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facts about Malaysia League

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> Only eight teams have won the Super League since its inception in 2004.

They are Pahang,

Perlis, Negri

Sembilan, Kedah. Selangor, Kelantan,

Lions XII and Johor Darul Ta'zim.

> Johor Darul

Ta’zim (JDT) are five-time Super

League champions. The club formerly known as Johor

FC have been unstoppabl­e since winning the 2014 edition. They also hold the record of winning the most Super League titles. > Strikers Mohammed Ghaddar from Lebanon and Marlon Alex James from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are the all-time top scorers in the Super League with 23 goals each. Ghaddar picked up the award twice in 2017 (playing for Kelantan) and 2018 (JDT) while Marlon won the golden boot in 2008 (Kedah). > Veteran striker Indra Putra Mahayuddin is the leading all-time top scorer in the Super League with a total 96 goals under his belt. The Ipoh-born footballer made his debut in 2004 and scored 29 goals with Pahang. His goals with the other teams are Kelantan 41, T-Team 11, Felda United 6, Kuala Lumpur 6, FA Selangor 3. >Perakare the only team in

Malaysia that have never been demoted to alower division since the Malaysian football league was introduced in 1982. They are also the only team to play in the Super League for 15 seasons consecutiv­ely since the 2004 inception.

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