# 2013 in Malaysian football

The 2013 season is the 34th season of competitive football in Malaysia.

## Coaching changes
### Pre-season

| Club | Outgoing Head Coach | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
| Terengganu FA | Peter James Butler | 17 September 2012 | Suspended for 6 months(Suspending ended by FAM. Later signed by T-Team) | E. Elavarasan | 18 October 2012 |
| T-Team FC | Yunus Alif | September 2012 | Resigned | Peter James Butler | 18 November 2012 |
| FELDA United FC | E. Elavarasan | 18 October 2012 | Signed by Terengganu FA | K. Devan | 1 November 2012 |
| Johor Darul Takzim | Sazali Saidon | 31 October 2012 | Contract Expired | Fandi Ahmad | 1 November 2012 |
| Perak FA | Jang Jung | 31 October 2012 | Contract Expired | Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah | 1 November 2012 |
| Negeri Sembilan FA | Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah | 31 October 2012 | Contract Expired | Divaldo Alves | 1 November 2012 |

### In season

| Club | Outgoing Head Coach | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
| T-Team FC | Peter James Butler | 16 May 2013 | Mutual Termination | Eduardo Almeida | 16 May 2013 |

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

| Date | Opponent | Score* | Venue | Competition | Malaysia scorers |
| 1 February | Iraq | 0–3 (L) | Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (A) | Friendly Training$^1$ | |
| 6 February | Qatar | 0–2 (L) | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (A) | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 17 March | Saudi Arabia | 1–4 (L) | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam (H) | Friendly Training$^1$ | Safiq Rahim 70' |
| 22 March | Yemen | 2–1 (W) | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam (H) | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Azamuddin 27' Khyril Muhymeen 80' |
| 26 March | Palestine | 0–2 (L) | Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan (H) | Friendly Training$^1$ | |
| 6 June | Canberra XI | 2–3 (L) | Deakin Stadium, Canberra (A) | Friendly Training$^1$ | Safee Sali 61', 83' |
| 11 June | Sydney Olympic | 4–0 (W) | Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney (A) | Friendly Training$^1$ | Safiq Rahim 9' Amri Yahyah 50', 73', 90' |
| 13 June | Marconi Stallions | 0–2 (L) | Marconi Stadium, Sydney (A) | Friendly Training$^1$ | |
| 16 July | Chonburi | 0–0 (D) | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil (H) | Friendly Match$^{XI}$ $^1$ | |
| 21 July | Chelsea | 1–4 (L) | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam (H) | Friendly Match$^{XI}$ $^1$ | Fadhli Shas 90+1' |
| 25 July | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–2 (L) | Miho Ground, Shizuoka (A) | Friendly Match$^{XI}$ $^1$ | |
| 27 July | Shonan Bellmare | 0–5 (L) | Banyu Artificial Turf Soccer Field, Hiratsuka (A) | Friendly Match$^{XI}$ $^1$ | |
| 31 July | Tokyo Verdy | 0–5 (L) | Tama City Athletic Stadium, Tama, Tokyo (A) | Friendly Match$^{XI}$ $^1$ | |
| 10 August | Barcelona | 1–3 (L) | Shah Alam Stadium (H) | Friendly Match$^{XI}$ $^1$ | Amri Yahyah 39' |
| 10 September | China | 0–2 (L) | Tianjin Olympic Stadium (A) | Friendly Match | |
| 9 October | United Arab Emirates | 1–3 (L) | (A) | Friendly Match$^1$ | Safiq ?' |
| 15 October | Bahrain | 1–1 (D) | Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur (H) | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Norshahrul 71' |
| 8 November | Kuwait | 0–3 (L) | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City (A) | Friendly Match | |
| 15 November | Bahrain | 0–1 (L) | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa (A) | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 19 November | Qatar | 0–1 (L) | Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur (H) | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
* $^1$ Non FIFA 'A' international match
* $^{XI}$ Malaysia uses a selection of players from the Malaysia Super League, Using the name Malaysia XI

### Men's under-23 team
#### 2013 Summer Universiade
##### Group stage

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |

##### Knockout stage
#### 2013 Merdeka Tournament
##### Group stage

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advanced to the final |
| Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to the final |
| Thailand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |

##### Final
#### Menpora Cup

Source:

#### 2013 Southeast Asian Games
##### Group stage

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Malaysia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 |
| Singapore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 8 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 6 |
| Laos | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 |
| Brunei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |

##### Knouckout stage
### Men's under-16 team
## League tables
### Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | LionsXII | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 43 | |
| 2 | Selangor | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 40 | 2014 AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | Johor Darul Takzim | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 40 | |
| 4 | Kelantan | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 36 | 2014 AFC Cup group stage |
| 5 | Pahang | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 35 | |
| 6 | ATM | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 34 | |
| 7 | Perak | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 29 | |
| 8 | PKNS | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 28 | |
| 9 | Terengganu | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 27 | |
| 10 | T-Team | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 19 | |
| 11 | Felda United | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 19 | Relegation to 2014 Liga Premier |
| 12 | Negeri Sembilan | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 10 | Relegation to 2014 Liga Premier |
* ↑ LionsXII was not eligible for any AFC competition spots as they were a foreign side.
* ↑ Qualified as 2013 Piala FA winners

### Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Sarawak (C, P) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 12 | +37 | 58 | Promotion to 2014 Liga Super |
| 2 | Sime Darby (P) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 12 | +39 | 54 | Promotion to 2014 Liga Super |
| 3 | Johor | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 45 | |
| 4 | Kedah | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 42 | |
| 5 | Sabah | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 30 | |
| 6 | Pos Malaysia | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 27 | |
| 7 | PDRM | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 25 | |
| 8 | SPA | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 23 | |
| 9 | UiTM | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 23 | |
| 10 | Perlis | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 22 | |
| 11 | Kuala Lumpur (R) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 58 | −37 | 14 | Relegation to 2014 Malaysia FAM League |
| 12 | Betaria (R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 63 | −50 | 10 | Relegation to 2014 Malaysia FAM League |

### FAM League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Penang (C, P) | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 18 | +35 | 52 | Promotion to 2014 Malaysia Premier League |
| 2 | PBAPP FC (P) | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 41 | Promotion to 2014 Malaysia Premier League |
| 3 | Tentera Darat F.A. | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 38 | |
| 4 | Harimau Muda C | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 35 | |
| 5 | Kuantan FA | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 35 | |
| 6 | Malacca FA | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 33 | |
| 7 | Cebagoo FC | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 18 | |
| 8 | Tumpat FA | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 16 | |
| 9 | Shahzan Muda FC | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 15 | |
| 10 | PB Melayu Kedah | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 57 | −37 | 16 | |
| 11 | Perak YBU FC | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 10 | |

### President Cup
## Domestic Cups
### FA Cup

The final was played on 29 June 2013 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur.

### Malaysia Cup

The final was played on 3 Nov 2013 at Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam.