Season | 2021 |
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Dates | 5 March – 12 September 2021 |
Champions | Johor Darul Ta'zim 8th Super League title 8th Liga M title |
Relegated | Perak UiTM |
AFC Champions League | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
AFC Cup | Kedah Darul Aman Kuala Lumpur City (as2021 Malaysia Cup winners) |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 357 (2.7 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ifedayo Olusegun (26 goals) |
Biggest home win | 5 goals Sri Pahang 5–0 UiTM (1 May 2021) Terengganu 5–0 Perak (24 July 2021) Johor Darul Ta'zim 5–0 Perak (31 July 2021) |
Biggest away win | 6 goals Sabah 0–6 Selangor (5 September 2021) |
Highest scoring | 8 goals Perak 3–5 Penang (3 August 2021) |
Longest winning run | 11 matches Johor Darul Ta'zim |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Johor Darul Ta'zim |
Longest winless run | 16 matches UiTM |
Longest losing run | 8 matches UiTM |
Total attendance | 0 |
Average attendance | 0 |
← 2020 2022 → |
The 2021 Malaysia Super League (Malay: Liga Super Malaysia 2021), was the 18th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
The defending champions from the 2020 Malaysia Super League season, Johor Darul Ta'zim, have managed to defend their title, securing their 8th consecutive title (since 2014) on 28 August 2021 although having 2 more matches left.[1] On the other hand, Kedah who became the runner-ups have qualified to the 2022 AFC Cup. Penang who got third was a standby team for the AFC Cup and would qualify if the winners of the 2021 Malaysia Cup went to the Johor or Kedah, but they failed to and Kuala Lumpur City who became the champions ended up taking the spot.[2]
Promoted from the 2020 Malaysia Premier League
Relegated to the 2021 Malaysia Premier League
Disbanded Team
Renamed/Rebranded Clubs
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Johor Darul Ta'zim | Iskandar Puteri | Sultan Ibrahim Stadium | 40,000[3] |
Kedah Darul Aman | Alor Setar | Darul Aman Stadium | 32,387[4] |
Kuala Lumpur City | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur Stadium | 18,000 |
Melaka United | Krubong | Hang Jebat Stadium | 40,000[5] |
Penang | Penang | City Stadium | 20,000 |
Perak | Ipoh | Perak Stadium | 42,500[6] |
Petaling Jaya City | Petaling Jaya | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
Sabah | Kota Kinabalu | Likas Stadium | 35,000[7] |
Selangor | Petaling Jaya | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
Sri Pahang | Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 40,000[8] |
Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium | 50,000[9] |
UiTM | Shah Alam | UiTM Stadium | 10,000[10] |
Source:[1] |
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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Johor Darul Ta'zim | ![]() |
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Nike[11] | UNICEF |
Kedah Darul Aman | ![]() |
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Lotto | Widad Langkasuka |
Kuala Lumpur City | ![]() |
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Puma | Kuala Lumpur City |
Melaka United | ![]() |
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Al-Ikhsan | EDRA CGN, Mamee |
Penang | ![]() |
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Puma | Penang2030 Archived 2021-06-05 at the Wayback Machine |
Perak | ![]() |
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Kaki Jersi | Lenggong Valley (home) & Royal Belum (away) |
Petaling Jaya City | ![]() |
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Puma | Qnet |
Sabah | ![]() |
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Lotto | Warisan Harta Sabah, Sabah Net |
Selangor | ![]() |
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Joma | PKNS |
Sri Pahang | ![]() |
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Stallion | Aras Kuasa Archived 2021-05-09 at the Wayback Machine |
Terengganu | ![]() |
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Al-Ikhsan | RedONE, Yakult |
UiTM | ![]() |
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Puma (home & away) & Fitech (third) | MBSA |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Selangor | ![]() |
Redesignated to Technical Director | 16 November 2020 | Pre-season | ![]() |
16 November 2020 |
Kuala Lumpur City | ![]() |
Redesignated to Assistant Coach | 26 November 2020 | ![]() |
26 November 2020 | |
Petaling Jaya City | ![]() |
End of contract[14] | 28 November 2020 | ![]() |
28 November 2020 | |
Sabah | ![]() |
End of contract | 3 December 2020 | ![]() |
3 December 2020 | |
Penang | ![]() |
Redesignated to Assistant Coach | 4 December 2020 | ![]() |
4 December 2020 | |
Sri Pahang | ![]() |
Redesignated as Team Manager | 3 January 2021 | ![]() |
3 January 2021 | |
Sabah | ![]() |
Redesignated as backroom staff[19] | 20 December 2020 | ![]() |
8 January 2021 | |
Kuala Lumpur City | ![]() |
No permit granted | 8 January 2021 | ![]() |
9 January 2021 | |
Perak | ![]() |
Mutual Termination[22] | 22 February 2021 | ![]() |
23 February 2021 | |
Sri Pahang | ![]() |
Rested[23] | 17 March 2021 | 9th | ![]() |
17 March 2021 |
UiTM | ![]() |
Rested[24] | 9 April 2021 | 12th | ![]() |
9 April 2021 |
UiTM | ![]() |
Redesignated | 29 April 2021 | 12th | ![]() |
29 April 2021 |
Perak | ![]() |
Rested | 2 Aug 2021 | 11th | ![]() |
2 Aug 2021 |
UiTM | ![]() |
Sacked | 9 August 2021 | 14th | ![]() |
9 August 2021 |
Southeast Asia (SEA) players are required to have acquired at least 30 international caps for their senior national team with no period restriction on when they are earned while those who has less than 30 international caps will be subjected to MFL approval.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality.
Notes:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 9 | +41 | 57 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Kedah Darul Aman | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 43 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
3 | Penang | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 41 | |
4 | Terengganu | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 38 | |
5 | Selangor | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 36 | |
6 | Kuala Lumpur City | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 33[a] | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
7 | Petaling Jaya City | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 24 | |
8 | Melaka United | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 21[b] | |
9 | Sabah | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 19 | |
10 | Sri Pahang | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 18 | |
11 | Perak (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 16 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |
12 | UiTM (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 41 | −25 | 13 |
Home \ Away | JDT | KED | KUL | MEL | PEN | PRK | PJC | SBH | SEL | PAH | TER | UiTM |
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Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
Kedah Darul Aman | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | |
Kuala Lumpur City | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Melaka United | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
Penang | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
Perak | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
Petaling Jaya City | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
Sabah | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
Selangor | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
Sri Pahang | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
Terengganu | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
UiTM | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.
Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kedah Darul Aman | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Penang | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Terengganu | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Petaling Jaya | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Kuala Lumpur City | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Selangor | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Perak | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Sri Pahang | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Sabah | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Melaka United | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
UiTM | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Leader | |
Relegation to 2022 Premier League |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[27] |
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1 | ![]() |
Selangor | 26 |
2 | ![]() |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 23 |
3 | ![]() |
Kedah Darul Aman | 13 |
4 | ![]() |
Penang | 12 |
5 | ![]() |
Kedah Darul Aman | 10 |
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Kuala Lumpur City | ||
7 | ![]() |
Terengganu | 7 |
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Kedah Darul Aman | ||
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UiTM/Perak | ||
10 | ![]() |
Selangor | 6 |
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Penang |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Selangor | Perak | 3–1 (H) | 10 April 2021 |
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Johor Darul Ta'zim | Perak | 5–0 (H) | 31 July 2021 |
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Penang | Perak | 5–3 (A) | 3 August 2021 |
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Perak | Penang | 3–5 (H) | 3 August 2021 |
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Selangor | Kedah Darul Aman | 4–2 (A) | 14 August 2021 |
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Johor Darul Ta'zim | Sri Pahang | 3–0 (H) | 27 August 2021 |
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Selangor | Sabah | 6–0 (A) | 5 September 2021 |
Notes (H) – Home team (A) – Away team
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | ![]() |
Kedah Darul Aman | 14 |
2 | ![]() |
Penang | 11 |
3 | ![]() |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 8 |
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Selangor | ||
5 | ![]() |
Kuala Lumpur City | 7 |
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Penang | ||
7 | ![]() |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 |
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Selangor | ||
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Terengganu | ||
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Melaka United |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 11 | |
2 | ![]() |
Terengganu | 8 |
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Petaling Jaya City | ||
4 | ![]() |
Kuala Lumpur City | 7 |
5 | ![]() |
Penang | 6 |
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