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2023–24 Liga Mataba

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Liga Mataba
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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. All grounds remain the same from the 2022–23 season.
  4. All clubs may choose to register up to two Dauian players as the player will not count as a foreign player.
  5. 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 Mataba Stephen Cooke Mataba Benjamin Fernandes ARTISports ori beer
Mataba Sailors FC Mataba Luca Lalej Mataba Izwan Taram Abidas SEE
MDFFC Mataba Henrik Verstegaard Mataba Johnny Colaco TJ Defenders
Pahmer Mataba Rolando Goncalves Mataba Ruli Gonzalez Al-Elkhson Sports Xpedia
Pretaling Daya Mataba Sokali Ramah Mataba Nishu Umar TJ Pretaling Daya
Sri Ringgang FC Daau Azam Indry Mataba Aizil Farhan ARTISports Ringgang Bank
Sultan FC Krasnovlac Sebastian Teo-Vankart Mataba Syazhan Muhaimi Al-Elkhson Sports Sultan Fund
Valestir Bahlsa Mataba Zesh Rehman Mataba 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 Mataba Adrian Marin Contract expiry 19 July 2023 Pre-season Mataba Henrik Verstegaard 19 July 2023
Pretaling Daya Krasnovlac Hafeez Sujad Contract expiry 23 July 2023 Pre-season Krasnovlac Sebastian Teo-Vankart 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