STL Premier

STL Premier
SportSepak takraw
Founded15 June 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-15)
No. of teams10 (2023)
CountryMalaysia Malaysia
Most recent
champion(s)
Kuala Lumpur Thunder (2nd title)
(2024)
Most titlesPenang Black Panthers (3 titles)
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toSTL Division 1
Current sports event STL Premier 2023

The STL Premier or Sepak Takraw League Premier, is the top level of the Sepak Takraw League, the Malaysian men's professional league for sepak takraw, a sport native to Southeast Asia. Contested by 10 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Sepak Takraw League. Originally founded in 2014 as a single league season, the league system underwent another major revamp by introducing a promotion and relegation system after 2015 season.[1] The new format was well-received, with the viewership of STL hitting a new record of 5.6 million viewers in the 2016 season, improving from 4.8 million viewers a year earlier.[2] All competitions under the league use the official International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) rules and regulation.

  1. ^ "Liga Sepak Takraw 2016 guna format baharu". BH Online (in Malay). 15 June 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ "(SUKAN) Ledakan STL 2017 Dijangka Lebih Panas | Galaksi Media". Retrieved 18 September 2020.