Malaysia Super League

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Dec 8, 2012 22:50:57 GMT 8 stellarboy said:

Dec 8, 2012 22:45:03 GMT 8 steamroll said:

the ISL and PSSI is not banned yet by the FIFA, so the transfer is legal and that is why they he got his ITC moved to Johor@Darul Takzim FC from Arema Pelita FC.

steamroll: Let's just hope and pray the infighting in the Indonesia league stop once and for all, and not get their international players get into trouble.

yup, no fun without indonesia in asean football..

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FAM give green light for Perlis and UiTM to play in Premier League

PETALING JAYA: Perlis are back in the Premier League albeit through the back door.
The former Malaysia Cup champions and UiTM FC have been given slots in the M-League’s second tier league after USM FC withdrew, while NS Betaria’s application for the 2013 season was rejected.
Perlis, who finished 11th in the 2012 Premier League and UiTM, third in the FAM League, have accepted the offer to play in the the Premier League.

FA of Malaysia (FAM) secretary general Datuk Azzudin Ahmad confirmed that NS Betaria’s application was rejected.
“The competition committee met last Friday and decided to reject NS Betaria’s application,” said Azzuddin Ahmad yesterday.

The other teams in the 12-team Premier league are Pos Malaysia, Sarawak, Kedah, Sabah, Kuala Lumpur, Sime Darby FC, Johor, Police, Harimau Muda B and KL SPA FC.
The M-League season will kick off with the Charity Shield match between treble champions Kelantan and Malaysia Cup finalists Armed Forces on Jan 5. The Premier League starts on Jan 7 followed by the Super League the next day.
football.thestar.com.my/2012/12/06/fam-give-green-light-for-perlis-and-uitm-to-play-in-premier-league/
some infos about UITM FC :

Universiti Teknologi MARA Football Club also known as UiTM FC is a team playing in Malaysia FAM League(3rd tier M-League). The team is based in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. On 25 July 2010, the team won the inaugural Liga IPT(university football league consist of 3 div) by beating UKM 3-0.

All players are from their university and the team can be classified as U25 team.

notable uitm fc former player is Amirizwan Taj Tajuddin (born 30 May 1986- 26 years old 2012) , is a Malaysian footballer currently playing for ATM FA since he left uitm fc in 2011.

He represented Malaysia in 2011 Summer Universiade and in October 2011, he was called up by K. Rajagobal for the national team's training session for an international friendly against India.

Lions Troop - UiTM FC Ultras celebrating their win in IPT League


singapore lions xii(msl) vs uitm fc(faml 3rd div) in fa cup 1st round 2012

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Pahang Ultras aka Elephant Army chants

about elephant army : elephant-army.blogspot.com/p/siapa-ea.html



at their home ground darul makmur stadium after pahang beat singapore lionsxii 2-1 in malaysia cup QF 1st leg.

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Malaysia Cup 2012 semi final 1st & 2nd leg ATM FA vs Singapore Lions XII

1st leg


2nd leg


Malaysia Cup 2012 semi final 1st & 2nd leg Kelantan vs Selangor

1st leg


2nd leg


Final Match Malaysia Cup ATM FA Vs Kelantan FA - Kelantan win 3-2

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Malaysia Premier League

The 2013 Malaysia Premier League (also known as Astro Liga Super Malaysia 2013 in Malay and the Astro Malaysia Premier League due to the sponsorship from Astro) is the 10th season of the Malaysia Premier League since its rebranding from the previous format.
The league is currently the second-level football league of Malaysia. Armed Forces are the reigning 2012 Malaysia Premier League champions and currently play in the top flight of Malaysian football, Malaysia Super League.

Team Based Location Current Stadium Location Stadium Stadium capacity
Harimau Muda Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur National Stadium 100,000
Johor FA Johor Bahru, Johor Pasir Gudang, Johor Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium 15,000
Kedah FA Alor Star, Kedah Alor Star, Kedah Darulaman Stadium 32,387
Perlis FA Kangar, Perlis Kangar, Perlis Utama Negeri Stadium 20,000
Sabah FA Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Likas Stadium 30,000
Sarawak FA Kuching, Sarawak Kuching, Sarawak Sarawak Stadium 40,000
Federal Territory FA (formerly known as Kuala Lumpur FA) Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur KLFA Stadium 18,000
PDRM FA Kuala Lumpur Paroi, Negeri Sembilan Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium 25,000
Pos Malaysia FC Kuala Lumpur Selayang, Selangor Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium 25,000
Sime Darby FC Kuala Lumpur Selayang, Selangor Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium 25,000
Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam FC Putrajaya Shah Alam, Selangor Shah Alam Stadium 80,000
UiTM FC Shah Alam Shah Alam, Selangor UiTM Stadium 10,000
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Malaysia_Premier_League

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2013 Malaysia FAM League

The 2013 FAM League is the seventy first season of the FAM League since its establishment in 1952. Public Service Commission. are the defending champions, having won their first league title the previous season.

Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity
UKM FC(got promoted from ipt league) Kuala Lumpur UKM Bangi Stadium
Kuantan FA Pahang(got promoted from pahang league) Darulmakmur Stadium
Cebagoo FC Sabah(got promoted from sabah league) Penampang Stadium
Kedah United FC Kedah Darulaman Stadium 32.387
Malacca FA Malacca Hang Tuah Stadium 10.000
Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang FC Penang City Stadium (Penang) 30,000
Penang FA Penang City Stadium (Penang 30,000
Shahzan Muda FC Temerloh, Pahang Temerloh Mini Stadium 4,000(currently under renovation to extends it capacity to 14,000 seats)
Tentera Darat FA Kuala Lumpur Football Field Camp, Batu Kentomen 500
Tumpat FC(got promoted from kelantan league) Tumpat, Kelantan Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium 25,000

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Malaysia President Cup

President Cup Malaysia
Countries Malaysia
Confederation AFC
Founded 1985
Divisions Youth Division
Number of teams 28
Current champions Perak FA (2 titles)
Most championships Selangor FA (4 titles)
TV partners Astro Arena

Website www.fam.org.my
The President Cup Malaysia is the football competitions in Malaysia for under-20 players. Since its inception, the President Cup Malaysia has been the major tournament for under-21 and under-23 players. In 2009, the format of the competition changes which only under-20 players are eligible for the tournament.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_President_Cup

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1MCC Football League - formerly known as Junior Football League for U16, U14 & U12


Vision Statement

1MCC Junior Football League is born


1MCC uses football as a catalyst to provide a pathway to develop youths, giving them equal opportunities in an all-inclusive environment. To give youths the basic right to participate, and to achieve their personal highest potential, resulting in well-balanced individuals.

Mission Statement

To achieve our vision 1MCC embraces these values:

all–inclusive mindset
loyalty
team spirit
positive approach
structured programmes
encouraging talents
In all aspects of our programmes which will be conducted in a safe and healthy environment.

All these values are embodied in a good game of football where we collectively achieve our GOAL.

website : 1mcc.my

1MCC CALL FOR MORE SPONSORS


1MCC Felda Projects

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malaysian king of soccer "raja bola" passes away
football.thestar.com.my/2012/09/29/goalscorer-supreme-national-football-legend-ghani-passes-away-at-age-77/
Goalscorer supreme and national football legend Ghani passes away at age 77


KUALA LUMPUR: Football legend Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Minhat, the ‘Raja Bola’ of Malaysia who passed away yesterday at the age of 77, may well hold the unofficial world record for scoring the most goals in the least number of matches.

In 1963, the prolific Ghani achieved the all-time national record of 106 goals in just 15 games – a phenomenal average of seven goals a match.

During his heyday in the 1960s and 1970s, Abdul Ghani played in the inside forward position and was a wily striker feared by opponents.

Ghani was born on Dec 23, 1935 in Kampung Solok, Negri Sembilan, and attended Princess Road School (now Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan Raja Muda) at the age of 10.

He represented the school, playing barefoot as was the norm then.

His joined St. John’s Institution in Kuala Lumpur two years’ later and starred for the school team.
In 1951, his talent was spotted by local police officers who gave him his first football boots, a rarity then because only professional footballers could afford them.

At the age of 17, Ghani was invited to join the Police Depot team in the Selangor League. He was asked to play on the left wing even though he was right-footed but Ghani used the opportunity to develop his left-foot skills as well.

In 1955, Ghani was picked to play for Selangor in the HMS Malaya Cup. He helped Selangor beat Singapore 2-1 in the final, scoring one of the two goals.

Shortly after, he was called up by national coach Neoh Boon Hean to represent Malaya in a friendly against Cambodia.

His first appearance for the national team was an impressive one as Ghani scored an amazing seven goals to help Malaya whip Cambodia 9-2.

The following year, he scored his first goal in the inaugural 1957 Merdeka Tournament, held on the eve of Independence Day, with an amazing 40-metre screamer against Vietnam but his efforts failed to land the trophy as Hong Kong emerged champions.

Ghani overcame his disappointment the following year when he helped the national team win the tournament ahead of Hong Kong and Indonesia. Malaya retained the trophy in 1959, beating Indonesia 2-1 in the final, with Ghani playing a key role in the success.

As his reputation grew, Ghani, who played for the nation from 1956-63, was bestowed the title ‘Raja Bola’ by the FA of Selangor for his brilliant performances.

His career high achievement came when Malaya won the bronze medal at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta. Ghani scored all four goals in the 4-1 win over South Vietnam.

He continued to play for Selangor alongside M. Chandran, Stanley Gabrielle, Robert Choe and Arthur Koh over the years as the Red Giants ruled rampant over the game.

Ghani was also sent abroad for training and had stints with clubs in England (West Ham United, Arsenal, Spurs), Wales (Cardiff City) and Germany (Eintracht Frankfurt) in 1962.

In 1967, Ghani helped Selangor qualify for the inaugural Asian Club Championship. They made it to the final after beating Tungsten Mining FC of South Korea, thanks to a goal from Ghani, but Selangor then lost 2-1 to Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Ghani retired as a player in style by scoring all eight goals in Selangor’s thumping 8-1 win over Pahang in the 1968 Malaysia Cup final.

He ended his career with an excellent record of over 100 goals for the country and more than 300 for Selangor.

Ghani also made a successful transition to coaching with Selangor and the national team (1971-76) after earning his coaching licence from FIFA in 1969. As coach, he led Selangor to the Malaysia Cup title in 1971, 1972 and 1984.

For his contributions to the nation and football, in particular, Ghani was bestowed the Darjah Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM), which carries the title Tan Sri, by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah in June. – Bernama

from wikipedia

Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Ghani Minhat (Jawi: ابدول غاني مينهات ‎ 23 December 1935 – 28 September 2012) was a football player who represented the team Selangor FA in the 1950s until the late 1960s. He played as a striker and winger while representing Singapore and Malaysia. He was sent by FAM to undergo a training session at Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany and other countries. He was known as the King of Soccer[1] and is considered one of Malaysia's greatest football players. Ghani currently resides in Negeri Sembilan.

Ghani currently holds the all time record in Malaysia with Ghani scoring 106 goals in only 15 games and Metin secilmis scoring 11 goals in a 15-1 victory over the Philippines.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Ghani_Minhat

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Sabah acquire services of an ex-Gunner
Former Arsenal youth teamer Rhys Weston is anticipated to sign a one-year contract with Malaysian second division team Sabah this week


Sabah have announced the capture of former Arsenal and Dundee United defender, Rhys David Weston for the 2013 season.

The player attended trials with The Rhinos in Kota Kinabalu last month and is expected to sign a one-year contract with them in the next few days.

Sabah, who appointed Weston’s fellow Brit David McCreery as their new head coach after suffering relegation to the Malaysian Premier League (MPL) next season, have reportedly decided against renewing the contracts of last year’s imports - Australian Brendan Gan and German Hendrik Helmke.

Weston, who is a London native, started his footballing career with the Arsenal youth team in 1999 before embarking on a journey that took him to the football leagues of Wales, Norway, Iceland and Scotland.

The Welshman is now 32 years old and last played for Icelandic club KR Reykjavík. He also has 7 caps for the national team of Wales.
www.goal.com/en-my/news/3896/malaysia/2012/11/09/3513873/sabah-acquire-services-of-an-ex-gunner

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Million ringgit hurdle

NO WAY: Johor unwilling to fork out an astronomical transfer fee for Norshahrul

JOHOR FA (JFA) confirmed yesterday that it will not pay the RM1 million price tag Kelantan have apparently slapped on Norshahrul Idlan Talaha.

It is learnt that Kelantan FA (KAFA) is asking for the 26-year-old player's contract, which is valued about RM300,000, be bought out on top of a transfer fee of RM1 million.

KAFA is currently paying Norshahrul RM297,000 annually to play for the Red Warriors.

President Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim said JFA will adhere to FA o Malaysia (FAM) rules in securing players for the new season.
"We will not succumb to short-cuts and will follow strictly FAM rules," he said after witnessing the signing of players representing Johor and Johor FC yesterday.

It is learnt that FAM rules stipulate a player under contract is required to pay off his contract before he can represent another them.
Tunku Ismail also said the two teams managed by JFA will undergo a name change and approval from FAM has been sought.
Johor FC will be renamed Johor next season while the state team will be known as Johor United.

He also confirmed that Spanish striker Daniel Guiza has been secured on loan for a season from Primera Liga club Getafe.
Among the players playing for Johor next season are Mohd Azmi Muslim (ATM), twin brothers Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak and Mohd Zaquan Adha (ATM), Muslim Ahmad (Terengganu), Mohd Nurul Azwan Roya (Kelantan), and Mohd Safiq Rahim (Young Tigers)<--this is a mistake, "Safiq Rahim(mnt skipper) actually play for Selangor FA previously for 2012 season".


Norshahrul Idlan Talaha currently earns RM297,000 annually with Kelantan.


Read more: Million ringgit hurdle - Soccer - New Straits Times www.nst.com.my/sports/soccer/million-ringgit-hurdle-1.165945#ixzz2EU7DdHbQ

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BREAKING NEWS: Norshahrul Idlan Talaha is free to join Johor

Football Association of Malaysia have declared that Mat Yo is free from his contractual duties with Kelantan thus paving the way for a move to Johor


Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) have reached a decision on the ongoing transfer saga involving Malaysia's three time Most Valuable Player Award winner, Norshahrul Idlan Talaha with a move to the big spending Johor.

In a press conference from Wisma FAM in Kelana Jaya today, Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan announced that the remaining contract between Norshahrul Idlan Talaha and Kelantan Football Association is terminated.

"The FAM Status Committee has today reached a decision that the contract beween Norshahrul Idlan Talaha and Kelantan FA is terminated," he told Astro Arena.

Norshahrul would however be required to pay up the remaining value of his contract which amounts to RM250,000 as in accordance with Matter 8.5 of the Player Rules Status. This set of rules govern the matters relating to the contractual issues of the Malaysian football players.

This news signal the end to one of the longest running transfer sagas in Malaysian football history with Norshahrul look set to finalise his move to the team now dubbed as "Paris Saint Germain" of Malaysia, Johor. He will join forces with a star studded line-up already boasting the likes of two established European stars, Dani Guiza and Simone Del Nero.

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SOFT-SPOKEN WAN ZACK GRATEFUL FOR DOUBLE HONOURS




His on-field displays may be a thing of poetic beauty, but when asked to speak, it turns out that Wan Zack Haikal is a man of few words.

That did not stop the Harimau Muda winger from becoming the biggest individual winner at the Great Eastern-YEO’S S.League Awards Night 2012 on Sunday evening, however, where he walked away with the YEO’S People Choice and YEO’S Young Player of the Year awards.

Wan Zack’s first season in the S.League has been an impactful one, as he often drove his team on from either flank and earned both the adulation of his fellow Malaysians and the respect of others.

The 21-year-old duly paid tribute to those who have supported him as he spoke of his achievements.

“I am very happy to win these two awards tonight,” expressed a grateful Wan Zack.

“Thank you to the fans who voted for me (for the People Choice Award); I could not have won this without the Harimau Muda fans. I don’t think there is a lot more I can say!”

Speaking on his feelings on winning the Young Player of the Year crown and his future directions, he revealed pride on the Harimau Muda’s achievement for managing fourth place in the S.League.

He added that his focus is now on the Malaysia national team’s preparations for the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup, from which he was granted special permission to leave so that he could come to Singapore for the Awards Night, held this year at ITE College East.

The Great Eastern Player of the Year award went to veteran forward Aleksandar Duric of Tampines Rovers, the third time he has won this prize since doing so in 2007 and 2008.

As Duric is currently in Tokyo with the Singapore national team training for the Suzuki Cup, Stags team manager Zulkarnaen Zainal collected the award on his behalf.

Zulkarnaen revealed that he had a hunch one of the three nominees from his club would win the award, as midfielders Jamil Ali and Ahmad Latiff Khamarudin were also in contention.

“I got a feeling one of them would win; we were 60% there already and we’ve cornered the market!” he laughed.

“I feel very happy that Aleks won the Player of the Year. If the S.League can provide 3 trophies, I want to give the award to all three of our players!”

Vjeran Simunic, the flamboyant figure guiding Bruneian side DPMM FC, proved true to form as he spoke to the media after receiving his recognition in the form of the MIKASA Coach of the Year award.

“I feel very nice and emotional,” remarked the Croatian.

“We bravely targeted making the top five, and the top five teams were all very strong until the last moment. My opinion is we are one of the best teams in the S.League.

“I want to thank especially the Bruneian players in the team, they have shown that people should not look down on Bruneians. Yes, we have import players, but the Bruneian players have done so much of the work for the team to make me win this award.”

There were moments of humour at the Awards Night as well, the most memorable of the lot being Norihiro Kawakami’s acceptance speech for the Singapore Pools Fair Play Award, which went to Albirex Niigata (Singapore).

Pushed into going on stage by club chairman Daisuke Korenaga, the 25-year-old took much effort to keep a straight face as he read out his speech.

“Thank you, S.League,” he said, haltingly.

“Thank you, Singapore. Thank you, Singapore Pools, for this award… And thank you, S.League, again!”

Waga Assistant Referee of the Year winner Eugene Chan gave special mention to his wife in his acceptance speech, noting that it was the first time in five years she was attending the event.

“We have to spend a lot of time training and refereeing, and that means the family’s had to make sacrifices in terms of having less time with me,” he said, before adding “Thank you.”

Quizzed on the spot by Awards Night host Colette Wong about the abuse he has to take from fans while on duty, a cool-looking Chan showed no hard feelings at all.

“We usually try to block the jeers out and make it just part of the noise,” he commented.

“But after some time, it has become an inspiration, a motivation for us to keep going. So I should say thank you to the fans!”

The FAS Special Award went to Mr. Maniam Murugiah, who was the former deputy chairman of the Referees Committee until he had requested to relinquish his position recently.

Mr. Maniam, who has extensive experience in refereeing and referee development, shared his proudest moment in his career.

“It was the day that I got a call from the AFC saying that my referee was selected for the World Cup in 2002. That was the happiest moment for me.”

Having spent so much time working for others, Mr. Maniam is looking forward to having some time for himself now that he has stepped down from his post.

“What I am going to do is to play golf!” he quipped.
www.sleague.com/news-features/news/2012/november/soft-spoken-wan-zack-grateful-for-double-honours

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Development programme looking to take Malaysian football to the next level

Malaysia’s aim of becoming a football powerhouse in future will be aided by the National Football Development Programme (NFDP)


The National Football Development Programme (NFDP), set up after Malaysia’s success at the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, is confident of producing quality footballers for the future.

With the government putting aside RM10 million a year for grassroots development, NFDP’s immediate aim is to prepare a team that can qualify for the 2019 Under-17 World Cup.

Datuk Razali Ibrahim, the country’s Deputy Sports Minister, said there are 1,647 players between the ages of seven and twelve currently under the programme nationwide.

“There are 14 existing excellence centres and we plan to add another 14 next year,” he said after chairing the NFDP committee meeting yesterday.

“It is important that those under the programme concentrate only on football. We will make a request to the Education Ministry to bar these players from playing other sports.”

“Footballers are normally good in other sports but we preferably want them to focus on developing their skills.”

Razali is also hopeful that the funds will eventually be increased in the future, but is aware that first and foremost the programme needs to show that it can develop budding talents into something more.

“The programme needs to produce quality players before it can request for additional funds.”

“We are currently working on a small budget compared to South Korea, who have allocated US$100 million (RM300 million) for football development.”
www.goal.com/en-my/news/3896/malaysia/2012/10/03/3421387/development-programme-looking-to-take-malaysian-football-to

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Malaysia set U-17 and U-20 World Cup target

In the last two years, 14 training centres – one in each state – have been set up under the National Football Development Programme. The centres, each catering to 120 children in the Under-10 and Under-12 categories, hold three training sessions per week.

The best talents from the Under-10 children will compete in the MyKid tournament while the Under-12 children will take part in the Champions of Champions competition.

The most promising talents from these 14 centres will then be earmarked to join the state’s sports schools, Bukit Jalil Sports School, Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School and Gambang Sports School.
Razali said it was time the programme showed progress after getting RM20mil from the government in the last two years.
“It’s time to produce results and show what we have done with the funds,” he said.

This year, 14 more centres – making it two per state – will be operational to cater to more children.

“We will also liaise with the Ministry of Education to allow children from the centres to play football as their one-student-one-sport programme. We want to make sure these young talents focus on football.”
Razali added that the current national Under-19 team will head for Antalya, Turkey, for a month-long playing and training stint, including six competitive matches.

football.thestar.com.my/2012/10/03/malaysia-set-u-17-and-u-20-world-cup-target/

National Football Development Programme website : pembangunanbolasepaknegara.blogspot.com/

School of Sports (SSN) of the Ministry of Education Malaysia

Here is a list of ELIGIBLE football center at the State Sports School under the Ministry of Education which is under the initiative of the National Football Development committee. Through this collaborative program of the Committee will assist the MOE in implementing training programs in the SSN in the form of aid allocation, competition, equipment and coaching.


pembangunanbolasepaknegara.blogspot.com/2011/06/sekolah-sukan-negeri.html