2023–24 Liga Mataba
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| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 112 |
–25 → | |
The 2023–24 Liga Mataba (also known as the IAI Super Liga Mataba due to sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the Liga Mataba, the sole professional league in Mataba. The season runs from late October and is expected to end in early April.
Mataba Sailors are the defending champions and this is the first Liga Mataba edition to introduce the usage of the VAR.
Format
The following key changes were made to the rules since the 2022 season:
- 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.
- 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.
- All grounds remain the same from the 2022–23 season.
- All clubs may choose to register up to two Dauian players as the player will not count as a foreign player.
- Teams are required to register twenty players for their squad with additions being allowed to be made later on in the season.
Teams
The teams consisted of the original 6 from last year's edition whilst Pulau Pahmer United self-relegated into
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army FC | Pretaling Daya | PD MSBC Stadium | 6,254 |
| Mataba Sailors FC | Jaran Besor | Jaran Besor Stadium | 1,800 |
| MDFFC | - | Pafle Institution Pitch | 700 |
| Pahmer | Pulau Pahmer | Pahmer City Stadium | 20,000 |
| Pretaling Daya | Pretaling Daya | PD MSBC Stadium | 6,254 |
| Sri Ringgang FC | Inner Mataba | Pulau Ringgang Stadium | 1,000 |
| Sultan FC | Inner Mataba | Sultan Fadli Stadium | 25,000 |
| Valestir Bahlsa | Tuh Payah | Tuh Payah Stadium | 3,800 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor
(Chest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army FC |  Stephen Cooke |
Benjamin Fernandes |
ARTISports | ori beer |
| Mataba Sailors FC | Luca Lalej |
Izwan Taram |
Abidas | SEE |
| MDFFC | Henrik Verstegaard |
Johnny Colaco |
TJ | Defenders |
| Pahmer | Rolando Goncalves |
Ruli Gonzalez |
Al-Elkhson Sports | Xpedia |
| Pretaling Daya | Sokali Ramah |
Nishu Umar |
TJ | Pretaling Daya |
| Sri Ringgang FC |  Azam Indry
|
Aizil Farhan
|
ARTISports | Ringgang Bank |
| Sultan FC |  Sebastian Teo-Vanguard
|
Syazhan Muhaimi
|
Al-Elkhson Sports | Sultan Fund |
| Valestir Bahlsa | Zesh Rehman
|
Madhu Mohana
|
Al-Elkhson Sports | Ambilight |
Coaching changes
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FMF eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of
appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDFFC | Adrian Marin
|
Contract expiry | 19 July 2023 | Pre-season | Henrik Verstegaard
|
19 July 2023 |
| Pretaling Daya | Hafeez Sujad
|
Contract expiry | 23 July 2023 | Pre-season | Sebastian Teo-Vanguard
|
23 July 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 |
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