The 2004 Liga Super (English: 2004 Super League) also known as the Dunhill Liga Super, is the inaugural season of the Liga Super, the new top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.[1]
| Season | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 February – 3 August 2004 |
| Champions | Pahang 1st Super League title 5th Liga M title |
| Relegated | Kedah Sarawak |
| 2005 AFC Cup | Pahang (group stage) Perak (group stage) |
| ASEAN Club Championship | Pahang (group stage) |
| Matches played | 84 |
| Goals scored | 271 (3.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 15 goals Indra Putra Mahayuddin (Pahang) |
← 2003 2005 → | |
The season was held from 14 February and concluded on 14 August 2004. This league participated by 8 teams, six west teams and two east teams, Sabah and Sarawak.[1] The Liga Super champions for 2004 was Pahang.[1]
Pahang dominated the season and ended up winning the title by a wide margin and this was down to their efforts in securing the services of the nation's top players prior to the start of the new season. Pahang's Indra Putra Mahayuddin was the season's top goalscorer with 15 goals. He held the record as the only local players which won the accolade until the end of 2009 season.
The highest scoring match of the season was Perlis 6–2 defeat of Kedah on 31 July 2004.
A plus point was the surprisingly strong finish of club side Public Bank. At this time, the Football Association of Malaysia were trying to promote clubs as the future of Malaysian football.
Stadium and locations
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| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kedah
|
Alor Setar | Darul Aman Stadium | 32,387 |
 Pahang
|
Kuantan | Darul Makmur Stadium | 40,000 |
 Penang
|
Batu Kawan | Penang State Stadium | 40,000 |
 Perak
|
Ipoh | Perak Stadium | 35,000 |
 Perlis
|
Kangar | Utama Stadium | 20,000 |
 Public Bank
|
Selangor | Selayang Stadium | 20,000 |
 Sabah
|
Kota Kinabalu | Likas Stadium | 30,000 |
 Sarawak
|
Kuching | Sarawak Stadium | 40,000 |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pahang (C) | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 47 | Qualification to AFC Cup group stage and ASEAN Club Championship |
| 2 | Public Bank | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 38 | |
| 3 | Perlis | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 36 | |
| 4 | Perak | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 36 | Qualification to AFC Cup group stage[a] |
| 5 | Penang | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 27 | |
| 6 | Sabah | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 17 | |
| 7 | Sarawak (R) | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 16 | Relegation to Liga Premier |
| 8 | Kedah (R) | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Perak qualified for the 2005 AFC Cup group stage as 2004 Piala FA winners.
Season statistics
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Top scorers
edit| Position | Players | Teams/Clubs | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indra Putra Mahayuddin |
Pahang FA |
15 |
| 2 |  Frank Seator |
Perak FA |
14 |
| 3 |  Gustavo Fuentes Tavares |
Public Bank FC Kedah FA |
11 |
| 5 |  Vyacheslav Melnikov |
Penang FA |
10 |
| 6 |  Ante Milicic Fernando Manuel Co Ivan Ziga Phillimon Chipeta Yusri Che Lah |
Pahang FA Sarawak FA Public Bank FC Perlis FA Perlis FA |
9 |
References
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