2014 Malaysia Super League

The 2014 Liga Super (English: 2014 Super League), also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons, is the 11th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia. The season was held from 17 January and concluded on 25 June 2014. The Liga Super champions for 2014 was Johor Darul Ta'zim and this season was the start of them winning the league every season until today. == Major changes == The following are the key changes of 2014 Liga Super season as compared to the previous season: The 2014 Piala Sumbangsih match between LionsXII and Pahang will also be a Liga Super match. Results of the 90-minute match will be counted towards the league table classification. The last time this happened was during the 2011 Liga Super season. Goal-line referees will be introduced in selected matches during the season, and will be fully implemented for all matches in the 2015 Liga Super season if the feedback is positive. A total of 4 foreign players can be registered by Liga Super teams, including at least one player from AFC countries. A maximum of 3 foreign players can be fielded at one time in a match. The announcement was made by FAM during the exco meeting in November 2013, following a decision to upgrade the foreign players quota from 2 in 2013 to 3 in the April 2013 meeting. == Team changes == The following teams have changed division. == Teams == A total of 12 teams compete in the 2014 season which includes the top 10 teams that participated in the 2013 season and champions and runners-up of the 2013 Liga Premier. Felda United and Negeri Sembilan were relegated at the end of the 2013 Liga Super season after finishing in the bottom place of the league table. 2012 Liga Premier unbeaten champions Sarawak and runners-up Sime Darby secured direct promotion to the Liga Super. 1 Correct as of end of 2013 Liga Super season 2 LionsXII uses the Bishan Stadium until the end of January 2014 due to renovation work being done at Jalan Besar Stadium. 3 Selangor uses the MBPJ Stadium until 25 February 2014 due to renovation work being done at Shah Alam Stadium. === Stadiums and locations === === Personnel and sponsoring === Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. === Kits === === Coaching changes === Except for the two promoted teams Sime Darby FC and Sarawak FA, all other teams have new head coaches at the start of the season. === Foreign players === Note: LionsXII will not be permitted to have any foreign players as it is intended to remain as a development team for Singaporean players. == League table == == Results == Fixtures and Results of the Liga Super 2014 season. === Week 1 === === Week 2 === === Week 3 === === Week 4 === === Week 5 === === Week 6 === === Week 7 === === Week 8 === === Week 9 === === Week 10 === === Week 11 === === Week 12 === === Week 13 === === Week 14 === === Week 15 === === Week 16 === === Week 17 === === Week 18 === === Week 19 === === Week 20 === === Week 21 === === Week 22 === == Fixtures and results == == Season statistics == === Top scorers === As of 25 June 2014 === Own goals === === Hat-tricks === === Clean sheets === As of 25 June 2014 === Scoring === First goal of the season: Matías Conti for Pahang against LionsXII (17 January 2014) Fastest goal of the season: 2 minutes – Mohd Failee Mohamad Ghazli for Sime Darby against Selangor (8 February 2014) Largest winning margin: 4–0 wins by Sime Darby against Kelantan (15 April 2014) Highest scoring game: 7 goals Johor Darul Ta'zim 4–3 Terengganu (13 June 2014) Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 4 goals Sime Darby 4–0 Kelantan (15 April 2014) Sime Darby 4–0 Perak (14 June 2014) Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals Terengganu in a 4–3 loss against Johor Darul Ta'zim in Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium (13 June 2014) == Awards == === Monthly awards === == Transfers == For transfers see: List of Malaysian football transfer 2014 == Attendances == == See also == 2014 Liga Premier 2014 Liga FAM 2014 Piala FA == References == == External links == Football Association of Malaysia