2003 Liga Perdana 1

Liga Perdana 1 season Liga Perdana 1 2003 9 February – 6 July 2003 Perak2nd Premier League One title2nd Liga M title Johor FCTM F.C.KelantanMalaccaSelangorTerengganu 2004 AFC Cup Perak (group stage)Negeri Sembilan (group stage) 23 goalsPhillimon Chepita (Perlis) 156 454 2002 2004 The 2003 Liga Perdana 1 season is the sixth and final season of Liga Perdana 1. A total of 13 teams participated in the season out of 14 as NS Chempaka FC withdrew from the league. 2003 Liga Perdana 1 The Liga Perdana 1 was introduced in 1998. It replaced the Liga Perdana (1994–97) as the top-tier football league in Malaysia. The season kicked off on 9 February 2003. Perak again dominated the season and ended up winning the title. Perlis's Phillimon Chepita was the season's top goalscorer with 23 goals. This season also the last season before the league was succeeded by the formation of Liga Super from 2004 season onwards while Liga Premier was formed to become the new second-tier league in Malaysian football league system. The teams from 2003 season undergoes a qualifying stage to be promoted into inaugural 2004 Malaysia Super League. Teams A total of 13 teams will participate in the 2003 Liga Perdana 1 season. Negeri Sembilan NS Chempaka FC pulled out of the league. Perak Perak FA (2002 Liga Perdana 1 champions) Selangor Selangor FA Sabah Sabah FA Penang Penang FA Terengganu Terengganu FA Johor Johor FC Perlis Perlis FA Sarawak Sarawak FA Pahang Pahang FA Kelantan Kelantan FA Malacca Malacca FA Kedah Kedah FA (Promoted as 2002 Liga Perdana 2 champions) Malacca Melaka Telekom (Promoted as 2002 Liga Perdana 2 runner-up) Note: Negeri Sembilan NS Chempaka FC pulled out of the league. League table main WDL QR complete rsssf.com PRK KED PRL SAB PAH PEN JOH SAR MEL KEL MAL SEL TER C R R R R R R 13 8 3 38 22 13 6 5 43 17 13 6 5 40 23 10 8 6 34 22 10 6 8 38 33 11 3 10 29 28 10 4 10 42 32 9 7 8 47 42 7 11 6 32 34 7 7 10 31 52 5 5 14 24 53 4 6 14 32 44 4 3 17 24 52 Perak Perak FA Kedah Kedah FA Perlis Perlis FA Sabah Sabah FA Pahang Pahang FA Penang Penang FA Johor Johor FC Sarawak Sarawak FA Malacca Melaka Telekom Kelantan Kelantan FA Malacca Malacca FA Selangor Selangor FA Terengganu Terengganu FA C R R R R R R green1 Qualification for the AFC Cup red1 Relegated to Liga Premier Note Clubs places 1st to 6th will be entering Liga Super automatically. Clubs places 7th to 10th will be entering Liga Super playoffs. Clubs places 11th to 13th will be relegating to Liga Premier. 2004 Malaysia Super League playoffs A total of 8 teams will participate in the 2004 Malaysia Super League season playoffs. Johor Johor FC (2003 Liga Perdana 1 7th place) Sarawak Sarawak FA (2003 Liga Perdana 1 8th place) Malacca Melaka Telekom (2003 Liga Perdana 1 9th place) Kelantan Kelantan FA (2003 Liga Perdana 1 10th place) Selangor Public Bank FC (2003 Liga Perdana 2 champions) Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan FA (2003 Liga Perdana 2 runners-up) Johor Johor FA (2003 Liga Perdana 2 3rd place) Selangor MPPJ (2003 Liga Perdana 2 4th place) Results First round First Legs 6 August 2003 20:45 MPPJ Selangor 4 – 1 Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan FA Annuar Abu Bakar 22 65Bruno Martelotto 56Azlan Meri 88 Efendi Abdul Malek 6 MPPJ Stadium, Kelana Jaya 6 August 2003 20:45 Public Bank FC Selangor 3 – 1 Johor Johor FA Zulkifli Chek Din 12Shahrilnizam Khalil 64 own goalIvan Ziga 67 Suhaimi Jamil 70 MPS Stadium, Selayang 6 August 2003 20:15 Sarawak FA Sarawak 3 – 1 Malacca Melaka Telekom Robert Eshun 23Sapian Abdul Wahed 65Wong Sai Kong 74 Nazzab Hidzan 81 pen State Stadium, Petra Jaya, Kuching 6 August 2003 20:45 Johor FC Johor 1 – 0 Kelantan Kelantan FA Ivan Zelic 31 Pasir Gudang Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru Second Legs 9 August 2003 20:45 Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan 4 – 2 Selangor MPPJ Suharmin Yusof 58 71K. Sathian 62K. Rajan 75 Mohd Haris Safwan Mohd Kamal 38Annuar Abu Bakar 56 Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Seremban Selangor MPPJ qualified 6-5 on aggregate. 9 August 2003 20:45 Johor FA Johor 3 – 3 Selangor Public Bank FC P. Gunasekaran 56Mohd Farid Ideris 73Ante Juric 90 Milan Strelec 36 pen 50Ivan Ziga 42 Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium, Larkin, Johor Bahru Selangor Public Bank FC qualified 6-4 on aggregate. 9 August 2003 20:45 Melaka Telekom Malacca 0 – 1 Sarawak Sarawak FA Sapian Abdul Wahed 23 Hang Jebat Stadium, Paya Rumput, Malacca Sarawak Sarawak FA qualified 4-1 on aggregate. 9 August 2003 20:45 Kelantan FA Kelantan 1 – 0 Johor Johor FC Badrul Afzan Razali 72 Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu Johor Johor FC qualified 1-1 on aggregate, 4-2 on penalties. Final Round First Legs 13 August 2003 20:45 MPPJ Selangor 3 – 2 Sarawak Sarawak FA Annuar Abu Bakar 57 85Kamarulzaman Yub Majid 68 Gilbert Cassidy Gawing 60Ramles Sari 90 MPPJ Stadium, Kelana Jaya 13 August 2003 20:45 Public Bank FC Selangor 1 – 2 Johor Johor FC Ivan Ziga 54 Hairi Azly Mohamad 48Jonathan Angelucci 89 MPS Stadium, Selayang Second Legs 16 August 2003 20:45 Sarawak FA Sarawak 3 – 1 Selangor MPPJ Gilbert Cassidy Gawing 16 44Sapian Abdul Wahed 120 Bruno Martelotto 15 Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Seremban Sarawak Sarawak FA qualified 5-4 on aggregate. 16 August 2003 20:45 Johor FC Johor 1 – 2 Selangor Public Bank FC Zami Mohd Noor 87 Ivan Ziga 64 79 Pasir Gudang Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru Selangor Public Bank FC qualified 3-3 on aggregate, 5-4 on penalties. Note Sarawak Sarawak FA and Selangor Public Bank FC qualifies for 2004 Malaysia Super League. Season statistics Top goalscorers Source: FIFA: Liga Perdana 1 Scorers RankScorerClubGoals1 Zambia Phillimon Chepita Perlis Perlis FA23 Champions 2003 Liga Perdana 1 winner 150px|borderPerak 2nd References External links 2003 season at rsssf.com Category:Liga Perdana 1 seasons 1 Malayasia Malayasia