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2021 Malaysia Super League

The 2021 Malaysia Super League (), 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. 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.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division.

To Malaysia Super League

Promoted from Premier League

From Malaysia Super League

Relegated to Premier League

Disbanded Team

Renamed/Rebranded Clubs

Clubs locations

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Personnel, kit and sponsoring

Coaching changes

<small>Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.</small>

Foreign players

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.

<small>Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality.</small>

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.

Naturalisation players

<small>Notes:</small>

<small></small> Carrying Malaysian heritage.
<small></small> Participated in the Malaysia national team squad.

League table

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Result table

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.<br>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.

Season statistics

  • Most goals scored by one player in a match: 3 goals
  • (All players who got a hatrick)
  • Widest winning margin: 6 goals
  • Selangor 6–0 Sabah (<small>5 September 2021</small>)
  • Most goals in a match: 8 goals
  • Perak 3–5 Penang (<small>3 August 2021</small>)
  • Most goals in one half: 6 goals
  • Perak vs Penang (<small>3 August 2021</small>) 2–4 at half time, 3–5 final
  • Most goals in one half by a single team: 4 goals
  • Johor Darul Ta'zim vs Perak (<small>31 July 2021</small>) 1–0 at half time, 5–0 final
  • Penang vs Perak (<small>3 August 2021</small>) 4–2 at half time, 5–3 final
  • Selangor vs Sabah (<small>5 September 2021</small>) 4–0 at half time, 6–0 final

Top goalscorers

As of matches played 12 September 2021

Hat-trick

As of matches played 12 September 2021

Notes (H) – Home team (A) – Away team

Top assists

As of matches played 12 September 2021

Clean Sheets

Discipline

Overall

Players

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 4
  • Sabah

See also

References

External links