2002 Liga Perdana 1

Liga Perdana 1
Season	2002
Dates	19 January – 6 July 2002
Champions	Perak; 1st Premier League One title; 1st Liga M title
Relegated	Kuala Lumpur; Negeri Sembilan
2003 ASEAN Club Championship	Perak FA (group stage)
Matches played	182
Goals scored	492 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorer	17 goals; Muhamad Khalid Jamlus (Perak)
	← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Liga Perdana 1 season is the fifth season of Liga Perdana 1. A total of 14 teams participated in the season.^[1]

The season kicked off on January 19, 2002. Perak dominated the season and ended up winning the title. Perak's Muhamad Khalid Jamlus was the season's top goalscorer with 17 goals.

A plus point was the surprisingly strong finish of club side Johor FC. At this time, the Football Association of Malaysia were trying to promote clubs as the future of Malaysian football.

Teams

A total of 14 teams will participate in the 2002 Liga Perdana 1 season.

Penang FA (2001 Liga Perdana 1 champions)
Terengganu FA
Kelantan FA
Selangor FA
Pahang FA
Perlis FA
Perak FA
Negeri Sembilan FA
Sarawak FA
Kuala Lumpur FA
Malacca FA
Johor FC (Promoted as 2001 Liga Perdana 2 champions)
Sabah FA (Promoted as 2001 Liga Perdana 2 runner-up)
NS Chempaka FC (Promoted as 2001 Liga Perdana 2 3rd-Place)

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Perak FA	26	19	3	4	42	15	+27	60	Champion
2	Selangor FA	26	17	5	4	43	27	+16	56
3	Sabah FA	26	13	8	5	48	30	+18	47
4	Penang FA	26	13	8	5	48	31	+17	47
5	Terengganu FA	26	12	5	9	36	24	+12	41
6	Johor FC	26	12	5	9	37	27	+10	41
7	Perlis FA	26	11	8	7	31	23	+8	41
8	Sarawak FA	26	8	10	8	40	28	+12	34
9	Pahang FA	26	8	7	11	43	39	+4	31
10	Kelantan FA	26	9	3	14	29	41	−12	30
11	Malacca FA	26	8	3	15	28	48	−20	27
12	NS Chempaka FC	26	4	7	15	21	50	−29	19
13	Kuala Lumpur FA	26	4	4	18	21	48	−27	16	Relegated to Liga Perdana 2
14	Negeri Sembilan FA	26	4	4	18	25	61	−36	16	Relegated to Liga Perdana 2