation to Premier League |
* ↑ Pahang withdraw from AFC competition.
* ↑ Felda United were relegated because they failed to renew their licence
* ↑ Kedah as 2017 Malaysia FA Cup winners not eligible for AFC competition spots as they failed granted AFC club license.
* ↑ Kelantan and T–Team was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to lift the transfer ban and reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for T-Team.
* ↑ Kelantan and T–Team was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to only reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for Kelantan.

### Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 47 | Promotion to Super League |
| 2 | Terengganu | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 47 | Promotion to Super League |
| 3 | PKNP | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 46 | Promotion to Super League |
| 4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 41 | |
| 5 | Negeri Sembilan | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 41 | Promotion to Super League |
| 6 | UiTM | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 33 | |
| 7 | Sabah | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 30 | |
| 8 | PDRM | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 25 | |
| 9 | Kuantan | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 16 | |
| 10 | MISC-MIFA | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 14 | |
| 11 | ATM | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 14 | Relegation to FAM League |
| 12 | Perlis | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 55 | −33 | 12 | Relegation to FAM League |
* ↑ ATM and Perlis was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to only reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for ATM.
* ↑ ATM and Perlis was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to lift the transfer ban and reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for Perlis.

### FAM League
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | UKM | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 28 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 2 | FELCRA | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 25 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 3 | Shahzan Muda | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 25 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 4 | MOF | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 23 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 5 | MPKB-BRI U-Bes | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 21 | |
| 6 | Hanelang | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 12 | |
| 7 | DBKL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 10 | |
| 8 | KDMM | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 9 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Sime Darby | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 23 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 2 | PJ Rangers | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 23 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 3 | Terengganu City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 21 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 4 | Kuching | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 18 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 5 | SAMB | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 17 | |
| 6 | PBMS | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 8 | |
| 7 | Penjara | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 5 | |

#### Final
##### Second leg

Sime Darby won 3–2 on aggregate.

## Malaysian clubs in Asia
### Johor Darul Ta'zim
#### AFC Cup
##### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GLO | JDT | BKA | MAG |
| 1 | Global Cebu | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 15 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1−0 |
| 2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 13 | Zonal semi-finals | 4–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Boeung Ket Angkor | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 | | 0–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Magwe | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 | | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |

##### Zonal Semi-finals
### FELDA United
#### AFC Cup
##### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CER | HAN | TAM | FEL |
| 1 | Ceres–Negros | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 11 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 6–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 |
| 2 | Hà Nội | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 11 | | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Tampines Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 6 | | 2–4 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | FELDA United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Hà Nội 1–1 Ceres–Negros, Ceres–Negros 6–2 Hà Nội.

## Footnotes

* 1 2 Due to the death of Kim Jong-nam that led to a diplomatic crisis between Malaysia and North Korea, the Malaysian government decided to disallow the Malaysian football team from playing in North Korea for safety reasons. On 10 March 2017, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that North Korea's home match against Malaysia, originally scheduled for 28 March at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in Pyongyang, would be postponed, with the AFC announcing on 15 March 2017 that the match would be played on 8 June. On 17 May 2017, the AFC announced that the match was postponed for a second time, to 5 October, due to "geo-political tension on the Korean Peninsula". On 28 September 2017, the AFC announced that the match was again postponed after the Malaysian government announced a travel ban on Malaysian nationals visiting North Korea. On 20 October 2017, the AFC announced that both matches between North Korea and Malaysia would be played at a neutral venue in the interests of competition fairness, with North Korea's "home" match played on 10 November 2017 and Malaysia's "home" match played on 13 November 2017.
* 1 2 On 15 March 2017, the AFC announced that should diplomatic relations between the two countries not return to normal, the match between North Korea and Malaysia would be played at a neutral venue, and Malaysia's home match against North Korea would also be moved to a neutral venue to preserve sporting values and the spirit of fair play. After the AFC received confirmation that Malaysians were allowed to travel to North Korea, the AFC agreed that the match would be played in Pyongyang. However, at the announcement of the second postponement, the AFC said the venue would be decided after monitoring the safety and security of the AFC Cup and AFC U-23 Championship qualifying matches taking place in North Korea in the coming months. On 20 October 2017, the AFC announced that both matches between North Korea and Malaysia would be played at a neutral venue in the interests of competition fairness, with North Korea's "home" match played on 10 November 2017 and Malaysia's "home" match played on 13 November 2017, which were later confirmed to be played at Thailand.