2016 Malaysia Premier League

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}} {{Infobox football league season |competition = Liga Premier |winners = Melaka United<br />1st Second Division title |promoted = Melaka United <br /> PKNS |relegated = Sime Darby |continentalcup1 = |continentalcup1 qualifiers = |continentalcup2 = |continentalcup2 qualifiers = |matches = 132 |total goals = 422 |league topscorer = Ilija Spasojević (24 goals) |biggest home win = {{nobreak|Perlis 6–1 ATM}}<br />(12 February 2016) <br /> N. Sembilan 5–0 ATM <br /> (11 March 2016) <br /> PKNS 5–0 DRB-HICOM <br /> (20 May 2016) |biggest away win = {{nobreak|ATM 0–6 Melaka United}}<br />(17 May 2016) |highest scoring = {{nobreak|PKNS 4–4 Kuantan}}<br />(3 May 2016) |longest wins = 10 matches <br /> Melaka United |longest unbeaten = 11 matches <br /> Johor DT II |longest winless = 11 matches <br /> ATM |longest losses = 6 matches <br /> ATM |highest attendance = 35,000 <br /> {{nobreak|Melaka United 1–1 Sime Darby}}<br />(22 October 2016) |lowest attendance = 24 <br /> {{nobreak|PKNS 4–4 Kuantan}}<br />(3 May 2016) |attendance = 268,945 |average attendance = 2,037 |prevseason = 2015 |nextseason = 2017 |updated = 22 October 2016 |season = 2016 |best goalkeeper = }}

The '''2016 Liga Premier''' ({{langx|en|'''2016 Premier League'''}}), also known as the '''100PLUS Liga Premier''' for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.<ref name="LP2016">[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malay2016.html ] 2016 Liga Premier</ref>

The season was held from 12 February and concluded on 22 October 2016.<ref name="LP2016"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://footballmalaysia.com/portal/index.php/2015/11/26/liga-super-dan-liga-premier-2016-bermula-februari/ |title=Liga Super dan Liga Premier 2016 Bermula Februari |date=26 November 2015 |work=Football Association of Malaysia |publisher=Football Malaysia |language=ms |access-date=26 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219214327/http://footballmalaysia.com/portal/index.php/2015/11/26/liga-super-dan-liga-premier-2016-bermula-februari/ |archive-date=19 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Liga Premier champions for 2016 season was Melaka United.<ref name="LP2016"/> The champions and runners-up were both promoted to 2017 Liga Super.

==Teams changes== The following teams have changed division since the 2015 season. {{col-begin|width=auto}} {{col-break}}

===To Liga Premier=== '''Promoted from Liga FAM''' * Melaka United (champion) * Perlis (runner-up)

'''Relegated from Liga Super''' * ATM (11th place) * Sime Darby (12th place) {{col-break|gap=3em}}

===From Liga Premier=== '''Promoted to Liga Super''' * Kedah (Defending champions) * Penang (runner-up) * T–Team (play-off winner)

'''Relegated to Liga FAM''' * SPA (withdraw league) {{col-end}}

=== Name changes === * NS Matrix were renamed to Negeri Sembilan

=== Teams, locations and stadia ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! ATM ! DRB-HICOM ! Johor Darul Ta'zim II ! Kuala Lumpur |- | Temerloh Mini Stadium, Temerloh, Pahang | Proton City Stadium, Tanjung Malim, Perak | Pasir Gudang Stadium, Pasir Gudang, Johor | Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor |- | Capacity: '''10,000''' | Capacity: '''3,000''' | Capacity: '''15,000''' | Capacity: '''20,000''' |- | | | 200px | |- ! Kuantan !rowspan="8" colspan="2"| {{location map+ |Malaysia |width=920 |float=center |alt=Locations of the 2016 Liga Premier teams |caption=Locations of the 2016 Liga Premier teams |places= {{location map~ |Malaysia |marksize=6 |lat=1.467852 |long=103.902649 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">Johor DT II</div>|position=top}} {{location map~ |Malaysia |marksize=6 |lat=2.718592 |long=101.948988|label=<div style="font-size:100%;">Negeri Sembilan</div>|position=right}} {{Location map~ |Malaysia |marksize=6 |lat=3.814403 |long=103.323734 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">Kuantan</div>}} {{location map~ |Malaysia |marksize=6 |lat=3.683333 |long=101.516667 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">DRB-HICOM</div>|position=top}} {{location map~ |Malaysia |marksize=6 |lat=5.97647 |long=116.11578 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">Sabah</div>|position=right}} {{Location map~ |Malaysia |marksize=6 |lat=3.255236 |long=101.656009 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">{{small|'''Kuala Lumpur <br /> Sime Darby'''}}</div>|position=right }} {{Location map~ |Malaysia |marksize=6 |lat=6.450433 |long=100.200419 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">Perlis</div>|position=bottom}} {{Location map~ |Malaysia |marksize=6 |lat=2.288599 |long=102.232315 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">Melaka United</div>|position=bottom}} {{location map~ |Malaysia |marksize=6 |lat=3.065628 |long=101.495226 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">UiTM<br />PKNS</div>|position=left}} {{location map~ |Malaysia |marksize=6 |lat=3.4 |long=102.4 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">ATM</div>|position=top}} }}

! Melaka United |- | Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang | Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong, Malacca |- | Capacity: '''40,000''' | Capacity: '''40,000''' |- | 200px | 200px |- ! Negeri Sembilan ! Perlis |- | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Negeri Sembilan | Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium, Kangar, Perlis |- | Capacity: '''40,000''' | Capacity: '''20,000''' |- | 200px | |- ! PKNS ! Sabah ! Sime Darby ! UiTM |- | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor | Likas Stadium, Likas, Sabah | Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor | UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor |- | Capacity: '''80,372''' | Capacity: '''35,000''' | Capacity: '''20,000''' | Capacity: '''6,000''' |- | 200px | 200px | | |}

=== Personnel and sponsoring ===

<small>Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.</small>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" |- ! Team ! Coach ! Captain ! Kits ! Sponsor |- | ATM | {{flagicon|MAS}} Azuan Zain | {{flagicon|MAS}} Badrul Hisham Sufian | SkyHawk | |- | DRB-HICOM | {{flagicon|MAS}} Chong Yee Fatt | {{flagicon|MAS}} Abdullah Yusoff | Mizuno | DRB-HICOM |- | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | {{flagicon|MEX}} Benjamin Mora | {{flagicon|Singapore}} Shahril Ishak | Adidas | [https://web.archive.org/web/20160213191920/http://www.forestcityjohor.com/ Forest City] |- | Kuala Lumpur | {{flagicon|MAS}} Ismail Zakaria | {{flagicon|MAS}} Azlan Zainal | SkyHawk | [http://www.jl99group.com.my/ JL99 Group] & [http://albukharyfoundation.org/ Al-Bukhary Foundation] |- | Kuantan | {{flagicon|MAS}} Ahmad Nazri Mat Noor | {{flagicon|MAS}} Khairul Azman Awang Long | Kappa | Wangsamakmur Capital |- | Melaka United | {{flagicon|MAS}} Mat Zan Mat Aris<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmetro.com.my/node/74351|title=Kontrak Mat Zan disambung|publisher=Harian Metro|date=1 September 2015|language= ms}}</ref> | {{flagicon|MNE}} Ilija Spasojević | Kronos | [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211946/http://www.1mdb.com.my/current-business/energy Edra] & Mamee |- | Negeri Sembilan | {{flagicon|AUS}} Gary Michael Phillips | {{flagicon|AUS}} Taylor Regan | Mizuno | [http://mchb.com.my/ Matrix Concepts] |- | Perlis | {{flagicon|MAS}} Dollah Salleh | {{flagicon|MAS}} Afif Amiruddin | Carino | |- | PKNS | {{flagicon|MAS}} E. Elavarasan | {{flagicon|ARG}} Gonzalo Soto | Kappa | [http://www.pkns.gov.my/ PKNS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406130257/http://www.pkns.gov.my/ |date=6 April 2012 }} |- | Sabah | {{flagicon|MAS}} Johnny Dominicus | {{flagicon|MAS}} Julamri Muhammad | Adidas | [http://www.sabahenergycorp.com/ Sabah Energy Corp] & [http://www.asiansupplybase.com/ Asian Supply Base] |- | Sime Darby | {{flagicon|CRO}} Drago Mamić | {{flagicon|MAS}} Juzaili Samion | Kappa | Sime Darby |- | UiTM | {{flagicon|MAS}} Raja Isa Raja Akram Shah | {{flagicon|MAS}} Yosri Derma Raju | Umbro | Soaring Upwards |}

=== Managerial changes ===

<small>Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.</small>

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Team !Outgoing head coach !Manner of departure !Date of vacancy !Position in table !Incoming head coach !Date of appointment |- |Negeri Sembilan |{{flagicon|MAS}} K. Devan |Sacked |26 August 2015<ref>{{cite news |title=PBNS gugur pemain, K Devan |url=http://www.bharian.com.my/node/77494 |work=Berita Harian |date=26 August 2015|language=ms}}</ref> |rowspan=7|''Pre-season'' |{{flagicon|AUS}} Gary Phillips |24 November 2015<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espnfc.com/blog/football-asia/153/post/2725213/phillips-to-transform-negeri-sembilan |title=Gary Phillips' Australian quartet ready to bring glory back to Negeri Sembilan |work=ESPN |date=1 December 2015}}</ref> |- |Perlis |{{flagicon|MAS}} Yusri Che Lah | Resigned |15 October 2015<ref>{{cite news |title=Yusri Che Lah letak jawatan |url=http://www.sinarharian.com.my/sukan/yusri-che-lah-letak-jawatan-1.440553 |work=Sinar Harian |date=15 October 2015|language=ms}}</ref> |{{flagicon|MAS}} Dollah Salleh |21 November 2015<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sinarharian.com.my/sukan/dollah-salleh-kini-ketua-jurulatih-skuad-perlis-1.454145 |title=Dollah Salleh kini ketua jurulatih skuad Perlis |work=Sinar Harian |date=21 November 2015|language=ms}}</ref> |- |UiTM |{{flagicon|MAS}} Azuan Zain |End of contract |25 October 2015 | {{flagicon|MAS}} Raja Isa Raja Akram Shah |28 October 2015<ref>{{cite news |title=Raja Isa kemudi Uitm FC musim depan |url=http://www.stadiumastro.com/Arena/Berita/Penuh.aspx?id=175575&title=raja-isa-kemudi-uitm-fc-musim-depan |work=stadiumastro.com |date=28 October 2015 |language=ms |access-date=18 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222123143/http://www.stadiumastro.com/Arena/Berita/Penuh.aspx?id=175575&title=raja-isa-kemudi-uitm-fc-musim-depan |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |- |Sime Darby |{{flagicon|MAS}} Ismail Zakaria |End of contract |31 October 2015 | {{flagicon|MAS}} Abdul Ghani Malik |1 November 2015 |- |Kuala Lumpur |{{flagicon|MAS}} Tang Siew Seng |End of contract |31 October 2015 | {{flagicon|MAS}} Ismail Zakaria |25 December 2015 |- |Sabah |{{flagicon|MAS}} Azraai Khor |Sacked |6 November 2015<ref>{{cite news |title=Sabah, Azraai Khor 'bercerai' |url=http://www.bharian.com.my/node/94826 |work=Berita Harian |date=6 November 2015|language=ms}}</ref> | {{flagicon|CRO}} Vjeran Simunić |7 December 2015<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bharian.com.my/node/102174 |title=Vjeran Simunic ketua jurulatih baharu Sabah |work=Berita Harian |date=4 December 2015|language=ms}}</ref> |- |Johor Darul Ta'zim II | {{flagicon|CRO}} Nenad Baćina | Resigned | 14 December 2015 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Benjamin Mora | 14 December 2015 <ref>{{cite news |title=BENJAMIN MORA APPOINTED NEW JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM II HEAD COACH |url=http://johorsoutherntigers.com.my/benjamin-mora-appointed-new-johor-darul-tazim-ii-head-coach/ |work=Johor Southern Tigers |date=14 December 2015 |access-date=17 December 2015 |archive-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223052614/http://johorsoutherntigers.com.my/benjamin-mora-appointed-new-johor-darul-tazim-ii-head-coach/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |Sime Darby |{{flagicon|MAS}} Abdul Ghani Malik | Resigned |10 May 2016 |rowspan=1|11th | {{flagicon|CRO}} Drago Mamić |10 May 2016 |- |Kuantan |{{flagicon|MAS}} Zulhamizan Zakaria | Banned (7 Month) |1 April 2016 |rowspan=1|11th | {{flagicon|MAS}} Ahmad Nazri Mat Noor (Interim) |1 April 2016 |- |}

=== Foreign players ===

<small>Note: Players name in '''bold''' indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.</small>

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:200px;"| Club ! style="width: 200px;"| Visa 1 ! style="width: 200px;"| Visa 2 ! style="width: 200px;"| Visa 3 ! style="width: 200px;"| Visa 4 (Asian) ! style="width: 200px;"| Former Player |- | ATM | '''{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Gies Irisbekov''' | '''{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Boris Formenkov''' | '''{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Khasan Abdukarimov''' | '''{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Sirojiddin Rakhmatullaev''' | |- | DRB-Hicom | {{flagicon|Ghana}} Godwin Antwi | '''{{flagicon|Cameroon}} Cédric Mbarga''' | {{flagicon|Croatia}} Ivan Babić | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Kim Jin-yong | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Philip Lund |- | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | '''{{flagicon|BRA}} Bonfim''' | {{flagicon|Singapore}} Shahril Ishak | {{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Rangel | {{flagicon|Singapore}} Baihakki Khaizan | |- | Kuala Lumpur | {{flagicon|BRA}} Léo Carioca | {{flagicon|Mali}} Modibo Konté | '''{{flagicon|Chile}} Diego Inostroza''' | '''{{flagicon|Palestine}} Jonathan Cantillana''' | {{flagicon|BRA}} Casagrande <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Mario Karlovic |- | Kuantan | {{flagicon|Serbia}} Ljubo Baranin | {{flagicon|Croatia}} Srdjan Vidakovic | {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Dao Bakary | '''{{flagicon|South Korea}} Shim Un-seob''' | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shunsuke Nakatake |- | Melaka United | '''{{flagicon|Romania}} Alexandru Tudose''' | {{flagicon|Sweden}} Labinot Harbuzi | {{flagicon|Montenegro}} Ilija Spasojevic | '''{{flagicon|Palestine}} Yashir Pinto''' | {{flagicon|Montenegro}} Balša Božović <br /> {{flagicon|South Korea}} Shin Jae-pil |- | Negeri Sembilan | {{flagicon|AUS}} Taylor Regan | {{flagicon|ENG}} Alex Smith | '''{{flagicon|France}} Goran Jerković''' | '''{{flagicon|AUS}} Henrique''' | {{flagicon|AUS}} Joel Chianese <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Nabbout |- | Perlis | '''{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Damion Stewart''' | {{flagicon|The Gambia}} Mohamadou Sumareh | '''{{flagicon|Brazil}} Charles Chad''' | '''{{flagicon|South Korea}} Park Yong-joon''' | {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Obinna Nwaneri <br /> {{flagicon|Liberia}} Edward Wilson <br /> {{flagicon|New Zealand}} {{flagicon|Japan}} Kayne Vincent |- | PKNS | {{flagicon|Argentina}} Gonzalo Soto | {{flagicon|Argentina}} Gabriel Guerra | {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Cobelli | {{flagicon|Palestine}} Matias Jadue | |- | Sabah | {{flagicon|Croatia}} Igor Čerina | '''{{flagicon|Brazil}} Everton''' | '''{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Muamer Salibašić''' | {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Dedi Kusnandar | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Marco Tulio <br /> {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Prince Nnake |- | Sime Darby | {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Frédéric Pooda | {{flagicon|Croatia}} Mateo Roskam | '''{{flagicon|Nigeria}} Obi''' | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Ha Dae-won | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Lee Kil-hoon |- | UiTM | '''{{flagicon|Central African Republic}} Franklin Anzité''' | '''{{flagicon|Cameroon}} Moustapha Moctar''' | '''{{flagicon|Guam}} John Matkin''' | '''{{flagicon|South Korea}} Oh Joo-ho''' | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Kang Jin-wook <br /> {{flagicon|BRA}} Eliel <br /> {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Pavel Purishkin <br /> {{flagicon|KGZ}} Pavel Matyash |}

== Results ==

=== League table === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |update=complete |source=[https://www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my/kedudukan/kligapremier2016 FAM Official Site], [http://footballmalaysia.com/portal/index.php/premier-league-results/ Football Malaysia LLP]

|status_MEL=CP |status_PKN=P |status_SIM=R

|name_ATM = ATM |name_DRB = DRB-HICOM |name_JDT = Johor Darul Ta'zim II |name_MEL = Melaka United |name_KUA = Kuantan |name_NSE = Negeri Sembilan |name_PER = Perlis |name_PKN = PKNS |name_KLU = Kuala Lumpur |name_UIT = UiTM |name_SAB = Sabah |name_SIM = Sime Darby  |show_limit=5 |class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals against  |res_col_header=PR |col_SL=green1 |text_SL=Promotion to Super League |col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to FAM League }}</onlyinclude>

=== Result table ===

{{#invoke:sports results|main |matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey |team1=ATM|team2=DRB|team3=JDT2|team4=KLU|team5=KUA |team6=MEL|team7=NSE|team8=PER|team9=PKN|team10=SAB |team11=SDA|team12=UIT

|update=21 October 2016 |source=[https://www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my/livescore/resultFAM Malaysia FAM website] }}

=== Positions by round ===

{{legend|size=90%|gold|Leader and promotion to 2017 Liga Super}} {{legend|size=90%|#d0f0c0|Promotion to 2017 Liga Super}} {{legend|size=90%|#ffcccc|Relegation to 2017 Liga FAM}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" |Team \ Round ! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! 19 !! 20 !! 21 !! 22 |- ! style="height:20px;"| !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! |- |align=left|Melaka United || 6 || 6 ||style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 || 3 || 5 || 3 || 3 ||style="background:gold;"| 1 ||style="background:gold;"| 1 ||style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 ||style="background:gold;"| 1 || style="background:gold;"| 1 || style="background:gold;"| 1 ||style="background:gold;"| 1 ||style="background:gold;"| 1 ||style="background:gold;"| 1 || style="background:gold;"| 1 || style="background:gold;"| 1 ||style="background:gold;"| 1 ||style="background:gold;"| 1 || style="background:gold;"| 1 || style="background:gold;"| 1 |- |align=left|PKNS || 9 || 9 || 9 || 6 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 5 || 4 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 || style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 || style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 |- |align=left|Johor DT II || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 9 || 9 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 3 ||style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 ||style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 || style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 ||style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 || style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 ||style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 ||style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 || 3 || 3 || 3 |- |align=left|Negeri Sembilan || 8 || 5 || 7 || 7 ||style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 ||style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 ||style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 || 3 ||style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 || 3 || 3 || style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 || 4 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 |- |align=left|Kuala Lumpur || 4 ||style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 || 3 ||style="background:gold;"| 1 ||style="background:gold;"| 1 ||style="background:gold;"| 1 ||style="background:gold;"| 1 ||style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 || 3 ||style="background:gold;"| 1 ||style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 || 4 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 5 |- |align=left|Perlis ||style="background:gold;"| 1 || 7 || 8 || 4 || 8 || 6 || 7 || 9 || 9 || 8 || 8 || 7 || 6 || 7 || 6 || 7 || 6 || 6 || 7 || 6 || 6 || 6 |- |align=left|DRB-Hicom || 3 || 8 || 4 ||style="width:10px; background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 7 || 7 || 6 || 6 || 6 || 8 || 8 || 7 || 6 || 7 || 7 || 6 || 7 || 7 || 7 |- |align=left|Kuantan || 7 || 3 || 6 || 8 || 6 || 7 || 9 || 6 || 6 || 7 || 7 || 8 || 7 || 6 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 8 |- |align=left|Sabah || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 |- |align=left|UiTM ||style="background:#d0f0c0;"| 2 ||style="background:gold;"| 1 ||style="background:gold;"| 1 || 5 || 7 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 11 || 10 |- |align=left|ATM ||style="background:#fcc;"| 12 ||style="background:#fcc;"| 12 ||style="background:#fcc;"| 12 ||style="background:#fcc;"| 12 ||style="background:#fcc;"| 12 ||style="background:#fcc;"|12 ||style="background:#fcc;"|12 ||style="background:#fcc;"| 12 ||style="background:#fcc;"| 12 ||style="background:#fcc;"|12 ||style="background:#fcc;"|12 ||style="background:#fcc;"|12 ||style="background:#fcc;"|12 ||style="background:#fcc;"| 12 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 10 || 11 |- |align=left|Sime Darby || 5 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 10 || 10 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || style="background:#fcc;"| 12 || style="background:#fcc;"| 12 || style="background:#fcc;"| 12 || style="background:#fcc;"| 12 || style="background:#fcc;"| 12 || style="background:#fcc;"| 12 ||style="background:#fcc;"| 12 ||style="background:#fcc;"| 12 |- |}

== Crowd Attendance ==

=== For All Venues === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:90%; width:85%;" ! rowspan="2" |HOME ! colspan="12" |AWAY ! colspan="2" |ATTENDANCE |- !ATM !DRB !JDTII !KUL !KUA !MUFC !NIS !PER !PKNS !SAB !SIM !UiTM !TOTAL !AVE |- !ATM |'''-----''' |210 |293 |232 |300 |505 |319 |150 |186 |38 |107 |275 |2,615 |238 |- !DRB-HICOM |350 |'''-----''' |1,175 |200 |250 |900 |300 |350 |400 |200 |200 |220 |4,545 |413 |- !JDT II |2,220 |5,500 |'''-----''' |1,175 |2,235 |3,600 |2,500 |520 |3,252 |1,630 |2,200 |2,200 |27,012 |2,456 |- !Kuala Lumpur |200 |278 |1,200 |'''-----''' |110 |2,000 |325 |333 |357 |1,000 |300 |225 |6,328 |575 |- !Kuantan |250 |561 |65 |548 |'''-----''' |500 |327 |178 |251 |685 |412 |115 |3,892 |354 |- !Melaka United |8,960 |4,000 |20,000 |11,000 |6,000 |'''-----''' |13,000 |6,000 |13,000 |5,227 |35,000 |4,600 |126,787 |11,526 |- !Negeri Sembilan |3,185 |275 |3,606 |4,534 |4,116 |3,693 |'''-----''' |3,765 |4,324 |3,329 |1,898 |2,560 |35,285 |3,208 |- !Perlis |6,500 |896 |1,356 |757 |4,200 |932 |820 |'''-----''' |915 |420 |638 |6,390 |23,824 |2,166 |- !PKNS |157 |33 |309 |327 |24 |1,027 |250 |95 |'''-----''' |65 |34 |13 |2,334 |212 |- !Sabah |1,300 |3,778 |14,500 |700 |500 |2,700 |1,200 |900 |1,650 |'''-----''' |2,220 |600 |30,028 |2,730 |- !Sime Darby |100 |120 |130 |180 |50 |1,555 |519 |497 |110 |110 |'''-----''' |120 |3,491 |317 |- !UiTM |128 |101 |223 |400 |350 |290 |395 |289 |50 |450 |128 |'''-----''' |2,804 |255 |- ! ! colspan="12" |TOTAL CROWD ATTENDANCE AND AVERAGE !268,945 !2,037 |}

=== By Week ===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2016 Liga Premier Attendance |- !Round !Total !Games !Avg. Per Game |- !scope='row' | Matchday 1 | 18,448 || 6 || 3,075 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 2 | 21,675 || 6 || 3,613 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 3 | 12,916 || 6 || 2,152 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 4 | 20,967 || 6 || 3,494 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 5 | 9,141 || 6 || 1,523 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 6 | 6,364 || 6 || 1,061 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 7 | 13,950 || 6 || 2,325 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 8 | 4,642 || 6 || 774 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 9 | 18,577 || 6 || 3,096 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 10 | 6,805 || 6 || 1,134 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 11 | 2,565 || 6 || 428 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 12 | 14,388 || 6 || 2,398 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 13 | 4,723 || 6 || 787 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 14 | 9,967 || 6 || 1,661 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 15 | 2,691 || 6 || 449 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 16 | 8,106 || 6 || 1,351 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 17 | 7,746 || 6 || 1,291 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 18 | 7,066 || 6 || 1,177 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 19 | 6,982 || 6 || 1,163 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 20 | 21,464 || 6 || 3,577 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 21 | 3,373 || 6 || 562 |- !scope='row' | Matchday 22 | 36,834 || 6 || 6,139 |- !scope='row' | '''Total''' !! '''259,390''' !! '''132''' !! '''1,965''' |- |} <small>source: [https://www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my/livescore/resultSuper Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Bolasepak] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105165751/https://www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my/livescore/resultSuper |date=5 November 2014 }}</small>

== Season statistics ==

=== Top scorers === {{updated|22 December 2016}}<ref name=topscorer>{{cite web |url=http://footballmalaysia.com/portal/index.php/premier-league-2/ |title=Liga Premier Statistics – Top Scorers |work=Football Malaysia LLP |access-date=12 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812135422/http://footballmalaysia.com/portal/index.php/premier-league-2/ |archive-date=12 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Rank !Player !Club !Goals |- |1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|MNE}} Ilija Spasojević |align="left"|Melaka United |24 |- |2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Rangel |align="left"|Johor Darul Ta'zim II |21 |- |3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Babić |align="left"|DRB-HICOM |16 |- |rowspan=2|4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Guerra |align="left"|PKNS |rowspan=2|15 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Cobelli |align="left"|PKNS |- |6 |align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} Dao Bakary |align="left"|Kuantan |13 |- |7 |align="left"|{{flagicon|PLE}} Matías Jadue |align="left"|PKNS |12 |- |8 |align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Malik Ariff |align="left"|Kuantan |10 |- |9 |align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Mateo Roskam |align="left"|Sime Darby |9 |- |rowspan=3|10 |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Nabbout |align="left"|Negeri Sembilan |rowspan=3|8 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Casagrande |align="left"|Kuala Lumpur |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|UZB}} Pavel Purishkin |align="left"|UiTM |- |rowspan=4|13 |align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Charles Chad |align="left"|Perlis |rowspan=4|7 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Joel Chianese |align="left"|Negeri Sembilan |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Kayne Vincent |align="left"|Perlis |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Zaquan Adha |align="left"|Johor Darul Ta'zim II |- |rowspan=4|17 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Alex Smith |align="left"|Negeri Sembilan |rowspan=4|6 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Igor Čerina |align="left"|Sabah |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Khassan Abdukarimov |align="left"|Kuala Lumpur |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Maxsius Musa |align="left"|Sabah |- |rowspan=8|21 |align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Afif Amiruddin |align="left"|Perlis |rowspan=8|5 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|LBR}} Edward Wilson |align="left"|Perlis |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|PLE}} Jonathan Cantillana |align="left"|Kuala Lumpur |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Léo Carioca |align="left"|Kuala Lumpur |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|GAM}} Mohamadou Sumareh |align="left"|Perlis |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} R. Surendran |align="left"|Melaka United |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|SER}} Srđan Vidaković |align="left"|Kuantan |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Venice Elphi |align="left"|ATM |- |}

=== Hat-tricks ===  {|class="wikitable" |- ! Player !! For !! Against !! style="text-align:center"| Result !! Date |- |{{flagicon|UZB}} Pavel Purishkin || UiTM || Sabah || style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|02|12}} |- |{{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Rangel || Johor Darul Ta'zim II || ATM || style="text-align:center;"| 5–1 || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|02|29}} |- |{{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Babić || DRB-HICOM || UiTM || style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|02|29}} |- |{{flagicon|PLE}} Matías Jadue || PKNS || Kuantan || style="text-align:center;"| 4–4 || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|05|3}} |- |{{flagicon|MNE}} Ilija Spasojević<sup>4</sup> || Melaka United || ATM || style="text-align:center;"| 0–6 || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|05|17}} |- |{{flagicon|MAS}} Zaquan Adha || Johor Darul Ta'zim II || Kuantan || style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|05|20}} |- |{{flagicon|MNE}} Ilija Spasojević|| Melaka United || ATM || style="text-align:center;"| 3–1 || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|05|21}} |- |{{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Rangel<sup>4</sup> || Johor Darul Ta'zim II || UiTM || style="text-align:center;"| 1–4 || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|08|2}} |- |{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Cobelli || PKNS || Kuantan || style="text-align:center;"| 2–3 || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|08|2}} |- |{{flagicon|MNE}} Ilija Spasojević || Melaka United || UiTM || style="text-align:center;"| 2–3 || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|08|5}} |- |}

;Note <sup>4</sup> Player scored 4 goals

=== Own goals === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Rank !Player !Club !Total |- |rowspan=6|1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Badrul Hisham Sufian |align="left"|ATM |rowspan=6|1 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Dominic Tan |align="left"|Johor Darul Ta'zim II |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Cobelli |align="left"|PKNS |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Juzaili Samion |align="left"|Sime Darby |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Leonardo Moreira |align="left"|Kuala Lumpur |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|KOR}} Shin Jae-pil |align="left"|Melaka United |}

<!-- 1 CS |rowspan=3|9 |align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Ahmad Solehin Mamat |align="left"|Melaka United |}

=== Discipline === {{updated|matches played on 11 March 2016}}

==== Overall ==== *Yellow cards: '''133''' *Red cards: '''8'''

==== Player ==== *Most yellow cards: '''3''' **Muhd Izman Solehin Rohadi (UiTM) **Megat Hasliq Fitri Mohd Hasni (ATM) *Most red cards: '''2''' **Hazwan Fakhrullah Mohd Zuridi (Kuantan)

==== Club ==== *Most yellow cards: '''14''' **UiTM *Most red cards: '''2''' **Kuantan **ATM -->

== Awards ==

=== Monthly awards === {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" |Month ! colspan="2" |Coach of the Month ! colspan="2" |Player of the Month ! rowspan="2" |Reference |- !Coach !Club !Coach !Club |- |February |{{flagicon|MAS}} Mat Zan Mat Aris |Melaka United | align="center" colspan="2" | ''None'' | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharian.com.my/node/137301|title = Zainal, Mat Zan jurulatih terbaik Februari|date = 25 March 2016}}</ref> |- | March - June | align="center" colspan="5" | ''None'' |- |July | align="center" colspan="2" | ''None'' |{{flagicon|MNE}} Ilija Spasojević |Melaka United |align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharian.com.my/node/183825|title = Spasojevic pemain terbaik Liga Perdana|date = 16 August 2016}}</ref> |- |August | align="center" colspan="2" | ''None'' |{{flagicon|MNE}} Ilija Spasojević |Melaka United |align="center" | |- |September | align="center" colspan="2" | ''None'' |{{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Babić |DRB-Hicom |align="center" | |- |October | align="center" colspan="2" | ''None'' | | |align="center" | |}

== References == {{reflist|30em}}

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