2018 Sarawak FA season

The 2018 season was Sarawak's 14th season in club history and 1st season in the Malaysia Premier League since being relegated in 2017.[1]

Sarawak

2018 season
President	Posa Majais
Head coach	Ian Gillan
Stadium	Sarawak State Stadium
Premier League	8th
FA Cup	Round 2
Challenge Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Bobby Gonzales (14 goals) All: Bobby Gonzales (14 goals)
Home colours Away colours

Players

Squad information

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MAS	Shaiful Wazizi
2	DF	MAS	Peter Brown
3	DF	MAS	Sabre Mat Abu
5	MF	MNE	Miloš Raičković
6	MF	MAS	Muzaimir Hadi
7	MF	MAS	Hafiz Abu Bakar
8	MF	MAS	Benedict Martin
9	FW	CRO	Mateo Roskam
11	MF	MAS	Rahim Razak
12	DF	MAS	Ramesh Lai
13	DF	MAS	Dzulazlan Ibrahim
14	DF	KOR	Kim Chi-gon
15	MF	MAS	Shazalee Ramlee

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	MAS	Mazwandi Zekeria
17	DF	MAS	Hairol Mokhtar (captain)
19	FW	MAS	Bobby Gonzales
20	DF	MAS	Jimmy Raymond
21	GK	MAS	Iqbal Suhaimi
22	MF	MAS	Kamaruddin Bohan
23	MF	MAS	Dalglish Papin
25	GK	MAS	Firdaus Muhamad
26	MF	MAS	Alif Hassan
27	MF	MAS	Hafis Saperi
29	FW	MAS	Azizi Ramlee
33	FW	MAS	Gibson Billy

Squad statistics

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Challenge Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Shaiful Wazizi	0	0	0	0	6	0	6	0	0	0
2	DF	Peter Brown	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	0	0
3	DF	Sabre Abu	13(1)	0	1	0	4	0	18(1)	0	6	0
5	DF	Miloš Raičković	18	0	1	0	0	4	22	0	4	0
6	MF	Muzaimir Hadi	12(2)	0	1	0	2(3)	0	14(3)	0	3	0
7	MF	Hafiz Bakar	6(4)	0	0	0	1(2)	0	7(6)	0	0	0
8	MF	Benedict Martin	3(1)	0	0(1)	0	2(1)	0	5(3)	0	1	0
9	FW	Mateo Roskam	16(1)	9	1	1	3	0	20(1)	10	3	0
11	MF	Rahim Razak	10(5)	1	1	0	4(2)	0	15(7)	1	0	0
12	DF	Ramesh Lai	17(1)	0	1	0	1	0	19(1)	0	1	0
13	DF	Dzulazlan Ibrahim	16	2	0	0	2	2	18	4	0	0
14	DF	Kim Chi-gon	17	0	1	0	1	0	19	0	4	0
15	MF	Shazalee Ramlee	5	0	0(1)	0	0(1)	0	5(2)	0	2	0
16	DF	Mazwandi Zekeria	3(4)	0	0	0	0	0	3(4)	0	2	0
17	DF	Hairol Mokhtar	17(1)	0	0	0	4	0	21(1)	0	3	1
19	FW	Bobby Gonzales	19	14	1	0	6	0	25	14	2	0
20	DF	Jimmy Raymond	2(7)	0	0	0	3(1)	0	5(8)	0	1	0
21	GK	Iqbal Suhaimi	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
22	MF	Kamaruddin Bohan	1(6)	0	0	0	0(3)	0	1(9)	0	2	0
23	MF	Dalglish Papin	0(2)	0	0	0	2	0	2(2)	0	1	0
25	GK	Firdaus Muhamad	17	0	1	0	0	0	18	0	0	0
26	MF	Alif Hassan	15(1)	0	1	0	6	0	22(1)	0	3	0
27	MF	Hafis Saperi	0	0	0	0	0(2)	0	0	0(2)	0	0
29	FW	Azizi Ramlee	3(9)	0	0(1)	2(1)	0	0	5(11)	0	3	0
33	FW	Gibson Billy	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
35	GK	Ahmad Uzair	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0(1)	0	0	0
—	—	Own goals	–	1	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	–
Players who appeared for Sarawak no longer at the club:
10	MF	Nebojša Marinković	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	1	0

As of 17 September 2018

Clean sheets

Rnk	No.	Player	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	25	Firdaus Muhamad	2	0	0	2

Symposium Cup

The 2018 Sarawak International Football Symposium match between Sarawak and Australian club Perth Glory was held in Sarawak State Stadium on 11 August 2018.[2]

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers
11 August 2018	Perth Glory	H	1–7	Roskam 59'

Malaysia Premier League

Main article: 2018 Malaysia Premier League

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	League position
2 February 2018[nb 1]	Kuantan	H	1–0	Rahim 19'
5 February 2018	Terengganu II	A	1–1	Bobby 90+3'	4th
10 February 2018	Felcra	H	2–3	Bobby 23', Roskam 34' (pen.)	4th
24 February 2018	Sabah	A	1–1	Roskam 20'	6th
9 March 2018	PDRM	H	2–1	Rahim 26', Bobby 76'	7th
9 April 2018	MIFA	H	1–0	Bobby 40'	4th
14 April 2018	UKM	H	2–1	Roskam 30', Dzulazlan 45+1'	3rd
23 April 2018	UiTM	A	2–3	Roskam (2) 45' (pen.), 80'	2nd
26 April 2018	Felda United	A	2–3	Bobby (2) 21', 80'	3rd
1 May 2018	Penang	H	1–1	Bobby 70'	4th
7 May 2018	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	A	0–2		5th
13 May 2018	Penang	A	1–0	Roskam 44'	6th
22 May 2018	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	H	0–2		6th
27 May 2018	UKM	A	1–2	Bobby 28'	6th
3 July 2018	UiTM	H	0–2		6th
9 June 2018	MIFA	A	2–2	Bobby (2) 45+3' (pen.), 67'	8th
21 June 2018	PDRM	A	0–1		8th
26 June 2018	Sabah	H	3–2	Bobby (2) 20', 28', Roskam 37'	8th
17 July 2018	Felda United	H	1–3	Roskam 45'	10th
21 July 2018	Terengganu II	H	5–2	Wasiu 36' (o.g.), Roskam 47', Dzulazlan 50', Bobby (2) 69', 80'	8th
27 July 2018	Felcra	A	0–2		8th

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Sabah	20	7	7	6	35	26	+9	28
7	UKM	20	6	4	10	26	32	−6	22
8	Sarawak	20	6	4	10	27	35	−8	22
9	UiTM	20	6	4	10	23	36	−13	22
10	Penang	20	5	6	9	20	30	−10	21

Updated to match(es) played on 30 December 2018. Source: FAM, FMLLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Malaysia FA Cup

Main article: 2018 Malaysia FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers
3 March 2018	Round 2	Perak	A	1–3	Roskam 7'

Malaysia Challenge Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup group stage

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Group position
7 August 2018	UKM	A	1–5	Dzulazlan 9'	4th
14 August 2018	Terengganu II	H	1–1	Dzulazlan 28'	3rd
28 August 2018	Negeri Sembilan	A	1–3	Azizi Ramlee 7'	4th
4 September 2018	Negeri Sembilan	H	0–2		4th
14 September 2018	Terengganu II	A	0–1		4th
17 September 2018	UKM	H	0–2		4th

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TER	UKM	NSE	SAR
1	Terengganu II	6	3	3	0	10	6	+4	12	Advance to Semi-finals		—	3–3	1–1	1–0
2	UKM	6	3	1	2	14	10	+4	10			1–3	—	2–1	5–1
3	Negeri Sembilan	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10			0–1	2–1	—	3–1
4	Sarawak	6	0	1	5	3	14	−11	1			1–1	0–2	0–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 17 September 2018. Source: FAM FMLLP

Notes

1. The match was cancelled after Kuantan withdrew from the league.

References

1. "Senarai pemain Sarawak FA 2018". SarawakCrocs. 14 January 2018.
2. "'Symposium can further boost football development in Sarawak'". Malaysia Post. 11 August 2018.

External links

• Official website