2022 Malaysia Super League

The 2022 Malaysia Super League (Liga Super Malaysia 2022), is the 19th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia for association football clubs since its establishment in 2004, and the 41st season of top-flight Malaysia football overall.

The defending champions from the 2021 Malaysia Super League season is Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Team changes
Promoted from the 2021 Malaysia Premier League
 * Negeri Sembilan
 * Sarawak United

Relegated to the 2022 Malaysia Premier League
 * Perak
 * UiTM

Coaching changes
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Foreign players
Southeast Asia (SEA) players are required to have acquired at least 30 international caps for their senior national team with no period restriction on when they are earned while those who has less than 30 international caps will be subjected to MFL approval.

Johor Darul Ta'zim, Selangor and Terengganu who have their "B" team playing in the Premier League can register another 4 players (3 + 1 AFC). These players can play for the "A" team as long as they fulfilled the relevant regulations under the handbook.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality.
 * Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
 * Foreign players who left their clubs or were de-registered from playing squad due to medical issues or other matters.

The following foreigners are registered by JDT II, Selangor II and Terengganu FC II for the Malaysia Premier League.

Naturalisation/Heritage players
 Notes: 
 * Carrying Malaysian heritage.
 * Capped for Malaysia national team.

Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.

Season statistics

 * First goal of the season: 50 minutes and 58 seconds
 * Khair Jones for Negeri Sembilan (A) against Sabah ( 4 March 2022 )


 * Fastest goal in a match: 51 seconds
 * 🇱🇷 Kpah Sherman for Terengganu (H) against Sri Pahang ( 3 July 2022 )


 * Latest goal in a match: 90 + 10 minutes and 16 seconds
 * 🇮🇹 Fernando Forestieri for Johor Darul Ta'zim (A) against Negeri Sembilan ( 11 May 2022 )


 * Oldest Goalscorer in a match: 41 Years 6 Months 10 Days
 * Amri Yahyah for Sabah against Melaka United ( 31 July 2022 )


 * Widest winning margin: 7 goals
 * Selangor 7–0 Sarawak United ( 19 June 2022 )


 * Most goals in a match: 7 goals
 * Selangor 7–0 Sarawak United ( 19 June 2022 )
 * Negeri Sembilan 4–3 Kedah Darul Aman ( 8 October 2022 )

Hat-trick
Notes (H) – Home team (A) – Away team

Players

 * Most yellow cards: 7
 * Saiful Ridzuwan (Negeri Sembilan)


 * Most red cards: 1
 * 🇧🇷 Bergson (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
 * 🇦🇺 Giancarlo Gallifuoco (Kuala Lumpur City)
 * Kenny Pallraj (Kuala Lumpur City)
 * Haziq Puad (Melaka)
 * Wan Zaharulnizam (Melaka)
 * 🇧🇷 Matheus Alves (Negeri Sembilan)
 * Nasrullah Haniff (Negeri Sembilan)
 * Sukri Hamid (Penang)
 * 🇧🇷 Rafael Vitor (Penang)
 * Rizal Ghazali (Sabah)
 * Rawilson Batuil (Sabah)
 * Sharul Nazeem (Selangor)
 * 🇯🇴 Yazan Al-Arab (Selangor)
 * Zikri Khalili (Selangor)
 * Raja Imran Shah (Sarawak United)
 * Sharbinee Allawee (Sarawak United)
 * Azwan Aripin (Sri Pahang)
 * Muslim Ahmad (Sri Pahang)
 * 🇱🇷 Kpah Sherman (Terengganu)

Club

 * Most red cards: 3
 * Selangor


 * Most yellow cards: 51
 * Selangor


 * Fewest yellow cards: 22
 * Terengganu


 * Fewest red cards: 0
 * Kedah Darul Aman
 * Petaling Jaya City