Malaysia Junior Hockey League
| Sport | Field Hockey |
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| 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
The Nine Teams Playing in Division One are as below:
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BJSS -
Malacca High School - UniKL
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MBPJ -
SSTMI Thunderbolt - SSTMI Juniors
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MBI-Anderson School - KLHC
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Division 2
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Former teams
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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. Yet after all these years the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) competitions committee cannot run the league professionally. This year’s league (2014), is just three days old. But from the day they held their team managers’ meeting on 28 Dec there has been one blunder after another. Some are just downright comical and you will not find it happening elsewhere.
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
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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
| Season | Division 1 | Division 2 |
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| 2013 | SSTMI-Thunderbolt |
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| 2012 | SSTMI-Thunderbolt |
Sapura |
| 2011 | UniKL |
 Tunku Besar School |
| 2010 | BPSS-Thunderbolt[5] |
 Majlis Sukan Negeri Sabah[6] |
| 2009 | Bukit Jalil Sports School |
Nur Insafi Juniors |
| 2008 | Bukit Jalil Sports School |
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| 2007 | Bukit Jalil Sports School |
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| 2006 | Bukit Jalil Sports School |
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| 2005 | Bukit Jalil Sports School |
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| 2004 | Bukit Jalil Sports School |
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| 2003 | Bukit Jalil Sports School |
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| 2002 | TNB |
 Telekom Malaysia |
| 2001 | TNB |
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| 2000 | TNB |
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| 1999 | OLAK Klang HC |
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| 1998 | OLAK Klang HC |
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| 1997 | OLAK Klang HC |
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| 1996 | Electrical Switchgear Automation |
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| 1995 | Yayasan Negeri Sembilan |
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Cup
The overall cup is also known as MILO-MJHL Cup due to sponsorship reason.
| Season | Overall Champions |
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| 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
- Malaysian Hockey Federation
- Malaysia men's national field hockey team
- Malaysia woman'snational field hockey team
- Malaysia Hockey League
- Hockey Asian Champion Clubs Cup
- List of foreign Malaysia Hockey League players
- Field hockey in Malaysia
References
- 1 2 "Girls’ team want to play in junior hockey league". Aftar Singh. The Star. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "Crystal clear by Tengku Abdullah". MJHL. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "MWHA-SSBP team". Malaysian Hockey. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Hockey: BJSS create history". Aftar Singh. The Star. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ↑ 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.