2004 Malaysia Super League

2004 Liga Super Liga Super 2004 14 February – 3 August 2004 Pahang1st title KedahSarawak 2005 AFC Cup PahangPerak ASEAN Club Championship Pahang Indra Putra Mahayuddin (15 goals, Pahang) 84 271 2003 2005 The 2004 Liga Super, also known as the Dunhill Liga Super, was the inaugural season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia. 2004 Liga Super The season was held from 14 February and concluded on 14 August 2004. This league participated by 8 teams, six west teams and two east teams, Sabah and Sarawak. The Liga Super champions for 2004 was Pahang. Pahang dominated the season and ended up winning the title by a wide margin and this was down to their efforts in securing the services of the nation's top players prior to the start of the new season. Pahang's Indra Putra Mahayuddin was the season's top goalscorer with 15 goals. He held the record as the only local players which won the accolade until the end of 2009 season. The highest scoring match of the season was Perlis 6–2 defeat of Kedah on 31 July 2004. Another surprising club performance in this season was the strong finish of club side Public Bank. At this time, the Football Association of Malaysia were trying to promote clubs as the future of Malaysian football. Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2003 season. auto To Malaysia Super League Promoted from Liga Perdana 2 Public Bank FC 3em From 2003 Liga Perdana 1 Relegated to Premier League Johor FC Melaka Telekom Kelantan FA Malacca FA Selangor FA Terengganu FA Stadiums and locations Malaysia none 800 Locations of teams in the 2004 Liga Super Malaysia 6.136021 100.371764 Kedah bottom Malaysia 3.814767 103.323948 Pahang Malaysia 4.609433 101.103439 Perak Malaysia 5.260874 100.437468 Penang Malaysia 6.450438 100.200559 Perlis Malaysia 5.5900 116.0544 Sabah Malaysia 1.56 110.345 Sarawak Malaysia 3.08225 101.544944 Public Bank left TeamLocationStadiumCapacityKedah KedahAlor SetarDarul Aman Stadium32,387Pahang PahangKuantanDarul Makmur Stadium40,000Penang PenangBatu KawanPenang State Stadium40,000Perak PerakIpohPerak Stadium35,000Perlis PerlisKangarUtama Stadium20,000Selangor Public BankSelangorSelayang Stadium20,000Sabah SabahKota KinabaluLikas Stadium30,000Sarawak SarawakKuchingSarawak Stadium40,000 Foreign players TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Kedah KedahBrazil TavaresBRA Marco Antonio MansoARG Gastón StangARG Leonardo Adrian VeronPahang PahangAustralia Ante MilicicKhaled RagabOussame CamaraSimon ColosimoPenang PenangRussia Vyacheslav MelnikovCristian FedorPerak PerakLiberia Frank SeatorBasile Essa MvondoEmmanuel ZuluPerlis PerlisLamine ContehZambia Phillimon ChipetaSelangor Public BankSlovakia Ivan ZigaArgentina Gustavo FuentesMilan StrelecSabah SabahKim Tyrone GrantSarawak SarawakGuinea-Bissau Fernando Manuel Co League table main football RSSSF complete PAH PBA PER PRK PEN SAB SAR KED CPA ACP REL REL 4 3 14 30 45 14 5 2 48 29 8 3 10 29 38 10 6 5 35 27 10 6 5 41 30 11 5 5 38 29 4 5 12 22 35 3 7 11 28 38 Kedah Pahang Penang Perak Perlis Public Bank Sabah Sarawak C R R 5 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored. Perak qualified for the 2005 AFC Cup group stage as 2004 Piala FA winners. QR green1 Qualification to AFC Cup group stage and ASEAN Club Championship blue1 Qualification to AFC Cup group stage red1 Relegation to Liga Premier Season statistics thumb|Pahang, the 2004 Liga Super champion Top scorers Position Players Teams/Clubs Goals1 Malaysia Indra Putra Mahayuddin Pahang Pahang FA 152 Liberia Frank Seator Perak Perak FA 143 Argentina Gustavo FuentesBrazil Tavares Selangor Public Bank FCKedah Kedah FA 115 Russia Vyacheslav Melnikov Penang Penang FA 106 Australia Ante MilicicGuinea-Bissau Fernando Manuel CoSlovakia Ivan ZigaZambia Phillimon ChipetaMalaysia Yusri Che Lah Pahang Pahang FASarawak Sarawak FASelangor Public Bank FCPerlis Perlis FAPerlis Perlis FA 9 References May 2014 Category:Malaysia Super League seasons 1 Malaysia