2019 Sabah FA season

Sabah
2019 season
President	Peter Anthony[1]
Manager	Henry Saimpon
Head coach	Jelius Ating
Stadium	Likas Stadium
Malaysia Premier League	1st (promoted)
Malaysia FA Cup	Second round
Malaysia Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Rodoljub Paunović (11); All: ; Rodoljub Paunović (11)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2019 season is Sabah's 7th competitive season in the second tier of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Premier League after relegated in 2012. Along with the Malaysia Premier League, the club competes in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.[2][3][4][5]

Players

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	Sakri Masri
2	DF	MAS	Mafry Balang
3	DF	MAS	Rawilson Batuil (Captain)
4	DF	MAS	Dendy Lowa
5	MF	MAS	Muhammad Safar
6	DF	KOR	Park Tae-soo
7	MF	TKM	Ahmet Ataýew
8	MF	MAS	Azzizan Nordin (Vice-captain)
9	FW	SRB	Rodoljub Paunović
10	FW	ANG	Aguinaldo
11	FW	MAS	Alto Linus
12	MF	MAS	Melky Balang
13	GK	MAS	Robson Rendy
14	DF	MAS	Jenius Karib
15	DF	MAS	Randy Baruh


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	MAS	Justin Samaan
17	FW	MAS	Ariusdius Jais
18	FW	MAS	Azwan Fattah
19	MF	MAS	Ummareng Bacok
20	MF	MAS	Ricco Nigel
21	FW	MAS	Maxius Musa
22	MF	MAS	Elias Sulaiman
23	MF	MAS	Sabri Sahar
24	MF	MAS	Syukri Baharun
25	DF	MAS	Evan Wensley
26	FW	MAS	Rahman Shah
27	FW	MAS	Stanley Sulong
28	MF	MAS	Mazlan Yahya
29	DF	MAS	Ranilson Batuil
30	GK	MAS	Rozaimie Rohim

Transfers

1st leg

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	DF	KOR	Park Tae-soo (from Hwaseong)
9	FW	BRA	Luiz Júnior (from Mokawloon)
10	MF	SRB	Luka Milunović (from Voždovac)

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	ZAM	Francis Kasonde
6	DF	MAS	Darwira Sazan
9	FW	PUR	Héctor Ramos
17	FW	MAS	Leopold Alphonso
51	MF	JPN	Keisuke Ogawa

2nd leg

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	MF	TKM	Ahmet Ataýew (from Persela)
10	FW	ANG	Aguinaldo (from Politehnica Iași)

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	FW	BRA	Luiz Júnior
10	MF	SRB	Luka Milunović

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	20	13	4	3	33	17	+16	065.00
FA Cup	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Malaysia Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total	21	13	4	4	33	18	+15	061.90

Source: Competitions

Malaysia Premier League

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sabah (C, P)	20	13	4	3	33	17	+16	43	Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
2	Johor Darul Ta'zim II[lower-alpha 1]	20	9	6	5	31	19	+12	33
3	PDRM (P)	20	9	3	8	30	27	+3	30	Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
4	Terengganu II[lower-alpha 1]	20	8	6	6	21	24	−3	30
5	UiTM[lower-alpha 2] (P)	20	8	5	7	33	25	+8	29	Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage

Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

Johor Darul Ta'zim II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Premier League and play for Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. and Terengganu F.C. (their parent clubs) remain in Super League and play for Malaysia Cup. Should Johor Darul Ta'zim and Terengganu be relegated to Premier League or will not play for Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II and Terengganu II will have to drop to M3 League or will play for Malaysia Cup.
UiTM F.C. is promoted to replaced PKNS F.C. relegated after withdrawing license to complete for the 2020 Malaysia Premier League season as they become feeder club to Selangor FA.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	13	4	3	33	17	+16	43	8	1	1	20	7	+13	5	3	2	13	10	+3

Source: Fixtures and Results

Results by matchday

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	W		W		W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L
Position	8	8	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 20 July 2019. Source: Fixtures and Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and Results

The Malaysian Football League (MFL) announced the fixtures for the 2019 season on 22 December 2018.[6]

2 February 2019 1	Sabah	1–2	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Milunović 13' Rawilson 40' Ricco 77'	Report	Ghaddar 64' Rozaimi 83'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Fusser Mad Salleh

8 February 2019 2	Kelantan	3–3	Sabah	Kota Bharu
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Flávio 6' (pen.) Khairul Asyraf 10' Rawilson 53' (o.g.) Haqim 89', 61' 89' Azwan 90+5'	Report	Milunović 12' Park 39' Maxius 78', 89' Ricco 90+1'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

16 February 2019 3	Sabah	3–1	Terengganu II	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Park 22', 50' Milunović 65' Ricco 74'	Report	Shukur 16' Ramzi 40'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Ridzuan Rozali

23 February 2019 4	Sarawak	1–2	Sabah	Kuching
16:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Shamie 30' Henrique 44'	Report	Randy 25' Ricco 26' Dendy 31' Paunović 36' Sabri 39' Rawilson 45+1'	Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Referee: Jeevanathan A/L Ponniamoorthy

2 March 2019 5	Sabah	3–1	PDRM	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Azzizan 1' Júnior 4', 48' Dendy 34' Paunović 43'	Report	Redžović 53' Khairul Izuan 85'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Faiz Jamaluddin

9 March 2019 6	Negeri Sembilan	0–0	Sabah	Seremban
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Kumar 76' Almir 89'	Report	Azzizan 71' Park 87'	Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Referee: Shahrizan Solihin

30 March 2019 7	Sabah	2–0	Penang	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Júnior 3', 54' Maxsius 62'	Report	Qayyum 36'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi

6 April 2019 8	Selangor United	2–1	Sabah	Selayang
16:45 MYT (UTC+8)	Agüero 38' Fauzan 71' Agüero 77' Anzité 77'	Report	Azzizan 10' Rawilson 72' Alto 89'	Stadium: Selayang Municipal Council Stadium Referee: Faizudin Ismail

13 April 2019 9	Sabah	1–1	UiTM	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Milunović 7' Paunović 49'	Report	Syed Ariff 21' Mendy 84'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

20 April 2019 10	Sabah	3–1	UKM	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Rawilson 11' Paunović 15' Alto 21' Dendy 45' Paunović 60' Park 87' Randy 90+1'	Report	Reuben 18' Hafizi 43' Zeneyedpour 78' Wan Afiq 87'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Fusser Mad Salih

11	Perlis	Cancelled	Sabah	Kangar
				Stadium: Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium

4 May 2019 12	Sabah	1–0	Selangor United	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Paunović 7' Randy 45+1' Mafry 89' Rawilson 90+8'	Report	Pavlenko 40'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

13	Sabah	Cancelled	Perlis	Kota Kinabalu
				Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium

17 May 2019 14	UKM	0–1	Sabah	Kuala Lumpur
22:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Tudose 45+2' Roskam 62'	Report	Aguinaldo 49'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Referee: J. Suresh

25 May 2019 15	Penang	0–0	Sabah	Penang
22:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Agüero 30' Azrul 31'	Report	Park 24' Randy 27' Azzizan 30' Ataýew 68' Mazlan 90+5'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Jeffri Zolkefli

15 June 2019 16	Sabah	1–0	Negeri Sembilan	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Alto 66' Evan 73' Paunović 75' Rawilson 87'	Report	Ridzuan 27' Kumar 64'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

19 June 2019 17	PDRM	1–2	Sabah	Malacca
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Lee 33' Wark 10' Agba 58'	Report	Mafry 31' Ataýew 40' Paunović 76' Alto 82'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

26 June 2019 18	Sabah	4–1	Sarawak	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Paunović 11', 63', 84' Aguinaldo 39'	Report	Martin 51' Bobby 60'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: S. Logeswaran

5 July 2019 19	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	0–1	Sabah	Pasir Gudang
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Insa 27' Fernández 40' Fazly 78'	Report	Ataýew 45+2' Paunović 59' Randy 80' Park 90+1' Azwan 90+3'	Stadium: Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium Attendance: 2700 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

9 July 2019 20	UiTM	1–2	Sabah	Shah Alam
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Nazrin 20' Korać 32'	Report	Evan 34' Paunović 58' (pen.) Aguinaldo 67' Aguinaldo 67' Rawilson 71'	Stadium: UiTM Stadium Referee: Fairuzi Mat Desa

13 July 2019 21	Sabah	1–0	Kelantan	Kota Kinabalu
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Evan 46' Ataýew 58' Rozaimie 90+3'	Report	Afiq 46'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Attendance: 10200 Referee: Mohamad Zamzaidi Katimin

20 July 2019 22	Terengganu II	2–1	Sabah	Kuala Terengganu
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Haidhir Suhaini 45+3' Ridzuan Razali 58'	Report	Aguinaldo 64'	Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium Referee: Ku Alauddin Ku Muhammad

Malaysia FA Cup

Fixture

3 April 2019 2nd Round	Kelantan United	1–0	Sabah	Kota Bharu
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Fakhrul 6' Fadhilah 32'	Report	Júnior 45+1'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Referee: Hamdan Awang

Malaysia Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PAH	PRK	PEN	SAB
1	Pahang	6	5	0	1	12	5	+7	15	Quarter-finals	—	3–0	3–1	1–0
2	Perak	6	2	3	1	9	7	+2	9	Quarter-finals	3–1	—	1–1	3–0
3	Pulau Pinang	6	1	2	3	5	10	−5	5		0–2	1–1	—	2–1
4	Sabah	6	1	1	4	5	9	−4	4		1–2	1–1	2–0	—

Source: FAM MFL

4 August 2019 1	Perak	3–0	Sabah	Ipoh
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Eldor 26' Leandro 37' Gan 45' Careca 51' Hafizul Hakim 86' Leandro 90+3'	Report	Randy 24' Paunović 40' Maxius 70'	Stadium: Perak Stadium Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan

7 August 2019 2	Penang	v	Sabah	George Town
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)				Stadium: City Stadium

17 August 2019 3	Sabah	v	Pahang	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)				Stadium: Likas Stadium

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated: 4 August 2019.
Source: Sabah FA

No.	Pos.	Name	Malaysia Premier League		Malaysia FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
13	GK	Robson Rendy	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	GK	Rozaimie Rohim	19	0	1	0	1	0	21	0
Defenders
2	DF	Mafry Balang	13	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
3	DF	Rawilson Batuil	17	0	1	0	1	0	19	0
4	DF	Dendy Lowa	14	1	1	0	0	0	15	1
6	DF	Park Tae-soo	17	1	1	0	1	0	19	1
14	DF	Jenius Karib	12	0	0	0	1	0	13	0
15	DF	Randy Baruh	16	0	1	0	1	0	18	0
25	DF	Evan Wensley	10	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
Midfielders
5	MF	Muhammad Safar	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
8	MF	Azzizan Nordin	16	0	1	0	1	0	18	0
7	MF	Ahmet Ataýew	8	1	0	0	1	0	9	1
16	MF	Justin Samaan	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18	MF	Azwan Fattah	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
19	MF	Ummareng Bacok	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
20	MF	Ricco Nigel	13	1	1	0	1	0	15	1
22	MF	Elias Sulaiman	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	Sabri Sahar	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
Forwards
9	FW	Rodoljub Paunović	19	11	1	0	1	0	21	11
10	FW	Aguinaldo	9	3	0	0	1	0	10	3
11	FW	Alto Linus	12	4	0	0	1	0	13	4
21	FW	Maxius Musa	13	2	1	0	1	0	15	2
26	FW	Rahman Shah	7	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
28	FW	Mazlan Yahya	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Players transferred out during the season
7	FW	Luiz Júnior	9	4	1	0	0	0	10	4
10	MF	Luka Milunović	9	3	1	0	0	0	10	3

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References

"Football Association of Sabah". Football Association of Malaysia.
"Sabah sasar dua tangga teratas Liga Perdana". Berita Harian. 27 January 2019.
"Sabah teruskan pemburuan import sesuai". Stadium Astro. 10 January 2019.
"SAFA Pilih Tambadau Ganti Sang Badak". Sabah News Today. 27 January 2019.
"Sabah ikat pemain Serbia, Korea". Berita Harian. 29 January 2019.
"PMFL keluarkan kalendar Liga Malaysia musim 2019 & 2020". Fox Sports. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

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[table_note_JDT0.27013487102004-6] Johor Darul Ta'zim II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Premier League and play for Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. and Terengganu F.C. (their parent clubs) remain in Super League and play for Malaysia Cup. Should Johor Darul Ta'zim and Terengganu be relegated to Premier League or will not play for Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II and Terengganu II will have to drop to M3 League or will play for Malaysia Cup.

[table_note_UIT0.27013487102004-7] UiTM F.C. is promoted to replaced PKNS F.C. relegated after withdrawing license to complete for the 2020 Malaysia Premier League season as they become feeder club to Selangor FA.

[1] "Football Association of Sabah". Football Association of Malaysia.

[2] "Sabah sasar dua tangga teratas Liga Perdana". Berita Harian. 27 January 2019.

[3] "Sabah teruskan pemburuan import sesuai". Stadium Astro. 10 January 2019.

[4] "SAFA Pilih Tambadau Ganti Sang Badak". Sabah News Today. 27 January 2019.

[5] "Sabah ikat pemain Serbia, Korea". Berita Harian. 29 January 2019.

[8] "PMFL keluarkan kalendar Liga Malaysia musim 2019 & 2020". Fox Sports. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.