Malaysia Premier League
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| Country |
 Malaysia
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| Confederation | AFC |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Divisions | 2 |
| Number of teams | 12 (from 2010) |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Malaysia Super League |
| Relegation to | Malaysia FAM League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Malaysia FA Cup |
| League cup(s) | Malaysia Cup |
| International cup(s) | AFC Cup (via domestic cup) |
| Current champions |
Melaka United (2016) |
| Most championships |
Kedah (2 titles) |
| Website | Official Website |
 2017 Malaysia Premier League
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Malaysia Premier League (MPL) (Malay: Liga Premier Malaysia) is the current second-tier football league in Malaysia. The league replaced the former second-tier league Malaysia Premier League 2 in Malaysian football league system.
Malaysia Premier League is contested by 12 clubs. Seasons run from February to October. The season starts in early February and lasts until late October, with a Ramadan break for a month. Teams play 22 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling 132 matches in the season. Most games are played on Fridays, with a few games played during weekdays.
The league operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Malaysia Super League for promotion and Malaysia FAM League for relegation.
In 2015, Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP) was created in the course of privatisation of the Malaysian football league system. The partnership saw all 24 teams of Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Premier League including FAM as the Managing Partner and MP & Silva as a special partner (FAM's global media and commercial advisor) to become stakeholders in the company. FMLLP owns, operates and runs five entities in Malaysian football under its jurisdiction, which include Malaysia Super League (MSL), the Malaysia Premier League (MPL), the Malaysia FA Cup, the Malaysia Cup and the Charity Shield. It aims to transform and move Malaysian football forward.
For 2016 season, the league is known as 100PLUS Liga Premier Malaysia for sponsorship reason.
The current champion is Melaka United which won the league in 10 September 2016.
Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) decided to privatise the Malaysian League in 2004 season onwards where Malaysia Super League was formed. Teams in Malaysia Premier League 1 and Malaysia Premier League 2 was then was put through a qualification and playoff to be promoted into Malaysia Super League. Teams that failed the qualification was put into now a second-tier league Malaysia Premier League (Liga Premier in Malay).
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