2022–23 Liga Mataba

Liga Mataba

Season	2022–23
Champions	Mataba Sailors (1st title)
AEFA Champions' League	Mataba Sailors
Matches played	112
Goals scored	137 (1.22 per match)
Top goalscorer	K. Puvan Raj (13 goals)
Biggest home win	MAS 5-0 VAL (1 December 2022)
Biggest away win	PAU 1-4 MAS (15 March 2023)
Highest scoring	PAU 1-4 MAS (15 March 2023)
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The 2022–23 Liga Mataba (also known as the IAI Super Liga Mataba due to sponsorship reasons) is the 1st season of the Liga Mataba, the sole professional league in Mataba. The season ran from late October and ended in early April.

Mataba Sailors claimed the first LiM title in its history and became record champions.

Format

The following key changes were made to the rules since the 2022 season:

1. Cheetahs XII can only register under-23 players and are entitled to 4 overaged players.
2. Players shall be allocated jersey numbers 1 to 99. Jersey number become available for allocation to new members after a player ceased to play for a club.
3. LM clubs are now allowed to register a maximum of five foreign players with no age restrictions, of whom at least one shall be of the nationality of an AEFA Member Association. A maximum of four foreign players may be named or fielded in any one match.
4. All grounds remain the same from the 2021 season.
5. All clubs may choose to register one Dauian player as the player will not count as a foreign player.
6. Teams are required to register twenty-two players for their squad with additions being allowed to be made later on in the season.

Teams

There are six confirmed teams joining the first edition of the league.

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Mataba Sailors FC	Jaran Besor	Jaran Besor Stadium	1,800
Sultan FC	Inner Mataba	Sultan Fadli Stadium	25,000
Pretaling Daya	Pretaling Daya	PD MSBC Stadium	6,254
MDFFC	-	Pafle Institution Pitch	700
Valestir Bahlsa	Tuh Payah	Tuh Payah Stadium	3,800
Pahmer	Pulau Pahmer	Pahmer City Stadium	20,000
Pulau Pahmer United	Pulau Pahmer	Pahmer City Stadium	20,000
Cheetahs XII	Inner Mataba	Sultan Fadli Stadium	25,000

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor (Chest)
Mataba Sailors FC	Luca Lalej	Izwan Taram	Abidas	KEA
Sultan FC	Justin Smith	Syazhan Muhaimi	Al-Elkhson Sports	Mataba National Tourism Board
Pretaling Daya	Hafeez Sujad	Nishu Umar	TheGSense	Biryani Prata Foodie
MDFFC	Nazrul Jazulrani	Johnny Colaco	TJ	Hoiganh
Valestir Bahlsa	Zesh Rehman	Madhu Mohana	Al-Elkhson Sports	NAN Cargo Express
Pahmer	Rolando Goncalves	Jerhad Buto	Al-Elkhson Sports	Pahmer Expo (2022)
Pulau Pahmer United	Sherman Ronaldo	James Singh	Al-Elkhson Sports	Pular Ini
Cheetahs XII	V. Poojary	Callum Bingham	TJ	BSL

Coaching changes

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FMF eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FMF nationality.

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Cheetahs XII	Fahmi Ohmid	Mutual termination	1 February 2023	3rd	V. Poojary	1 February 2023

Results

League table

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mataba Sailors FC	14	10	0	4	23	14	4	30	Qualification of the AEFA Champions League group stage
2	Pahmer	14	8	1	5	19	17	4	25
3	Sultan FC	14	7	1	6	20	18	3	22
4	Cheetahs XII	14	6	2	6	20	19	0	20
5	Valestir Bahlsa	14	6	1	7	15	17	-3	19
6	Pretaling Daya	14	4	4	6	19	22	-1	16
7	MDFFC	14	3	5	6	11	15	-3	14
8	Pulau Pahmer United	14	4	2	8	10	15	-4	14