Football league competition in Malaysia began in 1982, with each state represented by its own teams competing in the Liga Malaysia. Malaysia 1982 Malaysia League Winners However, its purpose was only to serve as a qualifying round for the knockout stage of the Malaysia Cup. At that time, all states, in addition to the police and military teams, participated in this league, as well as Singapore and Brunei, which sent an amateur team to the competition.
Between 1989 and 1993, the Malaysian football league entered the semi-professional era with the establishment of the Liga Semi-Pro (MSPFL). Malaysia 1989
From 1994 to 1997, Malaysian football witnessed the establishment of the country's first professional football league, the Liga Perdana, in which all teams were classified into a single league. Malaysia 1994
In 1998, the league was split again with the creation of two divisions, Liga Perdana 1 and Liga Perdana 2, which operated until 2003. Malaysia 1998
The Malaysia Super League was introduced in 2004 to replace the previous top division as Malaysian football entered an era of football league privatization.
Malaysian League (1982–1988)
Below are the list of the top division amateur league champions from the introduction of league trophy in 1982 to 1988.
YearChampions(number of titles)Runners-upThird placeLeading goalscorer Goals1982PenangFederal TerritorySelangor1983MalaccaPenangKelantan1984SelangorPahangPenang1985Singapore JohorPahang1986Kuala Lumpur SingaporeSelangor1987Pahang Kuala Lumpur Singapore1988Kuala Lumpur (2)SingaporeKelantan
Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1 (1989–1993)
Below are the list of the top division semi-pro league champions from 1989 to 1993.
YearChampions(number of titles)Runners-upThird placeLeading goalscorer Goals1989Selangor (2)Kuala LumpurKedahZainal Abidin Hassan (Selangor)1990Selangor (3)SingaporePerakAlistair Edwards (Singapore)1991JohorPahangPerakAbbas Saad (Johor)1992Pahang (2)TerengganuNegeri SembilanZainal Abidin Hassan (Pahang)1993KedahSarawakPerakMohd Hashim Mustapha (Kelantan)
Liga Perdana (1994–1997)
Below are the list of the top division professional league champions from 1994 to 1997.
YearChampions(number of titles)Runners-upThird placeLeading goalscorer Goals1994 Singapore (2) Kedah Sarawak Mohd Hashim Mustapha (Kelantan) 1995 Pahang (3) Selangor Sarawak Scott Ollerenshaw (Sabah) 1996 Sabah Kedah Negeri Sembilan Scott Ollerenshaw (Sabah) 1997 Sarawak Kedah Sabah Laszlo Repasi (Perak)
Liga Perdana 1 (1998–2003)
Below are the list of the top division league champions from 1998 to 2003.
YearChampions(number of titles)Runners-upThird placeLeading goalscorer Goals1998 Penang (2) Pahang Brunei Vyacheslav Melnikov (Pahang) 1999 Pahang (4) Penang Negeri Sembilan Azman Adnan (Penang) 2000 Selangor (4) Penang Perak Azizul Kamaluddin (Pahang) 2001 Penang (3) Terengganu Kelantan Norizam Ali Hassan (Perak) 2002 Perak Selangor Sabah Muhamad Khalid Jamlus (Perak) 2003 Perak (2) Kedah Perlis Phillimon Chepita (Perlis)
Malaysia Super League (2004–present)
Below are the list of the top division league champions from 2004 to present.
YearChampions(number of titles)Runners-upThird placeLeading goalscorer Goals2004 Pahang (5) Public Bank Perlis Indra Putra Mahayuddin (Pahang) 2005 Perlis Pahang Perak Júlio César Rodrigues (Sabah) Zachariah Simukonda (Perlis) 2005–06 Negeri Sembilan Melaka TM Perak Keita Mandjou (Perak) 2006–07 Kedah (2) Perak DPMM Keita Mandjou (Perak) Shahrazen Said (DPMM) 2007–08 Kedah (3) Negeri Sembilan Johor FC Marlon Alex James (Kedah) 2009 Selangor (5) Perlis Kedah Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof (Perlis) 2010 Selangor (6) Kelantan Terengganu Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin (Terengganu) 2011 Kelantan Terengganu Selangor Abdul Hadi Yahya (Terengganu) 2012 Kelantan (2) LionsXII Selangor Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona (Negeri Sembilan) Francis Forkey Doe (Terengganu) 2013LionsXIISelangorJohor Darul Ta'zimMarlon Alex James (ATM)2014Johor Darul Ta'zimSelangorPahangPaulo Rangel (Selangor)2015Johor Darul Ta'zim (2)SelangorPahangDramane Traoré (PDRM)2016Johor Darul Ta'zim (3)Felda UnitedKedahJorge Pereyra Díaz (Johor Darul Ta'zim)2017Johor Darul Ta'zim (4)PahangFelda UnitedMohammed Ghaddar (Kelantan and Johor Darul Ta'zim)2018Johor Darul Ta'zim (5)PerakPKNSRufino Segovia (Selangor)2019Johor Darul Ta'zim (6)PahangSelangorKpah Sherman (PKNS)2020Johor Darul Ta'zim (7)KedahTerengganuIfedayo Olusegun (Selangor)2021Johor Darul Ta'zim (8)Kedah Darul AmanPenangIfedayo Olusegun (Selangor)2022 Johor Darul Ta'zim (9)TerengganuSabahBérgson (Johor Darul Ta'zim)2023 Johor Darul Ta'zim (10)SelangorSabahAyron del Valle (Selangor)2024–25 Johor Darul Ta'zim (11)SelangorSabahBérgson (Johor Darul Ta'zim)2025–26 Johor Darul Ta'zim (12) Kuching City SelangorBérgson (Johor Darul Ta'zim) Italic indicates double winners – i.e. top division league and Malaysia FA Cup or Malaysia Cup winners Bold indicates treble winners – i.e. top division league, Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup winners
Total titles won The table below list the top division winners since league trophy was introduced for the winners of Liga Malaysia in 1982. Teams in italics are no longer active. Team Winners Winning years Johor Darul Ta'zim 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024–25, 2025–26 Selangor 1984, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2009, 2010 Sri Pahang 1987, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2004 Penang 1982, 1998, 2001 Kedah Darul Aman 1993, 2006–07, 2007–08 Singapore 1985, 1994 Kuala Lumpur City 1986, 1988 Perak 2002, 2003 Kelantan 2011, 2012 Melaka United 1983 Johor FA 1991 Sabah 1996 Sarawak FA 1997 Perlis FA 2005 Negeri Sembilan 2005–06 LionsXII 2013
Total titles won by region
Below are the list of the total top division titles won by region.
Region Number of titles Clubs South Johor Darul Ta'zim (12), Johor FA (1), Melaka United (1), Negeri Sembilan (1) North Kedah Darul Aman (3), Penang (3), Perak (2), Perlis FA (1) Klang Valley Selangor (6), Kuala Lumpur City (2) East Coast Sri Pahang (5), Kelantan (2) International Singapore (2), LionsXII (1) Borneo Sabah (1), Sarawak FA (1)
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