[1] The season was held from 9 January and concluded on 2 August 2009.
[1] The Liga Premier champions for 2009 season was Harimau Muda.
[1] As a development team, Harimau Muda had to stay in Liga Premier while T-Team and Johor promoted to Liga Super as a second and third placed team in the league respectively.
Kuala Lumpur was later promoted to Liga Super too to keep the team number balanced after Kuala Muda Naza and UPB-MyTeam withdrawal from Super League for 2010 season.
The following teams will participate in the competition: ¹ - Relegated from Liga Super² - Promoted from Liga FAM