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2003 Liga Perdana 1

Liga Perdana 1 season

Field	Value
competition	Liga Perdana 1
season	2003
dates	9 February – 6 July 2003
winners	Perak
2nd Premier League One title
2nd Liga M title
relegated	Johor FC
TM F.C.
Kelantan
Malacca
Selangor
Terengganu
continentalcup1	[2004 AFC Cup](2004-afc-cup)
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Perak (group stage)
Negeri Sembilan (group stage)
league topscorer	23 goals
Phillimon Chepita (Perlis)
matches	156
total goals	454
prevseason	[2002](2002-liga-perdana-1)
nextseason	[2004](2004-malaysia-super-league)

2nd Premier League One title 2nd Liga M title TM F.C. Kelantan Malacca Selangor Terengganu Negeri Sembilan (group stage) Phillimon Chepita (Perlis)

The 2003 Liga Perdana 1 season is the sixth and final season of Liga Perdana 1. A total of 13 teams participated in the season out of 14 as NS Chempaka FC withdrew from the league.

The Liga Perdana 1 was introduced in 1998. It replaced the Liga Perdana (1994–97) as the top-tier football league in Malaysia.

The season kicked off on 9 February 2003. Perak again dominated the season and ended up winning the title. Perlis's Phillimon Chepita was the season's top goalscorer with 23 goals.

This season also the last season before the league was succeeded by the formation of Liga Super from 2004 season onwards while Liga Premier was formed to become the new second-tier league in Malaysian football league system. The teams from 2003 season undergoes a qualifying stage to be promoted into inaugural 2004 Malaysia Super League.

Teams

A total of 13 teams will participate in the 2003 Liga Perdana 1 season. Negeri Sembilan NS Chempaka FC pulled out of the league.

Perak Perak FA (2002 Liga Perdana 1 champions)
Selangor Selangor FA
Sabah Sabah FA
Penang Penang FA
Terengganu Terengganu FA
Johor Johor FC
Perlis Perlis FA
Sarawak Sarawak FA
Pahang Pahang FA
Kelantan Kelantan FA
Malacca Malacca FA
Kedah Kedah FA (Promoted as 2002 Liga Perdana 2 champions)
Malacca Melaka Telekom (Promoted as 2002 Liga Perdana 2 runner-up)

Note:

Negeri Sembilan NS Chempaka FC pulled out of the league.

League table

; Note:

Clubs places 1st to 6th will be entering Liga Super automatically.
Clubs places 7th to 10th will be entering Liga Super playoffs.
Clubs places 11th to 13th will be relegating to Liga Premier.

2004 Malaysia Super League playoffs

A total of 8 teams will participate in the 2004 Malaysia Super League season playoffs.

Johor Johor FC (2003 Liga Perdana 1 7th place)
Sarawak Sarawak FA (2003 Liga Perdana 1 8th place)
Malacca Melaka Telekom (2003 Liga Perdana 1 9th place)
Kelantan Kelantan FA (2003 Liga Perdana 1 10th place)
Selangor Public Bank FC (2003 Liga Perdana 2 champions)
Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan FA (2003 Liga Perdana 2 runners-up)
Johor Johor FA (2003 Liga Perdana 2 3rd place)
Selangor MPPJ (2003 Liga Perdana 2 4th place)

Results

First round

First Legs

Bruno Martelotto Azlan Meri

Shahrilnizam Khalil Ivan Ziga

Sapian Abdul Wahed Wong Sai Kong

Second Legs

K. Sathian K. Rajan Annuar Abu Bakar

Selangor MPPJ qualified 6-5 on aggregate.

Mohd Farid Ideris Ante Jurić Ivan Ziga

Selangor Public Bank FC qualified 6-4 on aggregate.

Sarawak Sarawak FA qualified 4-1 on aggregate.

Johor Johor FC qualified 1-1 on aggregate, 4-2 on penalties.

Final Round

First Legs

Kamarulzaman Yub Majid Ramles Sari

Jonathan Angelucci

Second Legs

Sapian Abdul Wahed

Sarawak Sarawak FA qualified 5-4 on aggregate.

Selangor Public Bank FC qualified 3-3 on aggregate, 5-4 on penalties.

; Note:

Sarawak Sarawak FA and Selangor Public Bank FC qualifies for 2004 Malaysia Super League.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Source: FIFA: Liga Perdana 1 Scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Zambia Phillimon Chepita	Perlis Perlis FA	23

Champions

References

[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malay03.html ] 2003 Liga Perdana 1

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