2003 Liga Perdana 1

The 2003 Liga Perdana 1 season is the sixth and final season of Liga Perdana 1. A total of 13 teams participated in the season out of 14 as NS Chempaka FC withdrew from the league.[1]

Liga Perdana 1
Season2003
ChampionsPerak
RelegatedJohor FC
TM F.C.
Kelantan
Malacca
Selangor
Terengganu
2004 AFC CupPerak (group stage)
Negeri Sembilan (group stage)
Matches played156
Goals scored454 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorer23 goals
Phillimon Chepita (Perlis)
← 2002
2004 →

The Liga Perdana 1 was introduced in 1998. It replaced the Liga Perdana (1994–97) as the top-tier football league in Malaysia.

The season kicked off on 9 February 2003. Perak again dominated the season and ended up winning the title. Perlis's Phillimon Chepita was the season's top goalscorer with 23 goals.

This season also the last season before the league was succeeded by the formation of Liga Super from 2004 season onwards while Liga Premier was formed to become the new second-tier league in Malaysian football league system. The teams from 2003 season undergoes a qualifying stage to be promoted into inaugural 2004 Malaysia Super League.

Teams

A total of 13 teams will participate in the 2003 Liga Perdana 1 season. NS Chempaka FC pulled out of the league.

Note:

  • NS Chempaka FC pulled out of the league.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Perak FA (C) 24 13 8 3 38 22 +16 47 Champion
2 Kedah FA 24 13 6 5 43 17 +26 45
3 Perlis FA 24 13 6 5 40 23 +17 45
4 Sabah FA 24 10 8 6 34 22 +12 38
5 Pahang FA 24 10 6 8 38 33 +5 36
6 Penang FA 24 11 3 10 29 28 +1 36
7 Johor FC (R) 24 10 4 10 42 32 +10 34 Relegated to Liga Premier
8 Sarawak FA 24 9 7 8 47 42 +5 34
9 Melaka Telekom (R) 24 7 11 6 32 34 −2 32 Relegated to Liga Premier
10 Kelantan FA (R) 24 7 7 10 31 52 −21 28
11 Malacca FA (R) 24 5 5 14 24 53 −29 20
12 Selangor FA (R) 24 4 6 14 32 44 −12 18
13 Terengganu FA (R) 24 4 3 17 24 52 −28 15
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Note
  • Clubs places 1st to 6th will be entering Liga Super automatically.
  • Clubs places 7th to 10th will be entering Liga Super playoffs.
  • Clubs places 11th to 13th will be relegating to Liga Premier.

2004 Malaysia Super League playoffs

A total of 8 teams will participate in the 2004 Malaysia Super League season playoffs.

Results

First Round
First Legs
MPPJ 4 – 1 Negeri Sembilan FA
Annuar Abu Bakar  22', 65'
Bruno Martelotto  56'
Azlan Meri  88'		 Efendi Abdul Malek  6'
MPPJ Stadium, Kelana Jaya
Public Bank FC 3 – 1 Johor FA
Zulkifli Chek Din  12'
Shahrilnizam Khalil  64 own goal'
Ivan Ziga  67'		 Suhaimi Jamil  70'
MPS Stadium, Selayang
Sarawak FA 3 – 1 Melaka Telekom
Robert Eshun  23'
Sapian Abdul Wahed  65'
Wong Sai Kong  74'		 Nazzab Hidzan  81 pen'
State Stadium, Petra Jaya, Kuching
Johor FC 1 – 0 Kelantan FA
Ivan Zelic  31'
Pasir Gudang Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru
Second Legs
Negeri Sembilan 4 – 2 MPPJ
Suharmin Yusof  58', 71'
K. Sathian  62'
K. Rajan  75'		 Mohd Haris Safwan Mohd Kamal  38'
Annuar Abu Bakar  56'
  • MPPJ qualified 6-5 on aggregate.
Johor FA 3 – 3 Public Bank FC
P. Gunasekaran  56'
Mohd Farid Ideris  73'
Ante Jurić  90'		 Milan Strelec  36 pen', 50'
Ivan Ziga  42'
Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium, Larkin, Johor Bahru
  • Public Bank FC qualified 6-4 on aggregate.
Melaka Telekom 0 – 1 Sarawak FA
Sapian Abdul Wahed  23'
Kelantan FA 1 – 0 Johor FC
Badrul Afzan Razali  72'
Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu
  • Johor FC qualified 1-1 on aggregate, 4-2 on penalties.

Final Round
First Legs
MPPJ 3 – 2 Sarawak FA
Annuar Abu Bakar  57', 85'
Kamarulzaman Yub Majid  68'		 Gilbert Cassidy Gawing  60'
Ramles Sari  90'
MPPJ Stadium, Kelana Jaya
Public Bank FC 1 – 2 Johor FC
Ivan Ziga  54' Hairi Azly Mohamad  48'
Jonathan Angelucci  89'
MPS Stadium, Selayang
Second Legs
Sarawak FA 3 – 1 MPPJ
Gilbert Cassidy Gawing  16', 44'
Sapian Abdul Wahed  120'		 Bruno Martelotto  15'
Johor FC 1 – 2 Public Bank FC
Zami Mohd Noor  87' Ivan Ziga  64', 79'
Pasir Gudang Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru
  • Public Bank FC qualified 3-3 on aggregate, 5-4 on penalties.
Note

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Source: FIFA: Liga Perdana 1 Scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Phillimon Chepita Perlis FA 23

Champions
  2003 Liga Perdana 1 Winner 

Perak
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References
  1. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay00.html 2003 Liga Perdana 1
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