Malaysia Premier League 2
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| Country |
 Malaysia
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| Other club(s) from |
 Brunei
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| Confederation | AFC |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Folded | 2003 |
| Number of teams | 12 (from 2001) |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Liga Perdana 1 |
| Relegation to | Liga FAM |
| Domestic cup(s) | Piala FA |
| League cup(s) | Piala Malaysia |
| Last champions |
Public Bank (2003) |
| Most championships |
Terengganu (1 title) Johor (1 title) Kelantan (1 title) Johor FC (1 title) Kedah (1 title) Public Bank (1 title) |
| TV partners | RTM |
 2003 Liga Perdana 2
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Liga Perdana 2 or Liga Perdana Dua (English: Premier League 2 or Premier League Two) was the nation's second-tier professional football league in Malaysia that operated from 1998 to 2003.
The league was formed and established in 1998 as second-tier league after FAM decision to allows clubs other than state FAs to compete in the professional level football league in Malaysia. It was then succeeded in 2004 by the formation of Liga Premier by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM).
The last champions of Liga Perdana 2 is Public Bank which won the league in 2003 season. Since the league inception, four teams has been the champion of Liga Perdana 2 where Terengganu, Johor, Kelantan, Johor FC, Kedah, and Public Bank each wins one time.
A football league competition involving the representative sides of the state football associations was first held in Malaysia in 1979. When it began, it was intended primarily as a qualifying tournament for the final knock-out stages of the Malaysia Cup. It was not until 1982 that a League Cup was introduced to recognise the winners of the preliminary stage as the league champions. Over the years, the league competition has gained important stature in its own right.
Initially the only teams allowed to participate in the league were the state FA's sides, teams representing the Armed Forces and the Police, and teams representing the neighbouring countries of Singapore and Brunei (though the Football Association of Singapore pulled out of the Malaysian League after the 1994 season following a dispute with the Football Association of Malaysia over gate receipts, and has not been involved since).
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