# 2012 in Malaysian football

The 2012 season was the 33rd season of competitive football in Malaysia.
The season began in January 2012 for the FAM League, Premier League and Super League.

## Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Teams relegated from Super League
* Sarawak FA
* Kedah FA
* Sabah FA
* Kuala Lumpur FA
Teams promoted to Super League
* Angkatan Tentera Malaysia
* Pahang FA
Teams relegated from Premier League
* Betaria FC
* Perlis FA
* MBJB FC
Teams promoted to Premier League
* Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam FC

## Honours
### Trophy and league champions

| Competition | Winner | Details | At | Match Report |
| FA Cup | Kelantan FA | Kelantan FA beat Sime Darby FC 1–0 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil | Report |
| Super League | Kelantan FA | | | |
| Premier League | Angkatan Tentera Malaysia | | |
| FAM League | Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam FC | | | |
| Charity Cup | Negeri Sembilan FA | Negeri Sembilan FA beat Kelantan FA 2–1 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil | Report |

## National teams competitions
### Men's senior team

* $^1$ Non FIFA 'A' international match

### Men's under-23 team
## League tables
### Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kelantan (C, Q) | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 18 | +35 | 60 | 2013 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | LionsXII | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 50 | |
| 3 | Selangor (Q) | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 43 | 2013 AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Perak | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 42 | |
| 5 | Terengganu | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 41 | |
| 6 | Negeri Sembilan | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 37 | |
| 7 | PKNS | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 35 | |
| 8 | T-Team | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 35 | |
| 9 | Johor FC | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 35 | |
| 10 | Felda United | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 35 | |
| 11 | Sarawak (R) | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 30 | Relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Kedah (R) | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 28 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Sabah (R) | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 28 | Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Kuala Lumpur (R) | 26 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 53 | −39 | 5 | Relegation to 2013 Liga Premier |
* ↑ LionsXII are not eligible for any AFC competition spots
* ↑ Qualified as the next highest-placed local team behind Liga Super and 2012 Piala FA winners Kelantan.

### Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | ATM (C, P) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 73 | 20 | +53 | 54 | Promotion to 2013 Liga Super |
| 2 | Pahang (O, P) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 46 | Promotion to 2013 Liga Super/Liga Premier Play-off round |
| 3 | Sime Darby | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 19 | +35 | 45 | |
| 4 | Johor | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 41 | |
| 5 | PDRM | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 38 | |
| 6 | USM | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 36 | |
| 7 | Pos Malaysia (O) | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 30 | 2013 Liga Premier/Liga FAM Play-off round |
| 8 | Harimau Muda B | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 24 | |
| 9 | MP Muar | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 21 | 2013 Liga Premier/Liga FAM Play-off round |
| 10 | Betaria (O) | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 59 | −36 | 20 | 2013 Liga Premier/Liga FAM Play-off round |
| 11 | Perlis (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 15 | Relegation to 2013 Liga FAM |
| 12 | MB Johor Bahru (R) | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 79 | −61 | 5 | Relegation to 2013 Liga FAM |
* ↑ Harimau Muda B will not be relegated, thus if they finish anywhere within relegation zone, the 7th place team will be demoted to 2013 Liga Premier/Liga FAM Play-off round. They also cannot be promoted to 2013 Liga Super.

### FAM League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | KL SPA FC (C, P) | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 38 | Promotion to 2013 Malaysia Premier League |
| 2 | Shahzan Muda FC | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 34 | Promotion to 2013 Malaysia FAM League Play-off round |
| 3 | UiTM FC | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 34 | Promotion to 2013 Malaysia Premier League |
| 4 | PBAPP FC | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 27 | |
| 5 | Tentera Darat F.A. | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 22 | |
| 6 | Penang FA | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 18 | |
| 7 | Malacca FA | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 16 | |
| 8 | Melodi Jaya S.C. | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 34 | −22 | 12 | |
| 9 | SDM Navy Kepala Batas FC | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 50 | −39 | 5 | |

### President Cup

The final was played at Perak Stadium, Perak on Tuesday, 26 July 2011.

## Domestic Cups
### Charity Shield

The 2011 edition was played at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 7 January 2012.
* Malaysia Charity Shield 2012 winner
* Negeri Sembilan 1st Charity Shield title

### FA Cup

The final was played at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, 19 May 2011.
* Malaysia FA Cup 2012 winner
* Kelantan 1st FA Cup title

### Malaysia Cup

The final was played on 20 October 2012 at the Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam in Selangor, Malaysia.
* 2012 Malaysia Cup winner
* Kelantan 2nd title

## Coaching changes
### Super League

| Club | Outgoing Head Coach | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
| Kelantan FA | Maruthaiah Karathu | 16 October 2011 | Resigned | Peter James Butler | 20 October 2011 |
| Johor FC | Azuan Zain | 3 November 2011 | Resigned | K. Devan | 3 November 2011 |
| Terengganu FA | Irfan Bakti Abu Salim | 2 November 2011 | End of Contract | Mat Zan Mat Aris | 4 November 2011 |
| Selangor FA | P. Maniam | 4 November 2011 | End of caretaker role | Irfan Bakti Abu Salim | 4 November 2011 |
| Kelantan FA | Peter James Butler | 28 February 2012 | Mutual Agreement | Bojan Hodak | 2 March 2012 |
| Johor FC | K. Devan | 15 April 2012 | Resigned | Sazali Saidon | 15 April 2012 |
| Terengganu FA | Mat Zan Mat Aris | 7 May 2012 | Resigned | Khalid Mohd Dahan (caretaker) | 7 May 2012 |
| Terengganu FA | Khalid Mohd Dahan (caretaker) | 14 May 2012 | End of caretaker role | Peter James Butler | 14 May 2012 |
| Sabah FA | Justin Ganai | 20 June 2012 | Sacked | Andrew Majanggim (caretaker) | 20 June 2012 |
| Sabah FA | Andrew Majanggim (caretaker) | 5 July 2012 | End of caretaker role | David McCreery | 5 July 2012 |
| Perak FA | Norizan Bakar | 10 July 2012 | Leave of Absence | Jang Jung | 23 July 2012 |
| Kedah FA | Wan Jamak Wan Hassan | 10 August 2012 | Leave of Absence | Mario Tot | 10 August 2012 |

### Premier League

| Club | Outgoing Head Coach | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
| Perlis FA | Abdullah Hassan | 31 May 2012 | Resigned | Robert Scully | 5 June 2012 |