2002 Liga Perdana 1
# 2002 Liga Perdana 1

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

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 |

## Top goalscorers

Source: FIFA: Liga Perdana 1 Scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Muhamad Khalid Jamlus | Perak FA | 17 |

## Champions

* 2002 Liga Perdana 1 winner
* Perak 1st title
