# 2016 in Malaysian football

The 2016 season will be the 36th season of competitive association football in Malaysia.

## Promotion and relegation
### Pre-season

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Super League | Kedah Penang T–Team | ATM Sime Darby |
| Premier League | Melaka United Perlis | Putrajaya SPA |

## New and withdrawn teams
### New teams

* DYS F.C. (FAM Cup)
* KDMM F.C. (FAM Cup)
* PKNP F.C. (FAM Cup)
* SAMB FC (FAM Cup)
* MPKB-BRI U-Bes F.C. (FAM Cup)
* PB Melayu Malaysia F.C. (FAM Cup)

### Withdrawn team

* LionsXII (Super League)
* Harimau Muda C (FAM Cup)
* Young Fighters F.C. (FAM Cup)
* Putrajaya SPA F.C. (FAM Cup)
* Shahzan Muda FC (FAM Cup)
* Kedah United F.C. (FAM Cup)
* Real Mulia F.C. (FAM Cup)
* Johor DT III (FAM Cup)
* PBAPP FC (FAM Cup)
* TNB Kilat F.C. (FAM Cup)

## National team

Win  Draw  Lose

### Malaysia national football team
#### 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 20 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 7–0 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 17 | World Cup qualifying third round | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 10–0 | 8–0 |
| 3 | Palestine | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 12 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 6–0 | 7–0 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 4 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–6 | — | 1–1 |
| 5 | Timor-Leste | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 36 | −34 | 2 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–10 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 On 12 December 2017, AFC decided to forfeit the first five matches involving Timor-Leste – both v Malaysia, home v United Arab Emirates, away v Saudi Arbia, and home v Palestine due to the use of falsified documents for their players of Timor-Leste.
* ↑ United Arab Emirates already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation.
* ↑ Match abandoned after 87 minutes due to a group of supporters throwing flares at the pitch. A month later, FIFA awarded Saudi Arabia 3–0 win.

#### 2016 AFF Championship

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vietnam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Knockout phase |
| 2 | Myanmar (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Knockout phase |
| 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Cambodia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 | |

#### International Friendlies
### Malaysia national under-19 football team
#### 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

* All times are local, ICT (UTC+7).
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vietnam (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Timor-Leste | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Singapore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Philippines | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 | |

### Malaysia national under-16 football team
#### 2016 AIFF Youth Cup

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 8 | Final |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Final |
| 3 | Tanzania | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Third place play-off |
| 4 | Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | Third place play-off |
| 5 | India | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | |

#### 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vietnam | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 13 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 10 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Myanmar | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 7 | |
| 5 | Singapore | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 | Philippines | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 2 | |

#### 2016 AFC U-16 Championship

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Oman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | |

#### International Friendlies
## League season
### Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 14 | +42 | 58 | Qualification to AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 |
| 2 | Felda United | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 43 | Qualification to AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | Kedah | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 37 | |
| 4 | Kelantan | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 29 | |
| 5 | Selangor | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 28 | |
| 6 | Perak | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 28 | |
| 7 | T–Team | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 27 | |
| 8 | Sarawak | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 24 | |
| 9 | Pahang | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 24 | |
| 10 | Penang | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 22 | |
| 11 | PDRM (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 21 | Relegation to Liga Premier |
| 12 | Terengganu (R) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 19 | Relegation to Liga Premier |
* ↑ Also qualification to AFC Cup group stage if failed to qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage.
* ↑ Since the winners of 2016 Piala FA, Johor Darul Ta'zim, currently qualify for AFC Champions League based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Piala FA winner (AFC Cup group stage) would be passed to the next best team in the table (in this case, the second-placed team).
* ↑ Kedah Football Association (Kedah FA) has been found guilty of putting the suspended player during the match against Pahang on August 3, 2016. Therefore, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has been awarded 3 points for Pahang and Kedah sentenced deducted 3 points for the incident.
* ↑ Pahang has been awarded 3 points free from the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) after offenses committed by the Football Association of Kedah (Kedah FA) putting the suspended player during the match against Pahang on August 3, 2016.

### Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Melaka United (C, P) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 50 | Promotion to Super League |
| 2 | PKNS (P) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 48 | Promotion to Super League |
| 3 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 43 | |
| 4 | Negeri Sembilan | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 35 | |
| 5 | Kuala Lumpur | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 35 | |
| 6 | Perlis | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 34 | |
| 7 | DRB-HICOM | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 29 | |
| 8 | Kuantan | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 28 | |
| 9 | Sabah | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 20 | |
| 10 | UiTM | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 16 | |
| 11 | ATM | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 15 | |
| 12 | Sime Darby (R) | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 12 | Relegation to FAM League |

### FAM Cup
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | MISC-MIFA (C, P) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 36 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 2 | FELCRA | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 33 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 3 | AirAsia Allstar | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 30 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 4 | Sungai Ara | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 29 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 5 | Shahzan Muda | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 25 | |
| 6 | Penjara | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 13 | |
| 7 | Megah Murni | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 13 | |
| 8 | Ipoh | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 11 | |
| 9 | DYS | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 9 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | PKNP (P) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 30 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 2 | MOF | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 27 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 3 | SAMB | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 27 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 4 | KDMM | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 19 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 5 | UKM | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 16 | |
| 6 | Hanelang | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 13 | |
| 7 | PB Melayu Malaysia | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 12 | |
| 8 | MPKB-BRI U-Bes | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 10 | |
| 9 | TNB Kilat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdraw |

#### Final
##### Second leg
## Domestic Cups
### Malaysia Cup
## Malaysian clubs in Asia
### Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.
#### AFC Cup
##### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JDT | BFC | AYE | LAO |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 18 | Knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 8–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Bengaluru FC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 | Knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 5–3 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Ayeyawady United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 6 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 4–2 |
| 4 | Lao Toyota FC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 3 | | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | — |

##### Knock-out stage
### Selangor FA
#### AFC Cup
##### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CER | TAM | SEL | SJD |
| 1 | Ceres | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | Knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Tampines Rovers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | Knockout stage | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Selangor | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 3 | | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–4 | — |

## Coaching changes
### Malaysia national football team

| Outgoing Head Coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
| Dollah Salleh | Resigned | 9 September 2015 | Ong Kim Swee | 18 January 2016 |

### Malaysia Super League

| Team | Outgoing Head Coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
| Kelantan | Zahasmi Ismail | End of contract | 29 November 2015 | K. Devan | 5 December 2015 |
| Selangor | Mehmet Durakovic | End of contract | 12 December 2015 | Zainal Abidin Hassan | 31 December 2015 |
| Pahang | Zainal Abidin Hassan | End of contract | 15 December 2015 | Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi | 15 December 2015 |
| T-Team | Tomislav Steinbruckner | End of contract | 30 November 2015 | Rahmad Darmawan | 8 December 2015 |
| Terengganu | Ahmad Yusoff | Sacked | 23 February 2016 | | |
| Pahang | Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi | Resign | 12 March 2016 | Razip Ismail | 17 March 2016 |

### Malaysia Premier League

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Negeri Sembilan | K. Devan | Sacked | 26 August 2015 | Gary Phillips | 24 November 2015 |
| Perlis | Yusri Che Lah | Resigned | 15 October 2015 | Dollah Salleh | 21 November 2015 |
| UiTM | Azuan Zain | End of contract | 25 October 2015 | Raja Isa Raja Akram Shah | 28 October 2015 |
| Sime Darby | Ismail Zakaria | End of contract | 31 October 2015 | Abdul Ghani Malik | 1 November 2015 |
| Kuala Lumpur | Tam Siew Seng | End of contract | 31 October 2015 | Ismail Zakaria | 25 December 2015 |
| Sabah | Azraai Khor Abdullah | Sacked | 6 November 2015 | Vjeran Simunić | 7 December 2015 |
| Johor DT II | Nenad Bacina | Resigned | 14 December 2015 | Benjamin Mora | 14 December 2015 |