Liga Semi-Pro

Not to be confused with Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.

Liga Semi-Pro
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Folded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
CountryMalaysia
Other club(s) fromBrunei, Singapore
ConfederationAFC
DivisionsDivisyen 1
Divisyen 2
Number of teams10 Divisyen 1 (from 1990)
8 Divisyen 2
Level on pyramid1–2
Domestic cup(s)Piala Malaysia
Piala FA (from 1990)
TV partnersRTM

Liga Semi-Pro (English: Semi-Pro League) was a semi-pro football league in Malaysia that operated from 1989 until 1993. The league was managed by Football Association of Malaysia. It consist of two divisions, the Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1 and Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2. Liga Semi-Pro was official established in 1989 as a semi-pro league competition for football team in Malaysia to qualify for Piala Malaysia.[1][2][3]

During its inaugural season in 1989, 17 teams participated in the league divided into two divisions where nine teams were in Divisyen 1 and eight teams in Divisyen 2.[1] 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 Piala Malaysia.[1] Piala Malaysia was played from the quarter-final stage, scheduled for November after the league was finished. The Piala Malaysia quarter-final and semi-final matches will be played on a home and away basis.[1]

The league was the nation's top-tier league until it was succeeded by the formation of Malaysian first professional football league, the Liga Perdana in 1994 by Football Association of Malaysia.

  1. ^ a b c d Ian King (28 September 2003). "Malaysia 1989". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ^ Karel Stokkermans (10 August 2017). "Malaysia - List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ Karel Stokkermans (15 September 2016). "Malaysia - List of Second Level Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 February 2018.