Malaysia Junior Hockey League

The Malaysia Junior Hockey League (MJHL) is a top junior league competition for junior field hockey clubs in the Malaysian hockey system. At present also it is sponsored by Milo and National Sports Council.

Malaysia Junior Hockey League
SportField Hockey
No. of teamsDivision 1: 6
Division 2: 10
Country Malaysia
Most titlesBukit Jalil Sports School (7 titles)
TV partner(s)Astro Arena

Teams

A record 27 teams will feature in the 2014 Malaysian Junior Hockey League.[1]

Division 1Division 2Women's
BJSS-ThunderboltAkademi Hoki Pahang Kuala Lumpur Wipers
MBPJAnderson PHA MSN Kedah
Nur InsafiAnderson Thunderbolt Mutiara Impian
Olak PKT TigersBJSS Juniors Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Sabah
Politeknik MalaysiaFelda Juniors Selangor Girls
SMK Dato Bentara LuarKHA Kedah Juniors SMK Gunung Rapat Highlander
SSP-MSP-ThunderboltMalacca High School-Hercules SMK Padang Midin
SSTMI JuniorsMATRI SMK Sultan Ibrahim 1
SSTMI-ThunderboltMCKK SMK Tun Hussein Onn
UniKL Young GunsMISCF-UFL SMK Za'ba
MSN/PHP Perlis Young Lion Juniors Southern Girls
MSNPK/ILHC SSTMI-Thunderbolt
MSNT/PHT UniKL Young Guns
MSS Kedah Yayasan Pahang-MSP
MSSPs/PHP Perlis Young Lion Juniors
MSSWPKL
Penang MSSPP-USM
Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Sabah
Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman
SM Sains Johor
SM Sains Raja Tun Azlan Shah
SMK Datuk Mohd Taha
SMKDBL Juniors
Tunku Besar Sports School
Young Hurricanes Malacca

Former teams

History

Origin

The tournament was initiated to revive interest in the sport which was losing spectator interest to football in recent times. Hockey is one of Malaysia's major sports.

One of the main reasons for the waning popularity of the existing domestic competition was the rise of corporate teams such as Ernst & Young, TNB and Maybank which do not have a steady fan following. MHL is trying to change that by bringing in regional flavour. It fields teams from traditional hockey bastions such as Kuala Lumpur, Penang, other areas, as well as from other places where it has got some fan following.

The MHC-Milo-NSC Malaysia Junior Hockey League (MJHL) made its debut in 1995.

Founding

The competition was first played in 2000 involving 11 teams. Initiated by Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) with active support from sports channel ESPN Malaysia. First season had two tiers division 1 and division 2 but from 2007 season onwards division 2 was scrapped. Except team winning 2006 division 2 championship rest all teams in division 2 were scrapped.

Competition

Malaysian Women's Junior Hockey League

The inaugural women’s junior league, also an Under-19 event took off in 2016 season.[2] It runs from February 19 to April 10. The league attracted the participation of 14 teams from nine states, with exception of teams from Perlis, Malacca and Sarawak.[3][4]

SSTMI-Thunderbolt lifted the inaugural Women’s Junior Hockey League title with a slim 2-1 win over Kuala Lumpur Wipers in the final.[5]

Girls' team

The league is specifically for boys’ Under-19 league, however few women's team has expressed interest to join the junior league. This includes Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI) girls’ team that have submitted their entry to play in the 2013 season.[6]

In the 2011 season, the national women’s team featured in the MJHL as invitation team because there was lack of women’s domestic competitions.[7] It was known as MWHA-SSBP in the MJHL that year. Matri, a team from Perlis refused to play against the MWHA-SSBP team on religious grounds and that resulted in Matri being thrown out of the league, fined RM500 and banned for a year.[8][9]

Players

A team shall consist of maximum of 18 (eighteen) players to be registered with MHF. Out of the above 18, maximum of 3 players can be of foreign origin. At any given point of time minimum 2 players of foreign origin shall be within the field of play during the course of a game. All 18 players in a team have to be registered with the MHF and need to submit their identity cards before the start of the league qualifying for playing in a team. All Malaysian players currently employed have to be taken on lien for the duration of the league and then be registered with MHF. All the foreign players must obtain International Transfer Certificates from their respective countries and or clubs before signing up with the team in MHL and MHF.

Import players

There are a number of players from countries other than Malaysia, who have been contracted to play in the league.

Champions

League

The league champion is crowned by finishing top of the league table of two round robin matches.[10]

SeasonDivision 1Division 2
2017 SSMS Resilient
2016[11] SSTMI-Thunderbolt Perlis Young Lions Juniors
2013 SSTMI-Thunderbolt
2012 SSTMI-Thunderbolt Sapura
2011 UniKL Tunku Besar School
2010 BPSS-Thunderbolt[12] Majlis Sukan Negeri Sabah[13]
2009 Bukit Jalil Sports School Nur Insafi Juniors
2008 Bukit Jalil Sports School
2007 Bukit Jalil Sports School
2006 Bukit Jalil Sports School
2005 Bukit Jalil Sports School
2004 Bukit Jalil Sports School
2003 Bukit Jalil Sports School
2002 TNB Telekom Malaysia
2001 TNB
2000 TNB
1999 OLAK Klang HC
1998 OLAK Klang HC
1997 OLAK Klang HC
1996 Electrical Switchgear Automation
1995 Yayasan Negeri Sembilan

Cup

The overall cup is also known as MILO-MJHL Cup due to sponsorship reason.

SeasonOverall Champions
2013 SSTMI-Thunderbolt
2012 SSTMI
2011 BPSS-Thunderbolts
2010 UniKL
2009 BJSS
2008 BJSS
2007 BJSS
2006 MBPJ
2005 BJSS
2004 BJSS
2003 TNB
2002 Telekom Malaysia
2001 Malacca City Council
2000 OLAK Klang HC
1999 OLAK Klang HC
1998 OLAK Klang HC
1997 Electrical Switchgear Automation
1996 Electrical Switchgear Automation
1995 Yayasan Negeri Sembilan

See also

References
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  2. S., Ramaguru (28 December 2015). "Junior hockey league gets three more teams". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. "MHC To Introduce Junior Women's Hockey League". The Borneo Post (Sabah). 14 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. S., Ramaguru (5 February 2016). "Maiden women junior hockey league get good response". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  5. "SSTMI win inaugural Women's Junior Hockey League". The Star. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. "Girls' team want to play in junior hockey league". The Star. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  7. "Crystal clear by Tengku Abdullah". MJHL. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  8. "MWHA-SSBP team". Malaysian Hockey. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  9. Singh, Aftar. "Matri banned and fined for going AWOL". The Star. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  10. "Hockey: BJSS create history". Aftar Singh. The Star. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  11. "TNB MJHL 2016". MHC Competitions. Malaysian Hockey Confederation. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  12. S. Ramaguru (22 May 2010). "BPSS-Thunderbolt thwart UniKL's title bid". The Star. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  13. S. Ramaguru (23 May 2010). "Division Two title is for debutants Sabah MSN to lose". The Star. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
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