2022 Malaysia Super League
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9th Super League title
9th Liga M title
Sarawak United
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 March – 15 October 2022 |
| Champions | Johor Darul Ta'zim 9th Super League title 9th Liga M title |
| Relegated | Melaka United Sarawak United |
| AFC Champions League | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| AFC Cup | Terengganu Sabah |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 388 (2.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bergson (29 goals) |
| Biggest home win | 7 goals Selangor 7–0 Sarawak United (19 June 2022) |
| Biggest away win | 4 goals Sarawak United 0–4 Johor Darul Ta'zim (27 July 2022) |
| Highest scoring | 7 goals Selangor 7–0 Sarawak United (19 June 2022) Negeri Sembilan 4–3 Kedah Darul Aman (8 October 2022) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Terengganu |
| Longest unbeaten run | 22 matches Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches Petaling Jaya City |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Penang |
| Highest attendance | 34,038 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–0 Sabah (15 October 2022) |
| Total attendance | 623,384 |
| Average attendance | 4,723 |
← 2021 2023 → | |
The 2022 Malaysia Super League (Malay: Liga Super Malaysia 2022), is the 19th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia for association football clubs since its establishment in 2004, and the 41st season of top-flight Malaysia football overall.
The defending champions from the 2021 Malaysia Super League season is Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Team changes
 Promoted from Premier League |
 Relegated to Premier League |
|---|---|
Locations
The following twelve clubs competed in the Super League during the 2022 season
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Iskandar Puteri | Sultan Ibrahim Stadium | 40,000[1] |
| Kedah Darul Aman | Alor Setar | Darul Aman Stadium | 32,000[2] |
| Kuala Lumpur City | Cheras | Kuala Lumpur Stadium | 18,000 |
| Melaka United | Krubong | Hang Jebat Stadium | 40,000[3] |
| Negeri Sembilan | Seremban | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | 45,000 |
| Penang | George Town | City Stadium | 20,000 |
| Petaling Jaya City | Petaling Jaya | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
| Sabah | Kota Kinabalu | Likas Stadium | 35,000[4] |
| Sarawak United | Kuching | Sarawak State Stadium | 20,000 |
| Selangor | Shah Alam | Petaling Jaya Stadium | 25,000 |
| Sri Pahang | Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 40,000[5] |
| Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium | 50,000[6] |
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Clubs locations
Personnel, kit and sponsoring
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johor Darul Ta'zim |  Héctor Bidoglio |
 Aidil Zafuan |
Nike, Inc.[7] | UNICEF |
| Kedah Darul Aman |  Aidil Sharin Sahak |
Syazwan Zainon |
Lotto Sport Italia | DXN |
| Kuala Lumpur City |  Bojan Hodak |
 Paulo Josué |
HUNDRED | Kuala Lumpur City, UBB,DBKL |
| Melaka United | Asri Ninggal (interim) |
 Sony Norde |
AL Sports | KENteam Archived 2022-05-28 at the Wayback Machine |
| Negeri Sembilan | K. Devan |
Zaquan Adha |
Kaki Jersi | Visit Negeri Sembilan,Matrix |
| Penang | Manzoor Azwira (interim) |
Endrick |
Puma | Penang2030 |
| Petaling Jaya City | Maniam Pachaiappan |
Gurusamy Kandasamy |
Puma | Qnet |
| Sabah | Ong Kim Swee |
Baddrol Bakhtiar |
Lotto | redONE |
| Sarawak United | S.Balachandran |
 Uche Agba |
Joma | Punggor Wibawa |
| Selangor | Tan Cheng Hoe |
Brendan Gan |
Joma | PKNS, MBI| | (home), Lithera (away) |
| Sri Pahang | Dollah Salleh (interim) |
 Lee Tuck |
HakkaClo | Visit Pahang (home), Invest Pahang (away) |
| Terengganu | Nafuzi Zain |
 Habib Haroon |
Umbro | Colever, SATU, EPIC |
Coaching changes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selangor |  Karsten Neitzel |
Redesignated as Assistant Coach | 21 November 2021 [8] | Pre-season | Michael Feichtenbeiner |
21 November 2021 [9] |
| Sri Pahang | Dollah Salleh |
Contract ended | 30 November 2021 |  Christophe Gamel |
3 January 2022 [10] | |
| Melaka United | Zainal Abidin Hassan |
30 November 2021 |  Risto Vidaković |
22 January 2022 | ||
| Sarawak United | E. Elavarasan |
Appointed as Malaysia assistant coach | 23 February 2022 | B. Sathianathan |
24 February 2022 | |
| Melaka United | Risto Vidaković |
Contract terminated | 13 April 2022 | 8th | Mohd Asri Ninggal (interim) |
15 April 2022 [11] |
| Sarawak United | B. Sathianathan |
Health reasons | June 2022 | 7th | S.Balachandran |
June 2022 |
| Penang |  Tomáš Trucha |
Mutual Consent | June 2022 | 7th | Zainal Abidin Hassan |
June 2022 |
| Sri Pahang | Christophe Gamel |
Sacked | 21 July 2022 | 10th | Dollah Salleh (interim) |
21 July 2022 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim |  Benjamin Mora |
Mutual Consent | 27 July 2022 | 1st | Héctor Bidoglio |
28 July 2022 |
| Selangor | Michael Feichtenbeiner |
Redesignated as Technical Director | 10 August 2022 [12] | 8th | Nidzam Jamil (interim) |
10 August 2022 [13] |
| Selangor | Nidzam Jamil (interim) |
End of interim role | 25 September 2022 [14] | 8th | Tan Cheng Hoe |
25 September 2022 [15] |
| Penang | Zainal Abidin Hassan |
Mutual Consent | 13 Oct 2022 | 12th | Manzoor Azwira (interim) |
12 October 2022 |
| Kedah | Aidil Sharin Sahak |
Terminated | 17 Oct 2022 | 8th | Victor Andrag (interim) |
17 October 2022 |
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.
Johor Darul Ta'zim, Selangor and Terengganu who have their "B" team playing in the Premier League can register another 4 players (3 + 1 AFC). These players can play for the "A" team as long as they fulfilled the relevant regulations under the handbook.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality.
- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.
The following foreigners are registered by JDT II, Selangor II and Terengganu FC II for the Malaysia Premier League.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC Player | Former Players 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II |  Moussa Sidibé |
 Lévy Madinda |
 Carli de Murga |
Maurício Bienvenido Marañón Fernando Rodríguez | |
| Selangor II |  Alex Agyarkwa |
Richmond Tetteh Ankrah |
Kelvin Kyei |
 Hein Htet Aung |
Jordan Ayimbila George Attram |
| Terengganu II |  Argzim Redžović |
 Petrus Shitembi |
Luke Woodland |
Jordan Mintah | |
Naturalisation/Heritage players
Notes:
- ^2 Carrying Malaysian heritage.
- ^3 Capped for Malaysia national team.
League table
Result table
Positions by round
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.
| Leader & Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage | |
| Qualification for AFC Cup group stage | |
| Possible qualification for AFC Cup group stage |