The 2016 Liga Premier (), also known as the 100PLUS Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th season of the
Liga Premier
The Malaysia Premier League () was the second-tier professional Association football, football league in Malaysia. It replaced the Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system.
The Malaysia Premier League was contested by 12 clubs. T ...
, the second-tier professional
football
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league in Malaysia. 2016 Liga Premier
The season was held from 12 February and concluded on 22 October 2016.
The
Liga Premier
The Malaysia Premier League () was the second-tier professional Association football, football league in Malaysia. It replaced the Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system.
The Malaysia Premier League was contested by 12 clubs. T ...
champions for 2016 season was
Melaka United
Melaka United Football Club () was a Malaysian professional football club based in Malacca that competed in the Malaysia Super League. They were owned by Kenteam Sdn Bhd, which is one of main nitrile glove producers in Malaysia. The club's hom ...
. The champions and runners-up were both promoted to
2017 Liga Super
The 2017 Malaysia Super League () was the 14th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.Liga FAM
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Melaka United
Melaka United Football Club () was a Malaysian professional football club based in Malacca that competed in the Malaysia Super League. They were owned by Kenteam Sdn Bhd, which is one of main nitrile glove producers in Malaysia. The club's hom ...
(champion)
*
Perlis
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(runner-up)
Relegated from
Liga Super
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Sime Darby
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Background
The modern Sime Darby Berhad corporation was created in 2007 t ...
(12th place)
From Liga Premier
Promoted to
Liga Super
The Malaysia Super League (), known simply as the Super League (), is the men's top professional football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP), now known ...
*
Kedah
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(Defending champions)
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Penang
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(runner-up)
* T–Team (play-off winner)
Relegated to Liga FAM
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SPA
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(withdraw league)
Name changes
* NS Matrix were renamed to Negeri Sembilan
Teams, locations and stadia
Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under
FIFA
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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under
FIFA
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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Foreign players
Note: Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
2016 Liga Super
The 2016 Malaysia Super League () was the 13th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.2016 Malaysia FAM League, 2016 Liga FAM
* 2016 Piala FA
* 2016 Piala Malaysia
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2016 Piala Presiden
The 2015 Piala Presiden (referred to as the President's Cup) is the 32nd season of the Piala Presiden since its establishment in 1985. The league is currently the youth level (U21) football league in Malaysia. Kelantan U21 are the defending cham ...
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2016 Piala Belia
The 2016 Piala Belia () is the Sixth season of the Piala Belia since its establishment in 2008. The league is currently the youth level (U19) football league in Malaysia. Selangor FA are the defending champions.
Teams
The following teams conteste ...
List of Malaysian football transfers summer 2016
The following is a list of transfers for 2016 Malaysian football. For the first transfer window, please see List of Malaysian football transfers 2016.
Malaysia Super League
The 2016 Malaysia Super League (also known as Liga Super Malaysia 2016) ...