# 2015 in Malaysian football

The 2015 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 | PDRM FELDA United | T-Team PKNS |
| Premier League | Kuantan Kuala Lumpur | Perlis PBAPP |

## New and withdrawn teams
### New teams

* Megah Murni F.C. (FAM League)
* AirAsia F.C. (FAM League)
* Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. (FAM League)
* Penjara F.C. (FAM League)
* UKM F.C. (FAM League)
* Real Mulia F.C. (FAM League)
* Felcra F.C. (FAM League)
* Young Fighters F.C. (FAM League)

### Withdrawn teams

* Cebagoo F.C. (FAM League)
* Perak YBU F.C. (FAM League)

## National team
### 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 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–6 | — | 1–1 |
| 5 | East Timor | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 36 | −34 | 2 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–10 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
* ↑ United Arab Emirates already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation.

#### International Friendlies
### Malaysia national under-23 football team
#### 2015 Bangabandhu Cup

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Malaysia U-22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |

#### 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Malaysia (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Macau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | |

#### 2015 Southeast Asian Games

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Thailand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Vietnam | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Laos | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 | East Timor | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
| 6 | Brunei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | |

#### Friendly
## League season
### Super league

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 46 | Qualification to AFC Champions League qualifying preliminary round 2 |
| 2 | Selangor | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 39 | Qualification to AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | Pahang | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 38 | |
| 4 | Terengganu | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 38 | |
| 5 | Felda United | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 36 | |
| 6 | PDRM | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 35 | |
| 7 | LionsXII | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 33 | |
| 8 | Perak | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 28 | |
| 9 | Kelantan | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 28 | |
| 10 | Sarawak | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 19 | |
| 11 | ATM (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 11 | Qualification to the Relegation play-off |
| 12 | Sime Darby (R) | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 10 | Relegation to Liga Premier |
* ↑ Since LionsXII, a side managed by the Football Association of Singapore and thus ineligible to represent Malaysia in continental competition, won the 2015 Piala FA, the 2015 Liga Super runners-up will be chosen to represent Malaysia in the AFC Cup.
* ↑ Pahang was docked 6 points due to involvement in the delay in the process of solving the problem of salary and compensation by the former imports season 2013, Mohamed Borji.
* ↑ LionsXII are not eligible for any AFC competition spots

### Premier league

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kedah (C, P) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 48 | Promotion to Super League |
| 2 | Penang (P) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 45 | Promotion to Super League |
| 3 | T-Team (O, P) | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 42 | Qualification to Promotion play-off |
| 4 | PKNS | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 41 | |
| 5 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 34 | |
| 6 | NS Matrix | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 32 | |
| 7 | Sabah | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 27 | |
| 8 | UiTM | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 25 | |
| 9 | Kuantan | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 21 | |
| 10 | DRB-Hicom | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 20 | |
| 11 | Kuala Lumpur | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 18 | |
| 12 | Putrajaya SPA (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 50 | −35 | 11 | Relegation to FAM League |

### FAM league
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Perlis (P) | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 42 | Promotion to Premier League and final round |
| 2 | Real Mulia | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 32 | |
| 3 | Megah Murni | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 27 | |
| 4 | UKM | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 25 | |
| 5 | PBAPP | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 25 | |
| 6 | Sungai Ara | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Felcra | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 21 | |
| 8 | Shahzan Muda | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 20 | |
| 9 | Penjara | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 16 | |
| 10 | Hanelang | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 13 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Melaka United (C, P) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 36 | Promotion to Premier League and final round |
| 2 | MISC-MIFA | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 36 | |
| 3 | Young Fighters | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 31 | |
| 4 | MOF | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 21 | |
| 5 | Kedah United | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 20 | |
| 6 | Harimau Muda C | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 19 | |
| 7 | AirAsia | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 16 | |
| 8 | Ipoh | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 13 | |
| 9 | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 10 | |

#### Final
## Domestic Cups
### FA Cup

| 1st Round | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Pahang | 1(4) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JDT | 1(2) | Pahang | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sungai Ara | 0 | MISC-MIFA | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MISC-MIFA | 1 | | | Pahang | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| NS Matrix | 2 | | | Penang | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| UiTM | 0 | NS Matrix | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penang | 1 | Penang | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Perlis | 0 | | | | | | | Pahang | 1 | 1 | 2 | | |
| PBAPP | 1 | | | | | | | Kelantan | 0 | 3 | 3 | | |
| Sime Darby | 5 | Sime Darby | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDRM | 3 | PDRM | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sabah | 0 | | | Sime Darby | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sarawak | 1 | | | Kelantan | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kelantan | 2 | Kelantan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MOF | 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kuala Lumpur | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Kelantan | 1 |
| FELDA United | 2(2) | | | | | | | | | | | LionsXII | 3 |
| Selangor | 2(4) | Selangor | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Malacca United | 1 | Terengganu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Terengganu | 3 | | | Terengganu | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Shahzan Muda | 1 | | | Perak | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Perak | 3 | Perak | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| T-Team | 3 | T-Team | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ATM | 0 | | | | | | | Terengganu | 1 | 3 | 4 | | |
| Kedah United | 0 | | | | | | | LionsXII | 2 | 2 | 4 (a) | | |
| LionsXII | 4 | LionsXII | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SPA | 3 | SPA | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kuantan | 0 | | | LionsXII | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Hanelang | 0 | | | JDT II | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Kedah | 1 | Kedah | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| JDT II | 2 | JDT II | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PKNS | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Final
### Malaysia Cup
#### Final
## 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 | KIT | EBG | BAL |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Kitchee | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| 3 | East Bengal | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Balestier Khalsa | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |

##### Knock-out stage

As a result, both Al-Qadsia and Al-Kuwait were no longer eligible to compete in the AFC Cup. The second legs of both semi-finals were cancelled, and Johor Darul Ta'zim and Istiklol advanced to the final by walkover.

### Pahang FA
#### AFC Cup
##### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SCA | PAH | GLO | YAD |
| 1 | South China | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 18 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Pahang | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 7–4 |
| 3 | Global | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 5 | | 1–6 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 |
| 4 | Yadanarbon | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 3 | | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | — |

##### Knock-out stage

The Persipura Jayapura v Pahang match was not played as scheduled as Pahang players were denied entry into Indonesia due to visa issues. The AFC announced on 10 June 2015 that as a result, Persipura Jayapura forfeited the match and was considered to have lost the match by 3–0, based on the AFC Cup 2015 Competition Regulations and the AFC Disciplinary Code.

## Coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing Head Coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
| Perak | Vjeran Simunic | Contract terminated | 1 January 2015 | M. Karathu | 1 January 2015 |
| Kelantan | George Boateng | Sacked | 24 March 2015 | Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah | 24 March 2015 |
| ATM | B. Sathianathan | Sacked | 14 April 2015 | Shahrin Abdul Majid | 14 April 2015 |
| Johor DT | Bojan Hodak | End of contract | 14 April 2015 | Roberto Carlos Mario Gómez | 1 May 2015 |