Liga Perdana 1

Season	2003
Dates	9 February – 6 July 2003
Champions	Perak 2nd Premier League One title 2nd Liga M title
Relegated	Johor FC TM F.C. Kelantan Malacca Selangor Terengganu
2004 AFC Cup	Perak (group stage) Negeri Sembilan (group stage)
Matches played	156
Goals scored	454 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorer	23 goals Phillimon Chepita (Perlis)
← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Liga Perdana 1 season is the sixth and final season of Liga Perdana 1. A total of 13 teams participated in the season out of 14 as NS Chempaka FC withdrew from the league.^[1]

The Liga Perdana 1 was introduced in 1998. It replaced the Liga Perdana (1994–97) as the top-tier football league in Malaysia.

The season kicked off on 9 February 2003. Perak again dominated the season and ended up winning the title. Perlis's Phillimon Chepita was the season's top goalscorer with 23 goals.

This season also the last season before the league was succeeded by the formation of Liga Super from 2004 season onwards while Liga Premier was formed to become the new second-tier league in Malaysian football league system. The teams from 2003 season undergoes a qualifying stage to be promoted into inaugural 2004 Malaysia Super League.

A total of 13 teams will participate in the 2003 Liga Perdana 1 season. NS Chempaka FC pulled out of the league.

• Perak FA (2002 Liga Perdana 1 champions)
• Selangor FA
• Sabah FA
• Penang FA
• Terengganu FA
• Johor FC
• Perlis FA
• Sarawak FA
• Pahang FA
• Kelantan FA
• Malacca FA
• Kedah FA (Promoted as 2002 Liga Perdana 2 champions)
• Melaka Telekom (Promoted as 2002 Liga Perdana 2 runner-up)

Note:

• NS Chempaka FC pulled out of the league.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Perak FA (C)	24	13	8	3	38	22	+16	47	Qualification for the AFC Cup
2	Kedah FA	24	13	6	5	43	17	+26	45
3	Perlis FA	24	13	6	5	40	23	+17	45
4	Sabah FA	24	10	8	6	34	22	+12	38
5	Pahang FA	24	10	6	8	38	33	+5	36
6	Penang FA	24	11	3	10	29	28	+1	36
7	Johor FC (R)	24	10	4	10	42	32	+10	34	Relegated to Liga Premier
8	Sarawak FA	24	9	7	8	47	42	+5	34
9	Melaka Telekom (R)	24	7	11	6	32	34	−2	32	Relegated to Liga Premier
10	Kelantan FA (R)	24	7	7	10	31	52	−21	28
11	Malacca FA (R)	24	5	5	14	24	53	−29	20
12	Selangor FA (R)	24	4	6	14	32	44	−12	18
13	Terengganu FA (R)	24	4	3	17	24	52	−28	15

Note

• Clubs places 1st to 6th will be entering Liga Super automatically.
• Clubs places 7th to 10th will be entering Liga Super playoffs.
• Clubs places 11th to 13th will be relegating to Liga Premier.

A total of 8 teams will participate in the 2004 Malaysia Super League season playoffs.

• Johor FC (2003 Liga Perdana 1 7th place)
• Sarawak FA (2003 Liga Perdana 1 8th place)
• Melaka Telekom (2003 Liga Perdana 1 9th place)
• Kelantan FA (2003 Liga Perdana 1 10th place)
• Public Bank FC (2003 Liga Perdana 2 champions)
• Negeri Sembilan FA (2003 Liga Perdana 2 runners-up)
• Johor FA (2003 Liga Perdana 2 3rd place)
• MPPJ (2003 Liga Perdana 2 4th place)

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• MPPJ qualified 6-5 on aggregate.

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• Public Bank FC qualified 6-4 on aggregate.

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• Sarawak FA qualified 4-1 on aggregate.

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• Johor FC qualified 1-1 on aggregate, 4-2 on penalties.

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• Sarawak FA qualified 5-4 on aggregate.

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• Public Bank FC qualified 3-3 on aggregate, 5-4 on penalties.

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Note

• Sarawak FA and Public Bank FC qualifies for 2004 Malaysia Super League.

Source: FIFA: Liga Perdana 1 Scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Phillimon Chepita	Perlis FA	23

2003 Liga Perdana 1 winner
Perak 2nd title

• 2003 season at rsssf.com