1989 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1

1989 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1
Season1989
ChampionsSelangor
1st title
RelegatedPenang
Kelantan
Matches144
1990

The 1989 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1 was the inaugural season of the Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1.[1][2] A total of nine teams participated in the season.[3][4][5]

The teams were based from nine best performing teams from 1988 Malaysian League season.[6]

Under the new format, only the top six teams in Divisyen 1 and the Divisyen 2 champions and runners-up will be involved in the Malaysia Cup.[3] Malaysia Cup was played from the quarter-final stage, scheduled for November after the league was finished. The Malaysia Cup quarter-final and semi-final matches will be played on a home and away basis.[3]

The season kicked off on 1 July 1989.[3][5] Selangor ended up the season by winning the title.

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former Player
Johor Ervin Boban Jure Jeramaz Mate Borovac
Kedah Eric Peter Amsler Bratislav Rincic V. Sundramoorthy
Kelantan Razali Rashid Ahmad Ibrahim Maksudi Robby Darwis
Kuala Lumpur Malek Awab Fandi Ahmad K. Kannan
Pahang Piyapong Pue-on Vithoon Kijmongkolsak Attaphol Buspakom
Penang Beat Zimmerman
Sarawak
Selangor Karel Stromšík Zoran Nikolić Kresimir Bozic
Singapore Boris Lucic Joško Španjić

Teams

Nine teams competing in the first season of Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1.[3]

Bahagian 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Selangor (C) 16 10 3 3 26 10 +16 33
2 Kuala Lumpur 16 10 2 4 34 16 +18 32
3 Kedah 16 8 4 4 22 16 +6 28
4 Pahang 16 8 3 5 26 17 +9 27
5 Johor 16 7 4 5 27 21 +6 25
6 Sarawak 16 6 3 7 18 42 −24 21
7 Singapura 16 3 4 9 22 25 −3 13
8 Pulau Pinang (R) 16 3 4 9 19 30 −11 13 Relegated to 1990 Liga Bahagian 2
9 Kelantan (R) 16 2 3 11 8 26 −18 9
Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Zainal Abidin Hassan Selangor FA 11
2 Salehan Mohammad Som Johor FA 9
3 Piyapong Pue-on Pahang FA 8
4 Lim Teong Kim Kuala Lumpur FA 7
K. Kannan Kuala Lumpur FA 7
Ervin Boban Johor FA 7
5 Subadron Aziz Kuala Lumpur FA 6
Aziz Azizan Penang FA 6
Hussin Jafar Kedah FA 6

Champions

1989 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1 champion

Selangor
1st title

References

  1. ^ http://www.sinarharian.com.my/sukan/liga-semi-pro-relevan-1.641302 Liga Semi-Pro relevan
  2. ^ http://www.stadiumastro.com/ms/article/2016/12/30/12-tahun-selepas-liga-super-diperkenalkan-bagaikan-masih-di-era-semi-pro Archived 2017-03-25 at the Wayback Machine 12 tahun selepas Liga Super diperkenal bagaikan masih dalam era semi-pro
  3. ^ a b c d e [1] Malaysia 1989
  4. ^ [2] Malaysia League Winners
  5. ^ a b https://malaysiafootball-dimos.blogspot.my/2011/10/liga-semi-pro-1989.html Liga Semi-Pro 1989
  6. ^ [3] Malaysia 1988