Malaysia Junior Hockey League

Malaysia Junior Hockey League
Sport	Field Hockey
No. of teams	Division 1: 6; Division 2: 10
Country	Malaysia
Most titles	Bukit Jalil Sports School (7 titles)
TV partner(s)	Astro Arena

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.

Teams

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

Division 1	Division 2	Women's
BJSS-Thunderbolt	Akademi Hoki Pahang	Kuala Lumpur Wipers
MBPJ	Anderson PHA	MSN Kedah
Nur Insafi	Anderson Thunderbolt	Mutiara Impian
Olak PKT Tigers	BJSS Juniors	Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Sabah
Politeknik Malaysia	Felda Juniors	Selangor Girls
SMK Dato Bentara Luar	KHA Kedah Juniors	SMK Gunung Rapat Highlander
SSP-MSP-Thunderbolt	Malacca High School-Hercules	SMK Padang Midin
SSTMI Juniors	MATRI	SMK Sultan Ibrahim 1
SSTMI-Thunderbolt	MCKK	SMK Tun Hussein Onn
UniKL Young Guns	MISCF-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

Sapura
Polimas
Penang Free School Junior
Kedah HA-MSN Kedah
SMK Tinggi Setapak
SMK Datuk Syed Ahmad
MSN-MSS Sabah
MSS-Sarawak
SMK St. Davids
St. John's Institution
MBPJ
KLHC
Tunas Muda Pahang
1MAS Penang

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]

New features

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]

Season	Division 1	Division 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.

Season	Overall 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

References

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

External links

Official website

[MJHL_2014-1] "Girls' team want to play in junior hockey league". Aftar Singh. The Star. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

[Women's_Junior_Hockey_League-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.

[Maiden_women_junior_hockey_league-4] S., Ramaguru (5 February 2016). "Maiden women junior hockey league get good response". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[SSTMI_win_inaugural_Women's_Junior_Hockey_League-5] "SSTMI win inaugural Women's Junior Hockey League". The Star. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[Girls’_team-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.

[Matri_banned_and_fined_for_going_AWOL-9] Singh, Aftar. "Matri banned and fined for going AWOL". The Star. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[BJSS_create_history-10] "Hockey: BJSS create history". Aftar Singh. The Star. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

[TNB_MJHL_2016_group-11] "TNB MJHL 2016". MHC Competitions. Malaysian Hockey Confederation. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

[BPSS-Thunderbolt-12] S. Ramaguru (22 May 2010). "BPSS-Thunderbolt thwart UniKL's title bid". The Star. Retrieved 28 November 2010.

[Sabah_MSN-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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